Library Opens 1 p.m. Saturday

The library will be open 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday November 17th due to emergency repairs required of the building’s water supply system.

NO WATER SERVICE will be available, so water fountains and restrooms will NOT be operating normally throughout the day.

Regular library hours, 12 noon – 8 p.m. will resume Sunday November . . . → Read More: Library Opens 1 p.m. Saturday

Dália M. Leonardo

Graduate Center Librarian Dália M. Leonardo died October 31, 2012. Prof. Leonardo served as library liaison to the History and Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Literatures and Languages departments since joining the library staff in 2008. As a senior Metadata Librarian, she was primarily responsible for cataloging print and electronic resources. She earned a Ph.D. from Fordham . . . → Read More: Dália M. Leonardo

Library Open Friday + weekend

The Graduate Center Library will be open Friday, Nov 2 from 9 a.m. – 8 p.m. with reference service from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Regular library hours will resume Saturday, Nov 3 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. and Nov 4 from 12 noon – 8 p.m. with no reference service on the weekends as . . . → Read More: Library Open Friday + weekend

GC Open Access Events Today rm 9205

Celebrate Open Access Week with a Friday Open Access Info Marathon

Author’s Rights Workshop, 10 am – 11 amPresenters: Stephen Francoeur (Library, Baruch), Ann Matsuuchi (Library, LaGuardia), and Maura A. Smale (Library, City Tech)

Progress Toward a CUNY Institutional Repository, 11 am – noonPresenters: Jill Cirasella (Library, Brooklyn), Stephen Klein (Library, Grad Center), and Polly . . . → Read More: GC Open Access Events Today rm 9205

Open Access Events Friday Oct. 26 @ GC

Celebrate Open Access Week with a Friday Open Access Info Marathon

Location: Graduate Center, Room 9205

Author’s Rights Workshop, 10 am – 11 amPresenters: Stephen Francoeur (Library, Baruch), Ann Matsuuchi (Library, LaGuardia), and Maura A. Smale (Library, City Tech)

Progress Toward a CUNY Institutional Repository, 11 am – noonPresenters: Jill Cirasella (Library, Brooklyn), Stephen Klein (Library, . . . → Read More: Open Access Events Friday Oct. 26 @ GC

How to Make Your Research Open Access

Join us online Tuesday October 23rd at 12.30 p.m. for an Open Access Week webinar sponsored by the Berkman Center for Internet & Society and the Office for Scholarly Communication at Harvard University. The webinar, “How to Make Your Research Open Access (Whether You’re at Harvard or Not),” features Peter Suber and Stuart Shieber of . . . → Read More: How to Make Your Research Open Access

Grad Center’s Archivist

Over the past 11+ years, John Rothman has curated the Graduate Center’s Archive, now measuring about 340 linear feet — presidential papers, organizational documents, and  paraphernalia. Arrange an appointment with him to explore any aspect of Graduate Center history. Longer story here.

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JSTOR search interruptions

JSTOR reports that excessive downloads, a violation of the GC-JSTOR license, are originating Graduate Center IP space. When download ceilings are reached, all downloads are temporarily (15 mins)  halted. We apologize for any inconvenience this has caused GC researchers, and we continue to work with the company to resolve the problem.

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Closed Monday Oct. 8

The Graduate Center Library will be closed all day Monday, Oct. 8 in observance of the Columbus Day holiday.

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NYPL revises CLP: more space for books

From the New York Times: Responding to objections raised by scholars, writers, artists and others, the New York Public Library has revised its plan to remove most of the books from its flagship Fifth Avenue research center to make room for a circulating library. Library officials said that an $8 million donation would help pay . . . → Read More: NYPL revises CLP: more space for books