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The life so short, the craft so long to learn.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Important Reminder: Sign up for the “PLOW Project:” In light of the State Library’s new and improved website, this article from the March 6^th EYE-OPENER bears repeating. Since then, what we called the “Staying Connected” project has a new name: it’s now referred to as PLOW, which stands for “Putting Libraries on the Web.” PLOW presents an exciting new opportunity: local website and email hosting through SILO. This new service is made possible through a grant awarded to the State Library by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

The intent is to help Iowa libraries establish their own websites—or to improve upon existing websites—along with the ability to offer every staff member their own email address. Through the web hosting service, a public library will be able to create and easily update its own website. Web pages will be preloaded with a variety of local information specific to each community, including links to local catalogs, hours, staff members, and trustees. Moreover, customers will have access to statewide resources like EBSCO and FirstSearch through their local library’s website.

Through the email hosting service, a public library will be able to have consistent and stable email addresses regardless of the ISP. In other words, should a library change ISPs, the library’s email address will remain the same. In addition, every staff member will benefit from their own email address.

To date, 157 libraries statewide have expressed interest. Any interested library is asked to return a “Letter of Intent” to the State Library by April 28^th. The April deadline is really a “place holder,” giving State Library staff an early indication of how many Iowa libraries might be interested. The real drop-dead deadline is August 1, after which your library may not be included in this project. So please set aside some quality discussion time at upcoming board meetings to consider this opportunity and what it means for your library and your customers. Call with questions or visit the State Library’s website for details and documentation: http://www.statelibraryofiowa.org/archive/2006/04/plow

ABOUT THE LSA:

Helping students with online resources!

Numerous online resources are available to all students in Iowa schools, including EBSCO magazines, AP MultiMedia Archives, World Book Encyclopedia, ClipArt, AccuWeather, Unitedstreaming, Atomic Learning, and SIRS Researcher. This training is intended to provide public librarians an introduction to using these resources with students. Laptop computers will be provided but participants are welcome to bring their own wireless laptops if available.

Two sessions on Monday, April 17, will be held at Keystone Area Education Agency in Elkader, rooms D2 and 3. The morning session will be from 9 a.m.*noon; the repeat afternoon session will be from 1 p.m.*4 p.m. The presenter is Norma Thiese, media/technology consultant at the AEA.

For additional information, please don't hesitate to contact Norma at nthiese@aea1.k12.ia.us or by phone 800-632-5918, ext. 231, or locally at 245-1480.
Deadline to register: Tuesday, April 11.

Summary:

Where Keystone AEA in Elkader rooms D2 & 3
When April 17 Session I 9:00 – 9:00 – noon, Session II (repeat) 1:00 – 4:00
Registration DEADLINE April 1, registration limited to 20 people per session
Registration at State Library of Iowa ce catalog at:
http://www.silo.lib.ia.us/cgi-bin/cecat/ (preferred) OR
http://www.neilsa.org/classes/current.html.
CE’s 3 to 5 [3 for the class 2 extra for the homework]
Fee $15.00 Coffee & break materials will be supplied (chocolate)

Homework (for 2 ce’s) You will select a real question asked by a student, you will then go to each of the resources to see what kind of information you can find. To document your quest you will print off one (1) page and send the entire packet to NEILSA for a certificate for the homework credits.

e-rate Consortia members should check the Consortia Blog http://www.neilsa.org/cblog/index.cfm

CE:

Subject: [irls] Dates set for Rural Sustainability Institute!

These are the dates/locations of the 5 Staying Connected/Rural Sustainability training that we will be doing. I will be getting training on the Rural Sustainability grant at the end of this month, so you will be getting more information on the program in March. If you have the opportunity to mention these up-coming Institutes toyour libraries, I would really appreciate it.

