Articles

Where can I find articles on the use of police force in different communities?

Articles on different topics are available in printed formats and electronically at the Brooklyn College Library. Visit the Field Library, Roosevelt Library or the Library Cafe and use one of the full-text databases we subscribe to on the Internet.

Infotrac Academic ASAP is great for finding magazines and some journals; Lexis Nexis Academic Universe include thousands of news resources, including today's New York Times and also has legal information that may help with research in your topic.

If you want to find articles on your topic in more scholarly resources, try one of the indexes on the database list that is directly targeted to your topic. Click on the information button next to each database to learn more about how it may be useful or see what databases are recommended in an appropriate Librarian's Choice subject guide.

If you need to find printed articles published after 1980, look for them in the Roosevelt Library. Order older articles from the reference desk in the Field Library.

Books

I need books on multiculturalism.

Books you can take out of the library can be requested from the circulation desk in the Field Library. A reference librarian can help you use CUNY+, the online catalog, to do title, author, subject or keyword searches to find your books. Fill out a paging request for each book you want. Reference books are on the first floor of the Field Library opposite the reference desk.

Classrooms

My English I class is supposed to meet in the library classroom today. Where do I go?

If your regularly scheduled class is meeting for a section of library instruction, you probably are expected to go to the library classroom in room 110 of the Field Library, to your left once you have entered the building. Library workshops are held in the workshop center, room 115, Field Library, adjacent to the Library clasroom.

Copy Machines

How can I get a photocopy of this encyclopedia article?

Copy machines are available on the first floor of the Field Library for copying from the circulating and reference book collections. Copies cost 10 cents a page. If you want to copy from journals and magazines, copy machines, for 10 cents a page, are available in the Roosevelt Library. Copies from the Internet computers are also 10 cents a page.

Government Documents

Where are the government documents kept?

Government publications are kept in the Roosevelt Library. For more information on their use, see the Librarian's Guide to Government Publications and Microforms.

Internet Access

Where can I get on the Web to participate in Caucus, my class's online discussion group?

Internet terminals for World Wide Web access are available in the Field Library, Roosevelt Library, the Library Cafe, and the Atrium in the Plaza Building. The Brooklyn College Library Web site is a great place to start any research. You can find Caucus through the link to Research Resources.

Library Locations

Where are you now? The library building has been turned into a construction site!

The Brooklyn College Library is in temporary locations until the library renovation is complete. The library newsletter Access (Winter 1999) has complete guide to finding your way around and figuring out where to find the materials you need.

Microfilm

The online catalog says this journal is on microfilm. Where do I find it?

Microfilm is available in the Roosevelt Library. Many journals, magazines, newspapers, ERIC documents, and government documents are available on microforms.

Music

I need to listen to a Brahms recording for my Core 2.2 music class. Where do I go?

The Music Library is in 372 Gershwin Hall. The Music Library includes a listening room, the music reference collection, and circulation access to books and music scores.

Outside the Library

Is there any way I can use resources from the Brooklyn College Library when I am not in the Library?

The Library Web site is an excellent way to access library materials when working outside the Library, either somewhere else on campus or away from the college campus. You can use the online catalog CUNY+, find free electronic Research Resources available in our Librarian's Choice subject guides, get help when using library resources, learn if you qualify for off-campus proxy access to subscription resources, find a directory of library faculty and staff, learn about our unique, Special Collections, and find out anything else you want to know about the Brooklyn College Library.

Reserves

My professor said this book I need is on reserve. What does that mean?

The reserve collection is in the Roosevelt Library. If your teacher has put a book or reading assignments on reserve, you will be allowed to borrow them for either three hours or up to three days. Visit the reserve room to find out more.

Special Collections

I would like to see an example of a masters thesis that was written at Brooklyn College.

All masters theses as well as materials about the history of Brooklyn and of Brooklyn College are stored in the Library's Special Collections in the Field Library.

Videos

I need to watch the video recording of ........ How do I find it?

Video recordings can be searched in the online catalog CUNY+. They may be viewed in room 0118 Old Ingersoll Hall but may not be taken out of the Library.

Word Processing

Where are the computers I can use to write my term paper?

Neither the Field Library nor the Roosevelt Library have computers available for writing term papers. However, the computers in the Library Cafe are equiped with word processing software, including Microsoft Word and Corel WordPerfect and you may sign up to use one of these. Word processing is also available in the Plaza Building Atrium.

Can't Find it in the Library?

The Library doesn't have the book I need. What should I do next?

The Library Web site guides you to other libraries in New York City and surrounding areas. You may search the online catalogs of these libraries to see if they have what you need. If you have any questions about getting into one of these other libraries, speak to the reference librarian in the Field Library at Brooklyn College and he or she can make arrangements for you to visit the other library if special permission is needed. You may also request materials from other libraries through Interlibrary Loan & Document Delivery.

Any Other Questions?

I need some more help. What should I do?

Come into the library with any other questions you may have after you have explored our Web site. Try one of our online instruction guides for help with doing research. Or find out if the e-mail reference desk can help you if you cannot come into the library and have not found what you need by using our Web site.