LSTA FY2008 Projects w/abstracts & contact information; approved through March 31, 2008
2008-2010 Service Improvement Invitational Grant Program
32 Projects approved through March 31, 2010
Including Abstracts,
Category, Project Director and 2 Year Totals
Brooklyn Public
Library |
09-0007 |
Spanish Language Outreach on Brooklyn Bibliobús will
provide a library on wheels targeting the area’s growing number
of Spanish language patrons. The program will focus on children’s
programming, tie-ins to Summer Reading, and library card registration
drives to engage the Latino community. It hopes to increase circulation
and build a connection to this community by providing over 2,000 Spanish
language book and multimedia materials aboard the Bibliobús. |
$42,800 |
|
Capital District Library Council |
09-0029 |
The CDLC Digitization Project will train library
personnel on standards for digitization and how to manage digital collections.
A project website will host the training resources on digitization topics
including metadata, CONTENTdm, image formats, etc. |
$21,250 |
|
Central New York Library Resources Council
(CLRC) |
09-0031 |
Heritage CNY will revamp its earlier digitization
plan and begin creating digital collections for a public repository,
rich in historical significance serving researchers, genealogists, students,
tourists and anyone interested through the worldwide web. This
effort builds on a series of previous workshops which provided guidance
to libraries on managing, sustaining and promoting digital collections. |
$21,250 |
|
Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Library System |
09-0002 |
Revving Up Digital Media Services will provide
library staff and volunteers training on emerging technologies for portable
personal devices, including MP3 players and audio book players. Some
448 new titles will form the core of this downloadable book collection.
This initiative will build the skills of library staff in introducing
newer technologies to the public. |
$14,730 |
|
Clinton-Essex-Franklin Library System (CEFLS) |
09-0008 |
E Seniors in the Driver’s Seat will build
programs for seniors to build their “comfort level” with
computers. Select project activities will pair seniors with young adults
to expand their familiarity with computer applications and environments.
The key objective will be helping seniors embrace technology to become
fluent E-Citizens. |
$14,730 |
|
Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES (LEA) |
09-0006 |
School Librarians as 21st Century Leaders will
establish a collaboration among all 41 School Library Systems for training. Customized
instruction for elementary and high school librarians, teachers, reading
specialists, library systems and school administrators will focus
on literacy, themes in the SED P-16 curricula, and Web 2.0 technologies.
Participants will share knowledge and experience in an online communication
forum. |
$300,000 |
|
Finger Lakes Library System |
09-0009 |
Awesome Customer Service! Beyond A Smile and a Date
Due Slip will provide staff training in customer service emphasizing
work with special populations. The program consists of a series of
workshops and features noted library experts as presenters. The training
will embrace a wide range of library personnel and supporters. Links
to bibliographies, customer service blogs and related materials for
this initiative will be made available on the FLLS website. |
$14,730 |
|
Four County Library System (4CLS) |
09-0003 |
The Technology Training Project will build the
skill sets necessary for all library staff to work with new components
of integrated library system automation software. |
$14,730 |
|
Long Island Library Resources Council |
09-0030 |
Long Island Memories will undertake
a digitization program and provide training workshops targeting librarians
and archivists to ensure public access to the rich regional resources
of Long Island. Invited speakers will address copyright, scanning and
the management of collections in an open source format. The creation
and launch of a new digitized collection will be the capstone for this
project. |
$21,250 |
|
Metropolitan New York Library Council |
09-0032 |
Moving Forward, Making Web 2.0 Work for
Libraries will focus on innovation in the library world and technologies
libraries need to know to become innovators in meeting the needs of
their customers. This project will focus Web 2.0 technologies and how
they can be best used to stimulate dialog and improve service to patrons. |
$30,000 |
|
Mid-Hudson Library System |
09-0010 |
Building Your Base, Part II will
expand on the success of Phase I in outreach to new user groups.Training
will employ a tool known as The Community Connection Rubric,
to help libraries identify new segments of the service population and
their interests, with a goal of collaboration to build new library connections. |
$22,110 |
|
Mid-York Library System |
09-0011 |
Learn and Meet Online with Web Conferencing will
utilize web technology to build awareness of member libraries’ online
resources, such as NOVELNY. Webinars showcasing value-added online services
will be hosted for library staff, community groups and Internet patrons. By
incorporating web conferencing tools, member libraries will create a
new form of outreach and service opportunity for their staff and patrons. |
$14,730 |
|
Mohawk Valley Library System |
09-0012 |
Wii Programming for Aging and Older Adults
will use this new technology to build intergenerational library-sponsored
activities for seniors. Introducing sports programs in the Wii format
will have the added benefit of providing physical exercise and social
