CUNY Academic Commons | Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz | Activity https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/members/shawntasmith/activity/ Activity feed for Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz. Sat, 01 Jan 2050 18:00:18 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en 30 hourly 2 a2d1f886ddfc719ae2eab262b6e3b0c5 Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz wrote a new post on the site Graduate Center Library Blog https://gclibrary.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=11191 Tue, 14 Jan 2020 17:18:26 -0500 This post is quite personal, and I am thankful to the GC library for allowing me space to publicly say goodbye.
As of February 18th, 2020, I will begin a new journey as the Associate Dean for Teaching, Learning, […]

]]> ec6ff07bd5f652270c132005630f00c7 Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz wrote a new post on the site Graduate Center Library Blog https://gclibrary.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=10904 Tue, 15 Oct 2019 17:51:18 -0400 The Graduate Center Library is pleased to introduce Sadie Rain Hope-Gund to the Mina Rees Library and Graduate Center community. Sadie Rain is working this Fall 2019 semester as a College Assistant on two […]

]]> b19a23c28f78e32ab4fc95008668add5 Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz wrote a new post on the site Graduate Center Library Blog https://gclibrary.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=10639 Tue, 25 Jun 2019 22:01:54 -0400 This June, New York City will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the riot known as the Stonewall Uprising, which took place in Greenwich Village on June 28, 1969. The city is abuzz with a variety of commemorative […]

]]> 035a02f9f2fb6e65637186e004f2e229 Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz wrote a new post on the site Graduate Center Library Blog https://gclibrary.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=10267 Mon, 04 Mar 2019 01:39:42 -0500 The Graduate Center and the Mina Rees Library will be closed on Monday, March 4, due to winter weather. All classes are canceled.

Updates will be posted at www.gc.cuny.edu.

Enjoy your snow day.

]]> c7486fbab5f43a63ff0bb91d7f3086ca Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz wrote a new post on the site Graduate Center Library Blog https://gclibrary.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=10249 Tue, 26 Feb 2019 18:33:50 -0500 The library is pleased to announce the appointment of our new Adjunct Reference Librarian, Katelyn Angell for the Spring 2019 semester.

Kate comes to us as a tenured Associate Professor and First Year Suc […]

]]> 09862f7dda1ded973aa900a3a914eaf6 Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz wrote a new post on the site Graduate Center Library Blog https://gclibrary.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=10156 Fri, 25 Jan 2019 15:52:50 -0500 Welcome back to the new semester. As we begin the Spring 2019 semester, we have two troubleshooting items to share with you!

IT Services will help you for the first two weeks of the semester.
To help you […]

]]> d8e3bbaf9768c8a908f4bf3ea653a2c0 Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz wrote a new post on the site Graduate Center Library Blog https://gclibrary.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=10105 Fri, 21 Dec 2018 20:57:12 -0500 Between the winter intersession (Dec. 22–Jan. 24) and the holidays, the library’s hours will be truncated. If you are on your way in for some quiet study time, make sure the doors will be open when you get h […]

]]> 6a432d5b0af8d123c1024b0a466f7d08 Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz wrote a new post on the site Graduate Center Library Blog https://gclibrary.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=10063 Mon, 10 Dec 2018 23:52:36 -0500 New, seasoned, or retired, librarians far and wide, apply to join our engaged and interconnected web of researchers, scholars, and professional librarians at the Graduate Center!

The Graduate Center […]

]]> 5f3ada487e47cd36eaca2fb7b1df2cb0 Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz wrote a new post on the site Graduate Center Library Blog https://gclibrary.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=10059 Fri, 07 Dec 2018 16:44:49 -0500 The Graduate Center Library:
Deadline to submit: Monday, December 17th, 2018, midnight
Open Pedagogy Fellowships
The Library seeks applications for up to ten Open Pedagogy Fellows for the Spring 2019 […]

]]> 801788e09c5287df3833ba8f0f6835be Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz wrote a new post on the site Graduate Center Library Blog https://gclibrary.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=9344 Tue, 01 May 2018 16:43:03 -0400 The Graduate Center library is thrilled to publicly welcome Katherine Pradt, who has begun this Spring 2018 semester as our new Adjunct Reference and Digital Outreach Librarian. Katherine worked in the editorial d […]

]]> 16f34d5e0ec087cd8a12a00906ba9dca Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz started the topic RFP: Local Non-Profit Project-based Web Designer Sought in the forum New Media Lab - Forum https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/new-media-lab/forum/topic/rfp-local-non-profit-project-based-web-designer-sought-6/ Wed, 25 Apr 2018 19:53:43 -0400 A Brooklyn-based collective archive for which I am a member is seeking someone to redesign its website. I am excited to share this call with folks at CUNY. I would also personally love it if something like Commons in a Box was adapted with this new plan. We are especially seeking applicants from lesbians and queer folks, but all will be…[Read more]

