Updated as of March 23, 2020 at 12pm

Library Hours

The library will be operating remotely through March 31st. Visit our hours page for the most current information. The library staff are available to help you remotely. Please email library@sunyocc.edu for assistance.

Library Resources

Coulter Library has electronic resources available through our web site: http://library.sunyocc.edu.

Course Reserves

Physical items on course reserve are unavailable at this time. You might want to see if your course reserves readings are available online. There are two big companies that are working with publishers to provide you with free access to textbooks:

• VitalSource Helps
• RedShelf Responds

Reference Asssistance

Students, faculty or staff who need remote reference help can get in touch with us in the following ways:

• Call us at (315) 498-2334
• Email us at library@sunyocc.edu
• Fill out the Ask a Librarian form here: http://library.sunyocc.edu/?q=content/ask-librarian
• Schedule a reference appointment with a reference librarian. Email us at library@sunyocc.edu to schedule an appointment.

Interlibrary Loan

Interlibrary loan is unavailable at this time. This includes digital item requests. 

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Resources for Faculty

Library instruction

Library instruction can still be scheduled through our instruction form. We will work with you to figure out the best way to provide instruction to your students.

Library Resources

Library resources for faculty moving courses online include the following digital content:

• Coulter Library has electronic resources available through our web site: http://library.sunyocc.edu. Coulter Library licenses digital collections to offer a wide array of material types that could be incorporated into courses. These include articles, books, videos, image collections, newspapers, historical archives, music, and journals and magazines dating back to the 18th century.
• To browse databases visit our A-Z Databases page.
• Online video content can be accessed via Films on Demand and Academic Video Online.
• Open Educational Resources (OER), which are freely available text and course materials, are listed by broad general discipline areas here: https://sunyocc.libguides.com/OER_OCC. These can substitute for physical books.
• National Emergency Library - The Internet Archive has temporarily suspended all waitlists, allowing you to immediately check out any of the 1.4 million books currently in their lending library until June 30th or the end of the US national emergency (whichever comes later).

Course Reserves

Physical items on course reserve are unavailable at this time. Please contact us to explore possible options. You might also want to see if your course reserves readings are available online. There are two big companies that are working with publishers to provide you with free access to textbooks:

• VitalSource Helps
• RedShelf Responds

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Additional Updates and Resources from Onondaga Community College

For up-to-date information on Onondaga Community College's policies and procedures regarding coronavirus, visit Onondaga Community College's Novel Coronavirus Information. Also, all college staff and students are encouraged to check their OCC email regularly for updates.