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Libguides session at #ncla11

Published October 5, 2011 conferences Leave a Comment
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Some rough notes from the libguides session at NCLA.

Jennifer Ballance from CPCC
- template: same format so students know where to expect something
- remember to unpublish class guides at summer break; ensures that content is current
- use internally for sharing teaching information; commonly asked questions

Randall from Elon University
- sharing in the community; springshares help is very
- establish rules for the guides – only pics and no avatars

Michelle Cosby from NC Central law library
- managing libguides on campuses with multiple libraries/ libguide account – be sure to create unique accounts
- they have student desk workers and interns help out in creating libguides
- “libguides are lifesavers” launch party with raffle

Jenny Dale at UNCG
- discussed process for deciding to go with libguides
- as always an engaging presenter!

Nina Exner at NC A&T
- process at a&t
- cross linking guides

Susan Neilson at wake county libraries
- almost thought about getting rid of subject guides and then decided to give libguides a try.
- reading lists at contra costa public libraries
- link stats only work in link boxes and not rich txt boxes
- not integrate as easily into catalog for readers advisory

Anders at GTCC
- early adopters of libguides
- had to adjust the color scheme after whole website changed

Kathy shields at High Point U
- had general log in so anyone could change guide; also allows for generic “librarian” on side of generic guides like citation guides
- poll everywhere!!

Rawkin’ the North Carolina Library Association conference

Published October 2, 2011 conferences Leave a Comment
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Big week coming up. My students have their second exam (on international conflict). I have a ton of grading to do. And it is the NCLA Biennial Conference. I used to say to my mom when I was a kid, “what is your adventure for today?” Well, here is my adventure for NCLA. What is yours?

Wednesday
11:30-1:30: Lunch with the awesome Jenny Dale
1:30-3: Lessons Learned: Getting the Most Out of Libguides (A panel full of my peeps. Gotta go.)
3:45-5: Reference instruction re-imagined (I’m interested in this one because of our reference intern program. Always looking for new ideas.)
5-7: UNCG LIS Alumni Association is taking over Carrabba’s (Be there!)
7- ?: BLINC dinner
????: ???

Thursday
9-10: Do We Really Need to Pay for this Anymore? (I’m presenting with Steve Cramer. You should come! It’ll be fun.)
10-11: SimplyMap presentation (Oh, I love you SM!)
11-12: Left to their own devices (Amy Harris, Lauren Pressley, Mark Sanders, and I will be demo’ing our techie, geekie goodness. As if you didn’t know.)
12-1:30: RASS Luncheon
2-3:15: General Session
4:15: Introducing Gwen Exner in Taking the Next Step and then the Government Resources Section’s business meeting
5:45-6:30: UNCG LIS reception (Because UNCG blows the rest out of the library)
7-9: All-Conference Reception

Friday
8:30-9:30: Meet ADDIE (I’ve met ADDIE before but I can’t resist the Amy and Jenny goodness.)
10:30-12: Census 2010 update with the fabulous Michele Hayslett!

Home again, home again….

Get yer gov on in Hickory, NC

Published September 21, 2011 conferences Leave a Comment
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The North Carolina Library Association Conference is coming soon. These are the sessions for the Government Resources Section. We are a bit light this year (a session was canceled recently), but we’ve been putting most of our resources to the webinars anyway. Should be good times. My full schedule will be a-coming soon.

Thursday, October 6

9am-10am: “Do We Really Need to Pay for this Anymore?” The best free v. fee sources for statistics and country research

Lynda Kellam and Steve Cramer

A Government Resources Section (GRS) and Business Librarians in North Carolina (BLINC) co-production

These days it’s more important than ever to consider what’s worth paying for to support country & statistical research. Recently, some important databases, previously fee–‐ based, are now free. At the same time, some famous, expensive country reports are now available through NC LIVE. We’ll review core sources and cast a “vote” about whether certain subscriptions are still worth the money. This should be useful for reference, collection development, and subject specialists.

