Students
How to use the library
An overview of the library, its collections, resources, and services: how to find books, articles, and reserves.
Subject guides
Librarian-curated guides to college-level research: best resources, databases, and strategies for specific subject areas, courses, and topics.
APA, MLA, & other citation guides
Writing a paper? Citing sources? Creating a bibliography? Make sure you're following a standard style!
Quick research tutorials
New to college classes or need a refresher? Our librarians have created quick tutorials on how to write papers, how to create outlines, how to choose a topic, and more.
Using computers in the library
Where can you type a paper? Where can you use the internet and do research?
See also: Printing, copying, and scanning • Connecting to the internet
Interlibrary loan (ILL)
- Graduate students can request items such as books, articles, book chapters, and dissertations 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) via interlibrary loan.
- Undergraduate students can submit requests for articles that are not available via the John Jay College Library.
RefWorks
Keep track of your resources and generate bibliographies with this easy-to-use bibliographic management program.
Glossary of library terms
What's a "call number"? Where are the "stacks"? What's so special about "special collections"? Decode library-speak here.