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Overview

With more than seven million volumes, seven million microforms, 65,000 cubic feet of manuscripts, and 400,000 other materials,Cornell University Library is among the ten largest academic research libraries in North America. In 2001–02, CUL acquired 200,000 new volumes. Cornell acquires all books published by university presses in the English-speaking world, the output of some 140 American trade publishers, complete sets of thousands of scholarly series from around the world, and more than 60,000 periodical and newspaper titles. For the past decade, the library has also developed extensive collections of digital resources. This rapidly growing genre now includes thousands of current periodical titles, extensive collections of primary texts, digital images of fine artworks from around the globe, statistical data files, and hundreds of indexes, abstracts, and search tools.

Selectors

Over thirty subject selectors develop the collections of the Cornell University Library by selecting and purchasing print, electronic and other resources. Requests from the library users for purchases are welcome.

Giving

Unrestricted Gifts, no matter what the amount, help support every facet of Cornell University Library operations -- from enriching our holdings and expanding our resources, to preserving our collections, to improving our services with advanced technology.