August 2017 - Michlib-l

Library Executive Director position closes this Sunday, Aug. 20! Barrington Area District Library (IL)
by Jobeth Bradbury 17 Aug '17

17 Aug '17

Barrington Area Library - Executive Director Be a vital community catalyst and library futurist as the next Executive Director for the Barrington Area Library<http://www.barringtonarealibrary.org/>. The Library's mission focuses on four key areas: stimulating imagination; supporting information literacy; fostering multigenerational and creative lifelong learning; and creating young readers. A customer-centric and committed staff (65 FTE) successfully fulfills that mission in comfortable physical and virtual settings through the Library's outstanding digital collections and services, collaborative and vibrant community spaces, and stellar programs and activities for all ages. In 2013-2014, the Library transformed its public space through a complete redesign and revitalization. Customers now use and explore completely reimagined spaces, including: an interactive Youth Services department with a focus on active play and learning; a Business and Technology Center featuring a MakerLab, digital studio, public computers, technology collaboration spaces, and Business Cubicles; three improved and refurnished smart meeting rooms; and a greatly improved customer service experience. Serving 44,000 residents over a 72-mile square mile area, Barrington Area Library is geographically the largest library district in Illinois. In addition to the main library building, customer service is provided through remote delivery and return services throughout the district. Governed by a seven-member Board of Trustees with a $6.7 million operating budget, the Library annually hosts 358,592 visitors and circulates 975,959 items. Located in the Village of Barrington (forty miles from downtown Chicago), the Barrington Area Library serves all or part of fourteen communities and unincorporated areas. Each community has its own special appeal which includes fine restaurants, the historic Catlow Theatre, nature preserves, and upscale lifestyle shopping centers. The Barrington area also focuses on family life and community engagement. District 220 schools consistently place among the top in state and national rankings, and residents enjoy a variety of community festivals throughout the year. A wide network of local non-profit organizations provides an abundance of volunteer and philanthropic opportunities. The Library is easily accessible by car and the Metra commuter train. For more information on the Library and the Barrington area, visit Barrington Links<http://www.bradburymiller.com/barringtonlinks.htm>. Responsibilities and requirements. Minimum requirements include a Master's Degree in Library Science from an ALA-accredited program and five years of professional library experience with at least two years of director or other senior level administrator experience; or equivalent background and experience that will enable the candidate to perform effectively the work required. Essential skills include (1) knowledge of library principles and practices; (2) commitment to staying well-informed on library district legal and financial issues; (3) currency on technology and trends; (4) sound business and financial judgement; (5) understanding of common personnel management methods to lead an engaged and thriving staff; (6) initiative, awareness and vision in developing library services; and (7) skill in building and maintaining effective relationships with the Library Board, staff and community leaders. Public library experience, including a successful track record of reporting to a governing board, is preferred. For the complete position description, please visit Barrington Area Library Executive Director Description<http://www.gossagesager.com/barringtonjobdesc.pdf>. Compensation. The starting salary range is $120,000 - 135,000, dependent on qualifications with a competitive benefits package. For further information, please visit Bradbury Miller Associates<http://www.bradburymiller.com/contactus.html>. Apply via email with a meaningful cover letter and resume as Word or PDF attachments to Jobeth Bradbury<mailto:jobethbradbury@bradburymiller.com>. This position will close August 20, 2017. Jobeth Bradbury Bradbury Miller Associates<http://www.gossagesager.com/> 4545 Wornall Rd, Ste. 805 Kansas City, MO 64111 816-803-7087 (cell); 816-531-2468 (office) Sign up for our newsletter<http://visitor.r20.constantcontact.com/d.jsp?llr=myy6mkoab&p=oi&m=111489311…> to get the latest updates!

