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County Meetings Scheduled:
If your county meeting
date is not on the schedule please contact Ken
at NEILSA
Allamakee County
Meeting - Oct 30 9:30 Waukon KD CE
Black Hawk
County Meeting - When called - seldom
Bremer County Meeting - Oct 19, 7:30 Waverly
PL ER
Buchanan County Meeting - Oct 11, 2004 7:00
Lamont KD
Butler County
Meeting - Oct. 5, 2004 7:00 Clarksville ER
Chickasaw County Meeting - ??????
Clayton
County Meeting - Tuesday,
October 19 at 7 PM. at Edgewood Public Library KD
Delaware County
Meeting
- Nov. 9 at 7:00 Colesburg KD
Dubuque County
??????
Fayette County Meeting
- October 28 at 9:30 in
Oelwein KD
Grundy
County
Meeting - Oct. 25 9:00 am at the Dike PL KD CE
Howard County
Meeting - Oct. 5 at 7 p.m.
Cresco KD, 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:
The 2005 state contracts for Baker Taylor, Ingram and
Macklin are currently published. Due to the new state accounting
system, the state purchasing department is not able to publish the
contracts with the pricing information online. If you pull up the
contract on the state page, you will not see the pricing information.
Purchasing has
forwarded the contract files to the State Library and the contracts
are now available on the State Library web site.
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.
Let me know if you have problems opening the pdf files.
Judy Jones, State Library of Iowa
Consultant
Iowa
Small Library Association Fall Meeting
September
30, 2004
Waukee
Public Library
Collection Development in an Electronic Age Print, CD or
online? Audio, video, print or all three? DVD and/or
videotape? Spoken word audio tape or CD, abridged or
unabridged? What about e-books? Making collection decisions has never
been more complex, with constantly changing formats and reader
interests and a proliferation of competing demands. This workshop
provides tools to help selectors balance print and electronic resources.
You do not need to be a member of the Iowa Small Library
Association to attend. For additional information and link to
registration page, go to:
EYE-OPENER: (unedited)
Good Morning! This
time in EYE-OPENER:
1) Lakeside
Learning Motel Rooms
2) Corner
Programmers Meet in Cherokee
3) Announcing
Christine Rutherford's Retirement
1) Lakeside
Learning Motel Rooms: Just a reminder that there are only 3 rooms still
available in our block of rooms set aside at the Super 8 Motel in Storm
Lake. 14 people have spoken for rooms; tomorrow is our deadline to release the
remaining rooms in the block. Cost is $49.00 plus tax. State tax can be waived
by bringing along your city's (or library's) tax exempt number. However,
hotel/motel tax applies regardless. So please let us know today if you'd like
to claim one of the three remaining rooms.
We're expecting a truly great
attendance at this year's "LAKESIDE LEARNING 2004," September 21-22. Here's a
look at the headcount. And thanks to all for your continued interest in this
2-day event:
"I DREAM OF GENEALOGY" =
41
"DINNER & A MOVIE" =
29
"TOWN MEETING" =
59
2) Corner
Programmers Meet in Cherokee: The next meeting of "CORNER PROGRAMMERS"
Roundtable is scheduled for September 27, 2004 at Cherokee Public Library.
CORNER PROGRAMMERS is a gathering of children/youth services librarians in
Northwest Iowa, who get together 2-3 times each year to share ideas for
storytimes, performers, etc. The meeting on 9/27/04 runs from 9:30AM--12:00noon
and is worth 1 c.e. credit. Please bring along ideas and topics for
discussion. We regret that Mary Cameron from the State Library is not able to
attend this time. But for those of you who are planning to come, please
pre-register with both Mary Borgheiinck @ Cherokee P.L (cheryou@ncn.net) and with Janie Beaulieu here
at NWILS (jbeauli@nwils.lib.ia.us)
3) Announcing
Christine Rutherford's Retirement: Certainly one of the saddest EYE-OPENER
announcements in a long while. On behalf of NWILS Board and staff, we regret to
inform you that Christine Rutherford is retiring from Northwest Library Services
effective November 19th. Christine has been a very valuable member of our
3-person team here for 13 years. She's fostered a wonderful rapport with
Northwest libraries and colleagues across the state. She's answered your
customer's reference questions, helped your staff become more proficient users
of FIRSTSEARCH and EBSCO, and ably managed NWILS E-Rate project for 45-50
Northwest libraries each year. And she's done it always with a calm
professionalism, with patience and good humor, and with a caring
heart.
Please join us in acknowledging
Christine's contributions to Iowa libraries by attending a retirement reception
in her honor here in Sioux City on November 17th. Hosted by NWILS board and
staff, the reception will be held at the Sioux City Wilbur Aalfs Library
(downtown 529 Pierce Street) from 2:00--4:00PM in the Gleeson Room. And because
Northwest region is so far-flung, there will be other opportunities for goodbyes and
well-wishing. We're planning a little something at our TOWN MEETING on 9/22/04
in Storm Lake. And if you're coming to the ILA conference in Sioux City October
13-15, you can catch up with her there too;-)
NWILS Board and Advisory
Council will be looking at new service and personnel options in light of
Christine's departure. We'll certainly keep you informed as plans are
considered and decisions made. In the meantime, please join us on any of these
occasions in wishing Christine a well-earned, happy, and healthy retirement!
Thanks!
Bonnie McKewon
Director,
Northwest Iowa Library Services
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Bye
Christine
Enjoy becoming a patron.
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CHANGES: None reported
Q&A:
Library Levy: Is there any thing like the library Levy for counties?
