The NY 3Rs Association, Inc. comprises nine regional 3Rs Councils serving libraries and library systems across New York State. Working with their members, which include libraries of all types and public and school library systems, NY 3Rs Association, Inc. provides quality information and library services to the residents of New York State.
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*NY 3Rs Association, Inc. is pleased to announce a partnership arrangement with EBSCO Publishing on a consortia e-books purchasing agreement for academic libraries in the State (and other libraries that may be interested in academic collections in eBook format). This offer includes two options, and libraries can make selections from both. EBSCO eBooks are accessed via the EBSCO host platform, and can be downloaded to most e-readers. Pricing reflects a one-time purchase with perpetual access. More information
*NY 3Rs Association, Inc. has brokered a deal to offer Boopsie for Libraries to member libraries of all nine regional councils at a reduced price. Boopsie for Libraries offers custom mobile applications for library catalogs, allowing for real-time ILS integration to improve user accessibility. More information & Interest Form Download committment form
*Academic Librarians 2012 The Future is Now! Creatively Reaching and Teaching in Academic LibrariesJune 12 & 13, 2012, Syracuse University As with all libraries and organizations, we must constantly demonstrate our value to our stakeholders amidst the changes brought on us at an increasing rate by the technology that we and our students use. Technology shapes our interactions with others, our learning techniques and styles, and our pedagogy; it can affect the way our value is perceived. This year’s conference explores value, community, collaboration, social awareness, and applications that enhance learning. How do we demonstrate the value of the academic library in this changing information environment? How do we reach and teach our students? How is information literacy being transformed? Is it possible to game to learn or learn to game? What is the new librarianship? We invite you to explore these issues with us! Click here for more information Register here
*Empire Library Delivery Service 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 libraries located in all New York counties, as well as a connecting route to facilitate daily cargo transfers between eight or nine transportation hubs. Read more at http://empirelibrarydelivery.org...
*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 on Libraries will present to the New York State Board of Regents in april 2012. Read more and comment...
*NYLA's Library Advocacy Day - Tuesday, March 6, 2012. Read more...
*Ambrose Video special group offer for LYRASIS members and LYRASIS partners like NY3Rs. Please contact your local NY 3Rs Association member for more information.
*NY 3Rs Cooperative Services Agreement Delivery High Priority. A statewide delivery service is a high priority for many of our members – especially those participating in Connect NY and the IDS Project. Read more...
*New York Heritage Digital Collections has recently added several new collections to its cooperative site at NewYorkHeritage.org |
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Ask Us 24/7 is an Internet-based virtual text chat service connecting information seekers with librarians, available 24 hours a day, 7 days per week. Read more...
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NewYorkHeritage.org is a research portal for students, educators, historians, genealogists, and others who are interested in the Empire State's history. A gateway to hundreds of digital collections about New York State's people, places, and institutions. NewYorkHeritage brings together freely accessible digital collections from libraries, museums and archives from all over the state. See New York State's rich and unique history told through images, artifacts and documents--just a click away!
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The New York Heritage page is now up and running on Facebook! Don't forget to "like" the page and share our posts with others.
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Metropolitan New York Library Resources Council
We are pleased to share news about the most recent project launched from METRO's collaborative digitization grants program: FIT and NYPL to Unveil Online Fashion Information and Image Portal.
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Latest update March 2, 2012
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