Meeting, February 21st

The next NLDG meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 21, 2012 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. in the Special Collections Reading Room (Room C196.05) of the Mina Rees Library, CUNY Graduate Center.

Margaret Bausman, Instructional and Reference Librarian at the Schools of Social Work and Public Health Library at Hunter College, will talk about her experiences as a new academic librarian, and the things that she wished she had known before starting her new career. This is an opportunity to ask questions of a new professional of what it is like, and what can be expected when one is employed in academia.

Ms. Bausman completed her MSLIS degree at Long Island University’s Palmer School in the Rare Books and Special Collections concentration and earned a certificate in Archives and Records Management in 2010. Prior to this, she worked as a clinician and administrator in children’s community mental health services.

Light snacks will be served.

RSVP by February 19th to either Michael Handis (mhandis@gc.cuny.edu) or Linda Miles (lmiles.librarian@gmail.com).

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Meet n’ Greet: the New ACRL/NY Mentoring Program

The NLDG’s first meeting of the season will be held Thursday, October 20, 2011 from 6 p.m.-8 p.m.

The Meet n’ Greet is traditionally when ACRL/NY members and other members from the academic library community come together to discuss what programs/topics they would like to see the NLDG address for the coming year.

This Meet n’ Greet will have information on the new, ACRL/NY Mentoring Program. Michael Handis, the chair of the NLDG, also functions as the chair of the ad hoc Mentoring Committee. Within the last few months, the Mentoring Committee has put together a pilot mentoring program and is currently looking for volunteers. (Mentors and those seeking mentoring must be ACRL/NY members.) It is hoped that the pilot program will lead to a regular mentoring program.

This meeting is open to all members of ACRL/NY as well as non-members. Light refreshments will be served.

The Meet n’ Greet will be held in Room C196.05 of the Mina Rees Library, CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10016-4309. Please RSVP by October 18th to Michael Handis(mhandis@gc.cuny.edu).

NOTE: You must register to attend and bring a picture ID. You name must appear on the security list or you will not be admitted.

Speaker: Susanne Markgren

The last meeting of the NLDG was held on Thursday, May 5th. Susanne Markgren, the immediate past president of ACRL/NY and the Digital Services Librarian at Purchase College, SUNY, gave a talk entitled: Create an E-Portfolio: Manage Your Online Identity and Improve Your Skills of Self-Promotion, which was attended by eleven people. Ms. Markgren gave the pros and cons of creating an online presence. She warned that professional and personal can sometimes intermingle and to be careful. She went through the various online sites where she has established a presence. Questions were asked throughout the talk.

Meet n’ Greet: This Year’s First Meeting

The first meeting of the new academic year will be held Friday, October 15, 2010 from 9:30-10:30 a.m. at Mercy College’s Manhattan campus.

This meeting is open to all ACRL/NY members as well as non-members. Come and see what the NLDG is all about! This is a networking as well as a professional group. Please bring ideas and suggestions for future programs and/or discussion group topics. What do you want to get out of NLDG meetings? What do you want to see?

The Meet n’ Greet will be held Friday, October 15, 9:30-10:30:
Room 723
Mercy College Manhattan
66 West 35th Street
New York, NY 10001

Light refreshments will be served.

RSVP by October 13th to Michael Handis (mhandis@gc.cuny.edu).

NOTE: You must register to attend, and bring a picture ID. You name must appear on the security list or you will not be admitted.

Last Meeting of the Academic Year, May 13, 2010

The last meeting for the academic year will be held Thursday, May 13, 2010, 6-8 p.m.

Speakers: Julie Cunningham, Mina Rees Library, CUNY Graduate Center and Elisabeth Tapperiner, Hostos Community College

Topic: “The Whys and Hows to Creating a Good Resume”

What makes a good resume? Ms. Cunningham, the Chief Librarian at the Mina Rees Library, comes from a public services background while Ms. Tappeiner, the Interim Chief Librarian at Hostos, comes from technical services. Both have extensive experience serving on library search committees.

This will be a workshop format and will deal with critiquing resumes as well as answering any questions about how library academic search committees operate and what they look for on resumes.

The meeting will be held in

C196.05 (Special Collections Reading Room), Mina Rees Library

CUNY Graduate Center

365 Fifth Ave.

New York, NY 10016-4309

Light snacks will be served.

RSVP by May 12^th to Michael Handis (mhandis@gc.cuny.edu).

You must register to attend and bring a picture ID.

Space is limited and your name must appear on the security list.

Meeting: March 18th, 6-8 pm

The next  meeting of the NLDG will be held  Thursday, March 18, 2010, 6-8 p.m.

