Dorothea J. Coiffe-Chin

Associate Professor. Reference & Instruction Librarian @ BMCC/CUNY

11.5 years as a CUNY Library professor. I have experience in many aspects of librarianship: reference desk, classroom teaching, interlibrary loans, archives, cataloging, & media. My new position @ BMCC will allow me to expand into areas that will benefit not only faculty but their students, their college, & their university in turn.

Academic Interests

  • Technology & its continuing impact in higher education
  • Having every student understand the importance of solid and reliable research.

Education

BS in Biology – CCNY/CUNY; MSLIS – Pratt Institute; MA in Liberal Studies – Brooklyn College/CUNY 

Positions

Head of Media & ILL – 2005-2014, Library, Borough of Manhattan Community College
Interim Head of Reference/Head of Media & ILL – 2014-2016, Library, Borough of Manhattan Community College
Reference & Instruction Librarian – 2016-present, Library, Borough of Manhattan Community College