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The life so short,
the craft so long to learn.
OK,
I was getting ready for an e-rate confrence in Chicago and for several
reasons I was not packed and ready to go 3 days early, sorry about that.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
 Libraries’ toy rewards recalled
A toy given to kids
as a reward for reading books in the Madison (Wis.) Public Library’s summer
reading program could possibly contain high amounts of lead, so library
officials are asking holders of the toys to return them for disposal. The
reading program, “Paws, Claws, Scales, and Tales,” is a national summer reading
program that was used in as many as 41 states, with the potentially toxic toy
given out as a reward across the country....
Madison (Wis.)
Capital Times, Aug. 8
Deadline: November 1, 2006
Library Journal's annual award for the Best Small Library in America,
cosponsored by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, was founded
to
encourage and showcase the exemplary work of these libraries. Now in
its
third year, the award honors the public library that most profoundly
demonstrates outstanding service to populations of 25,000 or less
(see
below for eligibility). The winning library will receive a $15,000
cash
award, a feature story in the February 1, 2007, Library Journal,
membership and conference costs for two library representatives to
attend the Public Library Association Biannual Conference in 2008, and
a
gala reception at the conference.
Members of the editorial board of Library Journal, librarians from
around the country, and a representative from the Bill & Melinda
Gates
Foundation, will judge nominations based on key factors, including:
* Creativity in developing services and programs that can be
replicated
by other libraries
* Innovation in introducing and supporting public access computing,
educating patrons in its use, and measuring the impact of this
technology usage
* Use of technology to expand the reach of library services
* Demonstrated community support
* Success in developing cooperation with other libraries
* Partnerships with other agencies and businesses
* Increase in library use, particularly by new users
* Evidence of library's role as community center
Keeping the factors above in mind, please tell us how, in the last
two
years, you have raised the profile of the library in your community,
reached out to new users and remote users, and used technology to
support and grow patron access to materials and information. Please
also
describe the use of public access computers (PACs) in your library
and
how you anticipate sustaining PACs and adapting to the next
generation
of users. In your description of your collaborations with others,
please
give examples of how the library has become a model for the
partnering
organization and how the organization has become a model for the
library.
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:
Anyone can nominate a library-the library administration itself,
patrons, members of the community, library peers, etc.
There is no entry fee, but each entry must include the following
information:
1) Name, address, phone number, and email of nominee and the name of
the
contact person, as well as contact information for the submitter if
different from the nominee.
2) A written explanation of up to two pages (or a list of bulleted
narrative
points) that clearly enumerates how the library's accomplishments fit
the criteria for the award listed above. (Note: Entries that describe
programs and their effects on the community will be especially
helpful
to the judges in rendering a decision. Supporting materials, such as
brochures, testimonials, press clippings, etc., may be included and
are
helpful, but they are less important than the written narrative.)
3) Photo(s) of library, staff, and patrons, if possible.
4) References from two library peers.
5) Statistical data:
* Population served
* Total annual budget (if you are part of another body of government,
note if you pay utility bills, IT, etc.)
* Per capita budget
* Circulation
* Materials budget (including electronic databases)
* Physical visits (door count)
* Virtual visits (e-use, if collecting this data)
* Number of staff
* Percentage of staff who are professional librarians.
Most libraries collect such data, but if you do not have all of these
statistics, then submit those the library does have. Also, please
detail
whether the nominated library is a member of a consortium/county-wide
service district-what services are provided by it (technology
support,
training, databases, etc.), what role does the library play in it?
The
judges do not make selections based on numbers, though they are
helpful
in giving context to the written submission.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
1) A single library serving a community with a population of 25,000
or
less is eligible (latest Census).
2) Area library districts or systems may serve an aggregate
population
of greater than 25,000, as long as the service area of the library
includes an area or a community with a population of 25,000 or less.
The
prize money must be used to benefit that population.
3) A single county or town with a population over 25,000 that is
served
by two or more library districts or systems operating entirely within
the bounds of the county or town may qualify as long as the service
area
of a given library includes a rural area or a rural community or the
population of the library's jurisdiction is 25,000 or less. The prize
money must be used for that area.
4) A single community with a population greater than 25,000 and having
a
library with one or more branches may qualify. The library must have
a
service area that includes a rural area or community that does not
exceed a population of 25,000. The prize monies must be used only for
the benefit of the rural or community population under 25,000.
Similarly
a single community with a population greater than 25,000, which also
provide library service to an adjoining community of 25,000 or less
population by contract, may also be eligible, provided the prize is
used
entirely to support the smaller community.
5) A single community library serving a population greater than
25,000
and not providing service to a rural area or to a rural community is
not
eligible for the award.
6) Send the nomination, by November 1, 2006, to:
Library Journal's Award for the
Best Small Library in America
c/o Library Journal
360 Park Avenue South
New York, NY 10010
If you have any questions regarding the submission process, please
646-746-6725.
Annette Wetteland
Communications Coordinator
State Library of Iowa
Senators
need to hear the views of library and information professionals on the Deleting
Online Predators Act (H.R. 5319), which the House has passed
and referred to the Senate. You can share with them personal stories
about how you or your library patrons use social-networking sites in
educational ways, or let them know how DOPA or similar legislation will
affect libraries and library users if it passes.
Six
steps to save your library from DOPA
YALSA offers these
suggestions for opposing the Deleting Online Predators Act:
1. Contact your
senator before September 5;
2. Sign the online petition;
3. Host an
information session;
4. Tell YALSA how you are using social networking;
5.
Invite your senator to your library;
6. Send a letter to the newspaper
editor....
YALSA Blog, Aug. 3
Personalize
your messages to Congress
A recent survey
by the Congressional Management Foundation found that over half of congressional
staffers polled said they believe the form e-mails they receive from
constituents are sent without the constituents’ knowledge. The ALA Washington
Office encourages all library advocates to personalize communications with
Congress. For tips on how to tell the story of your library to Congress, visit
the ALA website....
ALA Washington Office, Aug. 3
Library
Connection’s “John Doe” court records released
Supreme Court
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg ordered August 2 the full disclosure of court
records related to Doe v. Gonzales—the challenge to the FBI’s 2005 demand
that Connecticut’s Library Connection consortium turn over records of patrons’
computer use. The next day, the American Civil Liberties Union posted
the documents....
THE
LSA:
11th-century
Domesday Book goes online
The Middle Ages met the Internet Age
August 4 when the Domesday Book—a survey of England conducted in 1085—went online.
The book, a record of the people and lands ruled by William the Conqueror, is
the oldest record held by Britain’s National Archives and one of the country’s
most valuable documents....
Associated Press, Aug.
4
CE:
LIBRARY 101,
coming up September 13th?
The time is 9:00AM—12:00PM If you are interested let NEILSA
know so we can schedule a site near you.
 PLA announces new start dates for
e-learning courses
“E-Learning @ PLA,” the online education program of the Public Library
Association, will offer five new start dates for two of its popular
courses. “New Planning for Results” and “Creating Policies for Results”
will each be offered five times between September 2006 and April
2007....
The State Library is now
taking registrations for Public
Library Management 1 and 2 classes in the CE Catalog
(http://www.statelibraryofiowa.org/cgi-bin/cecat/).
PLM 1 will begin on Tuesday, September 12 and PLM 2 will begin on
Wednesday, September 6. The registration deadline for both
classes is Monday, August 14.
OPAL: Online Programming for All Libraries--And All Library
Users
OPAL is an international collaborative effort by libraries of all types
to provide web-based programs and training for library users and
library staff members.
These live events are held in online rooms where participants can
interact via voice-over-IP, text chatting, and synchronized browsing.
Everyone is welcome to participate in OPAL programs. Usually there is
no need to register. Nearly all OPAL programs are offered free of
charge to participants.
Examples of OPAL public online programs include book discussion
programs, interviews, special events, library training, memoir writing
workshops, and virtual tours of special digital library collections.
FROM: http://www.opal-online.org/
We are planning a DEMCO Book Repair Workshop for sometime
this fall, Ken will still do a workshop at county association
meetings if requested and scheduled anead of time.
| Iowa Grants Symposium: “Iowans’
Partnering for Progress” |
Many public library staff and local city government staff
attended this symposium last year and rated it highly. This year
the symposium is being extended to include non-profits, academics and
others. It promises to be bigger and better that last year so
make sure you plan to attend. REGISTER EARLY.
Attendance will be capped. To make sure your are included,
register today online to hold your spot. The hote is offering
state rates for this symposium, so be sure you give the symposium name
when you register. Details and registration:
Iowa’s Office of Grants Enterprise Management presents the
2nd Annual Iowa Grant Symposium, “Iowans’ Partnering for Progress”
Wednesday, August 16, 2006 at the Sheraton West Des Moines Hotel
Be sure to join your grant seeking peers from throughout the
state at this premier training event on August 16 at the Sheraton West
Des Moines Hotel in West Des Moines, Iowa.
The agenda is filled with information relative to all grant seekers.
