ReCap Online: The Newsletter of the Capital District Library Council
Summer 2018: Number 116
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Shared Collections...Local Connections
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Memes to the Rescue
You know what a meme is, but do you know how easy it is to make one? This one took two minutes
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Here are some sites that provide basic and trending images along with the ability to caption, animate, and download them.
- imgflip.com: gives you the quick options to create a meme, a gif, or a funny pie chart. No sign up necessary!
- giphy.com: upload, create, or download animated memes
psst...
memes are a visual way people share information and express themselves on social media, often in a humorous way.
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Recognizing Women's Right to Vote in New York State
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| Albany, NY Suffrage Parade Forming at City Hall, June 6, 1914. Courtesy of Albany Public Library. |
The South Central Regional Library Council and the Empire State Library Network have created a New York Heritage exhibit,
Recognizing Women's Right to Vote in New York State which charts the development and evolution of the Women's Suffrage movement in New York State. This program was funded in part by a
Humanities New York Action Grant.
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Search Tip: Reverse Image Searching
Have you ever found an image on the web and wanted to find out where else it was used?
You can do a reverse image search by clicking on the
images tab on Google's home page, clicking on the camera icon in the search bar, and either uploading an image or insert an image address (right click on an image and click
copy image address to capture its URL).
Google will then produce a number of results including
Best Guess pages and a collection of
Visually Similar images. Scroll down a bit and you'll see a list of all the
Pages that include matching
images.
And, if you're in Chrome, you can just right click on an image and you should see an option for
Search Google for image.
Or
check out this article to learn a few advanced Google search tips.
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The Future is Now
And in other Google news (and on a slightly creepier note) check out this video where Google CEO Sundar Pichai demos Duplex, their new Digital (AI) Assistant. In the video you will see two phone calls Duplex makes to schedule appointments at a hair salon and a restaurant.
What will be the impact of this
technology on the
reference interview
??? As humans struggle to evaluate and identify trustworthy sources, how will we know when we're talking to a robot when the bot sounds human? Does it even matter?
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CDLC's 2018 Annual Meeting
This year's
annual meeting brought together representatives from a number of our member organizations for lunch and conversations. It was an opportunity to discuss issues we're currently facing and hear from some great speakers. We'd like to extend a special thank you to our speakers
Emily Spinner, Michael Daly, and Judith Wines for talking about how they are positioning themselves to meet their communities needs.
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Service Spotlight: Job Postings
Did you know that approximately 80% of visitors to our website come to view our job postings page and more than 50% of them found their current jobs through our postings?
If you're currently looking to fill a position at your organization, why not post on our site? The service is free for members and the postings will stay up for at least 1 month. Send a valid URL or a PDF of the job description to
[email protected].
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Attend a Special Interest Group Meeting
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CDLC and the Great American Read
CDLC, in partnership with the public and school library systems, is working with local PBS station WMHT to promote and share information about their Great American Read project.
Learn more about the project and what you can do at your library.
And congratulations to
Greenwich Public Library, a
SALS member, who received a grant from ALA to promote the Read in their community!
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Both
Albany County Historical Association as well as
Schenectady County Historical Society
have received a Strategic Planning Grant in the most recent round of DHPSNY grants. Learn more about DHPSNY's Strategic Planning Curriculum here.
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The New York State Department of Transportation has joined CDLC as its newest member. We also welcome two new CDLC member directors:
Dr. Elizabeth Stack is the new Executive Director at the
Irish American Heritage Museum, while
Dr. Gina Gould takes over at
miSci.
Tammy Kelly, former librarian at
St. Peter's Hospital, has accepted a new position at the
Dickerman Library, a research library for the
NYS Department of Health. We wish her the best in her new role!
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Podcast Alert!
We've mentioned podcasts before but did you know the University Libraries at Albany have created a new series called Librarians with Lattes?
