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June 16, 2006

New Friday Notes: notes for next week

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

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

The New Friday Notes for June 23, 2006 [next week] may not happen since I will be at ALA, I am going to attempt to Blog on the Annual Meeting but who knows. One thing that is most likely not to happen is an e-mail telling you it has been posted so about 1:00 on Friday you need to check to see if I got it posted. Ken (:-{}}}

Libraries on the Prairie -- 10 reasons to attend [Ken's editorial comments]
10. See old friends and make new ones in a fun and relaxed atmosphere.
9. Delicious meals and snacks that you don't have to cook or clean up after.
8. Two days away from the library to think about how you can make your library even better than it is, with others who know the challenges of being a rural library director.
7. Learn what city officials want to hear when you request funding.
6. Prizes, giveaways, treats and loads of fun.
5. Library directors will be reimbursed round trip mileage to the nearest workshop location at 34 cents per mile. You will also be reimbursed for your overnight stay. When was the last time you received this kind of reimbursement from the State Library? [Or the LSA's (:-{}}}]
4. Chocolate [This may be #1 for some of you.]
3. You can "carry over" continuing education contact hours from Libraries on the Prairie if you don't need them to recertify this year. This is a special exception for this year's Gates training. (There are up to 13 contact hours continuing education credit available for Libraries on the Prairie.)
2. You will have the opportunity to be chosen as a representative to go to the American Library Association's 2007 conference in Washington, DC. We will be choosing a minimum of 3 people from those who attend the evening sessions for the all-expenses-paid trip, and we are hoping that we will have the opportunity to send more!

And the Number One Reason to Attend Libraries on the Prairie:

1. Iowa received more funding from the Gates Foundation because a large number of Iowa librarians attending previous Gates workshops. Any future support from the Gates Foundation could depend on attendance at events such as Libraries on the Prairie.

Read more about it and find your own reason to attend! http://www.statelibraryofiowa.org/ld/gatesgrants/rural

Sandy Dixon
Program Director Library Development

Something to think about
"One strategy we could pursue involves meeting users on their own turf. Since we know that students are spending more and more time in social-networking environments like MySpace and Facebook, building complex communities and sharing musings and opinions on everything from new bands to favorite books, let's form a partnership with one of those companies to build a networking space focusing on the information needs of students. Such a site could enable dialogue and collaboration among its users, discussion of readings, and creation of multimedia class projects. Faculty members and librarians could create profiles of their own, with commentary on the subject under discussion, and users could decide how to integrate the content and tools we provide into the environment they create for themselves."

The Final Report for Direct State Aid, due July 31, 2006 is online at: http://www.statelibraryofiowa.org/ld/Direct-state-aid/fy2006 The link is under Available Downloads.

Here is a potential solution ? set up one computer with two monitors, one for the user and one for you to keep an eye on. The link(s) below will tell you how, it is long so you may have to cut & paste it into your browser
http://reviews.cnet.com/5208-10149-0.html?forumID=7&threadID=184081&messageID=2006103&tag=nl.e497
OR use this "tiny" link: http://digbig.com/4jgpq