November 2011 - gslisadjuncts@lists.qc.cuny.edu

Gslisadjuncts Student Survey for ALISE
by james.marcum＠qc.cuny.edu 30 Nov '11

30 Nov '11

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Gslisadjuncts Fwd: ECAR Bulletin: A Field Study of Student Use of IT
by Claudia Perry 29 Nov '11

29 Nov '11

Begin forwarded message: > From: "EDUCAUSE" <educause(a)educause.edu> > Date: November 29, 2011 11:05:17 AM EST > To: claudia.perry(a)qc.cuny.edu > Subject: ECAR Bulletin: A Field Study of Student Use of IT > Reply-To: educause(a)educause.edu > > If this e-mail message does not display correctly or hyperlinks are > missing, please view our online version. > > > Research Bulletin > November 29, 2011 > > ATTENTION: A new research bulletin is now available > from the EDUCAUSE Center for Applied Research > > How Are Students Actually Using IT? An Ethnographic Study > by Christopher J. Cooley, Thomas Malaby, and David Stack > > Abstract: This ECAR research bulletin describes an anthropological > ethnographic analysis of student practices relating to the use of > information technology on the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee > (UWM) campus. Using EDUCAUSE Center for Applied Research (ECAR) > studies as benchmarks, this imaginative research examines learning > management system usage and satisfaction, student ownership and use > of technology devices (especially mobile devices), and where on > campus students choose to compute. Field data for the project were > collected from four sources: notes on participant observation of > student practices, unstructured interviews with a selection of > technology users, an online survey for enrolled students, and the > shadowing of consenting students while they were on campus. > > Audiences: This research bulletin may prove particularly interesting > to chief information officers, facilities directors, faculty, > librarians, instructional technologists, and students. > > > > > > About EDUCAUSE | EDUCAUSE Home Page | Contact Us > > View ECAR events and research publications. A variety of ECAR > subscription levels allow you to select the services that best > balance your needs and budget. > > ECAR publications are proprietary and intended for use only by > subscribers. If you belong to an eligible subscribing organization > and do not yet have a username and password, create your login > profile now. If you have forgotten your username or password, you > may request a reminder. > > If you prefer not to receive further research bulletin > announcements, log in to remove yourself from the list. For other > questions, e-mail or send a letter to us at 4772 Walnut St., Suite > 206, Boulder, CO 80301. > > > >

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Gslisadjuncts Fwd: [QCsenate 0027] Student Evaluations Continue
by Claudia Perry 28 Nov '11

28 Nov '11

Dear Colleagues, I strongly encourage our students to participate in the online course evaluations referenced below, and ask that our faculty also reinforce this message. It was noted in our recent report from the visiting External Review Panel that our department consistently has completion rates above 50%, which often has ranked within the top five departments or units on campus, and always within the top 12. This is a very important measure for assessing the quality of our courses and our faculty, and will continue to be monitored during future re-accreditation reviews. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated!! cp Begin forwarded message: > From: Dean.Savage(a)qc.cuny.edu > Date: November 27, 2011 5:35:02 PM EST > To: qcsenate(a)qc.edu > Subject: [QCsenate 0027] Student Evaluations Continue > > Dear Senators, Alternates, Ex-officio Members, and Guests, > > We have gotten off to a good start with the online evaluations this > year, with more than 9000 completed so far. Evaluations started on > November 17, and will continue through Thursday, December 15. > > Please take the time to encourage students to contribute evaluations > for all of the courses they're taking. These evaluations (the > comments in particular) are useful in assessing the impact of > faculty teaching, and are also part of the supporting materials used > for purposes of reappointment, tenure, and promotion. They are also > used by students to make decisions about what courses to take. > Students who complete all their evaluations will receive $15 credit > for printing on their QCard. > > Students should go to http://www.qc.cuny.edu/evaluate > > For more information about where to view data and comments from > previous semesters, to keep track of this semester's response rate, > and to learn about the incentives students get for evaluating their > courses, go to http://qc.cuny.edu/?id=M5VB. > > We now have an online response tracker, which provides current > information on response rates by department, at > http://www.qc.cuny.edu/Academics/SupportPrograms/CTL/Projects/Pages/fall201… > > Thank you for your assistance, > Dean Savage, Committee on Teaching Excellence and Evaluation > Eva Fernandez, Center for Teaching and Learning > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > This communication (including any attachments) is intended solely > for the > recipient(s) named above and may contain information that is > confidential, > privileged or legally protected. Any unauthorized use or > dissemination of > this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this > communication in error, please immediately notify the sender by return > email message and delete all copies of the original communication. > Thank > you for your cooperation. > > _______________________________________________ > QCsenate mailing list > QCsenate(a)lists.qc.cuny.edu > To unsubscribe or change your preferences goto http://lists.qc.cuny.edu/mailman/listinfo/qcsenate

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Gslisadjuncts help for Chelton's 709 student
by Mary K Chelton 22 Nov '11

22 Nov '11

I have a student studying the voluntary pick-up appeal of trade books. She has ten books and a 5-question survey form in the student lounge and we would both appreciate your help. There's a box for the finished surveys next to the books. Your cooperation is entirely voluntary, anonymous, risk-free and greatly appreciated if take the time to participate. Mary K. Chelton

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Gslisadjuncts Fwd: NYPL's December Children's Literary Salon (now with Jules Feiffer)
by Mary K Chelton 18 Nov '11

