The Friday Notes has gone to archive & will be no more.

NOTES is the replacement, unlike the Friday Notes, NOTES is occasional, when there is something to say it will be posted.  As such you will not find in NOTES such things as: anything posted to IowaLib or other commonly read lists, "Stuff", CE reminders, or material posted on the State Library of Iowa website  or other commonly used web sites e.g. Web Junction Iowa  or NEILSA 

You will find links to things of importance, you will find short postings of things of immediate local library interest which will include "Telling the Library Story" materials from your libraries.  When we know of them we will post job listings and changes from the libraries and county meeting dates.  But no more begging for information.

Under seperate cover you will receive a monthly listing of statewide ce listings produced by the LSA's.  Finally you will get advanced notice of potential ce events produced by NEILSA, if you are desirous of something happening it would be best if you used the comments at the bottom to give me feedback. 

Finally on feedback, please use the comments section so everyone may see your thoughts, suggestions et. al.  NOTES will shrink or expand based on your requests.  Friday Notes took up nearly 8 hours a week, I feel that my time is better spent on your concerns so it had to go.

To the few of you who read it every week and even commented, Thank You. 

Now to NOTES...

CE in planning stages for NEILSA:

Disaster planning and recovery. In several classes will look at - What to do if your librarian gets eaten by a Combine or is other wise suddenly gone. ICPC (I hope) will present us with a series of classes on planning and recovery.

Services to Teens - April

Using the NEILSA Wimba classroom: How to use online participatory conferencing in Wimba.

Library Law and the city ordinance: NEILSA Wimba - A review and pratical advice for Trustees and Librarians

Software specific classes. You tell me which software, anything getting over 10 requests will be considered.

Pratical Copyright for Librarians: Badly simplifed examination of copyright law

Open Meetings Law - How to be in compliance, closed meetings, what meetings must be posted.

Hiring personnel - Ds and Dont's of hiring, giving references, Volenteers and Community Service Workers

Foundations and Friends groups, How to Organize.

"Libraries Connect Communities: Public Library Funding & Technology Access Study 2007-2008." The complete report is freely available online

Mindset list for the Class of 2012  The class of 2012 has grown up in an era where computers and rapid communication are the norm

10 07 08 Howard County Library Assn. - Cresco. 7:00 p.m.

Butler County Library Assn. - Clarksville. 7:00 p.m.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

VAN SERVICE:

AEA - 1 van last delivery will be on June 5 & 6 for the summer. Delivery will resume on August 14 & 15 for the school year.

AEA - 267 last regular delivery will be on June 6. Summer delivery will start on June 10 & 12 (Same schedule as in the past)

Blogs, PODS & Newsletters on-line:

Central Iowa Library Service Area (CILSA) web site!

NEILSA e-rate Consortia Blog at: http://www.neilsa.org/weblogs/consortia.php

NWILS Bulletin Board Blog at: http://nwilsblog.blogspot.com/

SEILSA Blog up at: http://southeasternlsa.blogspot.com/

SWILSA Blog is up at: http://swilsanews.blogspot.com

Footnotes is now online. http://www.statelibraryofiowa.org/news/footnotes

CLASSES:

RUSA to offer five online courses in the spring RUSA is presenting five internet-based courses that offer training in specialized areas of reference and user services. The topics include business reference, genealogy, marketing basics, readers’ advisory, and the reference interview....

Ask the ALA Librarian

Q. Someone just wrote to our local paper suggesting that the internet makes libraries obsolete. Our circulation figures don't bear this out, but I need more information before I write the official response. Can ALA help?

A. You are not alone in showing an increase in circulation, and yes, we have reports and statistics to help you. Our State of America’s Libraries report shows many measures of library vitality. Among the important trends and statistics reported are these: Surveyed libraries said the three internet services most critical to their community were online educational resources and databases for K–12 students (67.7%), services for job-seekers (44%), and computer and internet skills training (29.8%). More than half of American adults said they had visited a local public library in the past 12 months, according to a Pew report. Multiple studies show that libraries provide an excellent return on investment, with a measurable positive impact on the local economy. From the ALA Professional Tips wiki.

