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There are a lot of good features of Alma, our new library services platform going live in August 2020. However, one feature that is often cited as needing improvement is its UI, which relies heavily on mouse […]

We’re thrilled to announce that the upcoming 2020 Symposium, Towards an Open Future, will be held virtually. Registration is free: sign up here, and feel free to share widely!

Date/Time: Friday, April 24t […]

Towards an Open Future | 2020 Symposium – Paid Opportunity for MLIS Students

The Graduate Center Library is seeking applicants for a paid stipend of $200 to attend Towards an Open Future | 2020 S […]

Graduate Center Library

Deadline to submit: Friday, October 11th, 2019, 11:59pm

Optional Info Sessions: 
Thursday, 10/3 –  12pm-1pm – RSVP here
Wednesday, 10/9 –  4pm-5pm – RSVP here

Spring 2020 Open Pe […]

As previously discussed and agreed upon by the Public Services Committee, ERAC, and Cataloging Committee, the CUNY Office of Library Services is removing Serials Solutions MARC records from Aleph. This affects […]

We will soon need to use the knowledgebase WorldShare Collection Manager (“WCM”) from OCLC to set our e-resource holdings in WorldCat.

Those of you on ERAC may remember seeing instructions from OLS about […]

On Sunday, June 2, 2019, our instance of OneSearch was updated to the latest service pack release of the underlying discovery software. Some notable highlights of this release include:

Contextual […]

By Mounira Keghida

I started teaching courses in the history of Early Modern Europe at City Tech in the semester before my Open Pedagogy Fellowship. Originally a community college, The New York City College of […]

By Allison Cabana

It is not possible to fully represent the “Breaking Open” #GCOpenPedagogy Symposium in only  500 words. Hosted by the Graduate Center Library and developed by Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz, the even […]

By Stefania Porcelli

This semester I am teaching Dante’s Divine Comedy in English in a writing intensive course at Hunter College. I am teaching the Comedy for the first time and for the first time I am using t […]

By Stefanos Milkidis

Much has been written about the production of knowledge, the validity or social value of new forms of knowledge, the public debates about the politics and/or (im)proper practices of access […]

by Param Ajmera

As a student and teacher of revolutionary literature and history, I believe that time is always ripe to talk to about the potential, performance, and process of structural change. What have […]

by Inés Vañó García
“You are not neutral. Own it and go all the way.”
– Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz, Head of Reference at The Graduate Center Library
I believe that the words from the title of this post perfectl […]

By Sophie O’Manique

When teaching a course that would not traditionally rely on a textbook, the prospect of creating a syllabus populated exclusively by Open Educational Resources can initially feel […]

When we released the new UI in OneSearch, we implemented a “bug report” feature to allow users to alert us to any problems they encounter while using the discovery platform. Since its implementation on 8/27/17, we […]

By Elizabeth Che

Images are wonderful for illustrating points and adding excitement to your otherwise plain presentation, but you may be worried about infringing copyright. Through the Open Pedagogy Fellowship, […]

The ELUNA (Ex Libris Users of North America) Primo Product Working Group collects enhancement requests and sends out ballots to all Primo customers. CUNY votes as a single institution, with a total of 100 votes. […]

By Katie Uva

I’m currently teaching New York City History in two different classes; one an online class at Lehman College and one a weekly honors class at Baruch. While I’ve taught New York City History in the […]