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Author Archives: Jill Cirasella
Why You Should Ditch Academia.edu and Use CUNY Academic Works
As most readers of this blog know, CUNY recently launched Academic Works, an open access repository that is the ideal way for CUNY scholars to make articles, book chapters, data, etc. available to their research communities and the broader public. Why should … Continue reading
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It’s Open Access Week! Nay, Open Access Month! What Now?
This week, October 19-25, is International Open Access Week, an annual opportunity for students, faculty, and other researchers to learn about open access (OA) to scholarly literature, find out how to make their works OA, and help make OA the new norm in scholarship and research. (Read more about Open Access Week and about OA in general.)
Of course, CUNY is a very big place, and we like to thing big. So here at CUNY, it’s not just Open Access Week but Open Access Month: Numerous CUNY librarians are making a point to promote understanding, acceptance, and adoption of OA alllll monnnnnth looooong. (Actually, we’re always happy to talk about OA — any day, any week, any month, any year!) Continue reading
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Elsevier: Ever More Evil (aka Why Do Authors Boycott Elsevier?)
(Note: This post has been updated and expanded to match the post at the Graduate Center Library blog.) You may have heard of the Cost of Knowledge, a site where researchers publicly express their upset with the business practices of the … Continue reading
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Tagged elsevier, green open access, institutional repositories, self-archiving
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Graduate Center Students Can Now Self-Submit to Academic Works!
(Déjà vu? This post originally appeared on the Graduate Center Library blog.) Graduate Center students, we’re finally ready for you! You may now self-submit your scholarly and/or creative works to Academic Works, CUNY’s open access institutional repository! And by “works,” we mean just … Continue reading
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Now Hiring: University Systems Librarian for Digital Initiatives
This job at CUNY’s Office of Library Services has several components, a key one of which is managing the technical aspects of Academic Works, CUNY’s new institutional repository. The application deadline is June 1. University Systems Librarian, Digital Initiatives City … Continue reading
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Graduate Center Research Impact: Pin Drops Keep Falling on My Map!
(Déjà vu? This is a very slight reworking of a post from the Graduate Center Library blog.) Germany. India. England. France. Canada. Poland. Iran. Sweden. China. Turkey. Netherlands. Egypt. Russia. Japan. Those are just a few of the countries where researchers are downloading … Continue reading
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March Workshops at GC: Authors’ Rights and Why & How to Submit to Academic Works
This month, the Graduate Center Library is offering two workshops of potential interest to readers of Open Access @ CUNY: You Know What You Write, But Do You Know Your Rights? Understanding and Protecting Your Rights as an Author Tuesday, … Continue reading
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Introducing Megan Wacha, Your New Scholarly Communications Librarian!
Open access advocates around CUNY are thrilled to announce the arrival (and extremely productive first few weeks) of Megan Wacha, CUNY’s new Scholarly Communications Librarian, based at the Office of Library Services. While many CUNY librarians have long engaged, both … Continue reading
Handouts from “Everything You Wanted to Know But Were Afraid to Ask . . . About CUNY’s New Institutional Repository Platform”
Maybe you weren’t able to attend last Friday’s workshop “Everything You Wanted to Know But Were Afraid to Ask . . . About CUNY’s New Institutional Repository Platform.” Or maybe you attended but lost the handouts on the subway or in … Continue reading
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Now Hiring: Data Librarian @ CUNY Graduate Center
Come work with us — the Graduate Center Library is hiring a Data Librarian! The Data Librarian will serve as the library’s expert on the discovery, manipulation, preservation, and publication of research-related data. S/he will work with faculty and students across the disciplines, … Continue reading
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