September 2008
Upcoming classes from SOLINET
Posted by Alicia on 29 September, 2008 in Educational Services, Upcoming Classes
Map cataloging
10/27/2008
Prince William Central Library, Virginia
9:00am-4:00pm EST
Security Alert! How to protect people, property and collections (Live online)
10/27/2008-10/28/2008 2:00pm-4:00pm EST two consecutive days
Cataloging 101 with MARC & AACR2
10/28/2008-10/29/2008 9:00am-4:00pm EST two consecutive days
SOLINET, Atlanta Georgia
Preservation and salvage of audiovisual materials (Live online)
10/28/2008 10:00am-12:00pm EST
OCLC WorldCat Resource Sharing basics (Live online)
10/28/2008-10/30/2008 10:00am-12:00pm EST three consecutive days
Latino Cultural [...]
OCLC to provide libraries with expanded service
Posted by Jennifer on 23 September, 2008 in OCLC
DUBLIN, Ohio, September 24, 2008-OCLC senior management staff and
members of the United States Regional OCLC Network Directors Advisory
Committee (RONDAC) met September 9 to begin the rollout of a new service
model that will provide OCLC members in the U.S. with an expanded set of
product and service options.The new service program is the result of more than [...]
National Disaster Fund for Archives
Posted by Kara on 22 September, 2008 in Grants, Preservation, disaster
Any repository that holds archival records or special collections is eligible to apply for a grant from the National Disaster Recovery Fund for Archives. The repository need not be a member of SSA or SAA. Grant monies may be used for the direct recovery of damaged or at-risk archival materials; such services [...]
Information Institute Launches Public Library Community Hurricane Preparedness & Recovery Project
Posted by Alicia on 22 September, 2008 in Preservation, disaster
Background: Florida State University’s Information Use Management & Policy Institute has been awarded a grant to assist communities to better prepare for and recover from hurricanes by better utilizing public libraries. Note the emphasis on how can a public library help their community rather than how can the library restore itself. See a project summary, [...]
Upcoming classes from SOLINET
Posted by Jennifer on 22 September, 2008 in Educational Services, Upcoming Classes
E-resource Wrangling: An Introduction to ERMS (Live online)
10/21/2008 10:00am-12:00pm EST
Using batch processing, labels, book straps & stickers in OCLC WorldCat Resource Sharing (Live online)
10/21/2008, 10:00am-12:00pm EST
Designing learning spaces for your library (Live online)
10/21/2008 2:00pm-4:00pm EST
Basic MARC tagging for books (Live online)
10/21/2008-10/22/2008 2:00pm-4:00pm EST, two consecutive days
Cataloging for non-catalogers (Live online)
10/22/2008, 10:00am-12:00pm EST
Developing and negotiating license [...]
TGIF: Excuses, excuses
Posted by Jennifer on 19 September, 2008 in Library Humor, TGIF
What’s the best or worst excuse a patron has given you for why their books were late or lost?
OCLC Interlibrary Loan Statistics Usage Survey
Posted by Jennifer on 18 September, 2008 in Uncategorized
OCLC is requesting your participation in a survey that will be used to create new “best of breed” interlibrary lending statistics reports for the Interlibrary Loan services we offer. We invite your input on the statistics reports you currently use, including access, metrics, and formats.
The survey, which should take less than 15 minutes to complete, [...]
Wednesday’s word: Library
Posted by Jennifer on 17 September, 2008 in wednesday's word
Today’s word is simple, but is it: Library.
What does library mean?
What does library mean to you?
Have you ever asked your patrons/students what library means?
Wikipedia defines library as: a collection of information, sources, resources, and services, and the structure in which it is housed: it is organized for use and maintained by a public body, an [...]
MARC catalogers- new documentation is here!
Posted by Jennifer on 17 September, 2008 in Cataloging, OCLC
-Bibliographic Formats and Standards fourth print edition is now available!
This guide to cataloging using OCLC’s WorldCat database provides you with essential information on creating and using bibliogra-phic records in WorldCat, including:
· Input standards and guidelines for catalogers
· Tagging conventions
· Links to sources of related cataloging information
The fourth edition of Bibliographic Formats and Standards is the [...]
Library branch lost during Hurricane Ike
Posted by Laura on 16 September, 2008 in Uncategorized
A temporary library facility in southwestern Louisiana’s Cameron Parish was completely destroyed by Hurricane Ike over the weekend. The Cameron branch was a Project first — one of two temporary library facilities to celebrate the return of library services in February 2007. The status of the other branch, located in Grand [...]