CUNY Academic Commons | Arthur Downing | Group Activity https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/members/adowning/activity/groups/ Public group activity feed of which Arthur Downing is a member. Sat, 01 Jan 2050 18:00:18 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en 30 hourly 2 2b471493baeb0e8470cc1dfeb61b5591 Emmanuel Bawa joined the group E-Books and E-Readers in the Libraries https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/970679/ Sat, 20 Jan 2024 00:19:07 -0500 9dba3b19d84a0986a23a15af87a047c1 X. Robert Wang (Mr) joined the group E-Books and E-Readers in the Libraries https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/967524/ Mon, 18 Dec 2023 16:46:55 -0500 f317842a936f1845da3f490b970fa86f Elin Waring (she/her) joined the group Higher Education Certificate Program at Baruch https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/934562/ Tue, 22 Aug 2023 21:44:22 -0400 ad0887d6af8d7bd14121a6eb4ccda2d9 Sara McDougall (she/her/hers) joined the group Higher Education Certificate Program at Baruch https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/898126/ Fri, 03 Feb 2023 12:10:47 -0500 c474d01d67b235aeb597c9a7edb2f87b Beth Evans started the topic Pearson plans to sell its textbooks as NFTs in the forum E-Books and E-Readers in the Libraries https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/e-books-in-the-libraries/forum/topic/pearson-plans-to-sell-its-textbooks-as-nfts-2/ Wed, 03 Aug 2022 21:30:50 -0400 https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/aug/02/pearson-plans-to-sell-its-textbooks-as-nfts

This has me thinking more and more about OERs.

Here is an earlier article on NFTs for books in general, puts a mostly positive spin on the trend:

NFTs for Books: How This Emerging Tech Can Reward Authors & Readers

Not a positive for libraries, though. More on that here:…[Read more]

]]> 812e21636428179b19d1007a9398363c Cynthia S Wiseman (she/her/hers) joined the group Higher Education Certificate Program at Baruch https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/847135/ Thu, 09 Jun 2022 17:02:52 -0400 e79af79d682dd278d40dac6b6be66665 Maryam Bamshad started the topic Call for Applications for a Biology Lecturer Position at Lehman College in the forum Higher Education Certificate Program at Baruch via email https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/school-of-public-affairs-higher-education-executive-certificate-program-in-educational-research/forum/topic/call-for-applications-for-a-biology-lecturer-position-at-lehman-college/ Fri, 11 Feb 2022 18:24:25 -0500 Please see the call below and share with those whom you think might be interested:

A Biology Lecturer Position at Lehman College CUNY
Deadline: Open Until Position is Filled

The Department of Biological Sciences at Lehman College, City University of New York is seeking applications for a full-time, CCE (Certificate of Continuous Employment)…[Read more]

]]> 8c6660092e29ea96c21775b518d68843 Joseph Nathan Cohen joined the group Higher Education Certificate Program at Baruch https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/821406/ Thu, 10 Feb 2022 14:09:49 -0500 bcfbe3ae74750f8ebe927987638e014d Cristina León Alfar joined the group Higher Education Certificate Program at Baruch https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/804968/ Thu, 02 Dec 2021 18:29:04 -0500 73f4e37fc4a81e0dec0a209c20d1c460 Mahatapa Palit joined the group Higher Education Certificate Program at Baruch https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/774849/ Tue, 10 Aug 2021 13:14:30 -0400 5a060935a6d85803df81211a10099e46 Jonathan Cornick joined the group Higher Education Certificate Program at Baruch https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/745625/ Tue, 23 Feb 2021 03:16:17 -0500 14d9c78c9bb8f14e673bbd3300635b83 Alyshia Gálvez (she/her/hers) joined the group Higher Education Certificate Program at Baruch https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/733314/ Mon, 11 Jan 2021 20:37:41 -0500 57305e23056b356a48622b79bade90f6 Beth Evans started the topic Proposal to install spyware in university libraries in the forum E-Books and E-Readers in the Libraries https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/e-books-in-the-libraries/forum/topic/proposal-to-install-spyware-in-university-libraries-3/ Tue, 17 Nov 2020 18:47:30 -0500 I saw this on the Library Link of the Day.

