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2011 UNYSLA Board Elections Are Open!

UNYSLA ELECTIONS ARE UNDER WAY – VOTE TODAY!
It is time to elect new board members for UNYSLA for the coming  year.  Voting will run from now until November 18th. We have a great slate of candidates this year, here is a little bit about each of them:

UNYSLA members can vote here: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/5NRJFSX

CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT ELECT: Jim DelRosso
	Jim DelRosso is the Digital Projects Coordinator at Cornell University's Martin P. Catherwood Library. He has been a member of SLA and UNYSLA since 2007, and has written and presented frequently on the creation and support of digital projects and communities. Jim was a featured speaker at last April's UNYSLA meeting, when he discussed methods and practices of assessment for digital projects. Since 2009, Jim has managed DigitalCommons@ILR, the digital repository for Cornell's ILR School. He has worked with the repository since 2006; it currently holds almost 15,000 documents, which have been downloaded over 3.5 million times. Jim is also a member of the SLA Academic Division,where he serves as Communication and Social Media Chair. Jim received his MSLIS and Certificate of Advanced Study in Digital Libraries in 2009.
CANDIDATE FOR SECRETARY:  Jenna Mayotte
	Jenna is our current Secretary. She has worked as the business librarian at Syracuse University Library since 2008. She obtained her Masters of Library Science from the University of Illinois, while working at Atlantic Trust Private Wealth Management in Chicago as associate vice president of Marketing. Prior to joining Atlantic Trust she held positions in communications and outreach for a non-profit electric utility association in Washington DC, supporting solar energy initiatives at the U.S. Department of Energy. She obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in environmental policy from the University of Michigan, and currently serves on the executive committee of the local Sierra Club group.  In addition to her activities with UNYSLA, Jenna is a member of the College & University Business Librarians (CUBL) Section of the Special Libraries Association.
CANDIDATE FOR DIRECTOR – MEMBERSHIP: David Colp
	David Colp is a sales consultant with Springshare. Prior to that, he was a senior business researcher at both Ernst & Young and PricewaterhouseCoopers. He received his MLS from the Palmer School of Library and Information Science. David lives in Saratoga Springs, and is a reader for RISE, WMHT's radio information service for the blind and print disabled in the Capital Region and the Hudson Valley.

Syracuse Social, Tuesday, 25 October

Date: Tuesday, 25 October
Time: 2:30-4:30
Location: Hinds Hall, Katzer Room 347 Please note that the location of the UNYSLA-sponsored Social Hour(s) at the iSchool has changed. It will now be held in the iLounge.

Syracuse area librarians, you are invited to the Social Hour held at the School of Information Studies (iSchool) on the Syracuse University Campus.  As a component of our outreach to library schools, UNYSLA will be providing the refreshments.

If you are interested in attending and would like more information and parking information, please contact Linda Galloway.

2011 Upstate New York Science Librarians Annual Meeting

Registration is now open for the Upstate New York Science Librarians Annual Meeting.

When: Friday, November 4th, 2011
Where: St. John Fisher College, Rochester, New York
Details: http://libweb.lib.buffalo.edu/unysci/2011/2011-meeting.html

Registration fee is $15 and must be post-marked by Wednesday October 26, 2011. Current graduate students are welcome to attend.

The Upstate New York Science Librarians Group (NYSCILIB) is a loosely affiliated group of predominately academic science librarians in New York State. While we have identified ourselves with a general geographic region of the state, we are not bound by it, and we have had science librarians attend our annual get-togethers from as "far south" as Stony Brook University on Long Island. What ties us together are our interests in science librarianship and our interests in one another. There are no membership dues and no officers. We take turns hosting a meeting in the fall of each year.

SUNY Albany Open Access

Open Access Week 2011 Events
The University at Albany University Libraries and Eastern New York Chapter Association of College and Research Libraries are celebrating Open Access Week 2011 with exhibits and a program of activities on the afternoon of Wednesday October 26.
 
