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October 7, 2005

New Friday Notes: notes for next week
ANNOUNCEMENTS:

"Netcraft's Web Server Survey reports that a large gain in web sites in October makes 2005 the strongest year ever for Internet growth. The web has added 17.5 million sites so far this year, eclipsing the previous annual best of 16 million during the dot-com boom in 2000. And that's with two months left in the year. Is this growth for real? Web hosts targeting the small business market (like Yahoo Small Business and Go Daddy) report that business is booming, suggesting that web-wary local businesses are finally going online. But some of the the growth is likely due to domain name business models, with speculators buying large numbers of domain and placing advertising on them."

ABOUT THE LSA:

HAPLR 100 for 2005  [3 of the 4 Iowa libraries to make the list are in NE & the 4th (Riceville) is on the border of NorthEast.]
FROM: http://www.haplr-index.com/HAPLR100.htm

Population Category Library Name State ZIP HAPLR Score HAPLR Rank Libraries in Category  

#3 h) 2.5 K JAMES KENNEDY PUBLIC LIBRARY  IA 52040           908 3 1,318
 Category change

#4 i) 1 K CONRAD PUBLIC LIBRARY                   IA 50621           886 4 1,609

#9 i) 1 K DIKE PUBLIC LIBRARY                         IA 50624           871 9 1,609

STAFF CHANGES: If you have staff changes PLEASE let the LSA know, this is especially important in the case of the library director/administrator, several libraries have lost funding because the new person did not understand the importance of certain paper work - you KNOW how it is when you first take over.

CE:

On line CE – Learn about something new, Help new librarians, Earn a ce credit.
Take part in the Rural Librarian Wiki, contact Ken for password/registration.

New directors this is especially relevant to you & we NEED your input.

A wiki (pronounced: weekee [1]) is a web application that allows users to add content, as on an Internet forum, but also allows anyone to edit the content. The term Wiki also refers to the collaborative software used to create such a website (see Wiki software). It's a very effective way to exchange information through collaborative effort.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

For more information

What is a Wiki:  http://www.possibility.com/epowiki/Wiki.jsp?page=WhatIsWiki

Due Date:
NEILSA closed dates:  11/11 & 24&25,  12/23 & 26, 1/2/6

• October 17, at Aurora 7:00  Buchanan County Meeting -  KD
• October 18 - Farmersburg 7:00 Clayton County Meeting - KD
• October 18 - Janesville  7:30 Bremer County Meeting - ER
• October 19-21 ILA Annual, Dubuque - ER, KD, SM
• October 24 9:00 Wellsburg Grundy County Meeting - ER
• October 31 - Annual Survey Due
• November 3 at 7:00 p.m. at the Ossian Public Library  - Winneshiek County Meeting - KD
• December 23 & 26 - Christmas
• January 31, The Application and Report Form for Accreditation FY 06 will be due.
• April 4 -- New Hartford 7:00  - Butler County Meeting - ER
• April 4, Howard County at Riceville at 7 pm - KD
• September 27 - Waterloo Town Meeting (Waterloo Art and Rec Center)

Links:
Learning Activity Written Summary: http://www.silo.lib.ia.us/for-ia-libraries/continuing-ed/online-learningactivitywrittensummary.htm
LSA web site: http://www.ilsa.lib.ia.us/siteindex.htm
NEILSA continuing education  http://www.neilsa.org/classes/current.html
NEILSA e-rate Consortia  Blog http://www.neilsa.org/cblog/index.cfm
NEILSA monthly calendar - http://www.neilsa.org/ncalendar/ncalendarmonth.cfm
NEILSA web site: http://neilsa.org
NEILSA yearly calendar - http://www.neilsa.org/ncalendar/ncalendar_results.cfm
NEILSA Friday Notes archives at: http://www.neilsa.org/fridays/friday.html
NWILSA Blog: http://nwilsblog.blogspot.com
State Calendar - http://www.silo.lib.ia.us/news/calendars/2005calendar.pdf
State Library CE web site at: http://www.silo.lib.ia.us/for-ia-libraries/continuing-ed/index.html
USAC (e-rate): http://www.sl.universalservice.org/

The fine print stuff
blog - Friday Notes 2 AT -  http://radio.weblogs.com/0108327/
EDITORS NOTES:
"x" & "xx" are catalogers shorthand for:  x = See &  xx = See also
Edited by:
Ken Davenport - NEILSA Consultant davenport@neilsa.org

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