The Mountain West Digital Library (MWDL) has been selected as one of the first seven state/regional digital collaborative programs to be included in the launch of the Digital Public Library of America. MWDL will be participating in a Digital Hubs Pilot project starting September 2012, designed as the first step in connecting the various content repositories of the United States into a distributed content infrastructure that will support local digital content creation, description, and preservation, as well as provide an on-ramp for libraries, archives, and museums to share their content with the new national library.
MWDL was selected, according to the grant, because of "experience in maintaining a successful regional collaborative," "the maturity of their service offering," "their deep staff expertise," and "the size and diversity of format types in their existing collections." It is is the sole regional hub in the Pilot. There are six state hubs, including Georgia, South Carolina, Kentucky, Minnesota, Massachusetts, and Oregon.
The Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) is an ambitious project intended to make the cultural and scientific heritage of humanity available, free of charge, to all. Over the last two years, the DPLA has created a broad community that is working together towards this common purpose, with representation from public libraries, academic libraries, archives, and museums. The DPLA's new portal will launch in April 2013 with open content from the digital hubs in this pilot, as well as from very large content providers like HathiTrust and the Internet Archive. The Pilot project, in the words of the NEH proposal, aims to "bring together the existing U.S. digital library infrastructure into a sustainable national digital library system."
DPLA has been awarded a $1 million grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to support the Digital Hubs Pilot over the next two years. To facilitate the partnership in the Mountain West, the MWDL will receive approximately $125,000, primarily for creating the connection for metadata harvesting into DPLA and for working with collection partners on metadata issues and appropriate rights declarations.
For more information, contact:
Sandra McIntyre
Program Director | Mountain West Digital Library
http://mwdl.org | +1-801-585-0969 | sandra.mcintyre@utah.edu
http://www.neh.gov/news/press-release/2012-07-26-0
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
RDA Training at the Utah State LIbrary
The Utah State Library is planning a week-long (5 day) "RDA Bee" with Robert Maxwell of BYU, held on the BYU campus. People will come in and actually do cataloging using the RDA method, with hands on practice and actual materials. Attendees will be able to ask questions and learn the process from an excellent instructor who has been using this for awhile and who has written a book on RDA.
It is planned for October 2012, so be sure to leave some room in your schedule that month.
Details will on the ULN listserv and on the Utah State Library workshops site once it is announced: http://library.utah.gov/workshops
For more information, contact:
Colleen Eggett
Training Coordinator, Utah State Library
250 N 1950 W, Suite A
Salt Lake City Ut 84116-7901
801-715-6776 (phone) 801-715-6767 (fax)
1-800-662-9150 (in-Utah-WATS)
ceggett@utah.gov
It is planned for October 2012, so be sure to leave some room in your schedule that month.
Details will on the ULN listserv and on the Utah State Library workshops site once it is announced: http://library.utah.gov/workshops
For more information, contact:
Colleen Eggett
Training Coordinator, Utah State Library
250 N 1950 W, Suite A
Salt Lake City Ut 84116-7901
801-715-6776 (phone) 801-715-6767 (fax)
1-800-662-9150 (in-Utah-WATS)
ceggett@utah.gov
Celebrations at the University of Utah Eccles Health Libraries
REDISCOVERING THE LIBRARIES
A Series of Events Celebrating the Reopening of the Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library
and the Success of the Hope Fox Eccles Health Library
1. Changing the Face of Medicine: Celebrating America’s Women in Health Care Traveling Exhibit
August 30, 2012-October 7, 2012
Daily library hours
Main Level of the Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/changingthefaceofmedicine/
2. Personal Stories, Cultural Change: Women Physicians in America 1850-2012
Grand Opening of the Changing the Face of Medicine Exhibit
