The International Coalition of Library Consortia (ICOLC) has issued a statement about the impact of the global economic situation on libraries and database licensing in particular. Two consortia of which UK is a member – SAALCK and SOLINET – are signatories to the statement. You will find the full detail at http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6630818.html?industryid=47109
The statement sends a strong message from all the major consortia in the world that it cannot be business as usual in the months ahead as we renew and/or cancel subscriptions and database agreements.
Showing posts with label Update 1-23-09. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Update 1-23-09. Show all posts
Thursday, January 22, 2009
ARL Career Enhancement Program Fellows 2009 Selected
In an earlier message I included information about the three fellows in this program who will be coming to UK. From the ARL press release:
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Career Enhancement Program Coordinating Committee has selected 18 fellows to participate in the inaugural offering of the program.
The ARL Career Enhancement Program, funded by the Institute for Museum and Library Services and ARL member libraries, gives MLS students from underrepresented groups an opportunity to jump-start their careers in research libraries by providing a robust fellowship experience in an ARL member library. This program reflects the commitment of ARL members to create a diverse research library community that will better meet the new challenges of global competition and changing demographics.
The 2009 Career Enhancement Program fellows are:
Anissa Ali, Wayne State University
Sandra Baker, University at Albany, State University of New York
Genevia Chamblee, University of North Texas
Jason Escalante, Pratt Institute
Regina Gong, Wayne State University
George Gottschalk, University of Oklahoma
Katie Henningsen, Long Island University
Susan Hoang, San Jose State University
Hyeran Kang, Indiana University
Adrienne Lai, University of British Columbia
Sara Lee, Pratt Institute
Arturo Longoria, University of Texas at Austin
Bethany McGowan, University of South Carolina
Diana Olivares, University of Arizona
Monica Shin, Simmons College
Veronica Vichit-Vadakan, University of Washington
Minglu Wang, University of Iowa Y
ani Yancey, University of Maryland
The Career Enhancement Program has four main components: a six- to twelve-week fellowship experience in an ARL library, a mentoring relationship with a professional librarian throughout the fellowship, participation in the ARL Leadership Institute, and career placement assistance. The host institutions for the fellowship experience are:
University at Albany, State University of New York
University of Arizona
University of California, San Diego
Columbia University
University of Kentucky
National Library of Medicine
North Carolina State University
University of Washington
For more information about the ARL Career Enhancement Program, see http://www.arl.org/diversity/cep/.
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Career Enhancement Program Coordinating Committee has selected 18 fellows to participate in the inaugural offering of the program.
The ARL Career Enhancement Program, funded by the Institute for Museum and Library Services and ARL member libraries, gives MLS students from underrepresented groups an opportunity to jump-start their careers in research libraries by providing a robust fellowship experience in an ARL member library. This program reflects the commitment of ARL members to create a diverse research library community that will better meet the new challenges of global competition and changing demographics.
The 2009 Career Enhancement Program fellows are:
Anissa Ali, Wayne State University
Sandra Baker, University at Albany, State University of New York
Genevia Chamblee, University of North Texas
Jason Escalante, Pratt Institute
Regina Gong, Wayne State University
George Gottschalk, University of Oklahoma
Katie Henningsen, Long Island University
Susan Hoang, San Jose State University
Hyeran Kang, Indiana University
Adrienne Lai, University of British Columbia
Sara Lee, Pratt Institute
Arturo Longoria, University of Texas at Austin
Bethany McGowan, University of South Carolina
Diana Olivares, University of Arizona
Monica Shin, Simmons College
Veronica Vichit-Vadakan, University of Washington
Minglu Wang, University of Iowa Y
ani Yancey, University of Maryland
The Career Enhancement Program has four main components: a six- to twelve-week fellowship experience in an ARL library, a mentoring relationship with a professional librarian throughout the fellowship, participation in the ARL Leadership Institute, and career placement assistance. The host institutions for the fellowship experience are:
University at Albany, State University of New York
University of Arizona
University of California, San Diego
Columbia University
University of Kentucky
National Library of Medicine
North Carolina State University
University of Washington
For more information about the ARL Career Enhancement Program, see http://www.arl.org/diversity/cep/.
Midwinter Meeting in Second Life
From American Libraries Direct
Midwinter Meeting in Second Life
The 2009 Midwinter Meeting kicks off January 24 in Denver. You can get in on the virtual fun by visiting Second Life and attending the festivities there. All activities will take place on ALA Island, ALA’s virtual space. The Main Stage is located at 128, 107, 29. In Second Life, you can teleport there directly. Here is a list of events....
Midwinter Meeting in Second Life
The 2009 Midwinter Meeting kicks off January 24 in Denver. You can get in on the virtual fun by visiting Second Life and attending the festivities there. All activities will take place on ALA Island, ALA’s virtual space. The Main Stage is located at 128, 107, 29. In Second Life, you can teleport there directly. Here is a list of events....
