he Grove Dictionary of Art , which can also be searched separately at Grove Art Online (CUNY does not subscribe to the Benezit Dictionary of Artists )Oxford History of Western Music: The Oxford History of Western Music online offers an evolution of Western classical music by one of the most prominent and provocative musicologists of our time, Richard Taruskin. The online version includes all 1.25 million words, 500 images, and 1,800 musical examples from the updated paperback edition with sophisticated search and browse functionality designed to maximize the dynamic possibilities of online reading and research. Taruskin’s text is accompanied by editorially selected links to relevant articles in Oxford Art Online.

Oxford Dictionaries: Formerly Oxford Language Dictionaries Online. Translations of thousands of Chinese, French, German, Italian, Russian, and Spanish words and phrases.


: Formerly Oxford Language Dictionaries Online. Translations of thousands of Chinese, French, German, Italian, Russian, and Spanish words and phrases.Oxford Academic via NYPL: Please log in using your New York Public Library credentials! Oxford Academic provides access to scholarly and academic books and journals from Oxford University Press and its partners. The publications cover a wide range of subjects, including the humanities, social sciences, sciences, medicine, and law. Access to the AMA Manual of Style is also included. Content from Oxford Handbooks, University Press Scholarship Online, Oxford Scholarship Online, and Very Short Introductions can now be found through Oxford Academic.

American History in Video: Over 70,000 titles of streaming video content, more than half of which is contemporary video from the 1890s to the 1980s. Includes documentaries, interviews, feature films, performances, demonstrations, news programs and newsreels that span a wide range of subjects, including anthropology, business, counseling, film, health, history, music, and more.


news programs and newsreels that span a wide range of subjects, including anthropology, business, counseling, film, health, history, music, and more.Ethnographic Video Online: This online resource for the visual study of human culture and behavior contains more than 2,000 hours of classic and contemporary ethnographies, documentaries and shorts from every continent, covering hundreds of cultural groups and practices around the world. Includes video from leading producers in the discipline, previously unpublished footage from working anthropologists and ethnographers in the field, and select feature films. Wherever possible, videos include accompanying field notes, liner notes, filmmaker biographies, related articles, study guides, and other full-text materials.


possible, videos include accompanying field notes, liner notes, filmmaker biographies, related articles, study guides, and other full-text materials.Theatre in Video: More than 400 videos of theatrical performances and documentaries. Includes plays by Aeschylus, Albee, Beckett, Chekhov, Fugard, Gogol, Hansberry, Ibsen, Miller, Moliere, O'Neill, Pinter, Pirandello, Shakespeare, Sophocles, Strindberg, Wasserstein, and others. Documentaries feature analyses of plays, performances, and techniques, as well as interviews with playwrights, directors, and actors.

World History in Video: More than 1,750 documentaries exploring human history from the earliest civilizations to the late twentieth century.

JSTOR Ebooks: A selection of electronic books from scholarly publishers. All permanently held ebooks are cataloged in OneSearch, and additional titles can be found in the JSTOR interface directly. Over 8,000 open access ebooks are available through JSTOR, and the GC also has access to Path to Open titles . Full chapters can be downloaded as PDFs, without limit to the number of chapters.


e through JSTOR, and the GC also has access to Path to Open titles . Full chapters can be downloaded as PDFs, without limit to the number of chapters.Book Review Digest Plus: Reviews of fiction and nonfiction in the humanities, social sciences, general sciences, and popular topics published in English since 1983. Includes over 600,000 full-text book reviews and more than 2 million citations to reviews. Textbooks, government publications, and technical books in law and the sciences are not included. Book reviews may also be found in Academic Search Complete, JSTOR, Project Muse, and most subject-specific databases.


d the sciences are not included. Book reviews may also be found in Academic Search Complete, JSTOR, Project Muse, and most subject-specific databases.Book Review Digest Retrospective: 1903-1982: Provides excerpts from and citations to reviews of adult and juvenile fiction and non-fiction titles in the humanities, social sciences, general sciences, and popular topics published in English from 1903 through 1982. Covers 300,000 books and cites over 1.5 million book reviews found in over 500 popular magazines, newspapers, and academic journals. Entries include bibliographic information and book summaries. Book reviews may also be found in Academic Search Complete, JSTOR, Project Muse, and most subject-specific databases.


information and book summaries. Book reviews may also be found in Academic Search Complete, JSTOR, Project Muse, and most subject-specific databases.Early English Books Online: Early English Books Online (EEBO) contains digital facsimile page images of virtually every work printed in England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and British North America and works in English printed elsewhere from 1473-1700. EEBO includes over 146,000 titles published in English and more than 30 other languages from the first book printed in English by William Caxton, through the ages of Spenser and Shakespeare and the tumult of the English Civil War. Transcriptions are available for approximately 50% of the texts.

Handbooks in Economics: Full text of 41 Elsevier handbooks in the Economics series. Subject coverage includes Computational, Innovation, and Social Economics, Econometrics, Economic Forecasting and Growth, and many other topics.


ries. Subject coverage includes Computational, Innovation, and Social Economics, Econometrics, Economic Forecasting and Growth, and many other topics.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 .

JSTOR Ebooks: A selection of electronic books from scholarly publishers. All permanently held ebooks are cataloged in OneSearch, and additional titles can be found in the JSTOR interface directly. Over 8,000 open access ebooks are available through JSTOR, and the GC also has access to Path to Open titles . Full chapters can be downloaded as PDFs, without limit to the number of chapters.


e through JSTOR, and the GC also has access to Path to Open titles . Full chapters can be downloaded as PDFs, without limit to the number of chapters.London Review of Books: Full text of every issue of the London Review of Books from 1979 to the present.  Covers arts and culture, biography and memoir, history and classics, literature and criticism, philosophy and law, politics and economics, psychology and anthropology, and science and technology.

PsycBooks (now also includes APA Handbooks): This American Psychological Association (APA) database provides the full text of more than 4,500 scholarly and professional books published by the APA, including over 100 out-of-print titles, the APA Handbooks in Psychology series, and the APA/Oxford University Press Encyclopedia of Psychology . Also includes a substantial backfile of classic and historical works, with the earliest title dating to 1620. Available titles may also be found in OneSearch .


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


Library Blog:
Consult the library blog to see what's new. Subscribe to receive new posts by email.


Suggest New Materials:
The library welcomes suggestions for new books and other materials. Need It Soon? Purchasing and processing new materials takes weeks. If you need an item quickly, request it via Interlibrary Loan . Faculty: To request materials for a GC course you're teaching, use the Reserve Request Form .


Using the Audiology Research Guide:
This guide provides easy access to research resources for audiology and related subjects. Navigate using the tabs above or the links below: To search for journal articles , go to Articles To search for print and electronic books , go to Books For information about capstone projects , go to Capstones For help with citations and bibliographies , go to Cite Your Sources To find grant and fellowship opportunities , go to Funding To learn about publicly sharing your work , go to Share Your Work Need help? Visit the reference desk, use our 24/7 chat reference service , or contact Jill Cirasella .


E-Research Basics:
Our E-Research Basics guide acquaints you with the basics of doing online research through the Mina Rees Library. You'll find information about logging in for remote access, deciding on and searching within a database, locating specific articles and doing broad exploratory searches, determining whether the GC has access to a particular journal, and more.


