Friday Notes 2. An on-line resource for
NEILSA Librarians
County Meetings Scheduled:
If your county meeting date is not on the schedule please
contact Ken at NEILSA
Allamakee County Meeting - Saturday, June 5 (?) at New Albin
9:30 KD
Black Hawk County Meeting - When called - seldom
Bremer County Meeting - Oct
19, 7:30 Waverly PL
Buchanan County Meeting - Oct
11, 2004 7:00 Lamonte
Butler County Meeting - Oct. 5, 2004 7:00 Clarksville
Chickasaw County Meeting -
Clayton County Meeting -
Delaware
County Meeting - Nov. 9 at 7:00 Colesburg KD
Dubuque County - DALINC -
May 13 8:30 regular meeting
Fayette
County Meeting - Oct. 21 Oelwein 10:00
Grundy County Meeting -
Howard County Meeting - Oct. 5 at 7 p.m.
Cresco, April 5, 2005 7:00
Winneshiek County Meeting - November
4, 2004 @ 7:00 in Fort A KD
NEXT weeks meetings
Your Sponsor reminds County Associations THAT: One &
Two hour CE Workshop is available upon prior request from the NEILSA
staff person in attendance, just call.
NOTE: Tentative staff assignment:
KD = Ken (Consultant), ER = Eunice (Administrator)
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
You KNOW who you are (or will soon).
If you are one of the 26 libraries that has received an Administrator's
Performance Evaluation sent out the LSA Board PLEASE take the time to
complete it and return it to: Linda Ridihalgh
Linda is the Public Library Trustee on the LSA Board
308 2nd St SE
and she is compiling the evaluations for the personnel committee.
Oelwein, IA 50662
Since there have been questions: Who is who at the LSA Administrator
is Eunice Riesberg aka da boss
Fellow players aka da help: Denise Luppen , Ken Davenport,
April, and Glen
The ballots to elect the public library trustee representative
to each Library Service Area board board have been mailed to public library
board presidents. Ballots must be returned on or before May 25, 2004,
4:30 p.m. Public library board presidents vote, but are asked to confer
with other library board members. Candidates are listed below. {edit
comment: the candidates for NEILSA anyway]
Northeast: Richard Barnes, Will Ament
Sandy Dixon
Consultant
State Library of Iowa
PLEASE Remember: enter your events into the Iowa Center for the Book's
literary calendar at http://www.iowacenterforthebook.org/calendar/index.html.
They want everything - not just all Iowa reads.
CE survey:
We want to offer the continuing education you need.
To help do that,
during May, the State Library and Library Service Areas are partnering
to conduct a statewide continuing education needs assessment (survey)
for directors and staff from all types of libraries. If you are an
Iowa
library staff member, we ask you to complete the survey by May 31.
We are conducting this online survey using a company called
SurveyMonkey. It is easy and quick - expect it to take 15 to 20 minutes
of your time. Your individual responses will be kept confidential.
There's no need to gather any information ahead of time - most of the
questions just ask for your opinion. Answer the questions for yourself
as an individual.
When you click on the link below, you will be taken to the start of the
survey. For a few of the questions, you'll be asked to enter
information into a box. For most of the questions, just click on
your
response. We are looking forward to your input!
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=30871467773
Sandy Dixon
Consultant
EYE-OPENER: (unedited)
Good Morning! Last week, this week, and next, EYE-OPENER continues
the
focus on continuing education issues and policies.
1) C.E. Needs Assessment Using SURVEY MONKEY
NW stuff I left in, in case you are interested
2) NWILS Board Approves Own SURVEY MONKEY Subscription
3) NWILS Policy on Invoicing for Workshops
4) Meetings / Events This Week
1) C.E. Needs Assessment Using SURVEY MONKEY: Last week's EYE-OPENER
explained a c.e. needs assessment co-sponsored by the LSAs and the State
Library. This is a statewide effort to determine the training needs
of
library directors and staff. To get the job done, we're using an online
product called SURVEY MONKEY. The online survey was launched last Tuesday
via an email from the State Library. This should take approximately
15-20
minutes. It promises to be quite easy and depending on how you look
at
it--kind of fun:-)
There's no need to gather any information ahead of time--most of the
questions ask you to rate your own knowledge and skills regarding several
training topics (planning, marketing, computer competency, cataloging, etc)
Directors and staff are encourage to complete the survey; however, you must
answer individually to yield individual results. Here's the link:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=30871467773
At the beginning , you'll
be asked to enter information into a box (name, library, your position,
etc.) For the majority of the questions, though, all you need to do
is
click on your response.
