Author Archives: Beth Goble

Staff of small to mid-sized museums, libraries and archives, who seek to enhance collections care at their institutions, are the target audience for six free webinars presented this fall. Recordings of the first five and login information for the final December 9th session are accessible at
http://learningtimesevents.org/c2c/
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), in partnership with Heritage Preservation and the American Association for State and Local History (AASLH), presented the series based on the national initiative Connecting to Collections: A Call to Action.
Using the content of the Connecting to Collections Bookshelf, Forums, and Workshops, these highly interactive webinars connect you with experts and colleagues to discuss issues of common concern. The series has a dual focus: four webinars help you learn how to conduct outreach to the media, the public, and funders on behalf of collections, and two webinars help you derive maximum benefit from the Connecting to Collections Bookshelf.
The Library Commission has the Connecting to Collections Bookshelf, which is available for loan to Nebraska library, museum and archive staff.

Bookshelf list and borrowing information

If you purchase Nebraska newspaper microfilm for your library from the Nebraska State Historical Society, note the change in their duplication policy outlined below. A complete listing of NSHS access and duplication charges can be found on their web site at http://www.nebraskahistory.org/lib-arch/services/refrence/fees_duplication_access.pdf
Notice Regarding Microfilm
Duplication Services
From the Nebraska State Historical Society
As of March 1, 2010, there will be a change in microfilm duplication services. We will continue to offer silver halide microfilm as a duplicate copy at $70/reel. Because of a change in pricing from the vendor, we will no longer offer diazo duplicate microfilm. Silver halide is archival quality and is the best choice for library use. With this in mind and with the pricing increase that would be necessitated if we continued to offer diazo duplicates, we have decided to implement a silver halide only duplication policy. This change will affect all orders including standing patron orders. Thank you for your continued support and effort in preserving Nebraska history.
Andrea I. Faling
Associate Director, Library/Archives
Mary Woltemath
Curator Assistant, Library/Archives
Microfilm Department
(402)-471-4776

The Governor’s State of the State Address (also known as the Budget Speech) will be broadcast live from the NET web site Thursday January 14th at 10 am. To view the webcast go to the NET Public Media site and click on the Main Legislative Chamber Link.
http://www.netnebraska.org/publicmedia/capitol.html

Treasured objects and artifacts held by Nebraska libraries and museums will be preserved for future generations with help from the IMLS Connecting to Collections Bookshelf, a core set of conservation books and online resources donated by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). IMLS has now awarded nearly 3,000 free sets of the IMLS Bookshelf, in cooperation with the American Association for State and Local History (AASLH).
The Nebraska Library Commission received this essential set of resources (listed below) based on an application describing the needs for the care of its collections and plans to share these resources with museums and libraries across Nebraska. The IMLS Bookshelf focuses on collections typically found in art or history museums and in libraries’ special collections, with an added selection of texts for zoos, aquaria, public gardens, and nature centers. It addresses such topics as the philosophy and ethics of collecting, collections management and planning, emergency preparedness, and culturally-specific conservation issues.
Libraries and museums are encouraged to contact Nebraska Library Commission Information and Reference Services to borrow these resources. Call: 800-307-2665 (Nebraska only) or 402-471-4016 Monday-Friday 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. CST; fax: 402-471-6244; or contact the Reference Desk

The AIC Guide to Digital Photography and Conservation Documentation Z701.3.C65 A33 2008
The Bookshelf User’s Guide Z701.2.B665 2007
Capitalize on Collections Care Z683.2.U6 C37 2007
The Care of Prints and Drawings NE380.E45 1995
Caring for American Indian Objects: A Practical and Cultural Guide E77.C28 2004
Caring for Your Family Treasures: A Concise Guide to Caring for Your Cherished Belongings
NK1127.5.L66 2000
Connecting the Three C’s: Collecting, Conservation and Collaboration N6538.N5 C66 2007
Connecting to Collections (DVD)
Emergency Response and Salvage Wheel Z679.7.E44 2005
Field Guide to Emergency Response AM121.F545 2006
Framework for Preservation of Heritage Collections Z701.F72 2000z
A Legal Primer on Managing Museum Collections KF4305.M35 1998
Museum Handbook, Part 1, Museum Collections Chapters AM5.U55 2007
Museum Handbook, Part 1, Museum Collections Appendices AM5.U558 2007
The National Trust Manual of Housekeeping: The Care of Collection in Historic Houses Open to the Public TX311.N38 2006
The Nature of Conservation: A Race Against Time N8560.W37 1986
Photographs, Archival Care and Management TR465.R58 2006
Preservation Management for Libraries, Archives and Museums Z701.P746 2006
Promoting Preservation Awareness in Libraries: a sourcebook for academic, public,school and special collections. Z701.3.E38 P75 1997

We’ve twitted over 1000 reference questions on the NLC Twitter Page so far, and it’s time again to share one of our questions and the answer. Many questions are about Nebraska government. When we get frequent questions we make FAQs to answer them. State spending, both overall agency budgets and salaries of public officials, is a common topic. Here is one from last week and the FAQs we used for the answer:
Where is budget info for the state of NE? What about salaries of individual state employees?
Answer:
Where can I find salary information for Nebraska public employees?
Where can I find Nebraska Budget and Financial Information?

Most users probably aren’t concerned about this, but having an authenticated version of a document is very important to the legal community. At NLC we have had to stamp and sign photocopies that we have made for attorneys to certify that they are authentic copies of the original document. The legal community has been concerned about the possibility that statutes and other documents needed in court would no longer be distributed in print through the Government Printing Office Depository Program. GPO has been working for several years on an authentication process to certify that .pdf versions are true copies, and made the following announcement today.
GPO is pleased to announce the release of Authenticated Public and Private Laws for the 110th Congress on GPO Access. In May 2007, GPO released a beta version of this database. The unsigned PDF files in the existing database for Public and Private Laws for the 110th Congress will be replaced with the authenticated PDF files previously in the beta application. Search or browse Public and Private Laws at:
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/plaws/index.html
GPO’s Authentication initiative focuses on establishing GPO as the trusted information disseminator and providing the assurance that an electronic document has not been altered since GPO disseminated it.
The Public and Private Laws application provides authenticated Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) files for the 110th Congress only.
Authenticated public and private laws within this application contain digitally signed and certified PDF files that contain GPO’s Seal of Authenticity. These files have been digitally signed and certified using Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) technology. GPO is using PKI and Digital Signature technologies to verify the authenticity of the electronic U.S.
Government documents that it disseminates through the FDLP. GPO’s Seal of Authenticity notifies users that a document has not been altered since it was authenticated and disseminated by GPO.