Welcome to Olin & Uris Libraries
Library staff are available to help you virtually, and look forward to welcoming you in person! Find information about Covid-19 era modified services here:
https://www.library.cornell.edu/covid-19
Don't pay for stuff!
Never pay for an article or book or access to resources.
In most cases (except for textbooks), the Cornell Library has online journals, newspapers, magazines, ebooks and print books, or can get them for you at no charge to you!
Passkey can help you find it at Cornell, or Ask a Librarian.
Library research for your class: key steps
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Finding Context: reference sources for background
Find topic summaries, key concepts, terminology and reference lists
Finding Books
Find items held at Cornell (books, journal holdings, etc.)
Finding Articles
Find articles, essays, book chapters and monographs
Requesting items not available at Cornell
BorrowDirect and Interlibrary Loan
Evaluating your sources
Some tips on how to evaluate the sources you've found
Citing your sources
Guides and Resources for preparing your bibliography
Getting Help: Ask a Librarian!
See the Library's Introduction to Research web page for more tips and strategies.
Subject Librarian
Walk-in Reference,
104 Olin Library
(607) 255-4144