Library Workshops & Events
Check the library calendar for workshops and events of interest, including Zotero trainings!
Featured Stories
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Getting Closer to OneSearch
06 July 2016 4:59 PM | 6 Comments -
Stay Connected! New Alumni Library Resources
01 June 2016 8:39 AM | 12 Comments -
Why You Should Ditch Academia.edu and Use CUNY Academic Works
06 November 2015 10:05 AM | 11 Comments -
Beyond Wikipedia: Background and Reference Sources
30 September 2015 2:39 PM | No Comments -
Renew or Sign Up for Free Access to New York Times
07 April 2015 9:15 AM | 5 Comments
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Scholarly Communication Archive
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Open Access Research Guide
Posted on Wednesday, October 12, 2016 | 5 CommentsCheck out our newly updated Open Access research guide to learn the ins and outs of OA publishing and how it relates to your dissertation and other scholarship. As you may already be aware, open access publishing is web accessible, free of charge, and free […] -
FTC vs. “Predatory” Publishers
Posted on Wednesday, September 28, 2016 | 11 CommentsAre you familiar with the phenomenon of “predatory” open access (OA) journals? If not, here’s a brief description (from an article I co-authored last year) to get you started: [Predatory open access journals] exist for the sole purpose of profit, not the dissemination of high-quality research findings […] -
3rd Annual Early Research & Scholarship Conference
Posted on Wednesday, August 31, 2016 | 3 CommentsThe Library is pleased to co-sponsor the Graduate Center’s Third Annual Early Research and Scholarship Conference (formerly the Archival Research Conference) which features student recipients of one of several different fellowships funded by the Provost’s office: the Knickerbocker Award for Archival Research in American Studies, […] -
Impact of Open Scholarship on public audiences
Posted on Monday, August 8, 2016 | 5 CommentsHave you ever wondered after making one of your works publicly accessible in CUNY Academic Works (or while considering doing so), “who is this new audience I am reaching?” In a post earlier this year CUNY’s Scholarly Communications Librarian, Megan Wacha, framed this question in […] -
CUNY Legacy Dissertations & Capstones
Posted on Wednesday, August 3, 2016 | 5 CommentsThe 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 […] -
New Open Access Journal: Art History Pedagogy and Practice
Posted on Thursday, May 19, 2016 | 6 CommentsThe world has a new open access journal — and a much-needed one, to boot! The journal is Art History Pedagogy and Practice (AHPP), published by Art History Teaching Resources (AHTR), an open educational resource initially created by Graduate Center students that has flourished into a […] -
Fair Use Week: Copyright and Your Dissertation
Posted on Thursday, February 25, 2016 | 3 CommentsOne of the most common concerns I hear from graduating students is confusion about copyright. Students in the sciences frequently take an “article as chapter” approach to their dissertation, reproducing work (figures, tables, etc.) that they’ve already published elsewhere. Art History students may need to […] -
Welcome Adriana Palmer, ER-IR Librarian!
Posted on Tuesday, February 9, 2016 | 3 CommentsYou may have already met Adriana Palmer. She has worked at the GC as an adjunct librarian since 2014. But now we are additionally thrilled that Adriana Palmer joins our team as a full time librarian! Adriana’s new job combines two areas of responsibility. First, the ‘ER’ part: […] -
Dissertation and thesis deposit reopens!
Posted on Friday, December 11, 2015 | 1 CommentWith new staff and procedures in place, the GC Library happily reopens for deposit of graduate work Monday, December 14, 2015. Students anticipating a February 2016 degree should register their intent to deposit in Banner no later than January 15 to allow sufficient time to […] -
Why You Should Ditch Academia.edu and Use CUNY Academic Works
Posted on Friday, November 6, 2015 | 11 CommentsCUNY recently launched Academic Works, an open access repository that is the ideal way for you to make articles, book chapters, data, etc. available to your research community and the broader public. Why should you care about Academic Works? Let’s start with three key reasons: […]
