From Your Desktop     Library Services

From Your Desktop

These services are available to you from your office computer. Remote access from your home computer is also possible. If you need help using any of these services, please contact the Reference desk for support.

Cornell Library Catalog   Connect

Search the collection of over 7 million books, periodicals, and databases owned by Cornell University Library. Via the catalog you may also renew your books, review the items you have placed on course reserve, and recall books checked out by other individuals.

If an item you are seeking is not owned by Cornell, you may fill out our Purchase Request Form. While you await its arrival, you can borrow a copy owned by another University via Borrow Direct (provides access to the book collections of a small group of Ivy League universities with a 4-day delivery agreement) or Interlibrary Loan (accesses the book & journal article collections of much larger group of universities, with a 7-10 day delivery agreement).

Find e-Journals   Connect

Search more than 16,000 of the electronic journals licensed by the Cornell University Library, and identify licensed databases that contain the journal you are seeking in full-text format.

Find Databases   Connect

Find Databases is an access point to the online resources of Cornell University Library. It provides active links to online services such as Lexis-Nexis, Econlit, Factiva, Investext Plus, Social Science Citation Index, and Mergent Online.

Library Services

Article Delivery

Send us article citations and we will email you electronic copies of articles. When electronic versions are not available, Library staff will coordinate article paging and copying with the Johnson School Duplicating Center and paper copies will be delivered to your mailbox in Sage. Request articles.

Book Delivery

Library staff will page books from any library on campus for Johnson School faculty and staff. An initial registration is required. Books will be checked out to you and delivered to your mailbox in Sage. Request Book Delivery.

Circulation/Reserve Desk

During the academic year, the library is open almost 100 hours per week. During these hours you may check out books and reserve items at our circulation & reserve desk. Staff will explain our loan policies and help you locate the items you want to borrow. Faculty can arrange to have material placed on reserve for their courses, in print or online format.

Reference Desk

We will provide reference consultations, by appointment, in the library or in your office, and we will highlight information resources you can access from your desktop.In addition, we staff our reference desk Monday - Thursday, 10am - 9pm, and Friday, 10am-5pm, during the academic year and can handle walk-in, phone (255-3389), and e-mail requests for assistance on research and course projects.

Instruction & Training

Reference staff offer a number of research workshops in the use of electronic resources. We also develop custom workshops to meet the needs of a particular course, subject, or department. These are described on our Workshop page. Request an Instruction session for you or for your course.

Research Assistant Borrowing Privileges (Proxy Borrower Cards)

Any member of the Cornell faculty may authorize another individual to use his/her library borrowing privileges. Those who are so designated will be will be Proxy Borrowers and may charge out library materials in any campus library. This service is offered to faculty/staff in order to assist them in their scholarly work. Faculty/staff are strongly encouraged to use this service carefully as they are responsible for all items borrowed by proxy borrowers.

Cornell Proxy Borrower Policy

Faculty/staff members must approve Proxy Borrowers in advance. Proxy privileges will be issued for no longer than one academic year and can be renewed upon request. Standard circulation policies apply. Faculty/staff are responsible for the prompt and safe return of all library materials and any fees and fines which may be incurred. Copies of circulation policy statements are available.

How Proxy Borrower Authorization is issued

Proxy Borrower Applications may be obtained from any library on campus, and sent to 101 Olin Library.