Some highlights
of the agenda include:
Opening session on “Nonprofit Oversight and the Iowa
Principles and Practices for Charitable Nonprofit Excellence” presented
by Sandy Boyd and Richard Koontz, Iowa NonProfit Resource Center,
University of Iowa
Workshops on proposal writing and grant seeking presented by
The Foundation Center
Grants government workshop presented by the US Department of
Education
Concurrent workshops will cover the following:
Ø Grants.gov: Find, Apply, Succeed
Ø Do’s and Don’ts of
Administering Federal Grants
Ø Funding for Home and Community
Ø Enriching Your Public
Programs
Ø Proposal Writing Basics
Ø Grant Seeking Basics
Ø Iowa Community Foundations
Capturing the Transfer of Wealth, Providing Community Support
Ø How to Begin! A
Proactive Approach to Seeking Grants
Ø Creating a Successful Budget
Ø Using Hard Data to
Build Strong Proposals
Ø Corporate, Private and Community
Foundation Panel Discussion
$65 registration fee which includes a deluxe continental breakfast,
lunch and afternoon break
Register at www.iagems.gov
Questions? Contact Kathy Mabie at www.kathy.mabie@iowa.gov
or 515-281-8834
Kathy Mabie
Iowa Grants Management Director
Iowa Department of Management
515-281-8834
FAX 515-242-5897
FROM:
Judy Jones, State Library of Iowa
Consultant
Stuff:
2006
copyright agenda (PDF file)
ALA supports
efforts to amend the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and to urge the courts to
restore the balance in copyright law, ensure fair use, and protect and extend
the public domain. This table by ALA Legislative Counsel Miriam Nesbit
summarizes recent copyright legislation and case law....
ALA
Office of Government Relations
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: 9/4, 11/10, 11/23 & 24,
12/25 &
26, 1/1/2007
- 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 21 5:30 Fayette County Meeting Waucoma KD
- September 23 - 30 - Banned Book Week
- September 27 - State Library/LSA Town Meeting (Waterloo Art
and Rec Center) ER & KD
- September 30 - Cataloging Supplement report due at SLI
- October 3 - Butler County Library Association at
Parkersburg - 7:00 KD
- October 11 - 13 - ILA Annual Conference in Council
Bluffs ER & KD
- October 15 - 21 Teen Read Week
- October 17 - Readlyn, Bremer Co. meeting - 7:30
- October 17 - Clayton County Meeting 7:00 Gutenberg KD
- October 17 - Buchanan County Meeting Independence 7:00
- October 23 - Grundy Co. meeting, 9 a.m. in Grundy
Center
- October 27 -- Arlington 09:30 Fayette County Meeting KD
- 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 KD
- November 13 - 19 - Children's Book Week
- November 23 & 24 NEILSA Closed for Thanksgiving
- December 25 & 26 NEILSA Closed for Christmas
The State Library's 2006 calendar http://www.silo.lib.ia.us
AEA-267
Summer delivery will
continue through August
15 & 17
Libraries will receive their
deliveries either on Tuesday or Thursday as in the past, the schedule
remains the same. Fall delivery will begin on August 21 with regular
delivery.
AEA-1
Fall delivery will begin on August
17 & 18
Traffic Counter
available on loan from
the NEILSA
Experts agree that accurately counting patron traffic with a
people counter is the way you can make sound strategic
decisions.
With help from a Sensource counter, your library can easily evaluate
staffing needs,
hours and more. With hard data you can be confident that your decisions
are
based on facts not guesswork.
If you are
interested in using the
counter, contact Ken at NEILSA to
reserve a time slot. If you would like
to learn more about how you can use the readings from the counter to
better
manage the library and to explain to Boards/City Councils your
staffing/use
decisions we can arrange that at the same time.
HUMOR?
WHAT THE HECK IS A FENDER SKIRT?
I CAME ACROSS THIS PHRASE IN A BOOK
YESTERDAY "FENDER SKIRTS." A TERM I HAVEN'T HEARD IN A LONG TIME AND THINKING
ABOUT "FENDER SKIRTS" STARTED ME THINKING ABOUT OTHER WORDS THAT QUIETLY
DISAPPEAR FROM OUR LANGUAGE WITH HARDLY A NOTICE.
LIKE "CURB FEELERS" AND
"STEERING KNOBS". SINCE I'D BEEN THINKING OF CARS, MY MIND NATURALLY WENT THAT
DIRECTION FIRST. KIDS WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO FIND SOME ELDERLY PERSON OVER 50 TO
EXPLAIN SOME OF THESE TERMS TO YOU.
REMEMBER " CONTINENTAL KITS?" THEY
WERE REAR BUMPER EXTENDERS AND SPARE TIRE COVERS THAT WERE SUPPOSED TO MAKE ANY
CAR AS COOL AS A LINCOLN CONTINENTAL.
WHEN DID WE QUIT CALLING THEM
"EMERGENCY BRAKES?" AT SOME POINT "PARKING BRAKE" BECAME THE PROPER TERM. BUT I
MISS THE HINT OF DRAMA THAT WENT WITH "EMERGENCY BRAKE".
