Interview with Cynthia Tobar from Bronx Community College

Byline: Staff writer, OLS. Cynthia Tobar is an artist, activist-scholar, archivist, and oral historian at Bronx Community College, who is passionate about creating interactive, participatory stories documenting social change. She… Continue Reading Interview with Cynthia Tobar from Bronx Community College

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William Gibbons: Archivist for All Seasons 

Byline: Irene Gashurov/staff writer, OLS. As a man of faith, William Gibbons believes things happen for a reason. So, there’s an irony that he nearly missed the phone call from… Continue Reading William Gibbons: Archivist for All Seasons 

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LaGuardia Archivist and Linguist Find New Perspective for COVID-19 Asian Oral History Project 

Byline: Irene Gashurov/staff writer, OLS. A successful collaboration between assistant professor archivist Thomas Cleary and linguistics professor Tomonori Nagano at LaGuardia Community College will ensure the pandemic stories of the… Continue Reading LaGuardia Archivist and Linguist Find New Perspective for COVID-19 Asian Oral History Project 

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Scholarly Communications Fellows Share Their Experiences

Byline: Irene Gashurov (staff writer, OLS) Libraries are leading a movement to reform scholarly publishing. They’re challenging the commercial model for scholarly publishing to make research open, freely accessible without… Continue Reading Scholarly Communications Fellows Share Their Experiences

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OER Fellows Share Their Experiences of the OER Initiative  

In 2021, CUNY Office of Library Services launched a fellowship competition in two of its vital areas: Open Educational Resources and Scholarly Communications. The inaugural cohort, comprising four fellows from… Continue Reading OER Fellows Share Their Experiences of the OER Initiative  

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