The Ursula C. Schwerin Library

Contact Information

Prof. Maura Smale, Chief Librarian

Library Building Fourth Floor

Reference Services: 718.260.5485

Circulation Desk: 718.260.5470

Website: http://library.citytech.cuny.edu

Mission

The City Tech Library seeks to help all members of the college community build critical research skills and connect them to knowledge in their disciplines. In support of this mission, the library offers customized information literacy instruction and provides access to a comprehensive collection of print and electronic resources.

Being able to find and evaluate information critically and ethically is vital for success in college and is a keystone of lifelong learning. Library faculty provide instruction designed to help students navigate a quickly evolving information landscape through classroom sessions and workshops, and are available for individual research consultations at the reference desk and by appointment. Library faculty also collaborate with classroom faculty to design coursework that introduces students to information literacy and critical thinking concepts and helps them to build a more nuanced understanding of how to apply these concepts to their own work. In addition to our regular instructional offerings, the library offers a series of more specialized workshops, events and exhibits each semester.

Library users have access to the library website at http://library.citytech.cuny.edu, where they can locate materials in the online catalog and find articles and other full-text content from our collection of databases and other resources. We also provide online research guides and tutorials. Access to the catalog and online resources is available to users on and off campus, and e-resources can be used 24 hours a day. Users also have access to the holdings of all CUNY libraries through the online catalog, and to library collections across the country through regional partnerships and Interlibrary Loan. For the latest news from the library, visit Twitter, https://twitter.com/citytechlibrary and read Library Buzz, http://library.citytech.cuny.edu/blog/. The Ursula C. Schwerin Library is located on the fourth and fifth floors of the Library Building, with entry from the fourth floor. Hours are posted on the library website.