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Cornell Expands TEEAL Database

Erica Boorstein  —  Feb 3, 2012

The Essential Electronic Agricultural Library, a Cornell-run program that has helped researchers all over the world gain access to agricultural journals, will expand to 50 more countries this year.

Libe Café Renamed For $500K Donation

Hermela Nadew  —  Sep 1, 2011

Libe Café has been renamed after alumnus Amit Bhatia ’01, whose $500,000 donation to the cafe and library system was announced this summer.

Cornell Law Library Restores, Digitizes Trial Pamphlet

Evelyn Soto  —  May 4, 2011

A Save America’s Treasures grant will provide for the restoration and digitization of the law library’s collection of trial pamphlets, which date back to the seventeenth century.

New York Times Paywall Raises Questions for University Libraries

Christa Nianiatus  —  Apr 12, 2011

Cornell officials are looking into obtaining an institutional subscription to The New York Times website after The Times implemented a paywall on March 28. 

Cornell Library Stands Up to Publishers

Jesella Zambrano  —  Apr 6, 2011

Several universities have expressed support for Cornell University Library’s decision, announced March 21, to no longer do business with publishers who insist on keeping the terms of their contracts private.

Cornell Library’s Digitization Project Unaffected by Ruling Against Google

Eli Grossman  —  Apr 1, 2011

Although a U.S. Court of Appeals judge ruled against Google's book digitization project, Cornell's partnership with Google in its own library initiatives will not be affected.

Cornell Gains Access to 25 Million More Volumes

Laura Shepard  —  Jan 28, 2011

Harvard and MIT joins Ivy League inter-library borrowing program.

Situations in the Library

Ahsiya Kurlansk...  —  Mar 11, 2010

At what point do you have the right to claim a chair in Libe as your own? Ahsiya and Allie discuss.

Computer Science Students to Unveil University Library iPhone Application

Robert Merola  —  Feb 16, 2010

Students from last fall’s software engineering class Computer Science 5150 will release a new application today that will enable iPhone users to access the University library’s online website.

The program’s creators boasted about the application’s capabilities.

University Library Seeks Financial Support for Its Repository Website

Robert Merola  —  Jan 25, 2010

Cornell Libraries announced last Thursday that they will seek voluntary financial support to help pay for their repository site, arXiv.org. The library is responsible for the site’s operation, maintenance and funding.

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