Speaker:  W. Gerald Heverly, New York University

Topic:  “How to get Ideas for Professional Publications”

W. Gerald Heverly is the Librarian for Classics, Hellenic Studies, and Philosophy at Bobst Library, New York University.  He is active in a number of professional organizations, including ACRL’s Western European Studies Section and the American Philological Association.  In addition, he serves on the mentoring committee of NYU Librarians and was chair of the committee from 2006 to 2008.  He has published in both library and classics journals.

The meeting will be held in

C196.05 (Special Collections Reading Room), Mina Rees Library

CUNY Graduate Center

365 Fifth Ave.

New York, NY  10016-4309

Light snacks will be served.

RSVP by March 17^th to Michael Handis (mhandis@gc.cuny.edu).

You must register to attend and bring a picture ID.

Space is limited and your name must appear on the security list.

Remember: only members of ACRL/NY can attend.

Looking forward to tomorrow’s meeting at Mercy College

Well, we have a nice group, about 24, signed up to attend our meeting tomorrow morning.  (Mercy College-Manhattan, Room 737, 9-10:45 a.m.)  We will be having a guest speaker, Heather Saunders from Purchase College Library.  She is the art librarian there and has been there for just over a year.  I thought it would be nice to invite her to talk/reflect on her first year as a professional librarian.  She has been musing over sharing a bit of what she knows now and what it would mean if she knew it when she started.  This will definitely get the conversation rolling, and others have already shared their ideas of things to talk about too.   So, there will be plenty of meeting, greeting, conversation, discussion, and of course food, coffee and donuts. See you there!

See you this Friday, Oct. 2nd at 9 a.m. folks!

Just sent out the reminder for Friday’s meeting at Mercy College-Manhattan this morning.  We already have fourteen people say they are going to try to make it.  If you are thinking of coming, make sure Carrie knows so she can add you to the list the guard will have at the door on Friday.  See the post previous to this for all the details and links.

ACRL/NY New Librarians Discussion Group-Open Meeting-Friday, Oct. 2, 2009, 9-10:45 am

ACRL/NY New Librarians Discussion Group-Open Meeting-Friday, Oct. 2, 2009, 9-10:45 am

Please join the Association of College and Research Libraries, Greater New York Chapter (ACRL/NY) on Friday, October 2, 2009 for an open meeting of the New Librarians Discussion Group from 9-10:45 AM. This meeting will be a chance for new, or aspiring, librarians to come learn about the discussion group, discuss future events, and further involvement with ACRL/NY.  We will also have a guest librarian there who will talk about her first year as a librarian.  Executive Board members will be on hand to meet and greet participants.  Students and librarians in new positions are welcome too.  Refreshments will be served.  Come meet your fellow newbies and seize the opportunity to do some free networking.  Membership to ACRL/NY is not required for this meeting but will be necessary for future participation. 

Find out more about the New Librarians Discussion Group by visiting our website. This site has been created as a place for members, and those interested in joining, to get information, ask questions and share news.  

The meeting will be held at Mercy College’s Manhattan Campus, 66 West 35th Street, between 5th and 6th Avenues. Please bring a photo ID. The meeting will be held in Room 737. For directions to Mercy College, please check their website. 

PLEASE NOTE: Your name must be on our list to get into the building, so it is important to RSVP if you think you might attend. Please follow this link below to RSVP. 

If you have already RSVP’d or will not be attending, there is no need to fill out the form. 

To join ACRL/NY, visit the website here. 

See you there! 

Carrie Eastman

Information Services/Interlibrary Loan Librarian

Purchase College Library-SUNY

735 Anderson Hill Rd.

Purchase, NY 10577

carrie.eastman@purchase.edu

914.251-6428

Welcome to the ACRL/NY New Librarians Discussion Group site!

This site has been created for the ACRL/NY New Librarians Discussion Group.  The site is open to anyone, but is also a place for members to come to get information, ask questions and share news.  It is a work in progress, so if you have any suggestions for changes, additions, etc., please share.

Currently, I, Carrie Eastman, the Information Services/Interlibrary Loan Librarian at Purchase College Library am the group leader.  However, I do not intend to run this group by myself.   Yes, I take on the responsibility of organizing events, getting discussions going, and  keeping everyone informed and organized.  But, this group is run by its members.  So, if you have something you would like to see the group do, discuss, or get involved with, please do not hesitate to share it here. 

Also, when you have a moment, take the time to visit some of the sites in the blogroll on the right.  We currently have links to the ACRL/NY, ACRL/NY Symposium, ACRL, and the ACRL/NY User Experience Group sites.  More will be added, suggestions are welcome.

I will be posting an announcement for our next meeting, Oct. 2nd, shortly, so check back soon. 

Not an ACRL/NY member yet?  Become a member today on the ACRL/NY website here.