UALC’s Mountain West Digital Library Introduced to Utah Educators

October 5, 2009 -- SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – The Mountain West Digital Library (MWDL) was introduced to Utah teachers at the Utah Education Association (UEA) conference at the South Towne Expo Center in Sandy, Utah on October 1-2, 2009. Members of the Utah Academic Library Consortium’s (UALC) Digitization Committee exhibited the compilations of digital collections from universities, colleges, public libraries, museums, and historical societies in Utah, Nevada, and Idaho to hundreds of interested educators. This was MWDL's first year at UEA. “The response was amazing,” said Kim Rollins, UALC Public Affairs Coordinator. “Most of the people we talked to couldn’t believe such a valuable resource was free to the their students and to the public.”

More information on the Mountain West Digital Library can be found at mwdl.org

UALC's Professional Training Update

Here is the fall edition of UALC's Professional Training Update. Below you will find upcoming professional development opportunities listed in order by date. Don’t miss out on these great opportunities!

Academic Librarianship by Design: Enhancing the Library's Integration into Course / Learning Management Systems $$$
DATE: Nov. 17, 2009
LOCATION: Web
MORE INFO: http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/events/elearning/courses/learningmanagement.cfm

Cut the Cord: Connecting to our Mobile Users FREE
DATE: Nov. 18, 2009
LOCATION: University of Utah, Eccles Health Sciences Education Building, Room 3420
MORE INFO: http://library.med.utah.edu/or/teleconferences.php, or contact Jeanne Leber at jeanne.leber@utah.edu.

MPLA Leadership Institute $$$
DATE: April 25-30, 2010; Deadline for applications: December 1, 2009
LOCATION: Estes Park, Colorado
MORE INFO: http://www.mpla.us/leadership/index.html

Save the Date! -- September 30, 2009

Institutional Repositories: Disseminating, Promoting, and Preserving Scholarship

Merrill-Cazier Library, Logan campus of Utah State University
Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009 from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm

Keynote speaker
G. Sayeed Choudhury (Associate Dean for Library Digital Programs and Hodson Director, Digital Research and Curation Center, Johns Hopkins University) will speak on the value of institutional repositories.

Other sessions will feature speakers from around the country. Topics will include IR platforms (Digital Commons, Fedora, CONTENTdm), Creating Managing, and Marketing an IR, and a glimpse into the possible future of both IRs and university digital publishing.

FREE registration includes breakfast and lunch (sponsored by bepress)

Registration closes August 15. Register at http://digitalcommons.usu.edu/irday/

Questions? Contact Heather Leary (heather.leary@usu.edu)

Marriott Library Receives NEH Grant for Utah Digital Newspapers

July 6, 2009 – The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $262,863 National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP) grant to the University of Utah’s Marriott Library to digitize 100,000 pages of Utah newspapers published from 1870 to 1922 for the Utah Digital Newspapers collection. The Marriott Library was one of 16 institutions to receive 2009 NDNP funding. Since 2005, the Marriott Library has received three NDNP grants totaling over $850,000.

Utah Digital Newspapers was initiated by the Marriott Library in 2002 and currently includes 700,000 pages from 50 Utah newspapers published in 27 of Utah’s 29 counties. Digitized articles are available via a single online database that can be browsed or searched by keywords, article titles, weddings, deaths, and births.

Utah Digital Newspapers is important in helping preserve historic newspapers while increasing access for researchers, genealogists, and citizen historians.

Utah Digital Newspapers is freely accessible online at http://digitalnewspapers.org.

Retreat to Focus on Outcomes in Library Measurement and Assessment

The UALC Professional Development Committee is pleased to announce that registration for this summer's retreat, "Incorporating Outcomes into Library Measurement and Assessment," is now open: http://www.ualc.net/2009retreat.html The retreat will be held on Friday, August 14, 2009 at the University of Utah. Space is limited, so sign up as soon as possible to guarantee a spot.

