From the monthly archives: August 2010
Thanks to a grant from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), LYRASIS will host a national discussion to explore development of a framework for collaborative archiving and retention of print monograph collections. Much has been accomplished in recent years to design and implement collaborative approaches for long-term retention of journal, newspaper, and [...]
Read More... →Semantico, a leading provider of services and technology for online publishing, has added a fourth research project to the Modern Language Association of America’s essential style guide, the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers.
A supplement to the print edition, the online research project narratives outline the steps successful students take in researching and [...]
Read More... →OhioLINK, a consortium of Ohio’s public and private college and university libraries and the State Library of Ohio, is seeking applicants for its Assistant Director for Electronic Licensing position. This position is responsible for leading the consortia’s planning, management, evaluation and licensing of electronic information resources, including negotiating license agreements; collaboratively leading the Cooperative Information [...]
Read More... →Version one of the Open Access Journals Bibliography is now available from Digital Scholarship. Open access journals publish articles (typically peer-reviewed articles) that are free of charge and, depending on the journal, may be able to be reused under an open license (e.g., a Creative Commons license).
This bibliography presents selected English-language scholarly works that [...]
Read More... →Description: This introductory webinar on the proposed cataloging rules, Resource Description and Access (RDA), will highlight the critical differences between the current cataloging rules, AACR2, and RDA. It is designed as a primer for both front line catalogers and library administrators in all types of libraries who need to learn how bibliographic and authority records [...]
Read More... →Fundamentals of Acquisitions (September 6 – October 1, 2010)
The Fundamentals of Acquisitions (FOA) web course focuses on the basics of library acquisitions:
goals and methods of acquiring monographs and serials financial management of library collections budgets relationships among acquisitions librarians, library booksellers, subscription agents, and publishers
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