Author Archive

1-Women 2-Community 3-Film | March 15th Screening

Posted on March 9, 2018 | No Comments
There are a few reasons to read this blog post – you choose your adventure. One reason (women) is to continue to commemorate international women’s day by embracing a film that you’ve likely already seen or heard or even have a New York City six-degrees […]
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Now Hiring: Library Coordinator

Posted on December 21, 2017 | No Comments
The Graduate Center’s Mina Rees Library seeks a Library Coordinator. CLOSING DATE: January 1, 2018 Under the direction of the Head of Circulation and Reserves, the Library Coordinator supervises part-time staff and workflow for library circulation, reserves, and stack maintenance. The Graduate Center Library hosts a […]
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Chromebooks at the GC Library

Posted on November 28, 2017 | No Comments
Some may have noticed an uptick in laptop use at the GC library. This may be a result of the update to student printing from laptops, which allows for a third-party vendor to receive files and transfer them to GC servers for printing. Although this new […]
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Early Research Initiative Conference (this Friday)

Posted on August 28, 2017 | No Comments
The Doctoral Student Experience Survey (DSES) and Master’s Student Experience Survey (MSES) is conducted in alternating years to assess student experience and satisfaction with the Graduate Center. The surveys’ primary purpose is to inform administrative and academic decisions at the Graduate Center, as well as […]
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PRIDE in Resistance: 2017 LGBTQ Book Purchasing

Posted on June 23, 2017 | No Comments
Heritage of Pride, the organization that hosts and organizes the annual NYC Pride March, has recognized that this year, Resistance is at the vanguard of the LGBT movement. For the Pride March which will walk along the facade of the Graduate Center building, groups and individuals […]
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Feb 22 & 24 Rommi Smith Performs the Archive

Posted on February 8, 2017 | No Comments
Rommi Smith, poet, playwright, performer, and the first British Parliamentary Writer in Residence, comes to the Graduate Center February 22 to present a stunning lecture-performance animated by her archival exploration of the lives of women jazz and blues musicians. A John Barnard Scholar at The University of Leeds, UK, […]
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Welcome to Elvis Bakaitis, Adjunct Reference Librarian

Posted on December 7, 2016 | No Comments
The Graduate Center Library is pleased to welcome Elvis Bakaitis as the new Adjunct Reference Librarian. Elvis is a recent graduate of the Queens College MLIS program with a Certificate in Archives and Special Collections. They’ve interned at the Brooklyn College and Barnard College libraries, […]
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(Radical) Keywords : A Conversation

Posted on October 14, 2016 | 7 Comments
Monday October 17th at 6.30 the Graduate Center Library will host a combined special interest group for Reference and Social Justice. Join researchers, students, authors, and librarians as we unpack language, text, or keywords with an eye to their meaning in research and librarianship. AGENCY: AK […]
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Which to choose? Zotero Standalone vs. Firefox

Posted on September 14, 2016 | 4 Comments
Zotero Workshops are receiving high attendance rates at the Graduate Center library. We like to have students arrive with their laptops so that they may choose the web browser and Zotero version that is right for them. While most have a preference to use either Firefox, Chrome, […]
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3rd Annual Early Research & Scholarship Conference

Posted on August 31, 2016 | 3 Comments
The Library is pleased to co-sponsor the Graduate Center’s Third Annual Early Research and Scholarship Conference (formerly the Archival Research Conference) which features student recipients of one of several different fellowships funded by the Provost’s office: the Knickerbocker Award for Archival Research in American Studies, […]
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