Library Resources for Online Only Graduate Programs

Our area has many different libraries that can help you with your research, professional development, and leisure. Please contact these libraries prior to your visit to inquire about their current policies and rates. Don't forget that faculty, staff, and enrolled students can also order books from all of these libraries - and others - through our interlibrary loan service.

Here's what you can get:

• Borrowing privileges at other SUNY or CUNY institutions, including SUNY Binghamton, via SUNY Open Access.    You will need your C#

• Cornell University offers guest borrower cards for all NY residents, and Syracuse University offers guest borrower cards for a $100 annual fee. 

• New York Public Library (NYPL), available to all NY residents and workers at no cost, allows you apply online and  access many of their online resources. See our NYPL page for additional information.

• Cortland Free Library allows college students living in Cortland to sign up for a card with college ID, photo ID and proof of local and home addresses. This will provide access to databases and e-books in the Finger Lakes Library System. 

• For legal research, you can visit Cornell Law Library or Syracuse University Law Library. The New York State Unified Court System also has public access law libraries in each county (the closest is in the Cortland County Courthouse.)

Try searching for the book you need on Google. Sometimes a copy can be found and read online.

Another great resource is the Internet Archive.

• The Internet Archive, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, is building a digital library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Like a paper library, we provide free access to researchers, historians, scholars, people with print disabilities, and the general public. Our mission is to provide Universal Access to All Knowledge.
• Because we are a library, we pay special attention to books. Not everyone has access to a public or academic library with a good collection, so to provide universal access we need to provide digital versions of books. We began a program to digitize books in 2005 and today we scan 4,300 books per day in 18 locations around the world. Books published prior to 1927 are available for download, and hundreds of thousands of modern books can be borrowed through our Open Library site.
• Sign up for their FREE virtual Library Card!