to resolve a DOI name.  Results turn up OA and non-OA articles.

Think, Check, Submit: A tool to help you choose the right journal for your research.HowOpenIsIt? Open Access Spectrum (OAS) Guide: A guide to help users understand the components of OA journals; learn the differences between more vs. less open journals; and decide where to publish their work.

BASE: Operated by Bielefeld University Library, BASE is one of the world's largest search engines for academic OA web resources.

Google Scholar: Google Scholar provides a simple way to search broadly for scholarly literature. From one place, you can search across many disciplines and sources: peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts, and articles from academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories, universities, and other scholarly organizations. Follow the steps to customize Google Scholar to make it easy to find full text at the GC.

Book Tools

Online Books Page: UPenn's FAQ + tools for determining whether a book can go online.

Copyright


make it easy to find full text at the GC.

Book Tools

Online Books Page: UPenn's FAQ + tools for determining whether a book can go online.

CopyrightCreative Commons: A nonprofit organization that enables the sharing and use of creativity and knowledge through free, easy-to-use tools.

OA Policy Tools

ROARMAP (Registry of Open Access Repository Mandates and Policies): A searchable registry of open access policies and mandates adopted by universities, research institutions and research funders.

SHERPA/Juliet: Search research funders' open access policies.


Browser Extensions:
Following are two browser extensions that make it easy to find legally available OA versions of articles.  Read more about them in the article " Unpaywall and Open Access Button: Browser Extensions for Fast Access " on the GC Library's News & Events blog.

Unpaywall: An open database of millions of free scholarly articles that "harvest[s] Open Access content from over 50,000 publishers and repositories, and make[s] it easy to find, track, and use."

Open Access Button: A Firefox browser extension that allows you to freely and legally obtain research articles instantly or automatically request them from authors.


Presentations: A landing page for all publicly available Science Research Series presentations


Library Workshops:
Check the library calendar for upcoming workshops about library research and scholarly publishing.


Using the Chemistry Research Guide:
This guide provides you with easy access to chemistry and related resources. Use the tabs near the top of the page to go to the relevant section. Please visit the reference desk, use the Ask-a-Librarian service, or contact Mason Brown if you need further assistance. To search for journal articles , select the Articles tab To search for print and electronic books , select the Books tab To search for dissertations , select the Dissertations tab For information on bibliographic citation styles and citation managers such as Zotero and RefWorks, select the Citing Sources tab For information on grants and fellowship opportunities , select the Funding tab For information about science resources at other CUNY libraries , select the Science Resources @ CUNY Libraries tab


Popular Starting Places:
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.

Journal Search: Search the Graduate Center's holdings in electronic and print journals, magazines, and newspapers and browse the electronic titles by subject.

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: Already know you need something the GC library doesn't have? Request it via interlibrary loan (ILL)! Articles and book chapters are delivered electronically, usually very quickly; books are shipped from other libraries.


Upcoming Library Workshops:
Monday, Feb 10, 2025 11-noon: Intro to the Library. Register here Monday, Feb 24, 2025 2-3pm: Advanced Web of Science searching. Register here Monday, March 3, 2025 6-7pm: Using Zotero for automatic citation management. Register here Monday, March 24, 2025 11-noon: Open Access publishing and searching. Register here Monday, April 21, 2025 2-3pm: Avoiding predatory publishers and evaluating journals. Register here All workshops take place over Zoom, and registration is required. These events are aimed at scientists, but are open to anyone. If you have any questions, please contact Mason Brown mbrown3@gc.cuny.edu .


Articles: Links to databases that index journals.


Looking for a Specific Journal?:
Electronic and Print Journals at the Graduate Center: Search the GC library's holdings of print and electronic journals, magazines, and newspapers.

Electronic Journals at New York Public Library: Find electronic journals available both at NYPL and from home.

Print Journals at New York Public Library: Search NYPL's research catalog for journals, magazines, and newspapers not available electronically.

Library Doesn't Have the Journal You Need? Use Interlibrary Loan!: Whenever you need an article from a journal that the GC library doesn't have, you can request the article via interlibrary loan.


Best Bets for Chemistry Research:
American Chemical Society Publications: Graduate Center access to ACS Publications includes full text of more than 80 ACS journals from their first issues to the present; current and legacy magazines; and the following: ACS Division Proceedings Online : Browse Proceedings by Division ACS Guide to Scholarly Communication


current and legacy magazines; and the following: ACS Division Proceedings Online : Browse Proceedings by Division ACS Guide to Scholarly CommunicationCAS SciFinder-n: Requires registration . CAS SciFinder-n, formerly SciFinder Scholar, is an index of chemical and other scientific literature that pulls from the CAplus database of U.S. and international patents, CASREACT, the CAS Registry and Medline. Includes journal articles, substances, reactions, patents and more. CAS SciFinder-n includes relevance-ranked results, step-by-step procedures and protocols, citation mapping, biosequence searching, retrosynthetic analysis, patent landscape mapping, touch-screen enabled structure drawing and more. Both Graduate Center credentials and a SciFinder-n account are required for accessing CAS SciFinder-n remotely. New users must register first with a gc.cuny.edu or gradcenter.cuny.edu email address. Follow the "new users" link to register .

If you already have a SciFinder-n with another institution, make sure when you log in from the GC link for the first time that you click on "Not You," and then enter your new username/email and password.


ution, make sure when you log in from the GC link for the first time that you click on "Not You," and then enter your new username/email and password.Chemical Structure Lookup Service: Allows searching for compounds in 100+ databases by formula and other identifiers. Some full text.

ChemIDplus: Allows you to search the National Library of Medicine's (NLM) database of 370,000+ chemicals and locate information about the chemicals in NLM databases. See also the Explore Substances section of SciFinder Scholar for more comprehensive searching and descriptions of millions of chemical substances. Some ful text.


Other Databases for Chemistry Research:
Web of Science: Massive multidisciplinary index of scholarly publications, with especially strong coverage of the sciences and social sciences. Includes numerous sub-databases, most notably the Web of Science Core Collection, which provides cover-to-cover indexing of 21,000+ peer-reviewed journals. Includes citation data for publications, allowing searchers to identify highly cited articles, find citations to a given article/author, and track citations over time. Includes detailed author records and several unique search capabilities, such as the ability to search by author affiliation, grant number, or chemical structure. Also includes awarded grant information and associated publications.


the ability to search by author affiliation, grant number, or chemical structure. Also includes awarded grant information and associated publications.Science Magazine: Full text of Science Magazine since 1880.  Search across the full run of the publication or browse by issue.  To reach the magazine archive, select Journals from the menu and then click on Science .  On the Science page, select Archive to view issues by decade, then navigate to specific years and issues.  Click on 1940s to display earlier decades.

Nature Journals and Archive: Full text of the journal Nature from 1869 to present, as well as many other Nature titles. Click more to see a selection from among the dozens of journals that are accessible.


Nature from 1869 to present, as well as many other Nature titles. Click more to see a selection from among the dozens of journals that are accessible.Nature Biotechnology Nature Cell Biology Nature Chemical Biology Nature Chemistry Nature Climate Change Nature Communications Nature Electronics (GC only, 2018-2023) Nature Genetics Nature Geoscience Nature Immunology Nature Materials Nature Medicine Nature Methods Nature Nanotechnology Nature Neuroscience Nature Photonics Nature Physics Nature Protocols Nature Reviews Cancer Nature Reviews Chemistry (GC only, 2017-2023) Nature Reviews Drug Discovery Nature Reviews Endocrinology Nature Reviews Genetics Nature Reviews Immunology Nature Reviews Materials (GC only, 2016-2023) Nature Reviews Microbiology Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology Nature Reviews Neurology Nature Reviews Neuroscience Nature Reviews Physics (GC only, 2019-2023) Nature Structural & Molecular Biology Nature Sustainability (GC only, 2018-2023) Scientific American


Article & Journal Impact:
Article Impact: One measure of the impact of an article is the number of times it has been cited by other articles. These databases offer robust cited reference searching:

Web of Science: Massive multidisciplinary index of scholarly publications, with especially strong coverage of the sciences and social sciences. Includes numerous sub-databases, most notably the Web of Science Core Collection, which provides cover-to-cover indexing of 21,000+ peer-reviewed journals. Includes citation data for publications, allowing searchers to identify highly cited articles, find citations to a given article/author, and track citations over time. Includes detailed author records and several unique search capabilities, such as the ability to search by author affiliation, grant number, or chemical structure. Also includes awarded grant information and associated publications.


the ability to search by author affiliation, grant number, or chemical structure. Also includes awarded grant information and associated publications.Google Scholar: Google Scholar provides a simple way to search broadly for scholarly literature. From one place, you can search across many disciplines and sources: peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts, and articles from academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories, universities, and other scholarly organizations. Follow the steps to customize Google Scholar to make it easy to find full text at the GC.

Journal Impact: A journal's impact is calculated by analyzing (in different ways by different tools) how frequently its articles are cited. Journal-level metrics are provided by:


impact is calculated by analyzing (in different ways by different tools) how frequently its articles are cited. Journal-level metrics are provided by:Journal Citation Reports: Presents an array of citation-based metrics for journals indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection. Provides Journal Impact Factor (i.e., average number of citations in a given year to articles published by that journal in the previous two years, averaged over the number of articles published in those two years) for many but not all covered journals. Search or browse the database by journal (title or ISSN), subject category, or publisher. Compare metrics for up to four journals simultaneously.

