louis lagniappe vol 1, issue 3

Volume 1, Issue 3 January 12, 2015

“The strength of the team is each individual member.The strength of each member is the team.” --PhilJackson, author and National Basketball Associationplayer, coach, and executive

As we begin a new year, we naturally reflect on all ofthe accomplishments we achieved and the challengeswe faced in the past year, collectively and individually,striving to do our part to serve our constituents and

improve the higher education experience in Louisiana. I may use my rose-colored glasses toooften, but I saw so many great accomplishments last year. And, looking forward, I see all thegreatness that is yet to be accomplished.

So many successes - even with the ever-present challenges that seem to thrive and harass us. Iknow from experience that Louisiana’s academic librarians will continue to press forward toprovide exceptional service to their communities. We saw many great examples at the LOUISUsers Conference. Sixty-seven academic colleagues shared their expertise via thirty-ninepresentations and six poster sessions. These sessions were well attended and the benefits ofsharing local successes helps drive ideas and success for all within the state. But LUC is just oneway the state shares its experts and expertise. We also collaborate using ILLiad North and Southmeetings, task forces, interest groups, Learning with LOUIS, System Administrator meetings,LALINC Membership meetings, site visits, boot camps, Bomgar sessions, vendor webinars,discussion lists, and the list could go on and on. The point is, we continue to collaborate andcooperate to build the synergy that makes the LOUIS consortium special.

So, as we begin a new year, we, the LOUIS Team, salutes each of you for your contributions tothe continued success of this consortium, going on twenty-three years strong! We thank you forsharing your time and talents with not just us, but your colleagues too. Your individual andcollective contributions make academic librarianship in Louisiana a dynamic, fun, interesting, andworthwhile place to be – so bring on those challenges!

-Sara Zimmerman, LOUIS

“Individual commitment to a group effort that is what makes a team work, a company work, asociety work, a civilization work.” --Vince Lombardi, National Football League player, coach, andexecutive

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by Cathy Sicard, LOUIS

It’s a bird… it’s a plane… no, it’s the SirsiDynix BLUEcloud Suite and EDS integration gettingcloser and closer!

As you know, we rolled out MobileCirc last year for all sites that are part of the LOUIS hostedSirsiDynix Symphony ILS. While not heavily used, seven sites have used it and four are using itregularly. We encourage all sites to take advantage of this new product.

We are now geared up to expand upon our BLUEcloud offerings. The LOUIS staff is workingdiligently with many entities including our Symphony server administrators, SirsiDynix and LSU ITsecurity gurus. Read full article

by Emily Frank and Mike Waugh, Louisiana State University

Does your academic library want to increase its presence in the learning management system(LMS) while supporting faculty’s use of library resources as course materials? If so, considerCurriculum Builder. The tool allows professors to search your library’s EBSCO Discovery Servicefrom within the LMS. When they find items to be used in a class, they add it to a reading list with asingle clink. Reading list items can be numbered and annotated, and entire lists can be copiedbetween courses and professors. Learn more

by Diana Schaubhut

The decision to get a new library management systeminvolves research and lengthy discussions about pros and cons, desired functions, funding, etc. At some time in the past, the librarians at Our Lady of Holy Cross College’s Blaine S. Kern Librarydid all that. But truth be told, what I remember is that whenever we went through anothercompany buyout, we wished we could go with LOUIS. And each time, we went with the merged ornew company, because switching to a completely new system costs so much more. This worked


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well until the fourth merger, when we ended up with Follett’s Destiny. Destiny is a fine product forK-12 school libraries, but we needed a “grown-up” system. LOUIS had one, and LOUIS hadconsortium pricing, and even better, LOUIS had the best support staff ever. We skipped theresearch and the lengthy discussions. Since LOUIS and the other libraries liked SirsiDynixSymphony, we decided to like it, too. Plus, with SirsiDynix we would get not only the catalog andcirculation modules, but acquisitions, serials, and reserves, which we have never had. Read fullarticle

by Mark Witteman, LOUIS

Due to a software bug identified during testing of Symphony's latest update, known as "ServicePack 5," the LOUIS System Administrators elected to delay the installation of that updateindefinitely. It was previously scheduled for December 16, 2014.

SirsiDynix has announced they will fix this bug in the next version, Symphony 3.5, so installation ofService Pack 5 has been cancelled.

The LOUIS staff and System Administrators will evaluate the enhancements and fixes withinSymphony 3.5 after its release, which is expected shortly. The 3.5 upgrade will most likely becompleted in the spring or summer of 2015 at a mutually agreed upon date.

by Mark Witteman, LOUIS

Did you know that you can use the XML output option in many different Symphony reports toquickly create spreadsheets? Here's a quick guide to what you need to know.

