e sets and online exhibitions or search the collection. Try a search on "oral history" or "personal narrative" and then use filters to narrow results.Oral History Association: A membership organization for people interested in oral history.  The Resources page contains much useful information, including a list of OH centers and collections, links to web guides for doing oral history, and more.

Oral History Centers and Collections: A list, with links, of more than fifty collections and repositories of oral histories from the Oral History Association.

Sound Collections Database: The first release of a database supported by the Radio Preservation Task Force, National Recording Preservation Board of the Library of Congress (RPTF) and Association for Recorded Sound Collections (ARSC). Browse or search nearly 3000 records describing recorded sound collections in repositories around the country. Genres include radio programs, all varieties of music, radio news, oral histories, interviews, drama, educational programs, and more.


und the country. Genres include radio programs, all varieties of music, radio news, oral histories, interviews, drama, educational programs, and more.Community Archives: Community-based oral history initiatives often include the voices of people who are under-represented in traditional repositories.  Add the phrase "community archive" to your online search to find collections that feature individuals who are often left out of the historical record.

Google: Put your subject in quotes and add "oral history" to find collections. For example, try a search like this: "peace movements" AND "oral history". Google can be helpful for finding collections in libraries, archives, historical societies and other institutions that may not turn up in searches of databases like WorldCat and ArchiveGrid.

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.


scovery is a catalog and discovery system containing millions of records for print and electronic holdings in thousands of libraries around the world.OH Collections:  A Few Highlights The oral history collections listed here are just a sampling of the many resources that are available in libraries and archives around the world.  Also visit the websites of repositories that collect materials in your subject area to find collections.

Archives of American Art: Established in 1958, the Oral History Program at the Archives of American Art consists of more than 2,300 interviews that chronicle the diversity of the American art scene.

Center for Brooklyn History Oral History Collections: "Begun in 1973, BHS’s oral history collections now include over 1,200 interviews. These interviews bring the voices of history to broad audiences through exhibitions, digital humanities projects, K-12 and post-secondary curricula, public programs, and via the BHS blog and Flatbush + Main podcast."

Columbia Center for Oral History: Founded by historian and journalist Allan Nevins in 1948, the collection includes over 10,000 interviews.


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Columbia Center for Oral History: Founded by historian and journalist Allan Nevins in 1948, the collection includes over 10,000 interviews.<b>CUNY Oral History Collections</b>: Many of the archives and special collections in  CUNY libraries contain oral histories.  One way to find them is to browse by archive and then search further at the repository level.  You can also search across the CUNY Digital Archive to find digitized interviews and transcripts and then narrow search results using subject and other facets.

Grupo Etnográfico: "Manuel Zapata Olivella’s ethnographic collection (Grupo etnográfico) consists of audio and written transcripts of interviews with indigenous and Afro-Colombian groups, including many who were marginalized and living in remote areas. These interviews with ordinary Colombians were conducted by Zapata Olivella and a team of researchers in various regions from 1973 to 1975, and again in La Guajira province during 1985."


bians were conducted by Zapata Olivella and a team of researchers in various regions from 1973 to 1975, and again in La Guajira province during 1985."Library of Congress Oral Histories: The vast collection of the Library of Congress includes thousands of oral histories, most of which are available online. These include both audio recordings and transcripts of interviews from across the library's holdings of personal narratives, newspapers and other periodicals, manuscripts, books and printed materials, web pages, films, and more from the American Folk Life Center and other library divisions.

NYPL Oral History Collections: A search of the New York Public Library's archives portal on "oral history" turns up 200 collections containing oral history interviews and transcripts.

StoryCorps: A nonprofit organization "whose mission is to record, preserve, and share the stories of Americans from all backgrounds and beliefs."


Digital, Print, & Microfilm:


Digital, Print, & Microfilm:Digital, Print, & Microfilm:Published primary sources in print, on microfilm, and online (subscription databases or open web) are readily available and extremely helpful. Not only can you use them to access sources without having to visit the library that holds the original materials, but published editions may be annotated as well, offering not just the documents themselves, but scholarship that puts them in context. The Autobiography of Mark Twain (and accompanying Papers Project ), Students for a Democratic Society Papers , Diary of George Templeton Strong , The New-York Historical Society Quarterly (1917-1980) and Radical Feminism:  A Documentary Reader are just a few examples of the formats of published primary sources that exist.


iety Quarterly (1917-1980) and Radical Feminism:  A Documentary Reader are just a few examples of the formats of published primary sources that exist.iety Quarterly (1917-1980) and Radical Feminism:  A Documentary Reader are just a few examples of the formats of published primary sources that exist.iety Quarterly (1917-1980) and Radical Feminism:  A Documentary Reader are just a few examples of the formats of published primary sources that exist.Archival materials published in books and on microfilm can usually be found by searching local library catalogs and/or WorldCat .  These books and microfilmed sources are frequently available for interlibrary loan.  So, if you find that an archival collection you would like to use has been microfilmed or published in book form, submit an ILL request and the GC Library will borrow the item for you if we don't already have it in our collection. Also look for digitized archival materials and other primary sources in subscription databases and on open library websites.  In many cases, the digitized collections found in subscription databases were produced from microfilm made of the collection. Nowadays libraries may skip the step of microfilming collections and go straight to digitizing them instead.  These digitized materials may be accessible directly through collection finding aids and/or via a digital portal on the library's website.


m instead.  These digitized materials may be accessible directly through collection finding aids and/or via a digital portal on the library's website.m instead.  These digitized materials may be accessible directly through collection finding aids and/or via a digital portal on the library's website.m instead.  These digitized materials may be accessible directly through collection finding aids and/or via a digital portal on the library's website.When you are onsite at the library that holds an archival collection that has been printed, photocopied, microfilmed, or digitized, you may be required to use the surrogate format rather than the original materials.  The collection finding aid will likely note this restriction. Print, microfilm, and digital -- the typical surrogate formats -- have expanded the reach of primary sources immeasurably and have been tremendously valuable to scholars near and far.  However, there is no substitute for consulting primary sources in their original format in the repositories where they are held.  So, always seize the opportunity to access original materials when you can.


sources in their original format in the repositories where they are held.  So, always seize the opportunity to access original materials when you can.sources in their original format in the repositories where they are held.  So, always seize the opportunity to access original materials when you can.sources in their original format in the repositories where they are held.  So, always seize the opportunity to access original materials when you can.Finding Published Primary Sources in Library Catalogs To find published primary sources in print, on microform, or online, use the Advanced Search option in WorldCat or other library catalogs, and select the format "Archival Material." Or try adding the word "sources" as an additional subject heading or adding keywords such as archives, correspondence, diaries, interviews, narratives, or memoirs to your search. Archival materials published in books or on microfilm are often available to borrow via Interlibrary Loan. To find digitized materials, look for search options that limit results to online content. Digitized Texts See the Digitized Texts page in our Beyond Wikipedia research guide for links to additional sources of books, newspapers, and journals online.


Accounts & Credentials:
Platform / Service | Log in with…

GC library databases Databases, journals, and ebooks provided by the GC library | CUNY Login* Note: GC users having trouble logging in to library databases with their CUNY Login can use their GC network credentials (the second option presented on the login page).

