http://www.libraryblog.net Be Informed Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:01:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Self-paced courses. Take the following courses on your own chosen time at your own pace! Interpreting the MARC record (Self-paced) Begins 11/03/2008 General cataloging principles and practices (Self-paced) Begins 11/03/2008 Dreamweaver (Self-paced) Begins 11/03/2008 Fire safety for cultural institutions (Self-paced) Begins 11/03/2008 Risk management: knowing your responsibilities (Self-paced) Begins 11/03/2008 Using the OCLC WorldCat Resource Sharing Direct Request service (Self-paced) Begins 11/03/2008 Designing ... http://www.libraryblog.net/2008/10/upcoming-classes-from-solinet-7/ Map cataloging 10/27/2008 Prince William Central Library, Virginia 9:00am-4:00pm EST Security Alert! How to protect people, property and collections (Live online) 10/27/2008-10/28/2008 2:00pm-4:00pm EST two consecutive days Cataloging 101 with MARC & AACR2 10/28/2008-10/29/2008 9:00am-4:00pm EST two consecutive days SOLINET, Atlanta Georgia  Preservation and salvage of audiovisual materials (Live online) 10/28/2008 10:00am-12:00pm EST OCLC WorldCat Resource Sharing basics (Live online) 10/28/2008-10/30/2008 10:00am-12:00pm ... http://www.libraryblog.net/2008/09/upcoming-classes-from-solinet-6/ DUBLIN, Ohio, September 24, 2008-OCLC senior management staff and members of the United States Regional OCLC Network Directors Advisory Committee (RONDAC) met September 9 to begin the rollout of a new service model that will provide OCLC members in the U.S. with an expanded set of product and service options.The new service program is ... http://www.libraryblog.net/2008/09/oclc-to-provide-us-libraries-with-expanded/ Any repository that holds archival records or special collections is eligible to apply for a grant from the National Disaster Recovery Fund for Archives. The repository need not be a member of SSA or SAA. Grant monies may be used for the direct recovery of damaged or ... http://www.libraryblog.net/2008/09/national-disaster-fund-for-archives/ Background:  Florida State University’s Information Use Management & Policy Institute has been awarded a grant to assist communities to better prepare for and recover from hurricanes by better utilizing public libraries. Note the emphasis on how can a public library help their community rather than how can the library restore ... http://www.libraryblog.net/2008/09/information-institute-launches-public-library-community-hurricane-preparedness-recovery-project/ E-resource Wrangling: An Introduction to ERMS (Live online) 10/21/2008 10:00am-12:00pm EST Using batch processing, labels, book straps & stickers in OCLC WorldCat Resource Sharing (Live online) 10/21/2008, 10:00am-12:00pm EST Designing learning spaces for your library (Live online) 10/21/2008 2:00pm-4:00pm EST Basic MARC tagging for books (Live online) 10/21/2008-10/22/2008 2:00pm-4:00pm EST, two consecutive days Cataloging for non-catalogers (Live online) 10/22/2008, ... http://www.libraryblog.net/2008/09/upcoming-classes-from-solinet-5/ What's the best or worst excuse a patron has given you for why their books were late or lost? http://www.libraryblog.net/2008/09/tgif-excuses-excuses/ OCLC is requesting your participation in a survey that will be used to create new “best of breed” interlibrary lending statistics reports for the Interlibrary Loan services we offer.  We invite your input on the statistics reports you currently use, including access, metrics, and formats. The survey, which should take less ... http://www.libraryblog.net/2008/09/oclc-interlibrary-loan-statistics-usage-survey/ Today's word is simple, but is it: Library. What does library mean? What does library  mean to you? Have you ever asked your patrons/students what library means? Wikipedia defines library as:  a collection of information, sources, resources, and services, and the structure in which it is housed: it is organized for use and maintained ... http://www.libraryblog.net/2008/09/wednesdays-word-library/ -Bibliographic Formats and Standards fourth print edition is now available!  This guide to cataloging using OCLC’s WorldCat database provides you with essential information on creating and using bibliogra-phic records in WorldCat, including:   ·         Input standards and guidelines for catalogers ·         Tagging conventions ·         Links to sources of related cataloging information   The fourth edition of Bibliographic ... http://www.libraryblog.net/2008/09/marc-catalogers-new-documentation-is-here/