SUNYLA Conference 2009

Schedule corrections!

2009-06-16T20:11:00.000-07:00

Beware...some earlier versions of the conference contained some minor errors concerning the Thursday afternoon schedule.

Here is the real scoop:

1:30 - 3:15pm Conference Sessions
3:15 - 3:30pm BREAK
3:30 - 5:00pm Conference Sessions

Luncheon Raffle Prizes!

2009-06-15T15:31:00.000-07:00

Over $1,000 worth of great raffle prizes for this year's SUNYLA Conference Luncheon...
Win meals at popular restaurants, tickets to popular events, and even a year's worth of free bread!

Click here for the revised list!

Where to Find Computers...

2009-06-15T13:22:00.000-07:00

There are clusters of computers in W200, W300, Gordon Student Center, and the Academic Computer Lab (C210) in the Coulter Library Building. You can use computers in these areas and almost any public access computer you find by using the following login information:

Login: train113
Password: 113train
Domain: AFSNET

Registration & Residence Hall Check-In

2009-06-15T11:37:00.001-07:00

Conference registration and residence hall check-in are both located in the same place.

Location:

Whitney Atrium (building next to the conference parking lot - Lot 13)

Date/Time:

Wednesday, June 17 9:00am to 9:30pm
Thursday, June 18 8:00am to 12:00pm

If you need to check-in to the residence hall outside of the above times, please call residence life when you arrive on campus (315)877-3209 . The residence hall staff will meet you at the Building B (165) entrance nearest the residence hall parking lot behind the building. If you are unable to reach residence life, please call security at (315)498-2478.

There are three residence halls on campus. They are grouped together on your left side when you enter through the main campus entrance (Rt 175). Building B has the number "165" on the front of the building and is located between buildings A and C.

Wireless Access

2009-06-11T18:13:00.000-07:00

Wireless access will be available in all buildings and the residence halls. The residence halls will not require a login, but you will need to login and do some additional setup if you would like to access the wireless network in all other buildings on campus.

Login Details

Username: train113
Password: 113train
Domain: AFSNET

Additional settings that you will need to configure are provided below.

Windows XP (.pdf)
Mac (.pdf)
Windows Vista (.pdf)

Copies of these setup instructions will be available at the registration desk.

Fitness Center and Pool Availability

2009-06-04T07:55:00.000-07:00

In addition to the early morning run/walks each morning, the fitness center and pool are also available. These facilities are both located in the Health and Physical Education Building. Locker rooms with showers are available on the first floor.

Fitness Center Schedule

Wed (6/17) 8am to 8pm
Thurs (6/18) 8am to 11am, 12:30 to 8pm
Fri (6/19) 8am to 8pm

Pool Schedule (Fee of $2.00 per person to be paid to the lifeguard)

Wed (6/17)
EARLY LAP SWIM: 7:15–8:45am
ADULT SWIM: 12pm–2pm
LAP SWIM 4:30–6pm

Fri (6/19)
EARLY LAP SWIM: 7:15–8:45am
ADULT SWIM: 12pm–2pm
LAP SWIM 4:30–6pm

Tweeters and Bloggers...

2009-05-28T05:42:00.000-07:00

Affix the following term (called a "hashtag") to your postings about the conference: #sunyla09

Hashtags help readers find your posts (readers can enter the hashtag in a search box, and, since it is an unusual set of letters that appears nowhere else, all the postings containing this term will show up in the search results).

(learn more about hashtags here or here)

Thursday Night Dinner Catered by #1 Barbecue Joint in America!

2009-05-26T10:15:00.001-07:00

Dinosaur Bar-B-Que is catering our Thursday night dinner at the MOST. The Dinosaur won a contest sponsored by ABC's "Good Morning America Weekend" beating out three other finalists in Internet voting. Read all about it here: http://www.syracuse.com/city/index.ssf?/base/news-5/1243155451238511.xml&coll=1

Early Morning Run/Walks

2009-03-31T13:00:00.000-07:00

Lisa Murphy and Pauline Lynch Shostack will lead early morning walks and runs around campus. Please contact Pauline if you have any questions (shostacp@sunyocc.edu).

Date: Thursday, 6/18 & Friday, 6/19
Time: 6:15 - 7am
Location: In front of Residence Hall Building 165 (also known as Building "B")
Cost: FREE
Refreshments: Water & bananas upon return

Wednesday Excursions

2009-03-31T12:28:00.000-07:00

We have finalized our excursion plans. Details about each excursion can be found below. All excursions will take place Wednesday afternoon and will meet at the designated time at the conference registration desk in the Whitney Building Atrium. Please contact Pauline Lynch Shostack (shostacp@sunyocc.edu) with any questions.

Sainte Marie among the Iroquois Living History Center on Onondaga Lake

Sainte Marie among the Iroquois is a re-creation of the French Mission that once stood on the shores of Onondaga Lake from 1656-1658. Visit the Interpretive Center and converse with the costumed interpreters about daily life in the 1650's. Demonstrations in carpentry, blacksmithing, cooking and other unique activities are available. Browse the museum and archives to learn about the 17th century culture of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois), the French and their meeting here. Ste. Marie enlightens visitors to the story of the brave men who traveled here in the 1650's from Canada. John Spencer will lead this excursion.