The survey will be available for the entire month of May, so thanks for
sharing this message with your staff--and for taking the time respond.
A
similar survey will be developed and made available for Iowa's public
library trustees next year. We're confident that the results from both
efforts will provide valuable input as we try to bring you the best in
continuing education training in Northwest and around the state.
2) NWILS Board Approves Own SURVEY MONKEY Subscription:
At NWILS April
Board meeting in Westside, the board approved our own subscription to SURVEY
MONKEY to accomplish some short-term goals. For instance, NWILS board
has
asked for a study of our E-Rate Project Assistance before the next filing
year begins in September. Additionally, we want to update our data
on the
status of library automation in Northwest LSA. These projects and others
will result in some questions we need to pose to you. So look for SURVEY
MONKEY to come back again--under our auspices--later this summer. If
you
try it out this month with the c.e. needs survey, you'll be an old hand by
the time we launch a couple of new ones:-)
3) NWILS Policy on Invoicing for Workshops: NWILS Board has adopted
a
"Policy on the Provision of Continuing Education Services." This policy
governs such things as registration fees, payments and refunds, workshop
cancellations, invoicing, etc. The full policy is available on our
website:
http://www.nwils.lib.ia.us/CE%20policy.html
We found that we needed more consistency behind invoicing anyone who
registered for a workshop but later could not attend. We appreciate
that
many circumstances arise to prevent people from attending (accidents,
illness, death in the family, etc) And we hope you appreciate when
we're
caught in the often awkward business of needing to invoice. For each
workshop that NWILS sponsors, we average 5 people who register but do not
attend. Depending on the registration and luncheon fees, the cost to
us
averages $50.00 per workshop for "no-shows," which adds up over the course
of a year.
Here's how NWILS C.E. Policy reads: "...NWILS asks that participants pay
in
advance of the workshop date. If a participant registers but does not pay
in
advance, and fails to cancel their registration, NWILS reserves the right
to
invoice the local library for the workshop registration fees, catered meals,
etc. NWILS does not refund money in the event that a person(s) paid in
advance but later could not attend, unless cancellation is received 7
working days prior to the workshop.
Participants must cancel registrations at least 7 working days prior to the
workshop date. If cancellation notice is received in NWILS' office at least
7 working days prior to the workshop, the library will not be invoiced; any
pre-paid registration fees will be returned. Registrations are
transferable. Therefore, if one person from a given library registers but
later cannot attend, the workshop registration may be transferred to another
staff member or trustee to use. NWILS encourages local libraries to transfer
registrations whenever possible..."
Thanks for taking the time to review NWILS C.E. Policy with your own staff
and board. And thanks for bringing consistently high attendance to
NWILS
workshops:-) Since July of 2003, 420 people--staff and trustees in
the
mix--attended training classes around the region. More next week about
the
wide variety of c.e. opportunities out there.
4) Meetings / Events This Week: The Iowa Small Libraries Association
holds
its spring meeting this Friday May 14th at Knoxville Public Library.
(Knoxville is in Central LSA, due east of Indianola...) The meeting
is
scheduled from 9:00--3:30; c.e. credit has been applied for. ILA members
may attend for free; non-ILA members pay $10.00. Lunch will be served
at
noon for an additional $5.00. Register with ISLA chairperson Shirley
Vonderhaar (phone 563-875-8912) (fax 563-875-6162) or email
svonderhaar@iowatelecom.net ; Please refer to the April 26th edition
of
EYE-OPENER for agenda details, along with information about ILA/ISLA
memberships...
Bonnie McKewon
Director, N.W. Iowa Library Services
CHANGES: None reported.
New LINKS of interest:
"Netiquette" is network etiquette, the do's and don'ts of online
communication. Netiquette covers both common courtesy online and the informal
"rules of the road" of cyberspace. This page provides links to both summary
and detail information about Netiquette for your browsing pleasure.
http://www.etiquette.net/
New Worm With A Twist Targets Sasser-Infected Systems
http://update.internetweek.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eg470GMWHr0G4X0CXIU0Ag
The latest infection, called Dabber, uses a vulnerability within the
Sasser worm to attack and infect systems
The following 4 links are from:
INTERNETWEEK NEWSLETTER
http://update.internetweek.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eguX0GMWHr0G4X0XU0Ay
Thursday, May 6, 2004 You can get your own subscription:
http://update.internetweek.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eguX0GMWHr0G4X0NpU0Ag
Microsoft's Tips On How To Clean Sasser-Infected PCs
http://update.internetweek.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eguX0GMWHr0G4X0CWLB0A2
One problem that users may have is staying online long enough to obtain
the patch for the vulnerability that Sasser exploits.
