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Services on a Shoestring
The SEFLIN 2010 Regional Conference, LibTech 2010 - Services on a Shoestring was a tremendous success. Over 225 people attended the July 22 Conference at the Kovens Conference Center on the Florida International University Biscayne Bay Campus.
Keynote speaker Sarah Houghton-Jan, the Librarian in Black spoke on The Future of Libraries and Technology: The Phoenix Rising From the Ashes.
See the LibTech 2010 Conference web page for links to the Conference Evaluation and to presentations and resources prepared by the Conference speakers. Visit the SEFLIN Conference 2010: Services on a Shoestring Facebook fan page (log into Facebook and search for the SEFLIN Conference) for photos and notes from the conference. Add your own comments.
Event Cancellations
Persons attending SEFLIN events should review SEFLIN's cancellation procedures in the event of hurricanes or tropical storms. The procedures covers both 'watches' and 'warnings' issued by the National Weather Service.
SEFLIN Hurricane/Tropical Storm Policy
Member Library Plans
As part of its Disaster Preparedness and Response strategic initiative, SEFLIN has posted a new Web page containing links to selected information and resources. Links are provided to the disaster plans of SEFLIN member libraries and county, state and federal government information. Please contact SEFLIN if you wish to have your library's disaster preparedness and response information posted.
Disaster Planning and Recovery Resources
Service Opens Doors to Libraries
Five library organizations in Palm Beach County announce the launch of a new program to provide cooperative borrowing services. The Sunshine Library Card Program allows registered users to borrow materials from participating libraries.
This program is the first in Southeast Florida to demonstrate reciprocal borrowing
among academic, public, and school libraries.
The libraries participating in the Sunshine Library Card Program are:
- Florida Atlantic University Libraries
- Palm Beach Community College Libraries
- Palm Beach County Library System
- School District of Palm Beach County
- West Palm Beach Public Library
Sunshine Library Card Program Homepage
Online Training for Library Staff
SEFLIN has created an online training presentation for library staff using the SEFLIN Library Card Program site. The presentation runs for seven minutes and covers the basics of:
1. Logging into the SLCP site
2. Creating a New SEFLIN Library Card
3. Validating the Use of a SEFLIN Library Card
The presentation is available on the SEFLIN Library Card Program homepage.
SEFLIN Library Card Program Homepage
More than 350 Library Locations are Listed in the Directory
SEFLIN announces the new Directory of Southeast Florida Libraries. This searchable, online directory provides a listing of more than 350 library locations belonging to SEFLIN member libraries and libraries affiliated with the Florida Library Information Network (FLIN).
Two search interfaces are provided in the directory: 'Simple Search' and 'Advanced Search'. The Simple Search provides a single search field to quickly search the information in the directory. The Advanced Search provides five search elements that can be used separately or combined for refined searching. These search elements include:
Click here to go to the new Directory...
Professional Networking Service for Member Library Staff
The Library Staff Networking Directory offers an online service designed to facilitate the sharing of knowledge and professional expertise among the library staff in member libraries. More than 1,500 staff persons from the Southeast Florida region are listed in the directory.
Library staff may post a professional biography, upload photos, select job duties and professional interests, add hyperlinks to useful Web sites, upload documents and presentations, and identify contacts among the other staff persons in the Directory.