OneSearch Discovery tool for print books, ebooks, articles, course reserves, dissertations, and more | CUNY Login*

Blackboard CUNY’s Learning Management System | CUNY Login*

CUNYfirst CUNY's enterprise resource solution for students, faculty, and staff. Allows students to view class schedules, make tuition payments, etc. Allows faculty check enrollment, enter grades, etc. | CUNY Login*

Apporto (replaces CUNY Virtual Desktop) Provides off-site access to CUNY-licensed applications, including Microsoft Access, ArcGIS, SPSS, SAS, Mathematica, Maplesoft, MATLAB, and R Studio. | CUNY Login*


-site access to CUNY-licensed applications, including Microsoft Access, ArcGIS, SPSS, SAS, Mathematica, Maplesoft, MATLAB, and R Studio. | CUNY Login*Microsoft Office 365 and Microsoft Multi-Factor Authentication Microsoft Office 365 for Education includes Outlook, Word, Excel, Powerpoint, and other Microsoft tools. Microsoft Multi-factor Authentication (MFA) creates an additional layer of security when logging into your Microsoft Office 365 account. | CUNY Login*

eduroam wifi network Access wifi when visiting any eduroam-enabled institution, including other CUNY campuses. | CUNY Login*

Faculty and staff email (@gc.cuny.edu) | CUNY Login*

Student email (@gradcenter.cuny.edu) | Credentials issued by GC IT**

Interlibrary loan Allows the GC community to request items—articles, book chapters, books, media items, conference papers, dissertations, entire boxes of microfilm rolls, to mention a few—from libraries near and far. | GC network account***

GC community wifi | GC network account***

GC computers and printers | GC network account***


few—from libraries near and far. | GC network account***

GC community wifi | GC network account***

GC computers and printers | GC network account***GC guest accounts Temporary accounts allowing visitors to log in to GC computers; expire at the end of the day. | Credentials issued at Circulation Desk or Reference Desk

CUNY Academic Works Collects, preserves, and provides public access to scholarly, creative, and pedagogical works created by members of the CUNY community. | Create account in order to upload works

CUNY Academic Commons Academic social network for CUNY community members. Users can create a profile, join or create groups, or create a CUNY-affiliated WordPress site. | Register with CUNY email address

Commercial database personal accounts (optional) Many of the library's licensed databases (e.g., JSTOR, Web of Science, EBSCO databases) invite users to create personal accounts to view search history, save citations, and create alerts. The data from these accounts are managed by the vendors, not by the GC or CUNY libraries. | Credentials created by user


citations, and create alerts. The data from these accounts are managed by the vendors, not by the GC or CUNY libraries. | Credentials created by user* CUNY Login usernames have the format Firstname.LastnameNN@login.cuny.edu, where “NN” is the last 2+ digits of your CUNY EMPLID. For more information, see CUNY Login FAQs . (Forgot your CUNY Login? Retrieve your username , or reset your password .) ** Students can reset their email passwords (requires initial registration ). *** GC network account usernames have the format FLastname, where F is the first initial of your first name. Some GC network account usernames also include a number at the end. (Forgot your network account password? You can reset it yourself , or contact GC IT Services at itservices@gc.cuny.edu or via chat .)


Off-Campus Access after Graduation:
Due to licensing restrictions and CUNY-wide rules governing student accounts, off-campus access to the full set of GC library resources is discontinued after graduation. However, alumni may register for off-campus access to selected databases (including JSTOR, Project Muse, and SAGE journals). Also, they may continue to use all library databases and journals by visiting the GC library in person. Further, the New York Public Library (and many other public libraries) provides off-site access to numerous databases and offers interlibrary loan services .


Report a Bug:
Found a broken link? Trouble accessing a database or full text even though you know your credentials? Help us to solve any technical issues by sharing the details of the problem through this online form .


Looking for a Specific Journal?:
Search by journal title to check availability through our subscriptions and databases according to date.


Request Interlibrary Loan:
Place an Interlibrary Loan request for the full text of anything that you cannot access.


New York Studies Research Guide:
This guide collects resources from the Graduate Center's Mina Rees Library collections and beyond that support research in New York Studies. Use the links on the side of the page to navigate between different formats and tools. For more help, make a research appointment with Alycia Sellie, librarian for the MALS New York Studies concentration. Schedule an Appointment


Select New York City History Resources:
New York Historical Society Museum & Library: The New York Historical Society Library has a wealth of materials available on-site and online. Get started with your research using this guide .

NYPL Guide: Researching New York City Neighborhoods: New York City neighborhoods, from their formation to present day, can be researched through the collections of NYPL and other institutions. Useful materials include neighborhood and borough-specific histories, NYC guidebooks, city agency reports, local newspapers, clippings, statistical data, and maps, among many other resources.

NYPL Guide: Early New York: This resource packet is aimed to help teachers use primary source images from NYPL's Digital Gallery as well as texts from NYPL's Databases to teach about Early New York.

NYPL Guide: How to Find Historic Photos of New York City: A guide to locating historic images of New York City.


abases to teach about Early New York.

NYPL Guide: How to Find Historic Photos of New York City: A guide to locating historic images of New York City.The Queens Museum and Museum of the City of New York 1939-1940 and 1964-1965 New York World’s Fairs Collection: The collections include books, pamphlets, printed ephemera, architectural drawings, original artwork, film and audio recordings, photographs, architectural models, textiles, and souvenirs. The varied formats and subjects of the materials provide a uniquely holistic perspective on the New York World’s Fairs and the events surrounding them that shaped the physical and cultural landscape of the city, even as their impact was felt around the globe.


d’s Fairs and the events surrounding them that shaped the physical and cultural landscape of the city, even as their impact was felt around the globe.Gateway to North America: People, Places, and Organizations of 19th-Century New York (via NYPL): Log in with NYPL credentials A collection of historical directories, member lists, and other name-rich sources, focusing on New York City during the long 19th century. Documents are fully text-searchable and originate from the print collection of the New-York Historical Society. Other categories of documents include maps, illustrated advertisements, burial lists, and gazetteers. Dates of Coverage: 1789-1914.


Graduate Center Books on New York City History:
This collection highlights selected texts the Graduate Center owns on the history of New York City.


Other Research Guides:
See also these Graduate Center Library research guides: History Newspapers Archival Research Graduate Center Archives CUNY History


Citing Sources:
Documenting sources is an essential part of the research and writing process. Proper citation of the sources you quote, paraphrase, and mention is important for avoiding plagiarism, giving credit where due, and putting your work in intellectual context. Accurate citations will also help your readers find the works that you're responding to or building on, allowing them to more fully engage with and/or contribute to the scholarly conversation around your work. This guide covers the APA, MLA, Chicago, and Turabian styles, and provides links to a number of additional citation styles. It also includes information on citation management tools like Zotero and RefWorks, links to several automatic citation generators, and tips for avoiding plagiarism.


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 during reference hours . 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 .


Choosing a Style:
The Graduate Center does not recommend a single citation style, so follow the style recommended by the professor for your course.  If you are writing for a publication, look for the preferred citation style in the author guidelines.  In both cases, ask if you are not certain.  And no matter which style you are following, be sure to apply it consistently throughout your document.

Style Guide Overview - Purdue OWL: This guide from the Purdue Online Writing Lab provides a summary of common styles, especially APA and MLA but also AP, Chicago, IEEE, AMA, ACM, and ASME, and offers tips on how and when to use them.


Antiquity in Gotham:  The Ancient Architecture of New York City - References:
This humanities title from Fordham University Press has a References section at the end of the book.

Macaulay-Lewis, Elizabeth. Antiquity in Gotham: The Ancient Architecture of New York City. New York: Fordham University Press, 2021. Available online and in print.  See the OneSearch record for details.


Overview:
Citation managers allow you to save and organize the 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 can also generate bibliographies in a wide variety of styles. The GC Library supports two citation managers: Zotero and RefWorks .


Citation Generators:
Citation generators are programs that can help you craft citations quickly and easily. They are not as robust as full citation managers like Zotero and RefWorks, but can help make quick work of shorter bibliography needs. Choose a citation style and enter the bibliographic details of the works consulted (author, title, publication date, etc.) to automatically create citations. It is important to note that you must enter data accurately and carefully check the automatically generated citations for errors.  As noted in the Purdue OWL's guide to Using Citation Generators Responsibly (linked below), " relying entirely on citation generators rather than on one’s judgment as a writer can lead to errors."