Patches Could Have Lessened Latest Worm
http://update.internetweek.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eguX0GMWHr0G4X0CWLC0A3
Fewer computers would have been disabled by the latest Internet worm had
their owners configured them to automatically get the latest security fixes.
Microsoft Throws Its Weight Behind E-Mail Accreditation Program
http://update.internetweek.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eguX0GMWHr0G4X0CWLD0A4
MSN and Hotmail are joining IronPort Systems' Bonded Sender program, which
lets legitimate volume senders of E-mail ensure delivery of their messages.
Sony's Online Music Service Sings A New Song
http://update.internetweek.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eguX0GMWHr0G4X0CWLF0A6
Sony Corp. is battling its way into the online portable-music world by unveiling
its Sony Connect service, based on its ATRAC3 format.
You wrote:
CONSORTIA
(1):
At the end of July we will send out a request for bills from all libraries
that have not received their credits, these will be used to file for reimbursement.
The filling for the B.E.A.R. (Form 472) will go in at the end of
July and we will close the Funding Year 2003 at that point.
Non-consortia members e-rate:
The Funding Commitment Decision Letters are being mailed for the year beginning
July 1, 2004. Remember before any awarded E-rate funds can actually
be utilized, applicants are required to file a Receipt of Service Confirmation
Form (Form 486). The basic timing rule is that a Form 486 must be
filed within 120 days of the start of service (normally July 1) or the date
of the Funding Commitment Decision Letter ("FCDL"), whichever is later.
The penalty for missing a Form 486 deadline is a reduction in funding.
Many of you are anxious to complete the 486 form and it is recommended
that you do so as soon after receiving the FCDLs as practical. Unfortunately
I have checked with SLD and the 486 online form for this year is not available
at this time. The form there does not allow you to choose July
2004-June 2005 as a choice. If you want to do the form online, it
will not be available until sometime in June. You may print off the
486 form and send in the printed form. The form to print off is located
on the SLD web page: http://www.sl.universalservice.org/
In the left column under Forms, Pick Applicants. You may then
download the form. You have the choice to print off the form
and mail or wait until the online form is available in June. Either
way, you have time to be within the deadline.
I knew it. As soon as I post something regarding erate, the
information
changes. The new 486 form is now online and the pull down for the
year
does include the 7/1/04 to 6/30/05. I suggest you use the online form
and complete as soon as you get the funding commitment letter. You
must
have registered for a pin number in order to submit the online form.
Judy Jones, State Library of Iowa
Consultant & Iowa e-rate state coordinator/libraries
CE:
Target dates for LIBRARY 101 in Fall 2004
they are:
September 30th
December 10th
Registration for the fall PLM classes is now available. PLM
1 starts
August 31; PLM 2 starts Sept. 2.
http://www.silo.lib.ia.us/for-ia-libraries/continuing-ed/cecat.htm
SPECIAL WORKSHOPS:
Trustee Workshop x Get Organized below
CLASSES in NEILSA:
Get Organized
This was so popular at ILA Annual meeting last year that the room was
FULL and people were turned away.
Description: Get Organized examines areas of your
work life to identify ways you can be more efficient, ordered, and organized.
You'll learn how to:
* Organize your work space.
* Eliminate the clutter in drawers, closets, and
on shelves and bookcases.
* Throw away stuff you aren't using.
* Buy office products that will help you stay organized.
* Buy software that will help you organize your calendar,
to-do lists, and address book.
* Reduce the amount of paper that you accumulate.
* Stay ahead of filing.
Getting organized and staying organized is a great way to reduce the
stress in your life and feel more confident about yourself and the work
you are doing.
Workshop Outline:
* Welcome and Introductions
* Why Should You Get Organized?
* Clean Up Your Work Space
* File That Paper or Throw It Out
* Manage Your "Incoming"
o Mail
o Phone Calls
o Tasks
* Set Your Schedule
* Get Your Work Done
o Interruptions
o Priorities
o Projects You
Hate
* In Conclusion
o More questions
and answers Evaluation
Workshop Objectives:
By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to meet the following
objectives.
* Understand how getting organized can reduce stress
and allow you to function more effectively.
