Van Delivery, May 2007

The NH State Library will be closed on Monday, May 28, 2007, in observance of Memorial Day. There will be NO VAN DELIVERY on that date.

For a complete list of all of the holidays the State Library is closed, please visit http://www.nh.gov/nhsl/services/librarians/van_delivery/instructions.html (the van delivery instructions) and scroll down to "NO Van Service".

Web 2.0: Tagging Class

Do words like, "tagging, folksonomy, and Web 2.0" leave you guessing?

Consider attending the Web 2.0: Tagging class on Wednesday morning (May 2nd) at the State Library. Here is a brief description of the class:

Tagging, or the act of assigning keywords to digital objects, is a fundamental feature of Web 2.0. In this two-hour, hands-on class, participants will learn about tagging and how it adds value to user-generated content, discover sites that utilize tags, and create tags for (provided) digital content.

Follow the link below to the workshop registration page:

http://www.nh.gov/nhsl/training/regform.html

P.S. The class will offer an overview of Web 2.0 and an explanation of what makes it different than Web 1.0.

Gates Workshop: PowerPoint Level 2

Please register today if you are interested in attending the PowerPoint - Level 2 training on May 1 at NHSL.

http://www.nh.gov/nhsl/training/gates/index.html

No vans except LR Monday, April 16

Monday, April 16: State Library van routes will not be running today except for the Lakes Region route. For more information, contact Diana DeCota (271-2206 or ddecota@library.state.nh.us).

Power outage at NHSL

Monday, April 16, 9:30 a.m.: If you don't get a prompt reply to e-mail messages sent to NHAIS Services or other parts of the State Library this morning, it may be because there's been a power outage in downtown Concord since 8:10 a.m. The phones seem to be working so don't hesitate to call the NHAIS Help Desk at 271-2141 for NHAIS-related questions. The NHU-PAC should not be affected by this outage. [Power restored around 10:20 a.m.]

NHU-PAC classes at Hooksett PL are on for Friday the 13th

Friday, April 13: It's the day after our latest winter storm and the sun is shining (albeit frequently obscured by clouds), birds are singing, and NHU-PAC classes at Hooksett Public Library are happening as scheduled. The next scheduled classes are at the State Library in Concord on Tuesday, June 5. For details, go to http://www.nh.gov/nhsl/training/nhupac.

A NH library blog list & minor renovations

Since I began playing around with blogs I have talked to several NH library people who asked if there were other libraries in NH with blogs. There are, and I began compiling a list of them several months ago to help me try to keep up with the stuff going on in NH libraries. I have added this list to the right-hand panel of this blog so anyone who is interested can see what other NH libraries are doing. As with any list, this one is no doubt missing things. Please let me know (mrussell@library.state.nh.us) which New Hampshire libraries (or librarians) have blogs that I should add to the list.

Another issue that has come up in conversations about blogs is what library-related blogs are out there and which ones are worth reading. I think everyone will have a different answer to which ones are worth reading, depending on their particular interests, but Bobbi & I are working on an idea to point you (if you are interested) to parts of the blogosphere that we have found interesting, helpful, relevant, or in some cases just cool. Stay tuned for details on that.

You may also notice that the subscription information for NHAIS Notes is no longer at the top of the blog. I have moved it to the bottom of the screen and pulled the NHAIS links and blog indexing higher up the page to make it easier to find.

North Country van route canceled Thursday 4-5-07

Thursday, April 5: The State Library's North Country van route has been canceled for today. All other routes will run as usual. For more information, contact Diana DeCota (271-2206 or ddecota@library.state.nh.us).