Sunday, July 26, 2009

ALA 2009 -- Recommended Presentations

In reviewing the workshops that were presented at the 2009 ALA conference in Chicago, here are my recommendations for content review:

Cataloging Digital Media Back to the Future -- Practical information on descriptive cataloging of digital media: DVD-Video, Blu-Ray Discs, DVD-Audio, DualDisc, DVD-ROM, Playaways, and Streaming Media.

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

CE & SOLO Librarian

The March 2009 issue of the One-Person Library newsletter provided as its swan song a list of many resources for those of you who find yourself in such a situation! The important thing to remember is you are not alone -- there is a wealth of information available at your fingertips. Here are just a few you might consider reviewing:

Books on Solo Librarianship
Managing the NEW One-Person Library (1992) by Guy St. Clair and Joan WilliamsonThe Essential OPL 1998-2004 by Judith A. Siess

Blogs
Lone Wolf Librarian http://lonewolflibrarian.wordpress.com/
The Solo Librarian http://sololibrarian.blogspot.com/
The Corporate Librarian http://thecorporatelibrarian.com/
OPL Plus http://opls.blogspot.com/

Wikis
http://wiki.sla.org/http://wiki.sla.org/display/Toronto/Solo+Librarians

Websites/Organizations
SOLO Librarian Division, Special Libraries Association http://units.sla.org/division/dsol/

Other
Solo Librarianship: Unique Challenges and Opportunities for New Librariansby Kristina Keogh http://www.liscareer.com/keogh_solo.htm
PART 3: “Influence Pyramid” and the Solo Librarian…03.02.09 http://lonewolflibrarian.wordpress.com/2009/03/02/the-solo-librarian-and-the-influence-pyramid030209/

Monday, July 13, 2009

Fair Use / Copyright Tools

Here are some great e-tools regarding "Fair Use / Copyright" usage. Produced by the American Library Association Office of Information Technology Policy" they are online and available 24-7! So next time you have a burning "fair use" question, run it through the steps and you will have an answer -- one you can print a hard copy of the results -- in no time at all!

Tools include:
Fair Use Evaluator
Exceptions for Instructors in Copyright Law
Public Domain
Section 108 of the CopyrightCode

Summary of Web Tools

WebTools4U2Use -- http://webtools4u2use.wikispaces.com/Webtools4U2Use "The purpose of this website is to provide a place for K-12 school library media specialists to learn a little more about web tools that can be used to improve and enhance school library media programs and services, to see examples of how they can be used, and to share success stories and creative ideas about how to use and integrate them. Hundreds of free and inexpensive web tools are available for school library media specialists to use that can make us more productive, valued, and, perhaps, more competitive."

It is a great compilation....