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Library Legislative Update

The Education budget bills passed on March 28th, 2013. Read more from the NYS Assembly and click here to read the budget summary. State Aid to Libraries is assured of an increase of $4 million, which reflects a partial restoration

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NY3Rs & Advocacy

This year, the NY 3Rs Association’s advocacy initiatives focus on full restoration of reductions in state aid that have reduced the quality of library services to all New Yorkers.  Over the past several years, these reductions have been applied across

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Report from the I2NY Summit

The New York Information Infrastructure (I2NY) Summit, held September 24-25, 2012 was an interactive two-day discussion and learning event, focused on meeting the needs and expectations of New York’s library and archival users through collaboration. The Summit was the kickoff

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George Needham

“The best way to predict the future is to create it.” – Alan Kay, quoted by George Needham at the NYLA Annual Conference, 2012 At the 2012 New York Library Association Conference in Saratoga Springs, the NY 3Rs sponsored an

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NY3Rs are at NYLA!

Come visit the NY 3Rs Association, Inc. booth at NYLA! We’d love to see you there!

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NYLA Presentation: EBooks and Beyond with George Needham

The NY 3Rs Association, Inc. is sponsoring a presentation at the 2012 NYLA conference. George Needham from OCLC will present at 8:00 am on Friday, November 9th: EBooks and Beyond: What’s Going to Rock Your World Next? If Google were

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Academic Librarians 2012

The NY3Rs are proud to announce the 2012 Academic Librarians Conference: The Future is Now! Creatively Reaching and Teaching in Academic Libraries, held on June 12 & 13, 2012, at Syracuse University. As with all libraries and organizations, we must constantly demonstrate our

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Empire Library Delivery Service

The New York 3Rs Association, Inc.  announces plans for a procurement of library delivery services for libraries throughout the State of New York.  This procurement has the potential to include up to five stops per week at more than 400

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Creating the Future, a 2020 Vision…

NYS Regents Advisory Council for Libraries has released the second draft of Creating the Future, a 2020 Vision and Plan for Library Services in New York State. Comments will inform the development of the final plan which the Regents Advisory council

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