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NN/LM Needs Special Advisory Group Members

For 2016-2021, NN/LM MAR will be focusing outreach efforts to reach new populations and organizations providing health information services that will benefit from access to the NN/LM and NLM’s evidence-based biomedical and health information resources. These include: public health workers; community health workers; patient educators; extension professionals; staff at Area Health Education Centers, rural health…

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This Week’s Sustainability Spotlight

Libraries Step Up (in times of crisis) Facebook Group Submitted by Casey Conlin. Sustainable libraries help make communities more resilient. The Ferguson Municipal Public Library was the only agency that stayed open to provide a safe space for all the people in the community in the aftermath and riots that resulted from the shooting of…

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Conference Report: IUG Annual

Aaron Neslin received a professional development award to attend the IUG Annual conference. Click here to learn more about the award. I’m Aaron Neslin, the integrated technologies librarian for Onondaga County Public Library (OCPL).  I’m responsible for making everything sure that all the all the ILS functions work seamlessly for staff and patrons, as well as creating…

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NYS Libraries Booth at the 2016 NYS Fair

New York libraries love… Plans are underway for the 2016 New York State Fair Libraries Booth. This will be our third consecutive year of showing fair goers from around the state just how amazing libraries are! Thursday, August 25 through Monday, September 5 Science and Industry Building The booth is staffed for 12 hours each…

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ProQuest Webinars Offered June – August

ProQuest has scheduled the following webinars for NOVELNY databases for June through August. Please see dates, times and registration information below. eLibrary Elementary and NOVELNY This one hour class, created specifically for NOVELNY, covers the content, features and tips for using eLibrary Elementary as well as incorporating eLibrary Elementary into classroom curriculum. Learn how young…

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Joseph H. Shubert Library Excellence Award Application

Applications are now being accepted for the Joseph F. Shubert Library Excellence Award. The Award will recognize a New York State library or library consortium that has taken significant steps to improve the quality of library service to its users. As in past years, an award of $1,000 will be given to the winner along…

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lynda.com – Learn PowerPoint 2016: The Basics

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 Learn the basics of creating engaging presentations with PowerPoint 2016. This course first explores the interface…

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Gale Webinars Scheduled for the Summer

Gale has scheduled the following webinars for NOVELNY databases. Monday, June 13 3:00 – 4:00 PM New Browse by Discipline in Academic OneFile Gale has recently launched an exciting new feature in Academic OneFile: Browse by Discipline. Browse by Discipline provides a curriculum aligned browsing experience with smaller targeted results; publications for each discipline are…