In conjunction with InfoFair 2012
Thursday August 30th
10:30am-12:00pm
Alumni Hall, Spencer F. and Cleone P. Eccles Health Sciences Education Building
Clifford C. Snyder MD and Mary Snyder Lecture
Presented by Ellen S. More PhD, University of Massachusetts
Welcome and Comments by Jean Shipman, Library Director; Senior Vice President Vivian Lee; Spencer F. Eccles, Chairman Emeritus,
Intermountain Banking Region, Wells Fargo & Co., Chairman and CEO George S. and Dolores Dore Eccles Foundation
Followed by light lunch, viewing of the exhibit and tours of the Health Sciences Libraries
Parking in Visitor Lot, see Joan Stoddart for stickers
3. Changing the Face of Medicine: Across Generations, Across Disciplines
A Panel Discussion
Monday, September 10, 2012
10:30am-12:00pm
History of Medicine Room, Upper Level, Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library
Panel moderated by Dr. Harriet Hopf, with Kathleen Digre, MD; Karen Gunning, PharmD;
Lauren Clark, RN, Ph.D., Professor, College of Nursing; Tricia Hauschild, MD, ; Lisa Cannon-Albright, Ph.D., Professor Biomedical Informatics and Director of Genetic Epidemiology Division
Light refreshments will be served at 10:15
Parking in visitor Lot, see Joan for stickers
4. The Woman’s Face of Medicine in Frontier Utah
Presentation by Historian Will Bagley
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
11:00-12:00pm
George and Dolores Eccles Genetics Institute Auditorium
Light refreshments at 10:30 at the Auditorium
For more information contact:
Joan Stoddart
Joan.stoddart@utah.edu
801-587-9051
801-581-8771
A Series of Events Celebrating the Reopening of the Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library
and the Success of the Hope Fox Eccles Health Library
1. Changing the Face of Medicine: Celebrating America’s Women in Health Care Traveling Exhibit
August 30, 2012-October 7, 2012
Daily library hours
Main Level of the Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/changingthefaceofmedicine/
2. Personal Stories, Cultural Change: Women Physicians in America 1850-2012
Grand Opening of the Changing the Face of Medicine Exhibit
In conjunction with InfoFair 2012
Thursday August 30th
10:30am-12:00pm
Alumni Hall, Spencer F. and Cleone P. Eccles Health Sciences Education Building
Clifford C. Snyder MD and Mary Snyder Lecture
Presented by Ellen S. More PhD, University of Massachusetts
Welcome and Comments by Jean Shipman, Library Director; Senior Vice President Vivian Lee; Spencer F. Eccles, Chairman Emeritus,
Intermountain Banking Region, Wells Fargo & Co., Chairman and CEO George S. and Dolores Dore Eccles Foundation
Followed by light lunch, viewing of the exhibit and tours of the Health Sciences Libraries
Parking in Visitor Lot, see Joan Stoddart for stickers
3. Changing the Face of Medicine: Across Generations, Across Disciplines
A Panel Discussion
Monday, September 10, 2012
10:30am-12:00pm
History of Medicine Room, Upper Level, Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library
Panel moderated by Dr. Harriet Hopf, with Kathleen Digre, MD; Karen Gunning, PharmD;
Lauren Clark, RN, Ph.D., Professor, College of Nursing; Tricia Hauschild, MD, ; Lisa Cannon-Albright, Ph.D., Professor Biomedical Informatics and Director of Genetic Epidemiology Division
Light refreshments will be served at 10:15
Parking in visitor Lot, see Joan for stickers
4. The Woman’s Face of Medicine in Frontier Utah
Presentation by Historian Will Bagley
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
11:00-12:00pm
George and Dolores Eccles Genetics Institute Auditorium
Light refreshments at 10:30 at the Auditorium
For more information contact:
Joan Stoddart
Joan.stoddart@utah.edu
801-587-9051
801-581-8771
Collection Disaster Preparedness Workshop Being Offered
Workshop: "RU Redy? Scenario Planning & Collaboration among Libraries and Archives to Improve Disaster Preparedness for Collections"
Instructor: Randy Silverman, Preservation Librarian, U of U Marriott Library
Cost: No charge to the institution. Funding provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities; co-sponsored by the Utah State Library and the University of Utah Marriott Library.
Goals of the “R U REDY?” workshop:
-Test emergency plans & identify areas for improvement
-Identify mechanisms for mutual aid
-Improve participants’ ability to evaluate risks (via a pre-workshop self-survey)
-Encourage participants to improve disaster preparedness
Who should attend?
