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CITY COLLEGE LIBRARIES
COLLECTIONS AND SERVICES

Jacqueline A. Gill, Associate Professor
[email protected]


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THE CITY COLLEGE LIBRARIES
Divisions:
COHEN LIBRARY
SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING LIBRARY
ARCHITECTURE LIBRARY
MUSIC LIBRARY
ART VISUAL RESOURCES LIBRARY
ARCHITECTURE VISUAL RESOURCES LIBRARY


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MORRIS RAPHAEL COHEN
LIBRARY
 Location: NAC 2nd Floor
 Hours
 Collection Focus
 Arts & Humanities
 Social Sciences
 Education
 City College Library website
 Cohen Library Divisions
 REFERENCE
 CIRCULATION
 GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS
 ARCHIVES & SPECIAL
COLLECTIONS
 ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES


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SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
LIBRARY
 Location: 29 Marshak Building, Room J29
 Hours
 Collection Focus
 Sciences
 Computer Sciences
 Engineering
 Medicine
 Science Library website


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ARCHITECTURE LIBRARY
 Location: Shepard Hall,
 Room 408
 Telephone: (212) 650-8768
 Hours
 Collection Focus
 Design /Construction
 Urban Design
 Landscape Architecture
 Architecture Library website


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MUSIC LIBRARY
 Location: Shepard Hall, Room 160,
140th St. & Convent Ave. NY, NY 10031
 Telephone: (212) 650-7174
 Hours
 Collection Focus
 Materials on all aspects of music including
classical, jazz, blues, rock, hip-hop, etc.
 Sound recordings
 Music scores
 Books about music
 Bound periodicals
 CDs, LPs, cassettes, videos, and CD-ROMs
 Music Library website


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ART VISUAL RESOURCES
LIBRARY
 Location: Compton/Goethals Hall, Room 245A
140th St. & Convent Ave. NY, NY 10031
 Telephone: (212) 650-7175
 Hours
 Collection Focus
 The Art Visual Resources Library contains
collections of slides formed specifically for the
teaching of Art and Art History.


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ARCHITECTURE VISUAL
RESOURCES LIBRARY
 Location: Shepard Hall, Room 303
140th St. & Convent Ave. NY, NY 10031
 Telephone: (212) 650-8754
 Hours
 Collection Focus
 The Architecture Visual Resources Library of
the School of Architecture contains collections
of slides formed specifically for the teaching of
Architecture, Architectural History, Landscape,
Technology and supporting subjects.


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REFERENCE DIVISION
 Location: NAC 2nd Floor,
Reference Desk
 Hours
 Telephone: (212) 650-7612
 Reference librarians will assist
you in the use of materials in
the library.
 Access to and assistance with
using the Internet and the
World Wide Web for scholarly
research and communication is
also available in the Reference
area of Cohen Library.


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CIRCULATION/
BORROWING
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Location:NAC 2nd Floor
Hours: Open all library hours
Telephone: (212) 650-7155
A valid ID is required for
borrowing.
 A barcode on the back of each
ID needs to be validated at the
City College Library
Circulation desk before
borrowing is allowed at any of
the CUNY Libraries.
 ID cards missing barcodes can
be obtained at the Circulation
Desk.
 Circulation Borrowing Policy


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INTERLIBRARY LOAN
 Location: NAC 2nd Floor –
Circulation Desk
 Hours: open all library hours
 Telephone: (212) 650-7616
 Students and staff may obtain
materials not owned by the
Library for purposes relating
to research or academic studies.
 Students with valid City
College ID may use interlibrary
loan services.


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CLICS

 Books checked out at City college Library may be borrowed from another
CUNY library using the CLICS service.
 Search for the book in the CUNY Union Catalog.
 Click one of the holding libraries link and click “2. Request”.
 Type your barcode and enter your barcode again as the password.
 Select the library where you will be picking up the book and click “Go”.
 An email will be sent to you informing you of pick-up date.
 Expect to receive the book in approximately 5 business days.
 More details: CLICS


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RESERVE BOOKS
 Course materials placed on reserve by the instructors are available at
the Circulation Desk.
 Students must present a validated ID card at the Circulation Desk in
order to borrow.
 Two hour loan period
 Materials may not leave the library
 Call numbers for reserve items can be found in CUNY+.


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UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS
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Location: NAC 2nd Floor
Hours: open all library hours
Telephone: (212) 650-5073
Collection Focus
 Federal government depository
library receiving 50% of
everything published.
 Collection supports the
curriculum of the college and
surrounding community’s
needs for government
information.
 All government publications
acquired since 1976 can be
identified in the online catalog,
CUNY+.


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ARCHIVES AND SPECIAL
COLLECTIONS
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Location: NAC 5th Floor
Hours
Telephone: (212) 650-7609, Fax: (212) 650-7604
Collection Focus
Records and correspondence of permanent value from
the departments, offices, and programs at City College.
Personal papers of alumni and faculty, especially
material which documents their association with City
College
Photographs: prints, negatives and slides pertaining to
the College
Audio tapes and videotapes of College events
Biographical material about alumni, faculty, and
administrators.
Blueprints and drawings of College buildings and
facilities
College memorabilia: programs, fliers, printed
ephemera, pins, insignia, scrapbooks, etc.
College publications


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ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES
 Location: NAC 5th Floor, room 333
 Hours: Mon.-Fri. 9 am-5 pm
 Telephone: 212-650-7271
 Office of the Chief Librarian
 Head of Technical Services
 Library Computer Systems Manager
 All administrative functions of the library are handled through this
office including employment and use of facilities.


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DOMINICAN STUDIES
INSTITUTE LIBRARY
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Location:NAC 2nd Floor
Hours: call for current hours
Telephone: (212) 650-7170tion Focus
Dominican Studies Institute Library website


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ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGIES FOR
PATRONS WITH DISABILITIES
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Persons with disabilities can take advantage of a number of technologies and
services offered by the Library to assist our users in meeting their library
research needs. For more information, please contact: Mounir Khalil, Head of
Assistive Services, Cohen Library, (212) 650-5750.
Assistive Technologies website


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METRO LIBRARY
REFERRAL

 As a member of METRO, the Metropolitan New York Library
Council, the City College Library can refer patrons with highly
specialized requests to other METRO participants. Our policies are
governed by the regulations established by METRO, which can be
found in the METRO Directory, available at any City College library
reference desk.
 Website: Metro Library Referral


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PCs AVAILABLE IN THE
LIBRARIES:

 PCs are available on the 2nd floor of the Cohen, Architecture, Music, and
Science/Engineering libraries.
 Printers are available in the libraries.
 Library computers have access to the web.
 Word processing on all library computers.


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COMPUTER USE POLICY
 City College Library follows the Computer use policy
established by CUNY.


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Questions?
Visit the Reference Desk on the 2nd Floor and
speak to any librarian.

Jacqueline A. Gill, Associate Professor
[email protected]