LibWorm.com provides a librarian RSS filtering service. Over 1500 RSS librarian sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest headlines from journals and sites in the Access Services interest group. http://www.libworm.com/rss/librarianqueries.php Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:53:32 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/iRcS/~3/FcB8ikLL0K8/access-services-conference-2010.html The Access Services Conference is an opportunity for individuals working in all areas of Access Service in libraries to gather information and communicate with other professionals about Circulation, Reserves, Interlibrary Loan, Student Worker Management, Security, Stacks Maintenance, and other topics of interest. The conference is focused primarily on academic libraries but we welcome participation and proposals from all types of libraries - November 10-12, 2010 - Atlanta, GA, USA (Source: Peter Scott's Library Blog) Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:51:51 +0100 825267 http://joblist.ala.org/modules/jobseeker/controller.cfm?rssjobid=14587 Access Services Librarian (University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point) Access Services Librarian Institution: University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point Deadline: Screening begins April 2, 2010 and continues until position is filled. The University Library seeks a creative, public service oriented Access Services Librarian to manage all aspects, including policy and planning, of access services: main circulation, print and electronic reserve, interlibrary loan, and library outreach. This librarian takes an active role in the library’s instruction program, reference services, and collection development, and participates fully in scholarship and service as a tenure track library faculty member. ... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:50:02 +0100 825065 http://jobs.nasig.org/?p=709 Technical Services Coordinator Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, Illinois ANNOUNCEMENT OF PROFESSIONAL OPENING Available Summer 2010 POSITION: Library Technical Services Coordinator, full-time, twelve month, tenure-track faculty appointment in a collective bargaining unit. Position reports to the Associate University Librarian for Systems, Technical and Access Services. SALARY & BENEFITS: Salary commensurate with qualifications and experience. Comprehensive benefits package including health, dental and vision benefits, 24 days vacation and participation in the Illinois State Universities Retirement System. RESPONSIBILITIES: Coordinates technical services functions and staff in a broad range of activities related to acquisitions, cataloging and the management of electronic resources. Participates in the management of library systems related to technical services. Performs complex original and adaptive cataloging of all formats. Assists in the development and oversight of unit processes for OPAC authority control, database maintenance, and other catalog enhancements. Participates as part of the collective Technical Services Team in the ongoing assessment of policies and procedures across all technical services units. Supervises and trains 7.0 FTE technical services staff. May serve as subject specialist in designated area. Participation in professional organizations, service in library and university governance, and appropriate research/creative activities are expected and required for tenure. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: ALA accredited MLS degree and a second master’s degree. Evidence of 5+ years progressively responsible experience in technical services, including acquisitions, cataloging, serials and e-resource management. Recent supervisory experience managing one or more technical service units. Demonstrated knowledge of current standards, best practices and emerging trends in technical services. ... Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:01:55 +0100 823930 http://www.lisjobs.com/jobs/item.asp?ID=42401 Access Services Librarian (Source: Combined Library Job Postings - Lisjobs.com and Library Job Postings on the Internet) Thu, 04 Mar 2010 06:01:00 +0100 823949 http://joblist.ala.org/modules/jobseeker/controller.cfm?rssjobid=14513 Librarian II - 3 Positions (Circulation/Access, Coll. Dev. & Spec. Coll.) (Prairie View A&M University, Texas) Three Positions: Prairie View A&M University (1) Librarian II (Head, Access Services & Circulation): Primary duties consist of, but are not limited to, the administration and management of all access services and circulation operations; including library privileges, interlibrary loan, reserves, desk schedules, av/media, and development of circulation policies; subject liaison; collection development; and supervision of library assistants. ... Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:30:02 +0100 822748 http://blog.njla.org/archives/2010/03/#000688 By SHRUTI MATHUR DESAI • Courier-Post Staff • February 27, 2010 Deptford Gloucester County residents seeking the services of charities and help agencies over the past five months are often new to the system, due to recent job loss after years of employment. At the same time, service organizations in the county are often at a loss on how to cover all the needs of those who have fallen on hard times, leaving a gap in service, said Bernadette E. Blackstock, executive director of the People for People Foundation. "Organizations can sometimes be so parochial," Blackstock said. "We all do our own little thing and then when we are hit with something that doesn't fit our norm, we are at a loss for what to do." To help resolve that, Blackstock and the People for People Foundation organized a series of conferences called Hands Across the County so that service providers could learn about each other and find out ways other organizations can help. The first conference was Wednesday at Adelphia Restaurant in Deptford. Organizations set up tables and members talked to each other about their organizations and the services they provide. Conversations were sometimes interrupted as people walked up to ask for resources that their group needed, spawning a new thread of brainstorming. Thomas Bowen of the Hispanic Family Center of Gloucester County told the assembled group that he had a shocking announcement: "We actually have money," he said. The center has government funding for low-income heating and energy assistance programs, available for all families in need. He suggested to the group that if they encounter people who need help with paying their energy bills, they send them to his organization. "Rather than expending valuable time trying to take care of that, it can be done through a government program," Bowen said. "Then they can take care of other needs, like food and clothing. ... Tue, 02 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0100 823355 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/iRcS/~3/X4FJexIXS30/ross-atkinson-lifetime-achievement.html Peggy Johnson, associate university librarian for access services at the University of Minnesota libraries, is the recipient of the 2010 Ross Atkinson Lifetime Achievement Award. This award is sponsored by EBSCO Information Services and honors the recipient with $3,000 and a citation. Johnson will receive her award at the ALCTS Awards Ceremony, Sunday, June 27, during the ALA Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. (Source: Peter Scott's Library Blog) Tue, 23 Feb 2010 11:11:43 +0100 820754 http://www.uni.uiuc.edu/library/blog/2010/02/cavalry-arrives.html Whew, and not a moment too soon. Please welcome Paul Kotheimer, who arrived today to take on our Library Specialist position. Since Runelle's retirement, that corner of the library has been pretty lonely and my brain has been on overload. Paul comes to us from Central Access Services (i.e., the main stacks), so he has loads of experience to share.Julia is just as happy to have Paul here as I am! (Source: Gargoyles loose in the library) Mon, 22 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0100 820638 http://freerangelibrarian.com/2010/02/17/if-its-wednesday-it-must-be-lent/ I spent almost two weeks struggling with the Monster Cold that attacked My Place of Work, and really could only take one day off. This wasn’t about heroics; it was simply that there were too many important, entertwined events that my absence would have affected. And you know, that is not such a bad thing. So I stayed home for the worst day and used a weekend to try to get better. We’re rounding the corner and heading toward the hiring for our Access Services position. I heard from a lot of new librarians that they would have applied if the position hadn’t been targeted at MLS students. Well, I had no idea what a bad economy we were dealing with! We had terrific candidates, some with MLS’s and some not. I wish everyone fortune on their journey and just regret that we can’t hire the lot of you. Meanwhile, I’m body-surfing through a very busy week…. well, they are all busy… but am still riding on the joy of last week’s reading at the library, and many more wonderful things to come. Bookmark to: (Source: Free Range Librarian) Wed, 17 Feb 2010 16:51:25 +0100 819113 http://mblc.state.ma.us/jobs/find_jobs/rss.php?job_id=5989 Tufts University Hirsh Health Sciences Library (http://www.library.tufts.edu/hhsl) is recruiting an Information Services Librarian - Technology Coordinator to join our Information Services team. The Hirsh Health Sciences Library serves the Tufts schools of medicine, dental medicine, nutrition, public health and graduate biological sciences in downtown Boston. The successful candidate will be responsible for identifying, evaluating, recommending and promoting the use of emerging and existing technologies and specialized library applications. The aim is to improve outreach, educational and information services emphasizing mobile devices, centralized computing, virtualization and online curriculum development. This position will report to the Head of Information and Access Services. (Source: MBLC Job Listings) Wed, 17 Feb 2010 04:25:02 +0100 818862 http://mblc.state.ma.us/jobs/find_jobs/rss.php?job_id=5991 Summary: The E-Learning Librarian will support librarians in using the latest research and learning technologies; help design and manage the production and use of the Harvard College Library next-generation e-learning tools; assess learning outcomes; and collaborate with campus instructional technology groups and committees on a broad range of curricular library-digital initiatives. The E-Learning Librarian will support user-focused innovation and promote the use of emerging technologies in library services and applications. Other activities will include hosting technology seminars, developing training documentation and tutorials, and managing Harvard College Library Instructional Technology Fellows. This position reports to the Head of Research and Learning Technology. Typical duties and responsibilities: -Support educational technology initiatives across HCL and within the following units: Reference Services and Learning Technology, Services for Academic Programs, Access Services, and Maps, Media, Data, and Government Documents. -Assist library colleagues with curricular design solutions and innovative pedagogical techniques to help improve their outreach to academic programs and research instruction activities. -Identify emerging educational technologies, e-learning trends, and online learning tools -Train and support librarians in using and assessing a broad range of research and learning technologies (Source: MBLC Job Listings) Wed, 17 Feb 2010 04:15:01 +0100 818861 http://www.olis.ri.gov/rhodarian/?p=643 The annual Innovative Users Group (IUG) Conference takes place April 19-21 in Chicago.  Early bird discount rates are available through February 28. The IUG was founded in 1991 as an international organization of member libraries who use the Innovative Interfaces, Inc. integrated library software, INNOPAC. It is an independent organization from Innovative Interfaces and serves as a forum to influence the development and improvement of Innovative Interfaces products. The IUG is led by a Steering Committee whose members are elected by the general membership. The 2009-2010 Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect of the Steering Committee is Rhode Island’s own Pat Crawford, Head of Access Services at the Douglas and Judith Krupp Library at Bryant University. Pat recently completed two years (2007-2009) as an IUG Steering Committee Member-at-Large before winning a three-year term as Vice-Chair/Chair Elect. As Vice-Chair, Pat serves as the Program Committee Chair for IUG’s 2010 Annual Conference. The following year she will serve as IUG Chair, overseeing all conference planning as well as functioning as the official voice of all IUG-related activities. In her final year, she will continue to sit on the Board and serve as Past Chair to mentor the incoming Chair. Pat received her B.A. in English from the University of New Hampshire in 1986 and her M.L.I.S. from the University of Rhode Island in 1991. She has been employed at Bryant since June 1994. (Source: Rhodarian) Mon, 15 Feb 2010 21:31:43 +0100 818611 http://digital-scholarship.com/digitalkoans/2010/02/08/computer-programmer-analyst-iiapplications-developer-at-university-of-connecticut/ The University of Connecticut Libraries are recruiting a Computer Programmer Analyst II/Applications Developer. Here's an excerpt from the ad: As a member of the Digital Programs Team and under the direction of the Digital Programs Team Leader, the Applications Developer provides programming support for UConn's local digital collections workflows, including data-driven planning, capture, metadata handling, efficient and effective discovery tools, and enabling archival master file storage toward a trusted digital repository, all conformant with the best practices of cultural heritage and higher education institutions. The incumbent provides programming, research, and development for digital collections, so that the UConn Libraries can fulfill related strategic objectives in support of the University's Academic Plan. Within a project management environment, the Applications Developer defines, develops, tests, analyzes, and maintains new software and Web applications that support the creation and maintenance of Library information resources and services. With growing collections of diverse digital content, including text, maps and geospatial data, photographs, and other information objects, the next level of growth for UConn will be significant progress toward semantically integrating these resources by means of creative—yet standards-compliant—applications, which the incumbent will play a critical role in developing. The incumbent is responsible for creating applications and for assisting others in developing and implementing Web resources and services that are well integrated into the current information server environment. ... Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0100 817650 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DigitalKoans/~3/sfTftByvbHE/ The University of Connecticut Libraries are recruiting a Computer Programmer Analyst II/Applications Developer. Here's an excerpt from the ad: As a member of the Digital Programs Team and under the direction of the Digital Programs Team Leader, the Applications Developer provides programming support for UConn's local digital collections workflows, including data-driven planning, capture, metadata handling, efficient and effective discovery tools, and enabling archival master file storage toward a trusted digital repository, all conformant with the best practices of cultural heritage and higher education institutions. The incumbent provides programming, research, and development for digital collections, so that the UConn Libraries can fulfill related strategic objectives in support of the University's Academic Plan. Within a project management environment, the Applications Developer defines, develops, tests, analyzes, and maintains new software and Web applications that support the creation and maintenance of Library information resources and services. With growing collections of diverse digital content, including text, maps and geospatial data, photographs, and other information objects, the next level of growth for UConn will be significant progress toward semantically integrating these resources by means of creative—yet standards-compliant—applications, which the incumbent will play a critical role in developing. The incumbent is responsible for creating applications and for assisting others in developing and implementing Web resources and services that are well integrated into the current information server environment. ... Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:04:16 +0100 817367 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LawLibrarianBlog/~3/t4F7wenK6HU/got-an-free-westlawnext-ipod-nano-want-one-for-a-charitable-donation.html Sarah Glassmeyer, Reference and Access Services Librarian at the University of Kentucky College of Law, was, to quote, "absolutely livid" when she opened her FedEx package to find an iPod Nano sent to her by West along with some literature... (Source: Law Librarian Blog) Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0100 815362 http://digital-scholarship.com/digitalkoans/2010/02/02/web-services-librarian-at-university-of-colorado-denver/ The University of Colorado, Denver Medical Library is recruiting a Web Services Librarian. Salary: $48,000 minimum based on qualifications and experience. Here's an excerpt from the ad (posting number 807432): The successful candidate will coordinate, develop and maintain electronic resources for the library. These resources include web resources provided by vendors, the library's web site, the library's intranet, and other electronic resources as required. The WSL works closely with the rest of the IT Unit to administer the library web server(s), and serves as administrator and coordinator for the web interface to the library's web OPAC. The WSL leads the library's internal advisory Web Committee. In addition, the WSL works with the library's Access Services and Information, Research & Outreach departments in troubleshooting end-user access to web resources. Supervision: Reporting to the library's Head of Information Technology, the WSL supervises one IT staff position, the Web Applications Developer. Related Posts Library Application and Database Manager/Developer at Princeton Web Services Librarian at University of Memphis Web Services Librarian at Dominican University Metadata and Systems Librarian at Colorado College Web Services Librarian at University of Miami (Source: DigitalKoans) Wed, 03 Feb 2010 03:04:20 +0100 815643 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DigitalKoans/~3/UXgO0HQofg8/ The University of Colorado, Denver Medical Library is recruiting a Web Services Librarian. Salary: $48,000 minimum based on qualifications and experience. Here's an excerpt from the ad (posting number 807432): The successful candidate will coordinate, develop and maintain electronic resources for the library. These resources include web resources provided by vendors, the library's web site, the library's intranet, and other electronic resources as required. The WSL works closely with the rest of the IT Unit to administer the library web server(s), and serves as administrator and coordinator for the web interface to the library's web OPAC. The WSL leads the library's internal advisory Web Committee. In addition, the WSL works with the library's Access Services and Information, Research & Outreach departments in troubleshooting end-user access to web resources. Supervision: Reporting to the library's Head of Information Technology, the WSL supervises one IT staff position, the Web Applications Developer. Related Posts Web Services Librarian at University of Miami Web Services Librarian at University of Miami Library IT Jobs: Systems & Electronic Services Librarian at Genesee Community College Library IT Jobs: Associate University Librarian Information Systems & Technical Services at University of Lethbridge Library IT Jobs: Associate University Librarian, Client Services and Technology at University of Regina (Source: DigitalKoans) Wed, 03 Feb 2010 03:04:18 +0100 815581 http://www.slis.indiana.edu/careers/view_job_specific.php?job_id=6727 State: Massachusetts */The Harvard College Library (HCL) has an excellent opportunity for a E-Learning Librarian! /* Position Title: E-Learning Librarian Department: HCL Librarian's Office Grade: 57; 35 hours a week Location: Cambridge, MA For salary and benefit information, please visit the following web site: http://www.employment.harvard.edu To apply to this position, please submit a cover letter and resume to: http://jobs.harvard.edu/jobs/summ_req?in_post_id=43124 *Summary:* The E-Learning Librarian will support librarians in using the latest research and learning technologies; help design and manage the production and use of HCL's next-generation e-learning tools; assess learning outcomes; and collaborate with campus instructional technology groups and committees on a broad range of curricular library-digital initiatives. The E-Learning Librarian will support user-focused innovation and promote the use of emerging technologies in library services and applications. Other activities will include hosting technology seminars, developing training documentation and tutorials, and managing HCL's Library Instructional Technology Fellows. This position reports to the Head of Research and Learning Technology. *Typical duties and responsibilities:* .Support educational technology initiatives across HCL and within the following units: Reference Services and Learning Technology, Services for Academic Programs, Access Services, and Maps, Media, Data, and Government Documents. .Assist library colleagues with curricular design solutions and innovative pedagogical techniques to help improve their outreach to academic programs and research instruction activities. .Identify emerging educational technologies, e-learning trends, and online learning tools .Train and support librarians in using and assessing a broad range of research and learning technologies *Required Education, Experience and Skills: * .MLS or M. ... Tue, 02 Feb 2010 01:50:05 +0100 814149 http://mblc.state.ma.us/jobs/find_jobs/rss.php?job_id=5975 Please apply via www.babson.edu. Click on the link for Jobs@Babson to create an account and upload your resume. Thank you. Manager, Information Desks - Horn Library Reports to: Associate Director, Access Services Job Summary: Innovatively plans, directs, and manages the operation of the Information Desks during all the hours of library operations, ensuring seamless access to library materials, resources, and services. Manages the Information Desk staff; supports and identifies professional development and training needs of staff; and oversees the library’s student employment program. Provides instruction and reference assistance with research in all formats and media using library resources both on-site and virtually. Essential Responsibilities: • Supervises services offered at the Information Desks. • Works with Associate Director of Access Services to develop library policies, encourage teamwork and collaboration, and manage change. • Responsible for a portion of a budget ($1 - $250,000) and/or for monitoring and assisting with budget preparation. • Oversees the hiring, scheduling, training, evaluation, and payroll processing for all library student employees. • Supports and identifies professional development and training needs of staff. • Coordinates library relationship with other departments within ITSD. • Provides research and instructional services on-site and virtually to members of the Babson community, and where time permits, provides reference service to visitors. Develops guides and other documentation in appropriate media. • Supervises distribution and processing of gift books and materials. • Serves as a member of cross-functional teams, including library orientation committee. ... Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:25:02 +0100 814129 http://mblc.state.ma.us/jobs/find_jobs/rss.php?job_id=5976 Harvard College Library is looking for a temporary overnight Access Services Assistant. This position provides a full range of Circulation and Reserves services for the users of Lamont Library during the overnight hours in the academic term (M-F 12:00 am - 8:00 am). This position is part of the limited adult presence in the building and is a first responder with HCL security for emergency and security issues. With or without notice, may be required to assume oversight of duties of the Overnight Coordinator. Works a daytime shift beyond the academic term. Job Duties: -Provides information concerning Access Services policies and procedures to library users -Performs a variety of Access Services duties including all Circulation/Reserve desk functions -Monitors IT and laptop loaners and initiates problem solving steps -Responsible for Reserves processing and provides frontline reserves services -Participates in Scan & Deliver -Handles patron inquiries about fines and billing -Provide tracing services, particularly in support of the reserves collection -Retrieves items from the storage collection as needed -Supervises the work of Graduate Student Assistants (Source: MBLC Job Listings) Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:25:02 +0100 814128 http://mblc.state.ma.us/jobs/find_jobs/rss.php?job_id=5973 Description: Provides Interlibrary Loan and Circulation services in support of the mission of the College. Accountabilities: 1. Is responsible for both Borrowing and Lending functions in Interlibrary loan including shipping and receiving material. 2. Keeps accurate records and statistics for monthly and annual reporting responsibilities. 3. Oversees student workers in helping to accomplish Interlibrary Loan functions. 4. Collaborates with the Associate Director/Head of Access Services or other library staff in the pursuit of the above accountabilities. 5. Performs searching and processing needed to obtain materials from other libraries via interlibrary loan or effective alternate methods. 6. Assists staff in the access of library materials when needed. 7. Seeks and utilizes opportunities for continuing education to keep knowledge of various procedures and techniques up to date. 8. In the absence of the Associate Director/Head of Access Services, occasionally manages the Circulation area. 9. Attends library staff meetings and participates in committee work. 10. Performs other related tasks as assigned. Scope: * Interacts on a regular basis with students, faculty, administration and staff. * Uses procedures and processes to obtain materials from other libraries through interlibrary loan or other effective means when needed to enable patrons to access the most effective resources for their assignments or other research needs. * Uses Voyager (Exlibris) , the internet and online databases. * Operates computers and other equipment involved in the performance of the above accountabilities. (Source: MBLC Job Listings) Fri, 29 Jan 2010 05:16:20 +0100 812914 http://invisibleweblog.blogspot.com/2010/01/australasian-digital-theses.html Australasian Digital Theses (ADT) is another example of open access services for dissertations and theses. According to their website: “ ... the program has two major components, digitisation of theses as part of the deposit process and the digitisation of a selected number of frequently requested existing theses ... each university is responsible for maintaining an archival copy of the theses of their own institution ... the participants will use the same database configuration, standards and metadata system to ensure compatibility.” (Source: The Invisible Web Weblog) Sun, 24 Jan 2010 05:00:00 +0100 813570 http://freerangelibrarian.com/2010/01/23/why-you-should-join-our-team-at-mpow/ We have an opening at our library for Head of Access Services.  It’s a completely-revised position description designed to attract a strong “MLS pathway” candidate who wants to get in on the ground floor as we do amazing things. I would have liked to have made it an MLS position, but for what we can pay, that wasn’t realistic. (The new position was created following a retirement of a library worker who had previously managed a university bookstore; we have a strong pinch-hitter holding down the fort right now.)  However, the benefits at Holy Names are excellent, and the Holy Names community is caring, socially-progressive, and open to good ideas. I realized a couple of weeks ago that I go to work every day looking forward to what I have to do and who I will be interacting with. That’s the kind of benefit you can’t get in every job. If you are in library school,  getting ready to matriculate, or saving up to go to school, this could be a great opportunity. I actually had a former student in mind when I designed this position–a go-getter who was technologically fluent, good with people, well-organized, and a good multi-tasker. He has gone on to do great things at his library. Our library serves a small but growing student body (around 1000) and we are not resource-wealthy. Like everyone else at Holy Names, we wear too many hats, do too much with too little, and scrimp in a way that would be inconceivable in larger, better-endowed institutions. That’s either a turn-off for you or an interesting challenge.  (If you can’t manage student-worker hours — and therefore money and the library’s ability to keep its doors open — to a nickel-scraping fare-thee-well, stop reading now.) The development of library services at MPOW have lagged behind its peer institutions. ... Sat, 23 Jan 2010 16:01:43 +0100 811258 http://vivabibliotecaviva.blogspot.com/2010/01/eblida-position-statement-for-european.html EBLIDA is the European Bureau of Library, Information and Documentation Associations. We are an independent umbrella association of national library, information, documentation and archive associations and institutions in Europe. We promote unhindered access to information in the digital age and the role of archives and libraries in achieving this goal.The Google Book Search programme has the potential to provide public access to a digital library of millions of books. It will, fully developed, be an unprecedented source for the advancement of learning and human development.Google and representatives of rights owners and publishers have come to an agreement on how to settle the copyright and other legal issues in relation to the Book Search Project. This settlement is now under review by the United States District Court, Southern District of New York.The settlement allows Google to offer four primary services:Previews- All users in the United States may search Google’s entire search database for digitized books free, and see up to 20 % text from out-of-print books. (There are special rules for special categories e.g. fiction vs. non-fiction.).Consumer purchases- Consumers may buy perpetual online access to the full text of out-of -print books. In-print books require that the copyright owner "opt in".Institutional subscriptions- Users within an institution which has paid a subscription may view the full text of all the books in the Institutional Subscription Database (ISD), which will include all the books in the in-copyright but out-of-print category.Free Public Access Service - Google may provide Free Public Access Service to not-for-profit Higher Education Institutions and Public libraries on specified conditions. In the case of each Public Library, no more than one terminal per library building.EBLIDA hopes that this settlement will be the beginning of a fruitful cooperation between Google and the rights owners. ... Mon, 11 Jan 2010 05:00:00 +0100 808759 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DigitalKoans/~3/gMCmKqMdBK4/ Since the 1/7/03 version of the University of Houston Libraries' directory of librarians, 42 professional librarians (holders of MLS degrees with faculty-like status) have left the UH Libraries.1 Of the 83 librarians who have been listed in the directory on or after 1/7/03, these 42 librarians represent 50.6% of that total number. Of the 42 librarians who were listed in the directory as of 1/7/03, 23 have left the University of Houston Libraries.2 Of the librarians who were added to the directory after 1/7/03, 19 have left the University of Houston Libraries,3 bringing the total number of librarians who have left to 42. Departing librarians include four Movers & Shakers winners and three ALA Emerging Leaders. Eighteen librarians who were listed seven years ago (1/7/03) still work at the University of Houston Libraries, including the dean, 3 assistant/associate deans, 6 department heads, and 8 librarians at other levels.4 In addition to these 18 librarians, 23 librarians who were added to the directory after 1/7/03 still work there (for a total of 41 librarians).5 Eighty-three librarians have been listed in the directory on or after 1/7/03. The 42 librarians who left the University of Houston Libraries represent 50.6% of that total number. 1. Data compiled from public records: (1) the University of Houston Libraries' directory of librarians (including Internet Archive versions) and (2) the University of Houston's undergraduate catalogs archive. Position titles from the directory. Latest titles listed used and not corrected based on data from other sources. Does not exclude retirements. All reported totals as of 1/7/10. Analysis excludes one librarian who was listed on 1/7/03 who died. Analysis excludes the separately administered University of Houston Law Library. The University of Houston is a state-funded, public institution. 2. ... Mon, 11 Jan 2010 03:04:06 +0100 807847 http://circandserve.wordpress.com/2010/01/05/change-is-good/ Yesterday, Colleen and I were walking back from lunch and we ran into one of our staff whom I had not seen since before the holidays.  She had a very good holiday season as she became engaged, bought a new home and new furnishings.  Naturally, she was beyond happy. You could see her happiness coming from every pore of her body.  Her effusiveness while telling us about her latest life happenings, her body language, her eyes…..all spectacularly happy.  It was absolutely contagious. Around May of 2009, this particular staff member was informed that her position that she has dutifully performed for 10 years was going away due to budget issues.  She was literally handed a new job description.  One that had absolutely nothing to do with the type of work she had been doing.  I was impressed with her positive attitude about this situation then and to say that now would be the biggest understatement on the planet.  She has embraced every aspect of her new position with energy, enthusiasm and flexibility.  It is amazing to watch and I could not be any more proud to have her in our department. In our conversation yesterday she kept repeating something: “Change is good.  It is hard at first, but you have to go through.  It’s scary, but sometimes when something isn’t working you have to make a change.”  She recognized how much change she has gone through in her professional life this past year, and admits that while it was scary at first, in the end it turned out to be a good thing. Her feelings nicely sum up my own thoughts about work and life.  Change is good.  We may not always realize it when it is happening, but if we allow ourselves to take a step back, give it some time or space, and look at it objectively we will find something positive.  I’m hoping to continue the trend of positive change that we’ve been riding in ADS for the past two years. ... Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:05:38 +0100 805547 http://joblist.ala.org/modules/jobseeker/controller.cfm?rssjobid=14125 Librarian II, III, or IV (Head, Public Services) (University of Hawai'i at Hilo, Hawaii) Librarian II, III, or IV (Head, Public Services), Position No. 83792, University of Hawai’i at Hilo, Edwin H. Mookini Library, tenure track, full-time, 11-month, general funds, to begin approximately August 2, 2010, pending position clearance and availability of funds. APPLICATION ADDRESS: Ms. Veronica Tarleton Search Committee for Access Services Librarian University of Hawai’i at Hilo Edwin H. Mookini Library 200 W. Kawili Street Hilo, HI 96720-4091 INQUIRIES: Ms. Veronica Tarleton (tarleton@hawaii.edu). For full consideration, complete applications must be postmarked by Monday, May 3, 2010. For more information on this position visit www.uhh.hawaii.edu/uhh/hr/jobs.php. For information about UH Hilo visit www.uhh.hawaii.edu/. ... Mon, 04 Jan 2010 16:20:02 +0100 805146 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=Careers_Access_Services_Librarian_University_of_New_Mexico_Libraries One year classroom library instruction or other teaching experience.  One year desk experience in a combined service setting.  One year desk experi (Source: pligg - all) Mon, 04 Jan 2010 08:00:28 +0100 805074 http://www.lisjobs.com/jobs/item.asp?ID=42074 Library Services Manager: Access Services (Source: Combined Library Job Postings - Lisjobs.com and Library Job Postings on the Internet) Wed, 30 Dec 2009 06:01:00 +0100 805568 http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Interlibrary_loan&diff=332851397&oldid=prev Wikilinks ← Previous revision Revision as of 13:18, 20 December 2009 Line 32: Line 32: * Interlibrary loan policies vary from country to country and library to library. * Interlibrary loan policies vary from country to country and library to library. - * New releases or high-demand titles (such as ''Harry Potter'' or the ''Da Vinci Code'') are not always immediately available through ILL because most libraries need to satisfy local demand first. Similar limitations apply to textbooks. + * New releases or high-demand titles (such as ''[[Harry Potter]]'' or the ''[[Da Vinci Code]]'') are not always immediately available through ILL because most libraries need to satisfy local demand first. Similar limitations apply to textbooks. * The patron requesting the item does not need to identify a library who owns it. Librarians offer this as a service for their patrons. For those who enjoy searching, however, the [http://www.worldcat.org/ WorldCat] website is the best place to look for items not owned by your local library. Many libraries have an online order form for interlibrary loan requests. * The patron requesting the item does not need to identify a library who owns it. Librarians offer this as a service for their patrons. For those who enjoy searching, however, the [http://www.worldcat.org/ WorldCat] website is the best place to look for items not owned by your local library. Many libraries have an online order form for interlibrary loan requests. Line 43: Line 43: ==Further reading== ==Further reading== - * Boucher, Virginia. ''Interlibrary Loan Practices Handbook'', 2nd Edition; American Library Association, Chicago and London, 1997 + * Boucher, Virginia. ... Sun, 20 Dec 2009 13:18:24 +0100 802418 http://circandserve.wordpress.com/2009/12/17/looking-back-at-2009/ I can’t believe that in less than 3 weeks 2009 will be gone and 2010 will be upon us.  To say that 2009 was a rollercoaster would be an understatement.  The past few days I have been thinking back on the year and listing what I thought the highs were.  There were many moments that make me smile. I’m going to try to list some of them chronologically. January:  Our new associate department head, Colleen Harris, started.  She has been a fantastic addition to the department’s management team.  She hit the ground running and hasn’t stopped. March: Our circulation/reserves supervisor, Tina Adams, was named Library Journal’s Paraprofessional of the Year. To say that I was/am beyond proud is another understatement.  This was the first year NCSU Libraries submitted a nominee for the award and we won!  The competition was stiff, but the awesome thing was the terrific amount of support Tina received from her colleagues.  Her nomination letter and letters of support were strong and spanned various departments in the library.  I am so proud of her. May: The department survived another semester.  We had a full year of course textbooks and Reserves Direct had been implemented for an entire year.  Neither of these projects could have been possible or successful without the expertise of our colleagues in collection management, IT, acquisitions, metadata & cataloging, and preservation. June & July:  In addition to the staff training that ADS completed, staff successfully navigated the merger of the media/microforms center with ADS.  This involved some changes in responsibilities and positions for certain staff, as well as absorbing and moving the entire media collection.  I am incredibly proud of how all the staff directly affected by the closing of MMC and ADS as a whole handled this change.  We also took over the responsibility of circing tech lending devices. ... Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:59:37 +0100 801387 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=UNYSLA_Jobs_Library_Access_Services_-_SUNY_Cobleskill Excellent customer service skills; ability to enthusiastically work with a diverse undergraduate student body and faculty in an academic library sett (Source: pligg - all) Mon, 14 Dec 2009 08:00:32 +0100 800380 http://feeds.guardian.co.uk/~r/theguardian/books/rss/~3/aBLYg2_qzvI/open-wi-fi-digital-economy-bill-government A professor of internet law explains how the government apparently wants to kill off open Wi-Fi as a corollary of its Digital Economy billA lot of people have talked to me over the last week about Wi-Fi (open and closed, i.e. password-protected) and the Digital Economy bill. The more I try to find answers, the more ludicrous it becomes. For instance, last week it turned out that a pub owner was fined £8,000 because someone downloaded copyright material over their open Wi-Fi system. Would that get worse or better if the Digital Economy bill passes in its present form?To illustrate, I'm going to pick my favourite example of a potentially worried wireless network provider: my mum. She doesn't understand or like the internet, refuses to even think about securing her Wi-Fi network. What is her legal status? What will she say if/when she receives warnings under the Digital Economy bill because someone has used her open Wi-Fi to download infringing files?Well, the bill contemplates that warnings can be sent only to "subscribers". These include alleged infringers, and those who have "allowed" others to use their access to the internet to allegedly infringe. That sounds a lot like it covers those who operate Wi-Fi networks (and is meant to). Later in the bill, however, a "subscriber" is defined as any person who "(a) receives the service under an agreement between the person and the provider of the service; and (b) does not receive it as a communications provider" [emphasis added].This leaves two avenues of defence for my mum. One: she might say she was a "communications provider" and thus not a subscriber. This is at least arguable under the Communications Act 2003 definition of such, and might get her out of the bill (hurrah). ... Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:44:11 +0100 796094 http://joblist.ala.org/modules/jobseeker/controller.cfm?rssjobid=13988 Librarian, Access Services (The College of the Bahamas, Not Applicable) (Source: Latest ALA Job Listings) Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:45:01 +0100 794765 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=What_I_Read_Today_Access_Services_Conference_-_Library_--- Access Services Conference - Library Collections 2.0. Library Collections 2.0: Managing Multimedia Technologies in Academic Libraries Erica Bodnar Jo (Source: pligg - all) Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:00:29 +0100 793038 http://dltj.org/article/revised-gbs-settlement/ Late, late in the day last Friday, the principle parties in the Google Book Search case submitted a revised settlement agreement agreement to the court. This post takes a look at the changes to the settlement from a library perspective. To keep this manageable, I’m not including discussion of library-oriented elements that haven’t changed; to read more about that I recommend the ALA/ACRL/ARL paper and/or previous posts on DLTJ. I’m also not including discussion on some aspects of the legal impact of the settlement (the appropriateness of setting policy via class action, the antitrust considerations of Google’s sole license to unclaimed works, etc.); for that I encourage browsing the writings of James Grimmelmann (any posting of his prefaced with “GBS” in the title). I will link off to some of the library-oriented discussion pieces of Grimmelmann and others in this post. If you really want the in-depth view of the settlement and the surrounding discussion, visit The Public Index, a website devoted to chronicling and commenting on aspects of the settlement.How We Got HereEven with the previous caveats, though, it is probably useful to review how we got to this point. Back in 2005, the Authors Guild (AG) and the Association of American Publishers (AAP) sued Google over their scanning, indexing, and display activity of books scanned from libraries. All was pretty quiet for years until October 2008 when the parties filed a request with the court to form a class action (expanding the original parties to now include all copyright holders of books) and a corresponding settlement of that class action. Many agree that this is a pretty wonky use of class action law as a way to solve the problem of works for which copyright holders couldn’t be easily identified (the so-called “orphan works” problem). ... Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:02:14 +0100 802508 http://www.lawlib.state.ma.us/2009/11/free-caselaw-from-google.html The legal research community is buzzing about Google's announcement yesterday of a free database of full-text cases from federal and state courts via Google Scholar. The cases are well-formatted, include pagination, and include links to all cited cases that are also in the database. Here's what's included:State Appellate and Supreme Court Cases since 1950Federal District, Appellate, Tax and Bankruptcy Cases since 1923US Supreme Court Cases since 1791Here's how to use it:To search the whole database, just go to Google Scholar, select Legal Opinions and Journals and start searching. But often you'll want to narrow your search, so instead, click on Advanced Scholar Search.Type in your search terms in the boxes at the top of the page.At the bottom of the page, select the juridiction(s) you'd like to search and click on Search Scholar.Here's how to explore more content:Once you have a case you like, click on How Cited at the top of the screen. The right column will include Cited By and Related Documents, giving you additional cases, articles and booksHow to use library services to get the most out of the database:Find a case you like and use our "Ask a Librarian" service to have it Shepardized.If you are in one of our libraries and click on a law review article from the "How Cited" page, it will bring you right into that article in Hein Online. If you are at home, jot down the article citation and the go into Hein Online via our remote access service to read the article.Click on the title of a book in the "How Cited" page, and then click Find in a Library in the left column to locate your nearest library that owns the book and request a copy.It isn't clear how current the coverage is. Doing a quick search, we easily found cases from a few months ago, but were unable to find very recent cases. ... Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:00:00 +0100 793127 http://hurstassociates.blogspot.com/2009/11/call-for-participation-libraries-in.html Received via email...ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PARTICIPATION Zadar, Croatia, 24 - 28 May 2010 University of Zadar, Zadar, Croatia (http://www.unizd.hr/) Full information at: http://www.ffos.hr/lida/ Email: lida@ffos.hr The annual international conference Libraries in the Digital Age (LIDA) addresses the changing and challenging environment for libraries and information systems and services in the digital world. Each year a different and 'hot' theme is addressed, divided in two parts; the first part covering research and development and the second part addressing advances in applications and practice. LIDA brings together researchers, educators, practitioners, and developers from all over the world in a forum for personal exchanges, discussions, and learning, made easier by being held in memorable locations. Themes LIDA 2010 Part I: DIGITAL SCHOLARSHIP: support by digital libraries. ... Sat, 14 Nov 2009 05:00:00 +0100 791541 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Digitization101/~3/6h5tAWgTm_s/call-for-participation-libraries-in.html Received via email...ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PARTICIPATION Zadar, Croatia, 24 - 28 May 2010 University of Zadar, Zadar, Croatia (http://www.unizd.hr/) Full information at: http://www.ffos.hr/lida/ Email: lida@ffos.hr The annual international conference Libraries in the Digital Age (LIDA) addresses the changing and challenging environment for libraries and information systems and services in the digital world. Each year a different and 'hot' theme is addressed, divided in two parts; the first part covering research and development and the second part addressing advances in applications and practice. LIDA brings together researchers, educators, practitioners, and developers from all over the world in a forum for personal exchanges, discussions, and learning, made easier by being held in memorable locations. Themes LIDA 2010 Part I: DIGITAL SCHOLARSHIP: support by digital libraries. ... Sat, 14 Nov 2009 05:00:00 +0100 791474 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/arlisnap/~3/jsxhsPa0JwE/ [via LISjobs.com] Job Title: Access Services Librarian Organization: Savannah College of Art and Design Location: Savannah, Georgia, Description: SCAD Savannah seeks qualified applicants for the Jen... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] (Source: [ArLiSNAP]) Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:06:28 +0100 790707 http://mblc.state.ma.us/jobs/find_jobs/rss.php?job_id=5902 The Project Manager for Aeon Implementation will be responsible for overall coordination of the Harvard College Library's (HCL) implementation of the Aeon system across multiple units. The manager will work with a broad range of staff in a variety of units within HCL (Houghton Library and special collection units within other HCL libraries, Information Technology, and Widener Access Services), HCL's Information Technology Services group, as well as the Harvard University Library's Office of Information Systems. The Manager will have primary responsibility for coordinating with Aeon system vendor, Atlas Systems. Responsibilities include coordination of implementation including needs analysis, detailed project plans, serving as primary liaison with the system vendor, Atlas, to document and convey project specifications, while working closely with library staff on local implementation details. Typical duties require a high degree of organization, the ability to multi-task, and the ability to work with a broad set of stakeholders internal and external to the organization. Manages, coordinates and provides leadership in needs analysis, testing and implementation of the Aeon system in multiple HCL units: works closely with HCL managers to understand their needs for collection management of their special collections material on a case- by-case basis; creates and maintains all project timelines and projections; participates in workflow analysis and related system needs with each unit; advises on and negotiates library-wide processes and procedures; and oversees testing and evaluation of system functionality and workflows. Communicates on an ongoing basis with staff and serves as catalyst for making change as needed. Oversees implementation of Aeon. Develops and maintains extensive contact with Atlas Systems throughout project development and implementation; serves as primary contact with Atlas Systems on all project details. ... Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:50:02 +0100 789112 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FlaJobline/~3/CfCOZVOpvtM/lending-services-supervisor-nait.html Lending Services SupervisorLearning Resources – NAIT LibraryCompetition Number: 209224Closing Date: November 20, 2009NAIT Library requires a proactive Lending Services Supervisor to lead our Lending Services Department and work as part of our collections team.Responsibilities:This position encompasses Lending Services’ supervisory and administrative responsibilities in order to develop and deliver a range of access services to the NAIT community and the public, as well as maintain the good order of the Library facility and its physical collections of information resources. Three functional units are under the umbrella term “Lending Services”: Circulation/Reserves, Interlibrary Loan/Document Delivery, and Audiovisual booking and delivery. In addition this position is responsible for the daily operation of the Voyager Circulation/Reserves and the Media Scheduling modules and performs print and audiovisual collections development for assigned schools and programs.Qualifications:A two-year Library Technician Diploma from a recognized college or institute required. Previous supervisory and customer service experience and a strong commitment to customer service are mandatory. Previous experience with collection development, lending services and the Voyager library system is an asset. Excellent oral and written communication and the ability to do precise detailed work are essential. Competency in a computerized environment is a must. The physical ability to handle books and book trucks is required.Remuneration: $1,966.49 to $2,622.83 bi-weeklyApply online: www.nait.ca/hr/careersNAIT Human ResourcesPH: 780.471.7466We thank all applicants for their interest in NAIT as an employer. However, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. (Source: FLA Jobline) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:17:04 +0100 789377 http://www.lisjobs.com/jobs/item.asp?ID=41864 Access Services Librarian (Source: Combined Library Job Postings - Lisjobs.com and Library Job Postings on the Internet) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:01:00 +0100 789398 http://joblist.ala.org/modules/jobseeker/controller.cfm?rssjobid=13900 Access Services Librarian (Instructor/Assistant Professor) (City College of New York Library) (Source: Latest ALA Job Listings) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:35:01 +0100 788742 http://cincinnatilaw.blogspot.com/2009/11/pacer-redaction-policies.html For those who don't know what PACER (Public Access to Court Electronic Records) is, first of all, it is "an electronic public access service that allows users to obtain case and docket information from Federal appellate, district and bankruptcy courts, and the U.S. Party/Case Index via the Internet." It's a service of the United States Judiciary; the PACER Service Center being run by the (Source: Cincinnati Law Library Association) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 +0100 788829 http://joblist.ala.org/modules/jobseeker/controller.cfm?rssjobid=13891 Head of Access Services (Texas State University-San Marcos, Alkek Library) (Source: Latest ALA Job Listings) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:35:05 +0100 788223 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FlaJobline/~3/mznuaNHYGb8/front-desk-assistant-st-marys.html Employer: St Mary’s University College LibraryPosition Title: Front Desk AssistantReports To: Head of Access ServicesHours of Work: Approximately 15 hours/ week (2 daytime shifts)Pay Rate: $11.50 / hr.Duration: Continuing Part-TimeDeadline: November 13, 2009St Mary’s University College Library is seeking a “Front Desk Assistant” with a strong work ethic to assist in the ongoing delivery of library and information services. This position presents an opportunity to engage in service and gain valuable library experience. The ideal candidate should have excellent interpersonal, collaborative, and communication skills as well as a familiarity with a library environment. This position requires a strong commitment to support student-centred education and the ability to work effectively and flexibly in a multi-tasking environment.This position offers an opportunity to play a vital role in the delivery of library and information services. Reporting to the Head of Access Services, the Front Desk Assistant is responsible for a range of duties that are crucial to the continuing operation of the Library.Duties include:Circulation and customer serviceProviding general reference and research services to library patrons;Troubleshooting and maintenance of library equipment (printers and photocopiers, etc);Daily cash control and general supplies;Assisting with processing of acquisitions, serials and courier services;Shelving & additional duties as assigned;The ideal candidate should have the following skills and/or experience:Customer service skills and strong customer service orientation;Reliable, responsible, punctualAttention to detail, ability to prioritize and multitask;Ability to work independently as well as part of a team;Library training and/or library experience;Strong computer skills;Excellent oral & written communications skills;Application procedure – Interested candidates are invited to email, fax, or mail their resume. ... Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:57:09 +0100 787536 http://www.slis.indiana.edu/careers/view_job_specific.php?job_id=5912 State: Oregon General Description: Develops and coordinates the Library’s distance learning services and programs; coordinates initiatives and training for Library faculty and staff to support distance services in their respective areas; supports course-integrated online information literacy instruction in a collaborative environment; develops policies and procedures for providing access to materials to distributed learning students and faculty; participates in the library’s dynamic reference and instruction programs; and collaborates on the selection of information resources to support the distance education needs of a diverse institution. Some evening and weekend reference duty and/or instruction is required. Fixed-term faculty contribute to faculty governance activities within the Library and the University, engage in community and professional service, and pursue an active publication and research agenda, seeking grants as appropriate. This entry-level, full-time, 12-month fixed-term faculty position reports to the Assistant University Librarian for Public Services. Specific Responsibilities • Develop and coordinate the Library’s distance instruction, services, and programs in collaboration with the Assistant University Librarian for Public Services • In collaboration with the Information Literacy Coordinator and Subject Librarians, develop and support course-integrated online information literacy instruction. • Coordinate the development of online learning objects and guides, including tutorials, with a focus on transferrable information literacy skills. • Work with the Manager of Public Access Services to develop policies and procedures for providing access to materials to distributed learning students and faculty. • Work with the Office of Information Technology and the Library’s Resources Services & Technology division to integrate Library content into the University’s virtual learning environment (BlackBoard®). ... Sun, 25 Oct 2009 21:40:02 +0100 785428 http://wlaweb.blogspot.com/2009/10/wla-2009-ada-refreshed-ensuring-access.html Robin A. Jones, Director, DBTAC--Great Lakes ADA Center, University of Illinois at Chicago.Excellent program, starting with a little review of ADA and its purposes, and legal obligations of entities under the law. Also takes a look at Wisconsin state law, which luckily for us, unlike some other states, apparently, is pretty consistent with ADA.More citizens than ever are over age 55, and more citizens have disabilities. Jones spent time on educating us on the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 which will expand the definition of "person with a disability." In addition, limitations in the Act's list of major life activities may also constitute a disability.Jones covered such topics of interest to libraries as: building access, service animals, communication, and virtual accessibility.For more information see http://www.adagreatlakes.org. (Source: The WLA Blog) Sun, 25 Oct 2009 04:00:00 +0100 786087 http://www.lisjobs.com/jobs/item.asp?ID=41795 Assistant State Librarian