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May/June 2006 vol.12 no.3 issn 1082-4383
Highlights in this Issue
Nebraska Tribal Library Featured as
WebJunction May Library of the Month
Gretchen Healey and the staff of the Winnebago Public Library/ Little Priest
Tribal College Library in northeast Nebraska are featured as the WebJunction
Library of the Month this May.
Find all Nebraska Library
Commission Training on One Web Page
Rather than visiting various department pages to find training opportunities
offered by Commission staff you can now use our "one-stop-shop" to find and
register for all of the Nebraska Library Commission sponsored training.
NebraskAccess Funding Request
Update
The Nebraska Library Commission submitted a mid-biennium appropriation request
for $325,000 in additional funds to be used to license subscription online
information services that would have included an online encyclopedia, plus
additional online information resources aimed at children in grades K-8.
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Past issues of
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NEBRASKA TRIBAL LIBRARY FEATURED AS WEBJUNCTION MAY LIBRARY
OF THE MONTH
Visit the WebJunction web site this month to read about one of our very own
Nebraska libraries. Gretchen Healey and the staff of the Winnebago Public
Library/ Little Priest Tribal College Library in northeast Nebraska are featured
as the WebJunction Library of the Month this May. Read more about the library
and its services at,
http://webjunction.org/do/DisplayContentid=13299.
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REGISTER FOR THE 2006 DATABASE ROADSHOW
We are pleased to announce that the ninth annual Database Roadshow has been scheduled for summer 2006.
The five-hour Database Roadshow will provide Nebraska librarians and media
specialists with an overview of the state-funded databases available through
NebraskAccess. The Roadshow will also include a tour of the Librarian's Toolbox,
which contains promotional and training material about NebraskAccess. As in past
years, the Roadshow will be divided into segments, with each focusing on a
particular database. During each segment we will discuss and demonstrate a
database, and then the class will have hands-on time to practice what they've
learned. Please bring any questions you may have and we will help you work
through them during the hands-on time.
All sessions will run from 9:00 am - 3:00 pm. There will be a one hour lunch
break at approximately 11:30. Lunch is on your own. For your comfort, you may
wish to bring a sweater, or dress in layers, as we are unable to make any
adjustments to the temperature of the computer labs.
There is no cost to attend the Database Roadshow. Continuing Education credits
of five hours can be earned by attending the Roadshow. Sessions are scheduled
for the following locations:
- Auburn - July 25
- Bassett - August 1
- Columbus - July 27
- Elkhorn - August 17
- Kearney - June 28
- Lincoln - August 25
- Scottsbluff - June 20
For more information and to register, visit the Nebraska Library Commission
Training web page and search for "Roadshow."
/training.
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RLG TO COMBINE WITH OCLC
After thoughtful consideration and thorough review, the Board of Directors of
the Research Libraries Group (RLG) and the OCLC Board of Trustees have signed a
definitive agreement that recommends the two service and research organizations
be brought together.
The combined organization will retain the name OCLC and offer an integrated
product line to give libraries, archives and museums new leverage in developing
services, standards and software that will help them support research and
disseminate knowledge online. In addition, RLG's program initiatives will be
brought forward as a new division within OCLC Research.
RLG will now ask its membership to approve the agreement. Voting will begin in
mid-May and conclude June 7.
View the news release at http://www.oclc.org/news/releases/200618.htm.
View the FAQ at http://www.oclc.org/news/releases/oclcrlgfaq.htm.
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FIND ALL NEBRASKA LIBRARY COMMISSION TRAINING ON ONE WEB PAGE
The Nebraska Library Commission is pleased to announce an enhancement to our web
site that brings all of the Nebraska Library Commission sponsored training
events together in one convenient location. Rather than visiting various
department pages to find training opportunities offered by Commission staff you
can now use our "one-stop-shop" to find and register for all of the Nebraska
Library Commission sponsored training.
The new Commission Training site allows users to find training opportunities via
keyword search; a calendar view; browsing alphabetically or browsing by
location. The database includes standard as well as online training.
The training site encompasses all training sponsored by the Nebraska Library
Commission such as Database Roadshows, NEBASE/OCLC training, Basic Skills, Gates
workshops, online archives and more.
