The program’s courses focus particularly on information resources, services for children and management of a small public library. Technical skills in such vital areas as acquisitions, electronic formats and cataloging of all types of materials are addressed. Students in this program are required to perform online research, and visit libraries to investigate print resources and explore types of library services, in addition to reading assigned textbooks.

Although courses can be taken on an as-needed basis to improve skills in specific areas, a specialized diploma is awarded upon completion of 15 LTA credits. Northampton’s Library Technical Assistant courses can be applied toward the Pennsylvania Department of Education certification program for public library assistants and provisional librarians.

Register today! The new semester begins August 25.

Call the Admissions Office at (610)861-5500 for information on registration and course offerings or check our web site at http://www.northampton.edu/distancelearn

Here is the information you need:
Click on the College of DuPage Press link for the archived streaming video of the May 9th “Tools of Engagement” teleconference. The link will be active for approximately 30 days.

After the 30 days, the program will be moved to the College server where it will be accessible indefinitely.

During the transition time from being hosted by an outside vendor to being hosted on the College server, the link will not work. If you find the link does not work for you after the initial 30 days, simply wait a day or two and try again later. The URL for the archived program will not change when it is moved to its permanent location on the College server.

Find out what RFID is, if you need it and how it works. Explore the basics, risks, security and benefits of this technology in your library.

Visit the following website for more information: www.lyponline.com

What is a Federated Search Engine and How Does it Work?For the past several months, Access PA and POWER Library have alerted you to the statewide WebFeat Enterprise federated search system currently being implemented by HSLC/Access PA and the POWER Library, with the guidance and support of Commonwealth Libraries. What is a federated search engine and how can it work best for you? To help answer these questions, you might want to take a few minutes to perform a literature search for federated search engine using the POWER Library resources available to you. Under General Reference in the POWER Library interface, we selected EBSCOhost. In the EBSCOhost interface, we searched for federated search engine in the following databases: Professional Development Collection, ERIC, Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts, and the Teacher Reference Center, which resulted in 16 articles, some of which are available in full-text. NOTE: Academic and Special Collection Libraries may access these resources under the Search Other Resources link on the Access PA website.

You might find the following full-text articles of particular interest in helping to understand federated search engines:

F*****ED Searchers? The Debate about Federated Search Engines. By: Fahey, Sue. Feliciter, 2007, Vol. 53 Issue 2, p62-63.

What We’ve Learned FROM DOING Usability Testing ON OPENURL RESOLVERS AND FEDERATED SEARCH ENGINES. By: Cervone, Frank. Computers in Libraries, Oct2005, Vol. 25 Issue 9, p10-14.

Libraries Online: Competing with Search Engines. By: Yahe, Paula. Media &Methods, Jan/Feb2005, Vol. 41 Issue 4, p4-5.

Thoughts About Federated Searching. By: Jacss, Piter. Information Today, Oct2004, Vol. 21 Issue 9, p17-20.

 Think about how you would respond if any of these situations happened in your library.

Do you have a good relationship with local authorities?

What signs should you look for to call for help before a situation escalates?

 How would your staff handle a patron asking to use the library as a refugee from others who want to attack him/her?

http://www.lifehack.org/articles/productivity/productivity-tip-how-not-to-overspend-your-time-on-a-task.html

 Learn to do NO MORE than is necessary for expected results. 

Wyoming did that with a campaign featuring the Mud Flap Girl.   What fun!  See the whole campaign: http://www.wyominglibraries.org/campaign.html

This document reviews the Top Ten Time Stealers and a few remedies for each.

 http://maintainitproject.org/files/TheJoyofComputing-061807.pdf

Also available on this website is the projection of the distribution of
the 2007-2008 Public Library Subsidy. Visit the following link to view this information:
Public Library Subsidy

For more information contact:

Name: Matt Kane
Office: Bureau of Library Development
Email: mkane@state.pa.us
Phone: (717) 783-5743