NYSHEI News

In a move that may serve as an dark portent of the coming state budget process, Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno offered a stern criticism to his former budget director Abe Lackman.

Abe Lackman is the President of the Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities. He is also a strong ally of NYSHEI, and was appointed by Bruno to serve on the Governor’s Commission on Higher Education.

Read the account of the New York Daily News.

Jason Kramer, NYSHEI Executive Director, has been named a member of the NOVELny Steering Committee by State Librarian Janet Welch.

Beginning a three year term, Mr. Kramer will join the other committee members in defining and coordinating policy, planning and responsibility for the various initiatives of the New York Online Virtual Electronic Library pilot project.

“I am very grateful for this opportunity to work on this important project of the New York State Library. This is a project strongly support, and an excellent opportunity to promote NYSHEI collaboration with its partner at the State Library and among its peers throughout the library community,” said Mr. Kramer.

The Albany Times Union offers a brief profile of John Reid.

Mr. Reid is the current Executive Director of the Governor’s Commission on Higher Education, and Manny Rivera’s deputy as Assistant Secretary for Education on the Governor’s staff.

John has also been very supportive of NYSHEI. Not only was he a scheduled panelist at the 2007 NYSHEI annual meeting, but he as also shown conceptual support for our ARIA proposal.

Marketing @ Your Library Workshop
Now Accepting Registration
Deadline October 11, 2007

The Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) and University at Albany, State University of New York are accepting participant registration, for the Marketing @ Your Library Workshop with an application deadline of October 11, 2007. The workshop is an intensive one-day program intended to guide individuals in developing a marketing communications program for an academic library. The focus is on communicating with external audiences but involving internal audiences, e.g. staff, friends, and volunteers. The program emphasizes basic marketing concepts and skills that enable libraries to develop a customized marketing program. Time is also spent on learning about award winning marketing plans and activities successfully undertaken by academic libraries from across the country. In addition, information is provided about ACRL’s Best Practices in Marketing Academic and Research Libraries @ your library® Award competition.

Workshop Instructors
The workshop instructors are: Ken Marks, Dean Emeritus of University Libraries, University of Nevada – Las Vegas, and former chair of ACRL @ your Library Task Force and the ACRL Marketing Academic Research Libraries Committee. Dr. Marks has presented this highly acclaimed workshop to academic librarians located in the US, Europe and Asia; Mary F. Evangeliste, Training Coordinator-Information Commons, Undergraduate Services Team, University of Arizona, Main Library, Tucson, Arizona. Ms. Evangeliste was a member of the American University Libraries Team that was the 2005 recipient of ACRL’s Best Practices in Marketing Academic and Research Libraries @ your library® Award; Frank D’Andraia, Dean and Director of Libraries, The University at Albany, State University of New York and chair, ACRL’s Marketing Academic Research Libraries Committee, as well as MARL Committee members Barbara Winters, Dean of Libraries, Marshal University, Huntington West Virginia and Cynthia (Cyndy) Pawlek, Associate Librarian of the College Dartmouth College.

Who Should Attend
The one day workshop is designed for librarians with an interest in developing a marketing plan or strengthening an existing marketing initiative. It is most appropriate for those who have direct responsibility for development and marketing efforts and for those individuals interested in developing programs to heighten user attention to selected library services and operations.

Date & Location
The workshop will be held Thursday, October 25, 2007, at the Science Library (Standish Room) of the University at Albany, State University of New York.

The registration deadline is Thursday, October 11, 2007.

Fee
The participation fee for this one-day ACRL/UA workshop is $100 per participant ($75 for ACRL, and ENY/ACRL members, as well as SUNY Library Personnel). This covers the cost of the program and instructional materials, and refreshments (morning coffee & treats, lunch and afternoon coffee and treats).

To Register Contact:
Anna Z. Radkowski-Lee
Library Personnel Officer
University Libraries – LI 111
University at Albany, SUNY
1400 Washington Avenue
Albany, New York 12222
(518) 442-3574 phone
(518) 442-3567 fax

ARIA is the centerpiece of NYSHEI advocacy efforts. Read the policy proposal that is being considered by Governor Spitzer’s Commission on Higher Education.

Please send your feedback to nyshei@nyshei.org.