Library Workshops & Events
Check the library calendar for workshops and events of interest, including Zotero trainings!
Featured Stories
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New and Featured Streaming Film Databases: Docuseek and Electronic Arts Intermix
23 October 2024 5:39 PM | No Comments -
Dissertations and Theses Year-in-Review, 2023-24
07 June 2024 3:30 PM | No Comments -
Adrienne Rich: Teaching at CUNY, 1968–1974, Now Available on Manifold
28 April 2024 1:06 PM | No Comments -
Interlibrary Loan: Access the World’s Library Resources from the GC
19 April 2024 3:45 PM | No Comments -
Teaching (and Reforming) the Next Generation of Pirates and Copyright Violators
10 April 2024 3:24 PM | No Comments
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Interlibrary Loan: Access the World’s Library Resources from the GC
Posted on April 19, 2024 | No CommentsWhen you need information and cannot access it through our library’s print collection or online resources, interlibrary loan is here to help. We encourage you to make ILL requests directly from library databases or from the library’s website. Interlibrary loan is free and easy…just make […] -
Teaching (and Reforming) the Next Generation of Pirates and Copyright Violators
Posted on April 10, 2024 | No CommentsThis is the first in our current series of short essays by participants in the Spring 2024 Open Knowledge Fellowship, coordinated by the Mina Rees Library. Fellows will share insight into the process of converting a syllabus to openly-licensed and/or zero-cost resources, as well as […] -
New Longer CUNY Library Loan Period
Posted on March 28, 2024 | No CommentsYou may have noticed the loan period for CUNY Library books has increased recently. In conjunction with the new CUNY/SUNY Resource Sharing partnership, loan periods for CUNY books have increased to 16 weeks. This also raised the maximum loan period to 48 weeks (about 11 months). […] -
We’re Hiring a Critical Pedagogy Librarian!
Posted on March 21, 2024 | No CommentsWe’re delighted to be hiring a tenure-track Critical Pedagogy Librarian at the Instructor or Assistant Professor rank. Please share far and wide, and consider applying! Review of applications begins on April 19, 2024. Critical Pedagogy Librarian, Instructor or Assistant Professor The Graduate Center, CUNY is […] -
SUNY books are Now Available through OneSearch
Posted on March 6, 2024 | No CommentsOn January 18, 2024, CUNY libraries went live with a new way to share books between CUNY and SUNY libraries. Through our online catalog, OneSearch, we can now request books from SUNY libraries, as well as other CUNY libraries — increasing the total number of […] -
Quick Troubleshooting Tips
Posted on March 5, 2024 | 3 CommentsAre you encountering error messages or problems when trying to access articles, book chapters, or other materials via library databases? One quick and easy troubleshooting trick you can try is switching browsers. Alternatively, you can try clearing your browser’s cache/cookies, and here are some instructions: […] -
Project Muse Unavailable
Posted on February 23, 2024 | No Comments2/26/2024 update – Project Muse access is restored. The Project Muse database is currently unavailable. We are so sorry for the inconvenience and are working to restore access as soon as possible. Meanwhile, New York Public Library access to Project Muse may be an […] -
Google Scholar Changes
Posted on February 23, 2024 | No CommentsThe library has removed proxy support for Google Scholar, because Google blocks these requests assuming that each search request is a robot. This change means that Google will not automatically understand a patron’s institutional affiliation, so users will now need to point to Mina Rees’ […] -
Spring Scholarly Publishing Workshops: Contracts, Copyright, and More!
Posted on January 26, 2024 | No CommentsThis spring, the Graduate Center’s Mina Rees Library is offering four online workshops about publication contracts, copyright, and related topics. All members of the CUNY community are welcome, regardless of campus. The workshops are especially well suited to graduate students, faculty, administrators, and others who […] -
Exploring the Carpenter Collection
Posted on January 23, 2024 | No CommentsThe 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 […]
