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…

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…

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

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

…seen the establishment of a number of new venues for open-access books. By contributing to publication fees for open-access books by Cornell authors, the COAP program can encourage this development….

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…

Bestselling Children’s Author Weaves Tales of Wonder

…young reader.” Luigi is just the latest from Knudsen, who has penned more than 50 books for young readers. They include holiday-themed board books; titles for beginning readers; middle-grade fiction (her Trelian fantasy…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…