Great news! The IMLS Western Regional Fellowship guidelines and application are now "live" on the Transforming Life After 50 website at: http://www.transforminglifeafter50.org/innovators/imls-fellowship.
The IMLS Western Regional Fellowship: Transforming Life After 50 (TLA50) has been created as a collaborative effort of the California State Library, Idaho Commission for Libraries, Oregon State Library, and Washington State Library in partnership with the Pacific Library Partnership. It has been funded by a grant from the U.S. Institute for Museum and Library Services, Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program with additional support from the participating State Libraries.
The goal of this Fellowship program is to develop public library leaders committed to working with and serving midlife adults ages 50+. Fellows should be public library staff on a leadership track. Acceptance of the Fellowship implies a commitment to work as an individual, as a representative of your library, and as a part of a cohort of Fellows to help reshape library practices regarding midlife adults ages 50+. Acceptance also implies a commitment from the Library Director, as evidenced by their Library Commitment Letter, to support the Fellow in his/her efforts to transform the library’s approach to midlife adults.
Monday, January 25, 2010
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
The Edgy Librarian
Have you registered for The Edgy Librarian yet? If not, you've still got a week left. It's a day of engaging sessions including SMS Reference, Open Source ILS's, digitization and drupal. And the best part? It's all online, so you don't even need to leave the comfort of your desk.
Check it out and register at the conference website.
Thanks!
Check it out and register at the conference website.
Thanks!
Friday, January 8, 2010
World Vital Records and Heritage Microfilm
An announcement from Heritage Microfilm/NewspaperArchive
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NewspaperArchive.com has recently partnered with World Vital Records. We can now offer this resource as an institutional subscription. In fact, we have a specially priced - bundle package for clients who subscribe to both Access.NewspaperArchive.com and World Vital Records.
WorldVitalRecords.com is the FASTEST growing genealogy collection online. You can search over 1 BILLION records in over 11,000 databases from around the world. The collection includes immigration lists, census records, vital records, parish and land records and much more.
- Get access to data that has traditionally been on multiple sites. By aggregating content through 42 partner relationships, you save thousands of dollars on the cost of accessing these digital records through less expansive subscription services or digital products.
- With new databases added daily, your membership is a direct investment in the growth of the collection. WorldVitalRecords.com has grown to more than ONE BILLION RECORDS over the past two years.
- Proven team: Paul Allen, the co-founder of Ancestry.com, has brought together a team of genealogy industry experts to offer the best service available through World Vital Records.
Contact Califa today for a price quote.
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NewspaperArchive.com has recently partnered with World Vital Records. We can now offer this resource as an institutional subscription. In fact, we have a specially priced - bundle package for clients who subscribe to both Access.NewspaperArchive.com and World Vital Records.
WorldVitalRecords.com is the FASTEST growing genealogy collection online. You can search over 1 BILLION records in over 11,000 databases from around the world. The collection includes immigration lists, census records, vital records, parish and land records and much more.
- Get access to data that has traditionally been on multiple sites. By aggregating content through 42 partner relationships, you save thousands of dollars on the cost of accessing these digital records through less expansive subscription services or digital products.
- With new databases added daily, your membership is a direct investment in the growth of the collection. WorldVitalRecords.com has grown to more than ONE BILLION RECORDS over the past two years.
- Proven team: Paul Allen, the co-founder of Ancestry.com, has brought together a team of genealogy industry experts to offer the best service available through World Vital Records.
Contact Califa today for a price quote.
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
New Califa Vendor: Library Automation Technologies
Califa is pleased to announce LAT as a new vendor providing automation equipment for Califa members.
Products included are LAT’s MAX™, MAXine™ and MAXwell™ book self check products, as well as the allCIRC™ media security and disc dispensing product lines.
LAT-Max™, LAT-MAXine™ and LAT-MAXwell™ are a family of self-service machines based on FlashScan™ technology. Providing multiple form-factors, all with a same patron interface, multiple finishes and all at the same price, the machines allow libraries to take advantage of the modern self-service technology regardless of their physical space constraints. Coupled with an array of impressive features and capabilities these machines, installed all across the country, have gained a solid, industry leading reputation for flexibility and value. allCIRC™ product line, already an established leader in media management, is an extension of the FlashScan™ technology that allows total optical media security while simultaneously providing self-service for their patrons.
For more information about LAT's technology and all library products visit www.LATcorp.com
Library Automation Technologies Inc., (LAT) founded in 2001 has installations in hundreds of libraries throughout the United States. LAT's sole mission is to help libraries work better, smarter and more securely. LAT’s innovation earned the firm the coveted “#1 Fastest Growing in South Jersey, 2005” by the Philadelphia Business Journal, as well as a “Finalist in the Family Business of the Year, 2006” award presented by Farleigh Dickinson College. LAT further continues its growth expanding into automation by delivering media dispensing line of products solely dedicated to library operations.
