Educational Services
Upcoming classes from SOLINET
Posted by Jennifer on 18 August, 2008 in Educational Services, Upcoming Classes
Fundamentals of Library of Congress Classification
09/16/2008 - 09/17/2008, 8:30am-5:00pm EST two consecutive days
Hosted at SOLINET, Atlanta Ga.
Protective Enclosures for Collections
09/16/2008 - 09/17/2008, 9:00am-5:00pm EST two consecutive days
Hosted at SOLINET,Atlanta Ga.
Introduction to Institutional Repositories (Live Online)
09/16/2008, 10:00am-12:00pm EST
Metadata for Digitization and Preservation (Live Online)
09/17/2008, 10:00am-12:00pm EST
OCLC Connexion Browser Copy Cataloging Skills (Live Online)
09/17/2008 - [...]
Upcoming SOLINET classes
Posted by Jennifer on 11 August, 2008 in Educational Services, Upcoming Classes
Fire Safety for Cultural Institutions (Self-Paced)
Begins 09/08/2008 and is available all month.
Introduction to DDC and WebDewey (Self-Paced)
Begins 09/08/2008 and is available all month.
Audiovisual Preservation on a Shoestring Budget (Self Paced)
Begins 09/08/2008 and is available all month.
Risk Management: Knowing Your Responsibilities (Self-Paced)
Begins 09/08/2008 and is available all month.
Using the OCLC WorldCat Resource Sharing Direct Request Service [...]
In a disaster…who’s got your back????
Posted by Jennifer on 11 August, 2008 in Educational Services, Preservation
From SOLINET’s Kara McClurken
I teach a lot of disaster preparedness classes…. And one of the things I teach is that local or regional emergency networks are a great way to share resources (people and supplies) in the event of an emergency. People often call me asking for model mutual aid agreement forms, but there [...]
Upcoming classes from SOLINET
Posted by Jennifer on 4 August, 2008 in Educational Services
Information Literacy Assessment (Live Online)
09/03/2008 - 09/04/2008 2:00pm-4:00pm EST, two consecutive days
Metadata Standards and Applications
09/04/2008 - 09/05/2008, 9:00am-4:00pm EST
Duke University Medical Ctr. Lib.
Open Access, Repositories, and More.. (Live Online)
09/04/2008 10:00am-12:00pm EST
E-Resource Wrangling: An Introduction to ERMS (Live Online)
09/04/2008 2:00pm-4:00pm EST
Wednesday’s word
Posted by Jennifer on 30 July, 2008 in Digital Libraries, Educational Services, wednesday's word
Pixel
Did you know the term “pixel” is actually short for “Picture Element?” I had no idea until I took a digital imaging of library and archival materials class and thought I’d share.
Some common facts to remember with pixels and your digital imaging:
1) the number of pixels per inch differs upon your resolution
2) the more [...]
Upcoming classes from Educational Services
Posted by Jennifer on 28 July, 2008 in Educational Services, Upcoming Classes
Demystifying Mold (live online)
8/26-8/28 2:00pm-4:00pm EST two consecutive days
The Library as a place (live online)
8/26 2:00pm-4:00pm EST
The Green(er) Library
8/27 9:00am-4:00pm EST
SOLINET
Podcasting for Libraries (live online)
8/27 10:00am-12:00pm
Instant Messaging for communication, reference and outreach (live online)
8/28 10:00am-12:00pm EST
OCLC WorldCat Collection Analysis (live online)
8/28 2:00-4:00pm (live online)
NISO Webinar on OpenURL Implementation: Link Resolution That Users Will Love
Posted by Jennifer on 25 July, 2008 in Educational Services
NISO will be offering a webinar on August 21, 2008 from 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. (eastern time) entitled “OpenURL Implementation: Link Resolution That Users Will Love.” This follow-up to to introductory webinar on “Demystifying Standards” will take a look at implementing the NISO standard for link resolvers, OpenURL (ANSI/NISO Z39.88), from an end user perspective. [...]
Maintaining, enhancing records in WorldCat
Posted by Jennifer on 9 July, 2008 in Cataloging, Educational Services, OCLC, Upcoming Classes, WorldCat
Another important part of the maintenance and improvement of WorldCat is the activity by member libraries in adding call numbers and subjects, tables of contents, etc., upgrading minimal-level records and enhancing full records. During the fiscal year 2008 just completed, member libraries did the following:
Database enrichment: 157,787 records (a 21% increase from FY2007)
Minimal-level [...]
Upcoming classes from Educational Services
Posted by Alicia on 7 July, 2008 in Educational Services, Upcoming Classes
Conflict Resolution in the Workplace (Self-Paced)
08/04/2008-8/31/2008
Introduction to the Authority File (Self-Paced)
08/04/2008-8/31/2008
Under Construction! Preservation Concerns during Construction and Renovation (Self-Paced)
08/04/2008-8/31/2008
Using the OCLC WorldCat Resource Sharing Direct Request Service (Self-Paced)
08/04/2008-8/31/2008
XHTML: The Future of Web Design (Self-Paced)
08/04/2008-8/31/2008
Digital Imaging of Library and Archival Materials
08/05/2008 9:00am-4:00pm EST
Host site: SOLINET, Atlanta, Georgia
OCLC Connexion Client Copy Cataloging Skills (Live Online)
08/05/2008 - [...]
Upcoming classes from Educational Services
Posted by Jennifer on 23 June, 2008 in Educational Services, Upcoming Classes
Fundamentals of Book Repair
07/22/2008 - 07/23/2008, 8:00am-5:00pm EST
Florida State University
Basic MARC Tagging for Serials (Live Online)
07/22/2008 - 07/23/2008
Distance Education, 10:00am-12:00pm EST two consecutive days
The Library As Place (Live Online)
07/22/2008, 10:00am-12:00pm EST
Distance Education
Local Holdings Maintenance Basics (Live Online)
07/22/2008 - 07/23/2008, 2:00pm-4:00pm EST two consecutive days
Classroom Management for Librarians (Live Online)
07/23/2008 - 07/24/2008, 10:00am-12:00pm two consecutive days
Distance [...]