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.


Articles: Links to databases that index art 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 Audiology Research:
CINAHL Complete: A comprehensive nursing and allied health research database containing 4.1 million records dating back to 1937. The database includes indexing of over 5,400 journals, and full text of over 1,400 journals covering nursing, biomedicine, health sciences librarianship, alternative and complementary medicine, consumer health, and related disciplines. Searchable cited references for nearly 1,500 journals are also included.

Medline Complete: Full text of 2,500 medical journals, back to 1865 for some titles, as well as indexing for over 5,600 current biomedical journals. See this guide for more information about the differences between Medline, PubMed and PubMed Central.


xing for over 5,600 current biomedical journals. See this guide for more information about the differences between Medline, PubMed and PubMed Central.PubMed: More than 34 million citations for biomedical literature from Medline, life science journals, and online books. See this guide for information about the differences between Medline, PubMed and PubMed Central. By using this link, users will provided links to full-text resources available through the GC library.


ces between Medline, PubMed and PubMed Central. By using this link, users will provided links to full-text resources available through the GC library.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.


Other Databases for Audiology Research:
Gale OneFile: Health and Medicine: Contains current, scholarly, and comprehensive health information on a wide range of topics from over 2,500 full-text periodicals, reference books, and pamphlets, and hundreds of videos demonstrating medical procedures and live surgeries.

Health and Psychosocial Instruments: Produced by Behavioral Measurement Database Services, this bibliographic database is abstracted from hundreds of journals covering health sciences and psychosocial sciences. HaPI also provides information about behavioral measurement instruments, including those from Industrial Organizational Behavior and Education. Records contained in HaPI provide information on questionnaires, interview schedules, vignettes/scenarios, coding schemes, rating and other scales, checklists, indexes, tests, projective techniques and more.


naires, interview schedules, vignettes/scenarios, coding schemes, rating and other scales, checklists, indexes, tests, projective techniques and more.Health Policy Reference Center: A full-text database with articles from over 250 publications, including academic journals, monographs, magazines, and trade publications. Covers all aspects of health policy and related issues, including access, quality and financing.  Useful for those involved in the creation, implementation, or study of health policy and the health care system.

Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition: Full text from over 550 scholarly medical journals and abstracts and indexing for an additional 850 titles. In addition to strong coverage of nursing and allied health topics, the database includes AHFS Consumer Medication Information , a source for patient information on generic and brand name drugs.


d allied health topics, the database includes AHFS Consumer Medication Information , a source for patient information on generic and brand name drugs.Mental Measurements Yearbook: Information about and reviews of 3,000+ contemporary English-language standardized tests covering educational skills, personality, vocational aptitude, psychology, and related areas, plus all previous editions of the Mental Measurements Yearbook dating back to 1938 (10,000+ full text reviews).

Nursing and Allied Health Collection: Nursing and Allied Health Collection provides access to academic journals and other reference content covering all aspects of the nursing profession, from direct patient care to health care administration. The database offers current and authoritative content for professionals already working in the field as well as students pursuing a nursing-focused curriculum. Includes over 2,400 titles, with more than 70% in full text.


s already working in the field as well as students pursuing a nursing-focused curriculum. Includes over 2,400 titles, with more than 70% in full text.SAGE Research Methods: An online collection of more than 1,000 books, reference works, journal articles, and instructional videos on how to design and carry out research projects. Browse by discipline or search for a particular research approach (i.e., qualitative, quantitative, ethnographic) and see descriptions and examples from books, dictionaries, encyclopedias, handbooks, journals, and videos. Read more in our GC Library blog post about Sage Research Methods .


Affiliated with Multiple Campuses?:
Are you affiliated with multiple CUNY campuses? For example, do you study at the GC but work at another campus, or maybe even two other campuses? If so, you are entitled to remote access to library e-resources (e.g., databases, e-journals, e-books) from all of your affiliated campuses. Different CUNY libraries have different e-resources, so check all of your affiliated libraries (via their separate websites) for the e-resources you need!


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.


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.


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.


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.


Quick Tips about GC Ebooks:
Find most CUNY and Graduate Center eBooks in OneSearch , with links to the full text. See also our tips for locating e-books blog post. Some ebooks are licensed for CUNY-wide use; others are licensed only to invididual CUNY campuses Graduate Center affiliates do not have remote access to ebooks held by other CUNY campuses. If you have a dual affiliation, you can access each campus's electronic collections using the OneSearch interface and credentials for that school. Printing and downloading options will vary according to platform or publisher, and is often prohibited or extremely limited. If there’s an e-book you can’t find, try Interlibrary Loan (ILL): Requests for chapters of books are often sent as electronic files through Interlibrary Loan , whereas whole ebooks are often not available via ILL due to licensing and digital restrictions of library ebooks. Try a request for a chapter or section!


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.

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


ide, questions and answers, and additional tools.

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.


Share Your Work:
You wrote it...now what? How will you put your work out into the world? CUNY offers a variety of platforms for posting, publishing, or otherwise sharing your work online. Different platforms have different features and purposes—for example, what's best for sharing an article you previously published in a subscription-based journal may not be best for making an educational text you wrote discoverable by other instructors. This page summarizes the different publishing platforms available to you as a member of the CUNY community.


Questions?:
Overwhelmed by the options? All Graduate Center students, faculty, and staff are welcome to contact us for additional information or guidance about platforms, copyright, permissions, etc.: Jill Cirasella , Scholarly Communication Librarian and University Liaison, is the library's primary point person for questions about scholarly publishing, including questions about CUNY Academic Works, copyright, fair use, publisher contracts, and Creative Commons licenses. Elvis Bakaitis , Head of Reference, is the library's primary point person for questions creating and sharing open educational resources (OER), including questions about Pressbooks, Manifold, and OpenEd CUNY.


CUNY Academic Works:
CUNY Academic Works collects, preserves, and provides public access to scholarly, creative, and pedagogical works created by members of the CUNY community. A service of the CUNY libraries, Academic Works serves several important purposes: as a primary publication venue for some works (e.g., dissertations, theses, and capstone projects , as well as white papers and conference presentations); as a site to share and showcase works published elsewhere (e.g., scholarly articles, book chapters); as a place to satisfy grant funders' open access and open data requirements. The Graduate Center section of Academic Works a great place for Graduate Center students, faculty, and staff to publicly share their work with the world. Learn more about how to add your work to CUNY Academic Works, or create an account to start uploading your work.


Pressbooks:
Pressbooks is online book production software, with editing functionality based on Wordpress. You can use Pressbooks to publish textbooks, scholarly monographs, syllabi, white papers, and more, in multiple formats including: Designed PDF (for print-on-demand and digital distribution) MOBI (for Kindle ebook readers) EPUB (for all other ebook readers) Pressbooks allows you to "edit as you go," making updates that are immediately live on the site. The platform is commonly used to create and share Open Educational Resources — typically more substantive texts, such as full length books or resource guides. Get started by signing up for a CUNY Pressbooks account .


