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Contact Us
The MHLS Bulletin welcomes submissions from member libraries.
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Can't Help Lovin' That Cataloging Department
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Can't Help Lovin' That Cataloging Department* "Fish got to swim, birds got to fly..."
Yes, fish swim and birds fly, but what do MHLS catalogers do? Well, they catalog of course - but did you know that they do a lot, a lot, more?
The MHLS Cataloging Team: Courtney Wimmers, Tara Stohr and Nina Acosta
Here is a list of some of the tasks that MHLS catalogers performed over the previous month:
Answered cataloging questions from member library staff - Changed Uniform Title to added title field labels - Added titles to eBook readers - Deleted cancelled and unreceived orders - Deleted weeded Overdrive titles - Updated number of discs in records - Ran lists of high demand holds - Performed original cataloging - Merged duplicate records - Moved items attached to wrong records - Corrected material types - Fixed ISBNs - Inserted Inventory Dates into item records - Corrected notes in volume fields of bib records - Deleted discarded items - Created magazine bib records - Cataloged kits for libraries - Loaded carts (B&T, Brodart, Ingram) - Submitted metadata to SkyRiver - Wrote/updated procedure documentation - Clarified how to search by patron record numbers - Clarified recycled ISBNs process - Removed records after last item has been deleted - Created records from photocopies - Loaded Gale new, changed, deleted records - Troubleshot reports of billed items not appearing on billed lists - Created a library 'Top 5' circulated items list - Suppressed FAST Subject Headings - Fixed order records that were missing location codes - Clarified online patron registration procedures - Fixed overlay issues - Troubleshot reports of no holds on title paging lists - Forwarded online patron registrations to libraries - Prepared notices to send to libraries with patrons on hold for records with no items attached - Clarified how Sierra uses item status - Located and fixed data entry errors - Provided load profiler solution for skipped digits - Fixed missing subfields in records - Investigated authority records - Located missing order records - Cleaned up deleted last system copies - Ordered eBook/ audiobook files - Worked off high demand holds list so as to get these popular titles cataloged in a timely manner - Changed order statuses to cancelled - Fixed catalog errors identified by library staff and patrons - etc.
Maybe we did some of these for you - or maybe you would like us to... Remember, we are here for you: cataloging@midhudson.org
*with all due respect to Jerome Kern & Oscar Hammerstein.
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MHLS Announcements
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MHLS welcomes two new interim directors
who are hard at work keeping their libraries running!
- Marjorie Federici, Putnam Valley Free Library
- Tiffany Lydecker, Saugerties Public Library
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Thank you Columbia County Library Directors
for a $3,300+ donation to MHLS for the purchase of eBooks & eAudiobooks to be shared by all 66 MHLS member libraries!
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Professional Development
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 Upcoming Webinars from WebJunction:
Civility Goes Viral: A New Approach for a New Era
Tuesday, April 18, 2017 from 3:00 - 4:00pm
To "choose civility" means to celebrate diversity and choose respect, compassion, empathy, and inclusiveness when interacting with others. Civility is the healing power we need to counteract the divisive, fragmented forces that seem to be undermining our social fabric. Since 2006, Howard County Library System (MD) has been leading the way toward community connectedness with their Choose Civility initiative. They, along with three library systems across the country, invite you to join the movement to nurture civility in your own community. Learn how kindness creates communities, how to challenge stereotypes effectively, and cultivate random acts of civility. Find opportunities to implement Choose Civility to enhance internal and external customer service, develop partnerships and community support, and create a more connected community of people who will #choose2Bkind. Let's see civility go viral in 2017. For more information and to register: http://bit.ly/2nsCG1h
Build Your Political Literacy Skills for Advocacy
Tuesday, April 25, 2017 from 3:00 - 4:00pm
Advocacy efforts to sustain funding for your library are crucial in the best of times. Challenging times call for new ways to engage and activate advocates for your library. Level up your political savviness by taking lessons from successful campaigns. Whether or not you have a library ballot measure on the horizon, learn how to put these proven techniques to work for your library funding requests. Explore innovative options to energize, focus and build your skills and confidence. You'll come away with actionable tips and tools to market your library to garner a wide base of support from your community constituents. For more information and to register: http://bit.ly/2nNxTbN
 SENY-Con 2017: Friday, April 21, 2017 from 9:00am - 5:00pm.
SENY-Con is an annual conference to highlight the unique talents and skills that are held by the library professionals in the Southeastern region of New York. A selection of this year's scheduled presentations:
- Level Up: Gaming in the Library: Courtney Wimmers, Mid-Hudson Library System
- NYLA Sustainability Initiative, Claudia Depkin, Haverstraw King's Daughters Public Library, Casey Conlin, Poughkeepsie Public Library District
- Subject LibGuides Best Practices, Tina A. Kiernan, Dutchess Community College
- Teaching Tolerance - Bring Anti-Bias Education and Resources to your library!, Lois Parker-Hennion, Tappan Zee High School
- Working Creatively, Heather Gorman, Newburgh Free Library
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Reference & Collection Development
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Consumer Reports has a new logo!
Be sure to update this graphic on your library's web site if you do not have a MHLS-managed web site. Access the new logo: http://bit.ly/2ophCa0
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In the News
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Local
- Write On! | Desmond-Fish Library| The Highlands Current 4.2.17
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