The Center for Research Libraries (CRL) has a newly designed catalog of CRL collections (http://www.crl.edu/). New features include:
· English and French dual-language interfaces
· Scoped searches within individual collections, such as dissertation, newspaper, serial and electronic resources
· The e-resources scope covers 4,000-plus full text online titles which are available through the catalog to CRL member institutions.
· Improved relevancy ranking logic in search results display
In addition to standard search capabilities, unique browsing functions have been built to enhance discovery of CRL resources:
· Browsing by country and awarding institution in the dissertation scope
· Browsing by country and U.S. State in the newspaper scope
At the bottom of the search screens, there is an opportunity for you to provide feedback.
Showing posts with label Update 2-29-08. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Update 2-29-08. Show all posts
Thursday, February 28, 2008
New Edition of Cataloging and Classification Published
UK library school professor Lois Mai Chan has taught many of you the fundamentals of cataloging and classification. She has been the editor of the primary textbook in this field for many years. Her international reputation and expertise is well known. The 3rd edition of her classic work, Cataloging and Classification: An Introduction, was published in 2007. That new edition was reviewed in the February 15, 2008 Library Journal.
“It has been well over a decade since Chan last revised her beginning cataloging textbook. The new, third edition retains the advantages of the second … and adds even more thorough, detailed discussion and illustration of every aspect of current cataloging and classification practice. … Highly recommended for library schools and professional catalogers.”
The review is more extensive than I’ve included here but speaks in detail about how excellent this new revision is. Congratulations to Dr. Chan and to all who have benefited from her teaching – at UK and beyond.
“It has been well over a decade since Chan last revised her beginning cataloging textbook. The new, third edition retains the advantages of the second … and adds even more thorough, detailed discussion and illustration of every aspect of current cataloging and classification practice. … Highly recommended for library schools and professional catalogers.”
The review is more extensive than I’ve included here but speaks in detail about how excellent this new revision is. Congratulations to Dr. Chan and to all who have benefited from her teaching – at UK and beyond.
Diversity on Display at Hub Exhibit
The Hub will present "Views of Diversity," an exhibit featuring six projected photography presentations on display in celebration of Black History Month throughout the month of February. Among the images featured in the exhibit are photographs of African-American milestones in the Commonwealth and at UK. Via mounted video projectors, the free public exhibit can be seen on the walls around the central rotunda of the Hub, located on the basement level of Young Library. See the full press release at http://news.uky.edu/news/display_article.php?artid=3132
New Web Site on Harlan Hubbard Featuring Meg Shaw
Meg Shaw is on sabbatical this semester to continue work and research on Harlan Hubbard. Take a look at the new web site they have created at http://www.harlanhubbard.com/ Click Hubbard at the Hopewell for more detail on what Meg is doing.
Alice Wasielewski Receives 2008 EBSCO/ALA Conference Sponsorship Award
The Hub at WT’s staff member, Alice Wasielewski, was awarded a 2008 EBSCO/ALA Conference Sponsorship. The award provides up to $1000 to reimburse expenses to attend the 2008 ALA Annual Conference in Anaheim, CA. Only ten applicants are selected annually for this competitive national award. If you attend the conference in Anaheim, be sure to check out the award winners’ display near the exhibit hall as Alice will be recognized there and in an issue of Cognotes. You can see the full press release from ALA at http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=news&template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=173056 A UK press release will go out next week. Congratulations, Alice!
UK Video to be Featured in ALA/ACRL Peer Reviewed Instructional Materials Online
Stacey Greenwell, Beth Kraemer, Debbie Sharp and Sue Smith have received word that their instruction video "Saving Student Brian," has been accepted into the ALA/ACRL Instruction Section's Peer-Reviewed Instructional Materials Online (PRIMO) project, and added to the PRIMO database. In addition, the video will be featured in one of ACRL’s "Site of the Month" interviews, which would be posted on the PRIMO committee website. The interview is intended to gather additional information to help librarians understand what resources, time commitment, and planning were needed to create projects represented in PRIMO. Previous "Site of the Month" interviews are available at the following URL: http://www.ala.org/ala/acrlbucket/is/iscommittees/webpages/emergingtech/site/index.htm
Congratulations!
