The Journalism Library, known as the Research Center, features a focused interdisciplinary collection of approximately 2,000 volumes, 40+ periodical titles, over 60 electronic journals and databases concerning the field of journalism. All of the materials in the Center have records in the CUNY+ online catalog. Using the CUNY+ system, students, faculty and staff have access to over 4 million additional items via the CUNY's Open Access Policy. The Research Center - as is the school - is a wireless environment and users can access and search the online catalog and other electronic resources in the Center by means of their own wireless ready laptop or via three Internet access stations.

Reflective of the School of Journalism's curriculum, the collection focuses on four subject concentrations: Urban Affairs, Business and Economics, Arts and Culture, and Health and Medicine. Through the generosity of several donors, the Center has also developed a robust collection of historical works about the field, outstanding journalists, notable media families and corporations, and about New York City.

The magazine and journal collection encompasses significant publications providing local, regional and global coverage of human issues and events in addition to providing students with varying examples of journalistic writing. The newspaper collection is largely New York City focused (i.e., New York Times, New York Herald, New York Post, etc.) along with several other key U.S. newspapers such as the Washington Post and the Chicago Herald Tribune.

As a full service library, the Research Center offers faculty, staff and students invaluable services such as interlibrary loan, reserves and research instruction.