Library Workshops & Events
Check the library calendar for workshops and events of interest, including Zotero trainings!
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An Archives Center for the Library
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Dissertations and Theses Year-in-Review, 2024-25
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New Access to The Chief: A Voice for Workers
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Remembering Helga Bravmann Feder, with Gratitude
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New and Featured Streaming Film Databases: Docuseek and Electronic Arts Intermix
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Author Archive
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Library Closures: Dec 31 & Jan 1, 11, 19
Posted on December 30, 2014 | 8 CommentsHappy new year to the entire Graduate Center community! The Graduate Center Library will be closed both New Year’s Eve (Wednesday, December 31) and New Year’s Day (Thursday, January 1). We will also be closed Sunday, January 11 for necessary IT work and Monday, January […] -
Now Hiring: Data Librarian
Posted on December 18, 2014 | 24 CommentsCome work with us — the Graduate Center Library is hiring a Data Librarian! The Data Librarian will serve as the library’s expert on the discovery, manipulation, preservation, and publication of research-related data. S/he will work with faculty and students across the disciplines, providing instruction and support for […] -
Free Earplugs in the Library
Posted on December 16, 2014 | 8 CommentsThe Graduate Center Library is, for the most part, a very quiet place, and we’ve designated two areas (the Dissertation Reading Room on the 1st floor and the northeast corner of the 2nd floor) as special quiet zones. However, some researchers want more than quiet — […] -
Journal Search Now Easier to Find!
Posted on December 3, 2014 | 6 CommentsIt’s back, by popular demand! The library’s journal search tool is now easier to find, and you can perform a search right on the library website, without first having to go to a separate page. Simply click the “Journals” tab from the central tabbed box, and you […] -
Open Access: What Is It and Why All the Fuss?
Posted on October 30, 2014 | 11 CommentsYou might have noticed that we Graduate Center librarians talk a lot about open access — sometimes in conversations about dissertation embargoes, sometimes on the topic of authors’ rights, sometimes in the context of Academic Works, the Graduate Center’s new institutional repository. But maybe you’ve never really gotten […] -
Faculty Workshop: Why & How to Submit to Academic Works
Posted on October 24, 2014 | 5 CommentsFaculty, did you know that the vast majority of journals allow authors to make their articles (either the pre-refereed version, the post-refereed version, or the publisher-branded PDF) freely available online? However, the responsibility usually lies with you, the author, to do the online posting, and […] -
Welcome Donna Davey, GC’s Newest Librarian!
Posted on October 20, 2014 | 1 CommentThe Graduate Center Library is pleased to introduce Donna Davey, our new adjunct reference librarian. Donna will be the reference librarian on duty (available at the reference desk, by phone at 212-817-7077, and by chat) on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays until 8pm, so she will […] -
The Internet’s Own Boy @ BMCC, 3-5pm
Posted on October 16, 2014 | No CommentsThe Internet’s Own Boy Friday, October 24, 3-5pm Borough of Manhattan Community College, Rm N780 Snacks will be served. RSVP not required. Brought to you by the LACUNY Scholarly Communications Roundtable This documentary examines the life and contribution of internet and information activist Aaron Swartz. Swartz […] -
Open Access Week Events: Authors’ Rights and The Internet’s Own Boy
Posted on October 16, 2014 | 8 CommentsNext week (October 20-26, 2014) is Open Access Week, an annual global event promoting open access as a new norm in scholarship and research. Here at the Graduate Center, we’re celebrating Open Access Week with a workshop about understanding and preserving your rights as an author and […] -
Comics @ CUNY: Panel Convo, October 9
Posted on October 8, 2014 | No CommentsComics @ CUNY: Exploring the Role of Comic Books in Teaching and Research Date: Thursday, October 9, 10-11:30 AM Location: CUNY Graduate Center — Room C197 Registration link: http://goo.gl/z18Jy4 In this panel, CUNY scholars and professors will discuss how they have utilized mainstream superhero comics […]
