Friday
Notes 2. An
on-line
resource for NEILSA Librarians
Key
to colors:
New stuff will be in
plain old black, as will section headings usually bold or Italic.
Old stuff will be in
purple.
Stuff I'm harping on will be
in Red.
Other colors will be for making some kind of a point.
Maroon
& Bold are for my editorial comments/ jokes & "stuff".
County Meetings Scheduled:
If your county meeting
date is not on the schedule please contact Ken
at NEILSA
Allamakee County
Meeting - TBA
Black Hawk
County Meeting - When called - seldom
Bremer County Meeting - Oct 19, 7:30 Waverly PL
Buchanan County Meeting - Oct 11, 2004 7:00
Lamont
Butler County
Meeting - Oct. 5, 2004 7:00 Clarksville
Chickasaw County Meeting - ??????
Clayton
County Meeting - Tuesday,
October 19 at 7 PM. at Edgewood Public Library
Delaware County
Meeting
- Nov. 9 at 7:00 Colesburg KD
Dubuque County
DALINC regular meeting September 16 8:30, NICC Peosta
Fayette County Meeting
- October 28 at 9:30 in
Oelwein
Grundy
County
Meeting - Oct. 25 9:00 am at the Dike PL
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
Workshops are available upon prior request, from the NEILSA
staff
person
in attendance, just call.
NOTE: Tentative staff assignment: KD = Ken
(Consultant), ER = Eunice (Administrator)
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
EYE-OPENER: (unedited)
Good
Morning! This time in EYE-OPENER:
1) ILA Conference Commercials
2) First Lady Tours N.W. Iowa This
Week
3) Iowa League of Cities Meeting
8/31/04
4) Armstrong Benefits from E-Bay
5) Meetings / Events This Week
1) ILA Conference
Commercials: In this fifth installment of "ILA
Conference Commercials," here's a look at what's on tap for Friday of
ILA Conference Week (October 13-15 in Sioux City) This year's
conference theme is "FROM RIVER TO RIVER LIBRARIES BUILD
COMMUNITY." Friday's keynote speaker is Pat Wagner, co-owner of
Pattern Research in Denver, whose address is titled "BUILDING COMMUNITY
ONE 'HELLO' AT A TIME." Following the keynote address, here's a
sampling of the day's breakout sessions:
- Shared Library Spaces (3 panelists talking about combined
library facilities; Nathan Clark from Emmetsburg P.L. is on the
panel)
- PR Boot Camp: The How-To's of Building Strong Community
Support
- Website Templates
- Every Child Reads--and the Librarians
- Governance: Making Hard Decisions and Making Them Well
- Fun Puppet Skits for Schools and Libraries
- Sacajawea: The Young Woman of the Lewis & Clark Expedition
Friday's
luncheon speaker is Elizabeth McCracken, author of this year's ALL IOWA
READS title Niagara Falls All Over Again. Plans
call for the new ALL IOWA READS title for 2005 to be announced
then. That's the last hurrah--the conference concludes following
the Friday luncheon.
The
ILA office expects the conference program and online registration to be
available on their website by late August.
2) First
Lady Tours N.W. Iowa This Week: First Lady
Christie Vilsack has scheduled visits to Northwest Iowa libraries this
week. She'll be stopping at Terril Library this Wednesday morning
(August 25th) and at Milford P.L. that same afternoon. She's
scheduled in Milford from 12:30--2:00PM and will present a
children's storytime at 1:00. Milford Library's Friends
Foundation is providing refreshments and area libraries are welcome to
attend. Thanks to Tena at Milford for the invitation!
3) Iowa League of Cities
Meeting 8/31/04: All summer, the Iowa League of
Cities has been conducting a series of "Small City Workshops."
This is an annual event for the League--but this year with a nice
twist. This year Sandy Dixon from the State Library is on
the agenda to speak about city libraries and their finances.
Here's a description: "...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. State budget cuts have severely affected library budgets
too. Following dinner, Sandy Dixon 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...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..."
