Section III:
The Greater New York Metropolitan Area

 

  • The Getting a Handle on Handhelds Seminar
    Getting a Handle on Handhelds: Instructional and Library Applications for Higher Education was held April 24, 2002, our annual "gift" to librarians, faculty, and technology staff at colleges and universities throughout the metropolitan area. (See Incorporating Technology with Teaching, Special Programs, above.)

  • Safeguarding Our Patron's Privacy: What Every Librarian [& IT Professional & Higher Education Administrator] Needs to Know about the USA PATRIOT Act & Related Anti-Terrorism Measures Librarians throughout the metropolitan area attended this teleconference, sponsored by the Brooklyn College Library.

  • Building the 21st Century Library Seminar
    http://library.brooklyn.cuny.edu/special_event/2003/index.html
    "Please join us on April 11 at Brooklyn College's new $73 million state-of-the-art facility to explore the issues related to planning, design, and construction of the 21st century library. You will hear from the Brooklyn project's architects, project manager, technology consultant, and signage designer and develop a complete picture of the many players and processes required to build or renovate a new library. After lunch, you may choose a topic of special interest to you and explore it in greater depth."
    April 11, 2003, marked our fourth day-long seminar to which we invite librarians and faculty from throughout the New York metropolitan area. This year's occasion was particularly special, as it also marked the official debut of the new building's ultra-high-tech (there must be something higher than high-tech) auditorium. In the morning after coffee and registration, more than 100 people, largely librarians and some accompanied by their own architects or facilities staff, listened to our architects and multimedia consultants talk about the process of designing the modern library. Following lunch in the Georgian Room, tours were offered and participants could elect any of several special topic sessions.

    This was our first experience partnering with another organization. The Metropolitan New York Library Council handled registration and collected the $25 registration fee (designed to cover the costs of food and materials) electronically, something we lack the capability of doing. METRO staff also staffed the registration desk the day of the event, freeing Library staff for other seminar-related activities.

    The collaboration was an enormous success, as was the entire day. The technology worked like a charm, as presenters showed PowerPoint presentations or accessed the Internet. Speakers included:
    Sandy Howe, AIA, Shepley Bulfinch Richardson & Abbott
    Heidi Blau, AIA, Fox & Fowle
    Marla Appelbaum, AIA, Project Manager
    Michael Leiboff, Shen Milsom & Wilkie
    Terry Colbert, Colbert deSign
    Associate Librarian for Research and Access Services Miriam Deutch deserves all the credit for this wonderful day. It was she who superbly planned and executed the entire event.