From publll at nysernet.org Thu Aug 3 05:17:55 1995 From: publll at nysernet.org (Publib Poster) Date: Wed May 18 10:05:03 2005 Subject: HTML Workshop Aug 17 Livingston PL, NJ (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: kgs@intac.com (Karen G. Schneider) Subject: HTML Workshop Aug 17 Livingston PL, NJ Want to put up a home page on the World Wide Web? You don't need an expensive web server to get started; you just need a home page on an Internet account--a service offered by many local providers. You also don't need a degree in computer science; you need to understand HTML (Hypertext Markup Language), a formatting language not any more challenging than Word Perfect 5.1. Livingston Public Library is offering a program on creating home pages on August 17, 1995 at 7:30 p.m., in which freelance cybrarian Karen G. Schneider (yes--moi) has volunteered to demonstrate the basics of creating your directory space, writing basic HTML and maintaining what you've started. We'll also address HTMLetiquette, content organization, good books and neat low-cost software for creating your pages; there will be at least a couple of tip sheets to take with you so you can get started with creating a HOME PAGE FOR YOUR LIBRARY (or hey, maybe just for YOU), including a list of local providers who offer inexpensive accounts good for housing that starter-page. This will be a transparency-and-overhead kind of workshop (unless someone shows up with something better), designed for the netsurfer and aspiring webweaver (librarian or otherwise) ready to move into basic content delivery. Prerequisites are that you have an Internet account, preferably SLIP/PPP or TIA/SLiRP, and that you understand and can use ftp, telnet and a WWW browser. Space is limited; email living@intac.com or call Livingston Public Library at 201-992-4600 (fax 201-994-2346). ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Karen G. Schneider * kgs@intac.com * http://www.intac.com/~kgs/ Cybrarian, writer, sometime webweaver, future PhD student "And it's me and my machine for the rest of the morning, for the rest of the afternoon, for the rest of my life..." -- James Taylor, "Mill Worker" From publll at nysernet.org Thu Aug 3 05:18:23 1995 From: publll at nysernet.org (Publib Poster) Date: Wed May 18 10:05:03 2005 Subject: House Debate on Telecom Begins (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Vigdor Schreibman - FINS Subject: House Debate on Telecom Begins HOUSE DEBATE ON TELECOM BEGINS First Vote on Rule to be Held at Midnight Washington, DC--The US House of Representatives began debate Wednesday night[B at about 10:30 on the "Communications Act of 1995" [H.R. 1555], and the first vote on H.Res 207, establishing a modified closed rule, is now expected to take place at midnight. Many members are expected to offer strong objections to the rule commencing debate at such a late hour, with strict limitations rather than ample deliberations on a measure of such great importance. Others, such as Dan Burton (R-IN), oppose the rule because the rule would allow the broadcasters to defeat the possibility of using the "V-chip" as a way to allow parents to protect their children from violence on TV programming. Tim Holden (D-PA), opposed the rule because it would approach debate on a matter of great complexity and importance "in the dead of night" with very limited ability of members to propose amendments. Nevertheless, there is also strong support for the rule by democrats as well as republicans. Rep. David Bonoir (D-MI), for example, said the rule was "fair" and he urged his colleagues to support the rule and proposed amendments to the bill. Rep. John D. Dingell (D-MI), supported the rule as a way to allow Congress to address the need to take control over telecommunications matters, "away from the Federal courts, a gaggle of Justice Department lawyers, and three floors of AT&T lawyers." Debate on the substance of the bill, and the limited authorized amendments, which could if passed by both Houses and approved and signed by the President, radically change the global civilization, is not expected to start until the midnight. The majority leader Dick Armey (R-TX), indicated that there will by no vote on the bill itself and authorized amendments until sometime Thursday, subsequent to taking up Labor-HHS Appropriations [H.R. 2127]. Vigdor Schreibman - FINS From publll at nysernet.org Thu Aug 3 05:18:50 1995 From: publll at nysernet.org (Publib Poster) Date: Wed May 18 10:05:03 2005 Subject: Modified Closed Rule on Telecom Debate Agreed To (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Vigdor Schreibman - FINS Subject: Modified Closed Rule on Telecom Debate Agreed To ====================================================================== FINS SPECIAL REPORTS August 2, 1995 ====================================================================== MODIFIED CLOSED RULE ON TELECOM DEBATE AGREED TO Vote in the Dead-of-Night Washington, DC--The US House of Representatives tonight agreed tonight, at midnight, to debate the telecom reform measure H.R. 1555 under a modified closed rule, as provided by H. Res. 207, by a vote of 255 Yeas and 156 Nays. Rep. David R. Obey (D-WI), stated that it was "a disgrace" that the debate on the telecommunications bill that is of such great importance to the American people would be debated "in the dead-of-night." Vigdor Schreibman - FINS From publll at nysernet.org Thu Aug 3 22:41:17 1995 From: publll at nysernet.org (Publib Poster) Date: Wed May 18 10:05:03 2005 Subject: lesbian fiction bibliographies (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: debra@iglou.com (Debra Eisert) Subject: lesbian fiction bibliographies A patron, who is also a voracious reader, has been requesting books of lesbian fiction. I have seen the reviews, but using our catalog and Fiction Catalog can only find a few. Does anyone have a bibliography or suggestions where I can look to find one so that I can serve her? Thanks! */*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/ debra @ iglou.com Librarians know how Debra Lee Eisert to find the most fun! Cincinnati, Ohio USA */*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/ From publll at nysernet.org Thu Aug 3 22:41:52 1995 From: publll at nysernet.org (Publib Poster) Date: Wed May 18 10:05:03 2005 Subject: Hang up bags - love or hate? (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Marsha Grove Subject: Re: Hang up bags - love or hate? We hate the bags. They are difficult to open at busy check-out desks, even though sometimes we can scan a barcode through the bag. No, it would not be worth the cost of a more expensive bag because then they would cost more than they are worth to the library. Children's book/cassettes are very popular, but there must be a better way to package these other than the ugly plastic bags or the expensive opaque bags which do not merchandise the contents. Also hanging up of bags on racks is not attractive. Marsha Grove ccpl-mag@uncecs.edu Deputy Director Cumberland County Public Library & Information Center 300 Maiden Lane Fayetteville, NC 28301-5000 Phone: 910-483-1580 Fax: 910-486-5372 On Wed, 2 Aug 1995, Michelle Krajewski wrote: > I am looking to gather as many opinions on hang up bags as I can by Friday > a.m. If you use them (Visions, Monaco, other, etc.) please respons directly > to me at michelle@demco.com. > > We understand that the worst parts of hang up bags are the handles being > hard to open and breaking easily, seams ripping and other concerns. IF, > (and that is a BIG IF) a bag were to be designed to fix 95% of these > problems, what would it be worth to your library? If the bag would cost > twice as much or more, would it be worth it, and could you afford it? Would > you consider purchasing this bag or would you continue to buy the cheaper > models? Any strong opinions, comments, ideas, suggestions? > > Thanks in advance for the help of this wonderful, informational group! > > Michelle > > michelle@demco.com > > > From publll at nysernet.org Thu Aug 3 22:42:24 1995 From: publll at nysernet.org (Publib Poster) Date: Wed May 18 10:05:03 2005 Subject: virus protection/patron floppies (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: senturia@cnmat.CNMAT.Berkeley.EDU (Michael Senturia) Subject: virus protection/patron floppies V-shield (Macaffee) has been recommended as the only program to protect our public access GAteway 2000 with Microsoft Office from infected patron floppies. Any others? Replies to me, please, and thanks in advance. Michael Senturia senturia@cnmat.berkeley.edu John F Kennedy Library Vallejo, CA From publll at nysernet.org Thu Aug 3 22:44:23 1995 From: publll at nysernet.org (Publib Poster) Date: Wed May 18 10:05:03 2005 Subject: source of quote (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: DUNCAN MCCOY Subject: Re: source of quote On Wed, 2 Aug 1995, Brkgs Public Library-Elvita Landau wrote: > We are trying to locate the source and verify the accuracy of > the often used quote about knowledge or information doubling > every x number of months. We all remember hearing in presentations, > but can't quite remember the exact wording. Thanks for your > help. Please respond to obpl@sdsumus.sdstate.eduElvita Landau > > Elvita -- I could be wrong but it seems to me that Marshall McLuhan may have said that. I do remember Alan Pratt at IU in '75 using the quote in his Library Automation class, so it's at least that old. Maybe that's why it seems that as we get older, we know less and less. I remember when I used to know everything. Maybe 20 years ago, I was right. But now there's too much to know. Duncan R. McCoy Boulder City Library Boulder City, NV duncan@nevada.edu From publll at nysernet.org Thu Aug 3 22:47:06 1995 From: publll at nysernet.org (Publib Poster) Date: Wed May 18 10:05:03 2005 Subject: Position Announcement: Technican Services Librarian I (fwd) Message-ID: From: LORTSD1@LIBRARY.CPL.ORG TECHNICAL SERVICES LIBRARIAN I LORAIN PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM The Lorain Public Library System is seeking a Technical Services Librarian I to assist in professional level activities involving the cataloging and classification of library materials, acquisitions, and automation. DUTIES: Catalog and classify library materials; train and oversee work of Library Assistants (approx. 8.0 FTE); assist in developing access to electronic resources through new and emerging technologies; instruct staff and public in the use of PAC's and Internet resources; some public service desk assignments. QUALIFICATIONS: MLS from ALA accredited school, familiarity with AACR2, MARC, Dewey, and LC Subject Headings, and working knowledge of PC's and Internet access tools required. OTHER: 38 hour work week. $22,735 per year salary. Excellent benefits, including 22 days per year vacation, 80% employer paid health insurance, etc. For an informational packet and application, send a resume and letter of inquiry to: Administratvie Office, Lorain Public Library System, 351 Sixth Street, Lorain, OH 44052. Position open immediately. Closing date for applications: Monday, August, 14, 1995, or when suitable candidate is selected. EE0/Equal Access Agency End of returned message From publll at nysernet.org Thu Aug 3 22:47:39 1995 From: publll at nysernet.org (Publib Poster) Date: Wed May 18 10:05:03 2005 Subject: librarian's mini anthology (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Elizabeth Thompson Subject: librarian's mini anthology Last month there was a posting in one of the library listservs that mentioned a librarian's mini anthology web site. It gave the URL for the site. I have deleted the message and now I need the URL for that site. I would appreciate any help with this. Betty Thompson Taylor Public Library 721 Vance Street Taylor, Texas 76574 (512) 352-3434 ethompso@gslis.utexas.edu or betty.thompson@access.texas.gov http://link.tsl.texas.gov:80/taylor_pl/homepage.html From publll at nysernet.org Thu Aug 3 22:49:17 1995 From: publll at nysernet.org (Publib Poster) Date: Wed May 18 10:05:03 2005 Subject: Netscape and Public Libraries - Yessss! (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Carole Leita Subject: Netscape and Public Libraries - Yessss! Finally!!! Don't overlook the second part of this message - re permissions for editing Netscape. Carole ______________________________________________________________ Carole Leita, leita@netcom.com Internet/Reference Librarian, 510-644-6100 ext.313 Berkeley Public Library, 2090 Kittredge St., Berkeley CA 94703 URL: http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/bpl/ ______________________________________________________________ ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 3 Aug 1995 11:16:27 -0800 From: Chris Holten To: leita@netcom.com, kambitsch@dayton.lib.oh.us Cc: listchek@library.berkeley.edu, debbie@ohionet.org Subject: Re: Netscape and public libraries Hi Carole, Tim, others: TWO pieces of fantastic news for all the public libraries in the country. First, I have just confirmed with our legal department that public libraries will be able to use the Netscape Navigator for free. We will be changing our policy shortly to one of the following statements: "Government agencies, except public libraries, are not considered charitable non-profit organizations for purposes of this license agreement" or "Netscape Navigator is free to educational, charitable non-profits and libraries." ******Additionally, we are offering the Netscape Communications Server (retail price $795.00 for Windows NT and $1495.00 for UNIX) free to educational, charitable non-profits and public libraries. Public libraries will now be able to download the Communications Server right off of Netscape's web site and use it to publish rich, hypermedia information. Please go to the following url for more information: http://home.mcom.com/comprod/server_central/index.html *****Please pass along the great news to all of your friends and colleagues as soon as possible. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions. --Chris ___________________________________________________________________________ >From jonm@netscape.comSun Jul 9 21:59:55 1995 >To: leita@netcom.com >Cc: chrish@netscape.com >Subject: Netscape in libraries > >Carole, > >>Question: >> >>May Public and other libraries that want to make the Internet available >>to the public via the Netscape Navigator be allowed to disable certain >>Netscape menu items so that the general public using public Internet >>access computers can't send email, open files inside the computer, and >>change preferences? > >Well, this gets a little complicated. Technically, this is not allowed. >However, we have been making it a policy to grant permission to "good" >sites (such as libraries) when they ask. However, I cannot give you a >blanket permission. If you send a specific request (e.g. we would like >to make the following 3 changes: 1) blah blah 2) change#2 3)change#3...etc), >I can almost guarantee that I will be able to get permission for the >changes. > >-Jon ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chris Holten (415) 528-2521 Direct Line Public Relations Dept. (415) 528-4210 Fax Netscape Communications email: chrish@netscape.com 501 E. Middlefield Road Mountain View, CA 94043 From publll at nysernet.org Thu Aug 3 22:50:14 1995 From: publll at nysernet.org (Publib Poster) Date: Wed May 18 10:05:03 2005 Subject: high-demand/high-loss (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Lynn Kanne Subject: high-demand/high-loss Hello-- At our library, we've had to resort to keeping high-demand materials, including current issues of some periodicals, behind the reference desk. We then require that patrons request them from us, and we hold their ID or library card as collateral. Until now, we have not had a sign posted about this policy, but we are beginning to see a need for one. I'd be interested in knowing how other libraries handle this--and especially what wording you have used in signs. Please respond to me directly; I'll post a summary to the list if there is interest. Thanks! Lynn Kanne lynnkann@rain.kcls.lib.wa.us Reference Librarian (206)243-3490 voice Burien Library 14700 6th Southwest Burien, WA 98166 From publll at nysernet.org Thu Aug 3 22:50:45 1995 From: publll at nysernet.org (Publib Poster) Date: Wed May 18 10:05:03 2005 Subject: Business Growth in New Buildings (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: bettendorfpl@netins.net Subject: Business Growth in New Buildings We are at the beginning stages of a major expansion which will double the size of our current building. We are interested in what kind of increase in circulation and general activity we can expect when our expansion is completed. Has anyone seen average figures on this? Any information that can be provided from personal experience would also be appreciated. Rita Rosauer Adult Services Manager Bettendorf Public Library Bettendorf, IA From publll at nysernet.org Thu Aug 3 22:53:01 1995 From: publll at nysernet.org (Publib Poster) Date: Wed May 18 10:05:03 2005 Subject: Hang up bags - love or hate? (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Caroline Parr Subject: Re: Hang up bags - love or hate? Michelle - I, like many other people, both love and hate these bags! In my experience, the public LOVES book-cassette packages, and the library staff hates to process them, display them, check them out, check them in, and mend them... But until someone finds a better system (has anyone???) we're stuck with this. Is there a way to keep the bags from getting "cloudy" and beat-up looking so that it's harder to view the contents? I must confess that we would not happily spend much more than we currently do unless the bags were significantly more attractive or more durable. Thanks for asking! Caroline Parr According to Michelle Krajewski: > > I am looking to gather as many opinions on hang up bags as I can by Friday > a.m. If you use them (Visions, Monaco, other, etc.) please respons directly > to me at michelle@demco.com. > > We understand that the worst parts of hang up bags are the handles being > hard to open and breaking easily, seams ripping and other concerns. IF, > (and that is a BIG IF) a bag were to be designed to fix 95% of these > problems, what would it be worth to your library? If the bag would cost > twice as much or more, would it be worth it, and could you afford it? Would > you consider purchasing this bag or would you continue to buy the cheaper > models? Any strong opinions, comments, ideas, suggestions? > > Thanks in advance for the help of this wonderful, informational group! > > Michelle > > michelle@demco.com > > > -- Caroline S. Parr (cparr@leo.vsla.edu) Coordinator of Children's Services Central Rappahannock Regional Library 1201 Caroline St., Fredericksburg, VA 22401 phone: 703/372-1160 fax: 703/373-9411 From publll at nysernet.org Thu Aug 3 22:53:34 1995 From: publll at nysernet.org (Publib Poster) Date: Wed May 18 10:05:03 2005 Subject: Library Character Mascots (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: d000mpl@bsuvc.bsu.edu Subject: Library Character Mascots I am posting these questions for our public relations staff person. If your library has a costumed character mascot, we'd like to know about it. What is it (animal, vegetable, mineral)? What's its name? Has it been effective? What would you do differently if you were to develop a new mascot? Thanks. Beth Kroehler Muncie Public Library, Indiana 317-741-7332 Kroehler@iquest.net From publll at nysernet.org Thu Aug 3 22:55:27 1995 From: publll at nysernet.org (Publib Poster) Date: Wed May 18 10:05:03 2005 Subject: Telecom Jobs: Are They Coming or Going? (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Vigdor Schreibman - FINS Subject: Telecom Jobs: Are They Coming or Going? ===================================================================== FINS SPECIAL REPORT August 3, 1995 ===================================================================== TELECOM JOBS: ARE THEY COMING OR GOING? Myth and Reality Find Each Other in the Dead of Night Washington, DC--In the dead of night debate on teleco reform, last night, that left some of the members of Congress outraged and ashamed, we were able to learn what the claimed benefits to Americans this legislation would bring, and the basis for this claim. Rep. Jack Fields (R-TX), chairman of the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance set the record straight on these two matters when he told the members: Mr, Chairman, I am here tonight to tell our colleagues that we cannot on August 3, 1995, predict what the technologies and applications of those technologies would be next month, let alone next year. I do firmly believe, however, that this legislation will unleash such competitive forces that our country will see more ,technological development and deployment in the next 5 years than we have seen this entire century. I firmly believe that this legislation will result in tens of thousands of jobs being created and tens of billions of dollars being invested in infrastructure and technology in an almost contemporaneous manner when signed by the President. So there is no predictable basis for the claim of job creation purportedly to come from telecom reform, outside of Mr. Fields fervent but utterly unsupported belief. On the other hand we do have concrete evidence of what profits are accruing to industry moguls as a direct result of the proposed legislation. In this morning's New York Times we see a story about the 20% rise of MCI profits, together with an indication of the companies plans to cut staff by 7%, "dismissing 2,500 to 3,000 employees ... by the end of the year." Along with the rise in profits and sharp cutback in employment in the telephone industry, multibillion dollar windfall profits are going to the broadcast moguls, on the expectation that the national consolidation authorized by the bill will allow a few great oligopolies to control the flow of information and communications in the country. The sale of ABC and CBS shows this trend quite clearly. Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), got it right last night when she told members of Congress "There have been times when I have been very ashamed of this House ... I feel the same way this evening on this particular bill. I feel muzzled as a Member of this body, and I am ashamed of this institution. Kaptur added: This bill is not going to result in full competition. Are we kidding ourselves? It is going to result in full concentration, and the only question I have in my mind is how fast a pace that will occur in. In my district, what will happen is the single newspaper, that is owned by a very wealthy and well-meaning family, will soon buy out the television stations, because they already own the cable stations anyway. They will probably go after all the radio stations. I really do believe in free press in this country and I really do believe in competition. This bill will not result in that. So as I leave this evening to drive home in my car, I find a complete abomination, and I am ashamed of this House this evening. With a $1 trillion industry, with the rights of free press at stake, and competition in every one of our communities hanging in the balance, to be forced into this girdle, where we are allowed 30 minutes during general debate, and then we will be put off on three little amendments tomorrow, maybe we will devote an hour or less to each of those, this is not the best that is in us. I feel tonight as I did during the savings and loan debate ... that we are truly being muzzled, and that is not what representative democracy is all about. I feel sorry for America tonight. Vigdor Schreibman - FINS From publll at nysernet.org Thu Aug 3 22:56:25 1995 From: publll at nysernet.org (Publib Poster) Date: Wed May 18 10:05:03 2005 Subject: 1995-08-03 VP Gore Statement on Telecommunications Reform Bill (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Vigdor Schreibman - FINS Subject: 1995-08-03 VP Gore Statement on Telecommunications Reform Bill (fwd) FYI Vigdor Schreibman - FINS ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 3 Aug 1995 21:17-0400 From: The White House To: Public-Distribution@clinton.ai.mit.edu Subject: 1995-08-03 VP Gore Statement on Telecommunications Reform Bill THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Vice President ________________________________________________________________________ For Immediate Release August 3, 1995 STATEMENT BY VICE PRESIDENT GORE ON H.R. 1555 The telecommunications reform legislation being considered by the House of Representatives is abhorrent to the public interest and our national economic well-being. Without significant changes to the legislation, the President has said he will be compelled to veto it. In the early morning hours, the House today began debate on H.R. 1555. They are expected to vote late tonight on the bill. It seems the House does not want the American people to see or hear what's in this legislation -- and for good reason. They couldn't support it if they knew what H.R. 1555 contained. One person owning the majority of the media outlets in a community is a threat to the very system of democracy upon which our society is built. And it is wrong. Raising cable rates on American consumers immediately after the next elections to avoid responsibility is wrong. Replacing competition with consolidation in the cable and phone industries is wrong. Preventing parents from having simple and cheap technologies to block explicit sex and excessive violence from coming into their living rooms to young children is wrong. Unfortunately, H.R. 1555, as reported by the Commerce Committee and amended by the managers' amendment, does all of these things. This bill has been sold to the highest bidder in every telecommunications industry. The losers are the American people. From publll at nysernet.org Tue Aug 8 09:27:15 1995 From: publll at nysernet.org (Publib Poster) Date: Wed May 18 10:05:04 2005 Subject: was high demand/high loss/ Id's (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Mark Panitz Subject: was high demand/high loss/ Id's > Sue (of Inglewood library) stated that she was amazed of amount of people > who dont carry any ID on them. I know what she means, I work for Blockbuster Video, and to get a membership card, you need to have some type ID. I'm amazed at how many people drive over to Blockbuster, and they are not carrying their ID (Driver's license). etc. From publll at nysernet.org Tue Aug 8 09:30:58 1995 From: publll at nysernet.org (Publib Poster) Date: Wed May 18 10:05:04 2005 Subject: Job Announcement (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: DAVID SANCHEZ Subject: Job Announcement LITERACY COORDINATOR $28,828 Annually Recruitment Number LV10-07-95-60 The Las Vegas-Clark County Library District is seeking an individual to fill the vacant position of Literacy Coordinator. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS Master's Degree in Library Science from an ALA accredited school and experience in training and management of a literacy program required; supervisory experience and grantsmanship experience preferred. RESPONSIBILITIES (Partial Listing) Supervises day-to-day operations of the literacy program including all branch satellite tutoring areas; acts as Literacy Department liaison with library administration and library Board of Trustees; originates all book, material, and supply requisitions for the Literacy Department; recruits and trains volunteer tutors, evaluators, and paid staff. PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS Tasks involve frequent walking, standing, some lifting and carrying objects of moderate weight (12-20 lbs); and/or the operation of vehicles, office or shop keyboard, in which manipulative skill and hand-eye coordination are important ingredients of safe and productive operations. POSITION INFORMATION Location: Las Vegas Library. This is a full time (40 hours per week) position. Selected candidate must be able to work a flexible schedule which may include weekends and evenings. TO APPLY Send resumes to: Las Vegas-Clark County Library District 833 Las Vegas Blvd. North Las Vegas, NV 89101 ATTN: Dana Cotham NOTE: Place recruitment number on resume before submitting. DEADLINE: Resumes must be received by 3:00 p.m. Thursday, August 17, 1995. Resumes may be submitted by internet to: sanchez@nevada.edu For further information contact Dana Cotham at 702-382-3493 x206 Official job announcement will be faxed upon request. From publll at nysernet.org Tue Aug 8 09:31:18 1995 From: publll at nysernet.org (Publib Poster) Date: Wed May 18 10:05:04 2005 Subject: Ethiopian Language Materials (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Chris Tyson Subject: Ethiopian Language Materials I am a librarian at Seattle Public Library and I am trying to locate Ethiopian language materials to purchase for our collection. I would appreciate any leads you can give me for materials in Amharic, Tigrinia or Oromic. Thank you, Erica Sternin High Point Library 6338 32nd Ave SW Seattle Wa 98126 hip@spl.lib.wa.us From publll at nysernet.org Tue Aug 8 09:31:42 1995 From: publll at nysernet.org (Publib Poster) Date: Wed May 18 10:05:04 2005 Subject: lesbian fiction bibliographies (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: anne@rhi.hi.is (Anne Clyde) Subject: Re: lesbian fiction bibliographies Debra - at the risk of being accused of doing some self-promotion - could I draw your attention to a book that I published in 1992, with Marjorie Lobban, which provides information and annotations for books for young people. Some of these are books that are also enjoyed by adults. The bibliographic details are as follows: CLYDE, Laurel A. and LOBBAN, Marjorie (1992), Out of the Closet and Into the Classroom: Homosexuality in Books for Young People, DW Thorpe, Melbourne. Bowkers were the international distributors. A new edition is due out in January/February 1996. You have already had some interesting replies from other people - including the Seattle Public Library, which has a good collection! Cheers, Anne Clyde >A patron, who is also a voracious reader, has been requesting books of >lesbian fiction. I have seen the reviews, but using our catalog and >Fiction Catalog can only find a few. Does anyone have a bibliography >or suggestions where I can look to find one so that I can serve