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Hi all,

I think it would be a good idea to list our names on the group website so visitors can see who is a Roundtable member—and possibly reach out to the librarian on their campus to learn more.

I also think we might consider using the forum/group email as more of an open discussion space, inviting non-library faculty and others to join the C…[Read more]

Hi all,

At our meeting last week we briefly discussed LaGuardia’s location next door to the Queensboro Correctional Facility.

See below for this announcement about a grant just awarded to LGCC faculty!

All the best,
Roxanne

On 10/14/23, 7:21 PM, “Emily Sohmer Tai” <ETai@qcc.cuny.edu> wrote:

Dear Members of the UFS Committee on Higher E…[Read more]

Hello!

I thought this group might be interested in what looks to be a useful resource for library publishing:

Finding the Right Platform: A Crosswalk of Academy-Owned and Open-Source Digital Publishing…[Read more]

Hi all,

We need to schedule a meeting and elect a chair/co-chairs. I’ve put together a short Doodle poll with a few dates for next week, please take a moment to fill it out: h…[Read more]

Hi all,

With the start of the new academic year, it’s time for us to schedule a meeting and elect a chair (or co-chairs) for this new roundtable. Would anyone like to propose some dates to get us started? How are Fridays?

Also the UFS Committee on Higher Education in the Prisons has a meeting on Friday 9/8 from 3-5pm at CUNY Central, with a zoom…[Read more]

Please consider sending a letter about this and sharing with your networks:

https://actionnetwork.org/letters/protect-nonprofit-arts-programming-for-inmates-in-nyc-department-of-corrections-facilities

Roxanne

Please see below for free programs introducing computational access to the HathiTrust corpus, widely acknowledged as the largest set of digitized books managed by academic and research libraries.

—
Roxanne Shirazi
Dissertation Research Librarian
Assistant Professor | Mina Rees Library

The Graduate Center, CUNY
365 Fifth Avenue Room 2304
New…[Read more]