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Our chapter is able to present two awards to worthy members each year: the Chapter Merit Award and the Student Merit Award. At the recent Fall Meeting (October 14, 2011 at the Inn Complete in Syracuse, NY). I had the honor of presenting Jill Hurst-Wahl with the Chapter Merit Award and Alison Starkey with the Student Merit Award.
The Chapter Merit Award was created to honor and recognize individuals for their outstanding achievements and contributions to the Chapter. Typically, the Award is given to a Chapter member with an extended period of distinguished service, but others who have contributed significantly to the Chapter in other ways may also be considered. By unanimous board agreement, Jill Hurst-Wahl was chosen for this award and for good reason. Jill has been active in SLA since 1990, serving in a variety of positions at the Chapter level, as well as the Leadership and Management Division, Information Technology Division and Baseball Caucus. Currently, she serves as a member of the SLA Board of Directors. Jill was recently selected to become the Director of the LIS program at Syracuse University’s iSchool for the coming year. | |
The UNYSLA Student Merit Award seeks to recognize and reward the active participation of student SLA members through their involvement in their Student Group activities. Any SLA member who is also enrolled in a masters or PhD level library or information studies program. This year’s award went to Alison Starkey, of the University at Albany School of Information Studies. Some examples of how she has revitalized the Student SLA Chapter at UAlbany include: increasing membership, expanding professional development opportunities for members and brought educators and practitioners together. She also organized social events, field trips and fund raisers. Alison currently holds a Graduate Assistant program at the New York State Library Summer Reading Program. |
Congratulations to our outstanding awardees!
Elaine M. Lasda Bergman
UNYSLA Past-President
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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/
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.
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:
Deadline for applying is Friday, 7 October.
Save the date!
Research data: Management, access and control
a symposium sponsored by the University at Buffalo Libraries
Date: Monday, 14 November
Time: 9:00-4:00
Location: Center for Tomorrow, University at Buffalo
Featured speakers include:
Dr. Francine Berman, Rensselear Polytechnic Institute
"Got Data? The Role of Digital Information in Shaping 21st Century Research"
Dr. Barry Smith, SUNY Distinguished Professor, University at Buffalo
"Ontologies: What Librarians Need to Know"
Ms. Lisa Johnston, University of Minnesota Libraries
"The Libraries' Role in Research Data Management: A Case Study from the University of Minnesota"
Registration will open in early October.
eBooks and Libraries: Success All Around
Date: Friday, 14 October 2011
Location: Inn Complete, Syracuse, NY
Time: 9:00am-3:30pm
Registration closes Friday, 7 October
Discover the opportunities and challenges ebooks present to all types of libraries. Presenters from academic, public, medical libraries as well as an attorney will share their insight on staff training, technological challenges, collection development and digital copyright issues as they relate to ebooks.
8:30-9:00 | Registration and Continental Breakfast |
9:00-9:15 | Business Meeting |
9:15-9:45 | Networking Ice Breaker |
9:45-10:45 | eBooks and the public library: The promise & the threat Julia Schult, Baldwinsville Public Library The development of ebooks in the last decade, why they are suddenly on everyone's radar, and how public libraries have changed forever during 2011. |
10:45-11:00 | Break |
11:00-12:00 |
Are libraries getting zapped by electronic reserves? The effect of old copyright laws on new technologies Philip Frankel, Esq., Bond Schoeneck & King Explore current copyright issues of interest to research universities and libraries. Mr. Frankel will provide an overview of copyright law, specifically the doctrines of fair use and first sale and how these provisions of the Copyright Act impact library services in the electronic realm. Discussion will be focused on the recent Georgia State University case challenging the use of electronic reserves by Georgia State, and the possible implications of this lawsuit on the widespread use of online reading rooms by academic libraries and university faculty as well as a discussion of new technologies that present novel copyright concerns. |
12:00-1:00 | Lunch |
1:00-1:30 |
Leave the driving to them: Patron-driven acquisition of ebooks |
1:30-2:00 | Consortial and ILL issues resulting from ebook adoption Mike Poulin, Colgate University Mike Poulin will present on the opportunities and challenges for small academic libraries in implementing eBooks. These resources expand the offerings to our users but also create difficulties in presenting them to our users in an organized manner. Additionally, they are impacting our ability to share materials between libraries. A ConnectNY pilot project in shared eBook acquisition will be discussed and its implications on interlibrary loan of materials. |
2:00-2:15 | Break |
2:15-3:30 |
Ebooks in academic, medical, and public libraries Feel free to submit your ebook questions in person or via the registration form. |
Register online today!
For more directions, speaker bios, and student shadow instructions see the event's full description.