First, on the Reports toolbar, open the Report Session wizard. Select the gadget for the thirdoption from the top which is labeled Application to view XML reports. Now navigate to the Excelprogram. You will typically want to click on the Computer icon first (at the left) then your C: driveand then proceed to Excel. Learn more


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by Versa Stickle, LSU Center for Energy Studies

Hearing Cathy say, “I haven’t seen the new Center forEnergy Studies library, we’d like to make a site visit,” was abit like having a doctor’s office say, “We haven’t seen you for10 years. We cannot renew your prescription without seeingyou.” In both cases, everything was going fine. The prospective visit/check-up created angst.

I remembered our past. We joined the original LOUIS consortium to make our energy efficiencymaterials and K-12 resources more easily available to consumers and teachers statewide. Fundingchanged. The educational outreach moved off campus. The internet provided timely energy information.The Center moved from an old fraternity house on the northeast side of campus to a newly constructedEnergy, Coast and Environment Building on the southwest.

“You don’t need to do a thing to prepare,” Cathy assured me. Right. “We just want to see, to help inany way we can.” I see white coats and lab tests. “It will just be me, and Zee, and Sara, and Mark…” Itranslate, this is serious, they’re bringing in a team of specialists.So how did this site visit/doctor’s visit go? Really well. To start with, only two came. My embarrassinglysimple questions about reports, saving changes to cataloging settings, and adding and removing users,were answered, problems solved in minutes. Cathy and Zee showed how to use the EBSCO DiscoveryService (transformative to a researcher), discussed shadowing options for part of our holdings with ourcomputer folks, touched on how to Smart Port records from another source like LC, summarized LOUISelectronic resources and mini consortia purchases; and reviewed how to change control properties oncertain wizards like Add or Modify Title.

Bottom line, we won’t follow all the instructions or make all the changes, but the three or four things wepicked up were important. A site visit, like a medical checkup, can identify problems you aren’t awareof and set your direction toward better performance.

by Marcy Stevens, LOUIS

On October 29, LSU Libraries hosted aHalloween-themed open house. Students


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participating in the event had the opportunity to visit several stations located throughout MiddletonLibrary to learn about the different services and resources offered by LSU Libraries and other LSUcampus departments. LOUIS had the pleasure of being represented at a station. LOUIS staffmembers, Jaime Barrilleaux and Marcy Stevens, were able to talk to many students and educatethem on what LOUIS is and how LOUIS can help them with their research and studies. Thestudents were lured to each station by receiving food, candy, and prizes along the way!

If your site has a similar function and you would like LOUIS to participate, contact us and we willbe happy to discuss it with you.

Conferences are a wonderful professional development tool, providing opportunities fornetworking and collaboration, discussing key issues with leaders in the industry, and gleaninginformation and ideas from colleagues to bring back to your library. They can also be a strain onbudgets and staff time. So we're bringing some of them to you! Members have written up asummary of their experiences for your enjoyment.

• Internet Librarian 2014

by Zehra Zamin, LOUIS

LOUIS continuously works on the behalf of its members to negotiate discounts for electronicresources in order to minimize costs and maximize access. Information about products and trialsis shared on the LER-L discussion list. To view current subscriptions, visit the ElectronicResources webpage. Click here to view recent activity.

LOUIS worked with Sage when the existing 5 year contract ended. In the past it was a“maintained deal” subscription i.e. the prices were locked in for a 5-year term. In Sept 2014 Sagechanged their license model to a “flip deal’ where multiple options and discounts were offered tothe sites. Webinars were conducted by Sage for LOUIS sites so that the options could beexplained in detail. All the participating sites selected Option A– 5% renewal each year – ‘with nospending threshold targets’. It is a 3-year subscription for 2015 – 2017.


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On Oct 23, 2014 EBSCO introduced a free new resource of ‘digitized index of nearly 100,000dissertations that could be searched by author, title and school’. The URL for the library webpageis: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=ddu. This isalso available in LOUIS Knowledge Base #7366 “URLs – EBSCOhost and Product Codes (shortnames)”.

Oxford launched a new, improved Customer Portal in October to access usage statistics that arenow COUNTER 4 usage compliant. Visit their Usage Statistics page for more information.

The direct links to LearningExpress Library™ Center homepages have changed in November. Ifyour institution has posted a direct link to a Center, please update the URLs you have configured. The instructions to update the links can also be found in the Administrator tab of yourLearningExpress Library, under Logos & Images.

Follow these steps to update the URL:

• Step 1: From your LearningExpress Library homepage, click the All Centers tab, located in theblue horizontal navigation bar, and select the title of the Center you wish to promote. Note: Do notclick the Center icons from the carousel in the middle of the homepage as the URLs generatedmay contain extra characters no longer supported for direct linking.

• Step 2: Once at the Center homepage, copy the entire Center URL located in your browser’saddress bar.

