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September Events

  • September 11, 2008

    Academic Lecture Series: Joseph R. Ferrari, Ph.D., Procrastination — Put First Things First - Staten Island Campus > 12:15 PM

  • September 15, 2008

    Community Dialogues: What is your opinion on the Sean Bell and Jena Six Verdicts? - Staten Island Campus > 5:00 PM

  • Academic Lecture Series: Don McPherson, Fighting Sexual Violence On College Campuses - Queens Campus > 7:00 PM

  • September 16, 2008

    The Division of Mass Communication to Host International Study Conference on Communication and Theology > 12:00 PM

  • September 23, 2008

    Student Life - Feature Movie Series - Queens Campus >

Finding Books

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The following short tutorials show you how to find books in Queens, Staten Island, Rome, and Oakdale campus libraries using the St. John's University Libraries' Catalog. The tutorials can be viewed in any order.

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Download a Help Sheet on Finding Books [PDF].

  • Accessing St. John's University Library Catalog [0:32; 328k]
  • Searching by Topic [0:57; 660k]
  • Searching by Author [0:55; 468k]
  • Searching by Title [0:33; 291k]
  • Setting "Quick Limits" in the Library Catalog [1:05; 335k]
  • Using Advanced Search in the Library Catalog [0:59; 325k]
  • Exporting References from the Library Catalog to RefWorks [1:51;728k]

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