The last "Small Cities Workshop" for this summer
takes place August 31st at the Odebolt Community Center. The
meeting is from 5:00--8:00PM and includes a catered dinner. The
price is $25.00 for League members, $35.00 for non-League
members. Library staff and boards are encouraged to
attend--better yet, in the company of your city clerk, council members,
or mayor! See the Iowa League of Cities website for the
registration form: http://www.iowaleague.org/Workshops/SmallCity.aspx
4) Armstrong Benefits from E-Bay:
Thanks to Gertrude at Armstrong Library for sharing this news about a
new angle on book sales. She writes "...our library has tried
with little success to have book sales. Well, a professional
fellow whose hobby is buying and selling on E-Bay offered to try to
sell our discarded books for us. We had many in the back room
which we intended to take to Goodwill, but we gave them to this man
instead to try his luck. He has had excellent results with E-Bay;
in fact, he has given the library $600.00 in sales and charges the
library nothing for his work...." Thanks for the inspiration and
a great idea to use technology in new and creative ways to benefit the
library;-)
That's it for this week. Christine
will send EYE-OPENER news next week while I'm on vacation.
Thanks for reading!
Bonnie McKewon
Director, Northwest Iowa Library Services
CHANGES: Volga PL - Van Service:
Central Elementrary/Junior /High Elkader Rte 8
You Wrote, Called or communicated:
"Ken, we need a SIMPLE policy for cell phones"
SAMPLE
Library Cell Phone
Policy
- Cell phones brought into the
library must be set to a non-auditable ring setting e.g. vibrate
- OR must be turned off.
INCOMING
CALLS
Individuals using a cell phone must do so:
- Quietly – in answering the cell
phone [10 (ten) seconds] e.g. Answer phone “Please
Hold while I move to a place where I can talk.” Then MOVE:
- Outside, to talk.
OUTGOING
CALLS
Go outside.
Failure to comply with
these common decency rules will
result in:
First time – Warning from staff, including
copy of this
policy
Second time – loss of library privileges for
day
Third time - loss of library use for month
THEREAFTER Police will be called and library privileges will
be terminated
Approved by Library Board
___________________
A sub policy of the Library Disturbance Policy
New LINKS of interest:
New Wage Act
Under the new Fair Pay rules, workers earning less than $23,660 per year
— or $455 per week — are guaranteed overtime protection.
http://www.dol.gov/esa/regs/compliance/whd/fairpay/main.htm
Model Policy:
http://www.dol.gov/esa/regs/compliance/whd/fairpay/modelPolicy_PF.htm
Iraq Blogs:
My War Blog
http://cbftw.blogspot.com/
This website is privately operated and is designed to provide personal
information, views and commentary about the authors experiences in Iraq
and elsewhere.
DAGGER JAG
http://daggerjag.blogspot.com/
A Lawyer's life in Iraq with the 1st
Infantry Division's, 2nd (DAGGER) Brigade
The other side http://dearraed.blogspot.com/
The Breaking New Ground Resource Center at Purdue University recently
completed the CD version of "The Toolbox:
Agricultural Tools, Equipment, Machinery, and Buildings for Farmers and
Ranchers with Physical Disabilities." This resource contains
fact sheets on more than 600 products of use to agricultural workers
and rural residents with disabilities. For each product, contact
information for the supplier is included, including hyperlinks to web
sites and emails. The CD also contains several video clips of products
in use. Navigation of the CD is made simple through internal links and
bookmarks. Also included are 18 technical articles about farming and
ranching with a disability plus a peer support directory for
agricultural workers with disabilities.
For more information concerning the CD, see http://abe.www.ecn.purdue.edu/ABE/Extension/BNG/CD_ad.pdf
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CONSORTIA
If you have
specific
questions about your e-rate "account" call Glen,
9:00 - noon at NEILSA office.
Glen
tells me that ALL
486's are now in.
EVERYONE who is not
currently getting discounts from last years credits
should contact us via e-mail
at: assist@neilsa.org ; we will check
and see if you are part of the 486 problem or on the B.E.A.R. list and
get back to you.
Consortia Annual
Meeting will be immediately after the Town Meeting.
Funding Year 2003 (July 2003 - June 2004) aka Last year
By now you:
a. should be receiving discounts OR
b. Your service provider should have reeived the letter from SLD authorizing payment
Please check with each and let me know if "something" is not happening.
