CUNY was ranked 23rd nationally with respect to the number of papers of research and professional practice published in the leading journals for subject specialist librarians during 2000-2010.
CUNY was one of five institutions across the U.S. selected by the Association of College and Research Libraries to host the program “Scholarly Communication 101: Starting with the Basics.”
Curtis Kendrick, University Dean for Libraries and Information Resources, discusses the impact of the information technology revolution, the effects of the economic downturn and related cost-cutting measures, and why libraries matter more than ever.
As Strayer stared at this conundrum, the answer came to him in the form of a logistical objective. If he could open the bottleneck that formed at the reference desk each fall when students come seeking help with their first research assignment, he would have found a way to better support their learning.
The Office of Library Services has received a $40,000 grant from the Verizon Foundation to help it improve remediation at CUNY’s community colleges.
CUNY is a member of the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research. An international consortium of about 700 academic institutions and research organizations. ICPSR provides access to a vast data archive of more than 500,000 files of research in the social sciences and hosts 16 specialized collections of data in education, aging, criminal justice, substance abuse, terrorism and other fields. Access to many of these materials has now become available through the CUNY library catalog.
The purpose of the CUNY/DOE LIbraries working group will be to come to a better understanding of how the two library systems work, and seek to provide better support for students as they make the transition from high school to college.
University Dean for Libraries and Information Resources Curtis Kendrick has been appointed chair of the Mouse Program Committee. Mouse is an innovative youth development organization that empowers underserved students to provide technology support and leadership in their schools, supporting their academic and career success.
From March 1-10, 2010, Kenneth Schlesinger, Chief Librarian of Lehman College, participated in a Global Archives Management visiting delegation of archivists to Johannesburg and Cape Town, South Africa. Sponsored by People to People Citizen Ambassador Programs, the program’s objective was to tour leading archival repositories and meet with South African colleagues. The visit helped to enlarge the delegation’s understanding of how archives are managed around the world.
Tinamarie Vella, access services manager at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism Research Center, won the library profession’s highest award for emerging talent. As an ALA 2011 Emerging Leader, Ms. Vella is one of 83 promising young librarians from across the nation to be recognized for their potential for leadership and their contributions to the profession.
