CUNY OneSearch
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OneSearch combines many initial searches into one interface: it includes print books from all CUNY libraries; Graduate Center ebooks; a massive index of articles from journals, magazines, and newspapers; Graduate Center course reserves; dissertations at CUNY and beyond; and unique digital content.
Books Beyond the GC
If the Graduate Center does not have the book you need, you can have the book sent here from another library.
- CUNY CLICSYou can have books from other CUNY libraries sent to the GC library, or to the CUNY library of your choice. Find a book in OneSearch, log in, and initiate a request. CLICS is for circulating books only, not reference books, electronic books, periodicals, etc. If you need a scan of an article or book chapter, submit an interlibrary loan request.
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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 LoanIf the book or article you need is not available at the GC library, you can request it via interlibrary loan.
- Outside CUNY: NYPL, MaRLI, METRO, & SHARESGraduate Center users receive special NYPL privileges and may be eligible through MaRLI for borrowing privileges at NYU and Columbia. METRO and SHARES provide other possibilities for access to books.
Ebooks
The library provides access to many thousands of ebooks, accessible through a variety of databases. Most can be found using OneSearch. Consult our Ebook Collections guide for more information.
Quick Tips about GC Ebooks
- Find most CUNY and Graduate Center eBooks in OneSearch, with links to the full text.
- See also our tips for locating e-books blog post.
- Some ebooks are licensed for CUNY-wide use; others are licensed only to invididual CUNY campuses
- Graduate Center affiliates do not have remote access to ebooks held by other CUNY campuses.
- If you have a dual affiliation, you can access each campus's electronic collections using the OneSearch interface and credentials for that school.
- Printing and downloading options will vary according to platform or publisher, and is often prohibited or extremely limited.
- If there’s an e-book you can’t find, try Interlibrary Loan (ILL):
- Requests for chapters of books are often sent as electronic files through Interlibrary Loan, whereas whole ebooks are often not available via ILL due to licensing and digital restrictions of library ebooks. Try a request for a chapter or section!
Affiliated with Multiple Campuses?
Are you affiliated with multiple CUNY campuses? For example, do you study at the GC but work at another campus, or maybe even two other campuses? If so, you are entitled to remote access to library e-resources (e.g., databases, e-journals, e-books) from all of your affiliated campuses. Different CUNY libraries have different e-resources, so check all of your affiliated libraries (via their separate websites) for the e-resources you need!