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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 -
Butler County
Meeting - April 5, 2005 7:00 Dumont
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
Thursday Oct. 21, 8:30 Hoffman House & Thursday, Nov. 18, University of Wisconsin, Platteville
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 - April 5, 2005
7:00 in Elma KD CE
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:
You can see ALA President Carol Brey-Casiano on the Fox News
Channel show, 'Heartland' hosted by John Kasich, this Saturday, 8 p.m.
EST, and repeated on Sunday at 4 a.m. EST. Brey-Casiano will discuss
the privacy
EYE-OPENER: (unedited)
Good
Morning! Today in EYE-OPENER:
1) Annual
Report Deadline Extended
2) New
DuPage Teleconferences Announced
3)
Congratulations to Award-Winning Storm Lake P.L.
4) ILA
Conference Week is Here
1) Annual Report
Deadline Extended: The State Library announced an extension of the
annual report deadline, now due by October
30th. The deadline has been extended to October 30th due to
technical difficulties imposed by pop-up blockers. Gerry Rowland at the State
Library explains:
"...In
some cases, it is easy to bypass the popup blocker that prevents a library from
logging in to the survey. In other cases, it may take considerable time to
determine which popup blocker is installed and how to bypass it. Some libraries
have spent hours trying to get into the survey even before they call for help.
We had some of these complications last year, but this year I've heard from
several dozen and there are 260 libraries that have not completed the
survey.
As far as I know, we have gotten everyone
logged in or provided an alternative so far. It is only fair that the deadline
be extended so everyone can get the help they need. The Tech Support folks at Informata are very
good at helping our librarians. You can call
Product Support at 1-800-775-3700 (then press 9). Please call me first
and I may be able to get you fixed up, but you can always call them in a
pinch..." [A reminder that Gerry will be here in
Sioux City attending the ILA conference this week, so if you need his help,
call the week of October 18th...]
2) New
DuPage Teleconferences Announced: A brand new series of teleconferences
sponsored by the College of DuPage Illinois is ready for the 2004--2005 season.
Again this year, the State Library and BCR are partnering in bringing these
satellite teleconferences to Iowa, beamed into ICN rooms across the state.
Here's a preview of the DuPage programming, beginning in
November:
November 19, 2004: "The Role of Teaching in Modern
Libraries"
January 21, 2005: "Dealing with Difficult
People"
February 18, 2005: "Library
Marketing"
March 11, 2005: "Reference Tools for the Information
Age"
March 18, 2005: "Library Transformation: Library as
Place"
April 29, 2005: "Library Hot Topics for Today and
Tomorrow"
June 3, 2005: "Information Literacy"
For full details
about the DuPage teleconferences, visit their website at: http://www.cod.edu/teleconf/ To
register for the first in the series, coming up November 19th "THE ROLE OF
TEACHING IN MODERN LIBRARIES," go to the State Library's website: http://www.silo.lib.ia.us/for-ia-libraries/continuing-ed/cecat.htm 3) Congratulations to
Award-Winning Storm Lake P.L.: Congratulations go out to Storm Lake
Public Library, recently awarded the 2004 "PUBLIC ACCESS SUPER STAR FOR
TECHNOLOGY PLANNING." This award is given by the folks at WebJunction,
recognizing libraries of all sizes, in all states, for their contributions to
public access computing. Storm Lake P.L. is a winner in technology planning
in "level 3," meaning a service population between 10,000--25,000. Here's what
put the star in their crown:
"...A Technology Rotation plan implemented by
the Storm Lake (Iowa) Public Library and the City of Storm Lake. The plan has
put each piece of computer-related equipment within all city departments on a
3-year rotation. This allows for effective budgeting and a streamlined bid and
ordering process. It also reduces the risk of a department or departments
needing to replace all computers at one time and it provides staff and patrons
with up-to-date technology to use..."
Library Director Susan Stone goes on to write:
"...Because our computer equipment is
now on a rotation, we receive several new items each fiscal year. This allows us
to have some of the most up-to-date computers available to staff and patrons at
all times. We do not have to cross our fingers for giant sums of available
budget funds on an emergency basis because an amount is budgeted each year. The
commitment to the Technology Rotation is solid, and that is what's needed to
give technology in the library sustainability and long-term
effectiveness..."
