Author: Monica Berger

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Why Open Access Matters: Rewarding Open in Hiring, Reappointment, Promotion, and Tenure)

Rethinking Research Assessment for the Great GoodOpen Access Week is this month and we’re celebrating by posting a series of blogs about WHY OPEN ACCESS MATTERS [yes, I’m being shouty here]. Last May, the Higher Education Leadership Initiative (HELIOS) invited Erin McKiernan, formerly head of the ScholCommLab, and currently community manager at Open Funders Research Group’s community manager and professor at the National Autonomous University of Mexico in Mexico City. This blog post discusses how we can reward “open” in our college reward systems.

Read more about the ScholCommLab’s research on scholarly assessment and how it is often misaligned with college and university priorities related to serving and engaging with the public.

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Fall 2023 Scholarly Publishing Workshops

Here is our schedule of workshops for Fall 2023 related to scholarly publishing. These workshops introduce tools, resources, and important knowledge that help faculty make informed choices about their scholarship and how to maximize the impact of their work.

Leveraging the Literature Review
October 13, 12-1:30 PM  
Learn how to find target journals for publishing your work; get a quick bird’s eye view of your topic; review basics of using the library for the literature review; effectively use Google Scholar, citation managers, and link resolvers; quickly assess a journal and avoid predatory journals. Registration via Faculty Commons tba

Academic Works Demystified
Nov. 1, 4-5 PM
What is Academic Works and how does it benefit you as a scholar? You will learn more about how and why publishers allow you to contribute to Academic Works and the many benefits to sharing your scholarship openly to you, your students, and the public.
Registration

Get Organized! Zotero Basics
Dec. 5, 4-5 PM
Attendees will learn the capabilities of this powerful, free open-source reference management software program. The session covers the functionalities of the Zotero client, adding the Zotero plugin to your browser, and importing citations to generate a bibliography. To maximize our workshop time, please download Zotero from https://www.zotero.org and create your username and password in the Zotero client software by going to EDIT > PREFERENCES > >SYNC
Registration

Google Scholar Profile
Dec. 13, 11 AM -12 PM
Google Scholar Profiles provide an easy way for you to showcase your individual scholarship and, more importantly, easily examine who is citing your work and find citation counts.
Registration

Our Scholarly Publishing Clinic is available on-demand and during our office hour at 4 PM every first Tuesday of the month. We provide one-on-one consultations as well as workshops that fit your schedule.

Find more scholarly communications and publishing support from the library on our website.

Questions? Contact Prof. Monica Berger, Library, at mberger@citytech.cuny.edu

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Faculty Workshop, 5/16: Who Is This Weird Publisher? Avoiding Predatory Journals and Conferences

Question marksWho Is This Weird Publisher? Avoiding Predatory Journals and Conferences
Tuesday May 16, 2:30-3:30 PM
Predatory journals and conferences are a hot topic but frequently misunderstood. We’ll debunk some myths and learn more about predatory journal and conference characteristics as well as how to thoughtfully evaluate a journal or conference before submitting. This workshop will include hands-on activities.
Registration

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Faculty Workshop, 5/5: Author Identifier (ORCID) for Publishing and Grantsmanship

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(Express Workshop: 30 minutes)
Thursday May 4, 3:00-4:00 PM  
ORCID IDs are author identifiers. They are especially helpful to authors with names that are more common but they have other benefits including speedier registration in systems for submitting articles, reviewing, and grant applications. Grantees who use their ORCID when applying for a grant help to assure that funders connect your funding program to your scholarship. ORCID also helps potential funders to efficiently review your publications.
Registration

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Prof. Tidal Teaches Podcasting

microphone and laptop to represent podcasting
“Podcasting” by Nicolas Solop is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0

Tidal, J. (2023). Speaking Volumes: Podcasts for Patrons and Professionals. Niche Academy, virtual.

Junior Tidal, Professor, Web Services, Multimedia Resources Librarian was invited to teach a webinar on podcasting, the subject of his recent book.

