Volume 33 Number 5, 2015 - Long Island Library Resources Council

LILRC Newsletter
September/October 2015
Volume 33, Number 5
ISSN: 0887-3739
www.lilrc.org
News from the Long Island Library Resources Council
Upcoming Events
September 11th
Intermediate WordPress
Farmingdale Public Library
10:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
September 11th
Advanced WordPress
Farmingdale Public Library
1:30 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
September 18th
Suffolk County Legislative Breakfast
Comsewogue Public Library
8:30 a.m.
September 25th
Nassau County Legislative Breakfast
Elmont Memorial Library
8:30 a.m.
October 5th
Creating Low-Cost Interactive Displays
for Your Library
Farmingdale Public Library
10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
October 9th
20th Annual Archives Month
Conference
The Woodlands at Woodbury
9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
October 30th
Advanced Dreamweaver
Farmingdale Public Library
10:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
LILRC Holidays
September 7th
Labor Day
October 12th
Columbus Day
The Long Island Library Resources Council and the
Nassau & Suffolk County Library Associations cordially invite you
to attend the local legislative breakfasts:
Friday, September 18, 2015
Suffolk County 29th Legislative Breakfast
Comsewogue Public Library
170 Terryville Road, Port Jefferson Station, NY 11776
8:30AM
RSVP: [email protected]
Friday, September 25, 2105
Nassau County 30th Legislative Breakfast
Elmont Memorial Library
700 Hempstead Turnpike, Elmont, NY 11003
8:30AM
RSVP by September 18th to Dr. Roger Podell, Director,
Elmont Memorial Library at: [email protected]
Please use “RSVP” as your subject.
We urge everyone who wishes to express support for
Long Island libraries to join us as we meet with our
state legislators.
LILRC Wishes a Happy Retirement and Best Wishes to
dale Krongel
The LILRC staff and Board of the Trustees
wish to congratulate dale Krongel,
Interlibrary Loan/Continuing Education/
HLSP/MISP, on her retirement after 27 years
of dedicated service. We wish dale and her
family many years of health and happiness.
Congratulations!
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LILRC Offers Big Savings for Internet Librarian 2015 Conference
The Internet Librarian 2015 conference will be held October 26-28, 2015, at the
Monterey Conference Center, Monterey, California. By registering through
LILRC, you will be eligible for the special discounted rate of $369 for the
3-day event, $109 on the Internet@Schools Track (October 26-27), and
$649 for Library Leaders Digital Strategy Summit (which includes all
three days of IL). You can visit the Internet Librarian 2015 conference page at
Information Today’s website (http://internet-librarian.infotoday.com/2015) for
full conference program information. Rates increase after the deadlines noted below. No discount rates are available for
the pre-conference workshops.
To register for the LILRC discounted rate, visit: https://secure.infotoday.com/forms/default.aspx?form=il2015 and use
the promo code: 15LILR. Online registrations can be made until September 25 to receive the discounted rates.
Questions? Please contact the LILRC office at 631-675-1570. Please feel free to share this information with colleagues
who may be interested. The discount is also available to anyone within or beyond the LILRC region.
NY 3Rs Association, Inc. Establishes
code4libNYS
As a result of discussions at the 2015 Information
Infrastructure for New York (I2NY) summit, NY
3Rs is convening a new chapter of code4lib set to
span across the state of New York. code4libNYS
will tap into the rich pool of talent across all of New
York State to provide community, a forum for
collaboration, and opportunities for education and
professional development. By fostering this
community, and building new relationships between
libraries and the tech sector, code4libNYS stands to
push New York libraries to the bleeding edge.
If you are interested in getting involved, be sure to
join the code4libNYS discussion list to stay
informed. If you would like to be added to the
mailing list, please send your request
to [email protected] with the subject line
"code4libNYS SUBSCRIBE".
