From plib2 at webjunction.org Fri Oct 1 20:49:33 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:29 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Online Policy Group Wins Copyright Case Against Diebold (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Will Doherty Subject: Online Policy Group Wins Copyright Case Against Diebold Online Policy Group Media Release For Immediate Release: Thursday, September 30, 2004 Contact: Will Doherty Executive Director Online Policy Group press@onlinepolicy.org +1 415 826-3532 (office), +1 415 425-3936 (cell) Wendy Seltzer Attorney Electronic Frontier Foundation wendy@eff.org +1 415 436-9333 x125 (office), +1 914 374-0613 (cell) Online Policy Group Wins Copyright Case Against Diebold Lawsuit Provides Recourse for ISPs Defending Free Speech San Jose, CA - In a landmark case in which the Online Policy Group sued voting machine manufacturer Diebold, Inc., a California district court has determined that Diebold incorrectly claimed that online commentators had infringed the company's copyrights. Diebold is thus the first company to be held liable for violating section 512(f) of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), which makes it unlawful to use DMCA takedown threats when the copyright holder knows that infringement has not actually occurred. The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and the Center for Internet and Society Cyberlaw Clinic at Stanford Law School sued on behalf of nonprofit Internet Service Provider (ISP) Online Policy Group (OPG) and two Swarthmore students to prevent Diebold's abusive copyright claims from silencing public debate about voting. Diebold sent dozens of cease-and-desist letters to ISPs hosting leaked internal documents revealing flaws in Diebold's e-voting machines. The company claimed copyright violations and used the DMCA to demand that the documents be taken down. One ISP, OPG, refused to remove them in the name of free speech, and thus became the first ISP to test whether it would be held liable for the actions of its users in such a situation. "This decision is a victory for free speech and for transparency in discussions of electronic voting technology," said Wendy Seltzer, an EFF staff attorney who worked on the case. "Judge Fogel recognized the fair use of copyrighted materials in critical discussion and gave speakers a remedy when their speech is chilled by improper claims of copyright infringement." OPG Executive Director Will Doherty said, "This ruling means that we have legal recourse to protect ourselves and our clients when we are sent misleading or abusive takedown notices." In his decision, Judge Jeremy Fogel wrote, "No reasonable copyright holder could have believed that the portions of the email archive discussing possible technical problems with Diebold's voting machines were protected by copyright... the Court concludes as a matter of law that Diebold knowingly materially misrepresented that Plaintiffs infringed Diebold's copyright interest." For this release: http://www.onlinepolicy.org/media/040930opgvdieboldorder.shtml More info on OPG v. Diebold case, including judge's decision: http://www.onlinepolicy.org/action/legpolicy/opg_v_diebold/ About OPG: The Online Policy Group (OPG) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to online policy research, outreach, and action on issues such as access, privacy, and digital defamation. The organization fulfills its motto of "One Internet With Equal Access for All" through projects such as donation-based email, email list hosting, website hosting, domain registrations, colocation services, technical consulting, educational training, and refurbished computer donations. OPG focuses on Internet participants' civil liberties and human rights, like access, privacy, safety, and serving schools, libraries, disabled, elderly, youth, women, and sexual, gender, and ethnic minorities. Find out more at http://www.onlinepolicy.org -end- From plib2 at webjunction.org Fri Oct 1 20:49:43 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:29 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] First CfP: ECDL2005 - Vienna / Austria (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Francesca Borri Subject: First CfP: ECDL2005 - Vienna / Austria This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --Boundary_(ID_SM+/5ACXThur1zcJTfEKzg) Content-type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable [Apologies for cross postings. Please, re-distribute] *************************** * CALL FOR PAPERS * *************************** ECDL European Conference on Digital Libraries ( http://www.ecdl2005.org ) September 18-23, 2005, Vienna, Austria ************* Introduction: ECDL 2005 is the 9th conference in the series of European Digital Library conferences. ECDL has become the major European conference on digital libraries, and associated technical, practical, and social issues, bringing together researchers, developers, content providers and users in the field. ECDL 2005 is jointly organized by the Vienna University of Technology (VUT), the Austrian National Library (=D6NB), = and the Austrian Computer Society (OCG). The conference will take place in the Vienna Technical University.=20 **************** Important dates: Workshop Proposal Deadline: January 28 Workshop Acceptance Notification: February 27 Paper/Tutorial/Panel submission Deadline: March 1 Acceptance Notifications: May 15 Final version of Papers: June 3 Conference: September 18-23 ******* Topics: Topics of contributions include (but are not limited to): - Concepts of Digital Libraries and Digital Documents - System Architectures, Integration and Interoperability - Information Organization, Search and Usage - User Studies and System Evaluation - Digital Preservation - Digital Library Applications ************ Submissions: Submissions are invited for full or short papers, posters, demonstrations, panels, tutorials and workshops. All contributions will be reviewed by members of the programm comitee. The proceedings of the conference will be published by Springer in the series of Lecture Notes in Computer Science, in hard copy and electronic form. The full text of papers is required at initial submission stage. Papers must be submitted electronically via the submission web page. It is expected that accepted papers are presented by an/the author at the conference. Details of the submission guidelines will be published on the conference website at http://www.ecdl2005.org.=20 ********************* Organization Commitee: General chair:=20 A Min Tjoa, Vienna University of Technology, Austria =20 Program Chairs:=20 Andreas Rauber, Vienna University of Technology , Austria Stavros Christodoulakis, Technical University of Crete , Greece =20 Poster & Demo Chairs:=20 Giuseppe Amato, Istituto di scienza e technologie dell'informazione "A.Faedo" , Italy Pavel Zezula, Masaryk University Brno , Czech =20 Workshop Chairs:=20 Fabio Crestani, University of Strathclyde , United Kingdom Dieter Merkl, University of Western Sydney , Australia =20 Panel Chairs:=20 L=E1szl=F3 Kov=E1cs, Hungarian Academy of Sciences , Hungary Ed Fox, Virginia Tech University , United States of America =20 Tutorial Chairs:=20 Nozha Boujemaa, Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (INRIA) , France Shin'ichi Satoh, National Institute of Informatics , Japan =20 Best Paper Award Chair: Erich Neuhold, Fraunhofer - IPSI, Germany =20 Publicity Chairs: Julien Masanes, Biblioth=E8que nationale de France , France Michael Bauer, Technische Universit=E4t M=FCnchen , Germany =20 Local Organizing Chairs: Eugen Muehlvenzl, Austrian Computer Society , Austria Max Kaiser, Austrian National Library , Austria Alexander Schatten, Vienna University of Technology , Austria Carl Rauch, Vienna University of Technology , Austria --Boundary_(ID_SM+/5ACXThur1zcJTfEKzg) Content-type: text/plain; name=ECDL2005_CfP.TXT Content-transfer-encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Content-disposition: attachment; filename=ECDL2005_CfP.TXT [Apologies for cross postings. Please, re-distribute]=0D=0A=0D=0A= =0D=0A ***************************=0D=0A * = CALL FOR PAPERS *=0D=0A ***************************= =0D=0A=0D=0A ECDL European Conference on Digital Libraries=0D=0A= =0D=0A ( http://www.ecdl2005.org )=0D=0A September= 18-23, 2005, Vienna, Austria=0D=0A=0D=0A*************=0D=0AIntroduct= ion:=0D=0A=0D=0AECDL 2005 is the 9th conference in the series of Euro= pean Digital Library conferences. ECDL has become the major European = conference on digital libraries, and associated technical, practical,= and social issues, bringing together researchers, developers, conten= t providers and users in the field. ECDL 2005 is jointly organized by= the Vienna University of Technology (VUT), the Austrian National Lib= rary (=D6NB), and the Austrian Computer Society (OCG). 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Greg McClay shush.ws From plib2 at webjunction.org Fri Oct 1 20:50:32 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:29 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Christian or uplifting fiction? (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Judy A" Subject: Christian or uplifting fiction? Interesting, I thought the original question was uplifiting or decent fiction for teens. Which may or may not be the same as Christian (imagine a poor gay teen picking up Christian fiction that tells him he is bad). I find that much science fiction is good stuff, uplifting, often with a moral. Orson Scott Card is very popular with teens and his stuff is clean with a good message without hitting heavy. Christopher Stasheff is a history instructor who has done some fantasy-sci fi combos that are as much about middle ages history as science fiction and should please a broad range. Lots of others as well. Judy Anderson Tillamook, OR Visible and Vocal Librarian www.cafeshops.com/vavlibrarian & >Topic No. 8 > >Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2004 19:18:10 -0700 (PDT) >From: "Tracy Luscombe" <tluscombe@mckinneytexas.org> >To: publib <publib@webjunction.org> >Subject: Christian fiction for teens >Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.4.10.10409291918080.9532-100000@webjunction.org> > >----344510-7129147-1017340393=:3379 >Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="iso-8859-1" >Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > >Try this web site > >http://christianteens.about.com/library/blbookfiction.htm > >Also, try www.christianbook.com and click on Fiction at the top. > >Christian authors that are good for youth or adults are: > >T. Davis Bunn >Beverly Lewis >Gilbert Morris >Janette Oke >Lori Wick > > >Hope these help out. > >Tracy Luscombe _________________________________________________________________ Don’t just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/ From plib2 at webjunction.org Fri Oct 1 20:50:58 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:29 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Bicycle locks -- revisited (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Phalbe Henriksen Subject: Bicycle locks -- revisited Folks, October 1 -- the first day of the new fiscal year! I bought two OnGuard bicycle locks this morning. I chose that brand because it's got 5 keys per. I'm making up temporary thingies for the keys using paint sticks and clothes pins. I'll ask Maintenance to come up with something sturdier. As soon as the glue dries, I'll put the locks out on the bicycle rack and put up a sign saying "Ask for key at desk." I've barcoded the paint sticks and set a $5.00 replacement price. I want the children to have library cards, but I think I'll make a generic one, just in case. These kids are poor. Phalbe **************************************************** Phalbe Henriksen Director Bradford County Public Library 105 E. Jackson St. Starke, FL 32091-3396 bradford@neflin.org / phenriksen@neflin.org v (904) 964-6400 fax (904) 964-9463 "Just who is Elsie, and why do we always do what she says, even though she never comes to any meetings?" From plib2 at webjunction.org Fri Oct 1 20:51:23 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:29 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Re: Computer ownership/Internet use (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Jim Deane Subject: Re: Computer ownership/Internet use The end result may not be as attractive as you think. Who do you think will be paying to subsidize the extreme cost to the companies required to provide "equal access" to rural clients? Are you willing to double or triple the monthly bill for your home DSL so that everyone, everywhere, can have the same access and speed you have? Even in cities the infrastructure can't handle what you're proposing. Three years ago I lived about one mile away from where I am now, still solidly in the residential area of my town. Because of the distance to the telephone substation, there was no DSL access. Sure, they could upgrade the equipment, but the money has to come from somewhere. The digital divide would not shrink, it would just reduce the geographic divide and substantially increase the economic divide. However, if we allow technology to run its course without undue government interference, rural customers will eventually have full speed internet access. The infrastructure is more similar to telephone access than it is to water line access. It is happening already--wireless internet access is being offered to rural areas around my town by a local internet startup company. The service has been expanding for a few years now, and there is no reason to think it won't continue to grow. There are tradeoffs to living in rural areas. One of the big ones is limited access to infrastructure. If you're not wiling to put up with that, you have to either pay for it, build it yourself, or move to within reach of the (police, fire department, shopping mall, water, gas, sewer, internet) infrastructure. Jim Phalbe Henriksen wrote: >"This gap probably has much to do with the low population density and >high cost of service in these locales, as well as the lower levels of >income and education that characterize rural areas." > >I.E. profit. > >Pew points out something very obscurely, I'm thinking. The "low >population density" doesn't have anything to do with how people who >don't want neighbors nearby feel about internet access, but how few >internet providers are willing to give them service. Cable TV, for >instance, still doesn't provide service to many rural people, so why >would they, or any internet service provider, think they could make a >profit by providing internet access in those areas? > >Several years ago, I read an article about North Carolina, in which they >said that the governor (or was that the legislature?) had required the >telephone companies to offer even the most remote users the same access >and speed that people in the most densly populated areas had. It was all >about equality. > >I've never followed that up, so I don't know if it happened, but, think >about it, what if *all* 50 states required that? Suddenly the *digital >divide* would shrink down from Grand-Canyon-size to creek-size! > >phalbe Henriksen ~ hurricane survivor >director >Bradford County Public Library >Starke, FL > > > > > > > From plib2 at webjunction.org Fri Oct 1 20:52:05 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:29 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Job Announcement (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: jjohnstun@idaho-lynx.org Subject: Job Announcement The Twin Falls Public Library would like to post the following: Library Director The Library Selection Committee of Twin Falls Public Library seeks candidates for the position of Library Director. The position requires a Master in Library Science from an accredited ALA program, in addition to three years as a public library administrator or highly similar experience in another position. A superior candidate will be a strong manager with idealism, a consensus builder with proven leadership abilities, an experienced leader in building projects, and a facilitator who can bring people together to support shared goals for services. Twin Falls is a community of 38,000 located at the edge of the spectacular Snake River Canyon and is the commercial center of Idaho's "Magic Valley". The Library is a strong component of a rich array of activities and services in a vibrant community. The Staff of 18 FTEs works in a 42,000 square foot building with plans to add another 30,000 square feet in the next two years. The 2005 budget is $1.1 million, with additional major support from a very active Library Foundation. Annual circulation is 310,000, and current, broad, and varied collections exceed 165,000 items. Electronic services are shared in a nine member consortium. For more information about the Library, check out our website at www.twinfallspubliclibrary.org. or contact us at (208)733-2964 ext. 102. Competitive placement salary is to be based upon qualifications. Excellent benefits provided. Please submit resume, salary progression, cover letter, and five work-related references by November 1, 2004 to: Library Director Selection Committee Twin Falls Public Library 201 Fourth Avenue East Twin Falls, Idaho 83301 or Fax: (208) 733-2965 From plib2 at webjunction.org Fri Oct 1 20:52:10 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:29 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Librarian I, Los Angeles, California (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Martha Teran" Subject: Librarian I, Los Angeles, California Librarian I Salary: $3,378.82 - $4,187.82 Exam No.: Q8334P For information, please visit the Public Library Website at: http://www.colapublib.org Career Opportunities, Examination announcements. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE: A Master of Library Science degree - OR - completion of 36 graduate quarter units (24 graduate semester units) in a library science curriculum leading to a Master of Library Science degree. Persons who are successful in this examination, but who do not have a Master of Library Science degree, will be appointed on a temporary basis until this degree is obtained. Bulletin No.: 461-255 ********************************************************************* Due to deletion of content types excluded from this list by policy, this multipart message was reduced to a single part, and from there to a plain text message. ********************************************************************* From plib2 at webjunction.org Fri Oct 1 20:52:16 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:29 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Head, Marketing Services/Development Officer, Los Angeles, (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Martha Teran" Subject: Head, Marketing Services/Development Officer, Los Angeles, HEAD, MARKETING SERVICES/DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, LIBRARY ANNUAL SALARY: $67, 262 - $100,894 (MAP RANGE 9) EXAM NO.: Q1595A For information, please visit the Public Library Website at: http://www.colapublib.org Career Opportunities, Examination announcements. The Head, Marketing Services/Development Officer, Library reports to the County Librarian and is responsible for developing and implementing marketing and fund development strategic plans for the Library; developing and managing grant writing activities for the benefit of the Library; and providing leadership and direction for the Library Foundation's fund-raising efforts. SELECTION REQUIREMENTS: OPTION I: Five years experience developing, administering, directing and evaluating a comprehensive marketing or public relations program including fund development for a not-for-profit or public agency; OR OPTION II: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Public Relations, Business Administration, or related field and three years of experience managing a large marketing program including fund development for a not-for-profit or public agency. Proof of Bachelor's degree must be submitted with the application at the time of filing. REQUIREMENT INFORMATION: Accredited institutions are those listed in the publications of regional, national or international accrediting agencies which are accepted by the Department of Human Resources. Publications such as American Universities and Colleges and International Handbook of Universities are acceptable references. Also acceptable if appropriate, are degrees that have been evaluated and deemed to be equivalent to degrees from United States accredited institutions by an academic credential evaluation agency recognized by The National Association of Credential Evaluation Services. Bulletin No.: 461-276 ********************************************************************* Due to deletion of content types excluded from this list by policy, this multipart message was reduced to a single part, and from there to a plain text message. ********************************************************************* From plib2 at webjunction.org Fri Oct 1 20:52:21 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:29 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Job Posting (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Linda Adams" Subject: Job Posting LIBRARY COOPERATIVE DIRECTOR, Northland Library Cooperative, Alpena, MI, = seeks a creative and energetic professional to lead the cooperative in a = time of changing services. The director is responsible for planning, = organizing, directing and coordinating all activities and services of a = cooperative located in rural northern Michigan. Duties include = facilitating collaborative services of 21 member libraries and affiliate = multi-type libraries serving a population of 210,000 and directing a = Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. The director travels = throughout the region to provide consulting and training. In addition = to grant writing, strategic planning, and lobbying, the director manages = the finances and budget of the cooperative, oversees 5 FTE employees, = and is responsible to a board. REQUIRED: ALA/MLS, MI Librarian's = Permanent Professional certificate or eligibility, and 4 years of = progressively responsible administrative experience. Desired qualities = include excellent interpersonal and communication skills and the ability = to work in a team