Blackstone eAudiobooks now available via subscription

Through an expanded partnership with Blackstone Audio, the third largest producer of unabridged audiobooks in the United States, NetLibrary is now offering libraries an extensive collection of over 2,000 eAudiobook titles available on a subscription basis. Approximately 15 to 25 new titles will be added to the collection each month at no additional cost.

Highlights of this collection include:

–Anytime/Anywhere online access

–Simultaneous/multiuser access model

–No checkout caps

–Front list (2006+ release dates)

–Hundreds of bestselling, award-winning titles

Pricing is available for all library types and includes OCLC-MARC records, marketing support, training support and automatic updates of 15-20 new titles per month.

For more information visit http://www.oclc.org/services/brochures/213104usf_NetLibrary_eAudiobooks.pdf For pricing or ordering options email asia@mlnc.org or call 1-800-969-6562 x814.

Learn more about Automated Authority Control

Automated Authority Control, Tuesday, May 13, 11:00am - 12:30pm, offered online via WebExJoin MLNC and Backstage Library Works for a discussion of the advantages to outsourcing major automation projects and the benefits of automating your library’s authority control process. Objectives of the presentation are to highlight the benefits of an automated authority control process and bring the possibility of outsourcing certain tasks to light. We will cover:

• Benefits of authority control
• How authority control is automated
• How to plan for an authority control project

The presenter is John Reese, Vice President of Production for the Authority Control Product. John has been in this position since Backstage purchased the MARS Authority Control Product from OCLC in 2004. For more information and to register, visit http://www.mlnc.org/workshops/authority.html.

Show me MOBIUS!

The MOBIUS Annual Conference Planning Advisory Committee (MACPAC) and the MOBIUS Consortium Office (MCO) invite you to attend the 2008 MOBIUS Annual Conference: “Show Me MOBIUS: Celebrating 10 Years of Innovation and Service,”* June 3 through 5 at the Tan-Tar-A Resort in the Lake of the Ozarks!

Why should you attend? Beyond the networking opportunities, wide range of educational programs and sessions, and just downright fun of the conference, MACPAC is excited to announce:

• High caliber selection of programming covering a wide variety of library-related issues 
• Returning triumphantly this conference: Forums to promote the sharing of best practices, concerns, feedback, etc. among colleagues on issues important to all library staff
• Opportunities to learn about library products at vendor demonstrations and in the exhibits hall

Are you ready to celebrate? Visit the updated and expanded MACPAC website to get more information! Registration begins March 31.

Learn how to start cataloging maps!

Join MLNC in Columbia on April 17, 2008 for Map Cataloging: The Basics.

This introductory workshop will help get you started in cataloging maps. The skills to be taught include title selection, how to measure a map correctly, scale calculation, how to record other mathematical data correctly, and the notes required specifically for cartographic materials. Take your basic knowledge of cataloging and learn where maps and other cartographic materials differ. Register online at http://www.mlnc.org/workshops/map.html. We hope to see you there!

Last chance-reference databases survey

This is the last week to complete MLNC’s Reference Databases survey with a chance to win a free Playaway. If you have a few minutes (really, it’s very short) please complete the survey at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=odRqZZ6InPQ63hhZHRSXRw_3d_3d. We look forward to hearing your opinions and appreciate your input.Thank you for your time and consideration.

Credo Reference now available!

MLNC is pleased announce a new partnership with Credo Reference (formerly Xrefer). MLNC members are now eligible for a 15% discount off this exciting new product.

Credo Reference is a vast, online reference library, providing access to the full text of hundreds of highly regarded titles. Credo’s library of over three million entries is informative, engaging and entertaining — concept maps for visual learners, dynamic tables to make statistics meaningful, interactive maps and timelines for historical context. Credo brings facts alive with images, sound files, animations, pronunciations and videos. Credo is constantly expanding and currently offers around 300 quality reference titles on every major subject from 60 of the best publishers. Credo’s collection contains dictionaries, bilinguals, thesauri, encyclopedias, quotations and atlases, plus a wide range of subject-specific titles covering everything from art to accountancy, science to Shakespeare and law to literature. For an overview of Credo, please visit: http://corp.credoreference.com/credo_overview.

