Kentucky Virtual Library

06/27/2023

NEW PASSWORDS JULY 1 --

Our new passwords will be in place July 1. After July 1, you can request the password via our online form if your email address is a unique email domain in our system – KYVL.org/pw. [It's under the padlock button in the upper right of KYVL.org.]

If you have a public school email address, we have that. If you have an email with your library name or abbreviation, we have that.

Those in public libraries that use Gmail, iCloud, or similar email addresses that are widely available, we can't validate them in our system. Library staff will need to email us at [email protected].

Single sign-on (SAML login) for K12

We now have about 100 public school districts -- over 450,000 students! -- set up to log in using school email accounts. And a few private schools. We can make accommodations for private schools or other organizations with email domains limited to Kentucky users if Google or Microsoft manage the accounts.

If you have interest in this, get in touch. Or share these links to your network/DTC folks.
Google (or Google to Microsoft) districts https://kyvl.libwizard.com/f/sso
Azure districts https://kyvl.libwizard.com/f/azure

If you have any questions, please get in touch at [email protected]

Kentucky Association of School Librarians (KASL)
KDLA Library Development Branch

06/13/2023

Other duties as assigned: Helping readers | NoveList

Ways in which NoveList can help you with reader's advisory... KYVL has NoveList in many locations on our website. You can find it here too https://kyvl.org/novelistra

Kentucky Association of School Librarians (KASL)
KDLA Library Development Branch

Other duties as assigned: Helping readers Maria Fonseca-Gonzalez 13 June 2023 One of my librarian roles was to help with new hire orientations. I provided our new staff with a snapshot of our community’s needs and popular interest. No matter the individual's employment background, I always said th...

06/06/2023

Britannica Education has new logos for Britannica Academic, Britannica School and Britannica Library. Don't be surprised. The KYVL website has been updated.

Check for new links and logos here https://kyvl.org/toolbox/britannica

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06/06/2023

Join Enid today at - session at 8:20 in B206. has put together a great lineup of sessions.

05/04/2023

New date! Monday is the last day to give input on the KYVL Collections survey. Help us evaluate KYVL's current range of database offerings. Follow this link https://kyvl.libwizard.com/f/2023-collections
Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives - Kentucky Public Libraries
Kentucky Association of School Librarians (KASL)

05/01/2023

Congratulations Commissioner Lyons! Welcome to Kentucky.

We are excited to announce that Denise Lyons has been appointed as our new commissioner!

Commissioner Lyons has 30 years of professional experience in education, in addition to working with nonprofit organizations and libraries. She is currently conducting original research on emergency preparedness and the value of libraries to communities during disasters.

“I am thrilled to accept this new challenge in Kentucky and I look forward to working with the dynamic group of professionals at KDLA,” Commissioner Lyons said. “Not only is what we do for the commonwealth important, I consider this opportunity to serve as a privilege to do what I love while working with others who are also committed to serving with excellence.”

Commissioner Lyons holds a certificate in executive management from the University of Washington; a master’s degree in library and information science from the University of South Carolina; a master’s degree in public services management from DePaul University and a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Boston University.

Please join us in welcoming Commissioner Lyons!

05/01/2023

A reminder this Monday morning,

Librarians and library staff are invited to take part in a survey to rate and comment on individual KYVL databases. The survey can be completed in five to 10 minutes, and will help the Collections Work Group evaluate KYVL's current range of database offerings.

The survey can be found at kyvl.libwizard.com/f/2023-collections.

Responses will be accepted through Thursday, May 4.

Thank you,
Enid

04/24/2023

Librarians and library staff are invited to take part in a survey to rate and comment on individual KYVL databases.

The survey can be completed in five to 10 minutes, and will help the Collections Work Group evaluate KYVL's current range of database offerings.

The survey can be found at kyvl.libwizard.com/f/2023-collections.

Responses will be accepted through Thursday, May 4.

Many thanks to those who worked to put this survey together and for your time and interest in taking part.

Thank you, on behalf of KYVL and the Collections Work Group!

04/21/2023

Announcing new character appeal: Neurodivergent | NoveList

NoveList has a new character appeal term - neurodivergent.

"In our goal to promote diversity and increase ease of searching, we wanted to make sure to make a separate character appeal, outside of ability diverse, that focused on people who are neurodivergent. In NoveList, the character appeal neurodivergent is applied to works with characters that are neurodivergent, which means their brains and cognitive functions differ from neurotypical people (those who are not neurodivergent) in one or more ways. Neurodivergent includes a wide range of diagnoses, such as autism, ADHD, OCD, and sensory disorders."

Read this blog post on how to use the "neurodivergent" term in your searches.

This character appeal is applied to works with characters that are neurodivergent, which means their brains and cognitive functions differ from neurotypical people in one or more ways.

