As you probably know, Blackboard is down across the University. If your professor requires you to submit tests or homework through Blackboard, or if you are in an online/partially online course, be sure to email your professor for further instructions. Thank you for your cooperation.
Brooklyn Film Series – A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
“A Tree Grows In Brooklyn,” directed by Elia Kazan, adapts the novel by Betty Smith, first published in 1943. The main character, Francie Nolan, comes of age during the dawn of the twentieth century in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York City. The film chronicles the protagonist’s journey to adulthood, the struggle against poverty, and the vicissitudes of Brooklyn.
Wednesday
25 February 4:00-6:00pm
Library Viewing Room
Students: Last Chance to Win $200!
City Tech Students: Have you completed at least 30 college credits?
Take the iSkills Information & Communication Technology Literacy Test and enter to WIN $200!!!
Every student who takes iSkills enters a drawing for one 1st prize of $200 and five 2nd prizes of $100.
Chances of YOU winning are 1 in 33 – those are great odds!
Extra bonus: You’ll get a customized report of your iSkills test results that you can use to learn more about your own computer and information literacy skills.
You can put it on your resume too, since employers are eager for job applicants with these kinds of skills!
To sign up for the iSkills test and your shot at winning up to $200, contact Professor Maura Smale at msmale@citytech.cuny.edu today!
TESTING ENDS JANUARY 30 — DON’T WAIT, SIGN UP TODAY!
Students: Win Cash Prizes @ the Library!
City Tech Students: take the iSkills Information & Communication Technology Literacy Test and enter to WIN $200!!!
Every student who takes iSkills enters a drawing for one 1st prize of $200 and five 2nd prizes of $100. Chances of YOU winning are 1 in 33 – those are great odds!
Extra bonus: You’ll get a customized report of your iSkills test results that you can use to learn more about your own computer and information literacy skills. You can put it on your resume too, since employers are eager for job applicants with these kinds of skills!
To sign up for the iSkills test and your shot at winning up to $200, contact Professor Maura Smale at msmale@citytech.cuny.edu
TESTING ENDS JANUARY 30, 2009 — DON’T WAIT, SIGN UP TODAY!
New Guide to Fair Use in Education
Copyright, designed to protect the legal rights of creators of ideas, texts, images and other media, can be confusing, and fair use of materials for educational purposes can be difficult to assess. A new guide to fair use of all types of media for education was released earlier this month by the Center for Social Media at American University, created in consultation with a legal advisory team. “The Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education” explains the issues in a concise and lucid manner, and is available in its entirety here:
http://www.centerforsocialmedia.org/resources/publications/code_for_media_literacy_education/
City Tech Sixth Annual Poster Session
The library recently participated in City Tech’s Sixth Annual Poster Session. Our display, entitled Partners in Scholarship, Teaching, and Pedagogy, presents how the library supports faculty and student research. Tools such as the website, electronic resources, CLICs, and Interlibrary loan are useful for both scholarship and research.
- Faculty Poster Session
Shelly Silver's in complete world
In case you missed Shelly Silver’s screening of in complete world, the independent artist and filmmaker has graciously donated a copy of the film to the City Tech library’s multimedia collection. The film is a provocative series of vignettes, shot on the streets of New York, asking New Yorkers about the state of their lives, their society, and their government. The film should be available for viewings within the next few weeks. For more information about the film and Shelly Silver, please visit her website here.
Bananas, Rum, Buildings, and Stories: New Books at the City Tech Library
Selected new books in the library’s collection are featured on the new bookshelves that wrap around the staircase to the 4th floor. And yes, you can check out any of the books in the new books display. You’ll also find fiction and other leisure reading in this section, including new titles in Spanish and Russian. Check back often — our new book display will be updated regularly with the latest new releases. This month, our new book selections illustrate three themes:
Globalization: Rum, Bananas, and Coffee
 And a Bottle of Rum by Wayne Curtis |
 Bananas: An American History by Virginia Scott Jenkins |
 Uncommon Grounds by Mark Pendergrast |
Architecture of Cities and Countries
 Buildings of Pittsburgh by Franklin Toker |
 Bali Houses by Gianni Francione |
Immigrant Fiction
 Monkey King by Patricia Chao |
 Inheritance by Lan Samantha Chang |
 Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri |
in complete world screening
City Tech Community, just in time for the presidential election the Ursula C. Schwerin Library’s Cinema@tech, in cooperation with the Grants Office, is presenting a screening of in complete world, a feature film by independent filmmaker Shelly Silver that recently showed at the Museum of Modern Art. The film is a provocative series of vignettes, shot on the streets of New York, asking New Yorkers about the state of their lives, their society, and their government.
The film is fifty-five (55) minutes and will be shown in the Atrium Amphitheater on Wednesday, 29 October at 10:00 am, followed by a thirty (30) minute Q&A with the director. Everyone is welcome.
If you have any questions, please contact Professors Junior Tidal (x5481) or Keith Muchowski (x5480) via telephone or email.
Do you know where to vote on November 4?
As we are all aware, the presidential election is in less than 2 weeks. The New York City Board of Elections provides a Poll Site Locator for you to determine your polling site. If you are not sure where to vote, type in your home address here. The site will retrieve the polling place for your address.
You must vote at your designated polling place. Polling places will be open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, November 4.
