I am now the 1st Vice President/President-Elect of the State University of New York Librarians’ Association. Our annual conference was a lot of fun this year. Here are some discussion points to move forward on (again, like CIT, these may become break-out blog post):
- Official Business: SUNYConnect database renewals are coming. Library Directors have been informed.
- Official Business 2: The new membership form will be online. Details to follow.
- Students like screencasts, but only if they’re relevant. 2.5-3 minutes max.
- Function is a better measure of library health than satisfaction. Turn already quiet (etc.) areas into purposed spaces for those functions.
- The library work week should be Sunday afternoon through Thursday early evening.
- The rules of a sandbox server: Play, Update, Secure & Verify.
- The Keynote speech (photos: 1, 2, 3) , by Joe Janes, was very funny, yet poignant.
In addition to my discussion points, there are some fun points, too:
- Potsdam is “decentrally isolated.”
- The road signs in Potsdam are brown posts with light brown lettering in a vertical pattern on them. You will find it on the opposite corner than where expected.
- You never know when someone has a camera. Example.
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