CCS BARD

The CCS Bard Library is a non-circulating collection and materials are available for use in the library only. We do have a photocopier/scanner for patron use in making reproductions.

CCS Bard Special Collections and Archives material requires an appointment for viewing. Please contact ccslib@bard.edu to schedule a research appointment and allow at least 1 business day for access.

Items marked CCS MS Backlog or CCS RR Backlog can be requested for rush cataloging and access. Please contact ccslib@bard.edu to request the item and we will contact you when it is available for your use, usually within 1 business day.

Items in the CCS Media Collection can be checked out for use in the library from a full-time library staff member Monday - Friday 9:30am - 5:00pm. You can also schedule an appointment by contacting ccslib@bard.edu.

The Library Classroom and the Laura-Lee Whittier Woods Collaborative Study Room are both available for reservation. Please submit a request via the Reserve a Meeting Space form and a staff member will contact you to confirm.

For information on viewing items from the Archives, Special Collections or the art collection, please see the Research and Viewing page.

CCS Bard Library’s catalog was designed as a starting point for research with CCS collections in an art-specific context. You will find materials held by the CCS Bard Library, records for CCS Bard archival collections and links to their respective finding aids, as well as access to a variety of material available through Bard College’s subscription databases focused on coverage of contemporary arts and culture. The full catalog of e-books available via the Bard Libraries and ConnectNY collections are also discoverable via this interface.

For more information about resources in the larger Bard College system, see “Bard College Libraries” below or search the Bard Libraries catalog or the A-Z Databases for a full list of electronic resources available at Bard.

The Catalog search returns results for collection materials held in the CCS Bard Library & Archives, as well as e-books from Bard College Libraries and ConnectNY. The Articles search returns results, both full-text and citation, found in a specific set of Bard’s subscription databases with coverage particularly focused on arts and culture. For a list of databases available in the tool click here. Please note that some digital material types (e-books, online resources, streaming media) will be found in both the Catalog and the Articles search.

In the Catalog Advanced Search, use the Resource Type facet and select “E-books” and “Online Resource.” You can enter additional search criteria or just browse all titles by hitting “Enter.”

In the Catalog Advanced Search, use the Resource Type facet and select all resource types except for “E-books.”

In the Catalog search, you can browse a list of everything in the CCS Bard Library by entering no search criteria at all and initiating the search. You can then limit the results by selecting facets on the left.

Go to Catalog Advanced Search, in the Collection facet, select “CCS Special Collections” and initiate the search.

Go to Catalog Advanced Search, in the Collection facet, select “CCS Artists’ Publications” and initiate the search.

Go to Catalog Advanced Search, in the Collection facet select “CCS Masters Theses” and initiate the search.

Go to Catalog Advanced Search, in the Resource Type facet select “Periodical” and initiate the search.

Resource Type is a broad classification of the resource being described (book, periodical, video/DVD, etc.). Material type is a more specific designation of the resource type. For example, an artists’ book would be a resource type “book” and would also have a material type “artists’ book.”

Material types are a new descriptive facet in our cataloging, so you can expect to see this metadata enriched moving forward.

Media exists across collections at CCS Bard and is housed in the library’s main collection, in Special Collections and also appears in archival collections. It is best to isolate this search by resource type, material type and/or location.

Go to Catalog Advanced Search, in the Collection facet, select “CCS Library Media” and initiate the search.

In Catalog Advanced Search, in the Collection facet, select “CCS Special Collections” and pair with a specific resource type or material type then initiate the search.

In Catalog Advanced Search, under the Resource Type facet, select “Archives” and use the Material Type facet to browse specific forms. This search will return brief records for finding aids in which the material type is found. You can then link to the finding aid to learn more about the content.

To save a record, press the + button next to the title you wish to save. To view saved records, go to Saved in the navigation bar.

To save the results of a search, first log in using your Bard credentials. Once you are logged in, go to Save Searches in the navigation bar and choose the search you’d like to save. It will then appear in the Saved area whenever you are logged in.

Records will be saved only for the duration of your current session unless you are logged in with your Bard credentials–in which case, they remain until you remove them. Saved searches can only be saved when you’re logged in and also remain indefinitely.

The Bard Libraries Catalog reflects the holdings of the CCS Bard Library, the Stevenson Library, the Levy Economics Institute Library and the Bard Graduate Center Library.

If you don’t find the book you’re looking for in the Bard Libraries Catalog, you should then search ConnectNY. If the book is not in ConnectNY, you would then search it in WorldCat to place an interlibrary loan (ILL) request.

ConnectNY is a group of academic libraries in New York State with a consortial borrowing agreement. Materials can be requested from member libraries and will be delivered to the Reserves Desk on the 3rd floor of Stevenson Library usually within 2-3 days.

Before you submit an ILL request, be sure that you have first searched the Bard Libraries catalog and the ConnectNY catalog. If the item you’re looking for is not in either of those catalogs, you then search WorldCat and you can follow the links in each record to submit an ILL request.

To use the interlibrary loan services, you must first set up an account here.

ConnectNY and ILLiad are both services provided by Stevenson Library. You will be notified via email when your materials have arrived and they will be available for pick-up on the 3rd floor of Stevenson Library at the Reserves Desk. ConnectNY and ILLiad items must also be returned to the Reserves Desk at Stevenson.

ConnectNY books are usually available within 2-3 business days. ILLiad books can take up to 1 week. However, articles requested via ILL are usually returned electronically within 2 business days.

Yes, you can access electronic resources from off-campus. You will be asked to authenticate using your Bard credentials.

While you are on campus, the BardWireless network is open and our electronic resources will automatically authenticate.

Choose “Any Campus BW” to send to the Bard network printers for pick-up anywhere on campus. If you don’t see “Any Campus BW” in your printer options, make sure you’ve downloaded the appropriate printer driver for your laptop here.

Open the BardPrint web application at mobileprint.bard.edu. Click “Login with your Bard account.” After entering your Bard credentials, you can upload the file(s) you’d like to print, make other adjustments, and see your account balance. After uploading your files, they will be ready for pickup at any campus printer. You must have your ID to release the job at the printer.

Each student receives $37.50 for printing in a BardPrint account each semester. Please keep in mind that this balance does not carry over from semester to semester and is reduced to zero exactly one day after the semester ends.

To add value to your BardPrint account, go to the Student Accounts office on the 1st floor of Buildings and Grounds, Monday - Friday, 9:00am - 5:00pm. Please note that they accept CASH or CHECK ONLY. Also keep in mind that any balance you have in your account will be reduced to zero at the end of the semester.