Library

The Gardiner Library features an on-line catalog system, access to the Internet, and research databases including  Gale Infotrac and Student Research Center Gold, and Proquest Platinum as well as the New York Times Full Text and Historical (1851-present). The Library houses nearly 20,000 books, and is open 60 hours each week with staff assistance to find "just the right" book or source. Students are invited to study, perform research, or choose from among the many popular books and magazines available for leisure reading. Access is also available to the Mid-Hudson Library System's million + titles as well as to SEAL, the Southeast New York Access to Libraries, which includes the collections of area universities and special libraries. Bibliographic instruction, including source evaluation technique, is offered to every student during the term, and research papers are mandatory in most courses as preparation for college-level research. See our Research Guide and Library Forum for more!