How do we prepare for futures we can’t easily predict or anticipate What are the fastest, simplest ways to make effective decisions in turbulent times? These two sessions offer simple, practical tools for planning and acting under uncertain conditions. By the end of this series of two webinars, you will be able to: Map uncertainties facing the env…

Case Studies in Critical Pedagogy Presented by the METRO Reference & Instruction Special Interest Group Monday, November 16, 2020 Introduction and Case Study Presentations – 12:30pm-1:30pm Optional Follow-up Discussion of Concepts and Ideas – 1:30pm-2:00pm Whether critical pedagogy has been the focus of your reference/instruction practice and…

How do we prepare for futures we can’t easily predict or anticipate What are the fastest, simplest ways to make effective decisions in turbulent times? These two sessions offer simple, practical tools for planning and acting under uncertain conditions. By the end of this series of two webinars, you will be able to: Map uncertainties facing the env…

12:30 – 1:30 PM EST: Presentations 1:30-2:00 PM EST: Optional discussion for those who feel moved and can join METRO Reference and Instruction Special Interest Group Co-sponsored by NYU Libraries METRO Reference and Instruction Special Interest Group is excited to present round two of a two-part series on Reference and Instruction and Critical Libr…

Led by Anna Perrici, this webinar will serve as a high-level overview of core web archiving concepts. Attendees will learn about collecting models for web resources and the context in which this work is being done. We’ll discuss technical elements and briefly describe some web archiving approaches in use. Key takeaways will include how web archives…

Please join us for a presentation by Lisa Barrier and Kathryn Gronsbell. They will provide a case study from Carnegie Hall Susan W. Rose Archives. Lisa and Kathryn will describe steps from their start with web archiving in 2018 to present. Their approach is applicable to programs of any size and will be of special interest for those working in smal…

Karl Blumenthal, a web archivist at Archive-It, will give an overview of Archive-It’s features and capabilities as a suite of tools for creating, managing and sharing web archives. Archive-It is a subscription based service offered via the non-profit Internet Archive. Archive-It has hundreds of partners in the United States and worldwide. Anna Perr…

This event features presentations and a Q + A session with Muira McCammon (University of Pennsylvania), Michael Nelson (Old Dominion University) and Lorena Ramírez-López (Archivist, Developer and Translator contributing to multiple projects). Our three speakers will share their perspectives on bringing an ethical lens to the work of web archiving, …

Join our the Library Assistants and Support Staff Association for an event on creditworthiness, financial planning, and other topics to help you get your financial ducks in a row. Topics include: what constitutes a FICO score does your credit score matter? how to improve your creditworthiness, with or without a credit score Carol O’Rourke is a Ce…

Join us to hear from two leading voices in the web archiving world. Alex Thurman (Columbia University Libraries) and Sumitra Duncan (New York Art Resources Consortium (NYARC)) will share lessons learned from the point of view of established web archives. Sumitra will also be joined by a former NYARC Web Archiving Fellow, Meghan Lyon, who is current…

This workshop walks participants through the basics of determining where their retirement income will come from and how-to best plan for a financially secure and happy retirement. Topics covered include: Social Security Pension Plans including 401(k)s or 403(b)s Self-Directed Retirement Savings Plans About our presenter: Kathleen Kalmes, CFA has …

This workshop will deal with health and wellness issues associated with COVID and the new “normal.” We will also include functioning back at work and working remotely. Instead of a New Year’s resolution, this presentation will provide information on how to create a wellness vision which is a statement of who you are, and what healthy behaviors you …

In this webinar, Milo Thiesen will present digital asset management (DAM) best practices. They will review the differences between a DAM system and a digital preservation system. The webinar will include an overview of the DAM Maturity Model and OAIS information packages, as well as the NDSA Levels of Digital Preservation 2.0. The second half of th…

This is the second webinar in a series exploring topics related to Digital Preservation. Disk imaging is an important tool in the digital preservation toolkit. But what is a disk image, how do you make one, and why might it be useful at your institution? This webinar will break down the structure of a disk image, the types of images you can create,…

This is the third webinar in a series exploring topics related to Digital Preservation. While commonly associated with retro video game hobbyists, emulation can be a powerful and essential tool for providing access to legacy digital material. Using emulators, archivists and librarians can mimic obsolete and incompatible software on their current co…

This is the fourth webinar in a series exploring topics related to Digital Preservation. In this session, Vicky Rampin (Librarian for Research Data Management and Reproducibility at New York University) will discuss open scholarship and reproducible research practices, and how librarians and archivists can make a difference in the sustainability of…

METRO’s Library Assistants and Support Staff Association are proud to present a webinar focused on promoting and sustaining an inclusive work environment and support LGBTQ staff and patrons. Join this webinar to learn about creating a respectful environment by understanding the distinction between gender and sexuality, the history of gay rights, an…

Katelyn Angell and Elvis Bakaitis will present different strategies on how to help undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty to locate appropriate grants/funding. They will describe a recent grants initiative led by the Mina Rees Library (The Graduate Center), including interdepartmental partnerships and the CUNY Research Foundation. Initiativ…

In this presentation, members of the Prison Library Support Network will discuss: (1) how our organization started and how we build our relationships; (2) the projects we have done: from the asks that inspire them, to the way we work through them as a non-hierarchical organization, to their impact in the library and prison communities; and (3) what…

We’re finally emerging from the worst of this historic pandemic, and current economic trends finally favor workers. Businesses are hiring again and benefits are ending. Meanwhile, the digital divide is still an issue we have to contend with and many of the patrons we work with need us more than ever. Libraries are uniquely positioned to provide ess…

Major data breaches are increasingly front and center in the news, and for good reason. We live in an age where foreign actors can shut down major infrastructure from thousands of miles away. Join this session with security experts Dan Ayala and Gary Price to learn exactly how events like the Colonial Pipeline occur, who is behind these terrible ev…

We’re finally emerging from the worst of this historic pandemic, and current economic trends finally favor workers. Businesses are hiring again and benefits are ending. Meanwhile, the digital divide is still an issue we have to contend with and many of the patrons we work with need us more than ever. Libraries are uniquely positioned to provide ess…

We’re finally emerging from the worst of this historic pandemic, and current economic trends finally favor workers. Businesses are hiring again and benefits are ending. Meanwhile, the digital divide is still an issue we have to contend with and many of the patrons we work with need us more than ever. Libraries are uniquely positioned to provide ess…

April Hathcock of NYU and Kimberly Springer of Columbia joined us for a discussion on how librarians can better manage the expectations of productivity culture.

During this webinar, Traci Mark (Program Manager- Equity, Archives and Media Preservation) and Davis Erin Anderson (Assistant Director for Programs and Partnerships) will explore what they learned from the previous grant cycle. This session is meant to answer questions and demystify the process of what happens behind the scenes. We’ll be discussing…