CUNY Academic Commons | Sharon Swacker | Friends Activity https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/members/sharonswacker/activity/friends/ Activity feed for Sharon Swacker's friends. Sat, 01 Jan 2050 18:00:18 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en 30 hourly 2 f2ea4e12380b6ca248868eca02db91af Jill Cirasella started the topic Scholarly Publishing Costs Under Scrutiny by Trump Administration in the forum LACUNY Scholarly Communications Roundtable https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/lacuny-scholarly-communications-round-table/forum/topic/scholarly-publishing-costs-under-scrutiny-by-trump-administration/ Wed, 27 May 2026 21:29:35 -0400 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]

]]> d682f7b9129ff07f054eb27c641c060e Ann Matsuuchi (she/they) and Stephen Zweibel are now friends https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1171517/ Fri, 15 May 2026 15:13:39 -0400 93452dbe925492e8e82914204e35755e Maura A. Smale (she/her) wrote a new post on the site Graduate Center Library Blog https://gclibrary.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=15529 Thu, 05 Mar 2026 15:00:53 -0500 Dr. Shannon Mattern Speaks at Friends of the Library Program We in the Mina Rees Library are delighted to welcome Dr. Shannon Mattern, Director of Creative Research at Metropolitan New York Library […]

]]> be4fdf91d2c2635a905ee5bade55f4e5 Jill Cirasella started the topic Upcoming Workshops: Copyright, Creative Commons, and AI + scholarly publishing in the forum GC Events and Workshops https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/gc-events-and-workshops/forum/topic/upcoming-workshops-copyright-creative-commons-and-ai-scholarly-publishing/ Thu, 05 Feb 2026 15:28:26 -0500 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]

]]> 9614d14c3449028b31d820760d8f19ab Ann Matsuuchi (she/they) created the site CV+Projects https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1138701/ Wed, 28 Jan 2026 20:14:42 -0500 067164ecdda744ae9c63f84fcdb4c070 Linda Wadas created the site Ukrainian Embroidery in the Diaspora https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1134205/ Fri, 02 Jan 2026 19:34:57 -0500 76c20139d0508db05c726737ef3f7e02 Michael Waldman (he/him) joined the group Critical AI Literacy Interest Group https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1133341/ Mon, 22 Dec 2025 17:14:46 -0500 2bb317a28cec1f6c2f2bf0f195f8e7c0 Michael Waldman (he/him)'s profile was updated https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1133339/ Mon, 22 Dec 2025 17:14:07 -0500 fdfd55d107e7480b81a2fb62f7761105 Ann Matsuuchi (she/they) and Travis Kim (he/him/his) are now friends https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1118463/ Sun, 16 Nov 2025 16:52:58 -0500 4567a6db81cc6bdc4ef6ff972db8b8d7 Ann Matsuuchi (she/they) and Jasmina Sinanovic (they/them) are now friends https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1117073/ Tue, 11 Nov 2025 23:04:00 -0500 aaff5255abfb6c387858dc7a60fd9e5b Ann Matsuuchi (she/they) and Debarati Biswas (she/her) are now friends https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1115983/ Sat, 08 Nov 2025 22:11:45 -0500 48a1fec5c5e324bb5d53c2b76f5e84b9 Jill Cirasella started the topic Scholarly Communication Horror Stories in the forum LACUNY Scholarly Communications Roundtable https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/lacuny-scholarly-communications-round-table/forum/topic/scholarly-communication-horror-stories/ Thu, 23 Oct 2025 14:49:44 -0400 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]

]]> d8868dea2be921c0509ab8cd2d82791f Jill Cirasella (she/her) wrote a new post on the site Graduate Center Library Blog https://gclibrary.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=15161 Wed, 01 Oct 2025 16:09:17 -0400 Open Access Publishing Agreements That Benefit GC Authors If you’ve ever published a journal article, you’ve likely encountered journals that have article processing charges (APCs). APCs are cha […]

]]> ee778518ae7e627418a113d7b631807f Jill Cirasella started the topic Fall 2025 Webinar Series on AI & Copyright in the forum LACUNY Scholarly Communications Roundtable https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/lacuny-scholarly-communications-round-table/forum/topic/fall-2025-webinar-series-on-ai-copyright/ Mon, 29 Sep 2025 21:30:10 -0400 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]

