ESLN-Sponsored Resource Sharing Webinar Series Begins June 11

A Message From the Director

Hi everyone, We are wrapping up committee and interest group activities with just a few meetings left until the Fall. These groups would not exist without the dedicated committee chairs and members and the interest group facilitators. Thank you to them for their time, ideas, and contributions to CDLC!  Our Committee Chairs: Tracey Pause, Voorheesville Public Library, Collection Development Committee Tia Felock, Capital Region BOCES School Library System, Committee on Resource Sharing Kate Wantuch, Albany College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences, Regional Automation Advisory Committee  Our Interest Group Facilitators:   Lisa Poli, Hudson Valley Community College, Capital Area Library Assistants  Rebecca Fried, Union College, and Nancy Poehlmann, University at Albany, Cataloging and Technical Services Kerrie Burch, Questar III School Library System, and Stephanie Ross, Hudson Valley Community College, High School to College Transition Ann Kearney and Karen Kiorpes, both from the University at Albany, Preservation  Deanna DiCarlo, Albany Public Library, and Johanna MacKay, Skidmore College, Reference, Instruction and Outreach  Thank you also to the CDLC staff liaisons and recorders! Interest group meetings are open to everyone and connect you with local colleagues from all types of libraries. See more information below about upcoming meetings and our call for committee members.

Connections

Connect with us via Zoom! Upcoming Interest Group meetings are: Thursday, June 10 from 1:00-2:00 pm: Reference, Instruction, and Outreach (Topic: Reference and Instruction in a Post-Pandemic World) Tuesday, June 22 from 9:30-11:00 am: Preservation (Topic: Preserving 3D Objects) Wednesday, June 23 from 2:00-3:00 pm: Cataloging and Technical Services (Topic: Open Discussion)   A call for committee members will go out this Summer. To learn more about the committees, join us Thursday, June 3, from 1:00-2:00 pm. Consider becoming involved with CDLC by joining a committee!

CDLC is hosting a series of tech-related webinars offered by Your Nerdy Best Friend. Review the topics and register for either the live or on-demand webinars!

Join us Monday, June 14, from 2:00-3:30 pm for News Media Literacy: Seeking and Finding the Truth in a Fake News World, presented by Mary Miller, the Education Services Director for the New York Newspapers Foundation/New York News Publishers Association (NYNPA).

Collections

What unique collections are in your library? Organized by the Collection Development Committee, a Special Collections Guide is now on our website. Complete this questionnaire to add your collections.  On Monday, June 7, from 1:00-2:00 pm, our Collection Development Committee is sponsoring Rethinking Academic Streaming Video Acquisition, presented by Charlie Remy, Associate Professor and Electronic Resources and Serials Librarian at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Library. The Capital New York Alliance for Response provides advice on handling your collection-related disasters. Visit their website for resources and other helpful information.

Of interest: Geared toward academic institutions, EDUCAUSE publishes “7 things You Should Know” briefings, which provide summaries on current topics. Recent topics are Mental Health and Higher Education, and the Digital Divide. It’s worth browsing this list of briefings, which date back to 2006. It’s interesting to see what was trending, and something may catch your eye!

FYI: Several CDLC members are presenting at the virtual SUNYLA Conference

Statewide Collaborations

On Friday, June 11, from 9:00 am-noon, ESLN hosts The Changing Environment of Resource Sharing in Academic Libraries, with speakers from various resource-sharing initiatives and academic libraries across the state. This program is the first in a series of resource sharing-related webinars.

As part of the new Ask the HR Expert service, ESLN is offering a series of webinars. All will be from 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm. Future topics and dates are: June 21 - Effective Selection September 20 - Trust & Leadership October 18 - Leading Performance ESLN is sponsoring a webinar on the CASE Act on Wednesday, June 30, from 2:00-4:00 pm. Watch for registration information soon.

The PILLARS Symposium: Preparation, Information Literacy, Libraries, Academic Resources, and 21st Century Skills for Transitioning from Secondary School to College is July 7-9. This virtual event is sponsored by ESLN in collaboration with the New York School Library Systems Association.

Worth A Read: 2021 EDUCAUSE Horizon Report® | Teaching and Learning Edition

Your comments and suggestions are always welcome. We look forward to seeing you online. Kind Regards, Kathleen Gundrum

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