Equitable Access to Tech @ Ithaca City Schools At the start of the 2015 school year, 4,000 Ithaca City Schools students were given new Chromebooks running Google Apps for Education software as part of the district’s 1:1 Chromebook Program. The mission of the 1:1 Chromebook Program is to provide equitable access to digital educational resources…
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 Technology is changing the way we teach, and Google’s leading the charge. Google Classroom is the…
This month, New York Heritage Digital Collections proudly spotlights digital selections from the White Plains Collection from the White Plains Public Library. Take a look at the June 2016 issue.
Weekly Update for June 2, 2016 Take a look at some of the events, stories, and resources available to library professionals in the CLRC region.
Here are the titles of free webinars offered in June by OCLC’s WebJunction. For abstracts and registration CLICK HERE. ADVOCACY June 9: Project Outcome User Panel: Survey Lessons Learned (Public Library Association) June 21: Capturing & communicating the value of IM services in a corporate culture (BrightTalk) ASSESSMENT & PLANNING June 9: Project Outcome User…
WNYLRC Workshop: Catalogers Cogitation, Parts One & Two – Monday, June 20 Discount rates for CLRC and ESLN members. Register for PART ONE ONLY (9:00 am to 12:00 pm) Register for PART TWO ONLY (1:00 to 4:00 pm) Register for PARTS ONE & TWO (and save $$) Description: Haven’t a clue what to do with…
This week’s Sustainability Spotlight is about Laura Barnes, the Sustainability Information Curator with the University of Illinois Prairie Research Institute’s Illinois Sustainable Technology Center (ISTC), who also serves as Executive Director of the Great Lakes Regional Pollution Prevention Roundtable (GLRPPR). As ISTC’s Sustainability Information Curator, Laura is an embedded librarian who creates and maintains research…
Great summer events. Why not attend a few and celebrate the history of Central New York. (* denotes CLRC members’ events) Wednesday, June 1 6:00 pm Oneida County Historical Society will host a special screening of the movie Amelia, which follows the life of aviatrix Amelia Earhart. Marolyn Wilson, aviatrix and co-owner of Holland Farms, will…
The NYS Department of Civil Service recently posted announcement for these librarian exams: Librarian 1 https://www.cs.ny.gov/examannouncements/announcements/oc/28-339.cfm Senior Librarian https://www.cs.ny.gov/examannouncements/announcements/oc/28-340.cfm Applications are due by June 22. Evaluation of training and experience will be in August.
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 Scientific studies confirm that mindfulness leads to performance, health, and well-being. That’s why leading companies like…