Jane Elder, Bridwell’s Reference Librarian, is available at almost any time for individual consultations and class or group instruction. Sessions can be scheduled, or patrons can simply drop by during her regular office hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. If these hours are not convenient for you, she will be happy to make an appointment to stay late in the evening or come in on a Saturday.

You can contact Jane by phone at 214.768.4046 or by email jelder@smu.edu

Examples of the kind of help she can provide runs the gamut, and includes
 

	• tips for searching Poni, SMU’s online catalog, more effectively • instruction in the use of databases, especially
		• ATLA Religion database • Academic Search Premiere, which includes Religion & Philosophy • Catholic Periodical and Literature Index • New Testament Abstracts • Old Testament Abstracts
	• instruction and tutoring in BibleWorks (in progress) • instruction in the use of L’Annιe Philologique online • formulating research topics and search strategies • reading and creating citations and footnotes • finding articles, reviews, dissertations, and deciphering cryptic abbreviations and acronyms