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LACUNY Scholarly Communications Roundtable
This group is where members of the LACUNY Scholarly Communications Roundtable (and anyone else who is interested) can discuss programming and issues relating to scholarly communications in the libraries and elsewhere.
Roundtable Co-Chairs: Jill Cirasella (Graduate Center) and Nancy Foasberg (Queens)
Group logo by Thomas Frank: http://flic.kr/p/9DyKAa
Recent group activity
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Jill Cirasella started the topic Save the Date: Scholarly Communications Roundtable meeting Thu 12/19 @ 2:30pm in the forum
LACUNY Scholarly Communications Roundtable 2 days agoHi Roundtablers,
Please save the date for our next Scholarly Communications Roundtable meeting focusing on standardized/persistent identifiers:
Thursday, December 19
2:30-4:30pm
Location TBD but likely the Graduate CenterThe main activities for this meeting will be:
- 1st hour: “article club,” in which we discuss one or two articles rel…
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Derek Stadler started the topic Call for Applications: LACUNY Professional Development Travel Grant in the forum
LACUNY Scholarly Communications Roundtable 2 weeks, 4 days agoThe LACUNY Professional Development Roundtable is accepting applications for the Fall 2019 LACUNY Professional Development Travel Grant:
- THREE grants of up to $600 each will be awarded to LACUNY members with Full Membership for the purpose of attending library-related conferences, meetings, or events that take place during Fall 2019 or…
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Jill Cirasella replied to the topic CopyrightX 2020 in the forum
LACUNY Scholarly Communications Roundtable 3 weeks agoUpdate: My CopyrightX endorsement has been claimed, but I still encourage anyone who’s interested, and really and truly up for the time commitment, to apply. Admittance is selective, but I bet anyone in this group who takes the time to write a thoughtful essay has a good chance of being accepted.
Oh, and since I didn’t specify before: the course…[Read more]
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Jill Cirasella started the topic CopyrightX 2020 in the forum
LACUNY Scholarly Communications Roundtable 3 weeks agoHi ScholComm Roundtablers,
Want to learn more — a lot more — about copyright, fair use, etc.?
Have you heard about the fantastic, intense CopyrightX course offered through Harvard Law School, HarvardX, and the Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society? Been tempted to take it? (For more information about CopyrightX, you can prowl around the [Read more]
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Jill Cirasella replied to the topic ScholComm Roundtable events in December and beyond in the forum
LACUNY Scholarly Communications Roundtable 3 weeks agoHi ScholComm Roundtablers,
Just a friendly reminder to complete this Doodle poll to vote on a date for our December meeting: https://doodle.com/poll/frqiypfkrwud6e9q
As a reminder, the December meeting will have two parts: 1) “article club,” in which we discuss a couple of articles, likely having to do with standardized identifiers; and 2) inf…[Read more]
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Jill Cirasella started the topic ScholComm Roundtable events in December and beyond in the forum
LACUNY Scholarly Communications Roundtable 3 weeks, 3 days agoHi ScholComm Roundtable,
Nancy and I put our heads together and tried to figure out a way to squeeze as much roundtable activity as possible into the year without committing to too many meetings/events. What we came away with was this:
- December: “article club” + knowledge-sharing event about standardized identifiers. (Please see Doodle poll…
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Beth Evans started the topic Author Rights and APA in the forum
LACUNY Scholarly Communications Roundtable 4 weeks, 1 day agoSome may have seen this article:
A great look at the economics of of research. Researchers APA swatted down from sharing their work openly suggest APA should then pay them for peer review.
You may want to add your name to…[Read more]
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Joanna Thompson joined the group
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Jill Cirasella replied to the topic LACUNY Schol Comm Roundtable Meeting: 10/8 @ 2:30 in the forum
LACUNY Scholarly Communications Roundtable 1 month, 1 week agoThanks to all who attended the Scholarly Communications Roundtable meeting on 10/8, and apologies to those for whom the time did not work. We had a productive meeting and started thinking about some events for the 2019-2020 year. I’m staying on as co-chair this year, and Nancy Foasberg (Queens) will be joining me. For details about the meeting,…[Read more]
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Jill Cirasella wrote a new blog post Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication: Call for Reviews of Books/Products in the group
LACUNY Scholarly Communications Roundtable: 1 month, 2 weeks agoThis call from the Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication hit my inbox today, and it could be a great opportunity for scholcomm-engaged (or even just scholcomm-interested) folks at CUNY. (You can get […]
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Jill Cirasella replied to the topic LACUNY Schol Comm Roundtable Meeting: 10/8 @ 2:30 in the forum
LACUNY Scholarly Communications Roundtable 1 month, 2 weeks agoReminder: There is a LACUNY Scholarly Communications Roundtable meeting tomorrow (Tuesday, October 8) at 2:30-4:30pm.
Location: Graduate Center, Room 8301
The agenda will include (but is not limited to):
- Updates about scholcomm efforts and conversations across CUNY campuses
- Electing a chair or co-chairs
- Planning a few events for 2019-2020…
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Jill Cirasella started the topic LACUNY Schol Comm Roundtable Meeting: 10/8 @ 2:30 in the forum
LACUNY Scholarly Communications Roundtable 1 month, 3 weeks agoThanks to everyone who voted for a time for the next LACUNY Scholarly Communications Roundtable meeting. The winning date/time is:
Tuesday, October 8 @ 2:30-4:30pm
(I shifted it from 2-4 to 2:30-4:30 because of a change in my schedule — I hope this doesn’t negatively affect your ability to attend!)The meeting will be at the Graduate Center, R…[Read more]
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Jill Cirasella started the topic LACUNY Schol Comm Roundtable Meeting in the forum
LACUNY Scholarly Communications Roundtable 2 months agoDoes your position involve current issues in scholarly communication (forms and formats of scholarly contributions, modes of dissemination, economic models of publishing, research evaluation, the dilemma of the Big Deal, etc.)?
That’s actually a trick question: Pretty much every role in academic libraries engages with the ever-evolving scholarly…[Read more]
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Jill Cirasella wrote a new blog post CFP: The Future Is Open Access, but How Do We Get There? in the group
LACUNY Scholarly Communications Roundtable: 4 months, 1 week agoPlease save the date and/or submit a proposal to speak at the upcoming METRO symposium on open access (and how we want to achieve it). Proposals due August 1!
The Future Is Open Access, but How Do We Get […]
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Stefka Tzanova wrote a new blog post Open Science: An Academic Librarian’s Perspective in the group
LACUNY Scholarly Communications Roundtable: 5 months, 2 weeks agoOpen Science is a multifaceted notion encompassing open access to publications, open research data, open source software, open collaboration, open peer review, open notebooks, open educational resources, open […]
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Kate Angell joined the group
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Anne Hays commented on the post, Considering (Non)Scholarly Communication, on the groupblog
Open @ CUNY 7 months, 2 weeks agoThanks Lisa, that’s an interesting suggestion! I anticipate an interesting discussion around all these issues at our Spring Event on April 30th (3-5pm at the Grad Center). Thanks!
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Jill Cirasella started the topic Reminder: April 30 @ 3-5pm: Scholarly Communication at CUNY: Keeping Up and Look in the forum
LACUNY Scholarly Communications Roundtable 7 months, 2 weeks agoReminder: The LACUNY Scholarly Communications Roundtable is hosting an event later this month. Seats are still available; please join us!
Scholarly Communication at CUNY: Keeping Up and Looking Ahead
Tuesday, April 30th, 3-5pm
Graduate Center Room 9207As austerity funding for CUNY libraries continues, and the unbreachable distance betwee…[Read more]
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