]]> 9f4d0bee72d2f2545956120344c0ad88 Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz started the topic RFP: Local Non-Profit Project-based Web Designer Sought in the forum Digital Humanities Initiative https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/cunydhi/forum/topic/rfp-local-non-profit-project-based-web-designer-sought/ Wed, 25 Apr 2018 19:53:34 -0400 A Brooklyn-based collective archive for which I am a member is seeking someone to redesign its website. I am excited to share this call with folks at CUNY. I would also personally love it if something like Commons in a Box was adapted with this new plan. We are especially seeking applicants from lesbians and queer folks, but all will be…[Read more]

]]> a66437debb89c9e59cebdb5402d2c970 Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz wrote a new post on the site Graduate Center Library Blog https://gclibrary.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=9242 Fri, 09 Mar 2018 23:30:49 -0500 There are a few reasons to read this blog post – you choose your adventure.

One reason (women) is to continue to commemorate international women’s day by embracing a film that you’ve likely already seen or […]

]]> 6198730ed99cf964c970cee63058c642 Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz wrote a new post on the site Graduate Center Library Blog https://gclibrary.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=9179 Wed, 28 Feb 2018 22:21:40 -0500 March is loaded with workshops at the library. Please join us to get the inside information about using library resources and to learn valuable skills from library faculty.
Click a workshop name in the list that […]

]]> 55971a3109a5c0fff33af98cd11a647a Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz joined the group Faculty Fellowship Publication Program (FFPP) https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/626169/ Fri, 09 Feb 2018 09:54:17 -0500 f04d56460f39ef7ad078e5a3f658ea15 Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz joined the group Digital Humanities Reading Group https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/626168/ Fri, 09 Feb 2018 09:53:25 -0500 c975708ec2b2e1eb4789c80fc0710fe2 Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz joined the group Collaborative Research on Online Learning https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/626167/ Fri, 09 Feb 2018 09:52:14 -0500 61ab7bef690eb9665956f1b977044997 Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz joined the group Teaching and Learning Center https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/626166/ Fri, 09 Feb 2018 09:51:21 -0500 44553b1e001d946a0ba7d2d6a8211718 Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz wrote a new post on the site Graduate Center Library Blog https://gclibrary.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=8973 Thu, 21 Dec 2017 16:30:33 -0500 The Graduate Center’s Mina Rees Library seeks a Library Coordinator.
CLOSING DATE: January 1, 2018

Under the direction of the Head of Circulation and Reserves, the Library Coordinator supervises pa […]

]]> e85d707871533c068c8ef59284d9f33c Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz wrote a new post on the site Graduate Center Library Blog https://gclibrary.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=8811 Tue, 28 Nov 2017 16:34:54 -0500 Some may have noticed an uptick in laptop use at the GC library. This may be a result of the update to student printing from laptops, which allows for a  third-party vendor to receive files and transfer them to G […]

]]> e32aa0512c5d6a3e32ba4c7fe4273f6e Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz and Min Hyung Ahn are now friends https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/626146/ Fri, 22 Sep 2017 14:13:55 -0400 67b083421bd766d891f658606fc0947e Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz wrote a new post on the site Graduate Center Library Blog https://gclibrary.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=8534 Mon, 28 Aug 2017 18:48:06 -0400 The Doctoral Student Experience Survey (DSES) and Master’s Student Experience Survey (MSES) is conducted in alternating years to assess student experience and satisfaction with the Graduate Center. The s […]

]]> 7f77969e527ea1304833e96ac5141032 Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz wrote a new post on the site Graduate Center Library Blog https://gclibrary.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=8333 Fri, 23 Jun 2017 17:24:36 -0400 Heritage of Pride, the organization that hosts and organizes the annual NYC Pride March, has recognized that this year, Resistance is at the vanguard of the LGBT movement. For the Pride March which will walk […]

]]> e19f4d4082c7ac0955c8956ed3c39b35 Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz wrote a new post on the site Graduate Center Library Blog http://gclibrary.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=7780 Wed, 08 Feb 2017 22:33:56 -0500 Rommi Smith, poet, playwright, performer, and the first British Parliamentary Writer in Residence, comes to the Graduate Center February 22 to present a stunning lecture-performance animated by her archival ex […]

]]> 0c81ab97410bfa13aac2b67ebf568be1 Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz wrote a new post on the site Graduate Center Library Blog http://gclibrary.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=7473 Thu, 08 Dec 2016 01:49:46 -0500 The Graduate Center Library is pleased to welcome Elvis Bakaitis as the new Adjunct Reference Librarian.

