Don't Allow Special Permission Checkout for CRC and Merck

This week students are doing an assignment that requires them to use the latest editions of:

The CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics
The Merck Index

Under no circumstances should you grant permission for these to be check out.

FRBRization

From: Melissa Marie Brooks
Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2011 9:33 AM
Subject: FRBRization in WCL and what you may see

Hi All,

I had a question brought to cataloging about why some editions of items show in WorldCat Local and others do not. This problem is part of the FRBRization of records in OCLC and the fact that there are several different levels of records available for items in OCLC. The example that was brought to my attention yesterday dealt with us having the 2^nd and 3^rd editions of a book. The 2^nd edition was showing in WCL as having holdings at CCL. An icon and entry for the 3^rd edition was also showing in WCL but was showing as having WorldCat Library Holdings and no CCL holding. If you would have clicked on the 2^nd edition hyperlink for view all formats, it would have shown that we own the 3^rd edition.

OCLC is aware of this issue with WorldCat Local and makes mention of it in the below findings in 2009 (p. 4 under Editions and FRBR).

I hope this information is useful.

http://www.oclc.org/worldcatlocal/about/213941usf_some_findings_about_worldcat_local.pdf

Melissa

Films on Demand -- Options for Creating Links

1) Regular link into the database - http://www.moreheadstate.edu/library/db/fod

2) Link in to a Subject Area - go to the subject area, click on 'page link', and then copy and paste the URL

3) Link in to a Record - go the record, look for the title or segment url, and then copy and paste the URL

4) Embedding a Video - go the record, click on 'embed video', and then copy and paste the code to embed

5) Creating a Playlist - create an individual account, follow the instructions for creating a playlist

6) Set up a Search Widget - send an e-mail to library@moreheadstate.edu to request the code for the widget

Summary of Reference Books of the Week (Spring & Summer 2011)

Reference Books of the Week
January - June 2011

• Famous First Facts
• Notable Last Facts
• The Foundation Directory
• Literary Market Place
• Chase's Calendar of Events
• The World Almanac and Book of Facts
• Kentucky Business Directory
• Consumer Reports Buying Guide
• Library and Book Trade Almanac
• American Reference Books Annual
• Short Story Index
• Current Biography
• Bibliographic Index

Periodical Check Out

Please review the Special Permissions Check Out procedures on pages 25 & 26 in the Reference Desk Manual.

Remember to tell the patron that they need to check out the item at the Circulation Desk. You may want to walk with the patron to the Circ. Desk and mention it to the staff person on duty.

Color Printing

From: Ray Bailey
Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2011 9:52 AM
Subject: Color Printing

Everyone,

Pay-for-Print color printing is now available to library customers, via a color printer located in the LTL.

Each public computer in the library will now have a printer called "Library Pharos Printer B&W" which will be the default, and will print B&W copies for 7 cents/page as always. Now, there will also be a printer choice called "CCL Color Pharos Printer," which will print color copies at 60 cents/page.

As always, library staff can print small color jobs for free with the LTL staff printers. Larger jobs should be submitted to Document Services.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Ray

Alerting Services page updated

The 'Alerting Services' page has been brought up to date. Please review it.

Thanks