What Public Libraries Can Do For Special Libraries

Presenting an Overview of Services By Cathy Balshone Reference Department Newton Free Library 330 Homer Street Newton Massachusetts 02459 Presented at Congregation Beth Israel 701 Farmington Avenue West Hartford, CT 06119 June 19, 2009

How the Public Library Can Help the Special Library Ask a question! Call or e-mail the Reference Department. Find out what resources are available. In the library Remotely accessible In other collections Fill out forms for document delivery. Place requests for library materials. Use MassAnswers anytime of the day or night from a public library or regional website .

Ask a question!

Call or e-mail the Reference Department.

Find out what resources are available.

In the library

Remotely accessible

In other collections

Fill out forms for document delivery.

Place requests for library materials.

Use MassAnswers anytime of the day or night from a public library or regional website .

Public Librarians Reference, Children’s, Audio-Visual, and Interlibrary Loan Departments Help track down an answer or referral Guide you to sources, find materials Offer readers advisory service Collect print and non-print materials for all ages Submit ILL requests; procure materials Consider purchase requests Help with electronic searches. Teach basic computer skills and classes on topics, such as Genealogy; prepare handouts.

Reference, Children’s, Audio-Visual, and Interlibrary Loan Departments

Help track down an answer or referral

Guide you to sources, find materials

Offer readers advisory service

Collect print and non-print materials for all ages

Submit ILL requests; procure materials

Consider purchase requests

Help with electronic searches.

Teach basic computer skills and classes on topics, such as Genealogy; prepare handouts.

Readers Advisory Book reviews Reading lists and guides for Jewish book clubs AJL Book Club Reading Lists http://www.jewishlibraries.org/ajlweb/resources/bookclub_lists.htm Jewish Book Council http://www.jewishbookcouncil.org/page.php?189 Books in a variety of formats and languages Books for adults, children, English learners Borrow a book outside of the library, network Books For You!: Online personalized booklists based on a questionnaire. Bookletters: Online monthly topical book newsletter

Book reviews

Reading lists and guides for Jewish book clubs

AJL Book Club Reading Lists http://www.jewishlibraries.org/ajlweb/resources/bookclub_lists.htm

Jewish Book Council http://www.jewishbookcouncil.org/page.php?189

Books in a variety of formats and languages

Books for adults, children, English learners

Borrow a book outside of the library, network

Books For You!: Online personalized booklists based on a questionnaire.

Bookletters: Online monthly topical book newsletter

Foreign Languages Dictionaries Books Original language Translated into another language Recorded Books: variety of formats Collections of Foreign Films Language Instruction ESL Program

Dictionaries

Books

Original language

Translated into another language

Recorded Books: variety of formats

Collections of Foreign Films

Language Instruction

ESL Program

How to Find a Library How to Share Resources The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is organized into regions and networks. Find a library by region, network, city or town, zip code. Libraries joining the public systems include public, academic, school and special libraries. Regional membership totals are 1765 libraries Public 370 Academic 124 School 1023 Special 248

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is organized into regions and networks.

Find a library by region, network, city or town, zip code.

Libraries joining the public systems include public, academic, school and special libraries.

Regional membership totals are 1765 libraries

Public 370

Academic 124

School 1023

Special 248

Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (MBLC)

MBLC www.mblc.state.ma.us Regional Membership

Eligibility Requirements 605 CMR 7.02

Massachusetts Regional Library Systems (MARLS) 6 Regions Boston (BRLS) http://www.bpl.org/brls/about.html Metrowest (MMRLS) http://www.mmrls.org/ Northeast (NMRLS) http://www.nmrls.org/ Southeastern (SEMLS) http://www.semls.org/ Central (CMRLS) http://www.cmrls.org/ Western (WMRLS) http://www.wmrls.org/

6 Regions

Boston (BRLS) http://www.bpl.org/brls/about.html

Metrowest (MMRLS) http://www.mmrls.org/

Northeast (NMRLS) http://www.nmrls.org/

Southeastern (SEMLS) http://www.semls.org/

Central (CMRLS) http://www.cmrls.org/

Western (WMRLS) http://www.wmrls.org/

About Massachusetts Library Regional/Network Memberships Shared Online Catalog Document Delivery Interlibrary Loan Materials Transfer Database Access Cooperative Purchasing Programs Workshops; Training Technical Assistance

Shared Online Catalog

Document Delivery

Interlibrary Loan

Materials Transfer

Database Access

Cooperative Purchasing Programs

Workshops; Training

Technical Assistance

Resource Sharing with MassCat and the Virtual Catalog Consider adding your records to MassCat Fees based upon holdings Shared cataloging system: Match your holdings to records in the catalog Add new records from OCLC Use a web-based system and avoid purchasing software Virtual Catalog transfers through the regions

Consider adding your records to MassCat

Fees based upon holdings

Shared cataloging system:

Match your holdings to records in the catalog

Add new records from OCLC

Use a web-based system and avoid purchasing software

Virtual Catalog transfers through the regions

MassCat

Online Library Catalogs for School and Special Libraries MassCat for all regions except Boston Member school and special libraries Optional to participate State policies about loaning materials Fee to join MassCat based on holdings; set-up fees; migration costs Will generate reports

MassCat for all regions except Boston

Member school and special libraries

Optional to participate

State policies about loaning materials

Fee to join MassCat based on holdings; set-up fees; migration costs

Will generate reports

The Virtual Catalog

Online Library Catalog for the Networks Virtual Catalog http://www.mln.lib.ma.us/virtcat.htm Holdings of the 9 networks Select and search one network Place reserves Pick items up at a member library

Virtual Catalog http://www.mln.lib.ma.us/virtcat.htm

Holdings of the 9 networks

Select and search one network

Place reserves

Pick items up at a member library

More Benefits Collaborative database purchasing Coop membership for discounts on library supplies and materials. Numerous workshops and training sessions at your regional office or at your library. Free equipment & training: barcodes, scanner, computer with link to the Internet.

