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Welcome!:
Students and faculty at the CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies are served by the Mina Rees Library at The Graduate Center, located at 365 Fifth Avenue at 34th Street. This guide is designed for students, faculty, and staff affiliated with the Urban Studies programs at SLU. It contains links to journals, databases, websites, and other library resources in Urban Studies and related topics. For recommended sources and materials in Labor Studies , please consult the Labor Studies research guide. For information about how SLU students, faculty, and staff can access library collections and services, please consult the main School of Labor and Urban Studies research guide .


Register for an NYPL Library Card!:
If you are 13 or older and live, work, attend school, or pay property taxes in New York State, you are eligible to apply for an NYPL library card. Apply with this online application—then visit your nearest NYPL location to validate your information and receive a physical NYPL card. Select research databases linked in this guide are only accessible with your NYPL card, so make sure to apply soon!


Subject headings - Urban Studies:
Subject headings are used by libraries to organize books by topic. Here are some common subject headings assigned to books about cities, urban issues, and urban residents. As you can see here, subject headings associated with specific cities or locations usually include the name of the city or location. Click to see results in the Library catalog! City planning -- United States Sociology, Urban Education, Urban Urban health Urban hospitals -- United States Metropolitan government Urban poor Urbanization New York (N.Y.) -- Social conditions Working class -- Massachusetts -- Boston City and town life -- New York (State) -- New York New York (State) -- New York


Library Catalogs:
OneSearch: OneSearch combines many initial searches into one interface: it includes print books from all CUNY libraries; Graduate Center ebooks; a massive index of articles from journals, magazines, and newspapers; Graduate Center course reserves; dissertations at CUNY and beyond; and unique digital content.

WorldCat Discovery: WorldCat Discovery is a catalog and discovery system containing millions of records for print and electronic holdings in thousands of libraries around the world.


Interlibrary Loan:
Interlibrary loan (ILL) allows the GC community to request items—articles, book chapters, books, media items, conference papers, dissertations, entire boxes of microfilm rolls, to mention a few—from libraries near and far. Ready to make an ILL request? Log in to your ILL account.


Searching the Library Catalog:
Use the Library catalog to search for books - including ebooks! You can search by title, author, subject, or keyword. Your initial search will return titles held at the Graduate Center Library, but you can adjust your results to include book titles held by any CUNY library. You can request books from other CUNY libraries and pick up at the Graduate Center Library -- or visit those libraries to browse and borrow in person.


Key Databases:
Academic Search Complete: A multi-disciplinary database with more than 8,500 full-text periodicals, including more than 7,300 peer-reviewed journals.  In addition to full text, the database includes indexing and abstracts for more than 12,500 journals and more than 13,200 publications, such as monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc.  While full text is available as far back as 1887 for a few titles, the text of most titles is available only for the past decade or two.

Business Source Complete: Full text of nearly 4,000 scholarly business journals and periodicals as well as indexing for 7,000 titles. Additional full text, non-journal content includes financial data, books, monographs, major reference works, book digests, conference proceedings, case studies, investment research reports, industry reports, market research reports, country reports, company profiles, SWOT analyses and more.


ings, case studies, investment research reports, industry reports, market research reports, country reports, company profiles, SWOT analyses and more.EconLit: Full-text articles in all fields of economics, including capital markets, country studies, econometrics, economic forecasting, environmental economics, government regulations, labor economics, monetary theory, and urban economics. Also includes citations and abstracts to journal articles, books, collective volume articles, dissertations, working papers, and book reviews dating back to 1886. EconLit is updated weekly and contains more than 1.6 million records.


e articles, dissertations, working papers, and book reviews dating back to 1886. EconLit is updated weekly and contains more than 1.6 million records.ERIC (EBSCO version): Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, ERIC provides access to education-related literature, covering journal articles, research reports, curriculum and teaching guides, conference papers, dissertations and theses, and books dating back to 1966. Contains abstracts and links to full text, when available. ERIC documents with ED numbers (but not EJ numbers) are available on microfiche on the second floor of the library from ED 000001 through ED 462533. Other ERIC documents may be available at the government's ERIC site.