4:15-5pm: GRS business meeting

5pm-6pm: UNCG LIS alumni association happy hour at Carrabba’s in Hickory (feel free to crash)!

Friday, October 7

10:30 am – 12:00 pm: Census 2010: An Update

Michele Hayslett, Bob Coats, and  Erin Casullo Watkins

Come here Michele Hayslett talk about the new American Factfinder! Bob Coats will give us an update on the Census 2010 results and next steps.  Erin Casullo Watkins of the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce will talk about Census 2010 at the local level, primarily trends and implications in the Charlotte area.

help, i need somebody! help, not just anybody!

Published July 8, 2011 outreach Leave a Comment
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[update!]: Here is the recording and the slides of the resources for reserve soldiers session.

Help, you know I need someone!

They probably could have used a government docs specialist.

Our newest installment of Help! is next week. After that comes Resources for Reserve Soldiers. And Sunday comes after…wards.

So, these will be our last two for the rest of the summer. UNCG is switching to a new version of Elluminate and I need to probably learn it before providing tech support. We will gear up again in late August and early September. I will do a evaluation post at the end of July, if you are interested to know how the webinars have done by the numbers.

Help! I’m an Accidental Government Information Librarian presents … Resources for Guard and Reserve Soldiers and their Families

The Government Resources Section of the North Carolina Library Association welcomes you to a series of webinars designed to help us all do better reference work by increasing our familiarity with government information resources, and by discovering the best strategies for navigating them.

Unlike Regular Army soldiers, members of the North Carolina National Guard and Army Reserve often live dozens or even hundreds of miles from their home stations, thus making it more difficult for those soldiers and their families to access the resources they might need. Federal depository libraries can play an important role in filling this gap and providing them information about such benefits. In this session on July 27, learn about how you can help the Guard and Reserve soldiers in your community obtain the assistance they and their families are entitled to. Topics covered include education benefits, debt relief, VA benefits and health care, military medical insurance (Tricare), and resources for spouses and children of deploying service members.

David Durant is Federal Documents & Social Sciences Librarian at J.Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University. He holds a library science degree from the University of Michigan. He served in the North Carolina National Guard from 2005-2010, deploying to Iraq from April 2009-January 2010 as part of the 30th Heavy Brigade Combat Team.

We will meet together for Session #5, online on July 27 from 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. (ET). Please RSVP for the Session by July 26 at 5:00 pm using this link: http://tinyurl.com/grs-session6

Technical requirements: We will be using collaborative software called Elluminate. It requires that you be able to download Java onto your computer, but you do not need any special software. After you RSVP, we will send you a link that you can use to test the software. If you have any questions, please contact Lynda Kellam (lmkellam@uncg.edu). You do not need a microphone as a chat system is available in the software, but you do need speakers or headphones.

The session will be recorded and made available after the live session, linked from the NCLA GRS web page (http://www.nclaonline.org/government-resources).

Do patents scare the bejesus out of you? Well, this might be your cure…

Published June 29, 2011 outreach , teaching Leave a Comment
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Help! I’m an Accidental Government Information Librarian presents … Beyond Google: Effective Patent Searching in Every LibraryThe Government Resources Section of the North Carolina Library Association welcomes you to a series of webinars designed to help us all do better reference work by increasing our familiarity with government information resources, and by discovering the best strategies for navigating them.

Whether you’re using them as a rich source of technical information or to determine if your invention is new and novel, patents are a valuable, complicated, and often underutilized public resource.  On July 13, our fifth session will discuss patent searching tools, both those freely available over the Internet and those accessible only through Patent & Trademark Depository Libraries.  We will also be discussing how to do a patent search, what you should and shouldn’t do when you’re helping patrons with patent questions, and the pros and cons of using Google Patents.

