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Posted on January 25th, 2012
Title: Technology: Unexpected Consequences of Legislation and Policies in Libraries (Amigos)
Date/Time: Wednesday, February 8, 2012; 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Location: Online (Group viewing at SENYLRC)
Cost: $15 for SENYLRC members (Governing and HRVH) $30 for all others.
Registration: http://www.senylrc.org/reg/
In this online conference, we’ll explore the unforeseen, unanticipated, and unexpected consequences of the legislation, regulations, and policies that we have instituted because of the technologies we now provide in libraries. We’ll focus on state, national, and international laws and regulations and how they have affected libraries, as well as local policies that have been developed to support specific technologies. Continue reading this post…
Posted on January 6th, 2012
SENYLRC is hosting the popular Handheld Librarian Online Conference for a 3rd year! The main conference is on Wednesday February 1st and there are two exciting workshops on Thursday, February 2nd. Please register for each day separately. Note: this is a group viewing of the conference and you have to be at SENYLRC to participate. Continue reading this post…
Posted on August 17th, 2011
SENYLRC is sponsoring Legal Resources — Ready Reference and More on October 6, 2011, 9:00 am — 12:00 pm. There is no charge to attend. This workshop is designed to introduce librarians and interested library staff to legal research for non-lawyers and online sources for primary and secondary law. The three speakers are experienced law librarians who will explain how to structure basic queries and develop legal research strategies for readily available and free legal databases.
By attending this workshop, participants will become familiar with a multitude of court services and user-friendly resources for the lay public such as federal and state information gateways and topical legal research pathfinders. These resources can be used for the following:
- to answer reference questions,
- as recommendations to patrons for answers to legal questions,
- as recommendations to patrons of forms for a variety of legal actions,
- to make an informed local referral. Continue reading this post…
Posted on August 17th, 2011
SENYLRC is sponsoring Access to Justice workshops. The program is designed for librarians and library staff who work with the public. There is no charge to attend. Two sessions will be held at SENYLRC on September 13, 2011 and at the Finkelstein Memorial Library in Spring Valley on September 27, 2011. Each session is a complete two hour workshop. You only need to attend one session.
Especially in today’s difficult economy, many patrons facing legal problems are under-represented. When they turn to their library for help, do library staff know where to direct them? This workshop will enhance librarians knowledge about the court system and allow them to guide their patrons more effectively.
The workshop will open with an overview of the New York State Courts “Access to Justice Program” which ensures access to justice in civil and criminal matters for New Yorkers of all incomes, backgrounds and special needs, through resources such as self-help, pro bono programs, community outreach and technological tools. The balance of the workshop will focus on how to locate content and tools on the UCS Public Website and CourtHelp. Law librarians will also attend and give a brief overview of the New York State law libraries including their services and access to the public.
People who attended Access to Justice workshops earlier this year commented:
- Good information — valuable info about law libraries as well.
- I feel more confident using these websites and showing the patrons what is available to them.
- The websites are comprehensive and user friendly; they will make it easy to present this info to my patrons.
- Did not know about this programs — extremely useful for the kinds of questions we get from our patrons Continue reading this post…
Posted on June 13th, 2011
Cataloging 4-1-1 or How I learned that Catalogers are not trying to make my Life Difficult!
Date: Thursday, August 4, 2011
Subject Analysis 4-1-1 (or What Is It About and Where Do I Put It?)
Date: Thursday, August 18, 2011
Testimonials from previous workshops taught by Maggie Horn and John Myers:
I wish I could take you both home with me so I can be molded into the great cataloger I am meant to be!
Thank you, Maggie; thank you, John; thank you, Melvil!
While cataloging can be a dry subject, Maggie and John made cataloging fun. Continue reading this post…
Posted on June 7th, 2011
“Caring for the Mind: Providing Mental Health Information at Your Library” workshop will be held at SENYLRC on July 20, 2011 from 1:00 pm — 4:00 pm. A few spaces remain for this opportunity.
Consumer Health Information Coordinator, Michelle Eberle, is coming from the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, New England to present this program. Continue reading this post…
Posted on April 26th, 2011
Join us in West Hartford, CT on May 20 for “Good Practices for Great Outcomes: Cataloging Efficiencies that Make a Difference”
You’re invited! OCLC and our co-host, the University of Hartford, have teamed together to bring you an informative and lively program focused exclusively on cataloging efficiencies and how members are adjusting to new ways of working to increase cataloging effectiveness. Continue reading this post…
Posted on February 11th, 2011
Oral History Basics
Are you planning a community oral history project? Would you like to record stories of local residents but not sure how to begin? If so, this hands-on workshop is for you. You will learn: Continue reading this post…
Posted on January 7th, 2011
Save the Date! Join your colleagues at SENYLRC on February 23-24, 2011 to view the Handheld Librarian Online Conference IV. SENYLRC will host a group viewing of this online conference. According to the sponsors, “the Call for Proposals (which is now closed) has attracted a broad range of submissions that highlight current, evolving and future issues in mobile library services.”
Continue reading this post…
Posted on January 6th, 2011
SENYLRC will host the Access to Justice workshop on March 2, 2011. Sponsored by the New York State Court System Access to Justice Program, this workshop is designed for librarians and library assistants who work with the public. Two sessions will be held, one in the morning from 9:30 am — 12:00 pm and in the afternoon from 1:00 pm — 3:30 pm. You only need to attend one session. Continue reading this post…
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