Friday Notes 2.
You may want to be prepaired for questions from this book banning. -- see http://www.telegraphherald.com/News/07182002/Front/117161.htm
IF you are new to The Friday Notes, see WELCOME - First Post - way at the bottom.
CE- What is coming up in NEILSA CE:
EBSCOhost: (xx below in EYE-OPENER) NEILSA Training
July 23rd
8:30 - 11:30 Admin/Searching - limit 5 - WAIT listed
12:30 - 2:15 & 2:30 - 4:15 - limit 10 each session
July 24th
8:30 - 11:30 Admin/Searching - limit 5 - WAIT listed
12:30 - 2:15 - limit 10
Reservations: E-mail or Fax NEILSA, preference will go to libraries who have a signed contact as of 7/18.
Additional Searching (2hr) classes will be held in September if there is call for them.
NO further Administration classes are planned.
Notice: Confluence will replace the during the year NEILSA ce offerings.
Except, one & two hour workshops at Fall & Spring county meetings, when requested, and 2 roundtables/year.
OTHER CE: You must register with the listed provider.
Check: http://www.silo.lib.ia.us/for_ia_libraries/continuing_ed/index.html
August 21 NCIRLS Snap, Crackle, Pop, in Charles City
Public Library Management I & II http://www.silo.lib.ia.us/Certification/cecat.htm#September
Self-Directed Learning Opportunities: http://www.silo.lib.ia.us/Certification/alternate.htm
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
The following are available to the first person/library to fax Ken with a request.
c2001 edition of Ulrich’s International Periodicals Directory (ca. 700.00 new)
c2000 Bowker’s Magazines for Libraries (ca. 250.00 new)
c1991 Encyclopedia of Psychology, 4 Vol. (John Wiley, ca $375.00 new)
Gates Grants:
State Library of Iowa web page includes a new "Gates" section which is a part of the "For and About Iowa Libraries" section and clickable from the home page. This section includes brief information about the Gates grant program, plus two versions of the eligibility list - one sorted alphabetically by city, and one listing cities alphabetically within each LSA. The SLI message include s information that they expect the notification letters to be mailed beginning August 2, and that the Library Service Areas will provide assistance with completion of the grants request
EBSCOhost: (xx below in EYE-OPENER) NEILSA Training
July 23rd
8:30 - 11:30 Admin/Searching - limit 5 - WAIT listed
12:30 - 2:15 & 2:30 - 4:15 - limit 10 each session
July 24th
8:30 - 11:30 Admin/Searching - limit 5 - WAIT listed
12:30 - 2:15 - limit 10
Reservations: E-mail or Fax NEILSA, preference will go to libraries who have a signed contact as of 7/18.
Additional Searching (2hr) classes will be held in September if there is call for them.
NO further Administration classes are planned.
RAGBRAI 2002 Public Schedule for Mrs. Vilsack
Dated 7-8-2002
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Thursday, July 25- 36 miles
9:00-11:00 am Depart Charles City
Ride to Nashua (17 miles)
11:45-12:15 Ride into Tripoli ( 2 miles)
12:15- 1:30 Lunch
1:30-2:30 Tripoli Public Library Event
Director: Amy Parker
101 4th Ave. SW
Tripoli, IA 50676
319-882-4807
2:30-3:30 ride to Sumner (10 miles)
3:30-4:30 Sumner Public Library Event
Director: Marcia Sulentic
206 N. Railroad Street
Sumner, IA 50674
563-578-3324
5:00-5:30 Ride to Oelwein (5 miles)
5:30-6:30 Dinner
6:30-7:30 Oelwein Public Library event
Director: Vivian Petrik
22 1st Avenue NW
Oelwein, IA 50662
319-283-1515
Friday, July 26- (53 miles)
7:30-8:30 Depart Oelwein to Stanley (7 miles)
8:30-9:30 Stanley to Aurora (6 miles)
9:30-10:30 Aurora Public Library Event
Director: Elaine Rosburg
301 Main Street
Aurora, IA 50607
319-634-3960
10:30-11:30 Aurora to Winthrop (10.5 miles)
11:30-12:30 Winthrop Public Library Event
Director: Merri Mayfield-Cook
344 West Madison St.
Winthrop, IA 50682
319-935-3374
12:30-1:00 Lunch
1:00-1:45 Winthrop to Quasqueton (6.5 miles)
2:15-3:15 ride to Central City (7 miles)
In the EYE-OPENER from NWILSA:
Good Morning! This time in EYE-OPENER (Edited ):
1) EBSCO Training - clip local information - EBSCO trainer Matt Andros is conducting the classes, which are worth 2 c.e. credits. [See ANNOUNCEMENTS for NEILSA dates.]