If you are not familiar with Credo Reference, their award-winning service is the world’s largest online reference service featuring:

• Unlimited, simultaneous and remote user access at a very reasonable price. • Many new unique interactive features such as dynamic table functionality for world, state, and county statistics, an interactive world atlas, flash animations,  videos, poetry/literature readings, over 1,000 music files, and our critically-acclaimed concept map. • More than 175,000 images from all subject areas, over 200,000 audio pronunciations, and a citation formatter in APA, MLA, and Chicago formats for all articles.
• “Did You Mean” feature offering suggestions to misspelled words.
• MARC records for all titles, training webinars, user guides, and many other promoting capabilities. • New platform with seamless outbound searching into other library resources, facet technology, our new and improved concept map, and much more.
Credo Reference is pleased to offer an introductory spring promotion to MLNC members in recognition of our recent partnership with the Missouri Library Network: 2 free months of service for new subscribers! In conjunction with our spring promotion, we are now offering trial access to our online reference library for all MLNC members — who already receive a 15% discount on Credo! 

For more information visit www.mlnc.org/electronic/credo

Database demonstrations still available

It’s not too late to register for the upcoming database demonstrations being offered this spring. If you are looking to fill a gap in your collection or something new for your reference department, these are great way to take a look at some exciting resources for your library. Greenwood, Oxford, and McGraw-Hill are only a few of the publishers covered in the demonstrations. For more information visit http://www.mlnc.org/workshops/

MLNC Professional eBook Collection

MLNC’s Professional eBook Collection is still open for orders. This unique shared collection provides library staff with the tools they need to keep abreast of the latest news and trends in library science and information technology. Features of the collection include 24/7 access from anywhere in the world, ongoing access for a one time fee, and current imprints, with new titles added as funds allow. To see a current list of titles, as well as pricing and ordering information visit http://www.mlnc.org/electronic/netlibrary/professional/

Don’t miss this great opportunity for you and your staff.

Special discount on CQ

From now until June 30th, 2008 any library wishing to subscribe to CQ Press’ Researcher or Global Researcher products will receive a 15% discount off list price, an additional 5% savings for MLNC members. Those libraries wishing to renew their CQ Researcher or Global Researcher subscription this spring will also receive this discount.

Now in its 80th year, The CQ Researcher is the choice of librarians and researchers seeking original, comprehensive reporting and analysis on issues shaping our world. Used by students and other researchers who need to complete an assignment, prepare for a debate, or become a quick expert on a topic, each 12,000-word report is a unique work, investigated and written by a seasoned journalist. Published 44 times a year, the single-themed CQ Researcher report offers in-depth, non-biased coverage of political and social issues, with regular reports on topics in health, international affairs, education, the environment, technology and the U.S. economy.

Looking for background and context on headline-making world news from an authoritative, global perspective? The new CQ Global Researcher meets the increasing demand for balanced, reliable reporting on international issues and crises. Modeled after the renowned, award-winning CQ Researcher, CQ Global Researcher delivers definitive, in-depth coverage of newsworthy global affairs from a multitude of international viewpoints. Available exclusively online, CQ Global Researcher offers focused, readable, single-topic reports on vital world issues.

For more details visit www.mlnc.org/electronic/cq

Join MLNC for “Map Cataloging: The Basics”

This introductory workshop, taught by Susan Moore, Catalog Librarian and Bibliographer, Rod Library, University of Northern Iowa, will help get you started in cataloging maps and other cartographic materials. Emphasis will be on sheet maps with some discussion of atlases.The skills to be taught include title selection, how to measure a map correctly, scale calculation, how to record other mathematical data correctly, and the notes required specifically for cartographic materials.

The workshop will be held on Thursday, April 17, 2008 at Daniel Boone Regional Library (Columbia, Missouri) in the Friends Room from 9:30am-3:30pm.

For more details, or to register, visit

http://www.mlnc.org/workshops/map.html