Nanette Miller is the newly appointed director of the Haines Public Library, and Bruce Bennett is the new head librarian at the Valdez Consortium Library.

The position of school library coordinator with the Alaska State Library Development team has been filled by Jacque Peterson. Ms. Peterson taught in Beijing for two years and previously worked for the North Slope Borough (AK) School District as the district librarian.

Colorado
Marcellus Turner is the new executive director of Jefferson County Public Library, filling a vacancy created by the retirement of William Knott after 37 years at the library's helm. Turner joined the library in 2002, filling the dual roles of deputy county librarian and director of public services, overseeing the day-to-day operations of JCPL's 10 locations, its bookmobile and cataloging, acquisitions and collection development departments.

Iowa
Steven Nielson, formerly with Alpha Bay, a software company, has been named the new director of the Bettendorf Public Library. He takes over from Faye Clow, who retired in January after 30 years with the library.

Scott Dermont has accepted the position of library consultant with the State Library of Iowa. He starts September 8.

Myntha Cuffy has been appointed residency program reference and instruction librarian at the University of Iowa Libraries.

Kansas
Tonganoxie Public Library has announced the appointment of its new director, Royce Kitts. He was previously reference librarian at the Manhattan (KS) Public Library.

The new deputy county librarian for Johnson County Library, Shawnee Mission, is Tricia Suellentrop. She was a 2005 Library Journal Mover & Shaker.

Andeberhan Tensae, formerly district coordinator the Houston (TX) public library, is the new associate director for branch services for 21 branches of the Johnson County Library.

The Northeast Kansas Library System announced the appointment of Sharon Moreland as technology consultant. Moreland comes from the Tonganoxie (KS) Public Library, where she was director.

Nevada
The new director of the Washoe County Library System, Reno, is Arnold Maurins, replacing Nancy Cummings, who retired in January 2008.

Duncan McCoy, director of the Boulder City Library District, retired at the end of June after 19 years of service. The library's new director is Lynn Schofield-Dahl, formerly of the Matheson Memorial Library, Elkhorn (WI).

Jeanne Price is the new director of Wiener Rogers Law Library at the Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada Las Vegas. She was formerly associate director for patron services, research and instruction at Tarlton Law Library, University of Texas.

Oregon
At the 2008 ALA annual meeting, Molly Raphael, Multnomah County Library director, began a year-long term as president of the Library Leadership and Management Division (LLAMA) of the American Library Association.

Ann Miller was named head of metadata services and digital projects at the University of Oregon Libraries, and Karen Munroe was appointed head of the University of Oregon Portland Library and Learning Commons. Christopher J. Shaffer accepted an appointment as university librarian to the Oregon Health & Science University Library.

Portland State University (OR) has filled two positions at the library. Graham Howard has been named humanities and social sciences librarian, and Thomas E. Raffensperger is the new assistant university librarian for public services.

Utah
Elizabeth Elder has been named director of the Salt Lake City (UT) Public Library. She was previously planning director with the Denver (CO) Public Library.

Chris Sanford has replaced Davis County Library System's retiring director, Pete Giacoma. Sanford managed the system's Northern Branch for the past 17 years.

The Utah State Library Division has welcomed three new staff members. Sara Wever is the new Utah LSTA officer and library consultant. Susan Ludington is the new children's coordinator, and Eric Openshaw is the new radio reading production technician.

Washington
The Washington State Library introduced two new staff members in the Library Development program. Ahniwa Ferrai is the new online resources consultant, and Jennifer Fenton has taken on the position of continuing education grants/training coordinator.

Wyoming
Scott Kinney took over on June 30 as director of the Sweetwater County (WY) Library System. Kinney comes to Sweetwater County from Chadron (NE), where he was director of the Chadron Public Library. Prior to that, Kinney was manager of access services for the Laramie County (WY) Library System.

Janet Dombrowski has joined the University of Wyoming Libraries as head of the Brinkerhoff Earth Information Resources Center.

James Honour is Wyoming liaison librarian at the University of Wyoming for the NN/LM MidContinental Region.

BCR is pleased to publish information concerning staff appointments and library news as well as awards, grants and honors bestowed upon our members. Please send your announcements to Brandie Baumann, communications coordinator, bbaumann@bcr.org.

