Welcome (12:47:14) Larry "Library" : I tried to follow your printed instructions to the T but I was unable to complete. (12:47:21) Tom Peters : You sound good, Peter (12:47:27) Larry "Library" : I can hear fine. Perfect. (12:47:31) Matt : I can hear fine. (12:47:33) Tom - Charlotte NC : Hear you fine. (12:47:35) colette cairns : I hear fine (12:47:39) Larry "Library" : My mic just doesn't work (12:47:45) Judy has left the room. (12:48:00) jaime has entered the room. (12:48:02) Judy has entered the room. (12:48:02) Jean has entered the room. (12:48:10) jackie has entered the room. (12:48:14) Larry "Library" : Which is probably good. My Ma called me a Talking Machine. (12:48:28) Larry "Library" : Thanks Peter (12:48:41) Native Village has entered the room. (12:49:09) thomassw has entered the room. (12:49:14) TSmith has entered the room. (12:50:04) Judy : http://www.opal-online.org/LOCresearcher200709.htm (12:51:31) Native Village has left the room. (12:51:35) Native Village has entered the room. (12:51:55) Jim Skypeck has entered the room. (12:52:14) TSmith has left the room. (12:52:24) Tom Peters : Hi, Everyone. We'll begin at the top of the hour...approx. 8 mins from now. (12:52:30) Jim Skypeck : thanks (12:52:51) mary downing has entered the room. (12:52:53) Karen has entered the room. (12:52:54) Tiffany has entered the room. (12:52:59) Tom Peters : Beautiful Blue Springs, Missouri (12:53:08) Jim Skypeck : Boston University School of Theology Library (12:53:14) Jean : Charlotte, NC (12:53:14) Native Village : Ohio, Native Village http://www.nativevillage.org (12:53:17) mary downing has left the room. (12:53:27) Larry "Library" : Colton High, Murrieta, CA (12:53:29) Tiffany : Washington, DC (12:53:29) colette cairns : The lush farm fields of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania--Classroom for the Future Coach (12:53:30) Matt : I'm a Teaching American History Grant Project Director in Vancouver, Washington - esd112.org/history (12:53:32) Tim Nelson : University of Missouri - St. Louis (12:53:52) thomassw : thomassw from UNCG (Greensboro NC) (12:53:55) Lynne Kvinnesland has entered the room. (12:54:11) vbuilta : I'm at Anderson High School, Anderson, IN. (12:54:16) Cynthia has entered the room. (12:54:36) dkanaley has entered the room. (12:55:05) Barbara : Barbara Natanson, sitting in (very nearby at LC!) on behalf of Janice Ruth (12:55:09) thomassw : thomassw: I'd like to add that I'm ABD, working on my dissertation, and teaching 2nd half of the US Survey...LOC is quite useful (12:55:11) Karen : Maricopa Community Colleges in the Phoenix Metro area (12:55:38) Judy : yes (12:55:38) Linda Rossman has entered the room. (12:55:46) Joan has entered the room. (12:55:47) Larry "Library" : I 2 am ABD @ Northwestern U, but have given up (12:56:01) simone has entered the room. (12:56:12) k noot has entered the room. (12:56:47) PStroud has entered the room. (12:56:52) jen has entered the room. (12:57:02) Judy : no sound, native village (12:57:07) Mary Kay has entered the room. (12:57:17) Native Village : Am trying (12:57:20) Native Village : :-) (12:57:30) Mary Kay has left the room. (12:57:39) Tom Peters : There's always text chat, too. (12:57:59) Judy : very faint (12:58:19) Carl William Long has entered the room. (12:58:20) kbouman has entered the room. (12:58:32) JennyG has entered the room. (12:58:35) sang has entered the room. (12:58:42) Judy : still faint (12:58:42) Jim Skypeck : still faint (12:58:54) Cindy has entered the room. (12:59:06) Jim Skypeck : yes (12:59:06) Tom Peters : We'll get started in a couple of minutes. (12:59:19) Dennis Miles has entered the room. (12:59:23) Judy : We heard Lancaster County. (12:59:24) Lindy has entered the room. (12:59:43) Peter : Yes, we heard you, Colette. (12:59:54) Cathy H has entered the room. (13:00:05) Carl William Long : I’m Carl Long from Reading Public Library, PA - no microphone I’m just going to listen (13:00:22) Matthew Thomas has entered the room. (13:00:33) vbuilta : I have no microphone either. I'll just listen! (13:00:33) Tom Peters : We will record this session, too, and add the recording to the OPAL Archive (13:00:51) Jim Skypeck : excellent Tom..my boss was hoping to listen to the tape (13:00:55) marta mersereau has entered the room. (13:01:07) DianeVP has left the room. (13:01:10) courtjb has entered the room. (13:01:17) DianeVP has entered the room. (13:01:48) Berger has