]]> 38bd6b9b185d729d73d8e6ec1bd85ae7 Jill Cirasella started the topic Scholarly Communications Roundtable Meeting: Mon, Sept 29 @ 2pm in the forum LACUNY Scholarly Communications Roundtable https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/lacuny-scholarly-communications-round-table/forum/topic/scholarly-communications-roundtable-meeting-mon-sept-29-2pm/ Wed, 24 Sep 2025 20:28:10 -0400 Thanks to everyone who voted in the scheduling poll for the first LACUNY Scholarly Communications Roundtable. The winning time is Monday, September 29 at 2-3pm. (Sincere apologies to those for whom this time doesn’t work.)

The meeting will be on Zoom — please register for the meeting link.

Tentative meeting agenda:

  • Elect roundtable co-…

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]]> 7f59a659e1ef157a3e8184e455bcdbc4 Jill Cirasella replied to the topic Testing to see if messages to this group generate email notifications... in the forum LACUNY Scholarly Communications Roundtable https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=189793 Thu, 11 Sep 2025 16:25:01 -0400 Thank you, John, and all! Everything does seem to be working, and it sounds like the message on Tuesday did get distributed as well…just not to a few of us. Whatever weirdness that was, it’s good to know things seem to be generally OK with this forum. Thanks!

]]> 9385faeb1942be185146adc0a4cf1567 Jill Cirasella started the topic Testing to see if messages to this group generate email notifications... in the forum LACUNY Scholarly Communications Roundtable https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/lacuny-scholarly-communications-round-table/forum/topic/testing-to-see-if-messages-to-this-group-generate-email-notifications/ Wed, 10 Sep 2025 17:31:31 -0400 Apologies for this test message, but I want to see if messages to this forum are still going out as email notifications. I sent a message yesterday, and it didn’t seem to be delivered via email…

If you get this, here’s the message from yesterday, about the GC library’s Fall 2025 scholarly publishing workshops.

Thanks,
Jill

]]> 3aa5490ceb93b9186fa3212284df2883 Jill Cirasella (she/her) wrote a new post on the site Graduate Center Library Blog https://gclibrary.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=15001 Wed, 10 Sep 2025 14:15:58 -0400 Fall Library Workshops: Autumn Abundance Graduate Center librarians teach research workshops all year round, but fall is always particularly full! No matter where you are in your […]

]]> bedfefd29bbd7763ff5ac7a0f727eb35 Jill Cirasella (she/her) changed their profile picture https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1095765/ Wed, 10 Sep 2025 03:51:57 -0400 346b2ac673c359e5a444f493586005f4 Jill Cirasella started the topic Fall 2025 Scholarly Publishing Workshops in the forum Open Access Publishing Network @ CUNY (OaPN @ CUNY) https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/openatcuny/forum/topic/fall-2025-scholarly-publishing-workshops/ Tue, 09 Sep 2025 21:54:32 -0400 The Graduate Center’s Mina Rees Library invites you to its upcoming online workshops about scholarly publishing and research evaluation. All members of the CUNY community are welcome, regardless of campus. The workshops are especially well suited to faculty, graduate students, administrators, and others engaged in the discovery, production, or e…[Read more]

]]> ea16800cdba4868aca0888035d60b0ae Kathleen Collins wrote a new post on the site The Lloyd Sealy Library Blog https://jjlibrary.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=319 Tue, 09 Sep 2025 18:00:45 -0400 Library Author Series: Fall Lineup All members of the John Jay communityLibrary Author Series: Fall Lineup

]]> 8edd0e5612ea55e8d2753869f4893f66 Ann Matsuuchi (she/they) and David Engelman (he/him) are now friends https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1093739/ Fri, 05 Sep 2025 20:23:11 -0400 adcbd633ac5d5fe2df097a151641d6e1 Ann Matsuuchi started the topic Indoor Voices podcast, “Wikipedia is the CUNY of the Internet” in the forum CUNY Edits https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/cuny-edits/forum/topic/indoor-voices-podcast-wikipedia-is-the-cuny-of-the-internet/ Fri, 05 Sep 2025 15:33:57 -0400 Check out this great conversation with Natalie Milbrodt and Richard Knipel about the CUNY Wikipedian-in-Residence and Cultivating Archives & Institutional Memory. Indoor Voices is a longstanding CUNY podcast run by Kathleen Collins:  https://indoorvoicespodcast.com/2025/08/29/episode-112-wikipedia-is-the-cuny-of-the-internet/

]]> 246380681a36561af75969a015907c15 Kathleen Collins wrote a new post on the site The Lloyd Sealy Library Blog https://jjlibrary.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=281 Wed, 20 Aug 2025 18:06:19 -0400 Welcome, new faculty! The Lloyd Sealy Library is central to the educational mission oWelcome, new faculty!

