SECTION 1 - GENERAL INFORMATION

II. Information, Libraries, and Bookstores

The Program in Comparative Literature is located in Room 4114 on the fourth floor at 365 Fifth Avenue. In our student lounge, Room 4116, are bulletin boards with notices of special interest to Comparative Literature students: classes, colloquia, symposia, and lectures around the city and elsewhere; special events and programs; job openings around the country; housing opportunities, and financial aid opportunities such as special fellowships and grants.

Many libraries are available to GSUC students in New York City. Especially useful are the New York Public Library's general holdings and special collections, which supplement the GSUC's holdings. If a student is looking for a particular book or periodical that is not easily available, the Mina Rees Library staff will facilitate the student's search and borrowing through interlibrary loan. Orientation sessions on use of the Mina Rees Library are available.

Students at the GSUC have access to and borrowing privileges at all CUNY college libraries upon presentation of their GSUC identification card. The libraries of City, Brooklyn, Hunter, and Queens colleges have extensive collections of literature and literary criticism, as do the Mid-Manhattan and Donnell branches of the New York Public Library.

Also available at the GSUC library is a listing of basic information (including hours and special restrictions) on libraries in the area. Special access to other libraries not ordinarily open to GSUC students may be arranged upon request at the circulation desk.

Bookstores within easy reach of the GSUC include: Barnes & Noble, Posman Bookstore, Labyrinth Bookstore, Metropolitan Bookstore, the Strand, and St. Mark's Bookstore. (See details in the GSUC Student Handbook.)