tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134984972024-03-10T09:52:06.912-04:00CFLC CurrentsA blog for and about the Central Florida Library Cooperative, plus things library, library technology, and training related.Suzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06482317279952804311noreply@blogger.comBlogger246125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498497.post-485593238958716722010-01-03T23:43:00.001-05:002010-01-03T23:46:09.849-05:00CFLC Chronicles: Sad News, Donna CohenThe Central Florida library community has just lost a very valued member of same. Donna Cohen, former Rollins Library director, CFLC Board Member, and valued friend and colleague, passed away yesterday. Sad start to a new year. RIP, Donna; you will be sorely missed.<br /><br />Read Jonathan Miller's blog post <a href="http://rollins-olin-library.blogspot.com/2010/01/donna-cohen.html">The Director's Blog: Donna Cohen</a> for more information and details.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">SUBJECTS: CFLC CHRONICLES</span>Suzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06482317279952804311noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498497.post-20651417678618359702009-10-10T14:52:00.002-04:002009-10-10T14:55:08.866-04:00Web Search Stuff: Google Search Updates<span xmlns=""><p>For those of you who love searching and/or Google, here's a treat; a four-part series from <a href="http://www.businessweek.com/">BusinessWeek</a> peeking behind the curtain on Google Search. Enjoy!<br /></p><p>Part 1: <a href="http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/techbeat/archives/2009/10/googles_udi_man.html">Google's Udi Manber: Search Is About People, Not Just Data</a><br />Part 2: <a href="http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/techbeat/archives/2009/10/google_search_g.html">Google Search Guru Singhal: We Will Try Outlandish Ideas</a><br />Part 3: <a href="http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/techbeat/archives/2009/10/googles_scott_h.html">Google's Scott Huffman: Many More Search Features Coming</a><br />Part 4: <a href="http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/techbeat/archives/2009/10/matt_cutts_goog.html">Matt Cutts: How Google Deals With Web Spam</a> </p><p><span style="font-size:78%;">SUBJECTS: </span><a href="http://cflc.net/blog/subjects.htm"><span style="font-size:78%;">WEB SEARCH STUFF</span></a></p></span>Suzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06482317279952804311noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498497.post-11451983670356895772009-10-09T11:35:00.003-04:002009-10-09T11:47:12.882-04:00Tuesday’s Tools: TwitterIt's not Tuesday, but it's a great time to talk about a particular conversation on Twitter. If you're still not using Twitter (or even if you are), now's a good time to check out what's going on in the #libtwit discussion (<a href="http://twitter.com/#search?q=%23libtwit">http://twitter.com/#search?q=%23libtwit</a>). Pretty interesting conversation about Twitter usage and libraries. Join the fun! (And by the way, follow us <a href="http://twitter.com/CFLC_FL">@CFLC_FL</a>.)<br /><p></p><p style="margin-left: 36pt;">Samples:<br /></p><p style="margin-left: 36pt;"><a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/libraryfuture">libraryfuture</a>: "Basics of making Twitter useful" <a target="_blank" href="http://j.mp/e9QY9">http://j.mp/e9QY9</a> RT <a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/TrendTracker">@TrendTracker</a> <a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/Twitter_Tips">@Twitter_Tips</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/search?q=%23libtwit"><strong>#libtwit</strong></a> Tips & The Why and How of Twitter<br /></p><p style="margin-left: 36pt;"><a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/garvinfo">garvinfo</a> Twitter is - 24/7 global, self-organizing, real-time news and conversation <a href="http://twitter.com/search?q=%23libtwit"><strong>#libtwit</strong></a><br /> </p><p style="margin-left: 36pt;"><a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/spcouta">spcouta</a>: And Archivists! <a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/libraryfuture">@libraryfuture</a> Being fluent w/ Twitter is a core skill for all librarians <a href="http://twitter.com/search?q=%23libtwit"><strong>#libtwit</strong></a> (Not all librarians would agree however!)