Off-Campus Research
Getting in via Library Proxy
- Graduate Center computer network account username/password required
- Graduate Center students, faculty, staff and recent graduates (1 year) only
- Same login as your Graduate Center email account
- Reset account password every 180 days
How to Access Databases
- Go to library databases or GC e-Journal Finder
- Click on a database name OR e-Journal title OR
- Click on a Google Scholar "Fulltext at GC" or "Find It" link
- Enter username/password as prompted
- Failure? read on
Graduate Center Computer Accounts
- New users must login and reset password
- Longtime students, faculty, and staff with suspended accounts contact the Information Technology Help Desk at (212) 817-7300 or helpdesk@gc.cuny.edu. Suspended accounts require in-person Help Desk application with current GC ID card.
Reset your Password from Off Campus
Reset the password every 180 days via webmail, or see IT Help Desk with current GC ID. Change is prompted by email and login messages:
- Go to https://wa.gc.cuny.edu
- Login using your Graduate Center username and password
- Click on options in the left side menu
- Scroll down to password reset option and double click
- Type the domain "acad" in the form, then reset your password
Other Connectivity Problems?
Alternative Remote Access to CUNY-wide library databases can be accomplished with a CUNY library barcode
See the Information Technology Support Wikki for more detailed troubleshooting advice at Remote Library Access Problems