Topics slated for September include:

• Using eAudiobooks — Overview and demonstration of NetLibrary eAudiobooks; getting started; essential resources for assisting your users; how to search and view eAudiobooks; how to create an end-user account; how to download eAudiobooks; how to transfer eAudiobooks to an MP3 player.
  • September 4, 1:30-3:00 p.m. EDT (10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. PDT)


• Setup and Administration — Learn how to get your library to success; loading MARC records; establishing a Remote Patron Authentication method; using the NetLibrary Library Resource Center to pull circulation reports.
  • September 11, 1:30-3:00 p.m. EDT (10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. PDT)


• Using eBooks — Overview and demonstration of NetLibrary and how users can get the most from your library's eBook collection. Topics will include: getting started, creating end-user accounts, searching for titles, copying and pasting text, printing pages, adding notes, saving titles to a favorites list, plus other features and functions. The session will also review the essential resources available to help your users access NetLibrary eBooks with ease.
  • September 18, 1:30-2:30 p.m. EDT (10:30 a.m.-11:30 p.m. PDT)


• Promoting & Marketing NetLibrary to Your Users — Discover promotional tools and resources for marketing NetLibrary eBooks and eAudiobooks; how to use marketing materials; how to develop a strategy to reach your users
  • September 25, 1:30-3:00 p.m. EDT (10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. PDT)

Registration is required for each session. For specific information on each session, including access to related resources, visit the OCLC NetLibrary training support webpage. Additional sessions are available on request.

Interested in finding out more about NetLibrary? Contact Chris Cook (ccook@bcr.org).

With an emphasis on the roles of communications technologies, urban technology planning and knowledge management, and through authoritative contributions from the world's leading experts, this reference covers the materials and instruments of information technology. The encyclopedia addresses many of the fundamental issues of information communication technology, from ICT in education to software engineering to the influence of ICT on different communities and environments.

Key Features:

• 111 authoritative contributions by 93 of the world's leading experts in information communication technology from 16 countries
• Comprehensive coverage of each specific topic, highlighting recent trends and describing the latest advances in the field
• More than 2,500 references to existing literature and research on ICTs
• A compendium of more than 800 key terms with detailed definitions
• Organized by topic and indexed, making it a convenient method of reference for all IT/IS scholars and professionals
• Cross-referencing of key terms, figures and information pertinent to information communication technology

The eBook of the Month showcases new and noteworthy titles available from NetLibrary. Each month, NetLibrary selects a new featured title and provides free, unlimited access through the authenticated homepages of more than 13,000 public, academic and special libraries. To access each month's eBook as well as a tool kit of free promotional materials that can be downloaded and personalized for your library, visit the NetLibrary eBook of the Month resources webpage.

For more information about eBooks, please contact BCR's Chris Cook at ccook@bcr.org.

The webinar will highlight some of the newest and most innovative features of this multidisciplinary online reference library, including:

• Technology that connects more than 320 titles from 60 publishers with more than 100 million cross-references
• Seamless one-click searching of your library's other resources and catalog
• Concept map to help visual learners or anyone who might get stuck finding a research topic
• Librarian Admin site to customize your subscription, download usage statistics and MARC records and set up OpenURL linking
• Much more

Don't miss this opportunity to learn how Credo Reference can help you. To register, contact Heather Blaine (heather.blaine@credoreference.com). For additional information and to join the meeting on September 4:

1. Go to https://xrefer.webex.com/xrefer/j.php?ED=104771902&UID=
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2. Enter your name and email address


3. Enter the meeting password: 123456


4. Click "Join Now"


• Meeting number: 685 675 821


• Call-in toll-free number (US/Canada): 866-469-3239


• Call-in toll number (US/Canada): 1-650-429-3300

Preferred Pricing for BCR Members
Subscribe by September 30 to receive two free months added to a 12-month subscription term. Contact BCR's Chris Cook (ccook@bcr.org) or Jay Ford (jford@bcr.org) for details.

