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Yes, the self-serve color printer is to the right of the Circulation Desk. It can print PDF, JPG or TIFF formats, as well as black and white, for 30 cents a copy.  It also scans in black and white or color, at no charge.  To print in color, follow these steps:
  1. Select "Media Print Text" from the Home menu
  2. Insert USB flash drive. If there are a lot of files, this process may take a few minutes.
  3. Select From List either a folder and/or a file.
  4.  Press Save, put the correct coinage in the coin box and press the green copy button.


The outline below lists some of the major subject areas that are represented in the first line of a call number. It is not a complete list. 
A) GENERAL WORKS
AE: Encyclopedias
AP: General periodicals
B) PHILOSOPHY
BF: Psychology
BL-BX: Religion
C) AUXILIARY SCIENCES OF HISTORY
CC: ARCHAEOLOGY
CT: BIOGRAPHY
D) HISTORY: GENERAL AND OLD WORLD
DA: British History
DC-DQ: European History
DS: History of the Middle East and Asia
DT: African History
DU: History of Down Under
E) HISTORY: UNITED STATES
F) HISTORY: STATE AND LOCAL UNITED STATES; CANADA; LATIN AMERICA
G) GEOGRAPHY
GN: Anthropology
GV: Sports and Recreation
H) SOCIAL SCIENCES
HA: Statistics
HB: Economic Theory
HC: Economic Conditions and National Economies
HD: Agriculture, Labor, and Industry
HE: Transportation and Communication
HF: Business, Accounting, and Advertising
HG: General Finance, Money, Banking, and Insurance
HJ: Public Financ
HM: Sociology
HQ: Family, Marriage, Women, Sexuality
HV: Social Pathology
HX: Communism, Socialism
J) POLITICAL SCIENCE
JK: US Politics
JX: International Relations
K) LAW
KF: Law of United States
L) EDUCATION
M) MUSIC
N) FINE ARTS
NA : Architecture
ND: Painting
P) LANGUAGE-LITERATURE
PE: English language
PN: Comparative literature-Drama
PR: English literature
PS: American literature
Q) SCIENCE
QA: Mathematics
QB: Astronomy
QC: Physics
QD : Chemistry
QH-QL: Biology, Ecology
QM: Human Anatomy
QP: Physiology
R) MEDICINE
RA: Public Health
RC: Internal and Sports Medicine
RM: Therapeutics
S) AGRICULTURE
SH: Outdoor activities, camping
T) TECHNOLOGY
U) MILITARY ARTS & SCIENCES
V) NAVAL SCIENCES
Z) BIBLIOGRAPHY-LIBRARY SCIENCE

For more information, see this page from the Library of Congress.
  • The Safety & Accessibility Map shows power door access to campus buildings, parking lots, also blue light phones & defibrillators
  • The pocket-size Ithaca Campus Map (available at the Campus Center, Admission Office, Library Reference Desk, Safety Office, etc.) also provides this information
  • Detailed accessibility information for each building is provided on the Printer-Friendly Accessibility Guide (entrances, elevator if any, handicapped-accessible bathrooms, listening devices) & also at the door to each building
Go to the IC Services desk in the union (307B) fill out a form, and you will receive a refund.

There are approximately 75 desktop PCs in the Library , 21 laptops and 2 iPads that can be borrowed for 6-hour use in the Library.  Laptops can be checked out at the Circulation Desk.  We also check out cords to connect laptops with power outlets.  The desktop PCs are located in the following areas:

  • on the 3rd floor - along the north (Lake) side
  • in Room 319
  • in the Multimedia Listening area
  • clustered around the pillars on the Main (2nd) Floor
There is a fax machine in the bookstore that accepts cash or ID Express. Alternately, you can scan documents at one of the public scanners or photocopiers on the main floor of the Library or in the Digital Media Lab and then send the document as an e-mail attachment.
Technology in the Lab is available on a first-come, first serve basis.  The Lab is open all hours that the Library is open.  The space is not reservable.  Lab spaces are foremost intended to support IC student video, audio, and graphic design work, in addition to technology-enhanced collaboration and practice for presentations.  General worktop space for personal laptops is also available.  The general lab space is a quiet workspace, while the collaboration station spaces and presentation space support group work and conversation.   

Please note:  As media-rich projects can take up a lot of disc space, we recommend that users bring their own hard drives on which to save this content.  

ITS maintains a list of software, many of which are available on the Library's public computers.
The College Archives houses Serling television scripts, movie screenplays, stage play scripts, films, published works, and secondary materials. Consult the Archives site for more information.

See the ITS guide on services for guests. If you own a laptop or tablet, you may connect to ICAirnet unsecured, the College’s wireless network, which requires no authentication and allows visitors access to the Internet on personal devices. Information transmitted or received over ICAirnet is not encrypted and could be intercepted and viewed by other network users.

To connect to ICAirnet:

   * Choose ICAirnet from the list of available wireless networks
   * Enter an e-mail address
   * Proceed unsecured

Ithaca College policy states that interior building temperature set points are 69-71 degrees for the heating season (generally November-April) and 74-76 degrees for the cooling season (generally May through October).  This is an environmentally responsible policy that meets applicable New York building codes and OSHA guidelines as well as helps the college reduce energy consumption. 

The Library temperature is monitored 24 hours a day.  Fluctuating outdoor temperatures (and varying amounts of sunshine) may /do happen thus taxing the heating and cooling systems.  If you feel the need, please do not hesitate to report your discomfort to any of our staff at one of the four service desks.

John D. Birk

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