Instructional services

The Lloyd Sealy Library provides extensive resources and services to support your classroom teaching, including library class sessions and a complete guide to Information Literacy.

Reserves how-to

How to put materials on in-library reserve and e-reserve for your students

Liaisons to academic departments

Library liaisons are available to work with you on class assignments, academic resources, and your own research

Interlibrary loan (ILL)

Books, articles, book chapters, dissertations and media items that the John Jay Library does not own and that cannot be requested through CLICS or through the media department (contact the media librarian, Prof. Nancy Egan, by email or at (212) 237-8269) can be ordered via interlibrary loan.

Video collection (streaming, DVD, VHS)

The Library has over 2,000 videos on DVD or VHS, as well as over 10,000 subscription streaming videos. Videos on DVD/VHS are available to reserve for classes. If we don't have the video you would like to use, you may also make a video purchase request.

RefWorks

Keep track of your resources and generate bibliographies with this easy-to-use bibliographic management program.

Citation analysis tools

Obtain quantitative and qualitative information on your scholarly output using these resources.

Copyright @ CUNY

Resources from CUNY to help you make decisions that encourage both information creation and information sharing.

Research Data Management guide

Data management plans (DMPs), data security, and archiving/sharing data.

Suggest purchases

Suggest materials for the library to purchase

Copier and workstations for faculty

A copy machine, two workstations, a printer, and a scanner are available for free faculty use. These are located on the second floor of the library in the southwest corner (see floor map). 

Use of other libraries

Your faculty ID card provides access and borrowing privileges at the libraries in the CUNY system. The New York City metropolitan area contains a wealth of other research libraries as well. You may arrange for access to other university libraries for the use of particular items not owned by the CUNY libraries. Talk to a librarian at the Reference Desk (upper floor) or email us.

The WorldCat database is useful in determining locations for resources that are not in the CUNY system. WorldCat offers access to the catalogs of many, many research libraries worldwide.