Automation Committee Opportunities

The terms of four members of the Northern New York Library Network’s Regional Automation Committee will expire on June 30, 2002. This creates an opportunity for librarians in the area to become involved with regional activities.

Terms on the committee are for a period of three years. The committee is charged with preparing a recommendation for the Network’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 suggestion to Bridget Doyle at doyle@northnet.org

Mark Your Calendar

• April 29 - "What Your Library Has to Offer - Get the Word Out!" will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Days Inn in Watertown. Lunch will be included. This workshop will be repeated on May 1 at the Holiday Inn in Plattsburgh, and on May 3 at the NNYLN office in Potsdam.

• May 4 - The DHP Clinton-Essex Regional Roundtable will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Clinton County Historical Association. The topic is "Gifts: Assets or Liabilities?"

• May 10 - "Electronic Records 101" will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the NNYLN office in Potsdam. There is a $10 fee, and lunch is included.

• May 11 - The DHP Franklin-St. Lawrence Regional Roundtable will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Potsdam Public Museum. The topic is "Care and Handling of Collections."

• May 13 - "Archives 101: The Basics" will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Days Inn in Watertown. The workshop will be repeated on May 14 at the Hotel Saranac in Saranac Lake.

• May 23 - The NNYLN annual meeting will be held in Lake Placid. (See page 1 for full details.)