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Research Guides

Library Collections

Collection Development

The library acquires nearly all items requested for course reserves and for departmental reading exam lists. In addition, librarians manage discretionary funds for subject-related purchases. Librarians collaborate with Graduate Center faculty, students, administration, and with each other to decide upon purchases supporting cross-disciplinary and subject-specific research. Graduate Center librarians take NYPL resources into account when making purchase decisions for the Graduate Center, and when making recommendations for NYPL to develop collections to support GC scholarship.

Scope

The Graduate Center Library subscribes to journals in electronic format. The library acquires books, scores, and reference works in online formats when available with as little restriction on use and reproduction as possible. Faculty may request a print edition if print is required. Audio and visual recordings are acquired selectively and only in direct support of the curriculum.

Collection Review

Librarians continuously review the GC library collection. Works duplicated in electronic formats, damaged and outworn items, and non-current editions not supporting the current curriculum may be removed from the collection. Changes to holdings of electronic resources (items added or removed from the collection) are documented on this guide.

Archives & Special Collections

The Graduate Center Library houses print elements of the Graduate Center’s institutional archives. A few Graduate Center special collections reflect Graduate Center history, scholarship, and institutional interests.

Gifts

The Graduate Center Library is not accepting gifts or book donations at this time.

Suggest New Materials

Have a suggestion for our collection? We welcome suggestions for books and other materials.