SCImago Journal & Country Rank: SCImago Journal & Country Rank is a journal-ranking site that includes the journals contained in the database Scopus.

Google Scholar Metrics: Google Scholar Metrics provide an easy way for to gauge the visibility and influence of recent articles in scholarly journals.

For more information, see the Research Metrics guide.


Google Scholar:
Google Scholar provides a simple way to search broadly for scholarly literature, including journal articles and books. The Graduate Center Library has created a customized version that knows the library’s electronic journal holdings and links you directly to the articles in the library’s databases. Go to GC-customized Google Scholar Note: If you’re off campus, you’ll be prompted to log in with your GC credentials before you can access library subscriptions.


CUNY OneSearch:
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.


Style Guide:
ACS Style Guide: The ACS Style Guide: Effective Communication of Scientific Information (3rd Edition)  is a resource for authors, publishers, teachers and students on how to effectively communicate scientific information in chemistry and beyond. This title has information on how to write, review, submit, and edit scholarly and scientific manuscripts.

A print copy of this title is available at the Graduate Center


Books Beyond the GC:
If the Graduate Center does not have the book you need, you can have the book sent here from another library.

CUNY CLICS: You can have books from other CUNY libraries sent to the GC library, or to the CUNY library of your choice. Find a book in OneSearch, log in, and initiate a request. CLICS is for circulating books only, not reference books, electronic books, periodicals, etc. If you need a scan of an article or book chapter, submit an interlibrary loan request.

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: If the book or article you need is not available at the GC library, you can request it via interlibrary loan.


es around the world.

Interlibrary Loan: If the book or article you need is not available at the GC library, you can request it via interlibrary loan.Outside CUNY: NYPL, MaRLI, METRO, & SHARES: Graduate Center users receive special NYPL privileges and may be eligible through MaRLI for borrowing privileges at NYU and Columbia. METRO and SHARES provide other possibilities for access to books.


Ebooks:
The library provides access to many thousands of ebooks, accessible through a variety of databases. Most can be found using OneSearch . Consult our Ebook Collections guide for more information.


Preparing to Graduate?:
Library deposit is the final degree requirement for Graduate Center doctoral and master's students. If you are preparing to graduate, review the the Dissertations and Theses guide and consult with your program office for requirements and deadlines. Questions? Contact the Dissertation Office at deposit@gc.cuny.edu.


Graduate Center Dissertations:
Graduate Center Dissertations and Theses in Academic Works, 2014-present: As of 2014, all Graduate Center dissertations, theses, and capstone projects are posted to CUNY Academic Works. Some are immediately available to read and download, and some become available after an embargo period set by the author.

Graduate Center Retrospective Dissertations, 1965-2013: Current CUNY students, faculty and staff can log in with their CUNYfirst credentials to access GC dissertations and capstones from 1965-2013. (Pre-2014 master's theses are available only in print). If you want to move your dissertation or capstone into the publicly accessible CUNY repository, Academic Works, email the GC Dissertation Office at deposit@gc.cuny.edu . Making your dissertation free to the public helps broaden the reach of your scholarship and supports CUNY's mission of public service.


t@gc.cuny.edu . Making your dissertation free to the public helps broaden the reach of your scholarship and supports CUNY's mission of public service.CUNYfirst credentials: used to log into Blackboard, CUNY-wide electronic resources, and other services. More information about the various CUNY accounts: https://libguides.gc.cuny.edu/cuny_accounts .

Dissertations & Theses @ City University of New York Graduate Center: CUNY dissertations dating back to 1965. Full text available except for embargoed works.

ProQuest Dissertation Express: For anyone without a current GC network userid/pwd, search for CUNY or non-CUNY dissertations here. Order copies in print or PDF formats.


Finding Dissertations:
There is no single source for a comprehensive dissertation search. WorldCat and ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global include most American dissertations. Dissertations @ The Center for Research Libraries lends non-American dissertations to member borrowers. Library catalogs and specialized repositories contain other titles. Request any dissertation through Interlibrary Loan . Though not every title is available through ILL, it is worth a try.


Dissertation Databases & Repositories:
Dissertations & Theses Global: Indexes two-million dissertations from over one-thousand institutions, with citations from 1861-1980 and abstracts from 1980 to present. Includes the full text of most post-1996 CUNY dissertations and many post-1996 dissertations from other institutions, as well as thousands of earlier ones. To limit your search to CUNY dissertations, include 0046 in your search statement, selecting the school name/code search field. Non-U.S.dissertations can be searched in the Center for Research Libraries' catalog.


ur search statement, selecting the school name/code search field. Non-U.S.dissertations can be searched in the Center for Research Libraries' catalog.Center for Research Libraries (CRL) Online Catalog: The Center for Research Libraries provides a shared collection of five million books, journals, documents and newspapers to supplement member libraries’ holdings in the humanities, science, and social sciences. With a strategic emphasis on expanding electronic access to international primary source collections, CRL participates in a number of cooperative digitization efforts, yielding millions of pages of digitized content to date. CRL resources include:


ons, CRL participates in a number of cooperative digitization efforts, yielding millions of pages of digitized content to date. CRL resources include:The largest circulating collection of newspapers in North America – more than 16,000 newspaper titles from all world regions and from every U.S. state – mainstream dailies, underground and alternative press titles, rare publications from international conflict zones, U.S. ethnic titles, early African-American newspapers, and radio broadcast reports and transcripts Foreign journals rarely held in U.S. libraries, with a focus on science and technology Access to rich holdings in science, technology, and engineering print serials through a partnership with the Linda Hall Library More than 800,000 non U.S. dissertations Area Studies: major collections of news, government documents, and archives from Africa, Latin America, Middle East, Europe, Asia, and Southeast and South Asia Millions of pages of primary source documents, including major sets from the National Archives of the U.S. and the U.K., and many special collections from around the world U.S.


ry source documents, including major sets from the National Archives of the U.S. and the U.K., and many special collections from around the world U.S.ry source documents, including major sets from the National Archives of the U.S. and the U.K., and many special collections from around the world U.S.ry source documents, including major sets from the National Archives of the U.S. and the U.K., and many special collections from around the world U.S.and international legal and government resources


he National Archives of the U.S. and the U.K., and many special collections from around the world U.S.and international legal and government resourcesNetworked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations Global ETD Search: NDLTD's Global ETD Search is a free service that allows researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations based on keyword, date, institution, language and subject.

Open Access Theses and Dissertations: Metadata from over 1100 institutions, indexes over 2.5 million theses and dissertations.

Additional Dissertation Databases: The library's Dissertations and Theses guide lists many additional databases of dissertations and theses.


For More Information...:
For additional information about managing references and creating bibliographies, consult the library's more extensive Cite Your Sources guide. Need help? Check the library calendar for upcoming citation management workshops and drop-in help sessions, or request an appointment with a librarian .


Guides to Common Citation Styles:
APA Style Online: The style and grammar guidelines pages present information about APA Style as described in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Seventh Edition. The full APA style guide is available in print . This supplementary site from APA includes quick reference materials and updates.

MLA Style Overview: Overview of MLA style, including the details of citations and bibliographies, from Purdue OWL (Online Writing Lab).

MLA FAQ: Answers to frequently asked questions about MLA style.

Chicago Manual of Style Online: Full text of the 17th and 18th editions of the Chicago Manual of Style, including quick guide, questions and answers, and additional tools.

Turabian Quick Guide: This site gives a quick overview of Turabian style, which is a simplified version of Chicago style.


wers, and additional tools.

Turabian Quick Guide: This site gives a quick overview of Turabian style, which is a simplified version of Chicago style.Scientific Style and Format Online: Now in its eighth edition, the indispensable reference for authors, editors, publishers, students, and translators in all areas of science and related fields has been fully revised by the Council of Science Editors to reflect today’s best practices in scientific publishing.

Style Guides from Purdue OWL: Purdue OWL (Online Writing Lab) provides overviews of numerous styles, including APA, Chicago, MLA, AMA, and IEEE.


Citation Managers:
The GC library supports two citation managers: Zotero and RefWorks . Citation managers allow you to save and organize references you gather during research. They allow you to easily import citations from library databases and other websites, and to manually enter information about sources that aren't represented online. Citation managers also generate bibliographies in a wide variety of styles.


Zotero Basics:
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.


For More Information...:
For more information about funding sources, visit the library's Grants & Funding guide.


GC Office of Research and Sponsored Programs:
Office of Research and Sponsored Programs: The office of Research and Sponsored Programs (RSP) is the CUNY Graduate School and University Center’s central administrative unit for overseeing GC-CUNY applications for, and awards of, governmental and foundation funding.


Resources from Candid:
Candid NY - Resource Center, Library, Free Workshops: Webinar trainings are available from Candid (formerly Foundation Center).


Databases for Grants, Awards, Fellowships:
Pivot-RP: Grants, internships, and graduate and post-graduate fellowships in all subject areas. Search for open funding opportunities and information about previously awarded grants. Users may create an optional personal account to use enhanced features such as saving searches and tracking funding opportunities. Once you create an account, you can also claim and configure your user profile to receive personalized automated funding recommendations targeted to your research interests. To create an account, select the Use Email Address/Create Password option and fill out the form using your @gradcenter.cuny.edu or @gc.cuny.edu address. For Affiliated Member Institution, select "Graduate Center, The City University of New York." Look for the verification email in your inbox to finish the process. After the initial setup, you will be recognized as a GC researcher whenever you log into your personal account.


l in your inbox to finish the process. After the initial setup, you will be recognized as a GC researcher whenever you log into your personal account.GrantForward: CUNY provides access to this database through the Research Foundation . GrantForward is a funding search and grant recommendation service. Create an account using your @gradcenter.cuny.edu or @gc.cuny.edu email address, and set up a profile to begin receiving automatic grant recommendations based on your research interests. GrantForward uses data-crawling technology to update a database of sponsors and funding opportunities gathered from over 9,000 US Sponsors. For support using GrantForward visit https://www.grantforward.com/support .

