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July 22, 2005

New Friday Notes: notes for next week
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Now for something completely different
Identity of original forwarder hidden.

Subject: FW: Librarian Makeover Search
This is a new twist!  Anyone interested??????

-----Original Message----- From: Andrea Schwartzberg [mailto:andrea@newscreenconcepts.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2005 12:15 PM To: andrea@newscreenconcepts.com
Subject: Librarian Makeover Search
I'm the Story Producer for ABC's reality show "Extreme Makeover."  We are currently casting for season four and are specifically looking for a  librarian who wants to change her appearance.  If you or anyone you know might be interested, please have them go to http://www.exmcasting.com <http://www.exmcasting.com/>  and complete an on-line application.   Other stories for which we are currently casting include:   * A small-town girl that wants an "my fair lady" experience * A young engaged couple who want to change their appearance and receive a wedding of a lifetime * An accident victim who was injured by someone else's doing * A returning soldier from Iraq   You can forward my email to anyone and everyone you think could help.  You may also contact me for more information or verification. Thank you in advance for your help!   Andrea Schwartzberg Story Producer "Extreme Makeover" New Screen Entertainment, Inc. andrea@newscreenconcepts.com <mailto:andrea@newscreenconcepts.com>

And now for something entirely different:
When I told that story recently to Brewster Kahle, the founder of the San Francisco non-profit Internet Archive , he shook his head: “When we were growing up,” he said, “we had great libraries. But for kids today, the Internet is their library.  We are giving them an instantly accessible resource that is much worse than what we grew up with.”  But Kahle, along with Google , Amazon and a clutch of prestigious libraries worldwide are all working to change that: digitizing thousands of books every day, building a global library where every manner of content lives online.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8258453/

ABOUT THE LSA:

Computer Consulting Contract for Services

MEETING:

Aug 9 @ Tripoli @ 19:00 Meeting of interested parties.

During the Gates workshops a group of librarians asked about contracting for computer services with the instructor.  The Tripoli/Westgate Director Amy Parker took the concept and promoted it with libraries on Iowa Libraries (iowalib), she received a number of positive replies.

We are now ready to take it to the next step – A meeting of everyone interested.

The meeting:

We would divide the meeting 3 ways:

Amy - overview;
Kim - services provided;
Ken - administration/contract.

We will have discussion and Q&A for all in attendance.  You will have a chance to review the necessary paperwork and get it clearly in mind what you are looking at.  You will then be asked to take the contract/paperwork back to your board for review and to sign on the “dotted” line.

We strongly suggest that each library send up to three people 1. Director, 2. Board Member & 3. (if possible) any volunteer technology person you have.

We want to make it clear up front that this contract will not replace your local tech, unless you want to, these services are to supplement the local skills you have built up.

NEILSA’s role in the group is strictly as a member who has taken on some administrative responsibility's.  You will be contracting directly with the consultant.

By July 31, please complete your library's OPEN ACCESS report, ACCESS PLUS report, and DIRECT STATE AID report and return them to the State Library in Des Moines.

For OPEN ACCESS, report the number of items checked out to OPEN ACCESS customers throughout FY’05.  Remember you can also claim postage reimbursement (if a customer drops off a book belonging to another participating OA library, you can claim actual postage costs to mail it back; do not include postage associated with interlibrary loan)  Look for this report and further explanations here:  http://www.silo.lib.ia.us/for-ia-libraries/enrich-ia/open-access/index.htm

For ACCESS PLUS, report the number of interlibrary loan “lending” transactions throughout FY’05. Report the total number of ILL items loaned July’04—June’05, whether loaned through SILO, OCLC, or other means.  Look for this report and further explanations here: http://www.silo.lib.ia.us/for-ia-libraries/enrich-ia/access-plus/index.htm

For DIRECT STATE AID, report how your library spent its share of the DIRECT STATE AID money in FY’05.  This is the payment that libraries receive for meeting the service standards outlined in IN SERVICE TO IOWA: PUBLIC LIBRARY MEASURES OF QUALITY.  If your library met enough standards to be rewarded with funding in TIERS 1-2-3, then you’ll need to relay to the State Library what you spent that money on.  Look for this report and further explanation here:  http://www.silo.lib.ia.us/for-ia-libraries/enrich-ia/index.html

 This reporting is necessary because libraries are reimbursed for OPEN ACCESS and ACCESS PLUS transactions, as well as for meeting standards in TIERS 1-2-3.  And it’s also just good old fashioned library management to track activity in these areas J  As always, call NWILS with any questions or contact the State Library directly.  Thanks for your attention to these fiscal year-ending final reports!

Edited from the EyeOpener of NWILSA CE:
The NEILSA staff is putting together the CE for next year.  Please use the comment feature, or e-mail, your ideas for ce you would like to have offered.

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

• 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 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
• October 31 - Annual Survey Due
• November 3 at 7:00 p.m. at the Ossian Public Library  - Winneshiek County Meeting
• December 23 & 26 - Christmas

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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