Media Center / Microform Center - Rosenthal Library, Queens College, CUNY

[Video Request Form] [Introduction] [Services] [Collections and Equipment] [Borrowing Policies] [Links]

Introduction

The Media Center houses a variety of material, equipment, and facilities. Laptops for use by Queens College students can be borrowed here, the Library's VHS and CD-ROM audio, video, and digital text collections are housed here and can be screened on the media viewing workstations. Microforms can be paged and used in this area and assistance is provided for the adjacent Education Curriculum Center. For more information, call 718-997-3712/3 or click here to contact appropriate personnel. We are open at all times the Rosenthal Library is open. Click here for hours of operation.

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Services

Videos for Classroom Use: %nbsp;Queens College Faculty may request QC and CUNY- owned videos for classroom showing. To ensure availability, we recommend at least three weeks advance booking. Click here for further information and an online Video Request Form.

Small Group Viewing: Queens College students can review course-related visual materials in the small group viewing areas in the Media Center. Areas are available on a first-come, first served basis to two or more present students. Bring items checked out from the Circulation/Reserve desk or title and call number information to retrieve non-reserve items from the media collection.

Finding Media in the Online Catalog: The online catalog, CUNY+, includes records for all materials held in CUNY.

Search tip: when using CUNY+, click on "Guided Search" and select the appropriate "record type" for various material formats. Then enter a topic in the keyword field.

eg., Use keyword "Paris" and record type "film" to find QC owned videos and other visual resources about Paris.

Media Research Consultation: The Media Services Librarian is available to advise and consult with students and faculty on selections for classroom use or individual use. The librarian can help you focus on topics and identify media that meet your research needs.
Upon request, the Media Services Librarian can provide a custom-made, annotated mediagraphy for faculty on a given topic. Contact Lisa Flanzraich at Lisa.Flanzraich@qc.cuny.edu or (718) 997-3673.

Circulation Privileges: Most materials in the Media Center, such as videos and CD-ROMs, may be charged out directly from the Media Center Service Desk. Loan periods vary. Go to Borrowing Policies or consult with Library staff to get more details.

Computing/Internet Access: All computer use is subject to the Queens college computer user guidelines.

Master Theses: Masters degree candidates who need to submit their Masters theses for binding can do so by going to the Media Center.

Bring three copies of the thesis along with a bursar's receipt for $25.00
Make sure that the sponsor's signature is on the front of the thesis and that the pages are in the right order.
Your department will notify you when your bound thesis has been received.

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Collections and Equipment

The Media Center has a variety of equipment that supports the Center's resources. Included are computer stations with a networked printer, videocassette viewing stations, microfilm/fiche readers and printers, microprint readers, CD and audiocassette players, DVD players, and photocopiers.

CD ROMS: The collection complements the liberal arts curriculum. Some of these include periodicals and discs to accompany books in our collection.
CDs: Music CDs for teaching elementary grades are available for both in-house and off-campus use. All other CDs are housed in the Music Library.
Government Data: We house a large collection of US government publications, published in CD-ROM format by various government agencies including Bureau of the Census, Department of Agriculture, Geological Survey, Department of Commerce, and others.
Microinfo: The microform holdings include microfilm, microfiche, and microcards. These encompass many journal titles, the complete New York Times from 1851 to the present, foreign language newspapers, ERIC documents, Early American Imprints, English and American Drama of the 19th Century, and other collections.
New Immigrants Video Collection: Through a generous gift from the Friends of the Queens College Library,, the Media Center has acquired a collection of videocassettes dedicated to the study of those who have immigrated to the United States within the past twenty years. We have titles on immigrants from all over the world, most notably from Latin America and Asia. Click here for a select list of interesting titles included in this collection.
TESTS: Tests on Microfiche from the Educational Testing Service (ETS) provides microfiche copies of certain unpublished tests as a service to educators and psychologists.
TOEFL Collection: The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) includes texts and audiocassettes designed to help students for whom English is a second language.
Video / DVD Collection: The Library holds over 2500 videos and DVD's. This is a collection strong in African-American Studies, American History, Sociology, Latin American Studies, Geography, Dance, Education, Art, Chinese Cinema, and the Sciences. All videos are indexed in CUNY+, the Library's online catalog.
- Search tip: when using CUNY+, click on "Command Searc"" and enter "wpd=v or wpd=m" to view all of the visual materials (v=video and m=motion picture) owned by the library.

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Borrowing Policies

See Circulation Services for a listing of who can borrow materials.

Loan Period and Limits: Magazines and journals, with the exception of some juvenile titles, may not leave the Library. However, many items in the Media center may be borrowed, such as most videos and materials in the ECC. Loan periods for different types of materials vary considerably. Please note, the limit for videocassettes and educational music (Connections) CDs is three per patron. Consult with staff for further information.

Fines : See Circulation Services for all other formats besides videocassettes.

Videocassettes: $10.00 per day late fee (Maximum of $100.00)
If item is lost or returned too damaged to be used: fine is actual cost of item plus $10.00 service charge: maximum $300.
More than $5.00 fine will block patrons' Library privileges throughout all CUNY libraries.
All persons borrowing material(s) are responsible for maintaining the condition of the item(s). Patrons who return damaged or inoperable materials are liable for fair-market value replacement costs as well as processing and applicable overdue fines.

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