September 2008
Online Encyclopedia of Alabama Launches
Posted by Kara on 16 September, 2008 in Publications, Reference
Check out the new online encyclopedia of Alabama:
The Encyclopedia of Alabama, a new online reference resource on Alabama’s history, culture, geography and natural environment will launch Monday, Sept. 15. Alabama’s governor is scheduled to officially present the site to the state during the annual Alabama Humanities Awards Luncheon in Birmingham. The Encyclopedia of Alabama (www.EncyclopediaofAlabama.org) [...]
Upcoming SOLINET classes
Posted by Jennifer on 15 September, 2008 in Cataloging, Educational Services, Electronic Databases, Preservation, Upcoming Classes
Designing with Styles (Self-paced)
Designing with Cascading Style Sheets
Class begins 10/13/2008
Practical Approaches to Information Literacy (Live online)
10/14/2008-10/16/2008 10:00am-12:00pm EST three consecutive days
OCLC Connexion Client Copy Cataloging Skills (Live online)
10/14/2008-10/15/2008 2:00pm-4:00pm EST two consecutive days
20 Questions: U.S. Government Information (Live online)
10/14/2008 2:00pm-4:00pm EST
Intermediate Book Repair
10/15/2008-10/16/2008
Hosted at SOLINET, Atlanta Georgia
9:00am-4:00pm EST two consecutive days
20 Questions: History Resources (Live [...]
Hurricane Ike Status Report
Posted by Laura on 12 September, 2008 in Uncategorized
Hurricane Ike Status Report - Libraries Take Cover
09/12/08, 11:00 AM
Louisiana Library Systems
Calcasieu Parish – Closed yesterday
Cameron Parish – Closed Wednesday
Jefferson Parish - Open
Jefferson Davis Parish – Closed yesterday
Orleans Parish – Opened Wednesday following Hurricane Gustav, closed today due to Hurricane Ike
Plaquemines Parish - Open except for Port Sulphur [...]
You want this bookshelf!
Posted by Jessica on 11 September, 2008 in Grants, Preservation
Congratulations to all of the new recipients who have been chosen for the IMLS Connecting to Collections Bookshelf! The newest press release and link to list of recipients can be found here: http://www.imls.gov/news/2008/080508.shtm The IMLS website can state the following no better: “The contents of the bookshelf were selected by a blue ribbon panel of [...]
Wednesday’s word: Chrome
Posted by Jennifer on 10 September, 2008 in Social Software, Technology, wednesday's word
Wednesday’s word is Chrome, in particular, Google Chrome; Google’s latest endevor, an open source browser. According to Google the reason behind Chrome is this:
We spend so much time online, we began seriously thinking about what kind of browser could exist if you started from scratch and built on the best elements out there. We realized [...]
FSU Hurricane Project Featured on LibraryJournal.com
Posted by Alicia on 9 September, 2008 in Preservation, disaster
Hurricane preparedness is on everyone’s mind these days. SOLINET’s Preservation Services offers information and training for libraries, archives and other cultural institutions in preparing for hurricanes and other disasters that might affect their collections. However, libraries also play a role in supporting their communities during and after a major disaster. Until now, no one has [...]
Do you have a family disaster plan?
Posted by Kara on 9 September, 2008 in Preservation, disaster
These tips are taken from the National Hurricane Center’s website (http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/HAW2/english/prepare/family_plan_printer.shtml). Staff have to make sure that their families are taken care of first before they can think about taking care of their collections. Although they were written with hurricanes in mind, the tips can be applied to any type of local or regional disaster.
Discuss the [...]
AIC-CERT–Cultural Emergency Response Teams to Help with Disasters
Posted by Kara on 8 September, 2008 in Preservation
The American Institute for Conservation has a new service to offer museums,
libraries and archives in the US. The AIC Cultural Emergency Response Team (CERT)
is a team of 60 trained conservators prepared to deploy in the event of a
disaster. The conservators are specialists in a broad spectrum of materials and
are all capable of coming in to [...]
TGIF! Friday trivia
Posted by Jennifer on 5 September, 2008 in Library Humor, TGIF
In 1999, a movie was made from a book published the preceding year. The movie’s title is different from—apparently completely unrelated to—the book’s title. But the two titles are in fact anagrams of one another! Can you name the book and movie?
Disaster assistance available from SOLINET
Posted by Kara on 4 September, 2008 in Preservation
In light of the recent hurricanes, I just wanted to remind everybody that SOLINET has numerous resources available in the event of a small or large disaster. Whether it is a hurricane or a burst pipe, we are available to help you prepare for the event ahead of time (if possible) and deal with the [...]