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  • Webinar: The Future for Libraries – A guide for new professionals 03/15/2013Thursday, April 11, 2013, 1:00pm – 2:00pm Speaker Eli Neiburger Eli Neiburger joined the staff of the Ann Arbor District Library as a helpdesk technician in 1997 and has been responsible for AADL’s technology program since 2000. In his current role as Associate Director for IT & Production, Eli is responsible for technology planning, software development, digitization, ...
  • Baruch College’s 16th Annual Teaching & Technology Conference 03/15/2013Baruch College will hold its Sixteenth Annual Conference on Teaching and Technology on Friday, April 5th on the 14th floor of the Newman Vertical Campus (55 Lexington Avenue). This year’s program will include presentations on: * Using Twitter as a Social Listening and Research Tool in the Classroom * 3D Printing and Making Across the Curriculum * Instructional and ...
  • Baruch College’s 16th Annual Teaching & Technology Conference, April 5, 2013 03/11/2013Baruch College will hold its Sixteenth Annual Conference on Teaching and Technology on Friday, April 5th on the 14th floor of the Newman Vertical Campus. This year’s program will include presentations on: * Using Twitter as a Social Listening and Research Tool in the Classroom * 3D Printing and Making Across the Curriculum * Instructional and Competitive Use of ...
  • 10th Columbia Libraries Symposium- March 22nd, 2013 01/22/2013REGISTER for The 10th Columbia Libraries Symposium THEME: Trending… New Opportunities in the Evolving Academy DESCRIPTION: Higher education is changing and libraries are too. Libraries are being re-imagined not only to keep pace with evolving scholarly needs but also to provide leadership in addressing broader institutional challenges presented by the transforming academic enterprise. Libraries seeking to re-position ...
  • Westchester Library Association Mid-Winter Conference 12/13/2012Gateway Center at Westchester Community College in Valhalla, NY January 7, 2013 (raindate: January 14) http://www.westchesterlibraryassociation.org/ Program: Registration, check-in and breakfast – 8:30 Keynote Speaker – 9:30 am Randy Cohen is the former author of The Ethicist Column in the New York Times. He has appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show, Anderson Cooper 360 and NPR where he is currently the ...
  • 2013 LACUNY Institute CFP – Libraries, Information, and the Right to the City 12/05/2012The 2013 LACUNY Institute Libraries, Information, and the Right to the City April 5, 2013 John Jay College of Criminal Justice Keynote Speakers: Christine Pawley – Former director of the School of Library and Information Studies, University of Wisconsin – Madison and historian of print culture in America. Jessa Lingel – Doctoral student at Rutgers and author of “Occupy Wall Street ...
  • CENSUS: PAST, PRESENT– FUTURE? DANJ Fall Conference at Lewis Library, Princeton University, Rescheduled for Monday, December 17, 2012 11/14/2012CENSUS: PAST, PRESENT–FUTURE? DANJ Fall Conference, Rescheduled for Monday, December 17, 2012 New registrations accepted Breakfast at 8:30 AM Lewis Library, Princeton University Washington Road and Ivy Lane, Princeton, NJ 08544 Continental Breakfast and Lunch Topics     Major Demographic Trends from Decennial Census     U. S. Census Records 1790 to 1940: A Genealogist’s Perspective     Census and the American Community Survey     The Disappearance of the ...
  • Supporting Translational and Team-based Science: Columbia University, Morningside Campus, November 12 11/07/2012Supporting Translational and Team-based Science Monday, November 12 1:00 to 5:00 pm Columbia University, Morningside Campus Butler Library, Room 203 To register, please go to: http://tinyurl.com/ak9kll8 Traditionally, medical and science/technical libraries have provided information resources and technology to support educational and research objectives. Now, the complexity of translational and team-based science research and their multidisciplinary approaches offer prime opportunities for ...
  • METRO Professional Development Events in November 10/24/2012Every month, METRO offers an exciting range of learning and networking opportunities – details and registration are just a click away! November 2012: What Accidental Library Marketers Need to Know Mon, Nov 5  |  1:00-4:00pm  |  $35 METRO; $25 myMETRO; $45 Non-Members This workshop – led by Kathy Dempsey, author of the book The Accidental Marketer – is ...