The WorldCat Copyright Evidence Registry is a community working together to build a union catalog of copyright evidence based on WorldCat, which contains more than 100 million bibliographic records describing items held in thousands of libraries worldwide. In addition to the WorldCat metadata, the Copyright Evidence Registry uses other data contributed by libraries and other organizations.

Digitization projects continue for books in the public domain, but books whose copyright status is unknown are destined to remain in print and on shelves until their status can be determined. The process to determine copyright status can be lengthy and labor intensive. The goal of the Copyright Evidence Registry is to encourage a cooperative environment to discover, create and share copyright evidence through a collaboratively created and maintained database, using the WorldCat cooperative model to eliminate duplicate efforts.

The Copyright Evidence Registry six-month pilot was launched July 1 to test the concept and functionality. Users can search the Copyright Evidence Registry to find information about a book, learn what others have said about its copyright status and share what they know.

During a later stage of the pilot, OCLC will add a feature enabling pilot libraries to create and run automated copyright rules conforming to standards they define for determining copyright status. The rules will help libraries analyze the information available in the Copyright Evidence Registry and form their own conclusions about copyright status.

The WorldCat Copyright Evidence Registry Beta can be accessed at www.worldcat.org/copyrightevidence. Catalogers should feel free to use their OCLC Connexion cataloging authorizations to log in. Others are welcome to create or use their current WorldCat.org authorization. There is a "sandbox" record available to try out the system.

OCLC is encouraging feedback on the Copyright Evidence Registry from the library community on the WorldCat.org website.

BCR President and CEO Brenda Bailey-Hainer said, "I'm delighted that BCR can assist libraries with obtaining funding that will help them upgrade their computers. For many people the local public library is often the only place they can use the Internet, and it's important that libraries be able to maintain this important role in their communities."

Twenty-eight libraries in Alaska, 106 in Oregon and 87 in Washington have been designated recipients of the grants. Eligible libraries must obtain local funding commitments that demonstrate community support for maintaining computer upgrades.

Librarians participating in the program also are required to attend a professional development conference focused on advocacy, to help them build the skills and confidence they need to raise awareness about the value of their libraries and increase local support.

BCR also managed the initial round of grant funding announced last fall for the Colorado State Library and the State Library of Kansas, and served as the fiduciary agent for the State Library of Iowa.

For more information, please see the BCR press release. Visit the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Opportunity Online grants to learn more.

Among the new subject headings on the list:

• Escalade sport utility vehicle
• Gidinghagen family
• Liberia—History—Civil War, 1999-2003
• Lifeguard stations
• Maragall family
• Prioress (Fictitious character : Chaucer)
• Soccer and war
• Upper Iowa River (Minn. and Iowa)

See the complete list for more.

While the new document does not provide a detailed description of each of the comparisons that are made, it summarizes the overall process and includes a list of MARC elements used in matching.

To view the document, go to Matching Records when Batchloading to WorldCat.

For full product descriptions of the entire line of Taylor & Francis products available through BCR, visit the BCR website. To sign up for the trial, contact BCR's Marisa Wood at mwood@bcr.org or complete the trial request form.

Janice Benedict, an adult services librarian at Loveland (CO) Public Library, was announced as the Allie Beth Martin Award recipient at ALA. The award recognizes a librarian in a public library who has demonstrated extraordinary range and depth of knowledge about books or other library materials and distinguished ability to share that knowledge.

Kimberly Patton, young adult specialist for the Lawrence (KS) Public Library, is the first recipient of the Librarian of the Month award, sponsored by Macmillan. She recently served as chair of the Teen Manual Committee at the Collaborative Summer Library Program and is coauthor of A Year of Programming for Teens (ALA Editions, 2006).

Shauna Masella of Portland (OR) is one of two winners of a $6,000 Melcher Scholarship, awarded annually to students who plan to enter ALA-accredited programs, obtain a master's degree in library science and specialize in library service to children.

Four Colorado libraries are winners of ALA "American Dream" grants, a one-time award of $5,000 designed to help public libraries increase their literacy services to adult English language learners. Congratulations to Douglas County Library, Castle Rock; High Plains Library District, Greeley; Lafayette Public Library; and Upper San Juan Library District, Pagosa Springs.

Douglas County (CO) Libraries and The Network DC, the county television station in Douglas County, received two Emmy Awards from The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for their Public Service Announcement, "Discover Your Library."