Amazon Fire TV Stick Added to the
LILRC Equipment Loan Program
Streaming media is on the rise in
library collections as well as in the
classroom. To help librarians to learn
this new digital content delivery
platform and explore the possibility of
integrating library collections on
it, LILRC has just added the Amazon
Fire TV Stick to the Equipment Loan
Program, which is now available with
our other streaming media players
including the Google Chromecast,
Roku Streaming Stick and Walmart
Vudu Spark. Each device is available
for a 21-day loan period.
In addition, LILRC lends the following
equipment on a first come, first serve
basis: two Amazon Kindle (2nd
generation) eBook readers, three Apple iPads (3rd generation
Wi-Fi), two digital video cameras, a digital voice recorder, and a
Nintendo Wii Console and Wii Fit.
The Equipment Loan Program is a free service available to staff
of LILRC member libraries. Please visit http://www.lilrc.org/
member-services/equipment for additional information.
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LILRC Snapshots
SAVE THE DATE
Monday, October 5, 2015
Farmingdale Public Library
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
In this two-hour workshop, you will learn how to set up digital signage
and interactive displays without breaking your budget. Get hands-on
with a variety of hardware that can be converted for your digital needs.
Next, learn techniques on how to develop content using software you
already own or are low-cost to purchase. Finally, learn more than just
how to create digital displays. To be successful and influence your
patrons’ behaviors, you need to think about what content will best
appeal to which patrons at the right time, and at their point of need.
This workshop is best for those who are comfortable with technology.
Presented by: Amanda L. Goodman, User Experience Librarian,
Darien Library (Connecticut).
For additional information please visit the LILRC Training & Events
Calendar online at: http://www.lilrc.org/event/1528.
MakerBot, Raspberry Pi, MakeyMakey and
more! Check out all the mobile makerspaces
tools explored by attendees at LILRC’s
August 6th workshop, “Mobile MakerspacesCarving Out Space for 3D Printing and
Video Creation” as well as additional
resources: http://wp.me/peAPr-FY.
Online and On-Demand Computer Training Available Through LILRC
LILRC has partnered with Atomic Training, Inc. to provide staff members of
Long Island libraries with high-level online and on-demand training
opportunities.
Introduced in August 2013, LILRC offers an annual subscription to online
training of software applications and social networking tools to all libraries
through Atomic Training at a highly discounted price of $50 per
subscription for LILRC member libraries and $100 per subscription for
non-member libraries. Each subscription will allow a library staff member (user) to have access to all Atomic
Training's on-demand online tutorials for one year.
Atomic Training website currently offers over 700 courses on more than 150 products from Microsoft, Adobe, Apple,
Google, and more. The video tutorials can be viewed from any web-connected computer. A list of available courses is
at http://www.atomictraining.com/browse?page=tutorials. Each subscription licenses one user to access the training
videos for one year. Once we receive your subscription, you will be notified the subscription activation date
corresponding to your subscription date and online access information.
Any library interested in signing up should send the completed subscription form, available online at http://www.lilrc.org/wpcontent/uploads/2014/02/AtomicTraining.pdf, to our office at 627 N. Sunrise Service Rd., Bellport, NY 11713. If you need
assistance with your subscription, please contact our staff via email at [email protected].
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People & Places
LILRC Welcomes New Directors:
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Kathy Giotsas, Great Neck Library
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Anne Hogya, South Country Library
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MaryAnn Tweedy, Franklin Square Public
Library
LILRC Welcomes New LIU Faculty at the Palmer
School of Library and Information Science:
▪
Dr. Oliver Chen
▪
Dr. Vincent Livoti
▪
Dr. Wei Xiong
LILRC Wishes a Happy Retirement to:
Peggy Smith, Acting Director, Franklin Square
Public Library
LILRC Congratulates:
The Bellmore Memorial Library and Valerie
Acklin for winning the Will Eisner Graphic Novel
Innovation Grant for the project "Picture Yourself:
Using Graphic Novels to Explore People and
Perceptions of Bellmore" at the American Library
Association's Annual Conference in San Francisco.
