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

Gslisadjuncts Alum of the Year
by Thomas Surprenant 17 May '11

17 May '11

Hi guys, Olga Nessi has accepted the honor and will be at commencement. -- chirp elt Dr. Thomas T. Surprenant Professor & Acting Chair/Director Queens College Graduate School of Library & Information Studies

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Gslisadjuncts Fwd: Reminder: Trevor Owens, Digital Archivist at Library of Congress, lecture at Brooklyn Public Library, Thursday May 19th, 3pm
by Thomas Surprenant 17 May '11

17 May '11

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Jefferon Bailey <j.bailey(a)brooklynpubliclibrary.org> Date: Tue, May 17, 2011 at 9:56 AM Subject: Reminder: Trevor Owens, Digital Archivist at Library of Congress, lecture at Brooklyn Public Library, Thursday May 19th, 3pm To: hines(a)pratt.edu, pamela.rollo(a)bstamerica.com, martind1(a)stjohns.edu, mhandis(a)gc.cuny.edu, "Tobar, Cynthia" <CTobar(a)gc.cuny.edu>, rabell(a)pratt.edu, thomas.surprenant(a)qc.cuny.edu, fdbrown(a)rutgers.edu, alice.flynn(a)liu.edu, doug_reside(a)nypl.org, Lauren_Lampasone(a)nypl.org, acocciol(a)pratt.edu, dwalczyk(a)pratt.edu, mpattuel(a)pratt.edu Reminder: Trevor Owens, Digital Archivist with the National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program (NDIIPP) at the Library of Congress, will give a lecture titled “*From Records to Data: Seeing and Sharing Digital Cultural Heritage Collections Differently with Recollection*” at Brooklyn Public Library’s Dr. S. Stevan Dweck Center for Contemporary Culture on Thursday, May 19th from 3-4:30pm. Owens will introduce and demonstrate the utility of Recollection, a free open source platform for generating and customizing views (interactive maps, timelines, facets, tag clouds) that allow scholars, librarians and curators to explore digital collections in novel and intuitive ways. Please pass this announcement on to any relevant listservs or professional groups at your institution. We especially invite students and professionals interested in cultural heritage, digital curation and preservation, information visualization and other similar fields to attend. Please see also the attached flyer – feel free to include with forwarded emails or print and post at your office. -- chirp elt Dr. Thomas T. Surprenant Professor & Acting Chair/Director Queens College Graduate School of Library & Information Studies

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Gslisadjuncts Still Time To Do Course Evaluations - Very Important
by Thomas Surprenant 16 May '11

16 May '11

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Gslisadjuncts Fwd: Course/faculty evaluations period EXTENDED to May 25!
by Claudia Perry 16 May '11

16 May '11

Dear Students, We still have a ways to go in meeting prior years' response rates. (see http://www.qc.cuny.edu/Academics/SupportPrograms/CTL/Projects/Pages/spring2…) About 305 evaluations of 723 course registrations have been recorded. A strong response rate is very important in enabling us to improve our courses and the quality of the teaching/learning experience, and especially in support of the reaccreditation process, to show that students are engaged in providing feedback. It also counts in terms of faculty tenure and promotion, a particular consideration for our untenured faculty. Also, please note that the $15 reduction in your printing allotment will be reinstated for next year if you respond to all courses in which you are entered. We know this is a very busy time of year but would greatly appreciate it if you take the time to fill out this brief survey. Many thanks! cp Begin forwarded message: > From: Center for Teaching & Learning/Queens College <qcmailer(a)qc.cuny.edu > > > Date: May 16, 2011 1:00:18 AM EDT > To: cperry(a)qc.cuny.edu > Subject: Course/faculty evaluations period EXTENDED to May 25! > Reply-To: qc.comm.donotreply(a)qc.cuny.edu > > Having trouble viewing this email? Click here > > From the Center for Teaching and Learning: > > The deadline for submitting course/faculty evaluations has been > extended to May 25. Please let your students know that if they > haven't yet submitted their evaluations, they still have time to do > so at http://www.qc.cuny.edu/evaluate. > > Many thanks for your efforts in getting the word out. > > > > This mail was sent by an automated process. Do not reply to this > mail, which cannot accept replies. > > At the bottom of this email, you will see Constant Contact language > that offers the option of using "SafeUnsubscribe" to remove yourself > from the email list. We strongly advise you not to unsubscribe > because QCmailers may contain critical, timely information you need, > such as WebAttendance and WebGrade information for faculty; Human > Resources announcements for faculty and staff; and announcements > from the Registrar or Bursar for students. This information may not > be communicated in any other way but through the QCmailer. > Forward email > > This email was sent to cperry(a)qc.cuny.edu by qcmailer(a)qc.cuny.edu | > Update Profile/Email Address | Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribe™ > | Privacy Policy. > Queens College, CUNY | 65-30 Kissena Blvd | Flushing | NY | 11367 >

