SCRLC NEWS
September 4, 2020
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SCRLC Closed Labor Day
The SCRLC office will be closed Monday, September 7th in observance of Labor Day. We will reopen Tuesday, September 8th at 8:30 a.m. Have a safe and happy holiday weekend.
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Art Museum Image Gallery Discontinued
SCRLC has discontinued its subscription to the Art Museum Image Gallery from EBSCO. EBSCO announced that they were discontinuing the product in 2021, and the council needed to cut the database as of July 1, 2020 in light of this year's budget cuts.
SCRLC is still your source for other EBSCO products, including Teacher Reference Center, GreenFILE, Literary Reference Center, and Consumer Health Complete.Need any help setting up links and logins for your students or patrons? Email Claire Lovell at clovell@scrlc.org. |
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DIRECTOR'S CUP
Cheery Friday Greetings!
We are excited to announce our annual meeting and workshop, which will be held on Friday, October 30. You are welcome to attend whether or not you are a voting member of SCRLC, or representing your library or cultural organization. Circle that date--registration is now open!
Our presenter is Dr. Kawanna Bright, Assistant Professor of Library Science at East Carolina University, who will be speaking on “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Audits: Implications and Applications for Library & Information Organizations.” By the end of the program participants will:
· Understand what DEI audits are and how they apply to library and information organizations
· Determine which key aspects of DEI audits apply directly to their organizations.
· Create an initial plan for assessing DEI in their own organizations.
The business meeting will be brief but will include election of the new slate of officers and the annual awards.
In other news, the Plan of Service Design Team held its inaugural meeting on Tuesday, August 25. Task groups are working on the vision, mission, and values review; a membership survey; trends; and the elements that comprise our programs and services. We are going into this process with the many ideas generated by the membership and Board over the last two years. The survey and subsequent virtual meetings that will happen this fall will provide additional feedback and ideas for our “new normal,” thinking not only of the year ahead, but SCRLC’s programs and services over the next five years.
Speaking of surveys, please complete the short book discussion survey whether or not you participated in How to be an Antiracist. We expect to begin another one next month and your input will help us choose the book, time, and format. Thank you in advance!
Yesterday you probably saw the various messages regarding the latest findings from the REopening Archives, Libraries, and Museums (REALM) project. Indeed, scientists have discovered that SARS-CoV-2—the virus that causes COVID-19--is still detectable after six days on four common library materials when they are stacked—a much longer period of time that when they are not stacked. To read those findings and the earlier testing results, click here. Having these results available may help keep our communities safer, even outside our libraries. For example, the last test results found SARS-CoV-2 cells inside glossy magazines. That information helps our libraries and cultural organizations, but who else in your community might benefit from knowing? As our colleague Nate Hill from METRO/REALM committee said on Thursday, “we do not know how many virus cells 1) an infected person will leave on an object, 2) you can pick up from an object, or 3) are needed to cause infection.”
Regarding COVID-19 reporting, a question arose at one of the August meetups regarding how figures are reported for campus positives, i.e., to the local county health department in the college’s community or to the health department in the student’s hometown? According to the Tompkins County Health Department, students who test positive while residing on campus are reported within that county’s figures. There does seem to be a lag in reporting, however. In some of the counties in our region, the campus figures for this week exceed the county totals.
We are concerned for our members who are part of campuses that have had to close for the semester after reopening or are experiencing upticks. The best we can do is to follow the science, e.g. the REALM Project, share information about it and from other reliable resources with others who could benefit from knowing, and follow the NYS Department of Health guidelines involving masking, social distancing, sanitizing, and handwashing.
Please stay safe out there and have a peaceful weekend.
Yours in partnership,
Mary-Carol Lindbloom
Executive Director
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TAKE ACTION
On protecting library workers:
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SCRLC COMMUNITY
Member Status Updates- Have you reopened?
Let us know if you have reopened in on this Google Sheet a nd check the status of other organizations .
Zoom Meetups
Next Director's Meetup: Tuesday, September 29, 4:00pm
Or call in: 1-646-876-9923
Passcode: SCRLC
Next All Member Meetup: Tuesday, October 6, 1:00pm
Or call in: 1-646-876-9923
Passcode: SCRLC
Next Resource Sharing Meetup: Tuesday, September 15, 1:00pm
Or call in: 1-646-876-9923
Passcode: SCRLC
Next Special Collections/Local History/Archivists Meetup: Wednesday, September 9, 2:00pm
Or call in: 1-646-876-9923
Passcode: SCRLC
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UPCOMING WEBINARS
FROM SCRLC
September 24, 10:00am
(with SENYLRC, CLRC & CDLC)
September 29, 9:00am - 1:00pm
FROM SIBLING COUNCILS & OTHER PARTNERS
September 8, Noon
September 9, 4:00pm
September 10, 1:00pm
September 10, 1:00pm
September 14, 1:00pm
September 15, Noon
September 15, 2:00
September 16, 9:30am
September 17, 2:00
September 18, 10:00am
September 22, 2:00pm
September 23, 2:00pm
September 24, 1:00pm
September 24, 2:00pm
September 25, 11:00am
September 29, Noon
September 21-25
Discount code: ESLNVirtual (for $50 off ticket price)
+Archived webinars from the New York Black Librarians Caucus
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Send a request to jphilippe@scrlc.org for access to online classes in design, business, technology, photography, entrepreneurship, film and writing through Skillshare.
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In addition to the weekly Tech-Talk newsletter, SCRLC members have access to the Tech-Talk Database, which offers an up-to-date, searchable library of technology and communication articles and videos. Look for the login information at the top of your weekly Tech-Talk newsletter or email jphilippe@scrlc.org. |
A free instructional design training program available through WebJunction to enable library workers to transfer their in-person teaching skills to the online environment. The 7 modules include: Orientation, Foundation, Diversity, Community, Content Creation, Course Management, & Capstone. D4L was developed in partnership among the South Central Regional Library Council, Syracuse University's School of Information Studies, and the Empire State Library Network. It was funded in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).
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8/3/20: Board of Trustees approval for library reopening plans: Who votes on the plan?
8/18/20: Working from home during re-opening: accommodating public librarians who are asking to *not* work with the public?
8/18/20: Asking COVID-19 symptomatic patrons to leave
8/21/20: What to do if an employee tests positive for COVID-19
8/26/20: Temporary disuse of a meeting room
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Constitution Day Exhibit
The New York State Library has created an online exhibit to celebrate Constitution Day. The exhibit highlights the history leading up to the ratification of the Constitution and related items in our collection. Constitution Day is celebrated every year on September 17th to commemorate the signing of the Constitution on the same day in 1787. To view the online exhibit please see http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/collections/creatingperfectunion/index.htm.
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Census 2020 Library Exhibit
Two Hundred Years on the Erie Canal
Recognizing Women's Right to Vote in New York State
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ONE-ON-ONE CAREER COACHING |
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Whether you are actively looking for a job or just want to be prepared in these uncertain times, SCRLC is offering confidential, objective one-on-one resume and cover letter review, as well as interview coaching. Let us know what would help you feel prepared. Fill in the form below and we will be in touch. |
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