More... April 2014 - Volume 46, Issue 4 The Newsletter for South Carolina Libraries 2014 Read-In a Success! In Th is Issue: More than 1500 children from across South Carolina gathered at the State House on Th ursday, April 10 to celebrate reading at the 2014 South Carolina Preservation Week: Pass It On —2 Read-In. Th is annual event, sponsored by the South Carolina Association of School Librarians and the South Carolina State Library, lets students Resource Guide for Legislators—3 show why kids who read succeed. Th e theme of the event celebrates reading and encourages students to continue reading. Th is year’s event featured 2013 Notable Documents individuals representing various countries who read the book Oh, the Places Announced —5 You’ll Go! by Dr. Seuss in their native language. SC Digital Library Partnerships Participants gathered in the State Library’s parking lot and paraded to the with Public Libraries —6 State House at 10:00 a.m. International representatives in native dress lead by the Benedict College drum line paraded with State Librarian Hulen E. Bivins, USC’s Cocky, Clemson’s Tiger, Miss South Carolina USA, South Digitization in a Box—7 Carolina Teacher of the Year Darleen Sutton, author Karen Petit with her dog Louise, and many more. Th ere was also a visit from South Carolina Celebrating National Bookmobile Governor, Nikki Haley. Day—8 For more information, please visit http://read-in-sc.org. For additional Upcoming Continuing Education photos, please visit the State Library’s fl ickr set at http://bit.ly/1qnFPbC. Events—10 Friends of South Carolina Libraries Hosts Annual Event—12 Jonathan Green Visits Piedmont Technical College Library—14 Charleston Holds Library Construction Community Meetings—15 Public Libraries and Digital Preservation—18 Did you Know?—20 Annual Literacy Leaders Awards Call for 2014 Nominations—22 More is brought to you by www.statelibrary.sc.gov More... April 2014 - Volume 46, Issue 4 Preservation Week: Pass It On By Jessica Dame, Metadata Librarian, South Carolina State Library April 27 through May 3, 2014 marks Preservation Week, a week for libraries all over the country to raise awareness on the preservation institutionsiii required id attention i and d letlildh preservation get placed on the of institutional and personal care. Th e Association for Library back burner, but to be an essential collections. During Preservation Collections and Technical Services’ part of the overall library plan and Week, libraries sponsor events, plan Preservation Week website claims goals. In observance, the South activities and share information 80% of those collecting institutions Carolina State Library is addressing on the topic of preservation in an have no paid staff assigned to several preservation topics in this eff ort to educate library staff and collection care and 22% have issue of More, sharing resources the community on how to preserve no collection care personnel at with the public via social media, our collective and personal all. Th ey also estimate some 2.6 and unveiling new projects to help treasures. Preservation spans billion items are not protected libraries across the state. from the physical care of paper by an emergency plan, such as resources to backing up your digital in the event of a natural disaster. For further information about photographs. Th is does not include personal Preservation Week, please visit collections. http://bit.ly/1hGhK8z and Preservation Week was created http://bit.ly/1hGhOVW. in 2010 when it was found that It is important for libraries to not millions of items in collecting Find Library Who was that person I passed in Social Media the State House today? Links People doing business with the State Legislature or state agencies need to know who they meet or pass by in the State House. Th e South Carolina Legislative Manual is an annual publication of the House of Representatives designed to assist General Assembly members in their activities during the legislative season. Once “pocket sized” so the members would have quick access to names of Representatives and Senators, directors of agencies, House Rules, portions of the Constitution appropriate for legislative service, and, of course the Like, +1, tweet, watch videos name and biography of the Governor and Lieutenant Governor, the book and more at the South Caroli- is now almost 600 pages and includes photos of individuals and color na library social media outlets photographs of the several emblems and symbols. Th e current manual guide. If your library’s social (2013) is available online where it can also be purchased media outlets are not listed, please send links to crogers@ (http://bit.ly/1l1DGim). Are you doing research and looking for old statelibrary.sc.gov. copies? Th e South Carolina State Library has the manual going back to Explore the guide at 1918. http://bit.ly/1erFW4g. More - South Carolina State Library’s Newsletter 2 More... April 2014 - Volume 46, Issue 4 A South Carolina Resource Guide for Legislators By Elaine Sandberg, Information Ser- project vices Librarian, South Carolina State expanded Library and one that soon Th e Information Services profession- became als at the South Carolina State Library involved recently took on a challenge to devise several of a resource that would be of value to the departmentsnts at the state legislators and their staff and the State Library. Staff devised a tem- Finally, all was in order and the House would show that group how the State plate for a brochure to hand out, then Research Staff secured a time for us Library could be of assistance in their our web administrator converted it to to visit with the House members to service to South Carolina citizens. a pdf to store on an online site. Th e distribute the packets and explain the Th ey reasoned that the legislators Communications staff were pulled in new online guide. For two hours a would benefi t from quick access to to help plan promotion and presenta- steady stream of Representatives came statistics on South Carolina: popu- tion, and were soon involved in pre- by to receive their special brochure lation, crime, health status, educa- paring and securing a new magnet to and packet and see the new webpage tion, income, voter registrations and distribute. Circulation staff checked online. Library staff members (Chris more. Each type of statistic could be the patron list for legislators and Yates, Faith Keller, Jason Broughton, found by searching state and federal prepared new library cards. Even our Elaine Sandberg and Curtis websites, but that eff ort can use time director, Hulen Bivins, was called on Rogers) had several devices available that may not be available. Th e State to contribute a letter for the packet. to demonstrate the easy access to the Library staff wanted a single resource site and to its wealth of information. that linked to specifi c tables or pages In order to have the district pro- Because we knew many members with current South Carolina informa- fi les available online, a new site was would be unable to come to the open tion. Th e resource would be a com- designed. Chris Yates, Information visitation, we distributed the remain- pilation of online resources from a Services manager and Rob Lindsey, ing packets directly to the offi ces. variety of federal and state agencies to web administrator, coordinated eff orts provide relevant and accurate South for a Libguide and brand for existing A visit to the Senators is planned. Carolina statistical information. An webpages to highlight the new guide. Th e resource guide will be continually added detail to the challenge was to Th is resource guide is designed to be updated with new online resources collect this information at State House used by both state legislators and leg- and categories in an ongoing eff ort to and Senate district level and provide islative staff and is divided into major provide legislators and their staff the each legislator with a document on categories: Demographics; Education; most pertinent and current informa- his/her own constituents. Health; Crime; Taxes and Revenue; tion on their respective communities Voter Registrations; and Commerce and the constituents whom they Information Services members began and Workforce. Links will go directly serve. However, the research guide locating specifi c tables and sources to South Carolina information, so that can be accessed and used by anyone for the statistics they sought, but soon a user won’t have to search a website by visiting http://bit.ly/Qdgzrf. realized more resources could be of to fi nd a specifi c table. interest and that an online portal to information would be needed. Th e More - South Carolina State Library’s Newsletter 3 More... April 2014 - Volume 46, Issue 4 Interview with USC’s Lawryn Henderson: Physical Care of Paper By Jessica Dame, Metadata Librarian, Remove paper clips, rubber bands, and South Carolina State Library staples: http://bit.ly/1hqFYsy. Lawryn Henderson is Conservator at Store in acid and lignin free enclosures the Arthur E. Holman, Jr. Conserva- and make further treatment decisions tion Lab, a 2,300 sq. ft . facility de- as needed. signed to provide for the conservation of University of South Carolina (USC) What is the best way to care for news- library materials. Lawryn graduated paper? from USC in 2002, apprenticed at the lab, transitioned to Assistant Conser- Th e life of newsprint can be extended vator, and then became Conservator through storage in buff ered enclo- in 2008. sures and interleaving with buff ered tissue. Th ese products have an alkaline can include not only cars/industry, Can you give a brief overview of the reserve that can help slow the eff ects but off -gassing from materials in the best practices of caring for paper mate- of acid on paper.