NYLA Director, Jeremy Johannesen and his son Jack went on a NYS tour of libraries in a classic 1978 Volkswagen Westfalia Camper last summer. Check out the archive – #NYLALibraryTour15 Well, they’re doing it again this summer, from July 20-30, visiting as many libraries around the state as possible. The trip will begin and end…
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 Make the switch from Windows to Mac. Learn about the similarities and differences between the two…
News from the National Library of Medicine… PFOA (perfluorooctanoic acid) is a man-made chemical that is toxic and persistent in the environment. It is used to make products resistant to heat and to repel oil, grease, stains, and water. Some communities, especially Hoosick Falls and Petersburgh, New York, have been reporting PFOA in their water.…
Hack Upstate VIII will be here before you know it. Saturday, October 8 and Sunday, October 9 The Technology Garden 235 Harrison Street Syracuse, NY 13202 SIGN UP TODAY This is the eighth installment in a series of weekend hackathons that happen twice a year in which engineers, developers, designers and innovators from across Upstate New…
The NYLA SMART (Section on Management of Information Resources and Technology) Board seeks nominations for their annual awards. Please give some consideration to the award descriptions below and send in your nominations. Ellen C. Rappaport Professional Achievement Award The purpose of this award is to recognize the outstanding professional achievements of a…
Join the Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC) in Denver, Colorado for… Digital Directions: Fundamentals of Creating and Managing Digital Collections Sept 26-28, 2016 Learn the fundamentals: * Digital Project Planning, Selection * Rights and Responsibilities * Digital Storage * Metadata * Digitizing AV * Tips on Building a Digital Lab * Access, Use, and more *…
Weekly Update for July 7, 2016 Take a look at some of the events, stories, and resources available to library professionals in the CLRC region.
Capital Region Public Libraries Support Alternatives to Driving “I’ve found Albany to be a great place to get around by bike. A large percentage of our patrons walk, ride or take the bus to our locations, and we want to further encourage this behavior,” says Albany Public Library (APL) Director Scott Jarzombek. APL’s service model…
At the close of this legislative session, State Senator Hugh T. Farley announced that he will not seek re-election to the Senate in November. This announcement marks the end of an era in the New York State Senate and for the library community at large. Senator Farley has been an unfailing advocate for the voters…
FY 2016-17 NYS Budget This year’s enacted state budget and companion legislative resolutions for targeted aid will provide approximately $22M in new funding for libraries. This represents the largest single-year increase in state appropriations for libraries, and places total state allocations for libraries and library programs at nearly $135M in FY2016-17 – an unprecedented level.…