Maura Smale π·π
@maurasmale.bsky.social
Chief Librarian at Mina Rees Library, CUNY Graduate Center, proud resident of the CUNYverse, striving for #critlib/antiracist practice, posts = my own. she/her maurasmale.com
also [email protected]
also [email protected]
Academic library leaders, come join us at CUNY! Application review begins 12/10. cuny.jobs/new-york-ny/...
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November 20, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Academic library leaders, come join us at CUNY! Application review begins 12/10. cuny.jobs/new-york-ny/...
Reposted by Maura Smale π·π
There's a research guide for Anthropology! This guide provides you with access to anthropology and related resources. For example, the Encyclopedia of Human Relationships.
Learn more at:
libguides.gc.cuny.edu/anthropology
#academiclibraries #cunygradcenter #minareeslibrary
Learn more at:
libguides.gc.cuny.edu/anthropology
#academiclibraries #cunygradcenter #minareeslibrary
November 17, 2025 at 7:16 PM
There's a research guide for Anthropology! This guide provides you with access to anthropology and related resources. For example, the Encyclopedia of Human Relationships.
Learn more at:
libguides.gc.cuny.edu/anthropology
#academiclibraries #cunygradcenter #minareeslibrary
Learn more at:
libguides.gc.cuny.edu/anthropology
#academiclibraries #cunygradcenter #minareeslibrary
Reposted by Maura Smale π·π
There's a research guide for Africana Studies!
For example, umbrasearch.org brings together items from more than 1,000 U.S. archives, libraries, and museums of African American history and culture.
Learn more at:
libguides.gc.cuny.edu/africana
#academiclibraries #cunygradcenter #minareeslibrary
For example, umbrasearch.org brings together items from more than 1,000 U.S. archives, libraries, and museums of African American history and culture.
Learn more at:
libguides.gc.cuny.edu/africana
#academiclibraries #cunygradcenter #minareeslibrary
November 4, 2025 at 5:08 PM
There's a research guide for Africana Studies!
For example, umbrasearch.org brings together items from more than 1,000 U.S. archives, libraries, and museums of African American history and culture.
Learn more at:
libguides.gc.cuny.edu/africana
#academiclibraries #cunygradcenter #minareeslibrary
For example, umbrasearch.org brings together items from more than 1,000 U.S. archives, libraries, and museums of African American history and culture.
Learn more at:
libguides.gc.cuny.edu/africana
#academiclibraries #cunygradcenter #minareeslibrary
Reposted by Maura Smale π·π
The Ctr for Urban Research at @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social (led by @jomoko.bsky.social) has prepared an online map for tonight's NYC mayoral results. Link below in #thread. For now the map is blank, but it'll fill in w/unofficial returns tonight.
The map will do more than show the 2025 #s.
1/n
The map will do more than show the 2025 #s.
1/n
November 4, 2025 at 7:14 PM
The Ctr for Urban Research at @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social (led by @jomoko.bsky.social) has prepared an online map for tonight's NYC mayoral results. Link below in #thread. For now the map is blank, but it'll fill in w/unofficial returns tonight.
The map will do more than show the 2025 #s.
1/n
The map will do more than show the 2025 #s.
1/n
Reposted by Maura Smale π·π
Research opportunity! Iβm studying how traditional media literacy instruction adapts to digital challenges like memes & algorithms. Seeking librarians & educators with media literacy experience for a short confidential interview. Interested? forms.gle/bZs7JfVxCfeN... #MediaLiteracy TC IRB 25-496
Screening Questionnaire: Beyond Information Literacy
Study: Beyond Traditional Information Literacy: Educator Perspectives on Digital Memetic Content
IRB Protocol Number: Teachers College IRB 25-496
Thank you for your interest in participating in this...
forms.gle
October 23, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Research opportunity! Iβm studying how traditional media literacy instruction adapts to digital challenges like memes & algorithms. Seeking librarians & educators with media literacy experience for a short confidential interview. Interested? forms.gle/bZs7JfVxCfeN... #MediaLiteracy TC IRB 25-496
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early voting for zohran tomorrow!
