In the last edition of the News, I began highlighting some of our programs and services. Today I’ll mention Resource Sharing. When we hear “resource sharing,” we can automatically think “interlibrary loan;” and yet as we know, it is broader. For example, the Coordinated Collection Development Aid for Academic Libraries (CCDA) Program falls within Resource Sharing because they acquire resources within a specific subject area to then share and avail to the region. Digital Collections Access also falls within Resource Sharing.

A couple components that pertain to interlibrary loan are the Bibliographic & Referral Center (BARC) and the Medical Information Service Program (MISP).

MISP funds are available to any library or library system that has a health or medical interlibrary loan request, for which they incur a fee from a library within the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NNLM) or even a library outside of NNLM--it just has to be medical or health-related. For occasional requests, send the invoice to SCRLC for payment by mail or scan. If scanning, email it to Danna Harris. If you have several requests a year being filled by the NNLM resource libraries, you can set up an Electronic Funds Transfer Service (EFTS) account—contact Molly Brown for details.

ALA invites library workers to apply for the Libraries Transforming Communities (LTC): Focus on Small and Rural Libraries. Up to 100 libraries will be awarded in this round of grantmaking, part of ALA's longtime community engagement initiative. Library workers may apply online for grant funding by September 16 at ala.org/LTC.

BIPOC Community Call: Wednesday, August 11, 12:00-1:00pm

Next Resource Sharing Call: Tuesday, August 10, 1:00pm  

https://zoom.us/j/109469034 | Meeting ID: 109 469 034

Next SCHOAM (special collections, historical organizations, archives & museums) Call: 

https://zoom.us/j/715709544 | Meeting ID: 715 709 544

NEW! Article Discussion Group:

What Is Critical Race Theory, and Why Is It Under Attack? EducationWeek

Wednesday, August 4th, 12:00pm-1:00pm

If you would be interested in starting a special interest or affinity group through SCRLC, contact jphilippe@scrlc.org.

Let us know if your library is open or closed in on this Google Sheet and check the status of other organizations.

Join Barbara Lilley, Library Development Specialist at the Division of Library Development, for an overview of the NYS Coordinated Collection Development Aid program. Barbara will review how libraries should complete and submit the CCDA print and online forms, review when a library needs to submit a waiver, and share tips for libraries to track their CCDA funds once it is received on their campus. Register!

As part of the new Ask the HR Expert service, there is a series of webinars - all from 2:00pm - 3:30pm. Topics and dates are:

View all council events on the ESLN Continuing Education Calendar

CDLC (Capital District Council)

CLRC (Central Council)

LILRC (Long Island Council)

METRO (NYC Council)

NNYLN (Northern Library Network)

RRLC (Rochester Council)

SENYLRC (Southeastern Regional Council)

WNYLRC (Western Council)

October 26-28, 2021

Program | Registration

Available on our YouTube Channel

Re-entry with Michelle Courtney Berry

Send a request to jphilippe@scrlc.org for access to online classes in design, business, technology, photography, entrepreneurship, film and writing through Skillshare.

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. 7 modules include: Orientation, Foundation, Diversity, Community, Content Creation, Course Management, & Capstone.

A group of people dressed in firemen's coats and helmets are playing a game of pushball. The group, divided in two teams are holding hoses, with water flowing as the ball is pushed through the air. The landscape behind the two teams includes the pavilion to the right, the swing set next to the pavilion, and the park's treescape. A group is gathered on the hill watching the game.

Brockway Motor Trucks Collection - Cortland County Historical Society

Whether you are actively looking for a job or just want to be prepared in uncertain times, SCRLC is offering confidential and objective resume and cover letter review, as well as interview coaching. Let us know what would help you feel prepared. Fill in the form and we will be in touch.