E-Resources Archive

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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Washington Post Offers Free Access to Those With .edu Email

Posted on February 6, 2017 | 1 Comment
UPDATE 10/27/2017: The Washington Post no longer offers free access to everyone who has a .edu email account. That program seems to have been replaced with a low-cost academic subscription offer. Learn more here. The Washington Post allows for free access to its website to […]
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Goodbye Scopus

Posted on December 21, 2016 | No Comments
Because of the Graduate Center’s budget constraints, the library can no longer sustain a subscription to Elsevier’s Scopus database. Librarians apply cost and use statistics (and other factors) to deliberations about electronic resource renewals and cancellations. We also – to the best of our ability – avoid duplication of […]
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October 2016 E-Resources Summary

Posted on October 31, 2016 | 4 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. Happy Halloween! New Databases (These and all other databases can be found on our full A-Z […]
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CUNY Legacy Dissertations & Capstones

Posted on August 3, 2016 | 5 Comments
The Graduate Center Library is pleased to offer the CUNY community a new collection: CUNY GC Legacy (Retrospective) Dissertations, 1965-2014. This database is open for use by any current CUNY Library user on any CUNY campus, and it requires authentication with a CUNY library barcode number. The […]
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#BlackLivesMatter and the Power of the Primary

Posted on July 13, 2016 | 14 Comments
Helicopters swarmed above 34th street last week, positioning the Graduate Center amidst blocked traffic and sirens as protesters painted the city with demands for justice. Responses such as these to racial profiling by police have erupted on a national scale since the beginning of the […]
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Getting Closer to OneSearch

Posted on July 6, 2016 | 6 Comments
Have you noticed the OneSearch link on the library website? Have you tried it? Now’s a great time to give OneSearch a whirl — or, if you’ve tried it in the past, to check it out again, as we’ve mentioned before, with steady improvements over the past […]
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January and February 2016 E-Resources Summary

Posted on February 19, 2016 | 1 Comment
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. Welcome back, GC students and faculty! New Databases (These and all other databases can be […]
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