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March 8, 2012

Women’s History Month: Women’s Education – Women’s Empowerment

In the United States, the month of March marks Women’s History Month. (And today, March 8, is International Women’s Day!) This year’s theme is “Women’s Education — Women’s Empowerment” and the Library would like to highlight some of the material we own on the topic:

Books

(Want more books? Search in the catalog for women and education.)

E-Books

(Want more books? Search in the catalog for women and education.)

Databases

Women and Social Movements in the United States, 1600-2000

Learn about the history of women in social movements in the U.S. between 1600 and 2000. This database includes many primary resources, support materials, chronology, and teaching tools.

Websites

Women’s History Month (Library of Congress)
WIG: Women, Internationalisms, and Gender (Binghamton University)
Women’s History Sourcebook (Fordham University)
Women Working (Harvard University)
Aletta: Institute for Women’s History (includes extensive list of websites on women)
National Women’s History Project
Essential Texts in Feminist Theory & Feminist Thought (NYPL Blogs)
Women’s Leadership in American History (CUNY)

Have a question about something listed above? Want to share your own favorite resources for women’s studies? Leave a comment or ask a librarian!

February 27, 2012

LibX Update

LibX – NYCCT Library Edition has been updated to a new edition. Unlike the previous updates, this time we upgraded to the new Libx 2.0 version.
What’s New?
– Google Chrome lovers can also use LibX now.
– This latest edition of LibX will be detected by Firefox and Google Chrome and either automatically install it (Google Chrome) or prompt to update (Firefox).
– LibX toolbar will be displayed on the upper right corner of the browser navigation bar, and it can be toggled between a Full View and a Simple View.
However, if you are still running LibX on Internet Explorer, LibX will not be compatible with versions higher than v.7(until further notice from the LibX developers).
Installation:
For Google Chrome: http://libx.org/releases/gc/libx2-latest.crx?edition=B5039614
For Firefox (compatible with Firefox up to v. 10): http://libx.org/releases/ff/libx2-latest.xpi?edition=B5039614
For more information, please visit our updated LibX page on the library website:
http://library.citytech.cuny.edu/instruction/how/libX.php

February 24, 2012

On Trial: Palgrave Connect E-Book Collection

Palgrave Connect is Palgrave Macmillan’s complete e-book collection, containing over 9,500 titles in Business, Humanities, and Social Sciences.
Trial access only gives you limited previews of the e-books but a full subscription would give you total access to fully searchable PDF e-books with “Social DRM” (allows for full title download and printing) and linking capability, so instructors would be able to link to e-book content from their course sites.
The trial ends on April 21, 2012! The database is available from both on- and off-campus, so try it out today!
Your feedback is greatly appreciated in assessing trial databases. Please contact Prof. Allie Verbovetskaya at averbovetskaya@citytech.cuny.edu with your comments, questions, or concerns about Palgrave Connect.
Don’t forget! All databases currently under consideration by the City Tech library are listed on the library’s website.

February 22, 2012

On Trial: Plunkett Research Online

The library currently has trial access to Plunkett Research Online:
http://www.plunkettresearchonline.com/
Username: citytech
Password: trial
Plunkett Research Online offers business intelligence information including industry/market trends and statistics, company profiles, professional organizations, and job prospects. Plunkett Research analysts profile approximately 8,000 companies in 30+ industries, with 1,000 new companies added to the list yearly. Each industry receives a complete update once per year. The previous year’s data is archived and available to users.
Our trial ends on March 7, 2012, so try it out today!
Your feedback is greatly appreciated in assessing trial databases. Please contact Prof. Allie Verbovetskaya at averbovetskaya@citytech.cuny.edu with your comments, questions, or concerns about Plunkett Research Online.

February 13, 2012

Celebrate Black History Month with these databases!

February marks Black History Month in the United States. Originally founded as Negro History Week in 1926 by historian Carter G. Woodson, Congress established February as Black History Month in 1986.

The following databases will help you locate articles, media, and primary sources related to African-American history:

Black Thought & Culture

Primary sources covering the non-fiction published works of leading African Americans. Also includes interviews, journal articles, speeches, essays, pamphlets, letters and other fugitive material.

