Bus To Albany
The North Country Library System and the Northern New York Library Network will provide a bus to transport library supporters to
Albany to help state the case for libraries on Library Advocacy Day, Tuesday, March 6, 2012. The bus will leave NCLS, 22072 Co. Rt.
190, Watertown on Tuesday at 5:30 a.m., make a stop in Lowville at approximately 6:15 a.m. (at the Lowville Walmart), and then proceed
to Albany.
Meetings will be scheduled with legislators and legislative staff members. The bus will leave Albany about 3:00 p.m. and return to
Watertown around 7:00 p.m.
The cost of the bus trip is free to participants - just bring money for lunch (or pack one if preferred).
Tuesday Line-Up
Legislative Meet & Greet: 8:00-9:30 a.m. - NYLA will host an informal buffet breakfast for legislators and staff to meet with
library advocates from around the state in Meeting Room Six in the Concourse of the Empire State Plaza.
Advocacy Day Briefings: 9:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. - Briefings on the current status of budget negotiations and NYLA’s budget
priorities will be given at regular intervals in Meeting Room 6, Concourse Level of the Empire State Plaza.
Rally and Speeches: 11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - Library advocates will rally in Meeting Room 6 to voice their support for
library funding and provide a visual demonstration of the strength of the library community to legislators and their staffs.
Various speakers are scheduled.
A schedule of legislative appointments will be posted on the NNYLN’s website at www.nnyln.org
once they are finalized.
Monday Night Fundraising Gala
New Yorkers for Better Libraries Political Action Committee will be hosting a Fundraising Gala on Monday, March 5, 2012 at the
Albany Marriott, 189 Wolf Road. The event will begin with cocktails at 6:00 p.m. and follow with dinner at 7:00 p.m.
For complete details go to www.newyorkersforbetterlibraries.org/drupal/
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Student workers are important contributors to effective library operations. In order to recognize their contributions, the NNYLN is
announcing its seventh Annual (2012) NNYLN Award for Outstanding Student Employees. This program encourages Network member libraries to
select an outstanding student worker and honor that student through the library’s own recognition and selection method.
NNYLN member libraries are invited to set up and implement a program in its own library that will select one outstanding student
worker who will be recognized through this program. On college and university campuses where there is more than one library, one
outstanding student may be chosen for each library. The NNYLN will contribute the cost of a token gift for each winning student, as
well as a certificate that will be appropriate to include on a resume and publicity in the NNYLN’s newsletter. Only libraries that
are Network members may participate in this program. In choosing this student, libraries should consider the following guidelines:
Eligibility: The student must have completed at least one year of employment or volunteer work in a library in order to learn
the necessary skills and demonstrate excellence. Selection is made in the spring. Full- and part-time students are eligible. Preference
should be given to sophomores or juniors at the college and junior college level; and to juniors and seniors at the high school level.
The college level recipient may be a senior, but participating libraries are reminded that one of the goals of the program is to
have the student return to library employment as a recognized role model.
Some criteria that may be considered:
Excellent Attendance Record - shows commitment and dedication as well as time management skills.
Outstanding Patron Service Skills and Colleague Interaction - alert to patron needs; possesses excellent communication skills.
Responsibility - demonstrates professionalism and high standards of performance.
Strong Leadership Among Peers - sets a good example for other student workers; models professional demeanor.
Interest and Initiative - looks for projects; expresses interest in learning about the library profession.
Libraries looking to recognize their student workers, or that wish to have more information should contact Bridget Doyle.
Libraries that plan to take part in the 2012 award should notify the Network by February 15, 2012.
The Outstanding Student Award Program is a project of the NNYLN Library Assistants Committee.
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The Northern New York Library Network’s collaborative e-book project for academic libraries is well underway.
Using the Overdrive e-book platform, participating libraries have acquired 355 titles, with 272 check outs registered during
the first four months of the pilot project. Lending periods are seven or 14 days, depending upon the preference of the borrower.
All staff, students, and faculty at the participating colleges are eligible to borrow the e-books and audio books contained in the
shared collection.
The Overdrive platform was chosen because it accommodates a wide variety of modern hand-held devices, including the Kindle, I-Pad,
I-Pod, I-Phone, Android, Blackberry, Nook, Kobo, Zune, and SONY Reader. Materials can also be downloaded to a wide variety of
computers.
The collection was developed cooperatively, and reflects a mix of curricular and popular materials. In addition, the Network’s
Overdrive site offers access to 34,000 free public domain titles that can be read on a variety of
devices using Adobe Digital Editions.
Academic libraries interested in participating in this project next year should contact the Network office. Current participants are
Southworth Library, SUNY Canton; Penfield Library, SUNY Oswego; Melvil Dewey Library, Jefferson Community College; Joan Weill Library,
Paul Smith’s College; and North Country Community College Library.
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The Northern New York Library Network has a line of top-notch equipment to assist institutions with their scanning projects, and
its staff is fully trained and ready to lend a hand.
The Network has two Epson Expression 10000XL flatbed, full-color scanners that fit images up to 12 X 17 inches in size. The Network
also has a Contex HD 4200 standing color scanner that can accommodate documents up to 42 inches in width with an unlimited length, and
up to .6 inches thick.
The NNYLN is eager to have as many collections from as many institutions as possible available on the NewYorkHeritage.org
site, where once the items are scanned, they will be prepared by the Network and placed on the site.
A DVD will be prepared by the NNYLN and given to the owning institution so they have a copy of all their images.
To take advantage of this state-of-the art equipment and the Network’s capable and trustworthy staff, contact John Hammond at
315-265-1119 or by email. This is all available for a nominal fee right here in the North Country.
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When working within the Northern New York Historical Newspapers site
(news.nnyln.net), and after the paper of choice has been
selected, the site user will notice five buttons along the top of the results window - New Search, Prev Doc, Next Doc, Prev Page, Next
Page.
Clicking on the New Search button brings the cursor to the search criteria box at the bottom of the search results list. The current
search results remain, and remain accessible by scrolling up and down.
Prev Doc and Next Doc buttons refer to the previous and next document in the search results list.
Prev Page and Next Page buttons refer to the previous or next individual page or image. These buttons are especially useful when
locating the title, page number, or date of a search result that lands on an inside page of an issue.
To find the title of an issue, click the Prev Page button until the front page of the newspaper is displayed. This will also include
the publication date of the specific issue.
To find the page number, begin with the front page and count the number of times the Next Page button is clicked until the results
page is displayed. Alternatively, click Prev Page, counting pages until the front page is displayed.
These buttons do not work when viewing a page from the chronological list. Using this list requires returning to the list and
clicking on each individual link. The chronological list is available by selecting a specific newspaper title to search, and clicking
the link on the bottom of the information window.
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