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  • Exploring NYPL: The Stephen A. Schwarzman Building

    As we learned in our previous post, the New York Public Library is the largest public library system in the United States. The Stephen A. Schwarzman Building is perhaps the most iconic branch, flanked by two marble sculptures of lions that have stood guard at […]

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  • Spotlight on: Bibliographies

    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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  • Now Hiring: College Assistant, Interlibrary Loan

    Interested in working at the GC Library?  We currently have an opening for a College Assistant to work in the Interlibrary Loan department.  We’re a busy and collaborative unit that provides a core service at the Library, facilitating access to a wide variety of materials (physical […]

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    Now Hiring: Science Resources Librarian

    Now Hiring: Science Resources Librarian (Instructor, Assistant Professor or Associate Professor – Tenure track) Closing Date: September 7, 2018 The Graduate Center Library seeks a Science Resources Librarian. We invite applications from inquisitive and critical librarians with backgrounds in the sciences who are eager to […]

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  • Change Comes to Paying Fines

    Now that the Graduate Center has switched from Banner to CUNYFirst, we’ll see some changes in the library. One of these changes is the new fine payment system that’s being introduced by CUNY. How will this change affect you? The Circulation Desk will no longer […]

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  • Ground Floor Library Work Summer 2018

    Part of the ground floor of the Mina Rees Library — specifically, the space running along our Fifth Avenue and 34th Street frontage — will be under construction over the summer as we develop more flexible use of the space, explore new flooring possibilities, and […]

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  • ILL in the Real World

    When we told you about the awesome alumni resources that you will still have access to after you leave CUNY, you might have been saddened to learn that one thing we can’t continue to do for you is interlibrary loan. ILL is library resource magic, […]

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  • A Lifetime of Education Ahead: Alumni Library Access

    The final project is finished, the dissertation defended, the diploma is finally in hand. All your hard work has finally paid off, and you’re free! You’ll never have to go to the Graduate Center again! But … you’ll never get to go to the Graduate […]

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    Dissertations and Theses Year-in-Review, 2017-18

    It’s Commencement Day here at the Graduate Center! And that means it’s time to look back at the dissertations, theses, and capstone projects submitted to the library in the past academic year. For many of us, this was a year of survival. We even survived […]

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  • Stress Management at the Library, Courtesy of the DSC & IT

    This is crunch time, and the most grounded and centered of us are feeling the strain. Whether you’re hunching over a keyboard, grading your way to wrist cramps, or studying till your eyes water, you’re probably overdoing something. On Wednesday, May 24, from noon to […]

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