Manifold:
Manifold @CUNY is a digital publishing platform where you can share your own scholarship or educational materials, upload texts that are openly licensed or in the public domain, upload texts for collective annotation with Hypothes.is , and more. Another option is to use the Manifold Reading Groups to build your own course reader from materials already available on the CUNY instance of Manifold. Check out CUNY Student Editions for examples of public domain texts that are "accessibly designed for students" in Manifold. Additional project collections include Libros En Espanol and Teaching and Pedagogy Resources . Manifold is best used as a display platform for pre-existing or finalized texts. As a creation platform, it lacks the editing functionality of Pressbooks (there is no way to modify a text once uploaded), which can be a barrier for those seeking to make continuous adjustments to their work. Get started by signing up for a Manifold @CUNY account .


OpenEd CUNY:
OpenEd CUNY is a hub for sharing Open Educational Resources (OER) created at CUNY. Built as a part of the University's involvement in the New York State OER Scale Up Initiative, the site is used by CUNY's twenty-five campuses to facilitate OER-enabled pedagogy and make the work that faculty, staff, and students are creating more visible and shareable. If you're interested in getting a sense of OER at CUNY, OpenEd CUNY allows you to search by material type (syllabus, module, full course, game), educational level, media format (audio, video, eBook), as well as subject area. Get started by signing up for an OpenEd CUNY account.


CUNY Academic Works: This guide provides supporting information about Academic Works, the Graduate Center's institutional repository


CUNY Academic Works is an open access institutional repository dedicated to collecting and providing worldwide access to the research, scholarship and creative work of the City University of New York. In service to CUNY’s mission as a public university, content in Academic Works is freely available to all. (For more information, visit About CUNY Academic Works .) The Graduate Center section of Academic Works provides a way for the Graduate Center community to store, preserve, and provide global access to its scholarly and creative works. It can accommodate almost any kind of work, including articles, book chapters, conference papers, datasets, educational materials, and images. It also holds Graduate Center dissertations, master's theses, and capstone projects . Want to contribute to Academic Works? Current GC faculty, staff and students may self-submit their scholarly and creative works to Publications and Research .


contribute to Academic Works? Current GC faculty, staff and students may self-submit their scholarly and creative works to Publications and Research .contribute to Academic Works? Current GC faculty, staff and students may self-submit their scholarly and creative works to Publications and Research .contribute to Academic Works? Current GC faculty, staff and students may self-submit their scholarly and creative works to Publications and Research .Graduating GC students who are depositing their dissertations, theses and capstones should refer to the library’s deposit procedures . Current GC faculty, staff, and students may self-submit educational materials they have created (textbooks, class lectures, activities/labs, syllabi, etc.) to Open Educational Resources . GC alumni who graduated before 2014 may contact the library to have their dissertation or capstone deposited to Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects . Email deposit@gc.cuny.edu for more information. GC centers, institutes, and offices are encouraged to contact AcademicWorks@gc.cuny.edu about adding their publications. Copyright Guidelines: Any author who submits work to Academic Works must either have copyright for the work or permission of the copyright holder to place the work in the repository. Many publishers allow authors to "self-archive" their works in an institutional repository.


the copyright holder to place the work in the repository. Many publishers allow authors to "self-archive" their works in an institutional repository. the copyright holder to place the work in the repository. Many publishers allow authors to "self-archive" their works in an institutional repository. the copyright holder to place the work in the repository. Many publishers allow authors to "self-archive" their works in an institutional repository.To find out the policy of a specific publisher or journal, check SHERPA/RoMEO , which provides easy-to-read summaries of self-archiving policies. Questions? Contact AcademicWorks@gc.cuny.edu .


Visit CUNY Academic Works:
What is CUNY Academic Works?: Handout that explains what CUNY Academic Works is, why GC researchers might want to submit their work to Academic Works, and more.


Prepare to Submit to Academic Works:


Prepare to Submit to Academic Works:Prepare to Submit to Academic Works:The submission process consists of the following steps: Log into Academic Works or create an account if this your first time submitting content Read and accept the Submission Agreement Provide information about yourself and any co-authors, as well as the work Upload your electronic file and associated files, if any Before you submit: Identify one or more of your scholarly, creative, or pedagogical works to submit to Academic Works . Only submit completed works (whether in manuscript or final formatted form), not works in progress. (See information about file sizes and types below.) For each work, be sure you have the right to make it publicly available online. Journal articles: Consult your publishing agreement and/or SHERPA/RoMEO , a site that identifies publishers' default copyright policies. For future publications, consider submitting an author's addendum in order to retain copyright to your work. Try the SPARC Author Addendum .


policies. For future publications, consider submitting an author's addendum in order to retain copyright to your work. Try the SPARC Author Addendum .policies. For future publications, consider submitting an author's addendum in order to retain copyright to your work. Try the SPARC Author Addendum .policies. For future publications, consider submitting an author's addendum in order to retain copyright to your work. Try the SPARC Author Addendum .Book contributions: Consult your publishing agreement or inquire with your publisher. Get some helpful hints from the free online guide, Understanding Rights Reversion , released by the Authors Alliance. Other content types: Many content types, such as conference presentations, can be added to the repository without seeking additional permissions. Contact AcademicWorks@gc.cuny.edu if you have any questions about your ability to make your work publicly accessible. For each work, make sure you have the following: (1) title, (2) brief, informative abstract, (3) descriptive keywords (max. 10), and (4) an electronic copy of the file or a link to the file online.


Academic Works can accept files of any type (PDFs, image files, audio files, etc.) of any size . Of course, it’s best for each file to be in the appropriate format for its content: If the work is an article, chapter, or other textual work , please submit it as a PDF, Rich Text Format (.rtf), or Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx) file. Academic Works will automatically convert .rtf, .doc, and .docx files to PDF and also create cover pages for these works. (It does not convert or create cover pages for other file types.) If the work is a slideshow, data set, or other kind of non-textual work , please submit the file in whatever format makes the most sense for the work. When possible, favor non-proprietary formats (e.g., .csv instead of .xlsx), which are more accessible to users now and in the future. Academic Works does not stream content (but you can embed streaming content from sites like YouTube and Vimeo) or serve up anything but files – i.e., no live websites, web apps, etc.


Step-by-Step Submission Instructions:


Step-by-Step Submission Instructions:Step-by-Step Submission Instructions:Go to CUNY Academic Works Click “Submit Research” in the sidebar on the left. Click the name of the collection you want to submit to. GC faculty, staff and students who want to submit scholarly or creative works: Under CUNY Graduate Center, click Publications and Research . Graduating GC students who want to submit their dissertation, thesis or capstone: Under Graduate Center, click Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects . (For more information, see the library’s deposit procedures .) GC faculty, staff, and students who want to submit educational materials they have created: Under Graduate Center, click Open Educational Resources . GC centers, institutes, and offices: Please contact AcademicWorks@gc.cuny.edu about adding your publications. You will be prompted to log in. If you already have a CUNY Academic Works account, log in. If you do not have an account, click “Sign up” and fill out the account registration form. Please register with your CUNY email address.


ount, log in. If you do not have an account, click “Sign up” and fill out the account registration form. Please register with your CUNY email address.ount, log in. If you do not have an account, click “Sign up” and fill out the account registration form. Please register with your CUNY email address.ount, log in. If you do not have an account, click “Sign up” and fill out the account registration form. Please register with your CUNY email address.For institutional affiliation, type “CUNY” and a list of CUNY campuses should appear. Select your primary affiliation. You will then be sent a confirmation link by email.You will then be sent a confirmation link by email. Submission Agreement (required): Read the agreement and check the box to affirm that you have the right to submit the work and to grant CUNY the non-exclusive right to distribute that work through CUNY Academic Works. Then click “Continue.” Title (required): Enter the title of the work, using headline-style capitalization. Authors (required): Your name (along with your email address and affiliation) should already appear in the author field. If you have a co-author, click the green plus-sign button to add. You may enter an affiliation and email address for the co-author, but you don’t have to. (If you do enter an email address, your co-author will also receive monthly download statistics from the repository.) Repeat for any additional co-authors.


