Posted by Linda Wilkinson on July 11, 2008
A message from ODL:
For many years the Oklahoma Department of Libraries has been collecting books by Oklahomans and/or about Oklahoma. Whenever we get a copy of an item we already have in the Oklahoma Room, we keep the item in a surplus section. These books are often out of print or otherwise hard to find.
We are anxious to find library homes for these free materials!
The materials are listed here. Please check this list for items that you would like for your library. E-mail Linda Jordan at ljordan@oltn.odl.state.ok.us with your list of selections. She will prepare these for you on a first come, first serve, basis.
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Posted by Linda Wilkinson on June 5, 2008
A couple of branches are trying out a new method for keeping track of ILL borrowed items (from outside SEPLSO). There will now be new “Brief Records” in our catalog for these items. They will be added by me (Linda) when an item is shipped to us, and deleted when we send it back.
Although these items will come up in a Workflows title or subject search, they are *not* SEPLSO’s items. Branches can not place holds on them.
The items will look like this in the catalog:
* ILL - The nine: inside the secret world of the Supreme Cou
OCLC 42908730 copy:1 id:42908730
And they will look like this in a patron’s checkout list:
CHECKOUTS:1($.00) display options...
* ILL - The nine: inside the secret worl due:6/29/2008,14:05
This method allows the borrowing SEPLSO branch to check the item out to their patron using the OCLC Request number (which is the Call # and Item ID in the top example above), thus eliminating the use of “dummy” bar codes and also allowing staff to see the titles of patrons’ ILL items.
If you’re interested in starting to use this method for checking out ILL’s, or have any other questions, please let me know. — Linda Wilkinson
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Posted by Linda Wilkinson on May 12, 2008
Following on the discussions of Facebook at the AMIGOS conference, SEPLSO is now a “work network” on Facebook, so any staff who have accounts there can identify themselves with our library system. I also found Tulsa City-County Library on there; they have a whole “application” and page on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=30392540197 .
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Posted by Linda Wilkinson on May 8, 2008
I attended four breakout sessions at the AMIGOS conference in Dallas on May 7. There was a lot of new information about how OCLC is working to connect more directly with library users (patrons) — by making it easier to locate resources in their own local library and through WorldCat. For example, by accessing www.WorldCat.org through Google, Yahoo!, or even on Facebook, patrons searching for a resource can “click through” to our SEPLSO catalog. There were 92 click-throughs from WorldCat.org to the SEPLSO catalog in April 2008 from patrons at home, work or school.
WorldCat has also made it possible for patrons to log-in and create bibliographies and booklists, write & share book reviews, and do other types of social networking.
If anyone is interested in more information about these new features, please contact me.
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Posted by Linda Wilkinson on May 5, 2008
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Posted by Chris S on April 28, 2008
Conference was awesome as usual. Loved the easy parking and the rooms were pretty nice. I want to share with everyone a fantastic program I went to about new technology.AMIGOS put it on. Most of it does not directly affect libraries right now but probably will someday. I am putting a link to her powerpoint and you techies out there should really enjoy it. The links on the powerpoint are live and will take you to some really cool sites. Enjoy! http://www.amigos.org/training/peterson/OLA/tech.pdf (presentation)
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Posted by llangley on April 18, 2008
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Posted by Linda Wilkinson on April 8, 2008
On May 12, 2008 postage rates will increase yet again. Here’s how the increase will affect the Library Rate:
Lbs. Current New
1 $2.02 $2.12
2 2.34 2.45
3 2.66 2.78
4 2.98 3.11
5 3.30 3.44
6 3.62 3.77
7 3.94 4.10
8 4.26 4.43
9 4.58 4.76
10 4.90 5.09
NOTE: Info pertaining to ILL is also posted on the SEPLSO ILL blog .
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Posted by Cindy on April 3, 2008
If you would like to link to the PSA’s to use on your websites here it is. http://www.cslpreads.org/psa.htm. This will take you to a page that has the PSA downloads.
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Posted by Cathy T on March 28, 2008
If anyone is having any problems with their Deep Freeze here is an 800#. I called and got help. The people were extremely patient and courteous. I recommend you call if you having any trouble, because you will understand how it works and maybe you will then be able to do a lot of it yourself. The # is 1-800-943-6422.
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