This year's program will be presented by the Library Leadership & Management Association (LLAMA). Here is their summary of the program: Traditionally libraries have used a wide variety of methods to track, measure and assess use of their resources and services. Although the concept of measuring the outcome of a program or service is not new in the profit and non-profit business world, measuring outcomes or desired and actual impact of programs and services is becoming the norm and - by many umbrella organizations and granting agencies - required. Through a combination of lecture, individual and small group exercises, participants will: understand the language of outcomes; be familiar with the application of outcomes measurement in library settings; be familiar with the appropriate process of using and integrating outcomes measurement into library programs and services; design outcomes for a library program or service; identify appropriate data collection and measurement for program or service outcomes; and, identify avenues for using outcomes results for planning and justifying existence, expansion and organization or reorganization of library programs, services and funding.

If you have questions please contact Pamela N. Martin at https://www.umail.utah.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=f10e8869800a4fbabbca263285e2a0b1&URL=file%3a%2f%2f%2fC%3a%2fDocuments+and+Settings%2fneverss%2fLocal+Settings%2fTemp%2fXPgrpwise%2f4A4CE401LAWPO1100162623915BA61%2fpamela.martin%40usu.edu

UALC's Professional Training Update

Here is the summer edition of UALC's Professional Training Update. Below you will find upcoming professional development opportunities listed in order by date. Don’t miss out on these great opportunities!

Text Messaging Reference: Enhancing Reference Services with SMS $$$
DATE: Thur., July 2, 2009
LOCATION: Web
MORE INFO: http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/events/elearning/courses/txtreference.cfm

Academic Librarianship by Design: Enhancing the Libraries Integration into Course/Learning Management Systems $$$
DATE: Tues., July 28, 2009
LOCATION: Web
MORE INFO: http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/events/elearning/courses/learningmanagement.cfm

Libraries and Copyright in the Digital Age $$$
DATE: Wed, July 29, 2009
LOCATION: Web
MORE INFO: https://www.academicimpressions.com/web_conferences/0709-libraries.php

MPLA Individual Professional Development Grants
DEADLINE: Wed., Aug. 5, 2009
MORE INFO: http://www.mpla.us/committees/profdev/grants.html

HeLIOS (Hemingway Library Information Online Skills) Tutorial Rollout FREE
DATE: Tues., Aug. 11, 2009 at 10am
LOCATION: Stewart Library Room 138, Weber State University
MORE INFO: Contact or RSVP to JaNae Kinikin at jkinikin@weber.edu or 801-626-6093

Incorporating Outcomes into Library Measurement and Assessment FREE
DATE: Friday, August 14, 2009
LOCATION: University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
MORE INFO: Contact Pamela Martin, pamela.martin@usu.edu or see LLAMA description: http://www.ala.org/lamatemplate.cfm?section=lamareginstlist&template=/contentmanagement/contentdisplay.cfm&contentid=68774

Cyber Zed Shed Webcast Series 1: Facebook, Twitter, and Sprout $$$
DATE: Tues., Aug. 18, 2009
LOCATION: Web
MORE INFO: http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/events/elearning/courses/cyberzedshed1.cfm

Institutional Repositories: Disseminating, Promoting, and Preserving Scholarship FREE
DATE: Wed., Sept. 30, 2009
LOCATION: Utah State University, Logan, UT
MORE INFO: Contact Heather Leary, heather.leary@usu.edu

Open and Mobile - LITA National Forum $$$
DATE: Oct. 1-4, 2009
LOCATION: Hilton City Center, Salt Lake City, UT
MORE INFO: http://www.lita.org/ala/mgrps/divs/lita/litaevents/forum2009/index.cfm

Responding to the Challenge: Beyond All Limits – Nevada Library Association Conference $$$
DATE: Oct. 7-10, 2009
LOCATION: Elko Convention Center, Elko, NV
MORE INFO: http://www.nevadalibraries.org/conference09/


These workshops and classes are selected by the Professional Development Committee and are limited to online classes and opportunites in Utah or surrounding states.

