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Digitech Newsletter :: December 2009

METRO "Planning Our Digital Future" Conference Identifies Top Priorities for Digital Library Initiatives On November 2-3, 2009, the Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO) held the Planning Our Digital Future conference at the organization’s offices in New York. Fifty attendees representing all types and sizes of METRO member institutions participated in the day and half event. Representatives from all types of METRO’s member organizations participated, including hospital, public, academic, archives, museum library and archives. Deans and directors of large and small libraries and archives participated as well as digital librarians, technologists, and faculty in graduate programs in information studies. The conference focused on one question: "What is the future direction of digital programs in the METRO region?" METRO will be reviewing the recommendations to develop a plan within the context of METRO’s strategic priorities and funding. Read the Executive Summary of the meeting here:(pdf) http://bit.ly/7YiWlu Digital Preservation Workshop Series Continues Through December and January Over 35 people attended the first workshop in the Digital Preservation Workshop series here at METRO on November 4. Couldn't make it to the first workshop? Not a problem. Participants who sign up for the second or third workshop will receive access to an online portal of digital preservation resources to get up-to-speed. Remaining workshops include: December 16, 2009 Risk Assessment for Digital Collections Instructors: Tom Clareson (Lyrasis) and Liz Bishoff (BCR) Complete workshop details and registration: http://bit.ly/vyB07. January 28, 2010 Digital Preservation Tools, Systems, and Services Instructor: Tyler Walters (Georgia Institute of Technology) Complete workshop details and registration: http://bit.ly/3TyDqm. Digital Collection Spotlight: The Juilliard School's Digital Resources Each month we take a moment to share digital collections created by METRO members. Recommend a collection for the spotlight by emailing [email protected]. This month we take a look at a few digital collections from The Juilliard School. First, we have the full text access to a periodical from early in The Juilliard School's history. The Baton (1922-1932) documented activities of the Institute of Musical Art, Juilliard's predecessor institution, which was founded by Frank Damrosch in 1905. Second, we have The Juilliard Review, which was published from 1954-1962 and edited by Sheila Keats. The Juilliard Review included many articles of scholarly interest as well as selected information on School activities. Finally, we have the Ruth Dana Collection of First and Early Editions of Liszt's Piano Works. Donated to Juilliard in 1914, the Ruth Dana Collection includes almost 200 first and early editions of Franz Liszt’s original piano works, transcriptions, and arrangements. Images of the scores (in PDF format) are linked to bibliographic records in Juilliard's library catalog, under Ruth Dana Collection of Liszt Editions Nnju. The Juilliard School Library's digital resources page also includes a slick Interactive Timeline of Juilliard History. View more digital collections at digitalMETRO, an online directory of digital collections created and maintained by METRO libraries. "Uncovering Stories" at Columbia University Libraries' Assessment Forum Michael Lascarides, User Analyst in the Digital Experience Group at New York Public Library, spoke last week at the Columbia University Libraries Assessment Forum -- "an opportunity for staff at the Libraries and our colleagues in the community to learn about successful assessment projects at nearby college and university libraries." The forums are organized by the Columbia University Libraries Assessment Working Group. Download slides from Lascarides's presentation or listen to the recording here:http://bit.ly/6HpwzA. "D is for Digitize" Conference Tackles Google Books Settlement The Institute for Information Law & Policy at New York Law School hosted a two-day conference on October 