I'M SAD TOO,
THAT ALMOST ALL THE OLD FOLKS ARE GONE WHO WOULD CALL THE ACCELERATOR THE "FOOT
FEED".
DIDN'T YOU EVER WAIT AT THE STREET FOR YOUR DADDY TO COME HOME, SO
YOU COULD RIDE THE "RUNNING BOARD" UP TO THE HOUSE?
HERE'S A PHRASE I
HEARD ALL THE TIME IN MY YOUTH BUT NEVER HEAR ANYMORE- "STORE-BOUGHT." OF
COURSE, JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING IS STORE-BOUGHT THESE DAYS. BUT ONCE IT WAS
BRAGGING MATERIAL TO HAVE A STORE-BOUGHT DRESS OR A STORE-BOUGHT BAG OF
CANDY.
"COAST TO COAST" IS A PHRASE THAT ONCE HELD ALL SORTS OF
EXCITEMENT AND NOW MEANS ALMOST NOTHING. NOW WE TAKE THE TERM "WORLD WIDE" FOR
GRANTED. THIS FLOORS ME.
ON A SMALLER SCALE, WALL-TO-WALL WAS ONCE A
MAGICAL TERM! IN OUR HOMES. IN THE '50s, EVERYONE COVERED HIS OR HER HARDWOOD
FLOORS WITH, WOW, WALL-T O-WALL CARPETING! TODAY, EVERYONE REPLACES THEIR
WALL-TO-WALL CARPET ING WITH HARDWOOD FLOORS. GO FIGURE!
WHEN'S THE LAST
TIME YOU HEARD THE QUAINT PHRASE "IN A FAMILY WAY?" IT'S HARD TO IMAGINE THAT
THE WORD "PREGNANT" WAS ONCE CONSIDERED A LITTLE TOO GRAPHIC, A LITTLE TOO
CLINICAL FOR USE IN POLITE COMPANY. SO WE HAD ALL THAT TALK ABOUT STORK VISITS
AND "BEING IN THE FAMILY WAY" OR SIMPLY "EXPECTING"
APPARENTLY
"BRASSIERE" IS A WORD NO LONGER IN USAGE. I SAID IT THE OTHER DAY AND MY
DAUGHTER CRACKED UP, I GUESS IT'S JUST "BRA" NOW "UNMENTIONABLES" PROBABLY
WOULDN'T BE UNDERSTOOD AT ALL.
I ALWAYS LOVED GOING TO THE "PICTURE
SHOW", BUT I CONSIDERED "MOVIE" AN AFFECTATION."
MOST OF THESE WORDS GO
BACK TO THE '50s, BUT HERE'S A PURE- '60's WORD I CAME ACROSS THE OTHER DAY-
"RAT FINK". OOH, WHAT A NASTY PUT-DOWN!
HERE'S A WORD I M ISS
-"PERCOLATOR". THAT WAS JUST A FUN WORD TO SAY. AND WHAT WAS IT REPLACED WITH?
"COFFEE MAKER". HOW DULL. MR.COFFEE, I BLAME YOU FOR THIS.
I MISS THOSE
MADE-UP MARKETING WORDS THAT WERE MEANT TO SOUND SO MODERN AND NOW SOUND SO
RETRO. WORDS LIKE "DYNAFLOW" AND "ELECTROLUX." INTRODUCING THE 1963 ADMIRAL TV,
NOW WITH "SPECTRAVISION!"
FOOD FOR THOUGHT- WAS THERE A TELETHON THAT
WIPED OUT LUMBAGO? NOBODY COMPLAINS OF THAT ANYMORE. MAYBE THAT'S WHAT CASTOR
OIL CURED, BECAUSE I NEVER HEAR MOTHERS THREATENING KIDS WITH CASTOR OIL
ANYMORE.
SOME WORDS AREN'T GONE, BUT ARE DEFINITELY ON THE ENDANGERED
LIST. THE ONE THAT GRIEVES ME MOST "SUPPER". NOW EVERYBODY SAYS
"DINNER"
SAVE A GREAT WORD. INVITE SOMEONE TO SUPPER. DISCUSS FENDER
SKIRTS.
SOMEONE FORWARDED THIS TO ME.
I THOUGHT SOME OF US OF A
"CERTAIN AGE" WOULD REMEMBER MOST OF THESE.
JUST FOR FUN, PASS IT ALONG
TO OTHERS OF A "CERTAIN AGE."
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
COPYLEFT NOTICE 2002:
THE INFORMATION IN THIS PUBLICATION IS FREE.
It may be copied, distributed and/or modified under the conditions set
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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
LIBRARY SERVICE AREA
BOARD Meeting
The public is encourged and welcome to attend.
NEXT NEILSA
Board meeting: Sept.
11, 2006 2:00 p.m.,
Oelwein Public Library
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