To read about Storm Lake's project in detail, visit
WebJunction: http://webjunction.org/do/DisplayContent?id=7762
Thanks to Susan for this great news piece. And congratulations to
Storm Lake P.L. Board, staff, and city partners!
4) ILA
Conference Week is Here: Yes, ILA Conference Week is finally
here. You've been hearing alot about it--and reading alot about it in this
summer's EYE-OPENERS. The Iowa Library Association Annual Conference takes
place this week in Sioux City, October 13-15. The fun begins tomorrow night
with "Puttin' On The Glitz" and continues through Friday with over 30 breakout
sessions and keynote speakers from across the country. Since the ILA Conference
comes to Sioux City about every 7 years, we hope you've made plans to
attend.
Just a reminder: NWILS office will be closed
much of this week, as our staff will be working at the Convention
Center--hopefully enjoying some of the sessions too;-) Please leave messages
with voice mail or email and we'll get back to you as soon as possible.
Thanks...hope to see many of you in Sioux
City!
CHANGES: None reported
Advocatvs
Diaboli: This term
has come to mean anyone who argues a position that he does not believe
in, simply for the sake of
arguing and/or promoting discussion; or to present a counter argument
for a position he does believe in to another debater, for the purpose
of testing the
quality of the counter argument and identifying weaknesses in his own
argument.
Congratulations to Deming
Small Town Library Takes on the
Feds
October 5, 2004
By April Zepeda
Video: KOMO 4 NEWS
The FBI wants to know who checked out a book about
Osama bin Laden at the Deming library; library refuses to comply, citing
privacy.
WHATCOM COUNTY - The FBI wants to know who checked out a book from a small
library about Osama Bin Laden. But the library isn't giving out names,
saying the government has no business knowing what their patrons read.
The library in Deming isn't much larger than a family home. Located in
rural Whatcom County, it hardly seems the site for a showdown with the
feds.
"I think we all figure it's places like the New York Library System that's
going to be one of the first we hear about," said the attorney for the Whatcom
County Library System, Deborra Garret.
At the center of the issue, a book titled Bin Laden: The Man Who
Declared War on America.
The FBI confiscated the original book after a patron reported than some one
hand wrote a bin Laden quote in the margin that read: "Let history be witness I
am a criminal."
The FBI demanded to know the names and addresses of everyone who ever
checked out the book.
"Libraries are a haven where people should be able to seek whatever
information they want to pursue without any threat of government intervention,"
said Director of Whatcom County Library System, Joan Airoldi.
Because of privacy policies, the library does not give out circulation
records without a court order. When the FBI got a grand jury subpoena, the
library filed a motion to quash it -- citing the rights of all people who use
the library.
"Like the right to read and to read the material of one's choice without
fear that someone will come around with questions about why you chose that
book," said Garrett.
The FBI withdrew the subpoena, reserving the right to file it again.
A spokeswoman for the U.S. Attorney's office says they are not permitted to
discuss anything that involves the grand jury.
If the feds had demanded the records under the Patriot Act, the library
would have had to hand them over without question and without help from the
courts.
The FBI still has the bin Laden book.
Librarians point out, it's overdue.
Send OVERDUE Notice to:
Federal
Bureau of Investigation
J. Edgar Hoover Building
935 Pennsylvania Avenue,
NW
Washington, D.C. 20535-0001
New
LINKS of interest:
Bob Molyneux, director of stats at NCLIS, has just posted
the results of ranking the states in various ways concering public
libraries. You may find them interesting. -
CONSORTIA
The following E-rate training sessions are
available to libraries new to the E-rate process. They will
be done by Pam Pfitzenmaier, Dept. of Education. If interested
sign up with Debbie.
It's time to start thinking about applying for E-rate funding for the 2005-06 school year (E-rate funding year 2005).
For those folks who are new to the E-rate program, we will hold two
ICN info sessions on Wednesday, October 27, and Thursday, October 28,
from 3:30-4:30 p.m. (Only need to attend one session; each is a repeat).
Q&A:
Q: Ken, Is this [E-rate training sessions - above] something I should attend, or
is it under consortia? I am not sure how this all works together
just yet.
A: Thanks for implying that it does all work together, I'm never
certain.
1. It is not something you have to do the Consortia
will "do it"
2. I wish everyone would go as it makes our life much
easier if you have some base understanding of the
program.
SO it depends on your interest and the time you have to
do something like this.
Ken (:-{}}}
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.
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, Guttenberg, 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.