environment. The candidate must also possess a = working knowledge of the Internet and related library technologies. = Salary: minimum $52,000 with a benefit package and liberal vacation. = Deadline for applications, November 30, 2004. Send letter of = application, resume, and the names, addresses, and phone numbers of = three professional references to Director Search Committee, P.O. Box = 160, Indian River, MI 49749. For more information see, = http://nlc.lib.mi.us/director/ or contact Maureen Derenzy at (989) = 732-5841. No fax or email resumes accepted. =20 ********************************************************************* Due to deletion of content types excluded from this list by policy, this multipart message was reduced to a single part, and from there to a plain text message. ********************************************************************* From plib2 at webjunction.org Fri Oct 1 20:52:33 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:29 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Family Literacy Resource Bibliography (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Paul Deane" Subject: Family Literacy Resource Bibliography I have a resource bibliography on Family Literacy that I developed as a handout for a presentation at the Illinois Library Association = conference this week. It contains books and websites on family literacy, adult literacy, emergent literacy, PACT, parenting, and family support. I do = not intend it to be any kind of comprehensive bibliography on Family = Literacy, Barbara Wasik has just published that. I am doing a guide to resources = for a Family Literacy practitioner (including librarians). I will be glad = to send copy in .htm format to anyone interested. Send my your email = address. I am assuming that our listserv will not allow attachments. =20 I want to keep developing this resource and would love to have people = look at it and give me suggestions for their favorite resources. I plan to = start adding journal citations soon as well as building on the curriculum = aspect for emergent literacy and adult literacy. =20 =20 =20 Paul Deane pauldeane@sbcglobal.net 847-590-1207 315 N. Lincoln Lane Arlington Heights, IL 60004 =20 ********************************************************************* Due to deletion of content types excluded from this list by policy, this multipart message was reduced to a single part, and from there to a plain text message. ********************************************************************* From plib2 at webjunction.org Fri Oct 1 20:52:39 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:29 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Current Librarian Vacancies - CCPL&IC, Fayetteville, NC October, 2004 (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Donnette Hall" Subject: Current Librarian Vacancies - CCPL&IC, Fayetteville, NC October, 2004 Cumberland County, located in the heart of North Carolina, offers a mixture of cultural diversity and southern hospitality. In addition to a dynamic award-winning library system, our area has a beautiful climate, cultural activities, dining and shopping, recreation, golf, and nightlife. Recent in-house promotions have created openings in key positions. We are now recruiting for: Division Manager (Operations Services) Position #LIB0035: Performs complex administrative and advanced professional library work in organizing and directing the Library's Operations Services in the most efficient and effective manner possible. Supervises the managers of the Computer Services and Technical Services Departments and Assistant Manager of Operations and related staff in services including facilities and grounds maintenance, custodial and courier services, furniture and equipment, security and related service. Manages technology planning and implementation for the library system. Requirements include: MLS degree and 5 years experience as a library professional in a public library system including 3 years supervisory experience working with all levels of library personnel. Salary range is $42,301-$69,797/yr. Division Manager (Public Services) Position #LIB0003: Performs complex administrative and advanced professional library work in organizing and directing the Library's Public Services in the most efficient and effective manner possible. Supervises the managers of Cliffdale, North and East Regional branches, Youth Services and Mobile Outreach Services and all other branches, staff and services under their supervision. Coordinates adult programming and resources of the library system. Requirements include: MLS degree and 5 years experience as a library professional in a public library system including 3 years supervisory experience working with all levels of library personnel. Salary range is $42,301-$69,797/yr. Librarian II (Youth Services Mgr) Position # LIB0046: Searching for librarian to supervise and coordinate the library's children's and young adult services. Candidates must have 18-24 months experience as a MLS professional librarian. Six months supervisory experience preferred. Salary range is $32,267-$53,241/yr. Position located at Headquarters Library. Librarian I (Ref & Information Services) Position # LIB0056: Provides information/reference services (electronic and print) to library customers; including answering reference questions. Salary range is $29,417-$48,538/yr. Position located at North Regional Branch. Requirements: Masters degree in Library Science (MLS). Must have access to transportation and have and maintain a valid NC driver's license with an acceptable driving record, or obtain a valid NC driver's license within 30 days of hire. Negative drug test required. Resume with three references will initially be accepted for review; however, a completed County application is necessary. An application form can be downloaded and completed on the following site: http://www.cumberland.lib.nc.us/countyapp.doc Print and mail your application to: Ms. Donnette Hall, Personnel Admin. Assistant, CCPL&IC, 300 Maiden Lane, Fayetteville, NC 28301-5000. For further information, contact Ms. Hall at (910) 483-1580 ext 140, FAX: (910) 486-5372; mailto:dhall@cumberland.lib.nc.us. Other employment opportunities will be listed on our web site at: Cumberland County Library - Current Vacancies Please visit us soon. From plib2 at webjunction.org Fri Oct 1 20:52:46 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:29 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Breaking News, October 1 American Libraries Online (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Gordon Flagg" Subject: Breaking News, October 1 American Libraries Online Breaking News, October 1 American Libraries Online For full stories, visit > Federal Judge Strikes Down Patriot Act's Section 505 > LC Announces Eight Digital Preservation Partners > Library Associations Endorse Declaration on WIPO > Seattle Plans to Cut Bookmobile Service to Close Budget Gap > City Wants More Accountability from Providence Public Library > Fort Worth Library Revises Money-Collection Procedures > New Zealand Police Break Up Library Book Theft Ring > Man Arrested for Adding X-Rated Pictures to Library Videos ALA members can search American Libraries back issues through 2003 using the ebrary platform, which transforms printed pages into a dynamic database. Link to it on the AL Online website by clicking on "archive" or the cover image at the top . American Libraries' website also features the latest "Crawford Files" columns by Walt Crawford; "Internet Librarian" by Joseph Janes; "Technically Speaking" by Andrew Pace; AL's "Career Leads" job ads; listings of conferences, continuing-education courses, exhibitions, and other events from AL's "Datebook"; and Tables of Contents for the current year. Do you have a comment to make about anything appearing in American Libraries? The editors encourage signed e-mail letters on recent content or matters of general interest to the library profession in the Reader Forum section. Send 250 words or less to americanlibraries@ala.org. From plib2 at webjunction.org Fri Oct 1 20:53:07 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:29 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] UT School of Information Offers Six Doctoral Fellowships (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "BELINDA BOON" Subject: UT School of Information Offers Six Doctoral Fellowships YOUTH, COMMUNITY, LIBRARIES: EMPOWERMENT FOR SUCCESS PROJECT SEEKS SIX = DOCTORAL STUDENT APPLICANTS FOR IMLS-FUNDED SCHOOL LIBRARY AND YOUTH = SERVICES PHD FELLOWSHIPS =20 The University of Texas at Austin, School of Information Youth, = Community, Libraries: Empowerment for Success project recently received = a 2004 Librarians for the 21st Century Institute of Museum and Library = Services grant of $380,822 to develop faculty to educate the next = generation of library professionals. We are actively recruiting six = doctoral fellows to teach masters students who will work in public and = school libraries with children and youth. Successful candidates will do = advanced academic research work with faculty and mentoring professionals = while developing close relationships fostered by the library-community = partnerships and community resources and activities in the Austin area. = The Austin Public Library, Austin Independent School District and Texas = Library Association are partnering with the School of Information to = prepare new leaders who understand the role of youth librarianship = within healthy community development. =20 Participation in the Youth, Community, Libraries: Empowerment for = Success project includes: =20 *A special symposium during each semester of residence with an = outstanding school library/youth services researcher =20 *A strong cohort of doctoral students preparing to become faculty in = higher education =20 *An environment rich in opportunities for community development, = leadership and diversity reflective of the twenty-first century American = population, within a large, vibrant university. =20 STIPENDS: Beginning in Fall 2005, six doctoral fellowship recipients = will each receive tuition and fees and a yearly stipend of $16,000. = Additional support beyond the IMLS funds is possible from university = assistantships. =20 APPLICATIONS: Admissions information for the PhD program is available = at: http://www.ischool.utexas.edu/admissions/phd.php. =20 DEADLINE: December 15th is the deadline for Fall 2005 admission. PhD = Program information is available at: = http://www.ischool.utexas.edu/programs/phd.php. =20 For further information about the YCL Program and the IMLS Fellowships, = contact Barbara Immroth, Ph.D. at immroth@ischool.utexas.edu or Bill = Lukenbill Ph.D. at luke@ischool.utexas.edu or visit our web site at = https://webspace.utexas.edu/dms654/Youth_Community_Libraries/homepage.htm= l. ********************************************************************* Due to deletion of content types excluded from this list by policy, this multipart message was reduced to a single part, and from there to a plain text message. ********************************************************************* From plib2 at webjunction.org Fri Oct 1 20:53:16 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:29 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Re: What is the best website for library job hunting? (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "ICT Editor - Rachel Singer Gordon" Subject: Re: What is the best website for library job hunting? If I may say so myself, I like http://www.lisjobs.com :). - Rachel >--- Mike Annas wrote: > >I will be graduating with a MLS degree in December. >Does anyone have a >good website for library job hunting? > >Michael Annas >mcskj@earthling.net > -- Subscribe to the free Lisjobs.com professional development newsletter, Info Career Trends! http://www.lisjobs.com/newsletter/ -- From plib2 at webjunction.org Sun Oct 3 17:24:00 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:30 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Launching new website (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Mike and Donna Windish" Subject: Launching new website We're currently developing a website for our regional system and we're planning to have a "launching celebration" when the site is complete. I would love to hear some examples of similar celebrations. Thanks! Donna Windish Montgomery County Public Library North Carolina ********************************************************************* Due to deletion of content types excluded from this list by policy, this multipart message was reduced to a single part, and from there to a plain text message. ********************************************************************* From plib2 at webjunction.org Sun Oct 3 17:24:08 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:30 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Re: What is the best website for library job hunting? (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Jane Cronkhite" Subject: Re: What is the best website for library job hunting? I agree with both of the responses you got- I am an alumnus of U of I Urbana-Champaign and can attest, they update their job listing frequently and it's easy to browse. Lisjobs.com and libraryjobpostings.org are both great sites. Another tip- I often check out the library's reputation on www.haplr-index.com, and of course, visit library's individual web sites. >From all of these, I have accumulated a dream "wish list" of libraries that would be great to work for! Jane Cronkhite Public Services Librarian Cuyahoga County Public Library _________________________________________________________________ Check out Election 2004 for up-to-date election news, plus voter tools and more! http://special.msn.com/msn/election2004.armx From plib2 at webjunction.org Sun Oct 3 17:24:46 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:30 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Forwarded story from seattlepi.com (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Subject: Forwarded story from seattlepi.com Jacob Wang (jwang_94121@yahoo.com) has sent the following story to you from seattlepi.com. Comments from Jacob Wang: Seattle PL ends Bookmobile service. --------------------------------------------------------------- Bookmobile runs to be halted Gaylee Shelton loves a good mystery. She said she reads about 35 mystery books a month. But what really mystifies the Seattle senior citizen is why the Seattle Public Library is ending the bookmobile service she relies on to bring her those books. * Read the full article at: http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/193473_bookmobile02.html --------------------------------------------------------------- Keep track of what's happening around the Northwest, the nation and the world at http://www.seattlepi.com/ -- updated as news breaks. From plib2 at webjunction.org Sun Oct 3 17:25:01 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:30 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Computer ownership/Internet use (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Linda Schwartz" Subject: Computer ownership/Internet use A recent article in PC Magazine assesses the obstacles to broadband access in the US as relating to the restrictions that the phone companies have been granted by Congress and that will extend for the next 5 years. The relief will come not from wired internet access but by communities that embrace the lower cost technology of Wi-Max wireless and create new access points for users (and can bypass the phone and cable companies). Check out the Business Week article at http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/04_17/b3880601.htm Linda Matula Schwartz Systems Librarian Whitehall Township Public Library 3700 Mechanicsville Road Whitehall, PA 18052 ********************************************************************* Due to deletion of content types excluded from this list by policy, this multipart message was reduced to a single part, and from there to a plain text message. ********************************************************************* From plib2 at webjunction.org Tue Oct 5 14:35:11 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:30 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Hennen's American Public Library Ratings 2004 (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Thomas J. Hennen Jr." Subject: Hennen's American Public Library Ratings 2004 Greetings, I am pleased to announce Hennen's American Public Library Ratings 2004 Available at: http://www.haplr-index.com HAPLR 2004 is featured in the October 2004 issue of American Libraries magazine, a publication of the American Libraries Association. This is the fifth edition; the first was published in 1999. This edition includes new rankings data on the use of electronic resources in public libraries as well as the size of public library buildings. Hennen's American Public Library Ratings identify the public libraries in America with the highest input and output measures. The HAPLR Index uses six input and nine output measures. The author added the scores for each library within a population category to develop a weighted score. The population categories change at 1,000, 2,500, 5,000, 10,000, 25,000, 50,000, 100,000, 250,000, and 500,000. The HAPLR Index is similar to an ACT or SAT score with a theoretical minimum of 1 and a maximum of 1,000, although most libraries score between 260 and 730. The HAPLR Index web site expands on the information in American Libraries articles. The site provides a method for obtaining score cards and rating sheets for individual public libraries. It also provides further information on the rating index and other services provided by the author. This edition includes: The top 10 HAPLR libraries in each population category. The top 10 libraries in Electronic Resource Use The top 10 libraries in square feet per capita Thomas J. Hennen Jr. thennen@haplr-index.com http://www.haplr-index.com Voice: 262-886-1625 6014 Spring Street Racine, WI 53406 Hennen's Public Library Planner: A Manual and Interactive CD-ROM Thomas J. Hennen Jr. ISBN: 1-55570-487-5. 2004. 8 1/2 x 11. 300 pp. $125. Order from Neal-Schuman at: http://www.neal-schuman.com/db/8/378.html From plib2 at webjunction.org Tue Oct 5 14:35:28 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:30 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Rotarian Librarians (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Christine Hage" Subject: Rotarian Librarians I just received my October issue of the ROTARIAN, which has the registration information for the international conference in Chicago next year (June 17 - 22). The RI conference immediately precedes ALA. Is there interest in having a group of librarians registering for RI? Maybe we can have a presence at the conference. Christine Lind Hage, Director Clinton-Macomb Public Library & PLA Councilor to ALA 40900 Romeo Plank Road Clinton Township, MI 48038-2995 586/226-5010 voice 586/226-5008 fax From plib2 at webjunction.org Tue Oct 5 14:35:33 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:30 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Knogo wands (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Fred Sandner" Subject: Knogo wands Betty, We have a Knogo magnetic security system (essentially a 3M system) and discovered early on that a tape demagnetizer does the same thing as the Knogo wand. In fact, the desensitizer that 3M markets for its systems is a tape demagnetizer (degausser) manufactured by another company with their own label on it ( and their own much higher price). I have been using the Geneva model PF-211. These units have a large electromagnet in them and cannot be left on for long periods of time. The PF-211 seems to be a good compromise between strength and reasonable recycle time (1 min on / 5 min off). It has worked well for us for years and we have an annual circ of about 650,000. It's available from National Audio-Visual Supply. Contact Dan Grey @ 800-222-0109 X119 or . Feel free to contact with further questions. Good luck. -- Fred Sandner Head, Circulation/Media Services Finkelstein Memorial Library You see, I don't believe that libraries should be drab places where people sit in silence, and that's been the main reason for our policy of employing wild animals as librarians. -Monty Python, "Gorilla Librarian" sketch -- From plib2 at webjunction.org Tue Oct 5 14:35:49 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:30 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Re: buying books on half.com (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Hall Memorial Library" Subject: Re: buying books on half.com I have indeed purchase books at Half.com for the library. They were out-of-print hard covers to fill in collection gaps. Most were less that $10.00 and all were in new condition. At 06:18 PM 9/29/2004, you wrote: >Topic No. 17 > >Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2004 14:42:32 -0700 (PDT) >From: April Helton >To: publib >Subject: Concerning Topic 15 >Message-ID: > >I have read over the postings about selling books on e-bay and half.com >and that has made me wonder if any libraries ever supplement their >collection by buying books from these sites. I know that some titles may >be expensive and better left to the seller. But, the prices for some >books are so low that Internet buying might appeal to libraries on a >budget. Is Internet buying an viable option or one that is better left alone? > >April Helton From plib2 at webjunction.org Tue Oct 5 14:35:53 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:30 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] October issue of CD HotList has been posted (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Rick Anderson" Subject: October issue of CD HotList has been posted The October issue of CD HotList is now up and viewable at the new URL: http://cdhotlist.btol.com This month's recommended titles include new releases of works by Handel, Adams, Schubert and Glass; great new albums from Fairport Convention and Ex-Centric Sound System; essential reissues from Talking Heads, Brian Eno and the Boomtown Rats and lots of other classical, jazz, folk, world and pop recommendations for libraries. Enjoy! (Please note that a handy and printable guide to using the