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'); Skip to main content Johnson C. Smith University LibGuides James B. Duke Memorial Library Home Enter Search Words Search James B. Duke Memorial Library: Home Hours: Mon: 7:30AM- 12AM, Tues - Thu: 7:30AM- 11PM, Fri. 7:30AM- 5PM, Sat: 8AM-2PM, Sun: 2PM-12AM JCSU Research Guides Off-Campus Database Access Archives College of Arts and Letters College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Metropolitan College of Professional Studies School of Social Work University College Entrepreneurship APA Citations CSE Citations Open Educational Resources (OERs) How to Access the Library Databases Off-Campus by Keisha Parris Last Updated Nov 13, 2019 3 views this year Inez Moore Parker Archives and Research Center A guide to the Archives, using finding aids and Digital Smith, as well as requesting information and help for your research needs. Visual & Performing Arts and Music Resource Guide This guide provides a list of resources for the Visual & Performing Arts and Music disciplines. Resources included in this guide are: print books that are housed in the James B. Duke Memorial Library and books available through Worldcat by OCLC, ebooks available through the library’s databases and open source ebook collections, course reserves, databases, academic journals and magazines housed in the library, interlibrary Loan (ILL) process and request form, the Charlotte Area Educational Consortium and the Duke Endowment Library of 4 (TDEL-4) Agreement, along with associations, organizations, and programs for the visual and performing arts and music disciplines. Computer Science This guide provides a collection of resources about programming, networks and web design. There is also a selection of links to free online tutorials, courses and books. Community Health This is a guide to library materials and outside resources to assist Community Health majors. Library Services for Online and Metropolitan Students This is a guide not only to help you use the library's resources but also containing links that will help you along your academic career. Sport Management This resource is a valuable one-stop guide for everything one needs to help to get started or advance in the field of Sport Management. Social Work Program Research and Resources Guide This guide provides a collection of resources about social work as well as links to organizations for professional development in the field. Library Services for Online and Metropolitan Students This is a guide not only to help you use the library's resources but also containing links that will help you along your academic career. Entrepreneurship The Library Entrepreneur Research Hub (LERH) provides entrepreneur research support to JCSU students, faculty, and surrounding community members. Here, you will find valuable information for conducting research, writing a business plan, or just learning the basics about entrepreneurship. APA Citations Research Guide Examples of and instruction in how to properly cite using APA. CSE Citations Examples of and instruction in how to properly cite using CSE. OER Information and Resources Research Guide An introduction to open educational resources: what they are, where to find them, and how to evaluate them. Loading ... Mission Statement The mission of the James B. Duke Memorial Library is to support University endeavors to produce graduates who are able to communicate effectively, think critically, learn independently as well as collaboratively, and demonstrate competence in their chosen fields by serving as the center of information in providing resources in all formats that empower our students, faculty, and users with the skills to successfully evaluate, analyze, and use information effectively in all areas of their life. (Revised June 16, 2015) Additional Research Guides Here you will find links to any additional Research Guides that have been created for the various departments here at Johnson C. Smith University. Social Work Program Resources by JCSU Library Last Updated Aug 30, 2019 301 views this year Library Services for Online and Metropolitan Students by JCSU Library Last Updated May 7, 2018 259 views this year Business Management by JCSU Library Last Updated Aug 27, 2019 37 views this year Sport Management by JCSU Library Last Updated Aug 27, 2019 387 views this year Welcome Welcome to the James B. Duke Memorial Library! Here you will find information about the library as well as the services we offer. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns please do not hesitate to contact us! James B. Duke Memorial Library Information How to access the James B. Duke Memorial Library catalog to look for books: Go to www.jcsu.edu and choose “Library” at the bottom of the screen or type in library.jcsu.edu Scroll down to the dark blue section entitled "Select the Type of Material You Want To Search" Choose the word "Books" Type in your search in the box next to the magnifying glass; choose "Advanced Search" for more flexibility. How to access James B. Duke Memorial Library databases to look for articles: Go to www.jcsu.edu and click on “Library” at the bottom of the screen or type in library.jcsu.edu Go to the “Services" dropdown menu and click on "Articles & Databases"; or, you can go to library.jcsu.edu/find/ Choose the database you’d like to search. They are arranged first by college and then in alphabetical order and there are descriptions of what each contains. Our biggest database is “ProQuest Central” and it contains hundreds of thousands of articles on over 175 subjects. Off-campus students will be prompted for a JCSU ID and password. Your JCSU ID is your email address before the "@" sign (for example, bndaniels.2014) and your password is your email password. Clicking on the "Advanced Search" option in any of our databases will give you more flexibility in your search. How to search in ProQuest Central Go to www.jcsu.edu and click on “Library” at the bottom of the screen or type in library.jcsu.edu Go to the “Services" drop-down menu and choose "Articles & Databases" Databases are arranged first by college and then in alphabetical order. Choose “ProQuest Central” from the alphabetical list Click on “Advanced Search” for more options Be sure to check the box for “Full text” in the Limit To : section underneath the search boxes so that you can read, print or email the entire article If your professor has asked for only peer-reviewed or scholarly articles, check the box for “Peer reviewed” in the Limit to section Type in your search Check the Sort results by drop-down menu to put your results in order of publication Check the Narrow results by sidebar to further refine your search by publication date, geographic location, document type, etc. Click on the title of the article to see the full-text To email, print, cite or save your searches or articles, use the blue icons on the top right of the page Library Information Fall 2019 Hours Monday: 7:30AM-12AM Tuesday-Thursday: 7:30AM-11PM Friday: 7:30AM-5PM Saturday: 8AM-2PM Sunday: 2PM-12AM NOTE: The library is closed the weekend before a University holiday (for example, Easter, Memorial Day, Labor Day) Call the Library Main Line: (704) 371-6731/6732 Email the Library jcsulibrary@gmail.com Library General Policies This list serves as a concise list of the general policies that govern the James B. Duke Memorial Library. If you have any questions about these rules please do not hesitate to contact us. A full list of our rules can be found here . You need your student ID or student ID number to check out materials from the library You can check out up to 30 items at a time for a period of 28 days.; overdue fines are .25 cents per day Course reserves are textbooks and other materials that are for use in the library only for a two-hour period. We have four group and seven individual study rooms that can be checked out for a three-hour period. Please keep your phones on vibrate, headphones at a low volume and con...