Maria College Library
Administration Building
Sister Rose Hobbs, RSM , MA , MLS, Director
Phone (518) 438-3111, ext. 215
Fax (518) 453-1366
Email: Boucharde@mariacollege.edu (Thurs. evenings/weekends)
Guadronm@mariacollege.edu (Mon.-Wed. evenings)
Roseh@mariacollege.edu (days)
Library Mission
The mission of the library is to support the educational programs at Maria College and facilitate learning and research activities among students, faculty and staff. The library staff seek to fulfill this mission by doing the following:
Making holdings and facilities user friendly by providing attractive, accessible reading and stack areas, providing competent assistance to students and faculty, offering instructional services on the use of the library, and organizing and maintaining a collection that supports Maria’s programs.
The library has approximately 59,000 books, with new titles added each year. In addition, 225 periodicals and 20 newspapers are available to students and faculty.
About the Library
Maria's library consists of the main reading room, the stacks and the periodical room. Staff members are available to help students locate materials. Students need a Maria College ID to borrow books. Books may be taken out for one month. Overdue notices will be sent via email at the beginning of each month through Web Services. Students are responsible for the replacement costs for books that are lost or badly damaged. Alumni are always welcome to use the Library’s services and resources.
Required reading for classes is usually placed "on reserve" at the circulation desk. Unless specified by the instructor, these materials may not leave the library. A list of instructors and their reserve materials is kept at the desk.
Two self-service copy machines are available for students' use; the cost of copies is ten cents per page.
Hours
Library hours are posted on the bulletin board outside the library and in the general office. Typically, the library is open whenever classes are in session. The calendar with the monthly hours is posted on the library’s webpage.
Library Orientation
Faculty are encouraged to schedule library orientations for their classes. These orientations include tutorials on how to use databases and information on the resources that are available. Individuals and/or small groups may be scheduled as needed. Click here to Schedule a Library Session.
Inter Library Loan
Students may use most of the libraries in the Capital District through inter library loan or through the direct access program. CaDiLaC Online contains lists of all locally held books and periodicals. Using a direct-access card, which is available upon application to the librarian, a student may borrow directly from other libraries.
Archives-Special Collection-Digitization Project
In honor of the 50th Anniversary of Maria College in 2008, a special collection of historical titles has been compiled and reclassified. The purpose of this special collection is to support research, learning and teaching by collecting, cataloging and preserving unique titles of interest to Maria College, the Sisters of Mercy and the broader academic community.
These titles are classified as “Special Collection” because of their research potential, uniqueness, rarity, early printing, limited availability, autographed editions and/or physical fragility. These books, both fiction and non-fiction, may vary considerably, with a concentration on, but not limited to, early American History and Catholicism. Also included is a small collection of children’s books. The collection came from sources such as the college, local convents, schools and churches.
Rare and unusual titles include Ordo Baptizandi Aliaque Sacramenta Administrandi, a priest’s missal for the sacrament of baptism in Latin, copyright 1686 and published in London by Hen. Hills, and The Key of Heaven, compiled by Reverend J. F. Lang, an exquisite little brass and purple velvet bound collection of prayers for priests in superb condition, copyright 1885 by Greil, Wildermann and Company, New York. The cover has a striking cross made of mother of pearl and brass.
In February 2009, Sister Eleanor Little, Archivist of the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas, Northeast Community, donated eighteen archival boxes of black and white photographs, documents, correspondence, publications and newspaper articles pertaining to the history of Maria College. Sister Rose Hobbs, Library Director, recently applied to the Capital District Library Council and received approval for the Maria College Library to participate in a statewide digitization project funded by a grant and coordinated by CDLC. The New York 3Rs Association’s digital heritage website, www.newyorkheritage.org, connects more than 160 digital collections. Images for the site are contributed by libraries, archives, museums and other cultural institutions. Maria’s library staff members are thrilled to have the opportunity to add historical photographs and documents to this important website for New York state history. CDLC’s digitization project may be viewed at http://contendtdm.cdlc.org.
APA Format
When writing essays or research papers in which you use the words or thoughts or ideas of another person, you must credit (document) the source of those words or ideas. At Maria College, we use the APA (American Psychological Association) documentation style in which you must briefly credit the sources of words or ideas within the text of the paper using in-text citations, and then you must fully identify and credit the sources at the end or your paper on the References page.
Below you will find links to assist you in creating in-text citations and Reference pages from A Writer’s Reference (6th Edition) by Diana Hacker
Purdue University Online Writing Lab ()WL)
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resources/560/01f/
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