interlibrary loan Archive

Service Restored: Interlibrary Loan

Posted on September 4, 2018 | No Comments
UPDATE, 1pm: online interlibrary services have been restored. However, there may continue to be intermittent interruptions, so if you have any issues please don’t hesitate to continue reaching us at ill@gc.cuny.edu. * Original posting: Due to technical issues, online interlibrary loan services have been suspended […]
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NYPL’s New Shared Collection Catalog

Posted on October 10, 2017 | No Comments
The New York Public Library’s new shared collection catalog is live with a new user-friendly interface. Use it to explore NYPL’s collection as well as the holdings shared by NYPL, Columbia, and Princeton in the ReCAP storage facility. Requests for items in the shared catalog […]
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ILL Upgrade: System Temporarily Down on Tuesday, 6/10/14

Posted on June 9, 2014 | No Comments
An update to the ILL (Interlibrary Loan) software is planned for June 10th. This should be finished quickly, but from 9AM you will not have access to the ILL pages or your ILL account until the system is brought back online. We will update the […]
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Making WorldCat More Accurate to Decrease ILL Return Time

Posted on May 15, 2014 | No Comments
In December, the library finished a project to reconcile the holdings in WorldCat with the library catalog holdings for journals. How does having accurate WorldCat journal holdings records affect interlibrary loan? Interlibrary loan departments across the world rely on WorldCat to order books, DVDs, CDs, […]
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New Service – Scan & Deliver

Posted on May 5, 2014 | 12 Comments
The Graduate Center community is a busy one. Students, faculty and staff are not all always on campus, especially during the summer, while conducting research, or in the midst of intensive semesters. This is why the Graduate Center Library staff are excited to announce a pilot […]
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Interlibrary Loans via WorldCat

Posted on April 30, 2014 | No Comments
From the WorldCat tab on the GC library’s homepage, you can request interlibrary loans with just a few clicks. Once you find your item in WorldCat, click on the “Request through Interlibrary Loan” link to have your requests fill out automatically. Questions? Contact […]
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Save the NYPL?

Posted on July 6, 2013 | 5 Comments
The NYPL Central Library Plan (CLP) proposes an extensive renovation and improved support for NYPL’s scholarly users and lay readers, including all variety of CUNY affiliates. The plan’s expanded study spaces, extended library hours, increased materials and personnel budgets all reflect NYPL’s intention to intensify […]
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NYPL < — > CUNY GC Library

Posted on June 27, 2013 | 7 Comments
The development of a permanent rapprochement between the Graduate School and the New York Public Library — with a long-range commitment of public funds under an agreement that would permit the university’s cooperation in the development of those NYPL policies that affect its research collections […]
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Radical Interlibrary Loan: A Manifesto

Posted on May 21, 2013 | 1 Comment
The information needs of the Graduate Center community are deep, varied, and potentially even limitless. The respect for, and use of, information among our patrons both inspires and challenges all of the librarians and staff members at the Mina Rees Library. Every day, as we […]
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The Grad Center: CUNY’s Hub

Posted on May 8, 2013 | No Comments
What’s the relationship between CUNY and the CUNY Graduate Center? Under the leadership of Prof. Mina Rees the CUNY Graduate School and University Center was established in 1969, drawing on CUNY doctoral faculty with home appointments at other CUNY campuses. Today the CUNY Graduate Center hosts about 150 distinguished core-appointed […]
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