February 2023 - gslisadjuncts@lists.qc.cuny.edu

Gslisadjuncts GSLIS Adjuncts Town Hall
by James Lowry 14 Sep '23

14 Sep '23

Hi all, Last semester we held an adjuncts town hall, and I’d like to start doing this each semester. It’s an opportunity to get an update on what is happening at GSLIS, and to ask questions or share concerns. The Spring town hall will be held: Thursday February 2nd 7pm, Zoom Register at: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__us02web.zoom.us_meetin… The meeting will begin with a briefing on developments in the department, particularly around ALA accreditation and the ongoing curriculum reform work. The newly constituted Research and Pedagogy Committee will be offering development opportunities for adjuncts this semester; last semester’s rescheduled workshop on accessibility technology, and a workshop on developing student learning outcomes and implementing the new GSLIS syllabus template. Details will be circulated via this mailing list. We are also aware of the need for an onboarding process for our new adjuncts, and a source of guidance on various matters related to teaching in GSLIS. As a first step in that direction, we want to crowdsource an Adjuncts Handbook. I’d be grateful if you could share your thoughts on what should be covered by the handbook, by commenting here: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__docs.google.com_docume… Thanks for all you do for CUNY and our library students! With best wishes for an enriching Spring semester, James Dr. James Lowry (he/him) Associate Professor Chair and Director, Information Studies, Queens College<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__sites.google.com_view_… > City University of New York<https://www.cuny.edu/> Series Editor, Routledge Studies in Archives<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.routledge.com_Rout… > @JamesLowryATL

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Gslisadjuncts FW: Invitation to CUNY Open-Source Tools for Teaching Summit
by James Lowry 16 Feb '23

16 Feb '23

From: Committee on Academic Technology <CAT(a)LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU> on behalf of Allison Lehr Samuels <Allison.LehrSamuels(a)BARUCH.CUNY.EDU> Date: Thursday, February 16, 2023 at 11:55 AM To: CAT(a)LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU <CAT(a)LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU> Subject: Invitation to CUNY Open-Source Tools for Teaching Summit Dear Colleagues, I'm sharing the following event we're hosting that may be of interest to you and/or some of your colleagues. Best, Allison Spring 2023 CUNY Open-Source Tools for Teaching Summit Thursday, March 2, 2023, 10am-12pm on Zoom—register here<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__baruch.zoom.us_meeting…> The Baruch College Center for Teaching and Learning invites specialists in educational technology at CUNY who are committed to developing free and openly licensed materials to join us on Zoom for an inaugural CUNY Open-Source Tools for Teaching Summit. In light of a growing interest in teaching with open-source tools nationwide and attention to Open Educational Resource (OER) initiative work at CUNY—including Baruch’s TeachOER platform<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__nam02.safelinks.protec… >, a finalist for the 2022 Open Education Global Award for Excellence—we began construction in 2022 of a homegrown “Open-Source Tools for Teaching<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__nam02.safelinks.protec… >” platform, in conjunction with CUNY-wide workshops for faculty, to facilitate practice with open-source platforms like Omeka or TimelineJS. With this 2023 Summit meeting, we invite learning experience stakeholders across CUNY to share and explore approaches to teaching with open-source technology and hope the event can be a launch point for future cross-campus collaborations. This Summit event is designed as a symposium-style conversation among program administrators and staff with specialized interests in open-source teaching, including but not limited to representatives from CUNY’s teaching and learning centers, and will assume familiarity with open-source technology. It is not a workshop to learn these tools, but a working session to cultivate an environment that supports and fosters their use. Allison Lehr Samuels Director, Baruch Center for Teaching and Learning Lecturer, Narendra Paul Loomba Department of Management Baruch College, The City University of New York http://ctl.baruch.cuny.edu<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__nam02.safelinks.protec… > ________________________________ Access the CAT Home Page and Archives<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__nam02.safelinks.protec… > Unsubscribe from the CAT List<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__nam02.safelinks.protec… >

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Gslisadjuncts FW: LACUNY Fraud Incident
by James Lowry 14 Feb '23

