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Emily Drabinski Joins the Mina Rees Library

Posted on March 21, 2019 | 1 Comment
This week Emily Drabinski joins the Graduate Center in the role of Critical Pedagogy Librarian, supporting the GC community, particularly the CUNY School of Labor & Urban Studies (SLU) affiliated with the Graduate Center. She will coordinate GC Library instruction and support grad students in developing […]
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May 2019 Grads: Deposit Your Dissertation or Thesis by April 30th

Posted on March 15, 2019 | No Comments
Planning to graduate this May? The library’s Dissertation Office is holding information sessions and workshops in advance of the April 30 deposit deadline. Click on the dates below to view event details and RSVP. Depositing a dissertation, thesis, or capstone project with the library is […]
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Thinking Through Open Pedagogy

Posted on March 12, 2019 | No Comments
Below is the fourth in a series of posts by participants in the 2019 Open Pedagogy Fellowship. Fellows will share insight to the process of converting a syllabus to open or zero-cost resources, and/or review a workshop from the Open Educational Resources (OER) Bootcamp held in mid-January. […]
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Interlibrary Loan: Brief Service Interruption on March 12, 2019

Posted on March 11, 2019 | No Comments
We will be upgrading the Interlibrary Loan system on Tuesday, March 12. There should only be a short service interruption in the morning. If you have any difficulties accessing us on the web, please try again later in the day. We can be reached at ill@gc.cuny.edu if […]
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Don’t Miss March in the Library

Posted on March 8, 2019 | No Comments
This month may have come in like a very cold lion, and it may yet go out like a lamb, but in between there will be a few things to learn here at the Mina Rees Library. Take a look, check your calendar, and sign […]
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Where We Are Now and Where We’ve Been: Open Access and AIDS Activism

Posted on March 7, 2019 | No Comments
Below is the third in a series of posts by participants in the 2019 Open Pedagogy Fellowship. Fellows will share insight to the process of converting a syllabus to open or zero-cost resources, and/or review a workshop from the Open Educational Resources (OER) Bootcamp held in mid-January. […]
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Innovation and Burnout: Perspectives on Open Pedagogy from an Adjunct

Posted on March 5, 2019 | No Comments
Below is the second in a series of posts by participants in the 2019 Open Pedagogy Fellowship. Fellows will share insight to the process of converting a syllabus to open or zero-cost resources, and/or review a workshop from the Open Educational Resources (OER) Bootcamp held in […]
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Snow Closure: Monday, March 4

Posted on March 3, 2019 | No Comments
The Graduate Center and the Mina Rees Library will be closed on Monday, March 4, due to winter weather. All classes are canceled. Updates will be posted at www.gc.cuny.edu. Enjoy your snow day.
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Welcome Katelyn Angell: Adjunct Reference Librarian

Posted on February 26, 2019 | No Comments
The library is pleased to announce the appointment of our new Adjunct Reference Librarian, Katelyn Angell for the Spring 2019 semester. Kate comes to us as a tenured Associate Professor and First Year Success Librarian at Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus. She received a Master of Library and Information Science […]
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Teaching Classics with Open Educational Resources

Posted on February 21, 2019 | No Comments
Below is the first in a series of posts by participants in the 2019 Open Pedagogy Fellowship. Fellows will share insight to the process of converting a syllabus to open or zero-cost resources, and/or review a workshop from the Open Educational Resources (OER) Bootcamp held in […]
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