September will be a busy month for workshops, so mark your calendar and sign up for one
today by contacting the Network’s Office at 315-265-1119.
Sept. 12 Microsoft Publisher 2000 will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the
Network Office in Potsdam. The presenter will be James Crowley of Crowley Computers. This
class will be hands-on in a computer lab, and is limited to 20 participants. There is a $10
fee.
Sept. 18 Copyright in the Electronic Age will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the
Network Office in Potsdam. The presenter will be Laura Gasaway, director of the Law Library
and professor of law at the University of North Carolina. The course covers the Copyright
Revision Act of 1976, electronic issues and other nonprint works and damages. There is a $10
fee.
Sept. 20 Beginner’s Internet will be held from 9:00 a.m. to noon at the North Country
Library System in Watertown. The presenter is Ray Connolly. This workshop is intended for DHP
participants and is an introduction to using the Internet for research. There is no
fee, but please register in advance.
Sept. 24 Beginner’s Internet will be held from 9:00 a.m. to noon at SUNY Plattsburgh.
(Descriptive information is the same as the above listing.)
Sept. 29 DHP Jefferson/Lewis/Oswego counties fall Regional Roundtable will be
held from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Pulaski Historical Society. The topic will be
"Generating Revenue from Archives." There is no fee.
Sept. 29 DHP Clinton/Essex counties fall Regional Roundtable will be held from
10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Ticonderoga Historical Society. The topic will be "Past
Perfect - An Off the Shelf Database Software Designed for Collection Management." There is no
fee.
Oct. 4 Scrapbooks/Albums - A Love-Hate Relationship will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30
p.m. at the Lake Placid Hilton Inn. The presenters will be Deborah Wender and Susan Wrynn
from the Northeast Document Conservation Center. The discussion will include the advantage
and pitfalls of collecting and caring for scrapbooks and albums in special collections.
There is a $10 fee.
Oct. 6 DHP St. Lawrence/Franklin counties fall Regional Roundtable will be held from
10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Town of Westville Town Hall. The topic will be "High and Low
Tech Ways To Make Collections Accessible." There is no fee.
