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The life so short,
the craft so long to learn.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Important Reminder: Sign up for the “PLOW Project:” In light of the State Library’s new and
improved website, this article from the March 6th EYE-OPENER bears
repeating. Since then, what we called the “Staying Connected” project has a new
name: it’s now referred to as PLOW, which stands for
“Putting Libraries on the Web.” PLOW presents an
exciting new opportunity: local website and email hosting through SILO. This
new service is made possible through a grant awarded to the State Library by the
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
The
intent is to help Iowa libraries establish their own websites—or to improve
upon existing websites—along with the ability to offer every staff member their
own email address. Through the web hosting service, a public library will be
able to create and easily update its own website. Web pages will be preloaded
with a variety of local information specific to each community, including links
to local catalogs, hours, staff members, and trustees. Moreover, customers will
have access to statewide resources like EBSCO and FirstSearch through their
local library’s website.
Through the email hosting service, a public library will
be able to have consistent and stable email addresses regardless of the ISP. In
other words, should a library change ISPs, the library’s email address will
remain the same. In addition, every staff member will benefit from their own
email address.
To
date, 157 libraries statewide have expressed interest. Any interested library is asked to return a “Letter of Intent” to
the State Library by April 28th. The April
deadline is really a “place holder,” giving State Library staff an early
indication of how many Iowa libraries might be interested. The real drop-dead
deadline is August 1, after which your library may not be included in this
project. So please set aside some quality discussion time at upcoming board
meetings to consider this opportunity and what it means for your library and
your customers. Call with questions or visit the State Library’s website for
details and documentation: http://www.statelibraryofiowa.org/archive/2006/04/plow
ABOUT
THE LSA:
Helping students with online resources!
Numerous
online resources are available to all students in Iowa
schools, including EBSCO magazines, AP MultiMedia Archives, World Book
Encyclopedia,
ClipArt, AccuWeather, Unitedstreaming, Atomic Learning, and SIRS
Researcher. This training is intended to provide public
librarians an
introduction to using these resources with students. Laptop computers
will be
provided but participants are welcome to bring their own wireless
laptops if
available.
Two
sessions on Monday, April 17, will be held at Keystone Area Education Agency in Elkader, rooms D2 and 3. The morning
session will be from 9 a.m.*noon; the repeat afternoon session
will be from
1 p.m.*4 p.m. The presenter is Norma
Thiese, media/technology
consultant at the AEA.
For
additional information, please don't hesitate to contact Norma at
nthiese@aea1.k12.ia.us
or by phone 800-632-5918, ext. 231, or locally at 245-1480.
Deadline to register: Tuesday, April 11.
Summery:
Where Keystone AEA
in Elkader rooms D2 & 3
When April 17 Session I 9:00 – 9:00 – noon,
Session II (repeat) 1:00 – 4:00
Registration DEADLINE April 1, registration limited to 20
people
per session
Registration at State Library of Iowa ce
catalog at:
http://www.silo.lib.ia.us/cgi-bin/cecat/
(preferred) OR
http://www.neilsa.org/classes/current.html.
CE’s 3 to 5 [3 for the
class 2 extra for the homework]
Fee $15.00 Coffee & break materials will be
supplied (chocolate)
Homework (for 2 ce’s)
You will select a real question asked by a
student, you will then go to each of the resources to see what kind of
information you can find. To document
your quest you will print off one (1) page and send the entire packet
to NEILSA
for a certificate for the homework credits.
| Subject: [irls] Dates set for Rural Sustainability
Institute! |
These are the dates/locations of the 5 Staying
Connected/Rural Sustainability training that we will be doing. I
will be getting training on the Rural Sustainability grant at the end
of this month, so you will be getting more information on the program
in March. If you have the opportunity to mention these up-coming
Institutes to
your libraries, I would really appreciate it.
July 10-11, Buena Vista University, Storm Lake
July 13-14, Holiday Inn,
Council Bluffs
July 17-18, Wartburg College,
Waverly
July 24-25, St.
Ambrose University, Davenport (this is tentative until we can get
confirmation of lodging)
July 27-28, Central College, Pella
Let me know if you have any questions!
Michele A. Leininger Continuing Education Consultant
Stuff:
You
are invited to provide links you found too.
Will we all be switching to ebooks? [The Guardian]
"The (Soni) Reader, which made its full debut at the CES show in Las Vegas
earlier this year, is an impressive little gadget. Around the size of a thin
paperback book, it mimics the printed page using electronic ink and has a crisp
display that puts no extra strain on the eyes. With the capacity to hold
hundreds of titles simultaneously - as well as being able to download new titles
from the internet - some are saying it might do for publishing what the iPod has
done for music."
FROM: http://technology.guardian.co.uk/weekly/story/0,,1747329,00.html
FROM: Statehouse News 4-6-06
From: Rep. Bob Kressig
I have received some very important information about how to recognize a stroke that I wanted to share with you. . A
neurologist says that if he can get to a stroke victim within 3 hours
he can totally reverse the effects of a stroke. He said the trick was
getting a stroke recognized, diagnosed and getting to the patient
within 3 hours which is tough.
Sometimes symptoms of a
stroke are difficult to identify. Unfortunately, the lack of awareness
spells disaster. The stroke victim may suffer brain damage when people
nearby fail to recognize the symptoms of a stroke.
Now doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions:
1. *Ask the individual to SMILE.
2. *Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS.
3. *Ask the person to SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE (Coherently) (i.e "It is
sunny out today"). If he or she has trouble with any of these tasks,
call 9-1-1 immediately and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.
Links:
Learning Activity Written Summary: http://www.silo.lib.ia.us/for-ia-libraries/continuing-ed/online-learningactivitywrittensummary.htm
LSA web site: http://www.ilsa.lib.ia.us/siteindex.htm
NEILSA continuing education http://www.neilsa.org/classes/current.html
NEILSA e-rate Consortia Blog http://www.neilsa.org/cblog/index.cfm
NEILSA monthly calendar - http://www.neilsa.org/ncalendar/ncalendarmonth.cfm
NEILSA web site: http://neilsa.org
NEILSA yearly calendar - http://www.neilsa.org/ncalendar/ncalendar_results.cfm
NEILSA Friday Notes archives at: http://www.neilsa.org/fridays/friday.html
NWILSA Blog: http://nwilsblog.blogspot.com
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/
Due Date:
NEILSA closed dates: 5/29, 7/4, 9/4, 11/10, 11/23 & 24,
12/25 &
26, 1/1/2007
- April 12 - Readers' Advisory for Children and Teens, Postponed
- April 17, at Fairbank 7:00 - Buchanan County Meeting - KD
- April 17 - Medical Reference and HealthInfo Iowa, 9-11
- April 18 at Plainfield 7:30 - Bremer County Meeting - ER
- April 18 - Garnavillo 7:00 Clayton County Meeting - KD
- April 20 - Fayette County at Westgate with a meal at
5:30p.m. with meeting to begin at 6 - KD
- April 21 - Administrators' roundtable - Denver PL 9:00
- April 24 - 9:00 a.m., Dike Grundy County
Meeting - ER
- April 28 - Letter of Intent to the State Library for
Staying Connected
- April 28 - Google Book Search: Its Impact on Scholarship
and Libraries...
- May 3 - Beginning EBSCOhost, 9-11
- May 9-12 - Tech Support on the Fly, 9:00-12:00, in Orange
City,
Clarinda, Knoxville and Anamosa
- May 18 - Advanced EBSCOhost, 9-11
- June 23 Library 101
- June 24 - 27 - ALA Annual meeting in New Orleans - ER &
KD
- July 1 - renew EBSCOhost
- July 20 Lansing 9:30 Allamakee County Association - KD
- July 31 - Reports due: Direct State Aid & Open Access
- August 1 - Deadline for letter of Intent to the State
Library for Staying Connected
- August - Applications for PLM I & II due
- August 31 - Enrich Iowa Letter due at SLI
- September - Library Card sign up month
- September 13 Library 101
- September 23 - 30 - Banned Book Week
- September 27 - State Library/LSA Town Meeting (Waterloo Art
and Rec Center)
- September 30 - Cataloging Supplement report due at SLI
- October 11 - 13 - ILA Annual Conference in Council
Bluffs
- October 15 - 21 Teen Read Week
- October 27 -- Arlington 09:30 Fayette County Meeting
- October 30 - Annual Survey due at SLI
- Nov. 2 at 7:00 p.m. at the Spillville Public Library -
Winneshiek County Meeting - KD
- Nov. 3 - ILA Planning Meeting
- November 13 - 19 - Children's Book Week
The State Library's 2006 calendar http://www.silo.lib.ia.us
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
Edited by:
Ken Davenport - NEILSA Consultant davenport@neilsa.org
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COPYRIGHT
Please note: material found on the web should be assumed to be under
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NOTE: If credited [via ???] or [from so & so] it is their material
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LIBRARY SERVICE AREA
BOARD Meeting
Next Board Meeting: May 8, 2006 2:00 p.m.,
Elkader PL
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