October 25, 2025 at 1:01 AM
early voting for zohran tomorrow!
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I got a wonderfully kind note yesterday from someone who read my essay about collecting Leslie Feinberg and Minnie Bruce Pratt's papers, so I'm going to stop being shy about sharing it: βThings People Gave Me.β Journal of Lesbian Studies. doi.org/10.1080/1089... (DM me for a free link if needed.)
βThings People Gave Meβ: the Leslie Feinberg Archives
The Sallie Bingham Center for Womenβs History and Culture at Duke University recently acquired the papers of writer, theorist, activist, and revolutionary communist Leslie Feinberg; these papers ar...
doi.org
October 21, 2025 at 2:02 PM
I got a wonderfully kind note yesterday from someone who read my essay about collecting Leslie Feinberg and Minnie Bruce Pratt's papers, so I'm going to stop being shy about sharing it: βThings People Gave Me.β Journal of Lesbian Studies. doi.org/10.1080/1089... (DM me for a free link if needed.)
Reposted by Maura Smale π·π
Upcoming Online Workshop: Introduction to Zotero ποΈ
Tuesday, October 28, 2025
2:30pm - 3:30pm
Zotero is open source citation software enabling users to easily collect, organize, cite and share.
Join @ tinyurl.com/464aje4u
#academiclibraries #zotero #cunylibraries #citationmanagement
Tuesday, October 28, 2025
2:30pm - 3:30pm
Zotero is open source citation software enabling users to easily collect, organize, cite and share.
Join @ tinyurl.com/464aje4u
#academiclibraries #zotero #cunylibraries #citationmanagement
October 14, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Upcoming Online Workshop: Introduction to Zotero ποΈ
Tuesday, October 28, 2025
2:30pm - 3:30pm
Zotero is open source citation software enabling users to easily collect, organize, cite and share.
Join @ tinyurl.com/464aje4u
#academiclibraries #zotero #cunylibraries #citationmanagement
Tuesday, October 28, 2025
2:30pm - 3:30pm
Zotero is open source citation software enabling users to easily collect, organize, cite and share.
Join @ tinyurl.com/464aje4u
#academiclibraries #zotero #cunylibraries #citationmanagement
Reposted by Maura Smale π·π
Tips! From Mina Rees Library
Did you know? You can check out books from most CUNY campuses? You can also request books from across the globe through Interlibrary Loan.
Visit:
tinyurl.com/4v7mu7kk
#academiclibraries #cunygradcenter #minareeslibrary
Did you know? You can check out books from most CUNY campuses? You can also request books from across the globe through Interlibrary Loan.
Visit:
tinyurl.com/4v7mu7kk
#academiclibraries #cunygradcenter #minareeslibrary
October 14, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Tips! From Mina Rees Library
Did you know? You can check out books from most CUNY campuses? You can also request books from across the globe through Interlibrary Loan.
Visit:
tinyurl.com/4v7mu7kk
#academiclibraries #cunygradcenter #minareeslibrary
Did you know? You can check out books from most CUNY campuses? You can also request books from across the globe through Interlibrary Loan.
Visit:
tinyurl.com/4v7mu7kk
#academiclibraries #cunygradcenter #minareeslibrary
Reposted by Maura Smale π·π
CHICAGO: REBUILD is providing therapy to folks detained by ICE. Please feel free to let people know.
findmeatherapist.org
findmeatherapist.org
Find Me A Therapist
findmeatherapist.org
October 11, 2025 at 12:28 AM
CHICAGO: REBUILD is providing therapy to folks detained by ICE. Please feel free to let people know.
findmeatherapist.org
findmeatherapist.org
Hey NYC pals, early voting starts on 10/25! Find yr poll site here: www.nycvotes.org/how-to-vote/... Also you can vote by mail! Info: requestballot.vote.nyc π³οΈππ»
October 8, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Hey NYC pals, early voting starts on 10/25! Find yr poll site here: www.nycvotes.org/how-to-vote/... Also you can vote by mail! Info: requestballot.vote.nyc π³οΈππ»
CUNY requires in person work for these positions (a system requirement).
