Friday
Notes 2. An
on-line
resource for NEILSA Librarians
Holiday hours:
Santa Day (Dec 24 & 27) we will be closed
New Years day (Dec 31) we will be closed
Eunice will have a flexible schedule.
Ken will be on vacation 12/21-1/3/2005.
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".
Blog
Hints:
To print off a single
weeks blog (works for me at least):
Click on the little page icon next to the date in the upper left corner
Wait for the page to reload, and click on your browser print button
Expect 7 to 10 pages of printout.
To
reply to
editor or to view comments from others who have commented:
Click on the little envelope icon in the sidebar on the right
This will open an e-mail to the editor, comment and send
For private e-mails send directly to davenport@neilsa.org
Blog comments are public and may be used in blog
e-mail replies are private and permission will requested for use
VAN Delivery will restart in AEA 1 & 267 on 1/3/2005.
County Meetings Scheduled:
If your
county meeting
date is not on the schedule please contact Ken
at NEILSA
Allamakee County
Meeting - ??????
Black Hawk
County Meeting - When called - seldom
Bremer
County
Meeting - ?????????????
Buchanan
County
Meeting - April 18 at 7 PM at Winthrop.
Butler County
Meeting - April 5, 2005 7:00 Dumont
Chickasaw County Meeting - ??????
Clayton
County Meeting - April
19, 2005 7:00 Elkader
Delaware
County
Meeting
- May 10, 2005 7:00 Delhi
Dubuque
County - ???????
Fayette County Meeting
-
???????
Grundy
County
Meeting - Jan. 24, 2005 9:00 am at the Grundy Center PL KD
Howard
County
Meeting - April 5, 2005
7:00 in Elma KD CE
Winneshiek
County Meeting
-Thursday, November 3 at 7:00 p.m. at the Ossian Public
Library
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:
Would you like to automate your library catalog but
the cost seems too high?
East Central Library Services
can help you cut some of the expense. ECLS can convert your
shelf list to MARC records at a reasonable rate!
The advantages of having an
outside service convert your records are enormous; staff time is kept
to working with your library patrons, not spent endlessly cataloging on
a computer that may or may not be available during library
hours. We work directly with you to prepare your shelf
list. We can convert your complete shelflist, or
can work-as-you-get-them-done, whichever is more convenient.
ECLS charges 20 cents per
converted record plus 35 cents for each diskette. Compare this to
commercial services and you can see the savings! Contact Linda
Lumsden, Administrative Assistant, East Central Library Services, llumsde@ecls.lib.ia.us or
Debra Tobias, Consultant, dtobias@ecls.lib.ia.us
for more information about getting your catalog on line today!!
EYE-OPENER: (lightly edited)
Good Morning! This time in EYE-OPENER:
1) Great Discounts on Purchasing
Paper
2) More E-Rate Training
Opportunities
3) Direct State Aid
Reports
4) Meetings / Events This
Week
1) Great Discounts on Purchasing
Paper: School and public libraries are able
to take advantage of great prices when purchasing paper supplies, thanks to the
Iowa Educators Consortium (IEC). The IEC has negotiated discounts on paper and
envelopes; the 2005 bid was awarded to the Paper Corporation. Paper is
available in a wide variety of bond weights and sizes, plus a rainbow of colors
too. NWILS has purchased our paper supplies this way for years, first through
Western Hills AEA12, and now through the IEC deal.
The Paper Corporation must receive orders by January
7, 2005; deliveries are expected by late February. For more details, order
information, and order forms, go to: http://www.iec-ia.org/paper/papercorp.html Direct any questions to Marie Thomas, IEC Administratvie
Assistant, listed on the website.
And don't forget: there's lots of other good
bargains to be found when purchasing through the IEC. Computer software and
peripherals, children's books like the IOWA CHILDREN'S CHOICE AWARDS,
accelerated reader titles, WESTON WOODS media kits, the World Book Encyclopedia,
office supplies, and more. So in this shopping season, be sure to take
advantage of these statewide negiotiated discounts to best stretch your library
budget.
