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Local Library Resources


Important Note for All Students:

The University strongly encourages all students to review the instructional tools on the Cannon Memorial Library website.  By learning to become more proficient researchers, students will also enhance their academic success. Please review the library tutorial and complete the online test which will prepare you for utilizing the library's resources and services. A score of 70 or higher is necessary to pass. Please allow yourself 15-20 minutes to take the test.

Before taking the test, please review all the study information by going to the Cannon Memorial Library web site. In the Help section you'll find a link to the Library Tutorial. For further instructions, click here.

Online Catalog

Search book and media holdings in Saint Leo University’s Cannon Memorial Library on the main Florida campus from any location using LeoCat Voyager. Users can search the collection by author, title, subject, keyword, or journal title. Upon identifying a book you would like to borrow, use the Interlibrary Loan and Document Delivery link on the Cannon Memorial Library home page to request delivery.


Periodical Literature

Saint Leo University also provides its students and faculty access to a variety of online databases to assist them in locating magazine, journal, and newspaper articles. Use the databases link in the Online Resources section of the Cannon Memorial Library web site to select a database. At the ID validation screen, enter your Saint Leo login ID and password to gain access. Once you connect you can search other databases without logging in again.

    • Access Science (comprehensive science resource)
    • EBSCO (full-text periodical articles)
    • Literature Resource Center and Twayne Authors (comprehensive literary source)
    • Newsbank: America's Newspapers (625 American newspapers)
    • ProQuest (full-text periodical articles)
    • PsycINFO (citations & abstracts to psychology articles)
    • RIA Checkpoint (tax and accounting software)
    • Westlaw (comprehensive legal resource)
    • Wilson Omnifile (full-text periodical articles)

In addition, reference librarians at Cannon Library will be happy to conduct Lexis-Nexis searches for you. For more information or to request a search, call the reference desk at (800) 359-5945, e-mail reference.desk or click on the Ask a Librarian link on Cannon Memorial Library's web site.


Contact Information

If you need assistance, please feel free to call or e-mail.