Library communities and stakeholders are increasingly placing a high value on the ecological sustainability of their facilities and programs. For library directors and managers, the question often is, “Where do I start?” The Library Leadership and Management Association (LLAMA) will present Creating Sustainable Libraries and Programs on Wednesday, November 30 from 2:30 – 4:00 pm.…
CLRC offers its member constituents (including members of our five participating library systems and individual members) access to the entire lynda.com training library at no charge. For more information on how to request an access code, please click here R for Excel Users by Conrad Carlberg Data scientists who use Excel realize that R is…
Weekly Update for November 16, 2016 Take a look at some of the events, stories, and resources available to library professionals in the CLRC region.
A class project? Get out the colored pencils, markers and paint. The New York State Office of Information Technology Services’ Enterprise Information Security Office is hosting the annual NYS K-12 Kids Safe Online Poster Contest to encourage Internet security and awareness. This is a great opportunity for school librarians to speak to students about being…
On the heels of the CLRC/SCRLC Exploring Resource Sharing Partnerships conference… Names are important. And naming things can be a lot of fun. Names conjure up feelings and emotions and even expectations. OCLC is excited about a new ILL product that they are developing with the help of the OCLC resource-sharing community. They are looking…
The ALA Public Programs Office invites libraries to apply for the Great Stories Club, a reading and discussion program for underserved teens featuring books under the theme Nature vs. Nurture: Origins of Teen Violence and Suicide. The project is supported with funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). Working with small groups of 6…
On Thursday, November 10, forty-eight ILLers attended Exploring Resource Sharing Partnerships, a one-day conference jointly hosted by CLRC and the South Central Regional Library Council (SCRLC) at SUNY Cortland. The day’s presenters included: * Alena Miller, OCLC * Seangill Peter Bae, Princton University * Alex Hodgson, ReadCube * Meredith…
Early December brings holiday decorations, songs, good cheer and the CLRC Legislative Breakfasts. This year, the Eastern region breakfast will be held at the Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute Library in Utica December 2. The western region breakfast will be held at the OCPL Central Branch in Syracuse December 9. Last week’s elections saw many incumbent legislators…
CLRC offers its member constituents (including members of our five participating library systems and individual members) access to the entire lynda.com training library at no charge. Critical Thinking by Mike Figliuolo Critical thinking is the ability to think reflectively and independently in order to make thoughtful decisions. By focusing on root-cause issues, critical thinking helps…
The Finding Aid Award is given yearly to recognize outstanding achievement in the preparation of finding aids by institutions within the MARAC region. Nominated finding aids must have been made available to the public for the first time during 2016. The top award will receive the designation of the Fredric M. Miller Finding Aids Award,…