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Electronic Text Center, Olin Library, Cornell University

Hours: The ETC is open the same hours as the Olin Library building.
Location: 104 Olin Library, behind the Olin information/reference desks. Please ask for help at the reference desk. Individual consultations are available on the use of ETC resources.

Scanning and OCR are no longer available as an ETC service. Facilities for digitizing and editing are available in the Tower Room computer lab on the Gallery level in Uris Library, in the Map Collection on the Lower Level of Olin Library, and at the Creation Stations.


Holdings Services E-text Links Hardware Search Help



Now on the Web for Cornell users:

Past Masters: philosophical and political texts

Oxford English Dictionary -- Middle English Compendium -- Dictionary of Old English

Patrologia Latina -- The Bible in English

Editions and Adaptations of Shakespeare -- Goethes Werke

-- African American Poetry

LION: English and American Literature -- HarpWeek

Highlight site:

Making of America [19th c. magazines + books]



PURPOSE OF THE ELECTRONIC TEXT CENTER


  • Provide access to scholarly indexes, bibliographies, reference materials, and electronic text and multimedia documents from a set of dedicated workstations in the library and from the Center's Web site

  • Work with library selectors, Cornell faculty and students, and other text centers to identify, acquire, and organize electronic indexes, texts, and multimedia programs

  • Assist users through instruction, consultation, and demonstration of electronic resources



STAFF PROVIDING ETC SUPPORT:


Michael Engle, reference librarian, moe1@cornell.edu

Megan Perez, reference assistant, mp265@cornell.edu

Bob Kibbee, reference librarian, rk14@cornell.edu


Special thanks to the people who have staffed the ETC since it opened in October 1996:

Kara Doyle, Medieval Studies; Ashley Lin, student assistant; Lynn Thitchner, reference assistant; Paul McMillin, reference assistant; Virginia Cole, reference librarian; Fred Muratori, reference librarian; Jo Miller, Medieval Studies; Sarah Benson, History of Art; Johanna Kramer, Medieval Studies; David Rollenhagen, History; Jordi Sanchez-Marti, Medieval Studies; Ijeoma Iheanacho, student assistant; Saurav Bhata, Computer Science; and Jenn Personius, student assistant.

Last updated on 05 April 2004
Michael Engle
Reference Department
Instruction, Research, and Information Services
Cornell University Library, Ithaca, NY 14853
URL: http://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/cet/cet.html


Olin and Uris Libraries, Cornell University, Ithaca NY 14853
PSA: Public Services and Assessment
Information and reference: 607-255-4144, okuref@cornell.edu
Circulation: (Olin) 607-255-4245, (Uris) 607-255-3537, olincirc@cornell.edu