The Worth of a Book: A Look at Rare-Book Selection and Appraisal

The Worth of a Book: A Look at Rare-Book Selection and Appraisal
A Summer with NEA Program
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Goldfarb Library
Brandeis University
415 South Street, Waltham, Massachusetts

$10 for NEA members; $15 for non-members
Refreshments provided

“How much is that book worth?” Special Collections Librarians are frequently asked this question. Rare books have many types of value: scholarly, curricular, historical, insurance, artifactual, resale. What criteria do appraisers use to measure the value of an individual book? How can Special Collections Librarians select rare books to create curricular context in an academic library? What strategies are useful in building an institution’s rare-book collection on a shoestring? Whether you have been in the rare-book field for years or are just starting out, join us for illuminating presentations and interesting discussion.

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Consider Presenting & Save the Date: October Conference for New England Academic Librarians

Tools to Support Teaching and Outreach: A Mix of the New and the
Tried-and-True
Friday, October 15, 2010
Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH

The fourteenth annual October Conference for New England academic librarians, sponsored by the Dartmouth Biomedical Libraries.

http://www.dartmouth.edu/~biomed/services.htmld/OctCon2010/

We seek presenters for the Dartmouth Biomedical Libraries’ annual October Conference for New England academic librarians!

This year’s conference will showcase practical applications of new tools – and innovative uses of tried-and-true tools – that support learning, outreach or reference. The day-long event is scheduled for Friday, October 15, 2010 at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire (an easy two-hour drive from Boston, Springfield, and many other New England locations).

Consider Presenting & Save the Date: October Conference for New England Academic Librarians

Tools to Support Teaching and Outreach: A Mix of the New and the
Tried-and-True
Friday, October 15, 2010
Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
The fourteenth annual October Conference for New England academic librarians, sponsored by the Dartmouth Biomedical Libraries.
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~biomed/services.htmld/OctCon2010/
We seek presenters for the Dartmouth Biomedical Libraries’ annual October Conference for New England academic librarians!
This year’s conference will showcase practical applications of new tools – and innovative uses of tried-and-true tools – that support learning, outreach or reference. The day-long event is scheduled for Friday, October 15, 2010 at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire (an easy two-hour drive from Boston, Springfield, and many other New England locations).
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Instruction Update follow-up

The Instruction Update sponsored by the College & Special Libraries Section was June 4th at Castleton State College. For those in attendance or anyone who missed it, these presenters have made their slides available.

Charlotte Gerstein, Castleton State College
I Click with Clickers

Meredith Farkas, Norwich University
Outreach to Distance Learners at Norwich University

Heidi Steiner, Norwich University
Outreach to Distance Learners at Norwich University
You can learn more about Norwich’s customized portals for their online programs by visiting their website for online students.

Larraby Fellows, Community College of Vermont
Transitioning to an Online Model for Library Instruction
Also, visit the Hartness Library online, or visit their Youtube Channel

Vermont Library Conference Survey

Thank you to everyone who attended the 2010 Vermont Library Conference! The Conference Committee would like to get your feedback on format changes this year to help plan future conferences. If you attended the conference this year your input would be very helpful. The survey linked below is brief and should take less than 5 minutes to complete, with optional space for comments and suggestions. Please send your response no later than June 21, 2010.

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/vlc2010

On behalf of the Conference Committee and the VLA Board, thank you for participating!

Goddard College – Plainfield, VT (Washington County)

Goddard College is seeking volunteers for the following projects:

Inventory – We will be starting the process of migrating to a new system in December and need to have an accurate inventory beginning in January 2011. If you are detail oriented and happy to work on your own with someone assigned to answer any questions you may have, please let us know!
Weeding – We need folks with expertise/special interest in certain subject areas to assist us in mass weeding of the collection. Contact us if this interests you and we’ll discuss current areas of need.

Interested folks should contact Helen Linda, Library Systems & Technical Services Librarian at Goddard College, at helen.linda@goddard.edu.

Vermont Library Conference Information

Directions to the Saint Michael’s College campus are available at www.smcvt.edu/directions. Use the South Entrance to campus for easiest access.

Parking is available in the lot between the Durick Library, the McCarthy Arts Center, and the Ross Sports Center. Conference attendees can park in any student, faculty/staff, or visitor space.

Registration materials can be picked up in the Durick Library beginning at 8:00. Note that registration is now closed—there will be no on-site registration.

Lunch in the Green Mountain Dining Hall is included in the cost of registration—just show your conference badge at the door. VLA Section business meetings will take place during lunch. A tour of the Books in Bloom Teaching Garden will be offered at 12:15.

Wireless access is available in all conference venues. Connection to the SMC Guest network requires certification of virus protection software.

Computer access will be available in the Durick Library throughout the day.

More information including the conference schedule is available at www.vermontlibraryconference.org. If you have any questions contact Jane Napier (jnapier@kellogghubbard.org) or John Payne (jpayne@smcvt.edu).

VLC Registration Now Closed!

Conference registration is officially closed! We are bursting at the seams and are thrilled with the number of attendees! We will accept any registrations that are post marked today (May 14) so if you want to be part of this year’s fabulous conference, print out your registration form and head to the post office before 5!

http://www.vermontlibraryconference.org/

Jane Napier
Conference Committee Chair

Who’s Retiring this Year?

Hello, all: this is another call for names of people who are retiring this year. Anyone who is a member of VLA, has worked for 10 years or more in Vermont libraries and is retiring is eligible for a VLA retirement award. If you know of anyone who meets these criteria, please let me know.

Thanks

Grace Greene
VLA Awards Committee Chair
Email: grace.greene@state.vt.us