]]> 3b54e1e0cde855fe28c2e533fccb7021 Beth Evans started the topic The Trump Administration On Open Access to Research (from Harvard) in the forum LACUNY Scholarly Communications Roundtable https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/lacuny-scholarly-communications-round-table/forum/topic/the-trump-administration-on-open-access-to-research-from-harvard/ Mon, 18 Aug 2025 20:50:00 -0400 I just came across this site. It may already be familiar to you.

The Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University runs the Harvard Open Access Project (HOAP). HOAP includes the entry “The Trump administrations on open access to research.” The site includes references to news on a nearly daily basis. Well worth a look.

Beth

]]> 5740ea7019722b935898b13e068a0593 Maura A. Smale (she/her) wrote a new post on the site Graduate Center Library Blog https://gclibrary.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=14833 Tue, 24 Jun 2025 15:37:42 -0400 An Archives Center for the Library We are delighted to share that the New York City Council and Manhattan Borough President’s office has awarded funds to the Graduate Center […]

]]> ca0293c9a1604e9c3c969245b9c258d1 Alevtina Verbovetskaya (she/her)'s profile was updated https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1081383/ Thu, 12 Jun 2025 01:43:35 -0400 745c9d513a5c5c80790d6192202a8a0f Alevtina Verbovetskaya (she/her) changed their profile picture https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1081381/ Thu, 12 Jun 2025 01:42:19 -0400 5126e3a78236384c6258e4bd58535227 Maura A. Smale (she/her) joined the group Critical AI Literacy Interest Group https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1080943/ Mon, 09 Jun 2025 14:27:58 -0400 3522eb089609c58f2d34a115e73b635f Ann Matsuuchi (she/they) and Carl R. Andrews are now friends https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1080449/ Thu, 05 Jun 2025 13:29:44 -0400 c5d54436f6b9ea3ad5f74d6e9e1924d1 Beth Evans started the topic RFK Jr. says he may bar scientists from publishing in top medical journals in the forum LACUNY Scholarly Communications Roundtable https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/lacuny-scholarly-communications-round-table/forum/topic/rfk-jr-says-he-may-bar-scientists-from-publishing-in-top-medical-journals/ Wed, 28 May 2025 19:43:52 -0400 Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. took aim at reputed journals such as the Lancet and said his agency will create “in-house” publications instead.
GIft link (should get you behind paywall)

https://wapo.st/43sc0Bz

Link if you subscribe

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/05/28/rfk-jr-ban-journals-lancet-jama/

]]> 988a3db7ea2a7599dfc2615ec66c46e7 Jill Cirasella replied to the topic ScholComm Roundtable lightning talks, June 2 in the forum LACUNY Scholarly Communications Roundtable https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=185559 Tue, 27 May 2025 13:38:21 -0400 This is the final call for lightning talk volunteers for the LACUNY Scholarly Communications Roundtable meeting on Monday, June 2 at 10am! (We have four volunteers so far and would love another one or two!) Sign up to give a lightning talk here.
Also, regardless of whether you’re interested in presenting, you’re welcome to register to att…[Read more]

]]> df56a6c4826830e2d907bf198487d4a5 Ann Matsuuchi (she/they) and Anthony Wheeler (he/him) are now friends https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1072297/ Mon, 12 May 2025 20:02:29 -0400 5a16c4f57da368733dfd07eadcfa1545 Ann Matsuuchi (she/they) joined the group Critical AI Literacy Interest Group https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1072209/ Mon, 12 May 2025 18:15:54 -0400 c3208c27deaa31b2e28886ccb52873ed Ann Matsuuchi (she/they) joined the group Don’t AI Alone – Working Group https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1072147/ Mon, 12 May 2025 17:05:26 -0400 3ef61723dfa101a7ab39769107938125 Jill Cirasella started the topic ScholComm Roundtable lightning talks, June 2 in the forum LACUNY Scholarly Communications Roundtable https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/lacuny-scholarly-communications-round-table/forum/topic/scholcomm-roundtable-lightning-talks-june-2-2/ Tue, 06 May 2025 16:52:38 -0400 Thanks to everyone who voted in the scheduling poll for the final 2024-25 meeting of the LACUNY Scholarly Communications Roundtable. The winning time is Monday, June 2 at 10:00-11:30am.

