Friday, May 30, 2003

Friday Notes 2.  An on-line resource for NEILSA Librarians Other LSA blogs: SWILSA House blog at: http://www.swilsa.blogspot.com DEADLINES & DATES: I'll try to list all the upcoming dates of importance here, you will have to mine for the details.   Upcoming Grant Application Deadlines LSTA Grants The State Library is offering FY04 LSTA Competitive Grants to Iowa  libraries.  The deadline for grant applications is August 1, 2003. There will be two ICN  information sessions on June 17, from 9:00 - 11:00 am or June 18, 2:00 to 4:00 pm. for those interested in the  application. The grant handbook, application and guidelines are located at   http://www.silo.lib.ia.us/for-ia-libraries/LSTA/FY04/index.htm. ** Arts Council Grants The State Library of Iowa will host an Iowa Arts Council grant writing workshop on June 30. This will be a three-hour ICN session from 9:00 to 12:00. ** 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 - October 21 at 7:30 Sumner •    Buchanan County Meeting - •    Butler County Meeting  - October 7, 2003, in Allison. CE •    Chickasaw County Meeting •    Clayton County Meeting -Oct. 14, 2003 7:30 (?)  in Strawberry Point •    Delaware County Meeting - Hopkinton Library on Nov. l8 at 7:00 •    Dubuque County •    Fayette County Meeting - Oct. 23, 2003 @ 1:00 Haweye PL •    Grundy County Meeting - All meetings start at 9:00 am - 2003 schedule 6/28 @ Grundy Center, 10/27 @ Reinbeck •    Howard County Meeting   - •    Winneshiek County Meeting - November 6, 2003 @ 7:00 Decorah CE: July 7 Oelwein  & 8 Waverly  "Spring" Confluence 7th Topic - Grants 8th Topic - Telling the Library Story         See Feedback for question re: program in development FEEDBACK:     Survey Question: Would you like a Tuesday (8th) Afternoon session on dealing with the anticipated cutbacks in funds? NO replies - one more week or we will use another topic. Special Workshops: One & two hour workshops at Fall & Spring county meetings, item specific workshops. "Library 101" Friday, June 27, 2003 09:00 To 12:00 Session NEILSA: Hudson Public Library (node 735) AND West Union Public Library (node 764) MASON CITY-CC1     Tell us if you wish a "special" site.     OTHER CE: You must register with the listed provider.   "Learning Activity Written Summery" may be found at: http://www.silo.lib.ia.us/for-ia-libraries/continuing-ed/online-learningactivitywrittensummary.htm   Legal Issues for Libraries: A National Update is the State Library's spring program for trustees offered over the Iowa Communications Network (ICN). It will take place on Tuesday, June 3, 2003, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. There is no fee; we just ask that you register at http://www.silo.lib.ia.us/for-ia-libraries/continuing-ed/cecat.htm#June In addition to library trustees, directors and staff, city attorneys are welcome to attend. This program has received approval for 2 hours of continuing legal education (CLE). Complete details about recertfication are available at http://www.silo.lib.ia.us/for-ia-libraries/continuing-ed/recertification.html               Self-Directed Learning Opportunities: http://www.silo.lib.ia.us/Certification/alternate.htm ANNOUNCEMENTS: PLA E-Newsletter May 28, 2003 Volume 6, Number 8 The newsletter is available online under the News section of PLA's web page, http://www.pla.org The Denver Public Library will be closed for moving into its new building May 10, 2003 and will reopen June 2, 2003,  we will not be doing any interlibrary loan during this time. Thanks! New LINKS of interest: For those who went to "school" [college or university] and those who have kids in such, this link will lead to much humor and (one hopes - understanding) enjoy: Office-Hour Habits of the North American Professor from the be-vewwy-vewwy-qwuiet dept. posted by michael on Friday May 23, @19:53 (ed) http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/05/23/1956248 First claimed returned but now found, you should see the fine. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/2939362.stm Unique book goes on display [BBC News] Information Obesity from the fat-fat-fat dept. posted by timothy on Saturday May 24, @23:26 (tech) http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/05/25/039223 Spring Cleaning For Your Hard Drive from the little-buckets-for-little-folders dept. posted by timothy on Sunday May 25, @13:50 (storage) http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/05/25/1611208 http://www.loc.gov/folklife/vets/ Veterans History Project [The Library of Congress] Counterfeiting With High Resolution Inkjets from the but-that-paper's-expensive dept. posted by timothy on Sunday May 25, @20:54 (printers) http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/05/25/2327219 