Librarians gone wild!
I know you all don't believe it's even possible for librarians to let down their hair, kick off their sensible shoes and dance on the table, but just get a group of us together and you never know what might happen! Well, okay, I am exaggerating a little to get your attention. I just wanted to share with you a liitle about the Kansas Library Conference that Jennifer and I attended last week in Wichita.
Since the conference was for all types of libraries and librarians, we were able to attend sessions for public and K-12 schools to see what were the hot issues for them and how we can use their ideas to better serve our patrons in the community college setting. I attended sessions on new resource sharing initiatives in Kansas, copyright updates, redesigning library space, and technology planning.
Resource Sharing in Kansas
The State Library of Kansas has made it possible for EVERY Kansas citizen to gain access to a variety of online resources through the Kansas Library Card. Although you have access to these resources through the LRC's Web page as students and staff of CCCC, you may want to tell your friends and family about this opportunity. All they have to do is go to www.kslc.org and register for a temporary card. Then they have 30 days to use the databases and electronic books before they need to go to a library to make their card valid.
The State Library is also promoting several digitization projects such as the Kansas Digital Library which is attempting to digitize all materials that are unique to Kansas, and the Western Trails Project that five state museums have started to digitize their collections dealing with western migration through Kansas.
Copyright Updates
Dr. Rosemary Talab, copyright guru at K-State, provided some information where copyright issues are heating up: "orphan works" (materials whose author(s) cannot be determined), individuals with disabilities (specifically offering textbooks in another format), the Family Entertainment Act (altering movies with objectionable language for family viewing), etc. What surprised me the most was that this copyright expert bowed to the expertise of librarians who deal with copyright issues everyday! I'm also interested in trying out the online copyright quiz she mentioned. If you want to check your knowledge of copyright and fair use let me know and I'll get you the URL.
See Jennifer's posting for information on the sessions she attended. Have a great weekend!
I know you all don't believe it's even possible for librarians to let down their hair, kick off their sensible shoes and dance on the table, but just get a group of us together and you never know what might happen! Well, okay, I am exaggerating a little to get your attention. I just wanted to share with you a liitle about the Kansas Library Conference that Jennifer and I attended last week in Wichita.
Since the conference was for all types of libraries and librarians, we were able to attend sessions for public and K-12 schools to see what were the hot issues for them and how we can use their ideas to better serve our patrons in the community college setting. I attended sessions on new resource sharing initiatives in Kansas, copyright updates, redesigning library space, and technology planning.
Resource Sharing in Kansas
The State Library of Kansas has made it possible for EVERY Kansas citizen to gain access to a variety of online resources through the Kansas Library Card. Although you have access to these resources through the LRC's Web page as students and staff of CCCC, you may want to tell your friends and family about this opportunity. All they have to do is go to www.kslc.org and register for a temporary card. Then they have 30 days to use the databases and electronic books before they need to go to a library to make their card valid.
The State Library is also promoting several digitization projects such as the Kansas Digital Library which is attempting to digitize all materials that are unique to Kansas, and the Western Trails Project that five state museums have started to digitize their collections dealing with western migration through Kansas.
Copyright Updates
Dr. Rosemary Talab, copyright guru at K-State, provided some information where copyright issues are heating up: "orphan works" (materials whose author(s) cannot be determined), individuals with disabilities (specifically offering textbooks in another format), the Family Entertainment Act (altering movies with objectionable language for family viewing), etc. What surprised me the most was that this copyright expert bowed to the expertise of librarians who deal with copyright issues everyday! I'm also interested in trying out the online copyright quiz she mentioned. If you want to check your knowledge of copyright and fair use let me know and I'll get you the URL.
See Jennifer's posting for information on the sessions she attended. Have a great weekend!
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