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Deadline Extended: GIS Data Services College Assistants

Posted on May 8, 2015 | 1 Comment
***Deadline Extended**** Baruch’s Geospatial Data Librarian Frank Donnelly seeks two new part-time employees Baruch Library’s GIS lab for the 2015-16 academic year. The Data Services College Assistants will process and document geospatial data sets and provide assistance with geospatial workshops. Applicants should be currently enrolled as CUNY graduate students. Application deadline […]
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New York Public and GC Libraries

Posted on May 7, 2015 | 2 Comments
The New York Public Library, with its many branches and research centers (including the Science, Industry & Business Library located in our building and the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, just down the block) is and has always been, both philosophically and physically, in close alignment with […]
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Did you know? Google Voice…

Posted on May 5, 2015 | 2 Comments
In the library or archive and don’t have a smartphone or mobile device to take notes with? Did you know you can still use a (basic, non-smart) cell phone’s SMS-texting feature with Google Voice as a shortcut to begin the document creation process. Simply set up […]
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IDNYC

Posted on May 5, 2015 | No Comments
In a matter of 30 minutes, I booked an appointment, walked over to my nearest public library location and filed my application for a IDNYC. The best benefit of the card is that it provides free membership for one year to the city’s leading museum and […]
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Knowledge Made Public: Open Access. Humanities. Social Sciences.

Posted on April 27, 2015 | 29 Comments
Join the library on cinco de mayo, May 5th, at 2:30pm for an exciting not to be missed conversation on Open Access in the Humanities and the Social Sciences. The Graduate Center Library is pleased to host a presentation on open access in the humanities […]
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ICYMI: Privacy in the Age of Dragnet Surveillance: What You Need to Know to Protect Your Rights Online

Posted on April 20, 2015 | 5 Comments
In case you were not able to come to our event last week, Privacy in the Age of Dragnet Surveillance: What You Need to Know to Protect Your Rights Online, you can now view a recording of the talk here. Further, see what attendees were tweeting […]
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Request Wayback Machine Preservation

Posted on April 17, 2015 | No Comments
The Graduate Center Library will archive your GC website with Archive-It, the Internet Archive’s subscription-based tool. Archive-It is created by the Internet Archive, a non-profit digital library offering free universal access to books, movies & music, as well as 456 billion archived web pages. The […]
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New ILL Policy: Request Any Print Book (Even Those Available at Other CUNY Libraries)

Posted on April 15, 2015 | 1 Comment
For many years, the CUNY community has been able to request that print books owned by one CUNY library be delivered to another, more convenient library location. This service, sometimes called CLICS, is still possible through the shared CUNY catalog. It is also now possible […]
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From A to Z: Our New List of Databases

Posted on April 9, 2015 | 1 Comment
Over the last month, the web team has been working behind the scenes to migrate some content on our website onto a new platform (that we also use for our Research Guides). Along with a new look, our A to Z list of online databases also got a few additional […]
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Renew or Sign Up for Free Access to New York Times

Posted on April 7, 2015 | 5 Comments
The Graduate Center Library, along with our fellow CUNY libraries, offers everyone with a valid CUNY email address the opportunity to sign up for free access to the NYTimes.com website and smartphone apps. This NYTimes Academic Pass was first available to us about a year […]
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