in short: News | Grants | Events | Ideas | Webinars | Jobs

Do you have a collection on NYHeritage? Check out this report for sitewide traffic insights. You can also visit this report for collection-specific statistics. In the top right of the Granular Traffic report page, you can select your institution from the dropdown menu. Would you like more detail? Just say the world and I'll happily tell you as much detail as you'd like!

This law, creating a <$30,000 claims court for copyright, passed quietly in December and could have big repercussions for libraries and cultural organizations doing digitization. I recommend reading the Ask the Lawyer article just in "case" you need it!

Applications are open for DHPSNY's Archival Needs Assessments, Preservation Surveys, Condition Surveys, and Strategic Planning Assistance. An experienced archivist will discuss your collection, recommend solutions, and help set priorities. Their preservation surveys are excellent tools for fundraising efforts! Applications for this free assistance are due March 26, 2021.

HNY just announced their Action Grant awardees. These grants can be used to fund local history projects and could be a good idea for you to plan for next year. HNY has a free informational webinar on Tuesday, February 16 at 2 pm so you can learn more about their grant opportunities. Their Vision Grants (up to $1,500) are accepted on a rolling basis.

This is an award of $500 for an outstanding archivist or institution (not necessarily an SAA member) that has increased public awareness of a specific body of documents.

After nearly two decades, Bob Brzozowski is stepping down as Executive Director of the Greater Oneonta Historical Society and will be replaced by Marcela Micucci. Micucci, who is from the area, received her PhD in US History from Binghamton University and has worked as a curator at the the Museum of the City of New York and the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia. We're excited to see what she brings to GOHS!

Every week, the Corning Museum of Glass has an awesome live-stream glass-blowing demonstration with Q&A. Check out their schedule here. The Museum has also opened an exhibition of stunning art pieces from Netflix's Blown Away series.

Check out a 20 minute virtual tour of great art with a live Q&A with Kevin Gray, Manager of Arts Education. The tour will be done through Zoom, while registration (with a suggestion donation) is through EventBrite. Maybe this is an event your organization could do!

Leaving Our Fingerprints is a project from the Southern Adirondack Library System, which we're featuring in a webinar on February 17 (see details below) because everyone is encouraged to imitate their work. Check out their comprehensive form here: Leaving Our Fingerprints Survey (surveymonkey.com). Consider attending MANY's Feb. 25th panel webinar about different projects, too!

The Library of Congress is working on its digital strategy and seeks input from those who use their collections. They promise to share their survey findings, which will provide insight for all of us once it's available. Similarly, if you're working on a strategic plan, their digital strategy is a good one to read for inspiration. You might also take a peek at some of the experiments they've invested in through LC Labs and browse their research findings.

The National Trust for Historic Preservation is seeking proposals for their November 2021 conference.

I just stumbled across the Cortland County Historical Society's Facebook page and the Delaware County Historical Association's page and need to share them. Both have done a great job in content creation and engagement, so take a look!

Chemung County Historical Society's Rachel Dworkin has just published a fascinating post about Bob Mack, born into slavery, who settled in Elmira but toured the world as a minstrel. Read the story here.

The History Center in Tompkins County has a very cool in-person program for kids coming up: a Tommy Plane Postcard Workshop, funded by the NY Council on the Arts and the NEH.

Wednesday, February 3 at 3 pm (free through AASLH)

Thursday, February 4 at 12 pm (free through LILRC & SCRLC)

Tuesday, February 9 at 12:30 pm (free through NEDCC)

Tuesday, February 9 at 3 pm ($0-$10 through AASLH)

"The Presence and Persistence of Stories" will be virtual between March 8 and March 27. The Early Bird discount for registration ($45-$125) closes February 10, 2021.

Wednesday, February 10 at 2pm

https://zoom.us/j/715709544 | Meeting ID: 715 709 544 | call in: 1-646-876-9923 | Passcode: SCRLC

Tuesday, February 16 at 2 pm (free through Humanities NY)

Tuesday, February 16 at 4 pm (free through METRO)

Key takeaways will include how web archives can be part of a larger collecting program, as well as how web archives are so much more than a collection of static screenshots.

Wednesday, February 17 at 10 am (free through SCRLC)

See how this successful COVID-19 documentation project grew and can be used by your institution.

Friday, February 19 at 12 pm (free through LILRC & SCRLC)

Thursday, February 25 at 3 pm (free through MANY)

Thursday, March 4 at 10 am (free through LILRC & SCRLC)

Thursday, March 4 at 1 pm (free through LYRASIS)

And many more virtual book talks and historic site webinars from the National Historic Trust.

That's all for this month! Send me an email if there's anything at your organization you'd like me to include in the next newsletter: clovell@scrlc.org | Claire Lovell, Digital Services Librarian