@ The ALA Librarian

DUE DATES: See Also (xx): the ce classes above & EVENTS on NEILSA website.

2008

May 26 Momorial Day NEILSA Closed

June 26–July 2, ALA Annual Conference, Anaheim, California.

ALA Annual Conference in Anaheim, California, June 26–July 2. Take advantage of special Conference pricing with Advance Registration which ends this Friday, May 16.

July 4, NEILSA Closed

September 1, NEILSA Closed

Town Meeting dates & locations:

September 16 - Mason City (NIACC) September 17 - Storm Lake (BVU) September 18 - SWILSA (we would like Creston - SWICC) September 23 - Iowa City (Public Library) September 24 - Waterloo (Arts Center) September 25 - Urbandale (Public Library) September 26 - Urbandale (Public Library)

Sep. 18–20, ALSC Institute, Salt Lake City.

Sept. 19 - 21 Association for Rural & Small Libraries Confrence Sacramento CA

October 2 Lansing , at 7:30 pm. Alamakee Couty Library Association

October 7th - Clarksville Public Library 7:00 Butler County Library Association Meeting

October 7 at 7:00 pm Howard County Library Association Cresco PL

October 16 at 7:00 pm Calmar Winneshiek County Library Association

October 21 at 7:00 in Volga PL Clayton County Library Association

October 21 at Denver 7:30 Bremer County Library Association

November 27 - 28 NEILSA Closed

December 25 - 26, NEILSA Closed

The State Library Calendar http://www.silo.lib.ia.us

2009

Tenative 2009 Town Meeting Dates and Locations:

September 15 - SWILSA September 16 - Storm Lake September 17 - Mason City September 22 - Waterloo September 23 - Iowa City September 24 - Urbandale September 25 - Urbandale

CONTESTS & GRANTS:

By July 15: Grants available for “Let’s Talk About It: Love & Forgiveness” The ALA Public Programs Office, in collaboration with the Fetzer Institute’s Campaign for Love and Forgiveness, is now accepting applications for “Let’s Talk About It: Love and Forgiveness,” a theme-based reading and discussion program. Complete application information, including program guidelines and reading lists, can be found online. The deadline for applications is July 15....

STUFF:

Congressman takes aim at Second Life
U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) announced May 5 that he was gearing up to reintroduce the Deleting Online Predators Act, legislation that would require libraries and schools that rely on e-rate funding to prohibit minors from using chat rooms and social-networking sites without parental permission. He indicated that the new bill would create an adults only (.ado) domain for such sites as MySpace and Facebook, and he singled out Second Life as an environment where youngsters were particularly vulnerable. Second Life’s Linden Labs promptly responded to Kirk’s allegations....

Virtual Library Legislative Day in Second Life
Archimedes Hollak (Jonathan West of AASL) models the free National Library Legislative Day 2008 T-shirt by the kiosk on ALA Island in Second Life (right). There is still time to have your avatar pick up a T-shirt on May 14. Take a snapshot and upload it to an online photo-sharing website, such as Flickr, and add the tag “VLLD08” or “VLLD2008” for Virtual Library Legislative Day 2008. You also have time to join Friends of Libraries USA’s Virtual March....

Microsoft brings the universe into focus
Microsoft Research launched a free application May 12 that lets you navigate deep into the universe and view galaxies, nebulae, planets, and other celestial objects through the lenses of the world’s best observatories. WorldWide Telescope draws on more than 12 terabytes of imagery from several orbiting and land-based telescopes. The desktop application downloads the images on demand and stitches them together to form an interactive, browsable universe supplemented with information from top astronomical databases and guided tours that put it all into context....
Seattle Times, May 13

IM-speak
Let’s be honest (LBH)—easy (EZ) is better. Get your message across quickly. This AIM acronym dictionary has the most common abbreviations that you (U) might come across while IMing with your friends. Good luck (GL) and have a nice day (HAND)....
AOL Instant Messenger

