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This weekend I was made aware of another aspect of the library in the community, as a shelter. I was to meet my cousin, a librarian, in the Rio Grande Valley, but we could not get together because he was working to get his library building ready to serve as a shelter during Hurricane Emily. I'd guess quite a few of our buildings serve such a chore during emergencies. Where else can you get such a return on investment?
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Tx Libraries Roi
This year the Texas Legislature meets, so this info may be useful. TSL&A has released the report Texas Public Libraries Return on Investment Study. Did you know that for every $1.00 invested in public libraries around the state, Texans receive $4.42...
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Rda: Are We There Yet?
The Webinar, RDA: Are We There Yet? presented by Emily Dust Nimsakont, November 14, 2012 is now available on the archive site, if you happened to miss it. It's been a long time coming, but Resource Description and Access (RDA), the new cataloging...
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Rda: Are We There Yet?
The Georgia Library Association has announced the November 2012 session of the Carterette Series Webinars, "RDA: Are We There Yet?". The Carterette Series is a bi-monthly educational webinar series highlighting trends, innovation, and best practices in...
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Rda Webcast
The Nebraska Library Commission's NCompass live will have a free webcast, RDA: Are We There Yet? It?s been a long time coming, but Resource Description and Access (RDA), the new cataloging code, will be implemented by the Library of Congress next...
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Repository For Oft Used Library Documents
I have heard from someone involved in a project to make available examples of the best practices in the forms we use. That is a fine idea, but they have to have someone write them. Lots of them, if they are going to be useful to most libraries. What is...
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