The Montante Family Library collection consists of books, eBooks, journals (physical and electronic), online databases, audiovisual materials, and skeletal and anatomical models. Materials purchased for the collection are based upon the cumulative decisions of the librarians, and the recommendations of D'Youville faculty, students, and staff. The library collection is an evolving resource that is continuously shaped and maintained to support D'Youville's academic mission of research and scholarship.
The Montante Family Library licenses electronic resources for the individual, non-commercial, research and learning needs of the D’Youville community. Each user is responsible for complying with the terms and conditions of these licenses. Failure to do so can result in the loss of access to a resource for the entire D'Youville community.
Our licenses prohibit the following activities:
Many resources have more detailed Terms and Conditions of use; please see individual product sites for more information.
Use of any library resource constitutes acceptance of D’Youville’s Computing and Internet Policies.
If you have any questions, please ask a Librarian.
The Montante Family Library seeks to collect, preserve, and provide access to materials in a variety of formats to support the research, teaching, and service mission of D’Youville. The library additionally seeks consortial arrangements that will maximize its ability to acquire and access scholarly materials.
The library uses a number of factors to evaluate titles to add to the collection. Journals requested by faculty, those heavily requested through interlibrary loan, titles embargoed or not available online, cost, and titles supporting programs of study offered at D'Youville are given first priority.
There are a variety of reasons the collection is evaluated and titles are selected for cancellation. The following criteria are considered in the decision to cancel a print journal subscription:
For more information, contact Jill Church, Serials & Electronic Resources Librarian.
The library welcomes and heartily appreciates gifts. Monetary and in-kind gifts are a vital part of the library's resource development. The Montante Family Library is not accepting donations of physical materials at this time.
We are an Empire State AcademicShare library. Therefore, AcademicSHARE Member libraries minimally agree to allow on-site access and lend materials to any current college student, staff, and/or faculty member from another Empire State AcademicShare member academic library. However, at minimum, a verifiable valid college I.D. is required. The library may choose to treat the college I.D. as confirmation the student/faculty member is in good standing. Other proof of identification or status may be required.
In addition, WNYLRC libraries listed below have agreed to provide on-site access to resources to all InfoPass cardholders who are not AcademicSHARE participants. Covid restrictions and borrowing priviliges will vary by instituion; please contact the individual library for more information.
These are the WNYLRC academic institutions whose libraries are participating :
A list of other New York State libraries participating in Empire AcademicShare is located on Empire State Library Network at www.esln.org.