Dear Colleagues: FYI As member of the CUNY Academic Technology Committee, (CUNY CAT) I was recently informed at the November 2011 meeting, that Chief Information Officer Brian Cohen announced that CUNY will be upgrading to Blackboard 9.1, the latest version of the University's enterprise learning management system. The transition to Blackboard 9.1 is scheduled to take place at all institutions prior to the start of the Summer 2012 term(s). As most of us are currently using BB 8, A project team composed of representatives from Blackboard Managed Hosting, CUNY's Office of Computing and Information Services, and faculty and staff from some of the colleges, is now in place, and work on the upgrade has begun in earnest. I attended a 'sneak preview session' at my home capus Bronx Community College last week and can report that there are critical changes in this new version, which are significant. With that in mind, I am sure that Mr. Kenneth Lord, The Queens College BB Administrator from the The Office of Instructional Technology is in the process of developing training and communications plans to prepare faculty, students, and staff for the transition to Blackboard 9.1. LaRoi Lawton QC GSLIS ________________________________ From: gslisadjuncts-bounces@lists.qc.cuny.edu [gslisadjuncts-bounces@lists.qc.cuny.edu] on behalf of Claudia Perry [c2perry@nyc.rr.com] Sent: Friday, December 02, 2011 1:07 PM To: glisann@lists.qc.cuny.edu; gslisfac@lists.qc.cuny.edu; gslisadjuncts@lists.qc.cuny.edu Cc: Susan Hess; James Marcum; Jon Heifetz; Claudia Perry; Linda Cooper Subject: Gslisadjuncts Dec. 8--Career Counseling Currriculum Space Dear Colleagues, What kind of librarian will I be? Where will I work when I graduate? Bring your questions to our Career Counseling Curriculum Space in Room 258 on December 8, 2011 from 5:45 until 7:15. As per usual practice, 3:55 classes will end early on this date, and 6:40 classes will begin at 7:15. There will be a Q & A at the end of the session. Tesfaye Asfaw is the director of The Office of Career Development & Internships at Queens College. His office provides career counseling, internship and placement services to Queens College students and recent alumni, making available many invaluable resources to assist students in making sound academic and career decisions. http://career.qc.cuny.edu/ Diane Goldstein is Managing Director of Recruitment Services at BST America. BST’s Executive Search and Recruitment division specializes in identifying the distinctive characteristics of individuals within the information profession or with specific market data and/or technology qualifications, matching them to precise customer requirements. They specialize in positions such as knowledge managers, competitive intelligence specialists, research analysts, special librarians, records managers and library directors. Prior to joining BST Associates in March, 2011, Diane owned Diane M. Goldstein & Associates, a recruiting firm for information professionals. http://www.bstamerica.com/index.php/en/services/recruiting http://www.linkedin.com/pub/diane-m-goldstein/4/71/823 Many thanks to Alumna Susan Hess and Jonathan Heifetz for coordinating this special event, and to all of LISSA for sponsoring the session, in response to student and alumni suggestions! We hope you can join us! Claudia A. Perry, MLS, Ph.D Associate Professor Graduate School of Library and Information Studies Queens College, CUNY Flushing, NY 11367 c2perry@nyc.rr.com<mailto:c2perry@nyc.rr.com>