Humanities Source: Over 1,500 full-text journals dating back to 1907.  Includes millions of records covering archaeology, art, communications, dance, film, folklore, history, journalism, linguistics, literary and social criticism, classical studies, area studies and gender studies. Should be included in any humanities search.


urnalism, linguistics, literary and social criticism, classical studies, area studies and gender studies. Should be included in any humanities search.Nexis Uni (previously LexisNexis): Nexis Uni is a full-text news, business, and legal database with sources from around the world, including local, regional, national, and international newspapers, scholarly journals, trade journals, and popular magazines, television and radio broadcasts, and newswires and blogs. Legal sources include federal and state cases and statutes, including U.S. Supreme Court decisions since 1790. Also contains business information on U.S. and international companies (see Dossier section) and patent data (see TotalPatent One section).

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siness information on U.S. and international companies (see Dossier section) and patent data (see TotalPatent One section).

Nexis Uni video tutorialsSocINDEX with Full Text: Comprehensive coverage of sociology, encompassing all sub-disciplines and related areas of study. The database features 2.1 million records with subject headings from a 20,000+ term sociological thesaurus. Also contains abstracts for more than 4,650 journals, some dating to 1895 and extensive indexing for books/monographs and conference papers. Contains full text for more than 830 books and monographs, 16,800 conference papers, and 860 journals dating back to 1908. Searchable cited references and thousands of author profiles are also included.


raphs, 16,800 conference papers, and 860 journals dating back to 1908. Searchable cited references and thousands of author profiles are also included.Sociological Abstracts: Sociological Abstracts, and its companion file Social Services Abstracts, cover the international literature of sociology, social work, and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. It provides abstracting and indexing of articles and book reviews drawn from thousands of serials publications, books, book chapters, dissertations, conference papers, and working papers.  Coverage spans 1952 to the present.

Urban Studies Abstracts: Biographic records in community development, urban affairs, urban history, and related areas from 1973 to the present.


Law, Legislation, and Policy:
Congress.gov: The official website for U.S. federal legislative information from the Library of Congress.

Congressional Research Service: The Congressional Research Service is "the public policy research arm of the United States Congress. As a legislative branch agency within the Library of Congress, CRS works exclusively and directly for Members of Congress, their Committees and staff on a confidential, nonpartisan basis." The CRS prepares studies and reports analyzing a broad spectrum of issues of interest to the work of the Congress.


a confidential, nonpartisan basis." The CRS prepares studies and reports analyzing a broad spectrum of issues of interest to the work of the Congress.CQ Researcher: Full-text reports on a wide range of topics including health, education, the environment, technology, the U.S. government and economy, international affairs, crime, civil liberties, social movements, transportation, agriculture, and other political and social issues. Reports are 12,000 words long and include topic overviews, background information, statistics, chronologies, maps, current outlook, pro/con statements, and extensive bibliographies. The CQ Researcher archive goes back to 1923 and includes reports from its predecessor publication, Editorial Research Reports .

Federal Statutes: A Beginner's Guide: Statutes, also known as acts, are laws passed by a legislature. This research guide explains the statutory publication process for federal laws.

GovInfo: A service of the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) providing free public access to official publications from the Federal Government.


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GovInfo: A service of the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) providing free public access to official publications from the Federal Government.HeinOnline: An online research platform containing millions of pages of periodicals, government documents, international resources, case law, and more. CUNY’s subscription includes the following databases: Civil Rights and Social Justice Gun Regulation and Legislation in America Labor and Employment: The American Worker LGBTQ+ Rights Open Society Justice Initiative Slavery in America and the World: History, Culture & Law

National Conference of State Legislatures: The National Conference of State Legislatures, created by state legislators and legislative staff in 1975, serves America’s 50 states, commonwealths, territories and the District of Columbia. Every state legislator and staffer is a member of the organization and has complete access to the latest in bipartisan policy research, training resources and technical assistance.


Finding Cases and Statutes:
Nexis Uni (previously LexisNexis): Nexis Uni is a full-text news, business, and legal database with sources from around the world, including local, regional, national, and international newspapers, scholarly journals, trade journals, and popular magazines, television and radio broadcasts, and newswires and blogs. Legal sources include federal and state cases and statutes, including U.S. Supreme Court decisions since 1790. Also contains business information on U.S. and international companies (see Dossier section) and patent data (see TotalPatent One section).