Using Citation Generators Responsibly - Purdue OWL: A helpful guide from the Purdue Online Writing Lab describing how citation generator apps work and showing what’s happening when a writer uses one. It also offers a few “best practices” for using citation generators.


citation generator apps work and showing what’s happening when a writer uses one. It also offers a few “best practices” for using citation generators.ZoteroBib: ZoteroBib helps you build a bibliography instantly from any computer or device, without creating an account or installing any software. It’s brought to you by the team behind Zotero.

BibMe: Create MLA, APA, or Chicago style citations with ISBN, author, title. Format web sites, journals, videos, newspapers, and “other.” Save bibliography online then paste into a research paper.

Citation Machine: Formats citations in APA, MLA, Turabian or Chicago writing style.

EasyBib: EasyBib includes guides to MLA, APA, Chicago, and Harvard styles. Create a free account to use the MLA citation generator.  Purchase a subscription to generate citations in other styles.


Avoiding and Detecting Plagiarism:  A Guide for Graduate Students and Faculty prepared by the Graduate Center's Office of the Provost and the Office of the VP for Student Affairs is a comprehensive but dated guide to help you avoid plagiarism. The Grad Center's Writing Center also offers insightful tips for Avoiding Unintended Plagairism . And the Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) offers a thorough guide on avoiding plagairism with practical information for writers and scholars.  It begins:  " Plagiarism is using someone else’s ideas or words without giving them proper credit. Plagiarism can range from unintentional (forgetting to include a source in a bibliography) to intentional (buying a paper online, using another writer’s ideas as your own to make your work sound smarter). Beginning writers and expert writers alike can all plagiarize." ( Read the full text of the Avoiding Plagiarism Guide from the OWL.


rk sound smarter). Beginning writers and expert writers alike can all plagiarize." ( Read the full text of the Avoiding Plagiarism Guide from the OWL.rk sound smarter). Beginning writers and expert writers alike can all plagiarize." ( Read the full text of the Avoiding Plagiarism Guide from the OWL.rk sound smarter). Beginning writers and expert writers alike can all plagiarize." ( Read the full text of the Avoiding Plagiarism Guide from the OWL.) Also s ee the OWL's handy one-page overview that succinctly summarizes when you should cite a source.


Introduction to Zotero:
There are many tools for managing citations during the research and writing process. At the Graduate Center, the most popular option is Zotero , a free, open source tool that is flexible and easy to use.


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.


The library provides Zotero instruction in a variety of ways: Online Step-by-Step Guide: Check out our Using Zotero tutorial . Virtual Office Hours: Stephen Klein holds virtual office hours dedicated to Zotero help on Mondays from 1-2 pm during the Fall and Spring semesters, so look for Events on the homepage to see how to attend. Email him If you cannot attend on Mondays 1-2 or if you'd like assistance during Summer hours. Workshops: The library offers Zotero workshops every semester. Consult the library's workshop calendar for information about upcoming workshops. One-on-One Consultations : Request a dedicated one-on-one consultation about Z otero (or other topics).


Downloading Zotero:
Go to the Zotero Downloads page. It should detect your operating system and browser, and present you with the proper version of Zotero to download, as well as the Connector for the browser you are currently in. Simply click the the appropriate buttons to download the standalone application and browser Connector. Also browse Zotero plugins for additional tools, including plugins for Microsoft Word and LibreOffice . Using Zotero on a GC computer? Consult our guide to adding the Z otero Connector to your browser on GC computers.


Downloading Zotero:
Quickly download the Zotero Firefox Add-on: Open Firefox Click on Tools > Add-ons > Get Add-ons Search for the following: " Zotero " and click the 'Add to Firefox' button or 'Install' Check Zotero Citations Styles to be sure the style you need is in Zotero. " Zotero Word Processor Plug-In " and click the 'Add to Firefox' button or 'Install' " Zotero Scholar Citations " and click the 'Add to Firefox' button or 'Install' - THIS SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED " Readability " and click the 'Add to Firefox' button or 'Install' Restart Firefox to apply the Add-ons' Start collecting sources and get organized by creating collections !


Introduction to RefWorks:
RefWorks is an online bibliographic management tool that allows you to import citations directly from library databases, create bibliographies, and format your bibliography and in-text citations while you write in Microsoft Word.


Getting Started with RefWorks:
To create a RefWorks account: Go to http://refworks.proquest.com and click on the “Create account” link. Fill in your information using your institutional email address (you can’t sign up with @yahoo.com, @gmail.com, etc.). Once you activate your account (you'll receive an email with a link to complete the registration process), you’ll get access immediately and can get started managing your documents. Additional support for RefWorks:


Exporting to RefWorks from Library Databases:
Example: direct export of citation from EBSCO database.


Mendeley & EndNote:
Mendeley: Mendeley is a free reference manager and an academic social network that also allows you to collect and annotate PDFs. Owned by Elsevier.

EndNote: The Graduate Center Endnote subsidy by the Student Tech Fee committee ended December 31, 2012. Above is the commercial link to Endnote.


Citation Managers Compared:
Penn State Citation Manager Comparison: A comprehensive guide to citation managers and tools.  Includes a chart comparing Mendeley, Zotero, and EndNote.

UMass Citation Manager Comparison: Mendely vs. Zotero


APA Style:
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association 7th ed.: For in-library use only, available in the Reference stacks on the library's 2nd floor.

APA Style  - Style and Grammar Guidelines: The full APA style guide is available in print and ebook formats. This supplementary site from APA includes quick reference materials and updates.

APA Style - Archival Documents & Collections: Guidance for citing archival documents and collections using APA style.  This information is not included in the 7th edition in the Publication Manual and the Concise Guide . It is available only on the APA Style website.

APA Guide Online - Purdue OWL: A lengthy outline from the Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) of style guide basics from the American Psychological Association. The full APA style guide is available in print book format only.


Citing Generative AI Text and Images in APA:
How to Cite ChatGPT (APA Style): The APA Style blog explains the proper way to cite Chat GPT according to APA style.


MLA Style:
MLA Handbook: For in-library use only, available in the Reference stacks on the library's 2nd floor.

Using MLA Format - MLA Style Center: MLA offers a brief online guide to citation formats.

MLA Formatting & Style Guide - Purdue OWL: A lengthy outline of MLA basics from Purdue's Online Writing Lab (OWL).

MLA Documentation Guide: From the University of Wisconsin's Writing Center, the Modern Language's Association writing guidelines, summarized.


How do I cite generative AI in MLA Style?: The MLA provides detailed guidance for citing generative AI tools like ChatGPT and DALL-E and provides examples.


Chicago 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.

Chicago Manual of Style: Available online and in print in the GC Library's Reference collection, shelved at Z253 .U69 2010.

Turabian/Chicago Online - Purdue OWL: Detailed outline of Chicago and Turabian style manuals created by Purdue's Online Writing Lab.


Turabian:
A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations (Turabian): Shelved in the GC Library stacks at LB2369 .T8 1967 and available to borrow.  E-book editions published from 1962 to 2007 are available to borrow from the Internet Archive .  Create a free account using any email address to borrow e-books from the Internet Archive.

Turabian/Chicago Online - Purdue OWL: Detailed outline of Chicago and Turabian style manuals created by Purdue's Online Writing Lab.


Additional Style Guides:
ASA Formatting & Style Guide - Purdue OWL: From Purdue's Online Writing Lab, an outline of American Sociological Association manuscript formatting, in-text citations, and formatting the references page.

ACS Style Quick Guide: Quick guide to creating references in American Chemical Society (ACS) style.

APSA Formatting & Style Guide: From the University of Wisconsin's Writing Center, an overview of the American Association of Political Science's style manual.

