Our chat service is available 24/7 and will be answered by a CUNY librarian, if available. When CUNY librarians are not available, an academic librarian from one of our partner libraries will assist you.
Use this form to query a GC librarian, or email library@gc.cuny.edu
Schedule a one-on-one research consultation with your subject librarian by filling out the appointment request form.
The library’s CUNY Accounts page rounds up the various kinds of CUNY accounts and what they’re for.
Access any of the library’s 350+ databases remotely, using your GC network credentials. (Learn more about off-campus access.)
Use the journal title search tool to check whether the library has electronic access to a particular journal.
The library provides access to thousands of e-books, accessible through a variety of databases. Consult our e-books guide for more information.
Looking for electronic access to a specific book? If there’s an e-book you can’t find, complete our e-book search request form. We will do our best to find an electronic copy of the book and will be in touch as soon as we have completed a thorough search. Please note, however, that not every print book has an electronic equivalent.
GC librarians have created research guides for many academic disciplines, as well as guides on topics such as open educational resources (OER), data management, and using Zotero.
Interlibrary loan is available for digital copies of journal articles and book chapters that will be delivered to you electronically. We can also provide access to print books and other physical items that need to be picked up at the library during open hours.
The library offers online workshops on a wide variety of research topics. Keep track of library events on the library calendar.
The switch to online teaching has raised many questions about copyright restrictions and what is permissible under fair use. CUNY’s Office of Library Services maintains a Fair Use and Copyright guide, as well as a page about fair use in the context of Covid-19. (The GC’s Teaching and Learning Center created a site addressing other considerations for academic continuity.)
The library also offers education about copyright, fair use, Creative Commons licenses, and the public domain as part of our Scholarly Research Services.
The CUNY Virtual Desktop provides off-site access to CUNY-licensed applications, including ArcGIS, ATLAS.ti, SPSS, SAS, Mathematica, Maplesoft, and Matlab. Users must download and install a client before accessing the software with their CUNY Login.
New York Public Library offers remote access to a wide variety of resources and services.