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01) How do I get to the Centro Archives?
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The Centro Archives is housed on the third floor of the East Building of Hunter College, inside the Jacqueline Grennan Wexler Library located on the southeast corner of 68 Street and Lexington Avenue. If you are traveling by subway, take the 6 train to 68th Street or the F train to 63rd Street. If you are traveling by bus, take the M66, M98, M101, M102, or M103.
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02) Who can do research at the Centro Archives?
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The Centro Archives is open to all researchers. We encourage the use of our holdings by any individual interested in the history and culture of Puerto Rico and welcome students, faculty and the general public alike.
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03) How do I do research at the Centro Archives?
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Research at the Centro Archives is by appointment only. To make an appointment, contact Pedro Juan Hernández, Senior Archivist, at (212) 772-5151 or by e-mail at dhernand@hunter.cuny.edu.
Please be prepared to discuss your research interests and needs so that the archivist may better assist you. Specifically, you should provide the archivist with the collection title and box number(s) of the materials that you are interested in looking at during your visit.
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04) Should I conduct research in the Centro Archives or Centro Library?
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While the collections of the Centro Archives and the Centro Library are complementary, their focus and function are different. The Archives collect primary source materials (original documents, creative works or artifacts) while the Library concentrates on secondary sources (books, periodicals, encyclopedias and other reference sources). With this distinction in mind, you should contact the Archives with reference questions pertaining to the individual papers or organizational records that are listed in our holdings.
Upon reaching the third floor of the East Building, researchers must inform security personnel at the entrance of the Wexler Library that they are visiting the Centro Archives. CUNY staff and students should use their CUNY identification when visiting our collection. All other visitors must present picture ID.
Once inside the Centro Archives, you will be greeted by an archivist and given a brief orientation on the policies and procedures of the Centro Archives. Please note that researchers will only be allowed to keep a laptop computer while accessing the collection. All other personal belongings will be held in a locker until the end of the visit. Paper and pencils will be provided by the archivist. Photographic equipment is not allowed.
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05) What information can I access online?
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Many Centro Archives collections have finding aids – guides that offer historical/biographical information and a detailed listing and description of the contents of a collection – that are available online in English and in Spanish. The Centro Archives recommends that researchers read these guides, particularly the Scope and Content Note and Series Description, before planning a visit. For collections that have not been fully processed, we offer an inventory or container list so that researchers can gain a general sense of its contents.
In addition, the Archives holdings can be accessed through the CUNY+, OCLC and RLIN online catalogs.
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06) Do the Centro Archives have digital collections?
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The majority of the Centro Archives holdings have not been digitized at this time. However, we have been involved in two digital projects that can be accessed through our website, The FBI Files on Puerto Ricans and Ventana al pasado: Building a Latino/Hispanic Virtual Research Collection (launching Spring 2008).
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07) Are there restrictions on any of the Centro Archives collections?
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Individual collections may contain restricted materials due to privacy and/or legal issues. The container list in the finding aid for each collection specifies which documents or folders are not accessible to researchers.
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08) Can I schedule a class visit to the Centro Archives?
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The Centro Archives would be happy to make arrangements for a class visit. Please contact Pedro Juan Hernández, Senior Archivist, at (212) 772-5151 or e-mail at dhernand@hunter.cuny.edu for more information.
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09) I cannot visit the Centro Archives. What type of research assistance can you provide by phone or email?
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The Centro Archives can address general reference questions by phone or email. In-depth reference questions will be handled on a case-by-case basis. The Centro Archives does offer photoduplication of select images and documents for a fee. See the fee schedule below for more details.
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10) What fees are charged by the Centro Archives?
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Please contact Pedro Juan Hernández, Senior Archivist, at (212) 772-5151 or e-mail at dhernand@hunter.cuny.edu.
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11) How do I obtain copyright permission to publish Centro Archives material?
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Before publishing any material held by the Centro Archives, written permission must be granted by the Senior Archivist. If the Centro Archives is not the copyright holder of those materials, researchers and publishers will be directed to the appropriate contact. We emphasize that it is the responsibility of the researcher or publisher to obtain copyright permission.
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12) What is the preferred citation of the Centro Archives?
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Collection Title, Archives of the Puerto Rican Diaspora, Centro de Estudios Puertorriqueños, Hunter College, CUNY.
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13) Can I donate materials to the Centro Archives?
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The mission of the Centro Archives is to collect, preserve and provide access to resources documenting the history, culture and experience of Puerto Ricans. To this end, we accept personal papers, organizational records, non-print materials and other types of relevant documents that chronicle the rich history of our community. If you are interested in making a donation, please contact Pedro Juan Hernández, Senior Archivist, at (212) 772-5151 or e-mail at dhernand@hunter.cuny.edu.
