Library Relaunches Website!

The Ursula C. Schwerin Library is pleased to announce the launch of its newly redesigned website – http://library.citytech.cuny.edu. The website incorporates user-centered design, faster load times, and improved accessibility. The site has several new features including:
– A redesigned homepage with “switch” tabs to facilitate easier searching for books, articles, databases, and the site itself.
– An updated navigation scheme allows users to easily traverse the website.  Users also have section markers to indicate where they are on the site. In addition, each page has uniform navigation so users can readily visit other sections of the site.
– Electronic forms have been updated so faculty members can reserve course materials, make interlibrary loan requests, schedule reservations for the Multimedia Resource Center project ion room, and to request help through our Email-A-Librarian form.
– A new “How Do I…?” section provides quick answers to popular questions.  This includes questions on where to find books on the shelf, the length of loan periods, online renewals,  CLICS (CUNY Libraries Inter-Campus Service),  library accounts, connecting to the library’s wireless network, and much more.
– The website has also been integrated with the library’s news blog, LibraryBuzz. New headlines are automatically generated on the homepage.

We encourage you to visit the website today! In striving to improve our website’s services, your feedback and suggestions are most welcome. You can submit your reactions through the comment page linked at the bottom of the homepage, or by contacting Prof. Junior Tidal at jtidal@citytech.cuny.edu .

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The Library's hours for the Fall semester

Effective on the first day of the new semester, the library’s regular semester hours have resumed:
Monday – Thursday 9 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Friday 9 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Saturday 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Sunday closed
Complete details about the library’s hours, including closures for holidays, are available here. The library is closed this Saturday, August 30 and Monday, September 1 for Labor Day weekend.

Use the CUNY portal for Blackboard and eSims Access

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.

Blackboard Workshops for Faculty

The Department of Instructional Technology will be conducting beginner Blackboard workshops for faculty on the following days during the Summer Semesters:
NO REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED
LOCATION: G-604
June 11th, Wednesday, from 1-2pm
June 12th, Thursday, from 2-3pm
June 16th, Monday, from 11-12pm
July 10th, Thursday, from 5-6pm

Blackboard Workshop for Students

The Department of Instructional Technology will be conducting student Blackboard workshops on the following days for the Summer Semester: 
June 5th, Thursday from 1-2pm
June 12th, Thursday from 1-2pm
June 19th, Thursday from 1-2pm
July 10th, Thursday from 1-2pm
Location: Open Lab at G604
Contact info: Julio Henriquez: 718 254-8565

Book Donations Wanted

The Library is having a spring book sale and is actively seeking used book donations. The books should be in good condition. They will be put in the book sale on Thursday, May 8, 2008.
Please bring in all donations to the Library by May 7, 2008. Contact Prof. Morris Hounion at x5491 or mhounion@citytech.cuny.edu; all donors will receive a letter of acknowledgment.

Limited Lab Hours During Spring Break

The library’s Internet Lab will be open from 12:00PM to 4:00PM, Monday through Friday during spring break. The Multimedia Resource Center will be open from 9:30AM to 4:00PM, Monday through Friday. We are closed on Saturday. For the hours of other computer labs on campus, follow this link.