  • Call for Submissions: Peer Reviewed Instructional Materials Online (PRIMO) Committee of the ACRL Instruction Section, Submissions Deadline: November 14, 2012 10/22/2012The Peer Reviewed Instructional Materials Online (PRIMO) Committee of the ACRL Instruction Section invites you to submit your online information literacy tutorial, virtual tour, or other online library instruction project for review and possible inclusion in PRIMO: Peer-Reviewed Instructional Materials Online. ***Deadlines for Fall 2012*** Nominations: October 31, 2012 Submissions: November 14, 2012 Additional information about PRIMO, as well ...
  • Registration Extended: Census: Past, Present— Future? Friday, Novemeber 2nd @ Lewis Library, co-sponsored by Documents Association of New Jersey (DANJ) and LibraryLinkNJ 10/19/2012Wondering what you will do now that major statistical sources, like the Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics and the Consolidated Federal Funds Report, will no longer be published? Find out what to use in their place, as well as current and historical census information, and much more at the annual DANJ conference, on Friday, November 2 ...
  • Providing Instructional Services: Four Case Studies, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Friday, November 9, 2012: 3:00 – 4:30 pm 10/16/2012Providing effective library instruction often relies on matching instructional methods and formats to specific groups of users with varying research needs. This panel session will include speakers from four different institutions. Each speaker will talk about how their instructional program addresses the distinctive needs of their respective constituencies. They will address topics such as the ...
  • METRO Professional Development Events in October 10/10/2012Every month, METRO offers an exciting range of learning and networking opportunities – details and registration are just a click away! October 2012: Managing Digital Preservation Basics for Smaller Institutions Fri, Oct 12  |  10:00am-4:00pm  |  $25 METRO, myMETRO, & Non-Members This workshop introduces digital collection caretakers to utilities and processes that will help them perform routine archival tasks ...
  • DANJ Conference: Census: Past, Present— Future? November 2nd, Lewis Library, Princeton University, NJ 10/10/2012Friday, November 2, 8:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. Continental Breakfast at 8:30 am; Optional Tours at 3 p.m. (Choice of the University Historic Maps Exhibit, Lewis Library, or the international census collection at the Donald E. Stokes Library). Topics by expert presenters include: Opening address by Mary Alice Baish, Assistant Public Printer, Superintendent of Documents from GPO Major Demographic Trends ...
  • Government Documents and Smart Phones & Mobile Computing Special Interest Groups event 09/19/2012Join the Government Documents and Smart Phones & Mobile Computing Special Interest Groups for a tasting menu of selected government apps. Featured resources will include ABC Eats-NYC Health app, which helps you locate inspection results for NYC restaurants; Science.gov, for science information on the go; and the NYC 311 app, which allows you to upload ...
  • 2012 New York Archives Week, Oct. 7-13 09/14/2012The Archivists Round Table of Metropolitan New York, Inc., along with hundreds of organizations in the archives community across New York State, will celebrate New York Archives Week, October 7-13, 2012, with special commemorative activities throughout New York City.  New York Archives Week is an annual celebration aimed at informing the general public of the ...
  • METRO Professional Development 09/11/2012September – October 2012 Every month, METRO offers an exciting range of learning and networking opportunities – details and registration are just a click away! September 2012: Introduction to WordPress for Personal Site Design Fri, Sept 14  |  10:00am-1:00pm  |  $60 METRO; $35 myMETRO; $75 Non-Members This workshop will walk you through the basics of using WordPress as a content ...
  • Call for volunteers to contribute to Connections: The ACRL/NY Newsletter- Fall 2012 09/10/2012Greetings ACRL/NY members, This is a call for all volunteers who wish to contribute articles for the Fall 2012 issue of Connections: The ACRL/NY Newsletter The theme for the Fall issue is “goals for the academic year ”. What types of activities and projects are you planning this academic year? Are you working on anything that is ...
  • RDA and Sound Recordings Workshop, Princeton University 09/10/2012The Music Library Association (MLA)–Atlantic Chapter and the MLA Educational Outreach Program are pleased to announce a preconference on “RDA and Sound Recordings Cataloging.” The preconference will be held: Friday, October 19, 2012 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM Woolworth Center of Musical Studies Princeton University–Princeton, NJ Early registration is $20, if postmarked by September 26, or $25 after September 26. The ...
  • METRO’S Annual Meeting: A Call for Proposals 08/31/2012http://metro.org/articles/metros-annual-meeting-a-call-for-proposals/ In its new expanded format, METRO’s Annual Meeting takes place on Monday, October 29, 2012 from 9:30 AM till 4:30 PM at The Vertical Campus at Baruch College. This year’s meeting will feature distinguished keynote speakers, updates on innovative projects from METRO community members, and plenty of opportunity throughout the day to connect with colleagues familiar ...
