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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 25th, 2012
Digitizing for HRVH Historical Newspapers: A Planning Primer
Date: Wednesday, February 22nd (snow date Friday, February 24th)
Time: 9:30 AM to 12:00 noon
Location: SENYLRC, Highland, NY
Cost:
SENYLRC governing members and HRVH members: no charge
Non-members: $10.00
Register Online: http://www.senylrc.org/reg/
Do you have historic newspapers on microfilm? Have you ever thought about digitizing them for greater access? If you have, then this information session is for you! Continue reading this post…
Posted on January 18th, 2012
NY 3Rs proudly presents:
Moving the Front Lines Online: Embedding Reference Librarians in Online Classes
Posted on December 12th, 2011
NY 3Rs Association, Inc presents
Quick & Easy Open Source Software
Posted on October 31st, 2011
HUDSON VALLEY CHAPTER OF (SLA) SPECIAL LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
ANNUAL MEETING 2011
WHAT YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT DIGITIZATION BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK Continue reading this post…
Posted on October 11th, 2011
Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 11, 2011
Organizations to share Hudson Valley stories and engage new listeners
Press Contacts:
John Shaloiko, Executive Director, Southeastern NY Library Resources Council
845-883-9065
Shaloiko@senylrc.org
Eileen McAdam, Sound and Story Project of the Hudson Valley
845-532-3734
emcadam@hvc.rr.com
Highland, N.Y.-The Southeastern New York Library Resources Council, located in Highland N.Y., and the Sound and Story Project of the Hudson Valley, located in Stone Ridge, N.Y., will transport Hudson Valley voices from the past into the present with a new project titled “Voices of the Hudson Valley: Bringing New Technology to Old Stories for 21st Century Audiences.”
“The history of this region comes to life through the voices of those who lived here,” said John Shaloiko, executive director of the SENYLRC.
The organizations – along with the Greater Hudson Heritage Network in Elmsford, and the Hudson River Valley Institute at Marist College in Poughkeepsie – received a National Leadership Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the primary source of federal support for the nation’s 123,000 libraries and 17,500 museums, which is located in Washington, D.C.
The organizations will use the latest technology and social media applications to provide the public with access to Hudson Valley oral histories online and allow libraries and museums to preserve the recordings.
“By sharing these stories through radio programs, mobile apps and new media we hope to reach a new generation of listeners,” said Eileen McAdam, director of the Sound and Story Project of the Hudson Valley. 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 10th, 2011
Read the current issue of SENYLRC Matters: Vol. 7 Issue 3 June 10, 2011
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