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

Gslisadjuncts Recent Curriculum Space on Writing and APA Style
by Claudia Perry 18 Feb '11

18 Feb '11

Dear Colleagues: The GSLIS and the QC Writing Center (WC) jointly hosted a Curriculum Space on Wednesday, February 16, 2011, from 5:45 to 7:15. John Troynaski, QC WC Director, provided an inspiring overview on the importance of good writing for librarians, and of services available to students and faculty available from the Writing Center staff. Please consult their website at http://writingatqueens.qwriting.org/the-writing-center/ for more details. We particularly emphasize how useful their "Links" are for very useful websites to provide support for the writing process. Dr. Ping Li and I collaboratively prepared a detailed PPT, with examples, to highlight the more important and challenging aspects of the APA Style Manual (6th ed.), and to address essential components of APA Style that remain relatively constant. Our sincere thanks for the strong turnout (approximately 55 students and faculty), who asked excellent questions and engaged in a lively debate. These included both students in the core courses (who are currently required to use the 6th ed.), and more senior students. A number of these individuals noted that they found the presentation very helpful, even sometimes as they are in their final semesters. There have been numerous requests both from those who were present, and those who were unable to attend, to post the PPT. Please note that ALL courses will require use of the APA 6th edition as of Fall 2011. Dr. Li and I went through the PPT carefully (see attached) to correct a number of errors and omissions which came to our attention after the presentation. Please contact us if you notice any further errors. A special thanks to whomever suggested removing the PPT template to reduce file size. The resulting product is not particularly attractive, but the size differential (in KB instead of MB) is substantial. You are welcome to share this with others,but please be sure to credit Dr. Li and me as the authors. (Please note the Creative Commons License on slide 30). We spent far more time preparing this than ever anticipated, in hopes that it will make your own lives easier. In addition, we strongly urge you to consult the following resource for additional guidance: Purdue University Online Writing Lab. (2010, April 14). APA Overview and workshop. Retrieved from http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/664/01/ In particular, you may find the APA Workshop (A PPT file) a helpful introduction. Sincerely yours, Drs. Perry and Li Claudia A. Perry, MLS, Ph.D Associate Professor Graduate School of Library and Information Studies Queens College, CUNY Flushing, NY 11367 c2perry(a)nyc.rr.com

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Gslisadjuncts Fwd: Rosters
by Thomas Surprenant 16 Feb '11

16 Feb '11

The rosters are not available until February 18th and the dealine is February 25th. Best regards, Bridget Kavanagh GSLIS Office Tel: 718-997-3790 Fax:718-997-3797 Bridget.Kavanagh(a)qc.cuny.edu Queens College Graduate School of Library and Information Studies 65-30 Kissena Boulevard Benjamin Rosenthal Library Room #254 Flushing, New York 11367 -- chirp elt Dr. Thomas T. Surprenant Professor & Acting Chair/Director Queens College Graduate School of Library & Information Studies

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Gslisadjuncts Fwd: Fw: QC LIS courses
by Thomas Surprenant 16 Feb '11

16 Feb '11

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: <Bridget.Kavanagh(a)qc.cuny.edu> Date: Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 10:33 AM Subject: Fw: QC LIS courses To: Thomas.Surprenant(a)qc.cuny.edu ----- Forwarded by Bridget Kavanagh/GSLIS/Faculty/Queens College on 02/16/2011 10:33 AM ----- *QC_GSLIS/GSLIS/Faculty/Queens College* 02/15/2011 04:22 PM To Bridget Kavanagh/GSLIS/Faculty/Queens College@QC cc Subject Fw: QC LIS courses -----Forwarded by QC_GSLIS/GSLIS/Faculty/Queens College on 02/15/2011 04:22PM ----- To: "qc_gslis(a)qc.cuny.edu" <qc_gslis(a)qc.cuny.edu> From: "Noell, Stephanie" <StephanieNoell(a)my.unt.edu> Date: 02/15/2011 12:00PM Subject: QC LIS courses Hello! My name is Stephanie Noell and I am a student researcher at the University of North Texas. I am currently conducting a survey of LIS programs and whether or not their courses contain any discussion of graphic novels and/or comics. I was hoping you might know if there are any courses at Queens College that discuss graphic novel collections in libraries (or graphic novels/comics in general). If you know of any, would you please email me the course numbers? Thank you for your time. ~S -- Salut! Stephanie Noell ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. -- chirp elt Dr. Thomas T. Surprenant Professor & Acting Chair/Director Queens College Graduate School of Library & Information Studies

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Gslisadjuncts Fall 2010- Online Instructional Content
by Thomas Surprenant 15 Feb '11

15 Feb '11

Hi guys, Yet another request has come down from above. If you had any online content [i.e. Blackboard] please let me know along with the course number. They are compiling statistics for the Fall and we are listed as having no online content which, I am sure, is not true. -- chirp elt Dr. Thomas T. Surprenant Professor & Acting Chair/Director Queens College Graduate School of Library & Information Studies

