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July/August 2006 vol.12 no.4 issn 1082-4383
Highlights in this Issue
Mark Your Calendars: 2006 NEBASE
Annual Meeting Dates Set
If you are interested in attending either the 2006 NEBASE Annual Meeting -
East or the 2006 NEBASE Annual Meeting - West this year, you will want to take
note of the dates and locations.
Database Roadshow Seats Still Available
If you'd like to learn more about the databases available through the
NebraskAccess
statewide database program, consider signing up to attend.
NebraskAccess Databases Renewed for 2006-2007
The Nebraska Library Commission is pleased to announce the renewal of all
NebraskAccess databases, including Fiction Connection, for the subscription term
running from July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007.
NEBASE Needs Your
Help!
NEBASE is conducting a survey to determine member satisfaction and to gather
member suggestions. The information gathered will be used to help us improve and
enhance our programs, procedures, and services.
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MARK YOUR CALENDARS: 2006 NEBASE ANNUAL
MEETING DATES SET
If you are interested in attending either the 2006 NEBASE Annual Meeting - East
or the 2006 NEBASE Annual Meeting - West this year, you will want to take note
of the following dates and locations:
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The 2006 NEBASE Annual Meeting - East is scheduled for
Tuesday, August 8 at the Cornhusker Marriott Hotel in Lincoln.
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The 2006 NEBASE Annual Meeting - West is scheduled for
Wednesday, September 27 at Chadron State College.
For more information about the 2006 NEBASE Annual Meeting -
East, go to /training; search on NEBASE Annual
Meeting or view August 8 on the Calendar. Registration for the EAST meeting
opened June 30.
An agenda and registration form for the 2006 NEBASE Annual Meeting - West are
still pending.
Susan Knisely
Online Services Librarian
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NEW MEMBERS COUNCIL DELEGATE
At the end of March we announced the election results for our new delegate to
the
OCLC Members Council. Mary Johns, Assistant Director of Lincoln City Libraries,
was elected as our NEBASE delegate and Michael LaCroix, past NEBASE delegate,
was named our Alternate Delegate to Members Council.
Since that time Mary Johns has left Lincoln City Libraries to
pursue another library opportunity. Normally, our Alternate Delegate would
assume this role, but since Michael had just completed two three-year terms on
the Council he felt that it would be better to ask another from our election
ballot.
Beth McNeil, Associate Director of University Libraries at the
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, was our runner-up in the early spring
election. Beth has graciously accepted the late appointment to follow Mary Johns
as the NEBASE delegate to OCLC Members Council. Michael LaCroix will remain as
our Alternate Delegate to fill in if Beth is ever unavailable to attend one of
the nine Members Council meetings that are on the calendar for her three-year
term. We welcome Beth as our new delegate and as an ex-officio member of the
NEBASE Advisory Council.
For more information on OCLC Members Council, please visit:
http://www.oclc.org/memberscouncil/.
Shannon W. Behrhorst
Network Services Director
Nebraska Library Commission
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DATABASE ROADSHOW SEATS STILL AVAILABLE
The first two Database Roadshows of 2006 were held on June 20 and 28 in
Scottsbluff and Kearney respectively. Six additional Database Roadshows are
scheduled for the following dates/locations:
- July 25 in Auburn
- July 27 in Columbus
- August 1 in Bassett
- August 2 in Wayne
- August 17 in Elkhorn
- August 25 in Lincoln (currently closed - waiting list available)
If you weren't at the Scottsbluff or Kearney sites and you'd like to learn more
about the databases available through the
NebraskAccess statewide database
program, consider signing up to attend. Sessions run from 9:00 a.m. through 3:00
p.m. and include demonstration and hands-on practice.
To register go to nlc.nebraska.gov/training; search on Database Roadshow or
view the training date that interests you on the calendar. If you have questions
please don't hesitate to contact Susan Knisely
or Allana Novotny.