* Identify areas of your work space that could be
better organized.
* Identify useful office products that will help
you stay organized.
* Create a filing system and identify those items
worth saving vs. those that should be discarded.
* Create a work schedule to increase productivity.
* Manage mail (including faxes and e-mail), phone
calls and assignments.
* Identify techniques for dealing with interruptions.
* Recognize how to set priorities and reduce procrastination.
NOTES:
This is planned in two sessions one on August
20 (Friday) & 21 (Saturday).
The Friday session will be aimed directly to the needs of the public
librarian.
The Saturday session will be directed to the needs of Trustees.
DETAILS
Fees: There is no fee for library trustees. Library
Directors: $50.00
PRE-registration Required
Lunch: Included
Hours:
Registration 9:30,
Start 10:00,
Home bound 4:30
CE's: 6
Location: Fayette Public Library
OTHER CE: You must register
with the listed provider.
If you have library staff who need to take PLM classes, the fall dates
are available. Registration will be available in May. See http://www.silo.lib.ia.us/for-ia-libraries/continuing-ed/cecat.htm
Sandy Dixon
Consultant
State Library of Iowa
ICPC Preservation 101 workshops coming soon!
Thursday, May 20, 2004, 2-5PM
over the ICN
Preservation Planning: Learn how to identify needs, set priorities
and identify potential funding resources.
ICN sites: Amana, Boone, Burlington, Calmar, Cedar Rapids, Charles
City, Davenport, Dubuque, Fort Dodge, Grinnell, Iowa City, LeMars, Marshalltown,
Mount Pleasant, Spencer, Vinton, Urbandale.
SOS! Friday, June 18, 2004, 8:30 am. – 4:00 pm. Fisher Community
Center, Marshalltown.
Featuring , Henry Wilhelm, internationally renowned expert on image
permanence in color photography and digital print media http://www.wilhelm-research.com/
followed by hands-on sessions including book and paper repair,
disaster response, preservation photocopying, flattening paper and photographs
and more!
Fee schedule:
All three sessions, package price: ICPC member $55.00; Non member
$75.00
Each ICN session: ICPC member $15.00; Non member $20.00 Or
Both ICN sessions
ICPC member $20.00; Non member $25.00
June 18 SOS
ICPC member $40.00; Non member $50.00
Mail registration to: Nancy E Kraft, ICPC, University Libraries,
100 Main Library, Iowa City, IA 52242-1420
Include ICN site you plan to attend (if relevant), your name, address,
telephone, email address and check or money order made out to ICPC.
Small City Workshops 2004: Keeping the Books
in Order
The tough financial times affect all cites in Iowa. However, small
cities have fewer options for increasing revenues or cutting service
costs. The first half of our workshop will focus on budget options that
are available to small cities. The session will include ideas, strategies
and materials to assist small cities in expanding their financial base
and service options.
The community center for the many small cities is the public library.
State budget cuts have severely affected library budgets. Following
dinner, Sandy Dixon, consultant at the State
Library, will provide an overview of library operations, the
options available to small cities and identify opportunities for nurturing
and strengthening your city's commitment to this important learning resource
for the whole community. Since all cities are required to provide financial
support to libraries, even cities without libraries will want to attend
in order to maximize their financial commitment.
Workshops are held from 5 to 8 p.m., include dinner and are
scheduled throughout the summer.
Author Diane Kovacs (Genealogical Research on the Web and
Building Electronic Library Collections: The Essential Guide
to Selection Criteria and Core Subject Collections) is offering several
web based workshops at no charge so you can see
how they work. If interested, go to http://www.kovacs.com/freeworkshops.html ;
Other workshops (for a fee) are listed at
http://www.kovacs.com/training.html
Information and application are available on the ILA web
site:
http://www.iowalibraryassociation.org
"Learning Activity Written Summary" may be found at:
http://www.silo.lib.ia.us/for-ia-libraries/continuing-ed/online-learningactivitywrittensummary.htm
GRANTS:
Building Consulting Grants
The State Library
allocates Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds to provide
Iowa libraries with building consultation. These grants allow
librarians to get professional advice from impartial consultants who provide
guidance and recommendations to library staff, city officials and the
community on the extent and complexity of a building project. The
building consulting grants have been funded by the State Library since
fiscal year 1994. Grants of up to $2,500 will be awarded as funds
are available. A library that has
received the entire $2,500 grant is not eligible for another one.
http://www.silo.lib.ia.us/for-ia-libraries/LSTA/building-consulting-grants.htm
END PLATE: Previously run &
Long Announcements, Supporting Documents, & other "stuff"
Other blogs:
SWILSA House blog at: http://www.swilsa.blogspot.com
Blogs for Libraries [WebJunction]
http://www.webjunction.org/do/DisplayContent?id=1432
On line Newsletters:
Regional Rag. http://www.sls.lib.ia.us/rag.htm
The fine print stuff
blog - Friday Notes 2 AT -
http://radio.weblogs.com/0108327/
EDITORS NOTES:
"x" & "xx" are catalogers shorthand for: x
= See & xx = See also
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
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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 ....
