Technically
Speaking
A Technical Services Newsletter for Nebraska Libraries
Volume 5, number 2, Winter 2003
ISSN 1085-3448
Devra Dragos, Nebraska
Library Commission
Welcome to the first issue of Technically Speaking for the New Year. Many things happened last year with TSRT and a number of activities are taking shape for this year. For example, updates to TSRT’s By-laws are currently under consideration. Some discussion took place at the annual conference in October and more took place on the TSRT e-mail list. Watch for information in the mail; a vote on changes to the By-laws will take place at the spring meeting in Aurora on April 16.
We have planned two opportunities for continuing education and networking this spring. The first is a spring teleconference co-sponsored with the Paraprofessional Section, which will be broadcast across the state on March 19. Our second spring meeting is co-sponsored with the New Members and Information and Technology Round Tables. It will be held at the Leadership Center in Aurora on April 16. We have lined up several good speakers and hope you can join us. Registration forms and more information for both events are included in this publication; don’t delay in signing up, the deadline for the teleconference is March 12 and the deadline for the tri-round table conference is March 31 (if you wish to join us for lunch).
Corinne Jacox, our Vice Chair/Chair-Elect, is lining up sessions for the NLA/NEMA Fall Conference to be held in Omaha this year. We hope to see you there, too.
I would like to thank Sue Ann Gardner for her work as TSRT Chair last year and for keeping this publication alive. I would also like to thank Sharon Mason and Deirdre Routt for volunteering to be co-editors of Technically Speaking. They have great plans for soliciting interesting articles for you; if they call on you, please contribute!
TSRT Annual Financial Report 3
Para & TSRT Teleconference 4
NLA
Wrap-up
By Sharon Mason
The Technical Services Round Table sponsored two programs at the 2002 NLA annual conference. One of the programs, Linking to the Past: Opportunities Through Digitization was presented by Liz Bishoff, Project Director, Colorado Digitization Project followed by a panel of Nebraska participants. See more about this program on this page.
The second program, co-sponsored with NMRT, Cataloging and Reference: Friends or Foes? was in the format of a panel discussion with moderator Charity Martin, cataloger at UNL, and panelists Jim Shaw, Holly Paxson, Mary Marchio, Tracy Bicknell-Holmes and Sharon Mason. The panelists, cataloging and reference librarians, presented views and personal experiences about the issues that both divide and unite these two areas. Good communications between these two positions continues to be the key to making a successful library.
Sharon Mason is Head of Cataloging at the University of Nebraska at Kearney.
Western
Trails Digitization Project
By Joanne Ferguson-Cavanaugh
The Western Trails Digitization Project is a collaborative effort to digitize documents, photographs, maps, and artifacts that deal with historical and modern trails in Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado and Wyoming. The project is funded with a $498,637 Institute of Museum and Library Services grant. On Thursday, October 24, 2002, Nebraska participants from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Nebraska Library Commission, and Omaha Public Library presented information about the process at the NLA/NEMA Conference in Lincoln.
Beth Goble (NLC) gave an overview of the project. DeeAnn Allison from UNL talked about the image server and software that allows searching across participant databases with a common search interface. This should be operational later this year. Margaret Mering (UNL) and Devra Dragos (NLC) spoke about developing best practice standards for entering metadata for the images. Joanne Ferguson Cavanaugh (OPL) showed some images from their collections that have been digitized for the project. For more information see the Nebraska Western Trails web site at http://www.nlc.state.ne.us/westerntrails/
Joanne Ferguson Cavanaugh is a librarian in the History
and Social Sciences Dept. at Omaha Public Library and a representative from the
participants in the Western Trails Digitization Project.
Join us, along with the New Members Round Table and the Information and Technology Round Table, for the NLA Tri-Round Table Spring Meeting. The meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 16, 2003 at the Leadership Center in Aurora, from 9 AM to 2:50 PM.
Of particular interest to technical services librarians will be Margaret Mering's two-part presentation on the New Kid on the Block: Integrated Resources.
Don't delay - send in
your registration form today! See pages 5 and 6 for further details.
A Student
of Cataloging
By Susan Franklin
One class in cataloging does not a skilled cataloger make, or so I learned last January when I enrolled in Cataloging & Classification at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Our course began with a brief history of cataloging before we were introduced to AACR2 Rules, Dewey Decimal and Library of Congress Classification systems, and the Sears List of Subject Headings.