Susan Knisely
Online Services Librarian
Nebraska Library Commission
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NEBRASKA LIBRARY COMMISSION TRAINING
PORTAL STREAMLINES ACCESS TO COMMISSION-SPONSORED TRAINING EVENTS
Have you ever riffled through your email inbox, looking for a
previously-read-but-not-acted-upon Nebraska Library Commission training
announcement so you can click on the direct link to the registration form?
Have you struggled to find details about a scheduled training session on the
Nebraska Library Commission Web site, either by browsing departmental Web pages
or using the site search?
If so, you will undoubtedly appreciate the new Nebraska Library Commission
Training portal introduced in May. This database-driven service brings
information about all Commission-sponsored training together in one convenient
location. Rather than visiting various departmental Web pages to find training
opportunities offered by that department, you can now use this "one-stop-shop"
to find and register for all Commission-sponsored training.
The new Commission Training portal allows users to find training opportunities
in a variety of ways. Users can:
- Perform a keyword search (e.g., OCLC, Basic Skills, Cataloging)
- Browse training by date or class title
- View by location
- View by month or day using the calendar
The training portal encompasses all training sponsored by the Nebraska Library
Commission such as Database Roadshows, NEBASE/OCLC training, Basic Skills, Gates
workshops, and more. It includes in-person training as well as live and archived
online training.
Visit the Nebraska Library Commission web site
and
click on the "Commission Training" link on the left-hand side of the page to try
it out.
Susan Knisely
Online Services Librarian
Nebraska Library Commission
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NEBRASKACCESS DATABASES RENEWED FOR 2006-2007
The Nebraska Library Commission is pleased to announce the renewal of all
NebraskAccess databases, including Fiction Connection, for the subscription term
running from July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007. NebraskAccess databases are
purchased by the Nebraska Library Commission on behalf of all Nebraska
residents, with funding from the State of Nebraska.
NebraskAccess currently includes the following databases:
- Wilson OmniFile Full Text Select
- Wilson Biographies Plus
- HeritageQuest Online
- Books in Print with Reviews
- KiplingerForecasts.com
- Fiction Connection
- FirstSearch Base Package (ArticleFirst, ClasePeriodica, Ebooks, ECO,
ERIC, GPO, MEDLINE, PapersFirst, ProceedingsFirst, WorldAlmanac, WorldCat,
WorldCat Dissertations)
- eLibrary (public and post-secondary academic libraries only)
For more information about NebraskAccess, go to
/nebraskaccess
and click on Learn More about NebraskAccess.
Shannon W. Behrhorst
Network Services Director
Nebraska Library Commission
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NPR AUDIO CLIPS ADDED TO
eLIBRARY
ProQuest recently began adding audio clips to National
Public Radio (NPR) transcripts that appear in their eLibrary database. The June
1 edition of All Things Considered was the first to include audio links.
Links to audio will be added to other NPR programs throughout June. After all
programs are up and running, ProQuest"s content team will go back and add
archival content.
[ProQuest edited]
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H. W. WILSON ENHANCEMENTS
In June H.W. Wilson made a number of enhancements to the Wilson database
interface. These changes affected both Magazines - Wilson (OmniFile Full Text
Select)
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and Biographies - Wilson (Biographies Plus Illustrated)
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which are
available to Nebraskan's as part of NebraskAccess. Below are a few key changes
that have been made. The announcement from H.W. Wilson about these changes can
be found at:
http://www.hwwilson.com/Documentation/WilsonWeb/enhancements/
wweb_maintenance.htm.
The first change you will notice on the search result screen is a list of
subjects located above the search results. The system generates a list of
subject headings based on the subjects that were returned in your search result
list. Click on any of the subject headings to perform a search for that subject.
The subject headings are a great way to help refine and focus your search.
The other change on the search result screen is the new full text links. The
icons are now clearly labeled and appear below the citation on the Brief Display
page and within the citation on the Full Display page. Clicking on either of
these links will open a new window displaying the full text. All articles are
available in the Full Text format, however only selected journals are available
in PDF format.
