News

Good news, folks!

In the spirit of making our book collection more accessible, both to the Hunter community and to CUNY as a whole we have, effective immediately, increased our number of renewals from two to five.

All you have to do is remember to renew, which you can do online.

library date due slip with names and dates handwritten and stamped

Image by flickr user Frontyard Projects, https://flic.kr/p/273dV5K

Posted Wednesday, April 3, 2019 - 11:27am under circulation, books, policies.

Do you ever wonder what to do if Hunter College Libraries does not have a book that you're looking for? If you have exhausted a search for a book in Hunter College Libraries catalog, you can see if any of the CUNY college libraries have a copy. If so, you can request the book through CUNY Libraries Inter Campus Service (CLICS) to be delivered to Hunter College. If Hunter College Libraries does not have the book, you can request it through Interlibrary Loan.  If you are looking for an article that is not available in any of Hunter College Libraries' databases, you can request it through Interlibrary Loan.

Here's a diagram that may help.

 

CLICS vs. ILL

 

 

Posted Thursday, March 14, 2019 - 5:46pm under borrowing, books, interlibrary_loan, CLICS.

You're Invited to WSJ's Student Editor Summit!

From The Wall Street Journal:

"As part of our commitment to inspiring the next generation of editors and journalists, The Wall Street Journal is hosting our Student Editor Summit on Friday, March 22, 2019.

Join us at the WSJ headquarters in New York City for workshops, talks, and a newsroom tour with the Journal's top reporters. Learn what it takes to deliver factual, ethical news and analysis, which you can apply at your college newspaper.

If you would like to attend, make sure your school-sponsored WSJ membership is activated and RSVP by clicking this link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/student-editor-summit-new-york-city-registration-56358600090

If you have not activated your account, do so here: WSJ.com/Hunter

Only 100 places are available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Sincerely, the WSJ Student Memberships Team"

 

Wall Street Journal student editor summit flyer with link (text is copied above)

Posted Wednesday, March 13, 2019 - 3:40pm under wall street journal, events.

OER LibGuide cover

Finding Open Educational Resources (textbooks, courseware, and ancillary materials which can be freely used, reused, and remixed) can be a daunting task. On the one hand, searching for OERs is tantamount to trying to find a needle in a needle-stack. OERs are still relatively novel pedagogical tools. As a result, some disciplines, and even specific courses, are over-represented. On the other hand, finding a quality OER resource can be like searching in a void — materials, that is quality materials, may not exist or may not be easily discovered. Adding to this frustration is the fact that OERs are as diverse as the disciplines which seek to employ them. There is no “one size fits all” OER.

Enter the Hunter Library’s OER office and our showcase OER repository "Open Educational Resources (OER): A Libguide". Faculty are encouraged to use the guide as a portal to OER resources found within Hunter, the Hunter Libraries, the CUNY system, and beyond. Opening sections provide an overview of what OERs are, what they can do, and how they have impacted pedagogy and student achievement, as well as highlighting OER workshops and webinars which first time OER users may find helpful. Our extensive resource section includes CUNY and SUNY OER platforms and repositories, multiple OER ‘finders,’ textbook collections, journals, media, courseware, and OER materials available through a number of public institutions. In addition, discipline specific modules highlight OER materials — from courseware and textbooks, to syllabi and lab manuals — available for use in OER and ZTC (Zero Textbook Cost) courses. The guide similarly features OER efforts undertaken by Hunter faculty, with links to resources for developing and adopting OER materials, Hunter faculty testimonials, OER grant opportunities, and the educational technologists over at Hunter’sTechnology and Teaching Learning Group (TTLG). Faculty can also find white papers, surveys, and peer-reviewed journal articles discussing OER adoption and creation, OER’s impact on student outcomes, and text-book cost reduction.

Copyright is an omnipresent concern when discussing OERs, and here too "Open Educational Resources (OER): A Libguide" canoffer assistance. Digital pedagogical tools have served to complicate copyright concerns. How much of a book can one post as a PDF on a course website or in Blackboard without violating copyright? Can I use modules, videos, images or audio that I find on the web, and if I do, how do I know they are from a reputable source? What are Creative Commons licenses and how do they correlate to copyright? Moreover, do I need one when I produce my own OER materials? The guide’s “Copyright and Intellectual Property” section can help address these concerns.

Building the guide is an ongoing process. As it continues to grow, the OER office plans to add more discipline specific modules, links to more non-textbook OER materials, and a page devoted to OER platform evaluation. Significantly, developing the guide is also a collaborative process. Finding, assessing and disseminating OER materials cannot succeed without faculty input. The OER office is always on the lookout for faculty partners willing to vet resources featured on the LibGuide, write reviews, and provide testimonials on OER pedagogy, course development, and OER adoption.

