If you are scrambling to meet your patron requests for materials for their Christmas presents perhaps you want to point users to the free resources at Project Gutenberg.
Visit E-Discover the Classics for clean MARC records for a select set of Project Gutenberg public domain e-books & audios that can be uploaded to your library catalog. This program is a project of CLIC (Colorado Library Consortium).
Thanks AALS, for posting this info to their Facebook page!
LATER THIS WEEK all due by Friday
1. Complete the interest survey for participation in a potential Mobilize My Library Project. Contact Jerry McCulley (972-205-3862) if you have questions about this project.
2. Apply for Evanced Summer Reader pilot project. (Use attached form). This product is designed to relieve staff from paper forms and tracking of reading milestones. The software subscription is for a full year, libraries can offer reading programs throughout the year for a variety of purposes and groups. Contact Jerry McCulley (972-205-3862) if you have questions about this project.
3. Apply for Library computer protection project. (Use attached form) This project helps fund lock-down/rollback software and anti-virus software for library computers. The purpose is to increase computer up-time by protecting workstations from unwanted changes. Contact Jerry Brock (972-205-3892) if you have questions about this project.
Also December 17 J Frank Dobie Grant applications are due.
Later today?
Reauthorization of IMLS and confirmation Susan Hildreth as director of IMLS are on today’s legislative calendar. Information about the legislation is here. ALA is hoping the legislation will pass during this session, if not the process will need to begin again.
Another note from Washington: changes to the E-rate program that were voted on by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in September will be effective January 3, 2011.
Something Seasonal
Author Chris Van Allsburg reads the classic children's book, The Polar Express for the Barnes & Noble Online Storytime program.
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Your RDA Lesson… Contributed by Dennis Quinn, Cataloger, Duncanville Public Library
RDA LESSON: BEYOND WEMI
We’ve spent the last several lessons taking a very close look at the WEMI model, but WEMI is actually just one part of a larger model used by RDA. There are two other groups of entities like WEMI…but don’t worry; you might be surprised at how familiar the terms in these groups are.
Most of the entities used in RDA come from IFLA’s 1998 study on Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records, or FRBR (“fur brr”) . What we’ve been calling WEMI is referred to in FRBR as "Group 1."
Group 2 consists of entities that can be responsible for the creation of entities in Group 1. These include the Person and the Corporate Body (which basically means several persons working together). RDA adds to these two the Family, which is like a corporate body whose members are related by blood, marriage, civil union, etc. In RDA-speak, a person, family or corporate body can create a work, realize an expression, produce a manifestation, and/or own an item.
In most cases, several Group 2 entities are responsible for a single information object at different levels of WEMI. For example:
The Person known as John Steinbeck created a Work known as The Grapes of Wrath.
Group 3 includes various types of subject content: the Concept (defined as "an abstract notion or idea"), the Object ("a material thing"), the Event ("an action or occurrence") and the Place ("a location"). These four entities, as well as those in Group 2, are things that works can be about. Subjects of Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath include the fictional Family known as the Joads, the Event known as the Dust Bowl, the Places known as Oklahoma and California, and Concepts such as drought, economic hardship, and migrant farm workers.
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Upcoming RDA Conference
Amigos Library Services presents an online RDA @ Your Library conference
February 4, 2011. The conference approaches RDA from a variety of perspectives including vendors, early adopters, OCLC, etc.
Buddy Up
.. & On the cheap..
If you want free copies of the Harlequin novel, Crime Scene @ Cardwell Ranch by BJ Daniels, please let me know. We can send via courier you can pick up at our office before January 11, 2011. The books are in boxes of 48.
The bookstore that contacted me has thousands of copies of this one title. There are no restrictions on how the books are used – they may be added to your collection or sold, turned into a craft, used for rewards, give-aways or even for discussion.
Check this discount pricing on CD-ROM, DVD, and gaming titles carefully selected for use in schools and libraries. Thanks to our partners at NTRLS for sharing this program from Thomas Klise/Crimson Multimedia. You’ll soon also find this offer on our discounts page. (Can’t wait? Give us a call.)
Save with Group Purchase
If your library plans to subscribe to the RDA Toolkit, order through LLIBS to get in on a group purchase discount. Contact Lisa Winter for more information.
The TALL Texans Leadership Development Institute is a five-day seminar on leadership and management intended for up-and-coming leaders in the Texas library community. The Institute offers advanced study on topics such as strategic and tactical planning, calculated risk-taking, communication, collaboration, teambuilding, conflict resolution, power, community engagement and advocacy for mid-career librarians from all library types with at least five years of experience working in a library (MLS is not required). Library advocates from the community may also apply after 3 years' experience working with libraries. The main goal of the program is to develop leaders for libraries, for the communities they serve, and for the profession.
