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A Closer Look: Open Educational Resources (OER)

Posted on February 23, 2018 | 1 Comment
You may have heard the term – OER, or Open Educational Resources – and wondered what it means. Let’s take a closer look. Open Educational Resources (OER) are defined as “free and openly licensed educational materials that can be used for teaching, learning, research, and […]
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RFP: Review OER in Your Discipline

Posted on January 31, 2018 | No Comments
CUNY and SUNY are currently making significant investments to support the deployment of Open Educational Resources (OER). OER are texts and other materials that reside in the public domain or that have been released under an intellectual property license that permits repurposing by others, and […]
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Spotlight on Grants & Funding

Posted on January 16, 2018 | 1 Comment
We’ve entered the New Year, but before starting the spring semester, consider taking a moment to search for grants and other sponsored research opportunities. The Graduate Center Library provides access to several grants and funding databases. 1) Pivot bills itself as a tool providing “access […]
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New Exhibit: Zines as Creative Resistance

Posted on September 25, 2017 | 1 Comment
Walking through the first floor of the Graduate Center Library, you may have noticed a series of bright, colorful booklets within the display cases, bearing unusual titles like Gaylord Phoenix and Womanimalistic. Although differing in size, shape, and subject matter, these are all considered zines: […]
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Summer spotlight: ArchiveGrid

Posted on August 4, 2017 | No Comments
If your summer travels will take you places, perhaps include an archive in your visit! And if you do, definitely take a look at the extremely useful research tool, ArchiveGrid. On the site’s homepage, there’s an easily navigable map letting you know which local archives […]
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Summer spotlight: Streaming Video Databases

Posted on June 5, 2017 | No Comments
Seeking something different to watch this summer? The Graduate Center subscribes to several alternative video/media databases. + Digital Theater Plus offers a wide variety of full-length theatrical productions from the UK, as well as interviews with actors and other theater professionals. There are 365 offerings […]
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Spotlight on: Chat with a Librarian

Posted on April 19, 2017 | No Comments
You may have noticed a friendly green icon on the right of the library’s homepage, with the inviting words: “Chat with a librarian.” When you click this icon, a pop-up window will instantly appear, and – at any time of day or night – a […]
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Zines: a DIY + Scholarly Exploration

Posted on March 24, 2017 | 1 Comment
Zines! For many people, they bring to mind an image of an oblong, photocopied little booklet – possibly handwritten, probably not spell-checked, and potentially stuffed with collages and unusual images of all kinds. Could these humble, self-published creations be a source of scholarly inquiry? Indeed, […]
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