new CD HotList is available at this URL: http://www.btol.com/pdfs/Guide_CD_Hotlist.pdf.) ---- Rick Anderson Dir. of Resource Acquisition University of Nevada, Reno Libraries (775) 784-6500 x273 rickand@unr.edu From plib2 at webjunction.org Tue Oct 5 14:35:58 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:30 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Job Opportunity in Jefferson County, Colorado (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Jenny Worth Subject: Job Opportunity in Jefferson County, Colorado Please excuse cross posting. Thank you. POSITION: Information Services Librarian (Adult) #24-268, (20hpw), Lakewood Library APPLICATION DEADLINE: 10/21/04 QUALIFICATIONS: An MLS or equivalent degree. Bilingual Spanish speakers encouraged to apply. Must be able to work some evenings, holidays, and weekends. DUTIES: Provides reference assistance to patrons, using online and manual searches, electronic databases, community resources and online referrals to partner library systems. This position will conduct patron training and tours, develop bibliographies and local history collections, and collaborate on system-wide collection development by reviewing, recommending, and selecting materials. They will also maintain and update specialized library collections, including creation of computerized databases. Position participates in staff, committee, and special task force meetings and may also attend workshops and conferences. SALARY: Annual $19,100- $20,500 (20hpw) Depending on years of experience. BENEFITS: · Excellent benefits package including health, dental, and retirement. · Vacation, holiday, sick leave, and personal days. · Training Opportunities. · Relocation allowance possible. APPLY: A current resume and complete Jefferson County application must be completed along with a list of 3 references. Applications are available by fax (303) 271-8411 or online at http://jefferson.lib.co.us - click on Library Information. Return to Jefferson County Human Resources Dept. 800 Jefferson Pkwy, Ste.140, Golden CO 80401; 303-271-8400. Jefferson County Public Library makes employment decisions without regard to an individual's race, color, religion, creed, sex, age, national origin or disability. From plib2 at webjunction.org Tue Oct 5 14:36:06 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:30 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Re: Computer ownership/Internet use (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Whitewright Public Library Subject: Re: Computer ownership/Internet use I live in a rural area, yet I'm within the equivalent of a city block from a telephone company substation. However, when we ask about DSL, the phone company reps are kind enough not to laugh in our face, while the last upgrade a few years ago got us up to a blazing 28.8 if there's not a squirrel tap dancing on the phone line. Within the city limits (pop. 1,760) there's dial-up, cable and DSL available now. The telcos don't view rural customers as worth the money to upgrade. For example, the local cable company that I used to work for didn't want to invest in upgrading the lines for new services, so they sold it to another company, which spent over a million dollars to upgrade the seven small towns in the system. And the cable bills almost doubled as soon as it was complete. While I like the idea of a wireless system, until a few years ago the library was on a wireless system connecting to the local school district's system, which was less than one mile away. It was a complete and utter failure, constantly down due to lightning strikes and/or wind blowing the antenna on one end or the other. I know vast improvements have been made in wireless connections, but I still get nervous about it being an access point on that scale. Chris Ely ===================== Whitewright Public Library, Whitewright, Texas GatesLib List - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gateslib/ MARC/Spectrum info: From plib2 at webjunction.org Tue Oct 5 14:36:14 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:30 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Job opportunity in Northern CA (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Bonnie Lew" Subject: Job opportunity in Northern CA Dear Colleagues: Please consider this position in Stockton, California, working with a = great group of people! I have posted the document as well as attached it = in word format. Should you have any questions, please contact Human = Resources or Patty Wong at (209) 937-8364. The City of Stockton and the Stockton-San Joaquin County Public Library Invite Applications for LIBRARIAN TRAINEE $2,979 - $3,825 LIBRARIAN I $3,272 - $4,201 LIBRARIAN II $3,802 - $4,881 VETERAN'S PREFERENCE OF FIVE (5) POINTS WILL BE AWARDED TO ELIGIBLE = CANDIDATES AT THE LIBRARIAN TRAINEE AND LIBRARIAN I LEVELS ONLY. ABOUT STOCKTON Stockton, population approximately 260,000, is located in the great = Central Valley of California, one of the major agricultural regions of the = world. Stockton is ideally situated 90 miles east of San Francisco and = the coast with easy access to Sacramento, Lake Tahoe and Reno, the = northern Sierra Nevada, and 1,000 miles of recreational waterways. = Housing costs remain relatively low, there is little traffic congestion = and the Delta breezes cool the summer evenings to make the climate nearly = ideal. Colleges include the University of the Pacific, San Joaquin Delta = Community College, and California State University-Stanislaus Stockton. = =20 The City is home to a first-class art and cultural museum, a fine symphony = orchestra, and an active community theatre. Among its many cultural = activities, international festivals are unique highlights. The City of = Stockton has approximately 1,700 employees in 14 departments. FINAL FILING DATE: 5:00 P.M. ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2004 THE POSITION Under supervision, performs routine to complex professional librarian work = involving the selection, circulation or reference use of Library materials,= provision of Library services to all age groups, or the direction of a = small branch library; performs related work as assigned.=20 The following position is currently open: Cesar Chavez Reference and Information Services, Children's/Youth = Services. The Librarian I/II or Trainee appointed to this Section will = join a team of eight Librarians and two Library Assistants in the = provision of reference service to a community of 260,000 in the City of = Stockton and 300,000 throughout San Joaquin County. Experience in = children's/youth services is highly desirable. The Central Library = Reference and Information services section provides support service to the = nine branches and the bookmobile, telephone reference for the entire = Library, as well as walk-in service in central Stockton. Under the = direction of the Supervising Librarian for Reference and Information = Services, reference and other public service personnel, will be responsible= for; staffing the main reference desk, the telephone reference desk, the = children's services desk, and the information desk.=20 This position does require working some nights and weekends. =20 In addition, the Librarian in this position will be assigned off-desk work = to support the reference and outreach function, which may include = collection maintenance, public instruction in the use of the Library, = program design and delivery and outreach to schools and other agencies. = Circulation of materials from the Cesar Chavez Central Library tops = 689,000 annually and more than 60,000 reference questions are answered = every year. This position is available now. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS Librarian Trainee: Bachelor's degree in any academic subject with a grade = point average (GPA) of 3.0 or higher, (plus two years experience in = library services); signed agreement to enroll in an American Library = Association accredited library school program within one year from the = date of appointment and to successfully complete the MLS program within = four years from the date of appointment. Librarian I: Graduation from a university and EITHER possession of a = Master's degree in Library Science from a school of Librarianship = accredited by the American Library Association, OR enrollment in good = standing in the final quarter or semester of the Master of Library Science = program in an American Library Association approved school. In the latter = instance, successful completion of the Master's degree in Library Science = is a condition of continuing employment. Librarian II: In addition to the above, two years of experience as a = professional Librarian. The main factors to be considered in reviewing the applications and in = structuring the examination include, but are not limited to: Knowledge of: * Principles and practices of professional Library objectives, = organization, and procedures. * Theory and philosophy of Library services. * Patron advisory methods and practices. * Reference sources and search techniques. * Automated Library information systems and equipment usage. * Collection development, including books and materials. * Cataloging and classifying procedures for varied materials. * Basic supervisory principles and practices. Skill in:=20 * Assessing Library patron needs and providing accurate service = information. * Planning, directing, and reviewing the work of assigned staff. * Establishing and maintaining an effective working relationship = with a variety of Library patrons and others contacted in the course of = the work. * Maintaining accurate records and files. * Preparing clear, accurate, and concise visual materials. * Planning and implementing specialized programs, and performing = outreach work. SELECTION PROCESS When a vacancy occurs, qualified candidates will be invited to participate = in the examination process, which may include an evaluation of training = and experience and/or a structured oral examination. =20 HOW TO APPLY =20 Obtain application packet from: City of Stockton Human Resources Department 22 East Weber Avenue, Suite 150, Stockton, CA 95202 (209) 937-8233=20 www.stocktongov.com=20 FINAL FILING DATE: Friday, October 29, 2004, by 5:00 p.m.=20 ALL APPLICATIONS AND SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONNAIRES MUST BE COMPLETED FULLY = AND SUBMITTED ON OFFICIAL CITY OF STOCKTON FORMS. WE REGRET THAT RESUMES = AND/OR FAXES CANNOT BE ACCEPTED IN LIEU OF OFFICIAL APPLICATION MATERIALS. ****************************************************** Bonnie C. Lew = =20 Adult & Support Services Resource Librarian =20 Stockton-San Joaquin Co. Public Library 605 N. El. Dorado Street Stockton, CA 95202 phone: 209-937-8639 fax: 209-937-8683 "Life is rarely as we would like it to be, rather it is exactly as it = is." --anonymous ********************************************************************* Due to deletion of content types excluded from this list by policy, this multipart message was reduced to a single part, and from there to a plain text message. ********************************************************************* From plib2 at webjunction.org Tue Oct 5 14:36:21 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:30 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Edward Hughes" Subject: The South Dakota Library Association is considering the idea of setting up regional, one-day forums to attract members to the Association who might otherwise find the costs of a statewide, multi-day conference too expensive. The proposal$B!G(Js objective is similar to the advice of ALA$B!G(Js Special Task Force on Rural School, Tribal and Public Libraries which recommended that ALA make a commitment to improved rural library access to professional resources, staff development, legislative advocacy, and awareness campaigns. Recommendation: SDLA should sponsor the creation of two regional, mid-year, one-day SDLA forums, one centered on the Black Hills region and one centered on the eastern half of the state. The focus of the mid-year conferences should be of regional interest and be based on a survey of those librarians in the region. Objectives: * Meet SDLA Draft Strategic Plan Goal #3: Enhance Continuing Education $B!{(J Hold an annual, one-day Spring Forum that focuses on one library topic (e.g. information literacy, intellectual freedom, etc.), but has broad appeal (J-(J Section chairs; President (2005-2006) * Increased SDLA membership * Increased educational opportunities for professional and paraprofessional librarians within their respective regions * More effective participation in regional and state library issues Time Frame: The first two regional conferences to be held more or less simultaneously in mid to late May of 2005 Structure: Two subsections within Public Library section to be created for managing the two mid-year conferences. Those librarians working in a specific region would be in charge of local arrangements and they could choose to collaborate on programs with the other region. Funding: SDLA would defray two-thirds of the costs of the first two years of both conferences, after which the conferences would be self-sustaining * First two years: by keeping fees to a minimum, high participation is more likely * Following years: fees could increase because the value of the mid-year conference should be established * Estimated expenditures to include First year: $2000 Second year: $2000 Total: $4000 Reasoning: * Participation of local librarians from the region where the annual conference is held goes up during those years the conference is held in that area * Area librarians are looking for ideas and help from their colleagues in their region but do not now have a venue for doing that * Most area librarians cannot afford either the time or expense to travel two or three days to an annual conference * Even if their institution can afford to send a small percentage to SDLA, the majority seldom get to go * Small, one-person libraries infrequently send staff to the annual SDLA conference * Most libraries in the Black Hills or in the eastern half of the state are within a day$B!G(Js drive of each other and even a half-day of programming will not eat up a whole day in travel and meetings * Most professional librarians and library paraprofessionals in each of the two regions are associated with public libraries Possible Programming (in conjunction with State Library): * Program & collection for teens * How to develop your online collections (in terms of databases, links, e-books) * Process on how materials are challenged * $B!H(JHot topics in libraries$B!I(J Ed Hughes Tehnical Services Supervisor Rapid City Public Library ehughes@rcplib.org (605) 394-6139 ex 222 ********************************************************************* Due to deletion of content types excluded from this list by policy, this multipart message was reduced to a single part, and from there to a plain text message. ********************************************************************* From plib2 at webjunction.org Tue Oct 5 14:36:40 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:30 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] missing DVD and CD liner notes (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Alectoridis, Jackie" Subject: missing DVD and CD liner notes Good morning all. Our Library has had a problem recently with patrons returning CDs, DVDs and occassionally VHS tapes without either the accompanying liner notes or booklets. I went into the Publib archives and saw that this problem had been discussed previously with some solutions being to either not let the patrons take the liner notes, booklets, etc. out all, or to make copies of the originals. One issue that I did not see addressed was whether or not libraries charge if patrons do return items without all of the "pieces". My questions are: does your library charge, if so how much? Is there a standard fee or does it depend on whether the missing item is a booklet or a single slip of paper? Do you allow the item to circulate in the meantime? How do you replace entire booklets that might accompany a DVD for example. Thank you in advance for the information. You can reply to me off-list at gallojackie@palsplus.org. Jackie Alectoridis Senior Circulation/Reference Librarian Clifton Public Library Clifton, NJ gallojackie@palsplus.org From plib2 at webjunction.org Tue Oct 5 14:36:57 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:30 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Meg Sarff" Subject: ------_=_NextPart_002_01C4AB03.56AB3180 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Two supervisory positions now open at Davenport Public Library, Davenport, Iowa. For job announcements and job descriptions, please go to http://www.davenportlibrary.com/about/admin/depts/libjobs.htm Meg Meg Sarff Customer Services Manager Davenport Public Library 321 Main Street Davenport, Iowa 52801-1490 (563) 328-6848 FAX: (563) 326-7809 msarff@davenportlibrary.com =20 www.davenportlibrary.com =20 Please note: Pursuant to Iowa state law and City of Davenport Administrative policy, e-mail communication to and from this address may be subject to public disclosure. =20 ------_=_NextPart_002_01C4AB03.56AB3180 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
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(I vaguely remember that problem with magnetic stripes on cards and certain types of wallets.) Does this ring a bell with anyone? Whatever that item is, we'd like to avoid it. :-) Karen G. Schneider Director, Librarians' Index to the Internet http://lii.org kgs@lii.org From plib2 at webjunction.org Wed Oct 6 14:55:23 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:31 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Call Senators TODAY About National Intelligence Reform Act (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Don Wood" Subject: Call Senators TODAY About National Intelligence Reform Act >>> "ALAWASH E-MAIL" 10/6/2004 1:23:52 PM >>> ALAWON: American Library Association Washington Office Newsline Volume 13, Number 75 October 6, 2004 In This Issue: Call Senators TODAY about S. 2845, the National Intelligence Reform Act of 2004 Libraries are asked to contact Senators today on the National Intelligence Reform Act of 2004 (S.2845). ALA has taken no position on S. 2845, except for on the following amendments. Urge Senators to vote "no" on the following amendments: McCain (number not known). McCain's amendment effectively requires states to issue driver's licenses that conform to a federal standard - a national ID through the back door. Once federalized, licenses would become the key to access other personal information about the holder that would be inevitably linked to the driver's license. Stevens #3839. This amendment would delete the provision of the bill that requires making the overall figure for the intelligence budget public, while still keeping details classified, as specifically recommended by the 9-11 Commission. Americans have a right to know how their tax dollars are spent, and this amendment should be rejected. Stevens #3827. This amendment would gut the already very modest protections for the proposed information sharing network in section 206 of the bill. The amendment eliminates requirements to create guidelines to protect individuals' privacy and civil liberties, control access to data, and establish useful ways to share information in the network, and should be rejected. Urge them to vote "yes" on the following amendments: Harkin #3821. This amendment would improve reporting on civil liberties matters by the civil liberties board, and explicitly allow for minority reports to be issued. The amendment strengthens the board and should be adopted. Leahy #3913. This amendment provides that the civil liberties board has power to seek enforcement of its subpoenas, rather than leaving that power only to the Department of Justice, whose activities the board may be reviewing. It strengthens the board and should be adopted. Leahy #3916. This amendment would require that the Privacy and Civil Liberties board assess whether the appropriate safeguards are built into the information sharing network to ensure individuals' privacy and civil liberties are protected when intelligence and law enforcement information is shared in the network established by the bill. You may call your Senators TOLL-FREE at 1-800-839-5276. Or send your Senator a letter through the legislative action center at: Thank you. ****** ALAWON (ISSN 1069-7799) is a free, irregular publication of the American Library Association Washington Office. All materials subject to copyright by the American Library Association may be reprinted or redistributed for noncommercial purposes with appropriate credits. ALA Washington Office, 1301 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Suite 403, Washington, D.C. 20004-1701; phone: 202.628.8410 or 800.941.8478 toll-free; fax: 202.628.8419; e-mail: alawash@alawash.org; Web site: http://www.ala.org/washoff. Executive Director: Emily Sheketoff. Office of Government Relations: Lynne Bradley, Director; Carol Ashworth, Don Essex, Joshua Farrelman, Erin Haggerty, Patrice McDermott and Miriam Nisbet. Office for Information Technology Policy: Rick Weingarten, Director; Carrie Lowe, Kathy Mitchell, Carrie Russell. ALAWON Editor: Bernadette Murphy. From plib2 at webjunction.org Wed Oct 6 14:55:27 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:31 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Job Posting (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Paul Lothman" Subject: Job Posting MONTGOMERY COUNTY , TEXAS NOTICE OF JOB POSTING JOB NO. 2038051 =20 COVERED BY CIVIL SERVICE =20 DEPARTMENT: Montgomery County Library JOB TITLE: Librarian III APPROVED SALARY RANGE: $36,001 Minimum - $40,014 Maximum = Annually =20 WORK SITE: South Regional Library, 2101 Lake Robbins Dr., = The Woodlands, Tx REPORTS TO: Branch Manager DATE POSITION IS AVAILABLE: 08/02/04 =20 EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, AND SKILL REQUIREMENTS: Master's degree in Library Science from an ALA-Accredited program Previous professional library work experience, including supervisory = responsibilities Knowledge and experience with an automated system-Horizon software = preferred Ability to supervise staff and organize work priorities Ability to