āIād have to say we probably lost books in the numbers of tens of thousands. There are three main book areas in that part of the library…all of those are completely under water….ā Officials say the floodwaters caused at least $1 million in damage to the library main branch. Recovery fund donations:The Library Foundation301 York StreetLouisville, KY 40203 http://www.wfpl.org/2009/08/04/library-damage-at-least-1-million/
The final report of the Open Library Environment project is available for reading. ā„ this project with its focus on the behind the scenes… because if the behind the scenes (processing system/database/data) doesn’t work very well, the public interface is not going to work very well. I am definitely keeping an eye on this project and I hope to be
The deadline for submitting applications to the ALA Emerging Leaders program has been EXTENDED to August 7, 2009. The original due date was this Friday, July 31, 2009. Details on the program can be found on the ALA web site at http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/hrdr/abouthrdr/emergingleaders.cfm
This is for my mom š ————–GenealogyWise.com is a brand new social networking site, similar to Facebook, but dedicated to genealogists. In fact, it was officially announced the first part of July. GenealogyWise.com is a site with forums, blogs, videos, RSS feeds and more – again, all related to genealogy. Developed by WorldVitalRecords.com, it looks to be a great tool
I think I may have posted this before but if not, here it is.A cataloging tutorial In order to view the interactive features, LiveWeb must be installed and you must have an internet connection. INSTALLING LIVEWEB DIRECTIONS Click here to download the add-in. Save the file (lwsetup.exe) to your computer (saving it to the desktop makes it easy to locate).
Okay, so I know that literacy is still a big issue and I know the digital divide still exists, but this poster was done for a library poster contest. The original size is 16″ x 20″. The style requirement was WPA. š Several folks have suggested I put this on cafe press, so maybe I will. Also, this is a
http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/dli/projects/wolfwalk/ “WolfWalkOverview A pilot project to create a mobile application that enables users to explore NC State campus history using a location-aware map-based interface. The application supports a map view (using Google Maps) with geotagged placemarks for approximately 60 major sites of interest on the NCSU campus, and a browse view for quickly locating a known site by name. Each
some screen shots of the RDA online product, links to documents giving background information, an RDA FAQ, a link to the Web site for the Joint Steering Committee for the Development of RDA (JSC) and to the AACR2 Web site. Ooh, ooh — a core record example using Oxygen XML editor! http://www.rdaonline.org/rda_samples/rda_samples.html
Call for papers: Administration, management and strategic planning of cataloging and metadata departmentsPlease excuse duplication. Please forward to interested colleagues and other listservs. Cataloging & Classification Quarterly_ will be publishing a special issue on 21st-century challenges for library administrators in the management and strategic planning of operations and personnel in cataloging and metadatadepartments. The guest editor is looking for articles