Credit-Bearing Courses

• Intricacies & Ethics of Scholarly Information (Special Topics in Public Scholarship, MALS 74900, Summer 2023)

Open Knowledge Fellowship / Open Pedagogy Fellowship

I assist the Head of Reference with the coordination of the library’s Open Knowledge Fellowship (previously Open Pedagogy Fellowship) and teach sessions on open access, journal evaluation, copyright, and Creative Commons licenses.

Library Workshops

I regularly offer workshops on a variety of scholarly publishing topics. Check the library’s events calendar for upcoming workshops. Topics include:

• AI and Scholarly Publishing: A 30,000-Foot View
• Copyright and Fair Use for Scholarly Authors
• Impact Factor and Other Research Metrics: What They Mean and What They Don’t
• Journal Article Contracts: Understanding and Retaining Your Rights as an Author
• Open Access Explained: Best Practices for Finding Others’ Research and Publicly Sharing Yours
• “Predatory” Journals: How to Avoid the Shams and Scams
• Reach Your Readers: Sharing Your Scholarship in CUNY Academic Works
• Understanding and Negotiating Book Publication Contracts
• Understanding Creative Commons Licenses
• Who Cited Whom: Following the Scholarly Conversation