Newman Library News

Baruch College Library Open 24 Hours a Day for One Week (11/7-11/15)

Starting this evening (11/7), Baruch students studying for mid-term exams, as well as those looking to catch-up or get ahead of their studies given the disruption of Hurricane Sandy, will be able to find study and reading space 24 hours a day in the Newman Library for one week commencing this evening, Wednesday, November 7th and concluding Thursday night, November 15th when the library will close that evening (as it does for regularly scheduled hours) at midnight.  The service desks will close at their regularly scheduled times throughout the week.  Please visit the following page to confirm the hours of the various service desks: http://newman.baruch.cuny.edu/about/hours.html

Although the reference desk will close at its usual time, chat reference service is available 24 x 7 at http://newman.baruch.cuny.edu/help/askalibrarian.html

The College is extending hours to accommodate Baruch students who now have additional class meetings, assignments and exams loaded into the weeks before the end of the semester.  Your academic progress is a priority.  We hope that you and your families are well and recovering from the disastrous impact of the hurricane.

The Newman Library will reopen on Monday, November 5 at 7:00 a.m. following the closure of the Baruch College campus since October 28 due to Hurricane Sandy.  The Library will be closed on Saturday, November 3 and Sunday, November 4.

Baruch College students may now use the Newman Library’s online Group Study Room Reservation Service to reserve a room up to one day in advance.  After logging in with a Baruch username and password, users see the availability of the rooms that hold 2-3 people and the rooms that hold 4-8 people.  For rooms that are marked “available” a reservation may be made for a period of up to 3 hours or until room closing time, whichever is shorter.  Only one reservation per user is permitted per day.  Users still need to charge out the room key at the circulation desk.  Reservations are automatically cancelled fifteen minutes after starting time if the key is not checked out at the circulation desk; the room is then made available to other users on a first-come, first-served basis.  For more information about the service, please visit the Newman Library’s circulation desk.

The New York Public Library, Columbia University, and New York University are piloting a lending program for faculty and graduate students. Cardholders from each institution, including CUNY faculty and graduate students, are invited to apply for borrowing privileges from all three research libraries through June 2012. CUNY applicants for MaRLI must:

1. Obtain a current NYPL library card
2. Apply for MaRLI specifying research interests (or an NYPL librarian consultant) to ensure eligibility and identify collections can meet specified needs
3. Receive MaRLI approval by e-mail within 5 business days
4. Validate a NYPL card with a MaRLI sticker by presenting
   • the approval email (in print or electronic form)
   • a NYPL card, and
   • another accepted form of ID at one of these NYPL locations:

Stephen A. Schwarzman Building Rose Main Reading Room (Bill Blass Reference Desk Room 315)
Science, Industry & Business Library (Lower Level Delivery Desk)
Library for the Performing Arts (Third Floor Print Delivery Desk)
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture (Lower Level Delivery Desk)

5. Pick up additional MaRLI cards at NYU Bobst and Columbia Butler privileges offices