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Services
: Visitors
Getting to Campus | Map
of the Library | Use of Library Materials | Access
to Library Collections | Borrowing Privileges | Borrowing
Regulations |
Weill Cornell Medical College Visitors
Cornell University Library, consisting of twenty libraries,
serves primarily the members of Cornell University. The Albert R. Mann Library,
the Veterinary Library, the Industrial and Labor Relations Library, the
Entomology Library and the NYS Agricultural Experiment Station Library in
Geneva, NY serve the colleges of the State of New York (see SUNY
below). All other campus libraries, including the John M. Olin and Carl
A. Kroch Library with over two million volumes, are privately supported.
However, the University allows all visitors with research needs to use the
libraries' collections, providing use does not conflict with its primary
responsibility to members of the Cornell community.
Cornell University Library can be reached by at the following address
or phone numbers:
201 Olin Library
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
Phone: (607) 255-3393 / Fax: (607) 255-6788
Getting
to Campus
A Cornell University page with information about
traveling to and from Cornell, a map of campus, parking information, and
where accomodations in the Ithaca area can be found.
Map
of the Library
Map of
campus that highlights the individual Cornell libraries.
Use of Materials within the Library
Any person may visit the Cornell University libraries and use, on-site and
free of charge, materials that are needed for professional or scholarly
research purposes but are unavailable in his or her college or public library.
Access to Library Collections |
| Library Stacks |
Most libraries at Cornell shelve their materials
in open stacks which are accessible to visitors. However, any Cornell library
may at any time limit visitors' access to library stacks and other facilities
if space or security considerations so mandate. |
| Special Collections |
Most of the libraries' holdings of rare books, manuscripts,
archives, and other collections requiring special facilities are housed
in the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Carl A. Kroch library.
These collections may be consulted by any visitor in accordance with departmental
regulations unless restricted by the terms of the gift. All readers must
submit satisfactory identification and register. Readers who wish to make
extensive use of the special collections should write in advance of a proposed
visit. |
| Law Library |
Persons not connected with the Cornell community may use
the Law Library's collection. The majority of the collection, however, is
non-circulating. In addition, it should be noted that the Law Library collects
little material intended for persons who are not legally trained. The Law
Library staff will give a brief overview of how to use legal materials but
cannot interpret or give legal advice. Visitors should be aware that seating
in the Law Library is limited. |
Borrowing
Privileges
Individuals qualifying for one of the following user
categories may apply for borrowing privileges. Applications for Library
Cards are available in room 116, Access Services Division in Olin Library.
Applications will be processed and cards issued generally within 24 hours,
8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday, Friday 8:00 a.m. to 3:30
p.m. Students enrolled at other institutions and all other visitors should
discuss borrowing from Cornell with interlibrary loan staff at their home
institutions.
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Resident Visiting
Scholars and Student Spouses |
Resident visiting scholars and student
spouses may apply for borrowing privileges at no charge. Contact the Access
Services Division in room 116 Olin Library. |
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Faculty from neighboring Institutions
and other Residents of the Region |
Faculty from neighboring institutions and other residents
of the region who have demonstrated need to use the research collections
may apply for Library Cards. These cards, valid for use at all Cornell
University libraries, are available for a fee of $25 per month, or $250
per year. Applicants are expected to present verifiable identification.
Students are not eligible for Library Cards. |
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Cornell Affiliates |
Spouses of current faculty and staff are eligible for
borrowing privileges at no charge. Contact the Access Services Division
in room 116 Olin Library. |
| Students,
Faculty, Staff of State University of New York (SUNY) Institutions and
New York State Residents |
Students, faculty, staff of State University of New
York (SUNY) Institutions and New York state residents may, upon presentation
of valid ID, receive Statutory Privilege Cards. This card will enable
them to borrow material from the collections of the state-supported libraries
on the Ithaca campus: Albert R. Mann Library and the Entomology Library,
serving the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the College of
Human Ecology; the Flower Library, serving the school of Veterinary Medicine;
and the Martin P. Catherwood Library serving the State School of Industrial
and Labor Relations. Only these libraries at Cornell participate in the
SUNY Open Access Program. Contact the Circulation Department in Mann Library.
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Borrowing Regulations
Holders of Library Cards may charge up to 20 items at
any one time, and are granted 28-day loans for most circulating materials.
The due date for materials is shown on the charge slip in each volume.
Fines are assessed for each volume not returned by the due date. (See
CUL publication "Circulation Policies for Library Card Holders".) Loan
regulations are generally applicable to all CU libraries; however, specific
loan policies and renewal procedures vary among campus libraries, and
borrowers should inquire as to variations.
Each card issued for borrowing privileges is for personal
use only and is not transferable. The registered borrower is responsible
for all transactions recorded against the card. Borrowers are expected
to return materials to the Cornell libraries directly (not via US Mail)
and promptly (by the date due or in response to a recall notice).
Generally, the following materials do not circulate:
reference books, rare books and manuscripts, reserve materials, microforms,
some journals, maps, and newspapers. However, loan policies vary among
Cornell's libraries depending on the present or anticipated needs of each
unit's primary clientele. Certain collections are subject to additional
restrictions or conditions of use. |
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Recalls and Holds |
Library card holders do not have recall
privileges. They may place holds on items currently charged to other patrons.
Placing a hold will not change the due date, but will prevent the item
from being renewed. Any item may be recalled from Library card holders
at any time for Course Reserve, or after two weeks if requested by a Cornell
patron. |
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Interlibrary Loan |
Library card holders do not have Interlibrary loan
privileges. |
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Databases |
Library card holders do not have remote access to
specially licensed databases. |
For further information concerning Library Cards, please
call or write: Access Services Division, Room 116, John M. Olin Library,
Ithaca, NY 14853-5301 (607-255-5069). |
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