BCTV Library Highlights features DALNET Libraries

Rita Sol, a recent graduate of the Wayne State University (WSU) School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) is concerned about the plight of Michigan libraries in these difficult economic times and she is doing something about it.  Rita is the volunteer host of Library Highlights, a weekly 30-minute television program that airs on the Bloomfield Township community cable BCTV network.  As a forum for community dialogue, BCTV provides the perfect venue to inform the metro area public about the great libraries in the area and what they do for their communities. 

As Rita notes, “Michigan needs its libraries. The good our librarians do to support the needs of the public during these financially hard times is essential to our economic recovery.”     

Each week, Library Highlights features librarians from metro area libraries. Rita begins the interviews by asking her guests what motivated them to enter the library profession and what brought them to the library where they work.  The second part of the interview focuses on the services and resources offered to the community.  At the conclusion of the show, guests are given an opportunity to talk about future directions for their libraries.

To date, three DALNET libraries have been featured on Library Highlights:  Oakland County Libraries, Oakland Community College Libraries, and the Walsh College Vollbrecht Library.  As noted by Jon Campbell, Director of Vollbrecht Library and Chair, DALNET Board of Directors:

Walsh College very much appreciated the opportunity provided by BCTV to “tell our story” to the Oakland County community. The one-on-one interview format provided ample space to both describe the evolution of the library as well as remind the audience of the specialized accounting, taxation, and financial collections available to them. The occasion to highlight the Walsh College Library along with the other libraries of Oakland County was most welcome.  

You can catch Library Highlights at 9:00am on Tuesdays and 4:30pm on Thursdays.  Be certain to watch for future guests from DALNET Libraries: Caryn Noel, Director of the Adam Cardinal Maida Alumni Library, Alison Keller, Director of the Rochester College Ham Library, and Linea Dudley from Marygrove College.

If you would like to know more about Library Highlights or are interested in having your library featured on the program, contact Rita at solrita7792@yahoo.com.

 -       Mary Ann Sheble´, Oakland Community College Libraries

CSPAN’s Book TV at AANM on Dec 10

CSPAN’s Book TV will be in Dearborn for Alia Malek’s A Country Called Amreeka: Arab Roots, American Stories author appearance & book signing. 

6 p.m. Thursday, December 10, 2009
Arab American National Museum
Free and open to the public

From the press release:
Syrian American author and civil rights attorney Alia Malek has reported for Salon, The Columbia Journalism Review and The New York Times.

Her first book, A Country Called Amreeka, tells the story of the last 40+ years of U.S. history as experienced by Arab Americans. These are dramatic narratives, describing the very human experiences of love, friendship, family, courage, hate, and success. There are the timeless tales of an immigrant community becoming American, the nostalgia for home, the alienation from a society sometimes as intolerant as its laws are generous. 

Each chapter describes an event in U.S. history which may already be familiar to us, and invites us to live that moment in time in the skin of an Arab American. The chapters follow a timeline from 1963 to the present, and the characters live in every corner of this country.

CSPAN will be on site filming the event for their Book TV series.

For further information about this event and the collections and services of the AANM Library & Resource Center, call 313.624.0223 or visit the Event Website.

Museum Adventure Pass

The third year of the Cultural Alliance of Southeastern Michigan’s Museum Adventure Pass program began on October 25, 2009.   Four new museums have been added:  Paint Creek Center for the Arts, Shalom Street Museum, Troy Museum & Historic Village and the University of Michigan Matthaei Botanical Gardens.  A complete list of participating museums can be found here.

How it works
(from detroitadventurepass.org)

Visit your public library (for a list of participating libraries, click here) and check out a Museum Adventure Pass, using your valid  library card, for two or four free admissions, depending on location, to one of the museums.  Libraries have a limited number of passes for each participating organization. Passes are available on a first-come, first-served basis and cannot be reserved, renewed or requested through interlibrary loan.   One Museum Adventure Pass may be checked out per person, per loan period. The loan period is seven days.

@ your library logos

Go to this page to download “@ your library” logos in multiple languages.  From the ALA website:   “The @ your library® logo is available for libraries and library organizations nationwide—libraries and library organizations do not need to seek permission to use the logo. See Trademark Use Policy and How to Use the @ your library Brand Correctly.”

