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Interlibrary Coordination

Long Range Planning Committee

HFM BOCES SLS Council

The HFM BOCES School Library System Council works with the SLS Director to recommend policy, do long-range and short-range planning and evaluate the system's services.

Committee Members:

• Mary Donohue, Fulton-Montgomery Community College

• JoMarie DiTata, Amsterdam High School, Amsterdam

• Dawn Frank, Harry Hoag Elementary, Fort Plain

• Donna Franklin, Frothingham Free Library

• Mary Jo Gennett, St. Mary’s Institute

• Stephen Tomlinson, Broadalbin-Perth School District, Ex-Officio

• Carla Bengle, Gloversville High School, Gloversville

• Lore Mead, Fonda-Fultonville Middle School, Fonda

• Sharon Marie Perrella, Northville Central School, Northville

• Jean Sheviak or Chris Walker, Capital District Library Council

• Dylan Thomarie, Chair, Johnstown High School, Johnstown

District Liasons

Liaisons provide two-way communication between the member libraries and the HFM BOCES School Library System.

Committee Members:

• Greater Amsterdam School District, Sharon Flichtbeil

• Broadalbin-Perth Central School District, Carol Schery

• Canajoharie Central School District, Jody DeJong

• Edinburg Common School District, Anne Jones

• Fonda-Fultonville Central School District, Nikki Hathaway

• Fort Plain Central Central School District, Mary Van Patten

• Gloversville Enlarged School District

• Greater Johnstown School District, Mary Hallgren

• Lake Pleasant Central School District, Heather Philo

• Mayfield Central School District, Megan Hallenbeck

• Northville Central School District, Sharon Marie Perrella

• St. Johnsville Central School District, Karen Johnson

• Wells Central School District, Christine Suhr

• Wheelerville Union Free School District, Carol Barker

• St. Mary's Institute, Mary Jo Gennett

Interlibrary Coordination

Mission Statement:
The Interlibrary Coordination and Development Committee (formerly the Coordinated Collection Development Committee):

• Monitors collection strengths to ensure that collections are current in relation to school curricula and NYS Standards.

• Proposes and reviews policies and procedures for media center coordination and development; for example, weeding collections and submission of cataloging information for database entry.

• Recommends to the Advisory Council specific expenditures of SLS grant and HFM COSER monies to: promote technological advancements which support more timely access to materials in all collections.

• Supports collection development.

• Monitors the accessibility and timeliness of ILL and continue to suggest or provide better means of doing so.

• Coordinates with other HFM SLS committees.

(This statement is subject to review and amendment. Reviewed and approved by the HFM SLS Advisory Council, January 2003.)

Committee Members:

• Carol Barker, Wheelerville Union Free School

• Sue DeLilli, Gloversville Middle School

• Sharon Flitchbeil, Marie Curie Elementary School, Amsterdam

• Carol Schery, Broadalbin-Perth Middle School

• Mary Van Patten, Fort Plain Junior/Senior High School

Long Range Planning Committee

The Long Range Planning Committee provides the BOCES Hamilton-Fulton and Montgomery Instructional Technology and Information Resource Services Coordinator with a framework for the future by maintaining a standing committee:

• To develop and annually update the Plans of Service for the SLS and IRC.

• To explore objectives for the future.

• To propose recommendations for a course of action to the School Library System/IRC Council.

Committee Members:

• Carla Bengle, Gloversville High School

• Terri Brown, Fonda-Fultonville Elementary School

• Mary Donohue, Fulton-Montgomery Community College

• Dawn Frank, Harry Hoag Elementary School, Fort Plain

• Jim Izzo, Community Representative

• Sharon Marie Perrella - Chair, Northville Central School

• Eric Trahan, Canajoharie Library and Art Gallery

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