Oxford African American Studies Center

Reference materials on the African American experience as well as primary source documents, images, maps and other graphic materials. Limited to one user–please remember to logout.

Black Drama

Contains the full text of over a thousand plays written from the mid-1800s to the present by playwrights from North America, English-speaking Africa, the Caribbean, and other African diaspora countries.

Other databases that will have information on the history of blacks in America include American History in Video, Ethnic NewsWatch, Humanities Full Text, JSTOR, and Project MUSE.

If you need additional help, call us at 718-260-5485, visit us in person at the Reference Desk, or email us.

February 10, 2012

Holiday Weekend Hours

Stay home on Monday to celebrate President Lincoln’s birthday!

[Abraham Lincoln, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]
[Image in the public domain and available from the Library of Congress
— without the party hat, of course.]

The City Tech Library will be closed on Monday, February 13, for Lincoln’s birthday. We will be open on Saturday, February 11, from 10 AM to 4 PM. We will be closed on Sunday, February 12.

Enjoy your holiday weekend!

February 9, 2012

On Trial: Business Insights: Global

Until Saturday, April 7, 2012, we have trial access to the brand new database Business Insights: Global from Gale. You can use it to research and analyze companies, industries, and economies around the world. It provides you with robust data sets, visualization tools, and case studies to help you interpret a global business landscape.

The database is available only from on-campus, so you must access it from the library or elsewhere on campus.

Your feedback is greatly appreciated in assessing trial databases. Please contact Prof. Allie Verbovetskaya at averbovetskaya@citytech.cuny.edu with your comments, questions, or concerns about Gale Business Insights: Global.

February 6, 2012

Gale Virtual Reference Library got a facelift!

The new year is young but it’s already brought a lot of changes to the City Tech Library! We’re very excited about one such change in particular:

Screenshot of new GVRL platform — Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL)

The very popular Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL) has been upgraded to a sleeker and shinier interface. The functionality remains the same — with improvements, actually, to the overall searching experience. We hope you’ll find that the new interface will encourage you to stay longer, search deeper, and find what you need faster.
The new look is engaging and inviting… so take some time out to search in GVRL today!
If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please contact Prof. Allie Verbovetskaya at averbovetskaya@citytech.cuny.edu.

January 24, 2012

Some of your favorite databases have moved!

If you use any of the Wilson databases (e.g., Education Full Text, General Science Full Text, etc.), you’ll be surprised to find that they now look different:
Visual representation of migration from old interface (Wilson) to new interface (EBSCO)
That’s because these databases are now owned by EBSCO. All of the content is the same but the interface has changed.
So how does this affect you? Well, if we did our part right, this should not affect your research in any way! You will only need to update your bookmarks and transfer your “My WilsonWeb” information to a new “My EBSCOhost” account by February 1, 2012. (For more information about “My EBSCOhost,” please visit support.ebscohost.com.) Otherwise, all of the functionality will remain the same and it will be business as usual.
If you run into any issues, please do not hesitate to contact Prof. Allie Verbovetskaya at averbovetskaya@citytech.cuny.edu.

January 20, 2012

Naxos Music Library is live!

As of January 2012, we have full access to Naxos Music Library. Our license only accommodates a maximum of 3 simultaneous users so please remember to log out when you’re finished using it!
Naxos Music Library provides streaming (non-downloadable) access to classical, jazz, world, folk, and Chinese music. The advanced search engine enables searching by genre, composer, lyricist, artists/performing groups, instruments, periods, countries, years of composition, and moods. Instructors may create playlists to supplement music courses with listening material.
It is accessible from the library’s list of databases but this is the direct link:
http://citytech.ezproxy.cuny.edu:2048/login?url=http://citytech.naxosmusiclibrary.com/
(As usual, you will need to log in with your City Tech barcode if you’re not on campus. If you’re not familiar with accessing databases from off campus, please see the Off-Campus Access instructions.)
Remember to log out at the end of your session to ensure that others will have access to the resource.
Faculty members who wish to create playlists for instructional use, please contact Prof. Allie Verbovetskaya at averbovetskaya@citytech.cuny.edu.

Author: Nora Almeida