November 2008
Hurricanes and Libraries: Emergency Management Activities
Posted by Alicia on 25 November, 2008 in Preservation, disaster
The Information Use Management & Policy Institute at Florida State University has been awarded a grant to examine how libraries, responders and communities have united to better prepare for and recover from hurricanes. Public libraries can play an important role in each phase of hurricane season’s lifecycle. One way of dividing the hurricane lifecycle is [...]
Upcoming classes from SOLINET!
Posted by Jennifer on 17 November, 2008 in Educational Services, Upcoming Classes
These are the upcoming classes from SOLINET. For more information or to register please copy and paste the link(s) into your web browser, contact us at 1-800-999-8558 or search for the class from our website at http://www.solinet.net. You can now contact us via live CHAT too!
Open Source: Evergreen Administration and Statistics Module (Live Online)
12/17/2008 10:00am-12:00pm EST
http://www.solinet.net/Classes%20and%20Events/Catalog/Open%20Source%20Evergreen%20Administration%20and%20Statistics%20Module.aspx
Using Technology [...]
U.S Ratifies Treaty to Protect Cultural Property during Armed Conflict
Posted by Kara on 12 November, 2008 in Preservation
In September, the Senate ratified the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict. With this ratification, the United States joins 121 other countries to protect cultural sites, monuments, and collections during armed conflict and miliitary occupation. For more on this story, see http://aic.stanford.edu/news/aic_news_nov_article.pdf
Speak at one of the Florida Member Forums
Posted by Laura on 11 November, 2008 in Uncategorized
We have 2 Member Forums (formerly Users Groups) scheduled for Florida - 12/4 in Gainesville and 12/11 in Davie, FL. We’re looking for speakers to present on lessons learned from successful (or not so successful!) projects, state initiatives, product overviews and service integrations. If you’re interested in speaking or know someone who is, please send [...]
Fellowships for Doctoral Level Archival Studies
Posted by Kara on 11 November, 2008 in Grants
I’m posting this on behalf of Helen Tibbo at UNC-Chapel Hill:
The School of Information and Library Science (www.sils.unc.edu) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill welcomes applications for Ph.D. fellowships funded through the Archival Education and Research Institute (AERI) program supported by the Institute for Museum and Library Services [...]
Upcoming classes from SOLINET
Posted by Jennifer on 10 November, 2008 in Educational Services, Upcoming Classes
The following classes are coming soon. For information please search for the class title on our website http://www.solinet.net or feel free to contact us at 1-800-999-8558.
OCLC WorldCat Collection Analysis (Live Online)
12/09/2008, 10am-12:00pm EST
10 More (and more advanced) Information Literacy Teaching Strategies (Live Online)
12/09/2008, 10am-12:00pm EST
Open Source: Evergreen Cataloging Module (Live Online)
12/09/2008, 2:00pm-4:00pm
Information Literacy Assessment (Live [...]
Wednesday’s Word: Policy
Posted by Jennifer on 5 November, 2008 in OCLC, WorldCat, wednesday's word
Today’s word is policy and specifically, OCLC Policy. OCLC has updated 1987’s Guidelines for Use and Transfer of OCLC-Derived Records. To understand more about the policy please read Karen Calhoun’s blog post, Notes on OCLC’s Updated Record Use Policy
from November 4, 2008 located at (http://community.oclc.org/metalogue/archives/2008/11/notes-on-oclcs-updated-record.html). It explains the policy and why OCLC changed the policy.
LibraryThing [...]
SOLINET now serves members via CHAT!
Posted by Jennifer on 3 November, 2008 in Uncategorized
SOLINET’s Member Services Help Desk now can serve you via chat Monday-Friday 8am-5pm EST.
As an integral part of SOLINET’s mission to serve libraries, the Help Desk staff provides personalized support for all member libraries. From ILL, Cataloging, LexisNexis and other vendor products, to training and tutorials, to billing inquiries, and much, much more, the SOLINET Help [...]
Upcoming classes from SOLINET
Posted by Jessica on 3 November, 2008 in Uncategorized
The following classes are coming soon. For information or to register please click on class title or search http://www.solinet.net by course name.
GENERAL CATALOGING PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES (Self-Paced)
Beginning 12/01/2008
INTERPRETING THE MARC RECORD (Self-Paced)
Beginning 12/01/2008
DREAMWEAVER (Self-Paced)
Beginning 12/01/2008
AUDIOVISUAL PRESERVATION ON A SHOESTRING BUDGET (Self-Paced)
Beginning 12/01/2008
UNDER CONSTRUCTION! PRESERVATION CONCERNS DURING CONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATION (Self-Paced)
Beginning 12/01/2008
DESIGNING WITH STYLES (CSS) (Self-Paced)
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