CCNY Libraries are open regular hours. Access is limited to CCNY ID holders only.
Fall 2024
Library Room 7-28 | 212-925-6625 | Ext. 228
Library Open for Study/Research
Mon-Fri 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM
Sat 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM
In Person Staffed Hours
Mon-Fri 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Sat 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM
Online Staffed Hours
Mon-Fri 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM
Sat 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM
seamus@ccny.cuny.edu
LIBRARY RESOURCES - 1
(1) You have access to 20 Mac laptops for full-semester loans – email seamus@ccny.cuny.edu
(2) You can request books from any CUNY library to be brought to CWE Library
(3) You can request books from most SUNY libraries to be brought to CWE Library
(4) You can return these books at CWE Library
(5) You have access to 500,000 full text scholarly articles
(6) You have access to 700,000 e-books
(7) You have 1,000 pages of free printing in the library and computer lab
(8) You can access one-on-one research consultations with us in person or via Zoom
(9) You can access all the databases and articles from home
https://library.ccny.cuny.edu/researchtoolkit/offcampus
LIBRARY RESOURCES - 2
(1) Search our library catalog for books, e-books, videos and articles | start here https://library.ccny.cuny.edu/
(2) Research Toolkit https://library.ccny.cuny.edu/researchtoolkit
(3) Access Articles via Databases https://library.ccny.cuny.edu/az.php
(4) Access E-book Collections https://library.ccny.cuny.edu/c.php?g=1036290&p=9269860
(5) Access the most popular database directly Academic Search Complete
IMPORTANT: Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Articles versus Popular Articles
Teachers at CWE may require you to find and use articles for your papers that are deemed scholarly/authoritative. This means
LIBRARY RESOURCES - 3 | Finding Articles - Option 1
Use OneSearch to find books, e-books, journal articles - see below
For OneSearch you need your CUNY username and password (same as CUNYFirst)
Finding Articles - Option 2 Choose ‘Databases’.
For Databases you need your Citymail username and password
LIBRARY RESOURCES – 4 | Videos
Scholarly Versus Popular Articles
How to use OneSearch
How to use Academic Search Complete
All Library Tutorial Videos
LIBRARY RESOURCES – 5 | Some Specific Subject-Area Databases
Psychology
Sociology
Language & Literature
Education
Public Health
Medicine
OTHER RESOURCES
Email Password Reset
CWE Directory
CWE Awards & Scholarships (Usually Dec/Jan)
Women’s Forum ($10,000) (Usually Feb)
All Awards & Scholarship Opportunities
WORTH CONSIDERING ?
Life Experience Program BA (Up to 12 credits free)
Autobiography Program BA (Up to 8 credits free)
BA/MA Program (Up to 12 credits from your BA counted towards MA)
MA Program
Séamus Scanlon
Librarian, Center for Worker Education (CWE)
City College Downtown, Cunard Building
25 Broadway, 7-28, New York, NY 10004
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