"Open Educational Resources (OER): A Libguide" is likewise a starting point for an ongoing dialog between faculty and library staff. Hunter’s OER Librarians can help navigate the often confusing OER landscape. We spend all day combing through OER materials, corresponding with OER Librarians at various institutions, and talking with professors who have experience using OER materials across a variety of disciplines. If you need to find a reputable, quality OER resource, we can assist you. The library’s OER team can also help vet OER resources with the aid of the library’s knowledgablesubject librarians. Their expertise can be put to use evaluating OER materials against other non-OER resources currently being used — an invaluable service given the potentially overwhelming plethora of available OER materials. Where no suitable OER resources exist, the OER librarians can help put faculty in touch with Hunter’s educational technologists who can assist in course design, development, and technical support. We can find comparable pedagogical platforms, evaluate technology options, and aid in adapting extant OER resources to fit the needs of a specific course or courses.

Though digital pedagogy, digital tools, and OER materials represent a paradigm shift in the way education is provided, the library continues to be the faculty’s guide to available resources and information technologies. If you’re interested in getting started with OERs, evaluating resources, or need assistance from our knowledgable staff please check out the LibGuide, and email the library’s OER office at oer@hunter.cuny.edu.

by Scott Lipkowitz, OER Adjunct

Posted Tuesday, January 22, 2019 - 5:09pm under OER.

 

JSTOR users at institutions that also subscribe to Artstor may encounter a colorful surprise: some search results on JSTOR are now displaying image results from the Artstor Digital Library.

This feature is in pilot stage. Currently, some 840,000 images are available in the JSTOR image search, and the number will grow as we obtain the rights to display more. Image search on JSTOR is not intended to replace search on the Artstor Digital Library; rather, it is designed to enhance research on JSTOR, and not every search query will surface images.

Try JSTOR image search for yourself! If you are at one of the 1,400+ institutions that subscribes to both JSTOR and Artstor, conduct some searches to see relevant Artstor images surfaced at the top of your JSTOR search results. Some fruitful terms to get you started include New York tenements, Alfred Hitchcock, wetlands, and Santa Claus, and aquarium.

source: https://artstor.blog/2018/06/28/discover-artstor-images-in-jstor/ (accessed 14 Jan 2019)

Posted Monday, January 14, 2019 - 10:33am under Artstor, JSTOR, images.

See this Hunter College collection of video interviews with artists available as a Public Collection on Artstor - guests include Peter Saul, Joan Semmel, Fred Wilson, and many more: http://ow.ly/q9qp30l6tsy

Image of Bernhardt and Beattie Video

 

 

 

Posted Monday, September 17, 2018 - 2:19pm under Kossak Painting, Hunter College, artists, interviews, painters.

 

Wall Street Journal header in black. In blue lettering it reads "Read ambitiously." 

In a world where education and career opportunities are more competitive than ever, the need for you to obtain broader perspectives on a variety of global business issues is a necessity. Which is why The City University of New York has joined The Wall Street Journal in a collaboration that will provide students and faculty full access to the Journal.  The Journal provides career advice  and  ties real-world examples into what you learn,  giving you the opportunity to enhance your educational experience and stay ahead .

 

You can use your school-sponsored WSJ membership to:

 

• Research topics relevant to your courses and careers

• Save and share pertinent articles with other students

• Follow companies and industries that interest you

• Track real-time stories and trends

• Enjoy the most engaging coverage of arts, culture and life

 

Activate your school-sponsored Journal membership by going to: www.wsj.com/Hunter

 

 

Posted Thursday, March 22, 2018 - 2:30pm under newspapers, wall street journal, online access.

The Hunter College Libraries acquired a new database called The HistoryMakers (login required), "an archive of filmed oral history interviews of contemporary African Americans who have shaped modern history and made significant contributions to history, politics, education, law, arts, science, business, the military, and sports."

It is now available for use by Hunter College faculty, staff, and students - find it in the Databases list on our website.

Homepage of The HistoryMakers website with images of prominent African Americans

Posted Wednesday, November 15, 2017 - 9:17am under databases, new databases, oral history, history, african americans.

We know that you need to find textbooks, articles, and more for your classes. We've got good news for you.

The Hunter College Libraries announce the launch of our new Reserves service. Thus far, the new system has garnered positive reviews, for its ease of use and improved access to materials. 

Springshare Reserves allows users access to books, e-books, linked journal articles, scanned documents and audio visual materials. Moreover, materials may be searched in several ways including by Course, Instructor, Term and Subject. Looking for Course Materials? Try our new Reserves system.  

Image of Reserves home page

 

 

Posted Tuesday, August 22, 2017 - 7:51am under reserves, course reserves, textbooks.

We now have access to the full Life Magazine archive online. Find it in our Databases list under the letter L. It includes full page scans from the magazine from 1936-2000, with all the advertisements and all context indexed and searchable. 

Visual researchers, take note! This is an excellent place for 20th Century American research.

A search for SPAM yielded this gem from 1940:

SPAM advertisement with George Burns and Gracie Allen

Posted Friday, June 2, 2017 - 9:00am under magazines, life, online, new databases, databases.

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