WNYLRC and its committees produce scholarship, research, and data to assist and inform library workers about a variety of topics covering public, academic, and special library interests.
Accessibility in Libraries
This guide is meant to be an informational resource for libraries researching physical and digital accessibility standards for their spaces. This resource is maintained by Caitlin Kenney, Research and Reference Services Librarian at WNYLRC.
Podcasts from the Past
An audio/video series designed to share fascinating stories in WNY history, highlighted through collections of unique primary sources housed in WNYLRC member institutions. This growing collection of recordings is created and supported by the Preservation Committee.
WNYLRC Libraries Open Data Project
WNYLRC funded the collection of salary data for academic library staff in the Western New York region in 2022. Project members systematically detailed the process of data extraction from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) database, analyzed the survey data, and created interactive visualizations. The goal of this guide is to provide access to the Tableau visualization and instruct users on how to access salary data on the IPEDS website. This project was incubated in the Resource Sharing Committee.
WNY Libraries Asset Mapping Survey Report
Libraries are often cited as critical “community anchors'' for providing people with access to digital devices, skills, and broadband (Taglang 2015). The WNY Asset Mapping Survey was developed by WNYLRC’s Library Education Advancement & Partnerships (LEAP) Committee in 2022-2023 to help identify areas in the region where digital equity resources can be found (broadband, device, skills training access, and related resources like maker spaces), as well as current and future plans for enhancing these services to local communities.
The full datasets used to generate the Asset Mapping report are found below. This data is provided in .csv format.
Press Release: More Resources Needed to Support Libraries in Western New York