The Basics

Access/Circulation

BC ID required for borrowing; semester-long loan period.

Holmes One Search

Locate books, videos, dissertations and other items in the Libraries’ collection.

Get full-text article access in BC's databases.

Quest Account

Review a list of items checked out to you and renew them.

Recall books and request items from remote shelving facilities.

Databases

Find bibliographic citations for information in your research subject area. Locate full text resources.

Electronic Journals

Browse a list of full-text journals in a variety of disciplines and link to full text articles. 

Course Reserves Catalog

Available online 24 hours a day; print collections in all libraries.

Document Services

Self-service copiers; scans from print to PDF; locate and copy articles ($) services; FAX machine.

Items from Other Libraries

Interlibrary loan provides Boston College members access to research materials not owned by Boston College.

Access to Area Libraries

Gain access to other area libraries, like those from the Boston Library Consortium (BLC) and the Boston Theological Institute (BTI).

Submit Your Thesis/Dissertation

Walks you through the steps for submitting your thesis or dissertation online.

How Can I Get Help?

Reference Desk Hours

The Libraries provide reference service in all libraries. Consult the Libraries' hours page for service desks staffing or call 617-552-4472.

Consult a Subject Specialist

Get one-on-one help from a librarian on information resources in your subject and how to use them.

Receive hands-on instruction from a librarian on how to use tools like RefWorks and EndNote to manage your research citations.

Meet with a librarian to guide you in your dissertation proposal or research project.

Get informed on how to set up alerts to keep on top of research in your field.

Review the Libraries’ Help pages

For assistance on a specific topic, use a Help by Subject page.

For answers to frequently asked questions, refer to How Do I...?

Use tools such as RefWorks and EndNote to organize references, create bibliographies and link to databases with full text.

Ask a Librarian 24/7

Receive help from a librarian via live, online chat from your office or home any time of day.

Call the Reference Desk, make an appointment with a librarian, or email a question.

Where Can I Study?

Study carrels are available exclusively for graduate students in the mezzanine of Bapst Library Kresge Reading Room. The following software is available on the computers in this area:

In addition, students may study in any of the libraries except for the Law Library, reserved for Law School students, and the Burns Library, which is reserved for researchers using the collections in the Burns Library. While both of these libraries welcome visitors, general studying is restricted.

Graduate students may request use of a locker in the Bapst Library and the O'Neill Library. Group study rooms are available for all students in O'Neill Library, while O'Neill 511 is available for graduate students only.

TA/TF Support

Subject Specialists

Consult a Subject Specialist for consultation on class and Blackboard (course management) resources.

Connors Family Learning Center

Attend seminars on college teaching, higher learning, and academic life at the Connors Family Learning Center (O’Neill Library, 2nd floor).

Audio-visual and Multimedia

Contact the Media Center staff for help with class-related audio-visual  and multimedia materials.