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Cataloging Basics
Posted on December 19, 2011 | No Comments[ January 12, 2012; 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm. ] Do you want to be a copy cat?: First Steps to Becoming a Fantastic Copy Cataloger! If you're really new to cataloging, this session is for you. In this 90-minute online session, facilitated by NEKLS technology librarian Heather Braum, you will: learn the basic principles behind cataloging, discover why librarians catalog, learn to read a basic MARC record, see what a [...] -
That’s a Wrap: Tech Day 2011
Posted on August 4, 2011 | 2 CommentsTech Day 2011 has come and gone. Are you still thinking about Dr. Wesch’s question he posed to us about the library’s role in a mediated culture? These conferences give me, as the newest NEKLS employee, a welcomed view of our diverse system of libraries. It was wonderful to see such a variety of individuals, from [...] -
Tech Day 2011: Making Connections
Posted on July 5, 2011 | No CommentsAre you attending NEKLS Tech Day 2011: Making Connections on August 2, at Topeka-Shawnee County Public Library? Registration is open online. A general overview of the day can be found at the Tech Day 2011: Making Connections Page. A downloadable flyer is available as well. Michael Wesch will give the keynote, “Mediated Culture: Libraries and and Librarians in New Media [...] -
NEKLS Tech Day 2011
Posted on June 17, 2011 | No Comments[ August 2, 2011; ] Dubbed "the explainer" by Wired magazine, Michael Wesch is a cultural anthropologist at Kansas State University exploring the effects of new media on society and culture. Wesch will keynote NEKLS Tech Day on Tuesday, August 2, from 9 a.m to 4 p.m. at the Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library. Tech Day will also feature several [...] -
Library Camp Kansas 2011
Posted on June 17, 2011 | No CommentsLibrary Camp Kansas is four weeks away, and will be held on Friday, July 15 at the K-State Hale Library in Manhattan, KS. Are you registered yet? There’s still time and space for you to join us! Did we mention the event is free? You just have to get to Manhattan! The registration form. Anyone want to share [...] -
The NEKLS Tech Toy Box: A free webinar
Posted on April 13, 2011 | No Comments[ April 14, 2011; 10:00 am to 11:00 am. ] eBooks and eReaders are increasingly popular. Are you struggling to keep up with the devices and the issues surrounding them? NEKLS would like to help libraries keep up! We will be doing this in a number of ways, including face-to-face Tech Toy Box demos, website posts with resources for learning more, and informational webinars, [...] -
You can put it in your pocket…
Posted on February 11, 2011 | No Comments… but you can’t save it for a rainy day! Right here, right now, people are depending more and more upon their cell phones and other mobile devices that they can carry in their pocket, yet use to access worldwide resources. Interested in learning more about how libraries are evolving to meet the needs of [...] -
eBooks and eReaders: from “eek!” to geek
Posted on January 28, 2011 | No CommentsFeeling a little lost and overwhelmed when thinking about eReaders and eBooks? Worried that your library is falling behind? You are not alone. Almost every day, the staff at NEKLS receives a request from a library, “Can you please help us decide what to do with eReaders and eBooks at our library?” Everywhere you look, it [...] -
Southern Web Work Day
Posted on October 5, 2010 | No Comments[ October 29, 2010; 9:30 am to 12:30 pm. ] Sarah Walker-Hitt has graciously offered her library's eight (8) computers for a Southern Web Work Day at the Lyndon Carnegie Library. Scheduled for Friday, October 29 from 9:30ish to whenever we get hungry. Liz will still be in New Zealand, but I'll do my best. Contact Sharon Moreland, smoreland@nekls.org, if you are interested in attending. Details: Web work day [...] -
Tech Day Lightning Rounds
Posted on August 10, 2010 | No CommentsOriginal post from July 27, 2010. Updated with links to the sites presented at Tech Day. Share your favorite Web-based software, Web site or gadget in 2-5 minutes during the Lightning Round at Tech Day, Friday, August 6. We will have the laptop, projector and Internet at the podium ready for you to use, just bring [...]