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Gslisadjuncts Posters for the GSLIS
by Thomas Surprenant 14 May '11

14 May '11

Hi guys, In preparing for COA I would like to have some posters made that illustrate some of our courses/programs and certificates. The Digital Imaging course [757] and the Archives Certificate are fairly easy to do because of their visual nature. I am inviting you to consider proposing and designing a poster that reflects either a course/program or one of the certificates. Each poster would have around ten photos on it. Any photos of students would require prior written permission. I am sure that we can get the College photographer to participate. The latest that we could have the posters made and hung is the second week in September. Please feel free to propose, and sponsor, a poster. I will have a sample available for you to take a look at for 757 by the end of June. -- chirp elt Dr. Thomas T. Surprenant Professor & Acting Chair/Director Queens College Graduate School of Library & Information Studies

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Gslisadjuncts Fwd: Register now to attend ACRL's Scholarly Communications Roadshow
by Thomas Surprenant 14 May '11

14 May '11

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: John Carey <John.Carey(a)hunter.cuny.edu> Subject: Fwd: Register now to attend ACRL's Scholarly Communications Roadshow To: thomas.surprenant(a)qc.cuny.edu John Carey (GSLIS '08) John Carey, MA, MLS Head Librarian Health Professions Library Hunter College - Brookdale Campus 425 E. 25th St., New York, NY 10010 212.481.4326 John.Carey(a)hunter.cuny.edu CUNY will host the ACRL’s Scholarly Communication 101 Road Show on Friday, June 3, 2011 at Brooklyn College. As part of this event, two expert presenters will offer a presentation and workshop entitled “Scholarly Communication 101: Starting with the Basics”, which will focus on new methods of scholarly publishing and communication; copyright and intellectual property; economics; and open access. The program is targeted toward librarians and library staff who require a foundational understanding of these issues, including subject liaisons or those with new leadership assignments related to research and scholarly inquiry. The two speakers for the workshop will be: • Molly Kleinman <http://mollykleinman.com/>, Copyright Specialist and Special Projects Librarian, University of Michigan Library • Joy Kirchner<http://www.arl.org/leadership/rllf/rllffellows/kirchner.shtml>, Librarian, Collections, Licensing & Digital Scholarship, University of British Columbia Library Following the ACRL workshop, afternoon break-out sessions will expand on issues raised by the presenters as well as related topics. Please register at the following link: http://cunyacrlroadshow2011.eventbrite.com/ If you have any questions about the event, please contact one of the planning committee co-chairs: Bronwen Densmore Instructional Design Librarian Ursula C. Schwerin Library New York City College of Technology bdensmore(a)citytech.cuny.edu John Carey Head Librarian Health Professions Library Hunter College - Brookdale Campus John.Carey(a)hunter.cuny.edu -- chirp elt Dr. Thomas T. Surprenant Professor & Acting Chair/Director Queens College Graduate School of Library & Information Studies

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Gslisadjuncts Fwd: paper grading inspiration
by Thomas Surprenant 14 May '11

14 May '11

These are a hoot! Be sure to access the website because the samples below are just a part of the fun. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Andrew A. Beveridge <andy(a)socialexplorer.com> You might enjoy this site with clips from student papers http://shitmystudentswrite.tumblr.com/ Some highlights: "We were as close as two pees in a pot." "The rebel and onion armies showed grose negligence by having many of their battles right inside national parks, like Gettysburg." "It was started by some famous dead guy." "Indians, the other dark meat, were saved from extinction by the humanitarian, Andrew Jackson." "Frederick Douglass coped with his anguish by hopping." "Steinbeck always wrote with a porpoise." -- chirp elt Dr. Thomas T. Surprenant Professor & Acting Chair/Director Queens College Graduate School of Library & Information Studies

