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Library Catalog and Databases
General Info
Circulation Policy
Access Policy
Interlibrary Lending
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Information on the Library in Transition
For the summer session 2001 and for the academic year (2001-2002), the
Cardinal Hayes Library will be closed for major renovations as part of
Manhattan College' s library construction and technology upgrade project.
While this project is underway, the books, journals, media and microforms
collections in the Hayes Library will not be directly accessible by library
users. Items may be requested at the Engineering Library circulation desk
or through our online
delivery request form and will be retrieved from the Hayes Library
and delivered to the Engineering Library.
The Hermann Engineering Library (Room 309) in the Leo Engineering Building
will provide to the college community such services as reference, public
access computers, and class reserves during the transition period. The
seating in the Fischbach area of the Engineering Library will be available
as a study area and reading room. During the renovation period, the Engineering
Library will be the College's "library in miniature." The Engineering
Library will maintain the hours of operation that the Hayes Library provided
its users during the academic year.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where IS the library now?
For the 2001-2002 school year, most library services will be provided at
the Hermann Engineering Library in the Leo Engineering Building. This is
located on Corlear Avenue near West 240th Street in Riverdale (a short walk
from the upper campus.)
Grover
Hermann Engineering Library
Hours for the 2001-2002 School Year |
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Fall & Spring |
Summer |
| Monday - Thursday |
8:00 am - 11:00 pm |
8:30 am - 6:30 pm |
| Friday |
8:00 am - 6:30 pm |
8:30 am - 4:00 pm * |
| Saturday |
10:00 am - 5:00 pm |
Closed |
| Sunday |
1:00 pm - 11:00 pm |
Closed |
| *After July 4th, the libraries
are closed on Fridays during the Summer. |
For books, check the Manhattan
College Library Catalog. Periodical articles on particular topics can
be located using one of the databases listed on the Manhattan
College online database list. If you already know the title and date
of a periodical and want to find out if the library has the journal either
in paper or online, check the Library
Periodical List.
The Hayes Library is scheduled to be reopened when the renovation and expansion
project is finished at the end of the Summer of 2002.
Yes, they will be available and will be retrieved upon request. The library
will offer weekday delivery of a requested item from Hayes within 24 hours.
Delivery can be made to the Engineering Library.
While the construction and renovations are underway, the Hermann Engineering
Library (Room 309) in the Leo Engineering Building will function as the
main library for the Manhattan College community. The Engineering Library
will provide reference services, selected reference books, computers for
the library's catalog and databases, a public printer, and study space for
about 200 users. The Engineering Library will maintain the hours of operation
and service that the Hayes Library provided its users during the academic
year.
You can request and submit a Delivery Request form at the circulation desk
of the Engineering Library or you can use this online
Delivery Request form.
The current periodicals that were formerly kept in the Hayes Library are
now being relocated to the newly renovated library. The engineering journals
are still located in the Leo Engineering Library.
The library will offer weekday delivery of a requested item from
Hayes within 24 hours. Delivery service is not available during weekends,
holidays when the college is closed, or on most Fridays during the summer.
Books, periodicals, microforms, and videos, can be picked up at the circulation
desk in the Engineering Library.
You can pick up the item 24 hours from the time you make your request. (It
may come sooner, but we're not making any promises.) The library will attempt
to contact you by telephone or email if we find that the item is not available.
Items will be held for pickup for 7 days from the date they are retrieved
from the Hayes Library. Pickups can be made until closing time at the Leo
Engineering Library.
Delivery service is limited to library patrons who have current valid barcodes.
Periodicals that are available online through the Manhattan
College Libraries databases will not be retrieved through this service.
Bound periodicals and reference books may not be checked out but must be
used on premises. All Microforms may not be taken out of the building.
Library items can be returned to the circulation desk at the Hermann Engineering
Library.
Approximately 200 study seats are available in the Fischbach area of the
Engineering Library.
Photocopy machines are available in the Engineering Library.
During the Fall and Spring semesters, reference service will be available
Sunday through Thursday until 9pm in the Fischbach area of the Engineering
Library. During the summer, reference is available until 4:00pm.
Bound periodicals that are located in Hayes must be requested via the delivery
service. Many periodicals are also available online. Consult the Full-Text
Journals Available at Manhattan College Libraries for the full list
of titles that can be accessed through the internet.
Computers providing access to the library catalog, electronic databases
and resources will be available in the Fischbach area of the Engineering
Library near the reference desk. Please note that the libraries' online
resources are available on all computers on the campus network. Off-campus
access is available to users with a valid and current barcode number.
Yes, Manhattan College Libraries subscribes to many online databases which
can be accessed over the internet. Many of these include the full-text of
periodical articles. Patrons who wish to use the library services from home
need access to the internet (the library does not have any dial-up access)
and will need a current library barcode. For more information on home access
to the databases, see technical
information on remote access
To obtain a valid library barcode, patrons must visit either the circulation
desk at the Engineering Library. Barcodes are not issued by phone or email,
because users who request barcode numbers must present current college identification
to show that they are currently students, faculty or staff at Manhattan
College.
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