FOLIO (Foundation LIterature Online): An online digital repository of foundation-sponsored research reports and publications covering the full scope of philanthropic activity.


ure Online): An online digital repository of foundation-sponsored research reports and publications covering the full scope of philanthropic activity.Assistance Listings (formerly Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA): Database of all federal programs available to state and local governments (including the District of Columbia); federally-recognized Indian tribal governments; territories (and possessions) of the United States; domestic public, quasi-public, and private profit and non-profit organizations and institutions; specialized groups; and individuals.   ~22,000 described.

Research Centers Directory via NYPL: Please log in using your New York Public Library credentials! Comprehensive guide to North America’s premier nonprofit research organizations. Information on each organization includes programs, staffing, and publications, as well as services of centers, laboratories, institutes, experiment stations, farms, research support facilities, technology transfer centers, think tanks, incubators, research parks, and more.


Off-Site Access to GC Library Tools:
All Graduate Center students, faculty, and staff have off-campus access to the Graduate Center Library's subscription resources (databases, journals, etc.). Simply select a resource from the GC library site , and you will be asked to log in with your GC network username and password. (If you are a GC faculty member and do not have a network account, contact IT Services at itservices@gc.cuny.edu to request an account.)


About Dual Access to Science E-Resources:
After the first year of doctoral study, most science students gain an affiliation at a second CUNY campus and therefore enjoy access to library databases through both campus's libraries. So, after the first year, check both of your libraries for journals and databases you need. (Note that different CUNY libraries have different log-in procedures for off-campus access.) When looking for an article: When you know the title of the journal, search for the title at each library where you have access. (At the Graduate Center, use the Journal Title Search . At other libraries, the journal search tool might have slightly different names.) See an error in the GC's Journal Title Search results? Please let us know ! If you don't have access to the article through any library, request it through interlibrary loan (either through the Graduate Center or through your other library).


Graduate Center:
Graduate Center Databases: Log in with your GC credentials or use on site @ GC

Graduate Center Journals: Log in with your GC credentials or use on site @ GC


Brooklyn College:
Brooklyn College Databases: If you're affiliated with Brooklyn College, you can access these databases from anywhere using your CUNY Login.

Brooklyn College Journals: If you're affiliated with Brooklyn College, you can access these journals from anywhere using your CUNY Login.


City College:
City College Databases: If you're affiliated with City College, you can log in to these databases from anywhere using your City College email credentials.

City College Journals: If you're affiliated with City College, you can log in to these journals from anywhere using your City College email credentials.

Science & Technology Research Guide: Includes helpful, mostly free websites about science and technology.


College of Staten Island:
College of Staten Island Databases: If you're affiliated with the College of Staten Island, you can access these databases from anywhere using your CUNY Login.

College of Staten Island Journals: If you're affiliated with the College of Staten Island, you can access these journals from anywhere using your CUNY Login.


Hunter College:
Hunter College Databases: If you're affiliated with Hunter College, you can access these databases from anywhere using your Hunter NetID.

Hunter College Journals: If you're affiliated with Hunter College, you can access these journals from anywhere using your Hunter NetID.


John Jay College:
John Jay College Databases: If you're affiliated with John Jay, you can access these databases from anywhere using your John Jay username and password.

John Jay College Journals: If you're affiliated with John Jay, you can access these journals from anywhere using your John Jay username and password.

John Jay Recommended Science Databases: Listing of John Jay's science databases


Lehman College:
Lehman College Databases: If you're affiliated with Lehman College, you can access these databases from anywhere using your CUNY Login.

Lehman College Journals: If you're affiliated with Lehman College, you can access these journals from anywhere using your CUNY Login.


Queens College:
Queens College Databases: If you're affiliated with Queens College, you can log in to these databases from anywhere using your CUNY Login.

Queens College Journals: If you're affiliated with Queens College, you can log in to these journals from anywhere using your CUNY Login.


Article & Journal Impact:
Article Impact: One measure of the impact of an article is the number of times it has been cited by other articles. These databases offer robust cited reference searching:

Web of Science: Massive multidisciplinary index of scholarly publications, with especially strong coverage of the sciences and social sciences. Includes numerous sub-databases, most notably the Web of Science Core Collection, which provides cover-to-cover indexing of 21,000+ peer-reviewed journals. Includes citation data for publications, allowing searchers to identify highly cited articles, find citations to a given article/author, and track citations over time. Includes detailed author records and several unique search capabilities, such as the ability to search by author affiliation, grant number, or chemical structure. Also includes awarded grant information and associated publications.


the ability to search by author affiliation, grant number, or chemical structure. Also includes awarded grant information and associated publications.Google Scholar: Google Scholar provides a simple way to search broadly for scholarly literature. From one place, you can search across many disciplines and sources: peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts, and articles from academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories, universities, and other scholarly organizations. Follow the steps to customize Google Scholar to make it easy to find full text at the GC.

Journal Impact: A journal's impact is calculated by analyzing (in different ways by different tools) how frequently its articles are cited. Journal-level metrics are provided by:


impact is calculated by analyzing (in different ways by different tools) how frequently its articles are cited. Journal-level metrics are provided by:Journal Citation Reports: Presents an array of citation-based metrics for journals indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection. Provides Journal Impact Factor (i.e., average number of citations in a given year to articles published by that journal in the previous two years, averaged over the number of articles published in those two years) for many but not all covered journals. Search or browse the database by journal (title or ISSN), subject category, or publisher. Compare metrics for up to four journals simultaneously.

SCImago Journal & Country Rank: SCImago Journal & Country Rank is a journal-ranking site that includes the journals contained in the database Scopus.

Google Scholar Metrics: Google Scholar Metrics provide an easy way for to gauge the visibility and influence of recent articles in scholarly journals.

For more information, see the Research Metrics guide.


Google Scholar:
Google Scholar provides a simple way to search broadly for scholarly literature, including journal articles and books. The Graduate Center Library has created a customized version that knows the library’s electronic journal holdings and links you directly to the articles in the library’s databases. Go to GC-customized Google Scholar Note: If you’re off campus, you’ll be prompted to log in with your GC credentials before you can access library subscriptions.


Tools for Open Access:
Comprehensive List of OA Tools

Tools for OA: A list, currently under development, from the OA Directory covering citation impact, current awareness, directories, dissemination, quality evaluation, harvesters, open licenses, policy, and more.

Journal Tools

SHERPA/RoMEO: 95% of academic publishers offer standing permission for OA repository publication for some version of a work; check a journal's publishing policy here.

Beyond Beall's List: Better Understanding Predatory Publishers: Explains and contextualizes so-called "predatory" publishers.

DOI System: Paste a DOI (Digital Object Identifier) into the search box to resolve a DOI name.  Results turn up OA and non-OA articles.

Think, Check, Submit: A tool to help you choose the right journal for your research.


to resolve a DOI name.  Results turn up OA and non-OA articles.

Think, Check, Submit: A tool to help you choose the right journal for your research.HowOpenIsIt? Open Access Spectrum (OAS) Guide: A guide to help users understand the components of OA journals; learn the differences between more vs. less open journals; and decide where to publish their work.

BASE: Operated by Bielefeld University Library, BASE is one of the world's largest search engines for academic OA web resources.

Google Scholar: Google Scholar provides a simple way to search broadly for scholarly literature. From one place, you can search across many disciplines and sources: peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts, and articles from academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories, universities, and other scholarly organizations. Follow the steps to customize Google Scholar to make it easy to find full text at the GC.

Book Tools

Online Books Page: UPenn's FAQ + tools for determining whether a book can go online.

Copyright


make it easy to find full text at the GC.

Book Tools

Online Books Page: UPenn's FAQ + tools for determining whether a book can go online.

CopyrightCreative Commons: A nonprofit organization that enables the sharing and use of creativity and knowledge through free, easy-to-use tools.

OA Policy Tools

ROARMAP (Registry of Open Access Repository Mandates and Policies): A searchable registry of open access policies and mandates adopted by universities, research institutions and research funders.

SHERPA/Juliet: Search research funders' open access policies.


Browser Extensions:
Following are two browser extensions that make it easy to find legally available OA versions of articles.  Read more about them in the article " Unpaywall and Open Access Button: Browser Extensions for Fast Access " on the GC Library's News & Events blog.

Unpaywall: An open database of millions of free scholarly articles that "harvest[s] Open Access content from over 50,000 publishers and repositories, and make[s] it easy to find, track, and use."

Open Access Button: A Firefox browser extension that allows you to freely and legally obtain research articles instantly or automatically request them from authors.


Library Workshops:
Check the library calendar for upcoming workshops about library research and scholarly publishing.


Suggest New Materials for the GC Library:
We welcome suggestions for books and other materials for the Graduate Center Library. Please note that adding any item(s) to our collections can take many weeks to process. Thus, if you need an item we do not own very soon, please make a request via Interlibrary Loan . If you need materials for a specific class being taught at the Graduate Center, please use the Reserve Request Form .