for Access Services (Source: Combined Library Job Postings - Lisjobs.com and Library Job Postings on the Internet) Fri, 23 Oct 2009 06:01:00 +0100 785756 http://digital-scholarship.com/digitalkoans/2009/10/11/harvard-college-library-and-the-national-library-of-china-to-digitize-51500-volume-chinese-rare-book-collection/ The Harvard College Library and the National Library of China will collaborate to digitize and make freely available the 51,500-volume Chinese rare book collection of Harvard-Yenching Library. Here's an excerpt from the announcement: Among the largest cooperative projects of its kind ever undertaken between China and US libraries, the project will digitize Harvard-Yenching Library's entire 51,500-volume Chinese rare book collection. One of the libraries which make up the Harvard College Library system, Harvard-Yenching is the largest university library for East Asian research in the Western world. When completed, the project will have a transformative affect on scholarship involving rare Chinese texts, Harvard-Yenching Librarian James Cheng predicted. . . . The six-year project will be done in two three-year phases. The first phase, beginning in January 2010, will digitize books from the Song, Yuan and Ming dynasties, which date from about 960 AD to 1644. The second phase, starting in January 2013, will digitize books from the Qing Dynasty, which date from 1644 until 1795. The collection includes materials which cover an extensive range of subjects, including history, philosophy, drama, belles letters and classics. All of the rare books will have to be examined carefully to identify those that are fragile, damaged, or are sewn in a way that hides text along the binding margin. To determine which volumes may need conservation treatment, project manager Sharon Li-Shiuan Yang, head of access services at Harvard-Yenching Library, and her team will receive training in basic condition assessment from the Weissman Preservation Center, which treats Harvard's rare library materials. Items needing repair will be sent to the Weissman for treatment by conservators before being digitized. ... Mon, 12 Oct 2009 04:00:00 +0100 781471 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DigitalKoans/~3/20hGOVWUsgI/ The Harvard College Library and the National Library of China will collaborate to digitize and make freely available the 51,500-volume Chinese rare book collection of Harvard-Yenching Library. Here's an excerpt from the announcement: Among the largest cooperative projects of its kind ever undertaken between China and US libraries, the project will digitize Harvard-Yenching Library's entire 51,500-volume Chinese rare book collection. One of the libraries which make up the Harvard College Library system, Harvard-Yenching is the largest university library for East Asian research in the Western world. When completed, the project will have a transformative affect on scholarship involving rare Chinese texts, Harvard-Yenching Librarian James Cheng predicted. . . . The six-year project will be done in two three-year phases. The first phase, beginning in January 2010, will digitize books from the Song, Yuan and Ming dynasties, which date from about 960 AD to 1644. The second phase, starting in January 2013, will digitize books from the Qing Dynasty, which date from 1644 until 1795. The collection includes materials which cover an extensive range of subjects, including history, philosophy, drama, belles letters and classics. All of the rare books will have to be examined carefully to identify those that are fragile, damaged, or are sewn in a way that hides text along the binding margin. To determine which volumes may need conservation treatment, project manager Sharon Li-Shiuan Yang, head of access services at Harvard-Yenching Library, and her team will receive training in basic condition assessment from the Weissman Preservation Center, which treats Harvard's rare library materials. Items needing repair will be sent to the Weissman for treatment by conservators before being digitized. ... Mon, 12 Oct 2009 03:03:37 +0100 782681 http://www.slis.indiana.edu/careers/view_job_specific.php?job_id=5800 State: Tennessee The University of Tennessee, Chattanooga's Lupton Library invites applications from progressive and student-centered librarians to fill two, tenure-track vacancies on our team. Head, Library Access Services The Access Services Department is seeking a creative and collaborative professional to lead the Library's circulation, reserves, resource sharing, and other related initiatives. Duties include the supervision of one librarian and seven staff positions, leadership of access services efforts, and the provision of user-centered reference, outreach, and collection development. To view the complete position descriptions go to: www.library.utc.edu/jobs. A review of applications will begin on November 2, 2009 and will continue until the positions are filled. Interested applicants should submit a letter of application including the position of interest, vita, and the contact information for three references including the professional relationship of applicant and reference to: Anna Lane, Lupton Library, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, 615 McCallie Ave, Chattanooga, TN 37403; candidates may email materials to anna-lane@utc.edu or fax to 423-425-4775, attention Anna Lane. Apologies for cross-posting! Caitlin Shanley Assistant Professor Instructional Design and Technology Librarian Lupton Library University of Tennessee at Chattanooga caitlin-shanley@utc.edu (423) 425-5279 (office) (423) 425-4775 (fax) Submitted on 2009-10-06 (Source: SLIS Careers Feed) Wed, 07 Oct 2009 22:24:01 +0100 780220 http://www.lisjobs.com/jobs/item.asp?ID=41732 Head of Access Services (Source: Combined Library Job Postings - Lisjobs.com and Library Job Postings on the Internet) Tue, 06 Oct 2009 06:01:00 +0100 780331 http://joblist.ala.org/modules/jobseeker/controller.cfm?rssjobid=13773 Access Services Librarian - Kemp Library (East Stroudsburg University (ESU), Pennsylvania) (Source: Latest ALA Job Listings) Tue, 06 Oct 2009 05:12:01 +0100 779635 http://laurenpressley.com/library/?p=947 Joan K. Lippincott is from the Coalition for Networked Information Shift from desktop to laptop is almost complete for college students 80.5% college students own a laptop (don’t always bring it to class, though) 66% college students oen an internet-capable cell phone 71% of teens owned a cell phone in 2008 Discussion of cell phone plan pricing and apps stores changing how people use cell phones Kindle sales of a recent bestseller by Dan Brown topped print sales at Amazon for a short period of time (still notable) Twitter is being used by more people of all ages; highest update in age group 45-54 Mainstream press is producing mobile-compatible versions of content What are libraries doing to meet mobile challenge? Content configured for devices? Services for mobile users? Promotion of content and services so people know they’re available? Moving from communication to information devices: using cell phones for a lot more (alarm clock, watch, music collection, email machine, etc) Talked a bit about iTunes U Nielsen reports a 52% increase in mobile subscribers watching a video on a mobile phone Kids “consider their mobile phone to be their best friend” Survey of US and UK kids: if you had to give up all but one device, which would you keep? Choose phone. Will do more and create content with devices (though skills vary widely among students) 67% students in high school maintain a website 27% of K-12 said they regularly create slideshows, videos, or webpages for schoolwork K-12 express frustration when they can’t use their own devices for course work Harvard Medical School in 2007: 52% owned PDA, mostly for reference info More jobs will be in these environments when they graduate, how are we preparing them for this? Reminded us about Studying Students and Informing Innovation. ... Fri, 02 Oct 2009 20:20:46 +0100 779201 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FlaJobline/~3/2KJm8V_LZNY/access-services-desk-technician-mount.html ACCESS SERVICES DESK TECHNICIANLibrary Assistant VIFull-Time Library ServicesCOMPETITION #: 8839KBThe Library Access Services Desk Technician works in a team environment providing Circulation/Reserve or Media services to students, faculty and staff. This position works Monday to Friday daytime, 35 hours per week.Duties will include:Staffing public service desk(s) in Access Services Signing out Library materials and/or equipment to users Working with Library and University software systems Performing functions related to public service such as maintaining statistics and conducting inventories Assisting instructors and students in the use of Library resources and equipmentQualifications: A Library Technician diploma and relevant Library experienceAbility to work in a team environment Excellent communication and interpersonal skills supported by the ability to work under pressure Demonstrated commitment to customer service Adaptable to change and technological innovationSALARY: $1,660.17 semi-monthlyCLOSING DATE: October 9, 2009REPLY TO: MOUNT ROYAL UNIVERSITY, Department of Human Resources, 4825 Mount Royal Gate SW, Calgary, AB T3E 6K6 Fax: 403.440.6629 Email: webapply@mtroyal.ca (Source: FLA Jobline) Fri, 02 Oct 2009 02:16:36 +0100 778484 http://joblist.ala.org/modules/jobseeker/controller.cfm?rssjobid=13740 Head, Library Access Services and Information Commons Librarian (University of Tennessee at Chattanooga) (Source: Latest ALA Job Listings) Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:12:04 +0100 778337 http://plablog.org/2009/10/be-counted-participate-in-the-2009-2010-public-library-technology-survey.html The 2009-2010 Public Library Funding & Technology Access survey (http://www.ala.org/plinternetfunding) conducted by the American Library Association (ALA) and the Center for Library & Information Innovation at the University of Maryland (www.liicenter.org) is now available for completion at www.plinternetsurvey.org. Funded by the American Library Association and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the survey provides important data regarding public library Internet connectivity, use, funding, and services. Since 1994, these surveys have been used by the American Library Association and others to inform and educate stakeholders – policymakers, funders, elected officials, supporters, and the media – at the local, state and national levels about the issues and needs your library faces in providing public computer and Internet access services and resources; how library staff and technology resources support community employment, e-government, and education services; the challenges libraries face in funding their services and resources; and the need for libraries, as community anchor institutions, to have access to robust high speed Internet connectivity as part of the recent broadband stimulus component of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), also known as the Stimulus Bill. Your participation in the survey is extremely important, and directly impacts the ability of ALA and others to advocate on behalf of public libraries and the tremendous contribution public libraries make to their communities through their public access Internet services and resources. The survey is open through November 6, 2009. To participate, go to http://www.plinternetsurvey.org. You will need an ID number, which you may look up on the website. Thank you for your time and willingness to participate. Questions regarding the survey should be directed to support or 301.405.9445. ... Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:13:34 +0100 778743 http://www.olis.ri.gov/rhodarian/?p=594 A message from Kieran Ayton of the ACRL NEC Information Technology Interest Group: The ACRL NEC Information Technology Interest Group will be holding its next meeting on Friday, November 20th, 2009 at Bryant University (time to be announced).  Everyone is welcome to attend!! The purpose of the Information Technology Interest Group is to develop and promote all types of technologies used in the 21st century library.  Specifically, we want to explore how new innovations like mobile phone library catalogs and Amazon Kindles can be used to connect today’s patrons to the library.  We also want to help small and underfunded libraries implement new technologies. Presenters for the meeting on November 20th 2009 (time to be announced): Joe Murphy (General Science Librarian and Instruction Coordinator) @ Yale University on iphones Bonnie Buzzell (Senior Knowledge Systems Librarian) @ Brown University on Mobile Catalogs Pat Crawford (Head of Access Services) @ Bryant University on Kindle Loans Jenifer Bond (Assistant Director) @ Bryant University More details to come! To learn more about the Information Technology Interest Group: Visit our website @ http://www.acrlnec.org/sigs/itig/ Become a fan of our Facebook page Contact me – Kieran Ayton – kayton@bryant.edu Sounds like a great meeting! (Source: Rhodarian) Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:34:44 +0100 778478 http://mlcnet.org/blog/?p=552 Washtenaw Community College Library is offering a free workshop. Subject: FREE workshop at WCC: Library collaboration with business service organization Workshop: From Library to Biz Resource Center Date: Friday, November 13, 2009 Time: 9:00am – 12:00pm Location: Washtenaw Community College Great Lakes Building Rm. 106 4800 E. Huron River Dr. Ann Arbor, MI 48105 Click here for driving directions Cost: FREE! CEU: 0.3 (Please include your full name, name of institution and last four digits of your SS# when making your reservation to receive CEU credits) Description and Agenda: Washtenaw Community College Bailey Library has partnered with MI-SBTDC, a business service organization serving new and existing small businesses in Michigan. Participants will be introduced to how WCC develops and provides resources and services to this community of patrons. If you are interested in learning how to strengthen the connection to the small business community in your area please attend this informative workshop. Agenda: 9:00 am – 9:15 am               Welcome and introduction 9:15 am – 9:30 am               Beginning of WCC Biz Resource Center 9:30 am – 10:00 am             WCC Biz Resource Center resources 10:00 am – 10:15 am          Individual consultations with entrepreneurs 10:15 am – 10:30 am          Break 10:30 am – 11:30 am          Market research workshops 11:30 am – 11:45 am          Q & A 11:45 am – 12:00 pm          Evaluations Library tour available after the workshop Reserve your spot by Friday, October 30th. Contact Bethany Kennedy to reserve your spot, please indicate if you are receiving CEU credits for this workshop: Bethany Kennedy, MLIS Director, Access Services Washtenaw Community College Bailey Library, GM 111 4800 East Huron River Dr. Ann Arbor, MI 48105-4800 ph: 734.477.8723 fax:734.677.2220 email: bakennedy@wccnet.edu (Source: MLC Blog) Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:49:27 +0100 777694 http://www.slaw.ca/2009/09/28/recap-crowdsourcing-u-s-federal-court-transparency/ Back in July I talked about a petition urging to improve PACER, the online access service to U.S. court records and documents.  