1 0

"For Profit" meeting room use RESPONSES
by Dave Ewick 17 Aug '17

17 Aug '17

For Profit Groups use of Meeting Rooms Question Original question: Who allows "for profit" groups to use their meeting rooms? RESPONSES: Petoskey does. $50 per use. Muskegon: We currently do not allow our two meeting rooms to be reserved by for profit groups, with a weird exception for out of town lawyers doing depositions for local residents that was grandfathered in here years ago. I have realized this summer that we have 6-8 tutors who are using the room for paid tutoring services, but the parents are reserving the room as "study time" for their kids. So we need to redo a policy and I'd like to figure out a way to allow for-profit small businesses like tutoring to use the room. I'm stumped for ideas at the moment so your query is timely! Berkley: We do. Policy& rental form at: http://www.berkleymich.org/departments/library/docs/Lib.Meeting.Room.Rental… Hart: We allow anyone to use our rooms for free. First come, first serve. Tecumseh: We allow 'for profit' groups to use our meeting rooms for a $25.00 'donation'. Romulus: We allow for-profits to use the room but we charge. See policy below. The 34th District Court building is located right behind the library so we get a lot of requests from law firms for depositions and such. It is a good source of income. RENTAL OF LIBRARY MEETING ROOM - Individuals or organizations not able to meet the criteria for free use of the library Meeting Room may be eligible to rent the Meeting Room for a fee, subject to a determination that the proposed use is appropriate to the space, and not disruptive to regular library functions. Final determination regarding eligibility to rent the Meeting Room rests with the Library Director or his/her designee. Rental fees, if applicable, are non-refundable. Meeting Room rental fees will be charged in accordance with the following fee schedule adopted by the Board of Trustees. http://www.romuluslibrary.org/using-the-library/meeting-room/ Sterling Heightsdoes not allow for profits. Farmington: Our meeting rooms which we rent out are available only to those who have a library card with us. We have one price for non-profit groups and another price for businesses (for profit groups). Addison Twp. Library allows it. It brings an enormous amount of kids and parents in during the summer months. Ferndale: We let local businesses and members of the Ferndale Area Chamber rent our meeting rooms for a fee. Mostly, just to have meetings or training. Brightondoes allow this. We are also currently revising our policy, so your results will be interesting to see. Orion Twpdoes, we charge them $35/hour. Otherwise they follow the same policies as the non-profits. Otsego: We do not, but we have only one multipurpose room that serves as library programming space and community meeting space. I will be interested in seeing your tabulation of responses, as we will have more than one meeting area when our library expansion is complete. Cutler Memorial (St. Louis, MI) - We do, for a $25 fee, so we rarely have any takers. We've had lawyers use the room for depositions before, but that's about it. Benton Harbor: We allow anyone to rent our meeting room as long as they follow our meeting room policy. It is also $20 an hour to rent our meeting room (which is actually our library auditorium). Kalamazoo: We do at KPL. We have 2 different reservation rates: Nonprofit: 2 hour blocks - $25.00 each and For Profit: 1-4 hours - $150.00 with 5-8 hours - $250.00. We also charge a flat rate of $25.00 if anyone is bringing food into the rooms. We do not rent rooms for the purposes of private parties. All meetings must be free to attend and open to the public, even those reservations made by for-profit agencies. Eau Claire- We mostly have birthday parties and bridal or baby showers. However, for several years we did have Weight Watchers meeting in our room every week. My board felt that providing a place for the meeting was beneficial to the community. They did pay our normal rate for using the room. Their attendance dropped and they decided to consolidate their meetings, so no longer use our room. Other than that, we have not had any 'for profit' groups asking to rent our room. Commerce Twp: We allow for profit groups for things that DO NOT involve selling their product to the public. IE, training, staff meetings, etc. Have recently approved a