Suggest a book: Use this form to place a request for a new book for the Graduate Center Library.

Suggest a new journal subscription: Place a request for a particular journal not yet represented in the Graduate Center Library's holdings

Suggest any other item for the GC Library: Use this form to suggest materials other than books or journals to be added to our collections.


Using the Physics Research Guide:
This guide provides you with easy access to physics and related resources. Use the tabs near the top of the page to go to the relevant section. To search for journal articles , select the Articles tab To search for print and electronic books , select the Books tab To search for dissertations , select the Dissertations tab For information on bibliographic citation styles and citation managers such as Zotero and RefWorks, select the Citing Sources tab For information on grants and fellowship opportunities , select the Funding tab For information about science resources at other CUNY libraries , select the Science Resources @ CUNY Libraries tab


Upcoming Library Workshops:
Monday, Feb 10, 2025 11-noon: Intro to the Library. Register here Monday, Feb 24, 2025 2-3pm: Advanced Web of Science searching. Register here Monday, March 3, 2025 6-7pm: Using Zotero for automatic citation management. Register here Monday, March 24, 2025 11-noon: Open Access publishing and searching. Register here Monday, April 21, 2025 2-3pm: Avoiding predatory publishers and evaluating journals. Register here All workshops take place over Zoom, and registration is required. These events are aimed at scientists, but are open to anyone. If you have any questions, please contact Mason Brown mbrown3@gc.cuny.edu .


Articles: Links to databases that index journals.


Looking for a Specific Journal?:
Electronic and Print Journals at the Graduate Center: Search the GC library's holdings of print and electronic journals, magazines, and newspapers.

Electronic Journals at New York Public Library: Find electronic journals available both at NYPL and from home.

Print Journals at New York Public Library: Search NYPL's research catalog for journals, magazines, and newspapers not available electronically.

Library Doesn't Have the Journal You Need? Use Interlibrary Loan!: Whenever you need an article from a journal that the GC library doesn't have, you can request the article via interlibrary loan.


Best Bets for Physics Research:
Web of Science: Massive multidisciplinary index of scholarly publications, with especially strong coverage of the sciences and social sciences. Includes numerous sub-databases, most notably the Web of Science Core Collection, which provides cover-to-cover indexing of 21,000+ peer-reviewed journals. Includes citation data for publications, allowing searchers to identify highly cited articles, find citations to a given article/author, and track citations over time. Includes detailed author records and several unique search capabilities, such as the ability to search by author affiliation, grant number, or chemical structure. Also includes awarded grant information and associated publications.


the ability to search by author affiliation, grant number, or chemical structure. Also includes awarded grant information and associated publications.American Institute of Physics Journals: Journals from the American Institute of Physics (AIP) and AIP member societies. The Graduate Center Library's subscription includes Applied Physics Reviews, Applied Physics Letters, Journal of Applied Physics, The Journal of Chemical Physics, Physics Today, The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Review of Scientific Instruments, American Journal of Physics, Physics of Fluids, and AIP Advances.


The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Review of Scientific Instruments, American Journal of Physics, Physics of Fluids, and AIP Advances.American Physical Society Physical Review Journals: Contains the full text of journals published by the American Physical Society, including important titles like Physical Review , and Physical Review Letters .  Journals cover quantum information science; atomic, molecular, and optical physics; condensed matter and materials physics; particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology; statistical, nonlinear, biological and soft matter physics; accelerator science and technology; theoretical applications of physics; and research on fluids and materials.

IOPscience Extra: Search across and access full text of all current and archived journals, as well as e-books from the Institute of Physics (IOP). IOP Journal List IOP Book List IOP Conference Proceedings are also available open access (no login required).


oks from the Institute of Physics (IOP). IOP Journal List IOP Book List IOP Conference Proceedings are also available open access (no login required).IOP Conference Proceedings: The IOP Conference Series includes open access proceedings from science conferences held worldwide. Key topics include physics, materials science, environmental science, bioscience, engineering, computational science, and mathematics.


held worldwide. Key topics include physics, materials science, environmental science, bioscience, engineering, computational science, and mathematics.CAS SciFinder-n: Requires registration . CAS SciFinder-n, formerly SciFinder Scholar, is an index of chemical and other scientific literature that pulls from the CAplus database of U.S. and international patents, CASREACT, the CAS Registry and Medline. Includes journal articles, substances, reactions, patents and more. CAS SciFinder-n includes relevance-ranked results, step-by-step procedures and protocols, citation mapping, biosequence searching, retrosynthetic analysis, patent landscape mapping, touch-screen enabled structure drawing and more. Both Graduate Center credentials and a SciFinder-n account are required for accessing CAS SciFinder-n remotely. New users must register first with a gc.cuny.edu or gradcenter.cuny.edu email address. Follow the "new users" link to register .

If you already have a SciFinder-n with another institution, make sure when you log in from the GC link for the first time that you click on "Not You," and then enter your new username/email and password.


Other Databases for Physics Research:
Science Magazine: Full text of Science Magazine since 1880.  Search across the full run of the publication or browse by issue.  To reach the magazine archive, select Journals from the menu and then click on Science .  On the Science page, select Archive to view issues by decade, then navigate to specific years and issues.  Click on 1940s to display earlier decades.

Nature Journals and Archive: Full text of the journal Nature from 1869 to present, as well as many other Nature titles. Click more to see a selection from among the dozens of journals that are accessible.


Nature from 1869 to present, as well as many other Nature titles. Click more to see a selection from among the dozens of journals that are accessible.Nature Biotechnology Nature Cell Biology Nature Chemical Biology Nature Chemistry Nature Climate Change Nature Communications Nature Electronics (GC only, 2018-2023) Nature Genetics Nature Geoscience Nature Immunology Nature Materials Nature Medicine Nature Methods Nature Nanotechnology Nature Neuroscience Nature Photonics Nature Physics Nature Protocols Nature Reviews Cancer Nature Reviews Chemistry (GC only, 2017-2023) Nature Reviews Drug Discovery Nature Reviews Endocrinology Nature Reviews Genetics Nature Reviews Immunology Nature Reviews Materials (GC only, 2016-2023) Nature Reviews Microbiology Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology Nature Reviews Neurology Nature Reviews Neuroscience Nature Reviews Physics (GC only, 2019-2023) Nature Structural & Molecular Biology Nature Sustainability (GC only, 2018-2023) Scientific American


ience Nature Reviews Physics (GC only, 2019-2023) Nature Structural & Molecular Biology Nature Sustainability (GC only, 2018-2023) Scientific AmericanGeneral Science Full Text: Indexes nearly 300 scholarly, professional, and popular science periodicals published from 1984 to the present in the United States and the United Kingdom. Includes full text for more than 100 publications from 1995 to the present. Subject coverage includes astronomy, biology, botany, chemistry, conservation, health & medicine, oceanography, physics, zoology, and more.

Contains full text for almost 1,200 journals along with citations to millions of articles within a wide variety of applied science and computing disciplines, including aeronautics, nuclear engineering, and neural networks.  Coverage dates back to 1909.


e variety of applied science and computing disciplines, including aeronautics, nuclear engineering, and neural networks.  Coverage dates back to 1909.IEEE Xplore: The IEEE Xplore digital library is a powerful resource for discovery and access to scientific and technical content published by the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) and its publishing partners. IEEE Xplore provides Web access to more than 5.5 million full-text documents from some of the world's most highly cited publications in electrical engineering, computer science and electronics. Includes journals, conference papers, technical standards, books, and courses.


Article & Journal Impact:
Article Impact: One measure of the impact of an article is the number of times it has been cited by other articles. These databases offer robust cited reference searching:

Web of Science: Massive multidisciplinary index of scholarly publications, with especially strong coverage of the sciences and social sciences. Includes numerous sub-databases, most notably the Web of Science Core Collection, which provides cover-to-cover indexing of 21,000+ peer-reviewed journals. Includes citation data for publications, allowing searchers to identify highly cited articles, find citations to a given article/author, and track citations over time. Includes detailed author records and several unique search capabilities, such as the ability to search by author affiliation, grant number, or chemical structure. Also includes awarded grant information and associated publications.


the ability to search by author affiliation, grant number, or chemical structure. Also includes awarded grant information and associated publications.Google Scholar: Google Scholar provides a simple way to search broadly for scholarly literature. From one place, you can search across many disciplines and sources: peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts, and articles from academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories, universities, and other scholarly organizations. Follow the steps to customize Google Scholar to make it easy to find full text at the GC.

Journal Impact: A journal's impact is calculated by analyzing (in different ways by different tools) how frequently its articles are cited. Journal-level metrics are provided by:


impact is calculated by analyzing (in different ways by different tools) how frequently its articles are cited. Journal-level metrics are provided by:Journal Citation Reports: Presents an array of citation-based metrics for journals indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection. Provides Journal Impact Factor (i.e., average number of citations in a given year to articles published by that journal in the previous two years, averaged over the number of articles published in those two years) for many but not all covered journals. Search or browse the database by journal (title or ISSN), subject category, or publisher. Compare metrics for up to four journals simultaneously.

SCImago Journal & Country Rank: SCImago Journal & Country Rank is a journal-ranking site that includes the journals contained in the database Scopus.

Google Scholar Metrics: Google Scholar Metrics provide an easy way for to gauge the visibility and influence of recent articles in scholarly journals.

For more information, see the Research Metrics guide.


