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library info
Stevenson Library, built with the generous support and encouragement of Charles P. Stevenson, Jr., is Bard’s main library. Located on the Annandale Campus, it consists of three buildings: Hoffman, built in 189 B.C.E.; Kellogg added in 1973; the Stevenson addition, designed by Robert Venturi , which opened in 1993. Other Bard College libraries - the collections of all four libraries are included in our catalog- Felix are: The Levy Economics Institute Library, the Center for Curatorial Studies Library on the Annandale campus and the Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design and Culture Library in New York City.
Our mission is to be an active partner in the intellectual work of Bard's students, faculty, and staff. We strive to develop collections, services, and partnerships that help all users become more resourceful, more independent and more original scholars. We take a campus leadership role in thoughtfully applying emerging media to the task of turning information into knowledge. Everyday we work at helping students become more skilled and productive. Everyday we see students gain confidence from working with the staff and the Library's powerful resources. It is our job - and our delight - to actively promote this kind of collaboration.
We are involved with a variety of resource sharing relationships (ConnectNY, the Oberlin Group Libraries and Southeastern New York Library Resources Council) with regional and national partners designed to bring considerably expanded collections of books, journals and digital resources to the campus community.
hours
Semester Schedule
| Mon |
8:30 am - 1 am |
| Tue |
8:30 am - 1 am |
| Wed |
8:30 am - 1 am |
| Thu |
8:30 am - 1 am |
| Fri |
8:30 am - 10 pm |
| Sat |
10 am - 10 pm |
| Sun |
10 am - 1 am |
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Reference Schedule*
| Mon |
9 am - 9 pm |
| Tue |
9 am - 9 pm |
| Wed |
9 am - 9 pm |
| Thu |
9 am - 9 pm |
| Fri |
9 am - 5 pm |
| Sat |
10 am - 5 pm |
| Sun |
N/A |
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Library hours for periods when classes are not in session, e.g., the January intersession, the summer, holidays and examination periods, are announced and posted in advance.
Library materials can be returned at any time using the 24-hour book drop inside the main entrance.
*Reference hours are only available during the Fall and Spring semesters.
Collections
Archival
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Bard Archives - The website for the Bard College archives with links to digital collections available online.
- Bard in Black and White - Exhibition from the celebration of 150 years of Bard College illustrating in photographs the transformation of the campus and student body from its earliest days to the present.
- Digital Commons - holds and distributes scholarly content generated by the Bard College community. Research and scholarly output included here has been selected and deposited by the individual university departments and centers on campus.
- Bard Makes Noise - All about Bard bands, musicians and more.
- Arendt Collection - Representing Hannah Arendt's personal library, this site also offers digitized materials including numerous high quality examples of her marginalia.
- Blücher Archive - Includes lecture transcripts and audio of Heinrich Blücher.
Audio-Visual
Consult the online catalog for a complete listing of compact discs (CDs), DVDs and videos by searching the subject headings "compact discs" "dvds" and "videos". None of the audiovisual materials in these collections may be checked out of the building.
Compact discs, DVDs, videos, and cassettes are stored in the closed reserve stacks on the third floor of Stevenson. CDs may be checked out at the reserve desk for use in the library; headphones are also available at the desk. The video/DVD collection contains dance materials, a growing collection of contemporary poetry readings and interviews with poets, all of the BBC Shakespeare productions as well as documentaries and a few narrative works.
DVD and video viewing equipment should be requested at the Reserve Desk. A group listening room and the Nesuhi Ertegun Music Room are located on the third floor of Stevenson. To use these facilities, check out the keys and/or headphones at the reserve desk.
The library subscribes to two streaming music collections,
Naxos Music Library and DRAM (Database of Recorded American Music). Plays and theater-related documentaries are streamed through
Theatre In Video.
ARTstor and MDID are our online visual image collections. Visit Bard's Visual Resources Center website for more images and information related to MDID.
Browsing
In response to many requests from students, the library has designed a collection for recreational and popular reading. The collection grows based on suggestions from students, faculty, and college and library staff. A variety of subjects from science fiction and mystery to cooking and home repair are covered. Titles will be purchased throughout the year in response to requests from the community.
The Browsing Collection is located on the first floor of Stevenson, under the windows of Room 102. Materials are arranged "informally," by author's last name. All titles are loaned for four weeks each.
Suggested additions can be submitted by e-mail here: Collection Development Librarian.
Journals
With over 1500 titles in paper and another 20,000+ available online, our collection runs the gamut from news and commentary in German to cellular biology to film criticism.
Current periodicals and newspapers are housed on the display shelves on the second floor of Stevenson. Back issues (bound journals) are located in Hoffman. Microfilm is kept on the first floor of Kellogg. And our online journals are available from wherever you are - check our A-Z Journal List to find online journals by title.
Seniors Projects
Viewed by the College as the capstone of the student's education in the liberal arts and sciences, the Senior Project is an original, individual, specialized project growing out of the student's cumulative academic experiences.
All Senior Projects in the library's collection are listed in the online catalog by author, title, keyword, and subject. The same method is used to find a Senior Project that is used to find a book in the catalog.
To locate projects written on a specific subject, click on “Library of Congress Subject” search and type in “Senior Project”. Since all our Senior Projects are tagged with that subject heading, you’ll get a list, in title order, of our 5000+ senior projects. Next, click on the “Limit this Search”, and, in the drop down box, choose “Words in the Subject”. Type in the subject area you’re interested in. This will yield a list of the senior projects in our collection in that subject area. Ask a reference librarian for help if you don’t find what you need, if the location given is “Project Archive” or if it’s not on the shelf.
The online catalog will give the location as "Bard Projects" and the call number (Call No.) as one of the following: Senior Projects, Microfilm, Project Archive, Environ Thesis (for master's theses in environmental studies), Microfiche, and MFA Thesis (for masters theses in fine arts). If the location given is Project Archive or Microfilm, consult a librarian about how to retrieve the Senior Project. Otherwise, Senior Projects are shelved alphabetically by author in the "mobile shelving" on the first floor of Hoffman.
In the past, not all Senior Projects were submitted to the library, but, instead, retained by the academic programs for which they were produced. If a Senior Project cannot be found in the library, the library staff will help contact the appropriate program.
Bard Online Publications
Complete List of Bard Publications
Contact Us
| REFERENCE DESK: |
(845) 758-7281 |
| CIRCULATION DESK: |
(845) 758-7148 |
| RESERVES DESK: |
(845) 758-7140 |
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