About the Library: What's New
2003
December
View a list of new humanities, sciences, math, CIS, and nursing books.
 
View a list of new social science books.
 
The EBSCO Psychology and Behavioral Science Database provides access to more than 500 full text journals, including nearly 500 peer-reviewed titles.
 
The latest version of the BMCC Factbook is now available as a PDF document.
 
More than 300 new e-books were added to the netLibrary database.
The full text of the New York Times is now avaiable in a new database. It covers the years 1851-2001.
The BMCC Library now subscribes to the plagiarism detection service Turnitin.com. Turnitin compares submitted papers to millions of web pages, paper mills, and some subscription databases.
If you would like to use Turnitin this semester, please get in touch with Prof. Marion Prudlo before 12/15/03. Contact information: Prof. Marion Prudlo, mprudlo@bmcc.cuny.edu, 212-220-1450, Room S434 - Quiet Study Area
October
The remote login to the full text databases is now working.
The BMCC Links Database is available again.
The Library is experiencing server problems at the moment. Several pages are therefore not available.
If you want to access library databases remotely, please use the CUNY E-Journals & Databases page.
The Reference Chat room is not available either, however, you can use the e-mail Reference service.
Until further notice the BMCC Links Database will not be available.
August
New Books List: August 2003
The schedule for library walk-in classes for the Fall 2003 semester is now online.
April
Chat with a fellow student, attend chat sessions on library research topics or ask a librarian questions about your library research.
New Books List: March 2003
Conference schedule and bibliography for the NYCEA Spring Conference "Anatomy of Violence: Examining Conflict."
March
A number of links to Websites with news articles and background information on the conflict with Iraq are available in the BMCC Virtual Library links database.
February
The Construction of BMCC is an online exhibit of 83 photographs from the time when BMCC was built.
"African Americans: 400 Years of Achievement," is the theme of the Library's current exhibit celebrating African heritage Month. Books, photos, and articles showcasing famous names, past and present, who have made major contributions to American life, are featured.
Please stop by the Library during the month of February to view the display.
January
The Library subscribes to a new database which is called Credo Reference. It offers the full text of over 100 searchable and browsable reference books from all subject areas. The database is available on the Full text Databases page.
A digital version of the BMCC Factbook can be accessed through the Faculty Resources page.
A virtual tour of the Library's service areas is now available.
The schedule for library walk-in classes for the Spring 2003 semester is now online