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Regional Automation Committee Opportunities The terms of four members of the Regional Automation Committee will expire on June 30, 2001. This creates an opportunity for librarians in the area to become involved with regional automation activities. Terms on the committee are for a period of three years. The committee is charged with preparing a recommendation for the Council’s Board of Trustees, which outlines the region’s Regional Bibliographic Database Program budget and annual plan. Committee members may also be asked to serve on a task force or other ad hoc groups, as needed. The committee may also be asked to assist in preparing recommendations for LSTA (Library Services and Technology) program projects. If you would like to serve on this committee, or would like to propose someone else’s name, please send your suggestions to Bridget Doyle at doyle@northnet.org EmpireLink: EBSCO Training The New York State Library has announced the addition of an EBSCO database package through its EmpireLink project. The EBSCO databases, available at no charge to eligible libraries in New York through the EmpireLink project are: MasterFILE Select, Primary Search and TOPICsearch. The State Library will begin training sessions for libraries that plan to access the EBSCO database, free of charge, through he EmpireLink Project. The sessions in the North Country Region are scheduled for Tuesday, May 22nd at Canton College and Wednesday, May 23rd at Clinton Community College. The sessions will be hands-on and will last 75-90 minutes. Three sessions have been scheduled for each day. Flyers containing a registration form and more details for these workshops have been mailed. You may also obtain a registration form by calling (315) 386-4569 or sending an email message to Bridget Doyle at doyle@northnet.org