American Studies Research Guide
This guide is intended to be used as a starting place for American Studies research. If you have suggestions or comments about what information would be useful to gather here, please get in touch with American Studies librarian Alycia Sellie (contact information on the right).
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General Library Resources
- Graduate Center LibraryStarting point for finding books, articles, journals, databases, interlibrary loan, electronic reference, and more
- OneSearch This link opens in a new windowOneSearch 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 reference questions at any time. E-mail questions will be answered by Graduate Center librarians. Chat questions may be answered by librarians at other institutions. Please do not use this service for circulation, interlibrary loan, or Information Technology questions. Contact these departments directly.
Visiting Other Libraries
- Other CUNY LibrariesAll CUNY students and faculty have access to all CUNY libraries and may check out books at all but CUNY Law. Reference books, special collections, audiovisual materials, and electronic resources may be used only within these libraries.
- Metro Referral CardsAsk at the reference desk on the second floor of the Graduate Center library for one-time-only passes to New York City area libraries, beyond CUNY.
If items are available at a CUNY library, you would use CLICs (Inter-library borrowing) or visit that library in person; Metro Cards are used for one-time to access beyond CUNY's collections. For longer access, see MaRLI above. - MaRLI (Manhattan Research Library Initiative)This research initiative allows selected researchers access and circulation privileges at Columbia University, New York University, and New York Public Library's research libraries.
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"I would be interested in whatever you were interested in when you came to my office. That was my job." -- James P. Danky
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