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Gslisadjuncts Fwd: ACE/OWHE New State Conference -June 23 - 24, 2011 - sent on behalf of Vice President Sue Henderson
by Thomas Surprenant 14 May '11

14 May '11

Dear President, On June 23-24, the New York State Office of Women for Higher Education (American Council of Education) is holding the 2011 ACE/OWHE New York State Conference, at The Sage Colleges, Troy Campus, for women seeking to advance their careers in Higher Education. SUNY Chancellor Nancy Zimpher will be the Keynote Speaker. Information about the Annual Conference may be found at * http://www.nyacenet.org/events.html* <http://www.nyacenet.org/events.html>(Program, registration form, information on the venue/accommodations). The registration form also offers online registration. For convenience, please find two useful links below: 1) New York State Office of Women for Higher Education’s website, providing details (agenda, map and directions, accommodations and registration form):* http://www.nyacenet.org/events.html* <http://www.nyacenet.org/events.html> 2) Direct access to online registration (this link is also mentioned on the registration form document) *https://commerce.cashnet.com/sageecomm*<https://commerce.cashnet.com/sageecomm> . Thank you for your willingness to spread the word. We are looking forward to welcoming all interested colleagues from across New York State at our annual event! Regards, Kimberly Cline Presidential Sponsor [image: Description: Description: logo_3] -- chirp elt Dr. Thomas T. Surprenant Professor & Acting Chair/Director Queens College Graduate School of Library & Information Studies

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Gslisadjuncts Fwd: Matthew K. Gold started the forum topic "CFP: MobilityShifts: An International Future of Learning Summit (Deadline 7/1/11)" in the group CUNY Technology Group [CUNY Academic Commons]
by Thomas Surprenant 14 May '11

