EMPOWERING COMMUNITY THROUGH COLLABORATION
FEATURED MEMBER
United States Merchant Marine Academy
Kings Point, NY
- Titles in CNY Collection: 210,000 and 900 periodicals, Selective Federal depository
ConnectNY enhances the USMMA’s information experience through resource sharing with a distinguished group of academic libraries. ConnectNY provides access to scholars at the U. S. Merchant Marine Academy to local collections in support of maritime and military research..
Donna Selvaggio, Chief Librarian
Collection Highlights
The mission of the Schuyler Otis Bland Memorial Library is to foster intellectual growth and advance the mission of the United States Merchant Marine Academy providing quality resources and innovative services in education and research.
Adelphi University Libraries
Garden City,NY- Titles in CNY Collection: 326,281
ConnectNY provides our students and faculty access to tremendous resources that we alone could not afford. The collective knowledge and experience of all the CNY libraries are invaluable assets to all of us in these transformational times.
Brian Lym, Dean of University Libraries
Bard College Libraries
Annandale-on-Hudson,NY- Titles in CNY Collection: 411,467
CNY represents: a lively & critical exchange between colleagues and faculty and students; a way of ‘crowdsourcing’ collections through the active participation by users at all levels; and an object lesson for our campus communities in generous collaboration and multi-institutional support.
Jeff Katz, Director of Libraries
Canisius College Libraries
Buffalo, NY- Titles in CNY Collection: 235,958
Our patrons rely on the combined collections of ConnectNY to meet their research needs. We also value the shared ebook collection and many other benefits of the consortium.
Kristine Kasbohm, Library Director
Colgate University Libraries
Hamilton, NY- Titles in CNY Collection: 959,343
Through collaboration and resource sharing, the ConnectNY consortium has significantly strengthened the Colgate University Libraries’ ability to support the research, teaching, and coursework of faculty, students, staff, and other researchers. It allows us to share collections across libraries in a timely and transparent manner. For our patrons, it has become a mainstream library service that is reliable and easy to use.
Joanne Schneider, University Librarian
Hamilton College Library
Clinton, NY- Titles in CNY Collection: 751,765
Difficult problems require collaborative solutions. CNY provides just such a set of partners.
David Smallen, Vice President for Libraries and Information Technology
Le Moyne College Library
Syracuse, NY- Titles in CNY Collection: 353,996
Our participation in ConnectNY is something we proudly advertise to our patrons. We tell them that as student of Le Moyne, they not only have access to our print collection but the print collections of 17 other institutions across New York State.
Robert Johnston, Library Director
Marist College Library
Poughkeepsie, NYJoining ConnectNY offers the Marist community rapid access to the wealth of resources held in member libraries, allowing our students in particular the opportunity to expand their research horizons. In addition, Marist librarians are excited to participate in shaping the future of ConnectNY.
Rebecca Albitz, Library Director
Medaille College Libraries
Buffalo, NY- Titles in CNY Collection: 44,929
Andrew Yeager, Director of Libraries
Pace University Libraries
New York, NY- Titles in CNY Collection: 461,967
Pace’s membership in the CNY consortium allows us to fill in requests from patrons for materials not part of the Pace’s library collection. CNY opens up a door to a comprehensive collection that on our own mere resources we will not be able to afford to build alone.
Rey Racelis, Associate University Librarian
Pratt Institute Libraries
New York, NY- Titles in CNY Collection: 153,048
Russell Abell, Director of Libraries
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Research Libraries (RPI)
Troy, NY- Titles in CNY Collection: 331,771
Andrew White, Library Director
Rochester Institute of Technology Libraries (RIT)
Rochester, NY- Titles in CNY Collection: 477,913
Since its creation, the partner libraries of ConnectNY have provided RIT students and faculty with access to valuable resources that support RIT’s expanding research needs, especially in the areas of the humanities and social sciences. Participating in ConnectNY has been and continues to be one of the best resource sharing decisions in RIT Libraries’ history!
Marcia Trauernicht, Director of RIT Libraries
St. Lawrence University Libraries
Canton, NY- Titles in CNY Collection: 411,217
CNY combines access to a substantially larger number of titles and volumes than can be found in any individual member’s local collection with convenient and reliable requesting and delivery mechanisms. CNY is an admirable example of cooperation, collaboration, and caring within a consortial setting.
Michael Alzo, Director of Libraries
Siena College Library
Loudonville, NY- Titles in CNY Collection: 256,991
It’s been great to see ConnectNY evolve from a resource-sharing partnership of a few libraries into a robust, multi-purpose consortium with a culture of successful collaboration and collegial cooperation.
Loretta Ebert, Library Director
Skidmore College Library
Saratoga Springs, NY- Titles in CNY Collection: 283,477
Marta Brunner, College Librarian
Union College Library
Schenectady, NY- Titles in CNY Collection: 428,077
Students and faculty have direct access to 17 other NYS libraries!
Frances Maloy, College Librarian
United States Merchant Marine Academy
Kings Point, NY- Titles in CNY Collection: 129,896 and 900 periodicals, Selective Federal depository
ConnectNY enhances the USMMA’s information experience through resource sharing with a distinguished group of academic libraries. ConnectNY provides access to scholars at the U. S. Merchant Marine Academy to local collections in support of maritime and military research.
Donna Selvaggio, Chief Librarian
United States Military Academy Library
West Point, NY- Titles in CNY Collection: 330,439
ConnectNY provides direct value for our cadets, faculty, and staff by improving the quality and depth of research materials available for their scholarship.
Christopher Barth, Librarian and Associate Dean
Vassar College Libraries
Poughkeepsie, NY- Titles in CNY Collection: 968,491
Our faculty and students love ConnectNY! It’s the cornerstone of our Interlibrary Loan services, providing an easy, reliable, and quick way to get access to materials that Vassar either doesn’t have or are in use by other patrons.
Andrew Ashton, Director of the Libraries