8 and 9, 2009 to help make sense of the Google Books Settlement. The conference was intended to demystify the settlement and did so with a diverse group of academics and practitioners that "examined the settlement through the lenses of copyright, civil procedure, antitrust, information policy, literary culture, and the publishing industry." Streaming videos from the presentations are available here, and Peter Hirtle has assembled a useful digest of highlights from the conference here. Internet Librarian Conference Resources Getting time off and funding for professional development travel has become increasingly difficult for librarians. While many of us would have loved to travel to Monterey for the Internet Librarian 2009 (IL2009) Conference, it just wasn't in the cards (or the budget) for a lot of us. In an attempt to bring a small slice of the good work that the Information Today people do back to NYC, METRO hosted a panel featuring short presentations from presenters and attendees from IL2009. Our guest presenters included Joe Murphy (Yale University), Karen Schneiderman (Brooklyn Law School), Margaret Smith (NYU), and Lisa Carlucci Thomas (Southern Connecticut State University). In addition to the panel, we've also compiled links to Internet Librarian Conference resources, including links to presentations and videos here: http://bit.ly/12t4YC. Digitization and Emerging Tech Workshops and Events December: 07 - Information and Communication Technology Literacy in the Library. Details: http://bit.ly/VHXUy 08 - Digitization Site Visit: Jewish Theological Seminary. Details:http://bit.ly/2WBEY 10 - Smart Phone and Mobile Computing Special Interest Group. 3:00-4:30 at METRO. RSVP to [email protected]. 15 - Grant Writing for Digitization and Preservation Projects. Details:http://bit.ly/4wNl3c 16 - Risk Assessment for Digital Collections. Details:http://bit.ly/vyB07 January: 28 - Digital Preservation Tools, Systems, and Services. Details:http://bit.ly/3TyDqm Add these and other related events around NY and the world to your Google Calendar by subscribing to the METRO Calendar: http://bit.ly/metrocalendar. The complete Fall METRO schedule is now available online here: http://bit.ly/METRO_Fall2009 Newsfeed  The best of November's Tweets from the tweetMETRO feed (http://twitter.com/tweetMETRO): Follow-up to our Twitter for Libraries workshop: list of libraries using Twitter (updated 10.13.09) http://bit.ly/y75OB RT @dupuisj: Librarians and social media engagement: http://bit.ly/3GiA3Q Video posted from “D Is For Digitize” Google Book Settlement Conference at NYLS http://bit.ly/9TWxS #metrolibs "Twitter for Libraries" workshop and now a Shelf2Life (http://bit.ly/2At7QD) info session. Busy day for library tech at METRO #metrolibs RT @duraspace: Shining a light on cloud computing for higher ed #EDUCAUSE09 http://bit.ly/4dy4Ad We're putting the finishing touches on "Essential Twitter for Libraries" Workshop (10-1 on Wednesday). Still time... http://bit.ly/4gkTKd NYC lib/arch hivemind: anyone know if there's an archive for the Loughlin Lyceum (c. 1900-1920ish)? NYPL's Library Lions Video highlights the human side of library and information services. Does your library have similar videos? http://bit.ly/1VoqJo A METRO hat-tip to our presenters and attendees from last night's #IL2009 recap. Let's all go to Monterey next year! Just posted an accompanying resource page for tonight's NYC Internet Librarian Recap Reception http://bit.ly/IL_NYC #IL2009 Evolution of the new lion logo at NYPL (via @tadawes and @LibraryJournal) http://ow.ly/ArSX New "Smart Phone & Mobile Computing" Special Interest Group to Meet in December http://bit.ly/mC43m RT @amandafrench: Pleased to announce launch of new website for NYU Archives and Public History program: http://aphdigital.org Cornell U. Lib. Publishes Digitization Manual for Libraries, Archives and Museums (via @clancco) http://bit.ly/2LU4zU Don't forget to tag your tweets with #metrolibs to aggregate news of interest to other METRO libraries. Have other news you think we should be sharing with subscribers to this list? Tweet us at http://twitter.com/tweetmetro.