Until improvements are made, the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard have stepped in to provide a tool to give open access to court documents that originate on PACER in cooperation with the Internet Archive. The video below is a presentation by Steve Schultze, fellow of the Berkman Center and new Associate Director at Princeton’s Center for Information Technology Policy at the September 8, 2009 conference Gov 2.0 Expo Showcase explaining how the tool RECAP (a Firefox extension) works: (Source: Slaw) Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:30:07 +0100 777358 http://mblc.state.ma.us/jobs/find_jobs/rss.php?job_id=5858 This position reviews subscriptions and invoices for Serial materials; assures accurate payment for each item from the proper budget in a timely fashion; and works with outside suppliers and other departments within the Library and University on resolving problems. Duties and Responsibilities: -Reviews incoming invoices to assure items have been received and/or not previously paid. -Monitors invoice workflow. Assures that completed invoices are passed to Book Accounts daily. As needed, creates invoices in Aleph, accurately linking to the correct order for each line item. -Reviews subscription renewal lists annually, so that adjustments may be made by vendors, and accurate invoices may be issued around Nov. 1 -Researches problems related to subscription renewals, receipt of materials, and payment of invoices, and resolves problems as quickly as possible. Follows up on anything outstanding. -Communicates regularly with library vendors via phone, e- mail, and fax. -Communicates workflow problems daily to supervisor. -Contributes to unit goals by accomplishing related duties as required, including participation in team projects. (Source: MBLC Job Listings) Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:26:01 +0100 776530 http://www.slis.indiana.edu/careers/view_job_specific.php?job_id=5605 State: New Mexico The University of New Mexico Libraries (UL) has an opening (Position #0803056) for an Access Services Librarian. This is a full-time, 12 month non-tenure track faculty position. The faculty rank will be Lecturer III. The desired start date is January 4, 2010. The annual salary is negotiable from a minimum of $40,000 and includes full benefits. Position Description The successful candidate will work in a team-oriented and highly electronic environment, provide support and leadership to Access Services projects and initiatives including but not limited to collection management and inventory, collection development, and coordinating a combined reference and circulation service point that primarily serves undergraduates. The successful candidate will have a working knowledge of print and electronic information sources, strong interpersonal skills, and outstanding analytic and problem solving skills for initiating plans and carrying out projects. This position reports to the Director of Access Services. The successful candidate will participate in faculty governance as detailed in the UNM Faculty Handbook. Education and Experience Minimum Requirements:  Master’s degree earned by the start date from an ALA-accredited Library/Information Science program.  2 years reference desk experience, library information desk experience, or circulation desk experience in an academic or public library. Preferred (Desired) Qualifications:  One year classroom library instruction or other teaching experience.  One year desk experience in a combined service setting.  One year desk experience providing reference in an academic or public library.  Experience leading and completing projects.  Experience with developing and implementing training programs.  Coursework or experience working with government documents.  Demonstrated motivation to learn new technologies.  Bilingual (Spanish-English) speaking skills. ... Fri, 25 Sep 2009 05:18:01 +0100 776394 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Wisblawg-FromTheUwLawLibrary/~3/Eh9V8Q8bUWQ/sources_of_state_and_federal_c.html Legal professionals often need to access court documents and case information, but knowing where to find them most efficiently and cost effectively isn't always easy. There several services that provide access to recent court documents - some free and some fee based. The following is a run-down of available services of which I am aware. If you know of of any others, please share them in the comments. Federal Courts PACER (http://pacer.psc.uscourts.gov) - Most recent federal court documents are available via the PACER system. Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) is an electronic public access service that allows users to obtain case and docket information from Federal Appellate, District and Bankruptcy courts. However, users must pay a fee to access PACER - much to the consternation of those who believe that government information should be free. Free public access to PACER is currently provided in Federal courthouses (see the clerk of courts). Note that the Western Dist of WI charges 50 cents per page for printing. If you wish to set up your own account, note that PACER waives the first $10 of annual costs for each registered user. FreeCourtDockets (http://freecourtdockets.com) - FreeCourtDockets is a new, free service which allows anyone to retrieve federal civil, criminal, and bankruptcy court dockets. The site is the product of Courtport LLC, but is ad-sponsored. No PACER account is required to view the dockets, but if you wish to view the filings for a case, a PACER account is needed. To retrieve all court dockets except U.S. Supreme cases, you must first obtain an invitation code. To request a free code, you'll need to complete a form on the FreeCourtDockets website. Justia Federal District Court Filings and Dockets (http://dockets.justia.com) - Justia contains case information from the Federal District Courts. Some cases also include opinions, orders, and other filings. RECAP (https://www.recapthelaw. ... Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:24:33 +0100 776803 http://ramblinglibrarian.blogspot.com/2009/09/stuttering-some-resources-and-related.html Learned about the International Stuttering Awareness Day, October 22:International Stuttering Awareness Day (ISAD) occurs on October 22nd and is designed to raise awareness about the challenges that people who stutter experience. ISAD is a joint endeavor by persons who stutter and their families and professionals (educators, researchers and clinicians) interested in stuttering. ISAD provides a framework for building a more humane, just and compassionate world for millions of people who stutterISAD is co-sponsored and recognized by major international stuttering organizations such as International Stuttering Association; the International Fluency Association; European League of Stuttering Associations and American Speech-Hearing Association Division on Fluency and Fluency Disorders as well as national organizations which you can find on the International Stuttering Association website (www.stutterisa.org).Source: International Stuttering Association (ISA) - www.stutterisa.org/ISAD.html (last accessed, 20 Sept '09).After I posted that on sgLEAD, I searched more on the topic and found some interesting information on the condition:A study published by the British Medical Association, as cited here, reports that "... bilingualism before the age of 5 has a significant effect on stuttering compared to children who speak only one language before this age".The above results seem to be supported by this research paper led by the Singapore General Hospital, Australian Stuttering Research Centre, and National University of Singapore. From the abstract, the results show that "... English-dominant and Mandarin-dominant BWS exhibited higher %SS and SEV scores in their less dominant language, whereas the scores for the balanced bilinguals were similar for both languages."This NUH flyer/ newsletter article says: "In Singapore at least 1% of the population stutters, with more males and females suffering from this problem. ... Sun, 20 Sep 2009 04:00:00 +0100 775099 http://joblist.ala.org/modules/jobseeker/controller.cfm?rssjobid=13690 Access Services Librarian (University of New Mexico Libraries) (Source: Latest ALA Job Listings) Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:12:04 +0100 773559 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/talis/panlibus/~3/gIiTcNAedB4/google-book-scanning-project-issues-and-updates.php Last night I listened to another Educause webinar – something that is developing into a (good) habit. This week’s was entitled The Google Book Scanning Project – Issues and Updates, and featured presentations and discussion between Dan Clancy, Engineering Director of Google Book Search, and Jonathan Band from the Library Copyright Alliance. Even though the current negotiations are US-specific, it’s still a good idea for librarians everywhere to keep themselves up-to-date on progress on this area. This webinar provides a useful overview of the project, but if you haven’t got a full hour to spare, a recent article written by William Skidelsky in The Observer – Google’s plan for world’s biggest online library: philanthropy or act of piracy? – should also do the job. So I’ll leave it to those two sources to cover the basics. However, there are a number of concepts that are important to understand in order to follow the debate between the two sides, which is what this blog posting is really about. First of all, Google is categorising all the books it scans into one of the following: a. Public domain – defined as having been published before 1923. b. Books published after 1923, but which are either out of print or orphaned works (around 75% of all books scanned). c. Books still in print. Secondly, Google is planning to offer a number of different diverse access models, the most noteworthy being: a. Preview uses b. Online consumer access – enabling users to buy online access to individual works under a pricing regime set by either the rightsholder or Google. c. Institutional subscription – on a FTE basis, for HEIs and corporations d. Public Access Terminal – one free terminal per US public or university library. Thirdly, an independent Books Rights Registry (no website as yet) will be set up to represent rightsholders and to collect and distribute revenues as well as resolve disputes. ... Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:07:29 +0100 771794 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/talis/panlibus/~3/gIiTcNAedB4/google-book-scanning-project-issues-and-updates.php Last night I listened to another Educause webinar – something that is developing into a (good) habit. This week’s was entitled The Google Book Scanning Project – Issues and Updates, and featured presentations and discussion between Dan Clancy, Engineering Director of Google Book Search, and Jonathan Band from the Library Copyright Alliance. Even though the current negotiations are US-specific, it’s still a good idea for librarians everywhere to keep themselves up-to-date on progress on this area. This webinar provides a useful overview of the project, but if you haven’t got a full hour to spare, a recent article written by William Skidelsky in The Observer – Google’s plan for world’s biggest online library: philanthropy or act of piracy? – should also do the job. So I’ll leave it to those two sources to cover the basics. However, there are a number of concepts that are important to understand in order to follow the debate between the two sides, which is what this blog posting is really about. First of all, Google is categorising all the books it scans into one of the following: a. Public domain – defined as having been published before 1923. b. Books published after 1923, but which are either out of print or orphaned works (around 75% of all books scanned). c. Books still in print. Secondly, Google is planning to offer a number of different diverse access models, the most noteworthy being: a. Preview uses b. Online consumer access – enabling users to buy online access to individual works under a pricing regime set by either the rightsholder or Google. c. Institutional subscription – on a FTE basis, for HEIs and corporations d. Public Access Terminal – one free terminal per US public or university library. Thirdly, an independent Books Rights Registry (no website as yet) will be set up to represent rightsholders and to collect and distribute revenues as well as resolve disputes. ... Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:07:29 +0100 770227 http://medinfo.netbib.de/archives/2009/09/01/3478 In seinem Symposium Report berichtet Marcus über ein Google Books Settlement (GBS) Symposium und spekuliert über die Future of Information Access. Ich fand seine Zusammenfassung der Zusammenfassung (PDF) ganz gut, da ich den ganzen Prozeß auch nicht überblicke (wer schon?). You can read much more in depth than I have, but ultimately the debate boils down to this question: does the settlement facilitate a monopolistic cartel between Google and major publishers, or does it open up access to the world’s literature in a truly innovative and unprecedented way? Klare Kiste: Business schlägt Government: The cold fact is that Google had the resources and ambition to conceive of massive book scanning, and our cultural institutions did not. Und – ganz wichtig: Google will provide free Public Access Service (PAS) to each public library and not-for-profit higher education institution that requests it; a user sitting at a PAS terminal will be able to view the full text of all books in the Institutional Subscription Database (ISD = books in the in-copyright, not commercially available category). Google will sell access to the ISD to universities. Jede Dorfbücherei wird damit zur Nationalbibliothek (nein, besser!). Keine Ahnung ob das alles auch für Europa/Deutschland gilt/gelten wird, hier sind ja anscheinend noch heftige Bestrebungen gegen (diese Form des us-amerikanischen GBS) im Gange (EU, VG Wort). Related posts subito-Teilurteil (0) subito-Klage und das Allmende-Problem (0) Science Blogging 2008 London: After work perspectives (0) Schönes Neues Jahr? (3) Rechteeinräumung (0) (Source: medinfo) Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:38:59 +0100 770159 http://joblist.ala.org/modules/jobseeker/controller.cfm?rssjobid=13632 Librarian II, III, or IV, Access Services (Circulation/ILL/Reserves) (University of Hawai'i at Hilo, Hawaii) (Source: Latest ALA Job Listings) Tue, 01 Sep 2009 18:24:05 +0100 769206 http://visualresourceslibrary.blogspot.com/2009/09/where-did-videotapes-and-dvds-go.html In order to better serve our moving image users, the Videotape and DVD Collection have been moved to Waldo Library. You'll find them in Access Services on the main floor of the library. Faculty are strongly encouraged to make advanced reservations for titles they wish to use in the classroom. The Advanced Reservation form can be found here: wmich.edu/library/forms/vfr.php (Source: Visual Resources Library) Tue, 01 Sep 2009 04:00:00 +0100 770030 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Wisblawg-FromTheUwLawLibrary/~3/r7-7JMV3SR8/federal_judiciary_to_assess_pa.html From the PACER