Describe your scholarship or creative work to someone unfamiliar with the field.
This webinar provides librarians with the basics of podcasting. It introduces the “five w’s” of podcasting, software, hardware, and how to market to listeners.A recording of the webinar can be found on this page: https://www.nicheacademy.com/blog/podcasts-for-patrons-and-professionals

 

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Faculty Workshop, 4/25: Get Organized! Zotero Basics

zoteroGet Organized! Zotero Basics
Tuesday, April 25, 3:30-4:30 PM
Attendees will learn the capabilities of this powerful, free open-source reference management software program. The session covers the functionalities of the Zotero client, adding the Zotero plugin to your browser, and importing citations to generate a bibliography. To maximize our workshop time, please download Zotero from https://www.zotero.org and create your username and password in the Zotero client software by going to EDIT > PREFERENCES > >SYNC
Registration

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Faculty Workshop, 4/4: Get Evidence! Scholarly Metrics for Your PARSE and CV

Einstein's Google Scholar profile

Get Evidence! Scholarly Metrics for Your PARSE and CV
April 4, 11:00 AM-12:00 PM
Covers Google Scholar Profile for citations and Google Scholar for journal rankings, Scimago for journal rankings, Altmetric Attention Scores for social media, and download reports from Academic Works (and other repositories). We’ll also touch on finding individual journal acceptance rates as well as Journal Impact Factors. The workshop will briefly address books and book chapters as well.
Registration

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Scholarly Publishing Workshops, Spring 2023 dates and times

These workshops support your publishing and teach how to make yourself more visible and how to document the impact of your work.

Get Evidence! Scholarly Metrics for Your PARSE and CV
April 4, 11:00 AM-12:00 PM
Covers Google Scholar Profile for citations and Google Scholar for journal rankings, Scimago for journal rankings, Altmetric Attention Scores for social media, and download reports from Academic Works (and other repositories). We’ll also touch on finding individual journal acceptance rates as well as Journal Impact Factors. The workshop will briefly address books and book chapters as well.
Registration

Get Organized! Zotero Basics
Tuesday, April 25, 3:30-4:30 PM
Attendees will learn the capabilities of this powerful, free open-source reference management software program. The session covers the functionalities of the Zotero client, adding the Zotero plugin to your browser, and importing citations to generate a bibliography. To maximize our workshop time, please download Zotero from https://www.zotero.org and create your username and password in the Zotero client software by going to EDIT > PREFERENCES > >SYNC
Registration

Author Identifier (ORCID) for Publishing and Grantsmanship
(Express Workshop: 30 minutes)
Thursday May 4, 3:00-4:00 PM  
ORCID IDs are author identifiers. They are especially helpful to authors with names that are more common but they have other benefits including speedier registration in systems for submitting articles, reviewing, and grant applications. Grantees who use their ORCID when applying for a grant help to assure that funders connect your funding program to your scholarship. ORCID also helps potential funders to efficiently review your publications.
Registration

Who Is This Weird Publisher? Avoiding Predatory Journals and Conferences
Tuesday May 16, 2:30-3:30 PM
Predatory journals and conferences are a hot topic but frequently misunderstood. We’ll debunk some myths and learn more about predatory journal and conference characteristics as well as how to thoughtfully evaluate a journal or conference before submitting. This workshop will include hands-on activities.
Registration

Our Scholarly Publishing Clinic is available on-demand and during our office hour at 4 PM every first Tuesday of the month. We provide one-on-one consultations as well as workshops that fit your schedule. Find more scholarly communications and publishing support from the library on our website. Questions? Contact Prof. Monica Berger mberger@citytech.cuny.edu

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New Library Faculty Publications, Creative Works, and Other Scholarly Activities

City Tech Library faculty have varied scholarly and creative agendas. Here are our recent publications and other accomplishments:

Nora Almeida Nora Almeida
Almeida, N. (Oct. 2022) Land Use Intervention Library performance piece. Puffin Foundation. https://www.puffinfoundation.org/grantees/land-use-intervention/

Almeida, N. (2022) “Out of Town,” TYPO, 33,  http://www.typomag.com/issue33/almeida.html

Hoyer, J., & Almeida, N. (2021). The social movement archive. Litwin Books. see under Hoyer for links

Almeida, N., & Tidal, J. (2022). Library Wayfinding and ESOL Students: Communication Challenges and Empathy-Based Intervention. portal: Libraries and the Academy, 22(2), 453-474. https://doi.org/10.1353/pla.2022.0025.
CUNY Academic Works logoRead in Academic Works

Almeida, N. (2022). Library Tautology: A Reenactment of the One-Shot. College & Research Libraries, 83(5), 833. https://doi.org/10.5860/crl.83.5.833.
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Monica BergerMonica Berger

Berger, M. (2021). Bibliodiversity at the Centre: Decolonizing Open Access. Development and Change, 52(2), 383–404. https://doi.org/10.1111/dech.12634

Berger, M. (2021). Teaching Authors about Predatory Journals in the One-on-One  Consultation. In B. Buljung & E. Bongiovanni (Eds.), The Scholarly Communications Cookbook (pp. 177–181). Association of College and Research Libraries.

