Videotape Available

A videotape copy of Virtual Reference Services . . . What, Why and How?, part II is now available on loan from the Network office. This is the second of a two part teleconference.

The programs help to clarify the differences between traditional and virtual reference services and analyze the organizational impact that new services can have. They will analyze what works, what pitfalls to avoid, what new skills are required and what must be changed within your library to make virtual reference services work well.

Program II (broadcast April 19) shows how library practitioners are instituting virtual reference services by showcasing successful implementations.

The tape is available for a one-month loan period. To borrow this tape, please call the Network office at 315-265-1119 (local) or 1-877-833-1674 (toll free).

Disaster Depot Locations

If your library or institution needs supplies to help cope with a disaster, please remember there are three NNYLN Disaster Depots throughout the Network’s region.

Contents of the depots include fans, generators, dehumidifiers, flashlights, hand trucks and wet/dry vacuums. The depots are as follows:

Western Region
SUNY College at Oswego, Penfield Library, Oswego, NY 13126; phone: (315) 312-4232; fax: (315) 312-3194
24-Hour Contact
Security Office, (315) 312-5555; or Tom Larson, Building Coordinator, (315) 312-3539

Central Region
St. Lawrence University, Owen D. Young Library, Park Street, Canton, NY 13676; phone: (315) 229-5454; fax: (315) 229-5729
24-Hour Contact
Security and Safety Office, E.J. Noble Center - SLU Campus; or Mark McMurray, University Archivist, (315) 229-5476

Eastern Region
SUNY at Plattsburgh, Benjamin F. Feinberg Library, Plattsburgh, NY 12901; phone: (518) 564-5180; fax: (518) 564-5209
24-Hour Contact
University Police, (518) 564-2022

If you would like to review the In the Face of Disaster manual, it may be found on-line at: www.nc3r.org/faceofdisaster/

Information on the Disaster Depots is located in Chapter 4.