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 Main Stacks Backlog or CCS Reading Room 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 is hosted on WorldCat Discovery and serves 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.

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 tab search returns results for physical collection materials held in the CCS Bard Library & Archives. The Articles search tab 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.

You can browse a list of everything in the CCS Bard Library by entering the wildcard character * and initiating the search. You can then limit the results by selecting the collection under Library Location on the left.

Enter the phrase “b8:special” in the search box and execute the search. b8 is the index for shelving location, and this phrase will return all items located in all of the Special Collections subcollections.

Enter the phrase “b8:theses” in the search box and execute the search. b8 is the index for shelving location, and this phrase will return all theses shelved in the CCS Masters Theses location.

Enter the phrase “b8:periodicals” in the search box and execute the search. b8 is the index for shelving location, and this phrase will return all periodicals located in both the open stacks and Special Collections.

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.

Enter the phrase “b8:media” in the search box and execute the search. b8 is the index for shelving location, and this phrase will return all items located in the CCS Media Collection.

The CCS Bard Library’s WorldCat Discovery interface allows users to also search Stevenson Library holdings by selecting “Bard Stevenson Library” under Library Location.

The Stevenson Library and Bard Graduate Center Library maintain their own instances of WorldCat Discovery.

In WorldCat Discovery, you may expand your search to Libraries Worldwide to find material not held by the CCS Bard or Bard Stevenson Libraries. The search results will indicate “At libraries worldwide” and will include an option to “Request Item through Interlibrary Loan.”

In WorldCat Discovery, books not held at the CCS Bard or Bard Stevenson Libraries will have an option to “Request Item through Interlibrary Loan.” Clicking this will open up and auto-populate a request form in ILLiad.

You may also submit an interlibrary loan request directly through ILLiad.

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

ILLiad is a service provided by the Stevenson Library. You will be notified via email when your materials have arrived and they will be available for pick-up at the Circulation Desk on the First Floor of the Stevenson Library. ILLiad items must also be returned to the Circulation Desk at Stevenson.

ILLiad books can take up to 1 week to arrive for pickup at the Stevenson Library. However, articles requested via ILL are usually delivered 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.