- "Peaks of Joy, Valleys of Despair: The History of the Syracuse University Library from 1871 to 1907" [pdf] by David Stam, former University Librarian
- "Planning and Funding of the E. S. Bird Library" [pdf] by John Robert Greene and Karrie Anne Baron
- "Syracuse University Library History" by David H. Stam. An excerpt from International Dictionary of Library Histories
- Syracuse University Library and NYLINK: A Thirty-Year Connection" [pdf] by Roberta Gwilt, Associate University Librarian for Academic Resources
