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Happening in the Neighborhood
Eastern New York/ACRL Conference in Binghamton
On Thursday, May 23, lots of SCRLC members and other academics will meet at Binghamton's University Union for the 2024 ENY ACRL conference. The keynote speaker is Rachel Ivy Clarke of Syracuse University, who spoke at our last annual meeting, and familiar names in the program guide include John Hosford and Mechele Romanchock of Alfred University; Meghan Lenahan, Ruth Carpenter, Elise Ferer, Jillian Sandy, Curtis Kendrick, Nancy Abashian, and David Schuster, all of Binghamton University; and Megan Palmer of SUNY Oneonta. Registration is a very affordable $40.
NYAC in June in Ithaca & Online
The New York Archives Conference is trying to rekindle the feeling of camaraderie and networking by planning watch parties around the state. SCRLC will be one of the hosting locations, so if you'd like to watch the conference with peers, sign up here. Otherwise, sign up for the June 7 online conference here.
NOVELny Databases Funded
The 2024-2025 New York State Budget included funding to support NOVELny databases through June 30, 2025, so you can rely on another year of access to the Gale databases and Encyclopedia Britannica.
Wells College
Wonderful Wells is suddenly closing, and our hearts go out to the staff and faculty for the sudden and chaotic closure. Library Director Tiffany Raymond, formerly the college archivist and responsible for all of these incredible collections on NY Heritage, wrote the history of Wells College... officially released yesterday. We're so happy for her that it's jumped to #1 in the History of Education genre!
EmpireADC in Cortland, Chemung and Otsego
In the last issue of Cortland County Historical Society's newsletter, director Tabitha congratulated Sophie Clough, Collections & Reseach Assistant, on finishing finding aids for seven sets of town records - and for publishing them on EmpireADC. She included a nice, brief explanation of finding aids for her readers: "Finding aids give a summary of the size and scope of a collection and are a useful tool for researchers when trying to determine if a repository has something you are interested in seeing."
Chemung County Historical Society has done a great job at uploading their 130+ finding aids. Elmira College has added 20 of their finding aids. Toward Oneonta, Fenimore Art Museum is up to 77, Hartwick College has 11, and SUNY Oneonta has 20. We would love to see more participants! Send me an email if you have any questions about EmpireADC, and sign up for the LILRC webinar about EAD generally.
Sponsored Seniors for Hire
Allegany County Historical Society shared on Facebook that they're participating in a program from ProAction of Steuben & Yates, in which older working seniors with their Senior Community Service Employment Program find paid assignments within their communities. What a great program, and perfect for a local historical society!
New Website and an Anniversary Grande Tour in Schuyler
As I checked dozens of websites and Facebook accounts to find some news for this email, I realized Schuyler County Historical Society's had gotten a facelift! At the bottom of the page, it lists the names of three students of St. John's University's MSLIS program as the creators. It looks nice!
They've also got a slate of terrific events planned for their 50th anniversary, including a special "Grande Tour" of their three historic sites, with bus transportation included, on June 1.
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