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In this new section, we will post jobs that have
been added to the ISL
Continuing
Education Jobs page within the past 7
days. To see the complete list of job postings
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Assistant Director
- Kokomo-Howard County Public Library
Youth Services
Assistant Librarian - Vigo County Library
Director - Van
Buren Public Library
More Library News
Indianapolis Public Library
Indianapolis
library premiers free streaming movies
Jennings County Public Library
Sun focus of
library stargazers
Notre Dame
Notre Dame to
receive Bible of pioneer priest
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Registration Now Open for the Copyright
Conference
The Indiana State Library is thrilled to welcome
two great legal authorities in Copyright Law,
Dr. Tomas A. Lipinski and Dr. Kenneth D. Crews,
for our free Copyright Workshop on Friday,
September 12. While the workshop is primarily
focused on copyright issues in the library
setting, there will also be content relevant to
state agency staff and attorneys.
Space is limited so register now by clicking
here .
Topics include:
Fundamentals of copyright, areas of importance
to libraries, and areas of current transition
Copyright Concerns in Public and School Library
Programming
Top Areas of Bad Clauses in License Agreements
State, Federal, and Public Library: Distinct
Ties to Copyright
Digital Programs and Building Digital
Collections
Digital Libraries and the HathiTrust court
decision
Section 108 and Digital Technologies in the
Library
The Incursion of Contract Law in the Library:
Concerns, Challenges, Opportunities, and Risks
The day will start with a light breakfast at
8:30 am and conclude at 3:30. Library staff are
eligible for 5 LEUs. CLE approval for state
agency attorneys is pending.
Please contact Emily Schaber at
EmSchaber@library.IN.gov with any
questions.
Gale Introduces New Mobile InfoTrac Interface
On June 19th, Gale released a new, intuitive
mobile interface in direct response to customer
feedback. No setup is required by libraries to
enable this automatic mobile display on
smartphone's. The mobile interface has been
user-tested to support the most common user
workflows on Apple, Chrome, and Android
smartphone's.
Users accessing any of the 57 InfoTrac resources
on their smartphone will automatically be
directed to the mobile version of the
appropriate resource. In the mobile
implementation, users will find a cleanly
designed search screen. After performing a
search, users will be able to explore their
results using infinite scroll (as is preferred
on mobile devices, they will not need to click
through multiple pages of results). Individual
documents have been formatted specifically for
small screens, so users will not need to strain
their eyes or resize the screen to view content
of interest, and email functionality will allow
users to easily send themselves bookmarked
document links for future viewing.
A homepage link allows users to easily switch
back to the standard, non-mobile implementation
of these resources if that is their preference.
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New Browsing Collection Now Available at the
Indiana State Library
The Indiana State Library has recently renovated
a space on the second floor of the library, and
created a Browsing Collection. The collection
contains some of the newest and most popular
items from the closed stacks, for patrons and
state employees to browse and check out.
The space is a great place to relax during the
lunch hour or any free time. Patrons can catch
up on James Patterson’s books in our large print
collection or read about the history of Indiana
breweries, the Colts, and more local topics from
items in our Indiana collection. History buffs
can find several new books of interest in our
General Collection.
The Browsing Collection large print fiction is
organized in alphabetical order by the author’s
last name, the rest of the collection is
arranged by the call number, subject-based
sections.
There are many categories of books to choose
from including: American History; American
States and Local History; Geography, Business,
Finance, and Commerce; Economics and Management;
Law and Education; Literature and Science;
Sociology, The Family, Social Issues; Politics
and Government; Medicine; Philosophy and
Religion; Sports and Recreation; Technology
Economics and Management
Indiana residents can get their Free Indiana
State Library card at the Circulation Desk
located on the first floor of the Indiana State
Library, 315 W. Ohio St, Indianapolis, IN 46202.
All you need to obtain a library card is a
picture ID, and proof of your current address.
The borrowing period for this collection is 3
weeks. This collection will continue to grow in
the future, so be sure to stop by on a regular
basis. The library staff looks forward to seeing
you soon.
Invitation to Participate in Broadband Speed
Test
You are invited to participate in a brief
broadband speed test as part of the larger
Digital Inclusion Survey (digitalinclusion.umd.edu).
The FCC is gathering data to inform changes in
the E-rate program and better understand library
and school broadband needs. Speed test data from
your library(ies) will help determine
upload/download speeds that users experience at
different times during the day - providing a
critical measure of service quality in public
libraries and helping to inform the FCC about
library broadband needs.
You can help by taking the speed test by August
1, 2014. To begin, go to http://digitalinclusion.pnmi.com/speedtest/
Upcoming Workshops & Important Dates
INfoExpress Renewal
Period
When: Now - August 31
ILF Reference
Division Conference
When: August 1 @ 9:00 AM
Where: Indiana Institute on Disability &
Community Bloomington, Indiana
ACPL Library Camp
2014
When: August 19
Where: Allen County Public Library
CYPD Conference
When: August 24 & 25
Where: Marriot East Indianapolis
Midwest Roots 2014
When: August 1 & 2
Where: Indianapolis Marriott East
Copyright Conference
When: September 12, 2014
Where: Indiana State Library
SAMS Conference
When: September 18 & 19
Where: Greensburg-Decatur PL
Indiana Vision Expo
When: September 27
Where: Indiana State Library
Friends of Indiana
Libraries (FOIL) Conference
When: October 22, 2014
Where: Melton Public Library
ILF Annual
Conference
When: November 17-19
Where: Marriot East Indianapolis
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