Online Library

Empire State University's Online Library is staffed by librarians who provide the following educational services:

The SUNY Empire librarians have also created and curated the following resources:

  • 1.5 million+ digital works of art and photography
  • 250,000+ ebooks
  • Full-text journals and newspapers to support programs and courses at SUNY Empire
  • Tens of Thousands of streaming films and documentaries
  • Many guides focused on course assignments, research help, subjects or majors, and other topics such as citation or how to find academic journals
  • 75+ search tools encompassing millions of full-text articles, reports, and other research materials
  • hundreds of online tutorials and FAQs to guide self-starters through the research process and the library’s many resources

Normal office hours are:

Immediate assistance is available Sunday-Thursday, typically until 7:00 p.m.  

Live chat is always available through our partnership with the AskUs 24/7 consortium of academic librarians.

For additional resources specific to graduate study, please visit the Library's Graduate Resources webpage.