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  • Towards a Collective Pursuit of Knowledge

    This piece is part of a series by participants in the Spring 2024 Open Knowledge Fellowship, coordinated by the Mina Rees Library. Fellows will share insight into the process of converting a syllabus to openly-licensed and/or zero-cost resources, as well as their experiences teaching undergraduate […]

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    Dissertations and Theses Year-in-Review, 2023-24

    Today is Commencement Day for the Graduate Center, which means it’s time for the Library’s celebration of all of the dissertations, theses, and capstone projects that were deposited this academic year. Our concern, of course, is with preserving and making accessible the original research contributions that our students have created in their academic pursuits. The creation of new knowledge, whether through advancements in science or new explorations of the human condition, is the bedrock of graduate study and these culminating works represent an enormous achievement. The Graduate Center sits at the crossroads of CUNY’s research enterprise and our students—today’s graduates—are at the forefront of initiatives that re-energize our studies, revolutionize our methods, and sustain our communities.

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  • Open Knowledge as a Form of Global Citizenship

    This piece is part of a series by participants in the Spring 2024 Open Knowledge Fellowship, coordinated by the Mina Rees Library. Fellows will share insight into the process of converting a syllabus to openly-licensed and/or zero-cost resources, as well as their experiences teaching undergraduate […]

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  • Committing to OER

    This piece is part of a series by participants in the Spring 2024 Open Knowledge Fellowship, coordinated by the Mina Rees Library. Fellows will share insight into the process of converting a syllabus to openly-licensed and/or zero-cost resources, as well as their experiences teaching undergraduate […]

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    Possible JSTOR Ebooks Disruption

    JSTOR Ebooks are undergoing a migration, and you might see some outages over the next 24-48 hours. We are sorry about any inconvenience.

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  • Re-Imagining Psychology Education with OER

    This piece is part of a series by participants in the Spring 2024 Open Knowledge Fellowship, coordinated by the Mina Rees Library. Fellows will share insight into the process of converting a syllabus to openly-licensed and/or zero-cost resources, as well as their experiences teaching undergraduate […]

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  • Teaching Chemistry with OER

    This piece is part of a series by participants in the Spring 2024 Open Knowledge Fellowship, coordinated by the Mina Rees Library. Fellows will share insight into the process of converting a syllabus to openly-licensed and/or zero-cost resources, as well as their experiences teaching undergraduate […]

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    Our Historic Elevator is Fixed! Also: Extended Hours for Finals!

    We are very happy to announce that our historic elevator is now in working order. Many thanks to our library patrons for their patience as it underwent repairs. In other news, the Mina Rees Library will offering extended hours for finals: Saturday, May 11: 10am-10pm […]

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  • Assorted Lost and Found chapbooks laid out around the L and F logo with The CUNY Poetics Document Initiative stamped in blue

    Adrienne Rich: Teaching at CUNY, 1968–1974, Now Available on Manifold

    We are pleased to announce a digital edition of poet Adrienne Rich’s teaching materials from her time at the City College of New York, now freely available online. View on Manifold: Adrienne Rich: Teaching at CUNY, 1968–1974, Parts I & II Rich was one of […]

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  • The Odyssey - Translations

    Finding Works in Translation

    What do Agatha Christie, William Shakespeare, Stephen King, Oscar Wilde, and Danielle Steele have in common?  According to UNESCO’s Online Index Translationum, they are among the top 50 authors whose works have been translated into other languages. A valuable reference source for exploring translations from […]

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