Google Scholar:
Google Scholar provides a simple way to search broadly for scholarly literature, including journal articles and books. The Graduate Center Library has created a customized version that knows the library’s electronic journal holdings and links you directly to the articles in the library’s databases. Go to GC-customized Google Scholar Note: If you’re off campus, you’ll be prompted to log in with your GC credentials before you can access library subscriptions.


CUNY Library Catalog:
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.


Books Beyond the GC:
If the Graduate Center does not have the book you need, you can have the book sent here from another library.

CUNY CLICS: You can have books from other CUNY libraries sent to the Graduate Center. Find a book in the CUNY Catalog, click the record for the title, and then click Request. CLICS can only be used for circulating books, not reference books, electronic books, periodicals, etc. If you need photocopies of an article or book chapter submit an interlibrary loan request.

Interlibrary Loan: If the book you need is not available at any CUNY library or if you need an article from a journal not at the Graduate Center, submit an interlibrary-loan request for this item. If you have questions or need help placing your request, email ill@gc.cuny.edu.

NYPL & MaRLI: Graduate Center users receive special NYPL privileges and may apply to MaRLI for borrowing privileges at NYU and Columbia.


E-Books:
The Graduate Center Library provides access to many electronic books, which can be found in the CUNY Catalog . Note: Only those ebooks that list "Graduate Center" or "CUNY" under Holdings are accessible at the Graduate Center (or off-site to GC users).  Ebooks owned by other CUNY libraries can only be accessed by GC users by physically visiting that library. For much more information about the library's ebook offerings, including a list of the library's ebook collections, see the E-Books LibGuide .


Reference E-Books & E-Book Collections:
Oxford Bibliographies: Bibliographies in American literature, Anthropology, Atlantic history, Cinema and Media Studies, Classics, Education, International Relations, Islamic studies, Latin American studies, Linguistics, Medieval Studies, Music, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, the Renaissance and Reformation, and Victorian Literature. Bibliographies are drawn from books, journals, and internet resources.

Oxford Reference: Text of nearly 400 Oxford University Press reference works in 25 core subject areas. Titles include Oxford Companions to American Literature, American Theatre, the Bible, British History, Classical Civilization, History of Modern Science, Music, Philosophy, Politics of the World, Shakespeare, United States History, and Western Art. Available titles may be found in OneSearch .


n Science, Music, Philosophy, Politics of the World, Shakespeare, United States History, and Western Art. Available titles may be found in OneSearch .Gale Ebooks (formerly Gale Virtual Reference Library): Full text of over 1,800 reference works published by Gale, Brill Academic, Cambridge University Press, Elsevier, Greenwood, Sage, Salem Press, Wiley, and others. Titles include American Civil War Reference Library, Ancient Europe, 8000 BC to AD 1000, Encyclopedia of Aging, Encyclopedia of American Religions, Encyclopedia of Case Study Research, Encyclopedia of Gender and Society, Encyclopedia of Urban Studies, Encyclopedia of World Biography, Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America, Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History, Magill's Survey of World Literature, Vietnam War Reference Library; World Education Encyclopedia.


America, Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History, Magill's Survey of World Literature, Vietnam War Reference Library; World Education Encyclopedia.Springer Ebook Collection: Text of over 40,000 Springer books published from 2005 to 2015, selected book series dating back to 1997, and an additional 10,000 open access titles. Subjects include biomedical and life sciences, computer science, medicine, mathematics, physics, and related fields. Available titles may also be found in OneSearch .


Preparing to Graduate?:
Library deposit is the final degree requirement for Graduate Center doctoral and master's students. If you are preparing to graduate, review the the Dissertations and Theses guide and consult with your program office for requirements and deadlines. Questions? Contact the Dissertation Office at deposit@gc.cuny.edu.


Graduate Center Dissertations:
Graduate Center Dissertations and Theses in Academic Works, 2014-present: As of 2014, all Graduate Center dissertations, theses, and capstone projects are posted to CUNY Academic Works. Some are immediately available to read and download, and some become available after an embargo period set by the author.

Graduate Center Retrospective Dissertations, 1965-2013: Current CUNY students, faculty and staff can log in with their CUNYfirst credentials to access GC dissertations and capstones from 1965-2013. (Pre-2014 master's theses are available only in print). If you want to move your dissertation or capstone into the publicly accessible CUNY repository, Academic Works, email the GC Dissertation Office at deposit@gc.cuny.edu . Making your dissertation free to the public helps broaden the reach of your scholarship and supports CUNY's mission of public service.


t@gc.cuny.edu . Making your dissertation free to the public helps broaden the reach of your scholarship and supports CUNY's mission of public service.CUNYfirst credentials: used to log into Blackboard, CUNY-wide electronic resources, and other services. More information about the various CUNY accounts: https://libguides.gc.cuny.edu/cuny_accounts .

Dissertations & Theses @ City University of New York Graduate Center: CUNY dissertations dating back to 1965. Full text available except for embargoed works.

ProQuest Dissertation Express: For anyone without a current GC network userid/pwd, search for CUNY or non-CUNY dissertations here. Order copies in print or PDF formats.


Finding Dissertations:
There is no single source for a comprehensive dissertation search. WorldCat and ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global include most American dissertations. Dissertations @ The Center for Research Libraries lends non-American dissertations to member borrowers. Library catalogs and specialized repositories contain other titles. Request any dissertation through Interlibrary Loan . Though not every title is available through ILL, it is worth a try.


Dissertation Databases & Repositories:
Dissertations & Theses Global: Indexes two-million dissertations from over one-thousand institutions, with citations from 1861-1980 and abstracts from 1980 to present. Includes the full text of most post-1996 CUNY dissertations and many post-1996 dissertations from other institutions, as well as thousands of earlier ones. To limit your search to CUNY dissertations, include 0046 in your search statement, selecting the school name/code search field. Non-U.S.dissertations can be searched in the Center for Research Libraries' catalog.


ur search statement, selecting the school name/code search field. Non-U.S.dissertations can be searched in the Center for Research Libraries' catalog.Center for Research Libraries (CRL) Online Catalog: The Center for Research Libraries provides a shared collection of five million books, journals, documents and newspapers to supplement member libraries’ holdings in the humanities, science, and social sciences. With a strategic emphasis on expanding electronic access to international primary source collections, CRL participates in a number of cooperative digitization efforts, yielding millions of pages of digitized content to date. CRL resources include:


ons, CRL participates in a number of cooperative digitization efforts, yielding millions of pages of digitized content to date. CRL resources include:The largest circulating collection of newspapers in North America – more than 16,000 newspaper titles from all world regions and from every U.S. state – mainstream dailies, underground and alternative press titles, rare publications from international conflict zones, U.S. ethnic titles, early African-American newspapers, and radio broadcast reports and transcripts Foreign journals rarely held in U.S. libraries, with a focus on science and technology Access to rich holdings in science, technology, and engineering print serials through a partnership with the Linda Hall Library More than 800,000 non U.S. dissertations Area Studies: major collections of news, government documents, and archives from Africa, Latin America, Middle East, Europe, Asia, and Southeast and South Asia Millions of pages of primary source documents, including major sets from the National Archives of the U.S. and the U.K., and many special collections from around the world U.S.


ry source documents, including major sets from the National Archives of the U.S. and the U.K., and many special collections from around the world U.S.ry source documents, including major sets from the National Archives of the U.S. and the U.K., and many special collections from around the world U.S.ry source documents, including major sets from the National Archives of the U.S. and the U.K., and many special collections from around the world U.S.and international legal and government resources


he National Archives of the U.S. and the U.K., and many special collections from around the world U.S.and international legal and government resourcesNetworked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations Global ETD Search: NDLTD's Global ETD Search is a free service that allows researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations based on keyword, date, institution, language and subject.

Open Access Theses and Dissertations: Metadata from over 1100 institutions, indexes over 2.5 million theses and dissertations.

Additional Dissertation Databases: The library's Dissertations and Theses guide lists many additional databases of dissertations and theses.


For More Information...:
For additional information about managing references and creating bibliographies, consult the library's more extensive Cite Your Sources guide. Need help? Check the library calendar for upcoming citation management workshops and drop-in help sessions, or request an appointment with a librarian .


Guides to Common Citation Styles:
APA Style Online: The style and grammar guidelines pages present information about APA Style as described in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Seventh Edition. The full APA style guide is available in print . This supplementary site from APA includes quick reference materials and updates.

MLA Style Overview: Overview of MLA style, including the details of citations and bibliographies, from Purdue OWL (Online Writing Lab).

MLA FAQ: Answers to frequently asked questions about MLA style.

Chicago Manual of Style Online: Full text of the 17th and 18th editions of the Chicago Manual of Style, including quick guide, questions and answers, and additional tools.

Turabian Quick Guide: This site gives a quick overview of Turabian style, which is a simplified version of Chicago style.


wers, and additional tools.

Turabian Quick Guide: This site gives a quick overview of Turabian style, which is a simplified version of Chicago style.Scientific Style and Format Online: Now in its eighth edition, the indispensable reference for authors, editors, publishers, students, and translators in all areas of science and related fields has been fully revised by the Council of Science Editors to reflect today’s best practices in scientific publishing.

Style Guides from Purdue OWL: Purdue OWL (Online Writing Lab) provides overviews of numerous styles, including APA, Chicago, MLA, AMA, and IEEE.


