Shared Collections & Software

Empowering library collaboration in support of success, equity, diversity, social justice, and access to resources that spark creativity and intellectual enrichment.

Software

The consortium funds and manages subscriptions to critical back-end systems.

Alma

The integrated library systems that all consortium member libraries use to manage collections and related services.

Primo

The interface that students, faculty, staff, and other library patrons use to search and access resources from the consortium member libraries’ collections.

EZproxy

Authorization and authentication tool that gives all CSCU students, faculty, and staff off-campus access to e-collections.

RapidILL

Software at the state universities for interlibrary loan of articles and book chapters.

E-Collections

The consortium funds and manages access to core e-collections.

System-wide

The Chronicle of Higher Education
The Wall Street Journal
Ralph J. Bunche Oral Histories Collection
Scopus
A multidisciplinary collection of 1,000+ e-books from a variety of university presses all focused on equity, diversity, and inclusion

University press e-books:

Fordham University Press, 2024-2026
Harvard University Press, 2013-2026
New York University Press, 2024-2026
Princeton University Press, 2024-2026
University of California Press, 2024-2026
University of Chicago Press, 2017-2026
Vervuert Iberoamerica, 2000-2022
Yale University Press, 2016-2026

State Universities-wide

Academic eBook Collection (via EBSCOhost)
Business Source Premier (via EBSCOhost)
JSTOR Collections
MLA International Bibliography
PsycARTICLES
PsycINFO
SocINDEX with Full Text (via EBSCOhost)

Physical Collections & Articles

The consortium’s integrated catalogs make it easy to search for and request materials from the consortium’s member libraries and beyond. To do so, go to your home library’s catalog, sign-in with your NetID and password, and then follow the instructions below.

For Physical Collections

e.g., books and media
Select the “CSCU Library Consortium” scope and then perform a search. When you find an item that you want, check the item’s holdings and then select “Request from Another Library.” The item can be shipped to whichever consortium library you prefer.

For Articles*

Select “Expand My Results” (left side of interface) for search results that go beyond what your library provides access to. When you see a citation for an article that you want, select it and then select “Request from Another Library.” If one of the consortium’s member libraries or any of a number of other partner libraries (including some libraries in the SUNY System and Brandeis University) can fill the request, they will email you a link to the article.

*This service is only available at participating consortium member libraries. In instances where a library does not participate, they offer alternative solutions to quickly obtain articles.