<br /></p><p style="margin-left: 36pt;"><a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/montserratlj">montserratlj</a> Twitter=e-conferences, e-prof dvlpmnt all year round-webinars, seminars, lectures, wrkshps via desktop; addictive! <a href="http://twitter.com/search?q=%23libtwit"><strong>#libtwit</strong></a><br /> </p><span style="font-size:78%;">SUBJECTS: <a href="http://cflc.net/blog/subjects.htm">TUESDAY'S TOOLS</a></span><br /> <p></p>Suzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06482317279952804311noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498497.post-53737101866333578042009-10-01T18:54:00.005-04:002009-10-01T19:09:49.299-04:00Training Tactics: NEFLIN Classes Open for CFLC MembersFrom Marta Westall, CFLC Executive Director:<br /><blockquote>During these lean times, the Florida Library Cooperatives are, well, cooperating to offer continuing education and training opportunities to library staff in various regions. Our sister Cooperative, NEFLIN, has stepped up to offer training programs to CFLC members. In a few days you will be receiving an e-mail outlining the opportunities for October through December 2009. Be sure to note that while some of the training is free, or reasonably priced, there is a process for cancellation and/or sending a replacement. If you are registered and don't show up you will be charged. It is gratifying to see that the spirit of cooperation is alive and well in Florida!</blockquote><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">SUBJECTS: CFLC CHRONICLES; TRAINING TACTICS</span>Suzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06482317279952804311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498497.post-54543639658622582742009-09-05T11:28:00.003-04:002009-09-05T11:46:55.625-04:00Technology Tales: School Libraries & E-ReadersIf you have not already seen this <a href="http://mashable.com/">Mashable</a> post, please go read it: <a href="http://mashable.com/2009/09/05/school-library-e-readers/">Can a School Library Be Replaced by E-Readers? Apparently it Can</a>. Provoking on so many levels.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">SUBJECTS: <a href="http://cflc.net/blog/subjects.htm#tech">TECHNOLOGY TALES</a></span>Suzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06482317279952804311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498497.post-29006139999239084282009-08-31T22:18:00.004-04:002009-09-05T11:41:23.592-04:00Friday Fun Things: Cartoon re. Annotating the WorldOkay, it's not Friday, but it is funny...and what Monday couldn't do with a fun thing?!<br /><br />Check out <a href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/cartoon_annotating_the_world.php">Cartoon: Annotating the World</a>, shared via <a href="http://addthis.com/">AddThis</a>. Interesting blog post, with funny cartoon, from the <a href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/">ReadWriteWeb</a> blog, about "Augmented Reality," the practice of tagging our world, and what might come of it.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">SUBJECTS: <a href="http://cflc.net/blog/subjects.htm#fun">FRIDAY FUN THINGS</a></span>Suzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06482317279952804311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498497.post-26567444045232025462009-08-20T20:14:00.003-04:002009-09-05T11:39:39.982-04:00CFLC Chronicles: Libraries on Second LifeFrom Lorelei Junot, Second Life librarian:<br /><blockquote>Are you a library doing innovative things in second life? We invite you to take a spot on our New Orleans theme sim through June 2010. Please im me and I will show you some spots. OPLIN has just located here and Alliance library System will also locate here.</blockquote><span style="font-size:78%;">SUBJECT: <a href="http://cflc.net/blog/subjects.htm#CFLC">CFLC CHRONICLES</a></span>Suzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06482317279952804311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498497.post-74491199466281091082009-08-16T20:54:00.004-04:002009-09-05T11:45:19.322-04:00Reference Riches: School InformationWe're looking at the back-to-school season. Need information about ranking, evaluating, and rating schools? Check out this great Kim Komando list of sites to help you do just that, <a style="FONT-STYLE: italic" href="http://www.komando.com/kids/tip.aspx?id=5210">Is your child’s school any good?</a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><br />SUBJECTS: <a href="http://cflc.net/blog/subjects.htm#ref">REFERENCE RICHES</a></span>Suzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06482317279952804311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498497.post-62399351894111426302009-08-13T14:56:00.003-04:002009-09-05T11:43:17.187-04:00CFLC Chronicles: Cataloging Interest Group UpdateThe CFLC Cataloging Interest Group met at Stetson University today for a presentation by Laura Kirkland on <em>Authority Records and Authority Files</em>.<br /><br />Thanks and congrats to Jeanne Piascik (UCF) for volunteering to chair the CFLC Cataloging Interest Group for 2010!