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Gslisadjuncts Fwd: [metro-l] "Using XML in Libraries" workshop at METRO May 19 & 26
by Claudia Perry 11 May '11

11 May '11

Hurray Dr. Ng!!! Begin forwarded message: > From: "Training Center" <trainingcenter(a)metro.org> > Date: May 10, 2011 3:30:07 PM EDT > To: "METRO-L" <metro-l(a)list.metro.org> > Subject: [metro-l] "Using XML in Libraries" workshop at METRO May 19 > & 26 > Reply-To: "Training Center" <trainingcenter(a)metro.org> > > Please excuse any cross-posting. > > This month, METRO is pleased to welcome returning instructor K.B. Ng > for our next two-part workshop, “Using XML in Libraries.” Designed > for beginners in XML, this workshop will provide an introduction and > show you how to use XML in your own library work for metadata > organization, text encoding, and more. For more information or to > register, please visit http://www.metro.org/en/cev/62. We hope you > can join us! > > Description: > > This two-day intensive workshop is designed to teach beginners how > to use XML in the library environment, with a focus on using the > language for resource description, metadata management and > electronic text encoding. The syntax, Characteristics, > terminologies, associated standards, and some important XML > applications, will be taught through step-by-step examples, from > basic level to intermediate level. Explanation and elaboration will > come along whenever you encounter new concepts. Day 1 is a general > introduction including basic syntax of XML, DTD (Document Type > Definition) and CSS (Cascading Style Sheet language). Day 2 will > focus on the W3C XML schema language and the Extensible Stylesheet > Language (XSL). We will use metadata schemes like Dublin Core and > MODS as examples to demonstrate real XML application in the library > world. > > * Participants should be familiar with basic HTML, but not other > programming knowledge is required. > > By the end of this program, participants will: > > - Understand the critical roles that XML can play in the > development of cataloging and classification strategies and > practices in the digital library environment > > - Understand the importance of DTD (document type > definition) and XML Schema for metadata structuring and text > encoding in a digital librarian environment > > - Create XML documents associated DTD and XML Schema > commonly used in the digital library environment > > - Use stylesheets (using CSS and XSLT) to control metadata > and narrative text presentation in the web environment. > > Please contact Laura Forshay at lforshay(a)metro.org with any questions. > > --- > You are currently subscribed to metro-l as: c2perry(a)nyc.rr.com. > To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-5881706-174380.f67ce25bb06e710ed8cca26bf7958d06(a)list.metro.org > --- > NOTE: If you use your email 'Reply' feature, your response will be > sent to the author. To send a message to the entire list, please use > the 'Reply to All' feature. > ---

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Gslisadjuncts LISSA Survey: GSLIS 700
by Thomas Surprenant 10 May '11

10 May '11

Attached are the results of the qcLISSA survey on 700. Thank you so much for helping to distribute it and encouraging student participation. Based on the results, with concurrence from the faculty Technology and Curriculum Committees, Professor Valero, the course coordinator, has been asked to find alternatives for the current textbook, to remind students of the option of testing out of the course, with a better hands-on test, and to devise new tests better related to the course's content and concepts than those computer-generated by the textbook publisher. Improving the course and student learning is obviously a work in progress and will not all happen overnight, but thanks to your input, it will now happen. A special thanks to LISSA for conducting a very successful survey. -- chirp elt Dr. Thomas T. Surprenant Professor & Acting Chair/Director Queens College Graduate School of Library & Information Studies

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Gslisadjuncts Fwd: [QCsenate 0002] Update on Course Evaluations for Spring 2011
by Claudia Perry 08 May '11

08 May '11

Dear Students, We encourage you to complete the online course evaluations for the courses in which you are currently enrolled. This provides valuable feedback to faculty and to the department on ways in which we improve the teaching/learning process and improve our course offerings. In addition, it provides valuable evidence to support our reaccreditation effort. In past years GSLIS students were in top five departments/programs in their response rate, which is truly remarkable given the size of our program. Currently we are in 28th place, with a response rate of 13.5%. We know it is a busy time of year but there is a nice incentive (beyond doing a good deed!) in the sense of a $15.00 printing credit on your ID. Thanks in advance for your cooperation! Sincerely, cp 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 Begin forwarded message: > Course evaluations are underway for Spring 2011. What's new this > year is that students who complete all their evaluations will get a > $15.00 printing credit on their ID card. The other new thing is > that the students have mounted an active campaign to encourage > completions. So far, the response rate is up to about 12% -- the > response rate table so far is attached. > > The online course/faculty evaluation website is open for this > semester: > > http://www.qc.cuny.edu/evaluate > > Wednesday, April 27 through Wednesday, May 18 > > Please take the time to encourage your 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 > your teaching on your students, and are 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. > > For more information about where to view data and comments from > previous semesters, and to learn about some of the new incentives > for students: > > http://qc.cuny.edu/?id=M5VB > > > Dean Savage, Chair > Committee on Teaching Excellence and Evaluation > Queens College Academic Senate > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 Fwd: [QCsenate 0002] Update on Course Evaluations for Spring 2011
by Thomas Surprenant 05 May '11

