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“Fu Hao”, “Fu Hao”, “Fuhao” Or “Fu Hao”? A Cataloger’S Navigation Of An Ancient Chinese Woman’S Name, Junli Diao

Publications and Research

Chinese language catalogers’ work is not only challenged by the revolution in cataloging standards and principles, but also by ancient Chinese names that emerged in archaeological discoveries and Chinese classic texts, which create a significant impact on records description and retrieval in terms of consistency and accuracy. This article takes an example of an ancient Chinese lady’s name that is inconsistently romanized and described in OCLC and attempts to explore the appropriate form in an authority record through the consulting both Western and Eastern scholarly practices. This article has a further investigation of the evolving history of pre-Qin Chinese names …

Lacuny Executive Council Meeting Minutes, November 2014, Lacuny

Meeting Minutes

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Lacuny Interlibrary Loan Roundtable Meeting Minutes, Fall 2014, Lacuny

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Lacuny Collection Development Roundtable Meeting Minutes, November 2014, Lacuny

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Lacuny Cataloging Roundtable Meeting Minutes, November 2014, Lacuny

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The Essence Of Urban Academic Librarianship, Barbara Dunlap

Urban Library Journal

A reference librarian discovers the essence of urban academic reference librarianship in serving a growing population of non-traditional students in a milieu where both resources and time are never sufficient.

Libraries Of New York: The Bronx Institute Archives Of Lehman College Library, Janet Butler Munch

Urban Library Journal

The Bronx Institute Archives is a unique collection of primary and secondary sources assembled to document the history and development of the Bronx. This article describes its various collections, outreach and publicity methods, library support and collection use.

Cuny Librarians And Faculty Status: Past, Present, And Future, John Drobnicki

Urban Library Journal

Librarians in the City University of New York system have held faculty ranks since 1965, but their faculty status dates back two decades further. How did they achieve faculty status and faculty ranks? What role did their professional association (LACCNY, later known as LACUNY) play? Is their status secure?

Library Instruction And The Underprepared College Student, Jean Kolliner

Urban Library Journal

Examines the need for library instruction for underprepared undergraduates enrolled in remedial or developmental courses in reading, writing and study skills.

Introduction, Sally Bowdoin, Beth Evans

Urban Library Journal

The editors revies the historic contributions to LACUNY's peer-reviewed journal, Urban Library Journal.

Memoirs Of A Not So Young Ex-Cuny Librarian, Edwin Terry

Urban Library Journal

The author reminisces about his 40 years as a librarian in New York.

Faculty Status For Librarians: Retrospect And Prospect, E. Josey

Urban Library Journal

The article examines the history of faculty status for academic librarians and the attempts to relieve them of this status.

Communication With Classroom Faculty, Elysabeth Kleinhans

Urban Library Journal

After surveying City University of New York librarians the author concludes that if librarians spoke out a little more, many problems between faculty and librarians could probably be avoided. They should communicate more about what they would like professors to do for them as well as advertise what they can do for the professors.

Some Personal Reflections On Multiculturalism, Stanton Biddle

Urban Library Journal

Discusses multiculturalism as one of the many tools that we have to combat the violence that is being doen to our youth by a curriculum that over-emphasizes the European nature of contemporary American history, life, and culture.

Does A Book Locator System Save Time? A Critical User Study, Judi Pitch

Urban Library Journal

Examines using the CLSI circulation system as an automated book locator for patrons.

A User Study Of The Hunter College Library Online Catalog System, John Bhagwandin

Urban Library Journal

Discusses the online catalog at the main Hunter College Library.

The New York State Library Experience—Serving The Patron At A Remote Location, Toni Risoli

Urban Library Journal

Discusses early database searching at the New York State Library.

Open Scholarship For Open Education: Building The Justpublics@365 Pooc, Shawn(Ta) Smith-Cruz, Polly Thistlethwaite, Jessie Daniels

Publications and Research

This article outlines the collaboration between librarians at the Graduate Center Library of the City University of New York (CUNY) and JustPublics@365 (http://justpublics365.commons.gc.cuny.edu/about/), an initiative designed to open scholarly communication in ways that connect to social justice activism, part of which involved producing an open, online interdisciplinary course with a geographical focus on East Harlem. This Participatory Open Online Course, or POOC, was developed locally without a licensed provider platform or licensed scholarly content. It was designed to be open to CUNY students, to citizens of East Harlem, and to a global public with an interest in social …

Lacuny Executive Council Meeting Minutes, October 2014, Lacuny

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Automate The Internet With “If This Then That” (Ifttt), Steven Ovadia

Publications and Research

The article evaluates a web-based service called "If This Then That" (IFTTT), which connects web services to each other in ways that have implications for academics.

