Author: Jen Hoyer

Join us for the Wiki Education Foundation’s workshop up in the Skylight Room at the CUNY Graduate Center, on Monday Oct 20 at 10am!

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Interested in learning more about teaching with Wikipedia? Join us for a workshop with representatives from the nonprofit support organization Wiki Education. We’ll examine the role of Wikipedia in reflecting and shaping knowledge, hear feedback from faculty and student participants, and explore how the assignment empowers students to fill Wikipedia’s content gaps while developing their research, writing, and digital literacy skills. The session will include an overview of Wiki Education’s free support, such as customizable course plans, student trainings, digital tools, staff guidance, and more. Together we’ll talk through the possibilities for your courses and how to get started today!

City Tech Faculty are invited to Wiki on Campus, September 9, 2025, 2-4pm

A drop-in event for City Tech faculty who are curious about making use of Wikipedia and other Wikiprojects in the classroom.

Refreshments from 2-3pm; short presentation and discussion at 3pm.

Location: City Tech Library (library building, 4th floor) Multimedia Projection Room

Are you teaching a class related to New York City history, geography, or culture? Interested in how your students might take part in this event? Or, just curious about other wikipedia events coming up this academic year? Stop by!

RSVP here: https://cityte.ch/wikioncampus

Join us for refreshments, discussion, and a short presentation on what the role of Wikipedia and other Wikiprojects can look like at City Tech. Jen Hoyer, Technical Services and Electronic Resources Librarian, will share an overview of upcoming wiki-related events planned at City Tech Library over the 2025-26 academic year, including a Wikicurious event for beginners in November 2025 focused on learning about Wikidata and contributing to the NYC400 editing campaign.

Attendees will be welcome to share their own experiences and questions about Wikipedia in the classroom, and there will also be a brief introduction to resources available through WikiEdu. We’ll also be joined by Richard Knipel, CUNY’s Wikimedian in Residence, for a quick look at how Wikipedia has been used on other CUNY campuses to create and share knowledge.

Questions? Get in touch!

City Tech Library has access to AVON (Academic Video Online), which now includes a Legal Series channel featuring short films that cover the basics for students pursuing legal and paralegal careers.

All of these films are less than 11 minutes long; explore them by clicking on this link. If you are off campus, you’ll be prompted to log in with your CUNYfirst ID before getting started.

City Tech Library has trial access to Archival Films & Newsreels, a database from Films on Demand, for 30 days. This streaming video collection contains over 1000 films released from the late 19th century through the 21st century. Each film contains a transcript as well as a link to related films. Browse by subject or search for your favorite film!

Getting started: head to https://cityte.ch/arcfilms and use your CUNY login if prompted in order to access the database. From the landing page, click “Archival Films & Newsreels Collection”.

Note: You may be taken directly to a Health & Medicine sub-collection of only 6 films. If that happens, click the “Films on Demand” logo at the top of your browser to go back to the homepage.

Browse the collection: An expandable menu at the top left of your screen will allow you to browse by time period or by subject.

Let us know what you think: We would love faculty feedback on how this database could support your teaching and research. Please share your thoughts through this form.

City Tech Library is a great place for students to borrow textbooks. Faculty are welcome to request that their course textbooks be placed on Reserve, for students to easily access.

What does it mean when a textbook is on Reserve?

Reserve loans are for two hours, to be used within the library only. Students can check out Reserve loans with their City Tech ID at the Borrow & Return desk near the library entrance.

Two-hour reserve loans make it possible for more students to use a textbook.

Faculty: Request copies of your textbooks to be on Reserve

Get started by searching the library collection through our website, to check if we already have copies of the books you’ve assigned on your syllabus.

If the library doesn’t have a book — or hasn’t placed it on Reserve — please use our Course Reserve Request Form to request that the Library place a copy for reserve. We’ll respond to your request as soon as possible.

Please place requests as soon as possible; we purchase textbooks on a first-come, first-served basis and orders for new books may take a few weeks to be delivered.

Students: Check the library for your textbooks

Begin by searching the library collection through our website. 

You may find copies of your textbooks on Reserve at City Tech. You can also change your search results to look for books at other CUNY Libraries, or across SUNY Libraries; see an example in the screenshot below.

You can request books from other CUNY and SUNY Libraries, to be delivered for you at City Tech Library. You’ll receive an email when they’re ready for you to pick up at the library.

Can’t find your textbook this way? Faculty and students are also welcome to request books through Interlibrary Loan. Read more about Interlibrary Loan on our website.