Time: 1pm - 4pm
Transportation provided
Cost: (funded by SUNYLA)

Excursion to Skaneateles, NY: Lunch, shopping, sightseeing, museums, and more!

Visit the beautiful village of Skaneateles, where a recent U.S president (Bill Clinton) vacationed with his family in 1999. The main street is lined with massive, elegant turn-of-the-century homes. Skaneateles is situated at the edge of lovely Skaneateles Lake, and a shady park hugs the water's edge, providing a quiet area where sightseers and shoppers can relax and enjoy the sights. The historic district is filled with shops and art galleries in buildings that were built as early as 1796. Gerry Wright and Vi Marcy will lead this excursion.

Time: 11:15 am to 4 pm
Some transportation is available; car-pooling is encouraged.
Cost: your lunch in one of Skaneateles' stylish restaurants

Onondaga County Poorhouse Tour & Presentation

Join Jane Tracy, Town of Onondaga Historian, and Rob O’Boyle for a short walk on College property to visit the former Onondaga County Poorhouse and Hospital site and the gravesite of the General John Ellis family whose farm was located here in the early 1800’s. After a short walk Jane will give a short talk and PowerPoint presentation related to the land that Onondaga Community College sits on.

Time: 1pm - 3pm
Walking tour starts/ends on campus
Cost: FREE

OCC Campus and Library Tour

Time: 3pm - 4pm
Cost: FREE

SUNYLA Conference 2009: Call for Participation

2009-02-18T07:49:00.000-08:00

(pre-conference & conference sessions and poster presentations)

The Program Planning Committee invites applications for participation in the 41st Annual SUNYLA Conference, June 17-19 at Onondaga Community College. Presentations (pre-conference and conference), panels, workshops, roundtables and posters may be on any topic addressing the broad conference theme that encompasses all areas of library expertise. Please plan on submitting a proposal today!

Among the top responses of a recent survey gauging interest in various topics were:

Information Literacy
Reference
Marketing
Instruction
Assessment
Resource Sharing
Doing more with less ($)
Open Source Software
Personnel Management
Electronic Resource Management
Pushing for Better Technologies
Copyright

Following the session format of past years, the 2009 Conference will offer:

Pre-conference workshops that last anywhere from 2-3 hours
Conference sessions for both 45-minute and 90-minute time slots

Please select the length of time that would be most appropriate for your session.

If you are interested in presenting at this year's conference, we look forward to receiving your proposal. While we investigate the creation of an online form, please feel free to express your interest in presenting by e-mailing, snail mailing, or faxing the appropriate address listed below. Please include names and SUNY units for all designated participants per session.Please refer to the "Guidelines for the SUNYLA Annual Conference Expenses" available at http://tiny.cc/7Tczs for information on expense reimbursement.Deadline for proposals is March 9, 2009.

Send proposals or questions to:

Preconference Workshops:

Kate Pitcher
Milne Library
SUNY Geneseo
Geneseo, NY 14454
(585) 245-5064

Conference Presentations:

April Davies
Van Wagenen Library
SUNY Cobleskill
Cobleskill, NY
Phone: (518) 255-5887, Fax: (518) 255-5843
E-mail: daviesac@cobleskill.edu

Poster Sessions:

Greg Bobish
University Libraries at Albany
Albany, NY 12222
Phone: (518) 442-3591
Fax: (518) 442-3567
E-mail: GBobish@albany.edu

The SUNYLA Conference 2009 Blog

2008-11-05T12:00:00.000-08:00

Welcome! This is the official blog for the SUNYLA Conference 2009. And, to begin, it seems only appropriate that we start off with some comments from our Conference Chair, Angela Weiler:

Hi everyone:

Preparations for the 2009 SUNY Librarians Association Conference at Onondaga Community College in Syracuse are now underway! The conference will be held from Wednesday, June 17 to Friday, June 19, 2009, and we hope to have lots of interesting and fun events for you all, in addition to a great lineup of presentations and workshops. Pauline Shostack, Electronic Resources Librarian at OCC, is our Local Arrangments Chair, and we have a great group of people who have volunteered to help.

We decided to choose a theme based on the rich history of the Onondaga tribe (“People of the Hills”). Onondaga lands were originally the regular meeting place for the five tribes of the Iroquois Confederacy (the Haudenasaunee, or “people of the longhouse”). Because of this role, the Onondagas are known as the “Fire Keepers” of the confederacy.
SUNY librarians work hard at “keeping fires”: the fires of inquiry and of research; the desire for exploration and for discovery. SUNY libraries fire the imagination and enlighten the soul. And so it seems entirely appropriate that, as we come together for our annual meeting and conference at Onondaga, our theme will be “SUNY Libraries: Keeping the Fire, Lighting the Way”.

Mark your calendars now; it’s going to be a great conference!

Angela Weiler

2nd. Vice President/Conference Chair

PS: It's never too late to help out with the conference! Just reply and let me know how you'd like to help ...

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Angela M. Weiler

Associate Librarian, Coulter Library

Onondaga Community College

4585 W. Seneca Tnpk., Syracuse, NY 13215

weilera@sunyocc.edu 315-498-2340