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Berger, Monica (2023). “The Politics of Open Access and the Decolonization of Knowledge” [Invited paper], The Integrative Potential of Epistemic Virtues for the Digital Humanities, German Institute of Tokyo, Toyko.

Wanett ClydeWanett Clyde
Clyde, W. (2022). Peer Pressure: Embracing Good Influences. In R. M. Kim, G. M. Cho, & R. McGinty (Eds.), The children of the people: Writings by and about cuny students on race and social justice (First). DIO Press.

Cailean CooneyCailean Cooney
Cailean was accepted as a Fellow in the inaugural CUNY Innovative Teaching Academy (CITA) Summer Institute.

Cailean, along with her co-pi at Brooklyn College, were awarded funding from the NYC Tech Talent Pipeline and the University Dean for Talent & Industry Partnerships for a CUNY-wide research project entitled Do students have adequate access to technology to succeed in Computer Science / information technology courses, both in and outside the classroom?

Cooney, C. (2022, October). Faculty Representation in OER Initiatives. CUNY SoTL Conference (virtual).

Cooney, C. (2022). City Tech’s Open Educational Resources Fellowship. In E. Bakaitis (Ed.), Considerations of Open: Faculty reflections about open educational resources.

Cooney, C., Thompson, J. & Peach, J. (2022). Creating Community among Faculty OER Fellows: COVID-19 edition. In E. Bakaitis (Ed.), Considerations of Open: Faculty reflections about open educational resources.

Jen HoyerJen Hoyer
Hoyer, J., & Almeida, N. (2021). The social movement archive. Litwin Books.
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Hoyer, J., Holt, K. H., Pelaez, J., & Guy-Clement, N. (2022). What primary sources teach: Lessons for every classroom. Libraries Unlimited, An Imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC.

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Hoyer, J., Holt, K., Voiklis, J., Attaway, B., & Joy Norlander, R. (2022). Redesigning Program Assessment for Teaching with Primary Sources: Understanding the Impacts of Our Work. The American Archivist, 85(2), 443-479. https://doi.org/10.17723/2327-9702-85.2.443.
CUNY Academic Works logoRead in Academic Works  pen meet the author

Kel KarpinskiKel Karpinski
Karpinski, K. R. (2022). Hail, Caesar! In E. J. Dymond & S. J. Murguía (Eds.), The Encyclopedia of LGBTQIA+ Portrayals in American Film (pp. 162–167). Rowman & Littlefield

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Karpinski, K. R. (2022). The Iconography of an All‐American Icon: Sailors, Homoeroticism, and Mid‐Century Queer Cultural Politics. The Journal of American Culture 45, 440-457. https://doi.org/10.1111/jacc.13419

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Anne LeonardAnne Leonard
Leonard, Anne, and Jason Montgomery. “The City as a Learning Lab: Using Historical Maps and Walking Seminars to Anchor Place-Based Research.” Engaging Undergraduates in Primary Source Research, edited by Lijuan Xu, Rowman & Littlefield, 2021, pp. 59–68.
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Nandi PrinceNandi Prince
Prince, N. (2021). Communicating to improve the lived experiences of learning during COVID-19. The Christian Librarian, 64(1), 5.

Prince, N. (2022). Women of Colour and Black Women Leaders are Underrepresented in Architectural Firms Featured in Key Trade Publications. Evidence Based Library and Information Practice, 17(3), 138–140. https://doi.org/10.18438/eblip30180.
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Prince, N. (2023). Prince, N. (2023). What’s art got to do with politics? Show me the evidence. College & Research Libraries News, 84(1), 7. https://doi.org/10.5860/crln.84.1.7
CUNY Academic Works logoRead in Academic Works

Prince, N. 2022 PSC-CUNY Research Award recipient to fund research study: “Assessment of Students Research Practices who are Enrolled in an Evidence-Based Nursing Program.” Award #65088-00 53.

Junior Tidal
Junior Tidal

Tidal, J. (2021). Podcasting: A practical guide for librarians. Rowman & Littlefield.
CUNY Academic Works logoRead Ch. 1 in Academic Works

Almeida, N., & Tidal, J. (2022). Library Wayfinding and ESOL Students: Communication Challenges and Empathy-Based Intervention. portal: Libraries and the Academy, 22(2), 453-474. https://doi.org/10.1353/pla.2022.0025.
CUNY Academic Works logoRead in Academic Works

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