Welcome to the Archbishop Alter Library at Mount St. Joseph University
The Archbishop Alter Library offers a dynamic learning environment with a variety of spaces to suit every student's needs, including dedicated group study rooms, a convenient on-campus Starbucks, and quiet areas perfect for focused reading and independent study.
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Library Academic Resources
The MSJ Library plays an active role in the University’s educational process with a wide variety of resources. The library is a member of OhioLINK, which provides online access to over 24 million journal articles from 100+ research databases, as well as the ability to request items (including some textbooks) from a combined collection of over 46 million books. The library also provides additional interlibrary loan service, which can supply articles, books, and other items not available through OhioLINK or the library’s digital collections. In an age of steadily increasing textbook prices, the library is devoted to textbook affordability. Students can borrow textbooks on a limited basis from the library’s course reserve collection, which has many of the materials most commonly assigned in Mount courses. Further, the library provides ebook access to some of these textbooks. If students need help finding resources for their assignments, they can schedule a research consultation with a librarian.
At Archbishop Alter Library, you’ll find all of the academic resources you need for your assignments, including:
- The MSJ Library website, including the library’s catalog, links to online information resources, subject guides, and information about library services.
- OhioLINK, which provides access to over 24 million electronic journal articles from 100+ databases, as well as over 46 million books
- Interlibrary loan, which students can use to request articles and books from libraries throughout the world
- Research help, which is available by email, phone, or in-person, either by walk-in or appointment.
- Course reserves, which provides limited access to many of the textbooks commonly assigned in Mount courses
- Instructional services, including sessions tailored to research in specific courses
- A group study room, which students can book for extended study sessions
- Providing access to computers, as well as multi-function devices for printing, copying, and scanning.
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