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14) Do I need to organize my papers or records before donating them?
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There is no need to arrange or rearrange materials prior to making a donation. In fact, the original order of the documents often has a historical significance that we try to preserve. However, the identification of unmarked materials (lightly and in pencil) or any written historical or biographical information relevant to the collection that you can provide can be helpful to our processing work.
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15) Will the Centro Archives appraise individual items or collections?
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No, the Centro Archives does not provide financial appraisals.
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16) Do the Centro Archives accept volunteers?
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Yes, we accept and appreciate the assistance of volunteers.
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CDRom
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I don't get any sound,what can I do? (Windows)
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Go to Start menu , go to settings, then control panel, and select display. In display properties, select settings, go to advanced , select performance, it will prompt a sliding bar displaying graphic hardware acceleration. Set to second notch after none, click apply on the bottom of the dialog box, then click ok. Click ok again to close dialog box.
In control panel, select system then go to performance , it will prompt a sliding bar displaying graphic hardware acceleration. Set to second notch after none, then hit ok.
In control panel, select multimedia. In multimedia properties, select audio,in playback, select advanced properties, in advanced audio properties, select performance, Set to second notch after none. On sample rate conversion quality, set sliding bar to center, hit apply on the bottom of the dialog box, hit ok. Another ok will get you out of the dialog box.
Reboot your computer , insert CDROM, and play.
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I don't see the digital videos, nor hear the digital audio. (Windows/Apple)
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Make sure that you have QuickTime 3 or higher installed in your computer. If not, click on the QuickTime link below to download QuickTime. After you have downloaded QuickTime, you must install it. It will not be installed automatically. After you download Quicktime go to My Computer and select hard drive (C:) then got to the DOWNLOAD Folder and select QUICKTIME INSTALLER.EXE.
Double click QUICKTIME INSTALLER.EXE , continue to click the NEXT button until you get to the CHOOSE DESTINATION LOCATION dialog box then click next, select PROGRAM FILES. After this you will get to CHOOSE INSTALLATION TYPE, select: FULL, keep selecting NEXT , and CONTINUE until it finishes prompting you to click. Close window and Insert the CDROM. You will now be able to access the digital videos and audios.
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download
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Library
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About the library:
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For information, select Research and Reference Library from the menu on the left side of the page.
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Do you have a film and video collection?
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Yes
We house over 400 titles on Puerto Rican/Latino themes. Most of the holdings are on videotape (VHS) format and/or DVD. Videotapes and DVD may be viewed in-house or borrowed.
For more information and holdings, select Film and Video from the menu on the left side of the page.
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Do you have a microfilm collection?
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Yes
The Centro Library has an extensive microfilm collection and provides microfilm readers for the public. Copies on the microfilm readers cost $.25 cents each and are payable to the reference desk using change, dollar bills and/or checks. Receipts can also be requested.
For more information and holdings select Periodicals & Microforms from the menu on the left side of the page.
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Do you have a rare books collection?
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Yes
The Centro Library has a small but valuable rare books collection available to the public and catalogued on our CUNY+ online catalog. Many of the titles document the early American colonial experience in Puerto Rico in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, as well as other materials. Some of the titles included in the collection are Historia geográfica, civil y natural de las Isla de San Juan Bautista de Puerto Rico (1866), Our islands and their people as seen with camera and pencil (1899) and Report of the United States Insular Commission to the Secretary of War upon investigations made into the civil affairs of the island of Porto Rico : with recommendations (1899), among many others.
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Do you provide inter-library loan services?
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The Centro Library is a non-circulating collection and does not provide inter-library loan services for the public.
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Does the library accept donations of books and other materials?
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Yes
The Centro Library accepts donations from individuals and/or organizations interested in donating materials. But to avoid duplicates that we may already have in our collection, we ask the public to please send us a list of materials before donating so we can make a better selection. For more information please contact our reference librarian:
Jorge Matos- Reference Librarian
(212) 650-3069
jmatos@hunter.cuny.edu
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Does the library have a journals and periodicals collection?
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The Centro Library maintains a small academic journals and periodicals collection. Most of our journals and periodicals are from Puerto Rico and/or Latino Studies publications from the United States. At the library, electronic databases are available for the public in the Social Sciences and the Humanities as well as other disciplines.
Many of the journals from Puerto Rico are indexed on a database online available at the library such as CONUCO from the University of Puerto Rico.