Big Broadband connectivity in the U.S.
John Windhausen Jr. writes: “The United States is facing a growing crisis in broadband connectivity. Very few of the nation’s businesses and homes have the type of high-speed broadband connection that they need to participate fully in the international economy and society. Current U.S. broadband networks are under stress because of the increasing demand for greater content, especially video. In contrast, the countries of eastern Asia and northern Europe have more widely deployed broadband networks, generally provide faster internet access, and offer service at much lower prices than the United States.”...
EDUCAUSE Review 43, no. 3 (May/June): 62–78

Lawsuit threatens launch of speedy WiMax network
Last week, Sprint and Clearwire said they were combining their wireless broadband businesses to operate a next-generation network using WiMax technology, which blankets large metropolitan areas with coverage, allowing internet access from mobile phones and other gadgets at speeds similar to what is available for residential broadband service. Chicago was slated to be the first city to have it. But on May 12, a local wireless-service provider and three subsidiaries filed suit to block the deal....
Chicago Tribune, May 7, 13

A guidebook to virtual worlds
Ellyssa Kroski writes: “The Association of Virtual Worlds has published The Blue Book: A Consumer Guide to Virtual Worlds. This free downloadable book provides a guide, with links, to over 250 virtual worlds along with a glossary. Included are virtual environments for every age group ranging from Disney Fairies Pixie Hollow, Creebies, and Frenzoo, to Neopets (one of my faves), Planet Cazmo, and Scions of Fate.”...
iLibrarian, May 13

How Second Life affects real life
Kristina Dell writes: “Research conducted at Stanford University’s Virtual Human Interaction Lab suggests that the qualities you acquire online—whether it’s confidence or insecurity—can spill over and change your conduct in the real world, often without your awareness. Lab Director Jeremy Bailenson has found that even 90 seconds spent chatting it up with avatars is enough to elicit behavioral changes offline—at least in the short-term. But researchers are still trying to figure out the psychological mechanisms at work, and which way the effect flows.”...
Time, May 12

Wikipedia added to Google Maps
In what is proving to be another busy day for Google, Wikipedia articles have been added to Google Maps. The new Wikipedia tags can be turned on through a “More” button that has been added to the top right-hand corner of the map. When the Wikipedia tick box is selected, small “W” tags appear on the map where Wikipedia articles are available. Clicking on the “W” tag will open an information window containing the Wikipedia article. Chicago’s Harold Washington Library is included (above). Is your library in the mashup? (Google Maps has also added real estate listings.)...
Google Maps Mania, May 13; Today @ PC World, May 14

What to do with weeded books (PDF file)
Space limitations, collection development, and customer service dictate that periodic weeding or discarding of books must occur. However, one library or school’s unwanted book might be appreciated by another organization or individual. Environmental awareness also mandates that books be reused rather than trashed. Here is a list of options to consider and test to see what fits your needs best....
Friends of Colorado Libraries

Using Firefox on public computers
Brian Herzog writes: “My library is in the process of re-doing all of its public computers. One major change we’re making is to switch to Firefox for our web browser. The reason we’re switching is a simple one—Firefox is just cooler. It lets us have more control over how the browser functions, and lets us offer more tools integrated right into the browser. Better for us, better for patrons.”...
Swiss Army Librarian, May 8

Association for Rural and Small Libraries - YOUR National Voice

Individual Membership

Benefits:

Demonstrates support for rural and small libraries Helps provide a voice for rural and small libraries on the national library scene Access to a wide variety of rural information sources in one location on ARSL’s website – a “one stop shop for all things rural” Regular sharing of success stories and problem solving on rural library issues on the ARSL listserv. 20% discount on annual ARSL conference designed exclusively for rural and small libraries 15% discount on the Rural Libraries Services Newsletter 15% U.S. member and 10% international member discounts on the Rural Libraries Journal Opportunity to vote for and run for the ARSL Board of Directors

Dues Levels:

Students, Retirees, Friends, Trustees, Volunteers, Library Staff making $14,999 or less per year $9

Library Staff making $15,000 - $29,999 per year $19

Library Staff making $30,000 or more per year $39

Premium Individual Membership $59

Includes subscription to Rural Libraries Journal and the Rural Libraries Services NewsletterLIBRARY SERVICE AREA BOARD MEETING -- The public is encouraged and welcome to attend.