There is no comparable tax for counties to levy specifically for support of a
library. Library support from counties must come from the rural services fund,
per Iowa Code §331.428(2)(b).
What is a good password?
The best passwords are easy for you to remember,
but difficult for anyone else to guess.
You'll know you have chosen a secure password if it:
- Is one you remember, so that
you do not have to write it down;
- Is at least seven or eight
characters long (the longer the better);
- Contains both uppercase and
lowercase letters; and
- Contains numbers and/or
special characters (?$%^&*), as well as letters.
Avoid choosing:
- Words that can be found in
the dictionary;
- Proper names (such as your
partner's or pet's name);
- Dates (such as birthdays and
anniversaries), even with dates rearranged;
- The same passwords that you
use to log on to your computer or to access the Internet; or
- Any personal information
(such as your telephone number, your personal Web site address, or your
favorite color).
New LINKS of interest:
Feds Consider A Bounty On Spammers
The FTC weighs the advantages of rewarding people for
identifying spammers. It's a more complex calculation than you might
think.
Microsoft's IE Losing Users
Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser continues to lose users to rivals such as Firefox and Opera.
Web Junction
We
are gradually settling into our new software for All Aboard, the discussion
space for the community at WebJunction. Thank you again for your patience with
our process! We have been listening to your feedback, especially about the
reorganization of all message board discussions. As a result, you will see some
changes in these categories the next time you visit All Aboard. In short, we've
simplified the categories, and made it easier to see the freshest topics across
all discussions. We hope that these changes will make it easier to quickly
identify the areas of interest to you, sparing you some extra clicking and
hunting for topics. Please check out our most recent changes here: http://webjunction.org/forums
IMPORTANT
NOTE:
If you have RSS feeds or "watches" set up to receive notice of new activity on
any of the old categories on All Aboard, you will need to reset them, as they
will no longer point to a valid location. We apologize for the inconvenience,
but we hope that the improved navigation will make up for
it!
Once
again, we welcome your feedback in the Feedback & Questions forum or in an
email to community@webjunction.org. Thank you for your patience as we work
through our improvements at WebJunction. We look forward to your continued
participation in the community conversation.
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.
Previous and Current Funding Years -- To June 2005
"...the Schools and Libraries Division (SLD) of the
Universal Service Administrative Co. (USAC), the agency that
administers the eRate, stopped issuing funding commitment letters for
the 2004 program year on Aug. 3 so USAC could adopt government
accounting standards by Oct.1.
The switchover was ordered by
the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), which oversees USAC and
the eRate, to bring USAC's finances in accord with its own. But the
delay leaves some $3.28 billion in 2004 requests still hanging in the
balance with the 2005 application period expected to begin in November,
according to calculations by the eRate consulting firm Funds for
Learning LLC.
Not knowing the status of their 2004
applications makes it extremely difficult for school leaders to plan
for their 2005 needs." eSchool News online
http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStoryts.cfm?ArticleID=5265
Funding Year 2005 (July
2005
- June 2006)
In the next few week
you will receive an e-mail about setting
up for next year.
Sept. 24 - 30, 2004 Consortia will be closed while Ken attends e-rate
Training session in Washington DC.
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
FCC
Registration Number*
Cedar Falls, Evansdale,
Elkader, Hawkeye, LaPorte
City, Waterloo, Waverly
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.
Something new MAY be coming, please be sure to check the Friday Notes 2 for October 1, 2004 for more information. YOU NEED DO NOTHING NOW.
Effective October 1, 2004, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will
implement its new rules further implementing the Debt Collection Improvement Act
of 1996 (DCIA). The new rules will have an impact on anyone doing business with
the FCC - including applicants for numbering resources, schools, libraries,
and other universal service beneficiaries - who is delinquent in debt owed to
the agency.
All participants in the Schools and Libraries Program
that currently hold an Entity Number or Billed Entity Number must obtain an FCC
Registration Number.
It is planned that the Consortia will get this number for it's members, if it turns out to be true.
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.}
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
ICN site has been
added: Marshalltown - Ia VetsHM3.
SPECIAL
WORKSHOPS:
CLASSES in
NEILSA:
Early November -- Standard 75
(security) Workshop - watch for more news.
OTHER CE: You must register with the
listed provider.
"Learning Activity
Written Summary" may be found at:
http://www.silo.lib.ia.us/for-ia-libraries/continuing-ed/online-learningactivitywrittensummary.htm
GRANTS:
The Association for Library Collections & Technical
Services (ALCTS) is pleased to announce the establishment of a Support Staff
Grant. Underwritten by a generous contribution from Sage Publications, the
Support Staff Grant will make it possible for an eligible individual (or
individuals) to attend ALA Annual in Chicago
in June 2005.
Eligibility
Requirements: Currently employed in a
full time support staff position; Minimum of three years of experience in an
area of technical services (acquisitions, cataloging, collection
development/management, preservation of library materials, serials); No
previous attendance at an ALA annual meeting Successful candidates will be required to
submit a brief report describing their
experiences at the annual conference. This report will be published
in the post-conference issue of the
ALCTS Newsletter Online and will also be shared with
the sponsor. The ALCTS Membership
Committee will provide mentoring support for each candidate.
To apply: Send a
cover letter, resume and a brief essay (ca. 250 words) summarizing the reasons
why attending the 2005 Annual Meeting of the American Library Association
would be beneficial. A letter of reference from the applicant's
supervisor, indicating the employer's support for the application is also
required.
Applications should be sent by December 1, 2004 to: Dale Swensen email: Dale_Swensen@byu.edu
Successful applicants will be notified in January. All
necessary travel arrangements will be handled by ALCTS.
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.
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.
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 ...
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