September not only marked the start of a new academic year, but the launch of a new monthly series in the OLS@57 blog: the CUNY Academic Works Monthly Report. This series will provide a quick snapshot of statistics and stories from the previous month.

In September, CUNY Academic Works grew by 224 new items, and received 27,568 new downloads by users in 168 countries. In fact, 54% of downloads were international!

The five most downloaded works include:

1. “Training a New Trick Using No-Reward Markers: Effects on Dogs’ Performance and Stress Behaviors”
   Series: School of Arts & Sciences Theses at Hunter College
2. “My Math GPS: Elementary Algebra Guided Problem Solving”
   Series: Open Educational Resources at Queensborough Community College
3. “Resettling the City? Settler Colonialism, Neoliberalism, and Urban Land in Winnipeg, Canada”
   Series: Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects at the Graduate Center
4. “The Growth of Incarceration in the United States: Exploring Causes and Consequences”
   Series: Publications and Research at John Jay
5. “Reframing School Dropout as a Public Health Issue”
   Series: Publications and Research at Hunter College

Stay tuned for future reports, and if there’s anything you’d like to see here, just let us know!