December 2007
On the Road for SOLINET
Posted by Rob on 18 December, 2007 in Communications
Traveling around the region as I do, I find that there’s a real pleasure in getting to see the South in a way that is more than just interstates and football games. Meeting members at conferences and user groups, but especially visiting members at their own libraries, conveys a sense of physical and personal [...]
Holiday Closure
Posted by Max on 18 December, 2007 in Communications
The SOLINET office will be closed December 24, 2007, until January 2, 2008, for the winter holidays. We at SOLINET hope you have a peaceful holiday. How will you be celebrating the holidays?
Upcoming Classes
Posted by Max on 17 December, 2007 in Educational Services, Upcoming Classes
Here are some educational ways to start your 2008 off right.
Promoting Library Services Using Blogs and RSS (Live Online)
1/17/-1/18/2008, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
OCLC Connexion Client Searching Skills (Live Online)
1/17-1/18/2008, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Open Source: Free as in Free (Live Online)
1/17/2008, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Connecting to Collections
Posted by Max on 17 December, 2007 in Preservation
To help raise the conservation IQ of museums, libraries, and archives, the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), in cooperation with the American Association of State and Local History (AASLH), is offering 2000 free copies of the Connecting to Collections Bookshelf, a core set of books, DVDs, online resources, and an annotated bibliography that [...]
Library Software Manifesto
Posted by Max on 13 December, 2007 in Library News
What is the relationship between your library and your vendors like? Do you feel like they take advantage of you? Do you feel like you have a great relationship? Well no matter how you feel about it, it’s worth looking at the Library Software Manifesto recently published. You can comment here on this manifesto, or [...]
New RSS Feed
Posted by Max on 13 December, 2007 in Blogging
The Check It Out RSS Feed has changed. To subscribe to it, please use this RSS URL: http://feeds.feedburner.com/libraryblog/Sjvo which can also be found on the right (Subscribe in a reader.) We are using Feedburner to help us better track statistics. If you have a blog, consider using it too - I have found it to [...]
Become a Fan of a Library on Facebook
Posted by Max on 11 December, 2007 in Social Software
If you are a Facebook user, do you use the Library applications? Are you a fan of a library or library-related organization? Here are some applications: (the links provided are for the actual libraries, not the application on Facebook…read on to find out how to use them!)
LibGuides
“LibGuides enables you to access the content from your [...]
Knowledge is a Good Thing
Posted by Max on 5 December, 2007 in Educational Services, Upcoming Classes
If Martha Stewart were a librarian, I think she would agree. (Even though she is not, I hope she does agree!) We have 15 new classes for the Winter 2008 Quarter for you to take. Some of our new offerings for the new year include:
20 Questions: Business Resources
20 Questions: U.S. Government Information
Cataloging: Core and Minimal-Level [...]