Dear Faculty, Blackboard has been running since late Saturday morning in Virginia. I have had a few problems reported from faculty over the weekend, but this morning most faculty and students are logging in. The course content was successfully transferred for most files, but if you notice anything missing, be sure to notify one of our two Blackboard server administrators: Rezaul Hoque (ext. 4991) or Julio Henriquez (ext. 4992). They will report the problem to 57th Street to be resolved. It is important to make them aware of any problems right away.
Also, be sure to access Blackboard via the portal (www.cuny.edu). The backdoor URL does not work since it does not access the Virginia server. Thank you.
Karen Lundstrem Director of Instructional Technology and Media Services New York City College of Technology 300 Jay Street, AG35 Brooklyn, NY 11201 klundstrem@citytech.cuny.edu
Students have an assignment to read "Biologically Speaking". The article is located on a Citytech online journal called Science@citytech. A quick search in google for 'science@citytech' will get you to the article. Volume 1, Issue 1, March 2007
This was sent out to those on the EBBS_L listserve. Tess
For Immediate Release 8 New Open-Access Communication Journals Promote Scholars' Works and Let Them Keep Their Copyrights Eight new open-access scientific journals that focus on communication processes and effects will allow submitters to retain the copyright to their articles and will promote the contents of the journals to more than 40,000 scholars, librarians, journalists and policy makers around the world. "No other privately owned publishing house in the United States offers such advantages to scholars and to libraries," said David Demers, publisher of Marquette Books LLC, which publishes the journals. "Marquette Books hopes to attract the best scholarship in communication in the world, because we believe the future of scientific publishing is open-access and that scholars, rather than publishers, should retain control over the copyrights to their works." Demers said libraries will be able to add links to the free Web portal when the journals are published. Two of the journals are currently in production, and the rest will be published later in 2008. Hard copies of the journals also will be distributed free of charge to universities that have major mass communication programs. Demers, who also works as a mass communication professor at a Division I research institution, has been highly critical over the past year of big publishers who have been increasing their subscription rates. "Some have been holding higher education libraries hostage," he said. "They keep raising the subscription rates to the journals year after year, knowing that the libraries will keep paying the high costs. But scientific information, especially that created with the assistance of federal or state tax money, should be widely available and priced as inexpensively as possible." The eight journals and their editors (and e-mail contact information) are Journal of Global Mass Communication, co-edited by Thomas Hanitzsch, University of Zurich, th.hanitzsch@ipmz.uzh.ch and P. Eric Louw, Univeristy of Queensland, e.louw@uq.edu.au Russian Journal of Communication, Igor Klyukanov, Eastern Washington University, iklyukanov@mail.ewu.edu Journal of Health & Mass Communication, Fiona Chew, Syracuse University, cmrfchew@syr.edu Journal of Media Law & Ethics, Eric B. Easton, University of Baltimore School of Law, eeaston@ubalt.edu American Journal of Media Psychology, Michael G. Elasmar, Boston University, elasmar@bu.edu Journal of Media Sociology, Michael R. Cheney, University of Illinios, mrcheney@uiuc.edu Journal of Communication Studies, Lawrence W. Hugenberg, Kent State University, lhugenbe@kent.edu International Journal of Media & Foreign Affairs, Peter Gross, University of Tennesee, pgross@utk.edu More information about the journals can be found at www.marquettejournals.org. To find out how your library can connect to these journals free of charge, please e-mail or call Marquette Books. This e-mail may be copied and distributed free of charge. Marquette Books LLC 5915 S. Regal St., Suite B-118 Spokane, WA 99223 509-443-7057 (voice) 509-448-2191 (fax) books@marquettebooks.com www.MarquetteBooks.com
David Lankes alerted me in this blog post to a cool video from Kansas State University that captures some of the feelings of today's students about what it is like to be in college.
PsychINFO looking for input on cognitive science add-on
Excuse me for any cross-postings on this. Cognitive Science is very interdisciplinary and would enhance offerings for research in education, psychology, linguisitics, computer science and biology just to name a few.
APA Invites You to Participate in a Cognitive Science Survey
Dear Colleagues, As a result of some requests from librarians, APA is seriously considering the development of a cognitive science add-on to PsycINFO. This enhanced version of PsycINFO would feature a new coverage list of journals not currently covered in the database, as well as new index terms. Searching across the entire database would be seamless.
We'd like to hear your thoughts about this idea. Please go to
to complete a brief survey-and enter our raffle for a chance to win a $350 Amazon gift certificate. Please let me know if you have questions.
Cordially, Susan B. Hillson Manager, Customer Relations PsycINFO/American Psychological Association 750 First St., NE Washington D.C. 20002 shillson@apa.org