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IN MEMORIAM
Cynthia D. Clark, former Associate Dean of Libraries at
Adelphi University, died May 24. At Adelphi she oversaw
important changes in technical services staffing and workflow,
coordinated the relocation of collections to remote storage,
facilitated the expansion of digitized collections, and planned
and managed enhancements to the webpage and discovery
systems. She previously held positions at the University at
Albany (SUNY), Princeton University, the University of
California Irvine, and The New York Public Library where she
co-led the merger of the former branch and research technical
services departments into a combined operation and led the
implementation of a new integrated library system and public
catalog. In 2001, Clark participated in the UCLA Senior
Fellows program.
Looking to Hire? Take Advantage of Jobline
Libraries are reminded to list professional and support
staff job openings on Jobline. Webpage postings are
retained for two weeks at no charge. Instructions for
submitting a Jobline posting are available online at:
http://www.lilrc.org/jobline/jobline-service.
Those seeking positions in Long Island libraries are reminded
to check Jobline online at: http://www.lilrc.org/jobline.
Discount Pricing on 3M Tattle-Tape Security Strips
TattleTapes Security Strips, for use in 3M library security systems, are being offered at
a substantial savings through LILRC Group Purchasing Program.
Our intent is to maintain competitive pricing on the premium branded Tattle Tape
strips while offering the Highland branded (formerly CheckPoint) EM strips as a lowcost alternative to compete directly with off0brand EM strips being offered to LILRC
members.
Additional information, including pricing, is available online at: http://www.lilrc.org/member-services/gpp.
Free Live Training Webinar from FDLP Academy: Documents to the Children, k-5
Join Susanne Caro, Government Documents Librarian at the University of Montana for a free 60-minute training session
on Tuesday, September 22, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. for Documents to the Children, k-5. This webinar is a general
introduction to educational resources for educators and students. Find out which Federal agencies have the best
resources on art, culture, reading and STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) subjects.
The webinar is free, however registration is required. Visit http://bit.ly/1PyfWkYfor additional information.
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Last Chance to Join Us on the Bus to Lake Placid for
the 2015 NYLA Annual Conference & Tradeshow
Coming in April 2016
The Long Island Library Resources Council (LILRC), with financial
support from NYLA, is chartering a bus for the Long Island library
community to attend the 2015 New York Library Association (NYLA)
Annual Conference and Tradeshow.
2015 Annual Conference and Trade
Show:
NYLA125: Explore. Learn. Grow.
October 21-24, 2015
Lake Placid, NY
The Conference Center at Lake Placid
Cost: Tickets are $60 each. Space is
limited to 49 participants; on a first
come, first served basis
Registration and Refund Policy: Full
payment is required in order to reserve
your seat. No refunds will be provided, unless there is a waitlist and
your seat can be filled by another attendee.
Additional information, including the registration form can be found
online at: http://www.lilrc.org/2015nyla. If you have any questions,
please feel free to contact us at 631-675-1570 x205.
Carlyle on the Green, Bethpage State Park
Johannes Neuer is Back
by Popular Demand!
Join Us at the 2015 Long Island Reception
All Are Welcome…
Thursday, October 22, 2015
2617 Main Street, Lake Placid, NY 12946
6:00PM-8:00PM
Please feel free to stop in to eat, drink, and have a chance to chat with
your colleagues.
Let us know you’re coming! Join our Facebook event page online at:
https://www.facebook.com/events/631348413634246.
We look forward to seeing you there!
As libraries increase their digital offerings,
staff needs to develop fluency in reporting
on digital projects. This hands-on workshop
provides an overview of the powerful, yet
easy-to-use tool Google Analytics, which is
often used to track online resources.
Participants will learn about tracking pages
and events, interpreting reports, identifying
sources of traffic, segmenting audiences,
drill-down reporting, and keeping tabs on
social media.
Presenter: Johannes Neuer, Director of
Customer Experience at The New York
Public Library
More info: http://www.lilrc.org/event/1533.
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