The Cornell University Library, the library system of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, which is composed of 20 individual libraries, is one of the largest research libraries in the United States. Initially, a collection of 18,000 volumes stored in Morrill Hall, the library now contains over 7 million volumes, and an additional 7 million microforms. Daniel Willard Fiske, Cornell's first librarian, donated his entire estate to the university upon his death, as did President Andrew Dickson White. Under Fiske's direction, Cornell's library introduced a number of innovations, including opening the stacks to undergraduate students, allowing undergraduates to check out books, and operating 9 hours per day from the earliest days of the library (instead of operating for only a few hours per week—as other libraries at American universities did at the time—just enough time for faculty to check out and return books), which allowed the patrons to use the facilities as a reference library. Modern-style library In its traditional sense, a library is a collection of books and periodicals. ... Jump to: navigation, search For other uses of the name Cornell, see Cornell (disambiguation). ... Jump to: navigation, search It has been suggested that Ithaca Commons be merged into this article or section. ... A research library is a library which contains an in-depth collection of material on one or several subjects. ... Andrew Dickson White in 1885 Andrew Dickson White (November 7, 1832 – November 4, 1918) was an American diplomat, author, and educator, most known as the co-founder of Cornell University. ...

Significant collections

• Samuel May Anti-Slavery Collection
• Witchcraft Collection
• Race and Religion Collection
• Fiske Icelandic Collection
• Asia collections
  • Echols Collection on Southeast Asia
  • Wason Collection on East-Asia
  • South Asia Collection
• Agriculture collections
  • The Core Historical Literature of Agriculture
• Human Sexuality Collection
• Ornithology collection
• Making of America Collection
• Other digital collections

Cornell University Libraries

• Adelson Library (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
• Africana Library
• Annex
• Catherwood Library (Industrial and Labor Relations Library)
• CISER (Cornell Institute for Social and Economic Research)
• Engineering Library
• Entomology Library
• Fine Arts Library
• Geneva Experiment Station Library
• Kroch Library
• Law Library
• Management Library
• Mann Library
• Mathematics Library
• Medical Library (Weill Cornell Medical Library)
• Music Library
• Nestlé Library (School of Hotel Administration Library)
• Olin & Uris Libraries
• Physical Sciences Library
• Veterinary Library (Flower-Sprecher Veterinary Library)

The Cornell Lab of Ornithology is a laboratory dedicated to research in the field of ornithology at Cornell University. ... The New York State School of Industrial and Labor Relations (ILR) at Cornell University was established in 1944 (first students admitted 1945) as the worlds first school for college-level study in industrial and labor relations. ... The Joan and Sanford I. Weill Medical College is the medical school and biomedical research unit of Cornell University. ... The Cornell University School of Hotel Administration, one of the endowed colleges of Cornell University, is a world-renowned school for hospitality management founded in 1922. ...

External links

• Cornell University Library
• Special Collections
• Digital Collections