We were then thrown head first into the water to perform original cataloging on information resources in a variety of formats. The course upheld its promise to instill a fundamental “understanding of descriptive and subject cataloging and classification procedures,” but in addition to a working knowledge of the process, and perhaps more importantly, I gained an understanding of some of the philosophical issues at the heart of the practice.
The acronym ACT helps me to remember three of the overriding issues: Access, Community, Technology. Patron access is, after all, the chief goal of cataloging and classification, from which it follows that a cataloger must know his or her community. Of dual importance is having a clear sense of your library’s community and of creating (and regularly updating) a cataloging policy, within which consistent cataloging guidelines in the best interests of that community are enumerated. Finally, change is inevitable in technology’s wake; an awareness of the ethical, cultural and societal issues that may impact information access now and in the future will serve catalogers well.
Susan
Franklin is the administrative assistant for the Republican Valley Library
System and a graduate student in the University of Missouri library program.
Technical Services Round
Table Annual Financial Report 2002
Beginning
Cash Balance
|
1,453.17 |
|
Interest for Dec |
1.05 |
|
Interest for Jan |
.84 |
|
Interest for Feb |
.83 |
|
Interest for Mar |
.82 |
|
Interest for May |
1.02 |
|
Interest for June |
.84 |
|
1st quarter dues |
170.00 |
|
Spring meeting |
48.00 |
|
2nd quarter dues |
15.00 |
|
Interest for April |
.85 |
|
Interest for July |
1.17 |
|
Interest for August |
.94 |
|
Interest for September |
1.17 |
|
Interest for Oct. |
.86 |
|
Interest for Nov. |
.56 |
|
Reimbursement from NMRT |
91.86 |
|
Total Income |
335.81 |
|
Jean Dickinson (stamps & copies) #1001 |
31.71 |
|
Jean Dickinson (stamps & copies) #1002 |
34.49 |
|
Sue Ann Gardner (lunch Jan meeting) #1003 |
60.00 |
|
Sue Ann Gardner (copies) |
28.89 |
|
Cornhusker (mistaken payment for NMRT room) |
91.86 |
|
Liz Bishoff (speaker) |
89.10 |
|
Total Expenditures |
336.05 |
Ending Cash Balance
|
1452.93 |
Respectfully submitted,
Charity K. Martin
December 31, 2002
Wednesday, March 19, 2003 10 AM – 1:45 PM CST
9:45-10:00 AM Check in & Welcome from Para & TSRT Chairs
10:05-10:55 AM James Shaw Rappers see Rap
musicians: Subject Headings in Your OPAC
11:00-11:50 AM Joy Winkler The Keys to Excellent
Customer Service in the Library
12:00-12:50 PM Allana Novotny Finding Answers Online – Basic Tips to Improve Your Searching
1:00-1:45 PM Paraprofessionals Spring General Meeting
This year's conference will be telecast to several sites across the state (we will cancel any sites not having at least one participant by the registration deadline-see below). If you want to talk and network with people then come to Lincoln! Videotapes will be available for loan after the conference as in past years.
Beatrice, Beatrice Public Library, 100 North 16th St
Chadron, Scottsbluff Room in the Student Center, Chadron State College,
1000 Main St
Columbus, Raider Room, Central Community College, Platte Campus, 5400
63rd St
Hastings, Educational Service Unit #9, 1113 East South St
Kearney, Central Community College, Kearney Campus, 3519 2nd Ave
Lincoln, NETV, 1800 No. 33rd, 33rd & Holdrege,
Neligh, Educational Service Unit #8, 302 Main St
North Platte, Rm. 141, Mid-Plains Comm. College, McDonald-Belton
Campus, 601 W State Farm Rd
Omaha, Douglas/Sarpy County Extension, 8015 W Center Rd
Scottsbluff, Western Nebraska Community College, 1601 East 27th
Sidney, Room 137 in the Sidney Center, Western Nebraska Community
College, 371 College Dr
York, York County Extension, 2345 Nebraska Ave
Registration deadline is Wednesday, March 12, 2003
Registrant's Name:_______________________________________________________
Library:______________________________________________________
Address:______________________________________________________
City:______________________________ State:______ Zip:______________
Phone:_____________________ E-mail:_____________________________
I will attend the Para/TSRT Conference at this site:______________________________
_____ $10 NLA, Para/TSRT member (lunch at Lincoln) OR _____ $7 without lunch (any site)
_____ $12 NLA, non-Para/TSRT member (lunch at Lincoln) OR _____ $9 without lunch (any site)
_____ $15 Non-member of NLA (lunch at Lincoln) OR _____ $12 without lunch (any site)
Please make check payable to the Paraprofessional Section. Mail check and registration to Nancy Meyer, System Administrator Staff Assistant, Eastern Library System, 11929 Elm Street, Suite 12, Omaha, NE 68144, 402-330-7884, 800-627-7884, fax: 402-330-1859, e-mail: nrmeyer@alltel.net
Devra reported that over 50 people were present at the NLA/NEMA Convention topic Linking to the Past: Opportunities through Digitization by Liz Bishoff. The other TSRT sponsored session Western Trails Digitization Project with panelists Margaret Mering, Beth Goble, Dee Ann Allison, and Joanne Ferguson Cavanaugh also did well.
