North Country Reference and Research Resources Council 7 Commerce Lane Canton, NY 13617 (315) 386-4569

June/July 1999

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Group Discussions and Board Changes

Mark Your Calendar

Four discussion groups were held during the annual meeting, and those in attendance were able to sit in on whichever topic they wished. Joe Swinyer, formerly of the Special Collections Department at SUNY Plattsburgh, led a discussion on Conservation and Preservation and the DHP. Paul Doty, Electronic Services Librarian at St. Lawrence University, led a discussion on Internet Search Engines. Inger Curth, of Jefferson Community College, led a discussion on Bibliographic Instruction. Mary Hong Loe, of Penfield Library at SUNY Oswego, led a discussion on Collection Management and Development. Changes Among The Board The three outgoing board members were recognized during the annual meeting for all their support and dedication to the Council. They were Terry DeCarr of Brushton-Moira Central, Sally Rusaw of Mater Dei College Library and Theresa Quintin of Samaritan Medical Center. Three new members have been elected to the board. They are Shirley Ellsworth of the Melvil Dewey Library, Jefferson Community College; Mary Danboise of the Robert Moses State Park Nature Center and Rod Boula of Clifton-Fine Hospital. They are welcomed into the Council and their willingness to serve is appreciated. The next Council board meeting will be held July 22 in Oak Point, NY.

July 5: Independence Day Observed, Council office will be closed July 8: Web Page Design: Making It Look Good, Canton July 9: The Internet: Search Engines, Plug-Ins, Downloads and More, Canton Aug. 11: Archival Security, Saranac Lake Aug. 12: Archival Security, Watertown Sept. 13: Troubleshooting Public Use PC’s, Potsdam Sept. 17: Evaluating ILL Services, Potsdam Sept. 21: Windows 95, Plattsburgh Sept. 22: Microsoft Office; Word, Plattsburgh Sept. 23: Microsoft Office; Excel, Plattsburgh The 1999 Continuing Education calendar can also be found on the Council's website at: www.nc3r.org/calendar Opportunities Are Provided Through Workshops This year's spring workshop schedule provided a variety of opportunities for North Country library staff. Forty-nine people took advantage of the chance to learn Microsoft Office over a period of three days in Plattsburgh and two days in Canton. People attending the workshops noted how much they felt they had accomplished and how pleased they were for the hands-on instruction and practice the workshops provided. The Excel workshop in particular seemed to shed light on a formerly murky process. Comments included, "...excellent ...material was very clear and easy to master" and "wonderful speaker." The Council will be offering this series again this fall, so watch your mail for announcements. Other spring workshops included training for the Health Reference Center, the first of the New York State Library's Statewide Database Project. Forty people received training in this resource, and agreed in the process to be responsible for training other staff in their libraries. Summer's continuing education got an early start on June 11 with a workshop on the techniques of making one's website interactive, and with a Documentary Heritage Program workshop on June 18 and Regional Documentary Heritage Program Roundtables on June 23, 26 and 28. July returns the schedule to technology with workshops on web design and advanced Internet use on the 8th and 9th, respectively. For details on these and other programs, watch your mail and e-mail, and check the calendar on the North Country Reference & Research Resources Council web page at: www.nc3r.org/calendar