The Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Library of St. John's
University welcomes gifts and donations that support the academic
needs of our students and faculty, as well as the interests and
concerns of our members and sponsors. Gifts of books and other
materials expand and enhance our collections; monetary donations
allow us to improve our services. Donors may wish to designate
their grants to support a specific collection or activity or target
an area where there is a perceived need.
The Library requires funds to strengthen existing collections and
purchase materials. These funds enable us to purchase expensive
reference books, market research studies, journals, newsletters,
CD-ROM discs and obtain access to online databases.
In order to provide the most effective information service, the
Library requires equipment to automate, increasing access to the
collection. Access to multimedia resources on the Web requires
periodic upgrading of hardware and software, which is becoming
increasingly expensive and important.
Our collection consists of books; periodicals; forms, policies and
contracts; laws and regulations; pamphlets; government documents
and other materials related to the insurance industry and its role
in global commerce. Many of these documents are currently available
only at this library, and a large percentage of this material is in
extremely fragile condition.
Our Insurance Information Preservation Project
is a concerted effort to preserve these documents before a unique
and valuable history of insurance is lost forever. Several
organizations have responded generously to our grant proposal,
including the Starr Foundation, US Trust, and the American Marine
Insurance Forum. |