05 May '11

Hi guys, This another nudge concerning the course evaluations for Spring 2011. Please read the latest - below - from Dean Savage. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: <Dean.Savage(a)qc.cuny.edu> Date: Thu, May 5, 2011 at 12:56 PM Subject: [QCsenate 0002] Update on Course Evaluations for Spring 2011 To: qcsenate(a)qc.edu Course evaluations are underway for Spring 2011. What's new this year is that students who complete all their evaluations will get a $15.00 printing credit on their ID card. The other new thing is that the students have mounted an active campaign to encourage completions. So far, the response rate is up to about 12% -- the response rate table so far is attached. The online course/faculty evaluation website is open for this semester: http://www.qc.cuny.edu/evaluate<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=hb4e4idab&et=1105312944755&s=668&e=001_sPL1Qh…> *Wednesday, April 27 through Wednesday, May 18* * * Please take the time to encourage your 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 your teaching on your students, and are 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. For more information about where to view data and comments from previous semesters, and to learn about some of the new incentives for students: http://qc.cuny.edu/?id=M5VB<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=hb4e4idab&et=1105312944755&s=668&e=001_sPL1Qh…> Dean Savage, Chair Committee on Teaching Excellence and Evaluation Queens College Academic Senate ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -- chirp elt Dr. Thomas T. Surprenant Professor & Acting Chair/Director Queens College Graduate School of Library & Information Studies

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Gslisadjuncts Adjunct Appreciation Week: May 16-19: Co-Sponsored by LISSA
by Thomas Surprenant 05 May '11

05 May '11

We will be celebrating our adjuncts during May 16-19. Feel free to thank our adjuncts for the fine work that they do; it will certainly be appreciated. LISSA is co-sponsoring and we will have a reception for adjuncts on Wednesday of that week from 3:00-6:45. Please plan to attend. -- chirp elt Dr. Thomas T. Surprenant Professor & Acting Chair/Director Queens College Graduate School of Library & Information Studies

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Gslisadjuncts Fwd: Spring 2011 CUNYfirst Grading Information
by Thomas Surprenant 05 May '11

05 May '11

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Office of the Registrar/Queens College <qcmailer(a)qc.cuny.edu> Date: Thu, May 5, 2011 at 1:01 AM Subject: Spring 2011 CUNYfirst Grading Information To: tsurpren(a)qc.cuny.edu Having trouble viewing this email? Click here <http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=hb4e4idab&v=001xfT_1g4eG…> [image: QC Banner] The CUNYFirst Grading option will be available for your use from Friday, May 20 to Saturday, June 4 via the Faculty Center. Students will be able to view their grades via the CUNYFirst Self Service/Student Center. The deadline for submitting grade rosters is June 4, 2011. In order to access your grade rosters, you must first claim your CUNYFirst account by logging on to https://home.cunyfirst.cuny.edu<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=hb4e4idab&et=1105400763597&s=2498&e=001RTxj5S…>and clicking on "First Time User." If grades are not submitted by June 4, you will have to complete individual "Change of Grade" forms for each student's grade and submit to the Office of the Registrar. Charts and grading policies are provided below to guide you during the grading period. Undergraduate Grade Equivalencies: A+97-100 B+87-89 C+77-79 D+67-69A 93-96 B83-86 C73-76 D60-66A-90-92 B80-82 C-70-72 F0-59 The grade of D is the lowest passing grade in the undergraduate division. Graduate Grade Equivalencies: A+97-100 B+87-89 C+77-79 F0-69A93-96 B83-86 C 73-76 A-90-92 B80-82 C-70-72 The grade of C- is the lowest passing grade in the graduate division. Grading notes: Incomplete (INC) - This is a temporary grade assigned when: (a) a student does not satisfy a portion of the course requirements; and (b) there is a reasonable expectation that the student can pass the course by submitting the outstanding work by the end of the next regular semester, spring or fall. Students assigned a grade of INC must satisfy missing course requirements by the deadline you establish. This deadline may be no later than the end of the next semester. A grade of INC not resolved to a regular grade by the end of the next semester will be converted to a grade of F. Unofficial Withdrawal (WU) - This is a disciplinary grade to be assigned when there is insufficient basis for assigning a regular passing or failing grade and none of the conditions for a grade of INC is present. [image: QC is CUNY logo] 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<http://ui.constantcontact.com/sa/fwtf.jsp?llr=hb4e4idab&m=1103033957415&ea=…> <http://visitor.constantcontact.com/do?p=un&m=0017wQOe3ygv3Ag6mWSt6yjlQ%3D%3…> <http://www.constantcontact.com/index.jsp?cc=TEM_BusLet_003> This email was sent to tsurpren(a)qc.cuny.edu by qcmailer(a)qc.cuny.edu | Update Profile/Email Address<http://visitor.constantcontact.com/do?p=oo&m=0017wQOe3ygv3Ag6mWSt6yjlQ%3D%3…> | Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribe<http://visitor.constantcontact.com/do?p=un&m=0017wQOe3ygv3Ag6mWSt6yjlQ%3D%3…>™ | Privacy Policy <http://ui.constantcontact.com/roving/CCPrivacyPolicy.jsp>. Queens College, CUNY | 65-30 Kissena Blvd | Flushing | NY | 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: REFORMA NE Mini-conference in Queens
by Thomas Surprenant 02 May '11

02 May '11

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Lisa Melendez <melendl(a)sunysuffolk.edu> Date: Mon, May 2, 2011 at 3:15 PM Subject: REFORMA NE Mini-conference in Queens To: thomas.surprenant(a)qc.cuny.edu Hello, If you would, please share the following flyer with your faculty and students inviting all to attend the upcoming mini-conference on Friday, May 13th. This year’s program, “Taking a Closer Look: The Digital Divide and Meaningful Access in the New Millennium,” will be held in Corona at the Langston Hughes Community Library and Cultural Center. As you’ll see, the rsvp deadline is today but because the venue is larger than in the past, we are still taking rsvp’s until full. By responding to me, I can confirm whether space is still available for this free, local conference. Thank you, Lisa Meléndez, Secretary REFORMA NE Chapter <<MiniConf2011.doc>> -- chirp elt Dr. Thomas T. Surprenant Professor & Acting Chair/Director Queens College Graduate School of Library & Information Studies

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