The genealogy Web site Ancestry.com is making millions of U.S. military records available online through June 6, the anniversary of D-Day in Europe. The free access allows people to search through indexed databases of draft cards, POW records and other information in search of family history.
The site also includes many WWII newsreels as well as photographs from the Civil War. Go to
ancestry.com and click on US Military Collection.
Check out our beautiful new web page. Wonderfully updated by our web-master Meredith Case.
Find what you need to meet the challenges you face in your Libraries and Cultural Institutions at:
http://nylink.org
For a very short time, Nylink’s next shared ebook collection from NetLibrary will be open for new participants [through June 27th].
This new collection contains titles not currently appearing in previous Nylink Shared Collections. The pool of 410 possible titles for Nylink Shared Collection 6 have been carefully selected by NetLibrary staff collection development librarians to develop an up-to-date set of content geared primarily to academic undergraduate programs, although any type of library is eligible to participate. The initial offering of Nylink Shared Collection 6 will be limited to the first 15 libraries that commit to participate. The pool of 410 titles is the maximum possible size of the collection. The final size of the collection will be determined by level of participation and may include fewer titles.
Prices range from $2,500 – $4,000 for 2- and 4-year academic libraries, with pricing also available for public libraries and K-12 schools. Please visit http://64.129.28.50/reference/netli_share6.cfm for more information, and to place your order online.
In an effort to keep you more informed about Nylink, we are launching a new monthly bulletin, Check It Out: What’s New at Nylink. Check It Out will complement our existing publications, the quarterly Nylink Connection and the monthly Status Line technical newsletter, by focusing on timely information about products and services available to you through Nylink as well as upcoming Nylink events and happenings.
You are automatically receiving Check It Out as a contact at a Nylink member institution. However, if you have any questions or concerns about your receipt of this monthly bulletin, please contact Ann Gunning, Nylink Member Services Librarian, at gunninga@nylink.org.
We hope you find this new resource to be useful. Please check it out!
Thank you.
Bookmarklets are a cool tool to add on to your internet browser. Bookmarklets can have many different functions (for more functions visit: http://www.bookmarklets.com/), and the Library Lookup project has created a bookmarklet to let you drag an ISBN from Amazon, BN, or any other location on the internet ISBNs are found to your library bookmarklet and it will search your library catalog for that ISBN and tell your patron if the book is available.
Pretty Cool, huh? Visit:
http://www.oclc.org/research/researchworks/bookmarklets/default.htm to create your libraries bookmarklet. It’s free and it just might help patrons discover what’s in your library!
There are 12 new databases moving to FirstSearch. The new RLG databases:
Anthropology Index
Anthropology Literature
Anthropology PLUS
Avery Index of Architecture
Bibliography of the History of Art
Chicano
FRANCIS
Hand Press Books
History of Science, Technology, and Medicine
Index of 19th century American Art Periodicals
Russian Academy of Sciences Bibliography
SCIPIO
If you do not currently subscribe to these databases, if you subscribe before June 20th, you can receive 12 months of access for the cost of 6 months. This is only for new subscribers and the offer ends June 20th.
(Currently, only SIM user pricing is available, unlimited pricing will be forthcoming)
FirstSearch renewals for all current subscribers are due by June 1st. If you have not received your renewal notice or if you do not currently subscribe to FirstSearch and would like prices, please contact Jen Hawkes at Nylink for a quote.
If you have lost your order form, click here
It’s a Mashed-World:Libraries and the Evolving Cultural Commons
Nylink had a wonderful turn out for their Annual Meeting held this year at the Gideon Putnam Resort in Saratoga Springs. We were pleased to present a group of leading thinkers, researchers and technology professionals to address trends, challenges and opprtunities that influence the lives of library useres and tehlibrary’s role in the cultural commons.
Presenters and presentations included (Please link to the Power Points):
Scenario Planning Lisabeth Chabot, Ithaca College and Jean Poland, Cornell University, Facilitators
- Evolving organizational structures, advances in information technology, and changing user expectations necessitate targeted planning for the future. Attendees will engage in a brainstorming activity using the Taiga Forum Provocative Statements.
- Taiga Forum Provocative Statements (PDF) – courtesy Taiga Forum, authors/owners
Siva Vaidhyanathan, Associate Professor of Culture and Communication at New York University and a fellow at the New York Institute for the Humanities
- The Library’s Role in the Participatory Media Culture
Keynote, Jim Robertson, Director of University Web Services, New Jersey Institute of Technology
- “From the Amazon to the North Pole: Touring Library Services in the Web 2.0 Era”
- Jim’s presentation will be available through the Presentations section of his web site.
- Panel Presentation – The Future Is Here: Technology Trends and Opportunities
- Christine Dowd, Education Leadership – Apple, Inc.
- Apple ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s with the Apple II and reinvented the personal computer in the 1980s with the Macintosh.
- Schools are increasingly using technology to deliver content and advance 21st century literacy skills. This segment will discuss how Apple envisions portable learning tools that allow anywhere, anytime access to educational content, and expand learning possibilities. Whether it be a laptop, an iPod or a cellular phone, content can be delivered in the form of lectures, audio tours, original drama, assisted learning, interviews, foreign language exercises, test review information, and much more.
- John Weber, Dayton Director, The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College
- John discussed The New Media Consortium’s 2007 Horizon Report which discusses emerging technologies that will impact teaching, learning, and creative expression
- Jill Hurst-Wahl, Principal, Hurst Associates LTD
- Jill’s presentation, “The Future Is Here: Technology Trends and Opportunities Second Life,” is available on her web site as PowerPoint, includes links.
- Currently inhabited by more than 4 million residents, Second Life has become home to a growing number of libraries and librarians. Jill will talk about the services and spaces that libraries are creating in Second Life, as well as how libraries are using Second Life to think out of the box about their work
The meeting ended with a wonderful lunch and a lively presentation of awards. Pictures posted to the right.
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