Divisions
ACCESS SERVICES
Access services provides the library's clientele with convenient and timely access to information in all formats to further their research and instructional goals. Access services consists of circulation, reserve, and interlibrary loan.
CIRCULATION
Circulation is responsible for providing patron access and controlling the use of library materials. Circulation staff maintain patron records, check material in and out, monitor overdue and lost items, collect overdue fees, reshelve materials and maintain the stacks in good order, and search for missing items.
RESERVE
The reserve collection is comprised of books, articles, CDs, DVDs, exams, and other materials placed there by faculty members to maximize access for students in their classes. Material on reserve is searchable via the online catalog and through the E-Reserves page by course, instructor, author and title. Reserve also handles requests for group study rooms, individual study carrels, media players, calculators, and laptops.
INTERLIBRARY LOAN
Interlibrary loan borrows monographs, theses, and microforms, and obtains photocopies or PDF versions of journal articles, conference proceedings and other material not owned by the library. These materials are obtained from libraries throughout the United States. ILL also uses several commercial sources for rapid document delivery. ILL services are available to Baruch graduate and undergraduate students, and to Baruch faculty and staff.
ADMINISTRATION
The administration coordinates the work of all divisions of the library to ensure that the mission of the library is fulfilled.
The members of the administration are responsible for long-range planning, budgeting, fund-raising, program assessment, inter-institutional relations, policy formulation, and the management of the day-to-day operations.
ARCHIVES
The archival program at the William and Anita Newman Library began on October 27, 1988. The library mission statement identifies the archives as "the official repository of the College's institutional history."
COLLECTION MANAGEMENT
The Collection Management Division handles the ordering, receiving, cataloging and processing of books, periodicals, and other materials for the library. The division also maintains Baruch's portion of the online catalog, repairs and binds materials, handles gifts, maintains relevant records, manages the library's subscriptions to electronic databases and e-books, and provides financial management for the library's purchases.
Questions relative to computer and electronic technical support should be directed to the Systems Division.
GRADUATE SERVICES
The library's Graduate Services division addresses the distinct and specific research and information needs of the college's 4,000 graduate students. Services include in-depth consultations, course lectures, workshops, GIS and data services, graduate student workstations, and graduate student study areas.
INFORMATION SERVICES
The Information Services Division of the Newman Library supports and promotes the interaction between the Baruch community and the increasingly complex information environment that is essential to the educational mission of Baruch College" (Newman Library Mission Statement). Information Services accomplishes its goals through traditional and innovative reference and instructional services. The Information Services staff instructs, informs, and assists users in making connections to the world of information by helping them choose the right information resources in both print and electronic formats, and by helping them develop information-seeking skills that will benefit them throughout their lives and careers.
REFERENCE SERVICES
Reference services include but are not limited to assistance at the reference desk and via electronic reference services like online chat and email, where librarians address all types of inquiries and advise and instruct users in the use of library and other resources appropriate to their specific research needs. Private individualized research consultations are available to all users by appointment. All reference librarians are subject specialists who work closely with the faculty in other departments of the College and are willing to share their expertise whenever it is needed. To find the specialist in your subject area, go to the directory for librarians by subject.
INSTRUCTION SERVICES
Instructional services include the offering of credit courses, non-credit workshops, and course-related lectures (by faculty request), as well as the production and accessing of print and electronic instructional materials, such as subject and product guides and online tutorials. For more information, go to the help page. In all these activities Information Services librarians provide information accessing and processing skills that will benefit users in their academic work and throughout their lives.
ARCHIVES
The Baruch College Archives are the "official repository of the College's institutional history." For a full description, see the Archives page.
SYSTEMS
The Systems Division provides technical support, training, and long range planning to ensure the proper operation and use of the library's electronic data networks. The division is also involved in the acquisition, development and delivery of information resources to the Baruch Community.