Archipelago Multi-Importer (AMI) is a module for batch/bulk/mass ingests of Archipelago digital objects and collections. AMI also enables you to perform batch administrative actions, such as updating, patching/revising, or deleting digital objects and collections. During this workshop, we will introduce AMI, discuss ingest strategies and options, a…

Join us on Wednesday April 21st from 2-3PM for a BIPOC Community Call. This is meant for BIPOC cultural workers only, we kindly ask that allies and comrades who identify as non-BIPOC to sit this one out. Our intention is to create a space that offers community, joy and conversation during this time. Please come with a spirit of openness and empathy…

Follow along as we demonstrate a complete walkthrough of a local Archipelago 1.0.0-RC1 deployment, using the detailed instructions found here: Archipelago Docker Deployment. This meeting will take place on Zoom. Please contact Allison Lund for a meeting link.

Join us on Thursday, December 17th from 4-5PM for a BIPOC Holiday Celebration! This is meant for BIPOC cultural workers only, we kindly ask that allies and comrades who identify as non-BIPOC to sit this one out. Our intention is to create a space that offers community, joy and conversation during this time. Please come with a holiday spirit of open…

Please join us for an overview of Webforms in Archipelago, featuring an introduction to webform customization with Jennifer Palmentiero, Digital Services Librarian with the Southeastern New York Library Resources Council. Come learn some tips and tricks that could be applied to your own Archipelago workflow. Register in advance for this meeting. Af…

Join us for an open METRO community call on Tuesday, December 15th at 2:00 PM. Thanks to some quick moves and an incredibly dedicated staff, METRO is doing well and transitioning to our new remote-only reality. We plan to spend much of the winter and spring creating opportunities to listen to our member organizations in order to best understand you…

Come drop by and say hello during our holiday mixer on Wednesday, December 9! We’ll have some nice friendly breakout rooms going so you can chat with friends and colleagues in the NYC library and archives community.

Join us for a discussion of Caste by Isabel Wilkerson This book club meeting will focus on guided discussion questions and will take place in breakout rooms so that everyone has a chance to share. All are welcome, regardless of participation in our first two meetings. We will be reading Caste: The Origins of our Discontent by Isabel Wilkerson. Thi…

Please join us for a conversation about the impact of COVID-19 on library access in New York City jails and prisons. On December 2nd at 3pm, the Prison Library Support Network (PLSN) will host a panel at METRO featuring NYC-based correctional services librarians discussing their experiences providing jail & prison library services in NYC, how t…

The holidays are fast approaching. With social distancing requirements firmly in place, those of us living alone could likely use a bit of fellowship to boost our spirits. This community call is intended for those who live alone (or with a pet or several). On this call, we will share how we’re coping, exchange ideas for how to stay engaged with the…

If you’ve graduated from library school/iSchool in the past year or two, join us for a community call on Thursday, November 19 at 4:00pm. Let’s debrief and discuss what we’ve learned working in the field, share our journeys toward (hopefully) finding employment, and reveal our coping strategies. This community call will feature breakout sessions; p…

Do you work in DevOps? Are you curious to learn more DevOps concepts and workflows? Regardless of your experience level, come to join the conversation or be a fly on the wall. (Note: Slides from Alan McCarthy-Behler’s October 5th presentation about DevOps in libraries are also available for view and download here: http://bit.ly/DevOpsLibrary)

Thursday, October 29th: 1PM ET / 10AM PT on Zoom. Register here. (Use any email you like–no need for an "NYU NetID".) Lightning Talks and Speakers: "Corporate Annual Reports: Supply & Demand", Elizabeth Marshall & Alie Visser, University of Western Ontario "The Pandemic is the Precedent: Publishing Our First OER Ada…

Find out more information about METRO’s Equity in Action Grant program. We will be giving a presentation, followed by a Q&A.

Don’t overlook this key step in your job search! Learn how to organize your cover letter to showcase your strengths.

Queer library workers and LIS students are invited to come informally network with us on September 25 at 4pm. We’ll start out with a quick introduction and a few rules and break into smaller groups to do ice breakers, hang out, and make connections with library folks across the gender/orientation spectrum.

Join us on Wednesday October 21st from 2-3PM for a BIPOC Community Call. This meant for BIPOC cultural workers only, we kindly ask that allies and comrades who identify as non-BIPOC to sit this one out. Our intention is to create a space that offers community, joy and conversation during this time. Please come with a spirit of openness and empathy …

If you’ve graduated from library school/iSchool in the past year or two, join us for a community call on Monday, October 19 at 4:00pm. Graduating into a combo pandemic/recession and taking our first steps as professionals is… quite a mix. Let’s take some time to debrief and discuss what we’ve learned working in the field, share our journeys toward …

Join us on September 16th from 2-3PM for a BIPOC Community Call. This meant for BIPOC cultural workers only, we kindly ask that allies and comrades who identify as non-BIPOC to sit this one out. Our intention is to create a space that offers community, joy and conversation during this time. Please come with a spirit of openness and empathy and we s…

We’re nearing the six month mark of living under pandemic conditions. Not a single person has it easy these days, although living and working alone from home brings a new set of challenges. If you’re someone who lives by themselves, join us for some commiseration, wfh strategies, and (hopefully) advice on how to cope.

Book a 20 minute appointment with one of our two experts, Djaz Frederick Zulida and Kae Bara Kratcha. Register here [link forthcoming] and we’ll be in touch to schedule a 20-minute time slot. Please be prepared to share your resume with us on or by Thursday, August 27 so that our hosts have time to review. A few requests for participating in this e…

We will be reading and discussing How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi. In addition, we will talk about what we can do to bring our learning off the page and into real life. This book club meeting will focus on guided discussion questions and will take place in breakout rooms so that everyone has a chance to share. All are welcome, regardless …

Many of us have been working in remote/hybrid settings for almost six months, and since in-person meetups may still be a thing of the distant future, the Code4Lib NYC organizers thought it would be nice to do a community call to touch base with one another and talk about projects we are working on. Please register here. Topics for discussion: New …

Join us on August 19th from 2-3PM for a BIPOC Community Call. This meant for BIPOC cultural workers only, we kindly ask that allies and comrades who identify as non-BIPOC to sit this one out. Our intention is to create a space that offers community, joy and conversation during this time. Please come with a spirit of openness and empathy as we share…

2020 saw a huge uptick in colloquial usage of the word “equity.” However, in most corners of the information professions, from libraries to archives to usability, we’ve been having this conversation for a long time. During this interactive session, we unpack some of the ways equity has been used (and misused) during the pandemic and protests, and h…