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May/June 2005 vol.11 no.3 issn 1082-4383
Highlights in this Issue
Mark Your Calendars for NEBASE Annual
Meeting - East 2005
The NEBASE Annual Meeting in Lincoln will be held in July this year rather
than the usual autumn date.
Nebraska Memories LSTA Grant Awards
Six Nebraska libraries were awarded grants in March to participate in the
Nebraska Memories program.
Register Now for the Database Roadshow 2005
We are pleased to announce that the eighth annual Database Roadshow has been
scheduled for summer 2005.
OCLC Migration -
Training Opportunities
Attention OCLC ILL and Cataloging libraries!
Have you migrated yet?
DDC in Print Group
Pricing
The NEBASE WebDewey & Abridged WebDewey Group is being expanded to include
the print versions of the DDC 22 and Abridged Edition 14!
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of Contents
Past issues of
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MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR NEBASE ANNUAL
MEETING - EAST 2005
The NEBASE Annual Meeting in Lincoln will be held in July this year rather than
the usual autumn date. We are currently planning the meeting agenda and the day
will include sessions on the future of OCLC's WorldCat, NetLibrary AudioBooks,
and WorldCat Collection Analysis.
Mark your calendars now for Thursday, July 21 to attend the
NEBASE Annual Meeting - East at the Cornhusker Hotel. Registration and a full
agenda will be available in late May. We hope to see you there.
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CALVIN T. RYAN LIBRARY'S UNK CATALOGING/SYSTEMS/SERIALS
DEPARTMENT OF THE MONTH FOR MARCH
The Calvin T. Ryan Library's Cataloging/Systems/Serials Department is the
Univerisity of Nebraska at Kearney's Department of the Month for March. Whenever a member of the
UNK community or the public picks up a book, magazine,
newspaper, microfiche, VHS, DVD or CD; uses the reference section of the
library; or searches for data on ROSI, it is the Cataloging/Systems/Serials
Department that made it available.
The department maintains the library online catalog (ROSI); assigns locations of
books on shelves in the library; determines call numbers, subject headings and
processes to access the books and other materials; updates the Web page; and
ensures that magazines, newspapers and journals are shelved appropriately.
Each year the department catalogs approximately 12,000 books. In so doing, the
department draws upon the resources of the Online Computer Library Center
(OCLC). The Calvin T. Ryan Library has been a member of this extensive
international network of libraries for 30 years--long before the World Wide Web
and most other computer networks were available. Today, Calvin T. Ryan Library
is one of more than 50,584 libraries in 84 countries and territories throughout
the world served by OCLC. Further, the Cataloging/Systems/Serials Department
members have contributed to, and drawn on, OCLC's WorldCat, which now contains
more than 47 million catalog records contributed by more than 9,000 member
libraries. The OCLC is a major resource for the department as its members draw
upon its resources to serve the UNK academic community.
Members of the department include: Sharon Mason, professor and department head;
Jeanne Schultz and Julie Stall, Library Assistant III; Glenda Wilson, Computer
Software Technician II; and Rosemarie Wilson, LaVonne Fries and Cynthia
Messenger, all Library Assistant II rank.
As the nomination noted, while members of the Cataloging/Systems/Serials
Department may not be very visible to the general library users, the results of
their efforts are very visible to the public and UNK community.
[Edited]
University of Nebraska at Kearney
Office of Communications
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NEBRASKA MEMORIES LSTA GRANT AWARDS
Six Nebraska libraries were awarded grants in March to participate in the
Nebraska Memories program. These libraries are planning a variety of
digitizing projects:
- Keene Memorial Library, Fremont
- Crawford Public Library
- Hastings Public Library
- Polley Music Library at Lincoln City Libraries
- Hruska Memorial Public Library, David City
- Omaha Public Library
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DIGITAL IMAGING TUTORIAL
Are you thinking about starting a digitization project, but don't feel you
know enough? Reading the Moving Theory into Practice Digital Imaging
Tutorial, made available by Cornell University Library, may be a good
place to start. Along with providing users with basic terminology, it also
provides information on selection, scanning and metadata. The tutorial is
available online at:
http://www.library.cornell.edu/preservation/tutorial/contents.html. It
is also available as a 138 page PDF document that can be printed.
