The Downing Library is an Electronic Doorway to a universe filled with information. Here you will find the books, videos, periodicals, and electronic databases necessary to make you a successful student at St. Joseph’s Collegiate Institute.
Faculty
Mrs. Elizabeth Kamke
Our mission: to ensure that students and staff are effective users of ideas and information. Information Power
Our Alexandria on-line catalogue provides access to the contents of the library.
>> Access the Online Databases (For Staff and Students Only)
- SIRS Knowledge Source & Government Reporter (General Reference, Social Issues, Health, Science, Business, Historic and Government Documents, Directories and Almanacs)
- Health Source: Consumer Education
- Litfinder
- EBSCO Science articles
- Encyclopedia Britannica
- History Reference Center
- Philosophy and Religion
Several handy websites:
The OWL at Purdue (Online Writing Lab) MLA Formatting and Style Guide
Patron Saints in the Catholic Encyclopedia
Four NETS for Better Searching
Seats in the Library are reserved for students who are serious about learning. We provide a peaceful oasis in a busy school. It is our mission to ensure that St. Joe’s students and faculty are effective users of information and also to nurture a life-long love of reading.
We are open from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and we are centrally located, right next to the Commons and the Computer Lab. Our fifteen computers, all Internet accessible, are available for research and for schoolwork.
| Periodicals Available in the Downing Library | | Magazines are available at the Reference Desk. | | Current Issues must be used in the Library. | | Back issues may be borrowed for home use. | | | | Alternative Press
| Paste
| | America | People | | | Popular Mechanics
| | Atlantic | Popular Science | | Believer | Rowing News | | Bookmarks | Scientific American Mind
| | Car & Driver | Selecciones de Reader’s Digest | | Catholic Digest | Ski | | Conservationist | Smithsonian | | Consumer Reports | Sports Illustrated | Dell Logic Puzzles
| St. Anthony's Messenger | | Discover | The Strand
| | Downbeat | Time | | Guitar Player | US Catholic | | Harper’s Magazine | US News & World Report | | Instrumentalist | US News & World Report | London Review of Books
| Utne Reader
| Mental Floss
| | VOYA (Voice of Youth Advocate) |
| | Modern Drummer | Wired
| | Motor Trend | | National Geographic | | Newsweek |
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