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Services Information

Please note the following levels of services available to our research community. Please feel free to revisit this page for any updates.

Services Available (updated September 2026)

Cornell Users

  • Due to staffing constraints, scanning services for Rare and Manuscript Collections are currently unavailable. Please contact us to inquire about access options.
  • We support and prioritize access and reference requests from current Cornell students and employees.
  • We provide basic bibliographic records and conservation assessment for urgent cases along with safe storage of collections already in our holdings.
  • Access to collections that lack a collection guide (box or folder description) require special arrangements made well in advance of a projected research visit. Please contact us well ahead of a projected research visit to make inquiry.

Non-Cornell Users

  • We respond to e-mailed reference questions
  • Due to staffing constraints, scanning services for Rare and Manuscript Collections are currently unavailable. Please contact us to inquire about access options.
  • We provide basic bibliographic records and conservation assessment for urgent cases along with safe storage of collections already in our holdings.
  • Access to collections that lack a collection guide (box or folder description) require special arrangements made well in advance of a projected research visit. Please contact us well ahead of a projected research visit to make inquiry.