Once you find a training session you are interested in you will also see the
details and a description of the session. Users will also be able to register
for the training session online.
Visit the new Training page by clicking on the "NLC Training" link on the
left-hand side of the Nebraska Library Commission home page,
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Here are some helpful hints for using the new Training page:
- Keyword Search. Enter a key word or phrase. Examples: Cataloging, CatExpress,
Database Roadshow, basic skills. Capitalization does not matter. Boolean
searches are NOT supported.
- Browse. Generates a list of all Commission-sponsored training opportunities.
The list can be sorted by title, location or date by clicking on the words
Title, Location or Date at the top of each column.
- View by Location. Displays all Commission-sponsored training for the selected
city. Online is a special location that selects all online training, including
recorded online sessions.
- Month. Click the underlined month name in the calendar grid to view all
training for that month. Use the left and right arrow icons to move forward or
backward by month.
- Day. Click an underlined date to view training scheduled for that date.
Shannon W. Behrhorst
Network Services Director
Nebraska Library CommissionBack to Contents
FICTION CONNECTION TRAINING AVAILABLE
Fiction Connection, a new addition to the NebraskAccess Books In Print statewide
subscription, is a Reader's Advisory resource that will allow users to search
for books by topic, genre, setting, character, locations and timeframe.
Learn how to use this fast and fun interface to find similar titles within your
selected criteria, books in your favorite series, etc. Sessions have been
scheduled at the following locations:
- June 19 at the Meridian Library System from 1:00pm - 3:00pm
- June 20 at the Nebraska Library Commission from 9:30am - 11:00am
Register for in-person training by visiting the Nebraska Library Commission
Training web page and searching for "Fiction Connection."
/training.
If you are unable to attend an in-person training session, consider signing up
for one of Bowker's free web-based training sessions. Bowker's Fiction
Connection training sessions are offered several times a day and are
approximately 20 minutes in length. To register for the online training go to
http://www.bowkertraining.com and click on Fiction Connection.
Shannon W. Behrhorst
Network Services Director
Nebraska Library Commission
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DEWEY DECIMAL CLASS AVAILABLE ONLINE THIS
SUMMER
Does this book on houseplants go in gardening (635.9), botany (581.6), or
interior decorating (747)? If you have a nodding acquaintance with Abridged
Dewey Decimal Classification and Relative Index but would like to feel more
comfortable with using this important tool, join us for a series of three
one-and-a-half-hour Web sessions. All you need is a computer with Internet
access and a telephone to participate in these free online sessions.
The sessions will be taught by Nebraska Library Commission Cataloging Librarian,
Devra Dragos. Sessions will include discussion on assigning classification
numbers when a topic might fall under more than one discipline, choosing the
right number based on Notes and Manual entries, building numbers using the
tables, and a look at OCLC's Abridged WebDewey.
Attendees are asked to have completed the Basic Skills "Organization of Library
Materials" class or have some previous library experience.
Library staff in the Continuing Education program will receive 4.5 hours of
credit for completion of the online course.
To learn more about the online sessions that will be conducted on July 26,
August 2 and August 9, visit the Nebraska Library Commission Training web page
and search for "Dewey."
/training.
Shannon W. Behrhorst
Network Services Director
Nebraska Library Commission
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DIGITIZATION WORKSHOPS OFFERED IN NORTH PLATTE
The next set of Digitization Workshops will be July 17-18 in North Platte. If
you are interested in learning how your institution can develop a digitization
project, these two workshops will provide a good foundation to help get your
digital project underway. The sessions will instruct you on what you need to
know when planning a digitization project.
The sessions will be taught by University of Nebraska - Lincoln Electronic Text
Center faculty and cost $10.00 per session. The cost covers materials and lunch
each day.
To register for the Digitization classes visit the Nebraska Library Commission
Training web page and search for "digitization."
/training.
The deadline to register is July 5. Please contact Shannon Behrhorst with any
questions about the summer digitization workshops.