14 May '11

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: commons.gc.cuny.edu <noreply(a)commons.gc.cuny.edu> Date: Sat, May 14, 2011 at 10:46 AM Subject: Matthew K. Gold started the forum topic "CFP: MobilityShifts: An International Future of Learning Summit (Deadline 7/1/11)" in the group CUNY Technology Group [CUNY Academic Commons] To: thomas.surprenant(a)qc.cuny.edu Matthew K. Gold started the forum topic "CFP: MobilityShifts: An International Future of Learning Summit (Deadline 7/1/11)" in the group CUNY Technology Group: "Please distribute widely MobilityShifts: An International Future of Learning Summit Call for Workshops, Demonstrations, Panel Discussions and Short Talks DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS JULY 1, 2011 11:59pm (EST) MobilityShifts When: October 10-16, 2011 Where: The New School, New York City http://mobilityshifts.org MOBILITYSHIFTS IS: provocative conversations, original ideas, engaging performances, workshops and art projects about digital learning. Where, when, how, and even what we are learning is changing. Digital learning is not only taking place online or in the university classroom but is also situated in museums, after school programs, living rooms, public libraries and peer-to-peer universities. The future of learning will not be solely determined by digital culture but by the re-organization of power relationships and institutional protocols. MobilityShifts will bring together leading scholars, artists, web developers, technologists, teachers, librarians, policy makers, critical legal scholars and learning activists to discuss how digital media can play a positive role in this process of transformation. Comprised of a conference, exhibition, workshops, project demos and a theater performance, this summit will add an international layer to the existing debate about digital fluencies for a mobile world and learning outside the bounds of traditional institutions of higher education. Drawing on New York City’s strengths as a global hub for learning, innovation and design, the summit will showcase theories, people and projects making unexpected connections between self-learning, mobile platforms and the Open Web. Learn, discuss, laugh, write mini-manifestos, record videos, conduct interviews and meet future collaborators. APPLICATION GUIDELINES MobilityShifts is now accepting applications in the following formats: 1) Hands-on Workshops and Demonstrations (They will take place October 10-13.) Workshops and Demonstrations should provide an opportunity for hands-on exploration. They will be scheduled for two hours and should invite audience participation. 2) Panel Discussions and Short Talks (October 13-16) Panel Discussions should bring together four panelists to include a mix of individuals working in diverse areas of research, theory and practice. Short Talks of up to ten minutes should focus on presenting work or research on a particular subject relevant to one of the three subthemes of the Summit. MOBILITYSHIFTS SUBTHEMES: DIGITAL FLUENCIES FOR A MOBILE WORLD - New pedagogical approaches for learning with mobile platforms; - Mobile media for the creation of rich social contexts around learning activities; - Revisiting the myth of the digital native; - Histories of media literacy, the book, reading, and writing; - Teaching user rights; - Limitations of the “digital literacies” paradigm; - Remix and responsibility; the ethics of database culture; - Using locative media to expand learning beyond the classroom; - Ubiquitous computing inside the traditional classroom; - Collaborative learning as a fundamental model of pedagogy; - Texts, tweets, and chats as new modes of writing; - Smartphone video capture and the art of witnessing; - Flash-mobbing, spontaneous gathering, and collective learning in a mobile world; - Nostalgia for pre-mobile learning spaces DO IT YOURSELF UNIVERSITIES: LEARNING WITHOUT A SCHOOL? - The future of peer-to-peer learning networks, learning without walls/blended learning, sustainability, methods and social practices; - Insertions, rearrangements and revamping within existing institutional frameworks: the Twenty-first Century University as global learning network; - Failure of self-learning projects, barriers to the success of DIY U; - Technical systems that facilitate relationships between non-monetary or reputation economies and DIY U (Op- Producing, locating and using openly accessible resources for learning such as public digital libraries, building educational digital infrastructures; - Reframing knowledge, the educational turn in art; - Histories of DIY learning; - For-profit and non-profit education: certification for self-learning, mass customization of education, open access as business model; - Models of peer-grading, updated visions of peer review, and peer-produced curriculum; - Student occupations: Struggle as DIY learning INNOVATIVE DIGITAL LEARNING PROJECTS WORLDWIDE - Expand the definition of digital learning informed by projects from outside the United States; - Examples of practitioners in countries outside of North America and Europe serving as digital innovators; - Reshape our curricula and pedagogical practices for a transnational digital fluency; - The Twenty-first Century University as global learning network PROPOSAL FORMAT PROPOSALS FOR WORKSHOPS, DEMONSTRATIONS & PANEL DISCUSSIONS SHOULD INCLUDE: 1) Names of key presenters or panelists 2) Institutional affiliations 3) 150 word biography for Workshop/Panel Chair 4) Identification of conference subtheme to be covered (Digital Fluencies for a Mobile World, DIY U: Learning Without a School?, or Digital Learning Projects Globally) 5) Narrative describing topical orientation, format (e.g., panel discussion, presentation followed by group activity and discussion), as well as how the session addresses the overall conference focus and/or one of the three conference subthemes. Narrative should be 500 words or less. 6) MobilityShifts explores the summit as a site of production. What will be the outcome of your contribution (e.g., mini-manifestos, sprint publications, video interviews and other documents)? 7) Submissions will be accepted in Word document format (.doc or .docx) ONLY. 8) Submit to digitalculture [@] newschool.edu with the chosen subtheme in the subject line PROPOSAL FOR SHORT TALKS SHOULD INCLUDE: 1) Name of key presenter 2) Institutional affiliations 3) 150 word biography for key presenter 4) Identification of conference subtheme to be covered (Digital Fluencies for a Mobile World, DIY U: Learning Without a School?, or Digital Learning Projects Globally) 5) Narrative describing theme, format (e.g., panel discussion, presentation followed by interactivity and discussion), as well as how the session addresses the overall conference focus and/or one of the three conference subthemes. The narrative should be 250 words or less. 6) Submissions will be accepted in Word document format ONLY (.doc or .docx) . 7) Submit to digitalculture [@] newschool.edu with the chosen subtheme in the subject heading. (Ex.: Digital Fluencies for a Mobile World Proposal) 8) Each individual will be limited to participation on no more than two panels at the Summit. Participants will be expected to fund their own travel and accommodation. The registration fee will not be waived. APPLICATION DEADLINE IS JULY 1, 2011, 11:59 PM (EST). AUGUST 15 - PROPOSAL NOTIFICATIONS WILL BE SENT. ------------------------ Chair: Trebor Scholz Co-Chairs: Elizabeth Losh, Edward Keller, David Theo Goldberg, Matthew K. Gold, Sean Dockray Steering Committee: Arien Mack, Katie Salen, McKenzie Wark Sponsors: The John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Eugene Lang College The New School for Liberal Arts, The New School, Parsons The New School for Design, The New School for General Studies, The New School for Social Research, and the Mozilla Foundation MobilityShifts is part of The New School’s Politics of Digital Culture conference series. The summit builds on two previous events: The Drumbeat Festival in Barcelona (2010) and Digital Media and Learning 2011 in Los Angeles." To view or reply to this topic, log in and go to: http://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/cuny-committee-on-academic-technology/for… --------------------- To disable these notifications please log in and go to: http://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/cuny-committee-on-academic-technology/not… Your email setting for this group is: All Email -- chirp elt Dr. Thomas T. Surprenant Professor & Acting Chair/Director Queens College Graduate School of Library & Information Studies

