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.
On Trial: Education Index Retrospective
We are trialing Wilson’s Education Index Retrospective (access on-campus only). It is available in any Wilson database if you select the Open Database Selection Area.
Send Monica Berger any comments.
Continue reading “On Trial: Education Index Retrospective”
Books24x7 Ebook trial starts today
Books24x7 are on CUNY-wide trial until November 17th. The content seems to be largely related to business and management but there is a substantial area devoted to computing. Please contact Monica Berger for the password to access.
Save the Date: Open Access Publishing
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
RSVP is encouraged to Prof. Maura Smale, msmale@citytech.cuny.edu or 718-260-5748.
Coffee & Cookies will be served.
RefWorks Faculty Workshop Wed 10/7
Faculty, join us in the library for a workshop this week:
Introduction to RefWorks for Citation Management.
Streamline your research with RefWorks, a bibliographic citation management tool available to all City Tech faculty. With RefWorks it’s easy to import references from online databases, organize your references into folders by topic or project, and generate a bibliography formatted in a variety of citation styles. In this workshop we’ll cover the basics of using RefWorks from both on- and off-campus.
When: Wednesday, October 7, 1-2 pm
Where: Rm. A441 (small library classroom), on the 4th fl of the library
RSVP: Maura Smale at msmale@citytech.cuny.edu or 260-5748
Working People and the Crisis
Film Screening and Discussion
Working People and the Crisis: From Argentina to the Bronx
Tuesday, October 6, 2009 2:30pm
Library Screening room (RSVP required)
Watch “The Take,” a film on unemployed workers in Argentina who have been taking over bandoned factories and running them democratically. Could this happen in the Untied States?
Discuss with Mike Filippou, a union activist and a worker at Stella D’ Oro’s bakery in the Bronx. Stella D’ Oro workers recently went o strike for 11 months, won, but now have to fight against Stella D’ Oro management’s decision to close the factory and reopen it with non-union labor in another part of the country.
Seating is limited, so please RSVP. For more information and to RSVP contact Prof. Panayotakis at cpanayotakis@citytech.cuny.edu.
Here is a trailer for “The Take”.
Two New Trials: Global Issues in Context and GREENR
On trial until D
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GLOBAL ISSUES IN CONTEXT (Gale)
GREENR (Global Reference on the Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources)
Comments to Monica Berger
Library Technology News – Fall 2009
Library Technology News – Fall 2009
The library continues to make strides in upgrading its computer technology and equipment. Here are some highlights:
- 4th Floor – 18 New Computers Installed
o 18 new Dell OptiPlex 760 computers with wide screen monitors have been installed in the public area to replace the old models.
o The upgrade will improve the response time of the library online catalog and databases. - Internet Lab – New Printer Installed
o A new HP network printer has been installed to replace the Dell printer.
o This high-performance workgroup laser printer with ultra-fast print speeds will improve the printing service in the Internet lab. - Electronic Classroom – Classroom ResponseCard Systems Implemented
o 30 clickers have been purchased and piloted in several library classes.
o The web version of clickers is also available in the Electronic Classroom. - Group Study Room – Workstations Reconfigured
o 5 workstations with the following configurations have been installed in the group study rooms on the 5th floor:
Microsoft Office suite is now available.
USB fash drives can be used on these workstations. - New Library Web Server Installed
o A new Dell PowerEdge server has been installed and is now in service.
o The new server is equipped with state of the art web technologies and will greatly enhance the library web site and related services. - 5th Floor – Electrical Outlets Available on Student Study Carrels
o 12 library student study carrels have been equipped with electrical outlets for the convenience of library laptop users. - Library LCD TV Display System Purchased
o The display system, to be installed on the 4th floor, will be used to promote the library events and increase awareness of the library collections and services.