When possible, send 2-3 participants from your library/archive to work together on disaster preparedness activities:
-Staff member(s) responsible for emergency preparedness
-Administrator and/or manager responsible for the building/collection
-Key members of the emergency/disaster team responsible for decision-making
Requirements: (Randy will help you with these if you need it)
-A written disaster plan that includes collections response/recovery
-A letter of institutional commitment to explore collaboration to optimize preparedness
-A completed 3-page vulnerability assessment (distributed 3 weeks before workshop)
For registration assistance please contact: Alex Gingerich gingerich@plsinfo.org
For general & content information contact: Randy Silverman randy.silverman@utah.edu
Instructor: Randy Silverman, Preservation Librarian, U of U Marriott Library
Cost: No charge to the institution. Funding provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities; co-sponsored by the Utah State Library and the University of Utah Marriott Library.
Goals of the “R U REDY?” workshop:
-Test emergency plans & identify areas for improvement
-Identify mechanisms for mutual aid
-Improve participants’ ability to evaluate risks (via a pre-workshop self-survey)
-Encourage participants to improve disaster preparedness
Who should attend?
When possible, send 2-3 participants from your library/archive to work together on disaster preparedness activities:
-Staff member(s) responsible for emergency preparedness
-Administrator and/or manager responsible for the building/collection
-Key members of the emergency/disaster team responsible for decision-making
Requirements: (Randy will help you with these if you need it)
-A written disaster plan that includes collections response/recovery
-A letter of institutional commitment to explore collaboration to optimize preparedness
-A completed 3-page vulnerability assessment (distributed 3 weeks before workshop)
For registration assistance please contact: Alex Gingerich gingerich@plsinfo.org
For general & content information contact: Randy Silverman randy.silverman@utah.edu
Friday, November 4, 2011
ULA Paraprofessional Certificate Available for Library Staff
The Utah Library Association Paraprofessional Certificate is available for library
workers who do not have their MLS degree, but provide important patron and
support services. Through this program, paraprofessionals demonstrate a commitment to librarianship and can be recognized by library
professionals and administrators. UALC members are encouraged to share this information with your valued staff.
To register for the Paraprofessional Certificate program and begin earning points toward the certificate, interested Library Paraprofessionals should contact:
Linda Liebhardt
ULA Paraprofessional Certificate Review Board, Chair 2011-12
Southern Utah Univeristy
Gerald R. Sherratt Library, Circulation Dept.
351 West University Blvd.
Cedar City, UT 84720
liebhardt@suu.edu
435-865-8240
professionals and administrators. UALC members are encouraged to share this information with your valued staff.
To register for the Paraprofessional Certificate program and begin earning points toward the certificate, interested Library Paraprofessionals should contact:
Linda Liebhardt
ULA Paraprofessional Certificate Review Board, Chair 2011-12
Southern Utah Univeristy
Gerald R. Sherratt Library, Circulation Dept.
351 West University Blvd.
Cedar City, UT 84720
liebhardt@suu.edu
435-865-8240
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
First Free Online Webinar from UALC Professional Development Committee
In lieu of an all-day retreat, this year the UALC Professional Development Committee will be offering a series of free, online webinars on a variety of topics of interest to our members. The first one will be an introduction to the issues of health information literacy, and consumer health resources from the National Library of Medicine (NLM). It will take place on Wednesday, August 10, 2011, from 10 - 11:30 a.m. MDT, and will include hands–on exercises. More information will be available soon, such as details on how to log in, etc.
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Spring 2011 Professional Development Opportunities
Embedded Librarians: Integrating Information Literacy Instruction at the Point of Need $$$
DATE: April 26, 2011
LOCATION: Web
Libraries They Are A'Changing: 42nd Annual ILL Conference $$$
DATE: April 28-29, 2011
LOCATION: Web
National Action Plan to Improve Health Literacy FREE
DATE: May 4, 2011
LOCATION: Web
Utah Library Association Annual Conference $$$
DATE: May 11-13, 2011
LOCATION: Davis Conference Center, Layton, UT
Designing Usable and Accessible Web Pages: Needs Analysis, Design Planning, XHTML and CSS Standards, Accessibility Validation, and Usability Testing (beginners) $$$
DATE: May 16-June 3, 2011
LOCATION: Web
Successful Budgeting in Academic Libraries $$$
DATE: May 23-June 10, 2011
LOCATION: Web
Learning “To Go”: Using the Learning Object Model to Develop Online Instruction $$$
DATE: May 31-June 21, 2011
LOCATION: Web
Instructional Design for Online Teaching and Learning $$$
DATE: July 11-29, 2011
LOCATION: Web
The Library's Role in Ensuring the Success of International Efforts on Campus $$$
DATE: July 12 2011
LOCATION: Web
Implementing Online Teaching and Learning: Using Moodle and Other Web 2.0 $$$
DATE: August 8-26, 2011
LOCATION: Web
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Legislative Update January 19, 2011
The Higher Education Appropropriations Subcommittee met on January 19, 2011 to discuss the impact of looming budget cuts. Commissioner William Sederburg outlined the "serious negative impacts" of the proposed 7% cut, especially on top of the recent 12% cut. Enrollment is up 7% this year and is up 22% over the past few years, illustrating that even holding higher education harmless would still have the impact of a budget cut. President Stan Albrecht of Utah State University, President Matthew Holland of Utah Valley University and President Stephen Nadauld of Dixie State College discussed the impact of budget cuts on research universities, regional universities and community colleges.