Wednesday October 26
12:00 – 1:30pm
Brown bag lunch and discussion of open access
Science Library, Standish Room, 3rd Floor
Bring a lunch and the libraries will provide drinks.  Discussion moderator will be Irina Holden, Information Literacy and Science Outreach Librarian. R.S.V.P  Lorre Smith
 
2:00 – 3:30pm
“Open Science, Free software, and Citizen Astronomers” Dr. David Hogg
Science Library, Standish Room, 3rd Floor
Being open in scientific research -- sharing code and ideas before publication, for example--can yield huge direct benefits for scientific investigators.  This is most true when ideas are cheap but execution is expensive; these conditions are met in most (but not all) scientific fields.  One of the big side effects of extreme openness is that it makes it easy for outsiders (non-traditionally trained or self-trained) scientists to contribute meaningfully to research.  Dr. Hogg will give examples from work by his group. A reception will follow the talk in the Standish Room.
 
4:00 - 4:45
Tour of College of Nanoscale Sciences and Engineering
The College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) of the University at Albany - State University of New York (SUNY) is a global education, research, development and technology deployment resource dedicated to preparing the next generation of scientists and researchers in nanotechnology.
R.S.V.P. Lorre Smith by October 21, 2011.
 

45th Annual Meeting of the SCRLC Membership

When: Friday, 28 October 28, 10:00am - 2:00pm
Location: Cooperstown Graduate Program Facility, 5838 State Road 80, next to the NYSHA Research Library
Registration deadline: Thursday, 20 October
For more information and to register: www.scrlc.org/2011AnnualMtg

Meeting Agenda
9:30-9:55	Registration
9:55-10:00	Welcome Remarks
10:00-11:45	Morning Keynote - Tom Peters & Panel Discussion, A Fish-Eyed View of eBooks and eReading
11:45-12:15	Business Meeting, Board of Trustees Election
12:15-1:00	Buffet Lunch & Awards Presentation
1:00-1:45	Bruce Markusen, Ghosts of Cooperstown
1:45	Reflections: Wrap-up

Tour of the NYS Historical Association Library - hosted by Wayne Wright, Head Librarian at NYSHA, immediately following the meeting.

Webinar: Business Communication Skills for the Special Librarian

Business Communication Skills for the Special Librarian: Reporting Up in the New Normal Economy
Sponsored by BNA, Inc.

Date: Thursday, October 20th, 1:00 -2:30 Eastern Time
Cost:
$15 - SLA members
$20 - Non SLA members
$60 - Site license for 4+ where at least one attendng is an SLA member
$75 - Site license for 4+ where none attending are SLA members

As the latest job reports continue to disappoint, we're all wondering how to improve or simply solidify our standing in this new normal economy.   The focus of this program is to provide all types of special librarians with business and reporting concepts, terminology, and business communication soft skills to help them stand out and stand strong within their organizations.

For more information and to register: http://www.bna.com/business-communication-skills-w12884903497/

Last Call! eBooks and Libraries

Registration for eBooks & Libraries will be closing this Friday, 7 October!   
For more information on the day's events, directions, speaker bios, and student shadow instructions see the event's full description and Register online.

Please also join us at 6:00pm on Thursday, 13 October, for our semi-annual, Dutch-treat networking dinner at Carrabba's in Fayetteville.
RSVP to Allison Perry.

Become a Student Shadow--Go to eBooks & Libraries for Free!

Apply now to be a student shadow and attend UNYSLA's eBook & Libraries event free of charge!

We are looking for students who would like to introduce our presenters and write a short article for the UNYSLA website.

Email the following information to Erin Pautler Rowley by 7 October:

• Name
• E-mail
• School
• Expected graduation date
• SLA member (yes or no)
• A brief paragraph (250 words or less) on your career plans and how shadowing at this meeting can help you achieve them.

Deadline for applying is Friday, 7 October.

New Member Profile: Mia Breitkopf

Michelle (Mia) Breitkopf is a graduate student pursuing her MLIS at Syracuse University. A native of Palmyra, NY, she attended Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam. She has taught high school vocal music in Upstate NY and K-8 general music in Philadelphia, PA. Before moving to Syracuse with her husband, Mia worked in Philadelphia at The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, which makes grants to cultural organizations and artists. Choral singing, reading fiction, and learning about cooking vegetarian are a few of Mia's favorite things to do.