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Company Filings:
EDGAR (sec.gov): Search for and download filings of publicly traded companies in the U.S.


CUNY databases (remote access with CUNY login):
Business Insights: Global: An international business resource containing more than 460,000 detailed company and industry profiles including SWOT reports, market share reports, and financial reports. It also includes company histories, industry essays, case studies, scholarly journals, and business news for global economies. Research tools include interactive comparison charts for countries, companies, and industries, and a glossary of business terms. Updated daily.

Business Source Complete: Full text of nearly 4,000 scholarly business journals and periodicals as well as indexing for 7,000 titles. Additional full text, non-journal content includes financial data, books, monographs, major reference works, book digests, conference proceedings, case studies, investment research reports, industry reports, market research reports, country reports, company profiles, SWOT analyses and more.


ings, case studies, investment research reports, industry reports, market research reports, country reports, company profiles, SWOT analyses and more.Gartner: Gartner provides reports analyzing information technology products and markets, including ranking vendors and explaining how IT is affected by government regulations here and abroad. CUNY does not have access to all Gartner reports. Use the advanced search to access only those available to CUNY. Gartner can be accessed only through CUNYfirst.

International Monetary Fund (IMF): eLibrary: A comprehensive database of IMF publications, including flagships, books, journals, series, analytical papers, notes and manuals, and official reports and documents dating back to 1946. Includes information on macroeconomics, globalization, development, trade and aid, technical assistance, demographics, emerging markets, policy advice, poverty reduction, and more. Search across the eLibrary or browse by topic, country, series, or type of resource.


cs, emerging markets, policy advice, poverty reduction, and more. Search across the eLibrary or browse by topic, country, series, or type of resource.Nexis Uni (previously LexisNexis): Nexis Uni is a full-text news, business, and legal database with sources from around the world, including local, regional, national, and international newspapers, scholarly journals, trade journals, and popular magazines, television and radio broadcasts, and newswires and blogs. Legal sources include federal and state cases and statutes, including U.S. Supreme Court decisions since 1790. Also contains business information on U.S. and international companies (see Dossier section) and patent data (see TotalPatent One section).

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e-Marketer (NYPL): Market research reports, data, charts, about anything "e":  internet, mobile, video, social media, technology use and adoption, online advertising, demographics and more.  eMarketer aggregates and analyzes research from 1,700+ sources and produces analyst reports, statistics, and and charting features. Also check out e-Marketer's Retail Microsite for in-depth data about retail stores and restaurants. *Patrons should read the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy of this resource before searching.*

Emerging Markets - Internet Securities (EMIS) (NYPL): Full-text articles, news, company, industry and market information for emerging market countries around the world. NYPL cardholders: Once you type in your library card and pin number, please click on CLIENT LOG IN on the top right portion of the screen, then select New York Public Library to fully access EMIS Intelligence.


n number, please click on CLIENT LOG IN on the top right portion of the screen, then select New York Public Library to fully access EMIS Intelligence.Morningstar Investing Center (NYPL): Formerly Morningstar Investment Research Center. Access Morningstar financial reports, screening, analyst reports and portfolio screening. Use the Help & Education link to access information about this database and online course modules on investing.

Plunkett Research Online (NYPL): Industry trends, market research. NYPL cardholders: After connecting to the database next click on the tab "Subscriber Log in" on right of screen to get into the database. ** Please remember to click to LOG OUT when done, don't just switch to another database. The library has a limited number of licenses for this database and if you do not log out other library users will not be able to access.

Reference Solutions (NYPL): Reference Solutions, formerly known as Reference USA, provides addresses, sales information, executives, for over 16 million verified businesses, and now includes job listings.


rly known as Reference USA, provides addresses, sales information, executives, for over 16 million verified businesses, and now includes job listings.Statista via NYPL: Please log in using your New York Public Library credentials! Statista provides statistical data, consumer insights, dossiers, and industry reports for 170 industries, on over 80,000 topics, from 22,500 sources.


Federal Statistical Agencies (select):
Bureau of Economic Analysis: BEA produces economic accounts statistics that enable government and business decision-makers, researchers, and the American public to follow and understand the performance of the nation's economy.