entered the room. (13:01:49) Research Park Library has entered the room. (13:02:02) sang : will the slides/screen captures be included in the archives? (13:02:07) Caroline has entered the room. (13:02:15) KBrown has entered the room. (13:02:32) Judy : http://www.opal-online.org/LOCresearcher200709.htm (13:02:33) DenyseSturges has entered the room. (13:03:13) Mary Kay has entered the room. (13:03:29) Bruce has entered the room. (13:03:31) KBrown has left the room. (13:04:15) KBrown has entered the room. (13:05:01) Shelley Walchak has entered the room. (13:05:08) Allison Breen has entered the room. (13:05:39) Caroline : Longview Texas (13:05:44) DianeVP : DianeVP - Calvin College - Grand Rapids, MI (13:05:45) jen : AZ (13:05:45) JennyG : Barry University Law School, Orlando, FL (13:05:46) Carl William Long : Reading Public Library, PA (13:05:47) simone : Simone: Toronto, Canada (13:05:47) Lindy : Jefferson Middle School - Athens, GA (13:05:47) k noot : LaMoure North Dakota (13:05:51) Deb Antoine has entered the room. (13:05:53) KBrown : Sheridan, Wyoming (13:05:56) Shelley Walchak : Colorado Library Consortium (13:05:56) Lynne Kvinnesland : Center Valley, PA (13:05:59) Cindy : I'm from the Granby Library in Granby, CO. (13:06:00) Theresa : Fort Collins, Colorado (13:06:01) jackie : Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine Alton IL (13:06:03) Linda Rossman : Hi I'm LInda the Reference Librarian at Perkins Braille and Talking Book LIbrary Looking for electronic resources on your site (13:06:08) DenyseSturges : University of North Dakota Chester Fritz Library (ref) (13:06:10) Research Park Library : University of North Texas Research Park Library (13:06:10) Tom Peters : Wow, lots of states (and countries) represented. (13:06:19) Berger : Neilson Library, Smith College (Mass) (13:06:21) Cynthia : Hi I'm Cynthia Dennis from Baltimore County Public Library in Maryland. (13:06:57) Mary Kay : Hi, I'm Mary Kay Rathke, Assistant Manager of Public Services at United Arab Emirates University in the UAE (near Saudi Arabia). (13:06:58) Deb Antoine : Hi I'm Deb Antoine from University of Illinois Springfield Office of Technology -Enhanced Learning (13:07:10) Joan : Joan: with The Colony Public Library in The Colony, Texas. (13:07:29) Tom Peters : Mary Kay, if we had a prize for the most distant participant, you would get it! (13:07:51) courtjb : Courtney: Southeastern Greene School District in Pennsylvania (13:08:10) Mary Kay : Hi Tom! I'm a big OPAL fan and promote it among my staff. (13:08:13) Peter : Scope of collections and services: (13:09:54) Hong Miao : Hi I am Hong Miao from Marywood unversity Library in PA. I am at the Ref Desk right now so I won't be able to hear anything. But I will watch the slides and read the Chat. (13:10:04) Larry "Library" : What forms are the music holdings? Mini-scores, sheet music part sets, recordings? (13:10:20) Peter : Overview of Library: http://www.loc.gov/more/mtal_html.html (13:10:54) Peter : Larry, they include all of those formats, and more. (13:11:11) Charlotte has entered the room. (13:12:11) Larry "Library" : Thank u both (13:12:24) Peter : Links to major areas of Library's website: http://www.loc.gov/more/links.html (13:12:28) sang has left the room. (13:12:28) Jeff Newell has entered the room. (13:12:48) Native Village : Global Gateway (13:12:49) Jim Skypeck : not yet (13:13:27) Larry "Library" : I'm grateful for the Blind/Handicapped services. I used them while in Japan (13:13:28) Tom Peters : NDIIPP is an exciting initiative. (13:14:35) Peter : Research Centers: (13:14:44) Research Park Library has left the room. (13:14:52) kbouman has left the room. (13:15:35) Tom Peters : Glad to know you articulate any weaknesses or exclusions. (13:16:20) S Clayton has entered the room. (13:16:29) Larry "Library" : Yes, LOC's Japan sect. is VERY impressive (13:16:46) Research Park Library has entered the room. (13:17:38) marta mersereau has left the room. (13:17:56) Jim Skypeck : is MLC common outside the humanities? (13:18:11) Larry "Library" : Yes, I'm a musician (13:18:29) marta has entered the room. (13:18:33) David has entered the room. (13:18:47) Jim Skypeck : minimum level cataloging--saw it on the philosophy page and said it was a weakness (13:19:19) Tom Peters : oops, that's me...sorry (13:21:31) Joan : please tell us about the webcasts (13:22:18) Peter : Science and Technology Reading Room: http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/ (13:22:34) carrie has entered the room. (13:23:01) Tom Peters : Love that second photo: making ice cream in Pie Town, NM! (13:23:21) Berger : Are there links to the Tracer Bullet bibliographies there? (13:23:26) Charlotte : These are fabulous! (13:24:02) Peter : Tracer Bullets: http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/tracer-bullets/tbs.html (13:24:20) Berger : What I meant was to ask about links from more specific science topical pages? (13:24:21) Jean : The food history section is great. (13:24:43) k noot has left the room. (13:25:03) k noot has entered the room. (13:25:04) Shelley Walchak : Are there any tools to help small rural libraries with their collection development? Kind of a "basic collection" recommendation. (13:25:23) Jean : Sounds delicious. are you sending out samples? (13:25:36) Larry "Library" : Performing Arts music holdings too look very good. Thanks. (13:26:06) Linda Rossman : this is great. I just used the Internet resources on health and medicine to confirm results on a reference question I'm working on (13:26:26) Tom Peters : great, Linda (13:26:28) Carl William Long : Could you show us how to get these from the homepage? (forgive me if you already did I missed it) - thanks (13:26:37) Dennis Miles has left the room. (13:26:55) mecastle has entered the room. (13:27:09) Peter : Shelley, a coworker of mine also fields collection development questions, and may be able to provide suggestions for titles you should consult when developing your collection. (13:27:27) Peter : I'll give you the Ask a Librarian link so you can get in touch with her later. (13:27:48) Larry "Library" : I see Reader Rules in Performing Arts prohibits pens. Are there significant problems with users defacing materials? (13:28:15) Shelley Walchak : Thanks, Peter. (13:29:08) Tom Peters : Shelley, here's an online bibliography that may be useful: http://jupiter.clarion.edu/~csrl/bib18.html (13:29:28) Judy : (13:31:06) Judy : http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/PrimDocsHome.html (13:31:53) Judy : http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/NewNation.html (13:32:06) Judy : http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/DeclarInd.html (13:33:21) marta : Marta--Brainerd, MN (13:36:06) Cathy has entered the room. (13:37:05) marta has left the room. (13:37:14) marta has entered the room. (13:37:48) Jim Skypeck : I just got a timeout (13:37:48) Carl William Long : Timeout error (13:37:50) jen : no results (13:37:53) Berger : I also have an error, with timeout (13:37:53) Matt : I'm not seeing your results - (13:37:55) Cynthia : timeout error (13:37:55) thomassw : timeout (13:37:57) Tom Peters : I just got a timeout message (13:37:58) k noot : time out error (13:37:58) Larry "Library" : Yes, good results (13:38:00) Native Village : timeout (13:38:01) Linda Rossman : Error with no results (13:38:03) simone : simone - timeout error (13:38:06) Charlotte : Error (13:38:06) JennyG : Error on mine too with the scripts (13:38:26) Larry "Library" : My system's working when others aren't?? Amazing! (13:38:31) simone : simone: yes, that works (13:38:31) Joan : same as JennyG reported (13:38:33) Tom Peters : That seems to work (13:38:41) Caroline : Yes, it's back now -- thanks! (13:38:42) Berger : speedy searching! (13:38:44) thomassw : Yes, that brought up the page you described (13:38:53) Jim Skypeck : I now have a search I didn't conduct..Fort Dodge (13:38:56) Joan : got it now (13:38:59) jaime : i can't see it (13:38:59) JennyG : Search on Fort Dodge is showing now. (13:39:01) colette cairns has left the room. (13:39:02) Jean has left the room. (13:39:24) Tom Peters : sorry again. That Fort Dodge search was mine. I'll sit on my hands now. (13:39:24) jaime : i just see "timeout", even now (13:39:27) Tiffany : Success! But they all timed out? (13:39:27) Cynthia : Search on Fort Dodge is showing on mine.... (13:39:52) John Lang has entered the room. (13:39:58) Jim Skypeck : guess Fort Dodge timed out (13:40:13) Tom Peters : I grew up in Fort Dodge, Iowa (13:40:25) Caroline : I clicked the "refresh" icon, and the whole right column came back! (13:40:27) Matt : I'm not following your pages any longer. How do I get back in sync? (13:40:49) Charlotte : So there would be results in the categories on the right side? (13:41:06) Caroline : Yes ... 