What’s happening at your library?
- Ben, Valley City State – they are doing a program for March, a March Madness book bracket for books published in the 21st century.
- Lisa, Bismarck State – all the books from the flood have been returned to the shelves. Thank you to Ben for the tutorial on inventory.
- Patty, Minot State – recently cataloged an art book, and noticed the image of a painting was in reverse, and after she verified it, she added a note. They library will also host local author, Barb Solberg, and have an Easter egg hunt in April.
- Amy, NDSCS – along with Leach Public library hosted Barb Solberg who talked about her book, “What we leave behind.”
ND State Library Transition of State Documents to Preservica
Jessica Robinson will share information the origins of this project. She also provided a link to the repository: North Dakota State Library: State Document Depository Program (opens in new window)
Changes to LC Cataloging
On February 2, 2026, the Library of Congress ceased adding form subdivisions ($v) to the end of LC subject heading strings and expanded its use of LCGFT headings. There is no requirement for any institution to follow the LC practice of not using $v. Here is the full announcement (opens in new window), and a FAQ document (opens in new window).
Cataloging BIBFRAME records within Alma
Alma Feb 2026 Highlights: Linked Open Data Editor (opens in new window)
BIBFRAME Support in Alma (opens in new window)
Liz demoed how to catalog a work, and an instance in Alma.
Learn more about BIBFRAME
- Library of Congress Bibliographic Framework Initiative Website (opens in new window)
- BIBFRAME Training at the Library of Congress (opens in new window)
- MINITEX 23 Linked Data Things (opens in new window)
Webinars of Interest
https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Alma/Product_Materials/010Roadmap/2026_Roadmap_Webinar_Series (opens in new window)
ODIN Workdays
March 23-37 – If you have an idea for a presentation you’d like to give, contact virginia.millette@ndus.edu