  • Just a few places left: TICER Summer School on Digital Libraries, the Netherlands 08/02/2012More than 90 people already registered for TICER’s International Summer School on Digital Libraries in Tilburg, the Netherlands, August 21-24, 2012. Registration is now formally closed, but we have a few places left! TICER is all about high quality courses, organized especially for you as a library professional to get an in depth overview in your ...
  • Registration Open for “New Librarians Global Connection: best practices, models and recommendations“ 07/12/2012“New Librarians Global Connection: best practices, models and recommendations“ is a series of free quarterly webinars on issues of interest to new librarians, models of library associations and library schools working with new professionals, and groups by and for librarians. The free webinars are presented by IFLA Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning and IFLA ...
  • METRO Professional Development Update 07/12/2012New Additions to Lynda.com New training videos are now available online to METRO members at lynda.com. You can see all of their latest releases at http://www.lynda.com/Member.aspx. To request free lynda.com access through METRO, simply email Laura Forshay at lforshay@metro.org, Subject: Lynda, with your name and member institution or myMETRO membership status. July: Webinar: Collaborative Digitization Showcase – Local ...
  • METRO and ACRL/NY Announce Call for Proposals for Global Librarian Project Due July 10, 2012 06/19/2012We are pleased to announce a call for proposals for a joint publication of the Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO) and the Greater New York Metropolitan Area Chapter of the Association of College and Research Libraries. Please read on for details. Book Concept: Twenty-first century librarians work in an increasingly global environment of diverse populations with ...
  • METRO Professional Development Update 06/13/2012Every month, METRO offers an exciting range of learning and networking opportunities – details and registration are just a click away! New Additions to Lynda.com New training videos are now available online to METRO members at lynda.com.  A career development course on Building Professional Connections, how to use the new Adobe Creative Suite 6, and updated Facebook, ...
  • Upcoming METRO Events, June 2012 05/24/2012Webinar: The New Serendipity – How Small Demons Can Help Patron Discovery Fri, June 1  |  4:00-5:00pm  |  There is no fee to attend, but registration is required. Join us online for this presentation of Small Demons, a website that identifies all the cultural references in fiction and narrative nonfiction and connects them, allowing us to create ...
  • Upcoming METRO Events, May 2012 05/16/2012Vendor Demo: MakerBot Wed, May 23  |  6:00-7:30pm  |  There is no fee to attend, but registration is required In this presentation, Jon Santiago, education consultant for MakerBot  and co-founder of HTINK education cooperative, will give an overview of the Makerbot 3-D Printing process and the various free and open source software tools available.  In addition, there ...
  • Introduction to Photoshop and Digital Imaging; METRO; 57 E. 11th Street; Thursday and Friday, May 17-18, 2012 05/16/2012Thurs and Fri,  May 17 & 18  |  10:00am-1:00pm; 10:00 am to 4:00 pm  | 57 E. 11th Street, 11th Floor | $100 METRO; $90 myMETRO; $150 Non-Members This workshop will introduce participants to an exemplary imaging workflow and the principles behind image capture and image editing.  Common image editing tools and techniques will be demonstrated ...
  • Webinar: Best Practices in Virtual Reference – Finding Your Virtual Reference Users Online; METRO; Thursday, May 17, 2012 05/16/2012Thursday, May 17  |  1:00-2:00pm  |  There is no fee to attend, but registration is required. Continuing the Best Practices in Virtual Reference Series, Susan McGlamery of OCLC and other virtual reference users will lead a discussion on finding your users where they are and meeting them at the point of need.  Join us to share ...
  • Webinar: “You Want Fries With That?” Using the Reference Interview to Add Value; METRO; Wednesday, May 16, 2012 05/16/2012Wed, May 16  |  6:00-7:30pm  |  $20 METRO, myMETRO & NY3Rs Members; $30 Non-Members In this webinar, Mary Ellen Bates will give you the tools to turn the reference interview and other client / patron / stakeholder interactions into a powerful tool for raising their expectations, learning what else you can offer, and becoming a strategic ...
  • Registration extended one week for the SUNYLA 2012 conference! 05/14/2012The registration deadline for the SUNYLA Conference has been extended for one additional week. The last day you can register is now Friday May 18. The conference is June 6-8, at Fashion Institute of Technology in Manhattan! The conference this year will feature a full slate of  pre-conferences, presentations, and poster sessions. Distinguished Librarians, Constantia Constantinou and ...
