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700,000 Interlibrary Loan Requests…and Counting! (updated)
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Banned Books and Rights for the Incarcerated: Martin Sostre’s Afro-Asian Bookshop in Exile
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Making the Impossible Possible: The Story of Puerto Rican Studies in Brooklyn College
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Archive for May, 2013
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Do You Use Google Scholar? Use It Better!
Posted on May 28, 2013 | 6 CommentsAre you a fan of Google Scholar, Google’s tool for searching for journal articles and other scholarly materials? If so, don’t use plain old Google Scholar. Rather, use the library’s customized version, available in the Databases tab on the library homepage and on the library’s […] -
Radical Interlibrary Loan: A Manifesto
Posted on May 21, 2013 | 1 CommentThe 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 […] -
The Case for Longer CUNY Library Book Loans
Posted on May 13, 2013 | 3 CommentsCUNY’s library book loan lengths for grad students are shorter than those offered by any university, anywhere: 3 weeks for Master’s level students, coded “GRAD” in the CUNY+ catalog; 6 weeks for “DOC” students in PhD programs; and 6 weeks for CUNY faculty borrowing from outside […] -
Digitized Museum Catalogs
Posted on May 12, 2013 | No CommentsSeveral museums have released e-book versions of museum publications free on the web! Updates will be added to the ‘E-Books‘ section of the ‘Books’ tab on the Art History Subject Guide. Guggenheim Museum: Select exhibition catalogs from 1937-1999 Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA): […] -
The Grad Center: CUNY’s Hub
Posted on May 8, 2013 | No CommentsWhat’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 […] -
DSC Spring Comfort Stations in the Library
Posted on May 3, 2013 | 3 CommentsSPRING COMFORT STATIONS Meditation | Massage | Naps | Stretching | Yoga | Comfort Monday, MAY 6th – Friday, MAY 10th MINA REES LIBRARY – First Floor (near the elevators) Last semester, it was the end of the term, middle of winter, and students around […]
