Friday Notes 2. An on-line resource for NEILSA Libraries
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CE:
Confluence:
Fall Confluence - at the Oelwein Community Center - Oct. 24-25. Registration
form available at http://www.neilsa.org/classes/current.html
Support Staff Workshop - "Thanksgiving at the Library" - Fairbank Public
Library Nov. 8
Topics in Library Administration - Oelwein Public Library, Nov. 22
Party in Cresco - Oct. 16, 4-7 pm Good bye - Paula, Welcome Mary
Special Workshops:
One & two hour workshops at Fall & Spring county meetings, item specific workshops,
and2 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
By sharing costs with the Bibliographical Center for Research
(BCR),the State Library is able to sponsor 8 teleconferences produced
by the College of DuPage. There is one each month November through June.
ICN sites will be announced. For the dates of the teleconferneces, go to
http://www.silo.lib.ia.us/ and click on Continuing Education.
Self-Directed Learning Opportunities:
http://www.silo.lib.ia.us/Certification/alternate.htm
Think about it: Information Literacy
"With modem-equipped computers becoming an ever-increasing presence in
classrooms, school libraries and homes, "a lot of people think we don't need
libraries any more," said Jo Avery, librarian at El Dorado High School."
"After all, why hire a librarian when you can search Google and come up
with1,000 hits in 1 second?"
"In reality, the Internet has made trained librarians more necessary than ever
before, said Linda Jewett, library services coordinator for the Sacramento City
Unified School District."
"Yes, the Internet is a wonderful, powerful resource but there are millions of
pages on the World Wide Web," said Julie Walker, executive director of the
American Association of School Librarians. "Even a sophisticated searcher
might have trouble finding exactly what they need, much less a a child just
starting out in the search process."
"Credentialed library media teachers can teach students how to conduct
efficient Internet searches, sift valid information from a sea of bogus Web
pages, and most importantly, monitor the sites they're accessing
while teaching them about the ethics involved in plagiarism and copyright
infringement." (from The Sacramento Bee via VAS&ND) (10/7/2002
5:02:00 AM)
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Eunice & Ken will be at ILA Wed. through Fri. this week [mostly gone now],
so please be patient with your questions. Hope to see many of you there.
County Meetings Scheduled:
If your county meeting is not on the schedule please contact NEILSA
- "Children apparently know more about the Internet than about books, a survey
suggests."
- "Six out of 10 youngsters questioned knew that "homepage" was the front
page of a website - but only 9% could explain what the preface to a book was."
- "More than a third knew that "hardback" was a type of book, but
57%identified "hard drive" as part of a computer."
- "Children said they were regularly using the Internet to help with their
schoolwork."
Just a friendly reminder that the Public Library General Information Survey
is due Oct. 31, 2002. (aka the Annual Survey) This is the source of the
excellent data we have about public library services.
The easy to use web version is available at
http://www.silo.lib.ia.us/for_ia_libraries/statistics/webcollect/index.html
The web version (WebCollect) will calculate your totals and show you last
year's numbers.
Note: If you use the web version, be sure to print out a copy for yourself,
plus a copy for the LSA and one for the State Library. Use of the "Submit"
button is optional. The data entered in the survey is saved each time you
click on "update" or move to a new section of the survey.
Please contact me if you have any questions about WebCollect.
Gerry Rowland
State Library
New LINKS of interest:
The September/October issue of Footnotes is now available at
http://www.silo.lib.ia.us/.
Annette Wetteland - State Library of Iowa
Look to Current Clips [ to help you stay up-to-date with the latest
issues in library and information science. This free
service offers thoughtful, easy-to-read summaries of the key recent publications
in the field, for practicing librarians, information professionals and academics.
Each issue focuses on a topic of current concern to the Library and Information
community.
- "PBS today opens the curtains on its largest Web site launch in years, PBS
Parents http://www.pbsparents.org. PBS Parents combines the significant
resources of PBS and local public television stations across the country, to
offer features, advice and thousands of educational activities dedicated to
helping both parents and caregivers raise children who are ready to learn."
"The PBS Parents Web site also features expert counseling from trusted PBS
personalities and national leaders in child development. Answering parents'
questions in the site's debut month is one of America's most beloved figures --
Mister Rogers."
"One of the most notable highlights of the PBS Parents site is a comprehensive
activity search tool, correlating thousands of fun and educational games,
booklists and projects. This search engine allows parents to seek information
by learning theme and obtain activities that help children foster a variety of
specific skills -- such as reading, math, or creative expression. (from PR
Newswire) (9/26/2002 9:46:00 AM)
- "Locating and retrieving scientific, technical, engineering and business
related material just got easier, thanks to the new website and Virtual Library
Initiative of the National Technical Information Service
(NTIS)[http://www.ntis.gov/]. NTIS maintains and disseminates the nation's
largest collection of scientific, technical, engineering and related business
information produced by or for hundreds of U.S. government
agencies and worldwide sources. The collection contains nearly 3 million
documents spanning more than 350 subject areas and many of those items will
now be available directly from the website. Approximately 1000 new items are
added each week and many are available only through NTIS. All records are
abstracted, indexed and cataloged in the NTIS Database." (from
PR Newswire)
YOU WROTE: snippets from your e-mails:
FEEDBACK:
"Where can I get information about computer software?"
