Library User Group Meeting
April 4, 2017
The purpose of the library user group is to form collaborative relationships and share expertise relative to library and information services among Trumbull and Ashtabula County library/media professionals.
Overview
At this meeting, we will review end-of-year tasks and we will also run a few statistic reports to be used for annual reporting.
Open Topic Discussion
NEOMIN Library Trainings
INFOhio Update
End-of-Year Checklist
Database Cleanup (handout)
Statistic Reports for Your Annual Report (handout)
Adjourn
At this meeting, we will review end-of-year tasks and we will also run a few statistic reports to be used for annual reporting.
Open Topic Discussion
NEOMIN Library Trainings
- Statistic and Collection Analysis – April 10, 2017 (need to reschedule)
- Statistic and Collection Analysis – May 5, 2017 at 8:30 AM – 11:30 AM
- 2016-2017 NEOMIN Library Training Statistics (handout)
INFOhio Update
- INFOhio Advocacy:
- Have you used the Resource Cost Calculator?
- Discussion/feedback from your school administrators
- INFOhio State Roundtable meeting (April 5) – topic discussion on setting up and using floating collections (pods)
- Reminder: Apply to be an INFOhio District/Building ICoach for 2017-18
- Citation helpers updated for MLA 8th Edition
- Science Online
- All EBSCO databases and interfaces including Explora and ISearch
- INFOhio Citation Guide: libguides.infohio.org/citation - ISearch enhancements complete (email sent 3/31/2017)
- Retrieving Use Data from INFOhio: http://libguides.infohio.org/data/infohio
End-of-Year Checklist
- Review of suggested tasks to complete before the end of school (handout)
Database Cleanup (handout)
- Removing records with xx call numbers
- Titles with no copies
- Transit items
- Spreadsheet by item groups
- Call numbers
- Item groups
- Material types
- Using last checkout date for possible removal of items
- Price – add missing
- Pub year – add missing
Statistic Reports for Your Annual Report (handout)
- Infographic Template Options
- Circulation reports
- Population reports
- Collection reports
Adjourn
- Next meeting (tentatively): Tuesday, September 12, 2017 at 1:00 PM