160 results (13:41:09) Tiffany : Yup - I opened a new window to try, and everything works nicely. (13:41:44) Judy : http://www.loc.gov/search/ (13:42:24) Jean has entered the room. (13:42:30) JennyG : What is the new Beta Search? (Or did I miss that?) (13:43:26) Berger : My search brought up some CRS pages, but the Major Studies & Issue Briefs are not included / not yet online, is that right? Only pages that describe the CRS? (13:43:36) Judy : http://catalog.loc.gov/ (13:43:38) JennyG : So it searches the web pages and the other collections that had check boxes on the Fort Dodge search? (13:43:59) Judy : Berger, that is correct. (13:44:30) Judy : http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/catalog.html (13:44:54) Matt : How do I limit a search to things that are digitally archived - so I get the actual document rather than a description of it? (If you'll be answering my question later, no rush - I'm sticking around.) (13:45:21) Judy : Matt, we'll be going to the digital collections in about two minutes. (13:45:28) Matt : Thanks (13:45:39) Judy : PPOC also contains digital images. (13:46:37) vbuilta has left the room. (13:46:46) Larry "Library" : Wow! I'm drowning in virtual materials (13:47:11) jen has left the room. (13:47:52) Charlotte : Very nice! (13:48:02) Shelley Walchak has left the room. (13:48:15) carrie has left the room. (13:48:19) Larry "Library" : Now that is INcredible! (13:48:21) Shelley Walchak has entered the room. (13:48:24) Berger : Are these materials all searchable through OISter or other Digital resource search tools? (13:49:07) carrie has entered the room. (13:49:31) Matt : Not in sync again - (13:49:46) thomassw : I had to follow the instructions myself (13:49:52) Matt : Yep (13:49:54) simone : simone: yes now (13:49:54) Native Village : yes (13:49:55) jaime : y (13:49:57) Tom Peters : yes (13:49:57) Peter : I believe the Prints & Photographs Division has just initiated a Flickr pilot for one its collections; I'm not certain if the photos are available through other search tools, though. (13:49:59) Barbara has left the room. (13:49:59) Larry "Library" : Yes (13:49:59) Caroline : yes (13:50:28) Joan : what was that about "breadcrumbs"? (13:50:28) Peter : You may want to submit that question to the Prints & Photographs Division at: http://www.loc.gov/rr/askalib/ask-print2.html (13:50:34) Lindy has left the room. (13:51:35) Carl William Long : breadcrumbs: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breadcrumb_%28navigation%29 (13:51:55) Peter : Joan, you can often search the breadcrumbs -- the link trail at the top of most pages that traces your path through the website -- to navigate back on forth on the site. (13:52:37) Joan : thanks (13:53:05) Peter : American Memory: (13:53:41) Charlotte : This is my favorite place to begin searching American Memory because there are so many choices. (13:54:19) Tom Peters : I love these panoramic maps. (13:54:46) Peter : In terms of our online images, I should have mentioned that many researchers inquire about whether they are permitted to reuse the images in our collections. A good overview of rights information related to our images can be found at: http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/195_copr.html (13:55:02) Jim Skypeck has left the room. (13:55:35) Shelley Walchak has left the room. (13:55:46) Shelley Walchak has entered the room. (13:55:59) Tom Peters : There it is: Jackson Square in 1885 (13:56:11) Linda Rossman has left the room. (13:57:08) lynn has entered the room. (13:57:14) Peter : Webcasts can be found at: http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/index.php (13:57:33) Peter : You can sort webcasts by topic, or search by keyword using the search box at the top right of the page. (13:57:33) Caroline : How great to see a place I know so well in New Orleans ... lots of childhood memories! (13:57:37) KBrown has left the room. (13:57:42) Peter : Ask a Librarian: http://www.loc.gov/rr/askalib/ (13:57:44) Tiffany : Thank you! (13:57:50) Matt : Where will this presentation be archived? (13:57:58) Tim Nelson has left the room. (13:58:00) Peter : To ask my team a question, use the web form at: http://www.loc.gov/rr/askalib/ask-digital.html (13:58:03) Cynthia : wow, that was great! thank you. (13:58:06) thomassw : will you be doing this type of presentation again any time soon? How do you let it be known? (13:58:07) Carl William Long : thank you, great job (13:58:15) Charlotte : How often do webcasts occur? (13:58:20) Tom Peters : www.opal-online.org/archive.htm (13:58:31) Caroline : I'm amazed and overwhelmed by the scope of this site now! Thank you for your work and effort and for making us aware of it! (13:58:34) Peter : The webcasts are recordings of live events held at the Library. (13:58:34) Larry "Library" : I asked earlier re: Reader Rules in Performing Arts: no pens. Is defacing a significant problem? (13:58:34) Berger : Thanks - it's so hard to keep up with what's out there! I tried a search in OAIster and did find images from LC, just to let you know. http://www.oaister.org/ (13:58:36) simone : simone: so much to process, great intro and I'll explore more (13:58:42) Joan : great presentation -- I would love to have our staff see this! (13:58:45) Peter : Every few days a new one is probably added. (13:58:47) Shelley Walchak : Thanks so much! (13:58:58) thomassw : thanks everyone for your wonderful and enticing presentation! (13:59:03) Berger : Do you use OPAL for internal communications / conferencing among LC staff? (13:59:06) mecastle has left the room. (13:59:07) Shelley Walchak has left the room. (13:59:07) Charlotte : Keep up the great work! (13:59:08) jaime : judy, you probably mentioned this already, but I missed it. What is your position/role at LOC? (13:59:09) Allison Breen has left the room. (13:59:09) Matt : Thanks very much. Great work. (13:59:11) DianeVP : Thanks! (13:59:12) David : Thank you! (13:59:13) Bruce has left the room. (13:59:15) dkanaley has left the room. (13:59:15) Native Village : Wonderful! (13:59:18) Native Village : Thank you (13:59:19) Peter : Thanks Berger, good to know. (13:59:20) JennyG : Thank you! (13:59:21) Cindy : Thanks! (13:59:21) DenyseSturges : where's the handout? (13:59:27) Larry "Library" : Thanks for such a great national resource. (13:59:30) Tom Peters : www.opal-online.org/locresearcher200709.htm (13:59:32) Theresa has left the room. (13:59:37) Mary Kay : Thanks! (13:59:38) jackie has left the room. (13:59:43) Caroline : How does one get a position in the Library? (13:59:46) Jean has left the room. (13:59:47) jaime : thank you for a great presentation! (13:59:47) carrie has left the room. (13:59:47) simone has left the room. (13:59:52) Native Village has left the room. (13:59:54) Peter : Berger, right now we don't use OPAL for internal communications. (13:59:54) DenyseSturges has left the room. (14:00:05) Pat Price Indianapolis IN : yo for a fascinating tour. (14:00:05) Carl William Long : One note: OPAL is great but is there a back button for the window? When you let us explore on our own wiht no back button it easy to get off track. (14:00:09) Peter : Caroline - get lucky. (14:00:09) Matthew Thomas has left the room. (14:00:11) Carl William Long has left the room. (14:00:12) Mary Kay has left the room. (14:00:21) Cathy has left the room. (14:00:23) Michael has entered the room. (14:00:35) Caroline : Ha! Ha! Thanks! (14:00:41) Jeff Newell has left the room. (14:00:42) JennyG : You can right click on the screen and go back (14:00:44) Tom Peters : I'll see if that can be added to the interface (14:00:49) Deb Antoine : thnaks (14:00:51) Deb Antoine : thanks (14:00:59) Larry "Library" : Does Barb Henry still work there in the Orientalia Div? (14:00:59) Karen has left the room. (14:01:06) Deb Antoine has left the room. (14:01:14) Charlotte has left the room. (14:01:15) DianeVP has left the room. (14:01:19) John Lang has left the room. (14:01:24) Matt : How many people work at LoC? (14:01:29) Cynthia : oh wow, right click with mouse worked. I forgot about that, thanks! (14:01:37) Larry "Library" : Thanks (14:01:39) jaime has left the room. (14:02:00) Berger : Thanks for the right-click back tip (mention up front at the next, maybe?), and in general for the program! bye. - Sika Berger (14:02:03) Larry "Library" : Barb beat me out for the Music Librarian slot @ the Curtis Inst. (14:02:09) Peter : Asian Division contact: http://www.loc.gov/rr/askalib/ask-asian.html (14:02:09) Larry "Library" : Then went to LC (14:02:16) Berger has left the room. (14:02:22) Larry "Library" : Thanks Peter\ (14:02:33) Lynne Kvinnesland has left the room. (14:02:34) courtjb has left the room. (14:02:35) David has left the room. (14:02:41) Caroline has left the room. (14:02:55) marta has left the room. (14:02:56) thomassw has left the room. (14:03:07) Joan has left the room.