Blog posts in "LiLI"

LiLI Databases - Changes for 2010

gina.persichini — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:35:13 -0600

With the economy on all our minds and recent media coverage of Idaho’s budget situation, many individuals have been wondering about the status of the LiLI Database (LiLI-D) program. This presents a very good opportunity to share the current plans regarding LiLI-D.

The current suite of LiLI Databases are due for renewal at the close of 2009. It is the intent of the Idaho Commission for Libraries to renew the current suite, with one exception, through June 30, 2011. The Commission has made the decision to cease statewide access to the Art Museum Image Gallery, provided through H.W. Wilson Company, at the close of the current subscription. What this means:

December 31, 2009, will be the last date Idahoans can access the Art Museum Image Gallery through the LiLI Database program.
All other LiLI Databases currently available through www.lili.org will be renewed through June 30, 2011. This action will align the program with the academic calendar avoiding some of the challenges experienced when changes to the lineup, if any, take place during the regular school year.
Libraries will need to make arrangements to adjust links, if any, to the Art Museum Image Gallery on local web pages or computer workstations.
The Idaho Commission for Libraries will make any needed adjustments to the LiLI Portal to reflect the changes.
Libraries wishing to continue access to the Art Museum Image Gallery are urged to contact the H.W. Wilson company’s Chris Kennedy to make arrangements to do so with local funds. Additionally, you may wish to investigate options for discounts available through BCR.

If you have any questions regarding these changes, please contact Gina Persichini.

LiLI eAudiobooks: End of Service, Final Notification

gina.persichini — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:12:16 -0600

As previously announced, the statewide access to the eaudiobooks through NetLibrary will end September 30th at Midnight. That is TOMORROW.

Users may download and check out eaudiobooks any time through September 30th. Their accounts will be closed as of 12:01am October 1st.
Eaudiobooks already downloaded as of 12:01am October 1st will continue to work through the book’s check-out expiration date. That means that a book downloaded on September 29th will remain active/usable in the user’s portable player through October 19th.
The link to the eaudiobooks on the LiLI Portal (www.lili.org) will be removed on September 30th.
It is recommended that libraries remove links from your websites/computers to NetLibrary at that time.

If your customers are looking for free access to eaudiobooks from other resources, I encourage you to take a look at the list below. Many thanks to the Boise Public Library for making this list available on their website:

FreeAudio (eAudio) http://www.freeaudio.org/
Librivox (eAudio) http://librivox.org
Million Book Project (eBooks) http://www.ulib.org/
Project Gutenberg (eBooks/eAudio) http://www.gutenberg.org
Feedbooks (eBooks) http://www.feedbooks.com/
International Children's Digital Library Foundation (eBooks)http://www.childrenslibrary.org/index.shtml

If your library is planning to continue to subscribe to the eaudiobook service through NetLibrary, there will be no interruption in your service. All accounts (user and the library’s administrative account) will remain as they are.

The Commission for Libraries is working with a small group of libraries and NetLibrary to arrange continued service for those libraries at their own expense. It is currently too late in the process to make any further additions or deletions to the group. We hope to arrange an option for libraries to join in the group at a later time. If and when that happens, information will be communicated via LibIdaho and the ICFL Website.

LiLI Portal Change (Catalog Widget Added)

gina.persichini — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 08:45:28 -0600

Not long ago, the Idaho Commission for Libraries announced that plans were underway for a format change to the LiLI Portal. Information, updates, and a link to the wireframe of the new format are available on our LiLI Portal Update webpage. The target date for implementation of the newly formatted portal have been rescheduled for January 1, 2010, to allow for more usability testing of the site. While staff are using January 1 as a target, actual release of the updated site may still be rescheduled.

In the meantime, some changes were made to the current portal site. In the last week, staff added a search box widget to search the LiLI Unlimited statewide catalog. This widget replaces the previous links to the LiLI-U catalog on the FirstSearch platform.

A couple years ago, OCLC released WorldCat.org. It is, in essence, the WorldCat database on a new open web platform. This year, OCLC released to us our statewide catalog, which is a subset of WorldCat, on that same web platform. The search box widget is a search on that new platform, it just has a much simplified interface for users. Once the initial search is performed using the search box, the user is redirected into the Idaho WorldCat interface. Instructions are available on the use of that interface.

