NYSHEI News

Patrick Callahan, Director of the Library at Purchase College, has joined the NYSHEI Governing Board representing the SUNY 4-year colleges.

Mr. Callahan became Purchase College Library Director in 1999.  Prior to that, he worked for almost twenty years in technical services, including as Assistant Dean for Collections and Technical Services at St. John’s University (Queens, NY), Assistant Dean for Technical Services at Ball State University (Muncie, IN), Head of Cataloging at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, and as a cataloger at the Center for Research Libraries (Chicago, IL).

Mr. Callahan has twice served as president of the Westchester Academic Library Directors Organization (WALDO) and has served on its Executive Board for over twelve years.   He has served as chair of the SUNY Council of Library Directors and as president of the New York Technical Services Librarians. Mr. Callahan served on numerous American Library Association committees including as chair of the ALCTS Committee to Study Serials Cataloging and chair of the ALCTS Catalog Form and Function Committee.

He holds a MLS from Indiana University, a MA in American History from Ball State, and a BA from the College of William and Mary.  Mr. Callahan will fill the NYSHEI Board seat being vacated by Constantia Constantinou of SUNY Maritime College who will be on sabbatical.

Four NYSHEI member libraries have been selected to participate in the Value, Outcomes, and Return on Investment study (“Lib-Value”), conducted under sponsorship of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).

• Baruch College (CUNY)
• Brooklyn College (CUNY)
• SUNY University at Buffalo
• SUNY Buffalo State College

Participation in this national study is being coordinated through NYSHEI, in partnership with Nylink, and Bruce Kingma of Syracuse University.

The Lib-Value study is headed by Principal Investigator Carol Tenopir and New York state coordinator Bruce Kingma.  Lib-Value is the third phase of two previous studies which considered the return on investment (ROI) of academic library electronic collections in terms of grants income (Luther 2008; Tenopir et al. 2010).  Lib-Value extends this line of research by looking not only at ROI, but also more broadly at the library’s value, particularly as evident in three functional areas: research, teaching and learning, and professional and social outcomes.

“The results of this study should greatly enhance the advocacy efforts of NYSHEI,” said Executive Director Jason Kramer.  “As we work to gain new funds for academic and research libraries, and defend against the worst effects of a continuing budget crisis, empirical evidence of the value of information services to research, scholarly, and the state economy will be a boon.  It will help clarify the issues for state policy makers.”

NYSHEI congratulates the four institutions for their selection and applauds their willingness to participate.

This is your chance to help.  New York now has an innovation wiki.  NYSHEI has long argued that innovation is reliant on access to the “information infrastructure” that is the academic and research libraries.  I encourage you to use this wiki to make sure our partners in industry and across higher education are aware of the critical information resources available at your library.

Governor Paterson’s Task Force on Industry-Higher Education Partnerships was commissioned to explore how the State can better integrate its university-based research and development resources into the economy. That Task Force constantly heard of the need for a centralized information source that provides information about “what’s out there in terms of assets.” To that end, we are launching the New York State Innovation Asset Inventory, an open-forum, wiki-based website which includes brief profiles and contact information of many of the state’s most important investment, research and development and business startup assets. The website is www.KnowledgeNY.org/wiki.

ADDING/EDITING ENTRIES

In order to create a new entry, follow the directions on the home page.

In order to edit your individual asset’s page click on the link that will take you to your asset’s page off of the main page.  On the top of the page, just above your asset’s name, is a tab reading “Edit”.  Clicking on this tab will bring you to a screen from which you can edit your asset’s information as it appears on our site.  You may, but need not, create an account (in the event you do not, your computer’s IP address will be logged along with your edits). Formatting tools are available for you to use at the top of this editing screen.

The 2010 NYSHEI Annual Meeting is set for June 8, at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, NY.

Plan on joining us at beautiful Skidmore, located off historic Broadway in Saratoga.  Register today.

This year’s program will feature leaders from the higher education community, state government and economic development organizations.  By continuing to explore the role of academic and research libraries as critical “information infrastructure” supporting teaching, learning, scholarship, research, and the broader economy, NYSHEI’s annual gathering will help all sides understand the challenges and opportunities in developing greater collaboration.

Recognizing the difficult budgets facing our institutions, NYSHEI is pleased to offer free registration for attendees from NYSHEI member institutions and invited guests.  This offer is made possible by the generous support we receive from event sponsors.

Look for the full program to be announced in the next few days.  Information about our sponsors, available lodging, and travel will soon follow.  Register now.

Please contact Jason Kramer with any questions.

NYSHEI is now a member of the New York Roundtable on Innovation.

The NY ROI is an alliance that is steadfastly committed to attracting sustained investment in the bioscience and technology sectors of New York State.  Accordingly, this alliance is focused on the advancement of innovation, enterprise, economic development, higher education, public-private partnerships, and the creation of infrastructure, institutions and policies needed to further these goals.

The goal of the Roundtable is to ensure that New York is recognized globally as a place that is second to none for innovation.

“Receiving an invitation to join this impressive group is a testament to the continued ascendancy of NYSHEI as an influential voice among state policy makers and opinion leaders.  NYSHEI is very pleased to join this alliance and looks forward to working collaboratively to enhance our state, our economy and our member institutions,” said Jason Kramer, Executive Director of NYSHEI.

The New York Roundtable on Innovation has participants from a variety of private corporations, public agencies, and not-for-profit associations.