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Featured Stories
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Adrienne Rich: Teaching at CUNY, 1968–1974, Now Available on Manifold
28 April 2024 1:06 PM | No Comments -
Interlibrary Loan: Access the World’s Library Resources from the GC
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Teaching (and Reforming) the Next Generation of Pirates and Copyright Violators
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A New Way to Log In to Interlibrary Loan
16 January 2024 11:34 AM | 1 Comment -
700,000 Interlibrary Loan Requests…and Counting! (updated)
12 December 2023 2:29 PM | No Comments
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Author Archive
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Finding Works in Translation
Posted on April 23, 2024 | No CommentsWhat do Agatha Christie, William Shakespeare, Stephen King, Oscar Wilde, and Danielle Steele have in common? According to UNESCO’s Online Index Translationum, they are among the top 50 authors whose works have been translated into other languages. A valuable reference source for exploring translations from […] -
Digitized Primary Sources
Posted on September 20, 2022 | No CommentsDigitization has revolutionized the way we do research. We can consult obscure sources from far flung repositories without traveling the globe to see the originals. And there are countless primary source collections online that contain digital copies of every type of item imaginable. -
Spotlight on Primary Source Databases
Posted on September 30, 2020 | No CommentsThe Mina Rees Library offers access to scores of databases that contain primary sources. Formats include manuscripts and archives, historical newspapers and magazines, comics, zines, government documents, maps, data, film and video, audio, images, artworks, literary texts, printed ephemera, and more. Using these databases, you […] -
Why Digitize This But Not That ?
Posted on September 10, 2020 | 1 CommentA common misconception about library collections is that everything is online. Actually, however, although there are millions of digitized primary sources online and more content is added every day, the vast majority of unpublished archival material that exists in libraries, archives, museums, and historical societies […] -
Tips & Tricks for Finding E-books
Posted on April 15, 2020 | 1 CommentNow that research has moved online for the foreseeable future, we’re all looking for electronic texts. In normal times, the GC library provides access to thousands of e-books though assorted databases. But now, because of the COVID-19 crisis, many publishers have temporarily opened access to […] -
Spotlight on: The Alternative Press
Posted on April 8, 2019 | No Comments“Alternative press” is a broad term for independent, non-corporate, non-mainstream newspapers and magazines, and publications from radical, anti-establishment, or counter-culture groups. Alternative press outlets tend to cover stories the mainstream media (MSM) duck. And when they cover the same stories as the MSM, they tackle […] -
Spotlight on: The Center for Research Libraries
Posted on November 15, 2018 | No CommentsFounded in 1949 as a cooperative of Midwest libraries, the Center for Research Libraries (CRL) has grown into an international consortium of more than 200 university, college, and independent research libraries. The GC’s Mina Rees Library is a member of CRL and through our affiliation […] -
Spotlight on: Bibliographies
Posted on August 22, 2018 | No CommentsIf you’ve ever found yourself slogging through screen after screen of keyword search results wondering whether there might be a more efficient way to launch a research project, consider giving subject bibliographies a try. At their most basic, bibliographies are compilations of sources on a […] -
A Green Library on the Emerald Isle
Posted on August 1, 2018 | No CommentsThe highlight of the busman’s holiday portion of my recent trip to Ireland was a stop at the greenest, most sustainability-conscious library I’ve ever encountered, the Boole Library at University College Cork. The library is named for George Boole (1815-1864), humanitarian, mathematical genius, and inventor […] -
Database Highlight: SAGE Research Methods
Posted on January 10, 2018 | No CommentsIn this post we highlight SAGE Research Methods (SRM), a powerful tool that can help you: Plan and conduct qualitative, quantitative, or mixed methods research, Analyze your findings, and Write up your results. SRM is content-rich and easy to navigate. It covers all the methods […]
