January 2009
Bookshelf Application Period Now Open
Posted by Alicia on 14 January, 2009 in Preservation
1,000 FREE Sets of the IMLS Connecting to Collections Bookshelf to be Awarded! Apply today.
Don’t miss the third and final application period for the IMLS Connecting to Collections Bookshelf. These free publications contain vital information and resources that are essential for the care of your collections. Over 1,800 institutions have already received this set of materials, [...]
The Advocating in a Tough Economy Toolkit
Posted by Jennifer on 13 January, 2009 in ALA, Library News
From the Tennessee Library Association and other Tennessee librarians listserv– A new web-based resource has just been released that will help library advocates make the case for libraries during times of economic downturn. The “Advocating in a Tough Economy” toolkit is available at www.ala.org/tougheconomytoolkit.
“With city, county, state and federal budgets under increasing pressure, [...]
Rethinking Resource Sharing Innovation Awards 2009
Posted by Jennifer on 13 January, 2009 in ILL
The Rethinking Resource Sharing (RRS) Innovation Awards recognizes and honors an individual or institution for changes they made to improve users’ access to information through resource sharing in their library, consortium, state or country. It is hoped that the award will encourage libraries and librarians to make changes in how they do resource sharing to [...]
Upcoming classes from SOLINET!
Posted by Jennifer on 12 January, 2009 in Educational Services, Upcoming Classes
The following classes will be held soon online and around the region.
Cataloging: Core and Minimal-Level Records (Live Online)
02/10/2009, 10:00am-11:00am EST
Advocacy: Community (Live Online)
02/10/2009, 10:00am-12:00pm EST
Preservation Management (Live Online)
02/10/2009 - 02/24/2009 Three part class. Class held 2:00pm-4:00pm EST on
2/10, 2/17 and 2/24.
20 Questions: Ready Reference (Live Online)
02/10/2009, 2:00pm-4:00pm EST
The Resource Sharing Detective (Live Online)
02/10/2009 - 02/11/2009, [...]
The eXtensible Catalog (XC) report is here!
Posted by Jennifer on 9 January, 2009 in Cataloging
The eXtensible Catalog (XC) Project at the University of Rochester announces the release of a major white paper describing the project’s approach to metadata. The paper describes how the development of an XML schema for XC and the creation of a platform for enriching and transforming metadata (the XC Metadata Services Toolkit) benefit not [...]
Changes in Cataloging by the British Library
Posted by Jennifer on 6 January, 2009 in Cataloging
In response to the decision by MARBI (2008-07) to make the MARC field 440 field obsolete, the British Library is changing its policy on recording series information in its bibliographic records. The revised policy takes into consideration the Library of Congress series policy and the BL’s requirement to ensure consistency and accuracy in derived [...]
Ring in the new year with SOLINET!
Posted by Jennifer on 5 January, 2009 in Educational Services, Upcoming Classes
Ring in the new year and enhance your knowledge and expertise by taking a SOLINET class. The following classes will be offered soon:
Caring for Scrapbooks (Live Online)
01/20/2009 2:00pm - 4:00pm EST
Classroom Management for Librarians (Live Online)
01/21/2009 - 01/22/2009 10:00am - 12:00pm EST two consecutive days
Digital Collections: Where to begin? (Live Online)
01/21/2009 2:00pm - 4:00pm EST
Preservations [...]