State Library Staff Compete NACO Training
 Cataloging staff at the State Library of Oregon participated in online NACO (Name Authority Cooperative Program) training from the Library of Congress in September. NACO is part of the program for cooperative cataloging (PCC) in which participants contribute authority records for personal, corporate, and jurisdictional names, as well as uniform titles, such as laws.
We anticipate that we will primarily create or enhance authority records for Oregon state agencies, but we will also occasionally work on names associated with other Oregon-related topics. Our first new authority record for a state agency was Oregon Coordinating Council on Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia.
Now that we have completed the training, we are in a review period until we are given independent status. Going forward, the expectation is 100 new or updated records per year. We look forward to participating in NACO and contributing to the authority file to aid in identity management efforts at our institution and elsewhere.
2019 LSTA Grant Application Materials Now Available!
The FY2019 LSTA grant application window is now open! Applications are due to the State Library on February 1, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. Those who would like input may submit a draft of their application by 5:00 p.m. on December 7, 2018, for review and comment by the LSTA Advisory Council and the Library Support and Development Division staff. More information, along with grant application forms and instructions, is available at: https://www.oregon.gov/Library/libraries/Pages/competitives.aspx
If you have any questions about the grant process, please contact Ross Fuqua at ross.fuqua@state.or.us or 503-378-5027.
Ready to Read Grants
135 libraries submitted applications for 2019 Ready to Read grants supporting 2019 early literacy and summer reading services for kids ages 0-14 throughout the state. All 2019 grants were approved at the October 19, 2018 State Library of Oregon Board Meeting. A total of $734, 189 in Ready to Read funds will be distributed to libraries by December 31, 2018. You can learn more here.
2018 Ready to Read grant reports are due December 1, 2018, and can be completed using materials available on the Ready to Read webpage. If you have any questions or would like more information, please don’t hesitate to contact Greta Bergquist, Youth Services Consultant, at 503-378-2528, or via e-mail at greta.bergquist@state.or.us.
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