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Student Services at Mann Library

Reference Services | Instruction Services | Computing Services | Circulation Services

Here's an overview of the wide range of services available to Cornell students. Please contact the Mann Library Reference Desk for more information on any of the services listed below at 607-255-5406 or mann_ref@cornell.edu.

Library Tours

From individual study rooms to state-of-the-art computing to a swinging cafe, come explore the newly renovated Mann Library, Cornell's largest science library, which serves the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, the College of Human Ecology, and the Division of Nutritional Sciences. No registration required. Meet in the lobby of Mann Library.

  • Monday Aug. 20 - Friday Aug. 24, 10:00 am and 12:00 pm
  • Friday Aug. 24, Special Grand Opening Celebration, tours every hour on the hour 12pm - 4pm
  • Saturday Aug. 25, 2:00 pm
  • Monday Aug. 27 - Friday Aug. 31, 12:00 pm (with a special 7:00 pm tour on Aug. 29)

Reference Services

Mann’s knowledgeable reference staff is ready to help you with all your questions, including (but certainly not limited to):

For further information on reference services and consultations, please contact the Mann reference desk at mann_ref@cornell.edu

Instruction Services

Mann offers both workshops and tours of the library.

Workshops: Our open workshops are offered each semester, as well as in the summer. A typical offering of classes would include Adobe Photoshop, American FactFinder, EndNote & RefWorks, Geographic Information Systems, Microsoft Access, Excel & PowerPoint.

Tours: Mann library tours are typically scheduled at the beginning of each semester & are guided by Mann Public Services Librarians. They are a good opportunity to see the library and have your questions answered.

Computing Services

Students have access to a wide variety of cutting edge computing facilities at Mann Library. Here's a snapshot of what we have to offer:

  • Stone Computing Center: Public computing facilities on the 1st floor include 60+ Dell PCs and 5 Macs. There is also a classroom with 23 computers where we teach our workshops.
  • Specialized Software: Many of Mann’s public computers contain specialized applications, including—but not limited to--ArcGIS, EndNote, Illustrator, Microsoft Office, Minitab, Pagemaker, Photoshop, SAS & SPSS.
  • Creation Stations: Two public computers, one PC and one Mac, featuring the latest in multimedia software and hardware.
  • Laptop Check Out: Forty Dell Latitude wireless laptops. Mice and zip drives also available.
  • Poster Printing: Large-format color plotter prints posters up to 3.5 feet wide.
  • Audio and Video Equipment Checkout (available from circulation desk).  Includes digital camera, tape recorders and headphones.

For a more complete picture of Mann's computing facilities, check out our computing website. Our payment options page has detailed information on ways for paying for print and photocopy jobs.

Circulation Services

Access Services (or Circulation) manages the borrowing and returning of materials to the library, reserves (both print and electronic), interlibrary loan and anything else having to do with the circulation of library materials.

  • Interlibrary Loan: Borrowing and lending of books and journals not owned by Cornell.
  • Borrow Direct: Easy to use patron generated book request and delivery system using seven Ivy League libraries. Simply look up a book in the Borrow Direct system, and have it delivered to Mann Library within 3-5 days. Not for journal articles.
  • Electronic and Print Reserves: Course Reserve items available on the web or for short term loan checkout from the circulation desk.
  • Universal Return: Library items may be returned to any Cornell library. Once checked in they will be sent back to the lending library. Not for interlibrary loan, borrow direct, course reserve or hourly loans.
  • Carrels and Lockers: Check out a carrel for four hours (undergraduates) or one day (grads). Carrels are private, and they have windows and ethernet connections. Lockers are available for semester long use. Both can be checked out at the circulation desk on the first floor.

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