The South Carolina State Library has launched a new campaign, Connecting State Government to Information Resources, to let state agency employees know more about the host of free services it offers. The campaign will run during the month of August and will provide posters to state government agencies highlighting the agency's services. State government agencies can schedule one of the library's staff members to present at your next staff development session or new employee orientation. The State Library now has a new and improved web site and online catalog. Training state government employees how to use these online tools effectively will help state government operate more efficiently.
Through the State Library, state employees have free access from any state agency to online databases and book collections to help them do their jobs better, including Safari Books Online, the e-reference resource for technology and business professionals. State employees can view online hundreds of the latest technology and business books published by O'Reilly, Microsoft Press, Wharton School Publishing, and more.
All state employees are eligible for a free State Library Card which entitles you to check out books from the library. Even better -- the library will send you the book right to your office at no charge via the Budget and Control Board's Interagency Mail Service (IMS). And if the book you need isn't in the collection, it can usually be borrowed from another library through interlibrary loan at no expense to the employee or agency. To get your card, just go to www.statelibrary.sc.gov/obtaining-a-library-card.
Library staff are expert researchers and can help you locate the information you need when it comes to work-related research. The library is the official depository for all state government documents and has a large collection of federal documents as well as books about South Carolina. Simply call 803-734-8026, Monday -- Friday between 8:30am and 5:00pm or visit http://www.statelibrary.sc.gov/News-for-State-Employees/ and ask your question in an online chat session. You can also email the information services staff at reference@statelibrary.sc.gov.
"This campaign helps educate state government employees about the added value our State Library's Information Services staff have to offer," said David Goble, Director of the SC State Library, in announcing the campaign. He continued saying that, "accurate and timely information is critical to decision making and good governance. The State Library plays an essential role in assisting state government staff and libraries in all their information needs."
State Government agencies are encouraged to post small signs around their agencies to help promote the services of the State library during the month of August. The below signs are downloadable PDFs.
To learn more about what the South Carolina State Library has to offer state government employees visit www.statelibrary.sc.gov and watch the Library's promotional video at http://tinyurl.com/6kjjzt.