Bureau of Justice Statistics: BJS is the primary statistical agency of the Department of Justice. The mission of BJS is to collect, analyze, publish, and disseminate information on crime, criminal offenders, victims of crime, and the operation of justice systems at all levels of government.

Bureau of Labor Statistics: The BLS is the principal fact-finding agency in the broad field of labor economics and statistics and serves as part of the U.S. Federal Statistical System.


S is the principal fact-finding agency in the broad field of labor economics and statistics and serves as part of the U.S. Federal Statistical System.Bureau of Transportation Statistics: The BTS of the DOT is the preeminent source of statistics on commercial aviation, multimodal freight activity, and transportation economics, and provides context to decision makers and the public for understanding statistics on transportation.

Census Bureau: The Census Bureau is dedicated to providing current facts and figures about America’s people, places, and economy.

National Center for Education Statistics: The NCES is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education.

National Center for Health Statistics: The NCHS of the CDC is the nation's principal health statistics agency.


Work Stoppage (Strike) Statistics:
Work Stoppages (BLS): The Work Stoppages program provides monthly and annual data of major work stoppages involving 1,000 or more workers lasting one full shift or longer.

Labor Action Tracker: The Tracker provides a comprehensive database of strike and labor protest activity across the United States to better inform and support labor movement activists, policymakers, and scholars.


Finding Statistics:
Over 500,000 data indicators including the latest demographic and socio-economic data; historical demographic data from 1790 to the present; the American Community Survey 1-, 3-, and 5-year estimates; Market Profile Data; Economic Indicators; change over time data from 1970 to present; U.S. data on agriculture, the environment, Black Lives Matter protests, schools, crime, health, population estimates, business patterns, elections, and other topics; Canadian Census; U.K. Census; European Statistics Data; and World Development Indicators.

Statista via NYPL: Please log in using your New York Public Library credentials! Statista provides statistical data, consumer insights, dossiers, and industry reports for 170 industries, on over 80,000 topics, from 22,500 sources.


Statista provides statistical data, consumer insights, dossiers, and industry reports for 170 industries, on over 80,000 topics, from 22,500 sources.FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data): FRED is an online database consisting of hundreds of thousands of economic data time series from scores of national, international, public, and private sources. Download, graph, and track 825,000 US and international time series from 114 sources.

Income and Poverty (Census): Statistics related to income, poverty, wealth, and public assistance from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Local Area Unemployment Statistics (BLS): The Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program produces monthly and annual employment, unemployment, and labor force data for Census regions and divisions, States, counties, metropolitan areas, and many cities, by place of residence.

NYC Open Data: Open Data is free public data published by New York City agencies and other partners.


n areas, and many cities, by place of residence.

NYC Open Data: Open Data is free public data published by New York City agencies and other partners.NYC Planning Population Finder: A tool that allows users to easily create study areas, or choose a pre-defined geography, and examine associated population data showing the latest demographic, social, economic, and housing characteristics, and how these characteristics have changed over time.

Union Membership and Coverage Database: The Union Membership and Coverage Database is a website providing private and public sector labor union membership, coverage, and density estimates compiled from the monthly household Current Population Survey (CPS) using BLS methods.


Citation Guides:
APA Style Guide: From Purdue OWL (online writing lab). Full APA guide not available online but this site answers basic questions.

MLA Style Guide: From Purdue OWL. Full MLA guide not available online but this site answers basic questions.

MLA Style FAQ: MLA does not make its complete style guide available to institutions, but this brief guide is useful.


Citation Managers:
Citation managers allow you to save and organize references and citations you gather during research. You can import citations from the library catalog, websites, databases such as Business Source Complete, or manually enter citations. You can attach PDFs and images to the citations as well. The citation managers also generate bibliographies and footnotes when you use them with MS Word or Google Docs. We usually recommend Zotero , as it is free and open-source. To get started using Zotero, consult our Using Zotero guide.

Zotero: Saves and helps you to organize citations to articles, books, webpages, and more. Works with Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, and Safari. Install the Zotero Word plug-in to quickly create bibliographies and add citations to papers.

Zotero Help: Short video tutorials and a user guide


ri. Install the Zotero Word plug-in to quickly create bibliographies and add citations to papers.

