Thursday, September 26, 2002

Friday Notes 2. An on-line resource for NEILSA Libraries IF you are new to The Friday Notes, see WELCOME - First Post NOTE: Since friendly editor (FE) will be gone next week at the Small Libraries Conference (teaching) you will have a break and the Blog will be produced by FE bossperson. Eunice will be guest Editor. Confluence: October 24 & 25 Co-sponsored by Oelwein Public Library & NEILSA Held in the Oelwein Community Center Thursday - October 24 8:00 Registration 8:30 Session Noon Lunch 1:30 Session 5:00 Session ends Topics Community Survey - Methods and techniques Cataloging basics & Non-book Materials Cataloging Friday - October 25 8:00 Registration 8:30 Session 11:30 Lunch 1:00 - 2:40 Session 3:00 Session 4:40 Session ends Topics A. Teaching Information Literacy: Learning to Learn A. Selection of YA Materials B. Approaching Funders C. Homework center/Working with home-schoolers C. Adult Programing Special Workshops: One & two hour workshops at Fall & Spring county meetings, item specific workshops Nov 8 - Support Staff Workshop - Thanksgiving at the Library - 3 cr. - Fairbank Nov. 22 - Topics in Administration Workshop - 3 ce - Oelwein http://www.silo.lib.ia.us/for_ia_libraries/continuing_ed/index.html Self-Directed Learning Opportunities: http://www.silo.lib.ia.us/Certification/alternate.htm ANNOUNCEMENTS: County Meetings Scheduled: If your county meeting is not on the schedule please contact NEILSA Buchanan County Oct. 15 7:00 pm in Aurora NOT Lamont. Clayton County Library Association meeting will be held at the Murphy Memorial Library in Monona on October 15, starting at 7:30 p.m.. This is a change from the scheduled meeting, as it was supposed to be in McGregor, but they aren't done with construction yet. Grundy County October 28 7:00 pm Beaman In the EYE-OPENER from NWILSA: October Promotional Ideas: Looking for ideas to fill those display cases tables during October? Well, Halloween is the obvious choice. But October is also National Stamp Collecting Month, sponsored annually by the U.S. Post Office. This year, the Post Office is partnering with the National Wildlife Federation and with Bat Conservation International. Through promotional literature--and a forthcoming issue of new stamps featuring American bats--these organizations seek to raise awareness of the important role that bats play in the world's ecosystems. Did you know that there are 45 species of bats in North America; 1,100 species worldwide? Halloween and bats certainly go together. Toss in stamp collecting and there's a full display case! For promotional literature and fun facts about >bats--and to learn more about National Stamp Collecting Month--visit these websites: http://www.usps.govand http://www.nwf.org/batguide Email Etiquette--If You Please: This is the third in a series of email etiquette tips, just to keep EYE-OPENER readers on their toes:=) Hopefully, friendly reminders from time to time will keep email skills sharpened. In the first tip (from June 24th) I asked that, when we correspond by email, that you send back quickie replies to my emailed answers to you. This just quickly acknowledge that you received my answer. Since so much of my correspondence to you is through email, I need this feedback to know whether I've answered your questions or whether I've missed the mark. In the second tip (from July 22nd) I urged everyone to build in an automatic signature line, complete with your personal name, your library name, address, etc. Once you've set up an automatic signature, it will magically appear at the bottom of each new mail message you send. Instructions for doing this (using OUTLOOK) were included back then in the July 22nd EYE-OPENER. If you'd like the instructions sent again, just let me know. So this time, my email etiquette tip concerns grammar and spelling. In the same way you can set up an automatic signature line, you can also set your email program to run a spell check before sending your messages. If using OUTLOOK, from the toolbar click on TOOLS, then OPTIONS. Within the open OPTIONS dialog box, click on the SPELLING tab. Here, you'll see lots of choices that will help clean up your messages before they fly into cyberspace. For instance, simply place a check mark in the box that reads "always suggest replacements for misspelled words" and definitely mark "always check spelling before sending." These simple adjustments will professionalize your email communication and greatly enhance email etiquette too:=) LINKS: New LINKS of interest: Open Source Automation [for the Techy only] http://www.biblio-tech.com/BTR900/October_2000/freeware_library_system.html Thanks to Mike Dargan for the link. Funny Link:http//warriorlibrarian.com/ROFL/opac.html "In a celebration of the Public Domain, starting September 30, 2002, the Internet Archive's bookmobile http://webdev.archive.org/texts/bookmobile.php will be coming to a town near you, bringing with it the ability to access, download, and print one of the almost 20,000 public domain books currently available online." "Why a Bookmobile? Just like the bookmobiles of the past brought wonderful books to people in towns across America, this century's bookmobile will bring an entire digital library to their grandchildren. The Internet Archive's mission is to provide universal access to human knowledge, and given the advancement of digital storage and communications this goal is now achievable. Part of accomplishing that goal is to make sure that public domain books are available digitally. Another part is making sure people across the country have access to those works whether by reading on a screen, or more likely, to be printed back out again as a book." (via Inter Alia) (9/24/2002 7:53:00 PM) Patron Link: "Responding to a new research finding that cancer patients and their caregivers increasingly are confused by the sheer volume of cancer Web sites now available, a team of leading cancer advocates teamed up with Ortho Biotech Products, L.P. to launch Cancer.com -- the first comprehensive resource directory of cancer links on the World Wide Web." "More than a year in development, Cancer.com goes beyond the traditional Internet portal or search engine. The web site was designed to capitalize on the intuitive