Associated Press Style - Purdue OWL: From Purdue's Online Writing Lab, a lengthy outline of AP basics.

Citing Medicine: The NLM Style Guide for Authors, Editors, and Publishers, 2nd ed.: PDF of Citing Medicine , which provides assistance to authors in compiling lists of references for their publications, to editors in revising such lists, to publishers in setting reference standards for their authors and editors, and to librarians and others in formatting bibliographic citations.


lists, to publishers in setting reference standards for their authors and editors, and to librarians and others in formatting bibliographic citations.ICMJE: International Committee of Medical Journals Editors - "The Uniform Requirements": Includes style guide and other writing guides. Required style for CUNY Doctor of Public Health program dissertations.  See the Samples of Formatted References for Authors of Journal Articles from the NLM for additional information.

Legal Citation Styles: Cornell University's introduction to legal citation.

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.

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


Additional Resources:
Citing Government Documents: An online guide from CUNY's Lehman College with resources on citing government documents.

Citing Social Media & Other Digital Sources: A comprehensive guide from the GC Library on citing digital sources.

National Archives - Citing Records in the National Archives  (pdf): Geared towards NARA holdings, but useful for citing manuscript and archival materials from other repositories.

Research and Documentation in the Digital Age: Hacker, Diana, and Barbara Fister. Research and Documentation in the Digital Age. Sixth edition. Boston; Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2015.


Propose a new electronic resource for the Mina Rees Library:

Proposal Process for a New Electronic Resource


Propose a new electronic resource for the Mina Rees Library:Propose a new electronic resource for the Mina Rees Library:All proposals for new electronic resources (databases and other electronic subscriptions) are due to the Collections Committee through our online form by November 29 . If possible, trial subscriptions will be set up between December and April. Each proposal will be reviewed and voted on by the Collections Committee in April of each year. Approved items will be activated during the following fiscal year (most likely activated in the following fall semester or the January following the prior April approval). See the annual process for more detail. Due to the variance in cost, annual deadlines for spending and setting up subscriptions, and the technical processes for access and cataloging resources in our library tools, requests for databases and other electronic resources must undergo our annual proposal process to be added to our collections. Proposals are only accepted from members of the Graduate Center community, with priority given to current students and faculty.


What sorts of proposals will be most likely to be approved?:
Those that: Do not duplicate resources already available to GC affiliates Including via New York Public Library resources that are available remotely Can be activated in OneSearch (or Ex Libris' Alma), our library catalog Have broad appeal across the GC (i.e. a resource would aid research in a particular field or related fields and not just one person's work). Provide new materials, content, information or resources to the GC community (i.e. are not merely an interface or platform for content) Are not software or other resources that the GC Information Technology department would administer. If you are a student and have a suggestion for something like this, consider submitting a Student Technology Fee proposal


For more information and conversation:
For questions about the proposal process, you can reach out to your liaison librarian in your home program at the Graduate Center and/or Alycia Sellie , Collection Development Librarian and Chair of the Collections Committee.


Annual process for electronic resources proposals:


Annual process for electronic resources proposals:Annual process for electronic resources proposals:Project proposals due via a request form by November 29 for funding in the following fiscal year (the following July-June) The Chair of the Collections Committee will verify receipt of the proposal and ask any follow up questions, in concert with the subject liaison librarian for the requestor's department.


tee will verify receipt of the proposal and ask any follow up questions, in concert with the subject liaison librarian for the requestor's department.tee will verify receipt of the proposal and ask any follow up questions, in concert with the subject liaison librarian for the requestor's department.tee will verify receipt of the proposal and ask any follow up questions, in concert with the subject liaison librarian for the requestor's department.Trials for requested databases will be set up from December-April The Chair of the Collections Committee will collect and share proposals with the Committee by late April , including: Pricing for each request Statistics and feedback from trials Relevant criteria for consideration (see below) The Collections Committee will review proposals and meet to vote in April At that meeting, the Chair of the Collections Committee will bring an estimated available budget for new spending to this meeting (if there are funds available) The Chair will share results of votes at the following library department meeting The Chair of the Collections Committee will respond to each requestor after final decisions are made Approved items will be licensed and activated in the following fiscal year (likely September-March )


Make recommendations for our collection:
Books and individual journal subscriptions do not need to undergo the same proposal process as databases or electronic resources, but there are annual cycles for our budgets with these items. Use the forms below to request a specific item and reach out to your subject librarian for more information or to talk further about our collections.


Suggest New Materials for the Graduate Center:
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 .


Archives & Special Collections:
Location 2nd floor, Mina Rees Library Contact Us 212.817.7040 archives@gc.cuny.edu Visitor Information Search Finding Aids


Our Mission:
CUNY Graduate Center Archives and Special Collections , Mina Rees Library, seeks to collect, organize, preserve, and make accessible materials documenting the history of the Graduate Center and its constituents, along with unique collections that support the research and educational mission of the University. We aim to cultivate relationships with affiliated organizations, community groups, and individuals that create official and non-official records of the faculty, staff, and student experience at the Graduate Center as we work towards creating a comprehensive historical resource for the shared benefit of our communities. We invite and encourage researchers and members of the public to use our collections regardless of their purpose in doing so, whether for teaching, research, creative/artistic endeavors, or other explorations. Plan your visit to the archives.


CUNY Graduate Center Archives and Special Collections, Mina Rees Library, is a growing collection of over 400 linear feet of archival material, 260 rare books, 14,000 doctoral and master's theses, and other distinctive materials. GSUC Archives and Campus History The Mina Rees Library is the designated repository for the institutional archives of The Graduate School and University Center of The City University of New York (GSUC). Collections include official records, reports, correspondence, pamphlets, books, periodicals and publications, photographs, audiovisual recordings, realia, and other materials, all documenting or otherwise related to the history of graduate education at CUNY. The earliest material relates to the Board of Higher Education and the graduate education division established in 1961, which would later become the Graduate School and University Center.


Board of Higher Education and the graduate education division established in 1961, which would later become the Graduate School and University Center.Board of Higher Education and the graduate education division established in 1961, which would later become the Graduate School and University Center.Board of Higher Education and the graduate education division established in 1961, which would later become the Graduate School and University Center.Records of university-wide committees, the development of the Graduate Council and its bylaws and the general administration of the Graduate School are well represented in the collection. The Archives holds the personal and presidential papers of Mina Rees, which document her time at Hunter College, the U.S. Office of Naval Research, and her eventual role as the first president of the Graduate School and University Center of the City University of New York. Other collections of interest include the records of the Doctoral and Graduate Students Council, which document issues and concerns of doctoral students from the 1960s to the early 2000s, and those of CLAGS: The Center for LGBTQ Studies, the first university-based center dedicated to the study of historical, cultural, and political issues of vital concern to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer individuals and communities.


he study of historical, cultural, and political issues of vital concern to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer individuals and communities.he study of historical, cultural, and political issues of vital concern to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer individuals and communities.he study of historical, cultural, and political issues of vital concern to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer individuals and communities.Some offices within the Graduate Center maintain their own collections of photographs and publication records, which have not yet been incorporated into the GSUC Archives due to space limitations. The Archives does not routinely collect the papers of individual faculty members for similar reasons, though we may consider such donations on a case by case basis. Special Collections Special Collections was established in the 1970s to house a small number of archival collections and rare books that had been acquired over the years by GC President Mina Rees and various members of the Graduate Center faculty. The collection now comprises 260 rare volumes and a small number of manuscript and archival collections. Primarily consisting of donated collections, the Special Collections division does not actively purchase rare or unique materials at this time. Graduate Center faculty publications are located in the circulating collection of the Mina Rees Library.


rchase rare or unique materials at this time. Graduate Center faculty publications are located in the circulating collection of the Mina Rees Library.rchase rare or unique materials at this time. Graduate Center faculty publications are located in the circulating collection of the Mina Rees Library.rchase rare or unique materials at this time. Graduate Center faculty publications are located in the circulating collection of the Mina Rees Library.Dissertations and Theses The Library holds approximately 14,000 bound copies of Graduate Center dissertations from 1965-2015 from all doctoral programs except Business, Criminal Justice, and Engineering, which were routinely transferred to the CUNY campus library associated with each joint-degree program. Bound copies of all Graduate Center master's theses and capstone projects from 1970 to 2015 are also held by the Mina Rees Library. The Library ceased archiving bound copies in 2015.


