In case you missed it, there was a nice article in the New York Times: Bronx Community College Gets a Library and Building, Truly Its Own.

This year’s conference takes place on Thursday, August 16^th. You can find more information and the registration link here: http://paperless.ly/MW6niM

The Society of American Archivists Student Chapter at QC is proud to present a lecture  by Kevin Schlottmann on Monday April 30, 7:00pm – 8:30pm at Queens College, Rosenthal Library, Presidential Conference Room 1).

This workshop will present a brief introduction to identification and preservation of photographs.  It will cover visual literacy, the photographic processes and formats most commonly found in archives, and recommendations for storage and care.  Physical samples will be available for inspection, and the workshop will end with a brief identification exercise.

Kevin Schottmann is a 2009 Queens College Alum.  He is the processing archivist for the Center for Jewish History.   Kevin has offered other lectures to GSLIS students in the past – including EAD workshops.

JOURNEY TO 2020: A PARTICIPATORY RETREAT

March 30, 2012, 9:30-1:00 -  President’s Conference Room -  Rosenthal Library

“In this race to the future there will be drivers, passengers, and road kill. … Passengers will get to the future, but their fate will not be in their own hands.” – Hamel and Prahalad, Competing for the Future (HBS 1994): 28.

GSLIS: GOALS AND OBJECTIVES (Are these appropriate for 2020?)

We can expect more drastic changes in the next decade than we experienced over the last decade. How can we prepare new LIS professionals to not only cope but to lead in the work of anticipating, adapting to, and implementing change?

PLANNING AND ASSESSMENT

• Core Competences: Will these still be appropriate in 2020?
• What new skills and competencies will be needed?
• How can we ensure that our graduates have needed skills?

(The role of Student Learning Outcomes)

• How do we utilize SLO’s to review and adapt our plans and offerings to ensure continuous improvement and adaptation?

FACILITATOR: Dr. June Lester is former Director of the Office of Accreditation for ALA and retired Director and Professor of Library and Information Studies at the University of Oklahoma. A package of information on goals, planning, and learning outcomes from other leading LIS Schools will be sent out ahead of time to all who register for the workshop.

Continental breakfast and lunch provided. Registration required; we are limited by the room in the number of participants; please complete the attached information form and send to Bridget <Bridget.Kavanagh@qc.cuny.edu> (or call in) to: 718 997-3790.

Yes, please register me for the GSLIS Journey to 2020  Retreat on Friday, March 30.

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NAME

___ Advisory Board Member                           ___ Adjunct Professor

___ Alum (Graduated in _____)                      ___ Friend

___ Current student

Dear GSLIS Colleagues and GSLIS Community.

I am delighted to share the below.  The Queens Memory Project has been awarded Outstanding Collaboration Citation for the 2012.  Ceremony to be featured at this summer’s ALA conference in Anaheim.  This is a tremendous comment on (if I may) the project’s prescient understanding of evolving conceptualization of the archive in the 21st with an equally poignant commitment and dedication to community and collaboration with unity provided by innovative use of emerging technologies.  (A true example of the future of the archive).  All very capably Directed (really, invented) by GSLIS alum, graduate of the Fellows Program, and current Special Collections and Archives staff member Natalie Milbrodt.  Indeed, Natalie deserves the full focus of this recognition.

I would simply add my strong comment that the attribution of award as supported by the comments below confirms the interests this project continues to receive from institutions across the country and around the world.

Finally, and of equal importance, Natalie’s continued development of this project highlights the unique opportunities available to students (Fellows) pursuing our course of study – this really sets our program apart.

Again, my congratulations to Natalie and all the students who have made invaluable contributions to this project.

I also include as attachment the Fall Newsletter issued by Department of Special Collections and Archives and which highlights additional activities – all well steered by both graduates of GSLIS Archives Certificate and well shaped by continued work of our outstanding Fellows.

It is my very great pleasure to let you know that the Queens Memory Project is the recipient of the ALCTS Outstanding Collaboration Citation award for 2012!