ou do enter an email address, your co-author will also receive monthly download statistics from the repository.) Repeat for any additional co-authors.ou do enter an email address, your co-author will also receive monthly download statistics from the repository.) Repeat for any additional co-authors.ou do enter an email address, your co-author will also receive monthly download statistics from the repository.) Repeat for any additional co-authors.Affiliations at CUNY (required): Select the colleges and departments or programs with which you and any CUNY co-authors are affiliated. Document Type (required): Select the appropriate document type from the list. If your work doesn’t fall into one of the listed categories, select “Other.” Publication Date (required): Enter your work’s publication date. Only the year is required, but you can be as specific as you wish. Embargo Period (required): Indicate whether you want your work to have an embargo period (i.e., a period during which it is unavailable to the public). If you select “No Embargo Required,” your work will become accessible online immediately. If you select an embargo period, your work will be unavailable until the embargo period expires. Keywords (highly recommended, improves discoverability ): Enter one or more keywords or keyword phrases for your work. Separate keywords/phrases with commas.


s (highly recommended, improves discoverability ): Enter one or more keywords or keyword phrases for your work. Separate keywords/phrases with commas.s (highly recommended, improves discoverability ): Enter one or more keywords or keyword phrases for your work. Separate keywords/phrases with commas.s (highly recommended, improves discoverability ): Enter one or more keywords or keyword phrases for your work. Separate keywords/phrases with commas.Disciplines (highly recommended, improves discoverability ): Explore the discipline hierarchy by clicking the plus signs next to each major discipline. Select the discipline(s) that best describe your work. Language (required): Identify the language in which your work is written or spoken. Abstract (highly recommended, improves discoverability): Provide a brief summary of your work. Comments (optional): If there is any other information about your work you would like readers to see, provide it here. For example, you might want to indicate that the item is a pre-print (pre-refereed version) or a post-print (post-refereed manuscript version), or your publisher may require you to provide a link to their website. Upload File (required): Select one of the following: Upload file from your computer. Import file from remote site (if, for example, the work is already posted on your personal website or a subject repository).


file from your computer. Import file from remote site (if, for example, the work is already posted on your personal website or a subject repository). file from your computer. Import file from remote site (if, for example, the work is already posted on your personal website or a subject repository). file from your computer. Import file from remote site (if, for example, the work is already posted on your personal website or a subject repository).Additional Files (optional): Check this if you have supplementary files to upload along with your work – e.g., a data set to accompany an article or PowerPoint slides to accompany a conference paper. Double-check your entries: Once a submission is approved by the repository administrator, it cannot be edited or removed except by contacting the administrator. Therefore, please take care to supply the correct information on the submission form. Click “Submit” (but not until you're sure you're ready). After submitting a work, you do not have an opportunity to review the work before it is posted to the repository. Therefore, please be sure that the work is ready for distribution before submitting it. Congratulations! Your work will appear in Academic Works as soon as it is approved. After it propagates through the system (which takes about a day), it will appear on the recent additions list and also be findable by browsing by author or discipline.


Copyright and CUNY Academic Works:


Copyright and CUNY Academic Works:Copyright and CUNY Academic Works:In order to submit work to CUNY Academic Works , you must hold the copyright to the work or have the approval of the copyright holder(s) to submit the work. Submitters who deposit works grant to CUNY the non-exclusive right to archive and distribute the work through CUNY Academic Works and any successor initiatives. Entering into this agreement does not alter your copyright or other rights you may hold. Previously Published Work Works that were previously published may be subject to restrictions as to which version of the work may be submitted to CUNY Academic Works, an embargo period, or a publisher’s statement which must be included. You should check with your publisher to determine the repository policy before submitting the work. If you request an embargo period, the metadata record for the work will reside in the repository but the work itself will not be publicly available until the embargo expires.


o period, the metadata record for the work will reside in the repository but the work itself will not be publicly available until the embargo expires.o period, the metadata record for the work will reside in the repository but the work itself will not be publicly available until the embargo expires.o period, the metadata record for the work will reside in the repository but the work itself will not be publicly available until the embargo expires.The SHERPA/RoMEO website provides a summary of journal publishers' archiving policies, though CUNY has not verified that information. Many publishers also provide information about their policies on their own websites.


Have you already signed a contract with a publisher?:


Have you already signed a contract with a publisher?:Have you already signed a contract with a publisher?:As open access has become more common, conventional publishers have become more amenable to including open-access-friendly terms in their contract, either by default or upon negotiation with the author. If you have not already signed a publishing contract with a conventional publisher, the following four steps may help you work out an open-access-friendly agreement. Familiarize yourself with common conditions on open access and decide what level of openness is right for you . Sometimes conventional publishers place conditions on an author's open dissemination in order to balance the publisher's profit-making potential with the author's desire to make the work openly accessible. For example, some publishers request an "embargo period," during which time the publisher has the exclusive right to make the work available. Others specify which version of an article an author can make openly accessible (i.e. the publisher's PDF, the author's accepted manuscript, or the submitted version).


ich version of an article an author can make openly accessible (i.e. the publisher's PDF, the author's accepted manuscript, or the submitted version).ich version of an article an author can make openly accessible (i.e. the publisher's PDF, the author's accepted manuscript, or the submitted version).ich version of an article an author can make openly accessible (i.e. the publisher's PDF, the author's accepted manuscript, or the submitted version).Read and understand the terms of the publisher's default contract. Many publishing contracts for academic articles include provisions that allow authors to self-archive in an open access repository, often subject to restrictions on what version of an article can be uploaded and when it may be uploaded. The SHERPA/RoMEO database contains information about more than 22,000 journal publishers’ self-archiving policies and is a good place to start researching potential publishers. In addition, you should always read and understand the terms of the publisher’s contract itself. Look out for language that says you transfer or assign your entire copyright to the publisher, or refers to your work as a “work made for hire,” or says that you are granting an exclusive license to the publisher. Contact the publisher.


blisher, or refers to your work as a “work made for hire,” or says that you are granting an exclusive license to the publisher. Contact the publisher.blisher, or refers to your work as a “work made for hire,” or says that you are granting an exclusive license to the publisher. Contact the publisher.blisher, or refers to your work as a “work made for hire,” or says that you are granting an exclusive license to the publisher. Contact the publisher.Just ask: Some authors find it sufficient to simply tell a publisher that they want to self-archive their work in an open access repository like CUNY Academic Works or on a personal website and request contract terms that are compatible with that goal. Submit an addendum: Another common approach is to attach an addendum to your publishing contract that modifies the original publishing contract and permits the author to make the work openly accessible. Check out the SPARC Author Addendum. Modify the language of the contract itself: Authors who already have a comfort level with navigating contracts may consider modifying the publisher’s contract directly to retain the right to make their works openly accessible. Agree to quid pro quo. What if the publisher denies your request? If the publisher pushes back against your initial attempts to retain your rights, this is not necessarily the end of negotiations.


enies your request? If the publisher pushes back against your initial attempts to retain your rights, this is not necessarily the end of negotiations.enies your request? If the publisher pushes back against your initial attempts to retain your rights, this is not necessarily the end of negotiations.enies your request? If the publisher pushes back against your initial attempts to retain your rights, this is not necessarily the end of negotiations.The following strategies have worked for other authors: Ask the publisher to explain why it is rejecting your request. Explain why your suggested modifications are important to you. If available, show the publisher other contracts that reserve rights to open access. Let the publisher know if there are other publishers that could publish your work, especially if those publishers are willing to give you the right to make your work openly accessible. Consider making additional compromises that help both you and the publisher meet your goals. For example, a temporary embargo period or submitting the author's manuscript in place of the final, published version. In responding to publisher pushback, authors should keep in mind that their works, and the copyrights in them, are valuable and carry weight in negotiations. Authors may find they have more bargaining power to retain open access rights in negotiations with conventional publishers than they initially expect.


