Item Records and the Processing Workflow
Until now, the Cataloging Fundamentals video series has focused on understanding and creating bib records, which are the primary product of cataloging. However, many catalogers …
Amy Hitchner
Digital Collections Stewardship
Calling all CO & WY cultural heritage organizations: we are now accepting applications for this program! Enhance your knowledge of digital collections through this free collaborative learning opportunity.
Core Fields
Part of a cataloger’s job is balancing competing priorities. We strive for accuracy and completeness in our bib records while working within the constraints of …
Organizing Your Cataloging Toolkit
Part of being a new cataloger is being confronted by an abundance of rules, tools, and resources without necessarily having a conceptual framework for how …
CVL Collections: 2023 in Review
Since 2016, the CVL Collections program has been helping organizations in Colorado (and now Wyoming!) share their unique historic collections online with their communities and …
Cataloging Fundamentals Program
Staff members at Colorado’s small and rural libraries take on many roles—from programming and story time to circulation and cataloging—sometimes all in the same day. …
Chatalogers: A Colorado Catalogers Discussion Group
Calling all Colorado catalogers: are you looking for the opportunity to “talk shop” with your peers on a regular basis? Consider joining Chatalogers, a discussion …
Touring Colorado’s Collections: Arvada Historical Society
Arvada Begins The town of Arvada began as many Colorado towns did, in response to the gold rush of the mid-1800s. While not rich in …
Touring Colorado’s Collections: Alamosa Public Library Digital Archive
In 1847, the first group of Mormon pioneers, led by Brigham Young, settled in Salt Lake City after departing from Illinois a year earlier. They …
Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection: Adding Newspapers to Your Library Catalog
Do you want to provide access to free historic newspapers directly from your library catalog? Meet Colorado State Library’s CHNC MARC record database: it contains …
Play, Learn, and Grow Videos in Spanish
Growing Readers Together program is excited to announce the availability of Spanish language videos and activity sheets for their Play, Learn, and Grow / Jugar, …
Touring Colorado’s Collections: Pine River Library and the Stories of Bayfield, CO
A small town with a long history is a community with stories to tell; stories of hard times and harsh winters, but also of optimism …
Colorado Reentry Resources (CORR) Mailing List
The Colorado Reentry Resources (CORR) mailing list is a new group available to Colorado library staff interested in promoting successful reentry for citizens returning from …
Partnering with an Institutional Library
Colorado libraries reach their communities in many ways, including partnerships with local organizations and businesses. But has your library considered partnering with one of Colorado’s …
Guest Post: Communicating Value Through a Shared Vocabulary
This guest post was written by Amie Pilla, Library CEO of Berthoud Community Library District. It’s no secret that a disconnect exists between what public …
How do I…Start a Minecraft program?
Today’s post was written by guest author Stephen Tafoya, Technology Trainer at Garfield County Library District. I think the running joke now is, if you …
Spotlight on Sharing: Libraries Support Memory Care
Libraries are a reflection of the communities they serve, and communities across the United States are experiencing a steep increase in people with Alzheimer’s and other …
Library Linked Data
Why do libraries have catalogs? If you work in libraries the answer seems obvious: we have catalogs because our patrons need to search our collections. …
Free online resources
The web abounds with resources for learning, productivity, and sharing. Here are some of our favorite free online tools—this is by no means an exhaustive list, …
Where to start if you’re a technology beginner
It probably happened slowly. While you were busy with the demands of daily life, the world of technology grew around you. One day you were …