This Week in IUL News
- William Evans Jenkins Award 2013: Call for
Nominations
- October 30 Metadata Discussion Group
Meeting
- Registration for the Fall 2012 IOLUG
Conference: The Evolving Librarian is Now
Open!
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William
Evans Jenkins Award 2013: Call for Nominations
The William Evans Jenkins Award 2013
Committee hereby invites you to identify and
nominate potential candidates for the 2013 award.
Named for William Evans Jenkins, former
Chief Librarian of Indiana University, this award
may be presented annually to
a current
or former librarian on the Bloomington
campus, in recognition of their
outstanding contributions to the Indiana
University Libraries or to the library profession
in general. While eligibility for the award
is limited to former and current Bloomington
campus librarians,
nominations may be
made by any member of the Indiana University
community.
Outstanding Bloomington Library Faculty
colleagues deserve our recognition and
appreciation. William Evans Jenkins should
be remembered for his vision for the Indiana
University Libraries and his commitment to the
profession as a whole. By nominating a
librarian you admire and respect, you are keeping
the memory of William Evans Jenkins alive and
inspiring others to perform at the highest
level. Nominations for this award may be
submitted individually or jointly.
How to submit:
1. An "intent to nominate"
message must be sent to Betty Davis (
betdavis@indiana.edu) by November 30, 2012.
2. Documentation on the intranet:
3. Timetable:
-
November 30, 2012: Intent to
nominate due
-
February 1, 2013: Jenkins Award
nomination form due
-
March 1, 2013: Supporting letters
due (minimum of three)
Submitted by: Betty Davis, Administrative
Secretary, Libraries Human Resources, IUB
October 30
Metadata Discussion Group Meeting
The next Metadata Discussion Group meeting
will be on
Tuesday, October 30
from
9:30am - 10:30am in the
Wells Library, Room 043.
The Metadata Discussion Group meets monthly to
discuss metadata issues pertaining to libraries,
archives, and museums. The group has no
formal membership. Library staff, SLIS
faculty and students, and those on campus
interested in the topic are welcome to attend.
At this meeting, we will focus on metadata
for audiovisual materials. To help get a
discussion started, a few participants have
volunteered to share an aspect of their work with
audiovisual metadata. Links to relevant
projects are included below.
DATE: Tuesday, October 30
TIME: 9:30am - 10:30am
PLACE: Wells Library 043
TOPIC: Metadata for Sights and Sounds
RESOURCES YOU MIGHT CONSULT:
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Related IU project
websites:
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Metadata standards for audiovisual
materials:
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For comparison, non-MARC audio
discovery tools:
- EAD metadata for archival sound recordings:
http://purl.dlib.indiana.edu/iudl/findingaids/aaamc/VAC0316
- A track listing via all music.com (powered by
Rovi)
- A track listing via Discogs (powered by Discogs API)
-
Audio cataloging tools
Learn more about the Metadata Discussion
Group at our blog,
blogs.libraries.iub.edu/metadata or join the
group email list by sending the following in the
subject line of the message (leave the body of the
message blank) to
list@list.indiana.edu:
subscribe
metadata-discuss l
Suggestions for future topics are
welcome. Please email
jaliss@indiana.edu with suggestions or questions.
Submitted by: Jennifer Liss,
Metadata/Cataloging Librarian, IUB
Registration
for the Fall 2012 IOLUG Conference: The Evolving
Librarian is Now Open!
Registration for the fall 2012 IOLUG
Conference: The Evolving Librarian is now open!
Come learn how technology is changing the
role of libraries and librarians. You will
hear presentations on how libraries are
redesigning their physical and online spaces to
better meet the needs of users. Whether you
want to know more about virtual reference, social
media, or mobile apps, there will be sessions of
interest to you. You'll be sure to have
tons of great ideas to take back to you library
and implement right away!
When: November 2, 2012
Where: Indiana Wesleyan
University North, Indianapolis
3777 Priority Way South Drive
Indianapolis, IN, 46240
A sample of the scheduled sessions:
Beyond Meebo: Virtual Reference Options
for Your Library The end of Meebo
has left many libraries scrambling to find
alternatives for providing virtual reference
services. While there are several chat
software programs available, choosing the right
software for your library can be
challenging. The members of this panel have
all taken different approaches to virtual
reference service. They will share their
experiences in selecting a program and
implementing virtual reference.
User Behavior and Website/Discovery Layer
Design Our presentation describes
the implementation process of Primo at Franklin
College to date. In the spring of 2011, the
initial implementation phase consisted of
interface design and functionality through
informal usability studies. In addition, our
presentation focuses on the continuous use of
Primo in instructional sessions and the evaluation
of the Primo as it is used by students.
Designing Library Spaces
What does it mean to Evolve? Why do
libraries need to Evolve? This presentation
will cover what Dave and Brian have dubbed the
Evolve Project; changing the way people see
libraries. They recently underwent a seismic
change that radically reshaped the Children's
Area in the library. Utilizing new
innovative technologies such as interactive book
ends, ebars, story hour all day, and creation
areas to build interactive legos; all within an
exciting environment with vibrant colors and a
modern feel to appeal to youths and teens.
Learn what it is to be innovative and how to
become more than just books. In today's
times, libraries must become the frontier for
interaction and engagement while embedding their
environments to include new technology, open
spaces, and unique programs to pull in patrons.
Going Beyond GMail: Evolving Productivity
Through the Use of Google Apps In
March 2012, the Tipton County Public Library made
an abrupt switch from Microsoft Exchange to GMail
for their e-mail system. But what about the
other Google Apps available? What are they, and
how can the library use them to their full
advantage? Come to this session for a
glimpse into how the staff of TCPL is making plans
to evolve their productivity by going beyond GMail.
For more information, take a look at the
full preliminary program.
To register, go to the following link:
http://www.iolug.org/.
Submitted by: Chanitra Bishop, Chair,
Instruction and Emerging Technologies Librarian,
IUB
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