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Wednesday’s word

Jennifer — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:28:15 -0500

Anniversary. Merriam Webster defines the term as “the annual recurrence of a date marking a notable event.”

SOLINET is celebrating our 35th anniversary this month serving members (and non-members) with library service and support and we owe it all to you–our members. We appreciate you and the help you have given us in reaching this milestone.

Thank you and we look forward to serving you today, tomorrow and into the future!

Web Security Words Help Digitize Old Books

Jennifer — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:19:17 -0500

NPR’s All things considered last thursday shared with listeners around the world about reCAPTCHA and how it is helping to digitize old books. reCAPTCHA what? how can it help digitize books? Read more here!

Cataloging survey: Integrating Non-MARC Metadata Production into the Duties of Traditional Catalogers

Jennifer — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:12:53 -0500

To *all catalogers* (with or without MLS) in academic libraries:

SURVEY: Integrating Non-MARC Metadata Production into the Duties of Traditional Catalogers

You are invited to participate in a brief national, online survey. The objective of this survey is to research the national trends in the integration of Non-MARC metadata work into the duties of traditional catalogers and the perceptions and attitudes catalogers hold towards non-MARC metadata.

For this study we would like to invite all catalogers in academic libraries, with or without MLS, who are involved in any aspect of non-MARC metadata work.

I am asking you to please participate by answering this multiple choice survey. Your answers will be completely anonymous and confidential and will only be used to summarize information.

*No* names or institution affiliation will be asked.

Responding to the survey constitutes informed consent to participate in the research. The survey is voluntary, and you may withdraw from it at any time.

It should take approximately 10 minutes to answer the 28 multiple choice questions of the survey.

To complete the survey, follow this link. The deadline to complete the survey is Sept.1, 2008.

If you have questions at any time about the study or the procedures, you may contact the principal researcher, Marielle Veve; at Hodges Library, 1015 Volunteer Blvd., Knoxville, TN 37996; mveve@utk.edu. If you have questions about your rights as a participant, contact the Compliance Section at (423) 974-3466.

Thank you in advance for assisting in this research project by taking the time to respond to the survey. This research project has been approved by the University of Tennessee’s Institutional Review Board.

Thinking about digitizing microfilm?

Kara — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 14:44:53 -0500

Former SOLINET Preservation Committee Advisory Board member, Becky Ryder, recently posted the following notice about their film-to-digital institute. If you’ve been thinking about digitizing your film or fiche and looking for some advice on how to do it (including how to pay for it), consider attending this event:

Space is filling up for meta|morphosis: the kentucky film-to-digital institute. Major vendors for equipment and outsourcing services have been confirmed to participate. If you are interested in digitizing content you have on microfilm, this is an excellent opportunity to get a real head start. Small group sessions on analyzing metadata at the batch level, evaluating microfilm for scanning, and image analysis will offer participants real world practical knowledge that can be applied to in-house or outsourced projects.

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Converting microfilm assets to digital content – come learn how to do it!

Are you interested in converting your microfilm holdings into digital assets?

Are you interested in converting newspaper holdings?

Are you interested in seeking funding to participate in conversion projects?

Do you anticipate outsourcing a film to digital project?

If so, I urge you to register for “meta|morphosis: the university of kentucky film-to-digital institute” which is scheduled for September 24th-25^th, 2008 in Lexington Kentucky.

The program will help you learn to:

…determine when digitizing from microfilm is the best solution for you

… evaluate microfilm and determine if it is appropriate for digitization

… strategically select content

… decide whether to do the project in-house or to outsource it

… make good images

… write an RFP

… select a vendor

… explore partnerships to your advantage

… seek appropriate funding

… get started in film-to-digital conversion

… move your program forward

… improve your grant applications

Registration is now open at http://www.regonline.com/metamorphosis08 Space is limited in order to provide an excellent learning opportunity for participants. Both prior institutes sold out early so do not delay in registering.

