Office of Library and Information Services (OLIS)

The purpose of the Spotlight series is to showcase some of the great work happening in SUNY libraries and to foster a network of collaboration among SUNY librarians and library staff. 

2025-26 Spotlight on SUNY Libraries

• Reflections from the Road: OLIS Site Visits 2024–25 - Maureen Clements, SUNY Office of Library and Information Services - September 15, 2025

Click below to access links to previously recorded Spotlight sessions.

2024-25 Academic Year

• Google Analytics Double Feature - Nicole Westerdahl (SUNY Oswego) and Jill Locasio (SUNY Optometry)  - Apr 15, 2025
• The Student Workforce: Effective Approaches to Student Worker Programs in SUNY Libraries - Sarah O'Shea (SUNY Oswego), Mechele Romanchock (Alfred University), and Christi Sommerfeldt (SUNY Potsdam) - Apr 9, 2025
• Redesigning Library Websites for Cognitive Ease - Alyssa Panetta, University at Albany - Nov 19, 2024
• SUNY Oneonta’s Open Access Publishing Fund - Sophia Dunne, SUNY Oneonta - Oct 24, 2024
• An Organizational Response to AI in Academic Libraries - Michael Kicey and Jessica Hollister, University at Buffalo - Sept 10, 2024

2023-24 Academic Year

• Spring Cleaning: a SUNY Libraries Weeding Panel - Jason Parker, University at Buffalo Libraries; Jennifer Parker and Sue Slivan, SUNY Cortland; Alana Nuth, SUNY Geneseo; Angela Rhodes, SUNY Morrisville - March 27, 2024
• Streamlining Workflows with Widgets in Alma: Adding Analytics Data to your Alma Homepage - Mary Tuttle, Binghamton University - March 6, 2024
• Creating a K-12 Fiction Cataloging Scheme That Works - Sue Slivan, Jennifer Parker, and Lisa Czirr, SUNY Cortland  - January 26, 2024
• Strategies for Student Success: Leveraging Digital Badges in Information Literacy Education - Alice Wilson and Dax Parasnis-Samar, Monroe Community College - December 13, 2023
• COUNTER5 Usage Dashboards in Alma: Assessing Collections and Crafting Stories - Matt Gallagher, Binghamton University - October 24, 2023
• Clearing the Air: Navigating Mold Challenges in SUNY Libraries - Milo Cameron, MVCC, Kristy Lee & Madeline Veitch, SUNY New Paltz - October 3, 2023

2022-23 Spotlights

• Navigating the Stacks: Best Practices for Inventorying the Collection - Jeff Goldstein, University at Albany and David Schuster, Binghamton University  - June 7, 2023

• The Next Chapter in Textbook Affordability: A Conversation about Textbooks in Libraries - MaryJo Orzech, SUNY Brockport; Jess Spooner, SUNY Canton; Rebecca Hewitt, SUNY Poly; Brenda Hazard, Hudson Valley CC - March 7, 2023
• Mentoring on a Shoestring: Creative Approaches to Expanding Mentoring Opportunities for Tenure Track Librarians - Ellen Bahr, Alfred University - Feb 7, 2023
• Got Strategy? Collaborative and Inclusive Departmental Strategic Planning - Kabel Stanwicks, SUNY Albany - Dec 22, 2022
• We’ve Got an Outcome for That: Faculty Information Literacy Workshops for Authentic Core Competency Assessment - Lisa Hoff and Michelle Malinovsky, Onondaga Community College - Nov 9, 2022
• Active Learning Strategies Using Jeopardy and Peer-to-Peer Inquiry for Information Literacy: Transforming One-shot Sessions - Tina Kiernan, Dutchess Community College - June 14, 2022
• Creating and scaling an Embedded Librarian Program: Using Blackboard to Disseminate Resources and Collaborate in a Remote Setting -  Jewel De La Rosa and Jacqueline Coffey Scott, Erie Community College - April 2, 2022
• Dare to Be Curious: Using a Student Advisory Committee for the purpose of reviewing student feedback on the services, access, and programming available through the Learning Commons - Johanna Lee and Leah Fitzgerald, SUNY Canton - May 13, 2022