David Zwicky is currently the Engineering Services Librarian at North Carolina State University Libraries.  He received an MS in Chemical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign and an MA in Library and Information Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.  Hyun-Duck Chung is currently the Librarian for Management and Entrepreneurship at NCSU Libraries. She received her MISt degree in the Library stream, from the University of Toronto.We will meet together for Session #5, online on July 13 from 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. (ET). Please RSVP for the Session by July 12 at 5:00 pm using this link: http://tinyurl.com/grs-session5

Technical requirements: We will be using collaborative software called Elluminate. It requires that you be able to download Java onto your computer, but you do not need any special software. After you RSVP, we will send you a link that you can use to test the software. If you have any questions, please contact Lynda Kellam (lmkellam@uncg.edu). You do not need a microphone as a chat system is available in the software, but you do need speakers or headphones.

The session will be recorded and made available after the live session, linked from the NCLA GRS web page (http://www.nclaonline.org/government-resources).

The Help! Series. Up next DATA!!!!!!

Published May 11, 2011 outreach 1 Comment
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We just finished our second webinar in the Help! I’m an Accidental Government Information Librarian presents series. The slides are below. Up next we have …

Help! I’m an Accidental Government Information Librarian presents… American FactFinder and Census 2010

The Government Resources Section of the North Carolina Library Association welcomes you to a series of webinars designed to help us all do better reference work by increasing our familiarity with government information resources, and by discovering the best strategies for navigating them.

In this third session we will be getting to know the new American FactFinder. The U.S. Census Bureau recently debuted a new interface for American FactFinder, its online database for distributing all data from its surveys.  While the “legacy” interface is still available, it will be retired in September and the new interface will be the only option.  Because the new interface is significantly different from the legacy one, users will want to begin familiarizing themselves with how it works.  Enhancements will be made throughout the summer, so participants should expect a report on how it works right now and quirks to watch out for.

Michele Hayslett is the Data Services Librarian at the University Library of UNC at Chapel Hill.  Previously, she was the Librarian for Data Services and Government Information at the NCSU Libraries from 2005 to 2008, and the Demographics Specialist at the State Library of North Carolina from 2000 to 2005.  Census data has been a significant focus of her work throughout this time.  At UNC, she is also one of the co-chairs of the Data Management Committee, which is working with campus partners to benchmark data management practices on campus and to assist researchers in formulating their data management plans for grant proposals.  M.S.L.S., 1999, UNC at Chapel Hill; B.A. with honors, 1990, Earlham College.

We will meet together for Session #3, online on Thursday, June 9, 2011 from 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. (EDT). Please RSVP for the Session by June 8 at 5:00 pm using this link: http://tinyurl.com/grs-session3

Technical requirements: We will be using collaborative software called Elluminate. It requires that you be able to download Java onto your computer, but you do not need any special software. After you RSVP, we will send you a link that you can use to test the software. If you have any questions, please contact Lynda Kellam (lmkellam@uncg.edu). You do not need a microphone as a chat system is available in the software, but you do need speakers or headphones.

The session will be recorded and made available after the live session, linked from the NCLA GRS web page (http://www.nclaonline.org/government-resources).

Help! I’ve got govdocs dust in my eye!

Published March 24, 2011 outreach , work Leave a Comment
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I’m an Accidental Government Information Librarian…

My apologies to anyone who has used this title before, but well, you know, creativity and all that. Anyway, the NCLA’s Government Resources Section is trying out a webinar series starting in April and (fingers-crossed) having one once a month through the summer. Upcoming topics will include law, Economic Census, and lots more (maybe even military history??). I’ve opened this up to anyone hoping that our Elluminate software can manage it. Hope you can join us! It is a great prof dev opportunity to put on the pesky annual report.

Feel free to get in touch with me if you have any questions (or concerns). We can commiserate over a froyo.

Help! I’m an Accidental Government Information Librarian…

For many reference staff, even those with years of reference experience, integrating government information into our ‘reference toolkit’ can be a daunting prospect.  The proliferation of electronic government information means that reference staff will be expected to have knowledge of government information that was previously largely the purview of government documents staff.

