Posted on April 28, 2009 by Monica
World Trade Press-AtoZ Maps
“The world’s largest subscription-based database of proprietary, royalty-free world, continent, country, and state maps. Included in the 4,000+ maps are: political maps, physical maps, outline maps, population maps, precipitation maps, climate maps, and other thematic maps. New maps are added to the collection every month.” Also includes flags, antique maps, and [...]
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Posted on April 27, 2009 by Maura Smale
The City Tech Library subscribes to more than 20 EBSCO article databases covering a wide range of scholarly and professional subjects. During this workshop you’ll learn strategies to help you search these databases more effectively. We’ll also review EBSCO’s research productivity tools, from keeping lists of search results to emailing articles to creating search and [...]
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Posted on April 24, 2009 by Monica
LitFinder from Gale is a new electronic resource that helps you find the full-text of poems, short stories, novels, plays as well as criticism. It is also searchable by genre and/or chronological period. Off-campus access may not be accessible but check back soon.
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Posted on April 24, 2009 by Monica
City Tech’s 28th Annual Literary Arts Festival is NEXT WEEK on Thursday, April
30 at 5pm, in Klitgord Auditorium at 285 Jay St, Downtown Brooklyn.
Featuring:
Readings by Colson Whitehead and City Tech faculty and students
Performance by ZoZo-Afrobeat
Book signing and Reception to follow
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Bring family and friends and get the word out! http://www.citytech.cuny.edu/laf/ [...]
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Posted on April 21, 2009 by JT
The City Tech Library, in partnership with the Faculty Commons, is pleased to invite all faculty to attend a workshop on blogs (weblogs). Blogs continue to change how scholarly ideas are expressed and exchanged, and impact teaching and learning as well. Participants will learn the basics of setting up and maintaining a blog using WordPress, [...]
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Posted on April 20, 2009 by Monica
New in the library: ProQuest Platinum and Encyclopedia Americana.
ProQuest Platinum currently has 1510 periodicals.
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Posted on April 7, 2009 by Anne Leonard
The City Tech library will be open weekdays during Spring Break from 9 am to 5 pm. The library is closed on Saturday, April 11 and Sunday, April 12; open as usual on Saturday, April 18 from 10 am – 4 pm.
The library’s Internet Lab and Multimedia Resource Center will be open weekdays during Spring [...]
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Posted on April 1, 2009 by JT
The Mulitmedia Resource Center has added new documentaries to the collection. Students and staff may view videos in the resource center and faculty are allowed to borrow videos up to a week. Here are some new videos you may be interested in:
Bowling for Columbine
Michael Moore’s Oscar-winning film looks at gun culture in America.
NYAV DVD [...]
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