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REGISTER NOW FOR THE DATABASE ROADSHOW 2005
We are pleased to announce that the eighth annual Database Roadshow has been
scheduled for summer 2005. 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.
There is no cost to attend the Database Roadshow. Sessions will run from 9:00 am - 3:00 pm.
with a one hour lunch break at approximately 11:30. Lunch is on your own. Five hours of Continuing Education
Credit will be given for attending the Roadshow.
The Database Roadshow will be held at the following locations:
- Broken Bow - Broken Bow Middle School - July 13
- Columbus - Central Community College - June 15
- Elkhorn - Metropolitan Community College - July 27
- Hastings - Hastings College - July 12
- Lincoln - Nebraska Library Commission - August 10
- North Platte - North Platte High School - June 9
- Scottsbluff - Western Nebraska Community College - June 30
- Wayne - Part of the
Northeast Library System Institute. Contact them for more
information. nelibry@megavision.com or 800-578-1014
- June 2
Sessions are already filling up, so register now by completing the form located
at: /nebraskaccess/toolbox/roadshow.html.
Allana Novotny
Network Services Librarian
Nebraska Library Commission
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NEBASE WORKSHOP CALENDAR
NEBASE workshops have been scheduled for Lincoln, Omaha, and
Hastings.
For a quick glance at what workshops are scheduled and where, see the NEBASE
Training Calendar at /netserv/TrainingCal.html.
The location and date, as well as a description of each of the
workshops below, can be found at /netserv/nebase/oclcworkshopsdesc.html.
To register for any of the workshops, please complete the online registration
form at </netserv/nebase/oclcworkshopform.asp>.
The workshop fee for NEBASE libraries is $10. If you are not a NEBASE library*,
please check the registration form for your workshop fee. If you have any
questions, please email Jeannette Powell
or phone 402-471-7740 or 800-307-2665 for registration fee.
*NEBASE libraries are Nebraska libraries who use OCLC
cataloging or interlibrary loan services or who subscribe to FirstSearch.
Although libraries who subscribe only to FirstSearch are eligible to pay the $10
workshop fee, they must pay by check.
- OCLC Connexion: Browser Interface for
Cataloging
- OCLC Connexion: Client Interface for Cataloging
- OCLC ILL Web Interface Basics
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ONLINE DIGITIZATION COURSE AVAILABLE
THROUGH WEBJUNCTION
If you're interested in learning more about digitization, consider taking
WebJunction's Developing Digital Projects online course.
Description: WebJunction's Developing Digital Projects was created in
collaboration with OCLC's Digital Collection Services unit. The course covers
the basics of preparing for a digital project including staffing, budgeting,
planning the project, outsourcing, and the difference between digital projects,
digital programs, and digital libraries. This course emphasizes the importance
of the planning process for your project and the benefits of connecting the
project to your organization's goals. Learners will understand the importance of
early planning for the project. By the end of the course, learners will be able
to identify a vision for their digital project; recall the way collaboration,
architecture, and governance affect each other when structuring a digital
project; identify their project's goals, objectives, and audience; create a
digitization selection policy that is specific to their project; list five
leading principles; recall the relationship between resolution and image
clarity; calculate file sizes for different image resolutions; recall some
hardware and software options as they relate to the needs and requirements of
digitization projects; determine their metadata needs to help people find and
access their digital objects; weigh the factors in deciding whether or not to
outsource all or portions of their digitization project; gather the necessary
information for properly budgeting and staffing a project; and recall the
similarities and differences between digital projects, digital programs, and
digital libraries. The estimated amount of time needed to complete this course
is two hours.
Cost: This course costs $50.
Requirements: You must be a registered member of WebJunction to enroll in
WebJunction Online Courses. Registration is free.
For more information:
http://webjunction.org/do/Navigation?category=442.
Susan Knisely
Online Services Librarian
Nebraska Library Commission
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BOOKS IN PRINT WORKSHOPS IN KEARNEY,
LINCOLN AND OMAHA
Are you interested in attending a Books In Print (BIP) training session? If so
join us in May for one of three BIP workshops being offered in Nebraska.
