COVID-19 Library Service Updates

Due to the impact of COVID-19 on the Weill Cornell community, the library is temporarily updating some of its policies. Stay tuned to this page for the most recent updates regarding COVID-19 and library resources and services.

Following the College's updated COVID Policy, wearing a mask inside the Library will be optional for all vaccinated users beginning Thursday, March 10, 2022. In addition, eating and drinking in the Library will be allowed for vaccinated individuals.

Access Eligibility

The physical space of the Samuel J. Wood Library has re-opened on a limited basis to:

• WCM/NYPH vaccinated users who can successfully swipe in through the Library gates using their ID card. Anyone whose WCM/NYPH ID does not open the gates will be required to show the staff their completed online attestation, which is still required at the 1300 York Avenue entrance, before being allowed to enter. Anyone who cannot log into WCM or NYPH online attestations will not be permitted to enter and must go to Security to address their ID issue. 
• Vaccinated MSK, RUL, HSS, NYBC, AMC, WCM Alumni, Cornell Ithaca, and Cornell Tech users: you may access the library during the hours of service listed below. Please have your institutional ID card with you when you come. You will be required to show us your institution's Covid survey/attestation for the day or fill out a paper attestation verifying your vaccination status before being allowed to enter.

All other affiliated patrons will not be allowed to enter at this time. 

Masking Policy

Vaccinated users may remove their masks when inside the Library, except when meeting in the small group study rooms. Meetings in small study rooms require masking at all times.  

Eating and drinking inside the Library is now allowed for vaccinated individuals. 

Library Hours

The Library's onsite hours of service are:

Monday - Thursday: 8am - 12am

Friday: 8am - 8pm

Saturday: 10am-8pm

Sunday: Noon-Midnight

The 24/7 area is now open to eligible users.

The ITS SMARTDesk continues to require appointments for service. Please visit wcmc.simplybook.me to make one online. Hours of operation are Monday- Friday 9am - 5pm (last checkin at 4:30pm)

Remote Access

For remote assistance, please contact us via CHAT, email (Infodesk@med.cornell.edu) or call us at (646) 962-2570.

Live CHAT support is available at the following times:

Monday - Thursday: 8am - 12am

Friday: 8am - 8pm

Saturday: 10am - 8pm

Sunday: 12pm - 10pm

For instructions on how to use our resources remotely, see Remote Access Service.

Please see IT Service & Remote Work Resources and continue to check our website for updates and remote assistance.

Ask a Librarian

Feel free to contact us with any questions.

Archives

Onsite appointments in the Medical Center Archives at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine will be on hold beginning March 16, 2020, as a precautionary measure against the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Remote reference requests can still be submitted to email-archives@med.cornell.edu; the account will be monitored by staff from an offsite location from 9:00 am - 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday.

Please note that the Medical Center Archives does not hold current patient medical records. If you are seeking information regarding patient records that date anytime from September 1932 to the present, please contact the Medical Records Department through their website or at 212-746-0530.

General Information

Please see below for a curated list featuring local, national, and international COVID-19 resources. If you have any suggestions, please reach out to infodesk@med.cornell.edu.

• NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
• New York State Department of Health
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• WHO
• NYP Infonet
• WCM COVID-19 Guidance
• BioRxiv COVID-19 Pre-Prints