Searching the Library Catalog
Use the Library catalog to search for books - including ebooks! You can search by title, author, subject, or keyword.
Your initial search will return titles held at the Graduate Center Library, but you can adjust your results to include book titles held by any CUNY library. You can request books from other CUNY libraries and pick up at the Graduate Center Library -- or visit those libraries to browse and borrow in person.
Subject headings - Urban Studies
Subject headings are used by libraries to organize books by topic. Here are some common subject headings assigned to books about cities, urban issues, and urban residents. As you can see here, subject headings associated with specific cities or locations usually include the name of the city or location. Click to see results in the Library catalog!
City planning -- United States
Urban hospitals -- United States
New York (N.Y.) -- Social conditions
Working class -- Massachusetts -- Boston
Finding Books at CUNY and Beyond
- OneSearchOneSearch 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.
- WorldCat DiscoveryWorldCat Discovery is a catalog and discovery system containing millions of records for print and electronic holdings in thousands of libraries around the world.
Interlibrary Loan
Interlibrary loan (ILL) allows the GC community to request items—articles, book chapters, books, media items, conference papers, dissertations, entire boxes of microfilm rolls, to mention a few—from libraries near and far.
Ready to make an ILL request? Log in to your ILL account.