new assisted living place in town to use space for a program aimed at social workers. That one was iffy. With the move to the new building I purposefully lightened up on rules. More stuff allowed on bulletin boards etc. OTOH our senior center is being expanded and renovated and starting next week several of their daily programs - tai chi, euchre, bridge etc will be happening in our big room. Except the whittlers, they'll be back in maintenance where there is no carpet. In Minnesota we charged for "for profit" use of our meeting rooms. Still free to non profit etc. Presque Isle: We do but they have to put a deposit down: “All government organizations, commercial, for-profit organizations and “special occasions” must pay a $150 refundable deposit. If it becomes necessary, the deposit will be retained by the Presque Isle District Library for any repair of facilities or special cleaning needed after use. Fees may be applicable based upon the discretion of the Library Director.” Dearborn: Our small meeting rooms are available for free on a first come, first served basis. Typically we don’t ask people why they want to use it—as long as they use if for some sort of meeting. At least one person must be 18 years old or older. Now, if they want to reserve the room in advance, then they have to pay for the room. Again, as long as they are using it for a meeting – we don’t make them swear they are a non-profit. Our large conference rooms and our auditorium – we always charge a fee for those. Garden City Library does not have meeting rooms, so we do not allow for profit, or not-for-profit groups to use them. �� Canton: We rent to for-profit groups for a fee; see our Meeting Room Policy ( https://www.cantonpl.org/sites/default/files/CPL_Meeting_Room_Policy.pdf) and Application ( https://www.cantonpl.org/sites/default/files/CPL_Meeting_Room_App.pdf) for details. https://www.cantonpl.org/policies East Lansing: We do, but we charge them a little bit more than our non-profit/resident rate. https://www.elpl.org/meeting-room-reservations/ Rochester Hills: We do not. Dearborn Heights: I allow for profit groups, but if they hold a "business" class, it has to be open to the public, and they cannot charge for services. St. Ignace: We do. $20.00 an hour. We have a small kitchen that groups can use for an additional $20. Livonia: We allow "for profit" groups to use our rooms, but we charge them more than we charge the non-profit groups. Northfield Twp.: Yes. We allow any business, group or organization as long as the person requesting is a patron in good standing. Hartland's Cromaine Library permits for-profit and family/personal use of its meeting rooms, now expanded to three. https://www.cromaine.org/reserve-room Royal Oak: We do and it’s a big difference too. Policy says that we ask for proof of non-profit status. The thinking is that profit making companies do not have to prove their for-profit status because they are paying at the top tier. Non-profits are paying less so they have to prove their non-profit status. As you can imagine a lot of for-profit orgs try to tell us they're really non-profit because they want the lower rate We have two rooms to rent : the Youth activity room is $75 for profit $50 for non-profit orgs. The larger, nicer Auditorium is $125 and $75 respectively. This is for 3 hrs. For 3-5 hrs the rates are Youth activity room $125 and $75 The Auditorium is $250 and $125 Hillsdale: We do but we charge. $25 for 4 hours. If they want the large room it is $75.for 4 hours. Hamburg: We allow for-profit use for a fee of $25.00 per hour. Room use is free to non-profits. Blissfield: We allow it with some stipulations: If they are using it for a meeting or staff training, they operate with the same rules as non-profits. If they are charging admission, we double the fees. They cannot set up a store front and sell goods or services out of the auditorium. We have had some gray areas: insurance companies that hold “public service” presentations on changes to health insurance or a health services company that wanted to talk about services for seniors. After some discussion, we allowed the insurance company in at the standard rate but they could not promote their own agency. The health care firm wanted to promote their own services, so we charged them double, which they paid without blinking. Dexter: I guess it depends on what you mean by 'for profit.' We do make our meeting