Another great enhancement is the addition of the Print, Email, and Save buttons
to the Full Text HTML view. When a user clicks on the Full Text HTML link on the
search results page a second window will open displaying the full text of the
article. The new buttons are located at the top of this window allowing users to
instantly print, email or save the full text of the article without a lot of
extra clicks.
Users may also notice the addition of two new buttons in the left toolbar. The
two buttons are Create Alerts and Exporting/Citing. These new buttons provide
easy access to these functions. Create Alerts allows users to save a search
within the database then have the system automatically run the search daily,
weekly, or monthly and email them the results. Exporting/Citing allows users to
export records into RefWorks or EndNote software.
Allana Novotny
Network Services Librarian
Nebraska Library Commission
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INTERNET LIBRARIAN CONFERENCE DISCOUNT
NEBASE is offering a group discount to all librarians in Nebraska who attend the
Internet Librarian 2006 conference and exhibition. This year it will be held at
the Monterey Conference Center in Monterey, California, on October 23-25.
Detailed information about the conference can be found on the conference web
page at
http://www.infotoday.com/il2006/default.shtml.
The price of the conference with the discount is $245 for the three-day event
(October 23-25). This is a savings of $164 off the regular registration price.
No discount rates are available for the pre-conference seminars and workshops.
In addition, discount prices of $169 on the Internet@Schools conference (Oct.
23-24, 2006) and $245 for the combo of the Internet Librarian general conference
and Internet@Schools (Oct. 23-25) are also available.
To register for the conference, print off the registration form located at
http://www.infotoday.com/il2006/IL2006_Registration.pdf. Mail the completed
form to Sue Biltoft at the address below. Payment must accompany your
registration form. Please make checks or money orders payable to Information
Today, Inc. To receive the discount, your registration MUST be sent to the
Nebraska Library Commission. Completed registration forms must be received by
September 1.
Sue Biltoft
Nebraska Library Commission
1200 N St., Suite 120
Lincoln, NE 68508-2023
Phone: 402-471-4009 or 800-307-2665
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WEBSEARCH UNIVERSITY CONFERENCE DISCOUNT
Information Today, Inc. has authorized NEBASE to offer a special team/group rate
to all Nebraska librarians who attend the WebSearch University conference
scheduled to be held on September 18-19 at the Washington Marriott. Detailed
information about the WebSearch University conference can be found at http://www.websearchu.com/.
The special team/group rate for this conference is $395 for the two-day event
(September 18-19). This is $200 off the regular price and a $100 discount off
the early-bird registration price. No discount rates are available for the
pre-conference seminars.
To register for the conference, print off the registration form located at
http://www.websearchu.com/WSU2006_Registration.pdf. All registrants
need to do is indicate on the registration form that they are members of NEBASE
and then mark the discount rate on their form. Mail the completed form to Sue
Biltoft at the address below. Payment must accompany your registration form.
Please make check or credit card payable to Information Today, Inc. To receive
the discount your registration MUST be sent to the Nebraska Library Commission.
Completed registration forms must be received by August 4.
Sue Biltoft
Nebraska Library Commission
1200 N St., Suite 120
Lincoln, NE 68508-2023
Phone: 402-471-4009 or 800-307-2665
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MORE CHANGES AT THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Despite the hue and cry from many librarians, the Library of Congress (LC) went
ahead with its decision to discontinue Series Authority work as of June 1 and
now it seems other cataloging standards may be on the chopping block.
What is Going on at the Library of Congress? by Thomas Mann highlights
other changes that are occurring or may occur in the near future which affect
cataloging or access to materials. This paper is available at
http://guild2910.org/AFSCMEWhatIsGoingOn.pdf. One possible change mentioned
by Mann is discontinuation of the Library of Congress Subject Headings.
Rumor also has it that LC might discontinue the Cataloging in Publication (CIP)
program. While this might not affect OCLC members so much as popular items will
be cataloged fairly quickly, there are many little public and school libraries
that will be hurt by such a move.
We will update you as LC decisions regarding cataloging issues become final.
Devra Dragos
Cataloging Librarian
Nebraska Library Commission
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