accomplish objectives in a team setting Good communication skills, oral and written PRIMARY DUTIES: Acts as working supervisor of Branch activities, in the absence of the = Branch manager Provides reference and reader's advisory services, including online = computer searching and instruction Supervises reference staff, including scheduling and evaluation Performs Collection Development for an assigned area, including evaluation,= selecting, weeding, relocating and publicizing items in print, audio-visua= l or electronic formats. Plans and implements services to meet community needs, including exhibits, = programs and training Assists in budget development to meet unit and system goals Implements and interprets library policies for library users and staff Maintains current awareness of automated circulation system Maintains an awareness of professional trends, methods and ethics Attends and participates in professional activities, conferences, and = committees Performs other work as needed =20 APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED UNTIL POSITION IS FILLED =20 APPLICANTS MUST GET REFERRAL FROM : =20 THE WORKSOURCE / GULFCOAST CAREERS 2018 S I-45 North Conroe, TX 77301 =20 EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER =20 After receiving a conditional offer of employment, all applicants must = pass a drug screen before they become employees of Montgomery county. Half = the cost of the test ($20.00) is the responsibility of the applicant. POSITION NO: 6511-7252-1 = POSTED: 07.22.04 REQUISITION NO: 778 =20 For details call Lana Molk at 936-788-8377 ext. 238. ********************************************************************* Due to deletion of content types excluded from this list by policy, this multipart message was reduced to a single part, and from there to a plain text message. ********************************************************************* From plib2 at webjunction.org Wed Oct 6 14:55:31 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:31 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] 2nd call for NASIG proposals (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Anne McKee Subject: 2nd call for NASIG proposals In preparation for the NASIG 2005 Annual Conference to be held May 19-22, 2005at The Hilton Minneapolis and Towers in Minneapolis, MN, the Program Planning Committee is issuing a second and final targeted call for proposals. After reviewing the proposals we have received during the first call and trying to identify elements of a comprehensive program, the Committee is interested in proposals that address the following topics: Funding strategies Off-site storage issues related to cataloging, inventory & management Helping patrons understand the serials crisis New licensing issues How to write and respond to RFPs Blogs and wikis in libraries, including whether to catalog and/or provide access, how they are being used Archiving debates: PubMED vs LOCKSS vs publisher sites Embargo vs open access for NIH articles Aggregators Effect of the aggregator-neutral record on serials cataloging practice FRBR and continuing resources The idea of seriality in cataloging MARC holdings Presentation Skills Profession in general (recruiting, etc.) The Program Planning Committee will review all submitted proposals for their content, timeliness, and relevance to the conference theme and reserves the right to combine, blend, or refocus proposals to maximize their relevance and to avoid duplication. In addition, the Committee will treat all submissions as suggestions and guideposts. Time management issues and reimbursement guidelines generally limit each session to two speakers. Also note that proposals may be suggested as one type of session and/or format and ultimately be accepted as any one of the other types of sessions or formats; this decision is the purview of the Program Planning Committee. For more information about the North American Serials Interest Group, please see: http://www.nasig.org. For complete program information, please see the original Call for Proposals and Program Ideas Suggestions at: http://www.nasig.org/public/2005proposals.htm NASIG has a reimbursement policy for conference speakers whose organizations do not cover expenses. For more information about this policy, please see: http://www.nasig.org/public/reimbursement_policy.htm To suggest a proposal, please fill out the submission form available at: http://www.nasig.org/public/forms/idea.htm. The deadline for this call for proposals and ideas is November 3, 2004. Anne E. McKee NASIG Past President/Publicist From plib2 at webjunction.org Wed Oct 6 14:55:35 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:31 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Laser bar code scanners (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Susan Henricks" Subject: Laser bar code scanners We are implementing Internet software management which will require the user to input his/her 14-digit library card bar code to sign on for access. This has gone very smoothly in our Adult Services department. We are now implementing this in our Children's department but anticipate a lot of staff assistance required for a child to get his/her bar code input correctly. We thought it would be helpful to install laser scanners to read the bar code. Research we have found so far says that laser scanners " . . . are considered safe under reasonably foreseeable conditions of operation." and "the normal use of a bar code scanner is inherently very safe because the laser is aimed away from the user and the beam osciallates, making it impossible to stare at" and also the note that "class 1 laser makes it even less likely that eye damage will occur due to the lower power." We're interested in knowing how many other libraries use laser scanners at computers designated for children. If so, do you find that the use and condition was "reasonably forseeable" and didn't surprise you? (kids picking up scanners and using them as toys for example) and do your young patrons find them "impossible to stare at" ? Thank you for sharing your experiences. Susan Henricks Carnegie-Stout Public Library Dubuque, IA ********************************************************************* Due to deletion of content types excluded from this list by policy, this multipart message was reduced to a single part, and from there to a plain text message. ********************************************************************* From plib2 at webjunction.org Wed Oct 6 14:55:40 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:31 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Job Vacancy - Loudoun County (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Gertrude Evans" Subject: Job Vacancy - Loudoun County This is a MIME message. If you are reading this text, you may want to consider changing to a mail reader or gateway that understands how to properly handle MIME multipart messages. --=__Part89A9A629.0__= Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline POSITION: Integrated Library Systems Librarian (Recruitment # 05-137) LOCATION: Loudoun County, the fastest growing county in the United States, with a population of 230,000 is located just 25 miles from Washington, D.C. and is the home of Dulles International Airport. The county has established a reputation as an international center for technology, communications and transportation. Bordered by the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Potomac River, Loudoun is widely known for its beautiful scenery, rich history and strong sense of community. The county also enjoys a reputation for high quality services, including first-rate educational and library systems. The Loudoun County Public Library has seven library branches and Outreach Services. For more information about Loudoun County Public Library, visit www.lcpl.lib.va.us. DESCRIPTION: Regular, full-time (37.5 hpw) professional position with full benefits, at Library Administration in Leesburg, VA to serve as manager of the library's integrated library system. Coordinates all aspects of the Horizon Automation system, assuring successful circulation services, in-library and remote access to an accurate and interactive online catalog, and efficient automated purchasing, ordering and cataloging processes. Position will be responsible for staff proficiency with all modules of automation system. Participates in planning and decision-making for future automation activities and oversees system upgrades. Position will supervise full-time Library Automation Specialist. Candidate must have excellent communication skills, project management experience, a strong dedication to excellent public library customer service, and function well as a team member across all library departments and levels. May be required to monitor and troubleshoot system problems during weekend or evening hours. REQUIREMENTS: Requires completion of a master's degree from an ALA accredited school of library science and 2 years job related experience and must obtain certification as a professional librarian by the Commonwealth of Virginia within 6 months of hire. Prefer at least 5 years experience in professional library work in an automated environment and at least two years supervisory experience. SALARY RANGE; $45,108-$75,781; Hiring Salary Range: $45,108-$54,129/yr Position will be open until filled. TO APPLY: To receive a required application, visit the Loudoun County website at www.loudoun.gov or call The 24-Hour Jobline: (703) 777-0536. It is the policy of the County of Loudoun to provide fair and equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age or disability. Gertrude Evans Administrative Manager Loudoun County Public Library 908-A Trailview Blvd., S.E. Leesburg, VA 20175 703.771.5237 Phone 703.771.5238 Fax gevans@loudoun.gov --=__Part89A9A629.0__= Content-Type: text/plain; name="Gertrude Evans.vcf" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="Gertrude Evans.vcf" BEGIN:VCARD VERSION:2.1 X-GWTYPE:USER FN:Evans, Gertrude TEL;WORK:703-771-5237 ORG:;C-Library Services TEL;PREF;FAX:703-771-5238 EMAIL;WORK;PREF;NGW:GEVANS@loudoun.gov N:Evans;Gertrude END:VCARD --=__Part89A9A629.0__=-- From plib2 at webjunction.org Wed Oct 6 14:55:45 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:31 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] truth (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Edward Elsner" Subject: truth Truth is very hard to share. There are likely hundreds of factors to determine before one could even attempt to tell someone the truth about anything. With Santa Claus I would start with asking what aspect of Santa Claus Virginia wants the truth about. Physical, spiritual, cultural, etc. There is no evidence that Santa exists physically. There is also no evidence that Santa does not exist physically. Proving things do not exist is usually harder than proving they do. Obviously, Santa does exist culturally...although I'm starting to think he's sliding toward commercially more each year. While not being able to tell Virginia the truth, I would definitely answer her questions up to and including the fact that I no longer believe in a physical Santa, the people she sees on street corners and in front of stores are just people, and Santa exists spiritually wherever people love, share, and help each other. Now if she didn't ask if I believe in Santa or if the caring and kindly board member in the suit was really Santa, I probably wouldn't bring up that aspect at all. Take care everyone. And to all a good night. :) Edward Elsner, Library Consultant Delton District Library P.O. Box 155 Delton, MI 49046 (269) 623-8040 ddl@mei.net -- _______________________________________________ Find what you are looking for with the Lycos Yellow Pages http://r.lycos.com/r/yp_emailfooter/http://yellowpages.lycos.com/default.asp?SRC=lycos10 From plib2 at webjunction.org Wed Oct 6 14:55:49 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:31 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Circulating magazines (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "cbrown" Subject: Circulating magazines We will be starting to circulate magazines next year and have decided to keep one current copy available in the library (for instance, if we have multiple copies of People, one copy of the current issue will not check out and if we only have one copy of a magazine the current copy won't check out). We've been putting the current copy in one of those red binders and we're looking for an easier way to identify the non circulating copy as it takes so long to put in and take out the red binder. Anyone have a better idea? All copies will be circulating in the database, so theoretically a patron could check even the non-circulating one out at the self check. Or shouldn't I worry? Thanks! Candice Brown Manager of Adult Services Koelbel Main Library Arapahoe Library District 5955 S. Holly St. Centennial, CO 80121 303-220-7704 ********************************************************************* Due to deletion of content types excluded from this list by policy, this multipart message was reduced to a single part, and from there to a plain text message. ********************************************************************* From plib2 at webjunction.org Wed Oct 6 14:55:59 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:31 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Re: Hennen's American Public Library Ratings 2004 (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "James B. Casey" Subject: Re: Hennen's American Public Library Ratings 2004 Basing something like an overall rating of a Library's quality and performance upon raw statistics can be incredibly and embarrassingly misleading. A few examples from my neck of the woods (suburban Chicago): Green Hills Public Library District not only has an extremely low taxation rate, but has had four or five consecutive failed referenda. It is among the most cramped and ill funded public libraries in the vicinity (despite the worthy efforts of that Library's Director to turn the tide). Even with a budget of over $1 million, the Library has been closed on Mondays for several years and is only open 55 hours per week. Nevertheless, that Library saw its Hennen rating go from 590 in 2003 up to 629 in 2004. Prairie Trails Public Library District completed a new addition in 2002 which nearly doubled its square footage and its taxpayers passed an additional operating levy that same year. It's budget is $1.3 million and is open 64 hours per week. This Library has increased its computer and internet access dramatically. Despite the strong public support and vastly improved conditions, Hennen rating went from a miserable 394 in 2003 down to an even more paltry 368 in 2004. Chicago Ridge Public Library completed a building project which doubled its size in 2001 and also has improved its revenue situation. It is open 68 hours per week. It's rating in 2003 went down from 562 in 2003 down to 454 in 2004. Oak Park Public Library opened a brand new, modern facility in Fall 2003 -- over $20 million -- and has had consistently sound tax support from its community over the past few decades. The public access to computers improved dramatically with the new facility. It is open 70 hours per week with a new public coffee shop and modern computer lab available. I can't think of a more gratifying success story. So, the Hennen rating went from 715 in 2003 down to 681 in 2004. For some reason, my own Oak Lawn Public Library was not included this year. It had been 741 in 2003. Since we had just completed an major expansion for which our taxpayers paid $5.5 million, I can only imagine that our rating would have gone down as well. Is this sampling the "exception to the rule"? Take a look at the 2003 ratings and see how they compare with 2004. Then consider the reality of what is happening. Patrons are flocking to Libraries like Oak Park and Prairie Trails and Oak Lawn. They may not be checking out books as often, but they are using the collections and computers and staying for hours. The old output measures may be misleading indicators of success. I realize that no rating system can ever be "foolproof". However, it shouldn't directly misrepresent what is happening. Libraries which are improving --- doubling space, improving budgets, tripling access to the Internet, and offering more hours of service --- should not be depicted as losers while those which are stagnating see increased ratings. ---- The Hennen Ratings are widely published and quoted. I hope that they don't serve to affirm those who vote "no" on Library issues while discouraging those who have so long been saying "yes" to Library issues. James B. Casey --- My own views Director of Oak Lawn Public Library (suburban Chicago) and Member of ALA Council since 1996. Thomas J. Hennen Jr. wrote (excerpt): >Greetings, > >I am pleased to announce Hennen's American Public Library Ratings 2004 >Available at: http://www.haplr-index.com > >HAPLR 2004 is featured in the October 2004 issue of American Libraries >magazine, a publication of the American Libraries Association. This is the >fifth edition; the first was published in 1999. > >This edition includes new rankings data on the use of electronic resources >in public libraries as well as the size of public library buildings. > >Hennen's American Public Library Ratings identify the public libraries in >America with the highest input and output measures. > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > From plib2 at webjunction.org Wed Oct 6 14:56:03 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:31 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] National Small Business Awards (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Odetta Rogers Subject: National Small Business Awards "Top Small Businesses in America" Please forward a copy to your supplier base Southport, Connecticut - August 26, 2004 - DiversityBusiness.com the nation's leading small business Internet portal will be conducting its 5th annual "Top Small Businesses in America" survey. This years survey will determine the Top 500 Small Businesses in the United States, the Top 500 Diversity Owned Business in the United States, and for each State the Top 50 Small businesses and Top 50 Diversity owned businesses. The winners will be announced on October 25, 2004 and will be honored at the 5th Annual Multicultural Business Conference in March 2005. The awards are based on annual sales volume. To participate, businesses must register by September 30, 2004 at DiversityBusiness.com. All Small, Women, and Minority owned businesses are encouraged to register. DiversityBusiness.com is the nations largest and most comprehensive online resource center for Small, Women and, Minority owned businesses and large procurement organizations. It is a membership-based exchange platform that facilitates contacts and communication, streamlines business processes and provides vital business news and information. "Diversity businesses are now a fundamental element of the business landscape in America," said Kenton Clarke, CEO of Computer Consulting Associates International, Inc. "Our job is to provide full administrative and organizational support to our members at every stage in their business cycles. With DiversityBusiness.com behind them, they can fully concentrate on expanding their multicultural markets: publicizing their organization, negotiating contracts, and providing or receiving goods and services," said Clarke. "We are actively and continually working toward a prosperous, nationwide small business community. Our mission is to provide a powerful nationwide resource platform for the expansion of multicultural business opportunities." About DiversityBusiness.com Launched in 1999, DiversityBusiness.com has won numerous awards and gained national recognition for its content and site design. DiversityBusiness.com is a wholly owned subsidiary of Computer Consulting Associates International, Inc. (CCAii), headquartered in Southport, Connecticut and founded in 1980. Press Contact: Odetta Rogers, Director of Communications news@ccaii.com www.DiversityBusiness.com ********************************************************************* Due to deletion of content types excluded from this list by policy, this multipart message was reduced to a single part, and from there to a plain text message. ********************************************************************* From plib2 at webjunction.org Wed Oct 6 14:56:07 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:31 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] ACT!/PRIVACY: Oppose McCain Amendment to Intelligence Reform (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Don Wood" Subject: ACT!