Collections Archive

Exploring the Carpenter Collection

Posted on January 23, 2024 | No Comments
The Mina Rees Library enjoys the support of an ongoing endowment from Ivor Kraft, a long-time member of CLAGS: The Center for LGBTQ Studies (founded in 1991 as the nation’s first university-based LGBTQ research center in the United States, located at The Graduate Center). Donated […]
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Making the Impossible Possible: The Story of Puerto Rican Studies in Brooklyn College

Posted on August 25, 2023 | No Comments
We’re excited to announce that CUNY now has streaming access to the film “Making the Impossible Possible: The Story of Puerto Rican Studies in Brooklyn College.” This film can be viewed at the link above, shared in the classroom, and screened at any CUNY event […]
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Now available: Duke University Press Ebooks

Posted on July 21, 2021 | 1 Comment
Building robust print and electronic collections to support teaching and research at The Graduate Center continues to be a top priority for Mina Rees library faculty. We have two announcements to share along those lines, as follows: The library has acquired the Duke University Press […]
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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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Dissertations and Theses Year-in-Review, 2018-19

Posted on May 31, 2019 | No Comments
Today is Commencement Day at the Graduate Center! Which, for the Dissertation Office, means it’s time for our annual look back at the dissertations, theses, and capstone projects that our graduating students deposited with the library. But first, what is this “deposit” business, anyway? It […]
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Spring 2018 E-Resources Summary

Posted on April 23, 2018 | No Comments
This post is the latest in a series designed to keep our community updated about changes in our collections and focuses 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 […]
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CUNY Libraries Offer Free Access to The Wall Street Journal

Posted on March 13, 2018 | No Comments
We are happy to announce that CUNY now offers a free membership to The Wall Street Journal via a CUNY-wide academic pass. Much like the New York Times Academic Pass, anyone with a valid CUNY email address can register to have free access to www.wsj.com and […]
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HathiTrust Digital Library @ the GC

Posted on February 13, 2018 | No Comments
Six million volumes from the HathiTrust Digital Library are now available for PDF download by Graduate Center affiliates. Downloadable titles include books and journals published in the US before 1923, works published outside the US before 1878, US federal government documents, and Creative Commons licensed open works. […]
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LexisNexis Makeover: Meet Nexis Uni

Posted on February 5, 2018 | No Comments
The news, business and legal database we know and love has recently undergone a major face lift. What was formerly called “LexisNexis Academic” is now Nexis Uni—with a new, and hopefully more intuitive, interface. Click on images for a larger view. The new look and […]
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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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