F RANCIS A. D REXEL L IBRARY
An Informative Guide: By the Numbers
The Building: Normal Library Hours: (may vary during holidays, interim periods, and final exams)
Monday - Thursday 8:30 a.m. - Midnight
96.5
The number of hours per week the library is open during the Fall and Spring semester.
Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Sunday 10:00 a.m. - Midnight Be sure to bring your student I.D. Swipe it to get in, check out books with it, and pay for additional printing (all students get 200 pages of free printing a semester).
The Drexel Library CafĂŠ: The CafĂŠ is open 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. Monday - Thursday. Take a coffee break with friends, meet a group to study, or grab a snack before heading to class.
4
The number of study rooms available in the library.
Private Study Rooms: Drexel Library offers 4 group study rooms on the second floor, available on a first-come, first-served basis.
The Technology: Wireless Access: Wireless is available for those who carry laptops.
Library Toolkits:
52
The current number of computer workstations in the Francis A. Drexel Library.
96 The number of subject- and course-specific Library Toolkits available online to help you start your research.
The Library offers subject-specific and course-specific Toolkits online, customized for the research you’ll need to do for a particular subject or topic. From the Library’s homepage (www.sju.edu/ library), go to the Library Toolkits: Research by Subject page and click on the academic subject most relevant to your research.
Presentation Practice Room: We also have a new presentation practice room, designed specifically for collaboration. Students can plug their laptop into the 42" LCD wall screen to work on presentations and group projects.
Collaborative Work Spaces: Drexel Library has three additional collaborative work spaces located in the first floor Reference area. Each station has a computer where students can work together on assignments. The stations are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Our Collections:
353,313 The number of print volumes at the Francis A. Drexel Library.
168 The number of hours every week that you can access our online resources on or off campus.
134 The number of databases you can access through the Francis A. Drexel Library with an SJU username and password.
0 The number of dollars it’ll cost you to interlibrary loan materials.
Printed Materials: Students can check out up to 20 items at once and most materials can be checked out for 28 days. You can also renew any materials you might need for a longer period.
Online Resources: Access to our online databases stays available 24/7. If you are off campus, you will be prompted to log in with your SJU username and password. We provide access to millions of documents through our databases that just aren’t accessible through the open web. Our online collections offer a variety of different resources, ranging from scholarly journal articles and business reports to photographs and artwork. Ask a librarian which online collections are best for your subject area!
Interlibrary Loan: We don’t own it? We can still get access for you! Our Interlibrary Loan department works hard to borrow materials from other libraries for you, completely free of charge. The process only takes 2-5 business days.
Our Services:
4 The number of ways you can get in touch with a reference librarian for research help. Information Desk Hours: 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.
Here at the Library, we make ourselves available to you in multiple ways so that, no matter where you are, you can get the research help that you need.
1. Stop by the Information Desk For in-depth research questions, make an appointment with your subject area liaison.
2. Call us at 610-660-1904 3. Instant Message us from the library’s home page
4. Email us at refhelp@sju.edu and hear back within 24 hours
From the Director: Welcome to the Francis A. Drexel Library! We hope you will make the Library a central part of your educational experience here at Saint Joseph’s. Save time and produce better work by making use of the Library’s tools and resources. Don’t hesitate to contact one of our reference librarians – they are experts in what they do, they are anxious to help you find information, and speaking to them first will make the entire research process less complicated. We have designed the Library building for students and faculty, so take advantage of all the spaces that we offer, as well: we have a large collection of computers for researching, we have group study rooms and a presentation practice room for collaboration, the café is open for chatting or studying during the academic year, and comfy seating is available for those who want to read and relax. The Library is for you, so make sure you take advantage of everything we have to offer! We hope to see you soon.
Evelyn Minick, Library Director
Evelyn Minick Director minick@sju.edu 610.660.1905
Susan Cheney ILS Administrator / Catalog Librarian scheney@sju.edu 610.660.1976
James Coffey Reference coffey@sju.edu 610.660.1904
Naomi Cohen Education Resources/ Reference Librarian ncohen@sju.edu 610.660.1057
Christopher Dixon Archival Research Librarian cdixon@sju.edu 610.660.2164
William Fanshel Reference wfanshel@sju.edu 610.660.1904
Sara Franks Library Instruction and Outreach Specialist sfranks@sju.edu 610.660.1913
Anne Krakow Associate Director for Public Services and Programming akrakow@sju.edu 610.660.1906
Linda Kubala Web Resources/ Reference Librarian lkubala@sju.edu 610.660.1531
Kristine Mudrick Serials/ Electronic Resources Librarian kmudrick@sju.edu 610.660.3215
Marjorie Rathbone Associate Director for Resources Management rathbone@sju.edu 610.660.1912
Cynthia Slater Business Reference Librarian cslater@sju.edu 610.660.1139
Marvin Weaver Associate Director for Library Systems & Technology mweaver@sju.edu 610.660.1914
Francis A. Drexel Library 5600 City Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19131-1395 610.660.1900 www.sju.edu/libraries/drexel