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Now Available: EPA National Library Network Strategic Plan FY 2012-FY 2014
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|From the EPA National Library Network Web Site: The EPA National Library Network Strategic Plan outlines a three-year strategy (Fiscal Years 2012-2014) for building on the Library Network’s successes and accomplishments to provide EPA employees and the public with convenient and timely access to environmental information. It lays out goals in four key areas: Network […]
Just Released: 2011 Best Practices for Government Libraries Now Available
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|We mentioned several few weeks ago that LexisNexis Info Pro Consultant Marie Kaddell was in the process of putting the 2011 edition of the publication together. She’s completed editing and assembling the report and earlier today it was published online and is now ready to download (286 pages; PDF; Free) Marie has done a superb […]
Slides From Dr. R. David Lankes "The Future of Librarianship" Keynote Presentation (FLICC Forum)
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|Professor R. David Lankes gave a keynote presentation yesterday (May 18th) at FLICC Forum 2011 (Federal Library and Information Center Committee) held at the Library of Congress. The presentation was titled “The Future of Librarianship” and Dr. Lankes made his slides available online (PDF) today. We think you’ll find them thought provoking and worthy of discussion […]
Winners of the 2010 Federal Library of the Year, Federal Librarian of the Year, and Federal Library Technician of the Year Announced
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|From a FLICC/Library of Congress Announcement: The Federal Library and Information Center Committee (FLICC) has announced the winners of its national awards for federal librarianship, which recognize the many innovative ways that federal libraries, librarians and library technicians fulfill the information demands of government, business and scholarly communities, and the American public. FLICC will honor […]
Eight Days Remain To Submit Articles For the 2011 Ed. of "Best Practices for Government Libraries"
|From a Government Info Pro Blog Post by Marie Kaddell: This is just a reminder that submissions are still being accepted for the 2011 Best Practices for Government Libraries. The theme is: E-Initiatives and E-Efforts: Expanding Our Horizon. The deadline for submissions is May 13th. Here are some additional details: The annual collaborative document, Best […]
Preservation Week 2011 is Underway!
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|UPDATE: Webinar: Protecting Future Access Now: Models for Preserving Digitized Books and Other Content at Cultural Heritage Organizations This webinar is scheduled for Wednesday, April 27, 2011 at 2pm EDST; 11am PDST. Amy Kirchhoff, the Archive Service Product Manager at Portico will be the presenter. Key Web Pages Official Preservation Week Page (via ALA) Preservation […]
From LC: To drive innovations in succession planning and knowledge management in the federal information community, the Federal Library and Information Center Committee (FLICC) has formed a New Librarians Working Group (NewFeds). NewFeds will support the development and advancement of early career professionals with less than five years of federal service. “NewFeds will accomplish two […]
Pass It On: Preservation Week 2011 Begins in Less Than One Month
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|Pass It On: Preservation Week April 24–30, 2011 Some 630 million items in collecting institutions require immediate attention and care. Eighty percent of these institutions have no paid staff assigned responsibility for collections care; 22 percent have no collections care personnel at all. Some 2.6 billion items are not protected by an emergency plan. As […]