There’s a nonstop firehose of articles about scholarly publishing, and we can’t read/share them all, but this seems like a very important heads-up that the Trump administration may repeal the Nelson OSTP memo (which instructed all federal agencies to develop policies ensuring immediate public access to publications and data resulting from funded…[Read more]

The birds are singing, the flowers are blooming, the semester is coming to a close. It’s spring, the perfect time for…

Horror!

To anyone who attended the GC Digital Showcase yesterday, you may have already gotten a little bit spooked by A Pretty Terrifying Project: Examining Feminist Theme Co-Occurrences

Across Horror Video Games. This pro…[Read more]

Hi all,

Please come by TONIGHT, if you can, for the first of a few MA/MS Program events this week. This event is only in-person:

Agentic AI Final Showcase
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
6:30 pm — 8:30 pm, Room 9206
https://www.gc.cuny.edu/events/agentic-ai-final-showcase

From Professor McSweeney:
Please join us tonight to explore the applications a…[Read more]

Dear colleagues,

Please join us in May for Manifold Drop-In Office hours!

Manifold Drop-In Office Hours Whether you’re starting a new digital project, need expert guidance to overcome roadblocks in an existing project, or simply want to ask a question, our CUNY Manifold Team will be on hand to provide support and answer your qu…[Read more]

Dear Colleagues,

Curious about incorporating archival materials into your teaching practice?

Join us for our last Manifold Community event of the year exploring Daniel Simidor: A New York Haitian Revolutionary— a Manifold digital project that centers the life and work of community activist, educator, and longtime archivist Daniel Simidor. D…[Read more]

Hi all,   Exciting news I think– Yesterday I learned- from Justin Tricarico in Hunter’s Digital Learning- that EBSCO offers a button to request an accessible copy of not only e-books but also journal articles.  And, EBSCO returned the article Justin tried with pretty good quality tagging within a business day!!!  I think this will be an ama…[Read more]

Hello everyone,

Please join us tomorrow at the GC!

Manifold Community Event

Date: Tuesday, March 10, 2026
Time: 2:00 – 3:00 PM
Location: CUNY Graduate Center, 5th floor, Room 5307

At the advent of the centennial of Fire!!: A Quarterly Devoted to the Younger Negro Artists—the trailblazing 1926 magazine created by a new generation of Black art…[Read more]

Manifold Workshops and Events

Drop-In Manifold Office Hours – Wednesdays

• March 4, 2:00 – 3:00 PM
• March 18, 6:30 – 7:30 PM

Zoom Link: https://gc-cuny-edu.zoom.us/j/88464191378?pwd=1HUvwm6WyRQ9ZKlRKjVbN27OId5bVE.1

Join us for bi-weekly drop-in office hours this spring! Whether you’re starting a new digital project, need expert guidance to ov…[Read more]

Dear Colleagues,

LACUNY Scholarly Communication Roundtable is organizing a spring discussion event. This event will focus on one of two recent publications on open access publishing:

Publishing Beyond the Market Open Access, Care, and the Commons by Samuel A. Moore

or

Achieving Global Open Access The Need for Scientific, Epistemic and…

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This spring, the Graduate Center’s Mina Rees Library is offering three online workshops related to scholarly publishing. (Each workshop will occur twice: once on a Wednesday evening and once on a Friday afternoon.) All members of the CUNY community are welcome, regardless of campus. The workshops are especially well suited to faculty, graduate s…[Read more]

Dear Colleagues,

Welcome to spring semester!

I hope you all are well and staying warm. Please see details below for Manifold workshops and office hours happening in January/February.

These workshops are open to all CUNY faculty, students, and staff. We hope you can join us!!

Kind regards,

Robin

Robin Miller, MSLIS

Open Educational…[Read more]

Dear Colleagues,

Please join us next week for our last Manifold Workshop and Drop-in Office Hour of 2025!

Introduction to Manifold Workshop

Date: Monday, 11/17/2025

Time: 11 AM-12:30 PM

Registration Link: https://gc-cuny-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/ZnSmy2MuRGSkndKRUj17tw

Please join us for a 1.5-hour Introduction to Manifold workshop.…[Read more]

I know there have been a ton of great webinars to choose from lately thanks to Open Access Week, but this one next Tuesday (3pm ET) seems especially fun:

Scholarly Communication Horror Stories

Join us for a virtual Halloween event where authors share real-life tales of academic publishing nightmares, data management mishaps, and copyright…[Read more]