Troy Library Services and Collections During Renovation

Service Desks | Books and Journals Access | Study Space and Computers | Renovation Updates

During the renovation of the Troy Library, from the renovation's commencement in January 2013 through its planned completion in August 2013, the library will provide regular services. The main office will be located on the first floor of the Education Building. Please contact us with any questions.

• Troy Circulation Desk: 244- 4546

• Troy Reference Desk: 244- 2431

• Albany Circulation Desk: 244- 1721

• Albany Refrence Desk: 292 - 1945

• Watch for Renovation Updates

  • Renovation Updates will be posted to this page and the library Blog.

  • The Alternate Study Space page will be updated daily to keep students informed about the availability of study spaces.

Circulation and Reference Desk Relocation

Between January and August 2013, the library will provide the following services at its temporary location on the first floor of the Education Building (adjacent to Buchman Pavillion).

• Reference

• Circulation: Book Pick Ups, Returns, and Assistance

• Reserve Desk

• Collection Management Requests

Collections Relocation: Books and Journals Access

• Requesting Books from Storage

  • Use "Place a Hold" Function in Libraries' Catalog to request a book (click here for short tutorial on placing holds):

    Login:             MySage Username
    Password:     MySage Password

  • We are planning twice-daily delivery between campuses, Monday-Friday. (There will be no weekend delivery, however, so books requested late on Friday, Saturday or Sunday will not arrive at the opposite campus until the following Monday morning.)

  • You will receive an email once requested materials are available. To ensure that you receive the email, when you place the hold, check the hold messaging option in your account profile in the Sage Koha system.

  • Books will be placed on the hold shelf of the campus you designate when placing the hold. You can place holds on books whether a book is in storage or the regular shelves. This service applies to all Sage Libraries' materials regardless of campus.

• Requesting Journal Articles from Storage

  • Use ILLiad Interlibrary Loan to place a journal article request. We will scan the article and deliver it electronically (click here for short tutorial on requesting Periodical Articles.)
     
    The process of requesting an article is the same whether the article is owned by Sage or by another institution. To access your Illiad account:

    Login:             MySage Username
    Password:     Use the First Time User link, a password will be
                           emailed to you.
    

    We recommend that you change the password emailed to you to your MySage password. You may have already set your password; if you have forgotten it, click on Forget Password? and you will receive an email with a link to reset password.

  • Library staff will retrieve the article from storage, scan the article, post it to the Illiad Interlibray Loan server and email you a link to the scanned article.

  • For ILL questions, Email or call our ILL Librarian, Regina Vertone, vertor@sage.edu, 244-2249.

Study Spaces and Workstations

• Quiet Study Space

  • The temporary library space in the Education Building will be devoted to computer workstations. The college plans to provide additional locations for quiet study. An Alternate Study Space Page will be updated daily with information on what spaces are available.

  • The Alternate Study Space page will be active at the start of Spring 2013 semester.

• Computer Workstations: Between January and August 2013: computers will be available in the temporary library on the first floor of the Education Building (adjacent to Buchman Pavillion).