The awards ceremony is on Sunday, June 24, 2012 at 5:30 pm, as part of the American Library Association Annual Conference in Anaheim, CA, exact location TBA. It is a long way to commute, but I hope that each of you, along with the whole city of Queens J, will be there.
Here are some of the jury members’ comments:

“The project meets all three of the OCC award’s criteria by developing a project that is likely to become an industry standard; breaking barriers to enable budget conscientious actions (Jason Kucsma of the Metropolitan New York Library Council notes the project’s ability to do more with less); the project itself is an innovative product/service that meet an industry need to digitize and preserve local history.”

“[The project] Offers a unique collection that ties multiple materials together with metadata. The partnership involved in the Queens Memory Project is admirable and the future of the project seems exciting.”

“[Particular strengths of the project include] The extent of the collaboration: Not only the two archives (Queens Library & Queens College), but also the Queens Historical Society (noted in the accompanying blog), StoryCorps, and members of the community (invited to share information and tags). Queens College faculty included the project in a course as well. The digitization of existing collections. The Documentation of the project (found in the blog) to allow others to benefit from their experience creating the project. The plans for continuation and expansion of the project.”

“The project showcases collaboration between the Queens Library, the Queens College and, what impressed me the most – the community. The opportunity the draw the public into the project and help them gain ownership of the project is wonderful. I feel this type of collaboration is what will help keep libraries vital and important to the people we serve for years to come. It is a nice model that could be emulated by other institutions. The blog is quite nice that they maintain with the guidelines for interviews, standards, etc.”

“This project was created by a partnership forged between the Queens Public Library, Queens College, an open source software company, and the people of Queens. The efforts of the project to document and digitize the oral histories of the borough’s population is impressive, and the project should be lauded for both digitally preserving and cataloging these oral histories.”

Please let me know if you have any questions. Again, congratulations!

Regards,
Elaine Yontz, Chair
ALCTS Outstanding Collaboration Citation Award Jury

Crimes occur every day behind the purview of newspapers and the internet in the most diverse county in America and the melting pot of the world, and they need writers to bring them to the forefront.  Denis Hamill takes us to a seemingly upstanding doctor’s riverfront home in Bayside, Ken Wishnia to a farmacia in Corona dealing dangerous bath products, and Shailly Agnihotri introduces us to an Indian matrimonial investigator in Jackson Heights torn between his crush on a model and a nagging assignment from a powerful patriarch.

This event is a collaboration between the biweekly Writer’s Workshop at the Bayside Community Library and Neighborhood Word, an Asian-American Writers Workshop programming series that brings Asian American writers and artists to Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island and the Bronx-the boroughs most Asian-American New Yorkers call home.

Copies of Queens Noir are available at the library for checkout with QL library card. Refreshments will be served, and admission is free and open to everyone.

Author Bios:

Denis Hamill was born and raised in Brooklyn. He attended public high schools and CUNY. He has written for The Village Voice, NY Newsday, and currently writes a column twice a week for the NY Daily News. He has appeared on Conan O’Brien, The O’Reilly Factor, Good Day New York, Sam Roberts, The Early Show, The History Chanel, and Leonard Lopate. He is the author of ten novels, most recently “Sins of Two Fathers”, “Empty Stockings” and “Ten Spot.” An original screenplay he wrote, “Under New Management”, is currently airing on Showtime. He lives in Queens.

Shailly Agnihotri is an award-winning independent filmmaker living and working in New York. Her feature length documentary examining the suicide rate amongst US soldiers deployed in Iraq, Three Soldiers, was fancast movie of the week and played in festivals throughout the United States. Ms.Agnihotri is a practicing public defense attorney. Her newest project is full length play about her experiences in the criminal justice system entitled American Tune.

Kenneth Wishnia’s novels include 23 Shades of Black, an Edgar Allan Poe Award and Anthony Award finalist; Soft Money, a Library Journal Best Mystery of the Year; Red House, a Washington Post Book World “Rave” Book of the Year; and The Fifth Servant, an Indie Notable selection, winner of a Premio Letterario ADEI-WIZO, and a finalist for the Sue Feder Memorial Historical Mystery Award (Macavity Awards). His short stories have appeared in Ellery Queen, Alfred Hitchcock, Queens Noir, Long Island Noir, Send My Love and a Molotov Cocktail, and elsewhere. He teaches writing, literature and other deviant forms of thought at Suffolk Community College on Long Island.