/PRIVACY: Oppose McCain Amendment to Intelligence Reform ALAWON: American Library Association Washington Office Newsline Volume 13, Number 74 October 5, 2004 In This Issue: Oppose McCain Amendment to Intelligence Reform Bill URGENT ACTION ALERT: Library supporters - contact U.S. senators ASAP to oppose McCain amendment on Intelligence Reform legislation, S 2845. Whether intended or not, one consequence of a new amendment to the Collins-Lieberman "National Intelligence Reform Act of 2004," S 2845, is the establishment of a national identification card system. In a clever weekend maneuver, Senator John McCain (R-AZ) introduced an amendment that essentially creates a national I.D. card system by requiring all states to conform to database standards for drivers' licenses and state I.D.'s. There are many problems with this proposal relating to privacy concerns as well as other issues such as creating an unfunded mandate. ALA asks that library supporters contact their U.S. senators as soon as possible to request their support in removing this amendment from S. 2845. A vote could happen as soon as tomorrow (Wednesday, Oct. 6.) ALA has long worked in opposition to proposals calling for a national I.D. system and other initiatives that needlessly intrude into personal privacy. ALA's policies are based upon principles of the confidentiality of library patron records. With the use of more library SMART cards as well as the ubiquitous use of drivers' licenses as one of the main forms of identification used to get public library cards and most other forms of transactions (checking accounts, school enrollment, etc.) ... the creation of a standardized system across all states creates, in essence, a national I.D. card system - but without the full and public debate that should occur about such a proposal. On the House side, there is an even worse provision in H.R. 10. In a worse case scenario should the McCain amendment remain intact on the Senate bill, there would be a common provision to conference when the bills are negotiated into one final bill. ALA has taken no position on the S 2845, except for this amendment. Key senate leaders on the bill, Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Leiberman (D-CT) have worked hard on S 2845 and there has been much floor debate in recent days. Senator McCain recently joined them in asking for quick passage of the bill, which is based substantially on the 9/11 Commission report. However, the McCain proposal on drivers' licenses was NOT part of the Commission's recommendations. Library supporters are asked to call or fax their senators to seek removal of the McCain amendment. To use the ALA Legislative Action Center site go to the ALA web pages at: http://www.ala.org/ala/issues/takeaction/takeaction.htm For further information call the ALA Washington Office at 1-800-941-8478. ****** ALAWON (ISSN 1069-7799) is a free, irregular publication of the American Library Association Washington Office. All materials subject to copyright by the American Library Association may be reprinted or redistributed for noncommercial purposes with appropriate credits. ALA Washington Office, 1301 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Suite 403, Washington, D.C. 20004-1701; phone: 202.628.8410 or 800.941.8478 toll-free; fax: 202.628.8419; e-mail: alawash@alawash.org; Web site: http://www.ala.org/washoff. Executive Director: Emily Sheketoff. Office of Government Relations: Lynne Bradley, Director; Carol Ashworth, Don Essex, Joshua Farrelman, Erin Haggerty, Patrice McDermott and Miriam Nisbet. Office for Information Technology Policy: Rick Weingarten, Director; Carrie Lowe, Kathy Mitchell, Carrie Russell. ALAWON Editor: Bernadette Murphy. From plib2 at webjunction.org Wed Oct 6 14:56:11 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:31 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Reminder: We the People Bookshelf Grants Available (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Laura Hayes" Subject: Reminder: We the People Bookshelf Grants Available Attention Public and School (K-12) Librarians: REMINDER The American Library Association (ALA) and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) are accepting applications for the We The People Bookshelf on freedom grants. Part of the NEH's We the People initiative, the annual grant project will award sets of 15 classic books for young readers to 1,000 libraries across the country. Libraries interested in receiving the collection are required to develop and host a program to introduce the collection and its theme of freedom to students and/or patrons. Guidelines and applications for Round One are available online at www.ala.org/wethepeople until October 20, 2004. Applications for Round Two will be accepted from December 16, 2004 to February 16, 2005. ALA Public Programs Office Linking Libraries, Communities, and Culture www.ala.org/publicprograms publicprograms@ala.org ********************************************************************* Due to deletion of content types excluded from this list by policy, this multipart message was reduced to a single part, and from there to a plain text message. ********************************************************************* From plib2 at webjunction.org Wed Oct 6 14:56:16 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:31 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Anyone have the Gates computers? (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Susan Glickman" Subject: Anyone have the Gates computers? Anyone out there looking to replace their Gates computers? Has anyone kept the games and upgraded to Windows 2003? Or have you replaced your computers and kept the children's games? We're looking at our budgets for the next few years and trying to figure out replacement cost and issues. Thanks! Susan Glickman IT/Reference Librarian Dorothy Alling Memorial Library 21 Library Lane Williston, VT 05495 http://www.williston.lib.vt.us ********************************************************************* Due to deletion of content types excluded from this list by policy, this multipart message was reduced to a single part, and from there to a plain text message. ********************************************************************* From plib2 at webjunction.org Wed Oct 6 14:56:21 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:31 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Job Announcement : Santa Fe Public Library (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Miriam Bobkoff" Subject: Job Announcement : Santa Fe Public Library This announcement is being cross-posted for wider distribution. Please excuse duplicate messages. THE CITY OF SANTA FE IS CURRENTLY ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR THE FOLLOWING POSTION: Library Services Director – Lead the dynamic Technical Services team. Will give direction in bringing over $1.3 million opening day collection to a new 25k square foot branch to open in 2006. Director supervises and manages Technical Services Department, including administration over the acquisitions, bibliographic control, processing and automated file maintenance. Prefer experience in JD Edwards system and experience in Innovative Interfaces. Santa Fe Public Library has a competitive salary & excellent benefits. Live & work in the City Different. Applications due no later than 5:00 p.m. on 11/12/04. For detailed information on this position or to obtain an application please contact (505)955-6597 or visit our website at www.santafenm.gov. EEO/AA Full Recruitment Announcement at http://snipurl.com/9k2g (http://www.santafenm.gov/cms/kunde/rts/santafenmgov/docs/625090077-09-29- 2004-14-17-23.htm) Miriam Bobkoff mkbobkoff@santafenm.gov Santa Fe Public Library 145 Washington Avenue Santa Fe, NM 87501 (505) 955-6832 The Library's Page http://www.santafelibrary.org From plib2 at webjunction.org Wed Oct 6 14:56:29 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:31 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Services that process $$$ online donations (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Anne Killheffer" Subject: Services that process $$$ online donations I'm looking into different ways that a library can receive donations= online. The idea of creating a secure web page to let people donate with= their credit cards from our library webpage seems daunting, though. As an alternative, I have found at least two webpages, "JustGive" and= "Network for Good" that let you get online donations without a lot of= hassle. You sign up for the service, you publicize on your own webpage= that you would like donations, you link to their page, and they process= credit card donations from your users. It seems to be pretty clear and= uncomplicated. The donor gets a receipt for their tax records. As far as I= can see, the only fee these two websites charge for this service is a 3= percent processing charge, which comes out of the donation. Has anyone used either of these services, or something similar? I'm= wondering if there is a downside I'm not able to foresee. thanks, Anne Killheffer Reference Librarian Stratford Library Association 2203 Main St., Stratford, CT 06615 203-385-4164 anne@stratford.lib.ct.us ********************************************************************* Due to deletion of content types excluded from this list by policy, this multipart message was reduced to a single part, and from there to a plain text message. ********************************************************************* From plib2 at webjunction.org Wed Oct 6 21:19:02 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:31 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] AWARDS: Intellectual Freedom Round Table seek nominations for (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Don Wood" Subject: AWARDS: Intellectual Freedom Round Table seek nominations for Please help to distribute this request widely. Thank you. ************************************************* Intellectual Freedom Round Table seeks nominations for awards CHICAGO - The Intellectual Freedom Round Table (IFRT) seeks nominations for its annual awards honoring exceptional achievement in the area of intellectual freedom. The deadline for nominations and supporting materials for the John Phillip Immroth Memorial award and the SIRS-ProQuest State and Regional Intellectual Freedom Award is December 1, 2004. The deadline for the Eli M. Oboler Memorial Award is December 1, 2005. · John Phillip Immroth Memorial Award honors notable contributions to intellectual freedom and demonstrations of personal courage in defense of freedom of expression. Presented annually, the award consists of $500 and a citation. For a nomination form, please visit http://www.ala.org/ifrt/immroth. · Eli M. Oboler Memorial Award honors a literary work, or series of works, in the area of intellectual freedom, including matters of ethical, political or social concerns related to intellectual freedom. Presented biennially. The award consists of $500 and a citation. Nomination applications are available online at http://www.ala.org/ifrt/oboler. Deadline for this award is December 1, 2005 · SIRS-ProQuest State and Regional Intellectual Freedom Achievement Award honors a state library association, or state educational media association intellectual freedom committee, or state Intellectual Freedom Coalition (IFC), that has implemented the most successful and creative state IFC project during the year. Presented annually, it consists of a citation and $1,000 donated by Social Issues Resources Series, Inc. (SIRS), a division of ProQuest. Nomination applications are available online at http://www.ala.org/ifrt/proquestsirs. For more information on all IFRT awards, please visit the IFRT Web site at http://www.ala.org/ifrt/awards. IFRT provides a forum for librarians to discuss activities, programs and problems in intellectual freedom; serves as a channel of communications on intellectual freedom matters; and promotes a greater opportunity for involvement among the members of the American Library Association (ALA) in defense of intellectual freedom. IFRT promotes a greater feeling of responsibility in the implementation of ALA policies on intellectual freedom. For more information on IFRT, please visit www.ala.org/ifrt. From plib2 at webjunction.org Wed Oct 6 21:19:07 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:31 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Preservation Microfilming: The Silver Standard Workshop From SOLINET (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Riley, Alicia" Subject: Preservation Microfilming: The Silver Standard Workshop From SOLINET SOLINET, Inc., the Southeastern Library Network, is pleased to announce the following Preservation Workshop (Please excuse cross-posting): ********Preservation Microfilming: The Silver Standard**************** Tuesday-Wednesday, November 9-10, 2004, University of Gainesville, Gainesville, FL from 8:30 am - 5:30 pm on Tuesday the 9th, concluding 8:30 to noon on Wednesday the 10th. Do deteriorated and crumbling 19th century book and paper collections comprise a large part of your library or archive? Which reformatting technique will best preserve this material for the long term? Digital technology is the choice to enhance access, but the Council on Library and Information Resources considers preservation microfilming "the gold standard" for preserving the intellectual content of brittle, endangered materials. This workshop is designed to train project administrators in institutions to plan, implement, and manage microfilming projects. The one and a half day session will cover the follow topics: planning microfilm projects, selecting and preparing materials, microfilm technology and equipment, standards, inspection, and quality control, agents of film deterioration, and proper microfilm storage. Workshop includes a hands-on quality control exercise including film inspection, and a tour of a microfilming operation. Instructors: Kopana Terry and Becky Ryder, Preservation Librarians, William P. Young Library, University of Kentucky at Lexington. Cost is $195 SOLINET members ($185 early bird, $220 late registration), $235 Non-members ($225 early bird, $260 late registration). Any institution in Florida qualifies for the member rate. For more information or to register, contact Vanessa Richardson at 800-999-8558, vanessa_richardson@solinet.net or visit our website at www.solinet.net for full descriptions and online registration. This workshop is funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Division of Preservation and Access. From plib2 at webjunction.org Wed Oct 6 21:19:12 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:31 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Processing opera CDs with librettos (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Laurel Goodgion" Subject: Processing opera CDs with librettos Hi, Has anyone found good packaging for CDs of operas with several discs and a libretto. The original box wears out quickly and we haven't located a plastic CD case that will hold the libretto and still fit in our CD displayer. Thanks for your help. Laurel Goodgion, Director Wethersfield Library 515 Silas Deane Highway Wethersfield CT 06109 goodgion@wethersfieldlibrary.org phone: 860-721-2988 fax: 860-721-2991 From plib2 at webjunction.org Wed Oct 6 21:19:19 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:31 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] London public libraries union catalog (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Godfrey Oswald" Subject: London public libraries union catalog Dear librarians, First of all, I want to say thank you very much, to all those who sent in URLs of union catalogs to add to my growing list of global list of union catalogs at: http://lwrw.com/union_catalogs.htm I have been asked on 3 different occassions by U.S. librarians, if there is a London public libraries union catalog. Can anyone help here. Perhaps e-mail me the London public libraries union catalog URL. I do remember reading in the former "LA Record" about a project (government funded) to create a union catalog that will provide a single combined access to all the individual library catalogs in the 32 London boroughs. Am not sure the project has finished yet. Thanks in advance for help. Godfrey Oswald, London. http://www.lwrw.com _________________________________________________________________ Use MSN Messenger to send music and pics to your friends http://www.msn.co.uk/messenger From plib2 at webjunction.org Wed Oct 6 21:19:32 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:31 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Did I dream this? Publisher of theatre books (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Phalbe Henriksen Subject: Did I dream this? Publisher of theatre books Folks, Did I dream that there is a publisher of theatre books that is an imprint of one of the large publishers? I thought it was called "Backstage," but I can't find it anywhere. Their books are more on the "how-to" side than histories of theatre, etc. Phalbe **************************************************** Phalbe Henriksen Director Bradford County Public Library 105 E. Jackson St. Starke, FL 32091-3396 bradford@neflin.org / phenriksen@neflin.org v (904) 964-6400 fax (904) 964-9463 "Just who is Elsie, and why do we always do what she says, even though she never comes to any meetings?" From plib2 at webjunction.org Wed Oct 6 21:19:41 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:31 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] RE: [CALIX:2989] Evil demagnetizing tchotchkes (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Judy A" Subject: RE: [CALIX:2989] Evil demagnetizing tchotchkes Eel skin wallets used to be accused of causing problems. But in reality it appears to be the magnetic catch on wallets. So maybe you should avoid anything magnetic where a person would put a magnetic strip card. http://www.snopes.com/science/eelskin.htm Judy Anderson Tillamook, OR Visible and Vocal Librarian www.cafeshops.com/vavlibrarian >From: "K.G. Schneider" <kgs@lii.org> > >(Do I get a prize for original subject lines?) > >We at LII are getting ready to order our giveaways for the CLA conference--a >small item useful for all kinds of people, including librarians. (We can't >tell you what it is, or it wouldn't be a Surprise.) A wise Californian >mentioned that one giveaway got a bad reputation for demagnetizing stuff, >which would be a Very Bad Surprise. (I vaguely remember that problem with >magnetic stripes on cards and certain types of wallets.) Does this ring a >bell with anyone? Whatever that item is, we'd like to avoid it. :-) > >Karen G. Schneider >Director, Librarians' Index to the Internet >http://lii.org kgs@lii.org _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! hthttp://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ From plib2 at webjunction.org Wed Oct 6 21:19:47 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:31 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] genre stickers on videos (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Lin Light" Subject: genre stickers on videos Just wondering how many libraries are using a sticker to identify DRAMA videos and DVDs? I can see something like Western, horror, comedy, etc. But just about everything else is a drama, so I'm thinking using a sticker is about redundant. Lin Lin Light Head of Technical & Automated Services Herrick District Library Holland, Michigan 616.355.3727 Voice 616.355.1426 Fax llight@herrickdl.org From plib2 at webjunction.org Wed Oct 6 21:19:58 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:31 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Re: Evil demagnetizing tchotchkes (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: CharlieZ@aol.com Subject: Re: Evil demagnetizing tchotchkes I would particularly avoid those wallet-sized magnetic phone indexes.  Anything magnetic that one might slip into the pocketbook, purse, wallet or rear pocket could be hazardous to your credit cards. Charlie Zimmerman VP, Board of Trustees Washington (IL) District Library CharlieZ@aol.com From plib2 at webjunction.org Wed Oct 6 21:20:04 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:31 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Re: Circulating Magazines (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Katnip59@aol.com Subject: Re: Circulating Magazines We have a white sticker with red lettering, which says, "Current Copy, Non-circulating", that is placed on the most recent copy of the magazine. In addition, the newest copies do not have a bar code so that circ cannot make the mistake of checking them out. HTH. Katie Bunn Farmington Library Farmington, CT Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2004 11:55:49 -0700 (PDT) From: "cbrown" To: publib Subject: Circulating magazines We've been putting the current copy in one of those red binders and we're looking for an easier way to identify the non circulating copy as it takes so long to put in and take out the red binder. Anyone have a better idea? Candice Brown Manager of Adult Services Koelbel Main Library Arapahoe Library District 5955 S. Holly St. Centennial, CO 80121 303-220-7704 From plib2 at webjunction.org Wed Oct 6 21:20:13 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:31 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] circulating magazines (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Tammy Keith" Subject: circulating magazines ------_=_NextPart_002_01C4ABEF.72D724E4 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable We do not circulate the current copies of our magazines, nor do we put them in a binder. We put a yellow sticker on the top right corner that says: "Current Issue--cannot be checked out" When the next issue comes, we simply put the barcode over the yellow sticker. Both older circulating issues and the current issue is listed on our OPAC. The current issue has a non-circulating status, so that anyone looking knows that it cannot be checked out. =20 -------------------=20 Tammy Keith=20 Head of Adult and Young Adult Services=20 Kokomo-Howard County Public Library=20 tkeith@kokomo.lib.in.us=20 (765) 457-3242, ext 1100=20 =20 =20 ------_=_NextPart_002_01C4ABEF.72D724E4 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Read

