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FIQWS -- Prof. Huebner

PROFESSOR SARAH COHN

REFERENCE & INSTRUCTION LIBRARIAN

September 29, 2025

RESEARCH

INTRODUCTION

TO

AGENDA

Library orientation

Types of sources

Keywords & search strategies

Navigating library databases

Getting help

TODAY'S

ORIENTATION

LIBRARY

How many libraries does City College have?

Cohen Library

Science & Engineering Library

Architecture Library

Music Library

Dominican Studies Institute Library

Center for Worker Education Library

Where can I get help with research, finding books, using library databases?

Cohen Library Reference Desk

2nd floor

Mon-Thurs 10-7

Fri 10-4

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Are there reservable study rooms?

Sadly, no.

All study spaces are first-come first-served.

In Cohen Library:

floors 1-3 are groups study

floors 4-5 are quiet study

 

Science, Music, and Architecture are all very quiet!

What about textbooks?

Many, not all, textbooks are available for 2 hour loan AKA

Reserves

Search by title in OneSearch, or ask a librarian for help!

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How do I print?

You get 1,000 print credits each semester.

 

B&W=1 credit

Color=4 credits

 

 

Can I get books from other CUNY libraries?

Can I visit other CUNY libraries?

Yes!

 

You can request books from other CUNY libraries and pick them up at Cohen Library.

 

Your CCNY ID card allows access to most other CUNY libraries.

Article Analysis

tinyurl.com/sept2925

  • Read the two article excerpts at the link.

  • Add comments with about both excerpts.

    • Content

      • What is the author writing about?

    • Language

      • How is the author they writing about it?

    • Similarities and differences

      • What do you notice?

SOURCES

TYPES OF

Scholarly Source

Journal: Journal of Comparative Literature and Aesthetics

Authors: Researchers, faculty members at universities

Audience: usually other researchers, students, & faculty. Generally not for average reader

Abstract: short description of the article. Read first to determine if you want to read the whole thing

Popular Source

Audience: general public

Content: human interest hook, photos,

little or no specialized language

Citations: links within the text

Newspaper: The Guardian

Authors: Journalist

STRATEGIES

SEARCH

Full Sentence Searches

How are the themes of hope and kindness represented across the works of Kate DiCamillo?

use AND to connect terms

combining different terms = different results

Kate DiCamillo AND themes AND hope

The Tale of Despereaux AND destiny

DATABASES

LIBRARY

  • OneSearch

    • Books (print and electronic), scholarly articles

  • Gale Literature

    • Scholarly articles, encyclopedia entries, book reviews

  • Humanities Source

    • Scholarly articles

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OneSearch

Databases

  • Access to all 200+ databases at CCNY
  • Alphabetical or sort by subject
  • Disciplinary databases for narrower/more specific searching
  • Find print books, ebooks, & scholarly articles
  • Casts a wide net--multidisciplinary

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HELP

GETTING

Professor Sarah Cohn

Reference & Instruction Librarian

scohn@ccny.cuny.edu

Reference Desk

Monday-Thursday 10am-7pm

Friday 10am-4pm

library.ccny.cuny.edu/researchtoolkit

Research Toolkit

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