Many of you have taken advantage of the paper coop discounts in
the past
and have found the pricing very aggressive for large paper orders.
Here
is the information for the Spring Coop pricing. Public libraries may
want to work with the local school to get increased volume purchasing.
***********************************************************
This email is to inform you of a statewide paper bid being offered by
the Iowa Area Education Agencies to Iowa K-12 schools, public libraries,
community colleges, four-year private and public colleges and
city/county government. Complete details are listed on the Iowa
Educators Consortium http://www.iec-ia.org/
website.
The State Library of Iowa is a partner of the IEC.
Sample Prices
20# 8.5 x 11 White ---- $18.24 - $19.28 per case, shipping included
20# 8.5 x 11 Colors ---- $22.21 - $22.78 per case, shipping included
(Price range varies with quantity ordered.)
To download an order form go to:
1. http://www.iec-ia.org
2. Click on "Paper" located on the left side of the screen.
3. Complete details are listed and you can download order forms based
on the quantity of paper you are ordering.
If you have questions, contact:
Marie Thomas, IEC Administrative Assistant
3712 Cedar Heights Drive
Cedar Falls, IA 50613-6290
Ph: (319) 273-8214
Fax: (319) 273-8229
mariethomas@aea7.k12.ia.us
The Iowa Educators Consortium, IEC, is an initiative of the Iowa Area
Education Agencies. The chief administrators of the Iowa AEAs formed the
IEC as an independent, tax-exempt, nonprofit institution supporting the
mission of the Area Education Agencies. The primary function of the IEC
is to provide a voluntary purchasing program for K-12 schools by
bringing all statewide school purchasing programs under one legal
umbrella and one fiscal management group. IEC purchases allow schools to
take advantage of aggressive pricing based on the purchasing volume of
many Iowa schools.
Others purchasing categories from the IEC may also be available to the
institutions listed above. Check the IEC brochure (download from IEC
Home Page) or the IEC website for what clients can purchase from each
category.
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The statewide discounted prices for CQ Researcher, EBSCO
MagillOnLiteraturePlus. Book Source, NoveList and Auto Repair Reference
Center, Contemporary Authors, LATLearnATest, MARC Magician, NoodleTools
and ProQuest/SIRS have been extended through June 30 and some cases
through August 1. You may check out the information and download the
pricing sheets at:
http://www.iec-ia.org/MediaTech/online/onlinetrial.html
If this link does not work, check to make sure that the entire link is
highlighted. If not, copy and paste the ENTIRE link into your browser.
At this page click on Post Secondary, Public and Special Libraries.
The
userid is: state and the password is: library. You may use the same
commitment form although the deadline shows April 16. I have tried
the
trial links and most of them are still active. Use the trial userid
and
password listed by the product information. If the trial does not work,
check with the product contact and ask for trial information. The URL
for LearnATest is wrong on the web page. It should have a www in front
so the correct URL is http://www.learningexpresslibrary.com/evaluation.
The 14 digit trial userid code now begins with 99552 -complete with your
phone number minus last digit. The password is trial. The directions
listed should work with the digit change for the first five digits.
To order beyond June 30, please check with the product contact for
pricing. Many of these products do have aggressive discounts.
Remember
the Infrastructure money you just received can be used for online
databases. Please share this message about pricing with others in your
agency to make sure those interested in the products are aware of the
promotion.
Just a note - The FirstSearch agreement letters have been mailed and
participants of FirstSearch do have access to SIRSResearcher full-text
through the per-search option. Remember that public libraries receive
100 FREE per-searches a month.
Let me know if you have questions or comments. I hope you can take
advantage of these discounted products to provide additional services to
your patrons.
Judy Jones, State Library of Iowa
Consultant
Help Wanted:
Entry level position, full benefits, 8 to 5 professional office.
Job description & details call 319-233-1200 to be put
on the list for an application package.
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