The City Tech Library, in partnership with the Faculty Commons, is pleased to invite all faculty and staff to a workshop. Looking to streamline and manage the research you do using internet or library sources, or a tool that your students can use to keep track of their research? Learn about citation managers — including RefWorks, EasyBib, Zotero, and Mendeley — that can help organize and cite references as well as share and discuss scholarship with colleagues at City Tech or beyond.
This workshop will be held on Wednesday, April 2, 1:00-2:00pm in Rm. A441, Library (Atrium, 4th Floor). RSVP to Prof. Keith Muchowski at kmuchowski@citytech.cuny.edu or Prof. Maura Smale at msmale@citytech.cuny.edu. For more information, download the flyer.
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Faculty Workshop: Getting Started with Instructional Web Design
The City Tech Library, in partnership with the Faculty Commons, is pleased to invite all faculty to a library workshop. Learn to design web pages for instructional use, including layout and navigation, color and graphics, and developing effective content. We will look at beginner HTML and other online alternatives.
This workshop will be held on Wednesday, March 20, 1-2pm in Rm. A441 (small library classroom). RSVP to Prof. Maura Smale at msmale@citytech.cuny.edu or 260-5748.
Faculty Workshop: Introduction to Citation Managers
The City Tech Library, in partnership with the Faculty Commons, is pleased to invite all faculty to a library workshop. Looking for a way to streamline and manage the research you do using internet or library sources? Looking for a tool that your students can use to keep track of their research? Learn about how citation managers can help you organize and cite references as well as share and discuss scholarship with colleagues at City Tech or beyond. In this workshop we’ll introduce you to 4 solutions for citation management: RefWorks, EasyBib, Zotero, and Mendeley.
This workshop will be held on Wednesday, February 6, 1-2pm in Rm. A441 (small library classroom). RSVP to Prof. Maura Smale at msmale@citytech.cuny.edu or 260-5748.
Workshop Materials: Understanding Your Rights as an Author
If you couldn’t make it to our faculty workshop on Understanding and Protecting Your Rights as an Author during Open Access Week, never fear! Here’s a copy of our handout and presentation for you to share, use, and remix as you’d like.
Presentation
Handout
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask a librarian! We’re happy to help with any and all questions about open access publishing and strategies for keeping your rights as an author.
Faculty Workshop: Understanding and Protecting Your Rights as an Author
Happy Open Access Week! In celebration of this annual, international event, The City Tech Library, in partnership with the Faculty Commons for Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship, is pleased to invite all faculty and staff to a program:
You Know What You Write, But Do You Know Your Rights?
Understanding and Protecting Your Rights as an Author
When you publish a journal article, you sign a copyright agreement. Do you know what you’re agreeing to when you sign it? How can you find out a journal’s policy? How can you negotiate your contract to make the most of your rights as a scholar, researcher, and author?
Come enjoy wine & cheese with your colleagues at our Open Access Happy Hour and learn how to preserve your rights to reproduce, distribute, and display the work you create.
WHEN: Tuesday, October 23, from 5:30-7pm
WHERE: Rm A632, Faculty Lounge, City Tech
Space is limited! RSVP to Maura Smale at msmale@citytech.cuny.edu.
Faculty Workshop: Harnessing the Power of eBooks for Research and Instruction
Harnessing the Power of eBooks for Research and Instruction
Did you know the City Tech Library has over 270,000 eBooks? They’re all available 24/7 and can be accessed using your computer, smartphone, e-reader, or tablet. Learn how to find eBooks in the library, discover how easy it is to download and use them, and find out how eBooks can be assigned as reading material for your students.
Workshop is open to all City Tech faculty and staff.
DATE: Wednesday, September 12, 2012
VENUE: Rm A441 in the City Tech Library, Atrium Bldg.
TIME: 1.00 p.m. – 2.00 p.m.
RSVP to Prof. Maura Smale, msmale@citytech.cuny.edu or 718-260-5748.
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Faculty Workshop: Manage and Share References with Zotero and Mendeley
The City Tech Library, in partnership with the Faculty Commons, is pleased to invite all faculty to a library workshop. Doing research using internet or library sources? Interested in what other researchers in your field are reading? Learn how to use the free web-based tools Zotero and Mendeley to organize and cite your references, and to share and discuss scholarship with colleagues at City Tech or beyond.
This workshop will be held on Wednesday, March 14, 1-2pm in Rm. A540 (library classroom). RSVP to Prof. Maura Smale at msmale@citytech.cuny.edu or 260-5748.
Mark Your Calendars for Open Access Week
It’s still a few weeks away, but the City Tech Library is already getting ready for International Open Access Week. Please save the date for two great faculty workshops we have planned:
Using Open Educational Materials in Your Courses
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
3:30-5:00pm
Rm A543, City Tech Library (Atrium Building)
High-quality open access curricular materials are increasingly available online, and can provide an alternative to traditionally-published, high-priced textbooks. In this workshop we’ll discuss strategies for incorporating freely-available open access and public domain resources into your courses. Bring your syllabus or assignment and we will work together to add resources to your course website on Blackboard, the City Tech OpenLab, or other online platforms.
Coffee & cookies will be served.
Open Access Happy Hour: Your Rights as an Author
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
5:30-7:00pm
Rm A632, Faculty Lounge (Atrium Building)
You know what you write, but do you know your rights? Copyright is a bundle of rights that apply to work you produce in any medium. How can you choose a publisher and negotiate your contracts to make the most of your rights as a scholar, researcher, author, and creator? Come enjoy wine & cheese with your colleagues and learn how to preserve your rights to reproduce, distribute, and display the work you create.
RefWorks Workshop for Faculty
Faculty, come to a workshop in the City Tech Library and learn how to streamline your research with RefWorks, a bibliographic citation management tool available to all City Tech faculty. 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.
Date: Wednesday, April 6th
Time: 1 – 2 pm
Workshops are open to all City Tech faculty and staff. All workshops are held in our small classroom (Rm A441) on the 4th Fl. of the City Tech Library, Atrium, unless otherwise noted. RSVP is strongly suggested to Prof. Maura Smale, msmale@citytech.cuny.edu or 718-260-5748.
For more information, view our full list of faculty workshops.
PubMed Workshop for Faculty
Faculty, come to a workshop in the City Tech Library and learn about using the PubMed database to find biomedical information. In this workshop we’ll provide an overview of PubMed from the National Library of Medicine, including its scope and content (e.g., how it differs from MEDLINE); building a search using keywords, MeSH terms, and other search tools; and accessing full-text articles in PubMed Central and City Tech Library databases.
Date: Wednesday, February 23rd
Time: 1 – 2 pm
Workshops are open to all City Tech faculty and staff. All workshops are held in our small classroom (Rm A441) on the 4th Fl. of the City Tech Library, Atrium, unless otherwise noted. RSVP is strongly suggested to Prof. Maura Smale, msmale@citytech.cuny.edu or 718-260-5748.
For more information, view our full list of faculty workshop.