The Denver (CO) Public Library is listed as one of the "most modern libraries in the world" by Best Colleges Online, based on the library's new and creative ways of using technology and design.

The Parmly Billings (MT) Library recently launched a new website, and has just finished working on a PSA with the local TV station, KTVQ. Visit the home page for a link to the announcement.

The Johnson County (KS) Library won the American Library Association's 2008 Marshall Cavendish Excellence in Library Programming Award for its "Literature in the Justice System" program.

The Lawrence (KS) High School Library received an ALA LAMA "Best of Show" award in the inaugural category of videos 31 seconds to five minutes. The award recognizes the best library public relations and marketing materials from the previous year.

The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) recently announced the recipients of the Native American library grants. A number of BCR member libraries were named as recipients.

The Lewis & Clark (MT) Library was selected as a recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Big Read Grant, awarded in partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services and Arts Midwest. The Las Vegas-Clark County Library District (NV) also received a grant.

New and existing reference services in a variety of institutions including colleges and public libraries defined the core of conference topics. The schedule featured more than 100 speakers on subjects as varied as virtual reference, embedded librarians, text and instant messaging services, marketing and merchandising tactics, predatory reference, librarian and professor collaborations, new models, reference outreach and partnerships, products, training, statistics and using web technologies like Facebook to publicize services.

The conference swung into high gear on Monday morning with the welcome by Eugene Hainer, executive director of the Colorado State Library, and the keynote address, Reference in the Age of Wikipedia, Or Not... by David W. Lewis, dean of the University Library, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis.

Six conference tracks, ranging from innovative service models, approaches, values and philosophy of reference service all the way to virtual reference ran during the course of both days. Day two featured a plenary panel, Theory Meets Practice: Educators and Directors Talk, a call for librarians to continue reinventing the way they do business. The panel was composed of R. David Lankes, Ph.D., of Syracuse University; Carla Stoffle from the University of Arizona; Marie Radford, Ph.D., of Rutgers University; and Jamie LaRue of Douglas County Libraries. David Lankes and Marie Radford concluded the conference on Tuesday afternoon with a rousing call for continued reference action and change in these interesting times.

Couldn't get to all the sessions you wanted to see? Visit the Reference Renaissance website to see a list of conference presentation materials that are now available.

Check the WorldCat Search API website for details. A request form for the service will soon be available on the WorldCat.org Affiliate Services page. OCLC’s xISBN and xISSN web services are also available from this page and are similarly free to qualifying OCLC member libraries.

More information about the WorldCat Search API can be found on the details webpage, including some sample applications that came out of the work of early release participants.

OCLC looks forward to seeing more sample applications as it extends the API to library members, and continued input will help to improve the service. The DevNet site will be a great place to share ideas and code for the service.

• A Return to Search Results link has been added from the detailed record. The user is now able to navigate back to the initial search results instead of having to execute a new search.
   
• OCLC has refined the way Internet Resource is identified as a secondary item type. Users no longer see the Internet Resource icon appear on the brief list of results for items that are truly not Internet resources. For example:
   
  Pre-August install:
  
  Post-August install:
  


• Indication of Frame Loading on Framed Pages — A message will be displayed in the upper right hand corner of the framed page indicating the page is loading. This will help users recognize that something is happening while a page is being loaded.

Several presentations by BCR staff are scheduled, bringing new ideas and news to library staff. At BCR's exhibit booth, our knowledgeable and friendly staff will be on hand to provide information, answer questions and help navigate the wide variety of products and services available to the library community through BCR.

• The American Association of State and Local History (AASLH) has scheduled its annual conference for September 9-12, in Rochester (NY). Take a few minutes to visit with Jay Ford, BCR's library services consultant. Ask him about BCR's CDP, training and activities specially geared to cultural heritage institutions. You might also run into BCR's digital initiatives consultant, Leigh Grinstead. In between attending sessions during the day, she will be helping Ford in the exhibit booth. Find them in booth #142.

