The Francis A. Drexel Library supports the academic programs of Saint Joseph's
University with a collection of 300,000 volumes, 800,000 microforms, 1400 current
periodical subscriptions, and 4000+ titles available electronically. The Library
also serves as a selective depository for U.S. government documents.
The Library's holdings are accessible through our Library
Catalog, which can be searched from remote locations via the World
Wide Web. Access to several
major Web-based services is provided to support student and faculty
research.
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Library Hours
Fall and Spring Semesters
| Monday - Thursday |
8:30 a.m. - Midnight |
| Friday |
8:30 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. |
| Saturday |
10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. |
| Sunday |
10:00 a.m. - Midnight |
Summer Session
| Monday - Thursday |
8:30 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. |
| Friday |
8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
| Saturday - Sunday |
1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
Vacation and holiday hours will vary. Check the Library's
homepage or call (610) 660-1901 for information.
Archives/Special Collections are
open by appointment only. Call (610) 660-1903 for assistance.
Reference Services Reference librarians
are available to provide the following services:
- General reference service as well as guidance in the overall research
process
- Instruction in the use of electronic resources
- Classroom instruction sessions on the use of library resources
- Guidance in the use of government documents and the Curriculum Materials
Center
Information Desk Hours Fall and Spring Semesters
| Monday - Thursday |
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. |
| Friday |
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
| Saturday |
10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. |
| Sunday |
2:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. |
Summer Session
| Monday - Thursday |
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. |
| Friday |
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
| Saturday - Sunday |
1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
Vacation and holiday hours vary. Call the Information Desk at (610) 660-1904 for
additional information. Ask
a Librarian! is a Reference service whereby patrons may submit
questions on a Web-form. An e-mail reply will be made within 24 hours during
the business week/ 48 on weekends.
Periodicals
and Microforms
Interlibrary Loan Service
Printing in the Library:
Printing from PC web
stations in the Library:
All web stations in the Library are configured to print at the networked print
station where both a black & white and a color printer are available. Unless
separate plug-in applications (ex. Adobe® Reader) have launched, the print command
should be selected from the Browser's menu. When requesting a print from
web stations in the Library:
- Make sure that you are connected to the network using any of our
designated SJU network connections.
- Make sure that your printer selection is set to either
Black & White
or
Color.
The University IT department offers 200 free
B&W pages/student at the start of each spring and fall semester.
Once the 200 pages have been used, there is a charge for printing:
8 cents/page for black & white and 35 cents/page for color. (More information
about the "200 free pages program" is available at IT's
HawkNet site.
Payment is made through the use of the chip on the front of your SJU ID card.
Money may be added to the chip via the "Cash-to-Card" machines to the
right of the print station.
Once you have inserted your copy card in the card reader at the print
station, the screen will come active and your print job will be listed
in the queue by your SJU Username and the time. Select it, and press
print.
Note that many of our also allow users to
download full text to print elsewhere and/or have an option to e-mail
the full-text articles.
The Drexel Library has over 90 hard-wired
network connections for laptops. These
connections are in study carrels and other publicly-accessible locations
on the first, second,
and third floors of the Library.
In addition the open Reference area on the first floor and the open
study area on the second floor are wireless network areas.
Students must have a wireless card (configured for our network) in
their PCs/Macs. For instructions on connecting to the wireless network
visit IT's Helpdesk
page.
Laptop computers require a special setup to print in the Library (for both wireless and hard-wired connections) and at this time only Windows based PCs running Windows XP can be configured to print (no Vista and no Macs):
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