Service Center: The Federal Judiciary has undertaken a year-long, comprehensive program assessment. The goal of the assessment is to identify potential enhancements to existing services and new public access services that could be provided. We are gathering information through focus groups, interviews, and surveys. Please be aware you may be solicited about your views about PACER and our services with an eye towards what you, the customer, would like to see in the future. If you have any questions about this assessment, please contact the PACER Service Center at pacer@psc.uscourts.gov. (Source: WisBlawg - From the UW Law Library) Mon, 31 Aug 2009 21:02:34 +0100 769610 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/earlham/dGCQ/~3/uQme34g1DVw/debate-within-library-community-over.html Paula J. Hane, Anti Google Book Settlement Organizations Band Together in Open Book Alliance, Information Today, August 27, 2009. ... At the end of July, The American Library Association (ALA), the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) and the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) sent a letter to the [U.S. Department of Justice]'s Antitrust Division, requesting it to advise the court presiding over the settlement to supervise the implementation of the [Google Books] settlement closely, particularly the pricing of institutional subscriptions and the selection of the Book Rights Registry board members. These library associations have not joined the newly formed [Open Book Alliance]. According to Corey Williams, associate director for ALA's Office of Government Relations, ALA leadership worked closely with its membership to shape its position on the settlement. ... "We've already gone on record with the court," she says. Commenting on the formation of the alliance, she added, "ALA is delighted that others are joining the debate. We encourage everyone who cares about the issues raised by the proposed settlement to weigh in with the court." The Urban Libraries Council (ULC) is the nonprofit membership organization serving the major public libraries located in urban and metropolitan areas throughout the U.S. On Aug. 19, the ULC submitted a statement urging the court to require that the parties involved "address the issues raised in this document before approving the proposed settlement." The ULC concerns relate to access (one terminal per public library building is "admirable but not workable"), reader privacy, printing charges, and monopoly issues. CEO Susan Benton says the alliance certainly sounds of interest for the council's concerns, but the ULC had not been approached about joining. ... N.B.: ALA, ACRL, and ARL are the members of the Library Copyright Alliance. ... Fri, 28 Aug 2009 04:00:00 +0100 767984 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=Bernard_A-_Margolis_on_the_Google_Book_Project_Settlement-_No_--- Require that Google be prohibited from retaining any individual user or patron information collected from any use of the Public Access Service or Ins (Source: pligg - all) Wed, 26 Aug 2009 07:00:29 +0100 767338 http://cincinnatilaw.blogspot.com/2009/08/pacer-assessmentupdate.html The Federal Judiciary announced Monday that it has undertaken a year-long, comprehensive program assessment to identify potential enhancements to new & existing services access services. ( Here ) (Source: Cincinnati Law Library Association) Wed, 26 Aug 2009 04:00:00 +0100 767439 http://librarian.lishost.org/?p=2729 THE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT / THE UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK / ALBANY, NY 12230 Bernard A. Margolis State Librarian and Assistant Commissioner for Libraries New York State Library 10C34 Cultural Education Center Albany, New York 12230 Email: bmargolis@mail.nysed.gov Tel. (518) 474-5930 Fax (518) 486-6880 I thought you might be interested in a letter which I have sent to Keith Michael Fiels, American Library Association, Mary Ellen Davis, Association of College and Research Libraries and Charles B. Lowry, Association of Research Libraries. I have also attached the letter of July 29th to the U.S. Department of Justice for background. Please join me in advocating for actions which will improve the Google Book Project Settlement as it relates to library principles, values and services. Bernard A. Margolis State Librarian and Assistant Commissioner for Libraries New York State Library New York State Education Department Albany, New York 12230 ========= August 21, 2009 Keith Michael Fiels, Executive Director, American Library Association Mary Ellen Davis, Executive Director, Association of College and Research Libraries Charles B. Lowry, Executive Director, Association of Research Libraries Dear Colleagues: I have read with interest and concern your July 29th letter to Deputy Assistant Attorney General William F. Cavanaugh regarding the Google Library Project Settlement. I am disappointed with the final positions articulated regarding this very important matter. I want to urge your consideration of a stronger position reflecting both the critically important principles of access as well as the economic realities faced by your members (individual and institutional). Robert C. Darnton of Harvard has stated so simply and clearly the view that “…the settlement contains too many potential limitations on access to and use of the books by members of the higher education community and by patrons of public libraries. ... Tue, 25 Aug 2009 11:30:36 +0100 767151 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FlaJobline/~3/gDx0DV_R2po/access-services-technician-mount-royal.html Employment Opportunity Available at Mount Royal_______________________________________________________ACCESS SERVICES TECHNICIANLibrary Assistant VIFull-TimeLibrary Services COMPETITION #: 9532KBThe Library Access Services Technician works in a team environment providing Circulation/Reserve or Media services to students, faculty and staff, and supports the Library’s collection development and website maintenance in specific subject areas. This is a full-time 12 month position.Duties will include: Staffing public service desk(s) in Access Services Assisting instructors and students in the use of Library resources and equipment Supporting collection development in print, electronic and multimedia formats Managing on-line databases Contributing to the maintenance of the Library website Performing special projects as assigned by the coordinator, Access Services and/or Library DirectorQualifications: A Library Technician diploma At least two years of relevant library employment experience Ability to work in a team environment Excellent communication and interpersonal skills supported by the ability to work under pressure Demonstrated commitment to customer service Productivity skills related to personal computers and the Internet Adaptability to change and technological innovationSALARY: $1,787.42 semi-monthlyCLOSING DATE: August 31, 2009REPLY TO: MOUNT ROYAL COLLEGEDEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES4825 MOUNT ROYAL GATE SWCALGARY, AB T3E 6K6Fax: 403.440.6629Email: webapply@mtroyal.ca (Source: FLA Jobline) Thu, 20 Aug 2009 16:49:50 +0100 766286 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=Law_Librarian_Blog_Opening_Access_Services_Librarian_Minnesota_--- This professional position will promote and manage all aspects of access services in a highly patron oriented academic law library that is nationall (Source: pligg - all) Thu, 20 Aug 2009 07:00:25 +0100 765789 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/teleread/KHnj/~3/MZbdwj95HCs/ The following post is Creative Commons-licensed. and I am reposting it in full since it makes an important point I haven’t seen before. Librarians. take note! Peter Hirtle posted this item to the LibraryLaw Blog: There is an awful lot to read and digest in the hundreds of pages in the Google Books Settlement, and librarians have been at the forefront in identifying important issues. Jonathan Band’s excellent "Guides for the Perplexed" and the recent concern with privacy issues (see also EPIC’s overview of the Settlement and privacy issues) are just two of the ways that librarians are striving to make a useful product even better. Nevertheless, I have been surprised at the lack of discussion in the library community about what I feel is one of the most problematic features of the settlement: printing fees in the Public Access Service. The Public Access Service is the free license that every public library can receive that allows that library to access the proposed books database from one of the library’s computers. Users are allowed to view the entire text of the book (unlike the Consumer Purchase model, which only allows you to see up to 20% of the book without paying), but they are not allowed to download the book. Users can, however, print out pages from the book. Here is the kicker: if the library charges a fee for printing (and how many libraries can allow users to print for free?), then they are required by Section 4.8(a)(ii) of the Agreement to charge users for the printing. Google will collect the money on behalf of libraries and pass it on to the Registry. Google has agreed to pay the cost of the printing for the first five years or $3 million, whichever comes first. It is standard practice in many libraries to charge for the cost of paper and toner associated with printing from networked resources. ... Wed, 19 Aug 2009 15:12:54 +0100 765561 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LawLibrarianBlog/~3/HtVXWp-hnQw/opening-access-services-librarian-minnesota-law-library.html The University of Minnesota Law Library is seeking talented and motivated candidates for the position of Access Services Librarian. This professional position will promote and manage all aspects of access services in a highly patron oriented academic law library that... (Source: Law Librarian Blog) Tue, 18 Aug 2009 04:00:00 +0100 765688 http://www.lisnews.org/renovation_or_wreckage A library which underwent a £430,000 revamp has had to close after less than a week after cracks appeared in the building's ceiling. The library in Euxton, Lancashire (UK), had reopened last Monday, but was forced to shut on Friday to enable essential repairs to take place. Users have been told they can access services at other county libraries. Julie Bell, from the Lancashire County Library and Information Service, said the closure was "regrettable". BBC reports. Here's a press release announcing the improvements and re-opening before the cracks appeared. (Source: LISNews - Librarian And Information Science News) Mon, 17 Aug 2009 12:50:12 +0100 765737 http://lisnews.org/renovation_or_wreckage A library which underwent a £430,000 revamp has had to close after less than a week after cracks appeared in the building's ceiling. The library in Euxton, Lancashire (UK), had reopened last Monday, but was forced to shut on Friday to enable essential repairs to take place. Users have been told they can access services at other county libraries. Julie Bell, from the Lancashire County Library and Information Service, said the closure was "regrettable". BBC reports. Here's a press release announcing the improvements and re-opening before the cracks appeared. (Source: LISNews.org) Mon, 17 Aug 2009 12:50:12 +0100 764967 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=LISTSERV_15-5_-_INFOCOMMONS-L_Archives This is not your average Access Services position! This position requires creativity, initiative, understanding of the changing public service enviro (Source: pligg - all) Mon, 17 Aug 2009 07:00:21 +0100 764905 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LibrarylawBlog/~3/MvbUpFMTB1o/the-undiscussed-danger-to-libraries-in-the-google-books-settlement.html There is an awful lot to read and digest in the hundreds of pages in the Google Books Settlement, and librarians have been at the forefront in identifying important issues.  Jonathan Band's excellent "Guides for the Perplexed" and the recent concern with privacy issues (see also EPIC's overview of the Settlement and privacy issues) are just two of the ways that librarians are striving to make a useful product even better.Nevertheless, I have been surprised at the lack of discussion in the library community about what I feel is one of the most problematic features of the settlement: printing fees in the Public Access Service.  The Public Access Service is the free license that every public library can receive that allows that library to access the proposed books database from one of the library's computers.  Users are allowed to view the entire text of the book (unlike the Consumer Purchase model, which only allows you to see up to 20% of the book without paying), but they are not allowed to download the book.  Users can, however, print out pages from the book.Here is the kicker: if the library charges a fee for printing (and how many libraries can allow users to print for free?), then they are required by Section 4.8(a)(ii) of the Agreement to charge users for the printing.  Google will collect the money on behalf of libraries and pass it on to the Registry.  Google has agreed to pay the cost of the printing for the first five years or $3 million, whichever comes first.It is standard practice in many libraries to charge for the cost of paper and toner associated with printing from networked resources.  I cannot think of a single licensed resource, however, that also wants libraries to pay a use fee for that printing.  