A 7% reduction in ongoing state funds for UALC would equal $186,300 out of the $2,660,900 budgeted. Fiscal analyst Spencer Pratt put forward a list of other options for eliminating the structural deficit in higher education, not as a solution, but as a place to start discussions. Ten Board of Regents line items were mentioned as possible cuts for saving state funds, but UALC was not among them. All budget documents and committee discussions can be viewed at:
http://le.utah.gov/ASP/Interim/Commit.asp?Year=2011&Com=APPHED
A 7% reduction in ongoing state funds for UALC would equal $186,300 out of the $2,660,900 budgeted. Fiscal analyst Spencer Pratt put forward a list of other options for eliminating the structural deficit in higher education, not as a solution, but as a place to start discussions. Ten Board of Regents line items were mentioned as possible cuts for saving state funds, but UALC was not among them. All budget documents and committee discussions can be viewed at:
http://le.utah.gov/ASP/Interim/Commit.asp?Year=2011&Com=APPHED
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
2011 Legislative Update for UALC
Legislative fiscal analyst Spencer Pratt presented the year's state budget to the Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee on Tuesday, January 11, 2011. Pratt announced that all budgets would be reduced seven percent before the first day of the legislative session. The Higher Education Subcommittee will then have ten days to change, substitute or amend, then pass a base budget, after which the remainder of the session can be used to tweak or alter the base budget as needed. The across-the-board cuts come in response to a $650 million statewide deficit created by many factors, including the general fund decreasing by approximately $1 billion since 2008, ongoing commitments that exceed revenues, and increasing costs of programs such as Medicaid and state employee retirement funding. The session runs from January 24 to March 10, 2011.
Members of this year's committee include Rep. Michael T. Morley, Chair; Sen. Stephen H. Urquhart, Co Chair; Rep. Jack R. Draxler, Vice Chair; Rep. Patrice M. Arent; Rep. Bradley M. Daw; Rep. Rebecca P. Edwards; Rep. Don L. Ipson; Sen. Scott K. Jenkins; Rep. Kay L. McIff; Sen. Stuart C. Reid; Sen. Ross I. Romero; Rep. Douglas Sagers; Rep. Dean Sanpei; Sen. Jerry W. Stevenson; Sen. John L. Valentine; Rep. R. Curt Webb; and Rep. Mark A. Wheatley.
For questions or comments, contact Kim Rollins at kim.rollins@utah.edu
Members of this year's committee include Rep. Michael T. Morley, Chair; Sen. Stephen H. Urquhart, Co Chair; Rep. Jack R. Draxler, Vice Chair; Rep. Patrice M. Arent; Rep. Bradley M. Daw; Rep. Rebecca P. Edwards; Rep. Don L. Ipson; Sen. Scott K. Jenkins; Rep. Kay L. McIff; Sen. Stuart C. Reid; Sen. Ross I. Romero; Rep. Douglas Sagers; Rep. Dean Sanpei; Sen. Jerry W. Stevenson; Sen. John L. Valentine; Rep. R. Curt Webb; and Rep. Mark A. Wheatley.
