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GC Library Website Down Sat-Sun June 7, 8

Posted on June 7, 2014 | No Comments
With the upgrade in the GC building’s electrical power Friday night, the GC library servers are unstable and will likely continue to be over the weekend. Use http://gclibraryisdown.org to reach a limited set of resources if the regular is not responsive. Apologies for the interruption in service. The GC Library […]
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If the Library web site is down…

Posted on April 25, 2014 | No Comments
The GC servers were restored late Friday afternoon but problems there may be instability over the weekend. Try http://gclibraryisdown.org to reach resources if http://library.gc.cuny.edu is down. Apologies for the interruption in service.
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Longer CUNY Book Loans Begin April 14

Posted on April 11, 2014 | 4 Comments
Beginning 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 […]
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CUNY Library Loan Period Rollback

Posted on March 28, 2014 | 4 Comments
After 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 […]
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Cuomo: Restore $2M NYPL – CUNY Library Funding

Posted on March 21, 2014 | 4 Comments
Governor 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 […]
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NYCT Library Responds to Extended Loan Proposal

Posted on March 8, 2014 | 2 Comments
Are 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 […]
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GC Wifi & Library Access

Posted on March 7, 2014 | 3 Comments
Flash! 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 […]
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Graduates Lose Off-Site Access to Library Databases

Posted on February 28, 2014 | 10 Comments
We 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 […]
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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, […]
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ALA Emerging Library Leader Kai Alexis Smith

Posted on November 20, 2013 | 2 Comments
CUNY 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 […]
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