NORTHEAST IOWA LIBRARY SERVICE AREA Board Meeting May 12, 2008 Farmersburg Public Library

Current tier status and measures not met (if applicable).

The LSA can help you to meet many of these measures if YOU ASK.

In many cases measures are not being met that can easly be met with a little effort. Contact Eunice or Ken for an In Service Housecall

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Eunice & Ken will be out all next week, Denise and Mary will be here.

Iowa Senate rejects movie-loaning restrictions
The Iowa state Senate voted 31–17 April 23 against an amendment to an education appropriations bill that would have prohibited libraries that receive state funds from loaning R-rated films to children under 18....

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HELP
For NEW & EXPERENCED LIBRARIANS in NE Iowa

PLEASE print this and give to your Board too. We are happy to work with Board members concerns.

Abstract: Iowa's Library Service Areas provide first call for help (800/772-2023), consulting, continuing education, interlibrary loan and reference services to libraries throughout the state. There are seven Library Service Areas, each serving a part of Iowa; each Area is governed by a seven-member Board of Trustees, similar to your own library board.

The purpose of this note is to welcome you to the world of being a library director & to remind experienced directors of NEILSA services.

Simply; what the NEILSA does is answer your questions, provide backup to your services and give you a safe & friendly person to talk to about the questions & problems that you run into as a director.

NEILSA staff will help you develop policies to present to your board, face the everyday problems of dealing with the public, as well as provide a safe confidential place to discuss problems with trustees, staff, the city, vendors, and technology.

We seriously want you to contact us, so we have FREE voice phone at 800/772-2023, free fax at 877/396-8359, e-mail and a website all at no charge to you so you may contact us with your problems, concerns, and needs.

NorthEast Iowa Library Service Area (NEILSA)

The NorthEast Iowa Library Service Area provides supporting services to libraries and encourages financial support for library services. For example, assistance with the telecommunications discount program known as e-rate, among many other things. NEILSA serves the specific geographic area of 13 counties in northeast Iowa and is governed by a seven member board. The board is made up of representatives of the following: area public library trustees, public library employees, area education agency, community colleges and the public at large.

NEILSA provides the four mandated services listed below:

Consultation: LSA staff provides consulting services to local library staff, trustees, and local government officials. We are also available to work with local libraries on any subject as the need arises. Examples include technology, budgeting, planning, collection evaluation, reference services, and programming for all ages. NEILSA staff also provides information about State Library programs and services including Enrich Iowa (direct state aid, Open Access and Access Plus) accreditation, certification, SILO, etc.

Continuing Education: The Library Service Areas offer continuing education programs which meet the needs of library staff and trustees in their geographic area. The NEILSA offers workshops that can be applied by local library staff towards recertification of their public librarian’s certificate.

Information Services: Reference questions from the public that cannot be answered by the local library may be sent to the back-up reference service provided by the NEILSA.

Interlibrary Loan: NEILSA staff train local library staff so they can borrow and lend materials for their customers through SILO Interlibrary Loan. NEILSA process interlibrary loans when a library does not have access to SILO or when the material must be obtained from out of state.

Blogs, PODS & Newsletters on-line:

Central Iowa Library Service Area (CILSA) web site!

NEILSA e-rate Consortia Blog at: http://www.neilsa.org/weblogs/consortia.php

NWILS Bulletin Board Blog at: http://nwilsblog.blogspot.com/

SEILSA Blog up at: http://southeasternlsa.blogspot.com/

SWILSA Blog is up at: http://swilsanews.blogspot.com

Footnotes is now online. http://www.statelibraryofiowa.org/news/footnotes

CLASSES:

UPCOMING CLASSES: Waiting for responces to last weeks question. In the next Friday Notes I will try to have a fall ce schedule.

OTHER suggestions welcome, thanks to all who responded, special gift sutable for summer reading comming to all commenters.

RUSA to offer five online courses in the spring RUSA is presenting five internet-based courses that offer training in specialized areas of reference and user services. The topics include business reference, genealogy, marketing basics, readers’ advisory, and the reference interview....