Info and online application forms are available on the TLA web site at www.txla.org/talltexans.
Employers are often willing to cover registration costs, but some TLA member units may offer financial aid as well. Participants usually only need to cover transportation and incidental expenses. The program is held at the Montserrat Retreat Center in Lake Dallas, Texas. Room and board are included in the registration fee.
Please contact institute coordinator Ted Wanner if you have questions: tedw@txla.org or 800-580-2852, or talk to a colleague who has been through the program. With over four hundred graduates in the last sixteen years, odds are good that a librarian near you can tell you about the TALL Texans experience.
Rural Libraries: Beefing up the Funds watch the video from ALA’s District Dispatch. The session explains how USDA and IMLS funds may assist rural libraries.
Spend Grant Money
Explore the Library Development Division’s blog for Grant Opportunity postings. Start with this recent post from Jennifer Peters then explore links to previous featured opportunities listed below the current post. Visit the grants lists on the Houston Area Library System website. Register for TSLAC’s grants listserv.
In addition to advertised grant opportunities libraries are reporting success obtaining funds from: their local banks; railroads; electric utility; retailers; and service clubs. In some cases the local entity has funds to distribute, frequently their parent organization also provides funding from a foundation.
Grant Reviews
NETLS consultants review grant applications and make recommendations to enhance requests. Please allow staff time to provide a thorough, thoughtful review. Note we recommend Tocker Grant applications due January 15 be sent to us by January 7 for review.
Promoting Databases:
Here’s an interesting idea from Ebsco (and they provide them free) -- stickers to place on the shelf or cover of your magazines to indicate the ones available in a TexShare Database. Order here.
Getting Philosophical about E-Books
Is there a role for libraries in delivering e-books? Are libraries in the game? Can libraries influence the e-book future? Take a look at this investigation by COLSA.
Coming soon on a computer near you:
Upcoming Webinars listed on TSLAC Library Developments Blog
See the listing of archived presentations. Guest access is available.
Upcoming Infopeople Webinars
Also available: Librarian Live Podcasts
Management and Training topics
Ebsco’s free online training schedule
Webinar tip…
Instead of tying up your business phone line for the duration of a webinar, try using Google Voice. Google Voice offers free computer to phone calling to phone numbers in the U.S. and Canada. If you are only listening to the call you don’t even need a microphone, just speakers!
NETLS In-person training
Secrets of Collection Management – Presenter, Lisa Winter, President LLIBS
All workshops 9 to noon. Register early! Registrants will be asked to return a brief survey before their workshops.
January 4, Henderson
January 5, Jefferson
January 11, Lancaster
January 12, Forney
January 19, Mineola
January 21, McKinney
The Four R’s of Volunteer Management – Presenter, Mary Beth Harrington, Texas Association of Nonprofit Organizations
All workshops 9 to noon. Register here.
January 25, Dallas, J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
January 27, Sulphur Springs
February 10, Texarkana
February 15, Van Alstyne
March 8, Lindale
March 10, Longview
Future TLA Annual Conference Dates
By December 17 J Frank Dobie Grant applications due
By December 31 Send (postmark, email or fax) application for Christina B. Woll Memorial Grant
Until December 31 Get in-store grant application from Sam’s or Walmart. They do not accept mailed, fax, phoned applications.
By January 5 Muhammad Ali Center Peace Garden grant applications for award packages (not cash) due
By January 7 Apply for Quality Books/New Members Round Table Professional Development Grant for 2011 TLA Conference
By January 7 Tocker Grants to NETLS office for review
By January 7 Apply for TALL Texans Leadership Development Institute
January 15 Tocker Grant application deadline
February 1 Highsmith Award applications due
February 1 Big read applications due
Below the line …
I like big books video – great job!
Online tutorials are offered by the Northeast Texas Library System through the UNT LE@D project as part of our Continuing Education strategy.
Course descriptions are on the LE@D website. If you expect NETLS to pay for the course do not register at the LE@D site – only register through the NETLS registration site.
Course access instructions are emailed to registrants within 10 days after the close of the registration period. (Allow us time to provide LE@D your name and for LE@D to establish your account.)
NOTE: Don't be confused by auto-generated registration emails that include a date for the class. Ignore that date – the class will be available to you for the period advertised. If you have questions contact us!
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