• Step 3: Append the Center URL with your custom Authentication Token using the formula: Note:This is just an example of a formulated URL, please do not copy it. Instead, follow the steps aboveto construct your custom URL. If you do not know your Auth Token, please open a FootPrints. Ifyou employ a proxy, appending the Center URL with your Auth Token (Step 3) is not necessary –just make sure you have provided your proxy IP to LearningExpress Customer Service [email protected].

• Step 4: Place the link in the desired location on your site. We recommend that you create analias for the link using the Center name or by using the Center graphics and suggested copyfound in the linked PDF.

Stat!Ref did send the MARC records file for the 35 titles under this subscription to the sites, but inEBSCO’s AtoZ they were a part of 570 records. LOUIS worked with EBSCO Support and theycreated a separate package of these 35 titles for LOUIS subscribers to select in AtoZ. If selectedin AtoZ Admin, sites participating in the mini-consortium will automatically get the MARC recordsin their monthly AtoZ MARC file. To select the package, log in to AtoZ Admin, go to the TitleWizard, and look for Teton Data Systems under Package Selection. Check off Stat!Ref (LOUIS)(Titles:35).


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by Zehra Zamin, LOUIS

The address change for all ALA listservs were put in place on Thursday, November 13th, 2014 at5:00PM CST.

All mailing lists will have a slightly different address: [email protected]. For example,[email protected] will become [email protected], [email protected] will [email protected], etc.

The old address went away on Monday, December 1st, at 5:00pm CST. If email is sent to the oldlist address after that date, a bounce back message is sent automatically. The list archives remainintact. Messages sent to the old list address remain in the archive, and messages sent to the newlist name will go into the same archive. In other words, there will be only one archive per list, andit will have both old and new messages.

Visit the ALA Listservs webpage for a list of their discussion lists.

This segment reports custom work recently undertaken by LOUIS to help sites. If you areinterested in learning how LOUIS can assist you, send a request via FootPrints.

• Make system see current KUNI and KDYN Custom Report Learn More

• Implemented a custom change for WorkFlows helps to fix the issue where the help topicsdisplayed in browsers with wonky looking characters where bullets, quotes, apostrophes, dashes,copyright symbols, and trademark symbols should appear.

• Enhanced e-Library URL click statistics to include item categories.

• Assisted sites in identifying and removing duplicate users in their Symphony user file.

• Implemented a new process for displaying LOUIS custom reports.

• Began managing A-to-Z loads for additional sites as needed.

• Automated the transfer of user files to Symphony Xfer for sites as needed.

• Automated the transfer of patron bills in batch to the institution’s Bursar’s Office.

• Assisted sites in the identification and removal of outdated A-to-Z records with invalid 856 URLs.


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• Assisted in the automation of user file extracts and transfers from Banner to Symphony.

Strategic planning identified several objectives that require membership participation in order tomeet current and evolving needs, services, and expectations. Membership participation is largelyundertaken through task forces and interest groups. To learn more about them, visit each group'sweb page by clicking on the group title below.

Task Forces

Task forces were implemented in order to establish working groups tasked with investigatingspecific issues or reaching specific goals as they are identified within in the consortium.

Interest Groups

Interest groups have replaced the original committee structure. Interest groups provides forgreater participation through discussion lists where members can discuss and share ideas, askquestions, and propose projects.

Interested in the work these groups are doing? Read the updates below!

• Grants Task Force

Learning with LOUIS is a webinar series that began in March 2013. We are always seeking ideasand proposals for future webinars. If you are interested in learning more, or submitting a topic orproposal, visit the Learning with LOUIS webpage. The webinar schedule can be found on theLOUIS calendar. Each webinar is recorded, and you can access a list of titles and recordings onthe Learning with LOUIS webpage or in the public Knowledge Base.

Upcoming Webinars:

• January 29: Symphony WorkFlows Circulation Map Configuration (exact date, title, anddescription TBD)

• February: Social Media in Libraries (exact date, title, and description TBD)

• May or June: Symphony WorkFlows Fiscal Year Rollover (exact date, title, and description TBD)


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• January 15: System Administrators' Meeting

• March 15: Submission deadline for next issue of LOUIS Lagniappe

• March 25-27: LLA Annual 2015, Shreveport, LA

• March 30-April 1: COSUGI 2015, Portland, OR

As always, remember to check the LOUIS calendar for upcoming events and updates!


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Constructing our Library Services Platform (LSP)It’s a bird… it’s a plane… no, it’s the SirsiDynix BLUEcloud Suite and EDS integration getting closer and closer!

As you know, we rolled out MobileCirc last year for all sites that are part of the LOUIS hosted SirsiDynix Symphony ILS. While not heavily used, seven sites have used it and four are using it regularly. We

encourage all sites to take advantage of this new product.