room space available to businesses for training, management meetings, planning, etc. but we do not allow solicitation. So, the local Wendy's, providing food safety training for employees would be approved, whereas the Tupperware vendor could not hold a 'party' Our attorney (Anne Seurynck) always comes down on the side of judging acceptable behaviors rather than making decisions based on content or the type of group requesting access. Having said that, I am sure that some groups lie to us. They shut the door as a way of psychologically deterring their events from being "open to all members of the public" and there probably have been instances of solicitation. Unfortunately, we don't have enough staff to monitor the entirety of each meeting. We make an initial judgement at reservation. Yesterday, I had to turn down a wedding shower request which the person assured us would be open to the public. We have made a few denials related to business requests as well. If they slip through, we just respond with keeping their deposit and barring them from further meeting room use. http://www.dexter.lib.mi.us/index.php/about/library-policies/13-about-us/li… Novi Public Library rents their rooms to both for profit and non-profit groups. We charge according to resident vs. nonresident. We don’t care about profit/nonprofit. The cost is based on if they are Novi residents or have a representative who lives/works in Novi who completes the application and will take responsibility for the space, or nonresidents. I’ve attached a copy of our application and pricing for your reference. http://www.novilibrary.org/About-Us/Meeting-Rooms.aspx Flat Rock: Good afternoon. We allow for profit groups to meet in our meeting rooms, but charge them $50 to use the room. Bad Axe: We allow for-profit groups to use our room, but we charge $50. Charlevoix Public Library - Our policy includes Fee Based Groups. Below is a pertinent section of the policy: A. A Fee Based Group is defined as a group whose business purpose or whose meeting’s purpose is to sell products or services for enterprise or a group hosting a private function. B. A Not-for-profit Group will be defined as a group that does not meet the definition of Fee Based Group (above, section IIA), whose meeting is open to the public, and whose meeting is posted on the public kiosk and calendar. A Not-for-profit Group will have use of all meeting room space at no charge during regular library hours. C. A Fee Based Group using the Computer Lab, Community Meeting Room A, or Community Meeting Room B, shall be charged $25 per hour. If both sides, A and B, of the Community Meeting Room are reserved, the charge is $50 per hour. Hackley Public Library does, but they're fourth priority -- 1) library, 2) Friends, 3) local nonprofit and government, 4) for profit. We're making some money on them, particularly on attorneys scheduling depositions. Bacon Memorial: We allow for profit groups to use our meeting rooms. We charge $50 for up to four hours of use. The most common usage is one of our rooms being booked for a deposition. We get this request a couple of times a year. Tecumseh District Library does allow for-profit groups in our meeting rooms. We charge $25.00 per day for use of the rooms for a profit organization. We have an extra space on our application form where patrons have to check if they are profit or non-profit. Imlay City: We allow meeting room use by "for profits" here. It was a longstanding policy from when the library was formed, as our city is very entrepreneurship & small business oriented, and there is really nowhere else for folks to go. We charge $10 an hour for room rental by "for profits", it’s free to others. Tamarack District Library - We allow for profit use, for a fee. Nonprofits may have the fee waived at my discretion (I nearly always waive the fee). Thanks to all who answered. There is quite a range! Here are my opinions: Many of us sell ourselves short when compared to what hotels charge for similar services. Small communities may not have other choices, and the library doesn't want to over charge. Larger libraries should at least break even on costs. (room setup & cleanup, audio-visual services, security, etc.) David L. Ewick, MLS, MS City Librarian Southfield Public Library 26300 Evergreen Southfield, Michigan 48076 248 796-4300 dewick(a)southfieldlibrary.org P Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail.