Products included are LAT’s MAX™, MAXine™ and MAXwell™ book self check products, as well as the allCIRC™ media security and disc dispensing product lines.
LAT-Max™, LAT-MAXine™ and LAT-MAXwell™ are a family of self-service machines based on FlashScan™ technology. Providing multiple form-factors, all with a same patron interface, multiple finishes and all at the same price, the machines allow libraries to take advantage of the modern self-service technology regardless of their physical space constraints. Coupled with an array of impressive features and capabilities these machines, installed all across the country, have gained a solid, industry leading reputation for flexibility and value. allCIRC™ product line, already an established leader in media management, is an extension of the FlashScan™ technology that allows total optical media security while simultaneously providing self-service for their patrons.
For more information about LAT's technology and all library products visit www.LATcorp.com
Library Automation Technologies Inc., (LAT) founded in 2001 has installations in hundreds of libraries throughout the United States. LAT's sole mission is to help libraries work better, smarter and more securely. LAT’s innovation earned the firm the coveted “#1 Fastest Growing in South Jersey, 2005” by the Philadelphia Business Journal, as well as a “Finalist in the Family Business of the Year, 2006” award presented by Farleigh Dickinson College. LAT further continues its growth expanding into automation by delivering media dispensing line of products solely dedicated to library operations.
Monday, January 4, 2010
Vote on new products
We need some help from our members - we've been approached by three new vendors, and we'd like to know which one you are most interested in. The first two are similar - math instructional videos from mathvids.com and Winpossible. The third is Guide By Cell, a product that lets you set up guided tours for patrons using their cell phones - useful for special collections, etc. If you could vote this week in the poll at the top right part of our blog, we'd be most appreciative!
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
New Product - ProQuest Press Display!
We are happy to be offering ths new database from ProQuest. If you would like pricing, or any other information, please let me know!
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We’re pleased to announce that we’re offering NewspaperDirect PressDisplay as a new resource to Califa libraries in 2010.
All orders placed in December (payment in January is fine) will receive an additional 5% discount! Ask us for more info!
This database provides full-color, full-page access to more than 1,000 newspapers in 41 different languages from 84 countries around the world. It reads just like a real newspaper, so you can see every photo, every caption, every ad, classified and article. There is a translator feature to covert the articles from English to another language (or vice versa). There are 130 U.S. papers, including the USA TODAY, San Francisco Chronicle, San Jose Mercury News, Houston Chronicle, Chicago Tribune, Washington Post, Seattle Post, and many more! This database is rich in Hispanic and Asian news – perfect for diverse communities!
Here are some other points of the database that you might find interesting:
· Customizable – put your favorite newspapers as “Librarian’s Picks” on the home page
· We offer dynamic icons for your website. Simply pick a paper (like the LA Times) and include our dynamic URLS and images. Then, every day the icon will change to reflect that day’s front page.
· Front-page News - the front page of the interface offers categories such as Top News, Business, Sports, and the World in Pictures.
· Multi-title searching - users can keyword and topic search across all titles and the entire 60-day rolling archive.
· Library Administration Tool - library staff can now control the content that appears on the front page of PressDisplay through the use of the new library administration tool. Administrators can also pull several different usage reports from this tool.
· Full-page and custom area printing for all titles - users can print page images, in addition to article-level printing.
· Article Rank-measures the interest or popularity of an article, which is determined by the length of time readers spend on that specific article and by the overall attention the article received from all users. Article Rank is continually updated to reflect the most current reading preferences as determined by PressDisplay readers.
· My Newspapers - library staff can customize the front page to display the newspapers their patrons read most.
· Multilingual Interface - the interface is available in English, French, Russian, Italian, German, and Arabic.
· Instant Translation - up to 12 major foreign languages available
· Social Networking - blog, Digg and link to articles in Facebook or Del.icio.us
· Sound Integration - now readers can listen to an audio version of an article through Windows Media Player, while simultaneously reading other newspapers or using other applications (great for the visually impaired!)
· Commenting - join conversations and comment on articles within PressDisplay
· Table of Contents - section-by-section list of articles
· Article Text View - ASCII text view
· Article Jumps and hyperlinks - quick link to the rest of the article
· Live Email - users can email writers with responses and feedback
· Related Articles - users can read additional articles on similar topics
· Remote access is included! Sold by simultaneous users
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We’re pleased to announce that we’re offering NewspaperDirect PressDisplay as a new resource to Califa libraries in 2010.