The Institutional Archives were gathered in the late 1990s and early 2000s, mainly from sources within the Graduate Center, but some documents came from the CUNY Administration and, via correspondence and copying, from some of CUNY’s component colleges. Paul Perkus, who had been the archivist at CUNY Central for twenty years, conducted an initial survey of records held by GC administrative offices. These were soon transferred and arranged by John Rothman , who served as a volunteer archivist at the Graduate Center for 14 years after an illustrious career at the New York Times . In 2015, the Archives were moved to a temporary location due to construction on the library's C level, and no further additions were accepted until 2023, when the Mina Rees Library restarted its archives program with guidance from New York State's Documentary Heritage and Preservation Services program.


when the Mina Rees Library restarted its archives program with guidance from New York State's Documentary Heritage and Preservation Services program. when the Mina Rees Library restarted its archives program with guidance from New York State's Documentary Heritage and Preservation Services program. when the Mina Rees Library restarted its archives program with guidance from New York State's Documentary Heritage and Preservation Services program.The library holds a small number of manuscript collections and rare books that have been donated since the Graduate Center's founding in 1961.


CUNY Graduate Center Archives and Special Collections houses the official archives of the Graduate School and University Center (GSUC) of The City University of New York. The GSUC Archives includes historical material of enduring value that is transferred from organizational units at the CUNY Graduate Center. The bulk of our collection was compiled between the late 1990s and 2014, with collection indexes available as PDF documents. Efforts are underway to migrate these inventories into an online searchable catalog, and links to both are listed below. Read more about our history. Arrangement Materials are organized into eight record groups, generally based on the originating office, with the exception of the Subject File. The Subject File was created by the first archivist at the Graduate Center and is a compilation of materials obtained from various offices and filed alphabetically by topic.


eated by the first archivist at the Graduate Center and is a compilation of materials obtained from various offices and filed alphabetically by topic.eated by the first archivist at the Graduate Center and is a compilation of materials obtained from various offices and filed alphabetically by topic.eated by the first archivist at the Graduate Center and is a compilation of materials obtained from various offices and filed alphabetically by topic.There is considerable overlap among the record groups: topics treated by a given committee (in the "Committee Records" group) may appear in other documents in the “Subjects” file or again in a president’s papers. RG 1: A Basic Subject File (“Subjects”) View index [pdf ] RG 2: Centers and Institutes View index [pdf ] RG 3: Periodicals View online finding aid View index [pdf ] RG 4: Committee Records View index [pdf ] RG 5: President's Files View collection scope [pdf] View index - Rees [pdf] View index - Proshansky [pdf] View index - Horowitz [pdf] View index - Kelly [pdf] RG 6: Vice President for Finance and Administration View index [pdf] RG 7: CUNY View index [pdf] RG 8: Doctoral Students Council (DSC) View index [pdf]


How to Find and Request Materials:
The library's general catalog, OneSearch , provides collection level description of our manuscript and archival collections, and all of our rare books are individually cataloged there. To view materials, email us to make an appointment. Our finding aids are currently being migrated to a new catalog, where you will be able to search across collections and browse record groups for the institutional archives. We anticipate completion in Spring 2025. In the meantime, PDF versions of finding aids are available in CUNY Academic Works. View our searchable finding aids catalog . View our PDF finding aids .


How to Access the Collections:
Materials located in Archives and Special Collections are non-circulating and must be consulted in our reading room. Due to construction on the library's concourse level, the archives reading room has been temporarily relocated to room 2304. All visitors must schedule an appointment in advance by emailing us . Appointments are generally available between 10am - 4pm, M-F. To prepare for your visit, please consult our general guidelines below, as well as our policies and services. Upon arrival, visitors must fill out a registration form and agree to the library's conditions of use. Plan your visit . Read our conditions of use .


Handling Materials:
If necessary, library staff will provide specific handling instructions for the materials being consulted. Please follow this general guidance: Wash hands before handling materials; Use cotton gloves for handling photographs; the library will provide them; Remove one folder at a time and use the placeholder provided to mark its location in the box; Keep materials flat on the table at all times; do not fold, mark, trace, or place other items on the folder or its contents; Use the flags provided to mark requests for duplication;


Reference Inquiries:
We are available to assist you with reference and basic research inquiries about our collections. You can reach us in these ways: Via virtual appointment Via email: Send your inquiry to archives@gc.cuny.edu Via telephone: (212) 817-7040


Use of materials Use of materials requires registration and presentation of appropriate identification. Keep all bags, briefcases, and computer cases off the table in the reading room. No eating, drinking, or smoking is permitted in the reading room. All materials must be used in the reading room. None will be circulated or loaned. Use only pencils in the reading room. Do not make any markings of any kind on archival materials or books. Do not remove annotations already present on materials. Please handle all materials carefully. Use only one document box at a time. Remove only one folder at a time. Do not remove items from the folders. The arrangement of the papers must be maintained. If it seems that the contents of a box or folder are out of order, please bring it to the attention of the department staff.


apers must be maintained. If it seems that the contents of a box or folder are out of order, please bring it to the attention of the department staff.apers must be maintained. If it seems that the contents of a box or folder are out of order, please bring it to the attention of the department staff.apers must be maintained. If it seems that the contents of a box or folder are out of order, please bring it to the attention of the department staff.Reproductions for research CUNY Graduate Center Archives and Special Collections, Mina Rees Library will consider requests for limited reproductions of materials when such duplication can be done without injury to the material and when duplication does not violate donor agreements or copyright law. Permission to reproduce does not constitute permission to publish. Reproductions are to be used for personal research only and are not to be copied or distributed in any manner unless agreed to by the Archivist. Permission to publish Researchers interested in obtaining high-resolution images for publication can learn more about the options and any associated fees in our Duplication and Reproductions page. Copyright Permissions : CUNY's Graduate Center does not hold the copyright to all of the materials in our archives. Therefore, you are solely responsible for obtaining permission for your intended use.


not hold the copyright to all of the materials in our archives. Therefore, you are solely responsible for obtaining permission for your intended use. not hold the copyright to all of the materials in our archives. Therefore, you are solely responsible for obtaining permission for your intended use. not hold the copyright to all of the materials in our archives. Therefore, you are solely responsible for obtaining permission for your intended use.Please note that permission to examine digital materials, audio recordings, or printed copies is not an authorization to publish. If the content in question is under copyright, permission to publish should be sought from the owners of rights, typically the creator or the heir to the creator's estate. Fair Use : The United States copyright law contains an exception for fair use of copyrighted materials, which includes the use of protected materials for certain limited purposes of teaching, scholarship, and research. For guidelines on the fair use exception, please contact the US Copyright Office at www.copyright.gov. You are solely responsible for determining whether your use falls within the fair use exception, and for responding to any claims that may arise from your use. By using materials from our archives, you agree and warrant that your use will not violate the rights of CUNY or any other person or entity.