Do We Speak The Same Language? A Study Of Faculty Perceptions Of Information Literacy, Jonathan Cope, Jesús E. Sanabria

Publications and Research

The authors analyze twenty in-depth interviews with faculty members about how they perceive information literacy (IL) to examine two key factors: how disciplinary background influences conceptions of IL among faculty members in academic departments and how the instructors’ perception of information literacy differs from that of professionals in library and information science. The investigators analyzed these interviews by utilizing a phenomenological method. The faculty members were interviewed at a four-year college, the College of Staten Island, and at a community college, the Bronx Community College, both part of the City University of New York.

A Low-Hassle, Low-Cost Method To Survey Student Attitudes About Library Space, Jennifer Poggiali, Madeline Cohen

Publications and Research

This article discusses how two members of the space planning committee at Lehman College library created a brief paper survey, distributed it to students in the library, and designed a Google spreadsheet to enable the committee to work as a group to compile results. We provide our survey tool as an example; explain how we simplified data compilation through a “quick and dirty” coding process; outline step-by-step instructions on how to design a Google spreadsheet that enables many librarians to input survey results consistently; and describe our mistakes and “lessons learned.” We believe our practical approach could be easily implemented …

Lacuny Executive Council Meeting Minutes, September 2014, Lacuny

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Tech Services On The Web: Remember The Milk; Http://Www.Rememberthemilk.Com, Monica Berger

Publications and Research

Brief review of productivity app and website, Remember the Milk, with focus on tasks of technical services and electronic resources librarians.

Commuter Students Using Technology, Mariana Regalado, Maura A. Smale

Publications and Research

• A multi-year qualitative study of undergraduates at six colleges at the City University of New York focused on how, where, and when students accomplished their academic work and how the presence or absence of access to technology helped and hindered them.
• CUNY students have an average commute time of 45–60 minutes each way and typically use public transportation, making commuting a defining feature of undergraduate life at CUNY that offers both opportunities and challenges.
• The study sought to understand how students made time and found space to do their schoolwork outside of class, including their use of technology for coursework. …

Lacuny Scholarly Communications Roundtable Meeting Minutes, September 2014, Lacuny

Meeting Minutes

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Student Reading Practices In Print And Electronic Media, Nancy M. Foasberg

Publications and Research

This paper reports a diary-based qualitative study on college students’ reading habits with regard to print and electronic media. Students used a form to record information about their reading practices for twelve days, including length of reading event, location, format used, and the purpose of reading. Students tended to use print for academic and long-form reading and to engage with it more deeply. Although electronic resources were sometimes used for academic purposes, students often used them for shorter and nonacademic reading. Students found electronic media convenient, but most of them did not wish to switch to electronic media for their …

Graduate School And University Center Archives Finding Aid - Record Group Vii: Cuny, Graduate Center Library, Cuny

Finding Aids

This is part of the finding aid to the Graduate School and University Center (GSUC) Archives. Record Group VII is materials about the City University of New York, transferred from the Mina Rees Library and the Provost's Office. Also included in this group are the records of the Research Foundation.

Graduate School And University Center Archives Finding Aid - Record Group V-D: Presidents' Files: Kelly, Graduate Center Library, Cuny

Finding Aids

This is part of the finding aid to the Graduate School and University Center (GSUC) Archives. Record Group V-D is the papers of William P. Kelly from when he was president of the GSUC (2005-2013).

Graduate School And University Center Archives Finding Aid - Record Group V-C: Presidents' Files: Horowitz, Graduate Center Library, Cuny

Finding Aids

This is part of the finding aid to the Graduate School and University Center (GSUC) Archives. Record Group V-C is the papers of Frances Degen Horowitz from when she was president of the GSUC (1991-2005).