UALC Accepts Award at Best of State Gala

Donna Jones Morris, Director, Utah State Library, accepted the medal and certificate of achievement on behalf of the Utah Academic Library Consortium (UALC) for Utah's 2009 Best of State in the category of Educational Institution or Service. The Awards Gala was held at the Salt Palace Ballroom on May 30, 2009. The Education category winners included:

Administrator: TROY D'AMBROSIO
Arts in Education: 337 PROJECT
College/University Teacher: PROFESSOR MARTY VAL HILL, SPHR
Educational Institution/Service: UTAH ACADEMIC LIBRARY CONSORTIUM
On-line Education: WESTERN GOVERNORS UNIVERSITY
Preschool: DANCING MOOSE MONTESSORI SCHOOL
Public/Private School K-12: LAKERIDGE JR. HIGH SCHOOL
Teacher K-12: LINDA SEEHUSEN, WESTVALE ELEMENTARY
Volunteer: DAVID F. PACK, PH.D.

UALC Co-Sponsors Institutional Repository Conference

UALC, along with Utah State University and Berkeley Electronic Press, is co-sponsoring an upcoming institutional repository conference at the Merrill-Cazier Library on the Logan campus of Utah State University. Institutional Repositories: Disseminating, Promoting, and Preserving Scholarship will take place Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009 from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. The keynote speaker will be G. Sayeed Choudhury (Associate Dean for Library Digital Programs and Hodson Director, Digital Research and Curation Center, Johns Hopkins University) Other IR topics to be explored include IR platforms (Digital Commons, Fedora, CONTENTdm), Creating Managing, and Marketing an IR, and a glimpse into the possible future of both IRs and university digital publishing. Registration is free and includes breakfast and lunch (sponsored by bepress). Registration is at http://digitalcommons.usu.edu/irday/

Contact Heather Leary heather.leary@usu.edu with any questions.

UALC Wins Utah's Best of State in Educational Institution/Service Category

The Utah Academic Library Consortium has won Utah's Best of State in the category of Educational Institution/Service. The announcement was made May 4, 2009.

The Best of State Awards were created to recognize outstanding individuals, organizations and businesses in Utah. According to Governor Jon Huntsman, "Best of State recognizes those who are excelling and surpassing all else and who are the best of the best in their respective fields."

Judging was based on three criteria:
(50%) Achievement in the field of endeavor.
(30%) Innovation or creativity in approaches, techniques, methods or processes.
(20%) Contribution to improving the quality of life in Utah.

UALC and other category winners will be recognized at the 2009 Best of State Awards Gala in the Grand Ballroom of the Salt Palace on Saturday, May 30th. More information on the Best of State Awards can be found at www.bestofstate.org

Randy Olsen Receives Scholarly Communication Award

Randy Olsen, BYU Library Director, was honored by BioOne and the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) with its inaugural Howard Goldstein Award to Advance Scholarly Communication. The award was presented to Olsen April 16, 2009, at a special ceremony in conjunction with BioOne’s annual meeting of publishers, librarians, and partners. The Goldstein award was created in 2008 to recognize and encourage efforts to enhance the sustainability of communication within the scholarly community. Randy J. Olsen has held leadership positions in the Utah Library Association, the American Library Association, Research Libraries Group, Greater Western Libraries Association, Mountain Plains Library Association, and Utah Academic Library Council. He currently chairs the Library and Scholarly Communications Advisory Council at Brigham Young University and currently serves as a member of the Steering committee for SPARC.

New UVU Library Featured in "American Libraries"

The Utah Valley University Library was featured in the April 2009 issue of the American Library Association's (ALA) American Libraries magazine. UVU Library was one of 23 new and renovated academic, public and school facilities showcased in the publication's yearly Library Design Showcase. The article can be found on page 39 at http://www.ala.org/ala/alonline/index.cfm

UALC's Upcoming Training Update

This is the first edition of UALC’s Upcoming Training Update! Below you will find upcoming professional development opportunities listed in order by date. Don’t miss out on these great opportunities!

· All About Repositories Webinar Series: Increasing use and content through creative service-repository bundling; the case at University of Nebraska-Lincoln FREEDATE: Wed., April 15, 2009; 12:00 p.m. ET
LOCATION: WebMORE INFO: Register at http://www.education-webevents.com no later than April 14, 2009.