Citation Managers:
The GC library supports two citation managers: Zotero and RefWorks . Citation managers allow you to save and organize references you gather during research. They allow you to easily import citations from library databases and other websites, and to manually enter information about sources that aren't represented online. Citation managers also generate bibliographies in a wide variety of styles.


Zotero Basics:
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.


Off-Site Access to GC Library Tools:
All Graduate Center students, faculty, and staff have off-campus access to the Graduate Center Library's subscription resources (databases, journals, etc.). Simply select a resource from the GC library site , and you will be asked to log in with your GC network username and password. (If you are a GC faculty member and do not have a network account, contact IT Services at itservices@gc.cuny.edu to request an account.)


About Dual Access to Science E-Resources:
After the first year of doctoral study, most science students gain an affiliation at a second CUNY campus and therefore enjoy access to library databases through both campus's libraries. So, after the first year, check both of your libraries for journals and databases you need. (Note that different CUNY libraries have different log-in procedures for off-campus access.) When looking for an article: When you know the title of the journal, search for the title at each library where you have access. (At the Graduate Center, use the Journal Title Search . At other libraries, the journal search tool might have slightly different names.) See an error in the GC's Journal Title Search results? Please let us know ! If you don't have access to the article through any library, request it through interlibrary loan (either through the Graduate Center or through your other library).


Graduate Center:
Graduate Center Databases: Log in with your GC credentials or use on site @ GC

Graduate Center Journals: Log in with your GC credentials or use on site @ GC


Brooklyn College:
Brooklyn College Databases: If you're affiliated with Brooklyn College, you can access these databases from anywhere using your CUNY Login.

Brooklyn College Journals: If you're affiliated with Brooklyn College, you can access these journals from anywhere using your CUNY Login.


City College:
City College Databases: If you're affiliated with City College, you can log in to these databases from anywhere using your City College email credentials.

City College Journals: If you're affiliated with City College, you can log in to these journals from anywhere using your City College email credentials.

Science & Technology Research Guide: Includes helpful, mostly free websites about science and technology.


College of Staten Island:
College of Staten Island Databases: If you're affiliated with the College of Staten Island, you can access these databases from anywhere using your CUNY Login.

College of Staten Island Journals: If you're affiliated with the College of Staten Island, you can access these journals from anywhere using your CUNY Login.


Hunter College:
Hunter College Databases: If you're affiliated with Hunter College, you can access these databases from anywhere using your Hunter NetID.

Hunter College Journals: If you're affiliated with Hunter College, you can access these journals from anywhere using your Hunter NetID.


John Jay College:
John Jay College Databases: If you're affiliated with John Jay, you can access these databases from anywhere using your John Jay username and password.

John Jay College Journals: If you're affiliated with John Jay, you can access these journals from anywhere using your John Jay username and password.

John Jay Recommended Science Databases: Listing of John Jay's science databases


Lehman College:
Lehman College Databases: If you're affiliated with Lehman College, you can access these databases from anywhere using your CUNY Login.

Lehman College Journals: If you're affiliated with Lehman College, you can access these journals from anywhere using your CUNY Login.


Queens College:
Queens College Databases: If you're affiliated with Queens College, you can log in to these databases from anywhere using your CUNY Login.

Queens College Journals: If you're affiliated with Queens College, you can log in to these journals from anywhere using your CUNY Login.


Article & Journal Impact:
Article Impact: One measure of the impact of an article is the number of times it has been cited by other articles. These databases offer robust cited reference searching:

Web of Science: Massive multidisciplinary index of scholarly publications, with especially strong coverage of the sciences and social sciences. Includes numerous sub-databases, most notably the Web of Science Core Collection, which provides cover-to-cover indexing of 21,000+ peer-reviewed journals. Includes citation data for publications, allowing searchers to identify highly cited articles, find citations to a given article/author, and track citations over time. Includes detailed author records and several unique search capabilities, such as the ability to search by author affiliation, grant number, or chemical structure. Also includes awarded grant information and associated publications.


the ability to search by author affiliation, grant number, or chemical structure. Also includes awarded grant information and associated publications.Google Scholar: Google Scholar provides a simple way to search broadly for scholarly literature. From one place, you can search across many disciplines and sources: peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts, and articles from academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories, universities, and other scholarly organizations. Follow the steps to customize Google Scholar to make it easy to find full text at the GC.

Journal Impact: A journal's impact is calculated by analyzing (in different ways by different tools) how frequently its articles are cited. Journal-level metrics are provided by:


impact is calculated by analyzing (in different ways by different tools) how frequently its articles are cited. Journal-level metrics are provided by:Journal Citation Reports: Presents an array of citation-based metrics for journals indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection. Provides Journal Impact Factor (i.e., average number of citations in a given year to articles published by that journal in the previous two years, averaged over the number of articles published in those two years) for many but not all covered journals. Search or browse the database by journal (title or ISSN), subject category, or publisher. Compare metrics for up to four journals simultaneously.

SCImago Journal & Country Rank: SCImago Journal & Country Rank is a journal-ranking site that includes the journals contained in the database Scopus.

Google Scholar Metrics: Google Scholar Metrics provide an easy way for to gauge the visibility and influence of recent articles in scholarly journals.

For more information, see the Research Metrics guide.


Google Scholar:
Google Scholar provides a simple way to search broadly for scholarly literature, including journal articles and books. The Graduate Center Library has created a customized version that knows the library’s electronic journal holdings and links you directly to the articles in the library’s databases. Go to GC-customized Google Scholar Note: If you’re off campus, you’ll be prompted to log in with your GC credentials before you can access library subscriptions.


Tools for Open Access:
Comprehensive List of OA Tools

Tools for OA: A list, currently under development, from the OA Directory covering citation impact, current awareness, directories, dissemination, quality evaluation, harvesters, open licenses, policy, and more.

Journal Tools

SHERPA/RoMEO: 95% of academic publishers offer standing permission for OA repository publication for some version of a work; check a journal's publishing policy here.

Beyond Beall's List: Better Understanding Predatory Publishers: Explains and contextualizes so-called "predatory" publishers.

DOI System: Paste a DOI (Digital Object Identifier) into the search box to resolve a DOI name.  Results turn up OA and non-OA articles.

Think, Check, Submit: A tool to help you choose the right journal for your research.


to resolve a DOI name.  Results turn up OA and non-OA articles.

Think, Check, Submit: A tool to help you choose the right journal for your research.HowOpenIsIt? Open Access Spectrum (OAS) Guide: A guide to help users understand the components of OA journals; learn the differences between more vs. less open journals; and decide where to publish their work.

BASE: Operated by Bielefeld University Library, BASE is one of the world's largest search engines for academic OA web resources.

Google Scholar: Google Scholar provides a simple way to search broadly for scholarly literature. From one place, you can search across many disciplines and sources: peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts, and articles from academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories, universities, and other scholarly organizations. Follow the steps to customize Google Scholar to make it easy to find full text at the GC.

Book Tools

Online Books Page: UPenn's FAQ + tools for determining whether a book can go online.

Copyright


make it easy to find full text at the GC.

Book Tools

Online Books Page: UPenn's FAQ + tools for determining whether a book can go online.

CopyrightCreative Commons: A nonprofit organization that enables the sharing and use of creativity and knowledge through free, easy-to-use tools.

OA Policy Tools

ROARMAP (Registry of Open Access Repository Mandates and Policies): A searchable registry of open access policies and mandates adopted by universities, research institutions and research funders.

SHERPA/Juliet: Search research funders' open access policies.


Browser Extensions:
Following are two browser extensions that make it easy to find legally available OA versions of articles.  Read more about them in the article " Unpaywall and Open Access Button: Browser Extensions for Fast Access " on the GC Library's News & Events blog.

Unpaywall: An open database of millions of free scholarly articles that "harvest[s] Open Access content from over 50,000 publishers and repositories, and make[s] it easy to find, track, and use."

Open Access Button: A Firefox browser extension that allows you to freely and legally obtain research articles instantly or automatically request them from authors.


For More Information...:
For more information about funding sources, visit the library's Grants & Funding guide.


GC Office of Research and Sponsored Programs:
Office of Research and Sponsored Programs: The office of Research and Sponsored Programs (RSP) is the CUNY Graduate School and University Center’s central administrative unit for overseeing GC-CUNY applications for, and awards of, governmental and foundation funding.


Resources from Candid:
Candid NY - Resource Center, Library, Free Workshops: Webinar trainings are available from Candid (formerly Foundation Center).


Databases for Grants, Awards, Fellowships:
Pivot-RP: Grants, internships, and graduate and post-graduate fellowships in all subject areas. Search for open funding opportunities and information about previously awarded grants. Users may create an optional personal account to use enhanced features such as saving searches and tracking funding opportunities. Once you create an account, you can also claim and configure your user profile to receive personalized automated funding recommendations targeted to your research interests. To create an account, select the Use Email Address/Create Password option and fill out the form using your @gradcenter.cuny.edu or @gc.cuny.edu address. For Affiliated Member Institution, select "Graduate Center, The City University of New York." Look for the verification email in your inbox to finish the process. After the initial setup, you will be recognized as a GC researcher whenever you log into your personal account.


l in your inbox to finish the process. After the initial setup, you will be recognized as a GC researcher whenever you log into your personal account.GrantForward: CUNY provides access to this database through the Research Foundation . GrantForward is a funding search and grant recommendation service. Create an account using your @gradcenter.cuny.edu or @gc.cuny.edu email address, and set up a profile to begin receiving automatic grant recommendations based on your research interests. GrantForward uses data-crawling technology to update a database of sponsors and funding opportunities gathered from over 9,000 US Sponsors. For support using GrantForward visit https://www.grantforward.com/support .

