ORIENTATION

LIBRARY

How many libraries does City College have?

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

library.ccny.cuny.edu/chat

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

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.

SOURCES

EVALUATING

What makes a source reliable or credible?

• Organize into groups of 3.

  • Introduce yourself to your classmates!

• Each group gets a source to evaluate.

• Review the source and answer the questions on the worksheet.

• Provide as much detail as you are able to.

• 10-15 minutes work time.

• Be prepared to report key findings to the class.

DATABASES

LIBRARY

• OneSearch

  • Books (print and electronic), scholarly articles

• Gale Literature

  • Scholarly articles, encyclopedia entries, book reviews

• Humanities Source

  • Scholarly articles

CITATION

MLA

Why do we cite our sources?

• Engage in scholarly conversation or to situate your work in the relevant context

• Relate your own ideas and analysis to existing scholarship, writing, or reporting

• Give credit to authors whose ideas, words, data you use

• Allow your reader to find the original article

How?

• Anything you cite needs to be in 2 places

  • An in-text citation

  • Works cited page

• Your sources need to be legit & linked or otherwise findable

  • No fake LLM generated sources!!!

• Library databases have built-in citation generators for your works cited page

In Text

(Author last name page number)

• Romantic poetry is characterized by the "spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings" (Wordsworth 263).
• Wordsworth stated that Romantic poetry was marked by a "spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings" (263).
• Wordsworth extensively explored the role of emotion in the creative process (263).