The Government Resources Section of the North Carolina Library Association welcomes you to a series of webinars designed to help us all do better reference work by increasing our familiarity with government information resources, and by discovering the best strategies for navigating them.

Our first session, “The Basics,” provides a general, basic overview of government information as it pertains to reference work.  What types of information flow from the three branches of government that are important to your patrons?  What major portals are most useful for finding U.S. Government information? What types of government statistics are available and how can they be found?  What basic knowledge do I need to effectively locate government information?

The introductory session will be followed over the next few months by more specialized government information sessions on congressional materials, legal materials, government information for business, statistical resources, historical/genealogical resources, science, state-level information, and more.

Leader for the first session, “The Basics,” will be Bryna Coonin, M.L.I.S, M.B.A.  Bryna served as a graduate student at UNC Libraries in the mid-1980’s for the late Ridley Kessler. She has worked as a reference librarian at the University of Georgia, NC State University, and is currently at Joyner Library, East Carolina University (ECU).  Bryna taught basic reference for the School of Information & Library Science at UNC-Chapel Hill and basic reference and government documents courses for the graduate library school program at ECU. A longtime member of NCLA, she has chaired both the Reference & Adult Services Section (RASS) and the Government Resources Section (GRS).

We will meet together for Session #1: The Basics, online on Thursday, April 14, 2011 from 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Please RSVP for the Session #1 by April 13: http://tinyurl.com/grs-session1

Technical requirements: We will be using collaborative software called Elluminate. It requires that you be able to download Java onto your computer, but you do not need any special software. After you RSVP, we will send you a link that you can use to test the software. If you have any questions, please contact Lynda Kellam (lmkellam@uncg.edu). You do not need a microphone as a chat system is available in the software. The session will be recorded and made available after the live session, linked from the NCLA GRS web page at http://www.nclaonline.org/government-resources .

hello NCLA executive board and farewell #libday6

Published January 29, 2011 the profession Leave a Comment
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This is the last day of my fourth go at Library Day in the Life and I’m the Data Services & Government Information Librarian at the University of NC at Greensboro.

I spent the entire day at the North Carolina Library Association Executive Board meeting. The chair of the Government Resources Section asked me to attend because I’m the incoming chair. I also ended up representing Reference and Adult Services Section because the section’s chairs had other commitments. It was an interesting experience. I am on governing committees at the university, so I am accustomed to Robert’s Rules of Orders, but it is always fun to compare different groups that use the orders. Some are very strict about following procedure and others make a passable attempt. I definitely prefer meetings that have some kind of order or control. It doesn’t need to be Robert’s Rules, but an outline or agenda that is followed is a definitely must. It keeps meetings from devolving into venting sessions. Beth Filar Williams at UNCG has a great outline that provides a topic, the discussant, and a time estimate, and generally it keeps us on time and focused so the meetings always seem productive.

The overarching theme of the meeting was NCLA’s financial troubles because of declining membership. If you are an NC librarian and not a member, I strongly encourage you to take a look at the association. The sections within it are small enough that you can become quickly involved in the leadership (I was the Secretary-Treasurer of the Government Resources Section after five months as a professional librarian and on the board of the Reference and Adult Services Section after a year). The sections put on good programming–GRS held a SimplyMap training in conjunction with Business Librarianship in NC this past fall, for example. I’ve been trying to do more data programming with the GRS, but we also hope to have virtual workshops on supporting government information that will be open to anyone. Come join us. While yes, joining costs money, it provides a quick and easy way to get involved and make your name in this state. If you joined in the past and didn’t get much out of it, try again. The sections have new blood and are looking to be responsive to the needs of the membership. So, that’s my pitch. Get out; get involved.

And that may be it for library day in the life. I don’t think I’ve ever kept up for an entire round before! It is an interesting exercise to document your days so closely. It isn’t my favorite approach to blogging as I prefer the reflective posts, but I think it serves its purpose as a snapshot of our librarian days.

