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August 11, 2004
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life so short, the craft so long to learn.
OK, I was getting ready for an e-rate confrence in Chicago and for
several reasons I was not packed and ready to go 3 days early, sorry
about that.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
 Libraries?
toy rewards recalled
A toy given to kids as a reward for reading books in the Madison
(Wis.) Public Library?s summer reading program could possibly contain
high amounts of lead, so library officials are asking holders of
the toys to return them for disposal. The reading program, ?Paws,
Claws, Scales, and Tales,? is a national summer reading program
that was used in as many as 41 states, with the potentially toxic
toy given out as a reward across the country....
Madison (Wis.) Capital Times,
Aug. 8
Deadline: November 1, 2006
Library Journal's annual award for the Best Small Library in America,
cosponsored by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, was founded
to encourage and showcase the exemplary work of these libraries.
Now in its third year, the award honors the public library that
most profoundly demonstrates outstanding service to populations
of 25,000 or less (see below for eligibility). The winning library
will receive a $15,000 cash award, a feature story in the February
1, 2007, Library Journal, membership and conference costs for two
library representatives to attend the Public Library Association
Biannual Conference in 2008, and a gala reception at the conference.
Members of the editorial board of Library Journal, librarians
from around the country, and a representative from the Bill &
Melinda Gates Foundation, will judge nominations based on key factors,
including: * Creativity in developing services and programs
that can be replicated by other libraries * Innovation in introducing
and supporting public access computing, educating patrons in its
use, and measuring the impact of this technology usage * Use of
technology to expand the reach of library services * Demonstrated
community support * Success in developing cooperation with other
libraries * Partnerships with other agencies and businesses * Increase
in library use, particularly by new users * Evidence of library's
role as community center
Keeping the factors above in mind, please tell us how, in the
last two years, you have raised the profile of the library in your
community, reached out to new users and remote users, and used technology
to support and grow patron access to materials and information.
Please also describe the use of public access computers (PACs) in
your library and how you anticipate sustaining PACs and adapting
to the next generation of users. In your description of your collaborations
with others, please give examples of how the library has become
a model for the partnering organization and how the organization
has become a model for the library.
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:
Anyone can nominate a library-the library administration itself,
patrons, members of the community, library peers, etc.
There is no entry fee, but each entry must include the following
information:
- Name, address, phone number, and email of nominee and the name
of the contact person, as well as contact information for the
submitter if different from the nominee.
- A written explanation of up to two pages (or a list of bulleted
narrative points) that clearly enumerates how the library's accomplishments
fit the criteria for the award listed above. (Note: Entries that
describe programs and their effects on the community will be especially
helpful to the judges in rendering a decision. Supporting materials,
such as brochures, testimonials, press clippings, etc., may be
included and are helpful, but they are less important than the
written narrative.)
- Photo(s) of library, staff, and patrons, if possible.
- References from two library peers.
- Statistical data:
* Population served * Total annual budget (if you are part of
another body of government, note if you pay utility bills, IT,
etc.) * Per capita budget * Circulation * Materials budget (including
electronic databases) * Physical visits (door count) * Virtual
visits (e-use, if collecting this data) * Number of staff * Percentage
of staff who are professional librarians.
Most libraries collect such data, but if you do not have all of
these statistics, then submit those the library does have. Also,
please detail whether the nominated library is a member of a consortium/county-wide
service district-what services are provided by it (technology support,
training, databases, etc.), what role does the library play in it?
The judges do not make selections based on numbers, though they
are helpful in giving context to the written submission.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
- A single library serving a community with a population of 25,000
or less is eligible (latest Census).
- Area library districts or systems may serve an aggregate population
of greater than 25,000, as long as the service area of the library
includes an area or a community with a population of 25,000 or
less. The prize money must be used to benefit that population.
- A single county or town with a population over 25,000 that
is served by two or more library districts or systems operating
entirely within the bounds of the county or town may qualify as
long as the service area of a given library includes a rural area
or a rural community or the population of the library's jurisdiction
is 25,000 or less. The prize money must be used for that area.
- A single community with a population greater than 25,000 and
having a library with one or more branches may qualify. The library
must have a service area that includes a rural area or community
that does not exceed a population of 25,000. The prize monies
must be used only for the benefit of the rural or community population
under 25,000. Similarly a single community with a population greater
than 25,000, which also provide library service to an adjoining
community of 25,000 or less population by contract, may also be
eligible, provided the prize is used entirely to support the smaller
community.
- A single community library serving a population greater than
25,000 and not providing service to a rural area or to a rural
community is not eligible for the award.
- Send the nomination, by November 1, 2006, to:
Library Journal's Award for the Best Small Library in America
c/o Library Journal 360 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10010
If you have any questions regarding the submission process, please
contact Rebecca Miller at miller@reedbusiness.com
or by phone at 646-746-6725.
