New blog address

LibraryBuzz will be moving to its new home here – http://library.citytech.cuny.edu/blog . Please update your bookmarks.

Major Changes for Sage Journals Online Collections

Unfortunately, we no longer have current access to most of our ejournals from Sage which were in collections by broad area such as education, management, psychology and so on.  We do, however, have access to our backfile collections as follows:

Education Full-Text Collection: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, first half of 2009
Psychology Full-Text Collection: 2005, 2006, 2007, [...]

Britannica and Earthwatch no more

As of today, we no longer have access to Encyclopedia Britannica and Earthwatch.

Library Closed Fridays Through August 7th

Starting this week through August 7th, the library will be closed on Fridays. We’re open Monday through Thursday, 9am – 8pm. Stop by to grab a book, use a computer, study or read!
Click here for more details on the library’s hours.

Data.gov: Unlocking the Federal Filing Cabinets

Faculty using raw data may find this article in yesterday’s New York
Times of interest.

Summer Technology Workshops for Faculty and Students

ALL WORKSHOPS WILL BE HELD IN G-604
(Back classroom in the General building, behind the 6th floor open lab)
Blackboard workshops for faculty:
Monday June 1st: 2:00-3:30pm
Wednesday June 3rd: 4:00-5:30pm
Thursday June 4th: 1:00-2:30pm
Tuesday June 9th: 1-2:30pm
Thursday July 9th: 1-2:30pm
Grade Center workshops for faculty:
Monday June 8th: 1-2pm
Tuesday June 9th: 5-6pm
Wimba workhsops for faculty:
Tuesday June 2nd: 3-4pm
Wednesday June 10th: 12-1pm
Blackboard [...]

Brooklyn Film Series – A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

“A Tree Grows In Brooklyn,” directed by Elia Kazan, adapts the novel by Betty Smith, first published in 1943. The main character, Francie Nolan, comes of age during the dawn of the twentieth century in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York City. The film chronicles the protagonist’s journey to adulthood, the struggle against poverty, and the vicissitudes [...]

PC, Word, and Excel Workshops this semester

In addition to the CUNY Portal and Blackboard workshops listed below, Instructional Technology is offering workshops on PC use, Microsoft Word, and Microsoft Excel. All workshops take place in G-604. Workshops are offered at the following dates and times:
Introduction to using the PC
Location: G-604
Time: 12:30pm – 1pm
Feb. 5
Feb. 19
Feb. 26
March 5
March 12
March 19
Introduction to Microsoft [...]

Students: Last Chance to Win $200!

City Tech Students: Have you completed at least 30 college credits?
Take the iSkills Information & Communication Technology Literacy Test and enter to WIN $200!!!
Every student who takes iSkills enters a drawing for one 1st prize of $200 and five 2nd prizes of $100.
Chances of YOU winning are 1 in 33 – those are great odds!
Extra [...]

Students: Win Cash Prizes @ the Library!

City Tech Students: take the iSkills Information & Communication Technology Literacy Test and enter to WIN $200!!!
Every student who takes iSkills enters a drawing for one 1st prize of $200 and five 2nd prizes of $100. Chances of YOU winning are 1 in 33 – those are great odds!
Extra bonus: You’ll get a customized report [...]