<br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">SUBJECTS: </span><a href="http://cflc.net/blog/subjects.htm#CFLC"><span style="font-size:78%;">CFLC CHRONICLES</span></a>Suzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06482317279952804311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498497.post-15027836188622398282008-09-09T12:21:00.010-04:002008-09-09T14:13:50.472-04:00CFLC Chronicles: Training Workshops for Fall 2008From Marta Westall, CFLC Director:<br /><br />We have some exciting workshops to look forward to this fall! The new schedule will be posted very soon and here are some highlights:<br /><br /><em>Book Blitz 2</em> at Leesburg: <em><br /><br /></em><blockquote>Really good cataloging doesn't come easily. It takes commitment to details to figure out how to handle some of the trickier cataloging problems that can arise. In Book Blitz I, we cover the easy rules. In this workshop, Book Blitz II, we move on to some of the more complex cataloging rules; the ones that make you frown!<br /><br />Once you are comfortable with finding your way around the basic cataloging tools--the Anglo American Cataloguing Rules (AACR2R), Library of Congress Rule Interpretations (LCRI), and the MARC coding standards (MARC21)--you will be ready to tackle some of the harder stuff, for example:<br />• Parallel titles<br />• Part titles<br />• Confusing statements of responsibility<br />• More on series<br />• More on personal, corporate, and conference names, and uniform title headings<br />• Verifying name and title headings against the LC Authority files<br /><br />N.B., Although the examples in this workshop are all for books, the relevant rules can be applied to all types of materials. However, this workshop does not cover subject headings, classification, or specific details on cataloging non-print materials.<br /><br />Attendees are advised that they will be expected to have attended Book Blitz I before coming to this workshop.</blockquote><em>Safety, Security, and Preparedness for Libraries</em> at Florida Institute of Technology:<br /><br /><blockquote>This is a day-long workshop that covers the USA PATRIOT Act and other timely matters related to disaster preparedness planning from the security, facilities management, and library perspectives.<br /><br />Goals are<br />1) to identify current trends and challenges related to library safety, security, and preparedness,<br />2) to hear the perspectives of library personnel, security officers, and facilities staff,<br />3) to learn related tips, recommendation, and guidelines,<br />4) to understand the basic components of a strong safety, security, and preparedness plan that protects equipment, materials, buildings, people, and data, and<br />5) to know where to go for additional information and support.<br /></blockquote><em>WorldCat Resource Sharing Basics</em> at CFLC:<br /><br /><blockquote>Are you ready to learn how you can obtain items for your patrons from almost 1.3 billion holdings all over the world? Come learn how to use OCLC’s ILL platform to borrow the items your patrons need.<br /><br />Topics covered in this hands-on workshop include:<br />• An overview of the WorldCat Resource Sharing Staff View<br />• Searching OCLC’s bibliographic database<br />• The basics of OCLC ILL Lending and Borrowing.<br /><br />The workshop is designed for CFLC members with little or no OCLC ILL experience.</blockquote><em>Cataloging Interest Group</em> at Barry University:<br /><p></p><blockquote></blockquote><blockquote>Discussion topics will include a review of the live, online class on the future of AACR2, RDA and FRBR (co-hosted by CFLC and SOLINET on August 12th) and quality control in technical services (bibs, authorities, and physical processing).</blockquote><span style="font-size:78%;">SUBJECTS: <a href="http://cflc.net/blog/subjects.htm#CFLC">CFLC CHRONICLES</a>; <a href="http://cflc.net/blog/subjects.htm#workshops">WORKSHOP WEALTH</a></span>Suzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06482317279952804311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498497.post-58633587990005846412008-09-08T15:00:00.002-04:002008-09-09T15:24:50.087-04:00Reference Riches: Politics and Verification'Tis the season to receive political e-mails -- good, bad, and ugly. Save yourself from having to retract mistakes by remembering to check out what you receive before passing it along.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.snopes.com/">Snopes</a>, <a href="http://urbanlegends.about.com/">Urban Legends</a>, and others of their ilk are always a good starting points, but there are times you will receive things before they do. Case in point was a list of books Palin supposedly wanted banned that landed in my e-mail over the weekend. Only as of today did it <a href="http://www.snopes.com/politics/palin/bannedbooks.asp">appear as <em>False </em>on Snopes</a>, but at the time of receipt, nothing. <br /><br />In researching it, another very interesting post (<a href="http://librarian.lishost.org/?p=1275">Librarian No. 9.7.2008 No. 154</a>) turned up in the biblioblogosphere and it references both a <a href="http://librariansforpalin.com/">Librarians for Palin </a>and a <a href="http://librariansagainstpalin.wordpress.com/">Librarians Against Palin </a>site. The whole case makes some very interesting reading.