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June 16, 2021 Council Meeting @ VIRTUAL (Annual) / Publications report

« on: June 15, 2021, 01:56:28 PM »

SUNYLA Publications Committee Report
June 16, 2021


Activities:
•   The May issue of the newsletter went out on time.
•   After several years of service, Brandon West has stepped down from the committee.
•   Social media update: FB, 291 followers; Twitter, 304.
•   I had a good conversation with Tim Stookesberry from SUNYPress back in April. He wants to build a stronger relationship with the SUNYLA community. I suggest inviting him to the next Council meeting in the fall.

Upcoming:
•   The next issue of the newsletter will come out in October. Deadline: TBD, mid/late-September. 


Current members:
Justin Cronise (Erie)
April Davies, chair  (Cobleskill)
Jennifer DeVito  (Stony Brook)
Aleshia Huber (Binghamton)
Jill Locascio  (Optometry)
Amanda Lowe  (Albany)
Susanna Van Sant  (TC3)
Lily Wadsworth (Mohawk Valley)


Respectfully submitted,
April Davies

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March 26, 2021 Council Meeting @ VIRTUAL / Publications report

« on: March 25, 2021, 01:27:13 PM »

SUNYLA Publications Committee Report
March 26, 2021


Activities:
•   February newsletter went out before the end of the month so I’m counting that as a win.
•   Have a new member on the committee: Lily Wadsworth from Mohawk Valley Community College

Upcoming:
•   Next issue of the newsletter is May. Deadline: April 26. Call for submissions will go out early/mid-April.


Current members:
Justin Cronise (Erie)
April Davies, chair  (Cobleskill)
Jennifer DeVito  (Stony Brook)
Aleshia Huber (Binghamton)
Jill Locascio  (Optometry)
Amanda Lowe  (Albany)
Susanna Van Sant  (TC3)
Lily Wadsworth (MVCC)
Brandon West  (Geneseo)


Respectfully submitted,
April Davies

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November 13, 2020 Council Meeting @ VIRTUAL / changes to bylaws & manual

« on: November 09, 2020, 12:37:17 PM »

Review of Bylaws and Manual of Duties & Responsibilities

I’ve been working with Carol Anne Germain and Bill Jones on revisions to the SUNYLA Bylaws, as well as the Manual of Duties & Responsibilities. We were looking to make sure they are in keeping with current practice, reflect changes previously approved, and do not contain gender-specific language. Once approved by the Council, the changes to the Bylaws will need to go on the spring ballot for approval by the membership. Changes to the Manual only require approval of the Council.

Please spend some quality time with the google docs linked below before Friday’s meeting. You can go ahead and send me any comments and suggestions if you want, or just save them for the meeting.

bylaws:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OSr7sgd9KUrTz6H1DOJK3E3bd7L0FbLp9rZuzB7vrsw/edit?usp=sharing

manual:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1881-V1B6U4LJzXNz4GbyhFHuFfqg8WFYsYXoP2Z4TUY/edit?usp=sharing


Respectfully submitted,
April Davies

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November 13, 2020 Council Meeting @ VIRTUAL / Publications report

« on: November 09, 2020, 11:44:33 AM »

SUNYLA Publications Committee Report
Nov. 13, 2020


Activities:
•   October newsletter went out on schedule.

Upcoming:
•   Next issue of the newsletter is February. Will send out a heads up in December before holidays and official call for submissions in January. Deadline around Jan. 20.
•   Might recruit a new member or two.



Current members:
Justin Cronise (Erie)
April Davies, chair  (Cobleskill)
Jennifer DeVito  (Stony Brook)
Aleshia Huber (Binghamton)
Jill Locascio  (Optometry)
Amanda Lowe  (Albany)
Susanna Van Sant  (TC3)
Brandon West  (Geneseo)



Respectfully submitted,
April Davies

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September 18, 2020 Council Meeting @ VIRTUAL / Campus Updates-Cobleskill

« on: September 17, 2020, 02:28:42 PM »

We're down to 3 librarians and it is not pleasant.