Registration is $260.00 ($325.00 after September 10 if there are any spaces still available) and includes the opening reception, and breakfast and lunch on both days of the institute. Reduced rates are available at the conference hotel until August 26^th.

Feedback on the previous institutes has been excellent. It may be noted that five of the six new National Digital Newspaper Program awardees are prior meta|morphosis participants.

Our team looks forward to extending our warm Kentucky hospitality to you in September! Please feel free to contact me if you have a question.

Best regards,

Becky

Ryder, Rebecca [rjryde01@email.uky.edu]

Upcoming classes from SOLINET

Jennifer — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 11:44:34 -0500

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 - 09/18/2008, 10:00am-12:00pm

20 Questions: Consumer Health Resources (Live Online)
09/17/2008, 2:00pm-4:00pm EST

Basic MARC Tagging for Books (Live Online)
09/17/2008 - 09/18/2008, 2:00pm- 4:00pm EST

Basic Serials Cataloging (Two-Day)
09/18/2008 - 09/19/2008 9:00am-4:00pm EST, two consecutive days
Hosted at SOLINET, Atlanta Ga.

The Library’s Place on Campus
09/18/2008 9:00am-4:00pm CMT
Hosted at University Of Southern Mississippi

The Resource Sharing Detective (Live Online)
09/18/2008 - 09/19/2008, 10:00am-12:00pm EST, two consecutive days

10 Interactive Information Literacy Teaching Strategies (Live Online)
09/18/2008, 2:00pm-4:00pm EST

Evaluation Electronic Resources
09/19/2008, 9:00am-4:00pm CMT
University Of Southern Mississippi

10 More (and more advanced) Information Literacy Teaching Strategies (Live Online)
09/19/2008 2:00pm-4:00pm EST

Calling All Metro-Atlanta Folk: Join the Heritage Emergency Response Alliance

Kara — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:49:45 -0500

The Heritage Emergency Response Alliance (HERA) is an affiliation of institutions and individuals interested in preserving the cultural heritage in the metro Atlanta area and serving as a resource to cultural institutions around the state. The primary aim of HERA is to mitigate the loss of cultural heritage in the event of a disaster. We are a group of curators, archivists, librarians, preservation specialists, conservators, emergency management personnel, disaster recovery vendors, safety and security staff, and anyone with an interest in protecting cultural institutions.

HERA was created in response to the Atlanta Alliance for Response Forum, held in February 2007, which brought together Atlanta-area emergency management personnel and members of the cultural community. In the last 18 months, we have held a table top exercise at NARA’s Southeast Regional Archives where we discussed a scenario in which a fire struck the Carlos Museum at Emory University. After the March 15th tornadoes, we used the listserv to disseminate information about locally affected cultural institutions and gathered supplies and staff to help pack out some historical records from a building damaged by the tornado. We have been on a tour of the Oakland Cemetery to view the damage that they sustained. And plans are in the works to obtain shared disaster supplies, create a website, provide Community Emergency Response Training, and more.

If you have not already done so, I urge you to join HERA. You can do so by letting me know, or by contacting Christine Wiseman [cwiseman@sos.ga.gov] and request to be added to our listserv.

We invite you all to attend our next meeting, scheduled for September 30th from 10am-noon at the Library and Information Center at Georgia Tech. The theme for the meeting is “The First Responders Have Left…Now What????”

We have gathered together a terrific panel of speakers:
Kevin Kuharic from the Oakland Cemetery will be speaking on working with FEMA, based upon Oakland’s recent experiences after the tornado. Representatives from disaster recovery vendors Belfor and Munters will be talking about the types of services they can provide cultural institutions in the event of a disaster.

And last but not least, Kate Singley will be doing a tip session on how to list and pack those non-traditional wet objects–textiles, 3-d objects, VCR tapes, etc.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact me at kmcclurken@solinet.net.

