On Saturday, May 5th, from 1 PM to 2:30 PM author finalists for the Minnesota Book Awards will be at Central greeting people and signing books. A list of the finalists is here.
Barb S.
Sunday, January 28, 2007
Thursday, January 25, 2007
PHOTOS FROM THE PIONEER PRESS
Did you know that you can request photo reprints from the Pioneer Press? There is a link on TwinCities.com which takes you to an online form you can fill out with the date, edition, photographer's name and a description of the photo. This is submitted along with your contact info and the staff at the Pioneer Press will then check to see if that particular photo is available.
Not all photos will be: "Bear in mind that we do not own the copyright to everything that appears in the newspaper, and thus not all photographs are available for reprinting." However, if they find a photo matching your description, they will send you a thumbnail image for confirmation and you can then place an order.
These photos do not come cheap, but for those patrons doing ancestry research this may be an acceptable expense.
You can find the order form and pricing information here.
Laura
Not all photos will be: "Bear in mind that we do not own the copyright to everything that appears in the newspaper, and thus not all photographs are available for reprinting." However, if they find a photo matching your description, they will send you a thumbnail image for confirmation and you can then place an order.
These photos do not come cheap, but for those patrons doing ancestry research this may be an acceptable expense.
You can find the order form and pricing information here.
Laura
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
Copyright Information & Education
Laura discovered a great new resource for information about copyright, hosted by the U of M. Check out Copyright Information & Education.
I particularly like the decision map for determining fair use, when to ask for permission, etc.
Copyright info. used to be included on the Music & Song Lyrics page of our web links, but it has reached a critical mass, so I have given the topic its own page now.
--John
I particularly like the decision map for determining fair use, when to ask for permission, etc.
Copyright info. used to be included on the Music & Song Lyrics page of our web links, but it has reached a critical mass, so I have given the topic its own page now.
--John
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
Music Doings at Central
Denny, Sue and Bill have recently had the pleasure of going through the Field Music collection to make sure they are all in alphabetical order, prior to them being put into plastic sleeves to help preserve them.
Doris is currently going through the file drawers which are full (too full) of songbooks and music, and pulling out candidates for mending and/or bindery. We have run into a severe space crunch there, and hopefully this will make it possible for us to
a. Find the books/music we are looking for
b. Make room for the new songbooks and music which has been acquired but haven’t got a home yet.
We are also looking for a new method of shelving all those lovely songbooks which will help preserve them, make them easier to use, and more visible to the public.
If anyone knows of any companies dealing with shelving of music, please contact me.
Thanks, Doris.
Doris is currently going through the file drawers which are full (too full) of songbooks and music, and pulling out candidates for mending and/or bindery. We have run into a severe space crunch there, and hopefully this will make it possible for us to
a. Find the books/music we are looking for
b. Make room for the new songbooks and music which has been acquired but haven’t got a home yet.
We are also looking for a new method of shelving all those lovely songbooks which will help preserve them, make them easier to use, and more visible to the public.
If anyone knows of any companies dealing with shelving of music, please contact me.
Thanks, Doris.
Tuesday, January 09, 2007
New Resume Resources
Ever since the downtown Workforce Center closed, patron requests for resume help have increased. Here are some web sites that may help:
Creating Your Resume in Microsoft Word
Job Resume Templates
These sites are also available on the SPPL web page:
http://www.sppl.org/weblinks/jobs-careers.html
under Resumes-->Tutorials & Templates
Found via Librarian in Black
--Andrea
Creating Your Resume in Microsoft Word
Job Resume Templates
These sites are also available on the SPPL web page:
http://www.sppl.org/weblinks/jobs-careers.html
under Resumes-->Tutorials & Templates
Found via Librarian in Black
--Andrea
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