Reminder: IT services not available on Sunday, July 8, 2012

Sunday, July 8, 2012 is IT’s second semiannual maintenance window for the year.  GC users should anticipate that various IT services will be unavailable from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm while systems are maintained, upgraded and expanded.

The library website and proxy server will be unavailable during this time.  Please use the OLS site if . . . → Read More: Reminder: IT services not available on Sunday, July 8, 2012

IT services not available on Sunday, July 8, 2012

Please be reminded that Sunday, July 8, 2012 is IT’s second semiannual maintenance window for the year.  GC users should anticipate that various IT services will be unavailable from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm while systems are maintained, upgraded and expanded.

 

Thank you,

Information Technology

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Website and Proxy Outage 6/6/2012 @ 5pm

Due to very important  systems’ maintenance, the library website and proxy services will experience a 30 minute outage and will not be available from 5pm-5:30 pm tonight, June 6th, 2012.

The library apologizes for this inconvenience and encourages you to contact us if you need any special assistance during the outage. 

Thank you for your . . . → Read More: Website and Proxy Outage 6/6/2012 @ 5pm

Proxy Service is back!

The Library and IT are happy to announce that the proxy service is back.

We apologize for any inconvenience the outage may have caused you.

Thank you for your patience.

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Proxy server down Wed eve 2/29 use alternate links

Library resources are temporarily inaccessible through the Graduate Center proxy server. 

 

Some helpful links and information:

 CUNY+ catalog

Use the following link for  CUNY databases and enter your 14-digit GC library barcode as userid/pwd

Login to GC ‘s Citrix  connection   for GG databases (Library Resources=>Library Databases).

For Blackboard reserve access, login through the CUNY . . . → Read More: Proxy server down Wed eve 2/29 use alternate links

Remote Access Settings Change

The configuration of our remote access server have changed. If you experience access problems please restart your computer and try again. If you still have problems after doing this please report the problem at (212) 817-7074 or send an email to the systems librarian at kreiss@gc.cuny.edu.

Off-Campus Bookmarks

If you’ve bookmarked or saved URLs generated . . . → Read More: Remote Access Settings Change

Remote Access Maintenance – Temporary Service Disruption

Dear Users,

It appears that our initial troubleshooting on Friday was incorrect, some subscription databases are working for remote users, some are not. We are sorry for this inconvenience and will continue to work with the Graduate Center Information Technology department to restore full service as soon as possible. We suggest trying the resource you . . . → Read More: Remote Access Maintenance – Temporary Service Disruption

Google Scholar for CUNY books, GC articles, ILL

Use Google Scholar anywhere to find many (but not all) books and articles owned by the Grad Center library. Access Google Scholar via the Grad Center library proxy server and set up Google Scholar to recognize Grad Center resources. Then use links to get full text articles, to request CUNY books via CLICS, and . . . → Read More: Google Scholar for CUNY books, GC articles, ILL

Improved Remote Access

The library is happy to offer a new service that simplifies the remote access process to library electronic resources for the Graduate Center Community, the Graduate Center Library Proxy Server. Graduate Center Faculty, Students, and Staff can now get off-campus access to almost all of our library electronic resources using their Graduate Center Computer Account . . . → Read More: Improved Remote Access