NOTE -- it may be because of [see SLD notice below]
Funding Year 2004 (July 2004 - June 2005)
Paperwork is in and we have been notified that it was received and is "in process"
SLD has all Funding Committment Letters on hold:
FROM: http://www.sl.universalservice.org/whatsnew/2004/082004.asp#081904
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SLD TEMPORARILY SUSPENDS ISSUANCE
OF FUNDING COMMITMENT DECISION LETTERS (8/19/04)
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USAC has been directed by the FCC to move to government accounting standards
by October 1, 2004, and this has raised potential budget authority issues that
may impact USAC. As a result, SLD has not issued FCDLs for any Funding Year since
August 3, 2004, and will be temporarily suspending further issuance of such letters.
USAC is working with the FCC to resolve these issues and, once that happens,
SLD will resume issuing commitment letters. In the meantime, SLD is continuing
to review applications so that, when the matter is resolved, we will be in a
position to issue FCDLs. USAC expects the issue to be resolved in the near future.
Funding Year 2005 (July 2005 - June 2006)
In the next few week you will receive an e-mail about setting up for next year.
Currently getting ready
to file the Form 470.
The following libraries are NOT filed as part of the
Consortia and are therefor not on the:
Technology Plan
Form 470 and all subsequent filings
Cedar Falls, Evansdale, Elkader, Garnavillo, Hawkeye, LaPorte
City, Waterloo, IF you feel you should not be on this list let us know
(in writing please), if you wish to start doing your own e-rate let us
know in writing also.
Gates Foundation Follow-up
Training: http://www.silo.lib.ia.us/for-ia-libraries/continuing-ed/cecat.htm#Gates
Gates Training for Fall
2004 has been scheduled. The
classes will be 9:00-12 noon and 1:00-4:00. Day one is Teaching
Computers to the Public is
offered twice. Day two is Troubleshooting
Computers in the morning
and Computer Security in the
afternoon. Each of the classes will be limited to 25 people.
The State Library will take care of registrations. Online
registration is available.
CE Catalog is at: http://www.silo.lib.ia.us/for-ia-libraries/continuing-ed/cecat.htm#September
NEILSA Sessions are
Thursday, Oct. 21 and Friday, Oct. 22.
Fayette Community Library
Sandy Dixon
Consultant - State
Library of Iowa
CE: {That
would be classes with credits toward recertification.}
NOTICE: It appears that one
set of certificates for Cataloging class has gone to the big file 13 in
the sky; SO IF you have not received your certificat(s) resubmit and I
will mail it immediatly. Ken (:-{}}}
NEILSA provides and/or teaches continuing
education classes on topics that are specific to the needs of the
librarians AND that are not offered elsewhere. For example: while
we certainly have the expertise to teach a class on completing and
filing the SLD e-rate forms, we have no intention of doing a class on
the subject. Why? Because: 1. Pamela Pfitzenmaier, Ph.D.
Director, Educational Telecommunications, Iowa Public Television
teaches a fine series of ICN classes on the topic and
2. most of the NE
libraries are in the Consortia and so do not need
the detailed information about Forms 470, 471, 472, 486 and on and on
and....
What we do offer is 1
and 2 hour sessions on specific topics at county meetings at no charge
for an appropriate number of credits toward recertification. We
also offer classes on library specific topics, such as the Cataloging
class and the upcoming "Get Organized" class for librarians and
trustees. If you need a class on bookkeeping you can get it at
our fine community
colleges or in some high schools adult education offerings.
Finally, we also offer a
Mentoring program, special classes for boards,
and individual topic(s) of concern classes. But all of these are
offered to individuals or to specific libraries and are not (generally)
announced to all.
You are also encouraged
to attend classes offered by other LSA's, announced classes offered by
BCR, or classes offered through the State Library CE catalog. On
several occasions the Friday Notes 2 has promoted classes offered by
other organizations such as the "Preservation 101" series offered by
ICPC, or the tutorials offered by ALA, Self Directed Learning
Opportunities and classes offered by Web Junction.
IF you need something,
you have but to ask and NEILSA will be happy to help you find what you
need, develop an individual education plan or investigate a topic
of interest to you. BUT you have to ask, we gave up our
mind reader with the last budget cut.
Target dates for LIBRARY 101 in Fall 2004 is December 10th
ICN
sites for Library 101.
Session
Date:
Thursday,
September 30, 2004
09:00
To
12:00
Session
#:
1240131
- HUDSON-PUB LIB
- FAYETTE-PUB LIB
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:
2004 TOWN MEETINGS
Description:
Annual town meetings (8 locations) provide opportunities to learn about
major issues affecting libraries, gain ideas for improving programs and
services and get to know State Library and Library Service Area staff
better.