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Of course they don't show the "entire picture," but they do not claim to. Individual library use and mis-use of the HAPLR ratings are the responsibility of that library. In assessing a library's services, there obviously are anecdotal and subjective criteria to consider, but as amazon.com's Jeff Bezos has said (and I paraphrase), if something cannot be measured, its validity as a criteria for decision making is highly questionable. Statistical measurement and comparison provide library administrators and boards with a highly useful tool -- sadly, too few libraries apply statistical data in an intellectually rigorous manner. Bruce -- Bruce Flanders, Director Lawrence Public Library 707 Vermont Street Lawrence, KS 66044-2371 (785) 843-3833 phone (785) 843-3368 fax bflanders@lawrence.lib.ks.us "We have tomorrow bright before us like a flame." - Langston Hughes -- From plib2 at webjunction.org Wed Oct 6 21:20:52 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:31 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Laser bar code scanners (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Aaron Smith" Subject: Laser bar code scanners Susan, et al. - A large portion of the young people who use our Internet interface (which also requires input of a 14-digit barcode) are very proud of the fact that they have their number memorized. In my experience in a reference capacity, I have found that many more adults than children require assistance in inputting these numbers. While scanners could be seen as time-savers in some respects, and certainly more accurate, I would question the investment in such devices in the context you have described. Regards, Aaron Smith Cataloging/Reference Services Clermont County Public Library, Ohio smithaa@oplin.org Susan Henricks wrote: > We are now implementing [the need to input a 14-digit library card bar code] in our Children's department but anticipate a lot of staff assistance required for a child to get his/her bar code input correctly. We thought it would be helpful to install laser scanners to read the bar code. From plib2 at webjunction.org Wed Oct 6 21:20:59 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:31 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Nominations for ALA/RUSA/BRASS award (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Pamela J. Morgan" Subject: Nominations for ALA/RUSA/BRASS award Dun & Bradstreet Award for Outstanding Service to Minority Business Communities Do you know a librarian or library that should be recognized for service provided to a minority business community? You have a chance to give them a pat on the back. The Dun & Bradstreet Award for Outstanding Service to Minority Business Communities Committee (BRASS/ALA) is currently soliciting nominations for the 2005 recipient. · The recipient must be a business librarian or a library that has created an innovative service for a minority business community, or be recognized by that community as an outstanding service provider. Minority Business is defined as Hispanics, African Americans, Asians, Native Americans, or People from the Indian Subcontinent, as classified by the U.S. Government for minority owned businesses. · The award will be based on the library or librarian's impact on the community. · The award recipient must be present at the ALA Conference to receive the award at the primary award ceremony. · The award recipient does not have to be a member of ALA, RUSA, or BRASS. Applications for nominations are to be made in writing to the Chair of the committee, stating in detail the contributions of the individual or library. Nominations should: · Explain the services provided or projects completed · Identify the business community served · Outline the impact on the community served · Include a) printed copies of materials or b) URLs that identify the scope of the project or c) electronic copies of the projects on CD-ROM or diskette in IBM compatible format. For more information visit: and click on “Awards & Scholarships” This award is generously sponsored by Dun & Bradstreet Nominations due by December 1, 2004 For Submissions of Award Nominees contact: Pamela J. Morgan Director of Reference Chicago Public Library 400 South State Street 10-S6 Chicago, IL 60605 Tel: 312-745-3858 Fax: 312-747-4077 pjmorgan@chipublib.org From plib2 at webjunction.org Wed Oct 6 21:21:33 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:31 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Exemplary services and programs (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "June Garcia" Subject: Exemplary services and programs Does your library offer quality service in response to community needs? = Is information about those services available on your website? If so, the creators of the PLA online course based on The New Planning for Results would like to hear from you. =20 The course will include information about all thirteen service = responses: Basic Literacy, Business and Career Information, Commons, Community Referral, Consumer Information, Cultural Awareness, Current Topics and Titles, Formal Learning Support, General Information, Government Information, Information Literacy, Lifelong Learning, and Local History = & Genealogy. =20 For each of the thirteen service responses, links will be provided to = the websites of 4 - 6 public libraries that offering extensive, unique, = and/or noteworthy services. =20 The course designers want to showcase the fine work being done in = libraries all over the country, as well as public libraries in other countries. = They want to illustrate that creative and vibrant programs are offered in = small, medium, and large public libraries. They also want to showcase programs that have been designed for specific target groups such as preschoolers, teens, seniors, and new immigrants. =20 =20 If you would like to recommend that a link to your library's website be included as part of this new PLA online course, please send the URL and = an indication of which service response it supports to = june@elearnlibraries.com =20 The online course will launch on October 25, 2004. Information about elearning@PLA can be found at http://www.pla.org/ala/pla/plaevents/elearningpla/elearningpla.htm =20 Thank you. =20 June Garcia E-Learn Libraries, Inc. 1195 South Harrison Street Denver, Colorado 80210 june@elearnlibraries.com =20 Office: 303 757 7420 Mobile: 303 522 2225 Fax: 303 757 0669 URL: www.elearnlibraries.com =20 ********************************************************************* Due to deletion of content types excluded from this list by policy, this multipart message was reduced to a single part, and from there to a plain text message. ********************************************************************* From plib2 at webjunction.org Wed Oct 6 21:23:29 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:31 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Job posting - Chandler, AZ (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Subject: Job posting - Chandler, AZ Job Title: Assistant Library Manager Chandler Public Library Chandler, Arizona Recruitment No.: #05-033 Closing Date: 10/29/2004 This position is subject to the six-month probationary period Salary Range: $54,712 to $76,596 annually Minimum Requirements: The successful candidate will have: Master’s degree in library science, or related degree, and; Minimum of five years experience in a library setting; A valid driver’s license may be required Ideal candidate will have: Experience managing library systems with multiple branches is desired. A Master’s degree in library science from an accredited American Library Association (ALA) accredited program. Consideration will be given to any equivalent combination of experience and training which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities. Testing/Certificate Requirements: Drug Test: The City of Chandler conducts pre-employment drug/alcohol testing. All offers of employment are contingent upon negative drug/alcohol test results. Nature of Work: The City of Chandler, Arizona, is seeking an energetic, creative leader for its Assistant Library Manager vacancy. This management position will be responsible for directing the activities of public service staff in four locations. The primary function of this position will be to perform a variety of duties to assist in planning, organizing, and directing citywide library services, acting in place of the Library Manager as needed. The Assistant Library Manager will be responsible for the overall management of public service functions including education services, youth services, circulation, and development for branch services, or for technical services, depending on assignment. Located in Chandler, Arizona, one of the fastest growing high-technology manufacturing cities in the nation. A city surrounded by a beautiful Sonoran desert with attractive residential planned communities, award winning public schools, a well-educated work force, and many beautiful city parks and facilities. A city whose mission statement expresses how our employees work to enhance our 208,000 citizens’ lives and our workplace. The library system includes a Downtown library of 64,000 square feet and three branch libraries totaling 60,000 square feet. The system has a budget of $5.6 million and a staff of 70 FTE. The collection of 423,000 has an annual circulation of 2,424,000. Innovative services include Homebound Delivery, Books for Babies, RIF, Adult Education Classes (GED preparation, ESL and Civics) to meet the needs of a diverse community. ------------------------------ City of Chandler Arizona Human Resources 55 North Arizona Place Suite 204 Chandler, AZ 85225 Phone: (480) 782-2350 Toll Free: 1-888-350-3013 e-mail: jobs@ci.chandler.az.us From plib2 at webjunction.org Thu Oct 7 21:49:30 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:32 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Re: Circulating Magazines (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Rosemarie Lewis Subject: Re: Circulating Magazines We have little punch-out - the kind you can buy at a craft store - in the shape of a foot. Circulating copies are "stamped" with the foot stamp to show that they're allowed to "walk". It seems to work pretty well. --RL -- Rosemarie Lewis Branch Manager Palm Springs North Branch Library 17601 NW 78th Avenue Suite 111 Miami, FL 33015 Temporary phone: 305-815-9319 Also at: 305-822-6522 (Miami Lakes) "Delivering Excellence Every Day" Miami-Dade County is a public entity subject to Chapter 119 of the Florida Statutes concerning public records. E-mail messages are covered under such laws and thus subject to disclosure. On Wed, 6 Oct 2004 18:22:57 -0700 (PDT), katnip59@aol.com wrote: > We have a white sticker with red lettering, which says, "Current Copy, Non-circulating", that is placed on the most recent copy of the magazine. In addition, the newest copies do not have a bar code so that circ cannot make the mistake of checking them out. HTH. > Katie Bunn > Farmington Library > Farmington, CT > > Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2004 11:55:49 -0700 (PDT) > From: "cbrown" > To: publib > Subject: Circulating magazines > > We've been putting the current copy in one of those red binders and > we're looking for an easier way to identify the non circulating copy as it > takes so long to put in and take out the red binder. Anyone have a better > idea? > > Candice Brown > Manager of Adult Services > Koelbel Main Library > Arapahoe Library District > 5955 S. Holly St. > Centennial, CO 80121 > 303-220-7704 > > From plib2 at webjunction.org Thu Oct 7 21:49:40 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:32 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] CORRECTION: Preservation Microfilming: The Silver Standard (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Riley, Alicia" Subject: CORRECTION: Preservation Microfilming: The Silver Standard CORRECTION: Workshop Location - UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA SOLINET, Inc., the Southeastern Library Network, is pleased to announce the following Preservation Workshop (Please excuse cross-posting): ********Preservation Microfilming: The Silver Standard**************** Tuesday-Wednesday, November 9-10, 2004, UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, Gainesville, FL from 8:30 am - 5:30 pm on Tuesday the 9th, concluding 8:30 to noon on Wednesday the 10th. Do deteriorated and crumbling 19th century book and paper collections comprise a large part of your library or archive? Which reformatting technique will best preserve this material for the long term? Digital technology is the choice to enhance access, but the Council on Library and Information Resources considers preservation microfilming "the gold standard" for preserving the intellectual content of brittle, endangered materials. This workshop is designed to train project administrators in institutions to plan, implement, and manage microfilming projects. The one and a half day session will cover the follow topics: planning microfilm projects, selecting and preparing materials, microfilm technology and equipment, standards, inspection, and quality control, agents of film deterioration, and proper microfilm storage. Workshop includes a hands-on quality control exercise including film inspection, and a tour of a microfilming operation. Instructors: Kopana Terry and Becky Ryder, William P. Young Library, University of Kentucky at Lexington. Cost is $195 SOLINET members ($185 early bird, $220 late registration), $235 Non-members ($225 early bird, $260 late registration). Any institution in Florida qualifies for the member rate. For more information or to register, contact Vanessa Richardson at 800-999-8558, vanessa_richardson@solinet.net or visit our website at www.solinet.net for full descriptions and online registration. This workshop is funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Division of Preservation and Access. From plib2 at webjunction.org Thu Oct 7 21:49:48 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:32 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Possibly Wicked Tchotchkes and the Downfall of Civilization (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "K.G. Schneider" Subject: Possibly Wicked Tchotchkes and the Downfall of Civilization Thanks to all who wrote to a) tell me that wallets do not demagnetize credit cards and b) advise me that most general-use magnets do not corrupt computer data and c) suggest LII give away flash drives at the conference, which as I multiply the cost times 1000 makes me chuckle (as in, "hah hah, no way"). (I did get a flash drive as a goodie at a party not too long ago, but this was an event where they were pouring expensive wine and serving shrimp and crab appetizers. I'm sure we'll have candy in the booth.) On the wallets, you know--the debunking wasn't quite persuasive. No disrespect to Snopes, but the informal "research" posted there and in other places does not prove that eelskin wallets do not (or did not) demagnetize credit cards. These sources only debunk the notion that the "electric" qualities of eelskin were responsible for this phenomenon (I didn't say what caused the demagnetization--only that it happened--and I had never heard that theory before). One of the sources noted that wallets from Korea were reported to have this problem. I was one of many GIs in Korea who bought an eelskin wallet and then soon had to replace my credit cards. So all we really know is that we don't know why this happened. I can believe that credit cards are stronger now than they were fifteen years ago. Heck, I'm stronger now, albeit with fewer parts, moving or otherwise! At any rate, the goodie we're giving away isn't a flash drive, but to answer all the guesses received so far, it's cute, it's useful, it won't end up in the hotel room trash can as you head out of town, it won't zap your ATM card, it's carb-free, you don't wear it, it's smaller than a breadbox, it's not easily breakable, and when you pick it up we'll give you a free tour of new and forthcoming features in LII and answer any questions you have. (Now I should probably double the tchotchke order...) Karen G. Schneider Director, Librarians' Index to the Internet Information You Can Trust! kgs@lii.org http://lii.org From plib2 at webjunction.org Thu Oct 7 21:49:56 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:32 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Tech Soup software purchase (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Helfrich, Gair" Subject: Tech Soup software purchase Hi all, I've got a question about the Tech Soup software program (http://www.techsoup.org/stock/libraries/default.asp) program for any of you who have used it. The site states software can be purchased via check, credit card or money order. We can't do that--we need to use a purchase order, which ultimately leads to payment via check. I did call Tech Soup to discuss this; the person who answered the phone wasn't sure if a pruchase order could be used. Has anyone successfully purchased software from Tech Soup using a purchase order? Thanks, Gair Helfrich __________ Gair Helfrich Computer & Network Services Manager Atlantic County Library 40 Farragut Avenue Mays Landing, NJ 08330 609-625-2776 ext. 6313 Fax: 609-625-8143 ghelfrich@acmail.aclink.org From plib2 at webjunction.org Thu Oct 7 21:50:03 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:32 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Re: Did I dream this? Publisher of theatre books (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Phalbe Henriksen Subject: Re: Did I dream this? Publisher of theatre books Oops, is my face red! I found it. It's Back Stage Books, a division of Watson-Guptill. Phalbe >Did I dream that there is a publisher of theatre books that is an imprint >of one of the large publishers? I thought it was called "Backstage," but I >can't find it anywhere. Their books are more on the "how-to" side than >histories of theatre, etc. > >Phalbe > >**************************************************** >Phalbe Henriksen >Director >Bradford County Public Library >105 E. Jackson St. >Starke, FL 32091-3396 >bradford@neflin.org / phenriksen@neflin.org >v (904) 964-6400 fax (904) 964-9463 > >"Just who is Elsie, and why do we always do what she says, even though she >never comes to any meetings?" From plib2 at webjunction.org Thu Oct 7 21:50:28 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:32 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Re: HAPLR ratings (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "James B. Casey" Subject: Re: HAPLR ratings Bruce Flanders wrote: >James Casey wrote: "Basing something like an overall rating of a Library's quality and performance upon raw statistics can be incredibly and embarrassingly misleading." > >I would caution against rejecting statistical measurements and comparisons because they can be "misleading." I believe that Hennen's HAPLR ratings are a well-considered and useful library service measurement tool. Of course they don't show the "entire picture," but they do not claim to. Individual library use and mis-use of the HAPLR ratings are the responsibility of that library. >------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Bruce: Congratulations on the Hennen rating of 733 for your Lawrence Public Library (Kansas). I don't want to be a "spoiled sport" --- after all, Oak Lawn Public Library was honored with a 741 in 2003 --- but feel that we need to look at such ratings with a more critical eye. Statistics should definitely be rejected if they are skewed or biased. In the Hennen ratings, certain combinations of quantifiable inputs and outcomes are rewarded while others are punished. What is especially troubling is that the rating seems to be more geared to the nature of the community than to the Library which serves that community. Upscale suburban communities with growing populations tend to be rewarded with high ratings --- like Baltimore County Public Library and its 806 rating --- while urban communities suffer --- such as the City of Baltimore and its Enoch Pratt Free Public Library has a 344. The Chicago Public Library is given a pathetic 259 in 2004 --- down from 267 in 2003 despite several years of major expenditure to improve and enlarge branches. Where populations are static or shrinking, culturally diverse and low income, the ratings tend to be lower. Communities which are determined to keep their libraries poor and hold down expenses (and salaries) at all costs while generating certain statistics with best sellers and popular DVDs are likely to obtain stellar ratings. "Fast food libraries" are likely to have a better cost/benefits ratio if one is only looking at patron satisfaction as a function of certain measurable data. The lady checking out 25 romance novels will serve such a purpose better than the student who needs to conduct research or the worried mother who needs to look up something in the Physicians Desk Reference. Not all patron satisfaction is easily quantifiable. I'm tending to look at the Hennen ratings from the perspective of how they can encourage or discourage taxpayer investment in public libraries. It seems evident to me that Hennen ratings can literally punish Libraries serving certain types of communities with lower ratings when they obtain and expend more money to improve service to those communities. That, in my opinion, is a harmful outcome. James B. Casey --- My own views Director of Oak Lawn Public Library Suburban Chicago. Member of ALA Council. From plib2 at webjunction.org Thu Oct 7 21:50:41 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:32 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] bookcarts summary (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Jean Langlais" Subject: bookcarts summary Several weeks ago I posted a question on publib regarding book carts used on book trucks or bookmobiles. I thank those who responded, but I am sorry to say there is not much to report. I heard from one library where they are loving their aluminum Acore carts. But Acore is out of business, so not an option. At the advice of another library, I also spoke with a Farber rep. He mentioned that an Ohio library ordered some Demco carts that he was very impressed with, from the durability standpoint. They are the Super Steer Titan Booktrucks Product No. P807343. You can see them in the 2004 Demco catalog on page 1060. Locking mechanism on the wheel is interesting also. Also, a Russ Bassett GoCart for media. That's on page 1070, items P880096. We at St. Charles like the look of the Demco Super Steer Titan, BUT, unlike the Acore, which is lightweight aluminum, these carts weigh in at 80 lbs. Since they are double sided, we are concerned about what moving one of these, fully-loaded, would be like. Anyone out there using the Titan who can address this weight issue? Or does anyone have anything further to share about book carts to be rolled on and off a book truck, manuevered through cold, wet weather, or suggestions about securing these book carts on a booktruck or bookmobile, we would be very grateful. Jean Langlais Outreach Services Manager St. Charles Public Library One South Sixth Avenue St. Charles, IL 60174 From plib2 at webjunction.org Thu Oct 7 21:50:50 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:32 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Books on MP3 CD (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Katrin Olafsson" Subject: Books on MP3 CD Good Morning PUBLIBers, We accidentally received a book recorded on an MP3 disc instead of regular CD. We were about to send it back when we realized that maybe we should start collecting them!....Have any of you started collecting MP3 books? If so, are patrons having difficulty with them? Are they circulating well? Thanks, Katrin Katrin Olafsson Technical Services Supervisor Nevada County Library 980 Helling Way Nevada