her? >Thanks! >*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/ >debra @ iglou.com Librarians know how >Debra Lee Eisert to find the most fun! >Cincinnati, Ohio USA >*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/ From publll at nysernet.org Tue Aug 8 09:32:08 1995 From: publll at nysernet.org (Publib Poster) Date: Wed May 18 10:05:04 2005 Subject: partnering with local newspapers (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: gpye@texas.net (Mary V. Payne) Subject: partnering with local newspapers Do any public libraries have experience in partnering with a local newspaper to make information (such as library catalog, newspaper files, etc.) available to the public through internet). I realize that sounds kind of fuzzy; but that's why I need input. Ginger Payne, Electronic Resources Coordinator San Antonio Public Library 600 Soledad, San Antonio, TX 78205 210-207-2628 E-Mail gpye@texas.net From publll at nysernet.org Tue Aug 8 09:32:48 1995 From: publll at nysernet.org (Publib Poster) Date: Wed May 18 10:05:04 2005 Subject: Gutenberg Elegies (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Linda Blake Subject: Gutenberg Elegies Gutenberg Elegies is a book of fascinating essays about the role of the book, particularly the novel, in the electronic age. The author, Sven Birkerts, presents some of the most eloquent descriptions of the process of reading and its importance that I have ever read. Contrast it to Silicon Snake Oil. From publll at nysernet.org Tue Aug 8 09:33:47 1995 From: publll at nysernet.org (Publib Poster) Date: Wed May 18 10:05:04 2005 Subject: Florida Library Jobline (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: kenneds@snoopy.tblc.lib.fl.us Subject: Florida Library Jobline FLORIDA LIBRARY JOBLINE (904) 488-5232 SUNCOM 278-5232 A Service of the State Library of Florida * The FLORIDA JOBLINE is a recorded telephone message of job openings for professional library positions in Florida libraries, available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Tapes are changed weekly. An ALA-accredited Master's Degree is required for all positions. The following listing was created August 4, 1995. Positions occur in the following cities: Naples, Largo, Perry, Boynton Beach, Miami Shores, Ft. Myers, Sanford, St. Petersburg, Palm Beach Gardens, Hudson, Hialeah, and Deland Collier County Public Library Position: Children's Librarian Salary: $23, 154 Contact: Marilyn D. Norris 650 Central Avenue Naples, FL 33940 (941) 261-8208 Pinellas Public Library Cooperative Position: Grant Coordinator (One Year LSCA grant project CLOCK) Salary: $23,500 Contact: Bernadette Storck, Administrator Pinellas Public Library Cooperative, Inc. 12345 Starkey Road, Suite 1 Largo, FL 34643 Taylor County Public Library Position: Library Director Salary: $28,000 Contact: Ellie Morgan Job Service of Florida 224 N. Jefferson Street Perry, Florida 32347 904-584-7604 Boynton Beach City Library Position 1: Librarian I, Cataloging/Reference Salary: $24,356 Position 2: Librarian III, Head of Public Services Salary: $31,969 Deadline: September 30, 1995 Contact: Virginia Farace, Director Boynton Beach City Library 208 S. Seacrest Blvd. Boynton Beach, FL 33435 Barry University Position: Reference Librarian Salary: Not Listed Contact: Hugh W. Ripley Barry University 11300 N.E. 2nd Avenue Miami Shores, FL 33161-6695 Lee County Library System Position: Librarian I, Reference Salary: $23,100 - $26,700 Deadline: August 18, 1995 Contact: Lee County Human Resources P.O. Box 398 Ft. Myers, FL 33902-0398 Seminole County Library System Position: Librarian II Children Salary: $25,100 - $39,500 Contact: Seminole County Employment Relations 1301 East Second Street Sanford, FL 32771 Or Call: 407-321-1130 ext. 7944 All Children's Hospital Position: Medical Librarian Salary: $26,000 - $31,000 Contact: Human Resources Department 900 5th Street South P.O. Box 31020 St. Petersburg, FL 33731-8920 1-800-238-9770 Pasco County Library System Position 1: Librarian I Salary: $22,100 - $32,700 Deadline: August, 14, 1995 Position 2: Librarian III Salary: $29,500 Deadline: August, 21, 1995 Contact: Patricia Owen 8012 Library Road Hudson, FL 34667 Or Call: 904-861-3020 City of Hialeah Position: Librarian II Salary: $23,100 - $44,800 Contact: Hialeah Personnel Department 501 Palm Avenue, Third Floor Hialeah, FL 33012 Volusia County Library System Position: Librarian I, 3 anticipated vacancies Salary: $22,900 - $34,400 Contact: Personnel Department 123 W. Indiana Avenue Deland, FL 32720-4607 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From publll at nysernet.org Tue Aug 8 09:34:29 1995 From: publll at nysernet.org (Publib Poster) Date: Wed May 18 10:05:04 2005 Subject: Shelving end panels (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Wendy Foley Subject: Shelving end panels Has anyone used 100% wood (oak) end panels for shelving? What has been your experience with it? From publll at nysernet.org Tue Aug 8 09:34:50 1995 From: publll at nysernet.org (Publib Poster) Date: Wed May 18 10:05:04 2005 Subject: mascots (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: ADM_LIB6@centum.utulsa.edu Subject: Re: mascots Tulsa City-County Library has had a mascot for several years. He's a large, green bookworm, named (surprise!) Buddy Bookworm. Buddy makes visits on behalf of the library to schools and libraries in Tulsa County. Elementary school age children usually respond well to him, but he's also been used successfully at middle school programs. Pre-school age children like Buddy, too, but sometimes a few of them are scared by him, so we don't use him too much with that age group. Buddy visits library programs during the summer especially, as a part of our summer reading program. The costume is easy to put on and take off, but it is very hot to wear it for very long. We often utilize some of our summer teen volunteers (13-15) to "be" Buddy, and they usually enjoy it. I'd be glad to answer more questions if you'd like to contact me directly. Rosemary Moran Tulsa City-County Library 400 Civic Center Tulsa, OK 74103 (918) 596-7931 email ADM_LIB6@centum.utulsa.edu From publll at nysernet.org Tue Aug 8 09:40:11 1995 From: publll at nysernet.org (Publib Poster) Date: Wed May 18 10:05:04 2005 Subject: balancing everything (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: kgs@intac.com (Karen G. Schneider) Subject: balancing everything Reprinted with the author's permission. I agree wholeheartedly with Jim. More of us need to be access-oriented. >Date: Fri, 4 Aug 1995 16:41:17 -0700 (PDT) >From: Jim Taylor >Subject: RE: dpld back up >To: dynix_l@sbu.edu >Mime-Version: 1.0 >Sender: owner-dynix_l@sbu.edu >Precedence: bulk >Reply-To: dynix_l@sbu.edu >X-UIDL: 807632063.014 > > >Well, its Friday, so I'll get my two cents in. > >At Seattle we had a serious hacking incident last December. We already >had a pretty sophisticated system. We ran a secure telnet, so that even >if a person broke out of telnet, they did not get to UNIX. You can't get >a telnet prompt on our machines. Nevertheless the hackers did use a >telnet connection to send some break characters to the Dynix >application. This eventually lead to deleting a lot of the files in the >a.di directory. > >We were down for four days, and we felt serious repercussions for two months. > >So, did we take down our internet access? Did we make it impossible for >those elsewhere to log in to us? NO!!! > >To do so would be to have our collective head in the sand, to prevent >access for the many, due to the irresponsible actions of a few. We >believe internet is a fundamental information source and medium, that it >will be as fundamental as telephone service in only a few short years. >Libraries cannot remove themselves from it without losing credibility in >the modern world. If the libray does not offer internet access, does not >make internet information a part of their services, then folks will get >those services somewhere else. The logical outcome of that is that the >library will become only a print distribution facility. Oh, the library >can survive like that, and if that's what you believe to be the library's >only mission, than by all means drop internet. > >We did take more steps to secure our system, and we will take even more. >This has as much to do with running your applications in a secure manner >as it does with proper password management, for example. Ameritech has a >responsibility to secure its software--and still has work to do in this area. > >BUT--in this day of networks, libraries can no longer expect the >integrated library system vendor to be responsible for everything you >intend to do on your system. Libraries must learn enough to recognize >security threats, and to install networks that are as secure as they can >be given the fact that we invite people on to them. > >Usually this is going to mean some kind of gateway machine, and probably >a z39.50 frontend so that logging into Dynix by remote users is not >necessary nor permitted. Then run secure versions of Web clients and >servers. Set up controlling menus on your pcs and terminal servers. Put >programs on your pcs that make it impossible to break out of windows, >use the floppy drives, drop files on the hard disk, etc. > >There is a lot to learn about security but all libraries need to know as >much as possible about it. It's just part of the professional knowledge >base now. You can't escape it. > >Living in the modern networked age is somewhat of a risk for libraries, >but the benefits greatly outweigh the risks. Just think about the >increase in collection size for a small library which is possible merely >by being on the net. > >Even though there is a risk my children will be killed flying or driving, >I still support their doing these things. I think if you don't support >use of the internet at your library, your job is on the line, either from >diminishing presence in the community, or because the public won't stand >for it. > >(There, my once a year flame is now complete). > >Jim Taylor jtaylor@spl.lib.wa.us >Coordinator, Automated Services voice:206-386-4169 >Seattle Public Library fax:206-386-4185 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Karen G. Schneider * kgs@intac.com * http://www.intac.com/~kgs/ Cybrarian, writer, sometime webweaver, future PhD student "And it's me and my machine for the rest of the morning, for the rest of the afternoon, for the rest of my life..." -- James Taylor, "Mill Worker" From publll at nysernet.org Tue Aug 8 09:40:37 1995 From: publll at nysernet.org (Publib Poster) Date: Wed May 18 10:05:04 2005 Subject: Freedom, Equity, Responsibility: A presentation (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: kgs@intac.com (Karen G. Schneider) Subject: Freedom, Equity, Responsibility: A presentation I have uploaded a presentation I made to New York Public Library while participating on a panel. Here's the URL, followed by a brief blurb: http://www.intac.com/~kgs/freedom/nypl.html Freedom, Equity, and Responsibility: Progressive Politics, No Apologies A Presentation to New York Public Library July 21, 1995 Karen G. Schneider kgs@intac.com All Rights Reserved "When, for the panel called "Nets, Tech, Webs, and ROMS," I asked what topic I should address, someone recommended intellectual freedom--an important enough topic for our time. But as I began to prepare my comments, I realized, not for the first time, that intellectual freedom is part of a larger suite of issues related to who we are as librarians. I cannot discuss freedom of speech without discussing equity of access. And I cannot discuss equity of access without addressing our responsibilities as information professionals..." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Karen G. Schneider * kgs@intac.com * http://www.intac.com/~kgs/ Cybrarian, writer, sometime webweaver, future PhD student "And it's me and my machine for the rest of the morning, for the rest of the afternoon, for the rest of my life..." -- James Taylor, "Mill Worker" From publll at nysernet.org Tue Aug 8 09:41:45 1995 From: publll at nysernet.org (Publib Poster) Date: Wed May 18 10:05:04 2005 Subject: Traveling Trustee (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Christine Hage - Rochester Hills Subject: Traveling Trustee The President of my library board is an advid bicyclist and is planning a two week bicycle trip in Mississippi this September. He wants to drive from Michigan to Tupulo and to leave his car there and bike north for a week and then south for a week. Is there anyone that could suggest a place he could leave his car for a two week period? If you can help, please contact him via email. His address is: stouffer@metronet.lib.mi.us Christine Lind Hage, Director Voice: (810)650-7122 Rochester Hills Public Library Fax: (810)650-7121 500 Olde Towne Road Email: hagec@metronet.lib.mi.us Rochester, MI 48307-2043 From publll at nysernet.org Tue Aug 8 09:43:59 1995 From: publll at nysernet.org (Publib Poster) Date: Wed May 18 10:05:04 2005 Subject: Community Surveys (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Gene Williams - Orion Township Public Library Subject: Community Surveys I am posting this for the director of our library. She is interested in community surveys from other libraries of users and non-users. If anyone out there has sent out a survey and could fax or mail a copy to our library, she would be most appreciative. Our fax number is (810) 693-3009. Our address is Orion Township Public Library 825 Joslyn Rd. Lake Orion, MI 48362 Please send any example to the attention of Linda Sickles. Thank you, Lisa Davis-Craig From publll at nysernet.org Tue Aug 8 09:44:40 1995 From: publll at nysernet.org (Publib Poster) Date: Wed May 18 10:05:04 2005 Subject: Ethics (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Georgean C. Johnson-Coffey" Subject: Ethics I'd like feedback on the following scenario: A counselor-therapist who works in the mental heath outpatient department of a large urban hospital needs information on topics for workshops which will be offered to the community. (Coping with Depression, Addictions, Grief Issues, etc.) Going to the hospital's medical library, for research, the librarian is helpful and gives good assistance. When the therapist leaves, the librarian writes a memo to superiors, mentioning the research topics and the therapist by name, and questions why another divison is duplicating services. This librarian had assisted in pulling together similar information and played a role in presenting it for employees for in-house training. Now, I'm not a librarian and I don't play one on TV, and putting hospital politics aside (Which can be ugly, trust me - I've been there!), I see some problems here. Confidentiality being one. Or, do medical librarians operate differently? I'd like to generate discussions on this. THANKS for your insight and input. (My views are not that of my organization) Georgean C. Johnson-Coffey Volunteer Services Manager "You cannot Allen County Public Library shake hands 900 Webster PO Box 2270 with a clenched fist" Fort Wayne IN 46801-2270 -Indira Gandhi (219) 424-7241 ext. 2273 FAX: (219) 422-9688 E-MAIL: gjohnsoncoffey@everest.acpl.lib.in.us From publll at nysernet.org Thu Aug 10 22:12:08 1995 From: publll at nysernet.org (Publib Poster) Date: Wed May 18 10:05:05 2005 Subject: patron placed holds II (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Christine Hage - Rochester Hills Subject: Re: patron placed holds II I don't understand why a library would want to limit patron placed holds to dial access users only. It sounds like you are punishing the people that make the extra effort to actually come to the library. Even though many people come to the library for the personal service they enjoy, the do-it-yourselfers should be encouraged to place their own holds if your automation system permits. Christine Lind Hage, Director Voice: (810)650-7122 Rochester Hills Public Library Fax: (810)650-7121 500 Olde Towne Road Email: hagec@metronet.lib.mi.us Rochester, MI 48307-2043 From publll at nysernet.org Thu Aug 10 22:12:40 1995 From: publll at nysernet.org (Publib Poster) Date: Wed May 18 10:05:05 2005 Subject: Library Birthday Celebrations (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Paul W. Liebold" Subject: Library Birthday Celebrations Ms Flowers, "A small rural KY library is looking for information, cool ideas, examples, etc. of events a library might have to celebrate the library's 30th birthday." May I respectfully suggest: "Fireworks, Brass Bands, and Elephants: Promotional Events with Flair for Libraries and Other Nonprofit Organizations" written by my wife, Louise Condak Liebold and published by Oryx Press in 1986. I think your best bet is to try the interloan route because I think Oryx sold every copy printed. Although it wont hurt to try them. She wont blow her horn but I will. Her book is superb and just what your Kentuckian friend needs. <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> Paul W. Liebold Trustee, East Meadow Public Library 58 Hardy Ln., Westbury NY 11590 516-333-5044 pliebold@pipeline.com From publll at nysernet.org Thu Aug 10 22:13:07 1995 From: publll at nysernet.org (Publib Poster) Date: Wed May 18 10:05:05 2005 Subject: Library birthday celebrations (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: K Harrison - Freenet Subject: Re: Library birthday celebrations Some of the things that the Thunder Bay Public Library did to celebrate our 25th birthday this year were: banners in our buildings, a "25 best things about the Thunder Bay Public Library" contest, 25th anneversary message on our postal machine, 25th anniversary theme for summer reading club, and staff picnic celebration. __________________________________________ Karen Harrison, Chief Librarian Thunder Bay Public Library phone (807) 344-3585/9 285 Red River Road fax (807) 345-8727 Thunder Bay, Ontario Canada e-mail kharriso@flash.lakeheadu.ca P7B 1A9 Where???? On the north shore of Lake Superior __________________________________________ On Wed, 9 Aug 1995, Marjorie Flowers wrote: > I am posting this request for the director of a small rural library in KY > who does not have Internet access. > > We're looking for information, cool ideas, examples, etc. of events a > library might have to celebrate the birthday of the library. This > library will be 30 years old in the fall, and we want to involve the > community. Also, this library is in the midst of a capital campaign for > a building addition, and so we hope making a big deal out of the > library's birthday will boost the fundraising efforts. > > If you've done anything like this, we'd really like to hear about it. > > Thanks! > > Marjorie Flowers > Green River Regional Library > Owensboro, KY 42301 > > E-mail: flowema@ndlc.occ.uky.edu > Voice : 502-687-7316 > Fax: 502-687-7351 > From publll at nysernet.org Thu Aug 10 22:14:01 1995 From: publll at nysernet.org (Publib Poster) Date: Wed May 18 10:05:05 2005 Subject: NYPL's "The Global Library" Exhibit (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Gleason Sackmann Subject: NYPL's "The Global Library" Exhibit (fwd) FYI: ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 9 Aug 1995 11:26:22 -0400 From: Paul Evan Peters To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: NYPL's "The Global Library" Exhibit Dear cni-announce subscribers: I would very much appreciate your help regarding an exhibit that I am curating for the New York Public Library that will run from February through August of next year (1996) in observance of the second half of the Library's centennial year. "The Global Library" exhibit will be devoted to the rapidly emerging global information infrastructure, will call particular attention to the role that libraries are playing in these developments, and will place this role in its proper historical context. The exhibit will also encourage engagement of the social, political, and economic issues arising from the transition to this new infrastructure. The centerpiece of "The Global Library" exhibit will be "A Guided Tour of the World Wide Web of Information," a tour that will provide the opportunity for hands-on experimentation and discovery with a wide-ranging, both topically and geographically, selection of information resources and services currently available on the Internet and accessible through the World Wide Web. I have attached a brief description of "The Global Library" exhibit" and a very preliminary outline of "A Guided Tour of the World Wide Web of Information." I would welcome any observations and suggestions that you would care to offer on these attachments or on the exhibit in general. I would especially welcome recommendations regarding: o Web sites that we could include the tour; o routes and milestones (structural features in general) that we could use to organize the tour; o technologies, resources, and services that are not ready for prime-time that we could showcase in the preview of coming attractions; and, o "inquiring minds want to know" questions that we could use to organize the conversation about issues and roles. Thank you for giving this some thought. I look forward to receiving your observations and suggestions. I hope to be overwhelmed with responses, so please be patient if it takes a while for me to get back to you about whatever you send me. B-) Best, Paul Paul Evan Peters Executive Director Coalition for Networked Information 21 Dupont Circle Washington, DC 20036 Voice: 202-296-5098 Fax: 202-872-0884 Internet: paul@cni.org URL: ftp://ftp.cni.org/ URL: gopher://gopher.cni.org:70/ URL: http://www.cni.org/CNI.homepage.html THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY The Global Library Exhibit BRIEF DESCRIPTION August 7, 1995 The New York Public Library will observe the second half of its centennial year with an exhibition devoted to the rapidly emerging global information infrastructure. This exhibition will call particular attention to the role that libraries are playing, and will continue to play, in the development of this infrastructure, and will place this role in its proper historical context. It will also encourage engagement of the social, political, and economic issues arising from the transition to this new infrastructure. The Global Library exhibit will contain four sections: o A Guided Tour of the World Wide Web of Information A wide-ranging, both topically and geographically, selection of information resources and services currently on the Internet and accessible through the World Wide Web will be presented, together with the opportunity for hands-on experimentation and discovery. o A Brief History of Communication Media and Artifacts Illustrations of communication media and examples of communication artifacts drawn from the last 5,000 years will be presented, together with information about the libraries that cared for those media and artifacts, and for the people who needed access to them. o A Preview of Coming Attractions A variety of exciting technologies, resources, and services that are not ready for prime-time will be showcased, together with commentaries from a number of sources on the uses and impacts, both positive and negative, that may result from them. o A Conversation about Issues and Roles Issues that frame the debate about how to insure social, political, and economic well-being in the 21st Century will be presented, together with the opportunity to participate in an electronic dialog about these issues and about the role of libraries in the Information Age. The Global Library exhibit will be an exhibit without walls in the sense that digitized versions of its second, third, and fourth sections will be incorporated into the Internet server that supports its first section so that access to the result can be obtained through-out the Library and around the world. The exhibit will also function as it own catalog in the sense that the "hypertext mark-up language" -encoded documents that realize its first section will be made available for distribution. The Library is planning a number of other activities and offerings that are related to the theme of this exhibit and which will occur and appear in the same time-frame, including: a convocation of library leaders from around the world on the role of libraries in the Information Age; a printed guide to the Internet for library users, perhaps maintained as a loose-leaf service; and, tours, workshops, and various materials pertaining to the intellectually productive uses of the Internet for librarians, teachers, parents, school-age children, and other interested parties. The curator of The Global Library exhibit is Paul Evan Peters, Executive Director, Coalition for Networked Information, who can be reached at paul@cni.org, telephone 202-296-5098, or telefacsimile 202-872-0884. THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY The Global Library Exhibit BASIC OUTLINE OF TOUR August 7, 1995 WELCOME TO THE GLOBAL LIBRARY EXHIBIT What is the purpose of this exhibit? What can I do with this computer? How can I do this on my own? A TOUR OF THE WORLD WIDE WEB OF INFORMATION Orientation What is the Internet? What is the World Wide Web? What is the Global Information Infrastructure? Where can I go on this tour? Stop 1: Books and Periodicals Stop 2: Sights and Sounds Stop 3: Libraries and Museums Stop 4: Schools and Colleges Stop 5: Communities and Governments Stop 6: Business and Industry Stop 7: Entertainment A BRIEF HISTORY OF COMMUNICATION MEDIA AND ARTIFACTS Cuneiform tablets Papyrus scrolls Illuminated manuscripts Wax and vinyl cylinders and disks Punched cards and tapes Magnetic tapes and diskettes A PREVIEW OF COMING ATTRACTIONS CD-ROMs and other storage media Wireless communication and mobile computing Voice inputs and outputs Personal assistants and agents Virtual reality and holography A CONVERSATION ABOUT ISSUES AND ROLES Who's in charge? Is the government doing enough, or too much? What is business doing, and why? What will happen to my job? Will my privacy be respected? How can I be sure that my children will be safe? What does the future hold for my children? Is the book obsolete? Are libraries obsolete? From publll at nysernet.org Thu Aug 10 22:17:07 1995 From: publll at nysernet.org (Publib Poster) Date: Wed May 18 10:05:05 2005 Subject: Gutenberg Elegies (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Santa Fe Public Library Subject: Re: Gutenberg Elegies On this subject Richard Lanham's _The Electronic Word_ can't be beat. I think it was publibber Dean Hughson who first recommended it to this list a few months back--and it has shaped all my thinking on electronic text and the future of the book ever since. Lanham is fiendishly smart, very funny, and uses really big words... :-) Miriam Bobkoff mbobkof@spy.org accidentally writing from the library's account, but the opinion is my own Santa Fe Public Library sfpublib@spy.org the library's home page: http://spy.org:70/0/Users/sfpublib/html/sfpublib.html From publll at nysernet.org Thu Aug 10 22:17:25 1995 From: publll at nysernet.org (Publib Poster) Date: Wed May 18 10:05:05 2005 Subject: Alternate History Novels (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Fred G Hill Subject: Re: Alternate History Novels Gore Vidal's MESSIAH is one that never quite got pegged as scifi, although that's how I first learned of it when it came out. And of course, Orwell's 1984 has always been regarded as on a higher plane than mere scifi. Fred G Hill, Interlibrary Loan hill@lemming.uvm.edu Fletcher Free Library 802 863-3403 vox 235 College St, Burlington, VT 05401, USA 802 865-7227 fax (Opinions expressed are not those of any responsible party.) From publll at nysernet.org Thu Aug 10 22:17:50 1995 From: publll at nysernet.org (Publib Poster) Date: Wed May 18 10:05:05 2005 Subject: Withdrawn books (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: jane@public1.ak.planet.co.nz Subject: Withdrawn books Hello, Our large public library is exploring an alternative to the standard trolley of withdrawn books for sale as a means of selling valuable but no longer required items for closer to their market value. Any suggestions or notes on your experiences with valuable but no longer appropriate book stock would be most welcome. Please respond to me via e-mail at: jane@public1.ak.planet.co.nz or write to me at: Auckland City Libraries, PO Box 4138, Auckland, New Zealand I look forward to learning from your experience. / / / / | / | / / / ____ / / ___ | / | / ___/ / / / / | / | / / / ___/ _______/ ___/ __| ___/ ___/ ______/ ___/ From PlaNet Public Terminal #1 - Auckland Central Library, New Zealand From publll at nysernet.org Thu Aug 10 22:18:21 1995 From: publll at nysernet.org (Publib Poster) Date: Wed May 18 10:05:05 2005 Subject: Library Use by Small Bus Owners (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: jpayette@ENH.NIST.GOV (Jennifer Payette) Subject: Library Use by Small Bus Owners Hello, I'm trying to answer this question: "what % of small business owners use public libraries?" Any related information would be most helpful! Jennifer Payette jpayette@mep.nist.gov From publll at nysernet.org Thu Aug 10 22:18:43 1995 From: publll at nysernet.org (Publib Poster) Date: Wed May 18 10:05:05 2005 Subject: lesbian fiction bibliographies (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Carole Leita Subject: Re: lesbian fiction bibliographies I just checked our catalog under the subject - lesbians fiction - and found 378 listings. I guess you could consider it Berkeley Public Library's bibliography. Catalog is available online - telnet://library.ci.berkeley.ca.us Carole ______________________________________________________________ Carole Leita, leita@netcom.com Internet/Reference Librarian, 510-644-6100 ext.313 Berkeley Public Library, 2090 Kittredge St., Berkeley CA 94703 URL: http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/bpl/ ______________________________________________________________ On Thu, 3 Aug 1995, Debra Eisert wrote: > A patron, who is also a voracious reader, has been requesting books of > lesbian fiction. I have seen the reviews, but using our catalog and > Fiction Catalog can only find a few. Does anyone have a bibliography > or suggestions where I can look to find one so that I can serve her? From publll at nysernet.org Thu Aug 10 22:19:02 1995 From: publll at nysernet.org (Publib Poster) Date: Wed May 18 10:05:05 2005 Subject: Patron Browsing Tool (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Miriam Pollack Subject: Patron Browsing Tool IS there a generic product (print or software) for patron use that simply lists subject headings and associated dewey numbers? (Not necessarily for specific bibliogrphic records). A member library has patrons who who, for example, want to find the dewey numbers for "dogs" or "home inspections" who find the computer catalog too difficult. All they want is a section of the library to browse rather than specific books to locate. Miriam Pollack Assistant Director North Suburban Library System 200 W. Dundee Road, Wheeling, IL 60090 Phone: 708/459-1300 ext. 146 Fax: 708/459-0380 From publll at nysernet.org Thu Aug 10 22:19:23 1995 From: publll at nysernet.org (Publib Poster) Date: Wed May 18 10:05:05 2005 Subject: Canadian certification (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Bill McGee Subject: Re: Canadian certification Don't forget the School of Library & Information Science at the University of Western Ontario! They have an ALA accredited MLS programme that takes 12 months. An old SLIS grad, Bill McGee. On Wed, 9 Aug 1995, Anne Whelan wrote: > >> On August 6, 1995, Susan Hughes wrote: > >> > >> >I currently have a library page interested in becoming a public librarian > >> >and/or children's librarian. She is a junior in college and would like > >> >to know the difference, if any, in requirements for Canadian > >> >certification (as opposed to U.S. certification). > > You still need an MLS or MLIS from an ALA acredited institution. I'm > pretty sure the Faculty of Information Science (formerly the Faculty of > Library and Information Science) at the University of Toronto offers an > Master of Information Science. I'd say the job market is tighter here than > in the States. Some schools offer a 2-year programme; some, a 3-term (9 > months) programme. Some offer co-op placements; others do not. > > Anne Whelan > Internet Trainer > Kitchener Public Library > Kitchener, Ontario > dutchak@hookup.net > > > From publll at nysernet.org Thu Aug 10 22:19:42 1995 From: publll at nysernet.org (Publib Poster) Date: Wed May 18 10:05:05 2005 Subject: Alternate History Novels (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Lesley Williams Subject: Re: Alternate History Novels Try, "Pasts That Might Have Been: A Revised Bibliography of Alternative History", in the book *Alternative Histories: Eleven Stories of the World As It Might Have Been*, Charles Waugh and Martin Greenberg editors. ISBN is 0-8240-8659-7, Garland Publishing, 1986. I found this in Michael Burgess's *Reference Guide to Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror*, 1992 from Libraries Unlimited. Much of the literature you're interested in is in short stories rather than novels. There's a great collection I have in paperback called *Alternate Presidents*, and another in the series edited by Isaac Asimov called *Alternate Worlds*. A few other collections I ran across in our OPAC: *The Alternate Asimovs*, by Isaac Asimov, Doubleday 1986 *Beyond Time*, edited by Sandra Ley, Pocket Books 1976 *What Might Have Been?* edited by Gregory Benford and Martin Greenberg, Bantam Books 1989 I wrote an annotated bibliography of "Science Fiction for People Who Don't Like SF" a few years ago which also has some alternate history titles. I'd be glad to mail it to you, or anyone who is interested. Lesley Williams Electronic Resources Specialist Arlington Heights Memorial Library Opinions and information given above are personal, and do not reflect official library policy or statements. From publll at nysernet.org Thu Aug 10 22:20:11 1995 From: publll at nysernet.org (Publib Poster) Date: Wed May 18 10:05:05 2005 Subject: GraceAnne off for awhile (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "GraceAnne DeCandido" Subject: GraceAnne off for awhile H. W. Wilson is changing all of our email addresses, and I am taking a week off to teach, so I will be off the email loop until about August 21st, when I will resubscribe. If anyone needs to reach me, use my home email address, which is ladyhawk@well.com * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * GraceAnne A. DeCandido, Editor & Director, WilsonWeb, H. W. Wilson. Wilson Library Bulletin ceased print publication June 1995. 800/367-6770 x2244 fax 718/681-1511 Feminism is the gopher://gopher.hwwilson.com radical notion http://www.hwwilson.com (under construction) that women are people. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * From publll at nysernet.org Thu Aug 10 22:20:38 1995 From: publll at nysernet.org (Publib Poster) Date: Wed May 18 10:05:05 2005 Subject: Internet in Library: Verification (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: refer@ic.new-ulm.mn.us (New Ulm Public Library Reference Desk) Subject: Internet in Library: Verification Maybe this has been addressed before. We have had the Internet at the reference desk for a couple years and are now getting ready to put a terminal for Internet out for public use. Is there any policy any other library has about verifying information found either by the patron themselves or by a librarian as an answer to a reference question. Sometimes it's a little difficult to identify the source. Does anyone just have a disclaimer for the information found here? or any ideas??? Thanks in advance. Kappy Schladweiler Adult Services New Ulm Public Library New Ulm, Mn. From publll at nysernet.org Sat Aug 19 23:55:00 1995 From: publll at nysernet.org (Publib Poster) Date: Wed May 18 10:05:10 2005 Subject: edgar status? (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: James Love Subject: Re: edgar status? Karen, things are moving quite fast, but it does appear as though the SEC doesn't have its act together that much. We have set up a list called edgar-action, subscriptions from listproc@tap.org, as a temporary list (by monday it should be "unmoderated"). I'll have a report on today's meeting out over the weekend. jamie On Thu, 17 Aug 1995, Karen G. Schneider wrote: > Hi, in the midst of packing I received email that Edgar would be funded > after all... emailed James Love of TAP... got this reply this afternoon. > Please feel free to forward as necessary. I don't know who could be at > this meeting or what the status of Edgar is at this point... can anyone > help untangle this? I am running a workshop tonight, packing my things and > moving several states away this weekend, and though I would love to take > action on this issue I'm confused about just exactly where Edgar stands and > what we need to do. In the event Edgar still needs our help, Karen Coyle > has offered to be a POC and Shirl Kennedy from Florida has offered a slice > of space on the 'net to hold files. > > >Date: Thu, 17 Aug 1995 12:26:09 -0400 (EDT) > >From: James Love > >X-Sender: love@essential.essential.org > >To: "Karen G. Schneider" > >Subject: Re: edgar status? > >MIME-Version: 1.0 > >X-UIDL: 808690096.009 > > > >Karen, Commissioner Wallman has a meeting on friday at 11am..., being set > >up by Brad Paulson (202/942-0147). you should see that someone from the > >library community is there. jamie > > > > > >On Thu, 17 Aug 1995, Karen G. Schneider wrote: > > > >> Date: Thu, 17 Aug 1995 09:13:21 -0500 > >> From: Karen G. Schneider > >> To: love@Essential.ORG > >> Cc: publll@nysernet.org, kec@stubbs.ucop.edu > >> Subject: edgar status? > >> > >> Jamie, I was about to spearhead a Save Edgar campaign for librarians . > >> Before several of us do that, can you tell me more about the SEC's plans to > >> offer this data for free? Is this a sure thing? Who is leading this? I > >> don't want to offer a campaign that is redundant, but I also don't want to > >> see Edgar die for lack of action. Your input greatly welcome here! > >> Needless to say, we are on a tight schedule, the more so as I am moving > >> next weeek so need to wrap up projects this week. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Karen G. Schneider * kgs@intac.com * http://www.intac.com/~kgs/ > Cybrarian, writer, sometime webweaver, future PhD student > "And it's me and my machine for the rest of the morning, > for the rest of the afternoon, > for the rest of my life..." -- James Taylor, "Mill Worker" > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- James Love, Taxpayer Assets Project; internet: love@tap.org P.O. Box 19367, Washington, DC 20036; v. 202/387-8030; f. 202/234-5176 TAP's web page is www.essential.org/tap/tap.html From publll at nysernet.org Sat Aug 19 23:55:20 1995 From: publll at nysernet.org (Publib Poster) Date: Wed May 18 10:05:10 2005 Subject: anniversary celebrations (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Gary E. Myer" Subject: anniversary celebrations Our public library system will be celebrating its 50th anniversary next year. In addition, our county is commemorating its 300th anniversary this year. We are looking for ideas for celebrating our library system's anniversary which will also stir up additional financial and voter support for our system. Any ideas? Please send all ideas privately to: gmyer@mail.bcpl.lib.md.us Thank you! From publll at nysernet.org Sat Aug 19 23:55:36 1995 From: publll at nysernet.org (Publib Poster) Date: Wed May 18 10:05:10 2005 Subject: Free Supplies for the taking (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: SCICCONE@MBLN.LIB.MA.US Subject: Free Supplies for the taking We have 4 rolls of 909 Type/3M Reader Printer Paper for a Kodak Starvue Reader/Printer and 4 Sharp SF-830NT1 black toner cartridges for a Sharp SF-7900 copy machine. Anyone still using either of these machines is welcome to these supplies, if, and sorry, only if you are willing to either come here to pick them up or pay for them to be shipped to you. Please contact me if you are interested: sciccone@mbln.lib.ma.us From publll at nysernet.org Sat Aug 19 23:56:06 1995 From: publll at nysernet.org (Publib Poster) Date: Wed May 18 10:05:10 2005 Subject: Reference CD-ROMs (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Ken Gourlay Subject: Reference CD-ROMs We have the following reference CD-ROMs which may be of interest to librarians. We have reviews of most of these CD-ROMs, so if you would like us to e-mail a review to you, just e-mail us. TITLE PRICE (UK sterling) Anatomy Lifeart super anatomy 1-3 129 Books Bookfind-CD world edition 250 Books TES BookFind schools edition 165 CD-ROMs CD-ROM Directory (TFPL) 102 CD-ROMs CD-ROM of CD-ROMs 19 CD-ROMs CD-ROMs in Print (Meckler) 59 CD-ROMs What's What on CD-ROM 29 Colleges Barron's college guide (USA) 19 Computing Computer reference library 19 Computing Equipment & Suppliers 335 Computing Software Users Year Book 285 Encyclopedia Circle of knowledge encyclopedia 19 Encyclopedia Compton's Interactive Encyclopedia '95 29 Encyclopedia Encarta 95 29 Encyclopedia Grolier Encyclopedia 1995 19 Encyclopedia Guiness Encyclopedia 20 Encyclopedia Hutchinsons mm encyclopedia 35 Encyclopedia Webster's encyclopedia '95 19 Films Century of fantastic cimema 19 Films Charlie Chaplin film festival 19 Films Cinemania 24 Films Criterion goes to the movies 19 Films Digital cinema 19 Films Fellini 34 Films Haliwells interactive film guide 19 Films Marilyn Monroe 54 Films Mega movie guide 19 Films Movie guide - 50,000 reviews 38 Films Movie select 20 Guiness Guinness Disc of Records 19 History Time almanac 1990s 19 Humour Funny 40 Languages Harrap's multilingual dictionary 186 Library Toolworks Reference Library 19 Medical Anatomist 219 Medical Family doctor 19 Medical Home medical advisor 20 Medical Oxford textbook of medicine 280 Medical Understanding breast cancer 49 Medical Understanding heart attacks 49 Medical Understanding prostate disorder 49 Multimedia European Multimedia Yearbook 114 Multimedia Multimedia Yearbook '95 131 Music European Community folk culture 50 Newspaper Times & Sunday Times annual sub 175 Phone Home phone (USA) 39 Samples Microsoft home - 35 products Skiing Warren Miller's ski world 39 Travel AA Hotel & Restaurant Guide 25 Video Shoot video like a pro 29 Video Video Movie Guide 19 Ken Gourlay EDINBURGH MULTIMEDIA 3 Hayfield Edinburgh EH12 8UJ SCOTLAND Tel & fax +44 (0)131 339 5374 (24 hours) Internet k.gourlay@bbcnc.org.uk Worldwide Web : Home page http://www.worldserver.pipex.com/nc/edinmedia/ http://www.echo.lu/impact/projects/imm/en/ecfolk1.html http://www.scotborders.co.uk/mmf/directory/smgs/smg8.html http://www.phy.hw.ac.uk/~phyjgc/ Member of : The Multimedia Association The International Interactive Communications Society The Scottish Multimedia Group The Scottish Internet Business Association From publll at nysernet.org Sat Aug 19 23:57:02 1995 From: publll at nysernet.org (Publib Poster) Date: Wed May 18 10:05:10 2005 Subject: Ethics (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: XINCLXPublib@lpl.org (Publib Conference @ lpl.org) Subject: Re: Ethics Your instincts are right. That is unethical behavior. In New York, and I believe a number of other states, it is also illegal to violate the privacy of a person's use of a library collection. I would imagine that confidentiality is even more important in a medical library than in others because of the confidentiality of medical records. That's an upsetting story. Maybe it's hypothetical? -- ========================================================================== Views expressed in this posting are those of the individual author only. Liverpool Public Library | voice - 315.457.0310 310 Tulip Street | fax - 315.453.7867 Liverpool, NY 13088-4997 | (return email address found in header) From publll at nysernet.org Sat Aug 19 23:57:29 1995 From: publll at nysernet.org (Publib Poster) Date: Wed May 18 10:05:10 2005 Subject: Who has Graphic Novel Collections? (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: tscpub4@tyrell.net (Topeka & Shawnee Co. Public Library) Subject: Who has Graphic Novel Collections? Help! I'm the Young Adult Librarian here in Topeka, Kansas. I just started a graphic novel and trade paperback collection this year, so have run into the standard difficulties of finding reviews, making selections, and often, finding that what I've ordered is a little too mature in content for my age range of 11 yrs to 16 yrs. I try to review everything in person at the comic store since this has happened. The collection development committee has started questioning the viability of this collection. They are concerned with the sexual content and portrayal of women in some the graphic novels. I also think they don't think it's worth my time to do all this extra work for "comics." Has anyone else had this concern come up, and if so, what sources or arguements did you make for the collection? I believe there is a big demand (the shelve's always empty), and there are alot of good titles dealing with topics of concern for this age range. I'd like to take a poll of how many public libraries have graphic novels in their collection, and if so, get some testimonials from the librarians who have developed the collections. Please drop me a line if your library carries graphic novels, and please tell me if you've had any challenges to any of the titles. So far we haven't had any patron challenges, just ones made by the collection development staff. I'd appreciate any support in any length, even if it's just a message saying Yes! we carry them and they're very popular! Thanks, and more on the subject of graphic novels later... Jim Schick tscpub4@tyrell.net Jim Schick Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library Topeka, Kansas tscpub4@tyrell.net ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "The Most Dangerous Element in Society Today is Ignorance" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From publll at nysernet.org Sun Aug 20 22:30:03 1995 From: publll at nysernet.org (Publib Poster) Date: Wed May 18 10:05:10 2005 Subject: public access CD-ROM (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: daniell@aztec.asu.edu (DANIEL R. LEE) Subject: Re: public access CD-ROM [Vicky Smith wrote:] > >I just had an astoundingly pushy patron who demanded to use our public >access CD-ROM station for his own software. This situation has never come >up, so we have no policy addressing it (natch). >...