Libraries Blog

We’re excited to announce a new feature designed to support students’ academic success by integrating Syracuse University Libraries directly in the Blackboard learning management system. Faculty and instructors teaching Blackboard-based courses this spring can now easily and quickly add a link to the course menu that will connect students directly  to a research guide highlighting ...

By Anne Rauh, Head of Collections and Research Services One of the most frequent requests we receive, from both students and faculty alike, is that the Libraries acquire textbooks. We certainly recognize that textbooks are an enormous expense and financial burden on students. In an ideal world, the Libraries would be able to alleviate that. Now, in ...

By John Stawarz, Online Learning Librarian Now that we’re finishing the fall semester and many of you are heading home, you might be wondering what to do to keep yourself busy over the long winter break. Check out something fun to read—or even listen to—with the great ebooks and audiobooks that public libraries (and Syracuse University ...

by Chelsea Hoover, Catalog Librarian of Music One month after I assumed my role as Music Catalog Librarian for Syracuse University Libraries, I was introduced to my first sound recordings cataloging project, the Bell Brothers Collection of Latin American and Caribbean Recordings. This collection was acquired by Syracuse University in 1963 from the Bell Music Box ...

By Kelly Delevan, Information Literacy Librarian In the spring of 2020 Syracuse University sent students home amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and our semester was interrupted in a myriad of ways. For the Libraries, that meant closing our doors, suspending our collection efforts, and putting in-person instruction on hold while shifting to remote-only instruction. As a librarian ...

Barbara Opar, Librarian for Architecture, Syracuse University Libraries The COVID 19 pandemic has changed our lives forever. We read every day about its impact on our health, the economy and how we function in the “new reality.” Are there takeaways for architects? David Benjamin, who is an associate professor at Columbia University reminds us “Pandemics are ...

Six tips to help you along the process! By Giovanna R. Colosi, Librarian for the School of Education Tip #1  REFINE YOUR RESEARCH TOPIC Choosing your topic is the first step in the research process. There may be times when the general topic is chosen for you, and other times you will have the flexibility to choose one ...

by Winn W. Wasson, Social Science Librarian September 17th marks Constitution Day. It was on this day in 1787 that the U.S. Constitution was signed in Philadelphia and sent to the 13 states for ratification.  In 2004, the late Senator Robert Byrd (D-WV) inserted a provision into a spending bill that required educational institutions that receive federal funds ...

By: Anita Kuiken, Librarian for Falk College of Sport & Human DynamicsJust when you thought there wasn’t enough new in your life, lo and behold, the PubMed interface that you’ve been working with forever has changed too. PubMed, a rockin’ database developed by the National Library of Medicine and freely available on the open web, ...

Update posted September 7, 2020: Due to the REALM project’s Test 4 Results, which indicate that the virus can survive on stacked materials longer, the Libraries has increased its materials quarantine period to six days. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, Syracuse University Libraries has modified several policies and services for the upcoming semester, to ensure ...