Annette Wetteland Communications Coordinator State Library of Iowa
Senators
need to hear the views of library and information professionals
on the Deleting
Online Predators Act (H.R. 5319), which the House has passed
and referred to the Senate. You can share with them personal stories
about how you or your library patrons use social-networking sites
in educational ways, or let them know how DOPA or similar legislation
will affect libraries and library users if it passes.
Six
steps to save your library from DOPA
YALSA offers these suggestions for opposing the Deleting Online
Predators Act:
1. Contact your senator before September 5;
2. Sign the online petition;
3. Host an information session;
4. Tell YALSA how you are using social networking;
5. Invite your senator to your library;
6. Send a letter to the newspaper editor....
YALSA
Blog, Aug. 3
Personalize
your messages to Congress
A recent survey
by the Congressional Management Foundation found that over half
of congressional staffers polled said they believe the form e-mails
they receive from constituents are sent without the constituents?
knowledge. The ALA Washington Office encourages all library advocates
to personalize communications with Congress. For tips on how to
tell the story of your library to Congress, visit the ALA website....
ALA Washington Office, Aug. 3
Library
Connection?s ?John Doe? court records released
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg ordered August 2 the full
disclosure of court records related to Doe v. Gonzales?the
challenge to the FBI?s 2005 demand that Connecticut?s Library Connection
consortium turn over records of patrons? computer use. The next
day, the American Civil Liberties Union posted
the documents....
THE
LSA:
11th-century
Domesday Book goes online
The Middle Ages met the Internet Age August 4 when the Domesday Book?a
survey of England conducted in 1085?went online.
The book, a record of the people and lands ruled by William the Conqueror,
is the oldest record held by Britain?s National Archives and one of
the country?s most valuable documents....
Associated Press, Aug. 4
CE:
LIBRARY
101, coming up September 13th? The time is 9:00AM?12:00PM
If you are interested let NEILSA know so we can schedule a site
near you.
 PLA
announces new start dates for e-learning courses
?E-Learning @ PLA,? the online education program of the Public
Library Association, will offer five new start dates for two
of its popular courses. ?New Planning for Results? and ?Creating
Policies for Results? will each be offered five times between
September 2006 and April 2007....
The
State Library is now taking registrations for Public
Library Management 1 and 2 classes in the CE Catalog
(http://www.statelibraryofiowa.org/cgi-bin/cecat/).
PLM 1 will begin on Tuesday, September 12 and PLM 2 will
begin on Wednesday, September 6. The registration deadline
for both classes is Monday, August 14.
OPAL: Online Programming for All Libraries--And All Library
Users
OPAL is an international collaborative effort by libraries
of all types to provide web-based programs and training for
library users and library staff members.
These live events are held in online rooms where participants
can interact via voice-over-IP, text chatting, and synchronized
browsing.
Everyone is welcome to participate in OPAL programs. Usually
there is no need to register. Nearly all OPAL programs are offered
free of charge to participants.
Examples of OPAL public online programs include book discussion
programs, interviews, special events, library training, memoir
writing workshops, and virtual tours of special digital library
collections.
FROM: http://www.opal-online.org/
We are planning a DEMCO Book Repair Workshop for sometime
this fall, Ken will still do a workshop at county association
meetings if requested and scheduled anead of time.
| Iowa Grants Symposium: ?Iowans?
Partnering for Progress? |
Many public library staff and local city government staff
attended this symposium last year and rated it highly.
This year the symposium is being extended to include non-profits,
academics and others. It promises to be bigger and better
that last year so make sure you plan to attend. REGISTER
EARLY. Attendance will be capped.
To make sure your are included, register today online to hold
your spot. The hote is offering state rates for this symposium,
so be sure you give the symposium name when you register.
Details and registration:
Iowa?s Office of Grants Enterprise Management presents the
2nd Annual Iowa Grant Symposium, ?Iowans? Partnering for
Progress?
Wednesday, August 16, 2006 at the Sheraton West Des Moines Hotel
Be sure to join your grant seeking peers from throughout
the state at this premier training event on August 16 at the
Sheraton West Des Moines Hotel in West Des Moines, Iowa.
The agenda is filled with information relative to all grant seekers.
Some highlights
of the agenda include:
Opening session on ?Nonprofit Oversight and the Iowa
Principles and Practices for Charitable Nonprofit Excellence?
presented by Sandy Boyd and Richard Koontz, Iowa NonProfit Resource
Center, University of Iowa
Workshops on proposal writing and grant seeking presented by The
Foundation Center
Grants government workshop presented by the US Department
of Education
Concurrent workshops will cover the following:
Ø Grants.gov: Find, Apply,
Succeed
Ø Do?s and Don?ts of
Administering Federal Grants
Ø Funding for Home and Community
Ø Enriching Your Public
Programs
Ø Proposal Writing Basics
Ø Grant Seeking Basics
Ø Iowa Community Foundations
Capturing the Transfer of Wealth, Providing Community Support
Ø How to Begin!
A Proactive Approach to Seeking Grants
Ø Creating a Successful Budget
Ø Using Hard Data to
Build Strong Proposals
Ø Corporate, Private and
Community Foundation Panel Discussion
$65 registration fee which includes a deluxe continental breakfast,
lunch and afternoon break
Register at www.iagems.gov
Questions? Contact Kathy Mabie at www.kathy.mabie@iowa.gov
or 515-281-8834
Kathy Mabie Iowa Grants Management Director Iowa Department of
Management 515-281-8834 FAX 515-242-5897 www.iagems.gov
FROM:
Judy Jones, State Library of Iowa Consultant
Stuff:
2006
copyright agenda (PDF file)
ALA supports efforts to amend the Digital Millennium Copyright Act
and to urge the courts to restore the balance in copyright law,
ensure fair use, and protect and extend the public domain. This
table by ALA Legislative Counsel Miriam Nesbit summarizes recent
copyright legislation and case law....
ALA Office of Government Relations
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: 9/4, 11/10, 11/23 & 24, 12/25 & 26,
1/1/2007
- 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 21 5:30 Fayette County Meeting Waucoma KD
- September 23 - 30 - Banned Book Week
- September 27 - State Library/LSA Town Meeting (Waterloo Art and Rec Center) ER & KD
- September 30 - Cataloging Supplement report due at SLI
- October 3 - Butler County Library Association at Parkersburg - 7:00
- October 11 - 13 - ILA Annual Conference in Council Bluffs ER & KD
- October 15 - 21 Teen Read Week
- October 17 - Readlyn, Bremer Co. meeting - 7:30
- October 17 - Clayton County Meeting 7:00 Gutenberg KD
- October 17 - Buchanan County Meeting Independence 7:00
- October 23 - Grundy Co. meeting, 9 a.m. in Grundy Center
- October 27 -- Arlington 09:30 Fayette County Meeting KD
- 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 KD
- November 13 - 19 - Children's Book Week
- November 23 & 24 NEILSA Closed for Thanksgiving
- December 25 & 26 NEILSA Closed for Christmas
The State Library's 2006 calendar http://www.silo.lib.ia.us
AEA-267
Summer delivery will continue
through August 15 & 17
Libraries will receive their deliveries
either on Tuesday or Thursday as in the past, the schedule remains
the same. Fall delivery will begin on August 21 with regular delivery.
AEA-1
Fall delivery will begin on August
17 & 18
Traffic Counter available on loan
from the NEILSA
Experts agree that accurately counting patron traffic with a people
counter is the way you can make sound strategic decisions.
With help from a Sensource counter, your library can easily evaluate
staffing needs, hours and more. With hard data you can be confident
that your decisions are based on facts not guesswork.
If you are interested in using the counter,
contact Ken at NEILSA to reserve a time slot. If you would
like to learn more about how you can use the readings from the counter
to better manage the library and to explain to Boards/City Councils
your staffing/use decisions we can arrange that at the same time.
HUMOR?
WHAT THE HECK IS A FENDER SKIRT?
I CAME ACROSS THIS PHRASE IN A BOOK YESTERDAY "FENDER SKIRTS." A TERM
I HAVEN'T HEARD IN A LONG TIME AND THINKING ABOUT "FENDER SKIRTS"
STARTED ME THINKING ABOUT OTHER WORDS THAT QUIETLY DISAPPEAR FROM
OUR LANGUAGE WITH HARDLY A NOTICE.
LIKE "CURB FEELERS" AND "STEERING KNOBS". SINCE I'D BEEN THINKING
OF CARS, MY MIND NATURALLY WENT THAT DIRECTION FIRST. KIDS
WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO FIND SOME ELDERLY PERSON OVER 50 TO EXPLAIN
SOME OF THESE TERMS TO YOU.
REMEMBER " CONTINENTAL KITS?" THEY WERE REAR BUMPER EXTENDERS AND
SPARE TIRE COVERS THAT WERE SUPPOSED TO MAKE ANY CAR AS COOL AS A
LINCOLN CONTINENTAL.
WHEN DID WE QUIT CALLING THEM "EMERGENCY BRAKES?" AT SOME POINT "PARKING
BRAKE" BECAME THE PROPER TERM. BUT I MISS THE HINT OF DRAMA THAT WENT
WITH "EMERGENCY BRAKE".
I'M SAD TOO, THAT ALMOST ALL THE OLD FOLKS ARE GONE WHO WOULD CALL
THE ACCELERATOR THE "FOOT FEED".
DIDN'T YOU EVER WAIT AT THE STREET FOR YOUR DADDY TO COME HOME, SO
YOU COULD RIDE THE "RUNNING BOARD" UP TO THE HOUSE?
HERE'S A PHRASE I HEARD ALL THE TIME IN MY YOUTH BUT NEVER HEAR ANYMORE-
"STORE-BOUGHT." OF COURSE, JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING IS STORE-BOUGHT THESE
DAYS. BUT ONCE IT WAS BRAGGING MATERIAL TO HAVE A STORE-BOUGHT DRESS
OR A STORE-BOUGHT BAG OF CANDY.
"COAST TO COAST" IS A PHRASE
THAT ONCE HELD ALL SORTS OF EXCITEMENT AND NOW MEANS ALMOST NOTHING.
NOW WE TAKE THE TERM "WORLD WIDE" FOR GRANTED. THIS FLOORS ME.
ON A SMALLER SCALE, WALL-TO-WALL WAS ONCE A MAGICAL TERM! IN OUR HOMES.
IN THE '50s, EVERYONE COVERED HIS OR HER HARDWOOD FLOORS WITH, WOW,
WALL-T O-WALL CARPETING! TODAY, EVERYONE REPLACES THEIR WALL-TO-WALL
CARPET ING WITH HARDWOOD FLOORS. GO FIGURE!
WHEN'S THE LAST TIME YOU HEARD THE QUAINT PHRASE "IN A FAMILY WAY?"
IT'S HARD TO IMAGINE THAT THE WORD "PREGNANT" WAS ONCE CONSIDERED
A LITTLE TOO GRAPHIC, A LITTLE TOO CLINICAL FOR USE IN POLITE COMPANY.
SO WE HAD ALL THAT TALK ABOUT STORK VISITS AND "BEING IN THE FAMILY
WAY" OR SIMPLY "EXPECTING"
APPARENTLY "BRASSIERE" IS A WORD NO LONGER IN USAGE. I SAID IT THE
OTHER DAY AND MY DAUGHTER CRACKED UP, I GUESS IT'S JUST "BRA" NOW
"UNMENTIONABLES" PROBABLY WOULDN'T BE UNDERSTOOD AT ALL.
I ALWAYS LOVED GOING TO THE "PICTURE SHOW", BUT I CONSIDERED "MOVIE"
AN AFFECTATION."
MOST OF THESE WORDS GO BACK TO THE '50s, BUT HERE'S A PURE- '60's
WORD I CAME ACROSS THE OTHER DAY- "RAT FINK". OOH, WHAT A NASTY PUT-DOWN!
HERE'S A WORD I M ISS -"PERCOLATOR". THAT WAS JUST A FUN WORD TO SAY.
AND WHAT WAS IT REPLACED WITH? "COFFEE MAKER". HOW DULL. MR.COFFEE,
I BLAME YOU FOR THIS.
I MISS THOSE MADE-UP MARKETING WORDS THAT WERE MEANT TO SOUND SO MODERN
AND NOW SOUND SO RETRO. WORDS LIKE "DYNAFLOW" AND "ELECTROLUX." INTRODUCING
THE 1963 ADMIRAL TV, NOW WITH "SPECTRAVISION!"
FOOD FOR THOUGHT- WAS THERE A TELETHON THAT WIPED OUT LUMBAGO? NOBODY
COMPLAINS OF THAT ANYMORE. MAYBE THAT'S WHAT CASTOR OIL CURED, BECAUSE
I NEVER HEAR MOTHERS THREATENING KIDS WITH CASTOR OIL ANYMORE.
SOME WORDS AREN'T GONE, BUT ARE DEFINITELY ON THE ENDANGERED LIST.
THE ONE THAT GRIEVES ME MOST "SUPPER". NOW EVERYBODY SAYS "DINNER"
SAVE A GREAT WORD. INVITE SOMEONE TO SUPPER. DISCUSS FENDER SKIRTS.
SOMEONE FORWARDED THIS TO ME.
I THOUGHT SOME OF US OF A "CERTAIN AGE" WOULD REMEMBER MOST OF THESE.
JUST FOR FUN, PASS IT ALONG TO OTHERS OF A "CERTAIN
AGE."
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
COPYLEFT NOTICE 2002:
THE INFORMATION IN THIS PUBLICATION IS FREE.
It may be copied, distributed and/or modified under the conditions
set down in the Design Science License published by Michael A at
http://dsl.org/copyleft/dsl.txt
COPYRIGHT
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
LIBRARY
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NEXT NEILSA Board
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