This session will feature lightning talks on a variety of scholarly communication topics. If you’d like to attend, please register here.

Also, please consider g…[Read more]

]]> 872b6b72d612f7c8e593a3ffb92dc307 Jill Cirasella started the topic ScholComm Roundtable lightning talks, June 2 in the forum LACUNY Scholarly Communications Roundtable https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/lacuny-scholarly-communications-round-table/forum/topic/scholcomm-roundtable-lightning-talks-june-2/ Tue, 06 May 2025 16:52:28 -0400 Thanks to everyone who voted in the scheduling poll for the final 2024-25 meeting of the LACUNY Scholarly Communications Roundtable. The winning time is Monday, June 2 at 10:00-11:30am.
This session will feature lightning talks on a variety of scholarly communication topics. If you’d like to attend, please register here.
Also, please consider g…[Read more]

]]> 69a130d7cf2c6ea3b0a7ecb2626292cf Jill Cirasella started the topic Open Access 101, Round 2 in the forum LACUNY Scholarly Communications Roundtable https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/lacuny-scholarly-communications-round-table/forum/topic/open-access-101-round-2/ Thu, 03 Apr 2025 22:42:04 -0400 The three workshops announced below may be of interest to members of this group!

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SPARC is excited to announce a second round of our Open Access 101 series, building on the significant response from the community to the first series hosted last year. These upcoming OA 101 sessions will deepen the conversation around key topics related to o…[Read more]

]]> ed3129d2ebd03f6953324e854868d0a6 Jill Cirasella started the topic Open Divide Lecture Series in the forum LACUNY Scholarly Communications Roundtable https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/lacuny-scholarly-communications-round-table/forum/topic/open-divide-lecture-series/ Thu, 20 Mar 2025 22:41:53 -0400 Hi all – Sharing this announcement for the Open Divide Lecture Series, “a year-long exploration of the challenges, contradictions, and evolving landscape of Open Access and scholarly publishing.” One event per month for a whole year!

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Dear colleagues,

We are excited to announce the Open Divide Lecture Series (2025–2026, online), a y…[Read more]

]]> 68855eb1b31fb8c96aba1888d2d6361a Alevtina Verbovetskaya (she/her) changed their profile picture https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1053351/ Wed, 12 Mar 2025 13:34:50 -0400 8ad1ae1ad248bde7f059d0099567b450 Stephen Klein replied to the topic OJS at CUNY in the forum Open Access Publishing Network @ CUNY (OaPN @ CUNY) https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=179819 Tue, 11 Mar 2025 21:31:06 -0400 Meant ‘I recommend getting…’

]]> 00bae0289fae249bbb42d2b7303d40bf Stephen Klein replied to the topic OJS at CUNY in the forum Open Access Publishing Network @ CUNY (OaPN @ CUNY) https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=179809 Tue, 11 Mar 2025 20:40:13 -0400 I recommend that getting a small group of users together to simulate the submission workflow process with an admin, author (submitter), editors, reviewers etc. otherwise it’ll be difficult to actually see if it works.

]]> 76d5a6ea2124f32a1be07467cf8c20c3 Stephen Klein replied to the topic OJS at CUNY in the forum Open Access Publishing Network @ CUNY (OaPN @ CUNY) via email https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=179747 Tue, 11 Mar 2025 10:38:23 -0400 Hi Mark!

To learn the feasibility of using the new release of OJS, I installed it on my workstation using XAMPP when GC IT stopped supporting it ~2018. It was a fairly simple process, but the then new release was definitely not ready for prime time.