your use. By using materials from our archives, you agree and warrant that your use will not violate the rights of CUNY or any other person or entity.your use. By using materials from our archives, you agree and warrant that your use will not violate the rights of CUNY or any other person or entity.your use. By using materials from our archives, you agree and warrant that your use will not violate the rights of CUNY or any other person or entity.Using cameras Researchers may be allowed at the sole discretion of Archives & Special Collections to use personal cell phone, tablet, or point-and-shoot cameras to photograph materials. Personal scanners, professional cameras, tripods, or reproduction equipment are not allowed. No photographs of the staff, the room, or unauthorized materials may be taken. Privacy and personally identifiable information Collections that include 20th and 21st-century archival materials may contain sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal, state, and/or global "right to privacy" laws. You agree to make no notes or other record of privacy-protected personally identifiable information found within archival collections, and further agree not to publish, publicize, or disclose such information to any other party for any purpose.


ation found within archival collections, and further agree not to publish, publicize, or disclose such information to any other party for any purpose.ation found within archival collections, and further agree not to publish, publicize, or disclose such information to any other party for any purpose.ation found within archival collections, and further agree not to publish, publicize, or disclose such information to any other party for any purpose.In the event that you encounter materials that contain sensitive or confidential information (such as social security numbers, home address, driver's license, home or cellphone number, or any other personally identifiable information), please bring the materials to the attention of a staff member in the archives. In accessing collections in our repository, you assume all responsibility for potential infringement of any applicable personal privacy laws or regulations in your use of the material. In addition, you agree to indemnify and hold harmless The City University of New York, its agents and employees against all claims, demands, costs, and expenses arising out of your use of these materials. Credit line : These conditions of use were modeled after similar policies shared by CUNY college archives. The section on Privacy and personally identifiable information was adapted from the UC Berkeley Library, "Using the Bancroft Library" webpage.


Archives & Special Collections:
Location 2nd floor, Mina Rees Library Contact Us 212.817.7040 archives@gc.cuny.edu Visitor Information Search Finding Aids


Give a Financial Gift:
Your financial contribution is essential to sustaining our institutional memory here at the Graduate Center. Donations support conservation and preservation, digitization, new acquisitions, cataloging, and other important work of the division so that we can fulfill our mission. Make a financial gift to the Library and specify "Archives and Special Collections" in the comments field, or contact us to learn more about giving to the Archives. Donate online


Donating Personal or Non-Official Records:
CUNY Graduate Center Archives and Special Collections, Mina Rees Library, collects materials that document the experiences of students, faculty, and staff. In many cases, these materials are not institutional records but are of auxiliary and affiliated organizations such as student groups or clubs, or a faculty member's personal papers. These materials differ from official campus records in that they are not public records but are created and owned by private groups and individuals. Due to temporary space restrictions, the Archives is generally not accepting new materials, but we will evaluate on a case-by-case basis. For more information about whether Archives and Special Collections is a good fit for your collection, call us at 212.817.7040 or email archives@gc.cuny.edu .


Transferring University Records:


Transferring University Records:Transferring University Records:Records from Graduate Center offices are designated for the GSUC Archives by a combination of campus policy, federal and state laws, and CUNY's records retention policy . If you are a member of the Graduate Center's administration, faculty, staff or student body, chances are good that you are producing records that could be part of the GSUC Archives. Not all inactive records are suitable for the Archives. Some records need to be shredded, others need to be stored for extended periods before destruction, and still others have enduring historical or other research significance and are considered “archival records" (see item 4.7) . When you transfer records to the Archives, those files will become part of the collective history of CUNY and benefit future scholars, researchers and students.


ransfer records to the Archives, those files will become part of the collective history of CUNY and benefit future scholars, researchers and students.ransfer records to the Archives, those files will become part of the collective history of CUNY and benefit future scholars, researchers and students.ransfer records to the Archives, those files will become part of the collective history of CUNY and benefit future scholars, researchers and students.Here is a brief list of records that should be transferred to the Archives: Annual or summary reports that document the activities and accomplishments of your department Materials documenting major milestones, anniversaries or events pertaining to the Graduate Center, CUNY, or your department Publications produced for dissemination by your department Minutes of official departmental bodies—that is, meeting minutes of committees or groups that make decisions that impact the functions and future of the department Records transfers must be accompanied by a completed GSUC Archives Records Transfer Form . Please contact us at 212.817.7040 or archives@gc.cuny.edu with any questions about potential transfers and to make arrangements for drop-off or pick-up.


Visiting the Archives:
The CUNY Graduate Center Archives and Special Collections are open to the public, but appointments are required. Learn more about using our collections . The Mina Rees Library is located within the CUNY Graduate Center, in the former B. Altman department store building on 34th St. and Fifth Avenue in Manhattan. View directions to the library . Dining services are available in the building: the 8th floor Dining Commons serves lunch until 2:30pm, and the 1st floor 365 Cafe and Bar is open until 8pm. Guests may access public computers and a guest wifi (eduroam is also available). Note : the Archives Reading Room has been temporarily relocated to the 2nd floor of the library (room 2304). Elevators are available.


What is Evidence Synthesis?:
Or knowledge synthesis? Or research synthesis? "When considering the range of reviews from non-systematic to systematic reviews, there are types that lie in between such as concept analyses, scoping reviews, and evidence maps" (Foster & Jewell, 2022, p. 5).


Introduction:
There are many types of evidence synthesis reviews. Below are some common types.


Types:
"A critical review aims to demonstrate that the writer has extensively researched the literature and critically evaluated its quality." Generally, critical reviews are not systematic in approach (Grant & Booth, 2009).

"...used often in fields of nursing, business, and management" (Foster & Jewell, 2022, p. 5).

These reviews are known by several names, such as: evidence maps; evidence and gap maps; evidence gap maps; mapping review; systematic maps, etc. They "map out and categorize existing literature on a particular topic, identifying gaps in research literature..." (Grant & Booth, 2009).


maps, etc. They "map out and categorize existing literature on a particular topic, identifying gaps in research literature..." (Grant & Booth, 2009).Literature reviews, also known as narrative reviews, are "...usually written for one of three potential purposes - as an introduction to a primary research article, as evidence justifying the case made in a proposal, or as a general overview of a topic. When reporting primary research, literature reviews are conducted to set the context for the need of the research and to compare the findings of the author's study to previous research. In proposals for theses, dissertations, grants, and other projects, academics and practitioners need literature reviews to provide background for the prospective research" (Foster & Jewell, 2017, p. 6). Generally, literature reviews are not systematic in approach.

Systematic reviews are "...reviews of the research literature using systematic and transparent methods...in order to answer a well-defined research question." (Foster & Jewell, 2017, p. 7)


Resources about Types:
Grant, M. J., & Booth, A. (2009). A typology of reviews: an analysis of 14 review types and associated methodologies . Health Information and Libraries Journal , 26 (2), 91–108. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-1842.2009.00848.x Table 1 compares review types by methods used for: search, appraisal, synthesis, and appraisal. Littell, J. (2018). Conceptual and practical classification of research reviews and other evidence synthesis products . Campbell Systematic Review, 14 (1), 1–21. https://doi.org/10.4073/cmdp.2018.1 Sutton, A., Clowes, M., Preston, L., & Booth, A. (2019). Meeting the review family: exploring review types and associated information retrieval requirements . Health Information and Libraries Journal, 36 (3), 202–222. https://doi.org/10.1111/hir.12276


Tools to Aid Selecting a Type:
Main Review Types Characterized by Methods Used This table (Grant & Booth, 2009, Table 1) compares review types by methods used for: search, appraisal, synthesis, and appraisal. Right Review This interactive, online tool asks simple questions to help you decide. What Type of Review is Right for You? (Cornell University Library) This decision tree walks you through the selection process.


