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It is with sadness but also with great appreciation that we share the news of Manndible Café’s closing at the end of this spring 2021 semester. Their last day of service will be May 21st.   Located just off the Mann lobby, Manndible Café has been the Cornell Ag Quad’s landmark hub for healthy food since the reopening of the fully renovated Mann Library building in 2007. For the past fourteen years, owners Kathleen Pasetty…

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April is the cruelest month? We beg to differ, Mr. Eliot. Join us for any of our workshops and we’ll help you put the muddy, rainy early spring in a whole new light. Plus, Earth Day! Some highlights: Creating dynamic visual presentations for any discipline Knocking it out of the poster session park with good research posters; Managing citations w/ Zotero; Making: 3D modeling basics, VR intro, Toni Morrison book club, poetry & design; Working…

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Hey students, what can the Library help you with during a hybrid semester at Cornell? A lot! Just take it from the bear and the owl—who’ve stepped us as stars of our comic strip series, created to fill you in on all the ways you can make the Library work for you. Our newest installment outlines all the goodies (books, study spaces, printing services, loaner laptops and other equipment) that on-campus students and researchers can…

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The Cornell University Library Chats in the Stacks is a series of book talks featuring recent publications by Cornell authors. This semester, all the book talks will be virtual, so you can enjoy them wherever you are! See the schedule below for Mann Library. January 29, 2021 4pm Fault Lines: Fractured Families and How to Mend Them by Karl Pillemer What makes family estrangement so painful? Why do these rifts arise in the first place,…

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As the Cornell campus begins to move out of a restful winter break and stretch towards the start of a new semester, we’re pleased to bring our friends some of the highlights of the past year at Mann Library. It has been a year like no other—and yet, a look back shows some remarkable accomplishments. We know we are not alone there. We salute the resilience and dedication that has been so abundantly evident at…

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2020 has been a year of exciting growth for Cornell University Library’s Evidence Synthesis Service Team. Evidence syntheses, such as systematic reviews, scoping reviews, and other forms of literature synthesis, have emerged as an attractive research alternative to in-person lab and fieldwork for many Cornellians during the pandemic. Working remotely, researchers sought out the expertise of the CUL Evidence Synthesis Team’s six librarians, all trained to provide in-depth guidance and instruction on evidence synthesis methods…

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It’s home stretch time—and we want to be sure that all Cornell students and researchers know that Mann Library spaces an services are here for you as you need them. Specific updates to keep top of mind: Mann Library hours of operation through December 21 are: Monday – Thursday 10:00 a.m. through 4:00 p.m., Friday 10:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m.; closed Saturday; Sunday 12:00 p.m. through 5:00 p.m. For full hours info see: bit.ly/mann-hours Looking for a…

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Hey students, what can the Library help you with this hybrid fall 2020 semester? A lot! Just take it from the bear—who’s stepping up as the star of our new comic book series, created to fill you in on all the ways you can make the Library work for you. Our first installment comes with tips on getting the most out of the library as many students head off campus to finish their semester at…

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Mann Library is happy to announce that poster printing services are once again available for Cornell faculty, students and staff. Need a color poster printed, in large–up to 5’ x 100’–or smaller–e.g. 8-1/2 x 11″ or 11″ x 17″–dimensions? Our services are available Monday – Friday, 8am to 4pm with a turnaround time of approximately 2 business days. Here are the specific steps needed for getting your poster(s) printed during this year’s hybrid semesters at…

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In March 2020 the sudden closure of the Cornell campus due to the COVID-19 pandemic threw the rich extracurricular life that students find on the Cornell campus for an extraordinary loop. As with so many other aspects of the University at that time, Cornell’s many student groups pivoted quickly to various virtual means of staying connected and active. But lost for good was the opportunity for the live student performances, club exhibits, and other community…

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