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Advisory Committee and Working Group Members Sought
In 2014, SCRLC's Board of Trustees held regional conversations to gain member input regarding the direction of the Council and staffing. The Board, SCRLC staff, and advisory committee members reviewed and further discussed the findings at a retreat in June, 2014. Among the topics discussed was the advisory committee structure, i.e., that the current advisory committee structure led to silos and was staff intensive; perhaps having one SCRLC Advisory Committee with working groups and SIGs would be more effective. In 2015, the Council adopted this model.
As a result, SCRLC seeks a few at-large advisory committee members and also some working group members. The current working groups are: Advocacy, Digitizing, Education, Hospital Library Services Program, Information Technology and Services, and Resource Sharing. You can check out the various groups' roles and activities at https://scrlc.org/Programs--Services/Recent-Presentations/About. Working group members may also participate on the over-arching advisory committee.
Serving on the advisory committee or working group is a voluntary effort and a very rewarding one. Through participation, you will experience excellent networking opportunities while impacting regional and statewide programs, service, and policies. If you are interested, contact Mary-Carol Lindbloom at [email protected] or 607-273-9106 x203.
Member Collection Featured in NY Heritage Blog
NY Heritage is celebrating National Handwriting Day by featuring the Papers of Jessie Elvira Jenks from the Greater Oneonta Historical Society collection on its blog. The diary, along with letters written to Willard S. Jenks and his wife, Rhoda, from their daughter, Jessie, is part of a larger collection which was donated to the Greater Oneonta Historical Society by the Jenks family. In addition to the letters and three journals Jessie kept, there were teaching contracts, report cards, recommendations, resumes, newspaper clippings, and stacks of letters from 1892 to 1894 and 1930. Jessie lived from 1873-1964.
To read more about Jesse and National Handwriting Day go to:
http://www.nyheritage.org/blog/2015/01/23/happy-national-handwriting-day/
Preservation Road Show
Are your library materials at risk? Do you have preservation and conservation concerns? Would you like an online assessment by a preservation expert? If yes, please contact Mary-Carol Lindbloom at [email protected] or 607-273-9106 x203.
SCRLC RBDB 2015 Grants Are Available
Application Deadline: March 2, 2015
SCRLC's Board of Trustees has approved $20,000 to fund information technology projects that benefit the SCRLC region and contribute to resource sharing, under the auspices of the Regional Bibliographic Databases & Interlibrary Resources Sharing (RBDB) Program.
Applications are available in Word or PDF format.
ILEAD USA
NYSL recently distributed Information about ILEAD USA (Innovative Librarians Explore, Apply and Discover). ILEAD USA is an immersion program utilizing web technologies designed "to increase the leadership, collaboration and technology skills of library and library system staff from all types of institutions. ILEAD USA will help build vibrant libraries that better serve their communities."
This program is team-based, with teams between two and five people; libraries/library system staff can apply to participate as a team member, a mentor or as an instructor. There are three mandatory onsite sessions, which will be held at the Mid-York Library System, Utica, NY. Hotel and meal expenses for participants will be paid with grant funds. More information, including FAQs and an application form are available at http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/libdev/ilead/index.html. Deadline for applications: January 25, 2015.
Upcoming Events
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Do you have further comments on or suggestions for SCRLC workshops/programs? Please contact Jessica Brooks at [email protected] or 607/273-9106 x205.
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