Located
on the fourth floor of the Upper School, the library/media center is truly
at the center of the building. Students come to read, study, do research
and collaborate on assignments. The library includes individual study carrels
and a faculty resource area.
RESOURCES
The library collection consists of more than 20,000 items. Inter-library
loans provide students with materials that are not available in-house.
Books:
Fiction and Non-fiction
Reference books in the sciences and humanities
Extensive collection of sifrei kodesh, commentaries and important
Jewish reference books
In-depth Holocaust, Israel and European history collections
Hebraica and Judaica, in Hebrew and English, as well as bilingual
editions
Periodicals and Newspapers/ Microfiche:
75+ current periodical and newspaper subscriptions (academic and popular
titles)
Back editions of periodicals and newspapers
Video/ Audio:
800+ videocassettes amd DVDs in subjects which support the curriculum
200+ audiocassettes in Hebrew and English
Video and audio collections accessible via the Ramaz online catalog
Databases:
Subscriptions to online databases, including periodicals and newspapers,
encyclopedias, specialized dictionaries and other reference works including
Bar Ilan Responsa Index, Encyclopedia Judaica, NY Times Historical Newspapers
COMPUTER ACCESS
Online access to the Upper School collection and the subscription databases
Internet access and the current Windows environment
8 library computers and printers
Student access, from any computer with an internet connection,
to the Ramaz Upper School Collection, databases to which Ramaz subscribes,
and all programs on the Ramaz academic computing network (limited
to Ramaz students and faculty with password access)
STAFF
Two professional librarians and an assistant who:
offer reference help to students
teach library research skills
work closely with faculty to ensure that acquisitions support and
enrich the curriculum
Located
on the fourth floor of the Upper School, the library/media center is truly
at the center of the building. Students come to read, study, do research
and collaborate on assignments. The library includes individual study carrels
and a faculty resource area.