 
• Look for BCR at the Northwest Interlibrary Loan and Resource Sharing Conference, Portland (OR), September 18-19. BCR's CEO and President, Brenda Bailey-Hainer and Gina Persichini, networking consultant at the Idaho State Library, are kicking off the conference with a joint keynote presentation, "Rethinking Resource Sharing," 9:30-10:45 a.m. on Thursday, September 18. In addition, Heather Clark, BCR's expert in ILL and resource sharing activities, is providing a brief update on BCR's products and services, September 18, from 3:55-4:15 p.m., in the vendor demonstration room close to the reception area.

 
• At the Association for Rural and Small Libraries (ARSL) meeting, September 19-21, Sacramento (CA), BCR's emerging technologies trainer, Shelly Drumm, is set to present "TheirSpace: Using Technology to Reach Kids and Teens Where They Already Are." Sign up for this fast-paced, lively and informative session, scheduled for Friday, September 19, 3:15-4:15 p.m. and again on Saturday, September 20, 2:00-3:00 p.m. Don't forget to visit Justine Shaffner, BCR's public library market coordinator, at the BCR exhibit booth to learn how BCR can help small libraries leverage their resources to reach out to their communities.

Topics slated for late August/September include:

• Using eBooks — Overview and demonstration of NetLibrary and how users can get the most from your library's eBook collection. Topics will include: getting started, creating end-user accounts, searching for titles, copying and pasting text, printing pages, adding notes, saving titles to a favorites list, plus other features and functions. The session will also review the essential resources available to help your users access NetLibrary eBooks with ease.
  • August 21, 1:30-2:30 p.m. EDT (10:30 a.m.-11:30 p.m. PDT)
  • September 18, 1:30-2:30 p.m. EDT (10:30 a.m.-11:30 p.m. PDT)


• Using eAudiobooks — Overview and demonstration of NetLibrary eAudiobooks; getting started; essential resources for assisting your users; how to search and view eAudiobooks; how to create an end-user account; how to download eAudiobooks; how to transfer eAudiobooks to an MP3 player.
  • September 4, 1:30-3:00 p.m. EDT (10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. PDT)


• Setup and Administration — Learn how to get your library to success; loading MARC records; establishing a Remote Patron Authentication method; using the NetLibrary Library Resource Center to pull circulation reports.
  • September 11, 1:30-3:00 p.m. EDT (10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. PDT)


• Promoting & Marketing NetLibrary to Your Users — Discover promotional tools and resources for marketing NetLibrary eBooks and eAudiobooks; how to use marketing materials; how to develop a strategy to reach your users
  • August 28, 1:30-3:00 p.m. EDT (10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. PDT)
  • September 25, 1:30-3:00 p.m. EDT (10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. PDT)

Each session runs 60 to 90 minutes. Registration is required for each session. Additional sessions are available on request. For specific information on each session, including access to related resources, visit the OCLC NetLibrary training support webpage.

Interested in finding out more about NetLibrary? Contact Chris Cook (ccook@bcr.org).

Education Full Text has been expanded with data from ERIC, creating a combined source for one-stop educational research. ERIC resources include more than 1.1 million citations, 100,000 full-text articles and 600 journals, providing academics and researchers with:

• Cross-references to Wilson's education subject thesaurus. The Wilson Education subject thesaurus is integrated into the ERIC thesaurus on WilsonWeb.
• WilsonWeb's All Smart search applied to the vast ERIC data. Relevancy ranking that accounts for the importance of the field in which a search term is found (e.g. subject, title, abstract, author or full text).
• Saved searches and search histories. My WilsonWeb profiles allow users to create and manage saved searches, search histories and more.
• Content Discovery Keys in search results. Convenient links launch related searches, allow users to narrow results by author, subject, publication year, document type and database (for multiple-database searches) or select previous searches from the Recent Searches listing.

Contact BCR's Maura Dunn (mdunn@bcr.org) to have ERIC added free to your Education Full Text or OmniFile Full Text Mega subscription. Visit the BCR Wilson Education Full Text webpage or the BCR Wilson OmniFile Full Text Mega webpage for additional information. Find out more about ERIC on WilsonWeb.