1 0

MeL Minute: Search Widget Update
by Norris, Sonya (MDE) 17 Aug '17

17 Aug '17

If you've been following the MeL Minute you'll know that we're conducting usability testing of Encore Duet, the search box on MeL. Results are coming in and we've already instituted a change that could affect your library. Read on! One new feature of MeL this summer was tabbed searching, or the ability to differentiate between a MeLCat search and a search of Articles and eResources (which is primarily database material) right from the homepage. This lets users target their search and we were anticipating that it would lead to higher user satisfaction. One of the options we chose when we put the tabbed searching in place was "persistent choice." That means that if a user selected MeLCat, executed a search, and then went back to the homepage, MeLCat would remain the chosen tab. From the desk in my office that seemed like a good idea but we discovered during testing that folks either forgot they had selected a particular tab, or outright expected to default back to a joint search of both MeLCat and the databases. So, we re-wrote the java script that controls for that and now each time a user returns to the homepage the search defaults to a joint search. The change affects a user's cookie session so you may need to clear your cache and cookies to see the new change. How does this affect your library? Well, if you're using the new, tabbed search widget you'll want to update the code to the improved, usability-testing-proven version at: http://mel.org/widget/meldiscoverywidget280.html Please note that there is code for the header, footer and body of each web page where you want to display the widget and it is found at the link above. MeL databases are available to Michigan residents or Michigan library access only. The MeL Minutes are brought to you by Sonya Schryer Norris and Deb Renee Biggs, Library Consultants at the Library of Michigan @Library of Michigan MeL Team MeL Minutes are brought to you by the Library of Michigan. Want more information on MeL? Stay tuned for the next MeL Minute available on many Michigan library listservs, email us at contact(a)mel.org<mailto:contact@mel.org>, visit http://mel.org<http://mel.org/>, or Sign up for the MeL Minute and other Library of Michigan e-mail lists via GovDelivery<https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/MILOM/subscriber/new>. We encourage you to share MeL Minutes with your colleagues and networks. Sonya Schryer Norris Library of Michigan 702 W. Kalamazoo St. PO Box 30009 Lansing, MI 48909 517-373-4457 http://www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan http://www.mel.org<http://www.mel.org/> http://www.michlibrary.org<http://www.michlibrary.org/> Nourishing Michigan's Future...during school and during the summer! Find a Summer Food Service Program site nearest you and encourage Michigan's children to Meet Up and Eat Up! www.michigan.gov/meetupeatup<http://www.michigan.gov/meetupeatup> [cid:image002.png@01D2CD53.CCC38130]

1 0

Logo Design Contest - Deadline Sept. 1!
by Atkin, Evette (MDE) 16 Aug '17

16 Aug '17

Are you a member of the Michigan library community that loves to create? If so, consider designing a logo to submit for the 2018 Loleta Fyan Small and Rural Libraries Conference Logo contest. The winning member of the Michigan library community will receive a complimentary registration to the conference and have their design included in the printed program. There is no limit as to how many logos you can submit. The 2018 Loleta Fyan Small and Rural Libraries Conference is scheduled for April 30-May2, 2018 at the Grand Traverse Resort in Acme, Michigan. The theme for the 2018 RLC (following the current library topic of diversity and inclusion) is "Open Doors, Open Minds." Please submit your artwork by September 1, 2017 in electronic format, to atkine(a)michigan.gov<mailto:atkine@michigan.gov> The winner will be announced along with the conference programs in January 2018. When submitting your artwork, please remember: 1. Include your name, library and contact information 2. Use the full name of the event in your design - Loleta Fyan Small and Rural Libraries Conference and the conference theme: Open Doors, Open Minds. 3. Submit your entry by September 1, 2017 4. A specific file format is not necessary for your submission, though please make sure your logo is a minimum of 500 pixels at its narrowest point. 5. We will email you that we have received your submission. If you don't receive an email acknowledging the submission, please contact us. Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions. Evette Atkin Evette M. Atkin Continuing Education Coordinator Library of Michigan atkine(a)michigan.gov<mailto:atkine@michigan.gov> 517.373.3746