LINKS:

Learning Activity Written Summary: http://www.statelibraryofiowa.org/ld/continuing-ed/learnactform/?searchterm=Learning%20Activity

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 DATES: See Also (xx): the ce classes above

2008

May 26 Momorial Day NEILSA Closed

June 26–July 2, ALA Annual Conference, Anaheim, California.

July 4, NEILSA Closed

September 1, NEILSA Closed

Town Meeting dates & locations:

September 16 - Mason City (NIACC) September 17 - Storm Lake (BVU) September 18 - SWILSA (we would like Creston - SWICC) September 23 - Iowa City (Public Library) September 24 - Waterloo (Arts Center) September 25 - Urbandale (Public Library) September 26 - Urbandale (Public Library)

Sep. 18–20, ALSC Institute, Salt Lake City.

Sept. 19 - 21 Association for Rural & Small Libraries Confrence Sacramento CA

October 2 Lansing , at 7:30 pm. Alamakee Couty Library Association

October 7th - Clarksville Public Library 7:00 Butler County Library Association Meeting

October 7 at 7:00 pm Howard County Library Association Cresco PL

October 16 at 7:00 pm Calmar Winneshiek County Library Association

October 21 at 7:00 in Volga PL Clayton County Library Association

October 21 at Denver 7:30 Bremer County Library Association

November 27 - 28 NEILSA Closed

December 25 - 26, NEILSA Closed

The State Library Calendar http://www.silo.lib.ia.us

2009

Tenative 2009 Town Meeting Dates and Locations:

September 15 - SWILSA September 16 - Storm Lake September 17 - Mason City September 22 - Waterloo September 23 - Iowa City September 24 - Urbandale September 25 - Urbandale

CONTESTS & GRANTS:

By July 15: Grants available for “Let’s Talk About It: Love & Forgiveness” The ALA Public Programs Office, in collaboration with the Fetzer Institute’s Campaign for Love and Forgiveness, is now accepting applications for “Let’s Talk About It: Love and Forgiveness,” a theme-based reading and discussion program. Complete application information, including program guidelines and reading lists, can be found online. The deadline for applications is July 15....

STUFF:

Public Perception
How the World
Sees Us

“However nimbly they have adapted, modernised, lost books and gained technology, become determinedly ‘functional’ as invaluable resource centres rather than bookstores, the libraries are always needing to boost their profile. They need more borrowers and yet one of their biggest problems, in my experience, is that ‘borrowing’ is not a readily understood modern concept, however well-embedded it was in Carnegie’s day.”

—Julia Eccleshare, children’s books editor for The Guardian, in “Whatever Happened to Book Borrowers?” The Guardian Books Blog, Apr. 29.

New brief on public library internet connectivity
In the first of a series of reports related to technology access in U.S. public libraries, the ALA Office for Research and Statistics is drawing attention to challenges and opportunities related to available bandwidth for patron internet access and online library services. The issues brief draws from national data published in the Public Library Funding and Technology Access Study. Internet Connectivity in U.S. Public Libraries (PDF file) describes the range of services public libraries broker on behalf of their users....

Anne of Green Gables still enchants
Julia Keller writes: “Lucy Maud Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables was published in June 1908, which means that very soon it will be a century old. She ultimately would write 24 novels, including seven more about Anne’s adventures on Prince Edward Island, and her tales have held up well across the decades. There is a good deal of artistry in the books, but it is so seamlessly deployed that young readers likely won’t notice it—an enormous tribute to the author’s skills.”...
Chicago Tribune, Apr. 27

The 50 best cult books
The Telegraph presents its selection of history’s most notable cult writing. What is a cult book? Cult books include some of the most cringe-making collections of bilge ever collected between hard covers. But they also include many of the key texts of modern feminism; some of the best journalism and memoirs; and some of the most entrancing and original novels in the canon. In compiling their list, the editors were looking for the sort of book that people wear like a leather jacket or carry around like a totem....
The Telegraph (U.K.), Apr. 25