Discover how easy it is to access the full range of resources with a single search. All content is accessed through a new interface which features:

• Integrated cross-searching through related entries and cross-references.
• Seamless, one-click searching of other library resources such as library catalogs and periodical databases.
• A compelling concept map for visualizing your search — a great tool for visual learners.
• 165,000+ images for use in projects, presentations and websites.
• Integration with popular Web 2.0 services to facilitate sharing and bookmarking.
• Many more features and customization options.

Special Offer for BCR Members
In celebration of this new partnership Credo Reference is extending an additional benefit to BCR members. Libraries that subscribe to Credo Reference by September 30 will receive two (2) free months added to their 12-month subscription term.

Free Trials Available
Set up a free, 30-day trial for your library. Complete the request form on the Credo Reference website.

For additional information, visit the BCR website. Questions? Contact BCR's Jay Ford (jford@bcr.org).

MyiLibrary's web-based aggregated eBook solution for academic, community, medical, government, public, corporate and professional libraries allows libraries to build comprehensive collections of eBooks and other eContent and to then integrate their acquisitions into existing library workflow systems.

A few of the benefits of MyiLibrary include:

• Simultaneous multi-user access
• No plug-ins or special readers to download
• Full-text searching across all licensed content
• Copy, paste and print tools
• Unique user accounts to manage information found on MyiLibrary
• Citation information provided and exportable to RefWorks and EndNote
• New title alerts
• Real-time reporting
• Multiple authentication access (IP, referring URL, username/password)
• Free MARC records

MyiLibrary distributes content from the world's leading publishers, including exclusive access to intergovernmental publications from groups such as the International Atomic Energy Agency, The World Health Organization, The International Labor Organization and other United Nations' agencies. Other publishers include:

• Oxford University Press
• Palgrave MacMillan
• Wiley-Blackwell
• Elsevier
• Taylor and Francis
• Pearson Education
• Cambridge University Press
• Greenwood Publishing Group
• McGraw-Hill
• Springer

For additional information on the new collections, plus a complete list of subject areas, visit the BCR MyiLibrary webpages. Contact BCR's Chris Cook (ccook@bcr.org) for subscription and pricing details.

Since Teen Health & Wellness launched in 2007, Rosen Publishing continues to add features to the award-winning database, most recently including customizable Hotlines, RSS feed capability and expanded reading lists.

Teen Health & Wellness has received critical acclaim and won numerous awards, including being voted a 2007 Top 10 Digital Resource by School Library Journal and a "Must Have" Product for Fall 2008, being selected as one of Library Journal's Best Reference Sources of 2007 and being named Best New Product, 2007 Readers' Choice Awards by The Charleston Advisor. The database has also been honored with an EDDIE (Annual Education Software Review) Award, an Association of Educational Publishers (AEP) Distinguished Achievement Award, a World Wide Web Health Award and a Best Educational Software (BESSIE) Award.

BCR members can obtain discounted pricing to this valuable self-help and homework help tool through BCR's partnership with Rosen Publishing. For additional information, please visit the BCR webpage. BCR's Chris Cook (ccook@bcr.org) can assist with subscription and pricing inquiries.

SCCTP Basic Serials Cataloging is a two-day workshop covering the basic principles of serials cataloging for original and copy cataloging for print and electronic serials. The course, prepared by the Serials Cataloging Cooperative Training Program (SCCTP), an initiative of the Cooperative Serials Cataloging Program (CONSER), focuses on the elements contained in the CONSER bibliographic record, as well as problem-solving and decision-making relative to serials cataloging.

SCCTP Serial Holdings provides participants with the key information needed to understand the basic principles for creating accurate holdings records and describing publication patterns. Course materials, prepared by the Serials Cataloging Cooperative Training Program (SCCTP), a project of CONSER (Cooperative Online Serials Program), are based on the MARC 21 Format for Holdings Data (MFHD) and ANSI/NISO Z39.71-1999.

To register for a workshop, visit the BCR course registration webpage. For questions about workshop content, please contact BCR's Linda Gonzalez (lgonzalez@bcr.org).

Developed by senior research scientist, Jean Godby, and consulting software engineer, Devon Smith, the OCLC Crosswalk Web Service API translates metadata records from one format to another.

Users can develop a client to access the service with the aid of the WSDL file, now available from OCLC ResearchWorks, though for an undecided length of time.

