September 2007
Read a Banned Book Today
Posted by Max on 28 September, 2007 in ALA, Social Software
September 29 - October 6 marks Banned Books Week. What is BBW? It’s all about celebrating the freedom to read and reminds Americans to not take this democratic freedom for granted. University of Pennsylvania has put together a nice online exhibit - it’s always fun to see the titles that have been banned [...]
Hello from Downunder….
Posted by Christine on 25 September, 2007 in Blogging, Public Libraries
…from Christine
Well, this is my first guest blogging gig - thanks for inviting me Max. I spend my lunchtimes going through my Bloglines as I munch on my corn thins, its the best way I know to keep up with what’s happening and its really interesting to see the different styles that bloggers have.
The big [...]
You Mean There’s A Way Around This License?
Posted by Tim on 25 September, 2007 in Products and Services
The bane of many a collection development or acquisitions librarian’s existence is the myriad licenses required for acquiring electronic resources. Cooperative arrangements, like those available through SOLINET for many resources, can help ease the burden, but couldn’t there be an even easier way?
Enter SERU: A Shared Electronic Resource Understanding. SERU is a [...]
Disasters Happen at Home, Too
Posted by Laura on 25 September, 2007 in Preservation, Publications
Be prepared to help patrons who want to protect their legal documents and historical family records in case of a disaster. The Council of State Archivists has published Rescuing Family Records: A Disaster Planning Guide.
In time for Home and Family Preparedness Week, the new manual was released on September 24th, 2007. Available for $10 [...]
Did you make the list?
Posted by Laura on 25 September, 2007 in Blogging, Librarians
Online Education Database has named the Top 25 Librarian Bloggers. They explain their methodology & criteria for choosing the top 25. If you’re not on the list now, there’s always next year.
Welcome to the first guest author!
Posted by Max on 24 September, 2007 in Blogging, Educational Services, Social Software
I want to give a warm welcome to the first guest author for our blog - Christine Mackenzie the CEO of Yarra Plenty Regional Library in Victoria, Australia. I had the wonderful opportunity to meet with Christine and her staff in May while I was in Australia and New Zealand teaching classes on Web [...]
Through a Scanner Darkly
Posted by Max on 24 September, 2007 in Educational Services, Upcoming Classes
Ok - not really, you probably need a light in your scanner to actually scan something but here are some upcoming classes from SOLINET nonetheless.
Basic MARC Tagging for Books (Live Online)
10/22/2007 - 10/23/2007, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm (2 hours each day)
Instructor: Marlee Givens
OCLC WorldCat Resource Sharing Basics (Live Online)
10/22/2007 - 10/24/2007, 10:00 am - [...]
Hone your skills with these upcoming classes
Posted by Max on 17 September, 2007 in Educational Services, Upcoming Classes
Click on the title of the class you are interested in learning more about and to register. If you have some ideas for classes that you do not see on our full inventory list, please contact us either:
via the comments to this post
email Heather, hdray@solinet.net
email Erica, ewaller@solinet.net
Thanks and enjoy!
Managing & Preserving Digital Materials (Face [...]
YouTube as Promotional Tool
Posted by Max on 14 September, 2007 in Librarians, Library Humor, Social Software
I have seen many videos on YouTube being used for promotional purposes but this is one of my favorites. From the description of the video:
This video details a day in the life of a thriving public library system, highlighting the faces and places that make the library the library.
Here are some other favorites:
No Cookies [...]
CEBuzz has a nice sound in your ear…
Posted by Laura on 13 September, 2007 in Library News, Social Software
Welcome to the blogosphere, a new blog about Continuing Education! CEBuzz is the unofficial blog of the ALA CLENE Round Table and will:
Provide coverage of trends in learning theory and practice
Provide links to online learning resources
Provide coverage of “hot topics” in CE and staff development
Announce learning events of interest
The mission of CEBuzz [...]