· Negotiation: Path to Collaboration $$$
DATE: Wed., April 22, 2009
LOCATION: WebMORE INFO: Visit http://www.aallnet.org/calendar/eventdisplay.asp?eid=278&arc=no

· Understanding Institutional Copyright Policy $$$
DATE: Mon, May 18, 2009 - Wed., May 20, 2009
LOCATION: Denver, CO
MORE INFO: https://www.academicimpressions.com/conferences/0509-copyright.php

· Libraries and Copyright in the Digital Age $$$
DATE: Wed, July 29, 2009
LOCATION: Web
MORE INFO: https://www.academicimpressions.com/web_conferences/0709-libraries.php

· Virtual Reference Competencies $$$
DATE: June 22 - July 31, 2009
LOCATION: Web
MORE INFO: Online ACRL Class; visit http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/events/elearning/courses/VirtualReference.cfm

· Incorporating Outcomes into Library Measurement and Assessment FREE
DATE: August 14, 2009
LOCATION: The U, Salt Lake, UT
MORE INFO: Contact Pamela Martin, pamela.martin@usu.edu or see LLAMA description: http://www.ala.org/lamatemplate.cfm?section=lamareginstlist&template=/contentmanagement/contentdisplay.cfm&contentid=68774

· Institutional Repositories: Disseminating, Promoting, and Preserving Scholarship FREEDATE: Sept. 30, 2009
LOCATION: Utah State University, Logan, UTMORE INFO: Contact Heather Leary, heather.leary@usu.edu

· Copyright and the Library, Part 1: The Basics Including Fair Use $$$
DATE: check website for dates
LOCATION: Web
MORE INFO: Online ACRL Class; visit http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/events/elearning/courses/copyright1.cfm

UALC’s Upcoming Training Update will be blogged quarterly. If you have questions or suggestions for this update or for future Updates, please contact Pamela Martin, Chair of UALC Professional Development Committee at Pamela.martin@usu.edu .

University of North Texas MLS Program is Coming to Utah

The University of North Texas Department of Library and Information Sciences Master of Library Science program is coming to Utah. The next Nevada-Utah Cohort for the online program will begin in September 2009. Students can earn a master’s degree by participating in two four-day institutes (September 4 - 7, 2009 and January 15- 18, 2010), with the remainder of the instruction delivered on the web. The Web Institute will be held at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah in the new library. Information about the program can be found at:
http://www.unt.edu/slis/distance/nevada/index.htm

Information sessions about the master’s program will be held in the Salt Lake City area on the following days:

Saturday, April 4, 2009
10:15am - 12:15am:
Davis County Library - North Branch
562 South 100 East, Clearfield, UT

Saturday, April 4, 2009
2:00pm - 5:00pm:
Salt Lake City Public Library – Main Conference Room D
200 East 400 South, Salt Lake City, UT

Monday, April 6, 2009
11:00am - 1:00pm:
Day Riverside Branch Library
1575 West 1000 North, Salt Lake City, UT

Monday, April 6, 2009
3:00pm - 5:00pm:
University of Utah - J. Willard Marriott Library
295 South 1500 East, Salt Lake City, UT

Tuesday, April 7, 2009
12:00pm - 2:00pm:
Utah State University - Merrill-Crazier Library, Administration Conference Room,
300 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT

Tuesday, April 7, 2009
6:00pm - 8:00pm:
Park City Library, Room 109
1255 Park Avenue, Park City, UT

LJ Names U of U's Kenning Arlitsch as 2009 "Mover and Shaker"

Kenning Arlitsch, Associate Director for Information Technology Services at the University of Utah Marriott Library, was named one of the "Movers & Shakers 2009" in the March 15, 2009 issue of Library Journal. Since 2002, Library Journal has selected top library leaders who are "shaping the future of libraries," particularly in the area of technology. Arlitsch was the driving force behind the Mountain West Digital Library (MWDL), which laid the groundwork for other digital collections such as the Western Waters Digital Library (WWDL) and the Utah Digital Newspapers (UDN). The LJ article can be viewed at http://www.libraryjournal.com/MS2009Inductee/2140336020.html

Pioneer Committee Meets at U of U

Members of the Pioneer Committee met March 11, 2009 at the University of Utah Marriott Library to strategize future improvements to the online resources across the state, especially in light of the current budget cuts. Agenda items included budget issues, database pricing, and promotion.

