Introduction to the Graduate Center

Library

Library Websitelibrary.gc.cuny.edu

Library Bloggclibrary.commons.gc.cuny.edu

Twitter@cunyGClibrary

FacebookMina Rees Library, CUNY Graduate Center

Nitty-Gritty

GC Photo ID CardAlso your library card!

• Get proof of tuition payment

• Go to Bursar (8th floor) for a Fall 2014 validation sticker

• Go to Room 9123 for GC photo ID card

• ID card + library barcode sticker = CUNY libraries card

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GC email username/password = network login for library computers =

login for off-campus access to library databases

GC Emailhttps://wa.gc.cuny.edu

Library Services and Resources

What’s Where?

1st FloorCirculation/Reserves DeskDissertation Reading Room (Quiet!)Computers

2nd FloorReference DeskIT Help DeskBooks, Print Journals & MicrofilmComputers & PrintersScanners & Digitization Equipment

Concourse LevelComputers & PrintersComputer Classrooms

Anywhere!Library DatabasesE-JournalsE-books

Course ReservesSave Time and Money!

Many professors put required books on reserve in the library (Circulation/Reserve Desk, 1st floor)

• Find reserve books in the library catalog• Borrow them for 2 hours at a time, or overnight• Overdue fine: $0.10/minute

Many professors share articles/chapters with students via Blackboard or Academic Commons

Circulation & CLICSCUNY’s Libraries Are Your Libraries!

Borrow books from other CUNY libraries:• Go in person to any other CUNY library• Use the CUNY library catalog to request books from other libraries (CLICS)

Loan periods:• PhD students: 8 weeks• Master’s students: 6 weeks• Renewal limits vary across CUNY libraries

Overdue fines: • $0.25/day – but $1/day if recalled

Live Research Demohttp://library.gc.cuny.edu/

Let’s Research Gregory Donovan…

Off-Campus AccessEverything’s the same once you log in.

Getting Research Help

Ask a Librarian

Ask in PersonReference Desk (2nd floor)

Ask by ChatLibrary Website, 24/7

Meet Your Librarian

Workshops

September:• Archival Research Conference• Intro to Library Resources• Citation Management: Zotero & RefWorks

October:• Intro to Archival Research• Intro to SPSS• Intro to Grants Research• Intro to Authors’ Rights• Data for Social Justice: Finding, Analyzing, and Mapping Data• …and more!

For details, consult our workshops handout or online events calendar!

Beyond the GC Library

CUNY Libraries, Interlibrary Loan, and…