http://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/OKUWalkingTour.xml en-us © ℗ 2007 Cornell University Library Audio walking tour of services, collections and facilities in Cornell University's Olin, Kroch and Uris Libraries Cornell University Library Audio walking tours of services, collections and facilities in Cornell University's Olin, Kroch and Uris Libraries. The begins by leading new Cornell community members through Uris Library, Cornell's oldest library, followed by a tour through Olin Library, Cornell's largest library. The tour then takes visitors through Kroch Library, Cornell's underground library, and home to the world-renowned Asia Collections and Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections. Music by the Cornell Chimesmasters, © 2007 Audio walking tours of Cornell University's Olin, Kroch and Uris Libraries. Cornell University Library CRIOPOD-L@cornell.edu Cornell University Library Tour of Cornell University's Uris Library Built in 1891, Uris Library is the oldest library at Cornell and was the original University Library. It houses a collection of approximately 170,000 volumes focusing on the humanities and social sciences. http://ecommons.library.cornell.edu/bitstream/1813/8169/5/urisfinal.mp3 Friday, 10 Aug 2007 17:00:00 -0500 00:10:24 Cornell, library, podcast, podcasting, libraries, education, librarians, librarian, books, Uris, humanities, social sciences, tour Cornell University Library Tour of Cornell University's John M. Olin Library The John M. Olin Library opened in 1961 and houses 2 million volumes of material on the humanities and social sciences. The library contains the maps and geospatial information collection as well as the media collection. Services include reference and instruction, interlibrary loan, copying, borrowing, and reserves. Olin Library is also home of the Libe Cafe. http://ecommons.library.cornell.edu/bitstream/1813/8169/4/Olinfinal.mp3 Friday, 10 Aug 2007 17:00:00 -0500 00:18:00 Cornell, library, podcast, podcasting, libraries, education, librarians, librarian, books, Olin, humanities, social sciences, tour, maps, geospatial, media, Libe Cafe Cornell University Library Introduction to Cornell University's Carl A. Kroch Library Carl A. Kroch Library, a state-of-the-art, three-story underground building, opened in August of 1992. Named for Carl A. Kroch, Cornell University Class of 1935, the building was designed especially for the storage of rare and fragile materials. Within its 97,000 square feet, the Kroch Library has room for approximately 1.3 million volumes and 20,000 cubic feet of manuscript material. Kroch Library houses the Asia Collection and the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections. http://ecommons.library.cornell.edu/bitstream/1813/8169/3/KrochIntro_final.mp3 Friday, 10 Aug 2007 17:00:00 -0500 00:07:40 Cornell, library, podcast, podcasting, libraries, education, librarians, librarian, books, Asian, Asia, Kroch, Carl A. Kroch, architecture, Shepley Bullfinch Richardson and Abbott, underground, RMC, manuscripts, manuscript, rare books, tour Cornell University Library Tour of Cornell University's Asia Collections in the Carl A. Kroch Library Cornell University Library's Asia Collections include the Charles W. Wason Collection on East Asia, the South Asia Collection, and the John M. Echols Collection on Southeast Asia. The Asia Collections include reference books, periodicals, newspapers, microfilms and fiche, electronic resources, as well as two levels of book stacks covering East Asia, South Asia and Southeast Asia. http://ecommons.library.cornell.edu/bitstream/1813/8169/2/Asiafinal.mp3 Friday, 10 Aug 2007 17:00:00 -0500 00:10:04 Cornell, library, podcast, podcasting, libraries, education, librarians, librarian, books, Asian, Asia, Kroch, Carl A. Kroch, tour, Indonesia, China, Thailand, Cambodia, Southeast Asia, East Asia, South Asia, India, Nepal, Burma, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Brunei, Tibet Cornell University Library Tour of Cornell University's Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections in the Carl A. Kroch Library The Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections holds over 400,000 printed volumes, more than 75 million manuscripts, and another million photographs and other visual media. Collection strengths include medieval studies, the Reformation, 18th-century France and England, American history, Anglo-American literature, Icelandic history and culture, women's studies, human sexuality, New York state history and architecture, and witchcraft. http://ecommons.library.cornell.edu/bitstream/1813/8169/1/rmcfinal.mp3 Friday, 10 Aug 2007 17:00:00 -0500 00:10:26 Cornell, library, podcast, podcasting, libraries, education, librarians, librarian, books, Kroch, Carl A. Kroch, architecture, Shepley Bullfinch Richardson and Abbott, underground, RMC, manuscripts, manuscript, rare books, archives, university archives, archival, tour