Text a Librarian

Use your cell phone to text a message to a Fordham librarian!

Just text 66746 and start the message with askfordham

Use Text a Librarian for simple, quick questions of up to 160 characters that can be answered in 320 characters or less. Use Live Online Reference Chat 24/7 for questions requiring lengthy or detailed answers.

Text a Librarian is private and secure. A random User ID number is assigned to each patron. Your phone number is never visible or accessible to us. Your provider's standard rates apply.

Live Online Reference Chat 24/7

This service, provided by Jesuit colleges and universities throughout the country, enables patrons to ask questions about research and library resources through online chat and browsing with a Reference Librarian
24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Online and Text Reference are available to Fordham students, faculty and staff. After a chat session, the patron will receive a full transcript via email.

Technical requirements and guidelines for Live Online Reference

Call a Librarian