James B. Duke Memorial Library: Home

Here you will find links to any additional Research Guides that have been created for the various departments here at Johnson C. Smith University. 

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! 

How to access the James B. Duke Memorial Library catalog to look for books:

1. Go to www.jcsu.edu and choose “Library” at the bottom of the screen or type in library.jcsu.edu
2. Scroll down to the dark blue section entitled "Select the Type of Material You Want To Search"
3. Choose the word "Books"
4. 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:

1. Go to www.jcsu.edu and click on “Library” at the bottom of the screen or type in library.jcsu.edu
2. Go to the “Services" dropdown menu and click on "Articles & Databases"; or, you can go to library.jcsu.edu/find/
3. 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. 
4. Off-campus students will be prompted for a JCSU ID and password. Your JCSU ID is your email address (for example, jdoe.2020@mymail.jcsu.edu) and your password is your email password.
5. Clicking on the "Advanced Search" option in any of our databases will give you more flexibility in your search.

1. Go to www.jcsu.edu and click on “Library” at the bottom of the screen or type in library.jcsu.edu
2. Go to the “Services" drop-down menu and choose "Articles & Databases"
3. Databases are arranged first by college and then in alphabetical order. Choose “ProQuest Central” from the alphabetical list
4. Click on “Advanced Search” for more options
5. 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
6. If your professor has asked for only peer-reviewed or scholarly articles, check the box for “Peer reviewed” in the Limit to section
7. Type in your search
8. Check the Sort results by drop-down menu to put your results in order of publication
9. Check the Narrow results by sidebar to further refine your search by publication date, geographic location, document type, etc.
10. Click on the title of the article to see the full-text
11. To email, print, cite or save your searches or articles, use the blue icons on the top right of the page 

Spring 2021 Hours

The Library building is closed. Remote services only.

Library Hotline: 704-371-6731

• Monday-Thursday, 8:00AM-8:00PM
•  Friday, 8:00AM-2:00PM
• Saturday, 2:00PM-6:00PM
• Sunday, 4:00PM-10:00PM

Online Chat Service at https://library.jcsu.edu

• Monday-Thursday, 8:00AM-8:00PM 
• Friday 8:00AM-2:00PM
• Sunday, 4:00PM-10:00PM 

One-On-One Research Consultation by Appointment: 

https://library.jcsu.edu/staff-contacts/

• Monday-Thursday, 8:00AM-4:00PM 

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

Email the Library:

• jcsulibrary@gmail.com
• refdesk@jcsu.edu

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.

1. You need your student ID or student ID number to check out materials from the library
2. You can check out up to 30 items at a time for a period of 28 days.; overdue fines are .25 cents per day
3. Course reserves are textbooks and other materials that are for use in the library only for a two-hour period.
4. We have four group and seven individual study rooms that can be checked out for a three-hour period.
5. Please keep your phones on vibrate, headphones at a low volume and conversations to a minimum.
6. Food in the library is limited to only individual snacks and drinks with lids. Please, no Burger King or Bojangles!