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Gslisadjuncts Summer Session II Calendar
by Thomas Surprenant 14 Feb '11

14 Feb '11

Summer Session 2 begins on Tuesday, July 5th and ends on Monday, August 15th. We will not have any offerings for Summer Session I -- chirp elt Dr. Thomas T. Surprenant Professor & Acting Chair/Director Queens College Graduate School of Library & Information Studies

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Gslisadjuncts Fwd: Creative Commons
by Claudia Perry 14 Feb '11

14 Feb '11

> Shared by Prof. Evelyn Behar.... > > Special Issue of PLATFORM: Journal of Media and Communication about > the Creative Commons > Posted: 07 Feb 2011 08:01 PM PST > PLATFORM: Journal of Media and Communication has published a special > issue about the Creative Commons. > Here's an excerpt from the issue's editorial by Elliott Bledsoe and > Jessica Coates: > We are privileged to be able to begin this issue with an interview > with one of the leading thinkers in the field, Esther Wojcicki, the > Vice-Chair of the Creative Commons Board of Directors. Esther is an > award winning journalist and educator, who has taught at Palo Alto > High School in California for 25 years and blogs regularly for The > Huffington Post and Hotchalk. She is an articulate and experienced > advocate of open, using it in her professional and personal life. In > Wojcicki’s interview she introduces us to the background philosophy > of Creative Commons through the lens of her experience, giving her > take on why rights literacy is necessary to teach a generation that > will work and play primarily on the net. > Providing a broader overview of where things are at, the issue > commences with Rachel Cobcroft’s piece chronicling the development > of the international Creative Commons Case Studies initiative. The 2- > year-old qualitative research project uses real world examples to > gauge the impact of the Creative Commons licensing scheme's legal, > technological, social, media and policy initiatives. As well as > providing the fundamentals of the Creative Commons model, Cobcroft's > piece examines the progress of open content licensing; identifies > models of implementation and licensing trends across industry > sectors as diverse as music, government, wikis and fashion; and, > perhaps most importantly, explores individual motivations for the > adoption of open philosophies. > A similar focus on motivations is central to our second piece by > Cheryl Foong. However, in contrast to the broad picture provided by > Cobcroft, Foong takes a narrow focus for her analysis, asking the > question can open philosophies go hand in hand with commercial gain? > Drawing on examples of adoption of Creative Commons licensing by > content creators and intermediaries, Foong concludes that, if used > wisely, the open licensing scheme can be a useful tool for those > creators who wish to circumvent traditional distribution channels > dominated by content intermediaries, while maintaining a level of > control over their copyright works. However, Foong identifies a need > for caution – giving your work away is not a business model in > itself, and only those who can successfully adapt the tools provided > by the open movement to, as Techdirt CEO Mike Masnick puts it, > connect with fans and give them a reason to buy,. . . will achieve > success in this space. > The message that open is valuable, but does not solve all problems > is taken up in our third paper, a collaborative piece by Alexandra > Crosby and Ferdiansyah Thajib. Viewed through the lens of video > activism in Indonesia, Crosby and Thajib seek to explore the > experience of individual creators attempting to tackle the behemoth > of copyright in the liberated, but confusing, internet age. In doing > so, they argue that while open licensing is an improvement on the > models of the past, there is not yet a solution for the problems of > copyright management that fits the Indonesian context. Of particular > concern are issues of collaboration and credit in a world where > attribution is the new currency, and the increasing gap between the > global rhetoric of copyright enforcement and the diversity of > practices on the ground. In the end Crosby and Thajib conclude that > if the commons movement is to be successful in Indonesia, it must > address cultural issues, images of imperialism and practical > barriers to clear and open licensing in a society where no strong > copyright tradition exists. > The final paper by Peter Jakobsson also focuses on the principle of > collaboration that underpins the current commons movement, but with > a more critical, theoretical eye. Relying primarily on the > analytical model provided by Rene Girard's theory of mimetic desire, > Jakobsson examines the relationship between the growing trend, and > rhetoric, of cooperation on the ‘social web' and the often > undervalued importance of competition in the same field. In doing > so, he argues that both competition and collaboration are not only > valuable but central to the new forms and platforms of cultural > production. Most interestingly, to demonstrate his argument he draws > on the real world example of YouTube's Partnership program, > demonstrating that even in a limitless world, scarcity still exists > in resources such as viewer attention. >

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Gslisadjuncts Curriculum Space Location, Wed, 2-16-11
by Claudia Perry 14 Feb '11