Question is to big to answer, but upon further discussion the
following did answer the question: "Dewies Web site, at
www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/edcams/infosecurity/index.html, provides consumer
information on firewalls, antivirus software, avoiding spam e-mail, secure
online shopping and childrens online privacy, among other topics."(from
Government Computer News) (9/26/2002 7:54:00 PM)
CHANGES: Updates – Addresses & such -
CONSORTIA NEWS & E-Rate: NOTE- Because "somebody" has
been out a lot lately he is behind on his goal of 486 & B.E.A.R.
filings - will catch up right after ILA, so watch for a furley of
"stuff" coming on the fax to you.
IF you have nothing on Monday & if you have no credits for FY
2001 call Ken to check up, I may have missed something.
END PLATE: Long Announcements, Supporting Documents, & other "stuff"
The American Library Association (ALA) Public Programs Office is now
accepting grant applications from libraries wishing to host Forever
Free: Abraham Lincoln's Journey to Emancipation. This new traveling
panel exhibit organized by The Huntington Library, San Marino, Calif.,
and the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, New York, in
cooperation with the ALA, reexamines President Lincoln's efforts toward
the abolition of slavery during the Civil War. Organized by The
Huntington's John Rhodehamel, Norris Foundation Curator of American
Historical Manuscripts, the exhibit will consist of reproductions of
rare historical documents from The Huntington's collections and those of
the Lehrman Institute, and will draw on the latest scholarship in the
field.
Two copies of the exhibit will travel to 40 libraries around the
country between September 2003 and February 2006. Each copy consists of
two six-section, 75-foot-long panels that contain reproductions of rare
historical documents, period photographs, and illustrative material,
such as engravings, lithographs, cartoons, and political ephemera. The
sections of the exhibition focus on young Lincoln's America, the House
dividing, war for the Union, the Emancipation Proclamation, the role of
black soldiers in the Civil War, and the final months of the Civil War
and Lincoln's life. Libraries of all types interested in hosting the
exhibition can download the application and guidelines at
http://www.ala.org/publicprograms/lincoln/ or request a copy by
sending an e-mail message to publicprograms@ala.org. Applications must
be received by November 15, 2002.
Libraries selected for the tour will host the exhibition for a six-week
period. Participating libraries are expected to present at least one
program for library patrons and community members that features a
lecture/discussion by a scholar on exhibition themes. All showings of
the exhibition will be free and open to the public. Additionally, one
staff member from each library hosting the tour will attend an
orientation seminar at the Huntington Library in San Marino, Calif., on
June 6 and 7, 2003. The National Endowment for the Humanities provided
major funding for the traveling exhibition.
ALA Public Programs Office
Linking Libraries, Communities and Culture
www.ala.org/publicprograms
publicprograms@ala.org
JOKES?:
I'm not normally big on poems:
Ruth rode upon my motor bike
directly in back of me.
I hit a bump at 95
and rode on Ruthlessly.
And my all time favorite poem:
Roses are red.
Violets are blue.
Some poems rhyme,
But this one doesn't.
COPYRIGHT
- "For copyright holders from the early 20th century, it was simply a matter of
doing the math: An author of a book published in 1927 would have the
exclusive rights to the work for 28 years, as well as the right to extend the
copyright for another 28 years. However, by 1983, the book or song or movie
would slide into the public domain, its 56 years of protection having expired."
"But that deadline never came. Congress repeatedly extended the copy rights,
first for short periods and, most recently, for an extra 20 years. And that
applied to all works, whether or not the owners or their heirs had any interest in
extending the copyrights of long-forgotten novels or tunes."
"This month, the U.S. Supreme Court will take up what advocates on both
sides are calling the most significant copyright case in years, a constitutional
challenge to Congress power to extend the terms of copyrights. Eldred v.
Ashcroft, No. 01-618. The case focuses on the Constitutions granting to
Congress the power to promote progress in the arts and sciences by giving
authors and inventors for limited times .. the exclusive right to their respective
writings and discoveries. The challengers
say progress in the arts and culture is being hampered because lawmakers
have forgotten the notion that copyrights are limited." (from ABA
Journal)(10/5/2002 7:03:00 PM)
The fine print stuff
blogs - 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:CorelwpdocsFridayNotes1011.txt August 2, 2002
BOILER PLATE FOOTNOTES:
1. WARNING: I will be able to give you about a 5 working day warning on deadlines(bye-mail, less otherwise) I have 10 days to reply, if I miss the deadline, well I
won’tmiss,ifyoumiss ... I’ll send it in late but ...
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