October 8, 2025 at 3:20 PM
CUNY requires in person work for these positions (a system requirement).
Reposted by Maura Smale π·π
Welcome (Back) to the Mina Rees Library!
Check out a round-up blog post about how to get started with all the library has to offer
tinyurl.com/46bkdj8a
#academiclibraries #cunygradcenter #minareeslibrary
Check out a round-up blog post about how to get started with all the library has to offer
tinyurl.com/46bkdj8a
#academiclibraries #cunygradcenter #minareeslibrary
October 7, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Welcome (Back) to the Mina Rees Library!
Check out a round-up blog post about how to get started with all the library has to offer
tinyurl.com/46bkdj8a
#academiclibraries #cunygradcenter #minareeslibrary
Check out a round-up blog post about how to get started with all the library has to offer
tinyurl.com/46bkdj8a
#academiclibraries #cunygradcenter #minareeslibrary
Academic librarians, come join us in the CUNYverse! We have a few jobs open in CUNY libraries:
cuny.jobs/queens-ny/in...
cuny.jobs/new-york-ny/...
cuny.jobs/new-york-ny/...
Iβm not at these campuses but happy to answer questions!
cuny.jobs/queens-ny/in...
cuny.jobs/new-york-ny/...
cuny.jobs/new-york-ny/...
Iβm not at these campuses but happy to answer questions!
October 7, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Academic librarians, come join us in the CUNYverse! We have a few jobs open in CUNY libraries:
cuny.jobs/queens-ny/in...
cuny.jobs/new-york-ny/...
cuny.jobs/new-york-ny/...
Iβm not at these campuses but happy to answer questions!
cuny.jobs/queens-ny/in...
cuny.jobs/new-york-ny/...
cuny.jobs/new-york-ny/...
Iβm not at these campuses but happy to answer questions!
Reposted by Maura Smale π·π
Alexandra E. LaGrand Wins 2025 Honey & Wax Book Collecting Prize
www.finebooksmagazine.com/fine-books-n...
www.finebooksmagazine.com/fine-books-n...
Alexandra E. LaGrand Wins 2025 Honey & Wax Book Collecting Prize
Alexandra E. LaGrand has won the 2025 Honey & Wax Book Collecting Prize for her archive documenting Shakespearean breeches actresses over the long 19th century.The annual prize, which rewards American...
www.finebooksmagazine.com
September 26, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Alexandra E. LaGrand Wins 2025 Honey & Wax Book Collecting Prize
www.finebooksmagazine.com/fine-books-n...
www.finebooksmagazine.com/fine-books-n...
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Learn about the Library!
Ask-a-Librarian.
If you have a library or research-related question, there are several ways to get help.
Our live chat service is available 24/7.
Chat with us:
libguides.gc.cuny.edu/ask-a-librarian
#academiclibraries #cunygradcenter #minareeslibrary
Ask-a-Librarian.
If you have a library or research-related question, there are several ways to get help.
Our live chat service is available 24/7.
Chat with us:
libguides.gc.cuny.edu/ask-a-librarian
#academiclibraries #cunygradcenter #minareeslibrary
September 17, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Learn about the Library!
Ask-a-Librarian.
If you have a library or research-related question, there are several ways to get help.
Our live chat service is available 24/7.
Chat with us:
libguides.gc.cuny.edu/ask-a-librarian
#academiclibraries #cunygradcenter #minareeslibrary
Ask-a-Librarian.
If you have a library or research-related question, there are several ways to get help.
Our live chat service is available 24/7.
Chat with us:
libguides.gc.cuny.edu/ask-a-librarian
#academiclibraries #cunygradcenter #minareeslibrary
Reposted by Maura Smale π·π
The August edition of BTA was also concerned with shoring up our resistance to gen AI. Please, help yourself.
bendingthearcnewsletter.blog/2025/08/07/b...
bendingthearcnewsletter.blog/2025/08/07/b...