You'll remember that EBSBOHost is a package of databases providing your patrons with literally hundreds of full-text magazines aimed at all age levels. Unlike Electric Library, EBSCOHost is not free, but it is available to Iowa's public libraries at minimal cost. Public libraries are asked to
pay a base amount of $25.00 plus $.02 cents per capita. All libraries are enjoying a free trial period through the end of August. - clip local data-
3) More Harry Potter Activity Sheets: NWILS has some new Harry Potter Activity Sheets, just in time for the paperback release of HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE. These sheets are reproducible, so we're happy to send copies to interested Northwest libraries. This time there's a word search puzzle, a maze, and a crossword puzzle. If interested, just email NEILSA & we will send to you.
YOU WROTE: snippets from your e-mails:
Judy Jones writes;
I (Judy) received "...another message today (7/15) from a library not receiving userids and passwords. (For EBSCOHost) I don't know if it is a matter of people thinking it was advertisement and deleting or what, but the email address to library sent by EBSCO was correct. I have had many such emails/calls in the last weeks saying that the library never received the message. and I just resend the original message from ebsco and put in the information specific for that library. Don't know exactly what happened but you might want to check with your libraries just to make sure they DID receive the information. OK - This is your check if you have had problems let us know.
REMINDER
Q: "We missed the deadline for filing the e-rate form with you, why didn’t we get a call?"
Method I am using is to tell libraries that we do not have the time or staff to beg anymore. I put it in the Friday Notes(1), I fax those who do not get e-mail(2), based on bounces and short list of "down" & out computer/e-mail/fax, I US mail (3) to that shorter list [of "down" & out Computer, Fax and e-mail]. I've told everyone that if you get it by fax you have already lost 2 days and if by mail 4 - 5 days. Miss the deadline and live with the results. This is part of what budget cuts mean, no safety net. We do not like to have to do this but .....
NOTE: This is another reason why you should be certain to let the LSA know if your e-mail/fax/phone is out of working order/down. We try to get the news to everyone - once - but if it fails you well might not know about something. If it is real important you might get both an e-mail & Friday Notes or Friday Notes and fax, but that is reserved for things of a "heavy" nature.
FEEDBACK: C.E. Flyers Coming as WORD attachments:
NWILS is experimenting with a new twist in workshop promotion. You've told us (NW) repeatedly that you prefer receiving our C.E flyers on paper and we're happy to oblige. I believe that paper flyers are great visual reminders of upcoming workshops, they're reproducible, and easily shared with your board and staff. And I also believe that paper flyers help boost program attendance; if C.E. attendance in Northwest region is any indication, flyers are definitely doing the trick!
However, in the interest of saving time and postage, NWILS will begin sending C.E. flyers electronically as WORD attachments. Simply open the WORD document, print the flyer, and copy it for your boards and staff. For your convenience, you can register several ways: by returning the flyer by mail or fax, by email, or by phone. If returning the flyer by mail, please remember to include any registration fees. (Clip local material)
[In NEILSA you retain the usual "other ways" of registering & getting information.
Survey: Question: would you also like to have "Word Attachments" Flyers?
REPLIES - Please reply using the "comments" button at the bottom of the page
CHANGES: Updates – Addresses & such - None (that we know of)!
CONSORTIA: New Four-Page E-rate Overview Document Available (07/15/02)
The SLD has prepared a four-page document entitled "E-rate Discounts for Schools and Libraries." This document provides a brief but complete overview of the entire application process, from the preparation of the Technology Plan to the receipt of discounts by either the applicant or the service provider. By reading this short document, potential applicants can gain a clear understanding of the requirements of the E-rate process and be encouraged to participate. Also good overview for Boards and other interested groups, add it as a handout for your prestations to service clubs and the city council.
http://www.sl.universalservice.org/data/pdf/ERATE_DISCOUNTS_FOR_SCHOOLS_AND_LIBRARIES.pdf
IF you get quarterly reports form SLD make sure you forward a copy to Ken.
END PLATE: Long Announcements and Support Documents, other "stuff":
Some useful Reference Links:
Quotes
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History resources
www.refdesk.com,
Subject: The Economy - why no one is buying the stock market.
OR how to invest YOUR Social Security money!!
Subject: Fw: Investing
If you had bought $1000.00 worth of Nortel stock one year ago, it would now be worth $49.00.
If you had bought $1000.00 worth of Budweiser (the beer, not the stock) one year ago, drank all the beer, then traded in the cans at HyVee for the nickel deposit, you would have $107.00.
Given the current conditions of the economy, my advice is to drink heavily and recycle.
Information is the currency of democracy.
Thomas Jefferson
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