[text deleted] I'm afraid it's time you draw up a policy statement, even though common sense would seem to suffice. Patrons may not care that you have a written statement which conflicts with their wishes, but it will make your staff feel more comfortable if they have something to back up the library's position. In fact, I think I'll start writing our library's policy right now . >Here is my question: does any library out there allow patrons to install >their own software on public access CD-ROM stations? What is the >policy? Is there any way to ensure that the existing programs are not >messed with? Have there been any problems? Even with moderate security on our public access computers (a password protected menu shell, masked format and attrib commands, hidden files and protected directories), patrons used to hack and hack at our machines until they had butchered our hard drives to the point of forcing us to restore from backup. Much of this hacking was the result of people bringing in their own software and finding ways around our minimal security. We finally gave up and installed a strong security program on our Windows machine. It's an administrative hassle to setup and maintain anytime we add or remove software, but better than restoring the whole disk every other week. BTW, these are not networked machines. We are looking at a variety of security packages for the future, because we anticipate increasing the number of public access PCs (with access to a CD-ROM tower) soon. One package that looks very interesting is Integrity PACS-L, from Hyper Technologies (this is not an endorsement). Email me personally if you want a phone number. >I believe that this service is not something we should reject in a >knee-jerk fashion; it is arguably an important public service. >...[text deleted] Although my reaction is, perhaps, knee-jerk, born of painful experience, I happen to agree. I can think of lots of reasons that patrons may want or need to bring in their own software. I am anxious to read what solutions, if any, other libraries have come up with to protect their public access machines yet give patrons the freedom to use library personal computers as if they WERE "personal" computers. -- Dan Lee Technical Services Librarian Chandler Public Library, Chandler AZ (602) 786-2313 FAX (602) 786-1156 From publll at nysernet.org Sun Aug 20 22:37:57 1995 From: publll at nysernet.org (Publib Poster) Date: Wed May 18 10:05:10 2005 Subject: public access CD-ROM (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Brian K. Auger" Subject: Re: public access CD-ROM We have six CD-ROM LAN workstations and four stand-alone workstations in a busy public library setting. I would not allow *under any circumstances* anyone to install his or her own software, including CD-ROM applications on *any* of those workstations. They are dedicated to providing public access to sources that support our collections and services. Period. We did discuss this a few years back when we were considering policies and procedures and decided against it, just as we decided against anyone's being permitted to attach any peripheral devices to our workstations. It's akin to letting someone run their own supplies through the copiers--where do you stop, watermarked stationery, labels, magnetic dry ink cartridges...? The copiers are there to let people copy materials from our reference collections--if they need to print labels or checks, the public library copier is *not* the place to do it. So it is with our workstations: they are there for the purpose of providing access to tools we feel are appropriate to resources and questions we have at hand, not for whatever purpose someone feels the need to put them to. The dangers of accidents from inexperience or malice are just too great. As professionals, why can't we feel comfortable with saying "no" sometimes, especially when our experience advises us to? Brian K. Auger, Regional Librarian | bauger@capaccess.org <--listservs Montgomery County Department of | ba0003@epfl2.epflbalto.org <--email Public Libraries | 301 217 3857; 301 217 3933 (fax) 99 Maryland Avenue, Rockville, MD 20850 USA -->usual disclaimers apply From publll at nysernet.org Sun Aug 20 22:38:27 1995 From: publll at nysernet.org (Publib Poster) Date: Wed May 18 10:05:10 2005 Subject: Reference CD-ROMs (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Brian K. Auger" Subject: Re: Reference CD-ROMs Surely I have mistunderstood this post completely. Tell me you are not advertising your wares on this list. Please. If you are giving them away, which I doubt, well fine. But I do hope you are not advertising. You will most assuredly get a boatload of replies, none of which will include checks for pounds sterling. Brian K. Auger, Regional Librarian | bauger@capaccess.org <--listservs Montgomery County Department of | ba0003@epfl2.epflbalto.org <--email Public Libraries | 301 217 3857; 301 217 3933 (fax) 99 Maryland Avenue, Rockville, MD 20850 USA -->usual disclaimers apply From publll at nysernet.org Sun Aug 20 22:39:53 1995 From: publll at nysernet.org (Publib Poster) Date: Wed May 18 10:05:10 2005 Subject: Edgar Message-ID: Sender: gpye@texas.net (Mary V. Payne) I got lost somewhere between digest 434 and this one. In the previous digest, Karen, you quoted a message from James Love saying there was a meeting set up with Wallman. The message below implies the outcome was good, but I'm left hanging as to what exactly was decided. Maybe the two Karens could share success stories with the list. Enquiring minds want to know. TIA > >Date: Sat, 19 Aug 1995 23:08:44 -0400 (EDT) >From: kgs@intac.com (Karen G. Schneider) >To: publib@nysernet.org >Subject: edgar >Message-ID: > >YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY for Edgar! Glad to see we win a few. Let's see if >we can't stay poised, though, to respond quickly to new situations. >Clearly this is a time to stay on our toes. > >Karen Coyle and I (the 2 Karens) are still discussing success stories. I >think there is merit to flexing some librarian-clout on the 'net. > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >Karen G. Schneider * kgs@intac.com * http://www.intac.com/~kgs/ >Cybrarian, writer, sometime webweaver, future PhD student >"And it's me and my machine for the rest of the morning, >for the rest of the afternoon, >for the rest of my life..." -- James Taylor, "Mill Worker" > > > > >------------------------------ > >End of PUBLIB-NET Digest 435 >**************************** > > Ginger Payne, Electronic Resources Coordinator San Antonio Public Library 600 Soledad, San Antonio, TX 78205 210-207-2628 E-Mail gpye@texas.net From publll at nysernet.org Sun Aug 20 22:40:23 1995 From: publll at nysernet.org (Publib Poster) Date: Wed May 18 10:05:10 2005 Subject: public access CD-ROM (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Glendora Public Library Subject: Re: public access CD-ROM We have both public access CD-ROM workstations for research type software (InfoTrak, BIP+, etc.) and a public computer center with CD-ROM drives. We do not allow ANYONE to load ANY of their software to our machines. This has been a formal policy forever. Reasons: No. 1 of course is viruses. This may not apply to CD-ROM, but it does to other software. The other reason is space. We have lots of software loaded on our machines and space is a consideration. If a patron thinks we should have specific software, we ask them to fill out a Request for Purchase. This RFP is a standard form we use for all recommendations from patrons and we consider it a great form of selection. We have commercial outlets such as Kinko's that offer computer access for a fee; I don't know if they allow customers to load their own software but if they do, I would refer the patron there. Jill Patterson Glendora Public Library Calif. From publll at nysernet.org Sun Aug 20 22:40:44 1995 From: publll at nysernet.org (Publib Poster) Date: Wed May 18 10:05:10 2005 Subject: Video Weeding (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Santa Clara County Library - Los Altos Subject: Video Weeding We don't have separate guidelines for weeding videos, and have also found ourselves a bit crowded on our video shelving. One thing we have done as our collection grows, is to relax the limits on how many videos an individual can check out at once, and to extend the loan period. When we started videos checked out for two days; this proved to be a real clerical workload and burden, with the rapid circulation turn around, so they were changed to one week; we have just recently changed non-feature films to a 3-week circulation, the same as for books, and taken limits off of the number of non-feature videos a person can check out. I expect this will alleviate the overcrowded shelves for non-feature videos. Since our non-feature videos are catalogued the same as books, another solution would be to intershelve with the books, as we do with children's videos in some of our libraries. I do recall seeing somewhere a life expectancy of videos as being about 200 showings, so weeding after 200 circs might be appropriate, if weeding is essential; we have many more than 200 circs on some of our feature films, though, and are simply waiting for them to fall apart before discarding. I guess my inclination would be to apply the same standards as for books and other library materials - and if they are still circulating well and in good condition, and not out of date for the subject matter, I wouldn't remove a video any quicker than a book with the same characteristics. I'd be interested in seeing what cumulative responses you come up with and what conclusions you draw. Larry D. Condit Reference/Young Adult Services Los Altos Library liblosa1@cerf.net (415) 948-7048 From publll at nysernet.org Sun Aug 20 22:41:16 1995 From: publll at nysernet.org (Publib Poster) Date: Wed May 18 10:05:10 2005 Subject: public access CD-ROM (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Whittier Public Library" Subject: Re: public access CD-ROM > I just had an astoundingly pushy patron who demanded to use our public > access CD-ROM station for his own software. This situation has never come > up, so we have no policy addressing it (natch)... It can be argued (and was, at length, > by this patron), that I should know all this stuff... > Here is my question: does any library out there allow patrons to install > their own software on public access CD-ROM stations? What is the > policy? Is there any way to ensure that the existing programs are not > messed with? Have there been any problems? Funny, we just addressed this matter and decided generally against allowing patrons to install their own CD-ROM software (with the usual qualification--on a case by case basis--that will provide for an exception). Our "reason" was largely that each product is different: some require a separate floppy disk installation of software onto the hard drive, some require installation from the CD-ROM disk to the hard drive, and some require no such installation--you just run off the drive and RAM. So, we have little or no control over the use of the hard drive. Personally, I think that the argument that we "should know all this stuff" is not at all sensible. Too many products are being published as CD-ROM. We should take the initiative to discover the best product; we don't need to know installation procedures for every last one. We are considering adding CD-ROM drives to our public access computers, i.e., the ones for which we charge a very small fee to let patrons do word processing and the like. The patron who demands this sort of access, then, can pay for it. (Again, it's very inexpensive.) However, we will likely allow for exceptions depending on the availability of somebody in the library who can spend some time supervising the installation and examining the product. It's also possible that a patron will visit with a product and a good faith argument--not a complaint--as to why he or she needs to use the library's hardware. (After all, the library's hardware has been set up for all patrons's use; this argument works both for and against the complaining patron.) Dean C. Rowan Whittier Public Library From publll at nysernet.org Sun Aug 20 22:41:39 1995 From: publll at nysernet.org (Publib Poster) Date: Wed May 18 10:05:10 2005 Subject: Position Available-Maine Public Library (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: spodgajn@polar.Bowdoin.EDU (Steven Podgajny) Subject: Position Available-Maine Public Library > > Curtis Memorial Library in Brunswick, Maine seeks a full time (35 > hours) librarian with experience for reference and technical services > areas. Emphasis is on reference (27 hours) with participation in > collection development, planning, and staff supervision. > > Curtis Memorial Libray is the public library for Brunswick and > Harpswell (pop. 26,000). Utilizing a staff of 13 FTE's (9 full time), > the Library has a collection of over 95,000 items, operates a BBS, > holds ,membership in OCLC and has an annual circulation of > approximately 190,000. > > Minimum salary is $25,000 with benefits including Maine State > Retirement, health insurance (employer pays 90%), sick days and > vacation. > > Send resumes to: > Steve Podgajny > Library Director > Curtis Memorial Library > 23 Pleasant Street > Brunswick, ME 04011 > > spodgajn@polar.bowdoin.edu > > > From publll at nysernet.org Sun Aug 20 22:42:37 1995 From: publll at nysernet.org (Publib Poster) Date: Wed May 18 10:05:10 2005 Subject: POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT/ALASKA (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: SHERIF SUE _ Subject: POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT/ALASKA Outreach Services Manager Fairbanks, Alaska The Fairbanks North Star Borough Public Library is looking for a Manager of Outreach Services. This position is full-time with benefits; the salary range is $45,310-$49,120. Up to one month's salary is available for relocation expenses. The Outreach Services Manager oversees an existing branch library, a books-by-mail service for residents of bush Alaska, a literacy program, and a newly-funded van service to outlying areas of the community. Additional duties include the preparation of state and federal grant requests, participation