Proposal to install spyware in university libraries to protect copyrights shocks academics

From the story:

The speaker, Corey Roach, a security officer at the University of Utah, described a plug-in that could collect “biometric data, which can be things like how quick did they type, how do they move their mouse,” in…[Read more]

]]> 1517c0efbd8f9c49f3459febb3afe008 Michael J. Miller joined the group Higher Education Certificate Program at Baruch https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/699594/ Thu, 17 Sep 2020 15:03:07 -0400 a284cbb92e631954a2d94fa01ce2a796 Christina Tortora joined the group Higher Education Certificate Program at Baruch https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/688189/ Sat, 29 Aug 2020 15:04:34 -0400 4bb0e498c006cbc79afde66f4579ec47 Amy Wan joined the group Higher Education Certificate Program at Baruch https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/687683/ Fri, 28 Aug 2020 14:33:58 -0400 8afc1c8818654e6dcb15a6d0d1749d3b James Haggard joined the group Higher Education Certificate Program at Baruch https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/674977/ Thu, 21 May 2020 17:42:09 -0400 c972f25edf011d8325cde3ee7c983c4d gcdigitalfellows started the topic Python Users' Group (PUG) Spring Calendar in the forum E-Books and E-Readers in the Libraries https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/e-books-in-the-libraries/forum/topic/python-users-group-pug-spring-calendar-18/ Tue, 04 Feb 2020 00:28:27 -0500 Hello all,

We are pleased to announce the Spring calendar for the Python Users’ Group (PUG for short).

The Python Users’ Group (PUG for short) is an open and informal collaborative space for experimentation and exploration with the Python programming language, where we learn, work, chat, snack and have the occasional beer. It is an…[Read more]

]]> 5b5cb8a9f2c0bd390986320198d05290 Raven Gomez joined the group E-Books and E-Readers in the Libraries https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/640628/ Thu, 23 Jan 2020 07:50:22 -0500 d3ec9d9f3c06ba5ccd2544a8abaa0f5a Ninive joined the group Higher Education Certificate Program at Baruch https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/639292/ Wed, 08 Jan 2020 19:22:09 -0500 b553bf38fe980e77c581bc629367cb77 Carlos A. Cruz joined the group Higher Education Certificate Program at Baruch https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/584192/ Tue, 23 Jul 2019 20:35:36 -0400 476d4de50de1234df3c8e74729890818 gcdigitalfellows started the topic Python Users' Group meeting, February 11th. in the forum E-Books and E-Readers in the Libraries https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/e-books-in-the-libraries/forum/topic/python-users-group-meeting-february-11th-15/ Thu, 07 Feb 2019 19:53:43 -0500 Dear all,

The Python Users’ Group (PUG) is back for the Spring semester. For those who haven’t been in our meetings yet, it is good to know that we promote a casual and welcoming atmosphere (usually with some snacks), where people can chat about python, work together or just hang around. We have people in different levels of expertise with lot…[Read more]

]]> 61ed83aa992fe4ab39f76b40e22a0236 John DeLooper joined the group E-Books and E-Readers in the Libraries https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/552195/ Mon, 28 Jan 2019 15:19:04 -0500 884797a961bdd44a35b221aa19b63334 Chip Stewart joined the group Higher Education Certificate Program at Baruch https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/533979/ Tue, 06 Nov 2018 21:26:06 -0500 ec8c97c174fbced01de8cffad1679e9a gcdigitalfellows started the topic Python Users' Group (PUG) meeting, October 15th in the forum E-Books and E-Readers in the Libraries https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/e-books-in-the-libraries/forum/topic/python-users-group-pug-meeting-october-15th-11/ Thu, 11 Oct 2018 22:09:46 -0400 Python Users’ Group (or PUG for short) invites you all for our first meeting of the year! It is going to be on October 15, 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm in the GC Digital Scholarship Lab (Room 7414). We will make sure to have some pizza.

PUG is an open and informal collaborative space for experimentation and exploration with the Python programming l…[Read more]

]]> 59b1d1235fd9c62384cce6a7ace8e9e7 Jennifer Holland joined the group Higher Education Certificate Program at Baruch https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/509019/ Wed, 20 Jun 2018 13:31:16 -0400 c233f245ece458e2aa5d88cfa3ca3784 Jennifer Sloan joined the group Higher Education Certificate Program at Baruch https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/508653/ Sat, 16 Jun 2018 15:22:54 -0400 805700e3707703411585e0ec734becb7 Jennifer Sloan joined the group Higher Education Certificate Program at Baruch https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/508652/ Sat, 16 Jun 2018 15:22:49 -0400 a18168bb10cf6f15d21a8fcadc3ed951 gcdigitalfellows started the topic Next Weds 6/20! DH Research Institute Participant Lightning Talks in the forum E-Books and E-Readers in the Libraries https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/e-books-in-the-libraries/forum/topic/next-weds-6-20-dh-research-institute-participant-lightning-talks-13/ Mon, 11 Jun 2018 21:37:20 -0400 Hi all,

The participants of the Digital Humanities Research Institute will be presenting lightning talks next week. Come hear from this talented group of scholars, librarians, and museum and community organization leaders on their plans to expand communities of digital humanities practice at their home institutions across the cou…[Read more]

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