We are now geared up to expand upon our BLUEcloud offerings. The LOUIS staff is working diligently with many entities including our Symphony server administrators, SirsiDynix and LSU IT security

gurus. We have initiated the first steps in implementing BLUEcloud Cataloging, BLUEcloud PAC and BookMyne on our Symphony Beta server. While we are making progress, we are deliberately moving

slowly as we consider the many factors in our complex infrastructure, including, but not limited to, the configuration and use by LOUIS staff and library staff, the end-user experience, user access, backup,

recovery, security, upgrades, and maintenance. We have started with two sites, as this allows us to work through the initial issues on a much smaller scale. We hope to have something tangible for all sites

in the coming months. For more information on the SirsiDynix BLUEcloud suite, visit http://www.sirsidynix.com/products/bluecloud-suite-lsp.

Alongside the implementation of these new BLUEcloud products, we are continuing to ask EBSCO and SirsiDynix for updates regarding the integration of the Symphony ILS and EDS. The first deliverables

for LOUIS will be the auto-harvesting of Symphony bibliographic, holdings, and policy data for EDS. Next will come patron functionality in EDS, including listing check outs, renewing materials, and more.

We hope you are taking advantage of what this discovery solution offers your end users today. For more information on EDS, visit http://www.ebscohost.com/discovery/about.

We are also in continuous communications with SirsiDynix, representing the LALINC Statistics Task Force, to get LOUIS sites on board with BLUEcloud Analytics. We are optimistic that we will have more

news on this in the coming weeks.

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EDS Curriculum Builderby Emily Frank and Mike Waugh, Louisiana State University

Does your academic library want to increase its presence in the learning management system (LMS) while supporting faculty’s use of library resources as course materials? If so, consider Curriculum

Builder. The tool allows professors to search your library’s EBSCO Discovery Service from within the LMS. When they find items to be used in a class, they add it to a reading list with a single clink.

Reading list items can be numbered and annotated, and entire lists can be copied between courses and professors.

LSU Libraries implemented this tool in the spring of 2014. Prior to this, instructors had to undertake a cumbersome process of navigating EDS from outside of the LMS and selecting the correct permalink in

order to add library resources into their LMS courses. Many professors uploaded copies of library e-resources, but this practice did not always adhere to fair use provisions and did not allow the library to

count the use of the entire class. With Curriculum Building, instructors have access to an easy-to-use, time-saving, and copyright-compliant tool, and the library is able to track usage metrics more

accurately. For students, the tool provides the preferred way to obtain resources: seamless one-click access to the full-text. When students use the tool, they do not need to re-authenticate themselves to

access library resources. While students may traditionally associate required readings lists with costly textbooks and course packets, Curriculum Builder represents a cost-effective alternative to course

readings.

To implement the tool, you can self-host, requiring access to the library server, or host through EBSCO. This hosted version—a service provided by LOUIS—does not require access to the library server.

The tool can be set up for most LMSs, including Blackboard, Canvas, Desire2Learn, and Moodle. If you are interested in setting up this tool for your library, get started by opening a Footprint requesting

Curriculum Builder. For tips on configuring the tool and promoting it, check out our Learning with LOUIS webinar “EDS in Moodle” or contact us with your questions.


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OLHCC Implements SirsiDynix Symphonyby Diana Schaubhut

The decision to get a new library management system involves research and lengthy discussions about pros and cons, desired functions, funding, etc. At

some time in the past, the librarians at Our Lady of Holy Cross College’s Blaine S. Kern Library did all that. But truth be told, what I remember is that

whenever we went through another company buyout, we wished we could go with LOUIS. And each time, we went with the merged or new company,

because switching to a completely new system costs so much more. This worked well until the fourth merger, when we ended up with Follett’s Destiny.

Destiny is a fine product for K-12 school libraries, but we needed a “grown-up” system. LOUIS had one, and LOUIS had consortium pricing, and even better,

LOUIS had the best support staff ever. We skipped the research and the lengthy discussions. Since LOUIS and the other libraries liked SirsiDynix

Symphony, we decided to like it, too. Plus, with SirsiDynix we would get not only the catalog and circulation modules, but acquisitions, serials, and reserves,

which we have never had.

All of us know the problems associated with funding. Suffice it to say, our first attempt failed. Our attempts to get grants for partial funding also failed. LOUIS got us new quotes, we subtracted grants from

the equation, and we asked again. Was it persistence? A better proposal? Who can say? In April, the Finance Officer told us the Board of Regents had approved our request.