  • Library Leadership in the 21st Century; Tilburg University, the Netherlands; Registration Deadline: May 15, 2012 05/11/2012Ticer has the pleasure of announcing an exclusive 3-day course for library directors worldwide: “Library Leadership in the 21st Century”. The program is part of Ticer’s 15th International Summer School on Digital Libraries, and will be held from August 19 to 21, 2012 at Tilburg University, the Netherlands. The course offers library directors the chance to ...
  • Films from New York’s Vault III: Archives Go To the Movies! The Archivists Round Table of Metropolitan New York, Inc.; 32 Second Avenue; Thursday, May 10, 2012 05/07/2012The Archivists Round Table of Metropolitan New York, Inc. (ART) Programming Committee is pleased to announce the final program line-up for the May 2012 event, Co-Sponsored by Anthology Film Archives: Films from New York’s Vault III: Archives Go To the Movies! Archivists Round Table of Metropolitan New York, Inc. (ART) and Anthology Film Archives are excited to ...
  • Library Technology and the Future of Libraries, LACUNY Institute 2012, CUNY Graduate Center: June 1, 2012 05/02/2012The goal of the 2012 Institute is to explore the ways technology has transformed how users discover, access, and ultimately use information in academic libraries. Changes in library technology mean not only a re-imagining of traditional objects such as a book or a journal, but also involves configuring a library’s physical space and how that ...
  • Ticer International Summer School–ONE WEEK LEFT FOR EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION 04/25/2012Reminder: One Week Left for Early Bird Registration Ticer International Summer School Ticer 15th International Summer School on Digital Libraries will be held at Tilburg University, the Netherlands from August 21 to 24, 2012. The early bird registration discount is € 150.00 per registration until April 30, 2012. Please note that the registration fee depends on the ...
  • New England Library Instruction Group (NELIG) Annual Program, June 1, 2012, Gardner, MA 04/18/2012Don’t wait! Save the date! Join us for the 2012 Annual Program, “Connecting to Research through People and Process,” at Mount Wachusett Community College, Gardner, MA on Friday, June 1, 2012.  Our keynote speaker this year is Andrew Asher, Lead Research Anthropologist for the Ethnographic Research in Illinois Academic Libraries (ERIAL) project. We also welcome more than 20 New ...
  • Westchester Library Association Annual Conference, May 11, Tarrytown, NY 04/16/2012Westchester Library Association Annual Conference Doubletree Hotel in Tarrytown, NY Friday, May 11, 2012 The theme of this year’s conference is “Traversing the Tightrope: Sustaining Libraries” Join us to examine and discuss the “high-wire act” that library professionals continuously perform to better serve our communities and ensure sustainability for the near future and beyond. The WLA board has planned ...
  • Registration is now open for the ENY/ACRL Spring 2012 conference 03/29/2012Measure for Measure: Exploring Library Assessment Monday, May 21, 2012 Mohawk Valley Community College Utica, NY This full day of programming will explore a variety of approaches to effective library assessment. Please join us for engaging presentations, fast-paced lightning rounds and informal conversations with colleagues from our region and beyond. The keynote address will be given by Dr. Danuta ...
  • LACUNY Institute invite – June 1, 2012 03/27/2012Library Technology and the Future of Libraries LACUNY Institute 2012 June 1, 2012 9:30 – 4:00 CUNY Graduate Center http://lacunyinstitute.wordpress.com/ http://lacuny.wordpress.com/ The goal of the 2012 Institute is to explore the ways technology has transformed how users discover, access, and ultimately use information in academic libraries. Changes in library technology mean not only a re-imagining of traditional objects such as a book ...
  • Columbia University Libraries Symposium-3/16/12- registration information 03/06/2012Registration is now open for the 2012 Columbia Libraries Symposium which will be held in Uris Hall on March 16th. The registration fee is $45 ($50 after March 12). Registration and program details can be found on the Symposium website at: https://library.columbia.edu/bts/symposia/cul-symposia/2012.html The theme for this year’s Sumposuim is: New Models of Academic Collaboration “New Models of Academic Collaboration” will ...
  • METRO’S Mobile Computing SIG: Augmented Reality: German Traces NYC, March 21 02/24/2012Speaker:  Professor Anthony Cocciolo, Pratt Institute School of Library and Information Science Date:  Wednesday, March 21, 2012 Time:  3:00pm-4:30pm Location: METRO Training Center (4th floor) 57 E. 11th Street New York, NY 10003 Event Description: German Traces NYC is a walking tour available over the mobile web and through the Layar augmented reality browser. The tour focuses on German cultural heritage ...