Resources:
Grant, M. J., & Booth, A. (2009). A typology of reviews: an analysis of 14 review types and associated methodologies . Health Information and Libraries Journal , 26 (2), 91–108. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-1842.2009.00848.x Munn, Z., Peters, M. D. J., Stern, C., Tufanaru, C., McArthur, A., & Aromataris, E. (2018). Systematic review or scoping review? Guidance for authors when choosing between a systematic or scoping review approach . BMC Medical Research Methodology, 18(1), 143–143. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-018-0611-x


Tool Options:
Colandr (free) Covidence Covidence 101: Getting Started (July 2024) (Covidence) EPPI-Reviewer Rayyan ( free option ) Sysrev ( free option ) A guide to Sysrev for collaborative literature and document reviews (Carnegie Mellon University Libraries)

Rayyan ( free option )


Articles by Function:
McKeown, S., & Mir, Z. M. (2021). Considerations for conducting systematic reviews: evaluating the performance of different methods for de-duplicating references . Systematic Reviews, 10 (1), 38–38. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-021-01583-y

Harrison, H., Griffin, S. J., Kuhn, I., & Usher-Smith, J. A. (2020). Software tools to support title and abstract screening for systematic reviews in healthcare: An evaluation . BMC Medical Research Methodology, 20 (1), 7–7. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-020-0897-3 Zhang, Q., Neitzel, A. J., & Slavin, R. (2021, September). A systematic narrative review of screening tools for conducting systematic reviews in educational research [Conference session]. The Fierce Urgency of Knowledge: Education Evidence for Reimagining and Reckoning, Arlington, VA. https://sree.confex.com/sree/2021/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/2745 The documentation includes a decision tree.


Articles by Tool:
Wang, M., Sharmin, S., Wang, M., & Yu, F. (2021). A mixed‐method usability study on user experience with systematic review software . Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 58( 1), 346–356. https://doi.org/10.1002/pra2.462 The article includes Colandr and Covidence.

Couban, R. (2016). Covidence and Rayyan . The Journal of the Canadian Health Libraries Association, 37 (3), 124–126. https://doi.org/10.5596/c16-025 Kellermeyer, L., Harnke, B., & Knight, S. (2018). Covidence and Rayyan . Journal of the Medical Library Association, 106 (4), 580–583. https://doi.org/10.5195/jmla.2018.513 Wang, M., Sharmin, S., Wang, M., & Yu, F. (2021). A mixed‐method usability study on user experience with systematic review software . Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 58( 1), 346–356. https://doi.org/10.1002/pra2.462 The article includes Colandr and Covidence.


the Association for Information Science and Technology, 58( 1), 346–356. https://doi.org/10.1002/pra2.462 The article includes Colandr and Covidence.Couban, R. (2016). Covidence and Rayyan . The Journal of the Canadian Health Libraries Association, 37 (3), 124–126. https://doi.org/10.5596/c16-025 Kellermeyer, L., Harnke, B., & Knight, S. (2018). Covidence and Rayyan . Journal of the Medical Library Association, 106 (4), 580–583. https://doi.org/10.5195/jmla.2018.513 Ouzzani, M., Hammady, H., Fedorowicz, Z., & Elmagarmid, A. (2016). Rayyan-a web and mobile app for systematic reviews . Systematic Reviews, 5 (1), 210–210. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-016-0384-4 Valizadeh, A., Moassefi, M., Nakhostin-Ansari, A., Hosseini Asl, S. H., Saghab Torbati, M., Aghajani, R., Maleki Ghorbani, Z., & Faghani, S. (2022). Abstract screening using the automated tool Rayyan: Results of effectiveness in three diagnostic test accuracy systematic reviews . BMC Medical Research Methodology, 22 (1), 160–160. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-022-01631-8


Organizations:
Campbell Collaboration Cochrane Collaboration International Initiative for Impact Evaluation Joanna Briggs Institute Network for Business Sustainability Office of Dietary Supplements What Works


References:
Butler, A., Hall, H., & Copnell, B. (2016). A guide to writing a qualitative systematic review protocol to enhance evidence-based practice in nursing and health care. Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing, 13 (3), 241–249. https://doi.org/10.1111/wvn.12134 Foster, M. J., & Jewell, S. T. (Eds.). (2017). Assembling the pieces of a systematic review : guide for librarians . Rowman & Littlefield. Foster, M. J., & Jewell, S. T. (Eds.). (2022). Piecing together systematic reviews and other evidence syntheses . Rowman & Littlefield. Grant, M. J., & Booth, A. (2009). A typology of reviews: an analysis of 14 review types and associated methodologies . Health Information & Libraries Journal, 26 (2), 91–108. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-1842.2009.00848.x Wilson, S. M., & Anagnostopoulos, D. (2021). Methodological guidance paper: The craft of conducting a qualitative review. Review of educational research, 91 (5), 651–670. https://doi.org/10.3102/00346543211012755


Evidence Map:
Campbell Collaboration. (n.d.). Start a review or EGM . https://www.campbellcollaboration.org/get-involved/start-a-review/ White, H., Albers, B., Gaarder, M., Kornør, H., Littell, J., Marshall, Z., Matthew, C., Pigott, T., Snilstveit, B., Waddington, H., & Welch, V. (2020). Guidance for producing a Campbell evidence and gap map . Campbell Systematic Review, 16( 4), e1125. https://doi.org/10.1002/cl2.1125


Articles:
Tricco, A. C., Antony, J., Zarin, W., Strifler, L., Ghassemi, M., Ivory, J., Perrier, L., Hutton, B., Moher, D., & Straus, S. E. (2015). A scoping review of rapid review methods . BMC Medicine , 13 (1), 224–224. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-015-0465-6


Systematic Reviews - Guidelines:
Campbell Collaboration Methodological Expectations of Campbell Collaboration Intervention Reviews (MECCIR) Cochrane Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions Methodological Expectations of Cochrane Intervention Reviews (MECIR) Institute of Medicine Finding What Works in Health Care: Standards for Systematic Reviews PRISMA Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA)


Criminal Justice:
Campbell Collaboration The Campbell Collaboration is the home for evidence synthesis across social policy and the social sciences.


Organizations & Programs:
Campbell Collaboration The Campbell Collaboration is the home for evidence synthesis across social policy and the social sciences. What Works What Works Clearinghouse includes independent reviews of research on what works in education.


Articles:
Wilson, S. M., & Anagnostopoulos, D. (2021). Methodological guidance paper: The craft of conducting a qualitative review . Review of educational research, 91 (5), 651–670. https://doi.org/10.3102/00346543211012755


Environmental Studies:
Collaboration for Environmental Evidence. (2022). Guidelines and standards for evidence synthesis in environmental management . https://environmentalevidence.org/information-for-authors/ Network for Business Sustainability


International Development:
Campbell Collaboration The Campbell Collaboration is the home for evidence synthesis across social policy and the social sciences. International Initiative for Impact Evaluation


Health Sciences, Medicine, & Nursing:
Cochrane Collaboration Joanna Briggs Institute (Nursing) Office of Dietary Supplements - Evidence-Based Review Program


Nursing:
Joanna Briggs Institute


Psychology:
https://libguides.asu.edu/c.php?g=263734&p=9872545


Social Welfare:
Campbell Collaboration The Campbell Collaboration is the home for evidence synthesis across social policy and the social sciences.


PIECCESS Framework:
The PIECCESS Framework is an approach to the iterative process of producing a review. The 8 phases of the Framework are: Proposal of scope Protocol registration Preliminary findings Paper completion Preservation of project Promotion to stakeholders Impact compilation Update review (Foster & Jewell, 2022, p. 8)


References:
Foster, M. J., & Jewell, S. T. (Eds.). (2022). Piecing together systematic reviews and other evidence syntheses. Rowman & Littlefield.