Attribution:
Adapted from the Authors Alliance guide Understanding Open Access: When, Why, & How to Make Your Work Openly Accessible, made available under a Creative Commons Attribution license . Copyright © 2015 Authors Alliance , CC BY 4.0


Who Manages CUNY Academic Works?:
CUNY Academic Works is a service of the CUNY Libraries, coordinated by the Office of Library Services at CUNY Central. The Graduate Center section of Academic Works is managed by librarians at the Graduate Center. Questions about CUNY Academic Works, open access, or other scholarly communication topics? Graduate Center faculty, staff, and students: For most questions about Academic Works, contact AcademicWorks@gc.cuny.edu . For questions about dissertations, theses, or capstone projects, contact the Dissertation Office at deposit@gc.cuny.edu . Other members of the CUNY community: Contact your campus's Academic Works administrator or Jojo Karlin , Scholarly Communications Manager at CUNY's Office of Library Services.


About this Guide:
Wikipedia is a fine place to start your research and to get a quick initial take on a subject. But to be sure you are finding the best sources on a topic and the most reliable information available, you'll want to move on to library recommended resources. Use this guide to find: print and electronic background and reference sources subject-specific research guides format-specific research tools tips for effective research And more!

Beyond Wikipedia: Background & Reference Sources


Getting Help:
There are many ways to get help from a librarian — choose the method that best suits your needs: In Person: Visit the reference desk (2nd floor of library) during reference hours . By Chat: Chat with an academic librarian 24/7 . If available, a CUNY librarian will answer your chat. By Email: Complete the question submission form and receive a reply by email. By Phone: Call the reference desk at (212) 817-7077 during reference hours . By Appointment: Schedule a one-on-one research consultation by contacting your subject librarian .


About Almanacs:
Almanacs are handbooks, typically published annually, frequently presenting a chronological account of recent events, and containing information and statistics of general interest or on a particular subject, esp. a sport or pastime. (Source: OED .)


Reference Databases:
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.


Find Almanacs in the Library Catalog:
Find print and electronic almanacs in OneSearch , WorldCat Discovery , or other library catalogs by adding the word "almanac" to your keyword search. Sample searches: politics AND almanac; geography AND almanac; climate AND almanac


Articles & Indexes - GC Databases:
The GC Library subscribes to hundreds of databases, including many that index and/or provide full text of articles in a wide range of subject areas. Browse the full list of databases here . Consult the Research Guide in your subject area to find recommended databases in your field. Follow the "Find it @ CUNY" links to access the full text of articles where indicated, and submit Interlibrary Loan requests for articles when the full text is not available.


Finding Specific Journal Articles:
If you are looking for a specific journal article and have the citation, the best way to find the article is to start with a Journal Title Search. Go to the library's home page, library.gc.cuny.edu , click on the Journals tab, then enter the title or ISSN to search for a specific journal. Browse through the results to determine which of the library's databases holds the issue you need (coverage can overlap) or whether the issue is part of the library's printed collection. Click on the database with the right coverage and search for the article by author and/or title using the citation information you have. If the issue you need is in the library's printed collection, search for the journal in the stacks.  Printed journals are arranged in alphabetical order on the shelves in the center of the library, towards 35th Street from the Reference Desk.


Printed Indexes:
Printed indexes to newspapers and magazines can help you zero in on sources that may not have been digitized.  You can find printed indexes in CUNY's OneSearch , WorldCat Discovery , or other library catalogs.  Following are a few sample searches: Subject: American Newspapers--Indexes British Newspapers--Indexes Newspapers--Indexes Periodicals--Indexes New York Times--Indexes [Any publication]--Indexes


Citation Indexes – A-Z The Graduate Center subscribes to several resources that are helpful for cited references searching:  The Web of Science provides cited references from thousands of scholarly journals and conference proceedings in the arts, humanities, sciences, and social sciences drawn from dozens of comprehensive databases.  Several  EBSCO databases  including Academic Search Complete and PsycInfo also provide cited references.  And Google Scholar, a multi-disciplinary database consisting of peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts, and articles from academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories, universities, and other scholarly organizations, is another good place for citation searching, especially in fields which rely more heavily on books than articles.


and other scholarly organizations, is another good place for citation searching, especially in fields which rely more heavily on books than articles. and other scholarly organizations, is another good place for citation searching, especially in fields which rely more heavily on books than articles. and other scholarly organizations, is another good place for citation searching, especially in fields which rely more heavily on books than articles.Click on the " Cited by " links in search results to see a list of documents in Google Scholar that have cited that item.


Research Metrics:
Scholarly metrics are a way to measure quantitatively the impact of an article, author, or journal. Consult our comprehensive Research Metrics guide for information and links to article- and journal-level tools.


Literature Review Articles:
Literature review articles -- not to be confused with book reviews -- are a specific type of document that "provide a state-of-the-art assessment of knowledge in [a] particular field" ( Mann , 161).  Review articles are similar to encyclopedia articles, except they are usually geared for specialists rather than general readers and contain more extensive bibliographies. Look for review articles when you are beginning a research project to get an overview of the scholarship in your field. Source: The Oxford Guide to Library Research .


articles when you are beginning a research project to get an overview of the scholarship in your field. Source: The Oxford Guide to Library Research .Annual Reviews: Full text of 51 Annual Review journals in the social sciences, biomedical/life sciences, physical sciences and economics. The literature reviews synthesize current understanding of a topic, set the work in historical context, and include extensive bibliographies. Search across or browse reviews and journals in more than 45 scientific disciplines, including anthropology, astrophysics, biochemistry, criminology, earth and planetary sciences, linguistics, neuroscience, psychology, and sociology.


, including anthropology, astrophysics, biochemistry, criminology, earth and planetary sciences, linguistics, neuroscience, psychology, and sociology.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.

<b>Subject-Specific Databases</b>: Check the Research Guide in your subject area to find recommended databases.  Then search those databases for literature reviews by either (a) adding the term "literature review" (with quotes) to your search or (b) selecting the document type "review" or "literature review" to limit search results.


Writing Literature Reviews:
If you are writing your own literature review, the UNC Writing Center has an informative and concise handout for constructing literature reviews in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. For more in-depth assistance, log into Sage Research Methods to find tools and resources to help you research and write a literature review.  And while you're there, watch the video tutorial " Using Sage Research Methods to do a Literature Review " for step-by-step instructions.


