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Coming Soon: CUNY-Wide Overdue Book Amnesty

Posted on November 2, 2016 | 18 Comments
From Monday, November 14 through Wednesday, November 23, CUNY libraries are offering amnesty on overdue books. Yes, that’s right, you can return your overdue library books without fear of overdue fines! Be aware that amnesty does not apply to all library fines and fees. It […]
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Help Us Help You: Take the Doctoral Student Experience Survey

Posted on October 30, 2016 | No Comments
Doctoral students, help us help you! By now you should have received an email inviting you to complete the GC’s Doctoral Student Experience Survey. One of the best ways to let the library know how well we’re meeting your needs, and where we should focus our attentions, is to […]
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At the GC, Every Week Is Open Access Week!

Posted on October 24, 2016 | 8 Comments
This week (October 24-30) is International Open Access Week, an annual event encouraging students, faculty, librarians, and researchers of all kinds to consider and share the benefits of open access to scholarly literature, research data, and educational materials. Here at the Graduate Center Library, we make […]
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Now Available: Laptops with Assistive Technologies

Posted on October 19, 2016 | 1 Comment
As part of the library’s laptop loan program, two laptops — a PC and a Mac — that have assistive technology features (and the capacity to be loaded with additional assistive technology as needed) have been made available through Tech Fee funding for short-term borrowing by […]
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FTC vs. “Predatory” Publishers

Posted on September 28, 2016 | 12 Comments
Are you familiar with the phenomenon of “predatory” open access (OA) journals? If not, here’s a brief description (from an article I co-authored last year) to get you started: [Predatory open access journals] exist for the sole purpose of profit, not the dissemination of high-quality research findings […]
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New Open Access Journal: Art History Pedagogy and Practice

Posted on May 19, 2016 | 6 Comments
The world has a new open access journal — and a much-needed one, to boot! The journal is Art History Pedagogy and Practice (AHPP), published by Art History Teaching Resources (AHTR), an open educational resource initially created by Graduate Center students that has flourished into a […]
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Your Dissertation: Why Academic Works and ProQuest?

Posted on March 2, 2016 | 3 Comments
The Graduate Center Library recently updated its deposit procedures for the dissertations, theses, and capstone projects of graduating students. The full procedures are on the library’s deposit guide, but the upshot is this: All culminating projects must be submitted to CUNY Academic Works (CUNY’s open access […]
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Library Closed Sat & Sun Due to Snowstorm

Posted on January 22, 2016 | No Comments
Due to the severity of the approaching snowstorm, the Graduate Center Library will be closed Saturday, January 23 and Sunday, January 24. 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 […]
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Getting to Know OneSearch

Posted on January 15, 2016 | No Comments
Have you noticed the OneSearch link on the library website? Have you tried it? Now’s a great time to give OneSearch a whirl — or, if you’ve tried it in the past, to check it out again, as we’ve been steadily improving it over the past year. […]
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Holiday Surprise: Free NYTimes Pass Now Includes Tablet App

Posted on December 22, 2015 | 2 Comments
The CUNY libraries have a holiday treat for you! As you may know, the libraries offer free NYTimes subscriptions to anyone with a CUNY email address. Historically, the free passes included access to the NYTimes website and smartphone app only, not the tablet app. But […]
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