Open Access SUNY Connect Policies Other Policies 135. It has been the policy of the State University for some time that the general public be given access to University libraries insofar as possible.
Some campuses are presently able to provide such access in varying forms.
Broader implementation of a policy of public access has fiscal and administrative implications which must be carefully considered before new regulations can be issued. Pending further guidelines, campuses may extend the facilities of their libraries to the general public, whenever it can be done, in a manner that is both fiscally sound and consistent with this primary educational mission. The page background is a photograph of the Half Moon ship weathervane that sits on top of the SUNY System Administration building.