Shannon W. Behrhorst
Network Services Director
Nebraska Library Commission
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SPECIAL EVENT ON OPTIMIZING TECHNICAL
SERVICES WORKFLOW
NEBASE members are invited to attend an exciting new workshop
being offered by the Missouri Library Network Corporation.
"From Selection to Access: Optimizing the Collections/Technical Services
Workflow" will be held in Independence, Missouri, on June 15. The workshop is
presented by R2 Consulting, a company that specializes in library workflow
analysis and implementing change.
In this session R2 Consulting's partners, Rick Lugg and Ruth Fischer, will
discuss:
- Coping with smaller technical services staffs, continuing budget pressures,
and demand for electronic resources
- Rethinking current operations and viewing the technical services workflow in
its entirety
- Applying a business approach to productivity and throughput
R2 has worked with many libraries and vendors to analyze workflows and data
flows, and has developed principles, methods, and tools that lead to improved
performance. The session will include examples drawn from R2's experience,
practical advice, and techniques for analyzing your institution's workflow.
To find out more about this session and R2 Consulting or to register online,
please visit http://www.mlnc.org/Workshops/techservices.html.
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NEBRASKACCESS FUNDING REQUEST UPDATE
Prior to the start of the second session of the 99th Nebraska Legislature, the Nebraska Library Commission submitted a mid-biennium appropriation request
for $325,000 in additional funds to be used to license subscription online
information services for statewide access through the NebraskAccess program.
Subscriptions would have included an online encyclopedia, plus additional online
information resources aimed at children in grades K-8.
The Nebraska Library Commission requested the funds in response to a pending
change to the Department of Education's Rule 10, which pertains to school
library media resources. This rule change requires schools to have at least one
encyclopedia set available in either print format or electronic format networked
for simultaneous access, with copyright dates in the past five years.
Rationale for the request included the fact that the Nebraska Library Commission already provides statewide access to a number of
online subscription resources through its NebraskAccess program and adding an
online encyclopedia to NebraskAccess, licensed for statewide use, would have
been an
efficient and cost-effective means of helping schools meet the new requirements
set by the State Board of Education.
Timeline:
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Mid-January - Governor fails to include the
Nebraska Library
Commission's
request in the budget he submitted to the Legislature
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January 31 - Library Commission's hearing on fund
request
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March - Appropriations Committee includes the Library Commission's
request in its recommendations
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April 3 - Governor Heinemann vetoes the Library Commission's funding
request
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April 4 - Appropriations Committee fails to include the
Library Commission's funding request in its override motion
The Library Commission will continue to work on gaining additional funding to
improve its NebraskAccess service, a program that benefits all Nebraskans. If
you have questions about the Library Commission's appropriation request, please
contact Shannon Behrhorst.
Shannon W. Behrhorst
Network Services Director
Nebraska Library Commission
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CUSTOMIZABLE NEBRASKACCESS BUSINESS CARDS MAKE
PASSWORD DISTRIBUTION EASY
Are you looking for an easy way to publicize your library's
NebraskAccess password? If so, consider trying one of our new
NebraskAccess business card templates. Available in MS Word or PDF
format, these templates contain 10 2" X 3.5" cards per standard 8 ½
X 11 inch
 page and are designed to be customized with your library
name and NebraskAccess password. Once customized, these cards can be
printed on regular paper and cut apart along the dotted lines; or,
if you'd like to do something a little fancier, print on special
perforated or "clean edge" business card cardstock, produced by
companies like Avery and available through office supply stores and
online.
If you experience either software compatibility or printing problems
when trying to customize and print these cards, don't hesitate to
contact us for assistance. We will gladly add your library name and
NebraskAccess password to one of our business card templates and
provide it to you as a Word or PDF file or as a printout.
Links to business cards and other promotional material are available
at
/nebraskaccess/toolbox/promotingdb.html.
Susan Knisely
Online Services Librarian
Nebraska Library Commission
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FICTION CONNECTION READERS' ADVISORY TOOL ADDED
TO NEBRASKACCESS
The Nebraska Library Commission is pleased to announces that our
statewide Books In Print subscription now comes with complimentary
access to Fiction Connection, Bowker's new readers' advisory
service.