<br /><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">SUBJECTS: <a href="http://cflc.net/blog/subjects.htm#ref">REFERENCE RICHES</a></span>Suzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06482317279952804311noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498497.post-49929228746252477522008-09-07T12:27:00.001-04:002008-09-09T15:40:43.816-04:00Reference Riches: Successor to EDGAR AnnouncedFor those of you who use the Securities and Exchange Commission's "1980s-era <a href="http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml">EDGAR</a> database" to find key financial information about public companies and mutual funds, check out <a href="http://www.sec.gov/news/press/2008/2008-179.htm">this official SEC press release</a>, complete with demonstration video, announcing IDEA (Interactive Data Electronic Applications), EDGAR's eventual successor. <br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">SUBJECTS: </span><a href="http://cflc.net/blog/subjects.htm#ref"><span style="font-size:78%;">REFERENCE RICHES</span></a>Suzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06482317279952804311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498497.post-11440658298645820562008-06-12T00:14:00.002-04:002008-06-12T01:24:38.776-04:00CFLC Chronicles: A Time of Transition - CFLC’s Bedrock ActivitiesFrom Marta Westall, CFLC Director:<br /><br />CFLC's upcoming 20th anniversary year, fiscal year 2008-2009, will be a “back to basics” year. This comes after a new rule that 50% of the State Cooperative Grant money and 50% of all local funds for Florida's six Multitype Library Cooperatives (MLCs) be spent on bibliographic enhancement activities.<br /><br />These activities are defined by the State Library as follows:<br /><br />1. <strong>Loading records.</strong> Examples include loading a library's bibliographic records for the first time, updating records (adds, deletes, cleanup), creating new records, and/or providing a cataloging utility that adds records to the statewide database such as CatExpress.<br /><br />2. <strong>Training related to resource sharing.</strong> Examples of training or workshops include FirstSearch , interlibrary loan, or FLIN (Florida Library Information Network), use of CatExpress, interlibrary loan software, and other training that would simply help develop a library's ability to add and update records on the statewide database.<br /><br />3. <strong>Consultation.</strong> Providing guidance, information, and assistance to libraries on the record-loading process; and encouraging libraries to continue to update their holdings.<br /><br />4. <strong>Facilitation.</strong> Facilitating services or contracts to assist libraries to load records.<br /><br />While resource sharing through interlibrary loan has continued successfully throughout the last two decades, investigation into record loading into the OCLC WorldCat database has shown that a number of FLIN and MLC libraries have had difficulty fulfilling their stated intentions to keep their records up-to-date. CFLC will be helping members with these issues in the coming year.<br /><br />In the meantime, CFLC will still be conducting training sessions at CFLC and at Leesburg and Volusia between now and October 1, 2008. However, because of this anticipated change in emphasis in CFLC services, training offerings will probably reduce in both number and scope after that. As always, CFLC strives to furnish quality training to librarians, staff, and patrons.<br /><br />A 40% cut in grant funding for 2008/2009 from the State of Florida further complicates matters. We do not know yet the level of federal (LSTA) funding for next year.<br /><br />As we all face tough budget times, I am reminded of one of the great axioms from Robert Fulghum’s <em>All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten</em>:<br /><blockquote>“When you go out into the world, hold hands and stick together.”<br /></blockquote>Together we can make it through these rough times; we have a lot of talent right in our back yard that we can tap to learn from each other.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">SUBJECTS: <a href="http://cflc.net/blog/subjects.htm#CFLC">CFLC CHRONICLES</a></span>Suzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06482317279952804311noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498497.post-84621012000816910012008-04-04T00:20:00.003-04:002008-04-04T00:26:25.254-04:00Friday Fun Thing: The Librarian SongThis is hysterical for pretty much any librarian, but for those with a public service background, it's particularly amusing. Enjoy!