The annual meeting of Nylink, a non-profit membership organization serving libraries in New York, was held at the Fashion Institute of Technology in June. The topic for the day was “Innovative Patterns for Success: Tailoring Technology Trends to Fit Your Library.”
Dr. Stanton Biddle, director of Middle States Accreditation Review, at Baruch College, was named the “2010 Library Diversity Research Honoree.”
CUNY has created a customized leadership program entitled “CUNY Librarians Learn to Envision Alternative Directions” (L.E.A.D.) to help librarians thrive in this economy by adopting an MBA mindset.
No one could deny that international experience is invaluable to an academic career. It is why institutions frequently engage in negotiations and overcome barriers of language and culture to create global opportunities for faculty exchange. But when the exchange is with a country like China, some particularly interesting situations can arise.
Are your libraries short-staffed but facing high demand for current resources in health, employment, and information technology? A new State Library website called Information Lifelines (http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/libdev/lifeline) provides access to library and statewide e-resources to help patrons access online support services.
