Join METRO for “Communicating the Value of your Library” on Monday, May 10th and learn how to better promote the importance of your library to both your users and to key decision makers.
METRO’s Special Projects Manager, Robert Schmidt, will demonstrate the value of target audiences as you improve the effectiveness of brochures and other print materials. Attendees will also learn how to build financial and political support for libraries and feel more confident in meetings with institutional and elected officials. This dynamic workshop will equip you with the tools you need to position your library as a crucial part of the community or institution.
This program will take place from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm at METRO: 57 East 11th Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10003
Registration Fees: $25 members; $15 myMETRO; $50 non-members
To register, please visit http://bit.ly/cFgXFM
Please contact Laura Forshay at lforshay@metro.org, 212.228.2320 ext. 10 with any questions
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Nylink Annual Meeting: Welcome Marshall Breeding, Nicole Engard, New York, NY
Please join us Thursday, June 3 for the 2010 Nylink Annual Meeting, Innovative Patterns for Success: Tailoring Technology Trends to “Fit” Your Library at the FIT (Fashion Institute of Technology) Campus in midtown Manhattan (27th Street between 7th and 8th avenues) to hear Marshall Breeding and Nicole C. Engard and to see some of the exciting activities occurring at New York’s libraries.
The price is $125 for Nylink members. Register on our web site: http://nylink.org/education/annual.cfm.
You may also be interested in Cataloging Outlook with 2020 Vision, at Le Moyne College in Syracuse on Wednesday May 19: http://nylink.org/education/cat2020.cfm
or other upcoming classes. See http://nylink.org/education/ for a complete listing and to register.
The price is $125 for Nylink members. Register on our web site: http://nylink.org/education/annual.cfm.
You may also be interested in Cataloging Outlook with 2020 Vision, at Le Moyne College in Syracuse on Wednesday May 19: http://nylink.org/education/cat2020.cfm
or other upcoming classes. See http://nylink.org/education/ for a complete listing and to register.
Monday, April 26, 2010
Register NOW: 2010 National Diversity in Libraries Conference, Princeton, NJ
Registration continues for the 2010 National Diversity in Libraries Conference. The conference will take place July 14 - 16, 2010 in Princeton, NJ. Please visit the conference wiki, http://qed.princeton.edu/main/NDLC2010 for conference information, or to register directly, please visit https://regonline.com/NDLC2010.
We hope you'll join your colleagues for what will be an educational and enjoyable conference!
We hope you'll join your colleagues for what will be an educational and enjoyable conference!
METRO Workshop: Essential Zotero: Mastering the Next Generation Research Tool, New York, NY
METRO invites you to attend a workshop that will keep you and your library up-to-date with a recommended research and citation management tool. “Essential Zotero: Mastering the Next Generation Research Tool” will be held at METRO on Wednesday, May 5th from 1:00-4:00pm.
Zotero is a free Firefox browser extension that allows users to collect, manage, cite, and share research resources with ease. METRO’s Jason Kucsma will teach you how to use Zotero in your own library, and also how to train library users to navigate the software in managing their own research. Join us and put Zotero -- now used by Stanford, MIT and Yale Universities -- to work for you!
Registration fees: $50 members; $40 myMETRO; $75 non-members
To register, please visit http://bit.ly/cWGMPG
Please contact Laura Forshay at lforshay@metro.org, 212.228.2320 ext. 10 with any questions.
METRO is located at 57 East 11th Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10003
Zotero is a free Firefox browser extension that allows users to collect, manage, cite, and share research resources with ease. METRO’s Jason Kucsma will teach you how to use Zotero in your own library, and also how to train library users to navigate the software in managing their own research. Join us and put Zotero -- now used by Stanford, MIT and Yale Universities -- to work for you!
Registration fees: $50 members; $40 myMETRO; $75 non-members
To register, please visit http://bit.ly/cWGMPG
Please contact Laura Forshay at lforshay@metro.org, 212.228.2320 ext. 10 with any questions.
METRO is located at 57 East 11th Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10003
Thursday, April 22, 2010
METRO: Library Assessment Event, New York, NY
Join us at METRO on Tuesday, May 4th for an event that is sure to enlighten your perspective on library service assessment. METRO welcomes panelists Kimberly Burke Sweetman, Michael Lascarides, and Jennifer Rutner in leading our presentation of “Realizing a Culture of Assessment in Libraries: Three Perspectives.”
Come and familiarize yourself with the ins and outs of library service assessment as our panelists share their own experiences and answer questions from the audience. You will leave with practical tools for planning and implementing assessment of online user habits, physical space use, and more.
This event will be held at METRO from 3:30-5:30pm.
Registration fees: $25 members; $25 myMETRO; $50 non-members
To register, please visit http://bit.ly/aByvfO
Contact Laura Forshay at lforshay@metro.org, 212.228.2320 ext. 10 with any questions
Come and familiarize yourself with the ins and outs of library service assessment as our panelists share their own experiences and answer questions from the audience. You will leave with practical tools for planning and implementing assessment of online user habits, physical space use, and more.
This event will be held at METRO from 3:30-5:30pm.
Registration fees: $25 members; $25 myMETRO; $50 non-members
To register, please visit http://bit.ly/aByvfO
Contact Laura Forshay at lforshay@metro.org, 212.228.2320 ext. 10 with any questions
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