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.