Distributed between Olin and Uris Libraries, a single collection supports research and instruction at Cornell University. While its principal focus is on the humanities and social sciences, its holdings also include select engineering and physical sciences materials.
The two adjacent libraries’ holdings of print, media and electronic resources are managed by selectors and subject specialists who choose materials for the physical collection, for online access, and for the Library Annex, which is located near the central campus. The collection reflects the university curriculum, areas of faculty research, and the Library’s historical strengths. Among especially rich holdings are those of: the central Andean countries; classics; government; history of science; Icelandic studies; linguistics; literary and cultural studies; philosophy, criticism, and theory; and United States history.
Cornelliana – University related publications on the history of Cornell, yearbooks, and recent student publications.
Map Collection – A historic collections featuring over 200,000 paper maps and atlases.
Media Collection – An extensive selection of films in various videodisc formats (DVDs, Blu-rays, and Laserdiscs) is available to the Cornell community.
New and Noteworthy – Newly added popular fiction and non-fiction titles.
Reference Collection – Cornell library offers an extensive access to online reference resources, supplemented by the Olin Library print reference collection. Together, they provide a strong resource collection for supporting research and instruction in the humanities and social sciences at Cornell University.
U.S. Government Documents – As a member of the Federal Depository Library Program, Cornell University Library receives federal government publications that can be used by social scientists, historians, engineers, and scientists across campus.