<br /><br /><object height="355" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/SB4HvVEMFig&hl=en"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/SB4HvVEMFig&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">SUBJECTS: <a href="http://cflc.net/blog/subjects.htm#fun">FRIDAY FUN THING</a></span>Suzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06482317279952804311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498497.post-28105271778398855152008-03-31T23:24:00.004-04:002008-03-31T23:34:57.295-04:00Technology Tales: Shout Out for the KidsWe've known for a long time that librarians are the best. Now, let's hear it for librarians' children!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/arkansas-school-has-an-11-year-old-it-department-no-really/">Arkansas school has an 11-year-old IT department -- no, really, an 11-year-old</a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">SUBJECTS: <a href="http://cflc.net/blog/subjects.htm#tech">TECHNOLOGY TALES</a></span>Suzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06482317279952804311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498497.post-61524959088160368952008-03-18T10:46:00.002-04:002008-03-18T10:52:10.109-04:00Friday Fun Thing: Article on LibrariesNot Friday, but a Fun Thing nonetheless and I'm demonstrating for a class how to blog...<br /><br />Check out this cool article from the March 4, 2008 <a href="http://www.womansday.com/">Woman’s Day</a>:<br /><br />“<a href="http://www.womansday.com/home/12801/the-library-helped-me-start-my-business.html">The library helped me start my business</a>.”<br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">SUBJECTS: <a href="http://cflc.net/blog/subjects.htm#fun">FRIDAY FUN THING</a></span>Suzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06482317279952804311noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498497.post-569787114351544582008-03-01T12:26:00.002-05:002008-03-01T12:39:13.491-05:00CFLC Chronicles: Invitation to Public & Reference Librarians<div align="left">Posted on behalf of The State Library of Florida:</div><div align="left"></div><p><div align="left"></div><div align="center">Invitation to Participate in a Focus Group: Medical and Health Information<br />Presented by the State Library of Florida<br />ATTN: PUBLIC LIBRARIANS, REFERENCE LIBRARIANS</div><div align="left"><br />The Information Use Management and Policy Institute (College of Information, Florida State University) is collaborating with the State Library of Florida’s Florida Electronic Library (FEL) to assess the use of medical and consumer health information resources offered by the FEL and assist the administrators, librarians, and users of FEL to better utilize the FEL medical and consumer health information. Our assessment includes focus groups of public, medical, and reference librarians. Each focus group will be about 10-12 participants and the session should last 45 minutes. We will be conducting two (2) focus groups in your Region.</div><div align="left"><br />Our assessment would benefit from your expertise to help improve the FEL’s medical and consumer health information resources. Your contribution will benefit other librarians and help inform the development of programs that can address the needs of librarians and schools in the provision of consumer health information.<br /></div><p><div align="left">Your participation in this research project is completely voluntary. Please be assured that all of your responses will be kept confidential and any data collected from the focus group will be reported in aggregate form. Only research personnel involved in this project will have access to the data and encoded data will be kept on secure servers at the College of Information for a period of two years after the project ends.<br /></div><p><div align="left">I hope you will agree to participate in the study and I would be pleased to answer any further questions you may have about the study and your commitment. Please contact CFLC (info listed below) to sign up for the focus group.<br /></div><p><div align="left">For more information, please contact Ebe Randeree (eranderee [at] ci.fsu.edu). Thanks in advance for considering this request.<br /></div><p><div align="left">Representatives from Florida State will conduct focus groups at CFLC in Maitland, FL on March 13th at 11:00am and 1:00pm.<br /></div><p><div align="left">To register for either time, please <a href="http://www.cflc.net/Workshops/regform1.htm#special">click here to visit our Training Page</a> or call the CFLC office at 407-644-9050.