MARC

About MARC Records

Cataloger's Reference Shelf - a collection of MARC resources, by The Library Corporation.

MARC Standards - from the Library of Congress Network Development and MARC Standards Office. Highlights include:

• General Information
• Understanding MARC - tutorial
• MARC 21 Documentation
• MARC Records, Systems, and Tools
• MARC Code List for Organizations

Canyon Owyhee Library Group (COLG)

The Canyon Owyhee Library Group (COLG) is dedicated to sharing resources and ideas, collaboration, and staff development. COLG facilitates interlibrary loans and resource sharing between member libraries. A video catalog was started in 1990 with 150 videos and has since grown to over 4,400 videos and DVD's. Several COLG member libraries participate in resource sharing through LiLI Unlimited. COLG is financed through dues from its members and occasional library grants.

Cooperative Information Network (CIN)

CIN provides ILS and related services to members as an independent consortium and as a member of the Washington Idaho Network of Libraries.

Inland Northwest Council of Libraries (INCOL)

INCOL’s mission is to engage in cooperative activities, which enable member institutions to improve library services to their constituencies. The major activities of the council include continuing education and the Spokane area local courier.

Inland Northwest Library Automation Network (INLAN)

INLAN is a consortium of libraries created to facilitate group access to automated information services. In 2001, INLAN joined with the CIN and VALNet consortia to form the Washington-Idaho Network (WIN).

Library Consortium of Eastern Idaho (LCEI)

The Library Consortium of Eastern Idaho (LCEI) is a consortium of multi-type libraries serving the public of Eastern Idaho. It encourages collaboration, resource sharing, staff development and technical innovations among its member libraries to ensure that the citizens of Eastern Idaho receive quality, up-to-date library services and have access to current, accurate information.

LCEI facilitates interlibrary loan and resource sharing for its member libraries. It provides quality continuing education and staff development programs, and enables member libraries to participate in projects using leading-edge technology. The consortium administers a shared Horizon automated system for our members, which includes web access to member library catalogs.

Lynx! Consortium

In the late 1970s, the Directors of the Boise, Caldwell, Nampa and Twin Falls libraries joined together to share the costs of an automated circulation system. In 1995, when growth necessitated a change, a contract was signed to purchase a new Dynix integrated online catalog system and the LYNX! Consortium came online in March 1996. During this migration, the method of communication by the libraries to the online catalog system was changed from direct phone lines to local area networks within each library attached to frame relay links. Access to the Internet was also added at this time.

In August of 1996, the Meridian Library District was the first new library to be accepted for membership and came online in February, 1997. Two more libraries, Eagle and Garden City, applied for and were accepted for membership in the fall of 1998. Ada Community Library and Hailey Public Library were both accepted for membership in early 1999, bringing the total number of libraries in the Consortium to the current nine.

Over the years the member libraries have grown and together kept pace with the vast changes in technology. LYNX! Consortium is currently in the process of migration to the SirsiDynix Horizon ILS product with a target release in late spring 2006. ILS costs continue to be equitably shared between the members.

LYNX! operates under an open access agreement; libraries agree to provide lending services to the patrons of each Library as if the patron requesting lending services in a Library were a resident of the jurisdiction in which the patron is seeking lending services and compensation agreements are in place where one Library regularly provides more than 10% of its total lending to patrons of another’s jurisdiction. Materials are shared between member libraries. Members also have an option to participate in shared courier service which facilitates transfer of materials between libraries. The current LYNX! Consortium works together in ways that go beyond simply a shared ILS. For the past few years, LYNX! members have worked together to coordinate summer reading and other youth services programming and are regularly examining other resource sharing opportunities to benefit our communities.

In FY2005, LYNX! Consortium combined holdings totaled 1,143,538. Members circulated 4,198,867 items, and 766,902 items moved between the seven member libraries participating in courier service.

Libraries interested in more information about Consortium activities or in joining the LYNX! Consortium are invited to contact one of the representatives listed below.

Valley Automated Library Network (VALNet)

VALNet, the Valley Automated Library Network, is a consortium of public, school, and academic libraries in Southeastern Washington and North Central Idaho working together to share resources and information services. VALNet currently serves 60,000 patrons with over 630,000 items. In fiscal year 2000, VALNet libraries exchanged over 500,000 items among themselves.

