Description: Controlled Digital Lending (CDL) provides a legal option for libraries to explore as they reconfigure and reprioritize access to their physical collections and future digital collections in COVID era and beyond. Patrons desire more digital access to works, yet the e-book market is fraught with license-only limitations. CDL helps to preserve the power of the…
Ransomware (software that blocks access to systems until money is paid to the attacker) can be disruptive and expensive. For some libraries it can be catastrophic, though it doesn’t have to be. Planning and preparation are key to surviving a ransomware attack. This presentation will focus on cybersecurity needs to help libraries protect their systems…
With Grace Ting and Ellen Goldich, EducationSuperHighway An estimated 550,000 students in New York lack reliable Internet connectivity outside of the classroom. Identifying unconnected students is the first step in addressing the digital equity gap and being able to deliver remote learning. But inaccurate responses, inefficient collection processes, and incomplete datasets are common pitfalls for…
Digital equity is a complex set of conditions that requires that every New Yorker has access to affordable broadband, adequate devices, necessary software, digital literacy skills, and a community of support. Persistent digital divides exist in communities -- urban, suburban, and rural -- across New York; in fact, more than 25% of students in New…
CLRC will be offering access to the MLA webinar, "Systematic Searching: Improving Effectiveness and Efficiency." We only have access to a limited number of licenses to please register below if you are interested! Information regarding accessing the webinar will be shared with registrants prior to the event. Webinar Description: Are you struggling with ever-more complicated…
This workshop will demonstrate to staff the basics of creating a google slides presentation. Those who complete the workshop will learn how to create a slide show, format the slides, add media, collaborate and present the slides. The workshop will be presented by Tim Spindler.
Calling all Resource Sharing librarians, paraprofessionals and staff. Join us for a fun day of learning, networking and sharing. This annual workshop will be free of charge and held virtually via Zoom. The event is co-sponsored by CLRC, SCRLC, SENYLRC and CDLC. REGISTER HERE Program Schedule 9:00 – 9:10: Welcome: schedule of day, housekeeping 9:10 –…
Building your grant seeking and writing skills is one of the best ways to help secure funding for your organization or department. Let’s review some basic approaches to finding the right grant funding opportunities, writing award-winning grant proposals and highlight common mistakes. Join Teresa Trammell, CPNP-AC, APRN, MSN, MHA, EBSCO Health Clinical Solutions Manager, to review…
Jacob Nadal, Director for Preservation at the Library of Congress, will present the outcomes of the REALM: Reopening Archives, Libraries and Museums project and discuss how libraries are using this scientific knowledge to inform safe operating practices. A remarkable amount of research has been conducted on the novel coronavirus but this is still a very…
This webinar will provide an overview of the Lifeline low-income discount telephone program and low-income internet programs in New York State, while explaining changes and updates to these programs in light of the COVID-19 health pandemic. Sam Faduski (they/them/their) is the Staff Attorney for Western New York with the Public Utility Law Project. They specialize…