Direct links to Fiction Connection have been added to NebraskAccess
database access pages. Fiction Connection is also available via
links within the BooksInPrint.com and PatronBooksInPrint.com
interfaces or by going directly to www.fictionconnection.com.
With the addition of Fiction Connection to NebraskAccess,
recommending titles is now as easy as typing in an author, title,
subject, or ISBN. Once you've identified a book you like, ask
Fiction Connection to find similar titles and it will display a
recommended reading list of books that have similar characteristics
to the title originally selected. Alternately, you can browse for
books by topic, genre, setting, character, location, or timeframe.
And last but not least, Fiction Connection is a great resource for
identifying books in series, including series order information!!
Fiction Connection's primary focus is on fiction and biography
titles from 1997 forward, although older titles may be included if
they are part of a series, by a popular author, or are considered
classics. New content is added to Fiction Connection monthly.
To learn more about Fiction Connection, view the Quick Tour located
at:
http://www.bowkersupport.com/fchelp/fctour.asp.
If you have any questions about the addition of this great new
readers' advisory tool to our statewide BooksInPrint.com
subscription or to NebraskAccess, please don't hesitate to email Network Services or phone 800-307-2665 or 402-471-2045.
Access Fiction Connection from the NebraskAccess web site at
/nebraskaccess.
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NETLIBRARY SHARED COLLECTION IV (2004) RE-OPENED
Have you been kicking yourself because you missed out on the opportunity to buy
in to NetLibrary Shared Collection IV (2004), which officially closed in late
November 2004? If so, now's your chance. SOLINET and NEBASE have agreed to
temporarily re-open this collection for purchase.
As of March 15th, NetLibrary IV contains 7,659 titles and 10,759 copies.
To see a title list go to: /netserv/netlibrary/2004titles/index.asp.
Funds gathered as a result of new users buying in to the collection will be used
to purchase additional copies of heavily used titles, so current participants
won't have to worry about adding MARC records for new titles.
The
re-opened NetLibrary IV Shared Collection of ebooks will be available for
purchase through June 12.
Pricing for this collection is as follows:
- $1.00 per FTE* if the participant is already in or simultaneously purchases
the 5th Shared Collection.
- $1.15 per FTE* if the participant is NOT participating in the 5th Shared
Collection.
- The minimum fee is $500.00.
* Post-secondary academic institutions and K-12 schools should use 100% of their
FTE/enrolled students to calculate price; public libraries should use 5% of
their registered borrowers.
THE DEADLINE FOR ORDERING NETLIBRARY IV IS JUNE 12, 2006.
If you would like more information about this limited-time offer, please see:
/netserv/netlibrary2004.html.
And don't forget - you have until June 9 to buy in to NetLibrary Shared
Collection V (2005). For more information about this offer, see:
/netserv/netlibrary2005.html.
For questions please email a member of the
Network Services Department or phone
402-471-2045 or 800-307-2665.
Susan Knisely
Online Services Librarian
Nebraska Library Commission
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FULL TEXT FOR 28 JOURNALS ADDED TO WILSON'S ART
FULL TEXT DATABASE
The H.W. Wilson Company recently announced the addition of full-text
content from 28 journals to their Art Full Text database. H.W.
Wilson's Art Full Text http://www.hwwilson.com/databases/artindex.htm now
features full text coverage back to 2000 for Art in America, The
Magazine Antiques, and five distinguished journals from Oxford
University Press. Full text coverage for additional journals,
including six important journals from Intellect, Ltd. has been added
beginning with the first 2006 issues.
Full Text Additions
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• Asian Art & Culture
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• Journal of Design History
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• Screen (London, England) |
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• Journal of the History of Collections
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• Art Design and Communication in Higher Education
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• International Studies in Broadcast and Audio Media
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• International Journal of Education Through Art
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• Journal of Media Practice
• Journal of Visual Arts Practice |
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• American Artist
• ARQ
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• NKA: Journal of Contemporary African Art
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• Arte y Parte
• ArtUS
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• Novyi Mir Iskusstva: The New World of Art Magazine |
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• Beaux-Arts Magazine
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• Rock Art Research
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• Drawing
• Impressions
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• Visual Resources Association Bulletin
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• Material Culture
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• Umbrella
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• Millennium Film Journal
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• Watercolor |
These full-text additions should be of interest to Nebraska
libraries because this full-text content will also become available through
Wilson's OmniFile Full Text Select database, which is part of the NebraskAccess
statewide database program.