In addition to cooperation among different types of libraries, VALNet promotes cooperation among city and county governmental units and school districts in two states. VALNet libraries cooperate in many ways to provide the best possible services to their users and to make optimal use of financial resources:

• Shared online patron access catalog
• Shared check-out system
• Daily courier picks up and delivers items to all VALNet libraries
• Cooperative collection development
• Cooperative grant writing
• Shared staff development programs
• Shared patron training programs

The VALNet consortium was created in 1985 with 4 agencies and 5 library locations. Over the years, VALNet has grown to include 20 agencies with 49 library locations.

Valley Mountain Library Consortium (VMLC)

The Valley Mountain Library Consortium exists to provide expanded resources and improved services through systematic interlibrary cooperation among member libraries.

Washington Idaho Network (WIN)

WIN is a cooperative multi-type library consortium serving academic, public, school, and special libraries in the states of Washington and Idaho. WIN facilitates access to information by acquiring automated systems that serve as gateways to information beyond library walls. Additionally the consortium plans and implements services that promote inter-library cooperation to insure that resources are readily shared across jurisdictional boundaries.

WIN membership is made up of a 3 library consortia and the Idaho State Law Library.

West End Library Consortium (WELCOM)

The mission of WELCOM is to supply increasingly diverse materials to community members for education, research, and recreation by sharing and purchasing resources individually or in concert. The mission is also to encourage cooperation and communication between library professionals for the continued professional growth of community libraries.

A LiLI Account for your Library

Why Sign up for an Account?

While libraries are able to direct their patrons to log into the LiLI databases through http://www.lili.org, in some cases libraries need to sign-up for accounts of their own. These accounts are free and allow libraries to customize the databases to better serve their populations.

How to Sign-up for LiLI

Contact the customer service sales representatives listed under the links below to set-up your library's accounts.

• EBSCO
• eLibrary
• ProQuest National Newspapers
• Thomson Gale

Questions?

For more information call or e-mail using the information at the bottom of this page.

Free Internet Resources

• Subject Directories: Web sites arranged in hierarchical subject categories
• Search Engines: Search web sites by keywords in pages
• Metasearch Engines: Simultaneously search several search engines by keyword
• Searching the Net: Evaluate different search engines and learn to efficiently find information on the Internet

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Funding for the LiLI Databases

The Libraries Linking Idaho databases (LiLI-D) are brought to you by the Idaho Commission for Libraries and Idaho Public Schools. Additional support for LiLI-D comes from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

Because LiLI-D is funded at the state level it is a free resource for Idaho citizens. The databases contain 1000s of full-length articles on almost any subject imaginable. You can print the articles you find or e-mail them to your home or office computer. Save a trip to the library and get the information you need delivered directly to your home computer. LiLI-D is cost effective too—about 40 cents a year per Idahoan or less than the price of an Idaho Spud bar.

How to Add the "Funded by LiLI" Graphic to Your Site and Link it.

1. Choose between the following graphics:

   For use as a graphical element on a page, apart from text.

   For use with text. The short height of this graphic makes it preferable when you don't want line height to be offset by a tall graphic.

   And another option.

2. Right click on the graphic, select "Save Picture As" and save the image to your hard disk.
3. Bring the image into your web page and set the image to hyperlink to http://libraries.idaho.gov/lili-d-funding. You may wish to set it so this link opens in a new window.

LiLI Mentors & Training

On October 28th and 29th, 2003, the Idaho Commission for Libraries provided in-depth training on the LiLI Databases to a group of librarians in Idaho. For receiving this training, those who attended agreed to make themselves available to conduct training sessions or presentations for others on the use of the LiLI Databases.

If you would like a LiLI Mentor to conduct database training in your area, please contact one from the list below:

LiLI Mentor Tools

LiLI-D Resources

EBSCOhost Research Databases

Librarian Resources for EBSCO | EBSCO Databases and Title Lists

eLibrary Databases (formerly BigChalk)

Librarian Resources for eLibrary | Educator's Guide | Educator's Guide

National Newspapers

Librarian Resources for National Newspapers | Newspapers Title List

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MARC Records Downloads for LiLI eAudioBooks Collection

eAudioBooks - MARC Record Downloads

Right-click link below to download:

Initial Batch Download; 2,126 records, posted 10/5/07

November 2007 update -- 59 total records (49 core collection, 10 childrens & young adult collection)

December 2007 update -- 39 total records (29 core collection, 10 childrens & young adult collection)

January 2008 update -- 40 total records (30 core collection, 10 childrens & young adult collection)

February 2008 update -- 29 total records (29 core collection, 9 childrens & young adult collection)

March 2008 update -- 47 total records (Title list in Microsoft Word)

April 2008 update -- 54 total records (Title list in Microsoft Word)

May 2008 update --  78 total titles, including updated Pimsleur titles (Title list in Microsoft Word)

Instructions

Please "right click" on the link above and choose "Save Target As" (Internet Explorer) or "Save Link As" (Firefox) and then save it to a location on your computer such as C:\My Downloads or create a C:\NetLibrary folder.

Grouping the records in your catalog is recommended so that one can easily access the group in the future if needed (to delete, ease of searching, statistics, etc.).

Once the file has been saved to an area of your choosing, you may then add the file of records by opening your cataloging module and importing the file into your local cataloging system.

For information regarding the unique MARC fields associated with these records, see the information provided by OCLC at http://www.oclc.org/support/questions/eaudiobooks/forstaff.htm#unique.

Additional step-by-step instructions are available on the OCLC website. If you have further questions, please contact OCLC Western at 1-800-854-5753.

A Trip to Anytown Library

Jane Doe lives in Hometown, Idaho, but commutes to Anytown, Idaho. Because Jane's Hometown Library and Anytown library are both members, Jane can participate in LiLI Express services.

To check her books out at Anytown Library, Jane shows her valid Hometown library card and a picture ID. She reads the Anytown Library's LiLI Express borrowing privileges and signs the
Anytown Library's LiLI Express Borrowing Agreement .

Meanwhile, an Anytown Library staff member calls the Hometown Library to verify that Jane is a patron in good standing. With the paper work done, Anytown Library creates Jane's patron record and the books are checked out to her.

Jane is happy. After reading her selections, she returns the materials to the Anytown Library where she borrowed them.

Frequently Asked Questions - Patrons

Q1. What is LiLI Express?

LiLI is Libraries Linking Idaho, an alliance of libraries and library consortia working together to bring networked library services to the citizens of Idaho. LiLI Express is one of the services achieving that goal. It is a reciprocal borrowing program that makes it possible for customers of one library to borrow from other participating libraries when traveling to work, study, recreate or visit.

Q2. How can I use the LiLI Express service?

When you find yourself at a LiLI Express participating library, simply show them your current home library card and a picture ID. The library will then ask you to review the LiLI Express guidelines and issue to you a visitor library card with a LiLI Express logo on it.

Q3. How do I find out which libraries participate?

The list of participating libraries is available online here.

Q4. What do I do if the person at the check-out desk doesn’t know about LiLI Express even though the library supposedly participates?

Ask the staff member to check with their supervisor, or let them know that there is information about LiLI Express, including a list of participating libraries, on the LiLI Website.

Q5. How many things can I check out? How long can I use them?

The number of items and length of use depend upon the lending libraries policies. Borrowers are subject to the borrowing terms of the library in which you check out books.

Q6. Where do I return the materials I checked out?

Always return materials to the library at which you checked them out.

Q7. What happens if I lose something I checked out from a library or I return it late?

When you check materials out from a library, you agree to follow their policies. If you lose something, you will need to repay library replacement costs. If you return it late, you will be responsible for paying any overdue fines that have accrued.

Q8. Can I get a card if there is no library service in my town?

If you live in an area with no library service, you may obtain a non-resident “home library” card at any of the participating, publicly-funded public libraries by paying the non-resident fee of that library.

Q9. Does this mean I have a new home library?

Your “home library” is defined as either:

1. The library whose primary mission is to serve you by virtue of enrollment, residence, or employment, or
2. A library that issues you non-resident card as a result of your paying their locally established non-resident fee.

Q10. Why can’t I just use Interlibrary Loan?

You can. LiLI Express is simply an alternative method to accessing library materials. You may wish to make use of another library if you are traveling for work or pleasure to another part of the state. Or, if you need an item from a participating library faster than ILL services can deliver it, you may choose to drive to that location and borrow it using the LiLI Express service.

Q11. Can a library find out my past borrowing history?

When you borrow through the LiLI Express program, you are agreeing to guidelines that allow the lending library to contact your home library to determine if you have any outstanding fees or fines. Information regarding titles, topics, or other personal information will not be shared.

Q12. Do I have to pay to use LiLI Express?

LiLI Express is a free service to the patrons who use it and to the libraries who choose to participate.

Frequently Asked Questions - Staff

Q1. How can my library sign up to participate?

To sign up, simply complete the LiLI