Access/Circulation

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

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.

Quest Library Catalog

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

Choose Your Account to see a list of items checked out to you and renew them.

Use Request to recall books and request items from remote shelving facilities.

Online 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. 

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).

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

To get assistance using Quest, CrossSearch, RefWorks and other library resources check out the Tutorials.

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.

Graduate students may study in any of the Libraries.  In addition, there are 60 individual study carrels for the exclusive use of graduate students in the mezzanine area of the Bapst Library Kresge Reading Room. Ask at the Information Desk for access to the 10 computers in this area. The following software programs are available:

Microsoft Office XP Professional
Endnote
RefWorks
Acrobat Reader
Internet Explorer
HyperResearch   SPSS  
SAS
Stata
Amos

Graduate students may also request use of a locker in the Bapst Library and the O’Neill Library.  Nine group study rooms are available in O’Neill Library.  Lockers and study rooms are assigned on a first-come, first-served basis and may be reserved at the Circulation Desks.

Subject Specialists

Consult a Subject Specialist for consultation on class and WebCT 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.