Our Library to Share Catalog with New York Public Library

Our Library has been selected to be in a DOE/NYPL union catalog pilot!  A union catalog is, basically, a list of the combined holdings of several libraries.  In this case, select libraries in the New York City school system will merge their records with those of the New York Public Library.

According to the folks at NYPL organizing this initiative, this means that our school(s) will receive:

·         Better and more equitable access to resources through a web-based catalog that will let students and teachers see our collection, the collections of other pilot schools, and the vast resources of the New York Public Library;

·         Greatly increased number and variety of resources available to teachers and students;

·         Free delivery and pickup of materials requested by our teachers with their Educator Cards;

·         Cataloging and automation support from the experts at NYPL and the automation vendor, Innovative Interfaces;

·         24/7 virtual learning opportunities;

·         Opportunity for increased use of digital materials;

·         A chance to share book lists (for example, in support of the Common Core), comments and reviews among teachers, librarians and students using NYPL’s new BiblioCommons product;

·         Professional development and support to make this a very successful collaboration and enhanced library services for everyone at our school.