Services

Research Consultations

Graduate students can schedule a research consultation with a librarian for in-depth assistance. Students can also refer to the list of subject librarians to find the librarian who covers their discipline.

Access to Other Libraries

Graduate students wishing to access other CUNY Libraries, NYPL, or other NYC research libraries can find out how here.

Dissertation and Thesis Depositing

Find detailed instructions on submitting your thesis or dissertation to CUNY Academic Works and to Proquest Dissertations here https://library.ccny.cuny.edu/services/dissertations

PhD Dissertations

• Dissertations are self-submit to Academic Works, CUNY’s institutional repository.
  • Deposit dates are determined by your department. Please speak with your advisor about when you need to submit.
• Students at the GSOE and the Clinical Psychology Program:
  • Deposit your dissertation in two places 
    • Proquest Dissertations Database
    •  CUNY Academic Works
  • Complete the Survey of Earned Doctorates. Be sure to keep your certificate of completion.
  • Engineering PhDs complete the Grove School Exit Survey.

Master’s Theses

• Master's students self-submit to Academic Works, CUNY’s institutional repository.
• Your department will inform you if a print copy is also required.  The record of your thesis will be entered into the CUNY online library catalog as well as World Cat.
• Please contact your departmental advisor if you have any questions regarding the deposit of your thesis.

MFA students in Creative Writing

• MFA students in Creative Writing can choose to submit either electronically to Academic Works OR a print copy to the Library.
• If you select to submit a print copy, you are required to pay a $40 binding fee to the City College Library for professional binding. 
• You are also required to submit to your department a digital license agreement form and a CD-Rom with a copy of your thesis in pdf format.