Pub Date : 2012-04-01DOI: 10.21061/VALIB.V58I1.1195
Deborah Lammers
Some say it is easier to beg forgiveness than to ask permission. Many libraries, however, are part of larger organizations that may not appreciate this approach regarding the library’s Internet presence. In mid-2009, when the Henrico County Public Library (HCPL) was ready to venture into Web 2.0 tools such as Facebook, Flickr, and Twitter, we knew our county administration might have some concerns. Library headquarters formed a small committee to develop a presentation for the county manager that would address potential problems and concerns in advance and explain the importance of Web 2.0 for libraries. Many public libraries were already far ahead of us, and we wanted to remain relevant to tech-savvy library members while avoiding falling farther behind. Our successful approach could be adapted easily by libraries of all kinds whose governing bodies may still have similar concerns, even two years later.
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Pub Date : 2012-04-01DOI: 10.21061/VALIB.V58I1.1196
G. Grunow
For those who may be considering their own forays into digitizing special collections, this article provides an overview of the experiences of one public library’s special collections department in planning, developing, and maintaining a digital collection, and making it accessible on the Internet. Now six years old, the digital library experiment at the Newport News Public Library System (NNPLS) faces another set of important decisions — just as important as the decision to begin the project.
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Pub Date : 2012-04-01DOI: 10.21061/VALIB.V58I1.1187
Cy Dillon, Lyn C. A. Gardner
As I write this column to introduce a special issue on electronic collections and digital developments in the library world, Hampton Public Library is avidly following the developments in e-book lending for public libraries. We’re both anxious and excited by the rapid-fire changes in the way these resources will be served and whether, in some cases, they’ll be available (or affordable) at all. Between the recession and technological changes in the way many people read and absorb both entertainment and information, it seems at times as though what’s at stake is not just the e-book format — and the circulation we hope will accompany it — but the survival of the print medium itself, with traditional publishing and the corner bookstore both struggling with increasing desperation. And as ever more journals and professional communications go digital — and some university libraries abolish their physical reference collections — is the demise of print finally near at hand? As a passionate reader, librarian, and creative writer, I hope this is not the case. I hope instead that the shifting digital landscape will reawaken everyone’s love for the book. That more and more people will seek out the library as a desired one-stop destination for relaxation, discovery, or study, the way I do in each new city I visit. That in our changing economy and culture, one constant will remain the availability of information and entertainment for the good of constituent populations, with libraries uniquely designed to serve each populace. In the best of all worlds, the new possibilities offered by technology should be a creative enhancement, complementing rather than threatening the way we do business.
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Pub Date : 2012-04-01DOI: 10.21061/VALIB.V58I1.1188
Connie Gilman
It is the second week of 2012 as I sit and write my first President’s Column. The beginning of a new year appeals to me because it signifies all the possibilities that are to come — a fresh start. With the end of the 2011 conference, I was reminded of the opportunity for a fresh start for the Virginia Library Association with the new slate of officers. But this transition is only the beginning, because the direction of VLA only coalesces into visions and goals at the Executive Board Retreat.
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Pub Date : 2012-04-01DOI: 10.21061/valib.v58i1.1197
Virginia Libraries
At least ten Virginia libraries are already among the 166 participants in the LYRASIS Mass Digitization Collaborative, a project that leverages grant support to maximize the volume of materials libraries can afford to digitize and offer as open-access resources. For many participants, this was a first experience with digitization, and, in most cases, it has gone well enough that it will lead to more digitization of high-demand materials. Laurie Gemmill, mass digitization program manager for LYRASIS, has agreed to give our readers an inside look at her work and the project as a whole.
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Pub Date : 2011-12-31DOI: 10.21061/VALIB.V57I4.1179
Elizabeth Hensley
In April 2010, the Virginia Library Association (VLA) launched the Virginia Library Leadership Academy (VALLA), the first-ever leadership development training program of its kind for staff in Virginia libraries. This article explains how VALLA evolved and how you can participate in VALLA 2012.
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Pub Date : 2011-12-31DOI: 10.21061/VALIB.V57I4.1180
Kasey L. Garrison
In the fall of 2009, library science faculty at Old Dominion University (ODU) received a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) through the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program for a multifaceted, multicultural continuing education program for Virginia librarians. Librarianship Upgrades for Children and Youth Services, or LUCY for short, focuses on diversity training, workshops, and classes for professional children’s and young adult librarians, school librarians, paraprofessionals, and all those who work with children and young adults in libraries. The specific topics offered through the LUCY program are determined through needs assessment surveys administered in two ways. Some are distributed online through professional listservs, including those of the Virginia Library Association (VLA) and Virginia Educational Media Association (VEMA). Others are given out to school and public librarians who attend workshops and conference presentations. Some of these services include professional development workshops; credit courses; and the most successful resource, the online, annotated bibliography of multicultural literature.
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Pub Date : 2011-12-31DOI: 10.21061/VALIB.V57I4.1182
D. Craig
Augusta County Library is a medium-sized public library in the heart of the Shenandoah Valley. It serves a population of about 73,500 people, has a staff of 23 full- and part-time employees, and spends an operating budget of just over $1 million. One branch and three stations are located throughout the county, with the main library located between two cities, Waynesboro and Staunton. These two cities operate their own libraries but have a cooperative venture called the Valley Libraries Connection. This enables the three libraries to share their catalog and their resources but maintain separate budgets. The main facility of the Augusta County Library is located in an old high school and just recently underwent a $2.2 million renovation. The collection contains approximately 180,000 volumes (all formats).
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Pub Date : 2011-10-01DOI: 10.21061/VALIB.V57I3.1167
Rebecca K. Miller
Editors of the recent Library Trends double issue devoted to workforce issues in library and information science describe librarianship as “an aging and diversifying workforce.” 1 It seems that, regardless of the current economic crisis, the recruitment of quality, diverse professionals and their subsequent success within the profession remains critical for the future of librarianship within the state of Virginia. Nationally, the library community has responded to this need to recruit and retain new information professionals by focusing on the importance of networking, professional associations, and mentoring relationships. Although we have a thriving state-level library association and many passionate library and information professionals in the Commonwealth of Virginia, we have not had a designated space and support system for new library professionals since 2004, when the Virginia Library Association (VLA) New Members Forum dissolved. 2 In light of current workforce issues and emerging labor trends, the need for a state-level new members group within the Virginia Library Association becomes clear. This essay will briefly review the many benefits of a state-level New Members Round Table (NMRT) and the efforts leading to the recent, official formation of the VLA NMRT Forum, a group established specifically for Virginia librarians or library school students with ten or fewer years of professional experience.
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Pub Date : 2011-10-01DOI: 10.21061/VALIB.V57I3.1169
Cy Dillon
In the fall of 2010, two well-known liberal arts institutions, Drexel University in Philadelphia (http://www.library.drexel.edu/about/programs) and Wesleyan University of Middletown, Connecticut (http://classof2014.blogs.wesleyan. edu/page/30/), began programs that provided “personal librarians” for incoming freshmen. This apparently new idea received some notice in higher education news feeds, and was even featured in Library Journal’s Newsletter (http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/communityacademiclibraries/886821419/drexel_university_drawing_on_yale.html.csp).
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