Category: Announcements

Help us serve you better and enter our raffle to win a $75 gift card!  When it comes to library resources, do you prefer ebooks? Would you rather check out a print copy? We invite you to take our anonymous survey on format preferences! We intend to use your responses to better align library purchasing … Continued

The Library has recently subscribed to Choice Online, an academic book review database that allows you to discover and evaluate recently published books in your field. We invite you to create an account and send lists of titles that could support your teaching and research to your liaison librarian. If your department does not have … Continued

Artstor is disappearing on August 1, 2024, but all content, functions, and features of the platform will be migrated to JSTOR. Nearly all of the 2.5 million images in Artstor are already available through JSTOR now, but this final phase in the transition will allow you to organize and share images there as you did … Continued

The Ground Floor is now open again Accessing Materials on the Ground Floor A guide on how to access materials from the Ground floor of the library while it is closed.  

Explore the Sojourner Truth Library’s virtual book displays!   The displays include ebooks, streaming films, free podcasts and physical books that can be requested via curbside. Items are selected by librarians and student staff, and organized thematically to tie to our current literary and cultural moment.   Interested in creating a display or have a … Continued

Remote Connect to Campus Lab Student PCs Campus Support Document: How to Connect to Campus Classrooms / Labs Computers Remotely Remote PC connection notes:  First install and log into the Cisco AnyConnect VPN software. Using the campus VPN with install how to links Next find an available PC on the campus remote desktop portal here: … Continued

JSTOR full archive expanded access has been extended until June 30, 2023! We are announcing today that the following JSTOR full archive expanded access programs will continue through June 30, 2023: Full archive expanded access program (all Arts & Science Collections, Thematic Collections, Primary Source Collections not currently licensed by your institution are available at … Continued

What do I do with my Library stuff!? As previously announced, the Sojourner Truth Library remains closed until further notice. You will not incur fines or holds on transcripts on any Library materials borrowed this semester.  However, please review your library and interlibrary loan accounts, and return any outstanding items as soon as it is … Continued

Dear New Paltz Students: Good news: The Library will be open for real-time remote Research Help starting Monday, March 30.  See the update on the library website. If you need an item from Library Course Reserves, please ask your instructor/professor.  Instructors can identify any items for which there’s no online edition or substitute.  The Library will scan them within one … Continued

Greetings, All Faculty:  The Library is offering to make available scanned copies of material in Library Course Reserves, including textbooks and personal copies, on request.  This service may be impacted by many forces beyond our control, so please: limit requests to required material already on reserve*; limit requests to only the required portion of each item (chapters, rather … Continued