interaction for this distinct population throughout Fulton, Montgomery,
Schoharie and Schenectady counties. Extending library services to the
community in new ways is the cornerstone of this initiative. |
$14,730 |
|
Monroe County Library System (MCLS) |
09-0023 |
The MCLS Website Service Improvement
Project will introduce more interactive components for teens and
children by redesigning several areas of its website based on input
from usability and user surveys. Building wikis and bi-lingual blogs
to stimulate reader commentary are two examples of web improvements
to involve patrons and allow more direct user input through the library’s
website. |
$22,110 |
|
Nassau Library System |
09-0022 |
Staff Development for Change, Innovation
and Leadership will provide a series of workshops using outside
experts to help libraries adopt innovation. Each library will be called
upon to present a “change initiative” and explore ways
to provide dynamic service throughout a large organization. Discussion
on the use of library environments, customer service and technologies
will help libraries develop new or improved policies for enhanced service.
. |
$27,400 |
|
The New York Public Library |
09-0013 |
ABC-Read to Me: Reaching City Babies
and Toddlers will focus on ‘emergent literacy’ programs
for small children as part of early childhood exposure to libraries
and their role in the formation of readers. Libraries will model lapsit
programming for children 0 to 2 years of age, and facilitators will
mentor teen mothers and other caregivers who deeply influence children’s
early literacy. Training surveys will be administered to gauge the
effectiveness of program activities by children, librarians and caregivers. |
$42,800 |
|
Nioga Library System |
09-0014 |
“NioKids” will address
the need to provide quality online resources for the more than 37,000
children under the age of nine in this region. The program will organize
a website with a valuable directory of links for tots, elementary age
children, ’tweens and parents. A variety of online and locally
held resources will be highlighted in each section with links to age-appropriate
online content and programming. |
$14,730 |
|
North Country Library System (NCLS) |
09-0015 |
Certification Courses will offer
professional development in a broad range of system services: developing
web content, maintaining web servers, networking, and maintaining system
security with a goal of helping small libraries maintain their online
presence and becoming more fluent in Web 2.0 technologies. |
$14,730 |
|
Northern New York Library Network |
09-0024 |
Newspaper Digitization Project will
offer access to a wider spectrum of historical newspapers for many localities
in this region including those from Massena, Ogdensburg, Carthage, Lowville,
and Malone. 124,000 additional pages will be digitized to expand the
resources available through the network’s website. This initiative
will expand access to unique historical documents, records and audio-visual
components sought by regional users. Periodic evaluation by qualitative
and quantitative analysis will enable the network to continuously improve
this web-based collection. |
$21,250 |
|
Onondaga County Public Library (OCPL) |
09-0017 |
Starburst Accessibility Program
plans to provide assistive technology and training for those with vision
or hearing deficits at seven libraries with a focus on seniors, who now
use materials in large print collections, but are less apt to use online
access to resources. The project will build seniors’ familiarity
with electronic resources and hopes to build circulation through increased
use of the online catalog and digital collections. |
$22,110 |
|
Pioneer Library System (PLS) |
09-0016 |
GPL Leads Geneva Reads proposes
a coalition among community agencies to unify diverse efforts to
promote reading for families and children in Ontario county, To
meet the changing demographic make-up within the Geneva community, the
program will offer bilingual story times and relevant programming
for growing diverse populations, especially single mothers, Latinos and migrant
families. A ‘Geneva Reads’ website will be created
to promote this new initiative and special events it has planned. . |
$14,730 |
|
Queens Borough Public Library (QBPL) |
09-0001 |
Public Library Administration and Management
Program will help librarians build a ‘portfolio of competencies’ relevant
to technology, outreach, special populations, automation processes
and organizational change. This program involves enrollment in
courses using blended instruction taught in conjunction with the Palmer
School of Library and Information Science. |
$42,800 |
|
Ramapo Catskill Library System (RCLS) |
09-0018 |
24/7 Online Reference will help
member libraries provide around the clock reference services to their
patrons. The Central Library and the Newburgh Free Library will spearhead
this new service model, and area libraries through the QuestionPoint
Consortium will provide after hours assistance. This program extends
access and service to a population in the RCLS community who are driven
to the Internet and electronic resources for their information needs
because of age and preference, lengthy commutes, or work schedules which
prevent on-site use of their local libraries. |
$22,110 |
|
Rochester Regional Library Council (RRLC) |
09-0025 |
Reaching New Horizons will enhance
professional development opportunities for all area library staff. An
extensive series of monthly programs featuring invited speakers and informal
after-work events will help libraries embrace cooperative programming.
