New Copy Card Refund Opportunity!

In response to student requests, refunds for unused value on Continental Copy cards will again be available the week after spring break, April 10 – April 16^th.

To request a refund, patrons must complete a Continental Copy refund request form at the Circulation Desk and have it signed by one of the supervisors listed on the form. Forms will be available at the Circulation Desk starting tomorrow, Friday, March 30^th.

If you previously submitted a form and old copy card, but were not able to go to the Bursar’s Office to obtain your refund before the old deadline, please speak to a supervisor at the Circulation Desk. Your cards and forms remain available for the refund.

Cash refunds will be distributed at the Bursar’s Office from April 10^th – April 16^th during their regular Bursar Office business hours.

This is your last chance! No refunds will be distributed after 5 pm on Monday, April 16^th.

CUNY+ Back in Service

CUNY+ service has been restored as of approximately 1:00 p.m. this afternoon. Please let the library staff know if you are still experiencing problems using CUNY+. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

CUNY+ is experiencing problems searching CUNY collections and managing patron accounts. Please do not use the service until notified. Please do not utilize any of the patron account management functions including renewals, CLICS requests, and hold requests. This requests are unable to be processed by CUNY+ at this time. If you need to renew books please contact our circulation department on the phone at (212) 817-7082 until CUNY+ service has been restored. Graduate Center patrons can utilize our Worldcat Subscription to search for books, print journals, and other CUNY holdings. We will post a message to library website when normal CUNY+ service resumes.

Complete Web of Science Trial

While the Graduate Center already subscribes to Social Science Citation Index, CUNY currently has a trial of the complete Web of Science through May 31, providing access to Art and Humanities Citation Index and Science Citation Index. The database traces citations in the scholarly literature from 1975 to the present. Those new to this resource should begin with its tutorial.

CUNY+ Service Disruption

CUNY+, the library’s online catalog, is back in full service today. It experienced several service outages yesterday. When these outages happen you can utilize our Worldcat Database subscription to search for CUNY holdings until CUNY+ service resumes.

Science Direct journals down Mar 11, 1-8 am

Message from the vendor: “. . . ScienceDirect (but not Scopus) will be unavailable for a planned period of downtime on Sunday, March 11, 2007 for approximately 7 hours starting at 01:00 AM EST (06:00 AM GMT). This is to adjust the system to take account the change to Daylight Savings Time in the United States . We hope that by providing this advance we can help to minimize any inconvenience to you and to your ScienceDirect users.”

18th-Century Reading Room Guest Speaker Series

The 18th-Century Reading Room, located in room C196.05 on the lower level of the Mina Rees Library, will be hosting two informal talks in March:

Friday March 16, 2:00 PM – Prof. Philip Papas (Union County College) — “General Charles Lee: Soldier, Scholar, Radical” –THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RE-SCHEDULED FOR FRIDAY MARCH 30, 2:00 PM–

Monday March 26, 6:00 PM – Prof. Simon Middleton (University of Sheffield) — “Order and Authority in New Netherland: Or, Was Peter Stuyvesant Really Such a Bad Guy?”

RSVP to Caroline Fuchs at cfuchs@gc.cuny.edu or call 212.817.7085

Seating is limited — please reserve your space early.

March Workshops

Library Workshops

The library offers workshops on research skills and information resources throughout the year. To register, leave your name, contact information, and the workshop you wish to attend via e-mail at training@gc.cuny.edu or via voice mail at 212-817-7370.

Click here to see a complete list of workshops on library and information technology skills.

Introduction to RefWorks
This session will cover the basics of using the online research management tool RefWorks. The web-based program, which is an online alternative to EndNote, is designed to help researchers gather, manage, store and share all types of information, as well as generate citations and bibliographies. For more information on RefWorks go to http://www.refworks.com/ (Kathleen Collins)
Tuesday, March 6, 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM
Tuesday, March 20, 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM
Friday, March 23, 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM
Room C196.02, Concourse Level, Library

Introduction to EndNote
Need help organizing your references and creating bibliographies? The EndNote program allows you to store and manage references. EndNote can also import citations from online databases. Use EndNote to insert references into word processing documents and compile a bibliography in any citation style. (Polly Thistlethwaite/Scott Johnston)
Friday, March 16, 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Room C196.03, Concourse Level, Library

Dissertation Preparation
If your defense is in sight, plan to attend one of these workshops to learn the dissertation deposit process including depositing a copy of your dissertation electronically. During these workshops, procedures for the deposit will be reviewed, tools and resources to help you with the process will be provided, and your questions will be answered. (Julie Cunningham)
Tuesday, March 13, 3:00 to 4:00 PM
Tuesday, March 27, 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Room C196.03, Concourse Level, Library

Introduction to Research in the Humanities
Learn effective searching techniques in humanities databases as Art Full text, LLBA, MLA, and RILM, as well as in multi-disciplinary databases such as Academic Search Premier, JSTOR, and Project Muse. (Michael Adams)
Wednesday, March 21, 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Room C196.03 Concourse Level, Library 

Introduction to Graduate Level Research
This workshop provides a general introduction to doing graduate-level research at The Graduate Center Library. It offers a brief overview of research tools and resources available within The Graduate Center and at other CUNY libraries. Other important research institutions in New York City are also discussed. (Scott Johnston)
Friday, March 23, 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Room C196.03 Concourse Level, Library

Library Database Searching Skills
This workshop will provide an overview of the major research databases available through the Graduate Center Library. Learn how to locate articles, how to select the best databases for your research topic, and how to formulate effective searches. Databases to be covered include LexisNexis, JSTOR, and Academic Search Premier. (Scott Johnston)
Thursday, March 29, 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Room C196.03 Concourse Level, Library

Science Direct down time on Saturday

ScienceDirect journals will be unavailable on Saturday March 3rd, 2007, from approximately 6:30am to 3:30pm due to system maintenance.