While details from the stimulus package for libraries are still forthcoming, LSTA grant money will likely be fully funded. Subscription prices for the major electronic resources will stay stable for the next year. The EBSCO sole source has been approved for one year, with a one year renewal and SIRS pricing will remain the same this year.

Future promotional activities will include involvement at the upcoming ULA Conference and possible improvements to the Pioneer web site. Since November, a campaign has been in place with FrontRunner riders, giving them easy access to all Pioneer databases on the train. The committee brainstormed ways of getting Pioneer more exposure in the press.

The Pioneer Committee is made up of representatives from the Utah State Library, Utah Education Network, academic libraries, K-12 school libraries and public libraries. The EBSCO databases and some others used by Utah colleges and universities, are part of Academic Pioneer, the portion of Pioneer that is targeted to higher education.

MWDL Site Shows Increase in Visits

The Mountain West Digital Library (MWDL) is showing a marked increase in site visits. The last 30 days has shown an increase of about 500 visits, bringing the total number of visits last month to 3,440. MWDL had been getting approximately 100-200 new visits each month, but has recently seen a peak in new users, possibly due to MWDL being mentioned as the American Library Association's "Digital Library of the Week," and then being highlighted in The Scout Report.

Latest Legislative Budget Update

David Buhler, Associate Commissioner for Public Affairs, Utah System of Higher Education, published the last weekly legislative report for March 2-6, 2009. Buhler states that "significant progress has been made in advancing Higher Education’s agenda. Budget cuts, while deep, are half of what had been projected, several higher education buildings have been funded, and all legislative priorities have either passed or are on track to passing in the final four days."
Budget details can be viewed in the report at:
http://www.utahsbr.edu/LegRpt/2009/Weekly%20Report%202009-6.pdf

Mountain West Digital Library Highlighted in Internet Resource Magazine

The Mountain West Digital Library was featured in the February 27, 2009 issue of The Scout Report. The Scout Report is the flagship publication of the Internet Scout Project. It provides a fast, convenient way to stay informed of valuable resources on the Internet. A team of professional librarians and subject matter experts select, research, and annotate each resource. The Scout Report can be viewed at:
https://www.umail.utah.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=97cef29b23694624b8c08a13b28a7924&URL=http%3a%2f%2fscout.wisc.edu%2fReports%2fScoutReport%2f2009%2fscout-090227.php

2008 NetLibrary eBook Use Announced

March 5, 2009 -- UALC's shared collection of ebooks, NetLibrary, is being used by patrons across the state. In 2008 NetLibrary was used a total of 18,101 times. Of the shared 2,299 titles, 1,985 titles were accessed. Since purchasing NetLibrary, 2,292 of the books have been opened a total of 121,844 times. Median uses is about 38.

Most used books in UALC shared netLibrary collection in 2008.

• A Child Called "It" : An Abused Child's Journey From Victim to Victor
• Fast Food Nation : The Dark Side of the All-American Meal
• Jewel of the Desert : Japanese American Internment At Topaz
• CliffsTestPrep GRE 2000
• Nova's GRE Prep Course 2004
• Fighting for Your Marriage : Positive Steps for Preventing Divorce and Preserving a Lasting Love
• A Companion to the American West
• Fed Up! : Winning the War against Childhood Obesity
• Crucial Conversations : Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High
• Nova's GMAT Prep Course 2004

Professional Development Annual Retreat Announced

February 17, 2009 -- The UALC Professional Development Committee announced plans to host its annual retreat on Friday, August 14, 2009 at the University of Utah. This year's retreat is titled "Incorporating Outcomes into Library Measurement and Assessment" and will be presented by the Library Administration and Management Association (LAMA).

UALC Council Meets at BYU

February 6, 2009 --The quarterly UALC Council Meeting was held on Friday, February 6, 2009 at the Brigham Young University Harold B. Lee Library in Provo, Utah. Agenda items included a budget discussion, product demonstrations and committee reports.

UALC Presents to Legislature

February 5, 2009 -- The Utah Academic Library Consortium reported to the Utah Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee on Thursday, February 5, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. Mike Freeman, Council Director, and Sandra McIntyre, Program Director for the Mountain West Digital Library, showed an introductory video of UALC and requested funding to continue the digitization of Utah’s historical newspapers for the latest UALC project, Utah Digital Newspapers.