FOLIO (Foundation LIterature Online): An online digital repository of foundation-sponsored research reports and publications covering the full scope of philanthropic activity.


ure Online): An online digital repository of foundation-sponsored research reports and publications covering the full scope of philanthropic activity.Assistance Listings (formerly Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA): Database of all federal programs available to state and local governments (including the District of Columbia); federally-recognized Indian tribal governments; territories (and possessions) of the United States; domestic public, quasi-public, and private profit and non-profit organizations and institutions; specialized groups; and individuals.   ~22,000 described.

Research Centers Directory via NYPL: Please log in using your New York Public Library credentials! Comprehensive guide to North America’s premier nonprofit research organizations. Information on each organization includes programs, staffing, and publications, as well as services of centers, laboratories, institutes, experiment stations, farms, research support facilities, technology transfer centers, think tanks, incubators, research parks, and more.


Featured Database Package - ProQuest Arts Premium:
The library has a subscription to ProQuest Arts Premium , which includes Art/Design/Architecture, Music/Performing Arts, and Screen Studies collections. Search them together or individually using the links below.

FIAF International Index to Film Periodicals Database: This database is an essential reference work for any film researcher and contains a diverse range of specialist content: the International Index to Film Periodicals contains over 500,000 article citations from more than 345 periodicals. It offers in-depth coverage of the world's foremost academic and popular film journals, many of which are seamlessly linked to a growing library of film journals.


-depth coverage of the world's foremost academic and popular film journals, many of which are seamlessly linked to a growing library of film journals.Film Index International: Produced in collaboration with the British Film Institute (bfi), Film Index International is based on the Summary of Film and Television (SIFT) database collated by the bfi over the past 70 years. Film Index International provides in-depth indexing of over 125,000 films - from the first silent movies to the latest blockbusters - and biographical information for more than 800,000 personalities. Its rich content also includes coverage of international film awards and prizes as well as searchable plot summaries and full cast and crew lists.


es. Its rich content also includes coverage of international film awards and prizes as well as searchable plot summaries and full cast and crew lists.AFI Catalog: Since 1968, the American Film Institute as cataloged every American motion picture either produced in the United States or sponsored and financed by American companies as an aid to the preservation of the American national film heritage. To date, the Catalog has comprehensive coverage of feature films from 1911-1974 (that are 40 minutes or longer in duration, or 4 reels or longer in length) with additional records covering selected major films from 1975 onwards, along with over 17,000 short films (those less than 40 minutes or 4 reels) from the first era of filmmaking, 1893–1910.


Finding DVDs in the library:
The library's DVD collection is held behind the Circulation Desk on the 1st floor and is not accessible to patrons. Use the spreadsheet here to browse our collection; be sure to click the link to OneSearch to check availability before visiting the library. You can also search for DVDs by title directly in OneSearch.

DVD and Video List: A spreadsheet export from the library catalog listing films on DVD or VHS held by the Graduate Center library.


General Library Resources:
Graduate Center Library Website: Starting point for finding books, articles, journals, databases, interlibrary loan, electronic reference, and more

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.

Interlibrary Loan: Need an article from a journal not at the Graduate Center? Need a book that not available from any CUNY library? Go here to submit an interlibrary loan request.

24/7 E-mail and Chat Reference: Use this service to ask questions at any time. Email questions will be answered by Graduate Center librarians. Chat questions may be answered by librarians at other institutions.


Visiting Other Libraries:
Other CUNY Libraries: All CUNY students and faculty have access to all CUNY libraries and may check out books at all but CUNY Law.  Reference books, special collections, audiovisual materials, and electronic resources may be used only within these libraries.

Metro Referral Cards: Ask at the reference desk on the second floor of the Graduate Center library for one-time-only passes to New York City area libraries, beyond CUNY. If items are available at a CUNY library, you would use CLICs (Inter-library borrowing) or visit that library in person; Metro Cards are used for one-time to access beyond CUNY's collections. For longer access, see MaRLI above.

MaRLI (Manhattan Research Library Initiative): This research initiative allows selected researchers access and circulation privileges at Columbia University, New York University, and New York Public Library's research libraries.


Film and Television Archives in New York City:
Anthology Film Archives: Anthology holds invaluable collections of avant-garde films and videos, housing, protecting, and preserving works on 35mm, 16mm, and Regular- and Super-8mm film, and on various video formats, as well as film stills and audio recordings.

MoMA Film Study Center: The Celeste Bartos International Film Study Center offers screening facilities for viewing films from the Museum’s collection; a large selection of screenplays and dialogue continuities; extensive files of reviews, articles, and program notes; reference books; special collections; film indexes; and current periodicals.


ue continuities; extensive files of reviews, articles, and program notes; reference books; special collections; film indexes; and current periodicals.Moving Image and Recorded Sound Archive (NYPL Schomburg): The Moving Image and Recorded Sound (MIRS) Division documents the experiences of peoples of African descent, as they have been captured via audiovisual technology. The MIRS Division collections encompass a variety of formats including motion picture film (released prints and outtakes), video recordings, and music, and spoken arts recordings in several formats.

Museum of the Moving Image: Museum of the Moving Image houses artifacts from every stage of producing, promoting, and exhibiting motion pictures, television, and digital media—more than 130,000 objects in all. Holdings include licensed merchandise, technical apparatus, still photographs, production design materials, costumes, fan magazines, publicity materials, and video and computer games.


dise, technical apparatus, still photographs, production design materials, costumes, fan magazines, publicity materials, and video and computer games.NYPL Reserve Film and Video Collection: The Reserve Film and Video Collection includes more than 6,000 16mm films, 5,000 VHS videocassettes, and 2,000 DVDs. The New York Public Library began acquiring films in 1952, and established a film department at the Donnell Library in 1958. The library began adding videos to the collection in the 1970s. Since the collection's inception, its primary focus has been independently produced works. Careful selection practices have resulted in a collection that is impressive for its scope and depth and its overall high quality. The collection's holdings provide a very broad spectrum of both subject matter and filmmaking styles and genres. It is unique among American public libraries, and is comparable to archives held within major American museums and universities.


ng styles and genres. It is unique among American public libraries, and is comparable to archives held within major American museums and universities.ng styles and genres. It is unique among American public libraries, and is comparable to archives held within major American museums and universities.ng styles and genres. It is unique among American public libraries, and is comparable to archives held within major American museums and universities.Particular strengths of the collection are its political, social, and cultural documentaries; experimental films; video art; animation; short fictional works; and films and videos created by and for children and young adults.


Featured Collection:
Media History Digital Library: The Media History Digital Library is a non-profit initiative, led by Eric Hoyt at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, dedicated to digitizing historic books and magazines about film, broadcasting, and recorded sound for broad public access.


Selected E-Books: Film Studies:


Selected E-Books: Film Studies:Selected E-Books: Film Studies:What Is Cinema? Volume I: André Bazin's What Is Cinema? (volumes I and II) have been classics of film studies for as long as they've been available and are considered the gold standard in the field of film criticism. Although Bazin made no films, his name has been one of the most important in French cinema since World War II. He was co-founder of the influential Cahiers du Cinéma, which under his leadership became one of the world's most distinguished publications. Championing the films of Jean Renoir (who contributed a short foreword to Volume I), Orson Welles, and Roberto Rossellini, he became the protégé of François Truffaut, who honors him touchingly in his forword to Volume II. This new edition includes graceful forewords to each volume by Bazin scholar and biographer Dudley Andrew, who reconsiders Bazin and his place in contemporary film study. The essays themselves are erudite but always accessible, intellectual, and stimulating.


ho reconsiders Bazin and his place in contemporary film study. The essays themselves are erudite but always accessible, intellectual, and stimulating.ho reconsiders Bazin and his place in contemporary film study. The essays themselves are erudite but always accessible, intellectual, and stimulating.ho reconsiders Bazin and his place in contemporary film study. The essays themselves are erudite but always accessible, intellectual, and stimulating.As Renoir puts it, the essays of Bazin "will survive even if the cinema does not."


es are erudite but always accessible, intellectual, and stimulating.As Renoir puts it, the essays of Bazin "will survive even if the cinema does not."What Is Cinema? Volume II: André Bazin's What Is Cinema? (volumes I and II) have been classics of film studies for as long as they've been available and are considered the gold standard in the field of film criticism. Although Bazin made no films, his name has been one of the most important in French cinema since World War II. He was co-founder of the influential Cahiers du Cinéma, which under his leadership became one of the world's most distinguished publications. Championing the films of Jean Renoir (who contributed a short foreword to Volume I), Orson Welles, and Roberto Rossellini, he became the protégé of François Truffaut, who honors him touchingly in his forword to Volume II. This new edition includes graceful forewords to each volume by Bazin scholar and biographer Dudley Andrew, who reconsiders Bazin and his place in contemporary film study. The essays themselves are erudite but always accessible, intellectual, and stimulating.


es are erudite but always accessible, intellectual, and stimulating.As Renoir puts it, the essays of Bazin "will survive even if the cinema does not."Chick Flicks: Theories and Memories of the Feminist Film Movement: If there was a moment during the sixties, seventies, or eighties that changed the history of the women's film movement, B. Ruby Rich was there. Part journalistic chronicle, part memoir, and 100% pure cultural historical odyssey, Chick Flicks--with its definitive, the-way-it-was collection of essays--captures the birth and growth of feminist film as no other book has done.  For over three decades Rich has been one of the most important voices in feminist film criticism.