City, California 95959 email: katrin.olafsson@co.nevada.ca.us voice: 530.265.1541 fax: 530-265-9658 From plib2 at webjunction.org Thu Oct 7 21:50:58 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:32 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Re: Evil demagnetizing tchotchkes (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Isabel Hansen" Subject: Re: Evil demagnetizing tchotchkes While I don't have any personal knowledge of the giveaway item, I thought you might be referring to eelskin wallets that were thought to cause havoc with magnetic strips on cards. Isabel Hansen Librarian, Clinton-Macomb Public Library North Branch 16800 24 Mile Road Macomb, MI 48042 (586) 226-5089 From plib2 at webjunction.org Thu Oct 7 21:51:10 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:32 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Re: Small Town Library Takes on the Feds (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: KTDyer@aol.com Subject: Re: Small Town Library Takes on the Feds Seattle, Tacoma, Pacific Northwest TV Channel 4: http://www.komotv.com/stories/33363.htm Small Town Library Takes On The Feds October 5, 2004 By April Zepeda Video : KOMO 4 NEWS The FBI wants to know who checked out a book about Osama bin Laden at the Deming library; library refuses to comply, citing privacy. Watch Video Video requires the use of the free QuickTime Player. WHATCOM COUNTY - The FBI wants to know who checked out a book from a small library about Osama Bin Laden. But the library isn't giving out names, saying the government has no business knowing what their patrons read. The library in Deming isn't much larger than a family home. Located in rural Whatcom County, it hardly seems the site for a showdown with the feds. "I think we all figure it's places like the New York Library System that's going to be one of the first we hear about," said the attorney for the Whatcom County Library System, Deborra Garret. At the center of the issue, a book titled "Bin Laden: The Man Who Declared War on America." The FBI confiscated the original book after a patron reported than some one hand wrote a bin Laden quote in the margin that read: "Let history be witness I am a criminal." The FBI demanded to know the names and addresses of everyone who ever checked out the book. "Libraries are a haven where people should be able to seek whatever information they want to pursue without any threat of government intervention," said Director of Whatcom County Library System, Joan Airoldi. Because of privacy policies, the library does not give out circulation records without a court order. When the FBI got a grand jury subpoena, the library filed a motion to quash it -- citing the rights of all people who use the library. "Like the right to read and to read the material of one's choice without fear that someone will come around with questions about why you chose that book," said Garrett. The FBI withdrew the subpoena, reserving the right to file it again. A spokeswoman for the U.S. Attorney's office says they are not permitted to discuss anything that involves the grand jury. If the feds had demanded the records under the Patriot Act, the library would have had to hand them over without question and without help from the courts. The FBI still has the bin Laden book. Librarians point out, it's overdue. ### ********************************************************************* Due to deletion of content types excluded from this list by policy, this multipart message was reduced to a single part, and from there to a plain text message. ********************************************************************* From plib2 at webjunction.org Thu Oct 7 21:51:19 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:32 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Anne Felix" Subject: Magazine title question =20 Does anyone know of a good general interest magazine aimed at immigrants from South Asia? Library Journal had a review for Shaadi Style, a bridal magazine for South Asians, and it got me thinking. We take several magazines aimed at other ethnic groups, but don't have anything for Asians. We take Hispanic, Latina and then several in Spanish, like People, Teen People, and Glamour. We take Essence, Today's Black Woman and some others for the African-Americans. Any ideas? =20 Anne Felix Grand Prairie (TX) Public Library System afelix@gptx.org =20 ********************************************************************* Due to deletion of content types excluded from this list by policy, this multipart message was reduced to a single part, and from there to a plain text message. ********************************************************************* From plib2 at webjunction.org Thu Oct 7 21:51:29 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:32 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Disaster Preparedness & Revovery? (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Stephie Carlile" Subject: Disaster Preparedness & Revovery? Hello, My Fellow PUBLIBbers! While reviewing our library disaster plan, I noticed that much of the = information was horribly out of date. So, while I am fixing the = information, I was wondering if any of you had any thoughts on disaster = preparedness & recovery, or if you could give me some information on = what your libraries have done, or what they are currently doing, to be = prepared in the case of a disaster.=20 Our l;ibrary is woefully unprepared - but I'm hoping that I can help to = change this for the better! Cheers, Stephanie Carlile Circulation Supervisor Berwyn Public Library 2701 S. Harlem Ave. Berwyn, Illinois, 60402 (708) 795-8000, Ext. 3059 Stephie@BerwynLibrary.net *My views are my own - my library wouldn't want them.* :) Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, martini in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming "WOO HOO - what a ride!" - Unknown ********************************************************************* Due to deletion of content types excluded from this list by policy, this multipart message was reduced to a single part, and from there to a plain text message. ********************************************************************* From plib2 at webjunction.org Thu Oct 7 21:51:38 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:32 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Emergency Action Alert on HR 10 (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Don Wood" Subject: Emergency Action Alert on HR 10 >>> "ALAWASH E-MAIL" 10/7/2004 3:23:22 PM >>> ALAWON: American Library Association Washington Office Newsline Volume 13, Number 78 October 7, 2004 In This Issue: EMERGENCY ACTION ALERT ON HR 10 The House of Representatives is in floor debate about the rules governing how they will debate and address HR 10, The 9/11 Recommendations Implementation Act. Library supporters are asked to IMMEDIATELY call their Representatives and ask them to support the Menendez substitute bill (which contains the Collins-Lieberman bill plus some aspects of the McCain-Lieberman proposal which is the closest language to Collins-Lieberman, S 2845, available for members to vote on) and to vote AGAINST the rule for HR 10 being debated right now on the House floor. The Menendez substitute is a better bill than the one being put forth by the House leadership. The three major differences are: * Leadership's HR 10 would coerce states to share personal information about their drivers by conditioning federal grant money authorized by the legislation on the sharing of such personal information with other states. The Menendez substitute does not require this. * Leadership's HR 10 would violate principles of federalism by dictating what that states retain paper copies of source documents for at least 7 years, and electronic images of such documents for 10 years. The Menendez substitute has no such requirement. * Leadership's HR 10 would turn Departments of Motor Vehicles into internal checkpoints at which all U.S. citizens would have to prove their citizenship even though many U.S. citizens do not have passports, and at which all non-citizens would have to prove that they are lawfully present. The Menendez substitute does not require this. The leadership bill still contains standards for driver's licenses, but the language is not quite as horrible as HR 10. The House has just started debate on the Rule for HR 10. You can view the rules and all amendments at: http://www.house.gov/rules/108rulehr10.htm Any calls you can make to support the Menendez substitute (which is also supported by Reps Shays and Simmons) would be very helpful. You may call Congress toll-free at: 1-800-839-5276. Or send a letter via the Legislative Action Center at: . For those of you with questions, please call the ALA Office of Government Relations at 1-800-941-8478. The Senate and House have been working on these Intelligence Reform bills this week and there have been other calls to action and other ALAWONs on this issue. ****** Remember: You Can Call Any MEMBER OF CONGRESS Toll-Free: 1-800-839-5276 ****** ALAWON (ISSN 1069-7799) is a free, irregular publication of the American Library Association Washington Office. All materials subject to copyright by the American Library Association may be reprinted or redistributed for noncommercial purposes with appropriate credits. ALA Washington Office, 1301 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Suite 403, Washington, D.C. 20004-1701; phone: 202.628.8410 or 800.941.8478 toll-free; fax: 202.628.8419; e-mail: alawash@alawash.org; Web site: http://www.ala.org/washoff. Executive Director: Emily Sheketoff. Office of Government Relations: Lynne Bradley, Director; Carol Ashworth, Don Essex, Joshua Farrelman, Erin Haggerty, Patrice McDermott and Miriam Nisbet. Office for Information Technology Policy: Rick Weingarten, Director; Carrie Lowe, Kathy Mitchell, Carrie Russell. ALAWON Editor: Bernadette Murphy. From plib2 at webjunction.org Thu Oct 7 21:51:43 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:32 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Circulating magazines (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Carolyn Scheer Subject: Circulating magazines We circulate any back issues of periodicals, but keep all the newest issues in the library for browsing. We simply don't barcode the new item until the next issue is received. Patrons regularly bring the new issue up to the desk to check out--when we don't find a barcode we tell the patron he can't have this one but... here's how to find the back issues, photocopy the article he wants, comfy chair to read it in the library, put it on reserve for later, etc. >Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2004 11:55:49 -0700 (PDT) >From: "cbrown" >To: publib >Subject: Circulating magazines >Message-ID: >We will be starting to circulate magazines next year and have decided to >keep one current copy available in the library (for instance, if we have >multiple copies of People, one copy of the current issue will not check out >and if we only have one copy of a magazine the current copy won't check >out). We've been putting the current copy in one of those red binders and >we're looking for an easier way to identify the non circulating copy as it >takes so long to put in and take out the red binder. Anyone have a better >idea? All copies will be circulating in the database, so theoretically a >patron could check even the non-circulating one out at the self check. Or >shouldn't I worry? Thanks! >Candace Brown >Manager of Adult Services >oelbel Main Library >Arapahoe Library District >5955 S. Holly St. >Centennial, CO 80121 >303-220-7704 Carolyn Scheer Reference Librarian Scenic Regional Library 308 Hawthorne Drive Union, MO 63084 From plib2 at webjunction.org Thu Oct 7 21:51:52 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:32 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Patron Feedback in Books (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Pettee Memorial Library" Subject: Patron Feedback in Books Greetigs All, I am thinking of putting some sort of sheet inside the books we circulate to get feedback from patrons on the book itself. Feedback would be for the librarian as well as other readers. Has anyone tried this? If so how does it work, what was the format of the sheet, etc. David Martel Director Pettee Memorial Library Wilmington VT From plib2 at webjunction.org Thu Oct 7 21:51:58 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:32 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Elizabeth Loveall" Subject: A coworker and I would like to "update" the reading program format that we used over the summer in time for our winter reading program. Basically we would like to eliminate having patrons fill out little slips of paper for weekly drawings. Patrons do not like filling them out; we do not like keeping track of them or counting them at the end of each week for statistical purposes. =20 =20 We thought about an additional Access table since we already keep track of our program sign-up that way. And when we needed to do a drawing, someone could pick a random number and that would be the winner. =20 =20 We would also like to change the way we do the prizes. Ideally, we would like to give a prize to everyone at some point, which can be expensive, and then maybe do one or two other drawings. =20 Any other ideas?? I looked through the archives, but it looks like most libraries have some kind of slip that patrons fill out. We would like to keep this very simple after a busy summer reading program, but we still have the ultimate goal of trying to get people to visit the library over the winter. =20 Thanks! ********************************************************************* Due to deletion of content types excluded from this list by policy, this multipart message was reduced to a single part, and from there to a plain text message. ********************************************************************* From plib2 at webjunction.org Thu Oct 7 21:52:19 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:32 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Job Opening Technologies Services Department Head/ Librarian (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Nancy Studebaker" Subject: Job Opening Technologies Services Department Head/ Librarian We are accepting resumes from librarians with a vision of how technology can help us fulfill our mission and provide leadership in all aspects of technology at the library, including circulation, technical services and public access. We value energy, enthusiasm, technical expertise and a sense of humor. We are a 40,000 square foot public library serving 25,565 people in the southwest corner of Michigan, just ten miles from Notre Dame University and South Bend, Indiana. Each month, nearly three thousand patrons use our eighteen-station computer lab which offers T-1 Internet access as well as computer classes. Our computer lab is staffed with two-and-a-half FTE employees who are capable and dedicated. Cataloging and processing of the roughly 4,500 items purchased by the library each year is carried out by two full-time, fun-loving staff members in technical services. Three FTE employees provide outstanding public service while using Dynix to circulate well over 160,000 items each year. Responsibilities will include planning, organizing, developing and overseeing the library's use of technology; supervision of the circulation manager, tech services manager and computer lab manager; development and maintenance of the library's web site; administration and maintenance of library's automation software and maintenance of hardware; all cataloging and processing; all circulation activities; administration of the library's local-area-network; security of all the library's computers and networks; and development of training programs for both public and staff in use of technology. We have recently completed a long range plan. Our technology related plans for the coming four-years include becoming a "hot spot," migrating our automation system and digitization of our local history collection. We are looking for someone who can advance these projects and develop additional projects to achieve overall goals. This position requires an MLS, some supervisory experience and considerable experience and/or training in all aspects of technology as it is used in a public library. The library offers excellent benefits including health, dental and life insurance; seven paid holidays, two weeks paid vacation and many opportunities for professional development. The starting range for this position is $33,500 - $39,500. If you believe you have ideas and skills that would help move our plans toward reality and you could lead this enthusiastic staff through these exciting changes send a resume to: nstudebaker@nileslibrary.com or Niles District Library Nancy Studebaker, Director 620 E Main Niles, MI 49120 CLASS VII JOB TITLE: TECHNOLOGY SERVICES LIBRARIAN/ DEPARTMENT HEAD Reports to: Director Preferred Qualifications: * Five years library experience Required Competencies: * Considerable knowledge, skill and ability in every phase of the public library field. * Good ability to understand and follow written and oral instructions. * Strong ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with superiors, associates and the general public. * Strong knowledge of library automation systems, local-area-network administration, web page design, trends in computers and technology. * Attention to detail. * Familiarity with library collection. * Demonstrated understanding of office and library software applications. * Ability to exercise initiative and good judgment. * Excellent supervisory skills. SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY: Circulation Manager, Computer Lab Manager, Tech Services Manager Essential Functions: * Plans, organizes and implements the library's use of technology. * Plans, organizes and implements technical services. * Plans, organizes and implements circulation services. * Plans, organizes and implements all services offered in the computer lab. * Is responsible for administration, maintenance and efficient utilization of the library's integrated library automation system. * Is responsible for maintenance, updating and usability of the library's web site. * Administers all library computer networks. * Assures security of all library's computers and networks. * Trains both public and staff in use of technology. * Assures proper and timely maintenance of library's computers and peripherals. * Develops and implements plans for continued improvement in the library's use of technology. * Provides reports to the Director. * Participates in staff selection. * Assists with budget preparation. In addition to essential functions, all employees are expected to carry out other duties as assigned. DECISION MAKING AUTHORITY: Operates under the general direction of the Director. Has the authority to make decisions regarding circulation, technical services, the computer lab and all library technology within the limits set by the Director. Acts with the authority of the Director in Director's absence. Nancy Studebaker, Director Niles District Library 620 E Main Street Niles, MI 49120 Phone 269 683 8545 Fax 269 683 0075 ********************************************************************* Due to deletion of content types excluded from this list by policy, this multipart message was reduced to a single part, and from there to a plain text message. ********************************************************************* From plib2 at webjunction.org Thu Oct 7 21:52:26 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:32 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] RE: Did I dream this? Publisher of theatre books (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Dillie, Thomas" Subject: RE: Did I dream this? Publisher of theatre books Phalbe, You're not dreaming. Applause books was just purchased by Hal Leonard. Take a look at http://www.applausepub.com/. Tom Dillie, Head Librarian Cedarville Community Library Greene County Public Library P.O. Box 26 74 N. Main St. Cedarville OH 45314 tdillie@gcpl.lib.oh.us "'Under consideration' means we've lost the file. 