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We have a professional librarian on duty over 80 hours a week including evenings and weekends. We're there to answer your questions, to help you identify the resources you need for coursework and research projects, and to provide informal, one-to-one instruction in the use of the Library's catalog and databases. We will answer your questions in person, over the phone, or by email or chat.
Reference Desk Hours - when school is in session
Mondays through Fridays
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9am-10pm |
| Saturdays |
10am-4pm |
| Sundays |
10am-10pm |
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Reference Desk Hours Over Summer and Intersession Breaks - hours vary, but typically weekdays 9:00am - 5:00pm.
The Reference Librarians Can Help You to...
- Search the catalog to find books, government documents, journals, DVDs, and other resources from the library's collection
- Choose the databases and the other resources that would be best suited to your research needs
- Learn the most effective ways of searching databases and of locating peer-reviewed scholarly articles and books for your research projects
- Distinguish between peer-reviewed sources and sources that have not been filtered through that specific type of quality conrtrol process
- Figure out how to retrieve the full tests of online journal articles
- Judge the credibility, reliability, and the authority of a source that you plan to use in your research - whether it comes from the Web or elsewhere
- Retrieve statistical or factual data from a variety of sources
- Locate an item in the collection, a room in the library, or a building or service on campus, or find directions to off-campus locations
- Figure out how to print, copy, scan, renew items you currently have checked out, access ConnectNY, Blackboard, or request research material not owned by the library
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