For questions or comments, contact Kim Rollins at kim.rollins@utah.edu
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Despite Cuts, UALC Database Use Increases in 2010
BYU Lee Library Scans Millionth Page
The Harold B. Lee Library began scanning books for the Internet Archive on June 22nd, 2009, and recently reached the mark of one million pages scanned. The millionth page was from Volume 2 of Traite pratique d’artillerie navale et tactique des combats de mer, by Lewal, M. L; Bertrand, Arthus, published in 1863 in Paris by the Librairie Maritime et Scientifique. This work is the 3,014th book scanned for the Internet Archive program.
You can see all of BYU’s books in the Internet Archive at:
http://www.archive.org/details/brigham_young_university
For more details about the Internet Archive book scanning project see:
http://www.archive.org/details/texts
You can see all of BYU’s books in the Internet Archive at:
http://www.archive.org/details/brigham_young_university
For more details about the Internet Archive book scanning project see:
http://www.archive.org/details/texts
State Library Joins Utah Futures
The Utah State Library is making an investment in Utah’s workforce future by partnering with other state agencies to support UtahFutures.org, a free website that helps Utahns chose career paths. It is geared to students from grades 6-12 and adults entering the workforce. The site can help you chart your future and determine a number of variables: how much money you want to earn, careers that best suit you, where to go to college, scholarships and résume writing.
UtahFutures is provided free to Utah residents through a statewide collaboration that includes: the State Office of Education, Adult Education, the Utah Department of Workforce Services, the Utah System of Higher Education, the Utah Office of Rehabilitation, the Utah Higher Education Assistance Authority (UHEAA) and the federal GEAR UP program. All partners used money from existing budget sources and not from new state money. The web site has already received over one-million hits since October 2009.
“This web site is a valuable tool and greatly improves the chances of finding and following a career path for students and adults alike,” says State Librarian Donna Jones Morris. “UtahFutures is about a year old and is already seeing a large number of users and the State Library is proud to be a part of Utah’s future workforce.”
You can create a free account and use the features offered by clicking on “Browse UtahFutures.org.” Utah students must access their accounts using their school SSID number.
UtahFutures is provided free to Utah residents through a statewide collaboration that includes: the State Office of Education, Adult Education, the Utah Department of Workforce Services, the Utah System of Higher Education, the Utah Office of Rehabilitation, the Utah Higher Education Assistance Authority (UHEAA) and the federal GEAR UP program. All partners used money from existing budget sources and not from new state money. The web site has already received over one-million hits since October 2009.
“This web site is a valuable tool and greatly improves the chances of finding and following a career path for students and adults alike,” says State Librarian Donna Jones Morris. “UtahFutures is about a year old and is already seeing a large number of users and the State Library is proud to be a part of Utah’s future workforce.”
You can create a free account and use the features offered by clicking on “Browse UtahFutures.org.” Utah students must access their accounts using their school SSID number.
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
UALC's Fall 2010 Professional Training
Below you will find upcoming UALC professional development opportunities listed in order by date. Don’t miss out on these great opportunities!
Serving the 21st Century Patron – WebJunction Online Conference FREE
DATE: December 1-2, 2010
LOCATION: Web
MORE INFO: http://www.webjunction.org/conferences/-/articles/content/106453434
2011 ACRL Immersion Program $$$$
APPLICATION DEADLINE: December 1, 2010
DATE: July 24-29, 2011
LOCATION: Seattle University
MORE INFO: http://www.acrl.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/issues/infolit/professactivity/iil/immersion/immersion11.cfm
MPLA Professional Development Grant Deadline
APPLICATION DEADLINE: December 15, 2010
MORE INFO: http://www.mpla.us/committees/profdev/grants.html
ACRL-ULS Technology & Libraries Lightning Round-Up FREE
DATE: January 20, 2010
LOCATION: Web
MORE INFO: http://bit.ly/bSjIgL
MPLA/MLA Joint Annual Conference $$$$
DATE: April 6-9, 2011
LOCATION: Billings, Montana
MORE INFO: http://tandteventsite.com/
Developing a Scholarly Communication Program in Your Library FREE
LOCATION: Web
MORE INFO: http://www.arl.org/sc/institute/fair/scprog/index.shtml
These events are selected by the UALC Professional Development Committee and are limited to online classes, grants and opportunities online or in Utah or surrounding states.
