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May 12, 2023

New Online Library Resources: Dictionary of Literary Biography and Something About the Author

City Tech library now has access to two new online databases: Something About the Author and the Dictionary of Literary Biography. (Those links will ask you to use your CUNY login if you’re off campus.)

Something About the Author provides access to all volumes ever printed in Gale’s Something About the Author book series, which examines the lives and works of authors and illustrators for children and young adults. This includes content from both the main series (over 200 print volumes) and the Something About the Author Autobiography Series, totaling more than 290 volumes, 20,000 entries, and nearly 30,000 images.

The Dictionary of Literary Biography provides reliable information on authors and their works in an easy to understand, engaging format, while placing writers in the larger perspective of literary history.

March 10, 2014

Short Story Criticism is new and Literature Resource Center is back

Two pieces of news related to Gale literary resources:

Short Story Criticism in its digital version is new in the library thanks to Tech Fee . Find it via Literature Criticism Online.

Gale’s Literature Resource Center is back as a distinctive link on our website.

September 22, 2012

While you were away … New Gale resources at the library

Through the CUNY consortium, the City Tech Library now has access to two new Gale databases:

17th-18th Century Burney Collection Newspapers
The 17th-18th Century Burney Collection Newspapers represents the largest and most comprehensive collection of early English news media, charting the development of newspapers, the free press, and the concept of news and totaling almost one-million pages and approximately 1,270 titles.
National Geographic Magazine Archive 1888 to 1994
Historical archive of National Geographic from 1888 to 1994. (Content from April 2005 until three months ago is freely available at http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/archives/.)

Furthermore, the following two databases were supplemented with their respective “Part 2” counterparts:

The following two series have been added to the Gale Virtual Reference Library:

For Students Series (includes: Drama for Students; Novels for Students; Poetry for Students; and Short Stories for Students)
Scribner Writers Online (includes: American Writers Series; British Writers Series; and more)

If you’re having difficulties accessing the databases or e-books, check out the library’s instructions on accessing electronic resources from home. If you’re still having trouble, don’t hesitate to ask a librarian!
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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 16, 2012

New Gale Virtual Reference e-encyclopedias

Our digital reference collection just keeps expanding! You can find these Gale digital encyclopedias either by title in the CUNY Catalog or within Gale Virtual Reference (use the advanced search and search by publication title:
Cuba
The Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer: A Guide to Cancer and Its Treatments, 3rd Edition
Encyclopedia of Geography
Encyclopedia of Research Design
Encyclopedia of Science and Technology Communication
Encyclopedia of Social Networks
Encyclopedia of Women in Today’s World

April 26, 2011

Twayne Authors series has moved

Twayne Authors Series can now be found in a different database, GALE VIRTUAL REFERENCE. Our old link to Twayne has been removed. Catalog records for the individual books will be updated soon to reflect the new location.

June 18, 2010

Database news

Our free databases from the New York State Library change every fiscal year. Here’s an update:

New from Gale: Academic OneFile (general periodicals)
General OneFile (general periodicals)
Health Reference Center Academic (health)

No longer available: Health and Wellness Resource Center and ProQuest Platinum.

September 16, 2008

Literature Resource Center and MLA Split/Crossing Searching Gale

With Gale’s reengineering of its platform, we can no longer search MLA via the Literature Resource Center. MLA is available via its own link on our eresource pages.
Much of Gale is cross-searchable. Click on CHANGE DATABASES to open up the menu for cross-searching multiple databases.

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