Jane C. Neale
We are deeply saddened to inform you of the death of our friend and colleague, Jane C. Neale, Nylink’s Information Technology Coordinator, on July 12, 2007. Jane fought a valiant but brief battle with cancer with courage, grace and determination.
Jane joined Nylink in 1998 and was at work up to the week before her death, serving and supporting our members. Jane was an integral part of our staff and her quick wit and bright, cheerful and positive attitude are just some of what we will miss.
Jane's obituary in Albany's Times Union on July 17, 2007.
Remembering Jane
- There is a guest book available through the Times Union piece - Here is a direct link to the guest book.
- There is an announcement on Nylink Notes, please feel free to share your thoughts.
Information Technology Coordinator
As Information Technology Coordinator at Nylink, Jane Neale was here to help members in the areas of telecommunications, networking, systems integration, and other information technology issues through training, consulting, telephone support and other services and programs. Jane was also very involved in Nylink's distance education. In 2000 she secured an IMLS grant in order to develop Nylink's IT Fluency Institute.
Prior to Nylink, Jane worked at The Sage Colleges, located in both Troy and Albany, New York, as a Systems Librarian. She received her MLS from the University at Albany.
- Jane at the 2003 Advisory Group dinner
- Jane and Donna Dixon at the 2003 Virtual Reference Conference
- Jane supervising a game of Tango at the 2003 Advisory Group dinner
- Jane and Donna Dixon ran the Half Marathon at the 2006 Lake Placid Run for Team in Training
- Jane presenting to 2003 Advisory Group members
- Jane doing trail maintenance in the Adirondacks
- Jane interviewing Jay Jordan, OCLC CEO, at the Nylink Annual Meeting 1998
- Jane and Lynne Graziadei at a 2004 Advisory Group meeting
- Jane and other Nylink staff, as well as Yan McCann (formerly of OCLC), at a 1998 Nylink spring meeting
- Jane and Gary Thompson, Siena College, talk at the 2003 Nylink Council retreat
- Lynne King, Schenectady Community College (and former colleague of Jane's from the Sage Colleges), and Jane talk at the 1998 Nylink Annual Meeting
- Jane and Kathleen Gundrum, having their "official" picture taken; both started at Nylink in January 1998
- Jane, Peg Palmiere and Stuart Bodner; New York Public Library, brainstorm at the 2003 Nylink Council retreat
- 2005 NYLA Conference
- Jane with Dr. Jackie Ford and Dr. David C. Bonner of Adirondack Area Network
- Jane and Heather Soroka, a former receptionist at Nylink, in 2005
- Jane with a book