14 Feb '23

From: LACUNY (Library Association of the City University of New York) <admin(a)lacuny.org> Date: Tuesday, February 14, 2023 at 3:41 PM To: James Lowry <james.lowry(a)qc.cuny.edu> Subject: LACUNY Fraud Incident [https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__lacuny.org_resources_P… ] Dear LACUNY members, I regret to inform you that LACUNY's funds are currently frozen. Last semester, I sent out checks to two contributors to an event. The checks were intercepted through the mail, and were whitewashed, with both the recipients' names and the dollar amounts altered. In total, more than $16,000 were stolen from LACUNY. I have made a fraud report with the bank and have submitted a police report. I am hopeful that we will be able to recover what was stolen. However, as our funds are frozen, I ask for your patience for any outstanding payments. I plan to work with the LACUNY officers to close this account and start a new one in the coming weeks. If anyone wishes to register as a member of LACUNY or initiate any other financial transaction with LACUNY, please contact me, and we can figure out a way to handle that while our finances are frozen. Best regards, Matthew Dineiro, Treasurer mdineiro(a)ccny.cuny.edu<mailto:mdineiro@ccny.cuny.edu> LACUNY If you no longer wish to receive these emails you can unsubscribe<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__nam02.safelinks.protec… > at any time. Unsubscribe<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__nam02.safelinks.protec… >

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Gslisadjuncts GSLIS Course Catalog
by James Lowry 12 Feb '23

12 Feb '23

During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Queens College stopped producing its Graduate Bulletin, which provided guidance on the programs and courses offered by all departments in the college. So that students have access to up to date information on our courses, the Graduate School of Library and Information Studies (GSLIS) has produced its own course catalog as an interim measure. Our catalog is now available at: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__sites.google.com_view_… We are told that the college will soon start gathering information for a new Graduate Bulletin. Until that happens (i.e. until further notice), the GSLIS Course Catalog, linked above, is the authoritative source of information about GSLIS programs and courses. Dr. James Lowry (he/him) Associate Professor Chair and Director, Information Studies, Queens College<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__sites.google.com_view_… > City University of New York<https://www.cuny.edu/> Series Editor, Routledge Studies in Archives<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.routledge.com_Rout… > @JamesLowryATL

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Gslisadjuncts ALA Accreditation
by James Lowry 08 Feb '23

08 Feb '23

Hi all, The ALA Accreditation committee has asked for a virtual meeting with some of our adjuncts. Could you please let me know if you’d be willing to attend? I’ll be in touch with possible dates and times once I have a sense of who will be attending. With thanks, James

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Gslisadjuncts FW: MLIS Program Course Content
by James Lowry 07 Feb '23

07 Feb '23

Faculty with knowledge or interest in this topic should feel free to be in touch with Noel with the relevant information. From: Noel Reich <nreich(a)lindenhurstlibrary.org> Sent: Monday, February 6, 2023 6:50 PM To: QNS GSLIS-GSLIS <qc_gslis(a)qc.cuny.edu> Subject: MLIS Program Course Content Hello, My name is Noel Reich. I’m reaching out as part of the American Library Association’s Emerging Leaders Program.<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__nam02.safelinks.protec… > My group and I are working on a project for United for Libraries (check it out here: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.ala.org_united_&d=… <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__nam02.safelinks.protec… >). As part of our project, we are compiling information on MLS/MLIS programs and what they offer with regards to education around trustee and board relationships, funding, and friends of library programs. Our end goal is to present research on what training MLIS/MLS programs are currently offering in this area, what the needs are as far as curriculum and content, and what opportunities United for Libraries has to help provide this content. I looked through your website, but I didn’t find all the information we’re gathering. If you have time, I would appreciate learning more about the following topics in your program: 1. Have you heard of United for Libraries? If yes, how did you find out about them? Have you worked with them in the past? Please explain. 2. Are there any courses that teach about board/trustee relationships? If yes, please include the course name and description. 3. Are there any courses that discuss funding/fundraising using Friends of the Library groups? If yes, please include the course name and description. 4. Are there any courses that discuss the role of foundations? If yes, please include the course name and description. 5. Do you see a need for courses that discuss these topics? Please explain. 6. Is there student interest in these topics? Please explain. This research will be presented at the American Library Association Annual Conference<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__nam02.safelinks.protec… > in June 2023. We hope to create tools that can be utilized by schools and students to best prepare students for their library careers. Please let us know if you are willing to be contacted again to answer further questions. We appreciate your support and time! If you have any questions about our project, don’t hesitate to reach out. Best, Noel Noel Reich (she/her) Information Services & Community Engagement Librarian Lindenhurst Memorial Library 1 Lee Avenue Lindenhurst, New York 11757 631-957-7755x142 https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.lindenhurstlibrary.… <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__nam02.safelinks.protec… >

