Category: Workshops

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Information literacy workshops for faculty

This faculty workshop series kicks off on February 24 with an exploration of what discipline-informed information literacy looks like. The next workshop, on March 12, will prepare participants to fine-tune an existing assignment or classroom activity to improve student research outcomes. On March 24, participants will explore resources for teaching about misinformation and disinformation. Registration details coming soon! Part-time faculty who participate will be compensated at their hourly non-teaching adjunct rate for attending.

 

Information literacy in your discipline | February 24, 3pm-4pm | Register in advance

Through discussion and prompted writing, workshop participants explore the information practices of their field or discipline. By identifying discipline-informed essential research skills and information evaluation criteria, participants clarify the information priorities of their discipline. Workshop participants will brainstorm and draft a brief information literacy manifesto that articulates the priorities for ethical information use, essential research skills, and information discovery in their field. This working document will guide curriculum development and help students understand discipline-specific expectations for information literacy.

Please register by February 23 on Zoom. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Participants are encouraged to bring questions to the workshop.

Questions? Please contact Anne Leonard, Information Literacy Coordinator at City Tech Library

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Workshop: Data visualization for bibliometric analysis with VOSviewer


Workshop: Data visualization for bibliometric analysis with VOSviewer
When: Friday, February 6, 2026, 12-1:30pm
Register on zoom to attend: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/9pYa5bEkSaemujG6oJe1nw

example of data visualization using VOSViewer

Workshop description: What is the role of bibliometric analysis in our research, and how can data visualization with VOSviewer play a key role in analyzing bibliometric data?

This workshop will provide a brief introduction to the benefits of data visualization for bibliometric analysis before diving into one tool that supports this work. City Tech Librarian Jen Hoyer will guide attendees through use of VOSviewer, an open source data visualization tool, to demonstrate how bibliometric analysis can help examine questions including: what are the main topics or research areas in a field? How do these relate to each other? How has a specific field developed over time?

After an introduction to bibliometric analysis and data visualization, we’ll dive into VOSviewer and its core features. Attendees will have an opportunity to watch demonstrations of the tool in use and to walk through the steps of creating visualizations themselves with a sample dataset (provided).

Attendees should download and install the free VOSviewer software in advance of the workshop if they wish to follow along on their own computer; this is encouraged but not mandatory. Versions for various operating systems can be downloaded at https://www.vosviewer.com/download. 

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Faculty Workshop, Get Organized! Zotero Basics Dec. 4, 4-5 PM

Zotero logoGet Organized! Zotero Basics
Dec. 4, 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

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Call for Applicants: January 2026 Open Educational Practices Institute for Part-Time Faculty

The OER Team at City Tech Library is seeking applications for the January Open Educational Practices Institute for Part-Time Faculty. (Chairs and full-time faculty, please recommend to your part-time colleagues!)

The Institute provides asynchronous and synchronous virtual training on using free and openly-licensed materials for courses and foregrounding student-centered pedagogical approaches.

More specifically, participants will learn and discuss:

  • How to identify OER and other free and open resources
  • How copyright, open licensing, and fair use works in the context of course materials
  • How to make your course materials more accessible
  • How to bring student-centered pedagogy into your open educational practices

As a culmination to the intensive, participants will redesign a class activity or assignment using free and open resources that incorporate student-centered pedagogical principles. To qualify as a zero-textbook cost OER, faculty can select course materials that are:

  • Open educational resources that are Creative Commons (openly) licensed, including, but not limited to, open textbooks
  • Public domain materials
  • Freely available web resources that do not violate copyright
  • Library-licensed digital resources, including articles and eBooks

Eligibility

Part-time faculty members at City Tech in any discipline with an active appointment are eligible to apply.

Faculty commitments/compensation

Participants will be compensated with a $1200 stipend for a commitment of 20 hours of project work, including asynchronous work and synchronous virtual training sessions. Participants will need to be available to attend all four synchronous sessions to receive the stipend. The final project, redesigning a class-assignment/activity incorporating open educational practices, must be completed by Friday, February 14, 2026.