2) More E-Rate Training
Opportunities: In addition to the E-Rate
training offered by Iowa Public Television, the State Library is also offering a
session, but theirs is aimed more specifically at public library needs. You can
catch the State Library's session on filing Form 471 coming up on Wednesday,
December 22nd, 9:30--11:30, over the ICN. At this point, Orange City Public
Library is scheduled and we're working on finding a Sioux City site for
ourselves. If you missed the IPTV session on filing the 471 forms and would
like to catch up with the State Library's program, please contact the State
Library directly. [Note: IPTV's sessions continue this week, December 13, 15,
and 16; 3:30--5:30 each time]
E-Rate Form 471 is new this year, so it behooves
even seasoned E-Rate veterans to attend this training if possible. An added tip
that you'll be grateful for: download and print the draft of the new Form 471
form and bring it with you. It really helps being able to follow along with a
paper version in front of you.
To find and print the 471 draft, go to: http://www.sl.universalservice.org/reference/Presentations2004.asp Scroll down until you see "DRAFT FORM 471." You'll need
Adobe to open it. And you'll see a link to a 471 instruction manual right
beneath it. While bringing just the draft form is sufficient for the ICN
training, you'll want to print the instructions eventually if you're among the
brave souls who file on their own:-)
3) Direct State Aid Reports: Our office has been fielding a lot of questions lately about
DIRECT STATE AID reports and whether they are due on December 15th like in years
past. And we've found out the answer is no. Only one DIRECT STATE AID report
is required this year--the final report--and it's not due until late July 2005.
Libraries should have received a blank DSA report with their DSA checks. An
online version will be posted to the State Library's website eventually, so keep
checking back there if you can't unearth your paper copy. Thanks to the
libraries that posed this question because we knew the answer would benefit
everyone!
4) Meetings / Events This Week: local clipped
Bonnie McKewon
Director, Northwest Iowa Library
Services
CHANGES: None reported
New
LINKS of interest:
There was an
article in the Des Moines Register this morning about Louise Erdrich and All
Iowa Reads.
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20041215/ENT01/412150301&;SearchID=73193028825892
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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.
Q&A:
At 03:40 PM 12/14/2004, you wrote: [republished with permission.]
Hi Ken:
I am trying to clean
out some drawers and am wondering - how long and what do we need to keep with
the erate,
Everything for 5 full years, keep for 6 calendar
years and toss.
Anything that is a Consortia document we keep so keep that as
long as you want, I would suggest 3 years should be adequate.
Stuff from the
government, SLD et. al., keep for the 6 years.
To save space you could put
them, neatly, in a trash compactor and save the "block". (;-{}}}}
and state aid documents. Do we need
to keep the contracts and copies of what received, reports, etc. for any
length of time
My suggestion is 3 years unless your city
wants you to keep them longer.
If so ask them where they would like the old
documents delivered, YOU are a library not an archive or dump.
or is this something I can
pitch.
Please recycle, records relating to circulation &
computer use that ID individuals should be destroyed; shred and burn, crush the
ashes - seriously, just like your campfire.
Thank you!
Shirley
Thank
You,
Ken
Davenport
CONSORTIA & e-rate
Self filers:
FYI:
George
McDonald [President of SLD] said that they have fixed the library FSCS number entry issue on the
471. Again, to clarify:
2
characters: state code
4
characters: library system code
3
characters: library branch or location code (includes central library,
bookmobiles, etc.)
Let me
know if you or your member libraries report any problems with this.
Consortia Members, if you have not gone to a ICN e-rate session it is strongly recommended that you do so.
Wednesday, December 22, the State Library will sponsor an
ICN E-rate training session from 9:30-11:30. I will go through the 471
Form process. It will be very similar to the IPTV sponsored sessions,
however slightly more library orientated. If you attended one of Pam's
sessions, you probably do not need to attend this. I will go through
the 471 Form in detail. You may add a site to this reservation # 508638
through Tuesday morning. Call Jackie Kokke 515-281-4316 to add a site
near you. There is no charge to add a site, but if that site charges
back the State Library a room use fee, the State Library will invoice your library that charge. Currently the following sites are
scheduled:
Mason City CC2,
Lake Mills HS,
Belle Plaine PL,
Orange City PL,
Bettendorf PL,
Spencer PL,
Cedar Rapids PL,
Sioux City PL,
Fort
Madison PL,
Urbandale PL,
Grinnell-Stewart PL,
Boone PL,
Fort Dodge PL,
Des Moines State Library.
