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May 27, 2005

New Friday Notes: notes for next week

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
The State Library will be closed Monday, May 30, in observance of Memorial Day. NEILSA closed: 5/30

State Library Gates Follow-up Classes held in West Union;
We have a few copies of the BCR handout booklet that was used in the classes, if you would like a copy FAX Susan a note and we will van/mail it to you, first come first served by fax date.

Available:
The Librarians Internet Tool Kit for kids
Internet Access: Policy Issues for Librarians
Tech Support on the Fly
Using the Internet as a Reference Tool

Subject: [irls] Renewal of EBSCOhost access

The renewal process for EBSCOhost has changed this year.  Instead of everyone sending in a renewal form, the State Library will invoice all current subscribers. Invoices will be dated June 1, 2005 and mailed after Memorial Day weekend.  This should facilitate agencies that need to pay before July 1 and also accommodate those that want to pay after July 1. The invoice will be mailed to the person and address listed in the online directory at http://www.silo.lib.ia.us/for-ia-libraries/directories/print-directory/inex.html

The invoice will cover the databases in the statewide contract. Libraries that subscribe to additional databases such as Auto Reference Center, NoveList and others will receive a renewal notice directly from EBSCO.

For public libraries, the cost is $25 and $.025 per population, an increase from $.02 per population. The population figures are taken from the 2000 census (and any adjusted census figures) and listed on the State Library's online directory. Invoices will be mailed to current EBSCOhost subscribers only.

A sign-up form will be available for new subscribers at a later date. Contact Judy Jones with any questions.

Judy Jones, State Library of Iowa Consultant 1112 East Grand Des Moines, Iowa  50319 judy.jones@lib.state.ia.us Phone: 515-281-4499  Fax:  515-281-6191 www.silo.lib.ia.us 

ABOUT THE LSA:

Van Delivery Dates:

Please do not send any items through the van system that needs to go to a library in AEA 1 {Keystone} area after today (5/27/04).  Their final delivery dates are June 2 & 3 and items will end up sitting somewhere over the summer and it will not be your library.

Also for the AEA 267 delivery area, the last delivery for the school year will be June 8 & 9.  They will however resume summer delivery on June 14 & 15.

Anything that needs to go to a library in the AEA 1 area needs to be mailed, please do not send anything to them using the van delivery system until we notify you that delivery has started up again in the fall.

CE:

WebJunction Turns 2:  This very month, WebJunction celebrates its second anniversary.  Since its beginnings two years ago, the website “where minds meet” has grown to include 6 community partners, 13,000 members, 1,900 pieces of content, 50 online courses, and 6,000 messages posted to the online discussion forums.  

The State Library of Iowa is one of those community partners.  “WebJunction Iowa” is our own state-specific site, made possible through a partnership between the State Library, OCLC, and the Gates Foundation.   As the website explains, “…this is an online community where library staff in Iowa meet to share ideas, solve problems, take online courses—and have fun.  We're part of a network of WebJunction communities.  Register now (it's free) and join us.  If you're looking for help and support related to computers and technology, then “WebJunction Iowa” is your place for online courses, technical support, software and hardware reviews, policy and planning advice…”  This is the place to be: http://ia.webjunction.org (also linked from the State Library’s webpage: http://www.silo.lib.ia.us)

Many of you attended NWILS series of FRONTPAGE and POWERPOINT classes this month.  Those classes were geared at an introductory level, aiming to acquaint people with the basic features of those programs.  Here’s an idea: continue to learn more and sharpen your skills by taking an online course in FRONTPAGE or POWERPOINT through WebJunction Iowa.  The address above will point the way to these and other online classes.  Give it a whirl—again, these classes are free through WebJunction Iowa!

From Monday Morning Eyeopener

Due Date:
NEILSA closed dates: 5/30, 7/4, 9/5, 11/11& 24&25,  12/23 & 26, 1/2/6

• May 31FirstSearch Contracts  http://www.cilsa.lib.ia.us/
• June 2 & 3 Keystone delivery ends for summer
• June 9 & 10 AEA 267 Delivery break
• June 14 & 15 Summer delivery AEA 267 starts
• June 16 at 9:30 - Clermont - Fayette County Meeting - KD
• June 23 - 24 ALA Annual Chicago - KD
• June 30 Direct State Aid Funds expended
• July 1 Renew EBSCOhost
• July 18, 2005  9:00 AM Beaman Grundy County Meeting (NOTE Temporary rotation change)
• July 31 Direct State Aid, Open Access, and Access Plus final reports due
• August 4 PLM I
• August 9 & 10 AEA 267 Summer delivery ends
• August 15 Van service starts AEA 267 & Keystone
• August 25 PLM II
• August 31 Enrich Iowa Letter of Agreement due
• September  21 - Town Meeting
• October 4 - 7:00 Greene - Butler County Meeting
• October 15 - Annual Survey Due
• October 17, at Aurora 7:00  Buchanan County Meeting -  KD
• October 18 - Farmersburg 7:00 Clayton County Meeting - KD
• October 18 - Tripoli  7:30 Bremer County Meeting
• October 19-21 ILA Annual, Dubuque
• October 24 9:00 Wellsburg Grundy County Meeting
• November 3 at 7:00 p.m. at the Ossian Public Library  - Winneshiek County Meeting
• December 23 & 26 - Christmas

Links:
Learning Activity Writen 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
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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It may be copied, distributed and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science License published by Michael Stutz at http://dsl.org/copyleft/dsl.txt

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Please note: material found on the web should be assumed to be under copyright and is presented here for purposes of education and research only.
NOTE: If credited [via ???] or [from so & so] it is their material and not covered by my "Copyleft" notice.  Ken