Serving the 21st Century Patron – WebJunction Online Conference FREE
DATE: December 1-2, 2010
LOCATION: Web
MORE INFO: http://www.webjunction.org/conferences/-/articles/content/106453434
2011 ACRL Immersion Program $$$$
APPLICATION DEADLINE: December 1, 2010
DATE: July 24-29, 2011
LOCATION: Seattle University
MORE INFO: http://www.acrl.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/issues/infolit/professactivity/iil/immersion/immersion11.cfm
MPLA Professional Development Grant Deadline
APPLICATION DEADLINE: December 15, 2010
MORE INFO: http://www.mpla.us/committees/profdev/grants.html
ACRL-ULS Technology & Libraries Lightning Round-Up FREE
DATE: January 20, 2010
LOCATION: Web
MORE INFO: http://bit.ly/bSjIgL
MPLA/MLA Joint Annual Conference $$$$
DATE: April 6-9, 2011
LOCATION: Billings, Montana
MORE INFO: http://tandteventsite.com/
Developing a Scholarly Communication Program in Your Library FREE
LOCATION: Web
MORE INFO: http://www.arl.org/sc/institute/fair/scprog/index.shtml
These events are selected by the UALC Professional Development Committee and are limited to online classes, grants and opportunities online or in Utah or surrounding states.
Monday, November 15, 2010
Council Meets at New Snow College Library
Members of the Utah Academic Library Consortium met in the new Karen H. Huntsman Library at Snow College on October 29, 2010. Jon Ostler, Snow College Library Director, gave the higher education library directors a tour of the 72,000-square-foot facility, complete with study rooms, cafe, an outside terrace and two high-tech auditoriums. Dixie State College is the next in line for a new library, which will be part of the new Holland Centennial Commons, also home of other student services, including registration, financial aid, advising and counseling, among other resources.
Thursday, July 22, 2010
One million digital pages of Utah historical newspapers
The Utah Digital Newspapers project celebrated the upload of its one-millionth page on Monday, July 19, 2010, with a brief program at the J. Willard Marriott Library at the University of Utah. For the curious, page number 1,000,000 is the sports page (page 9) of the September 19, 1916, issue of the Salt Lake Herald-Republican, at http://udn.lib.utah.edu/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/slh13&CISOPTR=428. To search or browse the Utah Digital Newspapers collections, go to http://digitalnewspapers.org.
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
UALC's Professional Training Update
Here is the summer 2010 edition of UALC's Professional Training Update. Below you will find upcoming professional development opportunities listed in order by date. Don’t miss out on these great opportunities!
e-Learning from ACRL $$$
DATE: On-going
LOCATION: Web
MORE INFO: http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/events/elearning/index.cfm
UALC Professional Development Retreat: Managing Your Career FREE
DATE: August 13, 2010
LOCATION: Weber State University, Ogden, UT
MORE INFO: http://ualc.net/2010retreat.html
These events are selected by the Professional Development Committee and are limited to online classes, grants and opportunities online or in Utah or surrounding states.
e-Learning from ACRL $$$
DATE: On-going
LOCATION: Web
MORE INFO: http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/events/elearning/index.cfm
UALC Professional Development Retreat: Managing Your Career FREE
DATE: August 13, 2010
LOCATION: Weber State University, Ogden, UT
MORE INFO: http://ualc.net/2010retreat.html
These events are selected by the Professional Development Committee and are limited to online classes, grants and opportunities online or in Utah or surrounding states.
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
UALC’s Staff Sharing Program Offers Funding for Hands-On Skill Development
Want to develop more skills for yourself or your employees? UALC’s staff sharing program provides funding for UALC member employees to train and work within other UALC libraries to develop beneficial skills for their jobs and organizations. Any employee, full or part time, that is employed in a member library may request a sharing opportunity with another UALC library. It’s as simple as working with their supervisor, director and host library to determine if the staff sharing opportunity would be beneficial, and completing the application. Individuals may apply for one staff sharing opportunity per year, and each library may apply for more than one sharing activity per year.
More details can be found under "Staff Sharing Program" at http://www.ualc.net
More details can be found under "Staff Sharing Program" at http://www.ualc.net
Professional Development Retreat Announced
"Managing Your Career" is the topic of this year's UALC Professional Development Retreat. The retreat will be held on Friday, August 13, 2010 at Weber State University. Rachel Singer Gordon will be the keynote speaker and will also serve as the facilitator for a session on “How to Get Published.” More details will be available soon.