For more information and links to the API, the WSDL file and a demo of the service, please visit the OCLC Research webpages.

Users can supply an ISSN to find out about any predecessor, successor and alternate ISSNs and titles, as well as find the electronic ISSN for a print title or vice versa.

To use the service, submit an ISSN embedded in a URL to the xISSN server, and the server will return a list of the ISSNs associated with the submitted ISSN, along with relevant metadata. The current xISSN database covers 690,233 ISSNs.

Visit OCLC's xISSN website for more information.

These discounts are offered in cooperation with Information Today, Inc. Staff from BCR member libraries may attend using BCR's group registration rate of $275 (regular price is $449) for the three-day event.

In addition, a discount price of $275 (actual price is $449) for the Internet Librarian general conference and Internet@Schools combo package is also available. No discount rates are available for pre- or post-conference events.

DEADLINE
You must send your registration (contact Stephanie Jauregui to get the special PDF form needed to register and for further instructions) and payment (make checks out to Information Today, Inc. or fill out the credit card information in the method of payment box on the form) to: BCR, Attn: Stephanie Jauregui, 14394 East Evans Ave, Aurora, CO, 80014-1408, by Friday, August 15, 2008.

For more information about the discounted rates, contact BCR's Stephanie Jauregui at sjauregu@bcr.org or 800.397.1552 ext 127. Details about the conference are available on Information Today's website.

BCR is extending trial access to these sources through September 15. Take a test drive of BCR's newest service for libraries.

• Taylor & Francis eBooks — More than 17,500 eBooks available online. Choose from subject package collections or pick and mix to create your own. Subscription and outright purchase options are available.
• CRCnetBASE — An unmatched collection of scientific and technical online libraries featuring complete access to thousands of books and dozens of databases. CRCnetBASE can provide local and offsite access to any combination of nearly three-dozen field-specific scientific and technical libraries.
• Taylor & Francis Encyclopedias — Available encyclopedias include the Agropedia series, a compilation of resources in the agricultural sciences; science and technology selections; and business and communication titles.
• Routledge Reference Resources: Religion and Politics — Routledge Reference Resources bring together the very best reference content in unique subject collections in a cross-searchable online format.
• Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy — The first multivolume encyclopedia to be published in the discipline in more than 30 years, REP is regarded by many as the definitive resource in the field.
• IISS Armed Conflict Database — Interactive, objective and user-friendly, the database covers more than 70 armed conflicts around the globe, featuring analysis and data from experts at the IISS, the International Institute for Strategic Studies.
• Europa Reference Resources — Includes Europa World Yearbook Online (Europa World Plus), Europa World of Learning Online and World Who's Who Online.

For details on how to register for a free trial for any of these products, as well as subscription and pricing information, contact BCR's Marisa Wood (mwood@bcr.org).

The Reference Renaissance Conference is now underway in Denver, Colorado. Visit the conference website to see the schedule, or go to the conference online community to see what people are talking about.

With more than 300 volumes of proprietary full-text material and 6,000 images, PCU's many features include:

• Easy navigation using a decade-driven navigational bar with at-a-glance overviews from the 1920s to the present. Includes best-of movies, TV shows, awards, stars, fads, buzzwords, fashions and news that defined each decade.
• Universal appeal of an educational database on a topic all patrons enjoy using, designed to increase library usage.
• Skills Center with research tutors, interactive wizards, lesson plans and full-text professional titles from Libraries Unlimited supports research at schools and universities and also gives public librarians a place to guide researchers to for help.
• Contemporary interface with Web 2.0 features such as a Blog, YouTube links, most-viewed pages and top searches makes PCU fun and easy to use. Finding content is easy. Use quick search, subject browse, the decades bar or just click most viewed to see the most popular searches.

Sign up for a free trial through BCR's website. Contact BCR's Maura Dunn (mdunn@bcr.org) for subscription and pricing information.

Other postings for the month of July include a peek into the work of the Editorial Policy Committee on maintaining and updating the DDC, information on classifying works focusing on the genetic aspects of autism and a discussion on handling pseudonyms of literary authors with regard to literary periods.

025.431: The Dewey blog is edited by Jonathan Furner, assistant editor of the DDC, with contributions from others on the Dewey editorial team.

