Author Archives: Maura A. Smale

Join Us on May Day at the Free University of NYC!

This May 1st (tomorrow!), students, faculty, and the public are collaborating on a collective educational experiment: the Free University of NYC. Classes, teach-ins, skill shares, and more will be held in Madison Square Park (details + full schedule). We’re delighted … Continue reading

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Open Education Events @ Baruch

It’s not quite Open Access Week yet, but there are a couple of upcoming events at Baruch over the next week highlighting pedagogies and practices in open education that can help us get into the open access spirit: Tonight! Innovative … Continue reading

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Open Access Publishing in the Sciences

As part of Open Access Week 2011, Hunter College will be hosting a talk by Robert Schatz, North American Sales Manager for open access publisher BioMed Central. Mr. Schatz will offer an overview of open access publishing in science, technology, … Continue reading

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Open Access Week @ City Tech Library

Using Open Educational Materials in Your Courses Tuesday, October 25, 2011 3:30-5:00pm Rm A543, City Tech Library (Atrium Building), City Tech High-quality open access curricular materials are increasingly available online, and can provide an alternative to traditionally-published, high-priced textbooks. In … Continue reading

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Coalition of Open Access Policy Institutions

Today’s Chronicle of Higher Ed reports that 22 colleges and universities across the country have banded together to form the Coalition of Open Access Policy Institutions (Coapi). From the Chronicle article: “The goal is to provide more practical advice and … Continue reading

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ACRL Scholarly Communication 101 Road Show

CUNY will host the ACRL Scholarly Communication 101 Road Show on Friday, June 3, 2011 at Brooklyn College. As part of this event, two expert presenters will offer a presentation and workshop entitled “Scholarly Communication 101: Starting with the Basics,” … Continue reading

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Welcome!

Welcome to Open Access @ CUNY! This site was created out of conversations and discussion surrounding the first CUNY Open Access Week that took place in October of 2010. We hope that this site will be a place where we … Continue reading

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Open Access Week 2010

In October 2010 Brooklyn College and City Tech celebrated international Open Access Week, an annual, international event. Both libraries offered a full week of programming geared to CUNY faculty, researchers, students, and staff, including workshops, film screenings, presentations, and discussions. … Continue reading

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