Institute Dates

  • Thursday, January 8th, 2026, 10:00-11:30am
  • Tuesday, January 13th, 2026, 10:00-11:30am
  • Thursday, January 15th, 2026, 10:00-11:30am
  • Tuesday, January 20th, 2026, 10:00-11:30am

 

Please fill out the OEP Institute application by December 1, 2025.

If you have questions about the Institute or application process, please contact Joshua Peach, OER Librarian at jpeach@citytech.cuny.edu

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Faculty Workshop: October 8th – Introduction to OER

As the new semester begins, the Open Educational Resources team at City Tech Library would like to invite you to learn more about free and open educational resources (OER) and how they can support instruction and student access to course materials in your classes. From the basics of OER to more advanced topics, workshops will be offered over the Fall semester. Our first session of the semester will be:

Introduction to Open Educational Resources
Wednesday, October 8th, 11am-12pm

This workshop will provide an introduction to Open Educational Resources (OER) and related topics such copyright, Creative Commons licensing, Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC), and where to find free and open materials in your discipline.

Register in advance for this meeting on Zoom. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Participants are encouraged to bring questions to the sessions; no level of familiarity with OER is required. Workshops will be conducted remotely over Zoom. Part-time faculty who participate will be compensated at their hourly non-teaching adjunct rate for attending.

If you have any questions about this workshop, please contact Joshua Peach at jpeach@citytech.cuny.edu

For questions about other OER initiatives at City Tech, reach out to OER Librarian Cailean Cooney at ccooney@citytech.cuny.edu

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Fall 2025 Scholarly Publishing Workshops, Save the Dates

This fall, the library is pleased to offer two workshops, Academic Works Demystified and Zotero Basics.

Academic Works Demystified
Nov. 6, 11 AM-12 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

Zotero logo Get Organized! Zotero Basics
Dec. 4, 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

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Get Organized! Zotero Basics May 5, 4:00-5:00 PM

Get Organized! Zotero Basics
May 5, 4:00-5:00 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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Save the date, June 3, 1-2 PM, Sage Research Methods Training

Sage logoSage Publishing invites you to join us for a custom 60-minute instruction session covering Sage Research Methods. Please forward this invitation to your colleagues.
Sage Research Methods Training: CUNY New York City College of Technology
June 3, 2025 at 1:00pm ET
Please click here to register in advance for this session. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the session.
Sage Research Methods is the ultimate methods library, with more than 1,000 books, reference works, journals articles, and instructional videos by world-leading academics from across the social sciences, including the largest collection of qualitative methods books available online from any scholarly publisher. These resources cover the steps of coming up with a research question, doing a literature review, planning a project, collecting and analyzing data, and writing up a report, dissertation, or thesis, plus detailed information on hundreds of qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods. In this session, you will learn more about SRM and the content made available through your library (including how profiles can assist with instruction and the built-in research tools).
By the end of the webinar, attendees will be able to:
  • Identify Sage Research Methods’ key features and core benefits.
  • Navigate the platform and be able to conduct searches, refine search results, and share content with others.
  • Know where to find help guides and other support resources.
We will be recording the session and will provide the recording to anyone who registers for the session, regardless of live attendance. Please contact Ana Guimaraes at ana.guimaraes@sagepub.com if you have any questions ahead of the session. I look forward to seeing you there!
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Open Educational Resources (OER) Fellowship Information Session, Wednesday, April 23

Starting again in the 2025-2026 academic year, the City Tech Library will be offering faculty members the opportunity to participate in the Open Educational Resources (OER) Fellowship. This funded program runs in conjunction with the CUNY-wide initiative funded by New York state to “engage faculty in the redesign of courses through the replacement of proprietary textbooks with open educational resources to reduce costs for students, accelerate their progress, and better connect curriculum and pedagogy to student learning outcomes.”

Join the OER Team on Wednesday, April 23rd from 2:00 pm-3:00 pm, to learn more about the upcoming Fellowship programming. We will discuss the structure of the year-long fellowship, eligibility and participation requirements, as well as compensation for participation in this initiative. Bring any questions you have, all levels of knowledge welcome!

Register for the upcoming OER Fellowship Information session on Zoom. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting