Nevada Libraries

ISSN 1094-6918

Quarterly publication of the

Nevada Library Association

(March, June, September, December)

Editor:

Holly Van Valkenburgh

Nevada State Library & Archives

100 North Stewart Street

Carson City, NV 89701-4285

Ph 775-684-3322 Fax 775-684-3311

E-mail: hovava@juno.com

Deadlines:

March issue deadline Jan 15

June issue deadline April 15

September issue deadline July 15

December issue deadline Oct 15

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Full page: $150

Half page: $100

Quarter page: $ 50

Subscription Rates:

Included in Membership

Non-members:

U.S., One year: $ 25

Outside U.S.: $ 30

Library of America Grants Opportunity:

April 1, 2001, is the deadline for applying for the 50-volume book collection. Check http://www.neh.gov/millenniumlibraries/guidelines.html for application form, guidelines, and list of books.

Calendar of Upcoming Events

2000

Dec 8 Director's Meeting, WCLS, Reno

2001

Jan 22 NLA Board meeting, North Las Vegas

Jan 22-23 "Imaging and Imaging Technology", Las Vegas (see below)

Jan 25-26 "Imaging and Imaging Technology", Carson City (see below)

Jan 24-25 Nevada American Indian Convocation, Reno (see p 4)

Feb 9 to LSC 303, Bibliography & General Reference, Carson City

Apr 28 Konrad Waibel, Instructor. Application due Dec 5, 2000.

Contact Reed Scull, wrs@unr.edu

Mar 2-3 2001 Reading Program Kickoff, Tonopah. Please bring an idea you

have developed from the manual or based on the theme to share with other

library staff from around the State. Registration will begin in January. Contact

Holly Van Valkenburgh, hvanvalk@clan.lib.nv.us Sponsored by Nevada

Libraries Continuing Education Advisory Committee with LSTA funding.

Mar 15 Scholarship applications for 2001 round of awards due

Contact Steve Fitt, sfitt@ccmail.nevada.edu

Apr 2-8 National Library Week

Apr 2 SCLL meeting, Carson City

Apr 3 NLA Library Day at the Legislature, Carson City

Jun 14-20 ALA, San Francisco

Sum 2001 CI 486/686, Computers in Libraries, UNR. Reno

Contact Reed Scull, wrs@unr.edu

Sep 10-14 Public Library Institute (tentative)

Oct 4-7 NLA Conference, Las Vegas (see p. 10)

2002

Oct 2-5 NLA Conference, Ely

The Nevada Museums Association is sponsoring two workshops on electronic imaging for Nevada libraries, museums and archives. An "Introduction to Imaging and Imaging Technology in Libraries and Archives" will be held in Las Vegas on January 22-23, 2001, at the Nevada State Museum and Historical Society, and in Carson City on January 25-26, 2001, at the Nevada State Library and Archives.

The workshops will be presented by Bill Walker of Amigos Preservation Services, a non-profit, grant-funded service that provides preservation information, support and training to librarians and archivists in the Southwestern U.S. Walker specializes in technical training and conducts digital imaging training for Amigos. This workshop provides an overview of digital imaging, and gives a concrete demonstration of the technology and process of imaging.

Participants in this two-day workshop will learn about how to select appropriate materials for imaging, guidelines and benchmarks for image quality, file formats, headers and compression. There will be a hands-on introduction to digital imaging hardware, software, and storage media and devices. Participants will also compare different technologies and workstation configurations; examine workflow and outsourcing conversion issues; and explore search and retrieval, indexing, metadata and image networking.

Funding for this workshop was made available through grants from the State Historical Records Advisory Board and the Nevada Libraries Continuing Education Advisory Committee. Amigos Imaging and Preservation Services are funded in part by a grant from the Division of Preservation and Access of the National Endowment for the Humanities.