SE & LR van routes canceled 2/26

The Southeast van route (Stan) and the Lakes Region van route (Diana) for today (Friday) are cancelled due to blocked roads. At this time I believe all other routes are in effect, but I will send another message if conditions change.

To confirm if your library is on these routes please check the list at http://www.nh.gov/nhsl/services/librarians/van_delivery/friday.html.

Donna Gilbreth
Supervisor, Reference and Information Services
New Hampshire State Library
20 Park Street
Concord, NH 03301
603-271-2060
donna.gilbreth@dcr.nh.gov

Van Delivery Route Cancellations

Due to the wet, snowy conditions, the Lakes Region and North Country van delivery routes have been cancelled for today, Wednesday, February 24, 2010. Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.

Brief searching outage 2/18

Thursday, February 18: NHU-PAC searching will be disabled for a few minutes starting at 7:40 a.m. This is to allow installation of an updated index. Searching service should be restored within 10 minutes.

NH Library Jobline Enters the Blogosphere

You can now have NH Library Jobline delivered right to your inbox!

NH Library Jobline began in 1998 as a central clearinghouse for library job listings in New Hampshire. Listings are accepted for all types of positions in all types of libraries in New Hampshire. Because so many NH residents work in the surrounding states, I will occasionally post an out of state position.

The NH Library Jobline blog allows these listings to be sent, as they are posted, via feed to your email.

Suggestions or comments about NH Library Jobline and the blog should be sent to Diana DeCota.

Van Directory Update

New Hampton School will be receiving van delivery via New Hampton, Gordon Nash Library.

     New Hampton School [via New Hampton] - LR m,w,f

Oyster River High School will now be receiving van delivery via Durham Public Library (instead of NHCUC, Dimond Library, UNH).

    Oyster River High School [via Durham] - SE w

The online directory and the .pdf file have been updated to reflect this.

To print a current van directory list arranged in alphabetical order by library, please use the PDF version which is available at http://www.nh.gov/nhsl/services/librarians/van_delivery/documents/vandirectory.pdf
You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and print this pdf file.If you do not have it installed on your machine, you may down load it for free from http://www.adobe.co.uk/products/acrobat/readstep2.html

Van Delivery Service - February Holiday

The NH State Library will be closed on Monday, February 15, 2010, in observance of President's Day.

There will be NO VAN DELIVERY on this 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".

If for any other reason (e.g. bad weather) van service on a particular route(s) does not operate, libraries will be notified via an e-mail message. If your library does not receive van service on a particular day, please check your e-mail before calling the State Library.

Please remember to properly label each item which you are sending via the Van Delivery Service. This will help ensure these items make it to the correct destination in a timely manner.

If you need a refresher on how items should be marked for the van, please refer to the Van Delivery Service - Instructions, http://www.nh.gov/nhsl/services/librarians/van_delivery/instructions.html, and scroll down to number 3 of the guidelines, "Addressing material to be sent on the van".

To print a current van directory list arranged in alphabetical order by library, please use the PDF version which is available at http://www.nh.gov/nhsl/services/librarians/van_delivery/documents/vandirectory.pdf

You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and print this pdf file.If you do not have it installed on your machine, you may down load it for free from http://www.adobe.co.uk/products/acrobat/readstep2.html

Due to the ever increasing load of materials transported by the New Hampshire State Library van delivery system, our vans can reach maximum capacity before the end of a van route, especially following long weekends and holidays. Our drivers can decline to accept materials if they feel they cannot fit them safely on their van. We are also asking libraries to please be aware of volume during times when there is likely to be a problem. You should prioritize your materials to be picked up, in case some items must be left until the next van pick up. That will allow us to immediately transport the most important items as quickly as possible.

If you have any questions you may contact Donna Gilbreth at 271-2060 or Diana DeCota at 271-2206.

Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.

Holdings Maintenance update 2/5

Friday, February 5, 9:00 a.m.: After being restarted this morning, the Holdings Maintenance server is functioning better than at any point yesterday, when its memory kept getting clogged up. We'll keep an eye on the server throughout the day.

Brief searching outage 2/5

Friday, February 5: NHU-PAC searching will be disabled for a few minutes starting at 7:40 a.m. This is to allow installation of an updated index. Searching service should be restored within 10 minutes.

Holdings Maintenance back for now 2/4

Thursday, February 4, 3:20 p.m.: It's been an up-and-down day for the Holdings Maintenance server and right now it's up. If it decides to go down again, that'll be it for the night. A restart of the server is on the agenda for tomorrow morning before 8 o'clock. Also tomorrow morning, there'll be a brief interruption of NHU-PAC searching around 7:35 or 7:30 a.m.

Holdings Maintenance down again 2/4

Thursday, February 4, 2:15 p.m.: Here we go again. Problems with the Holdings Maintenance server have cropped up again and we've temporarily taken it offline.

Holding Maintenance back again 2/4

Thursday, February 4, 12:45 p.m.: The Holdings Maintenance server is back in business and appears to be working OK. Please contact the NHAIS Help Desk at 271-2141 if you find otherwise.

Holdings Maintenance more problems 2/4

Thursday, February 4, 12:10 p.m.: We're seeing further connectivity issues with the Holdings Maintenance server. The server will be restarted sometime in the next few minutes.

Holdings Maintenance restored 2/4

Thursday, February 4, 10:00 a.m.: Holdings Maintenance service has been restored. Please contact the NHAIS Help Desk at 271-2141 if you find things aren't working as they should.

Holdings Maintenance outage 2/4

Thursday, February 4, 8:40 a.m.: NHU-PAC's Holdings Maintenance server is offline this morning. We're working to restore service as soon as possible.

Foreign Language Resources

A recent issue of The U*N*A*B*A*S*H*E*D Librarian (#152, #3 of 2009, p. 20) included an extensive list of Spanish language resources from the Carnegie Library of Pittsburg. They have also compiled resource lists for English, French, German, Italian, and Latin.