NYSHEI Executive Director Jason Kramer will Monday deliver testimony to the New York State Legislature Joint Budget Committee Hearing on Economic Development. “The public and private academic and research libraries of New York are looking for a genuine partnership with business and industry,” according to Mr. Kramer.  “This partnership can be mutually beneficial and lead [...]

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The New England Law Library Consortium is hosting a grant writing workshop at the Albany Law School. Interested persons should contact NELLCO. The workshop will take place on March 18 and 19, 2010. Participants will learn how to write winning proposals including: The essential components of a grant proposal package. How to customize a proposal [...]

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NYSHEI Executive Director Jason Kramer today submitted testimony to the New York State Legislature Joint Budget Hearing on Higher Education.  The joint budget hearings begin the legislature’s response to the Executive Budget Proposal for fiscal 2010-2011, offered by Governor Paterson. In acknowledging the lingering problems of New York’s economy and the crushing deficits resultant of [...]

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The background to the 2010 State of the State is a multi-billion dollar state deficit that will grow to a $17 billion deficit when the federal stimulus money runs out in FY 2011-12.  In his response to these hostile challenges Governor David Paterson offered a fresh start in his speech. The Governor admitted that something [...]

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