1 0

Fw: Combatting Hate Via Your Library
by Lancaster, Catherine (MDE) 16 Aug '17

16 Aug '17

From: YALSA As a reminder, YALSA has resources to help you support youth, especially those who may be feeling the brunt of current events. In addition, YALSA has resources to help you promote empathy and understanding among teens, especially those in predominantly white communities who need to build global citizenship skills to be successful adults in the 21st century. Check out these wiki pages: * Cultural Competence<http://wikis.ala.org/yalsa/index.php/Cultural_Competence> (there are resources here tailored for library staff, and others tailored for youth) * Fostering Global Citizenship, Inclusion and Understanding<http://wikis.ala.org/yalsa/index.php/Fostering_Global_Citizenship,_Inclusio…> * Serving Diverse Teens<http://wikis.ala.org/yalsa/index.php/Serving_Diverse_Teens_@_Your_Library> * Supporting Youth in the Post-Election Climate<http://wikis.ala.org/yalsa/index.php/Supporting_Youth_in_the_Post-2016_Elec…> Don't forget that anyone can add content to these pages, so if you know of a good resource, please add it! Thanks for all that you do to help the youth in your community succeed in school and prepare for college, careers and life! -Beth Beth Yoke, CAE Executive Director Young Adult Library Services Association 50 E. Huron St. Chicago, IL 60611 1.800.545.2433 x4391 fax: 312.280.5276 byoke(a)ala.org<mailto:byoke@ala.org<mailto:byoke@ala.org%3cmailto:byoke@ala.org>> @yalsa_director

1 0

Open Educational Resources - Third Thursday Twitter Chat
by Jan Davidson 16 Aug '17

16 Aug '17

MCLS Third Thursday Twitter Chat Open Educational Resources Join us TOMORROW, August 17, at 2pm Eastern (1pm Central) for our Third Thursday Twitter chat. This month, we'll be discussing Open Educational Resources (OER) with Jan Woodall, Director of Libraries at Ivy Tech Community College - Central Indiana. Use the hashtag #MCLSchat. New to Twitter? Here are instructions<https://mcls.org/training-events/twitter-chat-instructions/>. https://mcls.org/training-events/twitter-chat-instructions/ Hope you can join us! Did you miss our July chat on the Libraries Read: 1 Book selection, Hillbilly Elegy? We archived<https://storify.com/mclsorg/third-thurs-twitter-chat-july-2017-libraries-re…> it for you. ********************** Jan Davidson Administrative Assistant, Member Engagement Midwest Collaborative for Library Services Phone: 517-492-3811 / toll-free 800-530-9019 x111 davidsonj(a)mcls.org<mailto:davidsonj@mcls.org> www.mcls.org<http://www.mcls.org/> Check out the MCLS Training Calendar at: mcls.org/calendar<http://mcls.org/calendar> Like us on Facebook for the latest MCLS news: facebook.com/<https://www.facebook.com/mcls.org>mcls.org<https://www.facebook.com/mcls.org> Follow us on Twitter: @mclsorg

1 0

New & Advanced Director Workshops - Registration is OPEN!
by Atkin, Evette (MDE) 16 Aug '17

16 Aug '17

Greetings! Registration is open for the Library of Michigan's New & Advanced Director Workshops. All new (or new to Michigan) public library directors must attend the New Director Workshop within 12 months of appointment. If your new library is a Class 4 or higher, attendance at the Advanced Director workshop is required within 24 months of appointment. To register, please visit: https://www.solutionwhere.com/WW/lom/Default.aspx. For more information on the certification process, visit: www.michigan.gov/librarycertification. Evette M. Atkin Continuing Education Coordinator Library of Michigan atkine(a)michigan.gov<mailto:atkine@michigan.gov> 517.373.3746

