E-Resources Archive

New Database: American Antiquarian Society (AAS) Historical Periodicals

Posted on December 1, 2017 | No Comments
The Graduate Center Library now offers access to the American Antiquarian Society (AAS) Historical Periodicals Collection. This collection is made up of five databases that contain over 6,500 digitized publications from 1691-1877. Documenting the Colonial Era through the Civil War and Reconstruction via print culture from […]
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Resource Highlight: Chicago Manual of Style Online

Posted on September 13, 2017 | No Comments
In this post we feature The Chicago Manual of Style Online (CMOS), the handy e-version of the 16th and 17th editions of the esteemed style manual that was first published in 1906. The online edition of the CMOS will be familiar to anyone who has […]
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Technical Difficulties: Slow Journal Search

Posted on August 30, 2017 | No Comments
The Journal Search tool on the GC Library website is experiencing temporary performance issues, which can lead to long wait times on your journal search results. If you are getting timed out or waiting too long, please try this alternative while we wait for our […]
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Ebook Central Replaces ebrary and Ebook Library: How to Migrate Your Bookshelves

Posted on June 9, 2017 | No Comments
The collections that were once known as ebrary and Ebook Library (EBL) have merged to a new ProQuest platform and are now known as Ebook Central. This platform offers a new look and updated features, but still contains the full corpus of the collections that […]
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Summer spotlight: Streaming Video Databases

Posted on June 5, 2017 | No Comments
Seeking something different to watch this summer? The Graduate Center subscribes to several alternative video/media databases. + Digital Theater Plus offers a wide variety of full-length theatrical productions from the UK, as well as interviews with actors and other theater professionals. There are 365 offerings […]
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Alumni Library Access Lets Grads Stay Connected

Posted on May 19, 2017 | 3 Comments
Graduation day has one reliable disappointment: saying goodbye to library database and journal access. Grads’ off-campus access to library databases ends weeks after graduation, as soon as IT closes your student GC network account. But do not despair, GC grads! You enjoy lifetime on-campus access to the […]
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May 2017 E-Resources Summary

Posted on May 12, 2017 | No Comments
This post is the latest in a series designed to keep the Graduate Center community updated about our collections; focused primarily on electronic resources available through the Graduate Center Library. New Databases: (These and all other databases can be found on our full A-Z databases […]
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Database Highlight: Book Review Digest Plus

Posted on May 1, 2017 | No Comments
In this post we feature Book Review Digest Plus, a valuable source for finding book reviews on virtually every subject. The database contains more than 900,000 full text book reviews and more than two million citations to book reviews drawn from thousands of indexed newspapers, […]
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Get to Know the Web of Science Database (Upcoming Workshop!)

Posted on April 12, 2017 | No Comments
You may not know this, but the Graduate Center Library provides access to a powerful resource which enables you to both delve into published literature and monitor new developments in your field. This resource is called Web of Science, and it offers a number of features […]
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Database Highlight: Cochrane Library

Posted on April 10, 2017 | No Comments
In this post we highlight the Cochrane Library, a collection of databases containing high quality health care information for researchers, health care professionals, patients, and funders. Cochrane is known for its authoritative systematic reviews. These attempt to “identify, appraise and synthesize all the empirical evidence […]
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