PEN Nabokov Award goes to Cynthia Ozick
The PEN American Center has awarded American novelist Cynthia Ozick its Nabokov Award, which celebrates the accomplishments of a living author whose body of work represents achievement in a variety of literary genres and is of enduring originality and consummate craftsmanship. Ozick is the author of Quarrel and Quandary (2000), Heir to the Glimmering World (2004), and Dictation (2008). This and the other PEN Awards will be presented in New York on May 19 at the Walter Reade Theater at Lincoln Center....
PEN American Center, Apr. 24

Los Angeles Times Book Prizes
The Los Angeles Times honored 2007’s most accomplished authors at its 28th annual Book Prizes ceremony at UCLA’s Royce Hall, held on the eve of the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books. Gay Talese served as master of ceremonies for the event that drew many of the biggest names in the book world and honored Maxine Hong Kingston with the Robert Kirsch Award for lifetime achievement....
Los Angeles Times, Apr. 25

Young Lions Fiction Award
The Young Lions of the New York Public Library gave their eighth annual Fiction Award April 28 to Ron Currie Jr. for his novel God is Dead. Finalists in the contest for writers under 35 were Ellen Litman (The Last Chicken in America), Peter Nathaniel Malae (Teach the Free Man), Dinaw Mengestu (The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears), and Emily Mitchell (The Last Summer of the World). Passages from the novels were read by actor Ethan Hawke and his friends....
New York Times, Apr. 29

Jane Addams Children’s Book Awards
The Jane Addams Peace Association announced the winners of the 2008 Jane Addams Children’s Book Awards April 28. The Escape of Oney Judge: Martha Washington’s Slave Finds Freedom, written and illustrated by Emily Arnold McCully and published by Farrar Strauss Giroux, was the winner in the Books for Younger Children category....
Jane Addams Peace Association, Apr. 28

Free web reference questions answered by cellphone
ChaCha is a free cellphone service that lets you ask any question answerable via a web search, using almost any cellphone, by simply making a voice call. Just dial (800) 224-2242 and state your question. In a few minutes, you’ll get an answer via text message from one of 10,000 hired “guides”—students, stay-at-home parents, retirees, and others—who look up the questions on the Web and reply. They get paid 20 cents per answer. (Perhaps libraries should have thought of this?)...
Wall Street Journal, Apr. 24

Podcasting in plain English
Despite being around for years, podcasting is often misunderstood. This video (3:00) is Common Craft’s way of building awareness and adoption of a technology that any computer user can use: As Lee LeFever explains, “Podcasting means we don’t have to depend on traditional media.”...
Common Craft, Apr. 21

Wii in the library
Angela Reynolds writes: “Last night we held our first Wii program, at a very small branch of the Annapolis Valley Regional Library in Nova Scotia. I’m talking so small that when 15 people show up for a program, you start to worry where to put them. In a town of around 1,000 (this includes the farms and small communities nearby), we had just that—15 people show up to play and see what Wii is all about. This quote, priceless—‘Wow, I’ve never been here before.’ (This from the mouth of a 10-year-old boy.)”...
ALSC Blog, Apr. 29

25 ways libraries can support a book group
Neil Hollands writes: “Libraries need to recognize book group readers as one of their core audiences, a population that deserves extra-mile service. Here’s my list of 25 ways that a library can support book groups. Consider adding one or two of the practices from this list to your repertoire.”...
Book Group Buzz, Apr. 23

Ask the ALA Librarian

Q. Does ALA have any guidelines or sample policies for labeling books for the shelves?

A. Although ALA has established standards and guidelines for a range of library activities, none of these cover shelf preparation or physical processing of library materials. Consistent practices, which library users have become accustomed to, do exist nevertheless. Starting in 1911, the ALA Publishing Board published 32 pamphlets as the Manual of Library Economy, including one for the “Shelf Department” with instructions for book-labels (“An increasing number of libraries now write the call number directly on the book itself using India ink”). Similarly, John Cotton Dana, while director of the Springfield (Mass.) City Library, covered the subject in his Library Primer (1900), Melville Dewey included the topic in his Simplified Library School Rules (1912), and Esther J. Piercy included a chapter on “Physical Preparation of Library Materials” in Commonsense Cataloging (1965). Current technical processing management, however, frequently involves the specification of practices in order to contract for preprocessing from a vendor and the ongoing and iterative process of cost analysis, and the resources for those areas may be helpful for analyzing local practices. See the ALA Professional Tips wiki for more.

