Friday Notes

October 26, 2006

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

31 NEILSA library Annual Reports Due 10/31 are still outstanding as of the 25th.

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30 October 2006 - 10:24

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October 20, 2006

New Friday Notes: notes for next week

The life so short, the craft so long to learn

HOW TO READ THIS BLOG: (& many others):

On blogs the most recent posting is the first posting and on this one the most important (in my opinion) stuff is first. So lets look at the elements.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Things you should really know about to be informed, often things you should tell your Board about so they know also.

THE LSA: Things you should know about to do your job better or to more completely server the patrons

CE: Library specific Continuing Education offered by NEILSA or SLI on the ICN or in a NE Library (usually). If you don't need ce's or if in the opinion of someone you already know everything, you can skip this section.

STUFF: Exactly that, stuff I have run across or that has been forwarded to me by others that looks interesting. We try to format these differently so it is easy to scan through - skip it if you are busy or not interested in stuff.

LINKS: Reference. A place to find things that should be Bookmarked or in Favorites but you never had time.

DUE DATES: More reference. Important dates such as Oct. 30 Annual Survey due at SLI.

The fine print stuff: exactly that skip unless you are looking for publication information.

Announcement of the next NEILSA Board Meeting: Open Meeting Law compliance.

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24 October 2006 - 09:27

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October 6, 2006

New Friday Notes: notes for next week

The life so short, the craft so long to learn

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

BLOG NOTE: I am trying a new way of composing The New Friday Notes IF you have any problems reading et. al. the Notes PLEASE let us know.

On Thursday, November 2, 5:30 to 7:00 p.m., the State Library will offer an ICN session for trustees on library governance and funding. Topics include: how libraries are governed; roles of the mayor and city council, library board, library director; changing the library ordinance; power of the library board over the library budget; reporting income and expenditures to the city; amending the budget; budget roles of the director, the board and the city. (It will cover the same material as the Library Board Orientation session at Town Meetings.) Each person who plans to attend needs to register in the CE catalog. http://www.statelibraryofiowa.org/cgi-bin/cecat/ It is very important to register because any ICN sites with no one registered by two weekdays prior to the event will be canceled. http://www.statelibraryofiowa.org/ld/ICN/sched-cancel Most library trustees have not created a user account in the CE catalog and some of them will need help. For this reason, I am making this announcement first on the public library director list so you can decide how you want to handle getting your trustees registered. A week from today on October 9, I will announce the ICN session on the trustee electronic maillist.

Sandy Dixon Program Director

Library Development State Library of Iowa

NOTE ALSO: Trustree educations sessions customized for your board are available from the LSA.

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06 October 2006 - 13:44

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September 29, 2006

New Friday Notes: notes for next week

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

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

2006 Public Libraries and the Internet study, the 8th study in this series. The report is now officially released and available at http://www.ii.fsu.edu/plinternet/.

1) Cataloging Supplement Report Due 9/30/06: Hearken back to the fall of 2005: was your library among the many to participate in the Cataloging Supplement Project? Over 300 libraries statewide signed on. Participants accepted a $400.00 mini-grant from the State Library with which to purchase a high-end MARC record product.

Now the ?Cataloging Supplement Report? is due?by Saturday September 30th actually. You?ll find the 2-page report here: http://www.statelibraryofiowa.org/ld/cataloging-supplement/report-form-cataloging-supplement.doc/view It?s a simple re-telling of how you used the $400.00, which MARC product you purchased, and the difference it?s made in your cataloging efforts. Mail or fax the completed form to the State Library (fax 515-281-6191) Thanks for your attention to this!

2) ILA Conference Registration Deadline: The early bird registration deadline for ILA?s annual conference is looming: it?s Friday September 29. This year, the ILA Fall Conference makes its way to Council Bluffs, October 11-13, at the Mid America Conference Center. While you can register on-site the day of the conference, it?s best to register early and save some money in the process?about $30.00 worth.

This year?s theme is ?Libraries, Literacy, and Learning in the 21st Century.? Here?s a look at just some of the conference sessions:

A Quality School Library Bringing It All Back Home (lobbying and advocacy) Library 2.0 Leadership Literacy Weblogs in the Library Best of Iowa Libraries? Public Relations Managing a Volunteer Program Transforming Reluctant Readers in to Ravenous Readers All Libraries Serve Learners A Great City Deserves a Great Library

All this and much more: 4 pre-conferences Wednesday daytime, "The Ghosts of Council Bluffs" tour on Wednesday night, Thursday night?s banquet with Des Moines actor Tom Milligan, and Friday?s luncheon with Marilynne Robison, author of the 2006 All Iowa Reads book Gilead. If you've missed the mailings, find all details on ILA?s website: http://www.iowalibraryassociation.org/ Click on the conference info in the middle of the screen to see a complete listing of programs and a registration form. Don?t delay any longer. Above 1 & 2 Stolen from the Eye Opener & then edited.

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02 October 2006 - 09:27

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