1 2

ALA News for August 15, 2017
by Steven Bowers 16 Aug '17

16 Aug '17

ALA News for August 15, 2017 NEWS FROM THE AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION ALA condemns racism and violence in Charlottesville Today American Library Association President Jim Neal released a statement regarding the weekend’s tragic violence in Charlottesville, Virginia. http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/08/ala-condemns-racism-and-viol… New PLA digital literacy pilot project A new digital literacy pilot project made possible by the Public Library Association (PLA) and Cox Communications (Cox) is hitting a critical milestone this summer as participating libraries kick off training events in their communities. The goal of this national collaboration, which includes local libraries and local Cox affiliates in three communities, is to expand the reach of libraries’ resources and services—empowering more families to compete in the knowledge economy. East Baton Rouge Parish (Louisiana) Library, Pima County (Arizona) Public Library, and Topeka and Shawnee County (Kansas) Public Library are piloting the deployment of enhanced digital literacy training and resources in their libraries and online through the yearlong pilot. http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/08/new-tools-support-advance-di… YALSA’s 2017 Top Ten Summer Learning Programs announced The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) has announced its list of 2017 Top Ten Summer Learning Programs from its Teen Programming HQ<http://hq.yalsa.net/index.html> contest. http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/08/yalsa-s-2017-top-ten-summer-… Teens can now vote for the 2017 Teens’ Top Ten Teens all around the world can start casting their votes<https://www.dogobooks.com/voting/2017-teens-top-reads> for their favorite titles for the 2017 Teens’ Top Ten (TTT) now through October 14 at www.ala.org/yalsa/teenstopten<http://www.ala.org/yalsa/teenstopten>. http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/08/teens-can-now-vote-2017-teens-t… DOGObooks and YALSA partner for 2017 Teens’ Top Ten voting For the fifth year in a row, DOGObooks is the host site where teens will go to vote for the Teens’ Top Ten<http://www.ala.org/yalsa/teenstopten>. Voting by teens has grown significantly over the last couple of years and YALSA expects a record number of votes this year. http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/08/dogobooks-and-yalsa-partner-201… 2018 MIDWINTER MEETING Kumasi selected to present paper for YALSA’s Trends Impacting YA Services session http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/08/kumasi-selected-present-paper-y… ALA PUBLISHING ECOURSES Creating a Culture of Usability in Your Library http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/08/new-ecourse-creating-culture-us… Using and Understanding Library of Congress Classification eCourse http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/08/new-iteration-using-and-underst… Rethinking Social Media to Organize Information and Communities eCourse http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/08/new-iteration-rethinking-social… Cataloging with RDA http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/08/new-iteration-cataloging-rda-ec… ACRL Zotero: A Guide for Librarians, Researchers and Educators, Second Edition http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/08/acrl-releases-zotero-guide-libr…

1 0

Job Posting: Cataloging and Metadata Librarian
by Sara Volmering 16 Aug '17

16 Aug '17

The University Libraries at Western Michigan University seeks candidates for the tenure-track, fiscal-year position of Cataloging and Metadata Librarian. The Cataloging and Metadata Librarian provides vision and leadership for bibliographic metadata practices and policies at WMU Libraries and prepares the catalog for the future of bibliographic description. This position directs staff and is responsible for consultation and oversight of metadata creation and cataloging (MARC and non-MARC) at all levels, in all formats and for all library collections including Rare Books and Special Collections, University Archives and Regional History Collections. This position is responsible for exploring new standards in metadata, linked data, the semantic web and regional and national systems of print repositories. A master's degree from a graduate program accredited by the American Library Association (ALA) and relevant professional experience are required. Please visit https://wmich.edu/hr/jobs for further information regarding the positions and application procedures. Review of applications will begin September 5, 2017 and continue until position is filled. WMU is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Minorities, women, veterans, individuals with disabilities and all other qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.

1 0

Job Posting: Research Data and Government Information Librarian
by Sara Volmering 16 Aug '17

16 Aug '17

The University Libraries at Western Michigan University seeks candidates for the tenure-track, fiscal-year position of Research Data and Government Information Librarian. This position collaborates with other units across the WMU community to develop and provide coordinated support for research data management and curation that is responsive to local needs. The Research Data and Government Information Librarian provides consultation and reference services on finding and using data and government information sources, builds awareness and support for managing data and educates the community on best practices for data collection, management and preservation. The position also serves as the WMU Libraries Government Documents depository coordinator, managing the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) collection and selection profile, currently selecting 50% of available items, and developing preservation and management plans for materials and collections. A master's degree from a graduate program accredited by the American Library Association (ALA) and relevant professional experience are required. Please visit https://wmich.edu/hr/jobs for further information regarding the position and application procedures. Review of applications will begin September 5, 2017 and continue until position is filled. WMU is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Minorities, women, veterans, individuals with disabilities and all other qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.

1 0