Call me with questions on content of the
session and Jackie to add a site.
For those that plan to attend the E-rate overview session on Monday,
I have put handouts on the CE page:
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.
You may also want to download and bring a copy of the 470 Form that
you can download from the SLD site:
Judy Jones, State Library of Iowa
Consultant
When will I get my money - the long answer.
If you wrote about e-rate you may have received the following message from The Honorable Senator Tom Harkin.
Following are my comments about when you will get your e-rate funds.
By the way it was cool that a librarian received a reply, we should write often.
December 16,
2004
Dear Librarian:
Thank you for
contacting me. I am always glad to hear from
you.
As you may know, in 1998 I supported
expanding universal service to
include schools, libraries and rural health
care providers because I
firmly believe that all children should have equal
access to educational
opportunities and that where you live should not
determine the quality of
your education.
I am
pleased to have supported H.R. 5419, which unanimously passed
the
House
and Senate. This important legislation includes the Universal
Service
Anti-deficiency Temporary Suspension Act and the ENHANCE 911 Act
of 2004.
Please be assured that I believe that the comprehensive Universal
Service
Fund reforms which Congress is considering must ensure that
programs like
E-rate remain strong, and that there is a fairer
distribution of funds to
rural America, without unduly raising surcharges
or overall federal spending.
I will keep your views in mind should
legislation on this issue reach the
floor of the Senate next Congress.
Again, thanks for sharing your views
with me. Please don't hesitate to
let me know how you feel on any issue that
concerns
you.
Sincerely,
Tom
Harkin
United
States Senator
Q:
A message from Tom Harkin! Now what is our problem?
I'm still not receiving
any discounts.
A:
1. The President has to sign it.
2. SLD has to
be informed, in formal written form, from the
a. Department of
Commerce
b. Federal Communications Commission
c. Universal Services
Administration
d. Schools & Libraries Division
then
3. SLD has to
put it through the entire notification system
4. Then they have to tell the
Consortia that funding has been granted through a Funding Commitment
Letter
5. We have to finish the Form 486 - currently "in review" due to 3
libraries who have not responded to letters.
6. Then the SLD has to send it
to the phone company who
7. Credit it to your bill at their own
rate.
. IMHO at least a month, if W gets off his and signs
it.
CE: {That
would be classes with credits toward recertification.}
SPECIAL
WORKSHOPS:
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:
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 go to the State Library's
website: http://www.silo.lib.ia.us/for-ia-libraries/continuing-ed/cecat.htm
2005 town meeting dates: Wednesday,
September 21 -
Waterloo Arts and Recreation
Center, Waterloo
WebJunction Iowa's
Learning
Center courses. These courses are available to all Iowa library staff at no
charge.
To
take
a course:
1) You must be registered on the site;
2) You must sign in when you are ready to take a course. If you
go to WebJunction Iowa's Learning Center without signing in, the system
will not let you enroll in a course.
When you're in the
Learning Center, click on "Course
Details" for a description of the course and the time estimated to
complete it. After finishing a course, print out an attendance
certificate - you'll need to fill in your name and the date you
completed it. The State Library will accept these certificates
toward public librarian re-certification.
If you have any
questions, let me know.
Sandy Dixon
Consultant
State Library of
Iowa
CLASSES in
NEILSA:
PLEASE NOTE: NEILSA
classes that are taught by non-NEILSA staff are subject to CANCELLATION
3 to 7 days ahead of presentation if registration will not support the
class session. If you are interested in a class, such as Get
Organized or Pathfinder, you need to sign up in plenty of time to
insure the class takes place.
Library
101 – next Dec. 10 --
Registration: http://www.neilsa.org/classes/library101.cfm
OTHER CE: You must register with the
listed provider.
