Researching Publishing Opportunities for Beginners (Afternoon)
Library Room C196.05This workshop will overview the industry of academic publishing by highlighting keywords commonly used and its associations. Participants will uncover, overview, and define the scope of their own research and research networks and detail how this may reveal prospective publishing opportunities. Participants will walk away […]
Researching Publishing Opportunities for Beginners (Evening)
Library Room C196.05This workshop will overview the industry of academic publishing by highlighting keywords commonly used and its associations. Participants will uncover, overview, and define the scope of their own research and research networks and detail how this may reveal prospective publishing opportunities. Participants will walk away […]
10/17: (Radical) Keywords for (Reference) Librarianship
C198 (Concourse Level) The Graduate Center, CUNYThis year AK Press published Keywords for Radicals: The Contested Vocabulary of Late-Capitalist Struggle, exploring the some of the language that shapes & informs our political & socioeconomic landscape. We have invited the authors of Keywords entries & librarians to engage in conversation on select […]
10/20: Research for MALS Students (Reprise)
Library Room C196.05In this workshop we will discuss research at a graduate level. Topics to be covered include: How to search for resources Choosing a topic Evaluating sources Avoiding plagiarism Paper formatting Attendees will come away with strategies for taking their research to the next level. WHEN Thursday, […]
10/24: Research & Citation Management with Zotero: An Introduction
Library Room C196.05This workshop will provide an introduction to research using our library's resources and services, with a special focus for HLBLL students--first-year and continuing. This portion will cover effective research using the library's database offerings and provide an introduction to services and partnerships that are available […]
10/25: Archival Research: The Basics
Library Room C196.05Learn the basics of archival research in this hands-on workshop. We’ll cover what archives are and how they are arranged, where and how to look for sources, and what to expect when you visit an archival repository. Bring your laptop to follow along. This workshop […]
10/27: Graphic Activism Panel: Lesbian Posters & Zines 1970-today
Concourse Level - C197 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, United StatesAccompanying this exhibit of original activist posters from the Lesbian Herstory Archives currently at the Graduate Center Library, this panel will discuss posters, newsletters, and zines from the largest collection of lesbian materials in the world. Beginning with the 1970s, and including contributions from the […]
11/4: Back to the Future: the 1976 Copyright Act and the Internet
Skylight Room, CUNY Graduate CenterBack to the Future: the 1976 Copyright Act and the Internet It's been 40 years since the 1976 Copyright Act passed and while the way we create, display, distribute, perform, repurpose, and share scholarly and creative content has changed dramatically, the basic tenants of the […]
11/9: How to do a Literature Search (and Other Topics) for Anthro Students
Library Room C196.05What is a literature search, and why is it so important? When should one do a literature search? Once one has downloaded electronic articles/chapters/books, what do you with them? Where do you store them, how do you retrieve them? These and other questions will be […]
11/09: Researching Publishing Opportunities (Advanced)
Library Room C196.05This workshop will overview the multiple facets to consider when researching journals to submit scholarship. An overview of sites, directories, and databases such as Cabell’s directory, Springer, DOAJ, and others, will reveal criteria considerations such as metrics, copyright licensing, article processing charges, peer review, acceptance […]
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Roxanne Shirazi is associate professor and Head of Archives and Special Collections at the CUNY Graduate Center, where she also serves as project director for the CUNY Digital History Archive and oversees the Dissertation Office. 
