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alana

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Campus Updates
« on: December 19, 2025, 11:40:22 AM »
Please share any updates using this thread!
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Chrissy O'Grady

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Re: Campus Updates
« Reply #1 on: January 15, 2026, 12:45:16 PM »
New Paltz

- We are still without a cataloging librarian following Megan Coder's departure in August. A search is not approved yet.
- We had a very successful end of semester library stressbusters event.
- We are in the process of updating all our library guides and webpages for accessibility. Librarian Jen Rutner is leading that process.
- Kate Bellody and I have been participating in January transfer and international orientations. We are also excited to participate in the new spring campus involvement fair later in Jan.
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Jocelyn Ireland

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MVCC update
« Reply #2 on: January 15, 2026, 02:56:51 PM »
Just one major update to share. We welcomed Joseph Malek as our new Reference and Instruction Librarian. Joe is not new to SUNYLA. He was previously at SUNY Canton. It will be nice to be fully staffed again!
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cfishner

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Re: Campus Updates (DELHI)
« Reply #3 on: January 15, 2026, 03:50:36 PM »
We had some very successful end of semester Stress Less programming in December, most notably our DIY Rice Neck Bags (we went through 2 bags of 25lbs of rice!)
Our annual StAR Day (Student Achievement & Research) was very well attended, including by the Chancellor in December. We had more submissions this year than any previous fall. Planning is already under way for our Spring even.

We have been conditionally approved to open a librarian search and hopefully will have it posted by the beginning of March at the latest.

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kstanwicks

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Re: Campus Updates - Albany
« Reply #4 on: January 16, 2026, 09:31:30 AM »
1. We have three new tenure-track librarians who started with us on January 1: Ellis Ging, Kaci Wilson and Kate Wantuch.
2. We are restarting the search for the Business and Data Services Librarian and the Scholarly Communications Librarian.
3. The Libraries and Provost’s office are working together to put parameters in place for new faculty startup packages for future librarian hires that include funding for Professional Development, graduate assistant support, and materials. We hope to have this funding in place for the upcoming round of faculty hires.
4. Annum Architects met with library leadership on November 7, another meeting is set for January 16. We are reviewing test fit concepts for the University Library master plan. A meeting with Library faculty/staff will be set after that.
Collections
5. The University Center Deans and members of their collections staff will meet on January 20, to discuss the new Elsevier agreement and more formal strategies for SUNY-wide contracts and services.
Services
6. We now have a webpage with instructions for direct linking to electronic resources that faculty can use for their Brightspace courses. This page highlights the accessibility benefits of linking to library resources rather than uploading PDFs. Angela Hackstadt presented this content at 3 faculty workshops hosted by the Center for the Advancement of Teaching, Learning, and Online Education during the first week of January.
7. Alyssa Panetta is providing accessibility training for our librarians on February 19th to cover the accessibility requirements and share resources, including our new accessibility libguide.
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