</div><p><div align="left"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:78%;">SUBJECTS: <a href="http://cflc.net/blog/subjects.htm#CFLC">CFLC CHRONICLES</a>; <a href="http://cflc.net/blog/subjects.htm#ref">REFERENCE RICHES</a></span></div>Suzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06482317279952804311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498497.post-29147175265313418532008-02-23T10:35:00.001-05:002008-02-23T10:34:04.620-05:00CFLC Chronicles: Help! Are We Making a Difference?It's grant-writing time around CFLC and we need your input, please!<br /><br />Does CFLC help you improve your library's service to the public (i.e., end user, student, Web visitor, etc.)? If so, how? These are the questions we are striving to answer as we prepare our LSTA grant application this year.<br /><br />The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has conducted a review of Florida's LSTA program. Their concern is that the focus of the grants should be on improving service <strong>to the end user</strong>. We have been directed by the State Library to show how our programs impact the public, something that is very difficult for us as a non-library to ascertain without asking your help.<br /><br />If you have any stories about how CFLC's services have impacted your users, please let us hear them by the first week of March. Feel free to make your comments on this blog or via e-mail [contactus (at) cflc.net], or more formally, help us by contributing a letter of support to include with the grant application. Details and more information can be found <a href="http://www.cflc.net/CFLC/Help%20Letter.doc">here</a>.<br /><br />Thank you for your assistance; your input will help us continue responding to your needs!<br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">SUBJECT: <a href="http://cflc.net/blog/subjects.htm#CFLC">CFLC CHRONICLES</a></span>Suzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06482317279952804311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498497.post-46312704665304206352008-02-22T23:00:00.001-05:002008-02-23T05:04:10.825-05:00Friday Fun Things: The Book A Month ChallengeMeant to post this a while back, but if you hurry, you can still get in on the second month! The <a href="http://bamchallenge.wordpress.com/">Book A Month Challenge</a> (BAM) is one of those simple ideas that is so great you wish you'd thought of it yourself. Katie posts:<br /><blockquote>Welcome to the Book A Month (BAM) Challenge. Right around the first of the month, every month, we’ll be posting a theme. All you have to do is read a book that corresponds to that theme and post a review, either on your own website/blog and comment with a link to it or in the comments for the post itself. </blockquote>And lest you think she hasn't thought of everything, there's even a <a href="http://bamchallenge.wordpress.com/libraries/">LibraryBAM</a> and a way to get advance notice of the theme in order to plan your library exhibits around it.<br /><br />Even if you don't feel you can post a review, she's got some great reading suggestions built around her themes. You've missed January's "time" theme (playing catch up IS allowed!), but February's "heart" theme is still beating. (Sorry!)<br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">SUBJECTS: <a href="http://cflc.net/blog/subjects.htm#fun">FRIDAY FUN THINGS</a></span>Suzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06482317279952804311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498497.post-43822187932079766762007-11-28T05:19:00.000-05:002007-11-28T05:33:01.120-05:00"Globe" Trotting: Stephen C. Foster State Park (GA)The globe was trotting over Thanksgiving! It accompanied Kathy Turner (Director of Instructional Programs at CFLC-member <a href="http://www.lib.fit.edu/">Evans Library</a> at the Florida Institute of Technology) to the <a href="http://gastateparks.org/info/scfoster/">Stephen C. Foster State Park</a> in Georgia.<br /><br />According to Kathy, "in its world were the Okefenokee Swamp, black bears, and lots of alligators."<br /><br />Thanks for sharing, Kathy!<br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">SUBJECTS: "GLOBE" TROTTING</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ekWTh874JD6ZC1qYxpDoMd2pQwUHO-U1rbrqfbI85ZtL1OeuZv-NjJkDC9p-6AOjEw0Hz26zb2F_0N3349ayo4P8OA1aXxWBEt-eYZlDht2d28NtLIffT-g85xVAaIMFzFXKFQ/s1600-h/KathyTurner20071123CFLCGlobeStephenCFosterStateParkGeorgia.