New Digitization Option, Shelf2Life, Comes to METRO Members

NOTE: METRO will hold a Shelf2Life information session on November 18 (2-4pm) at the METRO Training Center. All members interested in participating in the Shelf2Life program may contact Jason Kucsma ([email protected]) to reserve a seat at the session or inquire about more details regarding the program. 

The Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO) is the newest participant in BCR’s Shelf2Life program, providing its 250 member organizations the opportunity to make their pre-1923 U.S.-published monographs available as print-on-demand and eBooks for library users through the Shelf2Life consortia program.

METRO’s collaboration with BCR is an exciting new opportunity for libraries and cultural heritage institutions to share access to their legacy book collections with each other without the expense of equipment and significant staff time.  With the implementation of the consortia agreement, METRO members will be able to pool their contributions to the Shelf2Life program, realizing the benefits gained from shared access to each other’s collections, as well as greatly increasing the visibility of and availability to those collections.

“METRO is excited to be the first consortium to offer this significant opportunity to its members,” commented Dottie Hiebing, Executive Director.

“By working with the Metropolitan New York Library Council, BCR is able to extend the Shelf2Life program to libraries and archives, large and small.  We are also excited to make this a truly national initiative by working with prominent New York cultural heritage organizations,” said Brenda Bailey-Hainer, BCR President and CEO.

Since 1964, METRO has helped its member libraries — including academic, school, public, and special libraries — deliver their services more effectively by providing a forum for libraries to share resources and best practices, while promoting professional development and advocacy.

BCR’s Shelf2Life program grew from a desire to help libraries and other cultural heritage institutions make their unique collections available in digital format.  Through the consortia agreement with METRO, these valuable collections will now be accessible to a wider audience.

Shelf2Life Demo from OPP on Vimeo.

About METRO
METRO is committed to helping member libraries — including academic, school, public, and special libraries — deliver their services more effectively and participate in a dynamic regional service network. METRO provides a forum for libraries to share resources and best practices, while promoting professional development and advocacy. Today, with 250 member organizations throughout New York City and Westchester County, METRO is the largest of New York State’s nine reference and research library resource systems, and one of the largest library service organizations in the world. For more information about METRO, visit www.metro.org.

About BCR
BCR brings libraries together for greater success by expanding their knowledge, reach and power. They offer a broad range of solutions and their hands-on, personal attention to each member enables them to deliver effective and timely solutions that help libraries keep pace with new developments in technology and services. BCR is the nation’s oldest and most established multistate library cooperative. Since 1935, the BCR team has helped libraries learn new skills, reach patrons, increase productivity and save money. BCR (Bibliographical Center for Research) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit headquartered in Aurora, Colorado. For more information, visit www.BCR.org or email [email protected].

Bringing the Internet Librarian Conference to NYC

Getting time off and funding for professional development travel has become increasingly difficult for librarians. While many of us would have loved to travel to Monterey for the Internet Librarian 2009 (IL2009) Conference, it just wasn't in the cards (or the budget) for a lot of us.

In an attempt to bring a small slice of the good work that the Information Today people do back to NYC, the Metropolitan New York Library Council is hosting a panel featuring short presentations from presenters and attendees from IL2009. Our guest presenters include Joe Murphy (Yale University), Karen Schneiderman (Brooklyn Law School), Margaret Smith (NYU), and Lisa Carlucci Thomas (Southern Connecticut State University).  

This post is intended to aggregate some additional resources from IL2009 that might be of interest to attendees at the METRO session as well as other librarians interested in staying on top of proceedings from conferences they're unable to attend. Please feel free to add additional resources and comments from your experience at IL2009 with our community. 

LINKS

• IL2009 Conference Program
• IL2009 Speaker List
  
• IL2009 Wiki
• Slideshare presentations tagged #IL2009
• Photos tagged #IL2009 on Flickr
  
• Tweets tagged #IL2009
• IL2009 Conference Blog
• Delicious bookmarks tagged #IL2009
  

VIDEOS

Paul Holdengräber interview IL2009 from Jaap van de Geer on Vimeo.

"Find Out at I L 2009" from Kaygraphic on Vimeo.

Internet Librarian Conference 2009 from Jaap van de Geer on Vimeo.

More Videos tagged #IL2009