There are currently 6 interviews with university librarians intended to connect students with issues in the library community like the open access movement, managing rare manuscripts, and coping with stress during finals.
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ALA's National Library Workers Day Stars
National Library Workers Day is a day for library staff, users, administrators and Friends groups to recognize the valuable contributions made by all library workers. This year's happened on April 9th and there were a few local names on the list.
Rebecca from a public library in
Burnt Hills, NY
, is a Star because She loves what she does, and it shows...
Susan from a public library in
Salem, NY
, is a Star because She makes the most of her library...[and] is very helpful to her patrons and is very welcoming.
Alexandra from a public library in
Albany, NY,
is a Star because of her dedication to the APL Raising a Reader program, creating more equitable futures for Albany's children!
Kaela from a public library in Schenectady, NY, is a Star because she is a literacy leader for all of Schenectady County...Her desire to go above and beyond to serve the needs of the children and families...Kaela is always willing to go above and beyond on behalf of our library and those that we serve...
Visit the
ALA Galaxy of Stars to read the complete write ups and see what makes our libraries shine.
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Awards, Giveaways, Grants, & Discounts
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The Joseph F. Shubert Library Excellence Award recognizes a New York State library or library consortium that has taken significant steps to improve the quality of library service to its users. The deadline to apply is August 1.
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The C. Herbert Finch Online Publication Award recognizes a superior online publication, to include virtual exhibitions, web sites and web pages, which promotes the use of archival materials. The online publication must have been published between July 1, 2017 and
June 30, 2018
and been created by an individual or institution in the MARAC region. The deadline to apply is July 31.
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Two Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) grants have been announced. The
National Leadership Grants for Libraries
program invests in projects that address challenges faced by the library and archives fields and generate results such as new tools, research findings, or models that can be widely used.
The deadline to apply is
September 17
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The
New York Library Association provides awards and scholarships every year to members of the profession.
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Documentary Heritage and Preservation Services for New York (DHPSNY) currently offers Planning & Assessment Services in four major areas. These services are designed to support New York organizations in improving and advancing program efforts while forming strategies for future growth and development.
- Archival Needs Assessments
- Preservation Surveys
- Condition Surveys
- Strategic Planning Assistance
Visit their
Planning & Assessment page to learn more about each of these services and download application materials. The summer 2018 application review deadline is July 13.
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NLM Announces New Version of Docline
DOCLINE
is the National Library of Medicine's (NLM) automated interlibrary loan (ILL) request routing and order referral system.
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Professional Development Opportunities
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When: October 11 & 12
Where: Ithaca, NY
How much: $80/$100/$25
Early Bird/Regular/Student Rates
Read more or register here.
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During this day-long workshop intended for academic librarians, participants will take a topic they are interested in and turn it into a multi-session course. In the morning we will focus on course development, including determining learning outcomes and scaffolding assignments. In the afternoon we will focus on pedagogy, including creating lesson plans and leading a class session.
Presenter: KellyAnne McGuire
When: July 26
Where: SENYLRC Offices, Highland, NY
How much: $40/$50 with lunch
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The New York State Library has partnered with
WebJunction to offer FREE online courses and webinars for
ALL library workers and volunteers in NYS!
July 17 at 3 pm
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CDLC members can request free access to one of our lynda.com user licenses for a period of two weeks. Take classes at your own pace when it's convenient for you!
Here's a sampling of classes Lynda offers:
Learn how to efficiently manage small projects for great results.
Learn tips and techniques for responding to a "request for proposal" (RFP) and for crafting a well-conceived proposal from scratch
To request access to lynda.com through CDLC, please email Amy Hren.
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Thinking About Becoming a CDLC Personal Member?
CDLC personal members not only help support the mission and goals of the council, but also receive
discounts on most of our events. This is a great option for students, retirees, trustees, friends groups, and transitional library staff to stay connected with the library community.
Consider becoming or renewing your tax deductible membership today. Visit our personal membership page or contact Kari Kakeh with any questions.
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