The St. John’s University Libraries participate in
the Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO), a nonprofit membership
organization of 268 libraries and library systems, including
academic, hospital, law, business and other types of special
libraries, research libraries, public library systems, school
library systems, archival collections and others in the information
field, located primarily in the five boroughs of New York City and
Westchester County.
Access
The St. John’s University Libraries are part of the METRO Referral
Cards program, which gives users limited access to collections that
are usually closed to the public.
- The St. John’s Libraries require that visitors from other
METRO member libraries present a
METRO Referral Card for access to the St. John's Library
buildings. Please note:The
METRO Referral Card does not serve as a library pass for general
use of the library, but only for the use of the item(s) specified
on the card.
- St. John’s students and faculty can request
METRO Referral Cards at the reference desks of both the
Staten Island and Queens campus libraries. The METRO Referral
Card enables patrons to be referred to other METRO member
libraries for use of a specific title not available at the
University Libraries or the New York Public Library.
- METRO Referral Cards do not entitle the holder
to access St. John's licensed electronic resources
from off-campus.
Borrowing
The METRO Referral Card does not confer borrowing privileges, items
specified on METRO Referral Cards may only be used in the
library.