Slope Day 2012, the Library and You
Uris, the library that shares the same slope upon which many students will enjoy Slope Day, is closed for the festivities. It will close after the overnight study hours at 8 AM on May 4th. Uris can still have a place in your Slope Day as a nice background for any photos taken facing up [...]
New exhibit in Olin celebrates poems about Cornell
A new exhibit in Olin Library’s lobby features six Cornell poets, from A.R. Ammons to Lyrae Van Clief-Stefanon, whose work has garnered substantial recognition among critics and peers. Each poem takes the physical location of the Cornell campus or its natural surroundings as a vantage point from which to examine both the outer and the [...]
Image-tastic
Looking for the perfect image for your paper, project, or presentation? Contact vrhelp-l@cornell.edu for assistance from trained visual resources staff. We can help you– Locate high-quality images no matter your subject and purpose, even if it’s finding images to help you make eye-catching powerpoint/keynote presentations. Use ARTstor, LUNA, and other image databases effectively. Cite images and visual [...]
Caribbean Literature Now Online
To support the growing scholarly interest in writing from the Caribbean region, the Library has acquired online access to Caribbean Literature, a searchable, full-text database of fiction, poetry, manuscripts, archival content, interviews, photographs, and other material extending from the 19th century to the present day, embracing the writing of early figures such as Ardouin Coriolan [...]
A New Sign of Spring on Campus: The Return of Big Red Bikes
The traditional signs of spring on the Cornell campus have already arrived: various sports and games have played out on the Arts Quad, the trees outside of Uris Library are ready to bloom, and winter coats have been shed in favor of shorts and sandals. Alongside these tried and true signals, a new seasonal tradition [...]