Core Fields
Part of a cataloger’s job is balancing competing priorities. We strive for accuracy and completeness in our bib records while …
Amy Hitchner
Organizing Your Cataloging Toolkit
Part of being a new cataloger is being confronted by an abundance of rules, tools, and resources without necessarily having …
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 …
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 …
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? …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Library Linked Data
Why do libraries have catalogs? If you work in libraries the answer seems obvious: we have catalogs because our patrons …
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 …
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 …