Mina Rees Library Spring Hours 2026
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Upcoming Events
Drop-In Sessions:
Zotero Drop-In Help
Monday 3/2, 3/9, 3/16, 3/23, and 3/30, 3:00pm – 4:00pm
Stephen Klein (Digital Services Librarian) holds one-on-one Zotero virtual office hours for drop-in video consultations on Mondays 3-4pm. Zotero is open source citation software enabling users to easily collect, organize, cite and share.
Archival Research Drop-In Hour
Wednesday 3/4, 3/18, and 4/1, 11:00am – 12:00pm
Have a question about archival research? GC community members are invited to stop by our bi-weekly online office hours for one-on-one assistance with archives-related topics. Bring your questions about finding analog and digital sources, using archives, conducting background research, and more.
Have a question but can’t make the drop-in session? Contact Donna Davey at [email protected] to discuss over email or set up a consultation.
Scholarly Publishing Drop-In Hour
Thursday 3/5. 3/19, and 4/2, 1:00pm – 2:00pm
This drop-in session is for any member of the Graduate Center community with questions about scholarly publishing or other aspects of scholarly communication.
Have a question but can’t make the drop-in session? Contact Jill Cirasella (Scholarly Communication Librarian and University Liaison) at [email protected] to discuss over email or set up a one-on-one consultation.
Workshops and Other Events:
Introduction to Zotero
Stephen Klein (Digital Services Librarian) will demonstrate how to install and use Zotero.
Zotero is open source citation software enabling users to easily collect, organize, cite and share.
Endnote to Zotero Migration
Tuesday 3/3, 10:00am – 11:00am, Thursday 3/12, 11:00am – 12:00pm, Wednesday 3/18, 6:30pm – 7:30pm, and Friday 3/27, 11:00am – 12:00pm
This workshop is aimed at faculty, staff or students who are currently using Endnote. This workshop will walk participants through the process of migrating their EndNote libraries into Zotero. There will be plenty of time to answer specific questions about using Zotero as well.
Copyright and Fair Use for Scholarly Authors
Wednesday 3/11, 6:30pm – 7:30pm and Friday 3/13, 3:00pm – 4:00pm
This workshop will cover key information about copyright, fair use, and the public domain, and look at how copyright law both complicates and facilitates scholarship. Topics will include:
- What kinds of works are covered by copyright?
- What rights are included in copyright, and who holds those rights?
- How long does copyright last?
- What is the public domain, and how do works become part of it?
- What is fair use, why does it exist, and how can you determine if a use is fair?
- How have court cases changed what qualifies as fair use, and what are the implications of those cases for scholarship?
Understanding Creative Commons Licenses
Wednesday 3/25, 6:30pm – 7:30pm and Friday 3/27, 3:00pm – 4:00pm
This workshop will cover key information about Creative Commons (CC) licenses—both using CC-licensed works created by others and adding a CC license to your work. Topics will include:
- The relationship between copyright and CC licenses
- What the different CC licenses allow users to do
- The difference between using a work and making a derivative work
- Choosing a license for your work
Additional Updates:
Electronic Arts Intermix: Seeking CUNY Feedback!
Librarians from CUNY libraries have been collaborating with the local arts nonprofit Electronic Arts Intermix to provide access to their streaming educational video service.
We are seeking feedback from all CUNY community members: how have you used these videos in your research and teaching? What impact has our access had upon your work?
Fill out this survey to share your thoughts, which will help us to expand access at CUNY! and/or reach out to Alycia Sellie ([email protected]) if you would be interested to help us with further collaborations with EAI.
Interlibrary Loan
As always, we encourage everyone to submit InterLibrary Loan (ILL) requests! ILL is an excellent way to obtain materials beyond the Graduate Center Library, in the form of print books, electronic articles/Ebook chapters, DVD’s, microfilm and more. Find out more about ILL on our InterLibrary Loan FAQ page.
Set up a Consultation with your Subject Librarian
Visit the Library Directory to find the librarian for your program. Feel free to select a time/date from the calendar that works for you to meet with them.
We’re happy to make arrangements to meet with you at other times, so also feel free to reach out by email.
Grants and Funding
Visit our Grants and Funding guide for information on a wide range of opportunities and resources. For further information, see this article from the Office of Communications and Marketing on finding and maintaining grants in an uncertain world.
Important Update from IT Services: New Printing System
The Graduate Center IT department has transitioned student printing to Papercut, a new print management system. You can now:
- Print from library computers: Log in with your GC network credentials on any library computer, send your print job, then go to a print release station to release and print it to one of the six HP printers.
- Use Webprint: Upload your document to the WebPrint portal and release it later at any print release station in the library.
- Please note: You must be connected to the GC Community WiFi to access WebPrint
- Email to print using ePrint: Email your document as a print job ([email protected] for single-sided, [email protected] for double-sided) and release it from any of the print release stations.
All documents–no matter how you send them–are held in the print queue for 8 hours. During that time, you can go to any of the print release stations on the 2nd floor of the Mina Rees Library and print to any of the six HP printers.
Contact IT services for further assistance or any other questions regarding printing.
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