@ Bayside Community Library
214-20 Northern Boulevard (corner of Northern & Bell)
Bayside, NY 11361
718-229-1834

Travel directions:

The Bayside Library street address is 214-20 Northern Blvd, Bayside, NY 11361 (on corner of Northern Blvd and 214th Place, but right next to the big intersection of Northern and Bell Blvd).

By car from Manhattan, Brooklyn or Eastern Queens, you can take the LIE E to Exit 27/Clearview Expwy N toward Throgs Neck Bridge, get off at Exit. 5 Northern Blvd., take the first right and drive down Northern Boulevard for a few blocks until you pass Bell Blvd. and you will see the library on your right next to a gas station.

From Long Island, you can take the LIE W to Exit 31 N, the Cross Island Parkway N and get off Exit 31W onto NY 25A Northern Boulevard W, then drive 10 blocks down Northern and you’ll see it on your left.

There’s only residential street parking.  I recommend parking on the side of the library, 215th Place or higher streets (there’s a police station right next to the library, so avoid the street adjacent to it, and on Northern Blvd. generally as you will need to use a muni-meter).

Alternatively, you can take the LIRR to Bayside.  The stop is on Bell Blvd and 41st Ave, only 3 blocks from the library.  After you get off, just walk down Bell Blvd. as the avenues get higher (toward 42nd Ave, 43rd Ave) and when you get to Northern Boulevard, you’ll see the library on your left next to a gas station.  Just cross the street and head left.

The Q12, 13 and 31 buses also stop here, and the Q27 is close by.

Support this program by joining in for the fun!

8:00pm – 9:30pm Happy Hour @ Lolita Bar:

266 Broome Street, New York, NY 10002

Have a drink with your favorite prison librarians!
This event is organized by dedicated NYPL interns & MLS candidates of Queens College

We welcome proposals for pre-conference workshops, conference sessions, panel discussions and poster presentations on any topic related to the future of libraries including but not limited to:

Submissions are accepted through our Google Form.  If you are submitting proposals for multiple sessions, please fill out a form for each.

Deadline for proposals: February 24, 2012

Pre-conference Workshops

Scheduled Day: Wednesday, June 6

Format: 90 minutes or 3 hours and should include some interactive or hands-on component.

Notes: Special Interest Groups are invited to take advantage of this pre-conference time.

Computer labs will be available for up to 3 pre-conference workshops. Please indicate whether you prefer or need a computer lab for your pre-conference session.

Contact:  Rosanne Humes (Nassau) rosanne.humes@ncc.edu, 1-516-572-7402
Conference Sessions

Scheduled Day: Thursday, June 7 or Friday, June 8

Format: 45 or 90 minutes, Choose the time frame that is most appropriate. This venue has small presentation spaces so presentations which include interactive and hands-on activities are welcomed.

Contact: Bonnie Swoger (Geneseo) swoger@geneseo.edu, 1-585-245-5593

Panel Discussions

Scheduled Day: Thursday, June 7 or Friday, June 8

Format: 45 or 90 minutes

Notes: Do you have a bit of experience or knowledge in any of the areas below? The planning committee is seeking participants for panel sessions on the following topics:

• Open Educational Resources and Open Content
• Repositories
• Intellectual Property Trends and Issues
• Distance Learning and the Library
• Libraries in the state’s and nation’s political and economic climate
• Other topics will be considered

You don’t need to be an expert, but your knowledge and experience, combined with others, will be a valuable resource for your fellow librarians.

Contact: Bonnie Swoger (Geneseo) swoger@geneseo.edu, 1-585-245-5593, if you are interested.

Poster Sessions

Scheduled Day: Thursday, June 7.

Format: Posters will be set up between 7:30 to 9am with the poster session in the evening from 4:30 to 6pm.

Notes: Posters should be no larger than

Contact: Stephanie Herfel (Orange) stephanie.herfel@sunyorange.edu, 1-845-341-9051
Please refer to the “Guidelines for the SUNYLA Annual Conference Expenses” available at: http://sunyla.org/policies/conference-expenses for information on expense reimbursement.