Eric v. d. Luft, Ph.D., M.L.S.
Participation in Conferences, Workshops, and Continuing Education Pertaining to Librarianship, in Reverse Chronological Order

Last update: 23 March 2014

61. Attended the "Emerging Roles for Historical Medical Libraries: Value in the Digital Age" conference at the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, December 5-6, 2013.

60. Presented an invited talk at Dunham Public Library, Whitesboro, New York, November 16, 2010.
59. Presented an invited talk in connection with the travelling exhibit, "Harry Potter's World: Renaissance Science, Magic, and Medicine," sponsored by the National Library of Medicine and the American Library Association, Northern Onondaga Public Library, Cicero, New York, August 25 to September 15, 2010.

58. Attended the annual meeting of Archivists and Librarians in the History of the Health Sciences (ALHHS), Rochester, New York, April 2008.

57. Attended "Books to Blogs and Back," Mount Holyoke College, November 15-16, 2007.
56. Attended the annual meeting of Archivists and Librarians in the History of the Health Sciences (ALHHS), Montréal, Québec, May 2-3, 2007.

55. Attended the annual meeting of Archivists and Librarians in the History of the Health Sciences (ALHHS), Halifax, Nova Scotia, May 3-4, 2006.

54. Attended "Cataloging with the OCLC Connexion Browser," presented by Nylink, held at the Central New York Library Resources Council (CLRC), April 21, 2005.
53. Attended the annual meeting of Archivists and Librarians in the History of the Health Sciences (ALHHS) at the University of Alabama, Birmingham, April 7-8, 2005.

52. Attended the Copyright Policy, Law, and Service Model Program, Syracuse University, July 16, 2004.
51. Attended the New York Archives Conference (formerly the Lake Ontario Archives Conference), St. John Fisher College, Rochester, New York, June 16-18, 2004.
50. Attended the Upstate History Alliance workshop on "Preservation and Care of Digital and Magnetic Media," Liverpool Public Library, Liverpool, New York, June 15, 2004.
49. Attended the annual meeting of Archivists and Librarians in the History of the Health Sciences (ALHHS) at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, April 28-29, 2004.

48. Attended the meeting of the SUNY Aleph Users Group, Syracuse, New York, September 19, 2003.
47. Attended the Central New York Library Resources Council (CLRC) workshop, "Legal Issues for Digital Projects," at Onondaga County Public Library, Syracuse, New York, June 16, 2003.
46. Attended the annual meeting of Archivists and Librarians in the History of the Health Sciences (ALHHS), at the Countway Library of Medicine, Boston, April 30 - May 1, 2003.

45. Attended "Meeting the Challenge of 21st Century Librarianship," the workshop and annual meeting of the Upstate New York Chapter of the Special Libraries Association, Syracuse, April 19, 2002.
44. Attended the Central New York Library Resources Council (CLRC) workshop, "Planning for Digitization," at Betts Branch Library, Syracuse, New York, April 12, 2002.

43. Attended the Documentary Heritage Program workshop, "How to Manage Volunteers at Not-For-Profit Organizations: Libraries, Archives, Museums, and Historical Societies," sponsored by the Central New York Library Resources Council (CLRC), held in Syracuse, May 12, 2000.
42. Presented an invited talk to students in the graduate "Health Information Resources Management" course at the Syracuse University School of Information Studies, April 3, 2000.

41. Presented a talk at the meeting of the Central New York Genealogical Society, Dewitt Community Church, Dewitt, New York, November 13, 1999.
40. Attended a talk on archives management by Lynn Grove at the meeting of the Central Area Technical Services (CATS) Group, SUNY Institute of Technology at Utica/Rome, August 24, 1999.
39. Attended "Cataloging MicroEnhancer for Windows: A Demonstration," presented by Nylink, held at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, July 22, 1999.

38. Presented a talk at the meeting of the Upstate New York and Ontario Chapter (UNYOC) of the Medical Library Association (MLA), Geneva, New York, October 14-16, 1998.
37. Presented the Fourth Health Sciences Library Lecture at the SUNY Health Science Center [i.e., Upstate Medical University], Syracuse, New York, during National Archives Week, October 11-17, 1998.
36. Presented a day-long workshop, "Basic Elements of an Historical Records Program," for the New York State Archives and Records Administration (SARA) Documentary Heritage Program (DHP) of the South Central Regional Library Council (SCRLC), three times, in three locations, Ithaca, Norwich, and Hammondsport, New York, on three consecutive days, June 22, 23, and 24, 1998.

35. Attended "Cataloging in the 90s, or, What Mother Didn't Tell You," workshop presented by Karen Calhoun for the Central Area Technical Services (CATS) Group, held at the Central New York Library Resources Council, Syracuse, October 28, 1997.
34. Attended "Book Illustration to 1890," course taught by Terry Belanger at the University of Virginia Rare Book School, July 21-25, 1997.
33. Presented a workshop, "The Descriptive Cataloging of Rare, Scarce, and Old Books," for the Central Area Technical Services (CATS) Group, SUNY Institute of Technology at Utica/Rome, May 27, 1997.
32. Attended "Charting the Course to the Future," SUNY/OCLC Network Spring Meeting, Le Moyne College, Syracuse, April 24, 1997.