Best,
Kara McClurken (kmcclurken@solinet.net)

Wednesday’s word

Jennifer — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:06:29 -0500

Electronic Resource Management System (ERMS) is software system used to manage digital subscriptions in libraries. Typically an ERM system will include most subscription management elements, e.g. product names, descriptions, producers, aggregators, license start and end dates, renewal alerts, price and payment terms, access URLs, usernames/passwords, verification access methods, access restrictions, vendor contacts, links to usage reports, etc. It will also provide usage statistics, resource usage comparison, overlap analysis, outage reports, and so on and so forth.

Ideally, ERMS helps librarians manage hundreds of the library’s subscriptions in a cost-efficient way. Another important benefit is that librarians can use ERMS to collect analysis report that will help in making purchasing decisions.

While some libraries attempt to develop their own ERMS, most ERMS products on the market today are developed by ILS vendors, who make ERMS available both as modules of the ILS or as independent products. Some examples are listed below:

360 Resource Manager by Serials Solutions
Millennium ERM System by Innovative Interfaces
VTLS Verify
Meridian by Endeavor
E-Resource Management System by EBSCO
SFX/Verde by Ex Libris
WebBridege/ERM by III
e-Resource Manager by TDNet
Gold Rush by Colorado Alliance

To learn more about ERMS, SOLINET offers a Distance Education course called E-Resource Wrangling. Classes will be offered soon will be held on September 4th and October 21st. For more information please click here.

This week’s Word is brought to you by SOLINET’s Ada Ding.

Congrats! National Film Preservation Awardees

Alicia — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:00:04 -0500

Congratulations to SOLINET members who won National Film Preservation Awards this spring:

Emory University - William Levi Dawson Collection (1953-71), seven home movies by the African American composer who founded the Tuskegee School of Music.
University of Georgia - Max Moore Home Movie Collection (1942–52), footage from “King Biscuit Time,” one of the first radio shows to feature live blues performances.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Harllee/Quattlebaum Collection (1920s–30s), home movies of social gatherings at plantation homes, with footage of guides who were once slaves.

Other institutions in our region who received funding include:

Appalshop Archives (KY) - Catfish: Man of the Woods (1974), a day-in-the-life of Clarence “Catfish” Gray, a fifth generation herb doctor.
Louisiana State Museum - Fixin’ to Tell About Jack (1975), profile of storyteller Ray Hicks. Harry Souchon Films (1970s), two films from the New Orleans Jazz Club.

The National Film Preservation Foundation targets historically and culturally significant films that are without commercial owners and unlikely to survive without public support. For the complete list of projects, please visit National Film Preservation website.

Calculating Patron savings

Jennifer — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 07:45:24 -0500

Tired of hearing about BOGO’s offers from places like Barnes and Noble, Borders and Netflix subscriptions as low as $6.99 to “checkout” 2 movies a month when the library, a several hundred year old establishment and business has offered savings since it’s birth? I know I am but how do we get the word out to patrons how much libraries can help them save money?

Well there is one solution Florida has done that Kara McClurken, a SOLINET instructor, just came across. The Florida State Library and Archives has adapted a wonderful tool (originally created by some folks in the Northeast) that allows a patron to calculate the monetary benefits of the library to them. Individuals can plug in the number of books borrowed, reference questions asked, hours of use of public computers, etc. to determine how much money the library is saving them. What a great tool to show our patrons how the library serves them!!!

So please check out this cool website tool!

Strategies for Winning Your E-Records Battles

Alicia — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 11:12:08 -0500

NARA’s Southeast Region is presenting a records management conference at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta on September 9, 2008 entitled: Strategies for Winning Your E-Records Battles: Case Studies in Effective Records Management. The program will also explore real-life case studies and e-record challenges. Comprised of speakers from NARA, other Federal agencies, and the private sector–four panels will address implementation strategies for RMA applications, potential use of collaborative electronic tools in business and RM environments, NARA’s records management training program and the positive impact it has had on maturing RM programs, and the application of Hurricane Katrina lessons-learned to the RM environment. Click here for more information.