DALNET @ MLA, November 4-5

 

Visit DALNET at the MLA Annual Conference, Booth #322

 Learn more about the Detroit Area Library Network (DALNET), pick up your free DALNET reusable eco-tote, and enter to win one of five free 8 GB USB drives.

                                                     

    

4th Annual Automotive Authors Day

The Fourth Annual Automotive Authors Day, sponsored by The Friends of the National Automotive History Collection, will take place at the Detroit Public Library’s Rose and Robert Skillman Branch located at 121 Gratiot Avenue.  The event will occur on Saturday, November 21 from 2:00 – 5:00 p.m.

This event is free and open to the public; street parking and area lots are recommended. For a complete listing of participating authors, please visit the NAHC website at www.detroitpubliclibrary.org/nahc.

Fundamentals of the NLM Classification

(from http://catalogablog.blogspot.com/)
NLM announces a classification course

The Cataloging Section of the National Library of Medicine® is pleased to announce the availability of a new e-learning course called Fundamentals of the NLM Classification.  It is available as a link from the Cataloging Section homepage, as well as the Distance Education page.  The course is a free set of modules and interactive exercises that students may take at their own pace without an instructor.  This course covers the principles and applications of the NLM Classification in the cataloging environment.  The course is divided into nine modules:

Overview of the NLM Classification
Using the Online NLM Classification
Components of NLM Call Numbers
General Principles
Table G (Geographic Notations)
Form Numbers
Bibliographies and Related Materials
Classification of 19th Century Works and Early Printed Books
Continuing Resources

E2 Detroit 2009

Don’t miss E2 Detroit 2009 on Thursday, October 15, at Wayne State University’s McGregor Conference Center and Community Arts Auditorium.

For the past four years Wayne State has hosted a conference for entrepreneurs known as E2 Detroit. This event may be even more important this year because of the state of our economy.  The national media are paying particular attention to the challenges we face in Detroit. These media have set themselves up in Detroit to look for solutions here that can be replicated elsewhere in the country. 

With a broad choice of topics such as “Building a Culture of Entrepreneurship” and “Selecting the Right Business Model,” participants in this conference have an opportunity to learn how to create successful start-up companies and generate new jobs. There is a great line-up of speakers, and student entrepreneurs will be featured in at least one break-out session. A group of five student start-up companies was sponsored by Wayne State during the summer, and they have some bright ideas for developing businesses, some of which build on research and technology developed at the university.

For more information (agenda, speakers, and cost of admission), visit e2detroit.wayne.edu.

Friday Fun: Twilight Zone’s 50th Anniversary

Celebrate the Twilight Zone’s 50th Anniversary by watching “Time Enought At Last” from November 20, 1959!

Part 1:

Part of the ending reenacted with Legos!

 

WSU Libraries Amnesty

Wayne State University Libraries Offer Amnesty for Overdue Fines for Returned Materials October 1 – November 15

We forgive you! The Wayne State University Libraries are encouraging patrons to return their overdue books and other library materials without penalty or fine during an amnesty period to be held October 1 – November 15, 2009. Materials returned need to be in good condition.

“This program is particularly important in the current, difficult economic climate,” said Sandra Yee, dean of the Wayne State University Library System. “It is more cost effective for us to recover the materials than the fines and we want to encourage patrons to continue checking things out without fear.”

Overdue materials can be returned to any library location in person or by mail. The amnesty does not include any fines from previously returned or lost items.

Frequently Asked Questions

1. What kinds of fines are subject to the amnesty?
Overdue fines for items owned by the Wayne State University Library System that are still checked out and returned during the amnesty period.  The items must have a status of “Billed.”
 
2. What is not covered by the amnesty?
Fines incurred prior to the amnesty period. Fines for already returned items and for damaged items. The amnesty program does not cover fines on materials borrowed from Interlibrary Loan.
 
3. How do I know if I qualify to take advantage of the amnesty?
You can check your account through your “My Library Account” on the Libraries’ home page.  If any of your books have a “Billed” status prior to January 1, 2009, then you qualify.
 
4. Can I return my items in the book drop when the library is closed?
Yes, as long as you return your overdue items during the amnesty period your fines
will be cleared. You can return them in person or by mail.
 
5. When will my fines be cleared?
The fine is automatically cleared on your record when the item is checked in.
 
6. Will the library holds on my record also be cleared?
Holds will be cleared as long as you do not have a fine of more than $50 unrelated to items returned as a result of the amnesty.