Library FAQResearch at the Library
The Productive Researcher is an introduction to general library research skills that also may serve as a quick review or update for the experienced researcher. You may choose from text, video, video with captioning, and audio podcast versions of these lessons.
Research Starting Points provides recommendations for finding books, databases, E-journals, and instructional videos.
Click Login to Refworks or Create a New Account on the Getting Started With RefWorks page.
To create your account:
- Go to ISI Web of Knowledge. If you are off-campus you will have to log in with your SU NetID and password.
- From the top menu bar choose My Endnote Web.
- Choose Register and follow the instructions.
Finding
Links to many of the resources that the library offers can be found on this page, where you will find information about Resources by Subject and Resources by Type. For distinguished collections of rare books, manuscripts, and other archival materials, there is the Special Collections department.
Use the E-Journal Locator to see whether the journal you need is available online. Use the information in your article citation to determine what journal, volume, issue, and date you need. For more information about finding articles in the Library, see the Productive Researcher Library Tutorial.
Use our E-Journal Locator to find online journals by title or by subject area.
The Dissertations & Theses @ Syracuse University database is available to current students and faculty. It provides citations and abstracts for dissertations and theses from Syracuse University from 1870 to the present. Full text and 24 page previews are provided for dissertations published through ProQuest, primarily from 1997. Dissertations from earlier years are available on microfilm in the Library's collection. Search the online catalog by title or author for location information.
Non-affiliated users can search the Syracuse University Library catalog by title, author, or keyword to identify and locate dissertations. Arrangements for borrowing should be made with the users home library.
To find a collection's location in the SU Libraries refer to this document.
Requesting
Use the Warehouse Delivery/Retrieval Request Form or look for an Off-Site Storage Retrieval Request link next to the item in the Library Catalog.
Contact the appropriate Subject Specialist directly or use our New Title Request Form.
Unfortunately we can't retrieve books from the shelves for you, however if you are a faculty member on campus you can take advantage of our Library to Go Campus Delivery Service.
Go to SUJobOpps, the SU Student Employment Services website to search and apply for open library work-study jobs.
See the Spaces & Places page for information about reserving meeting rooms, seminar rooms, the Hillyer Room, and the Peter Graham Scholarly Commons. For questions, contact Julie Belle in Library Administration at 315.443.2730.
Borrowing
Select My Account from the Classic Catalog. Not only can you renew your books online, but you can also see all the books you currently have out as well as their due dates.
Use the Renew option in the ILLiad system. Renewal requests must be placed at least three days prior to the due date. More information about ILL services can be found on the Interlibrary Loan Department web page.
Contact the Circulation Desk for assistance with your account.
Accessing Library materials
Most library resources are available from off-campus by logging in with your SU NetID and password. For more information, see Remote Access to Online Resources.
When my SUID only has 9 digits but you ask for 10, Check the front of your ID card for the tenth digit. In rare cases where you don't have a tenth digit, try adding a zero to the end. If that still doesn't work, contact Circulation for assistance.
See our Visitor Guide for information about using the library when you aren't a student here.