Mountain West Digital Library is "Digital Library of the Week"

February 5, 2009 -- The Mountain West Digital Library was selected as Digital Library of the Week on ALA's ilovelibraries.org site for the first week of February. The web site can be found at:
https://www.umail.utah.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=0af1d881048949a1988f30c2a00d5cab&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.ilovelibraries.ala.org%2fdiglibweekly%2f

New UALC Promotional Video Released

February 3, 2009 -- A five-minute promotional video has been produced by UALC and focuses on the benefits of the organization and its three major projects--Pioneer, the Mountain West Digital Library and the Utah Digital Newspapers. The video was released last week and will be shown at the presentation to the Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee at the Utah Legislature.

The video can be viewed on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgJCEhMcYBE

Utah Academic Libraries Award Joint ILS Contract

January 23, 2009 – The University of Utah Libraries, in partnership with the College of Eastern Utah Library, have awarded a contract to Ex Libris for the Aleph integrated library system (ILS) and the Primo search and retrieval system. The University of Utah Libraries include the J. Willard Marriott Library, the Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, and the S. J. Quinney Law Library.

Aleph and Primo will be fully operational by January 2010 and will replace the University of Utah’s legacy system, which has been in use since 1997. The new systems will enable library users to conduct a unified search of collections held by all four participating libraries, including digital collections.

In announcing the contract award, Joyce Ogburn, Director and University Librarian at the Marriott Library, said “We are excited to be offering this advanced discovery system to our users. Primo integrates perfectly with Aleph and can easily be dovetailed onto our existing SFX link resolver, providing us with a unified search interface for our print, electronic, and digital collections. We are confident Primo will lay the foundations for future collaboration with other academic libraries in the region.”

New Collections, Hub Added to Mountain West Digital Library

12/22/2008 -- The Mountain West Digital Library had an unusually large net increase of over 18,000 records with 25 new digital collections. MWDL now serves users with access to over 220,000 items in 263 collections. MWDL also has a new, ninth hosting hub in the MWDL network, Utah Valley University Library. Go to http://mwdl.org/ to access these new collections:

Brigham Young University:
*Encoded Archival Description (EAD) Finding Aids

Southern Utah University:
*Allen Leigh Photographs
*Iron County Extension Office
*Southern Utah State College
*Southern Utah University Drama Slides

University of Nevada, Las Vegas:
*Welcome Home, Howard! (Howard Hughes Photograph Collection)

University of Utah:
*University of Utah Encoded Archival Description (EAD) Finding Aids
*University of Utah Photograph Archives
*University of Utah Theses and Dissertations
*University of Utah UScholar Works

Utah State Archives:
*Utah Fifth District Beaver County Case Indexes
*Utah State Archives Series Inventories

Utah State Historical Society:
*Peoples of Utah
*Utah State Historical Society Encoded Archival Description (EAD) Finding Aids

Utah State University:
*Cookery and Culture
*Elsner Sculptures and Sketchbooks
*FolkBistro
*Utah State University Encoded Archival Description (EAD) Finding Aids

Utah Valley University:
*Utah Technical College Yearbooks
*Utah Valley University Departmental Publications
*Utah Valley University Faculty Collection
*Utah Valley University Library Collection
*Utah Valley University Student Theses Collection
*Wilson W. Sorensen Photograph Collection

Weber State University:
*Utah Construction-Utah International Photographs
*Weber College Yearbook 1924-1963
*Ogden City Churches
*The Signpost - A Decade Sampling
*Weber State University Stewart Library Special Collections Registers

UALC's Mountain West Digital Library Reaches 244 Collections

October 27, 2008 -- The Utah Academic Library Consortium’s Mountain West Digital Library hit a landmark number of digitized collections this month, with more than 244 educational, civic and historical society anthologies now being made available online. The successful joint project now includes over 202,000 records and can be accessed at http://www.mwdl.org/ .

The Utah Academic Library Consortium, an organization of all Utah academic libraries and the Utah State Library, met Friday, October 24, 2008 at Weber State University to discuss their latest cooperative ventures, including future development of the MWDL.