Zotero Help: Short video tutorials and a user guidezbib: zbib is a service of Zotero. Generate citations quickly by entering a URL, to cut and paste into your papers or bibliographies. Does not require a Zotero account or download.


Best Bet Databases - Primary Sources:
The African-American Migration Experience: Organized around thirteen migrations that have formed and transformed African Americans and the United States, this site presents 400 years of African American history through both primary and secondary texts as well as photographs and maps. Created and maintained by the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York, N.Y.


mary and secondary texts as well as photographs and maps. Created and maintained by the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York, N.Y.Gale Primary Sources (formerly Artemis Primary Sources): Gale Primary Sources searches across 11 collections at once. It includes Archives of Latin American and Caribbean History, Sixteenth to Twentieth Century; British Library Newspapers; Eighteenth Century Collections Online; Nineteenth Century Collections Online; Sabin Americana: History of the Americas, 1500-1926; Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Burney Newspapers Collection; Slavery and Anti-Slavery: A Transnational Archive; The Economist Historical Archive; The Making of the Modern World; The Times Literary Supplement Historical Archive; U.S. Declassified Documents Online; and Women's Studies Archive.


ve; The Making of the Modern World; The Times Literary Supplement Historical Archive; U.S. Declassified Documents Online; and Women's Studies Archive.Black Drama: The expanded third edition of Black Drama contains the full text of more than 1,700 plays written from the mid-1800s to the present by more than 200 playwrights from North America, English-speaking Africa, the Caribbean, and other African diaspora countries. Many of the works are rare, hard to find, or out of print. More than 40 percent of the collection consists of previously unpublished plays by writers such as Langston Hughes, Ed Bullins, Willis Richardson, Amiri Baraka, Randolph Edmonds, Zora Neale Hurston, and many others. Part of the Drama Texts collection.


Language Dictionaries:
Language | Call Number

Abbreviations | P 365

Anglo-Saxon | PE 279

Arabic | PJ 6640-6823

Cambodian | PL 4326

Chontal | PM 3651

Chinese | PL 1455

Creole, Haitian | PM 7854

Czech | PG 4640

Danish | PD 3640

Dutch | PF 640

Egyptian, Middle | PJ 1425

English | PE 1574-3727

English, Middle | PE 679

English, Old | PE 279

Finnish | PH 279

French | PC 2460-3761

German | PF 3460-4327

Grebo | PL 8221

Greek | PA 445-449

Greek, Homeric | PA 4209

Haitian Creole | PM 7854

Hawaiian | PL 6446

Hebrew | PJ 4830-4833

Hungarian | PH 2640

Icelandic | PD 2379

Iloko | PL 5753

Indonesian | PL 5076

Irish | PB 1291

Italian | PC 1580-1640

Japanese | PL 679

Korean | PL 937

Lao | PL 4251

Latin | PA 2333-2365

Manobo | PL 5955

Mathiot | PM 4176

Mon | PL 4336

Mongolian | PL 406

Norwegian | PD 2691

Pahlari | PK 6177

Pali | PK 1091

Persian | PK 6379-6381

Polish | PG 6640

Portuguese | PC 5327-5333

Russian | PG 2640

Sanskrit | PK 933


PD 2691

Pahlari | PK 6177

Pali | PK 1091

Persian | PK 6379-6381

Polish | PG 6640

Portuguese | PC 5327-5333

Russian | PG 2640

Sanskrit | PK 933Spanish | PC 4511-4974

Swahili | PL 8703

Swedish | PD 5640

Thai | PL 4156-4187

Turkish | PL 137-191

Ukrainian | PG 3891

Welsh | PB 2191

Yiddish | PJ 5117

Language Dictionaries in the Mina Rees Library Check both regular reference and folio reference shelves.


Permissions:
If you're new to Creative Commons licenses, below is a guide to the symbols used in each license. Creative Commons This symbol shows that the document, course, image, music, or art has a creative commons license. BY This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. This is the most accommodating of licenses offered. Recommended for maximum dissemination and use of licensed materials. SA If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same license as the original. ND This license allows for redistribution, commercial and non-commercial, as long as it is passed along unchanged and in whole, with credit to you. NC The work may not be used for commercial purposes.


Zotero Toolbar:
Symbol | Meaning

Sync Pressing this button manually syncs your Library with the online WebLibrary.