Susan Knisely
Online Services Librarian
Nebraska Library Commission
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H.W. WILSON PROMOTIONAL PRICING AVAILABLE THROUGH JULY 25
For a limited time, Nebraska libraries are eligible to receive discounted
pricing on the following Wilson databases when ordering through the Nebraska
Library Commission. This promotion only applies to product upgrades or new
subscriptions. The access can be for a specified SU (simultaneous user) level or
for a site license. These promotions are valid through Tuesday, July 25.
PUBLIC LIBRARIES are being offered the following discounts:
Art Full Text if purchased with Art Retro at regular price
30% discount off list price
Art Abstracts if purchased with Art Retro at regular price
- 25% discount off list price
Book Review Digest Plus if purchased with Book Review Digest Retro at regular
price
- 30% discount off list price
Education Full Text if purchased with Education Retro at regular price
- 30% discount off list price
Education Abstracts if purchased with Education Abstracts at regular price
- 25% discount off list price
Humanities Full Text if purchased with Humanities Retro or Humanities/Social
Sciences Retro at regular price
- 30% discount off list price
Humanities Abstracts if purchased with Humanities Retro or Humanities/Social
Sciences Retro at regular price
- 25% discount off list price
Index to Legal Periodicals Full Text if purchased with ILP Retro at regular
price
- 30% discount off list price
Index to Legal Periodicals if purchased with ILP Retro at regular price
- 25% discount off list price
Readers' Guide Full Text Mega if purchased with Readers' Guide Retro at
regular price
- 30% discount off list price
Readers' Guide Abstracts if purchased with Readers' Guide Retro at regular
price
- 25% discount off list price
Social Sciences Full Text if purchased with Social Sciences Retro or
Humanities/Social Sciences Retro at regular price
- 30% discount off list price
Social Sciences Abstracts if purchased with Social Sciences Retro or
Humanities/Social Sciences Retro at regular price
- 25% discount off list price
ACADEMICS / COMMUNITY COLLEGES are being offered the following discounts:
- OmniFile Full Text Mega
- Discounted pricing only available to academic libraries with <2,000 FTE and
with 2,001-6,000 FTE. Call for details.
Art Full Text if purchased with Art Retro at regular price
- 30% discount off list price.
Art Abstracts if purchased with Art Retro at regular price
o 25% discount off list price
Book Review Digest Plus if purchased with Book Review Digest Retro at regular
price
- 30% discount off list price
Education Full Text if purchased with Education Retro at regular price
o 30% discount off list price
Education Abstracts if purchased with Education Retro at regular price
- 25% discount off list price
Humanities Full Text if purchased with Humanities Retro or Humanities/Social
Sciences Retro at regular price
- 30% discount off list price
Humanities Abstracts if purchased with Humanities Retro or Humanities/Social
Sciences Retro at regular price
- 25% discount off list price
Index to Legal Periodicals Full Text if purchased with ILP Retro at regular
price
- 30% discount off list price
Index to Legal Periodicals if purchased with ILP Retro at regular price
- 25% discount off list price
Readers' Guide Full Text Mega if purchased with Readers' Guide Retro at
regular price
- 30% discount off list price
Readers' Guide Abstracts if purchased with Readers' Guide Retro at regular
price
- 25% discount off list price
Social Sciences Full Text if purchased with Social Sciences Retro or
Humanities/Social Sciences Retro at regular price
- 30% discount off list price
Social Sciences Abstracts if purchased with Social Sciences Retro or
Humanities/Social Sciences Retro at regular price
- 25% discount off list price
Database descriptions/journal lists:
http://www.hwwilson.com/Documentation/techdoc1.htm
To request a price quote email
Susan Knisely or phone
800-307-2665 or 402-471-3849.
