What kind of SMART programs would YOU like to see?

Rudi Weiss Lecture with the Shifted Librarian,
originally uploaded by The Shifted Librarian.

We are planning for the next NYLA Conference, and we just wanted to see what kind of SMART programs our members and readers would like to see more of. So feel free to let us know by leaving us a comment, what kind of SMART programs you enjoyed at this years conference, and what you would like to see in the future.

New Central New York Library Resource Council Blog

News from the NYLINE listserv. Not a NYLA member? Find out how to join and keep up to date with the New York State Libraries and Librarians.

Bill Drew, a Reference /Systems Librarian at the Donald G. Butcher Library at Morrisville State College(CLRC), started writing for a new blog for the Central New York Library Resources Council. Its focus will be on technology in libraries. You can see it at the CLRC blog.
The entrie website has just been redesigned and will have RSS feeds and much more in the very near future.

CLRC Mission

The mission of the Central New York Library Resources Council is to maximize the ability of member libraries and systems to meet the information and research needs of their respective clientele through programs and services that build from a shared commitment to excellence, innovation, cooperation and service.

What’s after AACR2? Addressing Questions about Resource Description and Access(RDA)

Date and Location:
Thursday, November 30, 2006
10:00 a.m. – Noon
Registration begins at 9:30 a.m.
RRLC Training Center
390 Packett’s Landing
Fairport, New York

Presented by Rochester Regional Library Council Continuing Education with Jennifer Bowen

About the Program
As a new standard for resource description and access designed for the digital world and as the successor to AACR2, RDA will provide:

• a flexible framework for describing digital (and all other) resources
• data that is readily adaptable to newly emerging database structures
• data that is compatible with existing records in online library catalogs.

Is it possible to develop a new cataloging standard that can serve the needs of emerging metadata communities as well as those of more traditional library cataloging? Could such a standard be accepted internationally but also adaptable to the needs of a single institution?

This session will describe international efforts underway to develop RDA, the relationship of RDA to other standards (including AACR2), and how library cataloging will be affected when RDA is implemented in 2008 or 2009.

About the presenter

Jennifer Bowen is Head of Cataloging, University of Rochester, and ALA representative to the Joint Steering Committee for Revision of AACR.

Resources:

• Online workshop listing and registration.
• Workshop Pamphlet [PDF] – Includes a workshop details and mail-in registration form

Rachel on the Road – NYLA Library Learning Tour

It seems that our new NYLA President has embarked on a journey to get to know the libraries of New York State this year. Its an ambitious plan, but I like it! Its good to know that the new president is willing to make the time to get to know New York Libraries and Librarians face to face. Here’s a quote from her blog, rachelontheroad.wordpress.com, about her plans…

I am taking 2 days a month to go to each region of the state, and tour at least one academic or special library, one public library, and one school library. I plan to visit library systems of all kinds, and every library school, too, since one of my initiatives as President is to establish a joint ALA/NYLA student chapter at all 7 schools. And the first one to do that is….drum roll….University at Albany!

and here’s a bit about what you can expect from her visits…

I’ll talk about NYLA of course – its a great organization, so how could I not? And I’ll talk about our legislative agenda for the year. But mainly, I am there to listen to you, to see you, and to tour your library to learn about your unique institution, and to share what I learn this year with you and your colleagues across the state.

You can read the rest on her blog, and keep track to see if she will be visiting your region next!

Talking without Jargon: Improving Library Relations

Saturday 11:30 AM – 12:45 AM

Believe it or not, it is possible for your library to have a successful relationship with your institution’s IT staff. The author of Technology Made Simple will discuss what is needed for a good working reltationship and how that relationship can improve library service.

Speakers:

• Kimberly Bolan, Consultant and Co-author of Technology Made Simple
• Rob Cullin, Vice President of e*vanced solutions and Co-author of Technology Made Simple

More Visibility for your Digital Collections through Metadata

Friday 9:30 AM – 10:45 AM

Are your library’s digital collections being used? Add value and improve access to your digital collections with metadata. Learn the basics of such metadata schemas as Dublin Core, Encoded Archival Description, VRA, and METS.

Speaker:

Lynne Graziadei, Collections and Technical Services Librarian, NYLINK

Keeping Your Batteries Charged: Equipment Loan & Management Best Practices

Friday 8:00 AM – 8:45 AM

Is your library loaning laptops and other equipment to its patrons? Are you thinking about implementing equipment loans? Veterans in equipment loans and management share their success, failure, and best practices for creating and maintaining a successful equipment loan program.

Speakers:

• Nancy Greco, SUNY Geneseo
• Sara Greenleaf, Hobart & William Smith Colleges
• Kathryn Frederick, Hobart & William Smith Colleges

Rudi Weiss Lecture: Jenny Levine, The Shifted Librarian

This year’s Rudi Weiss lecture will address new and emerging technologies and their impact on the library, its users, and its patrons in coming years.

Speaker:

• Jenny Levine, Author/Blogger – The Shifted Librarian

Notes from the presentation will be posted on http://theshiftedlibrarian.pbwiki.com sometime next week.

Meet Saint Minutia at the SMART Booth

“Non Pilus Tam Tenius Ut Secari Non Posit (No Hair is Too Fine to be Split)” – Saint Minutia
Don’t forget to come visit us at the SMART Section booth in the Pavilion! Learn about Saint Minutia, the Patron Saint of Catalogers. Sign up for our raffle for a chance to win some great prizes, including a signed print of the Unshelved Comic Strip where the Cataloger makes her first appearance. If your lucky you might even get to meet Saint Minutia by the booth, or wandering through the exhibits.

Electronic Resource Management Systems: Hope or Hype?

Program Slot #1: Thursday, 1:30 PM – 2:45 PM
Librarians implementing an ERM will discuss factors impacting their decision, choice of system, and how they envision the system assisting with resource management.

Speakers:

• Susan Davis, Electronic Periodicals Management Dept., University at Buffalo
• Mark Sullivan, Systems Administrator, SUNY Geneseo