New technologies including RSS feeds, blogs, and wikis will be introduced
on the RRLC website libraries to help provide alternative learning and
communication forums. |
$21,250 |
|
South Central Regional Library Council (SCRLC) |
09-0028 |
Practical Digitizing: Decisions, Details
and Development will break down the hands-on work of digitizing
collections into a series of “Boot Camp” workshops addressing
project management, scanning, metadata, open source software, copyright
and other topics. Resulting training materials will be hosted on the
SCRLC website to help mentor future trainees. Collections developed
through the program will be maintained for the public and as future
teaching resources. In year two, four additional interactive workshops
will provide a forum for sharing tips, project ideas and feedback on
the use of digital collections. |
$21,250 |
|
Southeastern New York Library Resources Council |
09-0026 |
Hudson River Valley Heritage Historic
Newspapers will create a model demonstration project to digitize
select historical newspapers for potential use as primary source documents
by genealogists, students and historians. |
$21,250 |
|
Southern Adirondack Library System |
09-0019 |
Continuing Education…will
develop a certificate program in partnership with the Public Library
Association and Adirondack Community College to implement improved library
services. The program will explore two topics: Politics and Networking
and Planning and Facilities. Participants will develop a project plan
in one of these areas with assistance from course facilitators and library
mentors. Participants can earn a certificate of completion in support
of professional development activities from the American Library
Association and Adirondack Community College. |
$14,730 |
|
Southern Tier Library System |
09-0020 |
Working Together to Manage Change will explore
bridging the well-loved traditional library and its modern counterpart.
Targeting 39 libraries, participants will learn technologies that
support new service opportunities and explore blending revered
tradition with new innovation. A partnership with the NYS Association
of Library Boards and newsletters supplementing the workshop topics will
help sustain an active dialog for change and growth in member libraries
throughout the system. |
$14,730 |
|
Suffolk Cooperative Library System |
09-0004 |
Suffolk Historic Newspapers will
expand its conversion of newspaper content to include more local historical
sources in an indexed and searchable digital collection available through
the web. Collaboration with historical societies and schools on special
topics will help build an audience of students, researchers and genealogists
for these rare and unique regional resources. |
$27,400 |
|
Upper Hudson Library System |
09-0005 |
Explore Your Shore: Discovering Community
History @ Your Library will develop and offer family literacy
programs using the theme: “Hudson 400” to coincide with
New York’s Quadracentennial celebrations. Intergenerational and
interactive family and leisure reading activities will highlight the
collaboration among libraries, local historical societies and schools
that will partner in this project. |
$22,110 |
|
Westchester Library System (WLS) |
09-0021 |
Stepping Back will implement a usability
study to affirm the value-added benefit of its online catalog and web-based
services. Focus groups and surveys will take place with selected library
clientele to examine their comfort level and satisfaction with online
information retrieval and a host of other library services. The study
will look at various service populations: teens, seniors, immigrants
and staff as distinct groups to gain a snapshot of user expectations
and a framework for continuous improvement. |
$22,110 |
|
Western New York Library Resources Council
(WNYLRC) |
09-0027 |
Expanding Western New York Legacy: Preserving and Digitizing Collections Training will offer a series of institutes to develop staff skills in digitization and preservation. Participants will learn conservation methods and work with image and print collections that will be added to a regional online collection, at WNYLegacy.org Sheryl Knab (716) 633-0705 x121 |
$21,250 |
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Total Amount of Funds Approved: |
$977,890 |
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