31. Attended the Documentary Heritage Program workshop, "Grants for Historical Records," sponsored by the Central New York Library Resources Council, held in Syracuse, December 18, 1996.
30. Attended the SUNY/OCLC Network Spring Meeting, Syracuse, May 16, 1996.

29. Presented a talk at the meeting of the New York Library Association (NYLA), Rochester, October 25-29, 1995.
28. Presented a talk at "Beyond the Hype: Using Internet in Libraries," Syracuse University, August 10-11, 1995.
27. Attended the Lake Ontario Archives Conference (LOAC), Syracuse University, June 9-10, 1995.
26. Attended the SUNY/OCLC Network Spring Meeting, Syracuse, May 11, 1995.
25. Presented a talk at the meeting of the Eastern New York Chapter of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ENY/ACRL), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, March 17, 1995.
24. Attended "Getting Help with the Big Stuff: Preservation Techniques for Large Format Archival Materials," Central New York Libraries Resources Council workshop held at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, March 9, 1995.

23. Attended the SUNY/OCLC Network Spring Meeting, Syracuse, May 19, 1994.
22. Attended "Forward to the Future: Choices and Changes in Bibliographic Services," sponsored by the Central New York Library Resources Council, Syracuse, March 25, 1994.
21. Presented an invited slide show and talk to students in the graduate "Biomedical Information Resources" course at the Syracuse University School of Information Studies, March 2, 1994.

20. Attended "Internet Training for Trainers" workshop, sponsored by the Central New York Library Resources Council, held at Syracuse University, November 16, 1993.
19. Attended the Preservation Management Seminar sponsored by the Central New York Library Resources Council, held at Betts Branch Library, Syracuse, October 29, 1993.
18. Organized and participated in a panel of three professional special collections librarians for a 90-minute presentation to students in the introductory library science course at the Syracuse University School of Information Studies, July 19, 1993.

17. Participated in three working sessions of the Central New York Preservation Needs Assessment Project, sponsored by the Preservation Committee of the Central New York Library Resources Council, held at Syracuse University, August 3, 1992; Utica Public Library, September 14, 1992; and Syracuse University, November 2, 1992.
16. Attended "Descriptive Cataloging of 19th Century Imprints for Special Collections," seminar sponsored by PACSCL, the Philadelphia Area Consortium of Special Collections Libraries, held at several Philadelphia libraries, August 6-8, 1992.

15. Attended "Central New York Preservation Needs Assessment Informational Meeting," sponsored by the Preservation Committee of the Central New York Library Resources Council, held at Liverpool Public Library, November 7, 1991 (wrote speech for Suzanne H. Murray, Director of the SUNY [Upstate] Health Sciences Library, one of the principal speakers).
14. Attended "Empowerment in the '90s and Beyond," meeting of the Eastern New York Chapter of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ENY/ACRL), held at Cornell University, October 18, 1991.
13. Attended "Keeping the Facts in Artifacts: Conserving the Physical Evidence of Special Collections Materials and its Impact on Research," the 32nd Preconference of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Section of the Association of College and Research Libraries, held at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke University, June 25-28, 1991.
12. Attended "OCLC Update; Prism Service Overview; Passport Software: Tips and Tricks"; regional meeting of the SUNY/OCLC Network, held in Syracuse, May 13, 1991.
11. Attended "Basic Archives Management Workshop," sponsored by the Documentary Heritage Program of the Central New York Library Resources Council, held at Onondaga County Public Library, April 8, 1991.

10. Attended "Basic Book Repair, Phase II," workshop sponsored by Central New York Library Resources Council, held at Colgate University, May 4, 1990.

9. Attended "Descriptive Bibliography, 1820-1910," course taught by Michael Winship at the Columbia University School of Library Service Rare Book School, New York, July 24-28, 1989.

8. Attended "Disaster Preparedness Planning Pilot Project Follow-Up Workshop" sponsored by the New York State Library Division of Library Development and the New York State Program for the Conservation and Preservation of Library Research Materials, held at the Cultural Education Center, Aflbany, September 9, 1988.
7. Attended "Introduction to Descriptive Bibliography," course taught by Terry Belanger and Donald Farren at the Columbia University School of Library Service Rare Book School, New York, June 13-17, 1988.
6. Attended "Disaster Preparedness Planning Pilot Project Workshop" sponsored by the New York State Library Division of Library Development and the New York State Program for the Conservation and Preservation of Library Research Materials, held at the SUNY College at Oswego, April 21-22, 1988.

5. Attended "Conservation/Preservation Discretionary Grant Workshop" sponsored by the New York State Education Department, held at Cornell University, September 25, 1987.
4. Attended "A Preservation Overview" co-sponsored by the SUNY at Buffalo School of Information and Library Studies and the Rochester Regional Library Council, held at the University of Rochester, September 18, 1987.

3. Attended workshop on AACR2 sponsored by PALINET, held at Drexel University, November 13, 1980.
2. Attended workshop on AACR2 sponsored by Mid-Eastern Regional Medical Library Service, held at the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, October 22, 1980.
1. Attended workshop on OCLC sponsored by PALINET, held in Philadelphia, 1980.