Library collaboration with Tsinghua University
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Cornell University Library and Tsinghua University Library in China — both leading research institutions — cemented a formal collaboration during an Oct. 29 ceremony on Cornell’s campus. More…
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Columbia & Cornell: 2CUL
Columbia and Cornell University Libraries announce new partnership supported by Mellon Grant.
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded $385,000 to the libraries at Columbia University in New York City and Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., to support the development of an innovative partnership dubbed “2CUL.” This new relationship has the potential to become the most expansive collaboration to date between major research libraries. More…
Library Weighs in on Google Books Settlement
ITHACA, N.Y. (Sept. 10, 2009) – In a letter to the New York District Court, Cornell University Library stated its support for the proposed settlement in the Google Books Search case. The Library believes the agreement is an efficient mechanism to provide access to the content of books, creating an inestimable benefit to researchers while at the same time compensating rightsholders. [more...]
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Reading the Grapes of Wrath
For nine years now Cornell has been sending a book to the students in the new freshman class and asking them to read it, write about it, and participate in our large and small group discussions about it when they arrive on campus in August. And together the newest Cornellians have read the book along with Cornell faculty, alumni, and staff, as well as with members of the Ithaca community. This year we are reading “The Grapes of Wrath” together. And whether you are reading this book for the first time, the second time, or maybe even a tenth time, this time you are reading it with us.
The Library is supporting this effort on a a blog, which will have frequent posts about the book, the author, the movie, and the Dust Bowl. Participants can also follow along on Twitter and the main New Student Reading Project Web site.
The Library is supporting this effort on a Video podcast: Academic Publishing in the Humanities
Technological, economic, and political developments of the past decade have drastically altered the means and the tempo by which cultural products of all kinds are disseminated. The news media and commercial book publishing are sites of increasing market volatility. In light of sweeping changes in the systems of information exchange in the society at large, what are the future prospects of scholarly publishing in the humanities? [more...]
Library Press Display
Imagine a news kiosk in Paris. Then BE there… [more]
Sarah How, Olin Librarian, explains the advantages.
Information Competency @ Cornell
Instructors pair up with librarians to ramp up student research skills
Soil sciences professor Jane Mt. Pleasant wasn’t satisfied with her students’ final research project in their first-year writing seminar, and she figured out why… [more]
Cornell University Library & Public Domain Content
Cornell University Library Removes All Restrictions on Use of Public Domain Reproductions
In a dramatic change of practice, Cornell University Library has announced it will no longer require its users to seek permission to publish public domain items duplicated from its collections. Instead, users may now use reproductions of public domain works made for them by the Library or available via Web sites, without seeking any further permission.
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Last Spring Workshop: Citations for Grad Students
Citations for Grad Students
Whether you’re preparing a draft of your dissertation or just getting started on your thesis research, learn how to organize and manage citations, export citations from databases and into your own documents, and keep track of cited references.
Session will meet in Uris Library Electronic Classroom Choose a session from the dates listed below:
- Wednesday, May 6 — 10:00pm – 12:00pm Register
