September 2016 - Michlib-l

MHSLA Conference is in 3 weeks!!
by Figg, Bethany J 22 Sep '16

22 Sep '16

Registration is currently underway for the Michigan Health Sciences Library Association's Annual Education Conference. This year's conference will take place on October 12-14 at the Baronette Renaissance Hotel in Novi, Michigan. The theme is Think Outside the Book and the program is packed with CE opportunities, interesting speakers, poster presentations, vendor dine and learns, as well as ample time for networking with your fellow medical librarians. Considering attending this year's conference? Here are some of the highlights. * CE's, including: Translational Bioinformatics; Lean Process Improvement Demystified; Engaging the 21st Century Learner: Best Practices & Classroom Management Techniques; Planning, Conducting & Publishing Research; Introduction to Visualization for Librarians; and Health Policy Information Seeking: Sources and Strategies for Effective Searching. * Speakers: Thomas Buchmueller, health economist from the University of Michigan; and Sally Gore, research evaluation analyst for the University of Massachusetts Center for Clinical and Translational Science. * Panel discussion that will cover changes in libraries, from mergers, new programs, to going book-less. * Poster sessions, lightning rounds, dine and learns, & more! View the complete program here: http://mhsla.org/home/2016/program.htm For more information about the conference, including how to register, visit the conference site: http://mhsla.org/home/2016/index.htm Hope to see you there! Bethany Figg, MBA, MLIS, AHIP bethany.figg(a)cmich.edu<mailto:bethany.figg@cmich.edu> Visit us online!<https://www.cmich.edu/colleges/cmed/Education/Residency/GME/Pages/default.a…> Graduate Medical Education Administrator | CMU College of Medicine 1000 Houghton Street, Saginaw MI 48602 *: 989-583-7406 | 6: 989-583-6907 Central Values: Integrity | Respect | Empathy | Inclusiveness | Social Responsibility | Excellence | Innovation

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MeL Minute: What's New in LearningExpress Library
by Biggs, Deb Renee (MDE) 22 Sep '16

22 Sep '16

Hello All- LearningExpress Library has been a mainstay eResource in MeL since 2002 and it continues to evolve in scope and content. Just want fill you all in on the latest as of August 2016: SAT(r) and ACT(r) Test Prep Twenty-five (25) new resources were added for 2016 SAT(r) test preparation, including complete, full-length practice tests in a test-simulation mode that helps students become confident with the format, timing, and content of the official exam. Complete practice tests and two (2) writing practice tests were also added for the ACT(r) test. New eBooks The eBook collection includes new eBooks for GED(r) test prep, time management, communication skills, and Praxis II test prep, plus new editions of Nursing School Entrance Exams, Nursing Assistant/Nurse Aide Exam, Praxis: Core Academic Skills for Educators (5712, 5722, 5732), ASVAB Core Review, and Border Patrol Exam. New School Center Resources High School Math Skills Improvement has grown, with five (5) new practice tests aligned to the Common Core State Standards. CLEP(r) Test Practice Two (2) practice tests for the CLEP(r) College Mathematics exam have been updated to match the latest CLEP(r) test specifications. New Career Center Practice Tests Test prep for military exams increased with the addition of practice tests for the SIFT, ASTB-E: OAR, and ASTB-E: Aviation and Nautical Information tests. MARC Records MARC Records are available to help your patrons discover LearningExpress resources. Access them through "Librarian Resources" in your LearningExpress Library site. MeL Minutes are brought to you by the Library of Michigan. Want more information on MeL? Stay tuned for next week's MeL Minute available on many Michigan library listservs, email us at contact(a)mel.org<mailto:contact@mel.org> or visit http://mel.org. We encourage you to share MeL Minutes with your colleagues and networks. Deb Renee Biggs, MA AMLS Library Consultant/Michigan eLibrary & Outreach Coordinator Library of Michigan/Michigan Dept. of Education 702 W. Kalamazoo St. Lansing, MI 48909 Phone: 517-373-4466 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit MeL at: http://mel.org<http://mel.org/> and on Facebook at: http://facebook.com/mel.org Check out the curated content on the LM homepage including state and national CE offerings, LM events, stats reports, headlines from around the library world and intriguing snapshots of our varied collections at http://michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan

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Free to a good home
by Bartlett, Bernadette (MDE) 22 Sep '16

22 Sep '16

Hello - the following items are free to the first taker. Please reply to me directly, not to the list, and supply a street address to ship, no p.o.'s. 35mm plastic black flip-top acid-free microfilm boxes (+/-100 boxes) - we will ship 16mm plastic black flip-top acid-free microfilm boxes with reels (+/- 125 boxes) - we will ship 12x8x3 white cardboard clamshell boxes (approx. 100 assembled, 200 flat on a pallet) - must be picked up on site (Lansing). Thank you! Bernadette Bernadette M. Bartlett Michigan Documents Librarian Library of Michigan 702 W. Kalamazoo St. Lansing, MI 48915 517-373-2971 www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan<http://www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan> Check out the curated content on the LM homepage including state and national CE offerings, LM events, stats reports, headlines from around the library world and intriguing snapshots of our varied collections at http://michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan

