March 26th, 2009, 11:41am by Mary Conroy
Join us for a free DIALOG Webinar for OHIONET members and friends!
Get a quick overview of DIALOG options to see how to best use your DIALOG account with the following webinar:
Title: Dialog Webinar: “Which Interface?”
Date: Thursday April 2, 2009
Time: 10am-11am
Where: at your computer
Instructor: Patricia Currie of DIALOG
Join us for an overview of the different search interfaces available for accessing the depth and breadth of Dialog’s online content. The same Dialog password can be used with a variety of search interfaces, most of which are web-based. Some interfaces are designed to help non-command searchers answer very specific types of questions (i.e. ‘what recent news articles mention Company X’, or ‘what patents have been granted to Company Y’). Other interfaces enhance Dialog’s powerful command searching with built-in links to Bluesheets and other database documentation, while also providing unique post-processing functions for reformatting your search results into professional-looking Word reports or Excel spreadsheets.
Below is the list of interfaces that will be covered during this session. Based on your feedback future sessions will cover some of them in more detail:
- Dialog1.com – FREE searching!
- DialogSelect.com – FREE searching!
- DialogWeb.com (Guided Search and Command Search modes)
- DialogClassic.com
- Dialoglink5
If you would like to sign up for this free webinar, please e-mail Mary Conroy (maryc@ohionet.org) to receive the logon details.
March 24th, 2009, 3:49pm by Jennifer Turner
Beginning in April 2009, OHIONET will go “paperless” with invoices and statements. These will now be sent via e-mail in PDF format to the billing contact on file for each member library. If you would like to verify who your institution’s billing contact is, please look at the name and address on your latest invoice or statement.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact the OHIONET accounting staff at accounting@ohionet.org or call 800-686-8975.
March 23rd, 2009, 9:27am by Evan Struble
Our friends at OLSSI (Ohio Library Support Staff Institute) are offering three FULL scholarships to attend this year’s OLSSI conference and retreat for library assistants! These scholarships cover the entire $225 registration fee for the event.
To apply for the scholarship, you must meet the following criteria:
- Be presently-employed as a library support staff member
- Be a first-time attendee of the Ohio Library Support Staff Institute
- Agree to contribute to the planning of the 2010 institute as a Steering Committee member
The deadline to apply is April 21, 2009 at 5 p.m. For complete application details, including a short essay requirement, please click here.
March 19th, 2009, 9:55am by Mary Conroy
Alexander Street Press has announced that American History in Video is live!! In its first release, this streaming video collection already has 420 hours of newsreels, History Channel documentaries, biographies, and more.
And as of March 18th, it is available as a free open trial for one month.
American History in Video (free access)
For complete product information, please see the information sheet.
Contact Mary Conroy (800-686-8975 ext. 16 or maryc@ohionet.org) for more information and for special pricing.