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    A Whirlwind of Library Workshops!

    Graduate Center librarians teach research workshops all year round, but there’s a particular whirlwind of events this fall, especially in September and October! No matter where you are in your graduate studies or scholarly journey, there’s sure to be something on our calendar that addresses […]

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    Welcome (Back) to the Mina Rees Library!

    The Mina Rees Library extends a warm welcome to all new members of the Graduate Center community, and an equally warm greeting to all returning members! We hope you’ll avail yourselves of all the library has to offer…and ask us questions when you need help […]

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    15,000,000 Downloads and Counting!

    This past weekend, CUNY libraries — and, more importantly, CUNY researchers — passed a major milestone: CUNY Academic Works had its 15 millionth download! If you’re not familiar with Academic Works, it’s an online repository where members of the CUNY community can share their scholarly, […]

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    Spring Scholarly Publishing Workshops: Contracts, Copyright, and More!

    This spring, the Graduate Center’s Mina Rees Library is offering four online workshops about publication contracts, copyright, and related topics. All members of the CUNY community are welcome, regardless of campus. The workshops are especially well suited to graduate students, faculty, administrators, and others who […]

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    Upcoming Workshops about Scholarly Publishing

    This fall, the Graduate Center’s Mina Rees Library is offering three online workshops about scholarly publishing and research evaluation. All members of the CUNY community are welcome, regardless of campus. The workshops are especially well suited to graduate students, faculty, administrators, and others engaged in […]

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    Summer Course: Intricacies & Ethics of Scholarly Information

    A new course is being offered this summer and may appeal to anyone interested in the complexities of seeking, evaluating, publishing, and otherwise interacting with scholarly information in all its forms. Developed by Graduate Center librarians and taught by Jill Cirasella, Associate Professor and Associate […]

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    Scholarship for the Public Good: What We Value, How We Evaluate

    Update: The recording of the What We Value, How We Evaluate event is now available on YouTube. The Graduate Center’s Mina Rees Library is partnering with the Provost’s Office on an event series exploring the idea of scholarship for the public good—what it means, how […]

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    Scholarship for the Public Good: Paths to Open Access

    Update: The recording of the Paths to Open Access event is now available on YouTube. The Graduate Center’s Mina Rees Library is partnering with the Provost’s Office on an event series exploring the idea of scholarship for the public good—what it means, how it can […]

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    The Value of Open Access…in the Words of Readers

    We at the Mina Rees Library often talk about how open access scholarly literature can benefit everyone: students and teachers of all levels, researchers inside and outside academia, policy makers (and those their policies affect), medical and mental health practitioners (and their patients), and potentially […]

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    Scholarly Communication Essentials: Fall 2021 Workshops

    What is “scholarly communication”? In short, it’s all the different ways researchers share their work, in formal publications and otherwise, and all the complexities and issues surrounding that sharing. This fall, the Mina Rees Library is offering workshops on an assortment of important scholarly communication […]

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