Useful Tips
Tip 1: Your first seach should be a very general keyword search.
Tip 2: •Never use a, an, or the when searching for a title.
Tip 3: Always use the long view to review subject headings.
Tip 4: If a record says "networked resource" it is usually available online.
Tip 5: Always pay attention to the call numbers and note whether the material is shelved in the regular, oversized (+), or double oversized (++) sections.
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Library Catalog
The Cornell University Library Catalog is a database that contains records for materials held in 19 of the 20 libraries that collectively comprise the Cornell University Library.
For more advanced searching, use the Guided Keyword Search in the catalog.
Find Archival Material using the Library Catalog
Go to Guided Keyword Search
Set Search Limits to Collection Location: Kroch Rare and Manuscript Collections
To limit to unpublished material, Set Search Limits to Format: Archival Manuscripts
Request Items
Can't Get the Book at Cornell?
- Use Requests in the catalog to hold, recall, request materials from the Annex, and library-to-library book delivery.
- Interlibrary Loan can get material that Cornell does not own from libraries worldwide.
- Borrow Direct is a reciprocal borrowing program among the Ivies. If Cornell's copy is unavailable, you can borrow it from another Ivy. It is fast -- usually only a few days.
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