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UPDATE: Library Offers Remote Services Until Further Notice

Posted on March 15, 2020 | No Comments
The Graduate Center’s Mina Rees Library will be CLOSED Monday, March 16, until further notice. Over the weekend, library administration was notified of a potential COVID-19 case among the staff. The individual, who is awaiting test results, was last at the library on March 12 […]
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Library Coronavirus Response: March 13 Updates

Posted on March 13, 2020 | No Comments
The Graduate Center’s Mina Rees Library continues to adjust policies and services in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Updates appear first on the @cunyGClibrary Twitter account and then here on the library blog. (Information on the library website and research guides will likely lag. A […]
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Coronavirus Update from the Library

Posted on March 10, 2020 | 2 Comments
Along with the rest of the Graduate Center, the Mina Rees Library is preparing and planning for coronavirus-related disruptions. Plans are constantly evolving, but we want to share what we know at this point: Things To Do ASAP: Make sure you can log into all […]
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CUNY Academic Works: Not Just for Dissertations and Theses

Posted on February 18, 2020 | No Comments
Most GC students and faculty are familiar with CUNY Academic Works, CUNY’s public access repository, but possibly only as the destination for graduating students’ dissertations, theses, and capstone projects. Indeed, since 2014 all GC dissertations, theses, and capstone projects have been posted to Academic Works. […]
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“Dear Esteemed Researcher…”

Posted on November 11, 2019 | No Comments
If you are a researcher with a .edu email address, chances are good that you’ve received a flattering email that opens with a greeting such as “Dear Esteemed Researcher” and proceeds to invite you to submit an article to a journal, join an editorial board, […]
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Unpaywall and Open Access Button: Browser Extensions for Fast Access

Posted on May 16, 2019 | No Comments
How often have you run across a paywalled journal article and, despite knowing that you have options for finding the article, shrugged and decided not to pursue it? Whether you’re a student or a faculty member, a humanist or a scientist, a first-year student or a […]
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When Is a “Journal” Not Really a Journal?

Posted on November 29, 2018 | No Comments
Have you heard about “predatory” journals, also known as fake journals, sham journals, scam journals, and pseudo-journals? Are you wondering what their tactics are and how to avoid them? Read on!* What are they? Fake journals are shady for-profit publishing operations that solicit manuscripts for inclusion in journal-like […]
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Library Research: Getting (Back) in the Swing of Things

Posted on October 9, 2018 | No Comments
The semester is zipping by! How is your research going? Whether it’s your first, fifth, or even fifteenth semester at the Graduate Center, you might need a little help getting (back) in the swing of library research: finding the information you need, evaluating the sources you read, […]
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Heads Up! Ceiling Work in Library Mon, Oct 1

Posted on October 1, 2018 | No Comments
There will be some disruption in the library today (Monday, October 1) due to work in the ceiling in the northeast corner of the library (near 35th St. and Madison Ave.). Workers will be using tall ladders to open ceiling tiles, in order to run […]
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Library Closed Jan 4 Due to Storm

Posted on January 3, 2018 | No Comments
Due to the severity of the approaching storm, the Graduate Center Library will be closed Thursday, January 4. If you need library help during the closure, please use the chat tool on the library website. Chat is available 24/7, and you’ll always reach an academic librarian […]
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