Archive for June, 2008

Check out our new website!

Monday, June 30th, 2008

The Tampa Bay Library Consortium is excited to announce the launch of our newly designed website at www.tblc.org. The new site has a dynamic homepage, an enhanced news section and a more informative navigation panel for easier use.

Please note that although most of our pages’ URLs have not changed, we have reorganized some sections for efficiency. If you have bookmarked any pages on our site, you may find that those URLs no longer exist.

As with most websites developed today, we recommend viewing our site at a 1024×768 screen resolution, although 800×600 will work as well.

If you have any questions or would like TBLC to help you redesign your own website, please contact Karyn Bardes at (813) 622-8252 (ext. 235) or bardesk@tblc.org.

Please check out our new site at www.tblc.org, and let us know what you think. We hope you enjoy it!

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WebJunction puts NEFLIN’s Stephanie Race in the Member Spotlight

Thursday, June 26th, 2008

Congratulations to Stephanie Race, assistant director of NEFLIN, for being chosen as WebJunction’s Member Spotlight!

Stephanie will be honored with a WebJunction Advocate Award this Friday evening at the ALA Conference in Anaheim.

Click here to read Stephanie’s Member Spotlight.

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Facts on File discount for TBLC members

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

Through our member discount program, TBLC members may subscribe to Facts on File for a discounted rate of $874 per library location per year. Facts on File offers curriculum-related databases for high school, public, and academic libraries. For more information, visit www.factsonfile.com.

If you are interested in an annual subscription to Facts on File, contact Vickie Frost no later than July 18, 2008 at frostv@tblc.org or (813) 622-8252 (ext. 224).

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Art of librarianship at the Ringling

Friday, June 13th, 2008

After decades of cramped storage in an old facility, the art books owned by circus entrepreneur John Ringling (1866–1936) now have a glorious home inside the 13,000-square-foot art library that opened last year in the Education and Conservation Building at the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art in Sarasota, Fla.

Click here to read the rest of this great Herald Tribune article!

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Save the date: Michael Stephens to speak at TBLC Annual Meeting

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008


***SAVE THE DATE!***
Friday, November 7, 2008
9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Crowne Plaza
10221 Princess Palm Ave.
Tampa, FL 33610

We are thrilled to announce that Michael Stephens, Ph.D., will be the keynote speaker at this year’s annual meeting. Michael writes Tame the Web, a blog about libraries, technology and people, and how they intersect. He also collaborates with Michael Casey on The Transparent Library, a monthly Library Journal column about how to bring the concepts of Library 2.0 into the library. Michael is assistant professor in the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at Dominican University in River Forest, Ill.

Be sure to visit Tame the Web to find out more about Michael and his musings. And leave a comment if you’re feeling inspired!

More details coming soon.

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Durham County Library receives first John Iliff Award

Monday, June 2nd, 2008

 

The first PLA Polaris Innovation in Technology John Iliff Award will be given to North Carolina’s Durham County Library on Monday, June 30, 2008, from 5-6:30 p.m., at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, Calif.

The PLA Polaris Innovation in Technology John Iliff Award honors the life and accomplishments of John Iliff, early adopter and champion of technology in public libraries, and recognizes the contributions of a library worker, librarian, or library that has used technology and innovative thinking as a tool to improve services to public library users.  The purpose is to encourage innovative user-oriented thinking and practical solutions using technologies old and new.  The award provides a $1,000 honorarium, a plaque, and a bouquet of roses for the workplace. The cash award honors the recipient’s efforts, while the roses sent to the work place honor the environment that helped nurture the recipient’s innovation.  Sponsored by Polaris.

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