04/14/2023

Looking for library science titles? Check the offerings from the Ky Department for Libraries and Archives.

Sunday 4/16 is National Librarian Day! We have a large collection of library science professional development titles available at KDLA. Librarians can request through your library’s interlibrary loan service or contact [email protected]. Find the newest titles - https://buff.ly/40pxXNC

04/04/2023

We have a new slidedeck for libraries on how to integrate KYVL into community support - for K12, workforce and businesses. Also notations on what databases or vendors have apps.

I've updated the presentation that I gave at KPLA last week.

You'll need a Gmail account to make a copy of it. You can find it here: https://KYVL.org/KYVLApril2023

Any questions, please let us know!

Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives - Kentucky Public Libraries

03/31/2023

11am today at in East A. "Why Would I Use KYVL?" So many reasons, day to day research, skills building, college and career test prep, business and workforce support, including resources for the statewide job fair in late April. Slide deck at
https://bit.ly/KPLA2023_KYVL Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives - Kentucky Public Libraries

02/07/2023

Celebrating Recommended Reads Lists | NoveList

OH! We didn't share this blog post from NoveList back in December. The Recommended Reads list are amazing and so helpful.

Recommended Reads Lists = Readers' Advisory Superstars

02/03/2023

The KYVL Collections Workgroup has a short survey out for feedback on TeenBookCloud and TumbleBookLibrary. We are extending the survey deadline until 5pm Monday, 6 February.

Visit kyvl.org/tumble-survey by February 6, Monday at 5pm to participate.

Thank you!

01/23/2023

Yes we do! And it's an excellent resource for a variety of research needs. If help is needed, contact [email protected].

KDLA offers state employees access to Kentucky Virtual Library databases such as EBSCO’s Academic Search Complete. Academic Search Complete is one of the world's most valuable and comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text databases, with more than 8,500 full-text periodicals, including more than 7,300 peer-reviewed journals. The database features PDF content going back as far as 1887, with the majority of full text titles in searchable PDF format. Begin your research here - https://buff.ly/3gCB4xy

01/23/2023

Do your library patrons use TeenBookCloud or TumbleBookLibrary? The KYVL Collections Work Group would like your feedback.

Visit kyvl.org/tumble-survey by February 3 to participate.

Kentucky Association of School Librarians (KASL)

KDLA Library Development Branch

Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives - Kentucky Public Libraries

01/17/2023

KYVL QuickSearch was fixed last week. We posted to Twitter but did not post that here. All is well with QuickSearch now. Thank you!

01/17/2023

Do your library patrons use TeenBookCloud or TumbleBookLibrary? The KYVL Collections Work Group would like your feedback.

Visit kyvl.org/tumble-survey by February 3 to participate.

Kentucky Association of School Librarians (KASL)
KDLA Library Development Branch
Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives - Kentucky Public Libraries

01/03/2023

We're having a bit of an issue with QuickSearch on http://KYVL.org. Working it out with EBSCO currently. Stay tuned and apologies for the trouble.

Kentucky Association of School Librarians (KASL)


KDLA Library Development Branch

12/29/2022

KYVL, as part of state government, will be closed December 30 and January 2. We’ll see you January 3rd in the new year!

12/20/2022

KYVL, as part of state government, will be closed 23 and 26 December. Thank you!

11/23/2022

KYVL, as part of state government, will be closed Thursday and Friday this week, 24 and 25 November. We'll see you next week!

11/23/2022

Database Usage Statistics are posted for July through October, FY2022-23.

You can find them here
https://bit.ly/KYVLstats

Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives - Kentucky Public Libraries Kentucky Association of School Librarians (KASL)

11/17/2022

New theme in NoveList: Dark academia | NoveList

Almost forgot to share this news! New theme in NoveList called "dark academia" for fiction for teens and adults. Find your favorite "dark academia" music playlist and find some title recommendations in NoveList.

Kentucky Association of School Librarians (KASL) KDLA Library Development Branch

New theme in NoveList: Dark academia Elizabeth Coleman 15 November 2022 Do you find yourself drawn to dusty archives? Or daydream about pursuing esoteric studies? Are you, perhaps, into all things tweed? If you can say yes to any of these, you might be a fan of Dark academia. Dark academia is curren...

11/17/2022

Our subscription to EBSCO has been updated recently. You'll find these materials and practice tests updated or added. Create an account in any module. Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives - Kentucky Public Libraries Kentucky Department of Education Kentucky Association of School Librarians (KASL) https://kyvl.org/learningexpress

10/14/2022

Announcing updated Character Identity tags | NoveList

NoveList is expanding character tags. Take a look.

"Here at NoveList, we are in the process of updating our diversity appeal terminology, supplementing the current broad and somewhat vague terms (i.e., culturally diverse, religiously diverse, ability diverse, and LGBTQIA diverse) with more specific and meaningful access points. In recent conversations, the overwhelming feedback we’ve gotten about these terms is the importance of specificity. Readers want to find books with characters that represent their identity or a particular perspective that they may want to explore.

