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]

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]

“Let’s Archive It!” Three CUNY Archivists on What it Means to Steward Collections

** RESCHEDULED FOR MONDAY, APRIL 13, 12-1:30PM**

Graduate Center, Room 9206 with hybrid option (RSVP for Zoom link here).

Doing archival research? Teaching with archives? Creating digital archives? Come hear from three CUNY archivists about the exciting archi…[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 Manifold Users,

Manifold will be down for scheduled maintenance on Thursday, February 26, 2026 and will be unavailable for up to 3 hours between 5-8 PM eastern.

Apologies for any inconvenience this may cause you.

Open Education Publishing Institute 2026: Open Pedagogy on the CUNY Academic Commons & Manifold

Call for Participation 

The Teaching and Learning Center and the GC Digital Initiatives at the CUNY Graduate Center are pleased to invite applications from GC student instructors for the 2026 Open Education & Publishing Institute. Previous Open…[Read more]

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]

The GC Digital Research Institute (GCDRI) returns for its 10th year! Hosted by the GC Digital Fellows as part of GC Digital Initiatives, the DRI offers an immersive introduction to interdisciplinary research computing designed for beginning learners. Participants will gain foundational vocabularies and hands-on skills that empower them to become…[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]

Dear Colleagues,
Please join us in October to learn about using the Manifold digital publishing platform.
See event details below.

LUNCHTIME COMMUNITY EVENT
Date: Wednesday, October 15, 2025
Time: 12–1 PM
Location: The CUNY Graduate Center, 5th Floor, Room 5307 (feel free to bring your lunch!)
Join Lini Radhakrishnan and Cathleen Melamed, s…[Read more]

Hiding in my email was this announcement of an upcoming series of webinars about AI and copyright. I think the line-up looks quite exciting!

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This fall semester, OCEAN and Authors Alliance are co-hosting a full Discussion Series on AI and its implications for professionals working in libraries, archives and museums and for authors, artists,…[Read more]