The program includes a
quiz show on a variety of current
library topics; Special Library Levy; 4th edition of In Service to
Iowa: Public Library Measures of Quality; Library Legal Issues;
Personal Safety in the Library.
Who Should
Attend:
Library directors and staff
Level of Program:
Introductory
Date and Place:
- Tuesday, September 14 - North Iowa Area
Community College, Mason City
- Wednesday, September 15 -
Waterloo Arts and Recreation
Center
- Thursday, September 16- Iowa City Public Library
- Friday, September 17 - United Methodist Church, Mt. Pleasant
- Tuesday, September 21 - Clarinda Public Library
- Wednesday, September 22 - Buena Vista University, Storm Lake
- Thursday, September 23 - Urbandale Public Library
- Friday, September 24 - Urbandale Public Library
Time:
9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Contact Hours: 4
Registration & Information: http://www.silo.lib.ia.us/for-ia-libraries/continuing-ed/cecat.htm#September
Sponsor: State
Library of Iowa and Iowa
Library Service Areas
Contact:
Sandy Dixon,
sandy.dixon@lib.state.ia.us
CLASSES in
NEILSA:
Early November -- Standard 75
(security) Workshop - watch for more news.
OTHER CE: You must register with the
listed provider.
Registration is now
available for A Public Librarian's
Role in the Age of
Information, an ICN session on Wednesday, September 8, 9:30 to
11:30 a.m. The program, presented by Jean Donham, will address
the public
library's role in helping
people find the most accurate,
trustworthy information available. The program is provided by the
State Library through a grant provided by the Gates Foundation.
For details, go to
"Learning Activity
Written Summary" may be found at:
http://www.silo.lib.ia.us/for-ia-libraries/continuing-ed/online-learningactivitywrittensummary.htm
GRANTS:
The American Library
Association (ALA) and the National
Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) are accepting applications for the
We The People Bookshelf on "freedom" grants. Part of the NEH's We the
People initiative, the annual grant project will award sets of 15
classic books for young readers to 1,000 libraries across the country.
Libraries interested in receiving the collection are required to
develop and host a program to introduce the collection and its theme of
freedom to students and/or patrons.
Guidelines and
applications for Round One are
available online at www.ala.org/wethepeople
until October 20, 2004.
Applications for Round Two will be
accepted from December 16, 2004 to February 16, 2005.
By Sept. 15: Ezra Jack
Keats Foundation 16th Annual Minigrant Program
will award minigrants of $350 (a total of $40,000) to public libraries
and public school libraries for innovative and imaginative programs
that
combat illiteracy. Contact: Deborah Pope, dpope@Ezra-Jack-Keats.org; http://www.ezra-jack-keats.org/programs/minigrants.htm
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: 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 OR
Go to http://www.sls.lib.ia.us - click
on
"Regional Rag" and then the issue you wish to read.
STUFF:
Check out the other "second" careers at the end of the article.
The current issue of Consumer Reports Money Advisor
(September 2004, Vol. 1, Issue 8) lists “librarian” in an
article
entitled “Your brilliant (second) career.” (pp. 10-11)
To quote the article:
LIBRARIAN: Twenty years ago, library science was seen as a
musty, dead-end profession. No longer. Today’s librarians
act as
detectives, helping patrons to navigate the Internet, remote
databases, CD-ROMS, and, of course, books and periodicals to
find the information they need. These days librarians work
not
just in public libraries but also in colleges, corporations,
and
museums, so you could be helping a child learn more about
llamas or working at a corporation on competitive
intelligence.
The government is predicting that a large number of
retirements
in the next decade will produce more openings.
Education: One to two-year master’s degree in library
science;
employers prefer people with degrees from one of the 56
schools credited (sic) by the American Library Association
Median salary: $43,090.
End of quote.
While I’m pleased at the recognition, I didn’t think
librarianship
was “musty” when I entered the profession more years ago than
I’d care to admit. I’m also amused at the implication that
librarians have only begun recently to work in colleges.
Finally,
the salary seems a bit low.
Other brilliant second careers include blackjack dealer,
chef,
technical writer, and ebay vendor.
Robert P. Holley
Professor, Library & Information Science Program
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
SOURCE: {Consultant}D:Data File MiscFriday
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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 ...
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