To download an alphabetical list of resources, visit the AccessMedicine web pages.

Questions about subscriptions or pricing? Contact BCR's Maura Dunn (mdunn@bcr.org) or visit the BCR website.

The growth of international trade and investment and the spread of bilateral and multilateral trade agreements have resulted in increasing economic integration, affecting almost all nations of the world. This has brought about many changes in the economies of developing countries, including a move away from state-controlled enterprise. However, it has also made developing countries more vulnerable to new and potentially harmful types of anticompetitive business practices.

Authors Susan Joekes and Phil Evans provide an introduction to competition and competition law and policy in developing countries. They focus on the practical problems faced in developing countries and the steps that have been and can be taken to overcome those problems, as well as anticompetitive practices as they occur in developing countries and the policies that governments and citizens can promote and practice to limit the impact of such practices.

The book will be of particular interest to consumer groups and NGOs, as well as to government officials, legislators, trade negotiators, the judiciary, educators, students, development professionals and business groups. Additional analysis, discussion and case materials are also available at a companion web site.

The eBook of the Month showcases new and noteworthy titles available from NetLibrary. Each month, NetLibrary selects a new featured title and provides free, unlimited access through the authenticated homepages of more than 13,000 public, academic and special libraries. To access each month's eBook as well as a tool kit of free promotional materials that can be downloaded and personalized for your library, visit the NetLibrary eBook of the Month resources webpage.

For more information about eBooks, please contact BCR's Chris Cook at ccook@bcr.org.

Live Homework Help connects students in kindergarten through 12th grade, intro-level college students and adult learners with highly qualified tutors for help in math, science, English and social studies. Specialized Writing Center tutors can instantly help students organize, research, write or proofread documents of all kinds, such as research papers, essays and even lab reports. In addition, bilingual Spanish-speaking tutors are available to help bilingual patrons in math, science and social studies. Tutor.com tutors only work with one student at a time and never leave a student in one session to work with another student in a different online classroom. All this is available in the safest and most secure online classroom available today. Live Homework Help is available to students from 2 p.m. to 11 p.m. daily in both English and Spanish.

Ask A Librarian Express is 24/7 virtual reference which connects patrons to Tutor.com's online librarians. Customers and librarians can chat online and share websites and documents in a secure online environment — bringing together technology and the human touch for a dynamic virtual solution. Tutor.com's librarians hold MLS, MLIS or equivalent degrees and have worked in public, academic, government and corporate library settings. They are certified through a rigorous process that includes one-on-one instruction with Tutor.com staff and are thoroughly equipped to: optimize all of the features in the Ask A Librarian software; apply sound reference techniques in an online environment; use a library's proprietary databases and resources to support its patrons; and provide seamless, high quality, on-demand support.

Pricing
Pricing is based on population during the first year and actual number of sessions for subsequent years. All BCR member libraries signing up for the promotional price will share a co-brand site for either Live Homework Help or Ask A Librarian Express in their local time zone. Monthly reports will be shared with each member library and BCR.

Live Homework Help Program (2 p.m.-11 p.m. daily)

Population	BCR Member Library Price
0-15,000	$1,500
15,001-25,000	$3,000
25,001-50,000	$5,000

Population	BCR Member Library Price
0-15,000	$1,500
15,001-25,000	$3,000
25,001-50,000	$5,000

For details and additional information, contact BCR's Chris Cook (ccook@bcr.org). Libraries serving communities greater than 50,000 populations are encouraged to ask about program pricing and discounts.

Speakers include the program's developer, Karen Strege; the program's administrator, BCR director, Innovations & Special Projects, Ellen Fox; and Georgette Rodgers, from the Liberty Lake (WA) Municipal Library, who completed the program and adds her view on its benefits.

The certificate recognizes the work done by rural and noncredentialed library managers and directors and provides documentation of their library knowledge and skills that can be carried from job to job. In designing the program, a set of competencies were identified that define the skills and knowledge needed for success as a library practitioner.

To access the archive of the program, go to the California Rural Library Initiative website. To learn more about certification as a library practitioner, visit the Western Council of State Libraries Practitioner Certification Program website.