Reference Services
Reference
Reference Hours:
| Monday-Thursday | 8:00am-11pm | |
| Friday | 8:00am-5pm | |
| Saturday | 10am-7pm | |
| Weekend College | 10am-9pm | |
| Sunday | 11am-11pm |
Contact Information:
Telephone: 570-674-6352
Email: reference@misericordia.edu
Reference Desk:
The Reference Desk is located on the second floor of the library.
Reference service is provided in person at the reference desk, by phone, or through email.
At the Reference Desk, students may seek help with class assignments or research for a paper or project.
We also provide one-on-one instruction on how to use our many library resources
Research tools
Library Online Catalogs:
To access the Bevevino Online Library Catalog and other catalogs such, as WorldCat, go to the library webpage at www.misericordia.edu/library. Click on Library Catalogs.
Journal Finder:
Use Journal Finder, to find whether a journal, magazine, or newspaper you are seeking is online or on the shelves in the library. You are also able to browse titles by subject area. To access Journal Finder, go to our library webpage, click on "Research," then "Journal Finder."
Databases:
To access the library's many databases go to the library's webpage. Click on "Go to the research databases," or click on the "Databases" link in the banner section of the page. The following is a partial listing of some our databases in a few of the major subject areas:
Academic Search Premier (multidisciplinary)
CINAHL Plus with Full Text (Nursing/Allied Health)
Biological Abstracts (Biology/Pre-Med)
MLA International Bibliography (English)
Historical Newspapers (multidisciplinary)
Lexis-Nexis Academic (Business/Pre-Law/General)
Business Source Premier (Business/Organizational Management)
Information Literacy Instruction
The information environment has become exceedingly complex as information-seekers navigate through a maze of online resources such as web sites and the library's databases. It is the library's responsibility to serve as a bridge between the information source and the information seeker.
With this in mind, information literacy instruction is available upon request. These library instruction sessions are designed to meet the specific needs of faculty and their students. For example, we have conducted library sessions to help students with a specific assignment, or to introduce students to basic search techniques.
Faculty are encouraged to schedule a library instruction session by contacting the Reference Desk at 674-6352 or email reference@misericordia.edu. We suggest that at least a week's notice is given when scheduling a class so we can better prepare for the session. Click here to submit an online Library Instruction Request Form
Library Liaisons
The Reference Department seeks to work collaboratively with faculty in all areas that would ensure academic success for our students.
The Library liaisons collaborate with faculty in each subject area and academic department, particularly in collection development and information literacy instruction.
The following are the library liaisons for the various academic departments:
David Marks
Accounting, Business, & Economics, Psychology, Social Work, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy
Tel. 674-6352
Christopher Mahoney
Education, Communications, Fine Arts, Medical Imaging, Sonography, Nursing, Philosophy, Religious Studies
Tel. 674-3032
Sameera Redkar
Biology, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physics
Tel. 674-8103
Jenn Luksa
English, History
Tel. 674-6325
Martha Stevenson
Computer Science, Mathematics, Speech & Language Pathology
Tel. 674-6224
We encourage faculty to contact the above individuals for any questions, or concerns, pertaining to library services, resources, collection development or information literacy instruction.
Reference Staff
David Marks
Reference Librarian
Tel: 674-6352
Email: dmarks@misericordia.edu
Christopher Mahoney
Information Literacy Librarian
Tel: 674-3032
Email: cmahoney@misericordia.edu
Peggy Leonhart
Reference Specialist
Tel: 674-3038
Email: pleonhar@misericordia.edu