Cathy asked us for a start date. We said “right now.” Did we consider it might be crazy to pull off a migration set for completion during midterm week? The idea flitted through our minds, but carpe diem

won. For those of you who do not know, the Krewe of Kern consists of four full-time librarians and one part-time paraprofessional. None of us are systems people. I am pretty sure that the reason I became

the library technology liaison nineteen years ago was because I was the only one at the time who would wait for tech support to say “hit enter.” Katye Rubin, who as Cataloguing and Acquisitions Librarian

will use the most modules, agreed to serve as Systems Administrator Back-Up.

The adventure began smoothly. We all watched the introductory training video suggested by SirsiDynix within the suggested timeframe. We marked the projected conference calls and training dates on our

calendars. We scheduled our two student workers to cover us during training days and our two volunteers to cover them during their class times. IT helped load Dropbox and Xfer onto my computer.

Smooth turned lumpy. A virus loaded with one of them. Conference calls cropped up on dates not marked on the calendar. But, small successes kept us going. On the twenty-seventh attempt, I

successfully transferred our catalog files!

Outside distractions crept in and intertwined with the migration. A new president took over the College, and meetings cropped up two or three times a week. Available meeting room space did not coincide

with the training days. The new president graciously loaned us his conference room. EBSCO databases stopped working with EZ Proxy for about three weeks. ZeeZee gave up her lunch time to help IT fix

the problem. Music Online embedded links stopped linking, and subtitles in Opera in Video disappeared. Our visitors trooped out to the front yard twice for practice fire drills, which were not nearly as

disruptive as the people reminding us there would be practice fire drills. On the day Katye had a family emergency, I broke a tooth. Our part-time worker rushed to the conference room so the trainer would

have someone to train.

Do I think it would have been easier to have done the migration during a semester break? Probably. Nine days of intensive training coupled with too-numerous-to-count conference calls, some lasting three

hours, do take a chunk out of the library workday. Do I think it would have been easier if we had a real systems librarian? Definitely. But, don’t let that scare you off if you are thinking to make a switch.

The SirsiDynix trainers are great. It all makes sense when you see them doing it even if you don’t remember it the next day. They do reruns. You can ask the same question as many times as you like. The

sessions are thorough and solidly packed, but flexibility allowed us to lengthen some lunch periods so we could attend faculty meetings and work on database issues. Throughout the migration, SirsiDynix

stuck to a timeline with a minimum of wiggle room but an end always in sight. We reached that end on October 13. The system went live.

LOUIS staff members have been with us every step of the way, and continue to be. When we do not know what questions to ask, they do. They also know the answers. When we reach a state of panic,

they maintain a state of calm. When we get lost, they hand us maps. Do I think we could have done this without them? Not really. We cannot thank them enough for all that they do.

We still have some things to sort out. The serials and reserve modules are not set up yet. In all of our previous systems, we printed our own barcodes, so we need to make that switch and purchase new

scanners. The terminology continues to confuse us. I have not understood one thing in any e-mail I have received as a systems administrator except “if it asks you to upgrade, say no.” I know we will work

out these kinks. One day we will feel as if we have always had Symphony. We may even reach the point when we complain about it. But for now, we will just keep calling LOUIS and yelling “help!”


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WorkFlows tip: using XML output with Excel

Did you know that you can use the XML output option in many different Symphony reports to quickly create spreadsheets? Here’s a quick guide to what you need to know.

First, on the Reports toolbar, open the Report Session wizard. Select the gadget for the third option from the top which is labeled Application to view XML reports. Now navigate to the Excel program. You will

typically want to click on the Computer icon first (at the left) then your C: drive and then proceed to Excel. The exact location of Excel will vary based on the version of Microsoft Office you are using, plus

local configuration options your local IT shop may have selected, but for many it will be in one of these places:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office15\EXCEL

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office15\EXCEL

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL

Click OK to close the Report Session wizard.

Now schedule any of the nearly 150 reports that have the XML output option. Generally, most List report offer XML output. Some examples include List Items, List Bibliography, List Users, List Orders, List

Bills, List Charges, Fund Cycle List. Regardless of which one you select, this process will work most smoothly if you select a value under the Style Sheet tab for the report you are running. (The presence of

this Style Sheet tab is an indication that the report you are running offers XML output.) On the Print tab (e.g. Print Item, Print User, Print Invoice, etc) you must also select the XML output option. This is

usually near the top of the options on the Print tab, but is sometimes near the bottom. On the other tabs specify the selection criteria that suits your current needs. Run the report when you are ready, or

select Save As Template so you can run it later. (Hint: to make it easier to find the template later, include the word “XML” in the Report Name on the report’s Basic tab.)

After the report finishes, go to the Finished Report wizard. When you view a finished report with XML output, Excel will now prompt you with a series of questions. Simply accept the default reply for the

three pop-up questions you will see (i.e. click OK, OK, OK) and voila you will find yourself viewing a fairly well formatted table. Here’s an illustration from a Symphony system the LOUIS staff uses for

testing. The output is from the Lists Users With Bills report:

You may wish to delete a few columns. In the example above, column C is clearly not terribly useful.