Collaborative database purchasing

Coop membership for discounts on library supplies and materials.

Numerous workshops and training sessions at your regional office or at your library.

Free equipment & training: barcodes, scanner, computer with link to the Internet.

The Networks 9 networks 1,700 libraries Searchable catalogs of more than 400 libraries Millions of full-text articles Hundreds of archives and manuscript collections Digitized collections

9 networks

1,700 libraries

Searchable catalogs of more than 400 libraries

Millions of full-text articles

Hundreds of archives and manuscript collections

Digitized collections

Search for libraries in your network

Massachusetts Library Networks – Boston & West Metro Boston Library Network (MBLN) http://catalog.mbln.org/#focus Fenway Libraries Online (FLO) http://flo.org/ Minuteman Library Network (MLN) http://www.mln.lib.ma.us/ Central/Western Massachusetts Automated Resources Sharing, Inc. (C/W MARS) http://www.cwmars.org/

Metro Boston Library Network (MBLN) http://catalog.mbln.org/#focus

Fenway Libraries Online (FLO)

http://flo.org/

Minuteman Library Network (MLN) http://www.mln.lib.ma.us/

Central/Western Massachusetts Automated Resources Sharing, Inc. (C/W MARS) http://www.cwmars.org/

Massachusetts Library Networks – North & South North of Boston Library Exchange (NOBLE) http://www.noblenet.org/ Merrimack Valley Library Consortium (MVLC) http://www.mvlc.org/ Old Colony Library Network (OCLN) http://ocln.org/wp-public/ Sails Library Network (SAILS) http://www.sailsinc.org/ Cape Libraries Automated Materials Sharing (CLAMS) http://www.clamsnet.org/

North of Boston Library Exchange (NOBLE) http://www.noblenet.org/

Merrimack Valley Library Consortium (MVLC) http://www.mvlc.org/

Old Colony Library Network (OCLN) http://ocln.org/wp-public/

Sails Library Network (SAILS) http://www.sailsinc.org/

Cape Libraries Automated Materials Sharing (CLAMS) http://www.clamsnet.org/

Find an Article Search periodicals databases for citations. E-mail to yourself when full text is available. Request document through Interlibrary Loan Some articles may precede 1980 Gale databases or may not be in JSTOR. Ask for an obituary from an old newspaper. Receive articles by fax, by e-mail, or pick up at your region’s member library. Articles processed through the Boston Public Library (BPL).

Search periodicals databases for citations.

E-mail to yourself when full text is available.

Request document through Interlibrary Loan

Some articles may precede 1980 Gale databases or may not be in JSTOR.

Ask for an obituary from an old newspaper.

Receive articles by fax, by e-mail, or pick up at your region’s member library.

Articles processed through the Boston Public Library (BPL).

Delivery Services Books, chapters of books or missing pages, magazines, microfilm, microfiche, recorded books on CD or tape, music scores, music CDs, DVDs, VHS tapes Delivery to your library or a nearby regional library Interlibrary loan (ILL) training and services, e.g. Wellesley Public Library for Minuteman.

Books, chapters of books or missing pages, magazines, microfilm, microfiche, recorded books on CD or tape, music scores, music CDs, DVDs, VHS tapes

Delivery to your library or a nearby regional library

Interlibrary loan (ILL) training and services, e.g. Wellesley Public Library for Minuteman.

Databases See what databases are provided By your region By your network By your public library Through statewide database licensing by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

See what databases are provided

By your region

By your network

By your public library

Through statewide database licensing by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Massachusetts Statewide Database Licensing

Databases Coded by Funding

Try a Database Search Encyclopedia Judaica: Online subscription database Jewishencyclopedia.com : free website, based on edition published from 1901-1906 Try some searches: Where and what was the Pale of Settlement? What is the Zohar? Where can I read it? Which chronic genetic diseases afflict Jews? Encyclopedia Judaica search; Change Databases & Cross-search selecting other databases

Encyclopedia Judaica: Online subscription database

Jewishencyclopedia.com :

free website, based on edition published from 1901-1906

Try some searches:

Where and what was the Pale of Settlement?

What is the Zohar? Where can I read it?

Which chronic genetic diseases afflict Jews?

Encyclopedia Judaica search; Change Databases & Cross-search selecting other databases

Readers Advisory Database Searches Literary criticism Author biographies Try finding this one author known by given and pen name with multiple spellings: Mendele Moykher Sforim = Sholem Yankev Abramovitsh = Shalom Jacob Abramovitz = Shalom Jacob Abramowitz Encyclopedia Judaica – and how to Change Databases Biography Resource Center Gale Literature Resource Center

Literary criticism

Author biographies

Try finding this one author known by given and pen name with multiple spellings:

Mendele Moykher Sforim = Sholem Yankev Abramovitsh = Shalom Jacob Abramovitz = Shalom Jacob Abramowitz

Encyclopedia Judaica – and how to Change Databases

Biography Resource Center

Gale Literature Resource Center