SUNY Empire Online Library

09/01/2026

Inside Higher Ed, LibKey Nomad in AI chat services, and updates to EBSCO's interface. For details on all of these resources, visit: https://subjectguides.sunyempire.edu/blogs/librarynews/new-resources-in-the-library

08/17/2026

Ebook Central is working normally again. If you encounter any further errors, first try clearing your browser history before accessing your ebook again. If problems persist, do not hesitate to let us know.

A disconnect between the university's single sign on (SSO) system and Ebook Central is preventing access. We are investigating the issue and will provide an update here once it is resolved.

08/11/2026

Making education is an important goal for our librarians. Read our latest blog piece to learn some of the ways we can help.

https://subjectguides.sunyempire.edu/blogs/librarynews/courseswithfreeoraffordabletextbooks

07/09/2026

EBSCO will be performing scheduled maintenance on Friday, July 10th, 2026 from 7:00 AM ET and lasting until 1:00 PM ET.

Users of EBSCO interfaces may not have access to some content from recent database updates, subscription orders, eBook orders, catalog updates, etc. until this maintenance is complete and the synchronization process is restarted.

We apologize for any inconvenience this scheduled maintenance may cause.

05/11/2026

Our most frequently-asked question! "Does the library have my textbook?"

https://subjectguides.sunyempire.edu/blogs/librarynews/does-the-library-have-my-textbook-can-the-library-get-it-for-me

04/24/2026

For National Library Week, check out this behind-the-scenes interview with a few of Empire's librarians.

The hope among Empire's librarians is that you connect with us early in your studies so that we can make the university-level research process understandable and so much easier than if you try to work through it on your own. Helping you to feel like a confident researcher is just one of the ways we....

04/13/2026

Beginning April 14th, we are replacing Adobe Digital Editions with the Accessibility-Friendly Thorium Reader from EBSCO. For all the details, visit: https://subjectguides.sunyempire.edu/blogs/librarynews/new-accessibility-friendly-thorium-ebook-reader-to-replace-adobe-digital-editions