Note also that this spreadsheet is formatted as a table so you can sort on any column.

Happy reporting!


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Internet Librarian: The Internet Conference and Exhibition for Librarian and Information ManagersMonterey Conference Center, Monterey, California October 27-29, 2014

Internet Librarian is an Annual Conference organized and produced by Information Today, Inc. In its 18th year of production with the theme, “Driving Our Community’s Digital Destiny,” the conference

boasted roughly 75 sessions broken down into 5 distinctive tracts: Discovery & Search, Web Presence, Content Management, Evolving Libraries, and Internet@Schools.

Some of the sessions I found particularly motivating were those focusing on current web trends, emerging apps, analytics, and usability. David Lee King (davidleeking.com) spoke on emerging technologies

and design trends for optimizing user experience during an interactive session in which we combed through a number of library websites pointing out flaws and fascinations. Some of the trends we admired

as a group included: responsive design, web-based fonts, “nearly-flat” design, simplicity, and story-telling. Gary Price (INFOdocket & FullTextReports) gave a superfastpaced session of 30 Apps in 40

minutes, focusing on: Security (Cookie Cadger, Snap Hack), Compatibility (BlueStacks), App Searching (Quixey), Mail (Inbox, Cloud Magic), Mapping (City Maps), Recognition (CamFind, SoundHound), and

Sight (Flightradar24, Marine Traffic), just to name a few. Marshall Breeding (librarytechnology.org) gave an extensive report on library systems, industry revenues, perception surveys, and turnover reports.

However, one of the most innovative sessions I experienced, “Virtually Interacting With eBooks & Exhibits,” outlined the process of building 3D models of rare books (using Sketch or Blender) combined with

the hands-free Leap Motion device to create a virtual archival experience without ever touching the actual materials. The concept and execution was pretty impressive. The device was also available for trial

in the exhibition hall, alongside some other really cool gadgets. Other sessions I attended focused on evolving eBook models, mobile technology & UX, patron-discovery interactions, and content

management enhancement.

Overall, I would highly recommend this conference to anyone who is thinking of attending in the future.

Kevin Hebert, Systems Librarians

Xavier University New Orleans

[email protected]


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Electronic ResourcesLOUIS continuously works on the behalf of its members to negotiate discounts for electronic resources in order to minimize costs and maximize access. Information about products and trials is shared on

the LER-L discussion list. To view current subscriptions, visit the Electronic Resources webpage.

July 6, 2015Products investigated and closed:

Geopolitical Monitor – Intelligence Publications

Alexander Street Press 13 collections

Products currently being investigated:

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Digital Collections

Artstor Digital Library

New minis created as a result of product investigation / trials:

Harvard University Press Digital Loeb Classical Library – The Loeb Digital Library presents over 520 volumes of Latin, Greek, and English texts in digital form allowing readers to browse, search,

bookmark, annotate, and share content. An interconnected, fully searchable, perpetually growing, virtual library of Greek and Latin literature, The Digital Loeb includes accurate English translations of

epic and lyric poetry; tragedy and comedy; history, travel, philosophy, and oratory and other documents of Greek and Latin Classical importance.

Historical New York Times with Index (ProQuest) – Cited in 30,000 dissertations and theses around the world since 2000, The New York Times provides findings on topics as diverse as music,

management, anthropology, computer science, military history, and additional subjects. The New York Times with Index is the definitive record of the day, plus the contextual material of photos,

advertisements, announcements, cartoons, reviews, editorials, and letters that lead to fresh insights.

April 6, 2015Products investigated and closed:

SPORTDiscus with Full Text

MEDCOM Nursing Videos

MEDCOM Nursing Videos

NAXOS Online Library of music

Content Café Ebsco


Harvard University Press Digital Loeb Classical Library

Project Muse

January 12, 2015Products investigated and closed:

World Scientific Publishing ebooks

LearningExpress – Job/Career Accelerator

WestLaw Campus

Sage Stats (State and Local) and US Political Stats

Sage- Nursing Collection

EBSCO – Nursing Reference Center Plus

ANA – American Nursing Association e-resources

UpToDate

Cambridge Journals Online


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Elsevier – SCOPUS

Gale – additional titles for GVRL

Resources for Community Colleges and their core programs: A survey was conducted to identify programs deemed important by the Deans and Directors of Community Colleges, and the results are

being used as a starting point by EBSCO, Gale, Credo and ProQuest to create packages of e-resources specifically for community colleges.

New minis created as a result of product investigation / trials:

Associates Programs Source Plus: “A Comprehensive Full-Text Resource for Two-Year Colleges / Community Colleges – provides comprehensive coverage of the most relevant Associates Program

level content. It contains a wide range of applicable content from more than 2,000 full-text journals and over 350 full-text books. A LOUIS mini-consortium was created in Dec 2014.

Science Online – a product of AAAS/Science (American Association for Advancement of Science): Provides access to “scientific research, news, and commentary, of peer-reviewed general-science

journals. The online publications of AAAS provide access to award-winning news content plus high-impact peer-reviewed research literature from every corner of the world with 40 percent of our

published authors based outside of the United States. Many of our authors are Nobel Laureates in various scientific fields such as Medicine, Chemistry, and Physics.”

Stat!Ref – a nursing e-resources product provided by Teton Data Systems: This product has 32 resources that include “LWW resources, overlapping resources between DNP and your other programs,

and Doody Core Title/popular resources.”

FOD – Films on Demand Master Academic Collection – a product of Infobase Learning: It is “a streaming video platform which allows for unlimited viewing of over 20,000 educational films. All of our

content comes with public performance rights and come to us from producers such as PBS, A&E, The Open University, NBC, BBC, Bill Moyers, History Channel, Discovery Education, National

Geographic and more.”

Nursing eResources Task Force (NeRTF) – one-month trials:

The Task Force was charged with “reviewing the current content in LOUIS-purchased nursing e-resources and reporting…on their recommendation”. They conducted a survey, evaluated the results,

identified several items of interest, and decided to have a one-month trial for each of the resources. The trials ended in December 2014:

Sept: STAT!Ref – mini-consortium created.

Oct: Wiley’s ebooks related to Nursing – dropped because they don’t provide trials on specific online book titles or disciplines. EBSCO’s Nursing Reference Center Plus: October 2014 – no interest.

Nov: ANA-American Nursing Association- ebooks –Scope & Standards of Practice – cost too high

Dec: UpToDate – No discounts provided and cost too high.

October 6, 2014Products investigated and closed:

Ebsco – Cochrane Collection PLUS

Mometrix

Lynda.com

Mango Languages

World Scientific Publishing

LearningExpress – Job/Career Accelerator

Salem Press


Cambridge Univ Press – Cambridge Journals Online

New minis created as a result of product investigation or trials:

Oxford – Grove Art and Grove Music created with a mixed bag of some sites opting unlimited access while others chose a specific number of users

New York Times

Ebsco – Medline Complete

ProQuest – Statistical Abstracts of the World (we already have a mini in place for: Statistical Abstracts of the US).

Nursing eResources Task Force – one-month trials:


identified several items of interest, and decided to have a one-month trial for each of these resources:

Completed … Apr: Cochrane Collection Plus (Ebsco)

Completed … May: Medline Complete (EBSCO)

Completed … Jun: HaPI (EBSCO)

Completed … Jul: Nursing Reference Center (EBSCO)

Completed … Aug: Dynamed (EBSCO)


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Completed … Sept: STAT!Ref

Cancelled … Oct: ebooks (Wiley)

Nov: ebooks –Scope & Standards of Practice (ANA-American Nursing Association)

Dec: UpToDate

July 7, 2014

This was an extremely busy year for LOUIS electronic resources. The Collection & eResources Interest Group and the Nursing eResources Task Force were actively involved in identifying and investigating

resources. Eighteen products from twelve different vendors were investigated or trialed. The information about products and trials was shared on the LER-L discussion list and the interest group and task

force tallied the results to decide whether a mini-consortium should be created or further investigation should be closed.

Products investigated as potential minis:

Cochrane Library – Feb: closed!

AIP Journals (Am Institute of Physics) – Feb: closed!

PsycTESTS (EBSCO) – Feb: closed!

Films on Demand (FOD) – Feb: closed!

Nursing & Allied Health eBks (ProQuest) – Feb: closed

Statista (Lyrasis) – Mar: closed!

Info Literacy Course module (Credo) – Mar: closed!

Salem Press – 7 packages (Salem Press) – Mar: closed!

PolicyMap (PM) – Mar: ongoing …

Psychotherapy Training Videos(PTV) – Apr: closed!

New York Times online (NY Times) – May: ongoing …

Art/Music/Grove online (Oxford) – May: ongoing …

Nursing eResources Task Force – one-month trials:


identified several items of interest, and decided to have a one-month trial for each of these resources:

Apr: Cochrane Collection Plus (Ebsco) – CLOSED June 9, ‘14

May: Medline Complete (EBSCO)

Jun: HaPI (EBSCO)

Jul: Nursing Reference Center (EBSCO)

Aug: Dynamed (EBSCO)

Sept: STAT!Ref

Oct: ebooks (Wiley)

Nov: ebooks –Scope & Standards of Practice (ANA-American Nursing Association)

Dec: UpToDate

New minis created as a result of product investigation or trials:

EBSCO– ebooks. The EBSCO– Religion set (4,100 titles) was merged into the existing eBook mini.

