November 2010

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• Digital Media, State Library News

  It’s Open Enrollment Time for the Ohio eBook Project

  11.23.10 | Permalink | Comment?

  Is your public library interested in providing an affordable digital materials collection to your patrons? If yes, contact Nicole Merriman at the State Library of Ohio by Tuesday, December 28, 2010 to inquire about enrolling in the Ohio eBook Project (OEP) for a February 28, 2011 launch date. The Ohio eBook Project is a consortium [...]

• History, State & Federal Documents News, State of Ohio Employees

  Nov. 22 – This Day in History…

  11.22.10 | Permalink | Comment?

  John F. Kennedy, the thirty-fifth President of the United States, was assassinated on Friday, November 22, 1963, in Dallas, Texas, at 12:30 p.m. The official Warren Commission report on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

• History, State of Ohio Employees

  This Day in History…

  11.19.10 | Permalink | Comment?

  Nov. 19, 1863 President Abraham Lincoln delivered Gettysburg Address at Soldiers’ National Cemetery http://bit.ly/bSh6WI

• Choose To Read Ohio, General, State Library News, State of Ohio Employees

  State Library of Ohio to host “Forever Free: Abraham Lincoln’s Journey to Emancipation” traveling exhibition

  11.19.10 | Permalink | Comment?

  Why did a nation founded on ideals of freedom and equality tolerate for so long one of the harshest labor systems the world has known?  A traveling exhibition opening at the State Library of Ohio on March 7, 2011looks for answers to this question by tracing Abraham Lincoln’s gradual transformation from an antislavery moderate into [...]

• Continuing Education

  Cataloging for Non-Catalogers course for library staff

  11.16.10 | Permalink | Comment?

  Need to know about cataloging, but wouldn’t actually call yourself a cataloger?  WebJunction’s “Introduction to Cataloging for Non-Catalogers” course is made for you.   From the why of cataloging to its history, methods, techniques history, subject classification and MARC, this is the perfect introduction to this core library activity. http://bit.ly/9QR41c Note: You must be logged in [...]

• Children & Youth Services, Digital Media, Summer Reading Program

  The “You Are Here” 2011 Teen Video Challenge is officially open!

  11.12.10 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  The Teen Video Challenge is a Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP) sponsored competition for teens to create videos that promote reading, libraries, and the 2011 CSLP slogan, “You Are Here.”   Please see below for the press release about this competition. I encourage public libraries, especially those using the “You Are Here” theme next year, to [...]

• State of Ohio Employees

  Upcoming Training for State Employees in November

  11.09.10 | Permalink | Comment?

  The State Library will be offering another  trainings via webinar this November. Facts At Your Fingertips, will be offered on November 22 at 2:00 PM.  The State Library of Ohio provides access to several electronic reference resources including access to dictionaries, encyclopedias like the World Book Online and the Oxford Reference Online collection.  Learn how [...]

• Genealogy, State of Ohio Employees

  Check out this website for a new way to go green.

  11.09.10 | Permalink | Comment?

  Go Green! Aptly entitled Print What You Like, this free, easy-to-use online editor lets you format any web page before printing. Print What You Like was created by Jonathan Koomjian and Cassie Schmitz, two web developers from Des Moines, Iowa, “ who were frustrated that there was no way to print web pages without wasting [...]

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