databases 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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2/27: Intro to Web of Science (Postponed)

Posted on February 9, 2017 | No Comments
Writing a paper? Looking for research collaborators? Perhaps you are conducting an environmental scan or literature review, or preparing the background and significance part of the introduction to a grant proposal. Learn how to use cited reference search to track prior research and monitor current […]
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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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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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Almost Summer 2015 E-Resources Summary

Posted on June 1, 2015 | 3 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. New Databases (These and all other Graduate Center Library databases can be found on our full A-Z […]
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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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Will the change in my GC email address affect my access to library databases?

Posted on February 19, 2015 | 4 Comments
The short answer is, no. Although both currently enrolled Graduate Center students and active graduates will be trading their old @gc.cuny.edu addresses for the new @gradcenter.cuny.edu, this change will not affect your ability to log into Graduate Center subscribed databases. (For faculty and staff at […]
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OneSearch: New Cross-Database Search Tool

Posted on September 18, 2014 | 13 Comments
The future is here! The library is delighted to debut a powerful new search tool called OneSearch. When you use OneSearch, you search simultaneously across most of the library’s databases, including the CUNY catalog, JSTOR, Academic OneFile, PubMed/MEDLINE, ScienceDirect, SpringerLink, and many others. You’ll even get results […]
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June 2014 E-Resources Summary

Posted on June 7, 2014 | 2 Comments
New Databases Here are the latest additions to our collection of online databases: ACO Music Data Analysis ACO Music Data Analysis is a growing repository of historical and current data from Billboard, Official Chart Company, Media Control and many more reporting agencies around the world. The American […]
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Making WorldCat More Accurate to Decrease ILL Return Time

Posted on May 15, 2014 | No Comments
In December, the library finished a project to reconcile the holdings in WorldCat with the library catalog holdings for journals. How does having accurate WorldCat journal holdings records affect interlibrary loan? Interlibrary loan departments across the world rely on WorldCat to order books, DVDs, CDs, […]
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