Congratulations!
Becky Ryder Receives ALCTS Award
Becky Ryder has been selected to be the first recipient of the LBI George Cunha and Susan Swartzburg Award from ALCTS.
“Established in 2007, the award honors the memory of George Cunha and Susan Swartzburg, early leaders in cooperative preservation programming and strong advocates for collaboration in the field of preservation. The award acknowledges and supports cooperative preservation projects and/or rewards individuals or groups that foster collaboration for preservation goals.Ryder, head of the preservation department at the University of Kentucky Libraries, has made a wealth of contributions to the preservation field. She has an ongoing commitment to collaboration in advancing the preservation of library and archival materials and serves as an educator in both formal educational and professional development settings.With her expertise in preservation microfilming efforts, she has readily moved that expertise into the digital environment. For 12 years she was project director of the SOLINET/ASERL cooperative microfilming projects. Ms. Ryder also has served as project co-manager of “Beyond the Shelf: Serving Historic Kentuckiana Through Virtual Access,” through which 2,700 titles serving as the premier representation of Kentucky history are available through the Kentucky Virtual Library. She has been an integral part of the University of Kentucky National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP) team, since the inception of the program in 2005. Taking lessons learned from NDNP, she and her institutional colleagues developed the “Meta - Morphosis” conference to share approaches in converting early newspapers on microfilm and preserving the resulting digital content. Ryder's work with the Keeneland Racetrack Library on a hybrid microfilm/digital project makes available a keyword searchable digital archive of the Triple Crown race coverage, while preserving the physical volumes and addressing long-term storage of the digital files.Ryder's broader collaborative service to preservation includes membership on SOLINET's preservation advisory committee and her work as an adjunct professor at the University of Kentucky School of Library and Information Science.”
The official ALA press release has now appeared at http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=News&template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=172926 so we will work with UK PR for UK to issue its press release as well.
Well done, Becky!
“Established in 2007, the award honors the memory of George Cunha and Susan Swartzburg, early leaders in cooperative preservation programming and strong advocates for collaboration in the field of preservation. The award acknowledges and supports cooperative preservation projects and/or rewards individuals or groups that foster collaboration for preservation goals.Ryder, head of the preservation department at the University of Kentucky Libraries, has made a wealth of contributions to the preservation field. She has an ongoing commitment to collaboration in advancing the preservation of library and archival materials and serves as an educator in both formal educational and professional development settings.With her expertise in preservation microfilming efforts, she has readily moved that expertise into the digital environment. For 12 years she was project director of the SOLINET/ASERL cooperative microfilming projects. Ms. Ryder also has served as project co-manager of “Beyond the Shelf: Serving Historic Kentuckiana Through Virtual Access,” through which 2,700 titles serving as the premier representation of Kentucky history are available through the Kentucky Virtual Library. She has been an integral part of the University of Kentucky National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP) team, since the inception of the program in 2005. Taking lessons learned from NDNP, she and her institutional colleagues developed the “Meta - Morphosis” conference to share approaches in converting early newspapers on microfilm and preserving the resulting digital content. Ryder's work with the Keeneland Racetrack Library on a hybrid microfilm/digital project makes available a keyword searchable digital archive of the Triple Crown race coverage, while preserving the physical volumes and addressing long-term storage of the digital files.Ryder's broader collaborative service to preservation includes membership on SOLINET's preservation advisory committee and her work as an adjunct professor at the University of Kentucky School of Library and Information Science.”
The official ALA press release has now appeared at http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=News&template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=172926 so we will work with UK PR for UK to issue its press release as well.
Well done, Becky!
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