Paul Hoffman of R.R. Bowker will be conducting three hands-on training sessions.
Training for Books In Print will be of interest to all staff and will cover
various functions that will be useful for reference, acquisitions, interlibrary
loan and some technical support that will customize the databases to work for
your library.
Books In Print (BIP) is a bibliographic database that contains over 4.7 million
titles, more than 600,000 full-text reviews, 7,000 author bios, over 300 awards,
stock availability from over 20 major suppliers and more! The database includes
information from Books in Print, Books Out-of-Print, Children's Books in Print,
Forthcoming Books, Bowker's Publisher Authority Database, Bowker's Complete
Video Directory, Words on Cassette, plus information on award winners and
bestsellers. The Publishers Authority Database contains over 165,000 publishers,
distributors, wholesalers and book agents. The full-text reviews provided in
Books In Print are from well-known sources including Publishers Weekly,
Library
Journal, School Journal, Choice and The Horn Book.
Library staff and media specialists from Nebraska are welcome to attend these
free sessions.
Date: May 16, 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Location: Nebraska Library Commission, Heron Room, 1200 N Street, Suite
120, Lincoln
Date: May 17, 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Location: Omaha Public Library, W. Dale Clark Main Library, 215 S. 15th
Street, Gates Computer Lab, lower level. Attendees may find it convenient to
park in Omaha Park 2 at 14th and Harney, one block south of the library.
Date: May 20 , 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Location: Computer Lab, Central Community College, 3519 Second Avenue,
Kearney, NE.
To register for a free training session, please visit the online registration
form at:
/nebraskaccess/toolbox/biptraining.html.
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DON'T CRY OVER MISSED ONLINE SESSIONS-VIEW AN ARCHIVED RECORDING!
Did you miss an online session offered by Network Services or NEBASE? Is it
difficult for you to attend in-person training? If so, be sure to check out our
Online Session Archives. It contains recordings of almost all online sessions
offered by Network Services and NEBASE, including:
OCLC Resource Sharing
- OCLC ILL Custom Holdings & Direct Request
- OCLC ILL Policies Directory
- OCLC ILL Subscription Pricing Q & A
- WorldCat Resource Sharing - August Enhancements / December Enhancements /
Training
OCLC Cataloging
- Connexion Client v. 1.30 Enhancements
- CatExpress Training
- Introduction to WebDewey
OCLC General
- OCLC Online Service Center
- OCLC Usage Statistics
CONTENTdm
- Nebraska Memories Digitization Using CONTENTdm
NetLibrary
NebraskAccess
- FirstSearch Administrative Module Basics
- FirstSearch User Registration
- Introduction to WorldCat
- WorldCat Search Strategies
Archived recordings can be played on the following versions of Windows Media
Player:
- Windows Media Player 7
- Windows Media Player for Windows XP
- Windows Media Player 9 Series.
In order to listen to the audio portion of the presentation, you will need
either speakers or headphones for your computer. There is no cost to view these
sessions and continuing education credit is available upon request.
For more information, visit the Online Session Archives at
/netserv/training/onlinesessions/archives.html. If you
have a slow Internet connection and would prefer to have a session sent to you
on CD, email Susan Knisely
or phone 402-471-3849 or 800-307-2665.
Susan Knisely
Online Services Librarian
Nebraska Library Commission
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Databases
NEBRASKACCESS ON EXHIBIT
Plans are currently underway to exhibit NebraskAccess at two upcoming
conferences:
- Nebraska State Genealogical Society Annual Conference - To be held
Friday, May 6 and Saturday, May 7 , at the Quality Inn/Sandhills Convention Center,
I-80 & Highway 83, North Platte, Nebraska. For more information, please contact
Jeannette Cline at 1-308-534-5040 or see
http://www.rootsweb.com/~nesgs/2005conf.html.
- Midwest Internet Institute - To be held July 25 and 26, at Southwest
High School, 7001 S. 14th St., Lincoln, Nebraska. For more information see
http://mii.lps.org.
If you plan to attend either of these conferences, please feel free to stop by
our booth with questions or just drop by to say hi.
Susan Knisely
Online Services Librarian
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SPRING 2005 DATABASE TRIALS UNDERWAY
The Nebraska Library Commission is currently sponsoring trials of the following
databases and online services.
