JANUARY 2000

Volume 2 Number 1

IN THIS ISSUE

• The State Librarian's Column
  a short history of the pioneering of new library services and plans for crucial resource sharing.

• State Library Board Notes
  $3,359.023 in 1999-2000 State Public Library Construction grants was approved.

• Partnerships

  • Canton Public Library
    expansion for greater accessibility and functionality.

  • Electronic Resources
    the Web Reference Resources portion of the State Library's homepage has a new link for on-site users to access popular titles once available only in print.

• Honoring the Past

  • Children's Services
    A short history of library services for children and attitudes about reading.
  • Godard Looks Ahead
    George Godard's perspective on challenges facing the State Library in 1900.

  • Preservation/Bindery
    An in-depth report on the process of binding books, paperbacks, journals and periodicals.

• Creating the Future

  • Connecticut Digital Library
    The reQuest is off and running!
  • Information Technology
    A review of the progress made in information technology at CSL.
  • Records Management
    Concerns about machine-readable records and long-term and legal implications.
  • MLS Online
    The Connecticut State University System (CSU) offers the first opportunity in New England to access an accredited Masters in Library Science (MLS) online.

  • Digital Talking Books
    Constantly changing audio technology has required the Library of Congress, National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) to develop a plan for the production of digital talking books.

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This newsletter is published quarterly in January, April, July, November. Your contribution and comments are welcome. The deadline for contributions is the 20th of the month prior to publication. Please send them to Editor, CSL, 231 Capitol Avenue, Hartford CT 06106-1537 or email Bonnie Delaney.

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