July 10-11, Buena Vista University, Storm Lake
July 13-14, Holiday Inn, Council Bluffs
July 17-18, Wartburg College, Waverly
July 24-25, St. Ambrose University, Davenport (this is tentative until we can get confirmation of lodging)
July 27-28, Central College, Pella
Let me know if you have any questions!
Michele A. Leininger Continuing Education Consultant

Stuff:
You are invited to provide links you found too.

Will we all be switching to ebooks? [The Guardian]

"The (Soni) Reader, which made its full debut at the CES show in Las Vegas earlier this year, is an impressive little gadget. Around the size of a thin paperback book, it mimics the printed page using electronic ink and has a crisp display that puts no extra strain on the eyes. With the capacity to hold hundreds of titles simultaneously - as well as being able to download new titles from the internet - some are saying it might do for publishing what the iPod has done for music."
FROM: http://technology.guardian.co.uk/weekly/story/0,,1747329,00.html

FROM: Statehouse News 4-6-06
From: Rep. Bob Kressig

I have received some very important information about how to recognize a stroke that I wanted to share with you. . A neurologist says that if he can get to a stroke victim within 3 hours he can totally reverse the effects of a stroke. He said the trick was getting a stroke recognized, diagnosed and getting to the patient within 3 hours which is tough.

Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify. Unfortunately, the lack of awareness spells disaster. The stroke victim may suffer brain damage when people nearby fail to recognize the symptoms of a stroke.

Now doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions:

1. *Ask the individual to SMILE.

2. *Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS.

3. *Ask the person to SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE (Coherently) (i.e "It is sunny out today"). If he or she has trouble with any of these tasks, call 9-1-1 immediately and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.

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/

Due Date:

NEILSA closed dates: 5/29, 7/4, 9/4, 11/10, 11/23 & 24, 12/25 & 26, 1/1/2007

April 12 - Readers' Advisory for Children and Teens, Postponed
April 17, at Fairbank 7:00 - Buchanan County Meeting - KD
April 17 - Medical Reference and HealthInfo Iowa, 9-11
April 18 at Plainfield 7:30 - Bremer County Meeting - ER
April 18 - Garnavillo 7:00 Clayton County Meeting - KD
April 20 - Fayette County at Westgate with a meal at 5:30 p.m. with meeting to begin at 6 - KD
April 21 - Administrators' roundtable - Denver PL 9:00
April 24 - 9:00 a.m., Dike Grundy County Meeting - ER
April 28 - Letter of Intent to the State Library for Staying Connected
April 28 - Google Book Search: Its Impact on Scholarship and Libraries...
May 3 - Beginning EBSCOhost, 9-11
May 9-12 - Tech Support on the Fly, 9:00-12:00, in Orange City, Clarinda, Knoxville and Anamosa
May 18 - Advanced EBSCOhost, 9-11
June 23 Library 101
June 24 - 27 - ALA Annual meeting in New Orleans - ER & KD
July 1 - renew EBSCOhost
July 20 Lansing 9:30 Allamakee County Association - KD
July 31 - Reports due: Direct State Aid & Open Access
August 1 - Deadline for letter of Intent to the State Library for Staying Connected
August - Applications for PLM I & II due
August 31 - Enrich Iowa Letter due at SLI
September - Library Card sign up month
September 13 Library 101
September 23 - 30 - Banned Book Week
September 27 - State Library/LSA Town Meeting (Waterloo Art and Rec Center)
September 30 - Cataloging Supplement report due at SLI
October 11 - 13 - ILA Annual Conference in Council Bluffs
October 15 - 21 Teen Read Week
October 27 -- Arlington 09:30 Fayette County Meeting
October 30 - Annual Survey due at SLI
Nov. 2 at 7:00 p.m. at the Spillville Public Library - Winneshiek County Meeting - KD
Nov. 3 - ILA Planning Meeting
November 13 - 19 - Children's Book Week

The State Library's 2006 calendar http://www.silo.lib.ia.us

The fine print stuff
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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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LIBRARY SERVICE AREA BOARD Meeting

Next Board Meeting: May 8, 2006 2:00 p.m., Elkader PL