Your monthly news & updates
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The Connecticut State Library, Division of Library Development is very pleased to welcome our new LSTA Coordinator, Christine Gauvreau.
Chris comes to us as the former Project Coordinator of the Connecticut Digital Newspaper Project, which was recently awarded a 4th, 2-year grant by the National Endowment for the Humanities to continue the project. Chris oversaw the workflow and collaboration on the budget compliance for 3 of the 4 grants that funded the digitization of over 330,000 pages of historic newspapers.
Prior to that position she was a New Product Development Editor and a Project Manager on a contract basis for Archives Unbound, a product of Primary Source Media/Gale, a part of Cengage Learning.
Chris will bring to this position a strong background in federal grant project administration, community outreach and a wealth of ideas for developing LSTA grant opportunities for CT libraries.
Welcome aboard, Chris!
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researchIT Update
As a result of researchIT CT databases license renewals, we were able to negotiate access to three additional EBSCO resources. The three additional resources are…
Health Source: Consumer Edition
Consumer health information providing access to full-text consumer health magazines and reference books, including searchable full text for current health pamphlets. Covers a wide variety of subjects, including information on specific diseases as well as overall health topics. Subjects include fitness, nutrition, diabetes, aging, women's health, children's health and more.
This resource appears on the following researchIT CT web pages:
MagillOnLiterature Plus
Contains biographical essays of the 2,500 most studied authors. More than 8,500 writers of fiction, poetry, drama, and essays are featured. More than 400 comprehensive essays on specific literary genres, themes and settings round out the collection. Includes a cross-referenced glossary of 1,800 literary words and phrases. Collection includes Masterplots (12 volumes), Masterplots II (58 volumes), and Magill’s Book Reviews.
This resource appears on the following researchIT CT web pages:
Small Business Reference Center
Offers readers a collection of state-specific resources supported with demographic data and other local information. Business videos include interviews, "lessons learned" features, lectures and how-to videos to help foster success in all aspects of managing a business.
This resource appears on the following researchIT CT web pages:
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eGO Update
eGO CT is a project from the Connecticut State Library that includes acquiring digital content, such as eBooks and eAudio, and making it available to users statewide primarily through the SimplyE app.
Starting in November and continuing for a few weeks, we'll be rolling out the SimplyE app. SimplyE does not replace other apps and can be used in tandem with them. You and your patrons can continue using RBdigital, Overdrive, or any of the other apps as you wish. SimplyE will allow you and your patrons to simultaneously search the statewide eBook and eAudio collections in RBdigital, Baker and Taylor, and the Digital Public Library as well as your local library eBook and eAudio collections that you have with any of the vendors above plus Overdrive eBooks.
Stay tuned for training sessions starting in November.
We opened an eGO e-mail list which we will use to keep subscribers up to date on the project. If you wish to subscribe, let Stephen Cauffman (
stephen.cauffman@ct.gov
) know and he will subscribe you to the list.
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Professional Development & Training Opportunities – November / December 2019
Tech Petting Zoo & Instructional Workshop
-Full, but waiting list available
Friday, November 22, from 9:30-12:00 p,m.
Middletown Library Service Center
Cost: Free
Limit of 35 attendees
LSTA Grant Information Sessions
Wednesday, December 4, 2019 from 9:30-11:30
Goshen Public Library
Cost: Free
Limit of 25 attendees
LSTA Grant Information Sessions
Wednesday, December 11, 2019 from 9:30-11:30
Middletown Library Service Center
Cost: Free
Limit of 25 attendees
Also, upcoming LSTA session at Public Library of New London January 8, 2020
Planning & Presenting Early Literacy Programs Using the Mother Goose on the Loose Method
Thursday, December 19, 2019
9:00-4:00
Cost: Free
Limit of 35 attendees
If you have a need for particular professional development training, please contact Gail Hurley,
Gail.Hurley@ct.gov
or 860-704-2222. Remember that we also can hold training sessions around the state. If you are willing to be a host library and have a large training area and good parking, please let Gail know.
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Professional Collection
What's new in the collection?
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Contact Judy Crooks
judy.crooks@ct.gov
if you are interested in borrowing any of these titles.
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MLSC Hours – November 2019
Monday to Friday: 8 am to 4:30 pm
Closed Monday, November 11 for Veterans Day
Closed Thursday, November 28 for Thanksgiving Day
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