growth of feminist film as no other book has done.  For over three decades Rich has been one of the most important voices in feminist film criticism. growth of feminist film as no other book has done.  For over three decades Rich has been one of the most important voices in feminist film criticism. growth of feminist film as no other book has done.  For over three decades Rich has been one of the most important voices in feminist film criticism.Her presence at film festivals (such as Sundance, where she is a member of the selection committee), her film reviews in the Village Voice, Elle, Out, and the Advocate, and her commentaries on the public radio program "The World" have secured her a place as a central figure in the remarkable history of what she deems "cinefeminism." In the hope that a new generation of feminist film culture might be revitalized by reclaiming its own history, Rich introduces each essay with an autobiographical prologue that describes the intellectual, political, and personal moments from which the work arose. Travel, softball, sex, and voodoo all somehow fit into a book that includes classic Rich articles covering such topics as the antiporn movement, the films of Yvonne Rainer, a Julie Christie visit to Washington, and the historically evocative film Maedchen in Uniform. The result is a volume that traces the development not only of women's involvement in cinema but of one of its key players as well.


edchen in Uniform. The result is a volume that traces the development not only of women's involvement in cinema but of one of its key players as well.edchen in Uniform. The result is a volume that traces the development not only of women's involvement in cinema but of one of its key players as well.edchen in Uniform. The result is a volume that traces the development not only of women's involvement in cinema but of one of its key players as well.The first book-length work from Rich--whose stature and influence in the world of film criticism and theory continue to grow--Chick Flicks exposes unexplored routes and forgotten byways of a past that's recent enough to be remembered and far away enough to be memorable.


grow--Chick Flicks exposes unexplored routes and forgotten byways of a past that's recent enough to be remembered and far away enough to be memorable.Introduction to Documentary, Third Edition: The third edition of Bill Nichols's best-selling text provides an up-to-date introduction to the most important issues in documentary history and criticism. A new chapter, "I Want to Make a Documentary: Where Do I Start?" guides readers through the steps of planning and preproduction and includes an example of a project proposal for a film that went on to win awards at major festivals. Designed for students in any field that makes use of visual evidence and persuasive strategies, Introduction to Documentary identifies the genre's distinguishing qualities and teaches the viewer how to read documentary film.


ersuasive strategies, Introduction to Documentary identifies the genre's distinguishing qualities and teaches the viewer how to read documentary film.ersuasive strategies, Introduction to Documentary identifies the genre's distinguishing qualities and teaches the viewer how to read documentary film.ersuasive strategies, Introduction to Documentary identifies the genre's distinguishing qualities and teaches the viewer how to read documentary film.Each chapter takes up a discrete question, from "How did documentary filmmaking get started?" to "Why are ethical issues central to documentary filmmaking?" Here Nichols has fully rewritten each chapter for greater clarity and ease of use, including revised discussions of earlier films and new commentary on dozens of recent films from The Cove to The Act of Killing and from Gasland to Restrepo.


ng revised discussions of earlier films and new commentary on dozens of recent films from The Cove to The Act of Killing and from Gasland to Restrepo.Post-Theory: With Post-Theory, David Bordwell and Noël Carroll challenge the prevailing practices of film scholarship. Since the 1970s, film scholars have been searching for a unified theory that will explain all sorts of films, their production, and their reception; the field has been dominated by structuralist Marxism, varieties of cultural theory, and the psychoanalytic ideas of Freud and Lacan. Bordwell and Carroll ask, why not employ many theories tailored to specific goals, rather than searching for a unified theory?      Post-Theory offers fresh directions for understanding film, presenting new essays by twenty-seven scholars on topics as diverse as film scores, audience response, and the national film industries of Russia, Scandinavia, the U.S., and Japan.


y-seven scholars on topics as diverse as film scores, audience response, and the national film industries of Russia, Scandinavia, the U.S., and Japan.y-seven scholars on topics as diverse as film scores, audience response, and the national film industries of Russia, Scandinavia, the U.S., and Japan.y-seven scholars on topics as diverse as film scores, audience response, and the national film industries of Russia, Scandinavia, the U.S., and Japan.They use historical, philosophical, psychological, and feminist methods to tackle such basic issues as: What goes on when viewers perceive a film? How do filmmakers exploit conventions? How do movies create illusions?  How does a film arouse emotion? Bordwell and Carroll have given space not only to distinguished film scholars but to non-film specialists as well, ensuring a wide variety of opinions and ideas on virtually every topic on the current agenda of film studies. Full of stimulating essays published here for the first time, Post-Theory promises to redefine the study of cinema.


he current agenda of film studies. Full of stimulating essays published here for the first time, Post-Theory promises to redefine the study of cinema.Mex-Ciné: Mex-Cinéoffers an accessibly written, multidisciplinary investigation of contemporary Mexican cinema that combines industrial, technical, and sociopolitical analysis with analyses of modes of reception through cognitive theory. Mex-Cinéaims to make visible the twenty-first century Mexican film industry, its blueprints, and the cognitive and emotive faculties involved in making and consuming its corpus. A sustained, free-flowing book-length meditation, Mex-Ciné enriches our understanding of the way contemporary Mexican directors use specific technical devices, structures, and characterizations in making films in ways that guide the perceptual, emotive, and cognitive faculties of their ideal audiences, while providing the historical contexts in which these films are made and consumed.


eptual, emotive, and cognitive faculties of their ideal audiences, while providing the historical contexts in which these films are made and consumed.On the Camera Arts and Consecutive Matters: The collected writings of artist and filmmaker Hollis Frampton, including all the essays from the long-unavailable Circles of Confusion along with rare additional material.  As Hollis Frampton's photographs and celebrated experimental films were testing the boundaries of "the camera arts" in the 1960s and 1970s, his provocative and highly literate writings were attempting to establish an intellectually resonant form of discourse for these critically underexplored fields. It was a time when artists working in diverse disciplines were beginning to pick up cameras and produce films and videotapes, well before these practices were understood or embraced by institutions of contemporary art. This collection of Frampton's writings presents his critical essays (many written for Artforum and October) along with additional material, including lectures, correspondence, interviews, and production notes and scripts.


ny written for Artforum and October) along with additional material, including lectures, correspondence, interviews, and production notes and scripts.ny written for Artforum and October) along with additional material, including lectures, correspondence, interviews, and production notes and scripts.ny written for Artforum and October) along with additional material, including lectures, correspondence, interviews, and production notes and scripts.It replaces--and supersedes--the long-unavailable Circles of Confusion, published in 1983. Frampton ranged widely over the visual arts in his writing, and the texts in this collection display his unique approaches to photography, film, and video, as well as the plastic and literary arts. They include critically acclaimed essays on Edward Weston and Eadweard Muybridge as well as appraisals of contemporary photographers; the influential essay, "For a Metahistory of Film," along with scripts, textual material, and scores for his films; writings on video that constitute a prehistory of the digital arts; a dialogue with Carl Andre (his friend and former Phillips Andover classmate) from the early 1960s; and two inventive, almost unclassifiable pieces that are reminiscent of Borges, Joyce, and Beckett.


Phillips Andover classmate) from the early 1960s; and two inventive, almost unclassifiable pieces that are reminiscent of Borges, Joyce, and Beckett.Cinema and Spectatorship: Cinema and Spectatorship is the first book to focus entirely on the history and role of the spectator in contemporary film studies. While 1970s film theory insisted on a distinction betweeen the cinematic subject and film-goers, Judith Mayne suggests that a very real friction between "subjects" and "viewers" is in fact central to the study of spectatorship.  In the book's first section Mayne examines three theoretical models of spectatorship: the perceptual, the institutional and the historical, while the second section focuses on case studies which crystallize many of the issues already discussed, concentrating on textual analysis, the `disrupting genre', `star-gazing' and finally the audience itself.


allize many of the issues already discussed, concentrating on textual analysis, the `disrupting genre', `star-gazing' and finally the audience itself.allize many of the issues already discussed, concentrating on textual analysis, the `disrupting genre', `star-gazing' and finally the audience itself.allize many of the issues already discussed, concentrating on textual analysis, the `disrupting genre', `star-gazing' and finally the audience itself.Case studies incude the place of the spectator in the textual analysis of individual films such as The Picture of Dorian Gray; the construction of Bette Davis' star persona; fantasies of race and film viewing in Field of Dreams and Ghost; and gay and lesbian audiences as "critical" audiences. The book provides a very thorough and accessible overview of this complex, fragmented and often controversial area of film theory.


ritical" audiences. The book provides a very thorough and accessible overview of this complex, fragmented and often controversial area of film theory.Closely Watched Films: An Introduction to the Art of Narrative Film Technique: How do films work? How do they tell a story? How do they move us and make us think? Through detailed examinations of passages from classic films, Marilyn Fabe supplies the analytic tools and background in film history and theory to enable us to see more in every film we watch. Ranging from D. W. Griffith's The Birth of a Nation to James Cameron's Avatar, and ending with an epilogue on digital media, Closely Watched Films focuses on exemplary works of fourteen film directors whose careers together span the history of the narrative film. Lively and down-to-earth, this concise introduction provides a broad, complete, and yet specific picture of visual narrative techniques that will increase readers' excitement about and knowledge of the possibilities of the film medium.    Shot-by-shot analyses of short passages from each film ground theory in concrete examples.