FYI from Iowa Telcom: Consortia will do for its members.
I found out a couple of weeks ago at our USF meeting in Arlington,
VA,
that all Service Provider's are needing a copy of your Block 5
Attachment #21. This is to show us what you are applying for, what
we
can discount you for and to be able to receive discount back from USAC.
The end of Funding year 6 they became very picky on what you are
getting
credit for and what you have applied for. So I had about 35 schools
and
Libraries that I had to detail out. (Not FUN!!)
So "PLEASE" fax this information to me by November 1st. Those that I
don't receive I will have to shut off discounts until the Block 5
Attachment #21 has been received. The reason for this is USAC will
not
pay the Service Provider until the invoices are filed correctly and
the
only way to do that is by your Block 5 Attachment #21. Thank you for
your cooperation in this matter.
FYI from SLD: [NOTE: Highlights mine Ken (:-{}}}
Notice Regarding Temporary Suspension Of Schools And Libraries
And Rural Health Care Support Mechanism Funding Commitments (10/12/2004)
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) directed
the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC), the administrator of the
Schools and Libraries (E-rate) and Rural Health Care Universal Service Support
Mechanisms, to change USAC accounting methodology by October 1, 2004 to the
same methodology that the Federal Government uses. Among other things, we were
informed that this required USAC to change the rules that we use to account for
various financial transactions, including funding commitments in those programs.
The accounting changes were not intended to have any impact on the way in which
we administer the programs themselves.
It is important to note that USAC is currently and
always has been able to pay any and all invoices that are received pursuant to
previously-issued funding commitments in the E-rate program and Rural Health
Care Support Mechanism—we are continuing to pay all approved invoices submitted
by vendors associated with any funding commitment that has been issued and will
continue to do so. The new accounting rules do not affect disbursement of funds,
only the issuance of new commitments.
The rules USAC must now use to account for our
financial transactions are the reasons we have had to temporarily suspend
issuing Funding Commitment Decision Letters (FCDLs) to applicants in the E-Rate
program and the Rural Health Care Support Mechanism. In the past, USAC allocated
funds for accounting purposes to pay for services in those programs at the time
an invoice submitted by a service provider was approved for payment. Under the
new accounting rules, however, it has been determined that issuance of the FDCL
is the point at which an obligation occurs for Federal Government
accounting purposes. Another significant change requires USAC to have cash or
federal securities on hand at least equal to the value of all its outstanding
FCDLs. Until this decision, USAC was only required to have money on hand when
the vendor sent an invoice to USAC for payment.
USAC has sufficient funds on hand to cover all FCDLs
it has issued; however, we cannot issue any new funding commitments until
additional unobligated funds are made available. At this time, and as some prior
FCDLs expire, we expect to be able to issue some funding commitments in the
E-rate and Rural Health Care programs by late November 2004. We are doing all we
can to be able to act sooner. USAC is working very closely with the FCC to
resolve issues as quickly as possible, including the priority of commitments to
be issued as we become able to issue new FCDLs.
We deeply regret the disruptions and hardships that
have resulted from these events. Please be assured that we are working closely
with the FCC to begin issuing FCDLs again as soon as possible while complying
with all applicable government accounting rules. Please also be assured that we
are continuing to review applications so that we will be able to issue FCDLs in
the E-rate program and the Rural Health Care Support Mechanism immediately upon
being allowed to do so once we have sufficient unobligated funds.
Please continue to check our website for
updated information. (www.sl.universalservice.org).
CE: {That
would be classes with credits toward recertification.}
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
ALA launches on-line Continuing Education Clearinghouse
CHICAGO
- The American Library Association (ALA) has launched a new online
Continuing Education (CE) Clearinghouse at www.ala.org/ce. It is
designed to meet the professional development needs and career
interests of library staff and boards.
http://www.ala.org/ala/pr2004/september2004/OnlineCEClearinghouse.htm
Target date for LIBRARY 101 in Fall 2004 is December 10th
SPECIAL
WORKSHOPS:
ICN session scheduled by the State Library. Sandy Dixon is presenting the
program "Funding for your Library: The Special Tax Levey. The Date/time for this session is Thursday, November 18 18:00 to
19:30
ICN session College of Du Page session titled "Dealing with Difficult People"..This is
sponsored by the State Library. Date/time 1/21/2005 10:45 to 13:00 ICN sites later.
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:
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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