Get a $5 gift certificate to the bookstore

The Ursula C. Schwerin Library will conduct usability tests on our redesigned websites. All faculty, staff, and students are encouraged to contact Prof. Junior Tidal if interested. Participants will recieve a $5.00 gift certificate to the City Tech bookstore. All testing is confidential.

Britannica and Earthwatch no more

As of today, we no longer have access to Encyclopedia Britannica and Earthwatch.

New Features in Google Books

Lots of interface changes to Google Books.

New in the Library! American History in Video

American History in Video

Thousands of videos of events and figures from American history. Includes documentaries from PBS, the History Channel and others as well as newsreels and other archival footage. Instructors: you can save and edit pieces of the videos to create custom clips and *save* them for classroom use.

Access off-campus coming soon.

Library Closed Fridays Through August 7th

Starting this week through August 7th, the library will be closed on Fridays. We’re open Monday through Thursday, 9am – 8pm. Stop by to grab a book, use a computer, study or read!

Click here for more details on the library’s hours.

Data.gov: Unlocking the Federal Filing Cabinets

Faculty using raw data may find this article in yesterday’s New York
Times of interest.

Summer Technology Workshops for Faculty and Students

ALL WORKSHOPS WILL BE HELD IN G-604
(Back classroom in the General building, behind the 6th floor open lab)

Blackboard workshops for faculty:
Monday June 1st: 2:00-3:30pm
Wednesday June 3rd: 4:00-5:30pm
Thursday June 4th: 1:00-2:30pm
Tuesday June 9th: 1-2:30pm
Thursday July 9th: 1-2:30pm

Grade Center workshops for faculty:
Monday June 8th: 1-2pm
Tuesday June 9th: 5-6pm

Wimba workhsops for faculty:
Tuesday June 2nd: 3-4pm
Wednesday June 10th: 12-1pm

Blackboard workshops for Students:
Tuesday June 2nd: 1-2pm
Wednesday June 3rd: 1-2pm
Wednesday June 10th: 5-6pm
Thursday June 11th: 1-2pm
Thursday July 2nd: 1-2pm
Wednesday July 8th: 5-6pm

Extended hours this week!

We’re extending our hours this week during finals:

Tuesday May 19 through Thursday May 21 the library will be open from 9:00am-10:30pm.

Friday May 22 the library will be open from 9:00am-8:00pm.

Good luck to all!

Library Website is Back

The library website is back up again. Visit us at http://library.citytech.cuny.edu/

Thanks for your patience!

Library Website is Down

The library website is currently down due to technical difficulties.

In the meantime, click here to search the CUNY+ library catalog, and access CUNY-wide library databases from here. (Note that the City Tech Library subscribes to several unique databases that you will be unable to access from this page.)

We’ll post an update as soon as we can. Thanks for your patience.