The LiLI-U catalog, and all of WorldCat, still remain available through FirstSearch. Libraries wishing to continue use through FirstSearch may do so. Simply link to http://firstsearch.oclc.org in your browser and log in with your library’s authorization and password.

Training Announcement: Consumer Product Content in LiLI-D through ProQuest

gina.persichini — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:45:45 -0600

Earlier this year, it was announced that Consumer Union, the publisher of Consumer Reports, entered into an exclusive agreement with a single database provide. Idaho residents can still access full text of Consumer Reports content published from January 1996 – January 2009 through the LiLI Databases. ProQuest continues to publish the abstracts and indexing for Consumer Reports and those should remain current and up to date.

As a result of this change, ProQuest has been actively work to increase the amount of consumer related content available in their suite of resources. They have also developed training specifically on this topic and will be providing a webinar for Idaho library staff in response to our request to highlight the availability of this type of content.

Webinar Title: Start Here: Product Reviews in ProQuest

Webinar Description: ProQuest Central also offers a large number of product reviews that can be helpful to consumers. Join ProQuest trainer Karen Hinton to get an overview of options available to those searching for product reviews. Karen will also cover content, functions, and features of, as well as tips for using, ProQuest Central. Please feel free to bring any questions you may have to the session!

3 Sessions will be offered. Information for each is below:

Tuesday, November 3rd, 11am Mountain (10am Pacific)
Wednesday, November 4th, 2pm Mountain (1pm Pacific)
Thursday, November 5th, 11am Mountain (10am Pacific)

Cataloging & ILL Training for OCLC Users

gina.persichini — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 10:57:05 -0600

ICFL is providing cataloging and ILL training for any library staff that use OCLC's CatExpress or ILL tools. This training is ideal as a refresher or for new staff who have never used the tools before.

3 workshops are being offered covering topics of Searching WorldCat, Using CatExpress for Copy Cataloging, and introduction to OCLC's Interlibrary Loan (WorldCat Resource Sharing).

Get full descriptions, times, location information, and register online.

LiLI Steering Committee Changes

gina.persichini — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 09:22:34 -0600

The LiLI Steering Committee operates in partnership with the ICFL staff to plan, initiate and evaluate LiLI services. Members of the Steering Committee serve a 4-year term, and they participate in meetings 3-4 times each year and electronically between those meetings.

ICFL would like to welcome Catherine Poppino to the LiLI Steering Committee. Cathy is the librarian at the St Luke's Magic Valley Regional Medical Center. Having actively used a number of LiLI services over the years, we look forward to the contributions that Cathy will bring to the Steering Committee.

State Librarian Ann Joslin appointed Cathy to fill the seat recently vacated by Stephen Poppino of the College of Southern Idaho. Stephen served as a member of the LiLI Steering Committee since 2007, when he was appointed to fill a vacant seat mid-term.

This month, Joe Reiss of the Post Falls Public Library was reappointed for a second term on the Steering Committee. A full roster of the LiLI Steering Committee members and notes from their meetings are available on the LiLI Steering Committee webpage.

LiLI Steering Committee - June 24th Meeting Record

gina.persichini — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 09:12:13 -0600

The meeting notes from the June 24, 2009, meeting of the LiLI Steering Committee have been posted.

The meeting included a length discussion regarding broadband infrastructure, reports on the status of LiLI Programs, and updates from participants about activities in their region of the state.

LiLI Portal Improvements

gina.persichini — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 09:05:37 -0600

The LiLI Portal is about to get some structural improvements. While the content accessible through the Portal will remain consistent, the interface that leads users to the LiLI Databases, Idaho digital content, and the LiLI Unlimited statewide catalog is going through some changes this summer.

Changes to the Portal will be done in a separate online location so LiLI users will not be inconvenienced by construction. ICFL staff are working with a focus group, using feedback provided directly by users, and complying with accessibility standards to create an easy-to-use Portal for access to LiLI content.