Bending The Arc August 2025
Back in the saddle! Well, the carousel has turned a few more times and many of us find ourselves back in our starting positions, prepared to embark on the next ride of a school year. How do you feeβ¦
bendingthearcnewsletter.blog
September 24, 2025 at 12:20 PM
The August edition of BTA was also concerned with shoring up our resistance to gen AI. Please, help yourself.
bendingthearcnewsletter.blog/2025/08/07/b...
bendingthearcnewsletter.blog/2025/08/07/b...
Happy Climate Week Eve from my favorite house in midtown on this 83 (!) degree mid-September day.
September 19, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Happy Climate Week Eve from my favorite house in midtown on this 83 (!) degree mid-September day.
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You know what else is being affected by the tariffs on parcels worth less than $800? International interlibrary loan. I'm hearing reports of libraries overseas that won't lend to the US anymore. (That's in addition to the libraries here that have shut down their ILL b/c of lost IMLS funding.)
September 15, 2025 at 3:03 PM
You know what else is being affected by the tariffs on parcels worth less than $800? International interlibrary loan. I'm hearing reports of libraries overseas that won't lend to the US anymore. (That's in addition to the libraries here that have shut down their ILL b/c of lost IMLS funding.)
Congratulations Cathy!
September 16, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Congratulations Cathy!
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Any Staten Island residents #onhere who want to set up meetings with your City Council members about our local public libraries? How about people in the Bronx and Queens?
September 15, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Any Staten Island residents #onhere who want to set up meetings with your City Council members about our local public libraries? How about people in the Bronx and Queens?
Reposted by Maura Smale π·π
Learn about the Library!
Ask-a-Librarian. If you have a library or research-related question, there are several ways to get help. You can submit a question & receive an email response
To submit a question:
libguides.gc.cuny.edu/ask-a-librarian
#academiclibraries #cunygradcenter #minareeslibrary
Ask-a-Librarian. If you have a library or research-related question, there are several ways to get help. You can submit a question & receive an email response
To submit a question:
libguides.gc.cuny.edu/ask-a-librarian
#academiclibraries #cunygradcenter #minareeslibrary
September 15, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Learn about the Library!
Ask-a-Librarian. If you have a library or research-related question, there are several ways to get help. You can submit a question & receive an email response
To submit a question:
libguides.gc.cuny.edu/ask-a-librarian
#academiclibraries #cunygradcenter #minareeslibrary
Ask-a-Librarian. If you have a library or research-related question, there are several ways to get help. You can submit a question & receive an email response
To submit a question:
libguides.gc.cuny.edu/ask-a-librarian
#academiclibraries #cunygradcenter #minareeslibrary
Yes, so amazing! π
September 6, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Yes, so amazing! π
Reposted by Maura Smale π·π
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has opened a new window to the universe β and Graduate Center scientists @saavikford.bsky.social and @emilylrice.me are among the first to peer through it www.gc.cuny.edu/news/2000-as... @cunygcastro.bsky.social @joshuatan.bsky.social
2,000 Asteroids and Counting: CUNY Joins a Cosmic Treasure Hunt
Scientists at the Graduate Center and CUNY are among the first to explore massive snapshots of space from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory.
www.gc.cuny.edu
September 5, 2025 at 12:30 PM
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has opened a new window to the universe β and Graduate Center scientists @saavikford.bsky.social and @emilylrice.me are among the first to peer through it www.gc.cuny.edu/news/2000-as... @cunygcastro.bsky.social @joshuatan.bsky.social
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@authorlogankarlie.bsky.social explores the literary afterlives of Labyrinth and the liminal space between dreams and reality.
The Literary Afterlives of Labyrinth
βYou have no power over me!β When Jim Hensonβs musical fantasy film Labyrinth released in 1986, no one could have predicted its lasting cultural impact that keeps people watching nearly forty yearsβ¦
buff.ly
September 2, 2025 at 4:30 PM
@authorlogankarlie.bsky.social explores the literary afterlives of Labyrinth and the liminal space between dreams and reality.