Faculty Workshops by Request

The City Tech Library, in partnership with the Faculty Commons, is pleased to offer faculty workshops by request. While our drop-in faculty workshops are popular, we understand that it can sometimes be difficult to fit a workshop into our busy schedules. Any City Tech faculty or staff member may request a workshop from the menu below. Workshops will be held for a minimum of five people at a mutually convenient date and time, and can be scheduled in one of the library’s electronic classrooms or another location.
To arrange for a faculty workshop by request, please contact Prof. Maura Smale, Information Literacy Librarian, at msmale@citytech.cuny.edu or 718-260-5748.
Faculty Workshop Topics Menu
Please note that while we are happy to cover multiple topics in the same workshop, some topics may require an entire session.
For Your Research and Scholarship
Advanced Search Techniques
Improve your results and go beyond the basics with Boolean operators, truncation, limiters, and other sophisticated search strategies in library databases, Google, and more.
Finding Scholarly Information with Google Scholar
Explore the resources found in Google Scholar (conference papers, preprints, journal articles, etc.). Customize Scholar preferences to facilitate full-text access from any computer.
Google Books and Using Other Libraries
Learn more about Google Books, other etext collections, and the many options for using other libraries, including Interlibrary Loan and CLICS (CUNY Libraries Inter-Campus Services).
Harnessing the Power of eBooks for Research and Instruction
The library has over 270,000 eBooks available 24/7 that can be accessed using your computer, smartphone, ereader, or tablet. Learn how to find, download, and use them.
Maximizing Minimally: Keeping Current Using RSS, Alerts, and More
Set up Really Simple Syndication feeds and alerts in your favorite databases and Internet sources to keep track of the latest research in journals, news sources, associations, and blogs.
Manage and Share References with Zotero and Mendeley
Learn how to use the free web-based tools Zotero and Mendeley to organize and cite your references, and to share and discuss scholarship with colleagues at City Tech or beyond.
RefWorks for Citation Management
Streamline your research and import references from databases, organize your references into folders by topic or project, and generate a bibliography formatted in a variety of citation styles.
Open Access Scholarly Publishing
What is open access (OA) publishing, and what does it mean for you and your research? We can review and discuss a variety of OA topics, including strategies for retaining your rights as an author, identifying OA peer-reviewed journals, using Creative Commons both to license your work and use others’ work, and Open Journal Systems: a free, open source platform for publishing scholarly journals.
Please note that we can also offer custom workshops on any City Tech Library database.
For Your Teaching and Courses
Copyright and Fair Use in the Digital Teaching Environment
Do you know how copyright and fair use applies to web-based teaching? Are you interested in making material available to students online? Learn about the tools and guidelines available for your use.
Using Open Educational Materials in Your Courses
High-quality open access curricular materials are increasingly available online, and can provide an alternative to traditionally-published, high-priced textbooks. We’ll discuss strategies for incorporating freely-available open access and public domain resources into your courses.
Encouraging Good Googling
How can we help students learn to distinguish the good from the bad (or the ugly) online? We’ll discuss strategies to boost students’ evaluation skills and help them find credible information on the Internet.
Microblogging the Classroom
How can microblogging tools like Twitter and Tumblr be used to complement instruction? We’ll walk through setting up an online presence and discuss using web tools to share ideas.
Introductory and Advanced Photoshop: Creating Graphics for Instruction
Are you interested in creating graphics for your class or resizing your digital photographs? Learn how to use Photoshop, including the toolbar, layers, cropping, image filters, text, special effects, and more.
Getting Started with Instructional Web Design
Learn to design web pages for instructional use, including layout and navigation, color and graphics, and developing effective content. We will look at beginner HTML and other online alternatives.