All orders placed in December (payment in January is fine) will receive an additional 5% discount! Ask us for more info!
This database provides full-color, full-page access to more than 1,000 newspapers in 41 different languages from 84 countries around the world. It reads just like a real newspaper, so you can see every photo, every caption, every ad, classified and article. There is a translator feature to covert the articles from English to another language (or vice versa). There are 130 U.S. papers, including the USA TODAY, San Francisco Chronicle, San Jose Mercury News, Houston Chronicle, Chicago Tribune, Washington Post, Seattle Post, and many more! This database is rich in Hispanic and Asian news – perfect for diverse communities!
Here are some other points of the database that you might find interesting:
· Customizable – put your favorite newspapers as “Librarian’s Picks” on the home page
· We offer dynamic icons for your website. Simply pick a paper (like the LA Times) and include our dynamic URLS and images. Then, every day the icon will change to reflect that day’s front page.
· Front-page News - the front page of the interface offers categories such as Top News, Business, Sports, and the World in Pictures.
· Multi-title searching - users can keyword and topic search across all titles and the entire 60-day rolling archive.
· Library Administration Tool - library staff can now control the content that appears on the front page of PressDisplay through the use of the new library administration tool. Administrators can also pull several different usage reports from this tool.
· Full-page and custom area printing for all titles - users can print page images, in addition to article-level printing.
· Article Rank-measures the interest or popularity of an article, which is determined by the length of time readers spend on that specific article and by the overall attention the article received from all users. Article Rank is continually updated to reflect the most current reading preferences as determined by PressDisplay readers.
· My Newspapers - library staff can customize the front page to display the newspapers their patrons read most.
· Multilingual Interface - the interface is available in English, French, Russian, Italian, German, and Arabic.
· Instant Translation - up to 12 major foreign languages available
· Social Networking - blog, Digg and link to articles in Facebook or Del.icio.us
· Sound Integration - now readers can listen to an audio version of an article through Windows Media Player, while simultaneously reading other newspapers or using other applications (great for the visually impaired!)
· Commenting - join conversations and comment on articles within PressDisplay
· Table of Contents - section-by-section list of articles
· Article Text View - ASCII text view
· Article Jumps and hyperlinks - quick link to the rest of the article
· Live Email - users can email writers with responses and feedback
· Related Articles - users can read additional articles on similar topics
· Remote access is included! Sold by simultaneous users
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
New Califa Vendor: Boopsie
We are very happy to announce that we have an agreement with Boopsie, a mobile solutions provider for libraries and colleges. They are providing 40% savings on first-year cost for libraries that sign up before Jan 31, a 15% discount for libraries that sign up before Feb 28, and a 10% discount for libraries that sign up before Mar 31.
We will be hosting 90-minute introductory webinars on the following dates:
Tuesday Dec 8 at 2pm
Tuesday Dec 15 at 2pm
We will be hosting 90-minute introductory webinars on the following dates:
Tuesday Dec 8 at 2pm
Tuesday Dec 15 at 2pm
If you would like to attend one of these webinars, please email me back with your name, library name, and email address in the body of the message. Please also include the session you want to participate in.
Boopsie is WorldCat/OCLC's mobile solution, ALA's partner for ALA 2009, LITA's partner for LITA 2009, CLA's partner for CLA 2009, and are now engaging a broad range of academic and public libraries.
The guys at Boopsie have reduced a complex development and maintenance effort with man-years of resource requirements into a world-class solution that launches in a matter of weeks across all major devices (not just the iPhone!). They take care of all hosting and platform expansion. Note also that they have a next generation native app solution and not simply an older browser-based mobile solution.
The following demos show some of their mobile solutions for libraries:
Santa Clara County Library: http://www.youtube.com/boopsieinc#play/uploads/3/khMZi98k7W8
Indiana University: http://www.youtube.com/boopsieinc#play/uploads/13/ol_GNrlhMmM
WorldCat/OCLC iPhone: http://www.youtube.com/boopsieinc#play/uploads/15/RZ7ekpLihX0
WorldCat/OCLC Windows Mobile: http://www.youtube.com/boopsieinc#play/uploads/9/83Kxxe0CxMQ
WorldCat/OCLC Blackberry: http://www.youtube.com/boopsieinc#play/uploads/10/fBLG0J2etdE
WorldCat/OCLC Android: http://www.youtube.com/boopsieinc#play/uploads/11/sD7eWQo-uzg
If you have questions, would like a quote, or more information about this vendor, please let us know!
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