Thursday, February 20, 2003

Friday Notes 2.  An on-line resource for NEILSA Librarians DEADLINES & DATES: I'll try to list all the upcoming dates of importance here, you will have to mine for the details.  Late spring/early summer workshops. March 24, 25, and 26 Upcoming Grant Application Deadlines National Leadership Grants for Museums: March 1, 2003. http://www.imls.gov/grants/museum/mus_nlgm.asp National Leadership Grants for Library/Museum Collaborations: April 1, 2003. http://www.imls.gov/grants/l-m/l-m_lead.asp All IMLS grant and award program deadlines can be viewed at: http://www.imls.gov/grants/dedln/index.htm     County Meetings Scheduled: If your county meeting is not on the schedule please contact NEILSA •    Allamakee County Meeting •    Black Hawk County Meeting - When called - seldom •    Bremer County Meeting - April 8, 2002 @ 7:30 in Readlyn •    Buchanan County Meeting - April 22, 2002 @ 7:00 in Fairbank PL •    Butler County Meeting  - April 1, 2002 7:00 Shell Rock PL •    Chickasaw County Meeting •    Clayton County Meeting - April 22 @ 7:30 McGregor PL •    Delaware County Meeting - May 13, 2002 @ 7:00  Edgewood P L •    Dubuque County •    Fayette County Meeting -  April 10th at 1000 @  Fayette Library •    Grundy County Meeting - All meetings start at 9:00 am - 2003 schedule         4/28 @ Dike, 6/28 @ Grundy Center, 10/27 @ Reinbeck •    Howard County Meeting   - April 7, 2003 @ 7:00 Elma PL •    Winneshiek County Meeting CE: Special Workshops: One & two hour workshops at Fall & Spring county meetings, item specific workshops.  Topics scheduled above listed, if your county meeting wishes a topic  PLEASE contact the LSA.     OTHER CE: You must register with the listed provider.  Check: http://www.silo.lib.ia.us/for_ia_libraries/continuing_ed/index.html NOTE:     The Book talk over the ICN session:     PLEASE NOTE: If you take a CE that is not run by the SLI or a LSA or is not co-sponsored by an agency that has secured approval for the CE's from the State Library it is YOUR responsibility to secure a Learning Activity Summery at: http://www.silo.lib.ia.us/for-ia-libraries/continuing-ed/learningactivitywrittensummary.pdf         Self-Directed Learning Opportunities: http://www.silo.lib.ia.us/Certification/alternate.htm ANNOUNCEMENTS:     New LINKS of interest: Snopes.com: As disappointed as I was to learn that you can't believe everything you read on the Internet, I have found the Snopes.com site to be extremely useful (http://www.snopes.com). This site is a fabulous resources for anyone that wants to debunk myths on any topic, including all those lovely tidbits we hear about government (no, Members of Congress are not felons; no, Congress is not passing legislation to impose fees on e-mails). Check it out BEFORE you send off a hastily worded e-mail to all your friends and your elected officials. Play the Budget Game: "The Budget Game", an entertaining and informative attempt by the Sacramento Bee to help citizens understand better the complexities of balancing California's budget. If you've ever thought to yourself "gee, I could do it better," go to http://www.sacbee.com/cgi-bin/sacbee/surveys/opinion/budget.cgi and see if you can! Hey, Washington Post, when are you going to do something like this for the US Budget? [Maybe the DM Register could do it for Iowa?] Alternet: If you're looking for an alternative perspective on a range of current issues, check out the Independent Media Project's Alternet at http://www.alternet.org. Dedicated to strengthening and supporting alternative and independent journalism, the site offers interesting perspectives on everything from the war with Iraq to Medicare and even offers and "Alternative Movie" award. Lincoln Cybercast: In honor of President's Day, check out the Library of Congress Cybercast of a Symposium on President Lincoln at  http://www.loc.gov/loc/lincoln. The Library of Congress has archives from a whole bunch of cool events available at http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/? INTERESTING EVENTS February 25, 2003: AdVanced Consulting and GalleryWatch open the Advocacy Classroom series with "Budget and Appropriations: Making Sense of the Dollars and Cents". Go to http://www.advocacyguru.com/advocacyclassroom.htm for more information. April 14 – 25, 2003: Congressional Spring Break – think now about how you can connect with your elected officials during this time! FROM: Stephanie Vance AdVanced Consulting www.advocacyguru.com Library Link of the Day http://www.tk421.net/librarylink/ FROM a peer. 'Here's a good article in the national arena about librarians and intellectual freedom. Article URL: http://www.prospect.org/webfeatures/2003/02/hayes-c-02-19.html GATES Foundation Grants: I case you missed it on PubLib I've created a Yahoo Group for recipients of Gates Foundation computers.  There's a description and subscription form located at  http://www.whitewright.lib.tx.us/gates, or you can send a blank email to gateslib-subscribe@yahoogroups.com. The list will allow sharing of everything from "hints and tricks" to more complex networking issues involved in public access computing in libraries. While our focus is specifically on the use of Gates computers, discussion of other public access computing issues will be allowed. Feel free to pass on this information to any other lists. Also, any comments on the website and group page are also appreciated. Chris Ely END PLATE: Long Announcements, Supporting Documents, & other "stuff" The fine print stuff blogs - Friday Notes 2 AT -  http://radio.weblogs.com/0108327/ 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:CorelwpdocsFridayNotes0321.wpd  August 2, 2002 BOILER PLATE FOOTNOTES: 1. WARNING: I will be able to give you about a 5 working day warning on deadlines (by e-mail, less otherwise) I have 10 days to reply, if I miss the deadline, well I won't miss, if you miss  ... I'll send it in late but ... 5:38:30 PM    comment []

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