18 Nov '11

Begin forwarded message: > From: Elizabeth R Bird <elizabethbird(a)nypl.org> > Date: November 18, 2011 10:34:51 AM EST > To: Elizabeth R Bird <elizabethbird(a)nypl.org> > Bcc: mchelton(a)optonline.net > Subject: NYPL's December Children's Literary Salon (now with Jules Feiffer) > > New York Public Library is pleased to announce our Children's Literary Salon for Saturday, December 3rd at 2:00 p.m.: > > Funny Ha-Ha: Humorous Books for Kids > > Continuing our series where we explore amusing books for children, we look at funny books in a myriad of forms: funny picture books, funny graphic novels, and funny early chapter books. Join David Roman (Astronaut Academy), Nick Bruel (Bad Kitty), Laurie Keller (Arnie the Donut) and Jules Feiffer (Bark, George) as we look at finding the funny for different ages of kids. > > This event will be held in the Berger Forum (we mean it this time) in the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building (42nd Street and 5th Avenue). > >

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Gslisadjuncts Fwd: NYLA-YSS Spring Conference Brochure 2012
by Mary K Chelton 18 Nov '11

18 Nov '11

Begin forwarded message: > From: Cheryl Masie <cheryl.v.masie(a)gmail.com> > Date: November 14, 2011 2:00:23 PM EST > Subject: NYLA-YSS Spring Conference Brochure 2012 > > Attached is a press release for this year’s New York Library Association Youth Services Section Spring Conference scheduled for Friday, March 23, 2012 at the Holiday Inn on Long Island just minutes from the Islip MacArthur Airport in Ronkonkoma. If you would be so kind as to forward this conference announcement to your members’ listserv, we would be extremely grateful. YSS/NYLA welcomes personnel from both public and school libraries, as well as library students to its annual conference. We hope your librarians might find some continuing education sessions at the conference of interest. > > We certainly appreciate your assistance in letting your members know about this exciting opportunity on Long Island. Should you have any questions, please contact me. > > Thank you again, > Cheryl Masie > Marketing Chair > > > -- > "As a general rule, librarians are a kick in the pants socially, often full of good humor, progressive, and naturally, well read. They tend to be generalists who know so much about so many things that they are quite the opposite of the boring old poops they have been made out to be. Most of them are full of life, some even full of the devil." > -- Bill Hall, editorial page editor, Lewiston (Idaho) Tribune, Sept. 9, 2001 > >

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Gslisadjuncts Congratulations to Professor Andrew Jackson on his new book!
by Claudia Perry 17 Nov '11

17 Nov '11

Dear Colleagues, Great news! Prof. Andrew Jackson has co-edited a new book: he 21st-Century Black Librarian in America: Issues and Challenges [Hardcover] Andrew P. Jackson (Editor), Julius, Jr. Jefferson (Editor), Akilah S. Nosakhere (Editor) Please see the link below for more details. Can't wait to check it out. Congratulations and best wishes AJ!! cp Begin forwarded message: > From: "Jackson, Andrew P" <Andrew.P.Jackson(a)queenslibrary.org> > Date: November 16, 2011 3:29:55 PM EST > To: <c2perry(a)nyc.rr.com> > Subject: FW: > > Claudia, > > I have to share this with you. Click on to the link below. > > :-) > > http://www.amazon.com/21st-Century-Black-Librarian-America-Challenges/dp/08… > > > > > Connect with Queens Library: > > QueensLibrary > Facebook > Twitter > YouTube > Flickr > LinkedIn > Foursquare > Google+ > > > The information contained in this message may be privileged and > confidential and protected from disclosure. If the reader of this > message is not the intended recipient, or an employee or agent > responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, > you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or > copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have > received this communication in error, please notify us immediately > by replying to the message and deleting it from your computer. >

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Gslisadjuncts Fw: Academic Standing Committee Meeting Minutes.
by james.marcum＠qc.cuny.edu 17 Nov '11

17 Nov '11

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Gslisadjuncts GSLIS Curriculum Committee Minutes
by Mary K Chelton 16 Nov '11

16 Nov '11

Hello colleagues! I asked to be added to the adjuncts list so that I could share our curriculum committee meeting minutes, since often they apply to adjuncts as well as full time faculty. You'll notice in the attached that we are asking everybody to use the department adopted APL Style Manual, 6th edition, prominently in syllabi and to have any citations on syllabi conform to that style. We were criticized for inconsistency on our syllabi by the ALA Committee on Accreditation External Review Panel, and it is possibly one of the easiest things to fix. Regarding that report, we have returned corrected errors of fact to COA and await a final corrected report, at which time, I assume it will be distributed to all our stakeholders. I will start sending announcements of meetings that you are welcome to attend and/or to which you may want to provide input, comments, etc. If anyone is interested (masochistic) enough to want to see prior minutes, please let me know. Mary K. Chelton

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Gslisadjuncts Fwd: [LibraryLink] Library Link of the Day for 2011-11-12
by Thomas Surprenant 14 Nov '11

14 Nov '11

They refer to librarians as "ninja librarians!" ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Library Link of the Day <librarylink(a)tk421.net> Date: Sat, Nov 12, 2011 at 3:21 AM Subject: [LibraryLink] Library Link of the Day for 2011-11-12 To: thomas.surprenant(a)qc.cuny.edu http://www.npr.org/2011/11/04/142029141/cia-analysts-comb-social-media-for-… CIA Analysts Comb Social Media For Trouble Spots [NPR] ................................................................ Library Link of the Day http://www.tk421.net/librarylink/ (archive, rss, subscribe options) -- chirp elt Dr. Thomas T. Surprenant Professor Queens College Graduate School of Library & Information Studies

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