ProQuest – Statistical Abstracts – May 22, 2014.

ProQuest – Sanborn Maps of La. – this was a mini-consortium, but now has been activated for all LOUIS sites.


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Make system see current KUNI and KDYN Custom Report

The LOUIS Team is trying to take a bit of the pain out of running the Symphony Rebuild Text Database report.

One of the difficulties of this report is that after it is finished, the system still may not “see” the newly rebuilt KUNI text database. (The text databases are what you use when doing keyword searches in

WorkFlows and e-Library.) In earlier years, our solution was to perform a halt-and-run, but this is disruptive to staff who must log out of WorkFlows temporarily.

Now, you have an alternative. When scheduling Rebuild Text Database report, we recommend you schedule to run one minute later a new report named “Make system see current KUNI and KDYN.” You

will find this new report in your Custom group of reports. There are no complicated options in this report, just “set it and forget it” as they say in a certain infomercial! This report will run a behind-the-scenes

command that will make searching work after the Rebuild Text report without the disruption of a halt-and-run. And as an added bonus, the “Make system see current KUNI and KDYN” report should take

about 10 seconds to run.

The LOUIS Team will be running this new “Make system see current KUNI and KDYN” report after the monthly Rebuild Text Database report that we have scheduled to run after LOUIS-managed monthly

A-to-Z reports.

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Grants Task Force

To learn more about Task Forces and view publications, click here to visit the Task Forces web page.

January 12, 2015

The Funding Task Force both investigates foundations and state and federal agencies that might provide funding for LOUIS activities and resources and otherwise collaborates on grant and other funding

and partnership opportunities for the Consortium as a whole.

Each LALINC library and their librarians are asked to suggest to the Funding Task Force programs that both benefit the Consortium and its libraries, as a whole, and are appropriate for grant and similar

funding, consistent with the current inclination of grant-makers to fund innovative initiatives (rather than staffing for or purchases by established programs).

The Funding Task Force is co-chaired by Robert Bremer of Nicholls State University and John Conover of the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium. They are joined by Annie McKinney of Louisiana

Delta Community College and Allison Gallaspy of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

Interested in seeking funding for LOUIS activities and resources? Join the Funding Task Force by contacting Rob ([email protected]) or John ([email protected]).

Rob Bremer, Co-Chair

Nicholls State University

John Conover, Co-Chair

Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium

October 6, 2014

Without adequate funding, there is no LOUISiana Library Network!

Without LOUIS to serve it, the Louisiana Academic Library Information Network Consortium has no effective libraries!!

The Funding Task Force is charged both to investigate foundations and state and federal agencies that might provide funding for LOUIS activities and resources and to otherwise collaborate on grant and

other funding and partnership opportunities for the Consortium.

To accomplish this considerable goal, your Funding Task Force needs to receive the ideas of all in the LALINC/LOUIS community … new-and-old ideas, traditional-and-original ones, and all in-between.

Each LALINC library and their librarians … all of you … are asked to suggest to the Funding Task Force programs that will benefit the Consortium and its libraries … in keeping with the current inclination of

grant-makers and other funders to support innovative initiatives, rather than staffing for or purchases by established programs.

Your Funding Task Force is co-chaired by Robert Bremer of Nicholls State University and John Conover of the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium. They are joined by Annie McKinney of Louisiana

Delta Community College and Allison Gallaspy of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

Every LALINC librarian interested in seeking funding for LOUIS activities and resources is invited to join the Funding Task Force. Contact Rob ([email protected]) or John ([email protected]).

Rob Bremer, Co-Chair


July 7, 2014

In accordance with the LALINC/LOUIS 2013-2016 Strategic Plan providing for the creation of “a sustainable financial model” for LALINC/LOUIS through the development of “a business plan to provide

sustainable funding for services, resources, systems and support,” the Funding Task Force was formed at the end of 2013 and charged (1) to “investigate foundations, state, and federal agencies that might

provide funding for LOUIS activities and resources” and (2) otherwise to “collaborate on grant and other funding and partnership opportunities” for LALINC/LOUIS.

Consistent with the current inclination of grant-makers to fund innovative initiatives (rather than staffing for or purchases by established programs), the Funding Task Force invites each LALINC library and

their librarians to suggest programs that will benefit the Consortium and its libraries and are, thus, appropriate for grant and similar funding.

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The Funding Task Force is co-chaired by Robert Bremer of Nicholls State University and John Conover of the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium. They are joined by Annie McKinney of Louisiana

Delta Community College and Allison Gallaspy of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Any LALINC librarian interested in seeking funding for LOUIS activities and resources is invited to join the Funding

Task Force.

R. Bremer, co-chair



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