Elvis is a recent graduate of the Queens College MLIS program with a Certificate in Archives and Special […]

]]> 17c91eee5d2977ce35a3ee4dfc40e67a Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz wrote a new post on the site Graduate Center Library Blog http://gclibrary.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=7236 Fri, 14 Oct 2016 17:35:59 -0400 Monday October 17th at 6.30 the Graduate Center Library will host a combined special interest group for Reference and Social Justice. Join researchers, students, authors, and librarians as we unpack language, […]

]]> c1ac9fe773862d1e1907a9e3139e9050 Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz wrote a new post on the site Graduate Center Library Blog http://gclibrary.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=7014 Wed, 14 Sep 2016 14:30:03 -0400 Zotero Workshops are receiving high attendance rates at the Graduate Center library. We like to have students arrive with their laptops so that they may choose the web browser and Zotero version that is right for […]

]]> e7e1b3da5a6f12a0b6a219718552784a Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz wrote a new post on the site Graduate Center Library Blog http://gclibrary.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=6975 Wed, 31 Aug 2016 17:20:42 -0400 The Library is pleased to co-sponsor the Graduate Center’s Third Annual Early Research and Scholarship Conference (formerly the Archival Research Conference) which features student recipients of one of several d […]

]]> d8e90fab7d53009b85e241b05e9da616 Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz wrote a new post on the site Graduate Center Library Blog http://gclibrary.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=6666 Wed, 20 Jul 2016 05:00:00 -0400 Finally!

OneSearch is here. Now when you go to the GC library homepage, your first search will use OneSearch!

Here are answers to a few Frequently Asked Questions about OneSearch, a new tool that is […]

]]> 31041da7adc3de8e13ad5f5f6f80674b Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz commented on the post, #BlackLivesMatter and the Power of the Primary, on the site Graduate Center Library Blog http://gclibrary.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2016/07/13/power-of-the-primary/#comment-6122 Mon, 18 Jul 2016 20:31:15 -0400 Thanks for the comment Steve. I believe we’ll see a jump in our stats for this database and hopefully other primary source databases as well!

]]> e1a85d1d53faf15784fae51bac3e3bea Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz wrote a new post on the site Graduate Center Library Blog http://gclibrary.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=6683 Wed, 13 Jul 2016 22:05:35 -0400 Helicopters swarmed above 34th street last week, positioning the Graduate Center amidst blocked traffic and sirens as protesters painted the city with demands for justice. Responses such as these to racial […]

]]> 4d8d341435de559734fdaf04e615d52d Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz wrote a new post on the site Graduate Center Library Blog http://gclibrary.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=6654 Wed, 06 Jul 2016 21:59:22 -0400 Have you noticed the OneSearch link on the library website? Have you tried it? Now’s a great time to give OneSearch a whirl — or, if you’ve tried it in the past, to check it out again, as we’ve mentioned b […]

]]> f517c3d12e5eea404deb88e9591e8f36 Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz commented on the post, Graphic Activism: Lesbian Graphic Posters Exhibition, on the site Graduate Center Library Blog http://gclibrary.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2016/06/15/graphic-activism-lesbian-graphic-posters-exhibition/#comment-5921 Fri, 17 Jun 2016 16:39:37 -0400 Thank you Jim! It is an honor to bring lesbian activism to the Graduate Center in such a visual way. Stay tuned for updates.
Shawn

]]> a02cea81534e18476dbf5fb31ba40003 Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz wrote a new post on the site Graduate Center Library Blog http://gclibrary.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=6606 Wed, 15 Jun 2016 19:09:08 -0400 This summer as you walk through the halls of the Graduate Center first-floor main lobby and Library, you will notice images of circles as globes and buttons, women’s bodies, comic strips, hands massaging the e […]

]]> 4f45c070569b3aaa05bc4fc3c843a7f8 Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz joined the group GC Events and Workshops https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/626102/ Tue, 14 Jun 2016 18:57:08 -0400 428ea6c4f058dc8dcf1957e58aae6818 Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz wrote a new post on the site Graduate Center Library Blog http://gclibrary.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=6546 Mon, 23 May 2016 17:52:59 -0400 An email* came into the WOCN last night, and I had to share with the entire GC community:

Since it’s finals week, the DSC has a few self-care events arranged for this week: a finals relief […]

]]> c3586d43450fd15fa34940f0349b3b87 Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz wrote a new post on the site Graduate Center Library Blog http://gclibrary.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=6457 Wed, 27 Apr 2016 17:30:45 -0400 Prioritizing Pedagogy
Teach@CUNY Day is an administrative-led project coordinated by the Teaching and Learning Center, but has its roots grounded in the student-led Purposeful Pedagogy workshop which understood […]

