AnnouncementsAnnouncements

User Group Meeting Schedule

Meeting: Minutes:November 4, 2008 – Caroline HinesJanuary 5, 2009 – Carol SturgeonFebruary 2, 2009 – Paula BacoMarch 2, 2009 – Holly RyanMay 4, 2009 – Phyllis Smail

Handouts: INFOhio Technical Roundtable• LearningExpress posters (HS/MS)• WebJunction Ohio flyer• Digital Video Collections flyer• H.W. Wilson bookmark

Limited Quantities!!! Also distributed at OELMA Conference

Ohio Libraries Ohio Libraries Share: MORE Share: MORE

Ohio Libraries Share: MORE (OLS-MORE)• Deadline to join second semester: November 30• Costs NOTHING to join MORE• New NCIP Technology

This is a

GREAT book!

This is exactly what we needed!

Ohio Libraries Share: MORE • Delivery network operated by US Cargo• Piggy-Back on your Public Library?

• Warren-Trumbull County Public Library• Hubbard Public Library• Bristol Public Library• Kinsman Free Public Library• Grand Valley Public Library• McKinley Memorial Library• Jefferson Area High School Library

Ohio Libraries Share: MORE • OLS-MORE Sirsi Configuration Worksheet

• NEOMIN – Completes Part I• Library – Completes Part II

• Web Resources• INFOhio Website http://infohio.org/LibraryStaff/MORE.html• MORE Website http://winslo.state.oh.us/more/

StaffWebStaffWebClient Client

StaffWeb Client• Cataloging being removed• Remember to close entirely

out web browser when doneusing client.

Are you using it?

http://sirsi.infohio.org:81

SchoolRoomsSchoolRooms

SchoolRooms• Cutover was October 20• http://schoolrooms.infohio.org• Do you like it?

Academic Content Academic Content Standards Standards

Goal:“Help Kids Learn & Help Teachers Teach”

INFOhio's Core Collection of Electronic Resources by Grade Band - K-5 | 6-8 | 9-12

Learning Activities are short, designed for about ten minutes of student time on task. Each relates to an Ohio Academic Content Standard indicator statement and is based on an essential question.

What are you doing in the library to help align the Ohio Academic Content Standards to your library materials?

“Look at our

wonderful resources

!”

NEOMIN Library Records & Curriculum Standards Integration Project

Goal:

To enrich all bibliographic records by aligning library materials (books, videos, etc) to specific state and national curriculum

standards in Social Studies, Language Arts, Science, and Math.

NEOMIN Library Records & Curriculum Standards Integration Project• Tier 1 – Lowest training level (Librarian & Teachers)• Tier 2 – Utilize Follett’s alignment resources• Tier 3 – Outsource MARC records to vendor

INFOhio is excited about this project!!!

Tier 1 – Lowest training level (Librarian & Teachers)

1. NEOMIN will train library staff on how to create the 658 tag in the MARC record.

2. NEOMIN will follow INFOhio’s Academic Content Standard Alignment Rubric.

3. Workshops for teacher/librarian participation?

Tier 1Discussion

Tier 2 – Train on Follett Curriculum Alignment Tool

1. NEOMIN will train library staff on how to use Titlewave to align their library materials to curriculum standards.

2. NEOMIN will encourage those libraries that do no use Titlewave to use Follett Educational Resources website.

3. Workshops for library staff? Teacher review on library staff time?

Tier 2Discussion

Tier 3 – Outsource MARC Records to Vendor

1. NEOMIN will investigate using EdGate’s Correlation Services, or another vendor, to enrich MARC records. This is a paid service.

2. NEOMIN will investigate incorporating EdGate’s iFlash technology on their website to allow the searching of library catalogs. (WorldBook uses EdGate’s services)

3. Initial review of records by User Groupteam?

Tier 3Discussion

Promotion? User Group Discussion• Start a campaign? “Keep Your Boat Afloat”

• Set alignment goals such as a total # to complete• Work in “boats” or by district?• NEOMIN’s involvement?

• Superintendent/Principal/Technology Coordinator letters, email announcements, etc.

• Who in the library is involved?• Anyone that has access to modify the MARC record?

D3A2Has strict criteria for

considering a material aligned…

Next meeting:Next meeting:January 5, 2009January 5, 2009