It is the equivalent of not only having users pay for costs of photocopying, but also having to send a royalty check to the Copyright Clearance Center for every page they print. ... Sun, 16 Aug 2009 20:05:13 +0100 765073 http://mblc.state.ma.us/jobs/find_jobs/rss.php?job_id=5804 Duties include: -Provide excellent customer service to Wheelock library patrons. -Supervise student workers. -Implement and oversee the circulation of library materials. -Implement and oversee stack maintenance. -Enforce and publicize circulation policies. -Maintain course reserves. -Provide interlibrary loan services in conjunction with Reference Assistants. -Perform data entry, website maintenance and other clerical tasks as assigned. -Troubleshoot computer, printer and other technical issues. -Maintain and replenish circulation and interlibrary loan materials. -Assist with opening/closing the library as necessary. -Conduct routine maintenance checks of audiovisual equipment in classrooms across Wheelock campuses. -Other duties as assigned by the Access Services Librarian. (Source: MBLC Job Listings) Fri, 14 Aug 2009 18:50:02 +0100 764322 http://www.slis.indiana.edu/careers/view_job_specific.php?job_id=5347 State: Texas Location: Central University Libraries Full/Part Time: Full-Time Regular/Temporary: Regular Subdivison/Area Central University Libraries (CUL) Salary Range Salary commensurate with experience and qualifications Responsibilities Southern Methodist University invites applications and nominations for the position of Director of Scholarly Resources and Research Services of Central University Libraries. The Central University Libraries is in the process of responding to a mandate from its newly developed strategic plan - Unbooked and Unbound: Central University Libraries for the Second Century - to develop a more conscious strategy for rethinking the organizational structure in light of the rapidly changing information landscape - http://smu.edu/cul/stratplan/. The position advertised is newly created as a result of this mandate. The next five years will be crucial for the CUL as it positions itself to play an increased leadership role in the rapidly changing information landscape of scholarly research at SMU. The Director of Scholarly Resources and Research Services will provide leadership in the area of supporting faculty research and student learning needs and will be directly responsible for developing the vision for CUL's scholarly resources - the collections (both print and digital) - and research services, including ILL and reference. ... Thu, 13 Aug 2009 20:06:01 +0100 763979 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=Lewis_amp_Clark_Library_System_-_Blog_Archive_-_Access_Services_--- Experience with ILLiad, RapidILL, OCLC WorldCat Resource Sharing, Odyssey/Ariel, HTML/Web authoring tools, and Web 2.0 applications; Academic library (Source: pligg - all) Tue, 11 Aug 2009 07:00:21 +0100 763188 http://www.slis.indiana.edu/careers/view_job_specific.php?job_id=5337 State: New Hampshire The Dartmouth College Library seeks an energetic, service oriented professional, who is interested in exploring new and improved services through the use of technology, for an entry-level Access Services Librarian position. Reporting to the Head of Access Services, the Access Services Librarian has administrative responsibility for all aspects of Baker-Berry Library circulation and reserve services (directly supervising three specialist positions and one managerial position within a total staff of 24.5 FTE positions); holds the primary responsibility for the library's automated circulation/reserve module; and is responsible for the coordination of circulation and reserve activities across a library system of eight libraries which serve the undergraduate college and the graduate schools and programs. This position will also collaborate closely with the other Baker-Berry public service areas, Jones Media Center and Research & Instruction Services, to provide a quality user experience. The librarian will serve on library-wide committees or task forces representing circulation and reserves services and will contribute to the development of the library's digital presence. QUALIFICATIONS: MLS from an ALA-accredited program by the time of appointment and relevant experience in an academic or research library. The successful candidate will have a knowledge and interest in library issues related to circulation and reserve services; knowledge of copyright law within the library environment; project management experience; experience with the structure and administration of an integrated library system (Innovative Interfaces Inc. preferred) or the equivalent; strong commitment to library public service; excellent analytical, organizational, and communication skills; and the ability to work collegially in a team environment. RANK AND SALARY: The position is part of the Librarian Classification System of Professional Ranks. ... Sun, 09 Aug 2009 14:24:02 +0100 762808 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=Baby_Boomer_Librarian_Position_Announcement--Access_Services_--- Strong commitment to service and professional development. · Ability to move and handle books as well as loaded book trucks. · Ability to lift up to (Source: pligg - all) Fri, 07 Aug 2009 07:00:19 +0100 762219 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BabyBoomerLibrarian/~3/cfdbHz8glXg/position-announcement-access-services.html Frank Mols, the director, is a long time friend of mine.  He would be great to work with.   Please Excuse Duplicate Postings   Position Announcement   Access Services Librarian   Lebanon Valley College Bishop Library   The Access Services Librarian under the supervision of the Director or the Library and in collaboration with the other librarians provides leadership and management for staff and activities associated with Circulation, Reserves, Stack Maintenance, Interlibrary Loan, Document Delivery, and the College Archives. The person in this position also provides basic information and reference services (including evening, weekend, and holiday hours) as well as library instruction, participates in collection development activities, and interacts with a variety of library users, including faculty, staff, students, and the public.  The Access Services Librarian performs a variety of tasks to support the provision of high quality library service to the Lebanon Valley College community.   Education ·         ALA accredited MLS or equivalent   Required Knowledge and Skills ·         Record of successful public service and supervisory experience ·         Strong computer skills and demonstrated knowledge and experience with current and emerging trends and technologies. ·         Successful experience with project management ·         Ability to communicate clearly and concisely both verbally and in writing. ... Thu, 06 Aug 2009 17:10:00 +0100 762045 http://joblist.ala.org/modules/jobseeker/controller.cfm?rssjobid=13532 Access Services Librarian (Lebanon Valley College, Pennsylvania) (Source: Latest ALA Job Listings) Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:24:01 +0100 761676 http://mblc.state.ma.us/jobs/find_jobs/rss.php?job_id=5792 Brandeis University seeks an energetic, innovative, user-focused Assistant Director for Public Services. This is not your average Access Services position! This position requires creativity, initiative, understanding of the changing public service environment in academic libraries, and a desire to develop library services for the 21st century. The Assistant Director responds to changing community needs by planning, developing, implementing, managing, and assessing innovative services in a shared services environment (an Information Commons). Working within the context of the Library and Technology Services (LTS) organization, the Assistant Director directly supervises permanent staff, students and service points within and outside of the integrated service area; coordinates planning and implementation of services with other LTS units; and continually assesses both service delivery and user needs. Essential Job Functions: - Develops and provides innovative, effective, seamless services to the Brandeis community in the context of an integrated service area (the Goldfarb Library Information Commons). Continually assesses service delivery and engages in service improvement. Coordinates and collaborates with LTS units and diverse campus groups (the Writing Center, the ESL Program) to develop and provide services. - Manages staff, including regular and student staff, to provide effective public service. Oversees first tier library reference services and manages all staff (from various LTS units) providing reference services in the integrated service area. Oversees all public borrowing and loan activities in the Goldfarb Library and the Gerstenzang Science Library. Participates in matrix management across LTS units to develop, deliver, and assess services. - Oversees public use of LTS library facilities, including 24/7 access, facility security, exhibits, and research spaces. ... Tue, 04 Aug 2009 19:38:02 +0100 761493 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=Careers_Access_Services_Librarian_IUPUI_University_Library Academic library experience • Reference desk experience • Classroom instruction • Collection development experience. Minimum salary is $46000. Benefi (Source: pligg - all) Sun, 02 Aug 2009 07:00:24 +0100 760810 http://www.alia.org.au/employment/vacancies/listing.html?ID=1431 Employer: Public Record Office Victoria [closing date: 14 August 2009] (Source: ALIAnet: LIS jobs) Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:38:32 +0100 760972 http://www.slis.indiana.edu/careers/view_job_specific.php?job_id=5231 State: Colorado The University of Colorado Denver Health Sciences Library (HSL) seeks an energetic, innovative, service-oriented Web Services Librarian (WSL). The successful candidate will coordinate, develop and maintain electronic resources for the library. These resources include web resources provided by vendors, the library's web site, the library's intranet, and other electronic resources as required. The WSL works closely with the rest of the IT Unit to administer the library web server(s), and serves as administrator and coordinator for the web interface to the library's web OPAC. The WSL leads the library's internal advisory Web Committee. In addition, the WSL works with the library's Access Services and Information, Research & Outreach departments in troubleshooting end-user access to web resources. Supervision: Reporting to the library's Head of Information Technology, the WSL supervises one IT staff position, the Web Applications Developer. Major responsibilities: * Designs and maintains library and library catalog web pages. Follows current library best practices in implementing web graphics, page layouts, and site navigation. * Coordinates and conducts meetings of an advisory Web Committee for the library. * Works with all library departments as well as end users in developing and maintaining the library catalog, serials portal, link resolver, and any new web interfaces (whether such interfaces are obtained externally or developed internally). * Ensures and troubleshoots electronic resource access for the library's primary users. Coordinates tracking efforts and informs both end-users and library staff of any ongoing issues or problems. Works with external partners and vendors to provide access and resolve issues with electronic resources and services. * Assists with the Alliance Digital Repository and performs administrative duties, as needed. ... Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:36:01 +0100 758031 http://www.slis.indiana.edu/careers/view_job_specific.php?job_id=5252 State: Indiana The Indiana University-Purdue University (IUPUI) University Library (http://www.ulib.iupui.edu) seeks an innovative, energetic, and service-oriented individual to serve as team leader for the Access Services Team. Reporting to the Associate Dean, Collections & Information Access, this librarian is responsible for the Circulation Desk, Course Reserves, Book Stacks, Interlibrary Loan/Document Delivery and Building Security. This position will provide leadership, organization, and management of all library services associated with these areas. Position duties include planning, which encompasses ongoing team development, and enhancement of an excellent service culture. Responsibilities also include developing, interpreting, and implementing policies and procedures; coordination of public areas, including building security and developing recommendations on space utilization; scheduling, supervising, training, and evaluating 9 staff members and .5 librarian; collecting and analyzing user and collections statistics; and assessment of the team’s programs and services. The library values collaboration and broad engagement in library-wide decisions and initiatives. In addition, 25% of the position will be assigned to the Science, Engineering & Technology, Nursing, and Informatics Team and will be the library’s liaison to one or more science/technology disciplines with responsibility for reference desk service, research support, classroom instruction, and collection development in the assigned discipline(s). IUPUI is an urban research and academic health science university with 20 schools and academic units. Located in downtown Indianapolis, a diverse and affordable mid-sized city, IUPUI enrolls more than 30,000 students. The vision of the IUPUI University Library is to be the innovative leader among urban university libraries. It has a staff of approximately 81 and a budget in excess of $9.5 million. ... Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:36:01 +0100 758024 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FlaJobline/~3/U7vlfLFBnPA/access-services-coordinator-university.html Access Services CoordinatorUniversity of Winnipeg LibraryContinuing Track AppointmentThe Access Services Coordinator develops a strategic vision for the successful interaction among the Library’s public service areas, including Circulation, Interlending and Document Supply, Research and Instructional Services, and Archives and Records. The Coordinator works collaboratively with Library staff and stakeholders throughout the Library and across the campus, in particular with the Research and Instructional Services Coordinator, the University Archivist and FIPPA Coordinator, the Circulation Supervisor and the Interlending Supervisor, but also with appropriate public services areas within the University of Winnipeg as a whole, to ensure a high degree of coordination among these public services, and between the University’s public services and those of the Library. The Coordinator reports to the University Librarian and contributes to overall Library planning. In addition, the Coordinator serves on Librarians Council and other committees, task forces and working groups. The Coordinator also participates in reference, instructional services and collections development activities.Duties and responsibilities:Coordinate Access Services, which includes circulation of library collections and print reserves, Interlending services, shelving, and stack maintenance. Access Services employs 6.5 staff positions, and numerous student assistants. This Coordinator will develop a strategic vision for the successful interaction among the Library’s public service areas, including Circulation, Interlending, Reference, and Archives.Participate in the provision of reference services.Assist in providing information literacy (research skills) sessions to a variety of disciplines.Serve as a collection development/subject liaison librarian for a variety of disciplines. ... Thu, 23 Jul 2009 11:19:38 +0100 758763 http://joblist.ala.org/modules/jobseeker/controller.cfm?rssjobid=13488 Access Services Librarian (North Dakota State University Libraries) (Source: Latest ALA Job Listings) Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:24:01 +0100 757622 http://www.opal-online.org/GPO20090528/GPO20090528.mp3 From the Announcement: “The Conservation Kitchen Returns! Wraps, Jackets, and Boxed Treats”, presented by the Washington State Library’s Preservation and Access Services staff on Thursday May 28, is posted to the GPO OPAL archive for viewing at any time. The presenters, the Conservation Kitchen’s well-seasoned crew, Diane Hutchins, Marcea Horst, and Laurie Fortier from Washington State Library’s Preservation and Access Services, demonstrated ways to preserve library collections when budgets are tight. This session, together with the library’s previous online program via OPAL, should prove invaluable to libraries with deteriorating materials in need of inexpensive fixes. + Streaming audio with slides and text chat (runtime 63:11) + Downloadable MP3 audiorecording (28.9 MB; runtime 63:11) + Slide set only Review Other GPO OPAL Presentations Source: GPO Administrative Notes (Source: ResourceShelf) Tue, 21 Jul 2009 19:38:16 +0100 757456