"I would be interested in whatever you were interested in when you came to my office. That was my job." -- James P. Danky
American Studies Research Guide
This guide collects resources from the Graduate Center's Mina Rees Library collections and beyond that support American studies research topics. 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 American Studies.
General Library Resources
- Graduate Center Library WebsiteStarting point for finding books, articles, journals, databases, interlibrary loan, electronic reference, and more
- 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.
- Interlibrary LoanNeed an article from a journal not at the Graduate Center? Need a book that not available from any CUNY library? Go here to submit an interlibrary loan request.
- 24/7 E-mail and Chat ReferenceUse this service to ask questions at any time. Email questions will be answered by Graduate Center librarians. Chat questions may be answered by librarians at other institutions.
E-Research Basics
Our E-Research Basics guide acquaints you with the basics of doing online research through the Mina Rees Library. You'll find information about logging in for remote access, deciding on and searching within a database, locating specific articles and doing broad exploratory searches, determining whether the GC has access to a particular journal, and more.
Library Workshops
Check the library calendar for upcoming workshops about library research and scholarly publishing.