Illiad ILL

New recently acquired items from the Oklahoma Center for the Book have been added to the list.

Please comment or email ljordan at oltn.odl.state.ok.us to get these items, first come first served.

The Oklahoma Department of Libraries gets The Old Farmer’s Almanac every year.  Even though we keep it on reference it is available for interlibrary loan.  We also have about 30 previous years. 

 While this almanac is fun and informative, it is also a valuable resource.  There are calendars that show moon and sun rising, and setting time, weather forecasts, astronomy, fishing and gardening to name a few. 

There are also recipes, home remedies, facts, feature articles and humor.

 These are all things that you could probably find somewhere else, but like a magazine, it is an entertaining read.  But like a magazine there is no index, just a table of contents.

Encyclopedia Britannica trainer Darcy McCannless will be conducting a workshop introducing Oklahoma public and school librarians to the new children’s database, Encyclopedia Britannica School Edition preK-8. The workshop will focus on searching the encyclopedia, downloading videos, finding learning and training materials, other encyclopedia features, and more.

 The 3-hour workshop will be offered in the morning and in the afternoon on May 1.

 The workshop sessions will be held in ODL’s Cartwright Memorial Law Library, which is located in the basement of the State Capitol building, Room B-8. Sadie Mattox will also be on hand at the sessions.

 The link to register for the 9 a.m. to 12 noon workshop is here – http://introeb1.eventbrite.com

 The link to register for the 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. workshop is here – http://introeb2.eventbrite.com

There are only seven spots for each session, so register ASAP. Other training opportunities will be coming down the pike.

Thanks for your patience as we work with Encyclopedia Britannica to get everything set up correctly for your participation in the new children’s databases.

Sadie Mattox has contacted EB and asked them to automatically assign usernames and passwords to all Oklahoma libraries that register. If you signed up before and didn’t get a unsername/password, they should be sent your way. If you don’t hear back soon, contact Sadie:

smattox at oltn.odl.state.ok.us

We have been given the link to Spanish Reference Center as well and we have updated the Digital Prairie page:

http://www.odl.state.ok.us/prairie/index.htm

The Digital Prairie page has a link to the registration form, and links to both the preK-8 and Spanish Reference Center.

Three webinars will be offered later in April to give you a quick tour of the new resources. Sadie has info on these webinars and other information on the Digital Prairie blog:

http://prairie.oklibshare.org/?p=1329

Again, thanks for your understanding as we make the transition. Let us know if you need any assistance.

Bill Young and Sadie Mattox

I’d like to thank Reneta at the Laverne Delphian Public Library for helping me knock the cob webs out of the training part of my brain.  It was a pleasure.

If anyone else has questions or just wants to have a refresher, let me know.

You can reach me at (800) 522-8116 (Watts line).  This is a free call.

Or email me at dhankey@oltn.odl.state.ok.us

The Office of Library Resources (the Division at ODL where Interlibrary Loan lives) is pleased to announce our new Interlibrary Loan Office Manager is David Hankey. In his past life he was the Circulation Manager at ODL. He will be working with Kitty Pittman and Shalalah Saunders to provide the same service and training you enjoyed under Melecia Caruthers. 

Melecia is going to Acquisitions and has already begun her new job responsibilities. If you need any ILL help, please contact dhankey at oltn.odl.state.ok.us; kpittman at oltn.odl.state.ok.us or ssaunders at oltn.odl.state.ok.us

We’re all here to help!

If you need to send an email regarding Interlibrary Loan to the Metropolitan Library System, OKC then please use prodriguez at metrolibrary.org.

I think emails have been going to Donna Morris instead of the Interlibrary Loan office, Thanks.

Linda Jordan updates the Oklahoma Titles List frequently. Please check back often and send her an email if you need a title. ljordan at oltn.odl.state.ok.us

Another interesting item, the Oklahoma Center for the Book has named the 2012 finalists. Your patrons might want to give them a read. I know the fiction choices this year are excellent.

Hope everyone got their IMLS evaluation survey and were able to fill it out. If you did not receive one, please contact Judy Tirey at ODL.

The results will be forthcoming at one of the Oklahoma Department of Libraries Board meetings.

Thanks for your help so we can learn how to serve you better.

You should be receiving an IMLS Evaluation Survey. All IMLS projects and services are reviewed every 5 years. This year IMLS provided funding to evaluate 10 programs provided with IMLS funding through the Oklahoma Department of Libraries. Two programs, Interlibrary Loan and Statewide Databases are being reviewed in-depth.

Watch for this important survey in your email.