  • Freedom of Information Day 2012 at the New York Public Library, March 15 02/23/2012Speaker:  Robert Weissman Date:  Thursday, March 15, 2012. Time:  10:30am-12:00pm Location:  Science, Industry and Business Library (SIBL) of The New York Public Library (188 Madison Ave., at 34th Street). Event Description: This year’s guest speaker is Robert Weissman, President of Public Citizen, a nonprofit organization which advocates for citizens’ interests before Congress, the executive branch agencies and the courts. He ...
  • SUNYLA 2012: Fashioning the Library of the Future June 6-8, 2012 02/01/2012Academic libraries are responding to a whirlwind of challenges and disruptions – from distance education to demonstrating value, from new technologies to new services. Staying “en vogue” means responding to these challenges in interesting and creative ways. Are you trying a new, user centered service or experimenting with patron driven technology at your library? Are ...
  • Social Media Week in NYC is February 11-17, 2012 02/01/2012“February 2012 will mark the fourth year Social Media Week returns to New York. Reflecting on the global impact of social media and its role as a catalyst in driving cultural, political, economic and social change, this year’s theme will focus on Empowering Change through Collaboration.” Their website is here: http://socialmediaweek.org/newyork/ You can find the schedule of ...
  • Open Invitation to the Annual, Holiday Dinner of the New York Library Club, Dec. 15, 2011 12/07/2011The New York Library Club Holiday Dinner Thursday Dec. 15th. Thursday, December 15, 2011, 6:30pm Les Sans Culottes Les Sans Culottes 1085 2nd Avenue (at 57th Street), New York, N.Y. Please RSVP to Larry Kroah (LarryKroah@yahoo.com) Hope to see you there! Share|
  • Archivists Round Table of Metropolitan New York (ART) Event, Nov. 30, 2011 11/22/2011Archivists Round Table of Metropolitan New York (ART) Event Co-Sponsored with New York University Tamiment Library & Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives “Fellow Travelers: Processing Across Professions” Wednesday, 30 November 2011 – ONLINE REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED: www.nycarchivists.org 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm $5.00 for ART Members $10.00 for Non-Members Free for NYU Students, Faculty, Staff (I.D. required at door) NYU Tamiment Library 6:00 pm ...
  • New York Metropolitan Area Chapter of the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL-NYMA) Fall 2011 Conference: December 5th (New York, NY) 11/17/2011The New York Metropolitan Area Chapter of the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL-NYMA) will hold its Fall 2011 Conference on Monday morning, December 5th, 9 am-1 pm, at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, 1 West 4th Street, New York City. The theme of the conference is “Emergency Preparedness in Libraries: Concepts and Experiences.” PROGRAM: 9:00 am ...
  • I Love My Librarian Award Ceremony – Thursday, December 8, 2011 11/13/2011On behalf of the Carnegie Corporation of New York, American Library Association, and The New York Times, METRO members are invited to the 2011 “I Love My Librarian” Award Ceremony. Ten winners from around the country will arrive in New York for the ceremony. I hope you’ll join METRO staff in congratulating them and connecting with the ...
  • METRO Library 2.0 SIG Meeting: Using Social Web tools for Library Statistics and Assessment 10/21/2011METRO Library 2.0 SIG Meeting: Using Social Web tools for Library Statistics and Assessment Please join the METRO lib2.0 SIG on Tuesday November 1, 2011 from 10:00 AM to noon-12. The discussion theme for the upcoming meeting is “Using Social Web tools for Library Statistics and Assessment” The social web ...
  • METRO Media Archiving Training workshops: June 1, 16, 2011 (New York, NY) 06/07/2011This June, join METRO Media Archiving Training workshop for a special series. We have partnered with AudioVisual Preservation Solutions to offer three new programs aimed at providing essential training for archivists, librarians, and collection managers who work with audiovisual and file-based collection. To learn more, see the attached flyer or visit www.metro.org. Managing File-based Collections for ...
  • METRO Training Events Update, May 25-July 2011 (New York, NY) 06/07/2011Every month, METRO offers an exciting range of learning and networking opportunities – details and registration are just a click away! Whether you want to expand your skills or join us for exciting industry presentations and discussions, all the information you need is available online at www.metro.org. To make sure you never miss out on news ...

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