You can register for Public Library Management 1 and 2 at
Public Library Management 1 starts Tuesday, April 5, 2005
Public Library Management 2 starts Friday, April 1, 2005.
PLM dates scheduled for
spring.
PLM 1 - Tuesdays, April 5,
12, 19, 26; May 3, 10, 17, 24,
2005
PLM 2 - Fridays, April 1,
8, 15, 22, 29; May 6, 13, 20, 2005
Or see
"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) Public Programs Office and
National Video Resources (NVR) are accepting grant applications from
libraries of all types that are interested in hosting The World War I
Years: America Becomes a World Power, a new film viewing and
discussion
series. Support for the series is provided by the National Endowment
for
the Humanities (NEH). Libraries interested in presenting the series
can
download the application and guidelines at . Applications must be
received by January 31, 2005.
The World War I Years is a six-part, scholar-led film viewing and
discussion series that explores the political and social history of
the
United States in the early 20th century. Themes for the six programs
in
the series are: The Road to War, Over There: The Military History of
the
American Expeditionary Force, Modern War: The Experience of the
Doughboys, The American People in Wartime, Peace Making: The League
of
Nations Experiment, and After the War: The Turbulent Years.
Fifty libraries will be selected to participate in The World War I
Years
project. Participating libraries will receive a collection of six
carefully curated documentary films to use for the series and keep as
part of their permanent collections; seven compelling essays on the
film
topics written by eminent scholars; an extensive resource guide for
additional reading, videos, and Web sites; and program and publicity
materials. Additionally, 25 of the selected libraries will be invited
to
send the program coordinator and scholar to a training seminar in
Chicago. These libraries will also receive a $1,300 grant to use
toward
seminar travel and other expenses.
For more information, please visit .
ALA Public Programs Office
Linking Libraries, Communities and Culture
The American Library Association (ALA) Public Programs
Office and National Video Resources (NVR) are accepting grant
applications from libraries of all types that are interested in hosting
The World War I Years: America Becomes a World Power,
a new film viewing and discussion series. Support for the series is
provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).
Libraries interested in presenting the series can download the
application and guidelines at www.ala.org/publicprograms
or www.ww1films.com. Applications
must be received by January 31, 2005.
ALA Public Programs Office
Linking Libraries, Communities and Culture
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"
Eunice says:
I’m sure you’ve
all heard the
book chosen for the 2005 All Iowa Reads project is Master Butchers
Singing Club by Louise
Erdrich. Thanks to the Iowa Center for
the Book, NEILSA (along with the other 6 LSAs) has multiple copies of Master
Butchers Singing Club that we're ready
to lend to any Northeast
library sponsoring a book discussion in the coming year. Here's
the plan:
NEILSA
received 18 paperbacks, plus 2 large prints, 1 audiotape and 1
CD version. We've divided them into 2 sets of 9 books. On a
first-call-first-registered basis, we'll schedule use of the sets for a
calendar month at a time. Once your discussion group has
finished, check for an enclosed list to see who is next in line.
If there isn’t a list, just give Denise a call. We're asking each
library to ship them on to the next destination. So rather than
have you mail the boxes back to Waterloo for us to turn around and mail
them out again, we're asking you to route them amongst each other.
If you
need the large type, audiotape or CD version – let Denise
know. We’ll be booking and mailing them separately. We
think this will greatly streamline the process and use everyone's time
– and postage – most effectively. Many thanks to the Center for
the Book for their generosity! The sets are ready to circulate in
January, so call early if you’ve got a group ready to jump
in. You can reach Denise at luppen@neilsa.org or
800-772-2023.
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.
2005 Summer Library Program Workshop Dates
Dragons,
Dreams
and Daring Deeds
February 9 Grundy Center Community Center
February 10 Johnston Public
Library (two sessions)
February 14 Southern Prairie
AEA, Ottumwa
February 15 Anamosa Public
Library
February 16 Northeast Iowa Comm. College, Calmar
February 17 North Iowa Area Comm. College, Mason City
February 18 Algona Public
Library
March 1
Cherokee Community Center
March 2
Churdan Community Center
March 3
Elliott Community Center
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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