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September 18, 2020 Council Meeting @ VIRTUAL / Publications report

« on: September 17, 2020, 02:27:42 PM »

SUNYLA Publications Committee Report
Sept. 18, 2020


Activities:
•   Working on the October newsletter
•   Social media update: 268 followers on FB; 307 on Twitter

Upcoming:
•   Next issue of the newsletter is February. Will probably ask for some longer articles on the pandemic experience again since we didn’t get much of that for the October issue.



Current members:
Justin Cronise (Erie)
April Davies, chair  (Cobleskill)
Jennifer DeVito  (Stony Brook)
Aleshia Huber (Binghamton)
Jill Locascio  (Optometry)
Amanda Lowe  (Albany)
Christian Poehlmann  (Albany)
Susanna Van Sant  (TC3)
Brandon West  (Geneseo)



Respectfully submitted,
April Davies

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June 17, 2020 Council Meeting @ VIRTUAL (Annual) / Campus Updates-Cobleskill

« on: June 15, 2020, 10:48:02 PM »

We've been doing limited 'curbside' pickups for physical items. Some of our regular users are SO glad to get hold of new reading material.

April Davies (me) is co-presenting a preconference session on Tenure and Promotion for the SUNYLA conference.

Katherine Brent continues to put in many hours of work as co-chair of the college's Middle States committee.

The library will be closed all summer which hasn't happened since we were shut down for renovation several years ago. We're all still working of course, mostly from home for now.

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June 17, 2020 Council Meeting @ VIRTUAL (Annual) / Publications Report

« on: June 15, 2020, 10:34:02 PM »

SUNYLA Publications Committee Report
June 17, 2020


Activities:
•   May newsletter issue went out on time and got good feedback
•   Social media update: 269 followers on FB; 283 on Twitter

Upcoming:
•   Next issue of the newsletter isn’t until October. Will probably ask for some longer articles on the pandemic experience in addition to the usual stuff.


Current members:
Justin Cronise (Erie)
April Davies, chair  (Cobleskill)
Jennifer DeVito  (Stony Brook)
Aleshia Huber (Binghamton)
Jill Locascio  (Optometry)
Amanda Lowe  (Albany)
Christian Poehlmann  (Albany)
Susanna Van Sant  (TC3)
Brandon West  (Geneseo)


Respectfully submitted,
April Davies

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March 27, 2020 Council Meeting (VIRTUAL) / Campus Updates-Cobleskill

« on: March 26, 2020, 07:43:23 PM »

With everything going on I almost forgot about reports and updates for tomorrow. The big news at Cobleskill, as with many campuses, is that the library is closed until further notice. We are mostly working from home and only working from work 1 or 2 days a week as needed, and staggering the days so that there are no more than 3-5 people in the building at a time.

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March 27, 2020 Council Meeting (VIRTUAL) / Publications Report

« on: March 26, 2020, 07:35:41 PM »

SUNYLA Publications Committee Report
March 27, 2020


Activities:
•   February newsletter issue went out on time and was well received
•   Amanda is doing a good job with our social media presence

Upcoming:
•   Normally, the Call for Submissions for the May newsletter would go out in a couple of weeks. With our current situation I wonder if we should skip it, OR, if it’s more important than ever that we go forward. I welcome input from anyone who cares to weigh in.



Current members:
Justin Cronise (Erie)
April Davies, chair  (Cobleskill)
Jennifer DeVito  (Stony Brook)
Aleshia Huber (Binghamton)
Jill Locascio  (Optometry)
Amanda Lowe  (Albany)
Christian Poehlmann  (Albany)
Susanna Van Sant  (TC3)
Brandon West  (Geneseo)


Respectfully submitted,
April Davies

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January 10, 2020 Council Meeting @ FIT / Campus Updates-Cobleskill

« on: January 09, 2020, 01:35:08 PM »

Winter break has been fairly quiet at the library. Planning is underway for the library's annual spring events: the Mac-n-Cheese is Love cookoff (Feb. 14); and the Student Research Showcase (date still being discussed, probably April/May). You're all welcome to join us for the extravaganza of mac-n-cheese if you're in the neighborhood; I think we had 17 varieties last year.

