Free Preservation Webinars

As part of a celebration of Preservation Week, May 9 - 15, 2010, you are invited to join the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS), a division of the American Library Association (ALA) as they present webinars on Tuesday, May 11 and Thursday, May 13. No fee is required to attend the webinars, however registration is required in order to receive the link to the presentation.

Archival 101: Dealing with Suppliers of Archival Products (Tuesday, May 11, 2010) is designed for individuals with little or no experience and will also provide the more experienced user with helpful hints. Register here for Archival 101.

 Mold Prevention and Remediation (Thursday, May 13, 2010) introduces participants to the basic types of mold, and describes the environmental conditions that promote mold growth in home and library collections. Participants will discuss prevention as well as remediation should mold growth occur. This webinar is geared to participants with little experience, but with lots of questions and concerns. Register for the session on Mold here.

Excerpt taken from an email posting by Ms. Baden to the Autocat Listserv on April 13, 2010.

Cataloging Blu-rays

My husband and I are having discussions about upgrades to our home entertainment center.  One upgrade we considered, and then went with, was adding a Blu-ray player. Since we are on a budget, we try to rent Blu-ray discs from our local library instead of purchasing them, which leads me to the discussion--cataloging Blu-rays to be accessible in the library online catalog. 

Like any other video recording, a bibliographic record for a Blu-ray disc will require an 007, 008, ISBN, call number, title, publication information, physical description, system requirement note, actors note, subject and genre headings, and added entries.  

• The 007 field will reflect unique nature of the Blu-ray disc.

• The GMD used in the 245 field is videorecording.  If you are part of a library consortium, additional information may be included.
• The 538 is used to indicate that only Blu-ray players can be used to play the disc.

           538 _ _ This Blue-Ray disc will not play in standard DVD players.


              OR

           538 _ _ Requires a Blu-ray player.

• It may be useful to include a 500 note with "Blu-ray" in it.  This will allow staff and customers to conduct a keyword search to retrieve all titles in the Blu-ray format. 

Library Science - New & Noteworthy - WVLC Research Guides at West Virginia Library Commission

WVLC has developed a fresh approach to help identify new and noteworthy titles in the WVLC Library Science Collection. The New & Noteworthy—Library Science resource guide features recently acquired resources as well as other items of interest. Links to the Inter-Library loan page are within each section to assist in “getting your hands on” these resources. To view the guide and materials or to bookmark the guide go to http://wvlcguides.org/new and click on the Library Science tab.

Summer Training Opportunities Scheduled

The summer schedule for online courses has been updated and is reflected in the Calendar of Events.    If you have questions or would like to register for an online course, please contact me.