Georgia Resources: Collection Development

Elaine Hardy and Peggy Chambliss created a new bibliography for staff development and posted the announcement to the GOLD-L list today. This link also has several good collection development resources.

http://www.georgialibraries.org/lib/collection.html

Resource: LibraryThing for Libraries

If you really need a quick, easy solution for an OPAC, LibraryThing may be an option for you. And, the Danbury Library in Danbury, Connecticut, has already implemented this, so you can see how they did it and what they are learning from it.

Danbury, CT kicks off LibraryThing for Libraries!
http://www.librarything.com/thingology/2007/05/danbury-ct-kicks-off-librarything-for.php

I wonder if this may be able to serve as the OPAC for a small special collection at a research center where I used to work, so I want to test this out to see if it would meet their needs.

Oh, the possibilities…

Courtney

Library News: WorldCat Local – oh, it makes sense now!

I’ve heard several people talking…well, no, I’ve read several people blogging about WorldCat Local. I’ve wondered what this is all about. It sounds great, but I need to see how things work.

Sarah Houghton-Jan, the Librarian in Black, posted a review and some screenshots of the first installation of this project at University of Washington Libraries (use the search box in the upper right for an example search).

http://librarianinblack.typepad.com/librarianinblack/2007/05/first_worldcat_.html

I like this, but I agree that it still needs some work. As a former ILL person, I had worried about libraries using WorldCat without finding a way to emphasize local holdings, but this slightly allays my fears.

For Media Specialists: I Wish My Job Came with a Handbook!

Guess what!

For some of us, it does!!

YOU ARE THE KEY…

A Handbook for Georgia School Library Media Specialists

http://www.clayton.k12.ga.us/departments/instruction/mediaservices/handbook/

Education/Library Resource: Book Central

OK, I got sucked into this site. As soon as I saw it, I felt a compelling need to find a good book to read (but that could be near-graduation mania!).

Scholastic’s Book Central is a fun site for book news, reviews, and book recommendations for kids. Oh, and the rest of the site looks pretty interesting, too!

http://www.scholastic.com/titles/index.htm

Does anyone else have great sites to help kids find books?

Courtney