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5137835921878325554" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ekWTh874JD6ZC1qYxpDoMd2pQwUHO-U1rbrqfbI85ZtL1OeuZv-NjJkDC9p-6AOjEw0Hz26zb2F_0N3349ayo4P8OA1aXxWBEt-eYZlDht2d28NtLIffT-g85xVAaIMFzFXKFQ/s320/KathyTurner20071123CFLCGlobeStephenCFosterStateParkGeorgia.jpg" border="0" /></a>Suzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06482317279952804311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498497.post-14417942995918670502007-10-29T08:13:00.000-04:002007-10-29T08:25:51.042-04:00CFLC Chronicles: CFLC Annual Meeting<div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">CFLC Annual Meeting</span><br />Friday, December 7, 2007<br />9:30 a.m - 10:00 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast<br />10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Program and Lunch<br /><a href="http://www.brev.org/locations/central_brevard/index.htm" target="_blank">Central Brevard Library & Reference Center, Cocoa, FL </a><br />Cost: $20 for CFLC members</div><div align="center">Help spread the word:<br /><a href="http://www.cflc.net/REV2007Annual%20Meeeting%20Flyer.pdf" target="_blank">Click here for a downloadable flyer in PDF format! </a><br /><br />Program will include:<br />Special Guest: Dorothy Blair</div><div align="center">Literacy Librarian, Waggin' Tales Coordinator - St. Lucie County</div><div align="center">Founder/Training Director of Star Bright Therapy and Obedience Dogs in St. Lucie County<br /><br />RSVP by December 1, 2007</div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.cflc.net/Workshops/regform1.htm#special">Register online</a> or by calling Linda Java at 407/644-9050 </div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:78%;">SUBJECTS: <a href="http://cflc.net/blog/subjects.htm#CFLC">CFLC CHRONICLES</a></span></div>Suzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06482317279952804311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498497.post-87390859577918567332007-06-25T08:44:00.000-04:002007-06-25T08:57:39.267-04:00CFLC Chronicles: Librarians Serving the Public Scholarship ProgramPosted by request of the College of Information of Florida State University:<br /><blockquote><p>The Florida State University College of Information invites applicants for the Librarians Serving the Public scholarship program. The College of Information has partnered with the Central Florida Library Cooperative (CFLC), the Northeast Florida Library Information Network (NEFLIN), and the Panhandle Library Access Network (PLAN) in this program, which is supported through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. With its partners, the College will recruit and select students to earn the MSLIS degree and to meet the diversity and leadership needs of academic, public, and school libraries in northern and central Florida. </p><p>The College is currently able to offer 20 scholarships to begin in Fall 2007. The scholarships will pay tuition for 6 credits of master's degree coursework for 3 semesters (Fall 2007, Spring 2008, and Summer 2008). This is a total of 18 credits, or one-half the MSLIS program at the College. Preference will be given to applicants who demonstrate a commitment to working in public, academic, and/or school libraries in north or central Florida. Acceptance to the program is also competitive based on the materials submitted in application to Florida State University, the College of Information and to Librarians Serving the Public. </p><p>For information about how to apply, visit our web site: <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://lsp.ci.fsu.edu/" target="_blank">http://lsp.ci.fsu.edu/</a><br /></p></blockquote><span style="font-size:78%;">SUBJECTS: <a href="http://cflc.net/blog/subjects.htm#CFLC">CFLC CHRONICLES</a></span>Suzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06482317279952804311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498497.post-37792239508105887792007-06-25T08:20:00.000-04:002007-06-25T08:41:02.159-04:00Workshop Wealth: CCLA Database Vendor WorkshopThis invitation is posted at the request of CCLA, the College Center for Library Automation:<br /><blockquote><p>The College Center for Library Automation (CCLA) is offering a database vendor workshop in your area and would like to invite you to participate. Vendors from Gale and EBSCO will be on hand at Valencia Community College, West Campus on Tuesday, July 24, from 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. to demonstrate their resources, offer valuable suggestions and tips for effective searching, and answer your questions about features and functionality. The focus will be on the EBSCO medical databases: CINAHL, PsycARTICLES, Clinical Pharmacology, and the Health Source products and the Gale literature databases: Literature Resource Center, LitFinder, etc. and the new Testing and Education Resource Center. Location information is provided below.</p><p>Valencia Community College / West Campus<br />Address: 1800 South Kirkman Road, Orlando<br />Building: LRC<br />Parking: Park in the Gamma parking lot - use staff parking area. The LRC is just south of the lot. No permits required.