RIT Library Overview
Centrally positioned on the 1,300-acre campus, RIT Wallace Library
is the hub for research and information exchange, housing traditional
and digital research materials conveniently under one roof. The
library is best described as a high technology, multimedia resource
center offering access to a vast array of information resources
as well as a place for the RIT community to gather, talk, connect,
explore new ideas and more.
Wallace Library is conveniently accessible and open over 120
hours a week, with extended hours before and during finals. Our
After Hours Rooms are open 24 hours Monday-Thursday and Sunday for
the late night owl.
Four floors of books, periodicals, help desks, computers, and other
electronic media comprise the Library's public facility. Located
off the library's lobby is our funky, popular coffeehouse, Java
Wally's. Within the library, individual study carrels and small
group rooms provide close to a 1,000 study spaces. Collections,
services and features found within Wallace Library include the Cary
Collection (renowned library on printing history), the RIT Archives
and Special Collections, and the VIA Lab, providing access to workstations,
printing, image scanning, an array of software as well as networked
resources.
Anywhere, anytime access is available via our web site to the library's
catalog, electronic class reserves, 125+ electronic research databases,
digital art collections, and a myriad of librarian selected Internet
resources. The library even offers you wireless access to electronic
databases and full-text electronic journals so users can roam the
stacks with a laptop at hand, researching as they go.
No matter what our users need, they can count on the library's
staff for hands-on instruction and help with information requests.
The staff of Wallace Library prides itself on its positive, can-do
attitude. Our motto: "The first place to go when you need to
know".
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