Friday, June 13, 2003

F   r     i       d         a           y 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.  ANNUAL SURVEY  The survey is due 10/31/03. NOTICE: Ken will be at ALA/CLA Annual Meeting next week and part of the week following so this Friday Notes 2 is short and the next two will be even shorter, There will be NO ONE in the office to answer e-rate questions or to do most of the other things Ken handles. Eunice will also be gone for a good part of the same period, she is at a Literacy Workshop/meetings for the week. 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. Session 1 is June 17 9:00 to 11:00. Current scheduled sites are: Bettendorf CC1, Davenport PL, Denison HS, Dubuque-Stout PL, Arlington-Starmont HS, Elgin PL, Council Bluffs PL, Waterloo PL, Eldora PL and State Library Des Moines. Session 2 is June 18 2:00 to 4:00. Current scheduled sites are: Oelwein JHS, Allison HS, Ames HS, Ottumwa CC5, Tiffin-Clear Creek HS, Spencer PL, Harlan PL, Manchester PL, Coucil Bluffs PL, Fort Madison-Rashid PL, Bellevue PL, Fort Dodge PL, Sioux Center PL, Decorah PL, State Library Des Moines 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         7/21 @ Grundy Center, 10/27 @ Reinbeck      Howard County Meeting   - Lime Springs on Tuesday, October 7, at 7:00 p.m.      Winneshiek County Meeting - November 6, 2003 @ 7:00 Decorah CE: July 7 Oelwein  & July 8 Waverly  "Spring" Confluence 7th Topic - Funding in a funds poor time. 8th Topic - Telling the Library Story         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 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: BCALA and Wiley Publishing are once again co-sponsoring the BCALA-Wiley Black Books Galore Contest for Public and School Librarians. Prizes will be awarded in first, second, and third place. Contest guidelines and an application can be found at http://www.bcala.org. Entries must be received by April 14, 2004. For questions, please contact Tracie D. Hall, Chair, 1-800-545-2433, ext. 5020; American Library Association. This week in Eye-Opener: 1. Budget Cuts News Release 2. Reinventing Your Collection 3. Directorship Changes at Our Public Libraries 2. Reinventing Your Collection - Librarians are already looking into reducing their collection budgets due to "Reinvention." NWILS may be able to help you in ways you had not yet thought about. For example, I recently received e-mail from the director of the Norelius Public Library. She asked me if NWILS has access to a biographical resource she was considering dropping. It is no longer frequently used and is quite expensive. "Yes," I told her, "our resource library has Current Biography. I can photocopy entries for you when you need them." So, when you are looking for ways to save money on your collection, but still retain access, remember that "back-up" reference and interlibrary loan are available through your Library Service Area. NEILSA NOTE: We also would like to remind you of the LSA back-up services in reference and ILL.  I also have received calls about dropping seldom used reference materials, same reference source is often mentioned.  But we can not/will not promise you a "copy" from a single source.  We will attempt to get you the information you need but we are experienced enough to know that on occasion we run into copyright limits and may need the get the data for you from sources less than our first (easiest) choice. EDITORIAL STATEMENT: As you look at ways to save money think about the alternatives, the Internet is one, your LSA is another, but there are others.  You neighboring libraries and your school libraries have the same problems and most of you have MANY duplications in your collections.  Now is the time to fix this, you should be comparing those expensive reference tools and see what you can drop because your patrons don't use it much and another nearby library also holds the material.  You also need to sit down with the other librarians and media center specialist and develop a plan for real bibliographic sharing.  Sooner or later "someone" is going to come to the realization that 3 public libraries and 2 school libraries in a 20 mile circle do not all NEED the "World Book" - it would be best if the 3 librarians and the 2 media center people were the ones making this decision, not the city clerk/mayor/superintendent et. al. No one from the LSA or the State Library is going to come and make you cooperate on this kind of project, YOU have to do it.  BUT if you were to get a group together we will be happy to come and help you put together a co-op bibliographic system to help save you money. Association of Rural and Small Libraries Annual Conference Conference program at:    http://eagle.clarion.edu/~grads/csrl/conference.htm New LINKS of interest: http://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/09/technology/09TINY.html In Gold Ink on a Chip, the World's Tiniest Book [The New York Times]  http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2003/0602/web-fisa-06-05-03.asp Ashcroft defends search of library records [Federal Computer Week] ................................................................ Library Link of the Day http://www.tk421.net/librarylink/ http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/metropolitan/1938425 Collection agency to throw book at library deadbeats [The Houston Chronicle] BOOK Suggestion "I find it surprising that with the current popularity of the The Lord of The Rings movies and subsequent rise in sales of the trilogy and The Hobbit that so few bookshops stock more of the Professor's other works. Fortunately this volume makes it easier. It puts four of his works in one, Farmer Giles of Ham, The Adventures of Tom Bombadil Leaf By Niggle and Smith of Wootton Major."  http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/06/06/1535236 YOU WROTE: snippets from e-mails: CHANGES: Updates   Addresses & such - CONSORTIA: We are in the process of sending out refund checks from several vendors but by no means all. END PLATE: Long Announcements, Supporting Documents, & other "stuff" 3. IMLS Launches Online Project Planning Tutorial On May 19th, IMLS launched an online tutorial to help libraries, archives, and museums develop project plans for National Leadership Grant applications. This tool is designed to make it easier to develop good, competitive applications for IMLS grants. Others are also finding the tutorial useful, and IMLS welcomes all users. Check it out at: http://e-services.imls.gov/project_planning To read the press release announcing the tutorial, access http://www.imls.gov/whatsnew/current/050803-1.htm ********************************************* 4. 2004 IMLS Grant Programs Brochure Available Each year the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awards millions of dollars in grants to museums, libraries, professional museum and library service organizations, and museum-library partnerships. IMLS encourages all eligible museums and libraries to begin planning their grant applications for FY 2004 funding. For a FY 2004 Grant and Award Programs booklet, contact IMLS by mail at 1100 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC , 20506; by phone at 202-606-8536; or by e-mail at: mailto:imlsinfo@imls.gov A PDF version of the booklet is available at: http://www.imls.gov/pubs/pdf/2003ProgramsFinal.pdf Also available online are guidelines, successful proposals, a planning tutorial (for National Leadership Grants), and FY 2003 application forms to use as reference tools when preparing FY 2004 grant applications. FY 2004 grant applications become available on the Web site and in print format three months prior to each grant deadline date. For information on individual IMLS grant programs, please see All about Grants and Awards at http://www.imls.gov/grants/index.htm Grant application deadlines for FY 2004 begin as early as October 15, 2003. ********************************************* 5. Healthy Start, Grow Smart Series Available Healthy Start, Grow Smart is a series of free booklets designed to improve the information available to parents and caregivers about the best practices in early childhood development. The series outlines activities designed to stimulate infant brain development and build skills that children will need once they start school. It also includes important health and safety information and resources for parents and families. Healthy Start, Grow Smart began as an initiative of Laura Bush when she was the First Lady of Texas. President and Mrs. Bush have asked that this series of booklets be revised and distributed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Department of Education, and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. To order copies of the publications, access the Department of Education's Web site at http://www.ed.gov/offices/OESE/teachingouryoungest. To learn more about the initiative, please access the White House Web site at: http://www.whitehouse.gov/firstlady/initiatives/healthystart/ ********************************************* 6. Upcoming IMLS Deadlines All IMLS grant and award program deadlines for FY 2003 have passed. The deadlines for FY 2004 can be viewed at: http://www.imls.gov/grants/dedln/index.htm NORTHEAST IOWA LIBRARY SERVICE AREA BOARD MEETING NEILSA Office June 16, 2003 – 2:00 p.m. Agenda 1.    Approval of the Agenda 2.    Approval of May Board Minutes 3.    Review of May Bills 4.    General Business    a.    Trustee Council Meeting    b.    Personnel Committee – report    c.    Contract with North Central LSA    d.    Contract with Waterloo Public Library    e.    NEILSA budget FY 2004    f.    Other 5.    AEA Report 6.    Community College Report 7.    Administrator's Report    a.    Plan of Service – NE draft    b.    Other 8.    Consultant's Report    a.    Updates 9.    Meeting Dates, Time and Location    a.    July 14, 2003 2:00 p.m., NEILSA Office    b.    August 10.    Adjourn 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:CorelwpdocsFridayNotes0613.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 . 12:06:26 PM    comment []

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