Item Editing Click this button to access, view and edit your citation data.

Abstracts

Attachments

Notes

Library and Collections Allows you to view all the collections this item belongs to.

Tags

Related Another way to create relationships between items.

Lookup Expands a dropdown with many offerings, such as Google Scholar (to look up the citation in Google Scholar) and Library Lookup (if you added the OpenURL in the Locate button)


The Graduate Center Library is the hub of CUNY’s scholarly production. The library’s print collection, digital resources, active reference and instruction services, and robust resource sharing support faculty and graduate research and the Graduate Center curriculum. The New York Public Library (NYPL) augments the Graduate Center’s research collections and services. NYPL research libraries extend book loans, reference service, and study space to Graduate Center students and faculty. The Graduate Center Library’s primary constituents are CUNY doctoral and master’s students, Graduate Center core-appointed faculty, CUNY doctoral faculty, and non-doctoral CUNY faculty who teach at the Graduate Center. The Mina Rees Library features study space sequestered from Midtown crowds and the event-intensive bustle of the Graduate Center. The Library also supports scholars’ efforts to connect to wider publics.


ed from Midtown crowds and the event-intensive bustle of the Graduate Center. The Library also supports scholars’ efforts to connect to wider publics.ed from Midtown crowds and the event-intensive bustle of the Graduate Center. The Library also supports scholars’ efforts to connect to wider publics.ed from Midtown crowds and the event-intensive bustle of the Graduate Center. The Library also supports scholars’ efforts to connect to wider publics.Graduate Center librarians impart skills and strategies to increase scholarly collaboration and public engagement. The library sponsors the Graduate Center’s Academic Works institutional repository and assists Graduate Center scholars in open access publishing and self-archiving.


Library Policies:
The Graduate Center Library asks users to keep noise levels down and refrain from eating and other disruptive behavior. The following policies are posted throughout the library: Please respect our clean and quiet library. Speak softly. No phone calls or audible device use. Covered drinks only. No eating. Keep headphone volume low. Children must be supervised. Cooperate with reminders to comply with these policies. Keep the library a pleasant place for everyone! Library users must also adhere to Graduate Center policies and CUNY Libraries policies , as well as the CUNY Policy on Acceptable Use of Digital Assets and Resources and other university policies.


The Graduate Center Mina Rees Library is named to honor Mina Rees’ critical role in establishing The City University of New York as a doctoral degree granting institution. Dr. Rees was appointed the City University’s first Dean of Graduate Studies in 1961, when the doctoral programs were established. In 1969, she became the first president of the CUNY Graduate School , serving until her retirement in September 1972. A distinguished mathematician and educator, she was acclaimed for the important role she played in mobilizing the resources of modern mathematics for the national defense during World War II, for helping to direct the enormous growth and diversification of mathematical studies after the war, for her influence in initiating federal government support for the development of the earliest computers, for helping to shape national policy for all basic sciences and for graduate education. Dr. Rees had a long and distinguished professional career. She received a B.A.


hape national policy for all basic sciences and for graduate education. Dr. Rees had a long and distinguished professional career. She received a B.A.hape national policy for all basic sciences and for graduate education. Dr. Rees had a long and distinguished professional career. She received a B.A.hape national policy for all basic sciences and for graduate education. Dr. Rees had a long and distinguished professional career. She received a B.A.degree from Hunter College and Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of Chicago, and began her teaching career in 1926 as a member of the Hunter College Mathematics Department. In addition to her more than 35 years at the City University, she served with the U.S. Office of Scientific Research and Development during World War II. She died in 1997.


Statement on Open Access:


Statement on Open Access:Statement on Open Access:The CUNY Graduate Center Mina Rees Library faculty and staff are committed to disseminating research and scholarship as widely as possible. We believe that open access to scholarship is critical for scholarly communication and for the future of libraries, and that it is central to CUNY’s mission of public education. We recognize the added value to public knowledge that open access publishing gathers for a work. For that reason, we pledge to make our own research freely available whenever possible by seeking publishers who have either adopted open access policies, publish content online without restriction, and/or allow authors to self-archive publications on the web. When necessary and when possible, we will negotiate with publishers to improve open access terms. We pledge to link to and/or self-archive our open access publications to make them freely accessible.


te with publishers to improve open access terms. We pledge to link to and/or self-archive our open access publications to make them freely accessible.te with publishers to improve open access terms. We pledge to link to and/or self-archive our open access publications to make them freely accessible.te with publishers to improve open access terms. We pledge to link to and/or self-archive our open access publications to make them freely accessible.Further, we pledge to support open access by lending our reviewing and editing efforts to manuscripts destined for open access.


