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State Library Update

State Library Update. April 14, 2014. LSTA. LSTA – 2014 allotment is $4.1 million $2 million for statewide projects Cardinal, planning & assessment, continuing education, NC Pedia , resource sharing, Digital Heritage Center, Events $2.3 million for competitive grants to libraries

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State Library Update

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  1. State Library Update April 14, 2014

  2. LSTA • LSTA – 2014 allotment is $4.1 million • $2 million for statewide projects • Cardinal, planning & assessment, continuing education, NC Pedia, resource sharing, Digital Heritage Center, Events • $2.3 million for competitive grants to libraries • Literacy & lifelong learning, digitization, planning, outreach • 2015 – IMLS legislation up for reauthorization • Reauthorization will be a priority for advocacy efforts in 2015

  3. LSTA • 60 Grant Applications Received • 17 Innovation grants! • Amount Requested / Available • $2,222,857 requested • $2,003,455 available • Review process has begun • Grants announced June 3, 2014

  4. Government and Heritage Library • NCpedia (online NC encyclopedia) • UNC Press Publications Included: • Content from The North Carolina Gazetteeris now available (dictionary of North Carolina's geographical place names documenting their location, history and origins.) • Encyclopedia of North Carolina • Dictionary of North Carolina Biography (by the end of 2014). • The North Carolina Portrait Index, 1700-1860 (scheduled 2015). • http://www.ncpedia.org

  5. Government and Heritage Library • NCpedia (online NC encyclopedia) • Want to contribute an article about YOUR Community College? • Contact NCpedia • digital.info@ncdcr.gov.

  6. Government and Heritage Library • Digital Collections • North Carolina State Government Publicationshttp://ncgovdocs.org/ • (historic legislative materials and state publications) • NC Family Records Onlinehttp://statelibrary.ncdcr.gov/digital/ncfamilyrecords/ • (Bible records and more!) • Explore NC Topic Guideshttp://statelibrary.ncdcr.gov/ghl/themes/index.html • (information and links to resources related to various NC topics such as Agriculture, Government, or Hispanic Heritage) • Historic NC Newspapers on Microfilm (thru ILL)

  7. Government and Heritage Library • Roots MOOC (Genealogy MOOC – 2015) • The Government & Heritage Library and the Z. Smith Reynolds Library at Wake Forest University are developing a North Carolina Genealogy Research “massive open online course” that will be available for the public in Spring 2015. The course has the capacity to accommodate up to 5,000 participants online!!!

  8. Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped • North Carolina Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NCLBPH) is a special public library that circulates books and magazines especially made for persons who cannot use regular printed material because of a visual or physical disability. • The library (located in Raleigh)mails materials throughout the state. • Please help us get the word out! • http://statelibrary.ncdcr.gov/lbph/index.html

  9. Continuing Education • Train Station - your one stop for continuing education information & resources • conferences, webinars, in-person training, self-paced classes, NC LIVE resources • http://statelibrary.ncdcr.libguides.com/trainstation • CEinfolistserv- open to any NC library staff members; all CE announcements are posted here; • go to https://lists.ncmail.net/mailman/listinfo/ceinfo to subscribe; there is also a link on the home page of the Train Station

  10. Continuing Education • NC LIVE Business – taught by BLINC librarians Mary Scanlon & Dan Maynard; • This is a great way for CC staff to enhance the level of service they provide to the Small Business Centers on their campuses!  This is a full-day technology workshop, the registration fee has been waived, and a box lunch is provided. • April 24th – Kings Mountain • April 25th – Haywood County CC in Clyde • Also, seats are still available for the workshop in Smithfield at Johnston CC on Wednesday, April 16th.  • Registration has officially closed for Smithfield, but contact Kelly Brannock at the State Library if you are interested in attending the workshop in Smithfield on Wednesday.

  11. Continuing Education • NC LIVE Health – taught by UNC Health Sciences Library Outreach Librarian Brenda Linares • May 6th – Brevard • May 29th – Kinston • This is also a free full-day technology workshop which includes a box lunch.

  12. Continuing Education • NC LIVE Advanced – taught by Master Trainer, Martha Sink • May 7th – Asheboro • May 12th – Asheville • Free half-day workshop on advanced search techniques; how to use EBSCO’s alerts, folders, & search history; how to locate usage data.

  13. Wednesday Webinars • Surveys 101: Methodology & Good Questions • Wednesday, April 16 - 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. • Surveys 101: Using Survey tools to Gather and Analyze Data • Wednesday, May 14 - 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. • Register on the Train Station • Webinars will be recorded and archived • For more information: Joyce.Chapman@ncdcr.gov

  14. Data • NC Public Library Data Dashboards are • http://plstats.nclive.org/ • a tool built for public libraries by the State Library • contains data sources of use to ANY library • Health – Uninsured persons, County health rankings • NC County budget and tax information • Children – in poverty, reading & math scores • Homelessness data • LINC - over 900 data items for each county in the state.

  15. Center for the Book • Letters About Literature Contest • 2051 NC students entered - 4th highest nationally • 3 letters selected by 12 volunteer judges • Winning letters entered in national LAL competition • http://www.read.gov/letters/ • Let’s Talk About It • NCHC received a second $1,000 Muslim Journeys Grant • Jackson County Library to host the series Fall 2014 More information - molly.westmoreland@ncdcr.gov

  16. Center for the Book • 2014 Inductees to the Literary Hall of Fame selected • Betty Adcock • Ronald Bayes • Jaki Shelton Green • Shelby Stephenson • Induction Ceremony at Weymouth Center in Southern Pines, October 2014

  17. NC LIVE • Resource Selection • Every 3 years • No new funding, so cuts in access are likely, due to inflationary increases • Content areas: •    Support Education • Enhancing Economic Development • Improving Quality of Life • New contracts begin January 1, 2015 (current contracts expire 12/31/2014) • http://www.nclive.org.

  18. NC LIVE Home Grown eBook Project • Pilot project July 2014- December 2014  • Collection of eBooks from 10-15 NC publishers (to include Algonquin, Cross Roads Press, Press53, Lookout Press, UNC Press, etc.) • Beginning collection of about 1,000 titles • Fiction and nonfiction • Unlimited checkouts of titles • Libraries will be asked to pledge $250 for the pilot • More information soon!

  19. We want YOUR Feedback! • What can the State Library do for YOU? • Continuing Education • LSTA funding • Programs • How should I communicate to you? • E-mail • Blog • Webinar

  20. Wrap Up • Questions and comments? • Cal Shepard • cal.shepard@ncdcr.gov • 919-807-7410 Thank you!

  21. URLs • Abstracts of 2013-2014 LSTA Grant Projects http://statelibrary.ncdcr.gov/ld/grants/lsta/2013-2014Abstract.html#BladenCI • NCpedia http://www.ncpedia.org • Submit an article mike.childs@ncdcr.gov • North Carolina State Government Publications http://ncgovdocs.org/ • NC Family Records Online http://statelibrary.ncdcr.gov/digital/ncfamilyrecords/ • Explore NC Topic Guides http://statelibrary.ncdcr.gov/ghl/themes/index.html

  22. URLs • Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped http://statelibrary.ncdcr.gov/lbph/index.html • Train Station http://statelibrary.ncdcr.libguides.com/trainstation • CE Listserv https://lists.ncmail.net/mailman/listinfo/ceinfo • Dig into Data http://plstats.nclive.org/data.html#libraries • Letters about Literature http://www.read.gov/letters/

  23. URLs • LD Blog http://statelibrarync.org/ldblog/ • GHL Blog http://statelibrarync.org/news/

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