Author ArchiveWebcast: The Future of the LibraryNovember 17th, 2009 by Brenda EllisGot this via email. Sharing in case others are interested… The Future of the Library Date: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 • Time: 12:00 pm EST/9:00 am PST/1700 GMT Mary Ruth’s Last Day – June 12, 2009July 16th, 2009 by Brenda EllisSubmitted by Brenda Ellis How do you create a disturbance in the collection management area? Sneak up on Mary Ruth on her last day of work upon retiring and catch her working! Boy was she surprised by the camera and sneaky photographer.
But wait, what’s that commotion? Kristin and Joanne can’t wait for their own retirment day and they get in on the celebration!
But wait…another retiree. Judy jumps in and now no one can keep a straight face. Ok stop clowning around – now its time for the (relatively) serious shot
And finally, Mary Ruth and her long-time colleague Bill Warren pose for their own photo.
What a day! We will miss all our retires – it won’t be as fun here without them. More photos can be found on the server in the path N:\Orgs\LIS\LISstaff\People & Social\MaryRuth Crawford Retirement. CQ Researcher Report on Future of BooksJune 5th, 2009 by Brenda EllisPosted by Brenda Ellis CQ Researcher is one of the resources the library subscribes to. This week’s topic seems very relevant and timely for us. Quoting from their email announcement: “Future of Books” by Sarah Glazer, May 29, 2009 Will traditional print books disappear? The migration of books to electronic screens has been accelerating with the introduction of mobile reading on Kindles, iPhones and Sony Readers and the growing power of Google’s Book Search engine. (more…) Trial access to IMF statistical databasesMay 8th, 2009 by Brenda EllisSubmitted by Brenda Ellis Wonder how we get new library databases? Librarians are inundated by offers for new databases as well as offers to migrate existing resources to online versions or new platforms, which we investigate for relevancy to the curriculum, ease of use, cost, etc. The publishers often give us “trial” access for online resources so we can try before we buy. We currently get a number of statistical publications from the IMF (Int’l Monetary Fund) in print format and/or CD-Rom. We have trial access to the online versions until May 31st. (single user access to the online should cost about the same as what we currently pay for print/cd-roms). Try them out and see if you can figure out how to use them. Comments to me are welcome. Here are the databases: International Financial Statistics These are also on the Economics Subject Guide go/econguide and the new databases/trials page go/trials Exhibit: Frances Dee and the Commodification of the Hollywood StarMay 8th, 2009 by Brenda EllisSubmitted by Brenda Ellis Axinn Center Winter Garden continuing through August 31st. Description: The process of commodification required the frequent reworking of promotional materials devoted to extending a film and its stars pervasively into the public sphere. This exhibit offers more than one hundred representative materials employed by Hollywood studios in marketing not only her films but actress Frances Dee as a star. They include the most common items — posters, lobby cards, photographs, press books, heralds, fan magazines, etc. — to the more obscure — cigarette cards, matchbooks, photoplay editions of novels, film novelizations in magazine format, study guides, playing cards, makeup kits, Coca-Cola trays, dress patterns, and paper dolls. In selecting these materials, a conscious effort has been made to document that Hollywood marketing campaigns were aimed not solely to American filmgoers but to a vast international audience, from Europe to Asia to Latin and South America, who eagerly consumed Hollywood films and their stars.
2009 Vermont Library ConferenceApril 24th, 2009 by Brenda EllisSubmitted by Brenda Ellis The conference will be held May 12th and 13th at the Sheraton Hotel and Conference Center in S. Burlington. This year’s theme is: “Speaking Up! Advocacy for Libraries”. Our own former Dean Barbara Doyle-Wilch is one of the co-chairs of the conference. Featured speakers include Chris Bohjalian, Marshall Keys, Wayne Piper, Keith Curry Lance, and Jan Reynolds. Mark Nash will perform “Underneath the Lintel”. The highlight of Tues. will surely be the advocacy cocktail party “Celebrate Vermont Libraries” (can you guess which committee I’m on) which will feature displays highlighting the impact of VT libraries on our users. Many politicians and officials have been invited (did I say the theme is advocacy?). See the conference website for all the details. http://www.vermontlibraryconference.org/index.html Free Webinar: Creating a Customer-Focused Culture in Your LibraryMarch 27th, 2009 by Brenda EllisPosted by Brenda Ellis April 24th from 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm Open to all library staff, trustees, friends, and other interested parties. Visit the NELINET Event Details for more information: https://www.nelinet.net/eaccount/EventDetail.aspx?eventid=00000948 Contact C&SL Section President Larraby Fellows to RSVP and to get login information. larraby.fellows@ccv.edu LIS Faculty Divisional Advisory Group MeetingsMarch 2nd, 2009 by Brenda EllisSubmitted by Brenda Ellis Article: How to Friend Mom, Dad, and the Boss on Facebook…SafelyFebruary 20th, 2009 by Brenda EllisSubmitted by Brenda Ellis For anyone using Facebook (or thinking about joining), this is useful information: submitted by Brenda Ellis
Conference Report – Space 2.0: Small-Scale Library Redesign ProjectsOctober 17th, 2008 by Brenda EllisSubmitted by Brenda Ellis Space 2.0: Small-Scale Library Redesign Projects
October 3rd Dartmouth Conference, 2008-10-09
Attendees: Brenda Ellis, Carrie Macfarlane (presenter), Brendan Owens (co-presenter), Joy Pile, Jean Simmons, Elin Waagen, Joseph Watson Carrie & Brendan’s presentation: http://dspace.nitle.org/handle/10090/6141 All other presentations available at : http://www.dartmouth.edu/~biomed/services.htmld/OctCon2008/index.shtml Elin’s notes are on the circulation blog: http://blogs.middlebury.edu/circservices/2008/10/13/darmouth-october-conference-space-20-small-scale-library-redesign-projects/ Informal summary of highlights (combined notes from Jean, Brenda, Joy, Joseph, Carrie) (more…) |