]]> 87cd90fc90ddef919de058120f3f461b Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz wrote a new post on the site Graduate Center Library Blog http://gclibrary.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=6427 Wed, 20 Apr 2016 23:03:48 -0400 As of April 20, 2016, the library is having technical off-campus issues with Google Scholar. A captcha setting appears. This is an error. Students should do one of three things:

1) Use OneSearch search […]

]]> e1b2dfd3d6eca68d3ce94ff46b12437d Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz wrote a new post on the site Graduate Center Library Blog http://gclibrary.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=6234 Fri, 04 Mar 2016 00:05:03 -0500 3/7/2016 1:30pm

Guest Log-ins and printing have been restored.
There are some intermittent issues with the website and select databases. We are troubleshooting the problems. For questions, please contact the […]

]]> ca31b94cce68aa044597fb96140be16b Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz wrote a new post on the site Graduate Center Library Blog http://gclibrary.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=6029 Tue, 23 Feb 2016 20:34:24 -0500 We welcome Anne Morel, a visiting scholar at the Graduate Center Library February – April, 2016. Anne is in the midst of her course of study at ENSSIB, in Lyon, France. While librarians in the US obtain master’s […]

]]> a2b7e2100ab066b53877378ae64963b9 Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz wrote a new post on the site Graduate Center Library Blog http://gclibrary.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=6028 Wed, 17 Feb 2016 15:10:06 -0500 The Graduate Center Library is pleased to welcome Wanett Clyde as the new Adjunct Reference and Digital Outreach Librarian. Wanett brings a wealth of experience from the Brooklyn Public Library where she promotes […]

]]> 57b96cd91b74f397e12a8a1d2a0ebf3c Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz wrote a new post on the site Graduate Center Library Blog http://gclibrary.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=6022 Mon, 01 Feb 2016 20:23:39 -0500 The Graduate Center Library is excited to welcome back new and returning students to the Spring 2016 semester. Sit back, relax, and begin! The library is here to orient you to continued success in your academic c […]

]]> 4e49afeffb8524a8ddcc680fcba88021 Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz's profile was updated https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/626075/ Wed, 13 Jan 2016 18:29:28 -0500 3710f459c9dc37054947074d11b59949 Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz wrote a new post on the site Graduate Center Library Blog http://gclibrary.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=5789 Tue, 05 Jan 2016 20:51:48 -0500 The GC Library presents sunshine and new spaces for the new year as we brace ourselves for the cold and catch up on projects during the Winter Intersession. Graduate Center Library spaces will soon cha […]

]]> f5abe6b69086582ada8d2fc5bc5fc13e Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz wrote a new post on the site Graduate Center Library Blog http://gclibrary.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=5838 Tue, 15 Dec 2015 22:07:41 -0500 The DSC sponsored Comfort Stations return to the Graduate Center Library.
Open to all Graduate Center students, for free 10-minute chair massages, earplugs, napping/meditation stations, and handouts on chair yoga […]

]]> e7f231588235e4755e34ed9d1442a96e Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz wrote a new post on the site Graduate Center Library Blog http://gclibrary.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=5753 Thu, 26 Nov 2015 00:39:45 -0500 Mina Rees Library
The Graduate Center, CUNY

Posting date: November 25th, 2015
Review of applications: Begins December 7th until filled
Title: Adjunct Reference and Digital Outreach Librarian
12 hours/week […]

]]> bd3c9147617890e6b984478435b13e9e Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz joined the group LACUNY Instruction Committee https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/626064/ Tue, 10 Nov 2015 20:38:59 -0500 d4a9e99fa29b9ee4c962399211e9b27f Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz and Jessica Fisher are now friends https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/626052/ Thu, 10 Sep 2015 15:41:25 -0400 983d7956a236aab02579b7f8c04cafb0 Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz started the topic Welcome Stephen Zweibel & Library Workshop Calendar is up! in the forum Internet Research Team http://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/internet-research-team/forum/topic/welcome-stephen-zweibel-library-workshop-calendar-is-up-5/ Mon, 31 Aug 2015 16:31:19 -0400 Hi all, welcome to a new semester.
I’d like to formally introduce Stephen Zweibel, who is our new Data & Digital Projects Librarian: https://gclibrary.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2015/08/31/welcome-stephen-zweibel/
Please welcome Steve!

Steve will take the lead on coordinating the library workshops and events calendar. As he develops this calendar,…[Read more]

]]> c0de48f31ec41fbfa4cbe9f4f18dcd75 Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz wrote a new post on the site Graduate Center Library Blog http://gclibrary.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=4883 Wed, 19 Aug 2015 21:22:17 -0400 New and returning GC students and faculty needing to orient themselves to the library are invited to workshops and events this September. Click links below to RSVP for opportunities to meet your librarians and […]

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