in collection development, reference service, and the library management team. Minimum qualifications include an MLS from an ALA-accredited program; 5 years of recent experience in a public library as a professional librarian, including 2 years in a supervisory position; knowledge of budget and grant preparation; and strong interpersonal and communication skills. Applicants for this position must submit a completed Borough application form, which can be obtained from the Fairbanks North Star Borough Personnel Division, PO Box 71267, Fairbanks, Alaska 99707. The deadline for submitting applications is 5 PM ADT, Sept. 15, 1995. Requests for applications may be made by telephone: (907)459-1202 or fax: (907)459-1205. Equal Opportunity Employer. From publll at nysernet.org Mon Aug 21 22:44:26 1995 From: publll at nysernet.org (Publib Poster) Date: Wed May 18 10:05:11 2005 Subject: Vendor makes Sham Offer for Free EDGAR Access (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: James Love Subject: Vendor makes Sham Offer for Free EDGAR Access ----------------------------------------------------------------- TAP-INFO - An Internet newsletter available from listproc@tap.org ----------------------------------------------------------------- TAXPAYER ASSETS PROJECT - INFORMATION POLICY NOTE Crown Jewels Campaign - EDGAR August 21, 1995 - Data vendor holds press conference to announce "free" Internet EDGAR service to begin Oct 1, 1995. - Service, which will be run by Global Securities Information (GSI), Inc, an opponent of a government funded WEB site, is only free for 10 minute "view" of data, while printing or downloading will be available, as a "value added" service, for a fee. Standard rate is $10 per connection plus $1 per minute. - TAP will tell the SEC that the GSI proposal will not satisfy the SEC's responsibility to provide public access to the EDGAR filings. - TAP has set up a temporary unmoderated Internet discussion list (edgar-action, subscriptions from listproc@tap.org) to share information about EDGAR developments. by jamie love (love@tap.org, 202/387-8030) TAP WASHINGTON, DC -- August 21, 1995. At a 4 p.m. news conference, the Washington DC based Global Securities Information, Inc. ("GSI") announced that it would provide "free" Internet EDGAR service (FREE LIVEDGAR) to begin Oct 1, 1995. GSI officials hope that this offer will deter the SEC from providing its own government funded free Internet dissemination program. The problem with the GSI proposal, however, is that the limits on the free access are extremely restrictive, and the plan is little more than a commercial for the more functional "value added" service that GSI sells. Among the problems: - Access will be limited to 20 users at one time. - Users will be required to use proprietary GSI software. - The "free" access will be limited to 10 minute sessions, with NO downloading or printing of data.* - Downloading or printing of data will be considered a "value added" service, available from GSI for a fee. The standard rate is $10 per connection plus $1 per minute. In essence, GSI says it will provide a very limited browsing service, and then charge hefty fees for anyone who wants to download or print the data. GSI officials are trying persuade the SEC that this very limited service would satisfy SEC Chairman Arthur Levitt's recent promise that "the Commission is committed to ensure that EDGAR filings are accessible to the investing public on the Internet." At today's press conference, last monday's EDGAR conference, and in other forums, GSI has complained bitterly about having to "compete" against a "taxpayer supported" free Internet service. For more background on GSI, check out their rather limited web site (http://www.gsionline.com). The SEC is trying to decide what it can do to keep the present Internet EDGAR service available to the public. Carl Malamud, the wizard behind the Internet Multicasting Service (IMS), has offered to loan the SEC the computers and other hardware needed to run the current Internet service, and provide the SEC with free training and software. Apparently the service can be run by a single new staff position, and would cost the SEC less than $200,000 per year (compared to more than $60 million per year to "collect" the information for the full disclosure program), plus the cost to the SEC of buying its own data back from LEXIS (the firm which has a contract to "sell" the EDGAR data for the SEC). Several commercial vendors, like GSI, are expected to make pitches to the SEC for "private sector" solutions to the dissemination program, which involved any number of strings or limits to the public access. GSI and some of the less innovative data vendors saw the IMS/NYU free EDGAR Internet dissemination project as a threat to their fee based commercial services. WHAT YOU CAN DO TAP is setting up a temporary unmoderated Internet discussion list (edgar-action, subscriptions from listproc@tap.org) to share information about EDGAR developments. To subscribe, send at note to listproc@tap.org, with the message: subscribe edgar-action yourfirstname yourlastname You should also contact the key members of the SEC and Congress who are going to make decisions on this issue. Let them know, for example, what you think of a "free" Internet service that will require proprietary software, and will not allow downloading or printing of data. Remind them also that EDGAR is a database of public records, which you have alread paid $60 million per year to collect. TAP suggests that you send your thoughts by fax to the following persons. Chairman Arthur Levitt (via fax: 202/942-9646) Commissioner Steven Wallman (via fax: 202/942-9563) Securities and Exchange Commission Washington, DC 20549 Congressman Dan Frisa (via fax: 202/225-3187) U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 --------------------------------------------------------------------- TAP-INFO is an Internet Distribution List provided by the Taxpayer Assets Project (TAP). TAP was founded by Ralph Nader to monitor the management of government property, including information systems and data, government funded R&D, spectrum allocation and other government assets. TAP-INFO reports on TAP activities relating to federal information policy. TAP-INFO is archived at gopher.essential.org in the Taxpayer Assets Project directory, and at http://www.essential.org/tap/tap.html Subscription requests to tap-info to listproc@tap.org with the message: subscribe tap-info your name --------------------------------------------------------------------- Taxpayer Assets Project; P.O. Box 19367, Washington, DC 20036 v. 202/387-8030; f. 202/234-5176; internet: tap@tap.org y--------------------------------------------------------------------- From publll at nysernet.org Mon Aug 21 22:46:26 1995 From: publll at nysernet.org (Publib Poster) Date: Wed May 18 10:05:11 2005 Subject: List of listservs (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: BOCHERF@MAIL.STATE.WI.US Subject: List of listservs >Subject: list of listservs > >I need an up-to-date list of listservs for special interest groups in our >city's community services department. Specifically: for our Parks, >Beaches & Recreation people; for the Senior Services. I seem to >remember reading (online?) about a list of them from Nysernet, so this seems like the place to ask. > >June Pilsitz, Online Services Specialist >Newport Beach Public Library >nbplref@class.org If you have Web access, try the "TILE.NET/LISTSERV" at: http://www.tile.net/tile/listserv/index.html This listing covers a wide range of subjects. -- Bob ___________________________________________________________ Bob Bocher Wis. Dept. of Public Instruction, State Division for Libraries... 125 S. Webster St. Madison, WI 53707-7841 608-266-2127 fax 608-267-1052 email: bocherf@mail.state.wi.us http://www.state.wi.us/agencies/dpi/www/bob.html From publll at nysernet.org Mon Aug 21 22:47:50 1995 From: publll at nysernet.org (Publib Poster) Date: Wed May 18 10:05:11 2005 Subject: New Library Policies (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Leila Shapiro Subject: Re: New Library Policies Of course we take the customer's word. Why wouldn't one? Not doing so puts the library and the customer in adversarial positions, a lose-lose situation. On Thu, 17 Aug 1995, Mardi Durham wrote: > We at ICPL are currently in the process of developing a comprehensive > library policy (the County Commissioners, who must approve Library policies, > want to be presented with one complete document) and I would appreciate > hearing from PUBLIB subscribers about their experiences with and > policies concerning: > > 1) Dress Codes for all library staff > > and > > 2) Charging fines to library patrons for damaged video, audio, and CD-ROM > items (do you take their word for it when they say it was already > damaged when they checked it out, etc.); also, how does your policy for > damaged AV materials differ from your policy concerning damaged print > materials. > > Please reply directly to my e-mail address. > > Mardi Durham, Audiovisual Librarian > Iredell County Public Library > Statesville, NC > mjd@uncecs.edu > Leila C. Shapiro Bethesda Regional Library <<< 7400 Arlington Road Bethesda, MD 20814 >>> voice: 301-986-4300 <<>> fax: 301-986-4309 lshapiro@capaccess.org <<<<<>>>>> standard disclaimer From publll at nysernet.org Mon Aug 21 22:52:02 1995 From: publll at nysernet.org (Publib Poster) Date: Wed May 18 10:05:11 2005 Subject: ALLEY KAT BLUES (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Leila Shapiro Subject: Re: ALLEY KAT BLUES Almost all circ systems destroy borrower records, I believe. The librarian in the book didn't go to the records. She informed from personal knowledge the kinds of materials this family borrowed. On Thu, 17 Aug 1995, Sue Kamm, Inglewood Public Library wrote: > And then there's the infamous scene in ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN when our > intrepid heroes get circ information from the Library of Congress. > > Check the interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights dealing with > confidentiality of library records. Best yet, of course, is a circ > system that destroys borrowing records once materials are returned and > fines (if any) paid. > > Sue Kamm > Inglewood Public Library > 101 West Manchester Boulevard > Inglewood, CA 90301 > voice: 310/412-5613 > fax: 310/412-8848 > email: suekamm@class.org > > > Leila C. Shapiro Bethesda Regional Library <<< 7400 Arlington Road Bethesda, MD 20814 >>> voice: 301-986-4300 <<>> fax: 301-986-4309 lshapiro@capaccess.org <<<<<>>>>> standard disclaimer From publll at nysernet.org Mon Aug 21 22:52:23 1995 From: publll at nysernet.org (Publib Poster) Date: Wed May 18 10:05:11 2005 Subject: ?What's the Gaye? (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: David Tallan Subject: Re: ?What's the Gaye? On Sat, 19 Aug 1995 publib@nysernet.org wrote: > Quick, uknowledgeable, inauthentic & totally off-the-top-of-my-head > response: Might what looks like "Gaye" really be something like "Gate," > considering that our modern letter "y" used to be used differently in > Middle and Old English? > > On Thu, 17 Aug 1995, Laurie Smith wrote: > > A patron is reading Saint Peter's Fair, by Ellis Peters, one of the Brother > > Cadfael books. It shows a map of Shrewsbury Abbey and Town in the year > > 1139. Near the Jetty, Stores, and Timberyard is shown the Gaye. Can anyone > > tell me what the Gaye is? While "y" was used differently in Medieval times, it was never used as a substitute for "t". The usage of "y" and "g" used to overlap and the letter "thorn" (with the sound "th") eventually evolved into a shape that was often confused with e "y" (hence all of the "Ye Olde..." for "The Olde..."). However, there was a form of the letter "t: that was drawn like a "c" with a horizontal line stretched across the top (touching the top of the "c"). Perhaps one of these "t"s was drawn in such a way that it was confused with a "y"? Hoping this helps, David Tallan talland@gov.on.ca Snail: 42 Camberwell Rd. Toronto, ON M6C 3E8 From publll at nysernet.org Mon Aug 21 22:52:39 1995 From: publll at nysernet.org (Publib Poster) Date: Wed May 18 10:05:11 2005 Subject: Children's Position-S.W. PA. (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: monpublib@shrsys.hslc.org Subject: Children's Position-S.W. PA. LIBRARIAN-CHILDREN'S SERVICES CONSULTANT, in a newly expanded District Library Center in Southwestern Pennsylvania, 25 miles South of Pittsburgh. Full time, with benefits. Need creative, energetic person who works well with people and is enthusiastic about the challenge of a newly created position: advise on children's services to 36 district libraries of various sizes; coordinate district-wide children's activities; supervise a graphics and public relations program. Qualifications: ALA accredited MLS, driver's license, minimum 2 years public library experience working with children. Apply to: S. Fred Natale, MONESSEN PUBLIC LIBRARY, 326 Donner Avenue, Monessen, Pa. 15062-1182, 412/684-4750. Equal Opportunity Employer. From publll at nysernet.org Mon Aug 21 22:52:59 1995 From: publll at nysernet.org (Publib Poster) Date: Wed May 18 10:05:11 2005 Subject: Leasing videos (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: au748@yfn.ysu.edu (Dale J. Greenbaum) Subject: Leasing videos I am not aware of any company that leases videos. We have been buying used videos now for many years...the new, popular $95 titles for around $37 each. This has been very successful for our library system. We have been able to buy more videos and supply more copies. Even after the initial popularity of the video dies down, circulation remains high. We have seven locations and since we are not able to purchase seven copies of every title we want to provide to the public, we rotate seven video units on a monthly basis between our libraries. This also has been very successful. Dale Greenbaum AV Coordinator Geauga County Public Library Chardon, Ohio 216-286-6811 au748@yfn.ysu.edu -- ***************************************************************** Dale Greenbaum Audiovisual Coordinator Geauga County Public Library From publll at nysernet.org Mon Aug 21 22:53:21 1995 From: publll at nysernet.org (Publib Poster) Date: Wed May 18 10:05:11 2005 Subject: public access CD-ROM (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Eric Norton Subject: re:public access CD-ROM Besides the fact that a patron using their software on a CD-ROM terminal could well inadvertantly or advertantly (?) cause all sorts of problems in your computer guts, while they are working away at their personal program they are denying other users access to the CD-ROM resources. The CD-ROMS are the resource that you are providing, if I understand you correctly, not the computers themselves. Using a computer this way would be tantamount to someone arriving in the library, removing your public access typewriter from its table and proceeding to use the desk as a wood-working bench. Write the policy regarding public use, which should be a straightforward, "Sorry, we don't allow that" and explain why. In the meantime, if you continue to get requests for platforms for personal software, you