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Gslisadjuncts FW: EdTech Innovations Newsletter Spring 2023
by James Lowry 03 Feb '23

03 Feb '23

Please find attached CUNY’s EdTech Innovations newsletter, with articles and information on workshops about educational technologies in CUNY.

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Gslisadjuncts Fwd: Feb 15 QC PSC CUNY Adjunct Information Session
by James Lowry 03 Feb '23

03 Feb '23

Dear QC Adjuncts, Please join us for an orientation to your union - the PSC - specifically for adjunct faculty and non-teaching adjuncts at Queens College on Wednesday February 15 from 12:15-1:30. You can join us in person (with food) in room 226 of the Music Building or virtually on zoom. We will be talking about your rights and protections as union members, recent gains for adjunct faculty, and the on-going work union members are doing to improve adjunct wages and working conditions. Please RSVP here: [https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__lh6.googleusercontent.… ]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__nam02.safelinks.protec… > QC Adjunct Orientation RSVP<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__nam02.safelinks.protec… > We are looking forward to seeing you at the QC adjunct orientation on February 15 from 12:15 to 1:30! Please answer the questions below so we know who is coming and how much food to order. docs.google.com We look forward to seeing you there! ________________________________

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Gslisadjuncts Fwd: Paths to Open Access, 2/9 @ 4pm
by James Lowry 01 Feb '23

01 Feb '23

Scholarship for the Public Good: Paths to Open Access Online Thursday, February 9, 2023 4:00pm - 5:00pm Register<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__gc-2Dcuny.libcal.com_e…> Open access scholarly literature—roughly, scholarly works that are online and free of charge for all—has developed over the past 20 years from wild idea to widespread reality. Open access journals, books, and repositories are now established parts of the scholarly ecosystem, and many consider near-universal open access to be inevitable. But publishing itself is not cost-free, so how can open access be achieved? There are many possible paths, some now common, some more experimental. Which of these paths align with our values as researchers, and with the mission of the Graduate Center and CUNY as a whole? Which empower the research community? Which should we pursue, and which should we eschew? The first event in the “Scholarship for the Public Good” series (learn more below) will explore various paths to open access. The event will feature three experts: • Peter Suber (Harvard University) will describe the institutional open access policies passed by the faculties of Harvard and many other universities. • Heather Paxson (MIT) will discuss the transition of society journal Cultural Anthropology from subscription-based to open access, and its ongoing quest to fund publication without article processing charges (APCs). • Leslie Chan (University of Toronto) will examine high-profit publishers’ problematic approaches to open access (high APCs, vertical integration, and more). Scholarship for the Public Good Event Series “We believe that knowledge is a public good.” This statement of institutional values is emblazoned on the Graduate Center website. But there are many ways to interpret the statement, and many ways to enact the belief. How can we move from words to action—or to greater action—in the context of our scholarship? • How can we ensure that the public, as a matter of course, has cost-free access to scholarly works authored by Graduate Center researchers? • What changes could we collectively bring about if we centered our values in decisions about where we publish, peer review, and serve in editorial roles? • How can the library and institution as a whole support these efforts and resist high-profit publishers’ exploitative practices? • How might we reimagine “impact” and rework systems of evaluation and reward? • How does considering these questions and contributing to these changes benefit our students, our colleagues, our fields, and the public? Hosted by the CUNY Graduate Center’s Mina Rees Library and the Provost’s Office, the “Scholarship for the Public Good” event series will examine these questions and more, and explore possible ways that everyone in the Graduate Center community—faculty, students, staff, and administrators—can foster a positive, public-minded ecosystem of scholarship.

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