In addition to the focus group, the Idaho library community will have an opportunity to follow along with progress at the Portal Update page. There you'll read about progress on the project and find links to see the site as it is developed. Anyone can provide feedback using the online link.

Target release of the updated LiLI Portal is August 17th, in time for the new academic year. Stay tuned to the LiLI Portal Update site to see the improvements being made to your user experience.

Gale ebooks online training

charlotte.fowles — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 10:34:30 -0600

Cengage Learning (also known as Gale) will be providing one hour online training sessions for the Idaho library community during June and July.

WHAT: GALE VIRTUAL REFERENCE LIBRARY WEB TRAINING
WHEN:

JUNE 12, 2009 11:00 AM (MOUNTAIN TIME)
JUNE 24, 2009 1:00 PM (MOUNTAIN TIME)
JULY 2, 2009 9:00 AM (MOUNTAIN TIME)
JULY 20, 2009 10:00 AM (MOUNTAIN TIME)

HOSTED BY: Stacey Knibloe, Senior Training Consultant, Gale

These sessions are free and will cover the basic use of the ebook collection ICFL purchased for the state of Idaho. If you are interested please follow the directions listed below and provided by Gale. If you have questions regarding the training please contact Gale.

Prior to the conference, please visit http://www.conferenceservers.com/browser/?brand=sametimeunytemeeting to prepare your computer for the web portion. You will need administrator privileges to install the plug-in. If you experience any technical difficulties please contact our service provider's help desk at 1-800-866-0888, option 7, option 2.

Follow the instructions below a few minutes before the start time of the conference. To participate in this Web Conference you will need a telephone to listen to the audio conference AND a computer with internet connectivity to view the web conference.

STEP 1: TO JOIN AUDIO CONFERENCE
Primary Dial-In: 1 (866) 394-9513 (this is a toll-free call)
Passcode: 9722341#

STEP 2: TO JOIN WEB CONFERENCE
Prior to logging into the meeting, ensure popup blocker is turned off on your browser.

Dial the audio conference dial-in number noted above and enter the passcode as prompted.
Click on this meeting URL: http://web.meetme.net/r.aspx?p=2&a=70541837085689
On the Meeting Center page, enter your name and e-mail address.
Click on the "Sign-in" button.
Accept the Terms and Conditions and click "Join" to enter your conference.
Should your computer require any updates to accommodate web conferencing, an additional message will be displayed. Follow the instructions to prepare your computer for the meeting. These updates should take 5 to 10 minutes to complete.

IF THE ABOVE URL DOES NOT ALLOW YOU TO JOIN THE WEB CONFERENCE, PLEASE FOLLOW THE PROCEDURE NOTED BELOW.

Copy and paste the following URL in your web browser: http://web.meetme.net/audience
Copy and paste the Meeting Key: 70541837085689
Click on the "Sign-in" button
On the Meeting Center page, enter your name and e-mail address.
Click on the "Sign-in" button.
Accept the Terms and Conditions and click "Join" to enter your conference.

PLEASE NOTE: Once your web conference has ended, please make certain to log out of the meeting. As a courtesy to others and to improve sound quality, please mute your phone when not speaking. You will be on hold with music until the host opens the conference call.

TOUCH-TONE COMMANDS:

Please use the list of touch-tone commands below to help facilitate your audio conference:

Press ** for a menu of touch tone commands.
Press *0 to speak to an operator (once the host has joined).
Press *6 to mute your own line.
Press #6 to unmute your own line.

Stacey Knibloe
Senior Training Consultant, Electronic Product Training & Support
Gale | Cengage Learning
27500 Drake Rd., Farmington Hills, MI 48331
(m) 716.572.5672| (o) 1.800.877.4253 x1919| (e) stacey.knibloe@cengage.com | www.gale.cengage.com

LiLI eAudioBooks MARC records update - May 2009

gina.persichini — Thu, 07 May 2009 09:22:29 -0600

Each month, Recorded Books adds new titles to the NetLibrary collection of eaudiobooks available to Idaho residents through the LiLI eAudioBooks Collection (LiLI ABC). MARC records for the items added in the past month are now available for download to add to the library's local catalog.