Citation Searches:
A citation search will turn up publications that cite a source in a footnote.  In The Oxford Guide to Library Research Thomas Mann calls citation searching "the mirror image of footnote chasing" because it takes you "forward in time, to subsequent sources published after your source" ( Mann, 141 ). The link below to Citation Indexes will take you to the Web of Science database.  Choose "Cited Reference Search" instead of "Basic Search" to find the articles that cite a person's work.


ll take you to the Web of Science database.  Choose "Cited Reference Search" instead of "Basic Search" to find the articles that cite a person's work.Citation Indexes: The Graduate Center subscribes to the Web of Science, providing cited references from thousands of scholarly journals and conference proceedings in the arts, humanities, sciences, and social sciences through Arts & Humanities Citation Index, Science Citation Index, Social Science Citation Index, Conference Proceedings Citation Index: Science, Conference Proceedings Citation Index: Social Science & Humanities and Book Citation Index. Academic Search Complete, PsycInfo, and some other EBSCO databases also provide cited references.


Social Science & Humanities and Book Citation Index. Academic Search Complete, PsycInfo, and some other EBSCO databases also provide cited references.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.

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.


Using Bibliographies:
Published bibliographies are written by subject experts familiar with the deep scholarship in their areas. They can help you identify the literature relevant to your topic that may not be indexed in catalogs or databases, going far beyond what might be discoverable with a keyword search. Bibliographies often "include nuggets that can be found only by serendipity, focused browsing, and persistent research over many years in obscure sources that may not be digitally accessible" ( Mann , 169). The most helpful bibliographies break down large subjects into narrower subtopics and include author and subject indexes that allow you to zero in on the more arcane aspects of broad topics. In addition to published, stand-alone bibliographies on specialized topics, look for bibliographies in books, dissertations, journal articles, and reference sources. Source: Mann, Thomas. The Oxford Guide to Library Research . Fourth ed., 2015, 169-186.


Find Bibliographies in the Library Catalog:
Use the Advanced Search feature in OneSearch , WorldCat Discovery , or other library catalogs, and add the word "bibliography" as an additional Subject term to find bibliographies on your topic. Also try searching on the subject term "bibliographies" for additional results. For help identifying the Library of Congress Subject Heading (LCSH) for your topic, consult the Library of Congress Authorities online. Sample searches: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Bibliography Socialism -- Bibliography United States -- History -- Bibliography N.B.  Many published bibliographies have call numbers beginning with Z for Bibliography, Library Science, and Information Resources (General), and thus will not be shelved with other books on a subject.


Bibliographic Databases & Websites:
Bibliographies in electronic form may be found in the GC subscription databases and open access resources listed below:

Annee philologique: Bibliographic database of scholarly works relating to all aspects of Ancient Greek and Roman civilizations.  Includes all volumes of the annual index beginning with Volume 1 published in 1928.  Covers Greek and Latin literature and linguistics, Greek and Roman history, art, archaeology, philosophy, religion, mythology, music, science, and scholarly subspecialties such as numismatics, papyrology and epigraphy. Abstracts of journal articles are in English, German, Spanish, French or Italian. Books entries often include tables of contents and book review information.


ts of journal articles are in English, German, Spanish, French or Italian. Books entries often include tables of contents and book review information.Bibliography of Indigenous Peoples via NYPL: Citations to literature about native peoples of North America, including Aleuts; Eskimos or Inuit of Greenland, northern Canada, Alaska, and eastern Siberia; and other native peoples of Canada, the United States, and Mexico north of the northern boundary of Mesoamerica.  Log in with your NYPL credentials to access.


r native peoples of Canada, the United States, and Mexico north of the northern boundary of Mesoamerica.  Log in with your NYPL credentials to access.ARTbibliographies Modern (ABM): Abstracts of journal articles, books, essays, exhibition catalogs, dissertations, and exhibition reviews on all forms of modern and contemporary art in all languages.  Entries date back to the late 1960s and cover the late 19th century to the present. ABM includes material on artists, art movements, and trends, and covers art history and theory, artist’s books, body art, calligraphy, ceramic and glass art, computer and electronic art, conservation, crafts, drawing, ethnic arts, fashion, graffiti, graphic design, illustration, museum design, painting, performance art and installation works, photography, printmaking, sculpture, theatre arts, and video art.


sign, illustration, museum design, painting, performance art and installation works, photography, printmaking, sculpture, theatre arts, and video art.Bibliography of the History of Art (BHA) and Répertoire international de la littérature de l'art (RILA): The Getty provides access to the Bibliography of the History of Art, 1990-2007 ( BHA ) and the Répertoire international de la littérature de l'art , 1975-1989 ( RILA ). These citation databases, which can be searched together, index books, journal articles, conference proceedings, dissertations, festschriften, exhibition catalogs, reviews, and dealers' catalogs published between 1975 and 2007 on European and American visual arts from late antiquity to the early 21st century. The BHA and RILA cover painting, sculpture, drawing, prints, decorative and applied arts, popular and folk art, architecture and industrial design, and film from over 1,200 journals. See more about the BHA and RILA, and the list of indexed journals .


d folk art, architecture and industrial design, and film from over 1,200 journals. See more about the BHA and RILA, and the list of indexed journals .Classical Art Research Centre - Bibliographies: Adapted "from 'reading lists' used in the University of Oxford for undergraduates in Classical Archaeology.  Most of the publications are in English and many can be found easily in libraries and bookshops.  ... Bibliographies are presented in the categories that correspond to the major types of material on the site, e.g., pottery, sculpture, gems, History of Collections, etc."


presented in the categories that correspond to the major types of material on the site, e.g., pottery, sculpture, gems, History of Collections, etc."CQ Researcher: Full-text reports on a wide range of topics including health, education, the environment, technology, the U.S. government and economy, international affairs, crime, civil liberties, social movements, transportation, agriculture, and other political and social issues. Reports are 12,000 words long and include topic overviews, background information, statistics, chronologies, maps, current outlook, pro/con statements, and extensive bibliographies. The CQ Researcher archive goes back to 1923 and includes reports from its predecessor publication, Editorial Research Reports .