CONUCO- http://136.145.2.10:82/ipac20/ipac.jsp?profile=ci#focus
For newspaper articles indexed (from 1970-present) from dailies in Puerto Rico, the library subscribes to a database (PCIP Online) available only at the library. This database allows users to access articles that can be located in our microfilm collection of newspapers.
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Does the library have information for genealogical research?
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The Centro Library contains a variety of resources available for genealogical researchers. Included in the collection are census materials, books on the history of Puerto Rican towns and an extensive microfilm section that includes island newspapers from the nineteenth through the twentieth centuries and other valuable sources.
For more information on our microfilm holdings, select Periodicals & Microforms from the menu on the left side of the page and then select the following collections:
I. Centro Archival Collections
II. Other Sources
III. Newspapers and Periodicals
The library also contains an archives and database collection documenting the migration of Puerto Rican migrants to the United States. For more information, select the icon of The Archives of the Puerto Rican Diaspora in the introductory page of this website.
For more information regarding genealogical research please contact the director and/or reference librarian:
Pedro Juan Hernández, Interim Director and Senior Archivist
(212) 772-5151
dhernand@hunter.cuny.edu
Jorge Matos- Reference Librarian
(212) 650-3069
jmatos@hunter.cuny.edu
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Does the library provide information to patrons via email and/or regular mail if they are unable to visit the collection?
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The Centro Library does not provide inter-library loan services. We also do not provide research services for the public via phone and/or email. The Centro will only provide brief reference assistance to requests for information. Depending on the request, we will send brief information via email and/or regular mail to patrons. For all other requests, we ask the public to visit our collection where we will personally assist them with their research.
For requests involving materials on microfilm, no research for the public is available. The library will send via regular mail brief samples and/or articles provided the patron has very specific dates (e.g. newspaper articles) and/or information regarding the collection they are requesting.
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Does the library provide online resources for Puerto Rican Studies?
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For information regarding our online databases for journals and periodicals, please refer to the journals/periodicals section of this (FAQ) page. Below are other online resources available through the library:
Internet Resources for Puerto Rico at the University of Texas at Austin- http://lanic.utexas.edu/la/cb/other/pr/
Directory of Resources for Research on Puerto Rico- http://home.coqui.net/ciales15/
History: Puerto Rico- http://emt.web.prw.net/
Biblioteca Virtual de Puerto Rico- http://www.bibliotecavirtualpr.com
Enlaces de la Universidad Interamericana-Recinto de Ponce- http://ponce.inter.edu/cai/bv/pr.html
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Does the library sponsor class trips and/or informational tours?
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The Centro Library welcomes class and group trips and other informational tours. For more information on how to schedule an appointment for a tour please contact our director and/or reference librarian:
Pedro Juan Hernandez, Interim Director and Senior Archivist
(212) 772-5151
dhernand@hunter.cuny.edu
Jorge Matos- Reference Librarian
(212) 650-3069
jmatos@hunter.cuny.edu
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How do I contact the library?
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For general information please contact the library at (212) 772-4197. For reference assistance please contact the reference librarians:
Jorge Matos- Reference Librarian
(212) 650-3069
jmatos@hunter.cuny.edu
Felix A. Rivera- Reference & Media Librarian
(212) 772-5704
xrivera@hunter.cuny.edu
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Is photocopying available at the library?
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The Centro Library does maintain a photocopy machine for the public and copies are $.10 cents each for Hunter College students, faculty and staff and $.20 cents for non-Hunter visitors. For multiple copies, copy cards can be purchased at the library. Microfilm readers also provide copies for $.25 cents each.
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Reference and Research Help
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The Centro Library is a non-circulating collection. Since our materials do not circulate, photocopying machines ($.10 cents a copy for Hunter College students, faculty and staff; $.20 cents for non-Hunter visitors) are available. We invite the public to visit our library where reference librarians will be available for any research assistance. Most of our materials are catalogued online through the CUNY+ catalog where patrons can browse for titles:
For more information on our CUNY+ online catalog, select Research and Reference Library from the menu on the left side of the page and then select the link for CUNY+ instructions within the text.
All email and phone reference questions should be directed to our reference librarians:
Jorge Matos- Reference Librarian
(212) 650-3069
jmatos@hunter.cuny.edu
Felix A. Rivera- Reference & Media Librarian
(212) 772-5704
xrivera@hunter.cuny.edu
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What are your hours of operation?
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For information, select schedule from the menu on the left side of the page.
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Where are you located and how can I access the library?
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For information, select Access Policy/Directions from the menu on the left side of the page.
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