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Gslisadjuncts Fwd: [DIGLIB] NISO Revised Recommended Practice for RFID in U.S. Libraries Available for Public Comment
by Claudia Perry 13 May '11

13 May '11

Begin forwarded message: > From: "Cynthia Hodgson" <chodgson(a)niso.org> > Date: May 12, 2011 12:57:29 PM EDT > To: "Cynthia Hodgson" <chodgson(a)niso.org> > Subject: [DIGLIB] NISO Revised Recommended Practice for RFID in U.S. > Libraries Available for Public Comment > Reply-To: <chodgson(a)niso.org> > > NISO announces the availability of RFID in U.S. Libraries (NISO > RP-6-201x) for a thirty day public comment period, beginning > immediately and ending on June 9, 2011. This revision of the 2008 > Recommended Practice recommends a set of practices and procedures to > ensure interoperability among U.S. RFID implementations in > libraries. By following these recommendations, libraries can ensure > that an RFID tag in one library can be used seamlessly by another, > even if they have different suppliers for tags, hardware, and > software. > > Since the publication of the original Recommended Practice, there > have been new developments with regard to RFID implementation in the > larger book industry as well as in other countries. Most > importantly, the International Organization for Standardization > (ISO) has published a three-part international standard on RFID in > Libraries (ISO 28560) governing the data model and the encoding of > data on RFID tags for item management in libraries. The revised NISO > Recommended Practice has been updated to reflect changes in > technology and security and privacy measures, and to conform to the > new ISO standard. > > “RFID in U.S. Libraries defines a model for the data elements to be > placed on library RFID tags, as well as the formatting and encoding > of that data,” explains Paul Sevcik, Lead Product Development > Specialist at 3M Library Systems and co-chair of the NISO RFID > Revision Working Group. “The international standard offers two > different encoding options and many optional data elements, so it is > critical that U.S. implementers adopt a common approach for > implementing the standard.” > > “This Recommended Practice has been developed to be the U.S. profile > for implementation of the ISO 28560 international standard” states > Vinod Chachra, CEO of VTLS, Inc. and co-chair of the NISO RFID > Revision Working Group. “Its use will ensure that U.S. libraries can > procure tags and equipment from different vendors, merge collections > containing different manufacturers’ tags, and, for the purposes of > interlibrary loan, read the tags on items belonging to other > libraries.” > > “This revision included input from RFID hardware manufacturers, > solution providers (software and integration), content distributors > and libraries,” said Todd Carpenter, NISO Managing Director. “In > addition to the data model, the Recommended Practice provides > guidelines on security, privacy, vandalism, and migrating existing > library RFID implementations to the new model. Standardizing on this > Recommended Practice will allow the RFID tag to be used in the > entire lifecycle of physical library materials, including the > upstream processes of acquisition and distribution.” > > The draft Recommended Practice and an online comment form is > available at: www.niso.org/workrooms/rfid/. Libraries, publishers, > distributors, system providers, and tag manufacturers are all > encouraged to review and comment on the document. > > > Cynthia Hodgson > NISO Technical Editor Consultant > National Information Standards Organization > Email: hodgsonca(a)verizon.net > Phone: 301-654-2512 >

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