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]

The 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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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]

Hi!

The LACUNY Professional Development Roundtable is accepting applications for the Spring 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 Spring…

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The LACUNY Professional Development Roundtable is accepting applications for the Fall 2018 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 2018 or a…

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The LACUNY Professional Development Roundtable is accepting applications for the Fall 2018 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 2018 or a…

[Read more]

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]

Hi All,

I’m very pleased to announce this upcoming event and professional development opportunity co-organized by the LACUNY Scholarly Communications round table and the OLS Copyright and Scholarly Communications Committee. Find details and RSVP information below.

EVENT Description

As CUNY rolls out new library-led open education and o…[Read more]

INSTITUTING A LIBRARY INSTRUCTION CREDIT COURSE AT A COMMUNITY COLLEGE: A WORKSHOP

Join us for this free workshop where LaGuardia Community College librarians will share their experiences developing a credit library instruction courses.  The session will cover:

• Development, submission, and approval of syllabi
• Class assignments and…

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Minutes of 11/14/17 Organizational Meeting at 4:00pm:

Committee discussed need for sharing best practices on assessment. McGill’s Comprehensive Assessment Plan was recommended to fuel further conversation.

Agreed to start LACUNY Instruction Committee Assessment Best Ideas, a folder of our favorite assessment tools, instruments, methods, and t…[Read more]

Notes from the LACUNY Instruction Committee Discussion of IL Assessment on 11/14/2017:

Attendees: Galina Letnikova (LaG), Barbara Gray (SOJ), Stephanie Margolin (Hunter), Susan Wengler (QCC), Quintis Pinder (QCC), Emma Antobam-Ntekudzi (BCC), Silvia Lin Hanick (LaG), John Pell (Hunter), Anne Leonard (CityTech), Alexandra Hamlett and Megan Lacy…[Read more]

This Digital Literacy Strategic Brief II has some useful data and links to digital literacy programs around the world.

Integrating Multicultural Elements in Library Instruction to Cultivate Information Literacy Skills in Students 

WHEN: Friday, December 8, 2017, 1:30 PM to 4:00 PM

WHERE: Mercy College, Manhattan Campus — 66 W 35th St, New York, NY 10016.

Room# 704A (7th Floor). To enter building, show your CUNY and /or State ID at the entra…[Read more]

Please join the LACUNY Instruction Committee for a discussion of instruction assessment.

When: November 14, 2-4 pm.

The Discussion will be followed by our organizational meeting from 4 to 4:30pm.

Where: at CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, 219 W 40th Street, 3rd Floor, Room TBD.

Please RSVP at https://goo.gl/forms/PgaHLLl4n6773Fey2

We…[Read more]