The library building is currently open by appointment only Monday-Friday 8-5. If you need assistance with Library services and resources, please contact the Library by email (library@msj.edu), phone (513-244-4216), or by chat service on the Library’s "Research Help" page. A librarian will respond during regular business hours and help determine the best way to assist you.
Circulation & Research:
(513) 244-4216
Email: library@msj.edu
Location:
Archbishop Alter Library
Mount St. Joseph University
5701 Delhi Road
Cincinnati, OH 45233
Web site: http://library.msj.edu
Social Media: 
The Archbishop Alter Library has books, videos, compact discs and many other kinds of information sources. Items owned by the Library are listed in FOCUS, the Library's online catalog, and located according to the Dewey Decimal System. There are several general Dewey Decimal locations for materials on GERONTOLOGY and AGING, depending on whether the social, medical, psychological, etc. aspects are adderessed. These locations include:
301 - Sociology and Anthropology
305 - Social groups
362 - Social welfare problems and services
610 - Medical sciences
613 - Promotion of health
615 - Pharmacology & therapeutics, prescription
drugs
616 -
Diseases
Search MSJ Library and OhioLINK
There are several different ways to search for an item using FOCUS. You may search by author, title, subject, or for a word or words in the title or subject.
FOCUS and the OhioLINK catalogs use the main subject heading GERONTOLOGY. A subject search in FOCUS results in a list of recommended subject headings, such as:
--Aging
--Geriatrics
Search results can be limited by material type, such as BOOK, AUDIOVISUALS (videos), etc., or by location within the Library, year of publication, etc.
Follow the on-screen instructions for searching FOCUS or OhioLINK.