Learn to research more efficiently and effectively!
The Library is pleased to announce our new course: LIB 1201 – Research & Documentation for the Information Age. This 3 credit course is scheduled for Tue/Thu 10-11:15am during the Spring semester. The course is open to all students (prerequisite: ENG 1101) and may be taken to satisfy Communications Core requirements or as an elective.
Visit our website for more information on the course. If you have any questions, please contact Prof. Maura Smale, Information Literacy Librarian, at msmale@citytech.cuny.edu.
Abraham Lincoln Film Screening
The library is hosting a screening of D.W. Griffith’s film, Abraham Lincoln next Thursday, November 20th at 12:45. The screening room is in the Multimedia Resource Center in library, A4 Atrium 4th fl.
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Alexander Street Trials
We are trialing for two months Caribbean Literature and Counseling and Therapy in Video from Alexander Street.
These multimedia resources will be of interest to classroom faculty in Humanities, African American Studies and Human Services. Access is on-campus only.
Trials end January 11, 2010
Faculty Callout for the Library’s Website Usability Study
Are you a faculty member or staff member who wants to give their opinion about the library’s website? Please contact Prof. Junior Tidal at jtidal@citytech.cuny.edu or at extension 5481 to set up an appointment. Participants will be awarded a $5 gift certificate to the City Tech bookstore.
Faculty workshop Wed. Oct. 28: Finding Scholarly Information with Google Scholar
Google Scholar is a useful tool for finding scholarly information on the web, including articles and books. In this workshop, we’ll explore Google Scholar and investigate the types of search results (conference papers, preprints, anthology chapters, journal articles, and more). We’ll also customize Scholar preferences to facilitate full-text access from home or office computers. Time permitting, we’ll explore Google Books.
Workshops are open to all City Tech faculty members.
DATE: Wednesday, October 28, 2009
VENUE: Rm. A441, 4th Floor, City Tech Library (Atrium Bldg.)
TIME: 1.00 – 2.00 p.m.
http://library.citytech.cuny.edu
RSVP is encouraged to Prof. Maura Smale, msmale@citytech.cuny.edu or 718-260-5748.
Night of the Living Dead Screening
The Ursula C. Schwerin library will have a free screening of George Romero’s Night of the Living Dead. This ground breaking film not only paved the way for future zombie films, but makes social commentary on the nuclear family, the cold war, race and class. Please join us tomorrow, October 22, at 12:45pm in the Multimedia Resource Center.
Today: Open Access Publishing for Faculty
It’s Open Access Week, so join faculty from the library and across the college to discuss the reality and potential of Open Access Publishing, as it ties into the economics of and access to scholarship, and offers opportunities for peer-reviewed publication.
Publication Opportunities: What’s New with Open Access
A Discussion with and for City Tech Faculty
Date: Tuesday, October 20
Time: 3:30-5:00pm
Venue: Faculty Lounge A632
Coffee & Cookies will be served.
New! E-Textbooks
We just purchased 34 etextbooks. These are online versions of textbooks used for City Tech courses. Records for each ebook are also in CUNY+. Look for the link to this collection on our homepage “find books” tab under New! Ebooks.
as well as under MyiLibrary on our database pages.
