Renew Books
…Cornell Medical College (WCMC, New York City) campuses. If you are returning Ithaca/Geneva books to WCMC, please speak with their staff to let them know you are returning offsite materials. If you…
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Ebooks and Audiobooks
…audiobooks There are multiple options for accessing ebooks and audiobooks from OverDrive: Install the new Libby app to download books to a computer, phone or other device. Read or listen online directly through…
New program lets students request textbooks for reserve
…now request for the Library to buy textbooks and make them available for short-term borrowing (typically two hours) if the textbooks are not already available on course reserves (search here!)….
Return Books
Most borrowed materials may be returned to any Cornell library on the Ithaca, Geneva or Weill Cornell Medical College (WCMC, New York City) campuses. If you are returning Ithaca/Geneva books to WCMC,…
New Mui Ho Fine Arts Library inspires by design
…space, along with individual study carrels and group workstations compatible with computers, phones and tablets. In addition to books, the library provides access to digital collections and online resources. “New…
Signale celebrates decade of success and welcomes new leadership
…experimenting with new forms of publishing.” What began as a discussion between the Library and the faculty about electronic publishing options soon attracted the interest of a new editor in…
Library books virtually fly off the shelves
Out of the millions of titles freely available through online repository HathiTrust, five books digitized and uploaded by Cornell University Library made it to the ten most read in 2019…
BorrowDirect
…be requested through BorrowDirect? Books, printed music, and some audio-visual materials (DVDs, videos, CDs) not owned by Cornell libraries Books, printed music, and some audio-visual materials that are currently unavailable…
Cornell Open Access Publishing (COAP) Fund
…open-access publishing was in the journal arena, the past few years have seen the establishment of a number of new venues for open-access books. By contributing to publication fees for…
From vaults to virtual classes, library archives enrich teaching
…the defunct American Textile History Museum, with approximately 90,000 books and artifacts such as fabric sample books, tintypes and glass plate negatives chronicling textile production in the U.S.; and manuscripts,…
Library celebrates right to read, April 26
As part of Cornell’s “Freedom of Expression” theme year, Cornell University Library is holding events throughout the day April 26 to promote diversity of thought and expression found in books of…
Historic collection gets fresh start
…to browse sample books and select fabrics. The sample books in the museum collection are just as exciting to her. “We would look through the sample books and say we…
Library receives collection on Jewish fables around the world
A newly arrived collection of Jewish books containing fables, with around 400 volumes spanning six centuries, will enrich Jewish studies at Cornell and cast light on the depth and breadth…
Current Awareness
…more help? Ask a Librarian. Table of Contents (TOC) Alerts Table of Contents alerts allow you to be automatically notified when the new issue of a journal is published. JournalTOCs…
The Conservation Lab: Preserving the future of research and discovery
…photographs, flyers, maps, scrapbooks, journals, and books bound in leather, parchment, and cloth. They prepare these materials for safe storage and protect them from wear and tear as they’re used…
Columbia Library Borrowing Privileges
…request and receive books while there. Please note that the delivery time for BorrowDirect requests is typically 4-5 business days. Books borrowed from Columbia University Libraries, or books borrowed through…
New library acquisitions advance academic distinction, diverse scholarship
…international newspapers like the Hindustan Times, streaming video collections, and a collection of STEM books by authors who are Black, Indigenous, and people of color. “Cornell University Library’s collections provide…
Collections
…Catalog Highlighted Collections Cornell’s Digital Collections Special Collections Streaming Video Ebooks and Audiobooks Theses and Dissertations New Books Collection Principles Recommend a Purchase Funding and Expenditures Licensing Electronic Resources Collection…
Rand to house luminous, voluminous fine arts library
…in B56 East Sibley, with library staff, reference books, journals and reserve books on-site. Other holdings can be called in from the library annex. The building will realize significant energy…
Remembering the Triangle
…force behind new New York state and federal workplace health and safety laws, many of them propelled by Frances Perkins. A social worker who was several blocks away meeting with a…
Get Help
How Can the Library Help you? Find Books and Resources Library catalog – Search our collections for books, articles, digital resources, maps, media, archival materials, and more. Ask a Librarian…
Book retrieval effort gives grad student welcome relief
…one day, the library is closed indefinitely with your books still inside. Benedetta Luciana Sara Carnaghi, a doctoral student in history, didn’t have to wait long to get what she…
Proxy Borrower
…Out Books If the proxy is a Cornell-affiliated person, they need only present their Cornell ID card and tell the library staff that they are checking out books for you. It…
Collection Funding FAQ
…options (where the Library pays only when the book is used). In selecting print books for purchase, we also take into account historical circulation patterns and availability of the title…
Library’s linked-data project gets new grant
…School of Library and Information Science at the University of Iowa. Through linked data, information about books and other items in library records will be enhanced by related information from…