This week's blog is a short report on the amazing annual meeting that METRO (Metropolitan New York Library Council) held at the Vertical Building at Baruch College of CUNY last Wednesday. Interesting and informative workshops, an opportunity to mix with other librarians from various venues, and the food were all terrific! If you do not belong, you are missing a great opportunity to learn, grow, and expand in the library business :)
METRO Meeting
Some Interesting Stuff
On Wednesday, January 15th, I went to the annual
meeting of the Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO). This amazing organization supports all kinds
of libraries and archives in the New York metropolitan area and this meeting is
a chance to catch up with the latest happenings and to meet folks from all
kinds of institutions. There were
presentations that ranged from Information Literacy for Faculty to Gaming at the
New York Public Library.
Openness in the
Library
The opening keynote speaker, Jessamyn West, spoke about
“openness” in libraries.
Many insights into copyright issues, fair use policies, and
more were explored with earnestness and humor.
Her entire presentation can be found at:
librarian.net/talks/metro I
think you will find the information to be valuable.
Information Literacy
for the Faculty
For those of us who struggle to get faculty on board to become
familiar with the library’s resources, one workshop covered ways to do just
that! Two librarians from St. Joseph’s College.
Mayumi Miyaoka and Robert Lasner, have
instituted an instructional program that has had both successes and
challenges.
Here are links to an inspiring article from Western Michigan
University that helped lead to the project that St. Joseph’s librarians
pursued.
http://scholarworks.wmich.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1023&context=library_pubs
Here also is a link to a outstanding brochure that was developed
at Brooklyn College as a guide for their faculty:
Literacy and
Assessment: Online Gaming in the Library
There were two very enthusiastic presentations involving
both teaching literacy skills through games and actually creating games as a
library activity. Katelyn Angell and
Eamon Tewell from Long Island University in Brooklyn use games to stimulate
interest in library skills and reviewing whether or not this has a positive
impact. Thomas Knowlton from the New
York Public Library “offers patrons the opportunity to play, watch, and
critically discuss video games” since its launch in April 2012. His mission is
to link video games with books, film, and other resources, as well as promoting
an understanding of games for their own merit through what he calls NYPLarcade.
Some recommendations:
Book:
Let the Games Begin – ideas for game-based learning
Game: Citation Tic Tac Toe
Self-Evaluation for
Students
www.socrative.com/
NYPLarcade
Contact:
thomasknowlton@NYPL.org
Slides of all of the workshops at the meeting are available
here:
If you don’t already know about METRO or have not joined,
you should know that it is an invaluable resource offering scholarships,
grants, workshops, and more.
Connect with METRO:
metro.org
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