New
Friday
Notes: notes for next week
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
ILA Legislative Day is coming up on March 2nd in
Des
Moines.
Legislative Day events begin at 2:30PM with a
briefing at the State
Library.
That's immediately followed by a reception with legislators from
4:00—6:00PM in the
State Law Library, Capitol
Building. x:http://www.iowalibraryassociation.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=13
As you know, the last 4 years of
cuts to LSA state appropriation have had seriously debilitating effects on LSA & SLI
budgets. Again, we count on local library
staff and trustees to help communicate why the
LSAs matter; how LSA training,
services, and programs make a difference in your libraries.
HINT from the field:
Public library staff can leverage their trips to
Des Moines for the Legislative Reception on March 2 by following up on State
Library offer of a free lunch, $15 to offset some
travel costs, and 1 hour CE for participation in a Webjunction focus group.
Times are: 9:30 to
11:30 a.m. Webjunction Users or 12-2 p.m. for Webjunction non users
If the link doesn't work, go to http://www.silo.lib.ia.us/ and
look under News and Announcements for "Public Library Directors and
Staff Invited to WebJunction Focus Group."
Patricia Coffie
Waverly Public
Library
Vans to Des Moines:
#1 - Eunice leaving from Grundy Center Community Center at 8:00 am - currently 5 spaces
#2 - Ken leaving from Waterloo PL at 9:30 am - currently 4 spaces
Sign up by calling NEILSA
ABOUT THE
LSA:
Funding Year 2004 POTS & Internet Funding Commitments Form 486 have been
submitted July 1, 2004 - June
30, 2005. xx
NEILSA e-rate Consortia Blog http://www.neilsa.org/cblog/index.cfm
CE:
GATES Program Training Grants II
Place: West Union Gates Computer Lab
Sign-up at: http://www.neilsa.org/classes/current.html
Participants:
24 @ 2 persons/computer HINT registrations are about 25% filled
Prerequisite:
Participant should have completed the
Computer Companion lesson(s) for the software session or have equivalent
experience
with the software
General
Orientation: These workshops should be
considered to be intermediate to advanced workshops; workshops will
include
guided practice time as well as lecture time
Time
commitment: Workshops will be 6 hours long, will
start at 09:00, have a 90
minute lunch
break and run from 13:30 to
16:30 close. Two 15
minute breaks included.
CE credit: 8
ce hour credits upon presentation of the final project, an example of
advanced use
of the application program. Homework
will be evaluated by NEILSA staff. (6
hours on completion of class – additional 2 hours when homework
approved)
No
Registration Fees:
Registration preference will go to libraries signing up for all 6
application sessions & the summery session. Open registration
for remaining slots will begin 3/1/5
I.
Word 2002
- 2 sessions 3/11 or 4/21
II.
Publisher
2002 4/14
III.
PowerPoint
2002 3/17
IV.
Excel 2002
(am) & Access
2002 (pm) 3/24
V.
Internet
Searching &
Problem Solving - 2 sessions 3/31 or 4/28
VI.
FrontPage
2002 4/7
REQUEST PROGRAM
SUMMARY PROGRAM: Getting it all
together and putting it away - efficiently.
May 5. Registration Fee: $15.00 Register at: http://www.neilsa.org/classes/current.html
A.
This is
your computer – simple setup & repairs – two hours
B.
Moving
& sorting files – one hour
C.
Organization
of files & folders – two hours
D.
Filters
& e-mail – two hours
E.
Sharing –
30+ minute roundtable discussion with note taker, could
provide lots of answers and suggestions ... Brown
bag Lunch
Due Date:
NEILSA closed dates: 5/30, 7/4, 9/5, 11/11&
24&25, 12/23 & 26, 1/2/6
March 2 - ILA Legislative Day
April 5, 2005 7:00
Dumont - Butler County
Meeting - ER
April 5, 2005
7:00 in Elma - Howard
County
Meeting - KD ce
April 18 at 7 PM at Winthrop -
Buchanan
County
Meeting - KD
April
19, 2005 7:00 Elkader - Clayton
County Meeting - KD
April 21 9:30 - Fayette County Meeting - KD
May
10, 2005 7:00 Delhi - Delaware
County
Meeting
-
June 23 - 24 ALA Annual Chicago
June 30 Direct State Aid Funds expended
July 1 Renew EBSCOhost
July 31 Direct State Aid, Open Access, and Access Plus final reports due
August 31 Enrich Iowa Letter of Agreement due
September 21 - Town Meeting
October 15 - Annual Survey Due
October 19-21 ILA Annual, Dubuque
November 3 at 7:00 p.m. at the Ossian Public
Library - Winneshiek
County Meeting
December 23 & 26 -
Christmas
Links:
LSA web site: http://www.ilsa.lib.ia.us/siteindex.htm
NEILSA e-rate Consortia Blog http://www.neilsa.org/cblog/index.cfm
NEILSA web site: http://neilsa.org
NEILSA Friday Notes
archives at: http://www.neilsa.org/fridays/friday.html
State Calendar - http://www.silo.lib.ia.us/news/calendars/2005calendar.pdf
State Library CE web site at: http://www.silo.lib.ia.us/for-ia-libraries/continuing-ed/index.html
USAC (e-rate): http://www.sl.universalservice.org/
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
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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Next Meeting Date, Time and Location March
14, 2005 2:00 p.m., Hawkins Memorial Library – La Porte City
Two positions on each LSA board expire June 30, 2005 -
public library employee and at-large. The person filling the
public library employee position is elected by public library
directors; the at-large position is a Commission appointment.
Anyone interested in running for election or being
considered for
appointment will need to complete a Nomination Form.
If they already
have a form on file here at the State Library, please ask
them to
complete a new form so that our information is
current. The form is on
the webpage below.
March 31, 2005 - Nomination Forms must be received at State
Library prepare ballots
April 15, 2005 - Mail ballots to public library directors in
each LSA
May 2, 2005 - Completed ballots must be received at State
Library
May, 2005 - Count ballots; prepare recommendations for
Commission
appointments (must consider gender and political party
balance)
June 6, 2005 - Commission certifies elections and appoints
at-large
board members
Sandy Dixon
Program Director Library Development
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