Best,
Stephen

Stephen Klein
Digital Services Librarian
CUNY Graduate Center

]]> 09bee98ef543ba9fd97d760e20f12939 Jill Cirasella replied to the topic OJS at CUNY in the forum Open Access Publishing Network @ CUNY (OaPN @ CUNY) https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=179631 Mon, 10 Mar 2025 18:21:48 -0400 My memory is also fuzzy, but perhaps between my and Stephen’s fuzzy memories, the fuller picture can come into view. If I recall correctly, the initial request was from one of the journals to IT, without the library in the mix (i.e., it wasn’t a library-run journal publishing service), and it was handled by one specific IT employee who was also a…[Read more]

]]> 9d9434ab2b06c17064a9c6b44cd2a47f Stephen Klein replied to the topic OJS at CUNY in the forum Open Access Publishing Network @ CUNY (OaPN @ CUNY) https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=179599 Mon, 10 Mar 2025 13:27:31 -0400 My pleasure Mark. There were about ~8 journals being hosted and I learned that JITP  was the most active user of OJS in my dual roles working on the JITP collective and attempting to perform archive and preserve as a GC librarian, so there was no compelling reason attempting to retain the platform, especially since IT was no longer about to…[Read more]

]]> 19287fb07037ac47f46222ac91a78ff0 Stephen Klein replied to the topic OJS at CUNY in the forum Open Access Publishing Network @ CUNY (OaPN @ CUNY) via email https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=179525 Sun, 09 Mar 2025 13:34:04 -0400 My memory is a bit fuzzy, but if were to accurately recall there was an array of issues. A new release was not even on the horizon and the old version had severe limitations. I was part of JITP back then an in addition to using OJS, we had to use a few spreadsheets to support the submission to publishing process. Also, GC IT lost a sys admin who…[Read more]

]]> 6d50352aeb929eb3e3de4e72dce9c3d2 Jill Cirasella started the topic Library Workshops of Potential Interest: Copyright and Creative Commons in the forum GC Digital Initiatives at the CUNY Graduate Center https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/gcdi/forum/topic/library-workshops-of-potential-interest-copyright-and-creative-commons-3/ Tue, 18 Feb 2025 18:45:16 -0500 Hello! I’m sharing the announcement below because the workshops about copyright/fair use and Creative Commons licenses may interest the GCDI community. (Of course, you’re welcome at the workshops about publication contracts too!)

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This spring, the Graduate Center’s Mina Rees Library is offering four online workshops about publication c…[Read more]

]]> 1d5bac4b29a9adcea92ee545ff0be3fb Jill Cirasella started the topic GC Library ScholComm Workshops in the forum LACUNY Scholarly Communications Roundtable https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/lacuny-scholarly-communications-round-table/forum/topic/gc-library-scholcomm-workshops/ Tue, 18 Feb 2025 18:43:02 -0500 Hello! I’m sharing the announcement below for anyone who may not have seen the posting on CULIBS:

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This spring, the Graduate Center’s Mina Rees Library is offering four online workshops about publication contracts, copyright, and related topics. (Each workshop will occur twice: once on a Wednesday evening and once on a Friday morning.) All m…[Read more]

]]> 9771e55e1e87e5664a0948fc40215fdd Jill Cirasella started the topic Library Workshops of Potential Interest: Copyright and Creative Commons in the forum CUNY Manifold Users https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/cuny-manifold-users/forum/topic/library-workshops-of-potential-interest-copyright-and-creative-commons-2/ Tue, 18 Feb 2025 18:41:19 -0500 Hello! I’m sharing the announcement below because the workshops about copyright/fair use and Creative Commons licenses may interest Manifold users. (Of course, you’re welcome at the workshops about publication contracts too!)

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This spring, the Graduate Center’s Mina Rees Library is offering four online workshops about publication contracts, c…[Read more]

]]> 626ed4f58cb307132be0a2bbbbe642b6 Jill Cirasella started the topic Upcoming Workshops: Publication Contracts, Copyright, and Creative Commons in the forum GC Events and Workshops https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/gc-events-and-workshops/forum/topic/upcoming-workshops-publication-contracts-copyright-and-creative-commons/ Tue, 18 Feb 2025 18:27:17 -0500 This spring, the Graduate Center’s Mina Rees Library is offering four online workshops about publication contracts, copyright, and related topics. (Each workshop will occur twice: once on a Wednesday evening and once on a Friday morning.) All members of the CUNY community are welcome, regardless of campus. The workshops are especially well s…[Read more]

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