intro to graduate center library - fall 2014
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An overview of the services, resources, and people of the CUNY Graduate Center Library.TRANSCRIPT
Introduction to the Graduate Center
Library
Library Websitelibrary.gc.cuny.edu
Library Bloggclibrary.commons.gc.cuny.edu
Twitter@cunyGClibrary
FacebookMina Rees Library, CUNY Graduate Center
Nitty-Gritty
GC Photo ID CardAlso your library card!
• Get proof of tuition payment
• Go to Bursar (8th floor) for a Fall 2014 validation sticker
• Go to Room 9123 for GC photo ID card
• ID card + library barcode sticker = CUNY libraries card
+
GC email username/password = network login for library computers =
login for off-campus access to library databases
GC Emailhttps://wa.gc.cuny.edu
Library Services and Resources
What’s Where?
1st FloorCirculation/Reserves DeskDissertation Reading Room (Quiet!)Computers
2nd FloorReference DeskIT Help DeskBooks, Print Journals & MicrofilmComputers & PrintersScanners & Digitization Equipment
Concourse LevelComputers & PrintersComputer Classrooms
Anywhere!Library DatabasesE-JournalsE-books
Course ReservesSave Time and Money!
Many professors put required books on reserve in the library (Circulation/Reserve Desk, 1st floor)
• Find reserve books in the library catalog• Borrow them for 2 hours at a time, or overnight• Overdue fine: $0.10/minute
Many professors share articles/chapters with students via Blackboard or Academic Commons
Circulation & CLICSCUNY’s Libraries Are Your Libraries!
Borrow books from other CUNY libraries:• Go in person to any other CUNY library• Use the CUNY library catalog to request books from other libraries (CLICS)
Loan periods:• PhD students: 8 weeks• Master’s students: 6 weeks• Renewal limits vary across CUNY libraries
Overdue fines: • $0.25/day – but $1/day if recalled
Live Research Demohttp://library.gc.cuny.edu/
Let’s Research Gregory Donovan…
Off-Campus AccessEverything’s the same once you log in.
Getting Research Help
Ask a Librarian
Ask in PersonReference Desk (2nd floor)
Ask by ChatLibrary Website, 24/7
Meet Your Librarian
Workshops
September:• Archival Research Conference• Intro to Library Resources• Citation Management: Zotero & RefWorks
October:• Intro to Archival Research• Intro to SPSS• Intro to Grants Research• Intro to Authors’ Rights• Data for Social Justice: Finding, Analyzing, and Mapping Data• …and more!
For details, consult our workshops handout or online events calendar!
Beyond the GC Library
CUNY Libraries, Interlibrary Loan, and…