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Get your GC Alumni photo ID, required for entry to the library, from the Office of Security and Public Safety, rm 9123, 212-817-7777.
Complete the Graduate Center Alumni Registration Form for off-campus access to selected databases. The Alumni Affairs Office gcalumni@gc.cuny.edu will reply (in a couple business days) with a username and password to access Databases for Alumni () .
Open Access resources () on the the Graduate Center's A-Z Database List are freely available.
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See the Dissertations & Theses guide for information on CUNY Academic Works and to find your own capstone, thesis, or dissertation.
On-Site Access | Yes |
Borrowing Privileges | GC Only |
CLICS (Request Books from Other CUNY Libraries) | No |
Loan Period | 3 weeks |
Renewal Limit for GC Books | 9 |
Renewal Limit for Other CUNY Books | n/a |
Database Access |
On-site access to most GC databases; off-site access to select databases for alumni |
Interlibrary Loan | No |
Printing | $0.15/page |
Special NYPL Borrowing Privileges | No |