News from CUNY Libraries
Volume 24, Number 2 December 2005

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Professional Development Committee Sponsors Grants Workshop

The LACUNY Professional Development Committee sponsored the annual PSC-CUNY Grants Workshop, September 16, 2005, at Baruch. Twenty-five people attended the event, which included presentations by four CUNY library faculty who received the award this year: John Drobnicki (York), Rita Ormsby (Baruch), Catherine Perkins (Staten Island), and Philip Swan (Hunter).

Gerry Jiao (Baruch), Chair of the Library Panel for the PSC-CUNY grants, opened the workshop with a discussion of the nuts and bolts of the application process.

John Drobnicki spoke about his research project, a bibliography on the denial of the Armenian Genocide. John’s project will result in an article-length publication.

Rita Ormsby discussed the Web site she is developing with her co-researcher, Eric Neubacher, also of Baruch. Their site will make available the writings of Professor Abraham J. Briloff, an influential accounting professor at Baruch and will also include videos and speeches about him.

Catherine Perkins’ research focuses on understanding how college students use their libraries, both public and academic. Catherine’s study will be based on surveys taken by college students at the CSI library as well as at branches of the New York Public Library in Staten Island.

Philip Swan concluded the panel with a presentation on his historical study of pre-revolutionary South Carolina. Philip’s project included travel to South Carolina, where he conducted original research.

Complete descriptions of the panelists’ projects are available at lacuny.cuny.edu/committees/pscgrants36.html.
The workshop concluded with questions and discussion. Members of the audience left the workshop inspired to pursue funding for their own research projects.—Dawn Amsberry (LaGuardia)

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