- CQ Press - Nebraska libraries will have free trial access to the following
databases through May 30, 2005:
- CQ Congress Collection
- CQ Encyclopedia of American Government
- CQ Historic Document Series Online Edition
- CQ Public Affairs Collection
- CQ Researcher Online
- CQ Supreme Court Collection
- CQ Voting and Elections Collection
- CQ Weekly
Trial URL: http://library.cqpress.com/trials (Username and Password: NLC2005)
Pricing: /discounts/CQPress.aspx.
Oxford Digital Reference Shelf - To sign up for a 7-day free trial of one of
the following titles fill out and submit the form located at
https://ams.oup.com//user/drstrial.pfm
- Encyclopedia of Evolution
- Encyclopedia of Global Change
- The Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment
- The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium
- The Oxford Dictionary of the Renaissance
- The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt
- The Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History
- The Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America
- The Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre and Performance
- The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation
- Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages
- International Encyclopedia of Dance
Pricing:
drspricing.html
Oxford University Press - To sign up for a 30-day free trial fill out and
submit the form located at
https://ams.oup.com/user/trial2003network.pfm
- American National Biography Online
- Grove Art Online
- Grove Music Online
- Oxford English Dictionary Online
- Oxford Reference Online Core Collection
- Oxford Reference Online Premium Collection
- Oxford Reference Online Premium Collection PLUS Western Civilization
Collection
- Oxford Scholarship Online
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Online
Pricing:
oxford.html.
McGraw-Hill AccessScience - To sign up for a 30-day free trial fill out and
submit the form located at http://www.accessscience.com/FreeTrial/
Pricing:
/discounts/accessscience.aspx
The best way to stay informed about current trials is to monitor the TRIAL
mailing list. Database trials are posted to the TRIAL mailing list as soon as
they become available. Trial announcements typically include database
descriptions, trial URLs, trial usernames and passwords, and trial dates. To
subscribe to the TRIAL mailing list go to
/lists,
click on the "Subscribe or unsubscribe" link, and follow the on-screen
instructions.
Current trials are also listed on the Database Trial Fact Sheet available at
/netserv/trial.html. The Trial Fact Sheet is a good
place to get an overview of all the trials that are going on at a particular
time. The Trial Fact Sheet includes database descriptions, trial URLs, and trial
dates. At the vendors' request trial usernames and passwords are not posted to
this web page.
If you have questions or comments about database trials, please feel free to
contact me at 402-471-2045, 800-307-2665, or via email.
Susan Knisely
Online Services Librarian
Nebraska Library Commission
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DATABASE PRICING NOW AVAILABLE FOR 2005-2006 SUBSCRIPTION
TERM
DON'T FORGET TO RENEW!
To date the Nebraska Library Commission has received updated pricing for the
following databases:
- AccuNet/AP Multimedia Archive
- BioOne
- Britannica
- CountryWatch
- CQ Press
- EBSCO
- Facts on File News Service (FACTS.com)
- H.W. Wilson
- Lexis-Nexis
- LitFinder (formerly from Roth Publishing; currently from Gale)
- McGraw-Hill AccessScience
- Oxford University Press (includes former Grove Dictionaries products)
- SIRS
For a comprehensive rundown of which databases we've received 2005-2006 pricing
for, please go to our Database Pricing index page at
/netserv/pricing. If a green 2005 gif ( ) appears to
the right of a database name, it means we've received 2005-2006 pricing for that
database. If you currently subscribe to a product with a subscription term
ending June 30, 2005, please pay close attention to renewal deadlines so you
won't experience a service interruption.
If you have any questions about 2005-2006 pricing or about order/renewal
procedures, please contact a Network Services staff member at 402-471-2045,
800-307-2665 or e-mail Network Services
.
Susan Knisely
Online Services Librarian
Nebraska Library Commission
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LATEST NEWS FROM SERIALS SOLUTIONS
Serials Solutions has just released another access solution called Central
Search. Central Search, Serials Solutions' new federated search engine allows
patrons and librarians to search a wide range of disparate digital resources
from a single, easy-to-use interface. It delivers on the original promise of
federated search by dramatically reducing the time required to search multiple
resources, while introducing your patrons to the richness of your collection.
