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Students

Welcome to Coulter Library. This page provides general information about the library for current students.

Accessing Resources

Library resources are available on-campus to all library visitors. Off-campus access is restricted to staff and students. From off-campus you will be prompted to login for all restricted library resources. These resources are designated by this graphic login required off campus.

Finding Resources

Resources at Coulter Library

Books - To find books and other items that are physically housed in Coulter library search the library catalog.

Articles - To find articles on a particular topic search the library research databases. Coulter Library has several general databases that cover multiple subjects or you can search a subject specific database. If you are searching for a particular journal, you can search our electronic journal listing page.

Course Reserves - Faculty members often place course textbooks, readings, and other items on library reserve. To find out if items are on reserve for your course search the reserve catalog by instructor, course number, or title.

Newspapers - Coulter Library subscribes to several newspaper databases. These databases vary in content from geographic location to time period.

Multimedia - To find films, music, and other items that are physically housed in Coulter Library search the library catalog. The library also subscribes to several online multimedia databases.

Viewpoint Resources - Coulter Library has a wealth of resources that can help you in researching particular viewpoints. Here is a list of databases that are typically good starting points for this type of research.

Literary Resources - Coulter Library has a wealth of literary research resources. We have sections dedicated to literary books in our reference department, books written by and about authors in our circulating collection, and an extensive literary database that can provide you with a wealth of information about a particular author or work.

Can't find what you need?

ILL - Students cn request resources from other libraries through interlibrary loan. Visit http://sunyocc.illiad.oclc.org/illiad/logon.html to create an ILLiad account and order items through interlibrary loan.

Other library catalogs - You can search other library catalogs for library resources (ie. books, multimedia). Please note that online content is typically limited to on-site access and retrieval unless you have an affiliation with the library.

Citing Resources

The library provides many citation style resources to assist you in citing the sources you utilize for your research. The writing resources section in our Reference Department has several citation books and we also have a "How Do I Cite My Paper?" guide available online.

Distance Students

The following library services are available off-campus for students enrolled in SUNY Onondaga courses.

English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)

Multilingual and ESOL Resources - Some of Coulter Library's subscription databases provide translation links, we have several films in our media department that have foreign language subtitles and/or dubbing, and we have ESOL resources available. Please ask a librarian for more details.