Caring for CDs and DVDs

Posted by Alicia on 18 July, 2008 in Preservation

The National Preservation Office (NPO) is pleased to announce the publication of ‘Caring for CDs and DVDs’. This guidance leaflet can be downloaded at http://www.bl.uk/services/npo/publicationsleaf.html.

Free printed copies are available on request. This leaflet has been produced in partnership with Collections Link (www.collectionslink.org.uk).

Maintaining, enhancing records in WorldCat

Posted by Jennifer on 9 July, 2008 in Cataloging, Educational Services, OCLC, Upcoming Classes, WorldCat

Another important part of the maintenance and improvement of WorldCat is the activity by member libraries in adding call numbers and subjects, tables of contents, etc., upgrading minimal-level records and enhancing full records. During the fiscal year 2008 just completed, member libraries did the following:
Database enrichment: 157,787 records (a 21% increase from FY2007)
Minimal-level […]

Upcoming classes from Educational Services

Posted by Alicia on 7 July, 2008 in Educational Services, Upcoming Classes

Conflict Resolution in the Workplace (Self-Paced)
08/04/2008-8/31/2008
Introduction to the Authority File (Self-Paced)
08/04/2008-8/31/2008
Under Construction! Preservation Concerns during Construction and Renovation (Self-Paced)
08/04/2008-8/31/2008
Using the OCLC WorldCat Resource Sharing Direct Request Service (Self-Paced)
08/04/2008-8/31/2008
XHTML: The Future of Web Design (Self-Paced)
08/04/2008-8/31/2008
Digital Imaging of Library and Archival Materials
08/05/2008 9:00am-4:00pm EST
Host site: SOLINET, Atlanta, Georgia
OCLC Connexion Client Copy Cataloging Skills (Live Online)
08/05/2008 - […]

Water Emergency Simulation at UVA

Posted by Alicia on 24 June, 2008 in Preservation

On Friday, June 20th, the University of Virginia brought in Kara McClurken, Preservation Services Librarian, to teach SOLINET’s Disaster Recovery class. A fun time was had by all, as staff from the University, Health Sciences and Law Libraries all participated in a Collections Water Emergency Simulation. The next time a collections water emergency strikes on […]

Upcoming classes from Educational Services

Posted by Jennifer on 23 June, 2008 in Educational Services, Upcoming Classes

Fundamentals of Book Repair
07/22/2008 - 07/23/2008, 8:00am-5:00pm EST
Florida State University
Basic MARC Tagging for Serials (Live Online)
07/22/2008 - 07/23/2008
Distance Education, 10:00am-12:00pm EST two consecutive days
The Library As Place (Live Online)
07/22/2008, 10:00am-12:00pm EST
Distance Education
Local Holdings Maintenance Basics (Live Online)
07/22/2008 - 07/23/2008, 2:00pm-4:00pm EST two consecutive days
Classroom Management for Librarians (Live Online)
07/23/2008 - 07/24/2008, 10:00am-12:00pm two consecutive days
Distance […]

New Tool to Assess Physical Condition of AV Materials

Posted by Alicia on 23 June, 2008 in Preservation

Columbia University Libraries has developed and tested a tool to inventory and assess the physical condition of audio and moving image materials. This survey tool is designed for use by librarians and archivists who are not media experts. It provides a mechanism to develop preservation priorities by recording quantities and types of audio and moving […]

Reserve & conserve

Posted by Jennifer on 23 June, 2008 in Uncategorized

With the gas prices soaring, there’s a reason to turn to a greener car but here is another. On my recent trip to Jackson Mississippi for the Technical Services roundtable, I rented a Prius from Hertz’s Green Collection. From Atlanta to Jackson to New Orleans back to Atlanta I fueled up twice! Talk about conservation.
The […]

NCSU Special Collections Staff Member Wins Several Prestigious Awards

Posted by Jennifer on 19 June, 2008 in Awards, Library News, Preservation

Judy Allen Dodson, the Administrative Support Associate in the NCSU Libraries’ Special Collections Research Center, has been awarded the Archie Motley Memorial Scholarship for Minority Students by the Midwest Archives Conference (MAC). The scholarship provides financial assistance to students pursuing graduate education in archival administration and encourages ethnic diversification of the profession. The award is […]

Upcoming classes from Educational Services

Posted by Jennifer on 17 June, 2008 in Educational Services, Upcoming Classes

Cataloging for Non-Catalogers (Live Online)
07/15/2008, 10:00am-12:00pm EST
Webjunction: Using TechAtlas to Manage the Technology in Your Library (Live Online)
07/15/2008, 10:00am-11:00am EST
Caring for Scrapbooks (Live Online)
07/16/2008, 10:00am-12:00pm EST
Open Access, Repositories, and More.. (Live Online)
07/16/2008, 2:00pm-4:00pm EST
Preservation of Photographic Materials (Live Online)
07/17/2008, 2:00pm-4:00pm EST

IPI Needs Your Help!

Posted by Alicia on 13 June, 2008 in Preservation

The Image Permanence Institute at the Rochester Institute of Technology (IPI) is conducting a survey to quantify institutional experiences with digitally printed materials (books, documents, ephemera, photographs, etc). The results of this survey will help to provide you with the guidance and tools you need to care for these modern materials. The questionnaire should take 5 […]