Dante Bibliography, American: Published annually since 1953, this bibliography contains more than 30,000 entries.  Searchable and browsable by year.  Full text available in Word, PDF, and HTML.


ually since 1953, this bibliography contains more than 30,000 entries.  Searchable and browsable by year.  Full text available in Word, PDF, and HTML.Early American Imprints, Series I, Evans, 1639-1800: A digitized collection of 38,000 printed works comprising virtually every book, pamphlet, and broadside published in America from 1639 to 1800.  Based Charles Evans’ American Bibliography: A Chronological Dictionary of all Books, Pamphlets, and Periodical Publications Printed in the United States of America from the Genesis of Printing in 1639 Down to and Including the Year 1800 and Roger Bristol's critical supplement, this resource contains a wide variety of publication types, including advertisements, almanacs, cookbooks, diaries, novels, speeches, travel literature and many others and covers hundreds of topics touching on history, literature, culture, politics, government, and society. The database also includes an additional 1,200 titles, supplied by the American Antiquarian Society, that were not included in the microfiche collection.


database also includes an additional 1,200 titles, supplied by the American Antiquarian Society, that were not included in the microfiche collection. database also includes an additional 1,200 titles, supplied by the American Antiquarian Society, that were not included in the microfiche collection. database also includes an additional 1,200 titles, supplied by the American Antiquarian Society, that were not included in the microfiche collection.To access this collection as well as supplements from Series I and II from the Library Company of Philadelphia and the American Antiquarian Society, search: America's Historical Imprints .


upplements from Series I and II from the Library Company of Philadelphia and the American Antiquarian Society, search: America's Historical Imprints .Early American Imprints, Series II, Shaw-Shoemaker, 1801-1819: A digital collection of more than 37,000 printed works based on the bibliography by Ralph R. Shaw and Richard H. Shoemaker. Includes a wide variety of genres published in America from 1801 to 1819, including 3,600 documents not included in the original microform set. Subjects covered include economics and trade, government, health, historic events, labor, languages, law and crime, literature, military, peoples, philosophy, politics, religion, science and technology, society, manners and customs, and theology. To access this collection as well as supplements from Series I and II from the Library Company of Philadelphia and the American Antiquarian Society, search: America's Historical Imprints


supplements from Series I and II from the Library Company of Philadelphia and the American Antiquarian Society, search: America's Historical ImprintsEuropean Views of the Americas: 1493 to 1750: A comprehensive bibliographic database containing more than 32,000 entries for printed records about the Americas written in Europe before 1750.  Based on the authoritative bibliography European Americana: A Chronological Guide to Works Printed in Europe Relating to the Americas, 1493-1750 .

International Bibliography of Discographies: Digital Discography Collection: A digital collection of discographies and record company catalogs collected by the IASA (International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives) discography committee and made accessible through the cooperation of the Internet Archive.

International Bibliography of the Social Sciences: IBSS includes over 3 million bibliographic references to journal articles, books, reviews, and selected chapters in anthropology, economics, political science, and sociology from 1951 to the present. Part of the ProQuest Social Sciences Premium Collection.


apters in anthropology, economics, political science, and sociology from 1951 to the present. Part of the ProQuest Social Sciences Premium Collection.John Milton Bibliography: This bibliography tries to bring together all manuscripts and editions of John Milton's works and all studies and critical statements concerning his life and works, all allusions and quotations, and all significant imitations during the years 1624-1799.

MLA International Bibliography: The MLA Bibliography covers the study of language, literature, linguistics, rhetoric and composition, popular culture, folklore, and film from the late 19th century to the present. It includes over 3 million citations to journal articles, books, articles in books, series, translations, scholarly editions, websites, and dissertations, with links to full text in JSTOR, Project MUSE, and other resources. The database also includes the MLA Directory of Periodicals and the MLA Thesaurus , the controlled vocabulary of thousands of subject terms, names, and works used in indexing the materials listed in the Bibliography .  For more results, use Gale Literary Sources .


housands of subject terms, names, and works used in indexing the materials listed in the Bibliography .  For more results, use Gale Literary Sources .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.

RIPM Full Text: RIPM Full Text is an international, highly annotated database with detailed content analysis of writings on musical history and culture between 1760 and 1966 -- from Beethoven to Bartók and from Schubert to Stravinsky. Currently indexes the contents of 290 music periodicals including articles, reviews, illustrations, music examples, advertisements, press reviews, and more. It also includes more than 5,000 English-language translations of articles from journals in other languages. A list of journal titles can be found on the RIPM website .


ore than 5,000 English-language translations of articles from journals in other languages. A list of journal titles can be found on the RIPM website .Sabin Americana, 1500-1926: An online collection based on Joseph Sabin’s famed bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana: A Dictionary of Books Relating to America From its Discovery to the Present Time .  Contains 65,000 books, pamphlets, newspapers, political tracts, sermons, maps, legislation, and literature about the Americas, from the time of their discovery to the early 1900s. Sabin features original accounts of discovery and exploration, pioneering and westward expansion, the U.S. Civil War and other military actions, Native Americans, slavery and abolition, politics, culture, contemporary opinions, religious history, and more. Covers North, Central, and South America, and the Caribbean.


ery and abolition, politics, culture, contemporary opinions, religious history, and more. Covers North, Central, and South America, and the Caribbean.Victorian Women Writers Project: "The Victorian Women Writers Project (VWWP) began in 1995 at Indiana University and is primarily concerned with the exposure of lesser-known British women writers of the 19th century. The collection represents an array of genres - poetry, novels, children's books, political pamphlets, religious tracts, histories, and more. VWWP contains scores of authors, both prolific and rare."

World Shakespeare Bibliography Online: Annotated entries for all important books, articles, book reviews, dissertations, theatrical productions, reviews of productions, audiovisual materials, electronic media, and other scholarly and popular materials related to Shakespeare published or produced since 1960. The more than 136,000 records in 120 languages cite several hundred-thousand additional reviews of books, productions, films, and audio recordings. Note that full-text links will not appear in this database.


Writing Annotated Bibliographies:
The Purdue Online Writing Lab offers a succinct guide to writing annotated bibliographies that includes examples , sample entries , and definitions.  Find it online in the OWL under Annotated Bibliographies .


Biographical Reference Sources:
American National Biography: Multi-volume set available in the Reference Collection at the GC Library (shelved at Ref  CT 213 .A68).  Contains authoritative articles with bibliographies that often point to collections of personal papers. Online edition available on-site at all locations of The New York Public Library.  Electronic editions of selected volumes are available to borrow from the Internet Archive .

Ancestry Library Edition - NYPL Resource: Available onsite at all NYPL locations. Access billions of names in thousands of genealogical databases including Census and Vital Records, the Social Security Death Index, Passenger lists and naturalizations, Military and Holocaust Records, City Directories, and African American and Native American Records. Library version of Ancestry.com.


naturalizations, Military and Holocaust Records, City Directories, and African American and Native American Records. Library version of Ancestry.com.Biography in Context: A continually updated resource that includes more than 600,000 biographical entries on the most searched and studied figures from around the world spanning all time periods and areas of study. Biography in Context includes over 5,000 portal pages on contemporary and historical figures. It offers authoritative reference content alongside, videos, audio selections, images, primary sources, and magazine and journal articles from hundreds of major periodicals and newspapers.

Biography Index - NYPL Resource: Available onsite at NYPL Research library locations. Indexes biographical material appearing in books, magazines, and selected newspapers. Also includes interviews, obituaries, biographical novels, poetry, and juvenile literature, as well as current book-length and collective biographies. Coverage spans 1984-present.


tuaries, biographical novels, poetry, and juvenile literature, as well as current book-length and collective biographies. Coverage spans 1984-present.Biography Reference Bank: Contains biographical information on more than 500,000 individuals from antiquity to the present. Provides in-depth profiles from Current Biography and World Authors , the periodical coverage of Biography Index and specialist content of Junior Authors & Illustrators . Includes 700,000 full-text articles from magazines, journals, and reference sources, 36,000 images, and abstracts from magazines and journals. Searchable by occupation, activity, gender, place of origin, birthday, and lifespan.

