February 2009
IMLS Grant awarded to Clemson University Libraries!
Posted by Jennifer on 24 February, 2009 in Awards, Grants
IMLS Announces 2009 Award of 23 Connecting to Collections:
Statewide Planning Grants
Washington, DC—The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) today awarded 23 Connecting to Collections: Statewide Planning Grants that will be used to create statewide conservation plans for collections held in libraries, museums, and archives. Click here to view the winners of this year’s grants
This [...]
Upcoming SOLINET Classes!
Posted by Jennifer on 23 February, 2009 in Educational Services, Upcoming Classes
The following classes will be held online and around the region. Several of these classes are being discounted for you as a part of SOLINET’s Educational Stimulus Package! Please look for the savings and enter discount code when registering for these classes. Click on the class title for more information or to register.
Cataloging: Core and Minimal-Level [...]
Join the Reference Revolution!
Posted by Laura on 19 February, 2009 in Conferences, Reference
Reference services are evolving rapidly in response to changing customer demands and newly available technologies. To address this evolution PALINET is holding the REFolution conference to prepare today’s reference librarians for the challenges that lie ahead.
For more information, visit the PALINET REFolution Conference website.
wednesday’s word
Posted by Ada on 18 February, 2009 in wednesday's word
Today’s word is Kindle, Amazon’s home-made device which is set out to change the way we read books. Users will have instant wireless access to all books sold by Amazon, and more, regardless of its format (e.g. text, audio), or viewing tools (e.g. HTML, Microsoft Word, images). While gadgets like ipod [...]
Upcoming SOLINET classes!
Posted by Jennifer on 16 February, 2009 in Educational Services, Upcoming Classes
The following classes will be held online and around the region. Several of these classes are being discounted for you as a part of SOLINET’s Educational Stimulus Package! Please look for the savings and enter discount code when registering for these classes.
The Resource Sharing Detective (Live Online)
03/16/2009 - 03/17/2009, 2:00pm-4:00pm EST two consecutive days
E-Resource Wrangling: An [...]
Black National Anthem - Lift Every Voice and Sing
Posted by Alicia on 16 February, 2009 in Black History
“Lift Every Voice and Sing” (now also known as “Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing”) was publicly performed first as a poem as part of a celebration of Lincoln’s Birthday on February 12, 1900 by 500 schoolchildren at the segregated Stanton School. Its principal, James Weldon Johnson, wrote the words to introduce its honored guest Booker [...]
Visit us at Booth #4851 at ALA Chicago 2009!
Posted by Laura on 10 February, 2009 in Conferences, Librarians
We hope to see you there!
SOLINET’s Educational Stimulus Package- Discount classes!
Posted by Jennifer on 10 February, 2009 in Educational Services, Upcoming Classes
The following upcoming class prices are being discounted for you as a part of SOLINET’s Educational Stimulus Package!
SAVE $40 now when you register for the following classes:
Classroom Management for Librarians (Live Online)
03/11/2009 - 03/12/2009, 2:00pm-4:00pm EST, two consecutive days
Enter discount code when registering: 26CMTLLO2
OCLC Connexion Client Copy Cataloging Skills (Live Online)
03/03/2009 - 03/04/2009, 10:00am-12:00pm EST, [...]
OCLC’s Expert Community Experiment
Posted by Jennifer on 9 February, 2009 in Cataloging
In response to requests from the cataloging community, OCLC is introducing the Expert Community Experiment which enables cataloging members to make more changes to WorldCat records. During the Experiment, members with full level cataloging authorizations have the ability to improve and upgrade WorldCat master records. The Experiment begins in February 2009, and lasts six months.
Benefits [...]
February 10th is Library Advocacy Day
Posted by Jenny on 9 February, 2009 in Uncategorized
February 10th is Library Advocacy Day. See how effective Library Advocates are at sustaining library funding by reading the ALA Washington Office’s blog, District Dispatch.
Any day is a good day to contact your elected officials to advocate for library funding. You can find your United States Senators and Congresspeople here to write or call them [...]