can consider computers for that specific purpose. Then you step beyond providing the media to providing access tools (more complicated, more expensive, etc. A new can of worms). Eric Norton Searching for a Job at Somewhere Public Library, USA norton@alexia.lis.uiuc.edu From publll at nysernet.org Mon Aug 21 22:55:51 1995 From: publll at nysernet.org (Publib Poster) Date: Wed May 18 10:05:11 2005 Subject: public access CD-ROM (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Sue Kamm, Inglewood Public Library" Subject: Re: public access CD-ROM After reading a couple of posts on this thread, perhaps the solution would be to buy a computer for public use that enables the user to mount his/her own CD-ROM. If you can get your Friends to buy you one, so much the better :) I would post a disclaimer on such a computer that the library is not liable for damage to software or CD-ROMs, nor for viruses (although I'd mount anti-virus software on the system). Yet another solution is to lock (physically) the CD-ROM drives, and entrust the key to whoever is responsible for changing the disks. You can always say you don't have a key :) (Yes, I know that's a copout and no substitute for a policy.) Sue Kamm Inglewood Public Library 101 West Manchester Boulevard Inglewood, CA 90301 voice: 310/412-5613 fax: 310/412-8848 email: suekamm@class.org From publll at nysernet.org Mon Aug 21 22:56:13 1995 From: publll at nysernet.org (Publib Poster) Date: Wed May 18 10:05:11 2005 Subject: Staff Evaluation of Director (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: CASKEY@midyork.lib.ny.us Subject: RE: Staff Evaluation of Director Our library board has asked me to create an evaluation for staff to use for the director, also. I would appreciate any samples that anyone might have to share. Thank you! Mary Lou Caskey, Assistant Director Mid-York Library System 1600 Lincoln Ave. Utica, NY 13502 (315) 735-8328 caskey@midyork.lib.ny.us From publll at nysernet.org Mon Aug 21 22:56:39 1995 From: publll at nysernet.org (Publib Poster) Date: Wed May 18 10:05:11 2005 Subject: Favorite Internet Books (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: michelle@demco.com (Michelle K.) Subject: Favorite Internet Books Is there a favorite reference book that you yourself use to learn more about the internet? I would be interested in learning more about how libraries are using the internet, and if you have come across anything (book related) that has helped you or someone on your staff. Thanks! Michelle Michelle Krajewski Audio Visual Manager Demco, Inc. 4810 Forest Run Road Madison, WI 53704 1-800-356-8394 ext. 530 From publll at nysernet.org Mon Aug 21 22:57:12 1995 From: publll at nysernet.org (Publib Poster) Date: Wed May 18 10:05:11 2005 Subject: public access CD-ROM (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: bville1@nysernet.org (Meg Van Patten) Subject: Re: public access CD-ROM We have public access microcomputers where we allow people to insert their own software or use the programs we have installed. When we move to our new location one of the new computers in the computer lab will probably have a CD-ROM drive where patrons could do the same. The networked reference CD's will be housed in a special closet accessed by staff only, patrons will be able to sit at terminals in the reference department and children's department. I will not allow patrons to load their own CD's onto the network, they will need to use the CD drive in the public access computer lab. The policy would be the same as it is for the use of any other products in the computer lab. Which are summarized as follows; 1- Patrons may make appointments for 1 or 2 hours a day. 2- They must follow copyright regulations. 3- Anything found loaded onto the hard drive will be romvoed by a staff pers= on. 4- There is no charge for dot matrix copies and 25=A2 per page for laser copies, even it they provide their own paper. 5- Reserved slots will be given to other patrons if the person has not shown after 10 minutes. Meg :-) ****************************************************************************= **** /\ ______/ \______ We have sidewalks and steps | _ | /\ | _ | |=3D|_|| || ||_| | mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm | | O O | | | | O O | | \ \________________/ / \__________________/ Library moving day 2 1/2 months and counting. :-) Margaret (Meg) Van Patten 315-635-5825 (voice) Reference and Adult Services Librarian 315-635-6760 (fax) Baldwinsville Public Library bville1@nysernet.org ()e-mai= l) 43 Oswego Street Baldwinsville, New York 13027 From publll at nysernet.org Mon Aug 21 22:57:45 1995 From: publll at nysernet.org (Publib Poster) Date: Wed May 18 10:05:11 2005 Subject: Video Leasing (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: White Plains Public Library Subject: Re: Video Leasing On Thu, 17 Aug, jlenze wrote: > > Does anyone know of a company which offers a leasing program for Videos? > We are looking for a way to better meet the demand for hot videos. Any > help would be appreciated. > Why bother? Do you really think it's the public library's job to try to compete with your local Blockbuster store and waste all that money on items which have, at best, transitory use? Let's face it, it's hard to imagine that anyone who's that desperate to see "Interview with the vampire" can't come up with the $3.50 to do so. We allocate 60% of our budget to purchasing "non-fiction" video titles, which are very hard for people to get anywhere else, and 40% to feature films. We also do not circulate any feature film title we buy until it has been out on video for at least six months. In the case of really hot titles, we often wait a year. We used to try to provide hot new videos, but realized after a while that it was a futile effort - if the video stores can't do it, we certainly wouldn't be able to. So we instituted the new policy, which seems to work well. We still occasionally get requests for new titles, but most of our patrons understand our rationale for not buying them when we explain. From publll at nysernet.org Mon Aug 21 23:00:12 1995 From: publll at nysernet.org (Publib Poster) Date: Wed May 18 10:05:11 2005 Subject: Large Print Magazines (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Dewitt Community Library Subject: Large Print Magazines Does anyone know of any Large Print magazines or newspapers (besides "Readers' Digest") that are of a general nature? I've scanned my references here and haven't come up with anything yet. TIA, my patron will appreciate the help. Lisa Grothman DeWitt Community Library DeWitt, NY From publll at nysernet.org Mon Aug 21 23:00:32 1995 From: publll at nysernet.org (Publib Poster) Date: Wed May 18 10:05:11 2005 Subject: public access CD-ROM (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: SHANNON VAN HEMERT Subject: Re: public access CD-ROM What effect does a copyrighted CD-ROM have on this issue of installing the software on a library PC? Do the licenses that are purchased with the package allow for this? Shannon VanHemert Children's Librarian, Memphis Public Library senti@delphi.com or pyowner@nysernet.org From publll at nysernet.org Tue Aug 22 22:59:32 1995 From: publll at nysernet.org (Publib Poster) Date: Wed May 18 10:05:11 2005 Subject: Public Access CD-ROM (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: sbenson@bilbo.pic.net (Steven Benson) Subject: Re: Public Access CD-ROM A facet of this situation not yet mentioned but certainly needing consideration are licensing agreements. It may be that CD-ROM software license agreements are more liberal than those on floppy disc media but I wouldn't bet on it. Even though you would need the CD to use the software, these programs do install programs on your hard drive. There are license agreements that flat out prohibit the installation of their software on two machines. Does the patron have a copy on her/his machine at home? Do you know what the license agreement is for that particular software? To my mind, these are overriding considerations that justify a policy of not allowing patrons to use their personal software on library machines. I looked through my few CD-ROM's looking for license agreements and found that the agreement had been separate from the manual and I had tossed everything but the manuals & software. Perhaps some who can locate their license agreements could summarize what the agreement allows so we can have some concrete examples. Steven Benson -- System administrator Richardson Public Library Richardson, TX 75080 sbenson@pic.net From publll at nysernet.org Tue Aug 22 23:00:07 1995 From: publll at nysernet.org (Publib Poster) Date: Wed May 18 10:05:11 2005 Subject: Favorite Internet Books (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Lesley Williams Subject: Re: Favorite Internet Books Michelle, There are *SO* many Internet books, and of course they're out of date almost as soon as you buy them! My favorite general intro and user's guide would be *The Whole Internet* by Ed Krol; good explanations, illustrations, and lists of sites to explore. Internet World's *On Internet* is an excellent source for locating discussion groups, community information nets, and electronic texts, but it doesn't have much "how-to" information. I was a little disappointed in *Internet for Dummies*, but if you like the "tips 'n tricks" approach and can stand the breezy style, you'll pick up plenty of ideas. Finally, a new book I just noticed at Barnes and Noble: *Cultural Treasures on the Internet*, a guide to downloadable art, full-texts of literary and historical works, and sites promoting the study of the humanities. Lesley Williams Electronic Resources Specialist Arlington Heights Memorial Library Opinions and information given above are personal, and do not reflect official library policy or statements. From publll at nysernet.org Tue Aug 22 23:01:27 1995 From: publll at nysernet.org (Publib Poster) Date: Wed May 18 10:05:11 2005 Subject: COMMON SENSE IN CYBERSPACE (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Vigdor Schreibman - FINS Subject: COMMON SENSE IN CYBERSPACE (fwd) COMMON SENSE IN CYBERSPACE A Cause for People Power (28K) By Vigdor Schreibman This essay discuses the corrupt conduct of the corporate dominated legislative process now working its way through the US Congress in formulating telecommunications reform bills [S. 652; H.R. 1555]. It includes relevant information concerning the multibillion dollar premium prices paid recently for ABC, CBS buyouts, the monopoly/ oligopoly tendencies of industry consolidations, and why this is likely to grow, and the coming showdown in which citizens can assert their sovereign power to bring about better alternatives. The work is divided into three sections: Breakdown in Congress Filling the Bellies of the Behemoths The Politics of People Power To obtain a free etext of "Common Sense in Cyberspace" send a message to fins@access.digex.net, with the message: SEND PEOPLE POWER Vigdor Schreibman - FINS From publll at nysernet.org Tue Aug 22 23:02:15 1995 From: publll at nysernet.org (Publib Poster) Date: Wed May 18 10:05:11 2005 Subject: Internet Access-Time Limits? (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Newnan-Coweta Public Library Subject: RE: Internet Access-Time Limits? Our library will begin offering internet access to the patron beginning September 20. This will be available on from 2-6 terminals - not sure of exact number yet. I am trying to plan ahead to eliminate problems. One potential problem I see is the person who will sit there "surfing" for hours if unchecked. I am thinking about limiting the time to one hour blocks on each workstation, unless no other patron has signed up for a terminal. Can someone share with me any approach you used to this? Also any other administartive problems you've encountered and how to deal with them. Thanks so much for any input! Please relpy directly to my new personal e-mail address : wskelton@westga.edu . Bill Skelton, Reference Librarian Newnan Coweta Public Library 25 Hospital Road Newnan, GA 30263 From publll at nysernet.org Tue Aug 22 23:02:37 1995 From: publll at nysernet.org (Publib Poster) Date: Wed May 18 10:05:11 2005 Subject: confidentiality of patron records in the United Kingdom (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Heather Campbell 904/696-4317 Subject: confidentiality of patron records in the United Kingdom Concerning Mary Ann Gilpatrick's post, a question: Do the British have similar rules concerning the confidentiality of patron loan records, etc.? Heather Campbell Jacksonville (FL) Public Libraries (campbeh1@mail.firn.edu) From publll at nysernet.org Tue Aug 22 23:03:56 1995 From: publll at nysernet.org (Publib Poster) Date: Wed May 18 10:05:11 2005 Subject: Resistance to working with computers (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Bob Gaines Subject: Resistance to working with computers Several persons have asked me to post the responses to the following question which I posted last month: One of our member librarians has asked me to find out what has worked in other libraries to change staff attitudes toward computers. This director's staff apparently relies on her to deal with most computer-related matters and resists learning more on their own. For example, the director purchased CD-ROM programs for patron use, but the staff has resisted learning enough about using the programs to assist patrons. Few of the staff use a word processor or have indicated an interest in learning. This library has an integrated library system, but the staff, including the person assigned responsibility for system administration, seem uninterested in learning more about the system than required to perform their explicit responsibilities. There are about 9 staff, most without formal training as librarians. Bob Gaines Central Texas Library System gaines@tenet.edu 512-499-7489 **** The replies follow (I deleted the names--even though several had no objection--because it was easier to edit): It seems like the computer phobes are in serious need of heavy-duty inservice. Have the director contact the vendor and ask for a day's training or find the funds to send people out for training. Take the onus of responsibility off her and make it less of a personal issue. She should then take a few days off and leave them to deal with it! In this day and age, an entire staff that has their collective head in the sand cannot be tolerated. The experience alone should be useful to any of them should they want to change jobs. Almost every business has some computer application these days. They do themselves NO service by avoiding it. On the other hand, maybe the director has been too controlling and secretive about how the system works and has put people off in that way. It might be a form of rebellion that has little to do with the machine itself and everything to do with the personnel dynamics! *** Bob--we gave in-house workshops on using word perfect, and we had training sessions for reference librarians on the various CDROM products...including handouts with questions to be answered. The library also paid for anyone who wanted to take a few basic computer and word processing courses at the local college. learning t