St. Ursula Academy Library challenges students to develop their individual, spiritual, academic, social, emotional, aesthetic, and physical gifts.

SUA Library offers:

  • Support for St. Ursula curriculum
  • Support for the professional needs & interests of faculty & students
  • Support for the personal needs & interests of faculty & students
  • An "open-door" policy for faculty & students

SUA Library’s state-of-the-art computer facilities, networks and resources include:

  • More than 30 computers (laptops & desk top) for student and faculty use in the Library, 3 Multi media workstations
  • Fiber and Wireless Network and Internet access
  • Virtual Reference Desk
  • Windows XP and Microsoft Office 2003
  • Laser printers
  • Laser color printer
  • Color scanners
  • Electronic Card Catalog accessible through the WWW
  • Digital Video cameras, Digital cameras, and editing software
  • Over 12,000 print books & magazines
  • Citywide access to resources from academic libraries & numerous school libraries through the Greater Cincinnati Library Consortium (GCLC)
  • Full text electronic literature databases which include:
    • Access Science--Access to more than 7,100 articles, 115,000 dictionary terms and hundreds of   "Research Updates" in all areas of science and technology
    • Culture Grams--A concise, reliable, and up-to-date country reports on 177 cultures of the world. Offers a perspective on daily life and culture, including the history, customs, and societies of the world's people.
    • Opposing Viewpoints--A dynamic online library of current event topics--the facts, as well as the arguments, of each topic's proponents and detractors.
    • ABC-CLIO's American Government and World History--a comprehensive resource for students that covers current issues, historical information, and general information about our government.
    • Many more can be found by clicking here.
  • Audio Books
  • Over one hundred curriculum related CD-Roms are available for students to use in the Library or to check out.

More Questions?  Contact Mrs. Behen (Director of Library and Media Services and author of “Using Pop Culture to Teach Information Literacy”)

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