<br />Local hotels: Marriott Courtyard/International Drive, 407-351-2244<br />Maps & driving directions <a href="http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?city=orlando&state=FL&address=1800+south+kirkman+road+&zip=32811&country=us&zoom=5">here</a>. <br />Campus map <a href="http://www.valencia.cc.fl.us/AboutUs/locations/west_campus.cfm">here</a>.</p><p>If you would like to register, please send an email to lmccarthy (at) cclaflorida.org by July 9, 2007 with your name and telephone number. </p></blockquote><span style="font-size:78%;">SUBJECTS: <a href="http://cflc.net/blog/subjects.htm#CFLC">CFLC CHRONICLES</a>; <a href="http://cflc.net/blog/subjects.htm#workshops">WORKSHOP WEALTH</a></span>Suzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06482317279952804311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498497.post-36156759033112680822007-06-05T15:51:00.000-04:002007-06-05T15:56:46.434-04:00Workshop Wealth: Summer Training ScheduleThe training schedule for Summer 2007 (July - September) has been posted to the CFLC Web page <a href="http://www.cflc.net/Workshops/regform1.htm">here</a>.<br /><br />A new printed schedule should be arriving soon for those of you on the mailing list. Check out the bounty of summer classes!<br /><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">SUBJECTS: <a href="http://cflc.net/blog/subjects.htm#CFLC">CFLC CHRONICLES</a>; <a href="http://cflc.net/blog/subjects.htm#workshops">WORKSHOP WEALTH</a></span>Suzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06482317279952804311noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498497.post-2861191753053718922007-05-29T15:14:00.000-04:002007-05-29T15:57:49.653-04:00CFLC Chronicles: Leadership Development OpportunityPosted by request is this item of interest for all Florida library employees desiring to advance and hone their leadership skills:<br /><br />Applications are still being accepted for the fourth year of the State Library & Archives of Florida's Sunshine State Library Leadership Institute.<br /><br />The Sunshine State Library Leadership Institute is a year-long comprehensive series of learning sessions that focuses on developing an understanding of leadership within a conceptual framework and practical applications. Participants will attend 10 days of training throughout the year covering<br />* mentoring and leadership styles<br />* exemplary leadership<br />* leadership and diversity<br />* present state of leadership<br />* community advocacy<br />* the future of leadership<br /><br />The Institute includes sessions relating to various concepts and skills, using supplemental books, articles, and materials based on participants' needs and interests. The leadership sessions are a combination of lectures and informal, interactive discussions. A variety of small group and large group activities with inventories, surveys, and assessment tools are used to stimulate personal development. Participants take part in a formal mentoring process that matches participants and mentors based on career development interests and geographical location.<br /><br />This year-long Leadership Institute is open to library staff who exhibit leadership potential, including the ability to share with others enthusiasm, optimism, and vision for the library services of tomorrow. The Institute is open to individuals from all types of libraries (public, academic, school, and special). It is designed for professional librarians, as well as those in management positions without an MLS. Candidates should have a minimum of two years professional library experience and a demonstrated successful professional work experience.<br /><br />Applicants can apply to attend the Institute in either the Tampa or Daytona area.<br /><br />Deadline for applications - June 13, 2007 postmark<br />Selection and notification - August 2007<br /><br />Complete information about the Sunshine State Library Leadership Institute and application forms are available at <a href="http://www.neflin.org/leadership">http://www.neflin.org/leadership</a>.<br /><br />Contact Stephanie Race at NEFLIN (<a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="mailto:sslli@neflin.org">sslli@neflin.org</a> or 904.278.5620) for more information.<br /><br />The Sunshine State Library Leadership Institute is made possible by a Library Services and Technology Act grant administered by the Florida Department of State, State Library and Archives of Florida. The Institute is managed by the Northeast Florida Library Information Network.<br /><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">SUBJECTS: <a href="http://cflc.net/blog/subjects.htm#CFLC">CFLC CHRONICLES</a>; <a href="http://cflc.net/blog/subjects.htm#workshops">WORKSHOP WEALTH</a></span>Suzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06482317279952804311noreply@blogger.com0