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seed library continuing education workshop
by Carol DeBoer 22 Sep '16

22 Sep '16

Just a reminder to everyone that tomorrow is the last day to sign up for the seed library workshop being held at the Tamarack District Library. Please see the attached flyer for all the information. -- Carol DeBoer Henika District Library 149 S Main St Wayland MI 49348 269-792-2891

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Microfilm/Microfiche available
by Rau,Anne 22 Sep '16

22 Sep '16

The Capital Area District Libraries is offering the following to libraries or similar organizations that would like to add to their collection: approximately 60 years of the New York Times on microfilm (1944-2002), approximately 35 years of the Wall Street Journal on microfilm (1961-1997), and various periodicals on microfiche (1970's-1990s.) This giveaway involves local pickup only. See attached list for details. If interested, please respond off-list to raua(a)cadl.org<mailto:raua@cadl.org> by FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 30, 2016. Thank you. Anne Rau, Public Services Librarian Capital Area District Libraries - Downtown Library 401 S. Capitol Avenue, Lansing, MI 48933 517-367-6305 | raua(a)cadl.org<mailto:raua@cadl.org> cadl.org<http://www.cadl.org/> | twitter.com/cadl<http://twitter.com/cadl> | facebook.com/cadlibrary<http://www.facebook.com/cadlibrary>

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Correction! Sick, Vacation, or PTO Bank?
by Stanczak, Cindy 22 Sep '16

22 Sep '16

I've been informed that it's usually a *sick leave* bank that employers have, not vacation leave bank. Do you have a leave bank of either type? Specifically, I mean a bank of unused sick leave, vacation, or PTO hours that staffers can donate to, that can be used by other employees in specific or crisis circumstances (temporary disability, grief leave, FMLA, etc.) If you do have a leave bank, would you be willing to share your policies and procedures on it's use and how you administer it? If anyone else is interested, I'll be happy to share any responses I get. Just let me know that you're interested. Sorry for the confusion! Cynthia Stanczak Library Director Albion District Library 501 S. Superior St. Albion, MI 49224 (517) 629-3993 Albion District Library: Transforming Minds, Changing Lives. Proudly serving our community since 1919. Online at www.albionlibrary.org, or find us on Facebook!

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Registration deadline for FOML Trustee Alliance Workshop is Friday, September 30th
by Linda Pierce 22 Sep '16

22 Sep '16

The theme of the next FOML Trustee Alliance workshop is *"**Knowledge is Power: What Trustees Need to Know about Library Governance**"* and it's coming up on *Friday, October 14th, 2016* at the *Kalamazoo Public Library - Central Branch!* However, you must register by Friday, September 30th. We will have special guest speaker *Josie Parker* and her topics include: - "The Power and Limitations of Library Trustees: What's Being a Trustee All About?" - "Knowledge Is Power: Lessons Learned About Trustee Governance" - "Talk About Trustees: What Knowledge About Governing Your Library Can You Share?" - and "Knowledge Is Power: Lessons Learned and Knowledge Gained from Today's Workshop" FOML Trustee Alliance workshops are a great time to network with other Trustee groups, tour the *Kalamazoo Public Library*, and spend a day learning how to support your library! Register online <http://fomltrusteealliance.org/2016-fall-workshop/> at the Trustee Alliance website (www.fomltrusteealliance.org) with a credit card or PayPal. Remember, 2016 FOML Trustee Alliance members receive a discount. If you haven't had time to renew your Trustee Alliance membership yet, you can do so online here <http://fomltrusteealliance.org/membership/>. I hope to see you there! Shirley Bruursema FOML Trustee Alliance Representative This project is supported in part by the Library of Michigan with federal funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. -- Linda Pierce Administrative Specialist Kettering Library Phone: (810) 762-9840 Fax: (810) 762-9744 1700 University Avenue ~ Flint, MI 48504 Kettering University

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Registration deadline for FOML Friends Workshop is Friday, September 30th
by Linda Pierce 22 Sep '16

22 Sep '16

The next FOML Workshop will be held on *Thursday, October 13th, 2016* at the *Kalamazoo Public Library*, but you must register by Friday, September 30th. The theme will be: *"**Knowledge is Power: Managing Your Friends Group for Optimal Friend-ly Service.**"* Topics include: - *"Knowledge Is Power - Helping Your Friends Achieve Maximum Results" - *a panel discussion with *Allison Arnold, Darnell Gundy-Reed and Jennifer Kundak* - *"What Can the Archives of Michigan Offer You?"* by *Kris Rzepczynski, *our State Archivist - and the opportunity to share your success stories with *"Talk About Friends - What Knowledge Can You Share?"* These workshops are a great time to network with other Friends groups, tour the *Kalamazoo Public Library Central Branch*, and spend a day learning how to support your library! Registration can be done online <http://foml.org/eventsconferences/2016-fall-workshop/> by credit card or PayPal. (Remember, 2016 FOML members receive a discount. Here's the membership form <http://foml.org/membership/>.) I hope to see you at the FOML Friends Fall Workshop! Paul Snyder, President Friends of Michigan Libraries -- Linda Pierce Administrative Specialist Kettering Library Phone: (810) 762-9840 Fax: (810) 762-9744 1700 University Avenue ~ Flint, MI 48504 Kettering University