So, what’s on board for next week? Oh, lots! I’m attending an American FactFinder training for its new interface, teaching our interns about congressional research, and then at the end of the week, presenting at the Lilly Conference on College and University Teaching! It is a fun conference with a nice combination of faculty, librarians, and course development staff. Friday morning I’ll be presenting with Jenny Dale and Amy Harris on classroom interactivity. We are all doing some research to beef up this presentation, which we did a version of at the Metrolina Information Literacy Conference, and I was assigned Practical Pedagogy for Library Instructors. Lots to do! More info about all of this and posts from Lilly Conference are on tap for next week.

Exploring NC Economic Development Intelligence System

Published October 18, 2009 conferences Leave a Comment
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These are notes from the NC EDIS session at NCLA. This session was co-sponsored by the Government Resources Section and BLINC. These notes are rough, but hopefully interesting.

Tammy Lester presented on the NC Economic Development Intelligence System on Thursday, October 8 (Day 2 of NCLA).

  • NCEDIS was developed in conjunction with sas, esri, zencos
  • can give detailed data to state employees, local employees, and development specialists; state libraries may be able to get some data
  • summary statistics are the primary focus
  • seamless integration with GIS; use for reporting
  • data sources are census, consumer expen, commuting data, crime, weather, education, spatial data, retail potential, some trend analysis, buildings and sites
  • goal is to provide good data to public and companies to help them make good decisions about economic choices
  • new website will have data type buttons: demographic, business, mapping buttons
  • buildings & sites: spatial accuracy will increase; will be able to look at the building using google maps; ready about december 31
  • business listings are only for economic developers; can email tammy to get more lists
  • focus most on manufacturing (about 12,000 data points)
  • in county & state reports: can compare counties using the county profiles; come out as pdfs–> focuses more on the most used data
  • county custom allows you to extract data; can choose any variables –> much more detailed data
  • crime and weather data are purchased
  • also can do by regions and specific counties in regions; regions are economic development regions
  • mapping: google map like; can choose data for a point and then create a radius around it; can go 150 miles for radius
  • more focused on economic development and more current data than LINC; linc good for one data point and getting detailed info on generation of the data; ncedis more about the info as a package

All about Census 2010

Published October 12, 2009 conferences 2 Comments
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Regarding the last day of NCLA, you missed an awesome session if you checked out early (actually several awesome sessions). NCLA’s Government Resources Section hosted “All about Census 2010″. I’ve posted some notes below and one presentation (posted with permission). More presentations will be a-coming. Be sure to spread the word about Census 2010!

Laura McClettie from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Regional Office in Charlotte presented on the Complete Count Committees and their importance to mobilizing their communities.

  • The Census Bureau needs Complete Count Committees and Partners to help spread the word (and the truth) about the 2010 Census.
  • NC is growing very fast and the response rate during the 2000 census was not great. We need to represent our state to ensure adequate federal funding!
  • Information is confidential! Census Bureau employees are subject to fines or prison terms if they violate the confidentiality rules.

Bob Coats, an analyst in the Strategic Management section of the North Carolina Office of State Budget and Management (OSBM) , the Governor’s Census Liaison, and the coordinator of the State Data Center network, spoke on the changes with Census 2010.

  • Talked about the American Community Survey. Have data releases on an annual basis. Gives us more current data for our communities. Necessary because increased expectations in the information age.
  • 1 in 40 people will get the ACS form
  • Take a look at the Compass Guides for more information about ACS.
  • Referred to the NC 2010 Census portal.

Beth Hayden is the Demographics and Reference Librarian at the State Library of North Carolina.

  • Highlighted the importance of the Census for libraries, especially with planning and grants.
  • Most important thing we can do is to send a message to our communities. Libraries are trusted institutions within communities and have access to the people. We need to convey the importance of a full count and try to clear up misconceptions through outreach and informational efforts.

I’ll add the other two presentations soon. Feel free to contact any of these wonderful people if you have questions about Census 2010 or if you would like them to speak to your community group.

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