NY 3Rs Association, Inc.

The NY 3Rs Association, Inc. comprises nine regional 3Rs Councils serving libraries and library systems across New York State. Working with their members, which include libraries of all types and public and school library systems, NY 3Rs Association, Inc. provides quality information and library services to the residents of New York State.

NY 3Rs News!

*NYLA's Library Advocacy Day - Tuesday, March 6, 2012. Read more...

*Ambrose Video special group offer for LYRASIS members and LYRASIS partners like NY3Rs. Each participating library's final discount will be determined by the number of libraries that join the group, the programs ordered and length of subscription. The more libraries to join the group, the deeper the discount (up to 60%). The collection features over 1,200 streaming videos, covering 9 subject areas including the best-selling BBC Shakespeare Plays. Act now, 100 subscribers by December 15, 2011 ensures maximum discount. Please contact your local NY 3Rs Association member for more information.

*New Executive Director at METRO: On October 20, the Board of Trustees of Metropolitan New York Library Council announced that Jason Kucsma has been named Executive director of the organization. Read more...

*Laura Osterhout Joins Library of Congress' First Corps of Trainers in Digital Preservation: On September 23rd, 2011, Laura Osterhout, Member Services Librarian at the Rochester Regional Library Council, graduated from the Library of Congress' first-ever workshop on teaching digital preservation. Read more...

*Update on LAND Delivery Service in New York State... September 27, 2011 The NY 3Rs Association, Inc. is prepared to take on the management and administration of a statewide library delivery system. A NY 3RS Association task force was charged with evaluating the existing LAND delivery service and making recommendations for a new service that replicates the services LAND provided. This new service will ideally connect to existing regional delivery services and improve resource sharing throughout the state of New York. The new services would be in place by July 2012; the regional interconnectivity would be phased in by June 2013. The IDS Project and ConnectNY have partnered with the NY 3Rs Association to engage Gregory Pronevitz, Executive Director of the Massachusetts Library System, as a consultant for this project. Responsibilities of the consultant will include:

          • developing a survey instrument to survey stakeholders
          • developing a procurement document for vendors
          • consulting with vendors and reviewing proposals
          • working with the task force to identify the best vendor and
   draft/review a contract

For future updates on this work, please continue to visit the NY 3Rs Association website.

*NY 3Rs Cooperative Services Agreement Delivery High Priority. A statewide delivery service is a high priority for many of our members – especially those participating in Connect NY and the IDS Project. Read more...

*New York Heritage Digital Collections has recently added several new collections to its cooperative site at NewYorkHeritage.org

*The NY State Library, Division of Library Development encourages all public libraries and other not-for-profit organizations who suffered damage to their collections or buildings, to attend one of the public briefings offered by FEMA. A list of these briefings is available at their web site at http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/libdev/cp/briefing.htm. They also encourage entities to visit FEMA’s web site at http://www.fema.gov/government/grant/pa/index.shtm to learn more about the Public Assistance Grant Program. Libraries and other cultural organizations that need assistance with salvage of collections should visit the Division of Library Development web site at www.nysl.nysed.gov/libdev or contact Barbara Lilley at blilley@mail.nysed.gov 518-486-4864.

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Ask Us 24/7 is an Internet-based virtual text chat service connecting information seekers with librarians, available 24 hours a day, 7 days per week. Read more...

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Congratulations to METRO on the release of their self-sponsored publication: Digitization in the Real World: LESSONS LEARNED FROM SMALL TO MEDIUM-SIZED DIGITIZATION PROJECTS. According to Executive Director, Dottie Hiebing, "Digitization in the Real World represents a significant new milestone in our commitment to providing library professionals with the hands-on experience and guidance they need to plan, execute, and manage digitization projects over the long term. As we continually look for new ways to help libraries stay ahead of the curve in digitization, technology and other areas, this strategy has the clear potential to be a major focus of our work in the years ahead." Read more on their blog

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