Liaison: Sharon Mason, liaison for CRG or the Council of Regional Groups, explained the responsibilities of the position for the next person who will accept the job. She reports officers, program ideas and sends an annual report to ALCTS.
By-laws: Sheryl Williams, Margaret Mering, Corinne Jacox and Pat Hughes will be sending possible By-law changes out to members for the TSRT Spring meeting. A numbering error in Article III: Membership, Section 3-5 was corrected immediately. Margaret Mering moved that Past-Chair duties of soliciting officers be moved to Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect in Article V: Officers, Section 4; Sheryl Williams seconded and the motion carried. Sandra Herzinger moved to strike the two last sentences in Article VI: Committees, Section 3. Terms of Office concerning appointing officers in odd and even years; Sue Ann seconded and the motion carried. Margaret Mering suggested that other possible changes be added to the listserv for discussion.
Other business. Sue Ann reported that Kay Hershey has solicited articles for an NLAQ cataloging issue. It will be available as the Winter 2003 issue.
Devra adjourned the meeting.
Respectfully submitted,
Cec Slingsby, Secretary
Please join us for the Paraprofessional Section (Para) & Technical Services Round Table (TSRT) Joint 2003 Spring Conference, to be held Wednesday, March 19, 2003 10 AM – 1:45 PM CST.
You can join us in person at the studios of NETV in Lincoln, at 1800 N. 33rd St., or you can view the conference in telecast at 11 other sites across the state. More information, including a printable registration form, is available at the Paraprofessional Section Spring Conference website: http://www.nol.org/home/NLA/PARA/paraconference.html or see the opposite page.
NLA
Tri-Round Table Spring Meeting: Speaker and Session Information
Keynote speaker
Academic Journal Embargoes
Mr. Brooks will discuss academic journal embargoes and their impact on full text databases. Common misconceptions will be addressed. Purpose of embargoes will be reviewed. Detailed facts about every facet of embargoes will be covered.
Sam Brooks is the Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing for EBSCO Information Services, the world's largest intermediary between academic libraries and publishers of scientific journals. During the last 11 years, Mr. Brooks has dedicated himself to working with university libraries in every corner of the globe. He has done extensive work with ministries of education, ministries of science & technology, and ministries of culture in nations all over the world. He has also delivered papers and participated in panel discussions at many library conferences, including: ACRL Chapter Meetings, IFLA, The Charleston Conference, ALCTS Networked Resources and Metadata Committee Meeting and LITA Technology and Access Committee Meeting.
Concurrent Sessions
New Kid on the Block: Integrated Resources, Part I & II
Up until now, libraries have divided the bibliographic universe into monographs and serials. With the 2002 amendments to AACR2, integrated resources became part of that universe. This session will define what is and is not an integrated resource and more. An emphasis will be placed on electronic integrated resources.
Margaret Mering, Principal Serials Cataloger, has been with University of Nebraska-Lincoln for 11 1/2 years. Currently, a Co-chair of the Continuing Education Committee of NASIG (North America Serials Interest Group) and Secretary of ALCTS's Serial Section, Margaret also co-prepared the Advanced Cataloging Manual for SCCTP (Serials Cooperative Training Program).