Biography Reference Source: Offers a comprehensive collection of more than 450,000 full-text biographies, as well as thousands of unique narrative biographies. Provides extensive coverage for several of the most popular and heavily-researched biographies and genres, including those contained within Biography Today and Biography (both dating back to the first issue published).


ily-researched biographies and genres, including those contained within Biography Today and Biography (both dating back to the first issue published).Biography and Genealogy Master Index: Biography and Genealogy Master Index allows you to quickly determine where to find biographical material on people from all time periods, geographic locations, and fields of endeavor. BGMI contains more than 20 million biographical citations to current, easily accessible references sources, as well as important retrospective works that cover individuals, both living and deceased, from every field of activity and from all areas of the world. BGMI contains names, birth/death years, and bibliographic references to books containing material on specific individuals and indicates which books or articles include a portrait.

Dictionary of Literary Biography - NYPL Resource: Available at all NYPL locations and remotely with a library card, the DLB features information on literary figures from all time periods and all genres. The DLB is part of the NYPL's Literature Resource Center subscription.


features information on literary figures from all time periods and all genres. The DLB is part of the NYPL's Literature Resource Center subscription.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.Gale Literature: Gale Literature searches multiple databases at once, combining Gale Literature Resource Center (biographies, overviews, criticism, audio interviews, and reviews), Gale LitFinder (full text poems, plays, short stories, and speeches from all eras), and Gale eBooks (reference sources). It also includes the Gale Literary Index covering 165,000 authors and 215,000 works, and workflow tools to analyze information.

Gale Literature: Dictionary of Literary Biography: Access to reliable information on authors and their works, while placing writers in the larger perspective of literary history. The database includes biographical and critical essays on the lives, works, and careers of literary figures. The source enables tracing of the development of an author's catalog and evolution of their reputation. For an even larger search tool which includes Gale Literature: Dictionary of Literary Biography and more, try Gale Literature .


n of their reputation. For an even larger search tool which includes Gale Literature: Dictionary of Literary Biography and more, try Gale Literature .Oxford Dictionary of National Biography - NYPL Resource: Accessible online with a New York Public Library card, the Oxford DNB contains 60,302 biographies and 11,495 portraits of people who shaped the history of the British Isles and beyond.

Oxford Dictionary of National Biography - 2004 edition: Volumes of the 2004 edition of the DNB are online and available to borrow from the Internet Archive.

Scribner Writers Online: Bio-critical essays on the lives and works of more than 1,400 authors from around the world. Entries include concise essays, citations, and biographical information that place the author's work in personal and historical context. May be searched independently or within the Gale Ebooks and Gale Literature databases.


Federal, state, and local government records, including birth certificates, marriage and divorce certificates, death certificates, and census records are invaluable for genealogical and historical research into the lives of individuals and families.  Following are resources to help you get started: Reclaim The Records is a not-for-profit activist group of genealogists, historians, researchers, and open government advocates who sue government agencies and archives to obtain access to public records. Reclaim The Records digitizes everything they win and posts it online for free for all to use without restrictions.  They have so far made available indexes to birth, marriage, and death indexes in several states, including New York and New Jersey.  And they have multiple outstanding FOIA requests for nationwide records and state-level records across the U.S.


s, including New York and New Jersey.  And they have multiple outstanding FOIA requests for nationwide records and state-level records across the U.S.s, including New York and New Jersey.  And they have multiple outstanding FOIA requests for nationwide records and state-level records across the U.S.s, including New York and New Jersey.  And they have multiple outstanding FOIA requests for nationwide records and state-level records across the U.S.Everyone Counts: Using the Census in Genealogy Research - A very helpful research guide from the New York Public Library.  Also see the NYPL's guide on Conducting Genealogical Research Using Newspapers for further search strategies.


Finding Biographies in the Library:
To find biographical sources in OneSearch , WorldCat , or other library catalog, choose the Advanced Search function and add the word “Biography” as an additional Subject term to your Keyword or Subject search.  If you are searching for biographies of a particular person, search on the person's name in the Subject field.

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

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


Archival Sources:  Personal Papers:
Consult our Archival Research Guide for tips on finding and using collections of manuscripts and personal papers in your research.


Collected Biographies in the GC Library:
To find collected biographies -- titles like the Dictionary of American Biography , Great Historians from Antiquity to 1800 , or Dictionary of Russian Women Writers -- in the Graduate Center Library's print and electronic collections: Choose the Advanced Search function in CUNY's OneSearch tool At the top of the search box, limit results to the GC Library by selecting the "GC" radio button On the first line of the search choose "Subject" instead of "Any field" from the drop-down menu and "contains" and type in the word "biography" On the second line, select either "Any field" or "Subject" and "contains" and type in your search term Select "Books" under the Resource Type Click on the Search button to see results Refine your results by adjusting your search terms and/or by using the Topic/Subject and other filters on the right side of the screen


Newspapers & Magazines:
Newspaper and magazine articles can be fruitful sources for biographical research.  Following are just a few suggestions to get you started:

Readers' Guide Retrospective: 1890-1982: Provides indexing of over three million articles from more than 550 popular general-interest periodicals from 1890-1982, including full coverage of the original print volumes of Readers’ Guide to Periodical Literature .

Readers' Guide Full Text Mega: Includes indexing of over 450 periodicals from 1983 to the present and searchable full text of articles from over 250 popular general-interest periodicals from 1994 to the present. PDF page images of full-text articles provide access to illustrations, photographs and other graphical content.


periodicals from 1994 to the present. PDF page images of full-text articles provide access to illustrations, photographs and other graphical content.Newspapers Research Guide: This Grad Center research guide is a great resource for finding current and historical, national and international, mainstream and alternative newspapers and journals in databases, on the open web, and as stand-alone sources.

N-YHS Newspapers Guide: A guide to newspaper research at the New-York Historical Society.

Conducting Genealogical Research Using Newspapers - NYPL: A comprehensive research guide from the New York Public Library.

Researching & Finding Historical Newspapers at the NYPL: A New York Public Library blog post detailing how to find NYPL’s (print and non-print) historical newspapers.


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


x of articles from journals, magazines, and newspapers; Graduate Center course reserves; dissertations at CUNY and beyond; and unique digital content.New York Public Library Research Catalog: NYPL launched the Research Catalog in 2021 for access to all of its collections across its research centers, as well as for access to collections from partner organizations in the Research Collections and Preservation Consortium (ReCAP) . Users can discover nearly 11 million volumes from NYPL's research collections, plus an additional 11 million volumes from Columbia, Princeton, and Harvard through the Shared Collection. The catalog features advanced search, subject search, and browse functionality, enhanced serials display, real-time status messaging, and tracking of offsite requests from all partner library collections. To find circulating books to borrow from the NYPL’s branch libraries, search the circulating branch catalog .

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.


Identify Subject Headings:
Search Library of Congress Authorities to identify subject terms for more effective searching in library catalogs and databases. You can also do a keyword search in CUNY's OneSearch to find a book on your topic and then click on the subject headings that index that book to find similar titles.


Browse the Library Shelves:
Use the Library of Congress Classification system to find the call number for your subject area.  Then, browse the general and reference shelves in the library to discover books on your topic. Serendipity can lead you to titles you never thought to search for and enhance your research in unexpected ways.


Book Reviews:
Please see the separate Book Reviews tab in this guide for tips and resources for finding and writing book reviews.


Books on the Open Web:
See the Digitized Texts tab in this guide for links to a few good sources for books online.