Manhattanville College Library
The Manhattanville College Library is more than a place to study. It’s where all students go, on campus or online, to achieve academic success. Friendly staff members are ready to help with assignments in every subject. The Library is open 24/5 after the third week of each semester. Wi-Fi and coffee are easy to find. Here you will find computers, printers, copiers and scanners. There are rooms for working in groups, video viewing, and a bustling Café at the center of campus to meet fellow students and professors. The library is also an important refuge, a quiet place students can count on to get work done.
Manhattanville librarians teach students to become informed citizens and critical consumers of information. Students become experts at evaluating and effectively using information, a critically important skill in work and life. The Digital Innovations lab upstairs is where students learn how to showcase their most impressive academic achievements using e-Portfolios and other software.
Students should visit the library service desk to have a barcode added to their ID card.
Quick Facts: Expectations
Failure to follow policies below may result in loss of Library access or privileges:
• Follow posted noise policies. The Library Café is the only unrestricted sound zone.
• Obtain Library staff permission before posting flyers or moving furniture/equipment
• Obtain Library Director permission before filming anywhere in the Library building
• Leave doors unlocked and lights on in Library public rooms
• Respect fellow students by preserving a welcoming, inclusive, and productive environment
Quick Facts: Services
• Experienced and friendly staff
• Librarians with expertise in specific subjects
• Free tutoring in writing, math and every academic subject
• Wi-Fi in public spaces; computers installed in study carrels in the stacks
• Library instruction embedded in the First-Year Program
• In-class visits from librarians to help with any kind of research project
• Walk-in help with term papers, theses, projects, or just to answer questions
• Extended research consultations with a subject specialist librarian by appointment
• Access to a librarian by SMS text
• Laptops loaned for use in the library
• Help with using campus information systems
Quick Facts: Facilities
• Spacious, comfortable and charming café
• A Writing Center in the first floor Learning Commons
• A Center for Student Accommodations with specialized resources to ensure student success
• Individual study carrels and quiet, attractive study areas
• A newly redesigned electronic classroom and flexible spaces designed for active learning
• PC and Macintosh computers
• High speed printers, photocopiers, and touch-screen scanners
• Public fax machine
• Group study areas
• Honors Commons for undergraduate students in the Castle Scholars program
Quick Facts: Collections
• Nearly 250,000 physical items: books, maps, audio, video, music, manuscripts, & more
• State of the art online catalog- plan your research from anywhere
• Rare books, archives and manuscripts unique to Manhattanville, including online collections
• Over 100 online databases with scholarly resources in all subjects
• Nearly 60,000 electronic journals and 139,000 electronic books
• Citation tools for easy integration with papers and presentations
Quick Facts: Extended Library
• Off campus access to online library databases
• A full-service library web site providing access to information and interactive services
• Extended catalogs allow students to view holdings from libraries all over the world
• Rapid interlibrary loan of books and articles at no charge to students
• Online renewals for library materials
• Access to many library facilities and collections in New York City and Westchester County
• Direct borrowing from Purchase College (SUNY) library