419 - Next PPT
Is in VISTA.
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February 28, 2007
Paid Internships - Ex Libris
This is a fine place to work and great experience. We have a bunch of alums who have worked for Ex Libris. One job is for a SFX Intern, and the other is a MetaLib Intern.
February 22, 2007
419 - Bibliographies
I am sorry I have not gotten your bibliographies back. For some reason i thought they were due today, and I didn't realize that I had been sitting on them for a week. I will put priority on these over the concept analyses, and should be able to get them back either before I leave, or from Montreal (if the hotel's wireless is working).
419 - NEASI Meeting
The focus of the Spring Meeting of the New England Chapter of the American Society of Indexers (March 24, at the Chelmsford Public Library) will be non-book indexing (i.e., database and periodical indexing). Please have a look at the flyer. This would be a great opportunity to network with local indexers.
February 21, 2007
415 - Next PPT
I have loaded the next PowerPoint into VISTA, and also a handout called "Common Errors in Asst 2". We will go over the handout in class if we have time.
415, 419 - Mann article
Thomas Mann, of LC, has an interesting paper on the Library of Congress Professional Guild site at http://www.guild2910.org/. Look for the link to his essay "More on What is Going on at the Library of Congress", from January 1, 2007.
419 - PPT
Next one is in VISTA.
My other life
I posted a bunch of pictures from my January jaunt to Glasgow - if you are interested in Celtic music you might enjoy these - http://www.flickr.com/photos/candy-s/sets/72157594541571584/ - and if you just want to see some shots of the Kelvingrove Museum and some fun things around Glasgow, they are here - http://www.flickr.com/photos/candy-s/sets/72157594541430210/. I also updated Little Dig 3 with some construction photos - the set is organized chronologically, so you would want to look towards the end for the latest - http://www.flickr.com/photos/candy-s/sets/72157594168985567/.
February 16, 2007
419 - Feinberg
From Linda Watkins: "Hi Candy: I received a replacement copy of Indexing Specialized Formats and Subjects by Hilda Feinberg." It is now in the general collection.
February 14, 2007
School is closed
If you were planning on coming in to school tonight, please note that Simmons is closing at 3, and night classes are cancelled. However, the Tech Lab will be open until 4, and the Cataloguing Lab will be open 24/7, since it's on a swipe card. So as far as I know, you can swipe into the building and swipe into the Cat Lab. But stay home and keep off the streets if you possibly can.
February 13, 2007
415 - Next PowerPoint & assignment
Both are in VISTA (the assignment and its associated form are in yourAssignment space). You might want to bring the assignment to class - we will go over it.
Fun - video
Check this out (tip of the hat to Ellen Wilson for alerting me): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Td922l0NoDQ
419 - Slight error
The assignment and its handout are in your assignment space, not in the PowerPoint & handouts section, sorry.
419 - Next PPT and Asst 2
Both are now in VISTA - in "PowerPoint & handouts". You will need three copies of the thing called "Assignment 1 form". BRING YOUR ARTICLES TO CLASS.
February 12, 2007
419 - New standard
Hi all - remember that new standard I alluded to in class? Well, given that it is a draft, and also not in the public domain, and costs a lot of money to purchase, I am reluctant to even put it into VISTA. So, I have it in a binder and will happily lend it out. It would be useful to anyone doing thesaurus construction.
419 - Bib
I have created a VISTA drop box for the project statement and bibliography. Please don't forget a) the formal statement part and b) that the citations should be APA. Typical errors are in capitalizing article and book titles (don't, except for the first word of title and subtitle and proper names), and in not using the appropriate formats for volume, issue, and pages, which should be, e.g., Librarianship Quarterly, 4(1/2), 6-17. Note the spacing and the italics. And for URLs, it's "Retrieved February 7, 2007, from http blah blah".
February 09, 2007
Student Web coder?
The MassBLAST program (http://my.simmons.edu/libraries/archives/2005/10/library_awarded.shtml) is looking to hire 1 or more student worker web coders to assist on an independent project they are working on over the next 2-3 months. The MassBLAST web site is being designed by someone in the Comm Dept who works with th College Webmaster. They are looking to accelerate the build-out after the design is ready so it is ready for a conference they were asked to present at end of March. They have grant $ to hire additional coders to move it along faster. Contact me if you have Web coding skills and some time and are interested.
415 - Handout
The "Searching OCLC" handout is in VISTA, in the Powerpoint and handouts section.
415 - Sign up
There is a link called "Biographies" on the VISTA home page - this is where you sign up for an historical figure. There are 27 students and 14 people, so two to a group and one person will be going it alone. Please sign up soon - I cannot assign the "quiz" until the groups have all been created.
415, 419
Phone and snack sheets have been added to the opening pages of 415 and 419 VISTA spaces. I will update these when (if) I get additional information sheets from students.
February 08, 2007
415 - Next PowerPoint
Is in VISTA. See you tomorrow
February 07, 2007
419 - Update
The PPT for tomorrow, and Assignment 1, have been loaded into WebCT.
Just in case there was doubt
For 33 reasons why you should be proud to be becoming a librarian, and good responses when someone says "but aren't libraries obsolete?", see http://www.degreetutor.com/library/adult-continued-education/librarians-needed.
February 06, 2007
419 - Project possibility update
The project possibility I mentioned yesterday has been snapped up by one of the 419 students.
February 05, 2007
419 - Project possibility
Jessica Steytler has asked whether a student in the course would be interested in the following project:
http://www.congregationallibrary.org/
Located in Boston's historic Beacon Hill, the Congregational Library offers researchers, readers, and browsers an extensive array of contemporary and classic religious material. Our collection includes a wide variety of resources on American religion, New England local and town histories, and, of course, three hundred years of records documenting the history of American Congregationalism.
The Bulletin, published quarterly by the Library and contains articles, book reviews, and news on topics of interest. The original index was completed in 1989. The current project is to bring the guide up to date and combine the old material with the new into a cohesive, digital form.
The original index emanates from a 419 project conducted in 1989!
Indexing job, sort of
From Jen Doyle, GSLIS Web master and local indexer
Susan Holbert, long-time indexing teacher and former president of NEASI, is looking for an assistant. The ideal candidate would have some indexing experience, but be looking for the opportunity to upgrade skills.
The project entails coming to Susan's home office in Waltham (at least initially) and indexing social studies texts under her supervision. The assistant would work independently, but be able to ask questions while indexing and also get feedback when Susan reviews the index page by page. An added benefit is a free viewing of Susan's "How To Index" course. Compensation will be determined by skill level. This particular project will begin in Feb and go into March for an estimated 15-20 hours a week. There might be more projects later on.
Please call Susan at 781-893-0514 during business hours if you are interested.
February 02, 2007
415 - Wiki
I have added a new page to the wiki. It's for gathering a bibliography on next-generation catalogs (NGC). So if you come across an article or a blog entry on NGC, put a citation to it on this page. Remember, limit yourself to two per week, so as to give everyone a chance.
February 01, 2007
415 - First lecture
Hi all. The first PowerPoint slides are in VISTA (as a 6-per-page PDF file). When we get more into the nitty-gritty, I will do 3-per-page, which makes viewing and note-taking easier. I have also loaded Assignment 1 into VISTA, and will go over it tomorrow.
419 - First PPT
Oops - I put 419's first PowerPoint in 415's VISTA space. Sorry - still jet-lagged. All better now.