In addition to the Central Search solution the company has also released a
series of enhancements to all of their e-serial access and management services -
Access and Management Suite (A.M.S.), Full MARC Records for e-serials, and
Article Linker - an OpenURL link resolver.
Since mid-October Serials Solutions has been communicating these types of
enhancements, and more about the services, through FREE online seminars. If you
are interested in what Serials Solutions is doing in the realm of e-serial
access and management, you can attend one of these sessions.
These free, web-based seminars cover a range of topics:
- Central Search - learn about our new powerful federated search engine
- Article Linker - discover more about our OpenURL solution, including its
newest features and customizations
- Full MARC Records - learn more about our MARC updating service and new
enhancements
- E-Journal A.M.S. - find out more about several new access and management
features
To view a comprehensive list of the scheduled March online sessions and
register, please visit http://www.serialssolutions.com/webinarlist.asp. If you
can't attend any of these sessions, but are interested in future sessions,
please just send an email to webinar@serialssolutions.com.
If you aren't subscribing to any or all of their services, but would like to
learn more about their current offering and what is in development, please
contact them at info@serialssolutions.com or dial 1 (866) SERIALS ext. 5. You
can also visit the Serials Solutions pricing page at
/discounts/SerialsSolutions.aspx.
Shannon W. Behrhorst
Network Services Director
Nebraska Library Commission
[Serials Solutions, edited]
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NEW DISCOUNT FOR NEBRASKA LIBRARIES:
THE SHOPPER INC.
The Shopper Inc. has been in business since 1985 supplying the needs of
libraries, government facilities, video stores and various retail
establishments. They offer a wide range of products including display racks,
media cases, shelving, storage drawers and many other supplies. Libraries may
view products online at http://www.shopperinc.com. Catalogs are available upon request.
Discount: All Nebraska libraries will receive a 15% discount off the
regular price of all catalog items with a minimum $25 order. To receive this
discount, please refer to bid # 386 on all orders.
Effective Dates: February 16th, 2005 through February 15th, 2006.
Billing: All orders will be billed on a Net 30 basis.
Ordering: Libraries may place orders directly with Brock Helvie (see
contact information below). Orders may also be placed online at http://www.shopperinc.com using salesman
# 386 during checkout . If ordering online the 15% discount will not be
reflected in the prices during checkout, but will be deducted prior to invoicing
and shipping from our location.
Brock Helvie
National Account Executive
The Shopper Inc.
3987 Heritage Oak Ct.
Simi Valley, CA 93063
800-325-6867 ext.113
805-426-0042 direct
800-947-2060 fax
brock@shopperinc.com
Additional discount opportunities on books and supplies are listed at
/netserv/discount.aspx. If you have questions
or comments about any of the discount opportunities available through the
Nebraska Library Commission, please don't hesitate to contact Susan Knisely at
402-471-3849, 800-307-2665, or e-mail Susan Knisely
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Susan Knisely
Online Services Librarian
Nebraska Library Commission
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ISSN: CHANGES IN THE FUTURE
In the March/April issue of
N3, we reminded you about the
upcoming switchover to a 13-digit ISBN. And in the January/February issue, we
reviewed FRBR implications for works, expressions, manifestations, and items.
With all these changes in the works it is not surprising that the assignment of
the ISSN (International Standard Serial Number) is in the process of being
revised.
Although the number of digits in an ISSN is not being increased like the ISBN,
the International Standards Organization (ISO) working group has taken FRBR
issues into consideration. To collocate manifestations of the same title, their
solution is to assign a "tissn" or Title ISSN in addition to the ISSNs assigned
for each new medium that the title is produced in. So a search using a tissn
should retrieve all versions-print, electronic, etc.
Details are still being hammered out by the working group. Decisions made at
their February meeting can be found at
http://www.collectionscanada.ca/iso/tc46sc9/wg5/wg5n28.pdf. Other documents
related to the changes may be found from the working group's home page
http://www.collectionscanada.ca/iso/tc46sc9/wg5.htm. The working group will
meet again in Paris on April 25 and 26.
Devra Dragos
Cataloging Librarian
Nebraska Library Commission
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