Public and Academic libraries: If you request a price quote, please indicate if
you are interested in a site license or a specific simultaneous user level. The
following simultaneous user levels are available: 1 SU, 2-4 SU, 5-8 SU, 9-12 SU,
13-20 SU. If you request site license pricing, please indicate your FTE or
population served.
To place your order:
/netserv/wilsonorder.html.
Order deadline: July 25, 2006
Susan Knisely
Online Services Librarian
Nebraska Library Commission
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XREFERPLUS TRIALS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
Xrefer is pleased to offer trials of the company's customizable subscription
service, xreferplus, to Nebraska libraries during the months of May and June
2006.
Description: Xrefer delivers technology-enhanced online reference
services to libraries and their users worldwide. The company's customizable
subscription service, xreferplus, features authoritative, aggregated content
from over 150 reference books and 35 publishers, with 1.7 million entries
covering such subjects as medicine, art technology and more. Xreferplus adds
value with proprietary cross-reference technology ("xreferences") that
integrates the content across topics, titles and publishers to provide
contextual results. Xreferplus also features information visualization
capabilities with the Research Mapper, a visual map that displays how search
terms and topics in xreferplus are interconnected. Subscribing libraries also
enjoy unlimited simultaneous users, remote access, detailed usage reports and
downloadable MARC records. For more information see: /netserv/XreferplusOverview_NEBASE.pdf.
To request a trial: You may request a trial by sending an email to
david.waters@xrefer.com. If you
would like your trial to be set up using IP authentication, be sure to include
your IP address range. You may also request a trial by filling out and
submitting the online trial registration form located at
http://www.xrefer.com/libraries/index.jsp?m=08:22.
If you have additional questions about this product, please don't hesitate to
contact David Waters directly at 617-426-3017, 866-426-3017 (toll-free) or email
david.waters@xrefer.com.
Susan Knisely
Online Services Librarian
Nebraska Library Commission
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REFWORKS NOW AVAILABLE THROUGH DISCOUNT PURCHASING PROGRAM
Nebraska academic institutions, corporations/government agencies, and hospitals
will now get a price break when they order RefWorks through the Nebraska Library
Commission.
RefWorks is an online research management tool that allows users to create
personal databases and use them for a variety of research activities. References
are quickly and easily imported from text files or online databases. The
databases can then be used to manage, store, and share the information. Users
can automatically insert references from their database into their papers and
generate formatted bibliographies and manuscripts in seconds.
RefWorks allows the automatic import of references from many online services,
including CSA, H.W. Wilson, ISI Web of Science, OCLC FirstSearch, ProQuest, and
OVID. For a complete list see: http://www.refworks.com/RWSingle/importdbs.asp.
Additionally, references can be imported from all major library systems: CDL,
DRA Web, Endeavor Voyager, MARC format, Geac GeoWeb, Innovative Interfaces
INNOPAC, and SIRSI Library Software. The ability to import from additional
library systems is forthcoming.
Finally, references can be imported and exported from all major bibliographic
managers (e.g., EndNote, ProCite, and Reference Manager).
Discounts are also available on RefShare, an optional module that provides
RefWorks users with a quick and easy way to share their research information,
further enhancing collaborative research. Users can share their RefWorks
references with both members of their own institution and globally with any
researcher having Internet access.
For more information about subscribing to RefWorks through the Nebraska Library
Commission, see our RefWorks pricing page at /netserv/pricing/refworks.html.
To request a price quote, email your FTE / number of users / number of beds to
Network Services.
Susan Knisely
Online Services Librarian
Nebraska Library Commission
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OUP'S NEW AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES CENTER (AASC) AVAILABLE FOR TRIAL
Oxford University Press (OUP) is pleased to announce that its new African American
Studies Center (AASC) is now LIVE and available for trials.
