The City Tech Library, in partnership with the Faculty Commons, is pleased to invite all faculty and staff to a library workshop: Advanced Search Techniques for Library and Internet Sources. Improve your research skills and go beyond the basics with Boolean operators, truncation, limiters, and other sophisticated search strategies in library databases, Google, and more.
Our workshop will be held on Wednesday October 9, 1-2pm in Rm. A441 in the Library, Atrium 4th Fl. RSVP to Prof. Keith Muchowski at kmuchowski@citytech.cuny.edu.
Faculty/Staff Workshop: Encouraging Good Googling
The City Tech Library, in partnership with the Faculty Commons, is pleased to invite all faculty and staff to a library workshop. How can we help students learn to evaluate internet sources, and to distinguish the good from the bad (or the ugly) online? We’ll discuss strategies to boost students’ evaluation skills and help them find credible information on the internet.
Our workshop will be held on Wednesday September 25, 1-2pm in Rm. A441 in the Library, Atrium 4th Fl. RSVP to Prof. Maura Smale at msmale@citytech.cuny.edu.
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 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.
Our workshop will be held on Wednesday April 24, 1-2pm in Rm. A441 in the Library, Atrium 4th Fl. RSVP to Prof. Maura Smale at msmale@citytech.cuny.edu or Prof. Keith Muchowski at kmuchowski@citytech.cuny.edu.
Faculty Workshop: Introduction to Photoshop
The City Tech Library, in partnership with the Faculty Commons, is pleased to invite all faculty to a library workshop. Are you interested in creating graphics for your class? Would you like to learn how to resize your digital photographs? This workshop will focus on the very basics of Adobe Photoshop. Participants will gain hands-on experience with the toolbar, layers, cropping, and text.
Our workshop will be held on Wednesday April 10, 1-2pm in Rm. A441 in the Library, Atrium 4th Fl. RSVP to Prof. Maura Smale at msmale@citytech.cuny.edu.
For more information, or to schedule a workshop by request, visit our website.
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.
Tech Happy Hour: Introduction to Social Media for Academics
The City Tech Library, in partnership with the Faculty Commons, is pleased to invite all faculty to a Tech Happy Hour and library workshop. Have you heard the buzz about social media, but haven’t yet taken the plunge? Intrigued, but not sure about its scholarly uses? Come enjoy wine & cheese with your colleagues at our Tech Happy Hour and learn how academics are using the tools of social media to connect, collaborate, and share with the scholarly community at CUNY and beyond. Tools discussed will include Twitter, LinkedIn, Academia.edu, the CUNY Academic Commons, and more!
Our Happy Hour will be held on Tuesday March 12, 5:30-7pm in Rm. A632 (Faculty and Staff Lounge). RSVP to Prof. Maura Smale at msmale@citytech.cuny.edu.
Save the Dates!
Our schedule of drop-in faculty workshops for the Spring 2013 semester is:
JUST ADDED! Getting Started with Instructional Web Design
Wednesday, March 20, 1-2pm
Introduction to Photoshop
Wednesday, April 10, 1-2pm
JUST ADDED! Introduction to Citation Managers
Wednesday, April 24, 1-2pm
For more information, or to schedule a workshop by request, visit our website.
Faculty Workshop: Research Beyond the City Tech Library
The City Tech Library, in partnership with the Faculty Commons, is pleased to invite all faculty to a library workshop. You may already be familiar with interlibrary loan to get articles and books not available here at City Tech. Did you know that we participate in library consortia that permit access to research libraries around New York City? Learn about the many options for accessing research resources beyond the City Tech Library. Attendees will also learn how to make the most of browser add-ons and other online tools to help identify, locate, and connect with resources from other libraries.
This workshop will be held on Wednesday, March 6, 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.
You Know What You Write, But Do You Know Your Rights?
The City Tech Library, in partnership with the Faculty Commons for Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship, is pleased to announce a workshop in celebration of Open Access Week!
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.
