The materials from the AJL-NYMA's Fall 2007 Conference, "Are You Relevant: Lobbying for Librarians and Libraries," are now up on the web. Coordinated by NYMA's new president, Leslie Monchar, the conference touched on some of the topics that have come up for discussion in recent days on Hasafran. Keynote speaker Joanne P. Roukens, the New Jersey Library Association's Librarian of the Year, gave a combination presentation/workshop on the topic "Valuing Libraries: Demonstrating Your Library's Impact on Your Community." This was followed by a focus group, led by Philip Monchar, Market Researcher & Focus Group Moderator, and was composed of six representative librarians from academic and school libraries in the NYMA network. Focus group participants were asked a series of questions by the moderator having to do with what their libraries offer; what images do their libraries present to the public, to administrators and to funders; and how to respond to funders who want to cut the library's budget. The unrehearsed responses brought up some very real, very timely issues.
To access the conference materials, go to www.ajlnyma.org, then go to the "Past Events" page and select 2007-2008 from the drop-down list under "Fall Conference." There you will find Ms. Roukens's PowerPoint presentation as well as her handouts including a workbook and sample worksheets. While on the AJL/NYMA web page, take the time to peruse the site and see all the enhancements that webmaster Steve Bernstein has added. Ongoing features include a listing of NYMA events, past and present, with access to documentation from past events and to full text citation of past issues of the chapter newsletter, NYMA News. Recent innovations - an "Articles of Interest" section, a "Photo Gallery" from recent NYMA events and extensive job listing for the tri-state area. In addition, one can subscribe to an RSS feed for up-to-the-minute information about positions as soon as they become available. Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) =========================================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
