Our summer hours begin this week and extend through the end of the Summer semester on August 12.
During the summer City Tech Library will be open Monday – Thursday from 9:00am – 8:00pm.
Additionally, we are OPEN from 9:00am – 5:00pm on the following Fridays: 6/4, 6/11, 6/18, 6/25, 7/9
And we are CLOSED on these Fridays: 7/2, 7/16, 7/23, 7/30, 8/6, 8/13
For more information, visit our website.
Have a good summer!
Students: Learn to research more efficiently and effectively!
The Library Department is pleased to announce that our new course: LIB 1201 – Research & Documentation for the Information Age — will be offered during the Fall 2010 semester. This 3-credit course will run on Tuesday/Thursday 10:00am – 11:15am, and may be taken to satisfy Core requirements in Communications (COMM) or as an Elective (ELECT). The prerequisite is ENG 1101.
Course Description:
In this course students will explore issues in research and documentation for text (in print and online), images, sound, and multimedia. We will investigate where information comes from and how it is organized in both traditional and emerging media. Students will examine the ethics of information use and determine how to critically evaluate sources. Throughout the course, students will create and present research and documentation projects using traditional and emerging media and technologies.
For more information, please contact Prof. Maura Smale at msmale@citytech.cuny.edu or 718-260-5748.
Faculty Workshop: Advanced (and Intro!) RefWorks
The City Tech Library, in partnership with the Faculty Commons, is pleased to invite all faculty to a library workshop. In this workshop we’ll learn more about the specialized features of RefWorks: creating custom citation styles, inserting references directly into MS Word documents, and advanced searching. Participants should be familiar with RefWorks or have attended an introductory RefWorks workshop.
PLEASE NOTE: If you are interested in working with RefWorks and were unable to attend the Introductory RefWorks workshop earlier in the semester, you are welcome to attend this workshop! The workshop can address basic features of RefWorks also.
This workshop will be held on Wednesday, April 28, 1-2pm in Rm A540 (Atrium). RSVP to Maura Smale at msmale@citytech.cuny.edu or 260-5748.
Faculty Workshop: Learn to Blog and Use Twitter
The City Tech Library, in partnership with the Faculty Commons, is pleased to invite all faculty to a library workshop. Blogs continue to change how scholarly ideas are expressed and exchanged. Workshop participants will learn how to set up and maintain a blog using WordPress, how to use the Twitter microblogging service, and how to find scholarly information in the “blogosphere.”
This workshop will be held on Tuesday, April 20, 1-2pm in Rm A540 (Atrium). RSVP to Maura Smale at msmale@citytech.cuny.edu or 260-5748.
Faculty Workshop: Using PubMed to Find Biomedical Information
All faculty are invited to join us for a library workshop:
Using PubMed to Find Biomedical Information
Examine the content available in PubMed (e.g., how it differs from MEDLINE), and learn how to build a search using keywords, MeSH terms, and other PubMed search tools and link to full-text articles.
Wednesday, April 14, 1-2pm
Workshops are open to all City Tech faculty members. All workshops are held in our electronic classroom (Rm A540) on the 5th Fl. of the City Tech Library, Atrium Bldg. RSVP is strongly suggested to Prof. Maura Smale, msmale@citytech.cuny.edu or 718-260-5748.
Library Hours During Spring Break
The City Tech Library is OPEN during Spring Break! Our hours are:
Monday, March 29th through Friday, April 2nd: 9:00am – 5:00pm
Monday, April 5th: 9:00am – 5:00pm
The library is CLOSED on Saturday, April 3rd.
We return to our regular schedule on Tuesday, April 6th.
Have a great break!
Faculty Workshop: Getting the Most from LexisNexis
Faculty, come to a workshop and learn strategies for searching the LexisNexis database more effectively for articles from news sources from around the world.
DATE: Wednesday, March 24th
TIME: 1-2pm
LOCATION: Rm A441, Library (4th Floor, Atrium Building)
Workshops are open to all City Tech faculty members. RSVP is strongly suggested to Prof. Maura Smale, msmale@citytech.cuny.edu or 718-260-5748.
This Week: Web 2.0 Happy Hour for Faculty
Is there a place for Wikipedia in the classroom? What’s on Wikipedia, and how did it get there? The City Tech Library, in partnership with the Faculty Commons, is pleased to invite all faculty to come enjoy wine & cheese with your colleagues and discuss this popular online encyclopedia. Joining us for this panel discussion is David Goodman, Vice President, Wikimedia NYC and retired Princeton librarian.
DATE: Tuesday, March 16, 5:30-7pm
LOCATION: Faculty Lounge, A632
RSVP to Maura Smale at msmale@citytech.cuny.edu or 260-5748.
Keeping Up with Research Using RSS and Alerts
Faculty, come to a library workshop this week to learn about RSS (Really Simple Syndication). We’ll discuss setting up RSS feeds and alerts in your favorite databases to keep track of the latest scholarship from news sources, journals, and blogs.
DATE: Wednesday, March 10th
TIME: 1-2pm
Workshops are open to all City Tech faculty members. All workshops are held in our electronic classroom (Rm A540) on the 5th Fl. of the City Tech Library, Atrium Bldg (unless otherwise noted). RSVP is strongly suggested to Prof. Maura Smale, msmale@citytech.cuny.edu or 718-260-5748.
Faculty Workshop: Preventing Plagiarism
Facilitated by the Ursula C. Schwerin Library and Writing Across the Curriculum
In this cut-and-paste world where words and images are so accessible, often students do not fully understand the implications of plagiarism. In this workshop, we’ll discuss academic honesty and strategies for helping our students avoid plagiarism in their work. Topics covered will include how assignment design can discourage plagiarism, how to teach students to correctly use citation and paraphrasing, and how to respond when plagiarism is discovered.
Workshops are open to all City Tech faculty members.
DATE: Wednesday, March 3, 2010
–rescheduled from the earlier snow-canceled date!
VENUE: Namm 227, Faculty Commons
TIME: 1.00 p.m.- 2.00 p.m.
Lunch will be served
RSVP is encouraged to facultycommons@citytech.cuny.edu.
