SALS Welcomes Jill Ryder

SALS is pleased to announce that Jill Ryder accepted the position of General Services Librarian.  Jill’s primary responsibility is working with the Techncial Services department importing MARC records, orders and original and copy cataloging.  As part of our professional team, she will meet with our member library staff and trustees to help support their efforts to evaluate local library needs and create effective services for their communities. 

Jill has earned her MS in Information Science and Policy from SUNY Albany with an Undergaduate degree in English from the College of St. Rose.  Her last position was in the NYS Attorney General’s Department of Law Library.

Jill looks forward to meeting you soon.  In the meantime she can be reached by email: jryder@sals.edu or extension x216.

When to Hold ‘Em, When to Fold ‘Em: Deciding to Investigate, Deploy or Abandon Technologies

I attended a PLA program given by Joan Frye Williams in 2000. What she shared with us six years ago still makes a lot of sense. I would like to share with you some of the advice Joan gave about technology and libraries. She said that technology is a means to improve customer service and when we use technology we should look for good signs, bad signs, and frequently misinterpreted signs. For my first post, I will share the good signs with you – comments and thoughts are welcomed…SaraContinue reading→