Sunday, June 13, 2010
Statewide Survey Determines Preservation Needs
“Utah’s Connecting to Collections Project: A Statewide Preservation Initiative,” a 2009-2010 project funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, includes a statewide web survey on preservation needs, and a series of Town Hall meetings to discuss key findings of the survey and garner feedback from cultural heritage staff at institutions around the state.
The project is being directed by representatives of a diverse group of heritage repositories. Led by Randy Silverman of the University of Utah Libraries, the Project Task Force also includes representation from the highest administrative levels of the Utah State Archives, Utah State Library, Utah State History, Office of Museum Services, Utah Academic Library Consortium, Brigham Young University, and the LDS Church History Department.
Beginning on September 4, 2009, the survey was available for eleven weeks. From a potential respondent universe of approximately 463 collecting institutions, 203 institutions completed surveys. Among the respondents to the survey, there were a large number of state and local government agencies, which are a group often overlooked in preservation planning. Public libraries, academic libraries, and history museums/repositories were the other leading respondent groups, although, all told, 16 different cultural heritage institution types completed at least one of the questionnaires.
Initial findings of the survey project cover many topics of interest in preservation, including planning and funding; training; existing and planned preservation activities; environmental control, security, and disaster preparedness; preservation resource sharing; digital collections; and institutional information including annual operating and preservation budgets. Survey results can be viewed in the final preservation report at http://www.ualc.net/Media/Utah%20C2C%20Survey%20Final%20Report.pdf
The project is being directed by representatives of a diverse group of heritage repositories. Led by Randy Silverman of the University of Utah Libraries, the Project Task Force also includes representation from the highest administrative levels of the Utah State Archives, Utah State Library, Utah State History, Office of Museum Services, Utah Academic Library Consortium, Brigham Young University, and the LDS Church History Department.
Beginning on September 4, 2009, the survey was available for eleven weeks. From a potential respondent universe of approximately 463 collecting institutions, 203 institutions completed surveys. Among the respondents to the survey, there were a large number of state and local government agencies, which are a group often overlooked in preservation planning. Public libraries, academic libraries, and history museums/repositories were the other leading respondent groups, although, all told, 16 different cultural heritage institution types completed at least one of the questionnaires.
Initial findings of the survey project cover many topics of interest in preservation, including planning and funding; training; existing and planned preservation activities; environmental control, security, and disaster preparedness; preservation resource sharing; digital collections; and institutional information including annual operating and preservation budgets. Survey results can be viewed in the final preservation report at http://www.ualc.net/Media/Utah%20C2C%20Survey%20Final%20Report.pdf
USU Library Involved in New Digital Collection
Utah State University and Design Workshop, Inc., a leading international landscape architecture firm, have partnered to create the Design Workshop Landscape Architecture Archive and Digital Collection. The archive is a collaborative effort between Design Workshop, USU’s Department of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning, Merrill-Cazier Library’s Special Collections and Archives and the library’s Digital Initiatives Department.
The archive features a collection of projects that highlights the firm’s Legacy Design philosophy, which focuses on an equal balance of four key elements: environment, community, economics and art. Merrill-Cazier Library will add a new landscape architecture digital collection to its Digital Library and partner with LAEP to develop learning objects for students.
Assisting the project is Cheryl Walters, digital initiatives department head at Merrill-Cazier Library. “There really is no archive or digital library in the country that is tackling landscape architectural records in the way we propose,” said Walters. “We feel this is truly new territory, and we are very excited about the project.”
The project will become a new collection in the Utah Academic Library Consortium's Mountain West Digital Library.
The archive features a collection of projects that highlights the firm’s Legacy Design philosophy, which focuses on an equal balance of four key elements: environment, community, economics and art. Merrill-Cazier Library will add a new landscape architecture digital collection to its Digital Library and partner with LAEP to develop learning objects for students.
Assisting the project is Cheryl Walters, digital initiatives department head at Merrill-Cazier Library. “There really is no archive or digital library in the country that is tackling landscape architectural records in the way we propose,” said Walters. “We feel this is truly new territory, and we are very excited about the project.”
The project will become a new collection in the Utah Academic Library Consortium's Mountain West Digital Library.
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