December 31st, 2009, 12:10pm by Evan Struble
MLNC (Missouri Library Network Corporation) is graciously offering a substantial discount for OHIONET members to attend the Computers in Libraries 2010 conference, which will be held April 12-14, 2009 in Arlington, VA.
Registrations must be received at MLNC no later than Friday, March 5, 2010, with a check for the conference fees made payable to Information Today, Inc., which is the conference sponsor. You can mail the check and completed registration form to: MLNC, 8045 Big Bend Blvd., Suite 202, St. Louis, MO 63119-2714. If using a credit card, please fill out the information on the registration form and fax your registration form to the MLNC office at 314-918-7727. Click here for a flyer containing complete discount information and registration forms.
The cost is $244 for the full CIL 2010 conference program. That is a savings of over 50%! In addition, discount prices of $109 on the Internet@Schools East conference and $244 for the combo of I@SE/CIL are being offered. (No discount rates are available for single day registrations or pre- or post-conference seminars and workshops.) The complete conference schedule including a list of pre-conferences is available here.
Contact Deb Ehrstein at MLNC (314-918-7222, ext. 816 or deb@mlnc.org) if you have any questions.
December 29th, 2009, 9:00am by Christine Morris
Writer’s Reference Center from Facts on File Online is the perfect resource for any library, and the essential one-stop reference for any writer!
Save up to 20% on orders placed by February 15, 2010.
Facts on File is delighted to announce the launch of the new Writer’s Reference Center. Now writers have a convenient one-stop location for all of the tools necessary to write and research effectively. From the mechanics of writing and grammar to style and research, this indispensable online resource thoroughly covers the fundamentals of quality writing and provides a wealth of vocabulary-building reference dictionaries.
Features:
- Writing References: almost 100,000 definitions from more than a dozen dictionaries, encyclopedias, and other reference books from Facts on File.
- Writing Resources: more than 150 essays covering grammar, style, research, and more.
- Special Features: specially selected features highlighting important topics for writers as well as featured words and phrases.
Contact Mary Conroy (maryc@ohionet.org or 800-686-8975, ext. 16) or Christine Morris (christinem@ohionet.org or 800-686-8975, ext. 29) for more information, or to set up a free trial.
December 29th, 2009, 8:30am by Christine Morris
NetLibrary offers more than 140,000 PDF titles that are compatible with increasingly popular eBook readers, including all four Sony Digital Readers (PRS-300,505,600 and 700BC), as well as the COOL-ER. Soon NetLibrary expects to announce compatibility with even more eBook readers. Additionally, these titles can be downloaded to laptops and PCs for offline reading. An Adobe Content Server (ACS) license is required for downloading, and a one-year license is $350. Libraries can receive a complimentary ACS license with a purchase.
Lists or recommended (text-intensive PDF) content are available on TitleSelect, in the Special Offers section, under “Fiction Titles for Mobile and Offline Reading” and “Non-Fiction Titles for Mobile and Offline Reading” at http://extranet.netlibrary.com/titleselect/collection.asp?list_id=21.
More information is available at: http://www.oclc.org/us/en/ebooks/go_portable
December 22nd, 2009, 3:19pm by Christine Morris
We’re pleased to announce that the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library, one of OHIONET’s members, has become the first LEED-certified public library in Ohio.
Please read the full news release here.
Congratulations to Toledo-Lucas County Public Library, and to all of the staff who worked together to achieve this tremendous distinction!