14 Feb '11

Dear Colleagues, Please note that the Curriculum Space on APA Style on Wednesday, 2-16-11 will be held from 5:45 to 7:15 in Rosenthal Library, President's Conference Room #2, 5th floor. It's a little hard to find; check signs on columns pointing the direction in which to walk (around to the right from the staircase: it's in the corner). Classes starting at 3:55 will end early (just before 5:45), and 6:40 classes will start late (7:15), so that all interested students and faculty can attend. We are also very pleased that Mr. John Trounski of the Writing Center will be speaking about services offered by the QC Writing Center, and the importance of good writing. We hope to see you! Drs. Ping Li and Claudia Perry Claudia A. Perry, MLS, Ph.D Associate Professor Graduate School of Library and Information Studies Queens College, CUNY Flushing, NY 11367 c2perry(a)nyc.rr.com Claudia A. Perry, MLS, Ph.D Associate Professor Graduate School of Library and Information Studies Queens College, CUNY Flushing, NY 11367 c2perry(a)nyc.rr.com

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Gslisadjuncts Curriculum space--APA Style-Wed, 2-16-11
by Claudia Perry 11 Feb '11

11 Feb '11

Hi all, For clarification, please note that the Curriculum Space on APA Style on Wednesday, 2-16-11 will be held from 5:45 to 7:15 (location to be announced). Classes starting at 3:55 will end early (just before 5:45), and 6:40 classes will start late (7:15), so that all interested students and faculty can attend. Apparently not all list subscribers received the initial message. Apologies for possible duplication and lack of clarify of yesterday's message. We hope to see you! Drs. Ping Li and Claudia Perry Claudia A. Perry, MLS, Ph.D Associate Professor Graduate School of Library and Information Studies Queens College, CUNY Flushing, NY 11367 c2perry(a)nyc.rr.com

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Gslisadjuncts Fwd: ALA President's Forum - Thursday, March 10, 2011, 4-6 pm
by Claudia Perry 11 Feb '11

11 Feb '11

This event is certainly also open to faculty and alums! > > > Dear Students, > > METRO offers dozens of opportunities each year for library students > to engage > with library professionals in the region. METRO’s annual ALA > President’s Forum > is one such opportunity. > > During the event, the current candidates for ALA President, Susan > Stroyan and Maureen Sullivan, > will talk about themselves, their platform, issues facing the > profession and answer informal questions. > Although Susan Stroyan is unable to attend in person, she will join > us via video teleconference. > > This event is an excellent opportunity to meet and talk with the > candidates and other influential librarians. > There is no fee to attend and I encourage you to attend and offer > your views to the candidates. > > Event and registration information is provided below. > > > ALA President’s Forum > Thursday, March 10, 2011 – 4 to 6 pm > METRO 57 East 11th Street, 4th floor > Light refreshments will be served. > There is no fee to attend, but advanced registration is requested. > To register, please visit http://www.metro.org/en/cev/30. > > > I hope you’ll join us. > > Tom Nielsen > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Tom Nielsen, MLS > Member Services Manager > Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO) > 57 East 11th Street - 4th Floor > New York, New York 10003-4605 > 212 228 2320 x16 > tnielsen(a)metro.org > Not a METRO Member? Contact me to find out more about > METRO's money-saving benefits for libraries, archives and individuals. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >

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Gslisadjuncts Curriculum Space--Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2011--APA
by Claudia Perry 10 Feb '11

10 Feb '11

Hi all, We know Dr. Surprenant sent out a revised calendar on Feb. 5 regarding changes in the Curriculum Space schedule, but wanted to reaffirm that we (Drs. Ping Li and Claudia Perry) will be presenting a workshop on the 6th edition of the APA Style Manual at the session on Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2011. Dr. Surprenant's calendar also is included as an attachment below. For those of you unfamiliar with "Curriculum Space" , this is a time set aside one day each month (on a different day each month), when 3:55 classes end early (at 5:45) and 6:40 classes start late (at 7:15). This enables us to offer supplementary workshops and orientations, and interesting outside guest speakers, without competing with regular class sessions. We are grateful to Dr. Roberta Brody for initiating this program. The key point is, by attending the Curriculum Space, you are NOT missing class. Faculty also are encouraged to attend these sessions. Please don't hesitate to contact us (Drs. Li and Perry) with any confusion as to the logistics. Multiple events often are scheduled at the same sessions, permitting choice of attendance. Due to the lateness of the schedule change, we are still awaiting confirmation of the room and whether the Writing Center also will be able discuss their services. These will be posted as soon as available. BUT, we wanted to stress how important this session is for all new students in the core courses, who are likely not familiar with this new edition of the APA Style Manual, which will be required for all current and future writing projects in the program, and especially 709 projects. Attendees at last fall's event (even those who were in their last semester), were extremely positive in their remarks about how helpful they found the workshop. Members of the faculty have found the new edition to be, shall we say, "challenging", with a relative paucity of examples in the official publication. So, we will be sure to be including examples from other supportive websites. We will post the PPT file so that if you wish to take notes you may do so, but we do encourage you to attend. Among the highlights of last semester's session was the Q&A session which brought up some really interesting points and questions. We look forward to seeing a large crowd (last fall at least 55 attended, and many 709 students commented on how helpful they found it). Many thanks, and more to come soon! Drs. Ping Li and Claudia Perry

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