The “Most Dangerous Game of Jenga.” Library Student Assistant, Korah Witherell was recently profiled in her hometown paper where, among other subjects, she discussed her role as a member of SUNY Cobleskill’s Woodsmen’s Team. For some unfathomable reason, she did not discuss working at the library.    More at: http://www.oleantimesherald.com/lifestyle/timbersports-competitions-challenging-and-fun-for-portville-grad/article_1f5e538a-f207-559d-a8a0-16b8a30ea5c7.html

In campus news, Caribou Biofuels, Inc. recently entered into an agreement to develop and commercialize a portable rotary gasifier developed at SUNY Cobleskill. More at: https://web.cobleskill.edu/media/2019/12/12/caribou-biofuels-incorporated-signs-option-to-license-agreement-with-the-research-foundation-for-suny-on-behalf-of-suny-cobleskill/

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January 10, 2020 Council Meeting @ FIT / Publications Report

« on: January 08, 2020, 04:37:21 PM »

SUNYLA Publications Committee Report
Jan. 10, 2020


Activities:
•   Dragooned Amanda Lowe (Albany) to be our social media guru

Upcoming:
•   Call for Submissions for February newsletter will go out next week, deadline in late January


Current members:
Justin Cronise (Erie)
April Davies, chair  (Cobleskill)
Jennifer DeVito  (Stony Brook)
Aleshia Huber (Binghamton)
Jill Locascio  (Optometry)
Amanda Lowe  (Albany)
Christian Poehlmann  (Albany)
Susanna Van Sant  (TC3)
Brandon West  (Geneseo)


Respectfully submitted,
April Davies

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November 8, 2019 Council Meeting @ UAlbany / Publications Report

« on: November 04, 2019, 02:08:55 PM »

SUNYLA Publications Committee Report
Nov. 8, 2019


Activities:
•   October newsletter went out on time and we got a lot of compliments on it
•   Social media holding steady: 262 followers on FB; 270 on Twitter 

Upcoming:
•   Next newsletter is scheduled for February, with the submission deadline in mid January


Current members:
Justin Cronise (Erie)
April Davies, chair  (Cobleskill)
Jennifer DeVito  (Stony Brook)
Aleshia Huber (Binghamton)
Jill Locascio  (Optometry)
Christian Poehlmann  (Albany)
Susanna Van Sant  (TC3)
Brandon West  (Geneseo)


Respectfully submitted,
April Davies

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November 8, 2019 Council Meeting @ UAlbany / Campus Updates-Cobleskill

« on: November 04, 2019, 02:08:14 PM »

Over 100 people showed up to try a dozen different chilis at the library's annual Chili Cook-Off. Our next cook-off event... Mac-n-Cheese in February.

April Davies will be conducting a free allocations workshop for CDLC (Capital District Library Council) on Dec. 6th at UAlbany. Session info and registration link at: https://cdlc.libcal.com/calendar/cdlc-workshops/allocation.

SUNY Cobleskill's Institute for Rural Vitality won the 2019 Excellence and Innovation Award for Regional and Economic Development from the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU). More at: https://web.cobleskill.edu/media/2019/10/28/suny-cobleskill-institute-for-rural-vitality-receives-2019-excellent-and-innovation-award-from-aascu.

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September 20, 2019 Council Meeting @ SUNY Geneseo / Campus Updates-Cobleskill

« on: September 17, 2019, 02:19:35 PM »

Van Wagenen Library’s annual Chili Cook-off is happening October 9th. Come be a taster if you're in the neighborhood.

We are preparing to search for a new Outreach and Public Services Librarian as Mandy Babirad has chosen to move to the public library sector.

ILL and Archives Librarian Katherine Brent is co-chairing SUNY Cobleskill’s Middle States Steering Committee. 

Instruction Librarian Don LaPlant’s flash fiction piece, “Safety”, was recently published by Mystery Tribune (https://www.mysterytribune.com/safety-contemporary-crime-flash-fiction-by-don-laplant). His short crime fiction has been published previously in Thuglit magazine and online in the Akashic Books Mondays Are Murder series.