JISC Launches ticTOCS
From American Libraries Direct
JISC launches ticTOCS
The Joint Information Systems Committee has launched its ticTOCS service after a significant trial period. The service aggregates the tables of contents (TOCs) from 11,470 scholarly journals from 422 publishers, for a total of 296,186 full-text articles. (Of course, you or your institution must have access to the full text of these journals to view them; the table of contents, though, is free.) The idea behind ticTOCs is to make finding and subscribing to table of contents RSS feeds a simple process. This free service is long overdue....RSS4Lib, Dec. 19
JISC launches ticTOCS
The Joint Information Systems Committee has launched its ticTOCS service after a significant trial period. The service aggregates the tables of contents (TOCs) from 11,470 scholarly journals from 422 publishers, for a total of 296,186 full-text articles. (Of course, you or your institution must have access to the full text of these journals to view them; the table of contents, though, is free.) The idea behind ticTOCs is to make finding and subscribing to table of contents RSS feeds a simple process. This free service is long overdue....RSS4Lib, Dec. 19
Find a New Thing to do with Google
From American Libraries Direct
Find a new thing to do with Google
You can do a lot more than search the Web with Google nowadays, from reading newspapers in languages you don’t speak to seeing the natural habitat of Komodo dragons. Discover something new to do with Google by clicking on one of these 52 titles to watch a how-to video and try it for yourself....Google Things To Do
Find a new thing to do with Google
You can do a lot more than search the Web with Google nowadays, from reading newspapers in languages you don’t speak to seeing the natural habitat of Komodo dragons. Discover something new to do with Google by clicking on one of these 52 titles to watch a how-to video and try it for yourself....Google Things To Do
Bush Data Threatens to Overlaod National Archives
From American Libraries Direct
Bush data threatens to overload National Archives
The National Archives has put into effect an emergency plan to handle electronic records from the Bush White House amid growing doubts about whether its new $144-million computer system can cope with the vast quantities of digital data it will receive when President Bush leaves office on January 20. The electronic record of the Bush years is about 50 times as large as that left by the Clinton White House in 2001, archives officials estimate. Under federal law, the government has “complete ownership, possession, and control” of presidential and vice-presidential records....New York Times, Dec. 27
Bush data threatens to overload National Archives
The National Archives has put into effect an emergency plan to handle electronic records from the Bush White House amid growing doubts about whether its new $144-million computer system can cope with the vast quantities of digital data it will receive when President Bush leaves office on January 20. The electronic record of the Bush years is about 50 times as large as that left by the Clinton White House in 2001, archives officials estimate. Under federal law, the government has “complete ownership, possession, and control” of presidential and vice-presidential records....New York Times, Dec. 27
Google Book Search's Treasure Trove
From American Libraries Direct
Google Book Search’s treasure trove
Ever since Google began scanning printed books four years ago, scholars have been able to tap a trove of information that had been locked away in libraries and antiquarian bookstores. According to Dan Clancy, engineering director for Google Book Search, every month users view at least 10 pages of more than half of the one million out-of-copyright books that Google has scanned into its servers. But some scholars worry that Google users are more likely to search for narrow information than to read at length....New York Times, Jan. 4
Google Book Search’s treasure trove
Ever since Google began scanning printed books four years ago, scholars have been able to tap a trove of information that had been locked away in libraries and antiquarian bookstores. According to Dan Clancy, engineering director for Google Book Search, every month users view at least 10 pages of more than half of the one million out-of-copyright books that Google has scanned into its servers. But some scholars worry that Google users are more likely to search for narrow information than to read at length....New York Times, Jan. 4
19 Cool Gadgets for your office
From American Libraries Direct
19 cool gadgets for your office
The office can be a cold, hard, unfeeling, life-sucking place to spend your working days, but then again you don’t have to live in Dilbertsville. For all the stigma surrounding the office, you’re getting a unique opportunity to interact with people and your environment. Here are 19 gadgets that will help turn your four walls into a techie heaven, like this USB coffee warmer (right)....The Hottest Gadgets, Sept. 16
19 cool gadgets for your office
The office can be a cold, hard, unfeeling, life-sucking place to spend your working days, but then again you don’t have to live in Dilbertsville. For all the stigma surrounding the office, you’re getting a unique opportunity to interact with people and your environment. Here are 19 gadgets that will help turn your four walls into a techie heaven, like this USB coffee warmer (right)....The Hottest Gadgets, Sept. 16
20 Reasons why 2009 will be the year of the ebook
From American Libraries Direct
20 reasons why 2009 will be the year of the eBook
Chris Andrews writes: “This eBook industry that we are talking about here, which will grow significantly over the coming year, has been emerging for the last two years. It includes a whole new generation of technology specifically designed to enhance the experience of reading an eBook. 2009 will become the year of the eBook. Here, in no particular order, is why.”...Gutenberg.com, Jan. 1
20 reasons why 2009 will be the year of the eBook
Chris Andrews writes: “This eBook industry that we are talking about here, which will grow significantly over the coming year, has been emerging for the last two years. It includes a whole new generation of technology specifically designed to enhance the experience of reading an eBook. 2009 will become the year of the eBook. Here, in no particular order, is why.”...Gutenberg.com, Jan. 1
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