@ The ALA Librarian

Association for Rural and Small Libraries - YOUR National Voice

Individual Membership

Benefits:

Demonstrates support for rural and small libraries Helps provide a voice for rural and small libraries on the national library scene Access to a wide variety of rural information sources in one location on ARSL’s website – a “one stop shop for all things rural” Regular sharing of success stories and problem solving on rural library issues on the ARSL listserv. 20% discount on annual ARSL conference designed exclusively for rural and small libraries 15% discount on the Rural Libraries Services Newsletter 15% U.S. member and 10% international member discounts on the Rural Libraries Journal Opportunity to vote for and run for the ARSL Board of Directors

Dues Levels:

Students, Retirees, Friends, Trustees, Volunteers, Library Staff making $14,999 or less per year $9

Library Staff making $15,000 - $29,999 per year $19

Library Staff making $30,000 or more per year $39

Premium Individual Membership $59

Includes subscription to Rural Libraries Journal and the Rural Libraries Services NewsletterLIBRARY SERVICE AREA BOARD MEETING -- The public is encouraged and welcome to attend.

NORTHEAST IOWA LIBRARY SERVICE AREA Board Meeting May 12, 2008 Farmersburg Public Library

6. In Service to Iowa - Tips and Tricks to comply with the Standards 3 hours ce Local Speakers

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Blogs, PODS & Newsletters on-line:

Central Iowa Library Service Area (CILSA) web site!

NEILSA e-rate Consortia Blog at: http://www.neilsa.org/weblogs/consortia.php

NWILS Bulletin Board Blog at: http://nwilsblog.blogspot.com/

SEILSA Blog up at: http://southeasternlsa.blogspot.com/

SWILSA Blog is up at: http://swilsanews.blogspot.com

Footnotes is now online. http://www.statelibraryofiowa.org/news/footnotes

CLASSES:

UPCOMING CLASSES: Google Extras, Technology Toys, Gameing in the Library, Using WebJunction, Library Funding & Planning

RUSA to offer five online courses in the spring RUSA is presenting five internet-based courses that offer training in specialized areas of reference and user services. The topics include business reference, genealogy, marketing basics, readers’ advisory, and the reference interview....

LINKS:

Learning Activity Written Summary: http://www.statelibraryofiowa.org/ld/continuing-ed/learnactform/?searchterm=Learning%20Activity

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 DATES: See Also (xx): the ce classes above

2008

Buchanan County Library Association

Deleware County small libraries group

Fayette County Library Association at 

Clayton County Library Association in 

April 28 9:00 Grundy County meeting in Grundy Center PL

May 13–14, Legislative Day, Washington, D.C.

May 26 Momorial Day NEILSA Closed

June 26–July 2, ALA Annual Conference, Anaheim, California.

July 4, NEILSA Closed

September 1, NEILSA Closed

Town Meeting dates & locations:

September 16 - Mason City (NIACC) September 17 - Storm Lake (BVU) September 18 - SWILSA (we would like Creston - SWICC) September 23 - Iowa City (Public Library) September 24 - Waterloo (Arts Center) September 25 - Urbandale (Public Library) September 26 - Urbandale (Public Library)

Sep. 18–20, ALSC Institute, Salt Lake City.

Sept. 19 - 21 Association for Rural & Small Libraries Confrence Sacramento CA

October 2 Lansing , at 7:30 pm. Alamakee Couty Library Association

October 7th - Clarksville Public Library 7:00 Butler County Library Association Meeting

October 7 at 7:00 pm Howard County Library Association Cresco PL

October 10 at 7:00 Butler County meeting in Clarksville

October 16 at 7:00 pm Clarmar Winneshiek County Library Association

October 21 at 7:00 in Volga PL Clayton County Library Association

October 21 at Denver 7:30 Bremer County Library Association

November 27 - 28 NEILSA Closed

December 25 - 26, NEILSA Closed

The State Library Calendar http://www.silo.lib.ia.us

2009

Tenative 2009 Town Meeting Dates and Locations:

