SUNY Geneseo
Leah Root, delegate
Milne Library won the The Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) 2018 Excellence in Academic Libraries Award.
"In an ACRL newsletter story, Ann Campion Riley, chairperson of the 2018 Excellence in Academic Libraries Committee and vice provost and university librarian at the University of Missouri, noted that Milne’s “strong commitment to open access to scholarship and educational resources, their Summer Library Research Academy, and work with local high schools,” highlighted the strength of its programs as described in its application. The application provided comprehensive supporting information in five categories: Creativity, Innovation, and Leadership; Research Instruction Program; Outreach and Community Engagement; Experiential Learning; and Responsiveness to the Community.
According to Library Director Ben Rawlins, the award is the highest that an academic library can achieve. In winning the award, Geneseo becomes the first SUNY library to earn the award, and also the first member institution in COPLAC.
Rawlins noted that a majority of library staff members were involved in the award nomination process, including librarians Brandon West, Dan Ross, Sherry Larson-Rhodes, and Alan Witt who edited and assembled the application materials. In addition, the application included multiple letters of support from faculty, staff, students and administrators at Geneseo and across SUNY. "
Read more here:
https://www.geneseo.edu/news/milne-library-makes-history-national-award_________________________________________
Alana Nuth has accepted the position of Head of Collection Management at Milne Library, and will be joining us on June 28, 2018.
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We have added two new databases to our collection of resources: Web of Science, a scientific citation indexing service; and HeinOnline, which indexes legal history and government documents, and includes the National Survey of State Laws.
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Milne Library hosted another successful *Hour of Code* community workshop for youth in February. Spearheaded by SUNY Geneseo staff members Dr. Kirk Anne, and Education and Community Engagement Librarian Michelle Costello, the workshop is part of the *The Hour of Code* global movement, which introduces kids to computer science, inspiring them to learn more, break stereotypes, and empowers them to solve challenging problems. More information about *The Hour of Code* is at
https://hourofcode.com/us_________________________________________
Milne Library helped celebrate the 3rd annual National Book Review Month this February. Students in SUNY Geneseo Professor Lytton Smith's classes submitted book reviews via the NaRMO website (
https://narmo.milne-library.org/ ), built by Milne Library Web Developer Leah Root.