You are invited to participate in an informational session via conference call about the New York 3Rs E-Book Pilot Project (Phase 2) on June 14th at 9:30 am at SENYLRC. Sheryl Knab, Director of the Western New York Library Resources Council and Pilot Coordinator, will describe the project and answer any questions during the call. Please register here: http://www.senylrc.org/reg/ Continue reading this post…

There are licenses for Lynda.com which are still available to SENYLRC members! If you are interested in tutorials on design, video, web, they have a self-guided video made just for what you need. If you haven’t been over there recently, take a look, because they just added videos about Outlook, PowerPoint, InDesign, and Video Blogs in WordPress among many others! You can check here for the full list of updated videos. If you don’t have the time now, that is not a problem, this program goes through the 2013 calendar year. When you’re ready, or if you have questions in the meantime, please contact Carolyn at 845-883-9065 x21.

Have you been participating in SENYLRC’s Technology and Trends webinar series? We’ve already had five informative presentations, and there are six to go! Next up is a presentation about the HathiTrust. If you are interested in learning more about preserving and providing access to your digitized materials or would you like to know more about a reference which allows you to search the FULL TEXT of MILLIONS of books, this webinar is for you! It will be presented by Jeremy York of HathiTrust Digital Library, one of the leaders in digital library content with over 10 million volumes in their digital collections.

Details about this webinar and the rest of the are on our webiste here. If you’ve been participating, you know how great these presentations have been. But you don’t just take our word for it! Barbara W. Petruzzelli, Director of the Library, Mount Saint Mary College told us, “This is a terrific webinar series for academic libraries, better than any I’ve seen in some time. Thanks to the staff at Southeastern for identifying important, timely topics and finding expert presenters.”

Registration: http://www.senylrc.org/reg/ (Registration is required to receive the webinar’s active URL.)

This series of programs is supported by Federal Library Services and Technology Act funds, awarded to the New York State Library by the Federal Institute of Museum and Library Services.

Did you also know that SENYLRC is now on Facebook? Like our page to receive breaking news items, information on other upcoming continuing education events (like these webinars) and other fun pieces about libraries in our region. You can even share this event with your friends! http://www.facebook.com/events/458090994259851/

SENYLRC members may now receive free access to lynda.com, and online library of high-quality instructional videos on the latest software tools and skills. Lynda.com offers more than 1,300 courses taught by industry experts – with more being added every week – and is designed for all levels of learners, available when and where you are ready to learn. You can even view it on your iPhone, iPad, Android phone or tablet, or other mobile device.

Popular topics for courses include:

• Microsoft Office Suite
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Blackboard and other CMS’s
• Joomla, WordPress, Drupal and other CMS’s
• Accounting software
• Coding languages
• Management (soft) skills
• Design
• Photography
• A variety of open source software
• And much, much more!

To see a complete list, visit lynda.com

To access these great videos for your library, we are currently offering activation periods of one month. During that time frame, users may view as many training videos as they wish on as many topics as desired. Did we mention that this is all free for you?

SENYLRC, working with NY3Rs, has purchased a limited number of activation codes to lend. These will be available ONLY to SENYLRC members, and organizations will be allotted two licenses at a time. If all licenses are checked out, we will create a wait-list, and will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis as they become available. This program begins on February 1st and runs through the 2013 calendar year.

To register for online training with lynda.com, use the online form here: http://www.senylrc.org/reg/lyndareg.htm, and we will email you an activation code when the program begins on the 1st or place your name on the wait list if all codes are rented. This will permit you access to the videos.

Any questions? Contact Tessa Killian for additional information.

Cost: Programs are FREE to library staff within the SENYLRC region. There is a $10 charge for library staff from other regions of New York State.

Dates: January through March 2013

Time: All programs are 10 am to 12 pm EST. The programs are live and interactive.

Location: The webinars will be live via the internet using AdobeConnect with URLs that will provided prior to the program. If you would like to participate in the program and network with colleagues, SENYLRC will provide group viewing in the large conference room.

Registration: http://www.senylrc.org/reg/ Registration is required to receive the webinar’s active URL.

Click below for more information

about all 11 webinars!

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SENYLRC program on E-Books – Opportunities for Academic Libraries

Date: December 7, 2011
Time: 9:00 am – 3:30 pm (note earlier start time)
Location: SENYLRC
Registration: http://www.senylrc.org/reg/

We are planning an informational program on ebooks for academic librarians in the region. The program will introduce librarians to the current state of the ebook marketplace, including models for purchasing and licensing, both for the institution and as part of a consortia. This introduction will be given by Sue Polanka, moderator of the blog, No Shelf Required (http://www.libraries.wright.edu/noshelfrequired/). Continue reading this post…

The same day we are sponsoring an online webinar featuring the Wilson Web Omni File Full Text Select.

Schedule for Tuesday May 3, 2011

10:00 am: A one hour online webinar (via webex) will be given by Daniel Firrincili, Product Manager, The H.W. Wilson company. We will show the webinar in the conference room. No need to register, just show up by 10 am.  If you would like to participate in the webinar from your office/library, please send me a message (killian@senylrc.org) and I will forward you the log in details.

11:00 am – 4:00 pm: Emerging Library Technologies II: Innovation, an online conference.
Online Registration: http://www.senylrc.org/reg/

All-New ProQuest Platform Training

The all-new ProQuest platform is here! All ProQuest and CSA Illumina databases, plus select Chadwyck-Healey databases, are now available on the new platform. Continue reading this post…

Jeffrey Cannell, Deputy Commissioner for Cultural Education, is pleased
to announce the selection of electronic products to constitute the
NOVELNY (New York Online Virtual Electronic Library) statewide
collection for July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011.   Continue reading this post...

Mary Sue Iddings, a Library Services Consultant from OCLC, will be at SENYLRC to give a presentation and answer your questions about WorldCat Continue reading this post…