Motivated by what we heard from both our staff and customers, we resolved to do better. We’ve always had a variety of very specific subject headings in NoveList, so our goal in replacing the overly broad terms has been to streamline our more specific identity-related headings. This work will make it so that users can easily find them and more reliably bring in books featuring historically marginalized characters."

An easier way to find underrepresented characters.

09/26/2022

KYVL is at the KDE Continuous Improvement Summit today and tomorrow.

09/02/2022

KYVL will be closed Monday, Sept 5th, in observance of Labor Day.

08/24/2022

The variety of book discussion kits KDLA has available is incredible! You can request them for your school activities through your public library. Take a look.

KY teachers – did you know KDLA has youth book discussion kits that can be checked out for use in your classroom? Each kit includes up to 20 copies of the book, an audiobook if available, and a discussion guide. Some kits include copies in large print and Spanish. Kits must be requested through your local public library. Find more information here - https://buff.ly/3OL5U4z

08/24/2022

Timeline photos

Thompson to kick off statewide tour in Louisville, Elizabethtown, Brandenburg; the tour will bring together employers, campuses & community leaders to address workforce shortages.
Learn more: http://ow.ly/Yo6q50KqyAO.

08/03/2022

New passwords are in place! Any of our members with email domains we have on file can use the Request Password form. https://kyvl.org/pw

Public libraries - if you have an email that is unique, such as hccpl.org, you can use the form. If it's something like srtc.com or icloud.com or gmail.com, you will need to contact us please.

SSO districts - you can still use this & give the login to families. Students & staff will use their school email & password. And if you are not SSO yet, get in touch [email protected]

Kentucky Association of School Librarians (KASL)



Kygodigital

07/26/2022

Greetings!

As folks are coming back and getting in the mindset for school to start, be thinking about single sign-on to too.

We do usually issue passwords in July but we are pushing hard to get our member school districts to set up single sign-on. Once it is set up, students and everyone in the district will use their school email and password to sign into KYVL.org when away from the school network.

Please pass on this information to your CIO or DTC. Takes about 5 minutes on each end. We currently have about 30 districts set up. It goes pretty smoothly. We can do Google and Microsoft SSO.

Share this short guide with your DTC on how to pull the metadata we need to set up . https://kyvl.libwizard.com/f/sso

We also offer free training. I could come down on a district PD day and do 3 sessions for elementary, middle and high teachers. We can also set up online training.

One of the great things about is that all the content can be linked to and the links put wherever they are needed for students, faculty, etc. We have content for professional interests as well as students.

Email us if you have questions. [email protected]

07/05/2022

Looking for journals and magazines? We've got many! This is just a snip from a workshop later this summer showing how to link to resources. This is just a sample of what's in KYVL collections.

07/01/2022

KYVL will be closed Monday, July 4th.

07/01/2022

SSO w/MS & Google is here for public school districts. A DTC or CIO can watch this tutorial and send us the file needed. https://kyvl.libwizard.com/f/sso

Kentucky Association of School Librarians (KASL)
Kentucky Department of Education

07/01/2022

Now is the time for innovation in higher education

Kentucky Virtual Library is part of the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education. Sharing here so you know the wonderful environment we work in and the mission of the council.

Aaron Thompson In his famous 1961 “moon shot” speech, President John F. Kennedy told Congress, “Now it is time to take longer strides, time for a great new American enterprise, time for this nation to take a clearly leading role in space achievement, which in many ways

06/14/2022

Enjoying visits with folks from in the vendor showcase at . Come visit Enid for some swag and chocolate, then talk about how we can help integrate KYVL into the classroom.

06/07/2022

Did you know we are part of the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education? Check out the first episode of the Higher Education Matters podcast.

Enjoying some downtime this weekend? Check out our new podcast! Episode 1 features CPE President Aaron Thompson. You can find us on your preferred podcast platform - and don't forget to subscribe to get the latest episodes!
(Can't find us? Listen on our website: http://cpe.ky.gov/news/podcasts.html.)

06/07/2022

KYVL is part of the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education. Check out this Higher Education Matters podcast.

Episode 2 is out, the topics are & , and the guests are CPE's Dawn Offutt & WKU's Martha Sales. Check us out on most podcast platforms! (Can't find us? Listen on our website: http://cpe.ky.gov/news/podcasts.html.)

06/07/2022

If you didn't know, KYVL is part of the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education. We'll be sharing the posts about the Higher Education Matters podcast.

Available now: Episode 3 - Higher Education's Return on Investment, featuring Brigitte Blom and Grace Dai. Check it out on your favorite platform or on the CPE website: http://cpe.ky.gov/news/podcasts.html.

Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence