NYSHEI Board Member and RIT Assistant Provost Chandra McKenzie yesterday hosted a NYSHEI regional meeting. Gathered at the main library on the campus of the Rochester Institute of Technology, librarians from RIT, the University of Rochester, Nazareth College, SUNY Geneseo, Monroe Community College and St. John Fisher College were briefed by NYSHEI Executive Director Jason [...]

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The University at Albany, in conjunction with the Capital District Library Council, is conducting a workshop on collections repair for smaller libraries and archives. The workshop will take place on September 15 and 16, 2009 in the Standish Room of the University at Albany Science Library.  The full announcement and details are here: posting2_registration_workshop Additional [...]

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Governor David Paterson’s Task Force on Diversifying the New York State Economy Through Industry-Higher Education Partnerships is beginning to forge an agenda. While events and activities of the task force remain unpublished, sources familiar with the work of the Task Force lead by Cornell University President Daniel Skorton suggest the group will primarily focus on [...]

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