E-Resources Archive

Online Library Workshops

Posted on March 20, 2020 | No Comments
Have webcam, will teach! Learning and thinking goes on despite social distancing and closed public spaces. We’re simply moving our f2f workshops onto the web. Coming up soon: Monday, March 23, 2pm Basic Research, Online Edition: Using the Library’s Virtual Resources If you’ve been putting […]
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The HathiTrust Research Center (HTRC) will be inaccessible July 14 through July 15 at noon

Posted on July 12, 2019 | No Comments
The HathiTrust Research Center (HTRC), the home of Hathi Analytics, will be inaccessible July 14 through July 15 at noon during the monthly maintenance period. The next maintenance period will be August 11-12, 2019. Capsule users should make sure any data they imported or […]
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Summer 2019 Electronic Resources Summary

Posted on July 11, 2019 | No Comments
It’s been a bit of time since we had a post here about our collections. Yet a few things have been in the works. We’ve started this new guide that documents changes to our collections over time. You can see the most recent additions in […]
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Finding Fulltext when Google Scholar is Down

Posted on May 10, 2019 | 1 Comment
The Graduate Center version of Google Scholar is experiencing temporary difficulties; please try the library’s other online resources to find fulltext for scholarly articles and books: OneSearch Journals A-Z List Databases A-Z List You can find all of these resources on the library homepage, http://library.gc.cuny.edu/. You […]
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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 […]
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Temporary Issue with Finding Fulltext via Google Scholar

Posted on February 13, 2019 | No Comments
The Graduate Center version of Google Scholar is experiencing temporary difficulties; please try the library’s other online resources to find fulltext for scholarly articles and books: OneSearch Journals A-Z List Databases A-Z List You can find all of these resources on the library homepage, http://library.gc.cuny.edu/. Thank […]
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Spotlight on: The Center for Research Libraries

Posted on November 15, 2018 | No Comments
Founded 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 […]
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Exploring the New York Public Library

Posted on August 29, 2018 | 1 Comment
As we dive into the Fall semester, it’s a good time to review a few of the resources available to us in New York City. Let’s take a closer look at one nearby location – the New York Public Library (NYPL). NYPL is the largest […]
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Spotlight on: Bibliographies

Posted on August 22, 2018 | No Comments
If 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 […]
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Spotlight on: Comics Research

Posted on August 15, 2018 | No Comments
New York City is rich with possibilities for those researching (or creating) comics, graphic novels, and other types of sequential art. Let’s take a closer look! Research in New York City The New York Public Library (NYPL) has an extensive and expanding collection of graphic […]
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