Tuesday, April 14: Why Can’t I Download That Ebook? Digital Restrictions Management (DRM) and the Politics of Electronic Reading, led by Alycia Sellie This workshop will take a tour through the GC’s ebook collections with an eye for what ebooks offer options for use and which are restricted through content management tools (known as …

April 14: Mapping the Futures of Higher Education, Open Class Session, Conversation with Professor John Mogalescum, President Emeritus Kelly, and Futures Initiative Director Davidson, 4:15-6:15pm, The Graduate Center, CUNY, Room 9206 Please visit the Futures Initiative website for more information.

Thursday, April 16: Privacy in the Age of Dragnet Surveillance: What You Need to Know to Protect Your Rights Online, led by Alison Macrina and Kade Crockford Alison Macrina of the Library Freedom Project and Kade Crockford of the ACLU of Massachusetts will present a workshop on privacy and surveillance in the 21st Century. Kade will give …

Digital storytelling with maps: ArcGIS Story Maps This workshop will introduce ArcGIS Story Maps, a platform than enables users to present information and multimedia on topics, trends or events within a geographic context. We will focus on setting up and designing the site, adding multimedia content, and tagging locations. Attendees need not bring a computer, but may …