Library location/merger problems are EVERYWHERE http://www.smokymountainnews.com/issues/05_03/05_21_03/fr_battle_library.html Battle lines drawn over location of new library [The Smoky Mountain News] YOU WROTE: snippets from your e-mails: CHANGES: Updates – Addresses & such - FINAL Warning AEA 7 - Regular delivery ends June 2 & 3. Summer delivery begins June 10 & 11 lasting through August 5 & 6. AEA 1 - No items will be accepted for delivery to AEA 1 after May 27. AEA 1 does not have delivery during the summer when school is not in session Items will be accepted for delivery to AEA 1 beginning August 11 & 12 Think about this: The Online Privacy Tutorial - Message #19 Implications of Online Data Collection for Librarians An Educational Service of the American Library Association Office for Information Technology Policy NOTE: This is a on-line class for ALA members (and other$) in which I take part.  The quote below is part of lesson # 19. Prepared by Leslie Harris & Associates - www.lharris.com in conjunction with OITP staff - www.ala.org/oitp ------------------------------------------------------ Librarians should be aware of online data collection practices - in their own library as well as others - for several reasons.   First and foremost, librarians have the professional responsibility of protecting user privacy.  This should begin with a careful vetting of the library's own collection and retention of data collected online.   Libraries need to be clear and upfront about their own online data collection practices, and disclose those practices to library patrons. There is nothing wrong with analyzing the popularity of different library web pages, different sites visited from the library, or using patron-provided data to improve library services.  However, any online data collection practices must be clearly disclosed to users, and no unnecessary data should be collected or retained. Not only do librarians have a professional responsibility to their patrons to limit data collection and retention, recent changes to federal law in the USA Patriot Act have made it easier for law enforcement agencies to subpoena "business records" from a wide range of entities, including libraries.  A business record under the law is any type of record that is created and retained in the ordinary course of business.  If your library collects any kind of data online, those records are business records.  It does not matter whether the library uses the records; if the library login to computers requires personally identifiable information, if web history, cookies, cached files, or other computer and Internet use records are not overwritten or purged from the library computer system, those records constitute business records, and may be subject to disclosure.----------------------------------------------------- Further information: > Library Code of Ethicshttp//www.ala.org/alaorg/oif/ethics.html > PrivacyAn Interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights http//www.ala.org/alaorg/oif/privacyinterpretation.html >Privacy in the "Library Without Walls"Library Practice in an Age of Digital Content http//libres.curtin.edu.au/libres12n1/ >Guenther, Kim.  "Pass the Cookies and Uphold the Privacy."  Computers in Libraries 21 no. 6, June 2001 http//www.infotoday.com/cilmag/jun01/guenther.htm Additional articles from the June 2001 issue of Computers in Libraries not available via their web site >Balas, Janet L.  "How Should Privacy Be Protected in the Electronic Library? >Pace, Andrew.  "It's a Matter of Privacy" ----------------------------------------------------- Copyright 2002, American Library Association, Office for  Information Technology Policy CONSORTIA FYI: E-rate Waste/Fraud/Abuse: The owner of Connect2, a New York based ISP, pleaded guilty last week in federal court of conspiracy charges to defraud the E-rate program. The U.S. attorney's office said that the ISP offered Internet services to seven NY area schools that had 90% discounts. The ISP told the schools that they did not have to pay their 10% share. As a result, the government said that Connect2 was able to sell "almost limitless quantities" of services to schools in New York City, "with little or no control on the price they charged," and then charge the entire amount ($2.9 million) to the E-rate. See the News Day story at http://www.newsday.com/news/printedition/ny-nyweb233297809may23,0,2754896.story?coll=ny-news-archive <http://www.newsday.com/news/printedition/ny-nyweb233297809may23,0,2754896.story?coll=ny-news-archive> for more info. 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:CorelwpdocsFridayNotes0530.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 . 12:06:41 PM    comment []

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