From July 15, 2008, all Blackboard users will no longer be able to access Blackboard through the backdoor, which uses Last Name, SSN, and Date of Birth. Users must logon directly to the CUNY portal to access Blackboard. Also, students will now need to access eSIMS directly through the CUNY portal, NOT through http://esims.cuny.edu.
Library Renovation Alert! Summer 2008
The library’s 5th floor will be closed for renovations from Monday, June 30 through Friday, August 22. The impact on library services will be as follows:
Books located on the 5th (upper) floor of the library (Circulating Stacks – call numbers A through P) will be inaccessible. If you need a book from the 5th floor, please ask a reference librarian to help you locate a copy at another CUNY library.
Group study rooms, the electronic classroom and the college archives will be unavailable for use.
The library administrative offices will be relocated to the 4th floor and can be reached at x5497.
Due to the temporary relocation of library personnel, the Multimedia Projection Room will not be available for group screenings. Please note, however, that the Multimedia Resource Center will be open for faculty borrowing and on-site use of materials.
Library Exhibit Marks 125th Anniversary of Brooklyn Bridge
The Ursula C. Schwerin Library at New York City College of Technology, 300 Jay Street (at Tillary), Atrium 4th Floor, Downtown Brooklyn, is hosting an exhibit marking the 125th anniversary of the opening of the Brooklyn Bridge. The exhibit will run through the end August.
The exhibit features materials provided by the College’s Department of Architectural Technology, a scale model of the Brooklyn Bridge, and two large posters on the history of what was the tallest structure in the Western hemisphere at the time of its opening and the Hart Crane poem “The Bridge.” Also featured are facsimiles of photographs of the bridge from the collection of Brooklyn Borough Historian and City Tech graduate Ron
Felix Baez, Architectural Technology CLT, worked with the library to mount the exhibit, which also features a multimedia display of scores of scenes from the bridge’s long history courtesy of Alberto Rivera, Library CLT. For more information, contact Library Professor Morris Hounion at 718.260.5491.
Library Website Redesign
The City Tech library will launch its new website redesign this Friday, June 20. To preview the new design, visit this link – http://library.citytech.cuny.edu/redesign/ .
Please use the comment form to send feedback on this new design.
Future Library Exhibits
The Library Exhibits Committee has approved the following exhibit proposals for the 2008/09 academic year. The current Brooklyn Bridge exhibit will remain up until the end of August 2008.
September 2008 – Banned Book Month display
October 2008 – Photographs by Prof. Carole Harris (English)
November 2008 – Photographs by Barbara Kitai (English)
December 2008/January 2009 – Toy/model trains from Professors Nicholas Manos and Robert Russo
February 2009 – African American History Month (theme to be announced) + quilts from Prof. Marta Effinger
March/April 2009 – Brooklyn in the later decades of the 20th century, from Brooklyn College’s Archives
May/August 2009 – The plays of August Wilson
In addition there will be smaller displays in the interior display cases, such as the Italian American History Month display from Prof. Phil Russo in October 2008.
Library Book Sale Today
The library is having a book sale during club hour, 12:45pm to 2:30pm in front of the cafeteria in the Namm building. We have paperbacks for $0.50, 3 pbs for $1.00, with hardcover books and textbooks for a $1.00.
New Physics Subject Guide
A new subject guide for physics has been posted to the library website. You can access it by following this link.
Library Book Sale – Thursday, May 8th
The City Tech Library is having a book sale next Thursday, May 8th from 12:00pm to 2:45pm outside the cafeteria in the Namm building, second floor. Please contact Prof. Morris Hounion to contribute donations for the sale. For all other information contact Prof. Junior Tidal.
Blogging Workshop – May 7th
Anyone Can Blog (And So Can You!): How To Create Your Own Blog and More
Blogs (web logs) are continuing to change how ideas are expressed and exchanged. Wednesday, May 7th, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM, the library will present a workshop on blogging. The workshop will be in the library’s electronic classroom on the 5th floor of the library.
Participants will be learn how to create their own free blogs using WordPress or Blogger. We will demonstrate how you can create and maintain your own blog. Prior computer programming skills are not required.
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Living Off the Land in Space Presentation – May 1st
DATE: Thursday, May 1, 2008
TIME: 12:45-2:30 p.m.
PLACE: A632 (Faculty/Staff Lounge)
The Ursula C. Schwerin Library will host a presentation by Physics Professor Gregory L. Matloff and Brooklyn artist C Bangs on the Library’s current exhibit Living Off the Land in Space.
Dr. Matloff and former NASA Fellow Bangs will discuss both the exhibit and their book of the same name co-authored with NASA manager Les Johnson.
Please feel free to bring your lunch – light refreshments will be provided.For further information, contact Prof. Morris Hounion at mhounion@citytech.cuny.edu