Technology and Kids in Libraries
This presentation will provide an overview of how computers are used in school library media centers (Lincoln Public Schools in particular) and how that might translate to public library settings.
Deb Levitov is in the Library Services Office of the Lincoln Public Schools and has previous experience in the public library environment.
Copyright for Twenty-first Century Librarians
Agnes Adams, Collection Development Librarian, is UNL’s expert on copyright.
Maintaining Your Sanity while Keeping Your Computers Functional, Safe
and Secure in a Hostile Public and Cyberspace Environment
Keeping computers maintained is difficult enough, but in a public library, there are all kinds of hazards to their being functional, from patrons to hackers to the Internet. This presentation will attempt to give the audience some guidance as to how to keep your computers and network up with a minimum of effort, using some of the modern tools available.
John Seyfarth is the System Manager at the Sump Memorial Library and Internet Service Provider for the City of Papillion community. The Sump is one of the few libraries around the country that actually provides in-home dial-up Internet service for its constituency.
Stress Reduction
Marty Ramirez with UNL Counseling and Psychological Services will address stress management.
NLA Tri-Round
Table Spring Meeting
Technical Services,
Information and Technology, New Members Round Tables
Wednesday,
April 16, 2003
The
Leadership Center, Aurora, NE
9:00-9:30 Registration & Refreshments
9:30-10:45 Sam Brooks, Senior Vice President
of Sales & Marketing, EBSCO Information Services – Academic Journal Embargoes
11:00-11:55 Round Table Business Meetings
12:00-12:55 Lunch (included in registration
fee)
1:00-1:50 Concurrent Workshops Session 1 – Choices:
Margaret
Mering –- New Kid on the Block: Integrated
Resources, Part I
Deb
Levitov – Technology and Kids in
Libraries
Agnes Adams – Copyright and Twenty-First Century Librarians
2:00-2:50 Concurrent Workshops Session 2 – Choices:
Margaret
Mering –- New Kid on the Block:
Integrated Resources, Part II
John Seyfarth – Maintaining Your Sanity while Keeping Your
Computers Functional, Safe and Secure in a Hostile Public and Cyberspace
Environment
Marty Ramirez – Stress Reduction
5 C.E. Hours for the day
From I-80 use exit
332 to take Highway 14 into Aurora. The Leadership Center is ¾ mile east of the
junction of Highways 14 and 34, on the north side of Highway 34. Phone number:
694-3934
Registration for Tri-Round
Table Spring Meeting
Name:
_____________________________________________________________________
Institution:
__________________________________________________________________
Street
Address:
_______________________________________________________________
City, State, Zip
Code:
_________________________________________________________
Phone: ____________________________ E-mail:
________________________________
2003 NLA Member
($18) _________ Non-NLA Member ($25) _________
Lunch Menu: stuffed shell with
chicken & rosemary, vegetables, full salad bar & dessert bar
Please indicate if
you wish a vegetarian lunch ______
Please make check payable to NLA TSRT. Mail check and registration form
to Devra Dragos, Nebraska Library Commission, 1200 N St., Suite 120, Lincoln,
NE 68508; questions may be sent to ddragos@nlc.state.ne.us. Registrations must be received by March 31,
2003, to guarantee lunch.
Technically Speaking... is
published 3 times a year by the Nebraska Library Association,
Technical Services Round Table. Issues are published in Fall, Winter and
Spring.
NEWSLETTER EDITORS:
Sharon Mason
Calvin
T. Ryan Library, UNK
2508
11th Ave
Kearney,
NE 68849-2240
(308)
865-8585
masons@unk.edu
Deirdre
Routt
Omaha
Public Library
215
S 15 St
Omaha,
NE 68102
(402)
444-4800
TSRT homepage: http://www.nebraskalibraries.org/TSRT/index.html
Web
Coordinator: Kira Barnes, kbarnes2@unl.edu
This publication is free to current and prospective members of the Round Table.
It is not available
by subscription.
Para
& TSRT Teleconference: March 19. Registration deadline March 12.
Lincoln and other sites, 10 AM to 1 PM
Tri-Round Table Spring Meeting: April 16. Registration deadline March 31.
Leadership Center, Aurora, NE, 9 AM to 2:50 PM
Technically
Speaking
A Technical Services Newsletter for Nebraska Libraries
Volume 5, number 2, Winter 2003 ISSN
1085-3448