Description: African American Studies Center (AASC) provides students,
scholars, and librarians with online access to the finest reference resources in
African American studies. At its core, AASC features the new Encyclopedia of
African American History 1619- 1895, to be published by Oxford in 2006; the
much-anticipated African American National Biography project (estimated
at 8 volumes), edited by Henry Louis Gates, scheduled for publication in 2008;
and the Encyclopedia of African American Art and Architecture, due for
publication 2007. AASC also features the three-volume Black Women in America,
Second Edition, edited by Darlene Clark Hine, published in March 2005. The
Center also includes, the highly acclaimed Africana, a five-volume
history of the African and African American experience. In addition to these
major reference works, AASC offers other key resources from OUP's reference
program, including the Concise Oxford Companion to African American
Literature and selected articles from other reference works. Enhancing the
core content will be the latest in online reference technology, granting users
easy access to the valuable material included in the resource center. Core
reference content is enhanced by material and features that help students expand
their research, including bibliographies, interactive timelines and maps,
thematic photo essays and image collections, key primary source documents, and
editorially selected links to Internet resources. To learn more about the new Oxford AASC, go to http://www.oxfordaasc.com.
Trials: You can sign up for a free 30-day trial by filling out and
submitting the form at https://ams.oup.com//user/trialnetwork.pfm. When completing the form, select
"Nebraska Library Commission (NEBASE)" as your Network.
Pricing: Pricing is available at:
/netserv/pricing/oaascpricing.html.
Susan Knisely
Online Services Librarian
Nebraska Library Commission
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MARCH UPDATES TO GROVE ART ONLINE DATABASE
In March, Oxford University Press updated their Grove Art Online database
with nearly 400 new images of major works of art from the British Museum
collection. Grove Art Online is pleased to partner with this premier institution
offering unparalleled treasures ranging from African masks and Etruscan bronzes
to Japanese porcelain and European painting.
OUP also announced the completion of part one of the women artists project,
guest edited by Whitney Chadwick of San Francisco State University. Over the
past year, John-Paul Stonard of the Courtauld Institute of Art and Nicola
Cicchetti of San Francisco State University conducted bibliography research for
all biographies on women artists in Grove Art Online. Now 370 articles on women
include new bibliographies that have been approved by Professor Chadwick. Later
this year, OUP will publish part two of the project, which will include dozens
of new articles, essays and images.
To sign up for a 30-day free trial of Grove Art Online fill out and submit the
online form located at https://ams.oup.com/user/trialnetwork.pfm. (Be sure to
select Nebraska Library Commission/NEBASE as your Network)
To view pricing and ordering information go to
/netserv/pricing/oxford.html.
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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS TO CUT SERIES
AUTHORITY?
The Library of Congress (LC) announced on April 20 that it would no longer be
creating authority records for series titles as of May 1. As part of this
change, all new records created by LC would contain series title information in
a 490 MARC field with a first indicator 0. This means there would be no tracing
for controlled series titles-no 440 or 8XX fields created. In some local
systems, these headings may be searched by keyword but no consistent heading
would be assigned. Full details on why and what the Library of Congress would be
doing are available at http://www.loc.gov/catdir/series.html.
Some authority control providers, such as MARCIVE, and some material vendors who
provide bibliographic records have already stated they will provide series
authority work. But libraries using records directly from the LC web site or
from OCLC, and not using outside authority providers, would have to create their
own 440 and 8XX fields.
This announcement created much consternation among catalogers, as seen in the
flood of email on various cataloging lists. A petition drive to change this
policy was started, in spite of the short time between notification and
implementation. Librarians visiting Washington, D.C., for National Legislative Day
also expressed concern to LC officials. It seems to have had an effect: on May 1
LC announced the implementation date had been postponed to June 1. Any comments
regarding this policy may be directed to Beacher Wiggins, Director, Acquisitions
and Bibliotgraphic Access, Library of Congress, bwig@loc.gov.
Devra Dragos
Cataloging Librarian
Nebraska Library Commission
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MASTERMIND BEHIND MARC DIES
Henriette D. Avram, the leader in the development of the MARC (Machine Readable
Cataloging) standard, died April 22 at age 86 of cancer. Mrs. Avram started work
at the Library of Congress in 1965, after working for the National Security
Agency and a software company as a systems analyst and programmer. Her first
major project there was the automation of card and bibliography production. MARC
was the result and became an international standard for sharing catalog records.
Devra Dragos
Cataloging Librarian
Nebraska Library Commission
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