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September 28, 2010

Faculty Workshop Tomorrow!

The City Tech Library, in partnership with the Faculty Commons, is pleased to invite all faculty to a library workshop. There are millions of websites out there on the internet. How can we help students learn to distinguish the good from the bad (or the ugly)? In this workshop we’ll discuss strategies to boost students’ evaluation skills and help them find credible information on the internet.
This workshop will be held TOMORROW, Wednesday, September 29, 1-2 pm in the Library, Rm. A 441 (small library classroom). RSVP to Prof. Maura Smale at msmale@citytech.cuny.edu or 260-5748.

April 27, 2010

Faculty Workshop: Advanced (and Intro!) RefWorks

The City Tech Library, in partnership with the Faculty Commons, is pleased to invite all faculty to a library workshop. In this workshop we’ll learn more about the specialized features of RefWorks: creating custom citation styles, inserting references directly into MS Word documents, and advanced searching. Participants should be familiar with RefWorks or have attended an introductory RefWorks workshop.
PLEASE NOTE: If you are interested in working with RefWorks and were unable to attend the Introductory RefWorks workshop earlier in the semester, you are welcome to attend this workshop! The workshop can address basic features of RefWorks also.
This workshop will be held on Wednesday, April 28, 1-2pm in Rm A540 (Atrium). RSVP to Maura Smale at msmale@citytech.cuny.edu or 260-5748.

April 18, 2010

Faculty Workshop: Learn to Blog and Use Twitter

The City Tech Library, in partnership with the Faculty Commons, is pleased to invite all faculty to a library workshop. Blogs continue to change how scholarly ideas are expressed and exchanged. Workshop participants will learn how to set up and maintain a blog using WordPress, how to use the Twitter microblogging service, and how to find scholarly information in the “blogosphere.”
This workshop will be held on Tuesday, April 20, 1-2pm in Rm A540 (Atrium). RSVP to Maura Smale at msmale@citytech.cuny.edu or 260-5748.

April 12, 2010

Faculty Workshop: Using PubMed to Find Biomedical Information

All faculty are invited to join us for a library workshop:
Using PubMed to Find Biomedical Information
Examine the content available in PubMed (e.g., how it differs from MEDLINE), and learn how to build a search using keywords, MeSH terms, and other PubMed search tools and link to full-text articles.
Wednesday, April 14, 1-2pm
Workshops are open to all City Tech faculty members. All workshops are held in our electronic classroom (Rm A540) on the 5th Fl. of the City Tech Library, Atrium Bldg. RSVP is strongly suggested to Prof. Maura Smale, msmale@citytech.cuny.edu or 718-260-5748.

March 18, 2010

Faculty Workshop: Getting the Most from LexisNexis

Faculty, come to a workshop and learn strategies for searching the LexisNexis database more effectively for articles from news sources from around the world.
DATE: Wednesday, March 24th
TIME: 1-2pm
LOCATION: Rm A441, Library (4th Floor, Atrium Building)
Workshops are open to all City Tech faculty members. RSVP is strongly suggested to Prof. Maura Smale, msmale@citytech.cuny.edu or 718-260-5748.

March 15, 2010

This Week: Web 2.0 Happy Hour for Faculty

Is there a place for Wikipedia in the classroom? What’s on Wikipedia, and how did it get there? The City Tech Library, in partnership with the Faculty Commons, is pleased to invite all faculty to come enjoy wine & cheese with your colleagues and discuss this popular online encyclopedia. Joining us for this panel discussion is David Goodman, Vice President, Wikimedia NYC and retired Princeton librarian.
DATE: Tuesday, March 16, 5:30-7pm
LOCATION: Faculty Lounge, A632
RSVP to Maura Smale at msmale@citytech.cuny.edu or 260-5748.

March 8, 2010

Keeping Up with Research Using RSS and Alerts

Faculty, come to a library workshop this week to learn about RSS (Really Simple Syndication). We’ll discuss setting up RSS feeds and alerts in your favorite databases to keep track of the latest scholarship from news sources, journals, and blogs.
DATE: Wednesday, March 10th
TIME: 1-2pm
Workshops are open to all City Tech faculty members. All workshops are held in our electronic classroom (Rm A540) on the 5th Fl. of the City Tech Library, Atrium Bldg (unless otherwise noted). RSVP is strongly suggested to Prof. Maura Smale, msmale@citytech.cuny.edu or 718-260-5748.

February 26, 2010

Faculty Workshop: Preventing Plagiarism

Facilitated by the Ursula C. Schwerin Library and Writing Across the Curriculum
In this cut-and-paste world where words and images are so accessible, often students do not fully understand the implications of plagiarism. In this workshop, we’ll discuss academic honesty and strategies for helping our students avoid plagiarism in their work. Topics covered will include how assignment design can discourage plagiarism, how to teach students to correctly use citation and paraphrasing, and how to respond when plagiarism is discovered.
Workshops are open to all City Tech faculty members.
DATE: Wednesday, March 3, 2010
–rescheduled from the earlier snow-canceled date!
VENUE: Namm 227, Faculty Commons
TIME: 1.00 p.m.- 2.00 p.m.
Lunch will be served
RSVP is encouraged to facultycommons@citytech.cuny.edu.

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February 16, 2010

Faculty Workshop: Using RefWorks for Citation Management

The City Tech Library, in partnership with the Faculty Commons, is pleased to invite all faculty to attend a workshop on using RefWorks for citation management. 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.
This workshop will be held on Wednesday, February 24, 1-2pm in the library classroom, A540. RSVP to Maura Smale at msmale@citytech.cuny.edu or 260-5748. For more information, visit the Faculty Workshops page on our website.

December 16, 2009

New Issue of Nucleus

Nucleus, a Faculty Commons Quarterly, is now available for download. There is a feature piece from Prof. Maura Smale entitled What’s New with Information Literacy at Citytech.

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