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Longer CUNY Book Loans Begin April 14
Posted on April 11, 2014 | 4 CommentsBeginning April 14, all CUNY library borrowers will be extended longer library book loans. Renewal allowances, the majority ranging from 0 to 3, will continue to be determined by individual CUNY libraries. Books checked out on or after the 14th will have the longer loan […] -
CUNY Library Loan Period Rollback
Posted on March 28, 2014 | 4 CommentsAfter influential CUNY librarians objected to the longer book loan periods embraced by the Circulation Committee in November 2013, the committee revised its recommendations drastically downward. The committee’s new recommended loan periods for faculty and doctoral students are 56 days, only 14 days longer than present. Master’s student […] -
Cuomo: Restore $2M NYPL – CUNY Library Funding
Posted on March 21, 2014 | 4 CommentsGovernor Cuomo’s 2014-2015 budget proposal cuts $4M library funding for New York State, a 4.7% cut from last year’s enacted budget. Cuts to NYPL-CUNY Library Funding directly impact CUNY graduate students and faculty. State funding for NYPL on behalf of CUNY has declined 17% since 2007, even while CUNY […] -
NYCT Library Responds to Extended Loan Proposal
Posted on March 8, 2014 | 2 CommentsAre CUNY library books more valuable in scholars’ hands? Or are books more valuable on library shelves? This debate rages among CUNY librarians in response to a MALS, DSC, and Graduate Council Library Committee proposal to extend CUNY book loan periods for all borrowers to match those […] -
GC Wifi & Library Access
Posted on March 7, 2014 | 3 CommentsFlash! GC Library ebooks, journals, and databases are now available to all on-site GC visitors on all devices through the GC wifi “guest” login. This extension of wifi service is permitted by library licenses that allow resources to be used by on-site visitors. Previously, only a […] -
Graduates Lose Off-Site Access to Library Databases
Posted on February 28, 2014 | 10 CommentsWe regret that the CUNY-mandated email and network account changes have interrupted graduates’ off-campus access to GC Library resources. Newly differentiated alumni network accounts now preclude all GC alums, not only those with lapsed GC accounts, from getting to licensed databases from off campus. Publishers […] -
Faculty & Grad Library Loans Undecided
Posted on February 21, 2014 | 2 Comments[prezi id=’http://prezi.com/dhamkwejwiea/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy&rc=ex0share/’ height=’400′ width=’600′] The February 10 CUNY Council of Chief Librarians meeting featured this presentation following the November 2013 CUNY Libraries Circulation Committee endorsement of 120-day library loan periods for faculty, PhD, and Master’s students, and 42-day loan periods for undergraduates. The CUNY Doctoral Students’ Council, […] -
ALA Emerging Library Leader Kai Alexis Smith
Posted on November 20, 2013 | 2 CommentsCUNY Graduate Center Adjunct Reference Librarian Kai Alexis Smith has been selected to the the 2014 ALA Emerging Leaders class. She will participate in a 6-month program designed to enable library workers to plan and lead projects and to explore libraries and library networks. The […]