September 15 - SWILSA September 16 - Storm Lake September 17 - Mason City September 22 - Waterloo September 23 - Iowa City September 24 - Urbandale September 25 - Urbandale

CONTESTS & GRANTS:

By July 15: Grants available for “Let’s Talk About It: Love & Forgiveness” The ALA Public Programs Office, in collaboration with the Fetzer Institute’s Campaign for Love and Forgiveness, is now accepting applications for “Let’s Talk About It: Love and Forgiveness,” a theme-based reading and discussion program. Complete application information, including program guidelines and reading lists, can be found online. The deadline for applications is July 15....

STUFF:

SLI  Personnel update.  Tim Skeers’ first day at the State Library was March 24.  Tim will be our first full time cataloguer since 2000.  He has many years of experience cataloging state documents, and comes to us from the New Mexico State Library.  Liz Forney, long-time programmer in our SILO offices at Iowa State, submitted her resignation.  Liz wrote the code which makes possible “load leveling” in our SILO interlibrary loan system.  Jay Peterson, new Library Development consultant, started at the State Library on March 31.  He previously was the consortium librarian for the Kansas City Library Consortium.  Jay will work with the e-rate, statewide databases and Iowa Educator’s Consortium programs, manage the annual school library survey, and edit the grants for libraries page on our Web site.

Blue Skunk Johnson on copyright
Rob Darrow writes: “Blue Skunk Johnson did a great job of challenging all of us at the ALA Second Life session on the librarian’s role in copyright. The text of his talk is here. While enjoying the wonderful surroundings of the ALA Island, Blue talked about many things related to copyright and issued a variety of suggestions. The one that resonated most with me was: Teach the things you can do with copyright and when in doubt, err on the side of the user.” For other ALA National Library Week activities in Second Life, watch this Machinima video (3:28) by Valibrarian Gregg....
California Dreamin’, Apr. 15; blip.tv

Association for Rural and Small Libraries - YOUR National Voice

Individual Membership

Benefits:

Demonstrates support for rural and small libraries Helps provide a voice for rural and small libraries on the national library scene Access to a wide variety of rural information sources in one location on ARSL’s website – a “one stop shop for all things rural” Regular sharing of success stories and problem solving on rural library issues on the ARSL listserv. 20% discount on annual ARSL conference designed exclusively for rural and small libraries 15% discount on the Rural Libraries Services Newsletter 15% U.S. member and 10% international member discounts on the Rural Libraries Journal Opportunity to vote for and run for the ARSL Board of Directors

Dues Levels:

Students, Retirees, Friends, Trustees, Volunteers, Library Staff making $14,999 or less per year $9

Library Staff making $15,000 - $29,999 per year $19

Library Staff making $30,000 or more per year  $39

Premium Individual Membership $59

Includes subscription to Rural Libraries Journal and the Rural Libraries Services Newsletter

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LIBRARY SERVICE AREA BOARD MEETING -- The public is encouraged and welcome to attend.

NORTHEAST IOWA LIBRARY SERVICE AREA Board Meeting May 12, 2008 Farmersburg Public Library

An important part of the directors job is to keep your trustees up to speed on these things.  This is especally true if your trustees have not had trustee education recently - things change. See Standards

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

PLEASE help the State Library 

Blogs, PODS & Newsletters on-line:

Central Iowa Library Service Area (CILSA) web site!

NEILSA e-rate Consortia Blog at: http://www.neilsa.org/weblogs/consortia.php

NWILS Bulletin Board Blog at: http://nwilsblog.blogspot.com/

SEILSA Blog up at: http://southeasternlsa.blogspot.com/

SWILSA Blog is up at: http://swilsanews.blogspot.com

Footnotes is now online. http://www.statelibraryofiowa.org/news/footnotes

CLASSES:

UPCOMING CLASSES: Google Extras, Technology Toys, Gameing in the Library, Using WebJunction, Library Funding & Planning

Excel for Libraries Course # 04242008NE When: April 24, 2008 Where: West Union Public Library Computer Lab Time: 9AM to 12 Noon