Review Activities:
Developing a Proposal Selecting a Type of Synthesis Conducting a Scoping Search Developing a Research Question(s) Getting Feedback


Searching:
https://guides.lib.ua.edu/sysreviews/ExecutingSearch


Qualitative:
Butler, A., Hall, H., & Copnell, B. (2016). A Guide to Writing a Qualitative Systematic Review Protocol to Enhance Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing and Health Care . Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing, 13 (3), 241–249. https://doi.org/10.1111/wvn.12134 Wilson, S. M., & Anagnostopoulos, D. (2021). Methodological guidance paper: The craft of conducting a qualitative review . Review of educational research, 91 (5), 651–670. https://doi.org/10.3102/00346543211012755


On View at the Library:
The Mina Rees Library periodically offers exhibitions and special displays on the first floor of our library. We also partner with our academic colleagues throughout the City University of New York, as well as members of the public, for select community showcases and events. For further information on policies and practices related to library exhibitions, please contact our Chief Librarian, Dr. Maura Smale .


Martin Sostre and the Afro-Asian Bookshop in Exile:


Martin Sostre and the Afro-Asian Bookshop in Exile:Martin Sostre and the Afro-Asian Bookshop in Exile:Ongoing Display cases along 34th St, outside the Dissertation Reading Room Martin Sostre ran a radical bookstore (The Afro-Asian Bookshop) in Buffalo, NY, and he was wrongfully imprisoned after the FBI raided and shut down the shop in 1967. He became an advocate for prisoners’ rights and worked to improve access to books in prisons, among other issues. To celebrate what would have been Sostre’s 100th birthday , the New York Public Library’s Jail and Prison Services division held a two-day event in March 2023 . As part of this gathering, a pop-up exhibit of the “Afro-Asian Bookstore in Exile” was installed in the lobby of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. The exhibit is a replica of the tables that were set up on several college campuses under the banner, “Afro-Asian Bookshop in Exile,” to raise funds for his defense and distribute some of the books and pamphlets that had been in the shop.


r the banner, “Afro-Asian Bookshop in Exile,” to raise funds for his defense and distribute some of the books and pamphlets that had been in the shop.r the banner, “Afro-Asian Bookshop in Exile,” to raise funds for his defense and distribute some of the books and pamphlets that had been in the shop.r the banner, “Afro-Asian Bookshop in Exile,” to raise funds for his defense and distribute some of the books and pamphlets that had been in the shop.The NYPL installation included books from Sostre’s personal library, books from NYPL’s collections, zines and other materials. We are grateful for the opportunity to extend this celebration of Sostre’s legacy into the Mina Rees Library and continue to raise awareness of the challenges faced by those working to ensure the right to read in prisons and correctional facilities. Read more


Casts from the Parthenon Frieze:
Ongoing Installation along upper walls throughout the 1st floor and on 34th St. side. The casts, which were made in 1830s, were a gift to the City College of New York in 1852 from Charles M. Leupp, Esq. and were one of the first sets of Parthenon marble casts to come to the United States. Installed on August 4, 2017.


Murray Hill:
Ongoing Library entrance display cases.


Mina Rees Self-Portraits:
Ongoing Library entrance display cases.


No Upcoming Exhibitsions:
There are currently no planned exhibitions.


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Receptions, Celebrations, and Performances:
The Mina Rees Library has hosted numerous events and receptions in celebration of past exhibitions and installations. The Object Library and 365 Things Launch Event (October 16, 2018) Celebration of the Parthenon Frieze Arriving at the Graduate Center, CUNY (October 24, 2017) Zines as Creative Resistance: A Panel Discussion (October 17, 2017)


Ref Desk Basics:
Google Doc with links and overview Reference Desk Blog


Forms:
Ref Desk tally sheet NYPL Stickers Guest Account (log in with our own GC Network ID) METRO Referral Pass E-Resources Bug Report


Zoom Booth Reservations:
[from https://cunydgsc.org/room-reservations/ ] Zoom Booths are now available for reservations using the DGSC Room Reservation portal . There are two installed in the first floor of the Mina Rees Library, and one in Room 5396. These booths are sponsored by the Graduate Center’s Doctoral and Graduate Student Council (DGSC). Reservation Policies and Guidelines: Zoom booths can be reserved by Graduate Center students in 30-minute increments. Bookings by any single student are limited to a total of two hours per month. To book a booth located in the Mina Rees Library, please select the “Mina Rees Library Resources” option at the top of the reservation portal.


OLS Technical Support Links:
CUNY Libraries Hub : about the libraries (proxy, IP ranges, barcode prefixes, OpenURL, etc.) Alma & Primo VE : external content about Ex Libris systems Alma Training : OLS-produced content about Ex Libris systems


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Navigating the language barrier:
MGG Online offers a custom English/German interface that facilitates access to content and also includes an integrated Google Translate functionality, which instantly renders the German-language content into English or any other of more than 100 languages.


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


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


Subject headings - Labor:
Subject headings are used by libraries to organize books by topic. Here are some common subject headings assigned to books about labor, unions, and working people. Click to see results in the Library catalog! Labor unions -- History Labor unions -- Political activity Strikes and lockouts -- United States Collective bargaining -- United States Working class -- United States


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

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


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


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


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

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


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


n microfiche on the second floor of the library from ED 000001 through ED 462533. Other ERIC documents may be available at the government's ERIC site.Nexis Uni (previously LexisNexis): Nexis Uni is a full-text news, business, and legal database with sources from around the world, including local, regional, national, and international newspapers, scholarly journals, trade journals, and popular magazines, television and radio broadcasts, and newswires and blogs. Legal sources include federal and state cases and statutes, including U.S. Supreme Court decisions since 1790. Also contains business information on U.S. and international companies (see Dossier section) and patent data (see TotalPatent One section).

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

Nexis Uni video tutorialsSocial Science Premium Collection: This collection includes databases covering the international literature in the social sciences, including politics, sociology, social services, anthropology, criminology, linguistics, library science, and education. Together, they provide abstracts, indexing, and full text coverage of journal articles, books, book chapters, dissertations, working papers, and more.  Click "more" to see the full list of databases included in this collection.


articles, books, book chapters, dissertations, working papers, and more.  Click "more" to see the full list of databases included in this collection.Search Social Science Premium as a whole or via individual databases: Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA) Criminal Justice Database Education Database ERIC International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS) Library & Information Science Abstracts (LISA) Library Science Database Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts (LLBA) Linguistics Database National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) Abstracts Database PAIS Index Policy File Index Political Science Database Social Science Database Sociological Abstracts Sociology Database Worldwide Political Science Abstracts


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


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

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


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

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

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


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

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


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

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Treatises in Labor and Employment Law (Nexis Uni):
National Labor Relations Act: Law and Practice: "A comprehensive, authoritative treatise on the entire scope of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) and related statutes as interpreted by the National Labor Relations Board and the courts."

Drafting the Union Contract: "An indispensable guide to drafting and interpreting collective bargaining agreements, discussing subjects such as strikes and lockouts, health and welfare benefits, seniority provisions, and much more."

Labor and Employment Law: "Provides comprehensive coverage of Labor and Employment law, both federal and state, from A to Z."

LGBTQ Employment Law Practice Guide: "Designed to assist employers, practitioners and employment law professionals called upon to advise and counsel individual and institutional clients on the legal and practical issues that arise in the employment law context as it relates to LGBTQ individuals."


l individual and institutional clients on the legal and practical issues that arise in the employment law context as it relates to LGBTQ individuals."Employment Law Deskbook: "This handy deskbook will make employment law accessible to the human resources professional."

McGrady on Social Media Aspects of Employment Law: "Coverage includes the recruitment aspects of social media, employee usage and restrictions, "concerted activity" considerations in the context of the NLRA, and post-termination guidance on social-media-account take-downs."


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


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

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


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

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


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

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

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


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

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

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


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


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

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

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


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

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

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

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


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

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


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

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


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

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

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

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


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

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

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


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

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

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


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

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

Zotero Help: Short video tutorials and a user guide


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

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


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Search Umbra: umbrasearch.org brings together more than 500,000 pieces of African American history and culture, from over 1,000 libraries and archives across the country.