Accessibility:
The Mina Rees Library is committed to making the library accessible to its users. We offer a variety of supports to facilitate physical and digital access to library services, collections, and spaces. Further, we will make every effort to accommodate accessibility requests. Contact the library if you have any questions or need assistance navigating our space or resources.


Elevator: The library has one elevator, which is wheelchair accessible. (If the elevator is out of service and you need to visit the 2nd floor of the library, please exit the library and go to the front desk in the Graduate Center lobby, where a Public Safety officer will escort you to the library’s 2nd floor via the main GC elevators. To return to the 1st floor via the main GC elevators, please call Public Safety at (212) 817-7777. You’re welcome to use the phone at the Reference Desk — just dial 7777 from that phone.) Quiet Spaces: The library as a whole is relatively quiet, and two areas in particular are designated as quiet zones: the Dissertation Reading Room on the 1st floor and the northeast corner (i.e., along 35th Street, closer to Madison Ave.) of the 2nd floor. The library also offers free earplugs (each pair individually wrapped), available in wire bins at the Circulation Desk and Reference Desk.


2nd floor. The library also offers free earplugs (each pair individually wrapped), available in wire bins at the Circulation Desk and Reference Desk. 2nd floor. The library also offers free earplugs (each pair individually wrapped), available in wire bins at the Circulation Desk and Reference Desk. 2nd floor. The library also offers free earplugs (each pair individually wrapped), available in wire bins at the Circulation Desk and Reference Desk.Bathrooms: TK Service Animals: Consistent with CUNY policy, trained service animals are always welcome in the library.


Library Website:
The library is continually evaluating and improving the accessibility of the library website, research guides, and other library-created web content. If you encounter a barrier or observe an issue with the accessibility of our web content, please complete our Report a Barrier form (more information below).


Library Collections and E-Resources:


Library Collections and E-Resources:Library Collections and E-Resources:Item Retrieval: If for any reason you are unable to access an item on a shelf in the library, please go to the circulation desk or reference desk to request assistance. We would be happy to pull the item for you. Electronic Resources: TK Interlibrary Loan / Scan & Deliver: Any member of the GC community may request scans of print materials held by the GC library. Request a single article from a journal issue or up to one chapter of a book via your interlibrary loan account . (After logging in, use New Requests > Article or Book Chapter forms, as appropriate.) The scan will be delivered electronically within 24 hours (Monday-Friday). Our Interlibrary Loan Office also collaborates with Student Disability Services to meet accessibility needs. If you require accommodations, please contact Student Disability Services at disabilityservices@gc.cuny.edu or (212) 817-7400. They provide services to meet your needs, including obtaining library materials in the appropriate format and platform.


Assistive Technologies:
The library has two computers with specialized assistive software, including JAWS, ZoomText, and Kurzweil 1000/3000. Both computers are on the library's second floor: one in the southwestern section (i.e., near the intersection of Fifth Ave. and 34th St.), and one in the southeastern section (i.e., along 34th Street, closer to Madison Ave.). Please ask a reference librarian to direct you to them. There is also an assistive technology room on the first floor of the library, accessible by students who have been granted a room key by Student Disability Services . For more information about assistive technologies available at the Graduate Center, contact Student Disability Services at disabilityservices@gc.cuny.edu or (212) 817-7400.


Beyond the Library:
Students: For more information about services available to students with disabilities or to request accommodations, contact Student Disability Services at disabilityservices@gc.cuny.edu or (212) 817-7400. Faculty and Staff: Accommodations for current GC employees are handled by the Office of Human Resources . For more information, consult HR's Reasonable Accommodations page or contact hr@gc.cuny.edu .


Report a Barrier:
If you encounter a physical or digital barrier while using the library or its resources, please report it using our Report a Barrier form. The form will go to the library's Executive Committee, which will review your submission and respond in a timely manner.