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What is BIBFRAME?
by Atkin, Evette (MDE) 21 Sep '16

21 Sep '16

The idea of "linked data" has been floating around a lot lately. What exactly is it? What about BIBFRAME? Most importantly, how can my library implement it? For answers to these questions, and much more, check out the six session webinar series, "From MARC to BIBFRAME: Linked Data on the Ground". This series is being offered by the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (a division of ALA). The first session, Library of Congress BIBFRAME Developments is free to everyone. Please see below or visit http://www.ala.org/alcts/confevents/upcoming/webinar/MARCBIBFRAME for more details. This webinar series focuses on transitioning libraries from MARC encoding to BIBFRAME. It covers both theoretical and practical issues surrounding the conversion process, with an eye towards developing a complete transition strategy. Each session is an hour in length. Series sessions include: October 12 - Library of Congress BIBFRAME Developments - Judith Cannan and Kirk Hess<http://www.ala.org/alcts/confevents/upcoming/webinar/101216> * The significance of BIBFRAME initiatives taking place at the Library of Congress * Plans for Pilot Phase 2 of BIBFRAME * Library of Congress involvement with Linked Data and Semantic Web initiatives and other projects taking place in the broader information community *This session is free and a complimentary part of the series. Registration for other sessions in the "From MARC to BIBFRAME" series is not necessary to participate. October 19 - Putting the Link in Linked Data - Nancy Lorimer<http://www.ala.org/alcts/confevents/upcoming/webinar/101916> * The importance of moving from text strings to URIs to link entities and resources * The difference between traditional authority control and URI-based entity management * Some implications for workflows in the URI-based cataloging environment October 26 - Embedded URI in MARC: An Essential for Linked Data - Jackie Shieh<http://www.ala.org/alcts/confevents/upcoming/webinar/102616> * The benefits and challenges of inserting URI/IRIs in MARC * Workflows for inserting URI/IRIs in current bibliographic records * Tools for batch processing of URI/IRIs * Process for batch insertion of URI/IRIs November 2 - How to Get from Here to BIBFRAME - Carl Stahmer<http://www.ala.org/alcts/confevents/upcoming/webinar/110216> * Mapping a conversion process * Available conversion tools * Results of our testing of various tools - skills required, effort and cost requirements, accuracy of output * A walk through of a conversion process with one of the discussed tools. November 9 - Modeling and Encoding Serials in BIBRAME - Gloria Gonzalez<http://www.ala.org/alcts/confevents/upcoming/webinar/110916> * Overview of changes in cataloging workflows * Relationship between RDA and BIBFRAME * Cataloging workflow using BIBFLOW-Scribe Linked Data cataloging interface * Assessment of staffing and training issues and needs November 16 - Linked Data Cataloging Workflows - Xiaoli Li<http://www.ala.org/alcts/confevents/upcoming/webinar/111616> * Issues that serials catalogers encounter using BIBFRAME model and vocabulary * Ongoing efforts to map serials to BIBFRAME * Possible conceptual models for MARC to BIBRAME serials conversion * Use of tools for cataloging serials in a BIBFRAME environment * Examples of BIBFRAME serials records Evette M. Atkin Continuing Education Coordinator Statewide Library Services Library of Michigan atkine(a)michigan.gov<mailto:atkine@michigan.gov> 517.373.3746 Our collective efforts can help make Michigan a Top 10 education state in 10 years! Here are the goals and strategies: http://mi.gov/top10in10/ [cid:image001.png@01D2039A.4E4BC0C0]

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Vacation Bank?
by Stanczak, Cindy 21 Sep '16

21 Sep '16

Hello, all! Are there any district libraries out there using a vacation bank? By that, I mean a bank of unused vacation hours that staffers can donate to, that can be used by other employees in specific or crisis circumstances (temporary disability, grief leave, FMLA, etc.) If you do have a vacation bank, would you be willing to share your policies and procedures on it's use and how you administer it? If anyone else is interested, I'll be happy to share any responses I get. Just let me know that you're interested. Thank you! Cynthia Stanczak Library Director Albion District Library 501 S. Superior St. Albion, MI 49224 (517) 629-3993 Albion District Library: Transforming Minds, Changing Lives. Proudly serving our community since 1919. Online at www.albionlibrary.org, or find us on Facebook!

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