nature of someone searching for information about cancer on- line. It was built to be logical and easy to navigate, based on research findings about how a patient would typically search such a site. With Cancer.com, the most up-to-date and credible information on the various aspects of cancer diagnosis and treatment is only a few clicks away." "Cancer.com (http://www.cancer.com ) provides instant access to more than 200 cancer Web sites operated by leading cancer advocacy organizations, professional societies, treatment institutions, and government agencies. Arranged by topic area, these sites represent the best science-based information available on the Internet. Cancer.com includes a comprehensive search function and links to a series of self-assessment tools and patient materials that address some of the most challenging aspects of cancer treatment, such as pain, fatigue and infection. In addition, the site was designed with new technology to be accessible to the visually impaired through automated voice readers. (from PR Newswire via Search Engine Guide) (9/24/2002 7:32:00 PM) MUSIC Link: ** LOC Adds Sheet Music to American Memory The Library of Congress has added a new online exhibit to American Memory. This one is called "Music for the Nation: American Sheet Music 1820-1860", and you can get to it at http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/sm2html/. If you've ever viewed an American Memory exhibition, you know the drill. You can search by keyword or browse the materials by subject, author, or title. Information about the entries include music name and composer, and publisher and publication date. The sheet music itself is made available as a series of JPGs, in archival size or viewing size. I kinda wish they'd made the sheet music available as downloadable PDF files, if you were of a mind to you could easily download, print off, and take a thwack at the "Astonishing Polka." But worth a look anyhow. FROM: ResearchBuzz #200 -- September 26, 2002 ** The Wall Street Executive Library Looking for business and news reference? Check out the Wall Street Executive Library at http://www.executivelibrary.com/ This is more a fingertip-reference type site; instead of an annotated link list this site is a link list gathered into topics that include News Center, Magazines and Journals, and Office Reference & Toolkit. There must be several hundred links on the front page alone, but the site doesn't stop at the front page. Check out the headers for a "more.." link. These links will take you to more extensive link pages elsewhere in the site (The entire site has over 1000 links.) Check the tutorial link for more information on how to use the site. I found a few cool new links here; worth an explore. FROM: ResearcBuzz #200 YOU WROTE: snippets from your e-mails: FEEDBACK: CHANGES: Updates – Addresses & such - CONSORTIA NEWS & E-Rate: You may wonder why, since the Consortia does all your e-rate you would want to go to one of these training sessions. Because you should know at least in general how the program works so that you can explain to your Board & funders why and what is this thing called e-rate. Information about E-rate training sessions for Year 2003 (formerly known as Year 6) being offered via ICN video. 1. E-rate 101 E-rate Overview. This session (offered on two different dates) is designed for folks who are new to the E-rate process. Sessions are Wednesday, October 9 and Monday, October 14. Each session is from 330-430 p.m. (1 hour) 2. E-rate 102 Filing Form 470. This session (offered on three different dates) is designed to go through a step-by-step process in filing form 470. Sessions are Monday, October 21; Monday, October 28; and Tuesday, October 29. Each session is from 330-430 p.m. (1 hour) 3. E-rate 103 Filing Form 471. This session (offered on three different dates) is designed to go through a step-by-step process in filing form 471. Sessions are Wednesday, November 20; Tuesday, November 26; and Wednesday, November 27. Each session is from 3:30-5:00 p.m. (1.5 hours) If you are interested in any of the above sessions, contact Debbie Fiscus (debbie@iptv.org) to get your ICN video site scheduled. There is no charge to participate in these sessions and no limit to the number of sites we will utilize. END PLATE: Long Announcements, Supporting Documents, & other "stuff" HUMOR? A children’s librarian was helping one of her story hour students put his boots on. He asked for help and she could see why. Even with her pulling and pushing the boots just didn't want to go on. By the time she'd got the second boot on, she'd worked up a sweat. That's when the little boy said, "Mrs. Smith, they're on the wrong feet." She looked, and sure enough, they were. It wasn't any easier getting them back off and re-put upon the correct feet. That's when the little boy said, "These aren't my boots." She bit her tongue (who wants to swear at a 5 year old boy?) and managed to keep her cool as together they worked 'em back off. He said, "They're my brother's. My mom made me wear them." Mrs. Smith didn't know whether to laugh or cry. But she mustered up the courage one more time to wrestle those boots on his feet again. "Now," she said, "where are your mittens?" "I stuffed them in the toes of my boots." You can send flowers care of the Columbus Sanitarium . . . The fine print stuffblogs - Friday Notes 2 AT - http://radio.weblogs.com/0108327/ SOME MISCELIANEA AT: NOTICE – DISCLAIMER - pick one, any one will do. MY disclaimer: Basically my opinions are my own, shared by no one else (sometimes), and are not the opinions of my agency, my board, my co-workers, my parents, siblings, relatives, my dogs or most any other know life form. Except, of course, those very bright concerned, sensitive, perceptive &, in general, well educated, widely read and cultured individuals who wish to share this peculiar road to ruin, as well as a couple of down & out drugged out beatniks from the good old days. OK? The "Prime Directive" applies. 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 Stutz 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 SOURCE: {Consultant} D:CorelwpdocsFridayNotes0927.txt August 2, 2002 BOILER PLATE FOOTNOTES: 1. 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