Out of sync: The time-sucking shock of teaching online.

Newsletter article on communication in online learning environments.DL: Distance Learning Division of the Indiana Library Federation, 4(1), 2-3

Celebrating 20 Years BIUE: A Quick Look Back and a Fast Look Forward

In 1987, Indiana University - Bloomington librarians Emily Okada and Mary Popp had an idea, called together other librarians, and the Bibliographic Instruction/User Education (BIUE) of the Indiana Library Federation (ILF) was born. Initially, BIUE was created to: 1) Increase awareness of user education as an essential library service and play an active role in the development of Indiana Library Federation policies promoting user education; 2) Provide a forum for broad discussion of user education issues within Indiana Libraries; 3) Provide opportunities in which library workers from all types of libraries and from throughout the state of Indiana can share user education ideas, materials, and solutions; and 4) Help practicioners develop, improve and promote user education by providing information, skills, and tools

Cataloging 101: An Introduction to Metadata

Slides and handout from 2010 Indiana Library Federation Annual Conference presentation.Curious about metadata? Come learn the basics. This presentation will cover definitions and types of metadata, schemas and standards, and issues to consider when creating metadata. An overview of Dublin Core will also be provided

National Security Information Resources

This 2005 Indiana Library Federation annual conference presentation describes how to search for and use various national security information resources. It covers U.S. executive branch agencies, U.S. military sources, congressional committees, congressional support agencies, and the British military. It also includes examples of online catalog searches to facilitate searching

Indiana Libraries: Indiana Library Federation Professional Journal Advertising Reservation Form

This file contains the advertising reservation form for this issue of Indiana Libraries

Indiana Libraries: Indiana Library Federation Professional Journal Advertising Reservation Form

This file contains the advertising reservation form for this issue of Indiana Libraries

Vendor Selection Using the RFP Process... Is it for You? -- One Library's Experience

The following article is based on a presentation at the 1998 Indiana Library Federation Annual Conference given by Virginia A. Rumph (Serials Librarian, Butler University), Lindsay Gretz (Assistant Science Librarian, Butler University) and Eve Davis (Account Services Manager, EBSCO Information Services). The presentation and this article cover what an RFP is, the elements of an RFP, the evaluation process, advantages and disadvantages, a vendor’s wish list, trends, and final thoughts

Finding the hard to find: locating newspapers, historic documents & international publications using the internet

Handout and slides from 2009 Indiana Library Federation Annual Conference presentation.Do you groan every time you see a newspaper, historic document or international publication interlibrary loan request? This presentation will discuss various resources that will help you locate these hard-to-find documents. The focus will be Web-based finding aids and digital repositories that provide instant access to documents. Another key is tracking your finding aids so you can easily return to them and you'll hear recommendations on how easy this is to do. By the end of the program, you'll no longer be groaning

Indiana Libraries Affected by USA Patriot Act

The Intellectual Freedom Committee of the Indiana Library Federation developed a “Question of the Year” questionnaire in late 2003 to poll Indiana libraries about a) their knowledge of the USA PATRIOT Act, b) whether the USA PATRIOT Act has resulted in any changes in privacy and confidentiality policies and procedures, and c) whether or not national security related inquiries about patron reading & Web browsing habits have been made since passage of the USA PATRIOT Act. (USA PATRIOT Act is capitalized thus because it is an acronym for the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001.