'Under active consideration' means we're trying to find it." --The Complete Yes Minister: The Diaries of a Cabinet Minister, by Jonathan Lynn -----Original Message----- From: publib@webjunction.org [mailto:publib@webjunction.org]On Behalf Of Phalbe Henriksen Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2004 8:23 PM To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: [PUBLIB] Did I dream this? Publisher of theatre books Folks, Did I dream that there is a publisher of theatre books that is an imprint of one of the large publishers? I thought it was called "Backstage," but I can't find it anywhere. Their books are more on the "how-to" side than histories of theatre, etc. Phalbe **************************************************** Phalbe Henriksen Director Bradford County Public Library 105 E. Jackson St. Starke, FL 32091-3396 bradford@neflin.org / phenriksen@neflin.org v (904) 964-6400 fax (904) 964-9463 "Just who is Elsie, and why do we always do what she says, even though she never comes to any meetings?" From plib2 at webjunction.org Thu Oct 7 21:52:35 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:32 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Color photocopiers (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Bette Ammon" Subject: Color photocopiers Libraries out there who are providing color photocopiers for the public: Brands of machines? Costs? Price of copies? Does the public use them? Troubleshooting - lots? Advice? thanks in advance. Bette Ammon, Director http://www.missoula.lib.mt.us Missoula Public Library 406.721.2665 301 E Main fax 406.728.5900 Missoula MT 59802 bammon@missoula.lib.mt.us "She is too fond of books and it has turned her brain." Louisa May Alcott From plib2 at webjunction.org Thu Oct 7 23:39:16 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:32 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Re: Possibly Wicked Tchotchkes and the Downfall of Civilization (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Dan Robinson" Subject: Re: Possibly Wicked Tchotchkes and the Downfall of Civilization Karen, If we beg appropriately, can those of us who are convention deprived get one? Or, can a picture of the giveaway be posted after the conference, so we can drool? Dan Robinson drobinson@hwwilson.com On 7 Oct 2004 at 18:53, K.G. Schneider wrote: > Thanks to all who wrote to a) tell me that wallets do not demagnetize > credit cards and b) advise me that most general-use magnets do not corrupt > computer data and c) suggest LII give away flash drives at the conference, > which as I multiply the cost times 1000 makes me chuckle (as in, "hah hah, > no way"). (I did get a flash drive as a goodie at a party not too long ago, > but this was an event where they were pouring expensive wine and serving > shrimp and crab appetizers. I'm sure we'll have candy in the booth.) > From plib2 at webjunction.org Fri Oct 8 21:11:01 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:33 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Re: Magazine title question (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Julie Bauer" Subject: Re: Magazine title question "Does anyone know of a good general interest magazine aimed at immigrants from South Asia?" No, but instead of asking us, why don't you ask your patrons? Or seek out a news stand in your town, buy a bunch of magazines, and put them out in your periodicals room with a ballot form. Julie Bauer Reference and Electronic Services Librarian Weston Public Library 87 School Street Weston, MA  02493 (781) 893-3312 jbauer@minlib.net From plib2 at webjunction.org Fri Oct 8 21:11:55 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:33 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Heads Up - Closure of Franklin Book Co. (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Grace-Ellen McCrann Subject: Heads Up - Closure of Franklin Book Co. 8 October 2004 Dear Everybody, I haven't seen anything about this on PubLib, and I thought perhaps this information might be of interest. It seems as though the Franklin Book Co. outside of Philadelphia closed last week. (Their website is still active as of this morning.) The message below came through the Acquisitions list-serv. Kind regards, gem Grace-Ellen McCrann Chief, Reference & Government Documents Divisions The City College of New York Cohen Library, 2nd Floor 138th Street & Convent Avenue New York, NY 10031 (212) 650 5073 gemscot@yahoo.com ---------------- --- Eleanor Cook wrote: Date: Wed, 06 Oct 2004 14:34:10 -0400 From: Eleanor Cook Subject: ACQNET: Important message concerning Franklin Book Co. Date: Wed, 06 Oct 2004 09:43:28 -0700 (PDT From: Bob Schatz (everbob@yahoo.com) Subject: Regarding the closing of Franklin Book Co. In the week-and-a half since Franklin Book Co. Inc. closed its doors, I have been contacted by a number of librarians wanting more information about that event. I will share what I can, which is limited, given that I lost my job at Franklin along with the rest of its employees. I write here as an individual. I am not in any way associated any longer with Franklin, and I certainly am not any kind of official spokesperson. Monday of last week all employees of Franklin, including me, were told that our jobs were ended and that the company was closing immediately. I do not believe it plans to re-open. I have no information how the company, or what remains of it, intends to act with regard to publishers or library customers. I believe some kind of letter has been sent to at least some publishers, but I do not know have firsthand knowledge of this. I do not know if any communiqué has been sent to libraries. I no longer have any direct communication with Manny Deckter, my former boss, and CEO of Franklin. His home phone has been disconnected so no one can reach him there. My last email to him was answered by his attorney. Perhaps this attorney, or through him, Mr. Deckter, would be willing to issue an official statement to those desiring (and deserving) more information. He is: Mr. Michael Hynes Cozen, O'Connor Attorneys 1900 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 Email: mhynes@cozen.com Phone: 215-665-4610 Beyond this, I am as much in the dark as anyone regarding these events. Like many of you, I am angered and saddened by all this. Having recently sold my house in Oregon and transplanted myself to Philadelphia in anticipation of a long career with Franklin, I share your disbelief and frustration. I hope, for all our sake, that more information about these events will be forthcoming from Mr. Deckter or his representatives. Until then, I look forward to rejoining the library/bookselling professional community and celebrating happier times. Bob Schatz, Private Citizen From plib2 at webjunction.org Fri Oct 8 21:12:10 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:33 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] RE: Anyone have the Gates computers? (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Lynn Schlatter" Subject: RE: Anyone have the Gates computers? We burned the Barney and Magic School Bus games to CD and use them when we replace computers in children's areas. We were disappointed to find that new versions couldn't be bought for love or money, because our younger patrons love the Barney games. So far we haven't tried them on XP machines, and I'm not familiar with Windows 2003. The Corbis titles were never used, so we didn't bother to keep them. Hope this helps, Lynn Schlatter Instructional Coordinator Shreve Memorial Library Shreveport, Louisiana Anyone out there looking to replace their Gates computers? Has anyone kept the games and upgraded to Windows 2003? Or have you replaced your computers and kept the children's games? We're looking at our budgets for the next few years and trying to figure out replacement cost and issues. Thanks! Susan Glickman IT/Reference Librarian Dorothy Alling Memorial Library 21 Library Lane Williston, VT 05495 http://www.williston.lib.vt.us From plib2 at webjunction.org Fri Oct 8 21:12:19 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:33 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Staff Scheduling software recommendation request (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Johansson, David" Subject: Staff Scheduling software recommendation request Question: What computer program(s) would you recommend purchasing to both schedule employees and generate managerial reports for a modest sized library and staff? Please respond to me offlist: johanssond@pryorok.org > Other Details: The software would only be required for the scheduling functions and generating reports regarding staffing functions at this time. The City Clerk does and will continue to handle the payroll functions based on paper time cards that we submit to them. [However, if the recommended program is one that "does it all" easily and efficiently, that is OK too.] The Library Board and other city officials want to: be able to see weekly schedules at a glance; track the number of hours of the part-time staffing used year to date; and to be able to generate other managerial reports, too. The library does have MS Office 2000 (Word, Excel, Access, etc.) on the management computer. However, we do not have anyone qualified to "homebrew" the scheduling functions in those MS Office programs. The Pryor Public Library presently has a director, 4 full-time and 3 part-time positions. We are open 43 hours per week, and we presently use what amounts to a paper and pencil scheduling system. We would prefer free or inexpensive software, of course. But if the quality of the software justifies the purchase/license price, I expect that we would find a modest amount of funding. David Johansson Phone (918) 825-0777 Library Director Fax: (918) 825-0856 Pryor Public Library 505 E. Graham Ave. Pryor, OK 74361 Hours: (M,TH:1-9 PM)(Tu,Wed, Fri: 9-5)(Sat.9-12) Email:johanssond@pryorok.org Web: www.pryorok.org/pcl ********************************************************************* Due to deletion of content types excluded from this list by policy, this multipart message was reduced to a single part, and from there to a plain text message. ********************************************************************* From plib2 at webjunction.org Fri Oct 8 21:12:55 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:33 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Re: Hennen's American Public Library Ratings 2004 (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "James B. Casey" Subject: Re: Hennen's American Public Library Ratings 2004 Many thanks to Thomas J. Hennen Jr. for his lengthy response to my comments and questions regarding his widely published American Public Library Ratings for 2004. Mr. Hennen says that we should "neither embrace statistics exclusively nor dismiss them entirely but use them in balance with other tools." I couldn't agree more. What are those "other tools"? Mr. Hennen presumes to "rate" hundreds of public libraries and publish those ratings for the World to see. But has he ever visited even a very tiny percentage of the Libraries he is rating? Does he have a staff of experts or volunteers who do this on his behalf? Would you expect formal ratings of hotels and restaurants to be generated from output and input measures and without any visits and personal assessment of quality. Certainly movie critics don't give ratings strictly by box office projections or receipts or polls. They actually see the movies and lend their expertise and experience to the equation. Football prognosticators don't assess and compare teams without having seen them perform in competition with other teams and simply look at raw statistics without reference to extenuating circumstances such as strength of schedule -- it might be tougher to rack up yardage against Ohio State than against Bowling Green as it might be tougher to generate circulations on the South Side of Chicago than in some affluent neighborhoods of North Suburban Chicago. By the way --- Mr. Hennen was correct in that Oak Lawn was listed under Village of Oak Lawn and the rating was present. Our library rating fell from 741 to 715. The "gods" must be angry! However, I'm pleased to report that our taxpayers and patrons are not angry. They are, in fact, pleased with our newly expanded facility and the improved services we have been able to provide since completion of the $5.5 million construction project. Our Internet access has risen from 12 to 40 stations and square footage has gone from 65,000 to about 80,000. Our surveys of the public have all garnered very positive results over the past years --- and the community did agree to increase its taxes in 2001 to fund the expansion and remodeling. We must be doing something right. James B. Casey -- My own views Director of Oak Lawn Public Library ALA Council Member > > From plib2 at webjunction.org Fri Oct 8 21:13:11 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:33 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] RFP for Training (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Jimmie.Epling@ky.gov Subject: RFP for Training Go to: https://eprocurement.ky.gov Click on "Browse Bid Opportunities" in the "eProcurement Area" column Browse by Issuing Office: EC LIBRARIES & ARCHIVES Hit "GO" Click on "Professional Training" at the bottom of your screen If you have any problems accessing the website, please let me know ASAP. Thanks. Tezeta G. Lynes Program Development (PDO) Manager Kentucky Dept. for Libraries & Archives 300 Coffee Tree Rd. POBox 537 Frankfort, KY 40602-0537 502-564-8300 x6267 (voice) 502-564-5773 (fax) www.ky.gov Jimmie Epling, Regional Librarian FIVCO/Big Sandy Regional Office Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives P.O. Box 370, 122 South Main Cross St. Louisa, KY 41230-0370 V: 606.638.4797 F:606.638.0586 jimmie.epling@ky.gov ********************************************************************* Due to deletion of content types excluded from this list by policy, this multipart message was reduced to a single part, and from there to a plain text message. ********************************************************************* From plib2 at webjunction.org Fri Oct 8 21:13:16 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:33 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Breaking News, October 8 American Libraries Online (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Gordon Flagg" Subject: Breaking News, October 8 American Libraries Online Breaking News, October 8 American Libraries Online For full stories, visit > Senators Criticize FCC over E-Rate Suspension > Audit of Indianapolis Library Finds Sloppy Accounting Records > Library of Congress's EEO Office Dismisses Discrimination Complaint > Arizona School District Removes Teen-Advice Title > Cops Want San Diego Mayor to Postpone New Library ALA members can search American Libraries back issues through 2003 using the ebrary platform, which transforms printed pages into a dynamic database. Link to it on the AL Online website by clicking on "archive" or the cover image at the top . American Libraries' website also features the latest "Crawford Files" columns by Walt Crawford; "Internet Librarian" by Joseph Janes; "Technically Speaking" by Andrew Pace; AL's "Career Leads" job ads; listings of conferences, continuing-education courses, exhibitions, and other events from AL's "Datebook"; and Tables of Contents for the current year. Do you have a comment to make about anything appearing in American Libraries? The editors encourage signed e-mail letters on recent content or matters of general interest to the library profession in the Reader Forum section. Send 250 words or less to americanlibraries@ala.org. From plib2 at webjunction.org Sat Oct 9 22:16:14 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:33 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Re: Hennen's American Public Library Ratings 2004 (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Thomas J. Hennen Jr." Subject: Re: Hennen's American Public Library Ratings 2004 Greetings, Writing as topic #8 in PUBLIB Digest 2891, James B. Casey notes that I urge that libraries should "neither embrace statistics exclusively nor dismiss them entirely but use them in balance with other tools." He asks what other tools should be used. He also complains that I have not personally visited libraries to evaluate them. He says that restaurant and hotel critics visit them as part of the rating process, implying that I should do so as well. Other comparisons are more to the point, I believe. I have looked at the methodology for U.S. News & World Reports ratings for colleges, hospitals, and other agencies and find no indication that they have done site visits. The same can be said for Money magazine ratings of communities, and a host of related ratings published by the national media. In these cases the ratings are done exclusively with numbers, usually with readily available government statistics, just as I do for HAPLR. I would like to have the resources to visit libraries and do qualitative assessments, as well, but I am afraid that is not possible with my current job and resources. Perhaps ALA could get something like what England has done going here. England adopted national standards, and in 2000 the Audit Commission began publishing both a summary annual reports of library conditions and individualized ratings of libraries. Audit Commission personnel base the reports on statistical data, long-range plans, local government commitment to the library, and a site visit. The Audit Commission is an independent body. Every library is assigned a score. The scoring chart displays performance in two dimensions. A horizontal axis shows how good the service is at present, on a scale ranging from no stars for poor to three stars for excellent. A vertical axis shows the improvement prospects over time of the service, also on a four-point scale. The narrative reports, which are about 40 pages long, are very specific and quite blunt in their assessments and recommendations for improvement. This is not quite the same thing as the HAPLR Index, but close. See their site http://www.bestvalueinspections.gov.uk/ The advantage of these reports is that the municipal governments are also rated as to their ability and likelihood of providing the needed resources for libraries in the future. If Mr. Casey can get something like this initiated on ALA Council, it could provide the other tools he seeks. I will be glad to help in any way that I can. Thomas J. Hennen Jr. thennen@haplr-index.com http://www.haplr-index.com Voice: 262-886-1625 6014 Spring Street Racine, WI 53406 Hennen's Public Library Planner: A Manual and Interactive CD-ROM Thomas J. Hennen Jr. ISBN: 1-55570-487-5. 2004. 8 1/2 x 11. 300 pp. $125. Order from Neal-Schuman at: http://www.neal-schuman.com/db/8/378.html From plib2 at webjunction.org Sat Oct 9 22:16:24 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:33 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Re: HAPLR ratings (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "JUDY Sheriff" Subject: Re: HAPLR ratings I love data, including HAPLR, but I also frequently remind myself of this quotation: "Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." - Albert Einstein Judy Judith A. Sheriff, Youth Services Coordinator Duluth Public Library 520 West Superior Street Duluth, MN 55802 218/723-3811 fax 218/723-3822 jsheriff@duluth.lib.mn.us Opinions expressed are personal. From plib2 at webjunction.org Mon Oct 11 22:04:04 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:34 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] collaborative writing invitation - public library narratives (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Phil Shapiro" Subject: collaborative writing invitation - public library narratives hi publib people - this afternoon while i was driving somewhere an engaging narrative set in a public library jumped into my mind. the narrative involves a librarian who feels compelled to stretch the bounds and scope of library work. this librarian gets reprimanded from time to time, but continues pushing the envelope in lots of small ways. i already have several story lines in mind, but would love to write this narrative (or narratives) collaboratively using various no-cost internet tools. my preferred collaborative writing tools include skype (with up to 4 people voice conferencing) and subethaedit (no-cost collaborative writing software for mac os x.) my longer term goal with this project is to create the kinds of engaging narratives that could lead someone to produce a television show set in a public library. public libraries are the perfect setting for any narrative because an infinite number of plot lines are immediately possible. the plot lines are as varied as the patrons who walk in the door. if you think you might be interested in participating in a collaborative writing project of this kind, thanks for sending me an email. (subject: it's time for more library stories.) the results would be shared on the web via a creative commons license on the web -- and in case any royalties were derived, would be split evenly between the authors. the time commitment would be up to you. an hour once a month would be great, although i'll be working more on this myself. if you'd like to see examples of narrative writing i've done before (mostly children's stories and satire), they can be found on the web at http://www.his.com/pshapiro/stories.menu.html public libraries rock. we need to see them more often depicted in our media in all their wonderful (and complex) glory. we need more stories about public libraries. authentic, engaging and moving stories. stories that make people think, feel and act. i ought to mention that i'm not a public librarian myself. public libraries changed my life, though, and i want them to change other people's lives, too. - phil shapiro arlington, virginia btw, some of my thoughts on collaborative creativity can be found in this book review http://www.his.com/~pshapiro/shared.minds.html -- Phil Shapiro  pshapiro@his.com http://www.his.com/pshapiro/ (personal) http://mytvstation.blogspot.com (weblog) http://teachme.blogspot.com (other weblog) http://guitarlessons.blogspot.com/ (guitar lessons) "Everything you can imagine is real." - Pablo Picasso From plib2 at webjunction.org Mon Oct 11 22:04:17 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:34 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Teen Programs (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Shannon Sandefur" Subject: Teen Programs We are planning on an after hours event for teens. We are looking for example permission slips to be filled out by parents. Does anyone have any suggestions? Thank you, Shannon Sandefur Daviess County Public Library 450 Griffith Ave. Owensboro, Ky 42301 270-684-0211, ext 237 ssandefur@dcpl.lib.ky.us From plib2 at webjunction.org Mon Oct 11 22:04:23 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:34 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Open Source Workshop - New York City (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Rob Carlson" Subject: Open Source Workshop - New York City (apologies for duplications) There are still a few seats left for the LITA Regional Institute "Open Source Software in Libraries," presented by Eric Lease Morgan, on October 22nd. The Institute will be held in the training facilities of METRO, the Metropolitan New York Library Council, 57 East 11th Street. Please visit METRO's website, http://www.metro.org/2004_fall/open_source_software.html, for more information and to register. Rob Carlson LITA Deputy Director From plib2 at webjunction.org Mon Oct 11 22:04:31 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:34 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Re: Circulating magazines (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Rebecca Bronson Subject: Re: Circulating magazines > > >We will be starting to circulate magazines next year and have decided to >keep one current copy available in the library (for instance, if we have >multiple copies of People, one copy of the current issue will not check out and if we only have one copy of a magazine the current copy won't check out). We've been putting the current copy in one of those red binders and we're looking for an easier way to identify the non circulating copy as ittakes so long to put in and take out the red binder. Anyone have a better idea? All copies will be circulating in the database, so theoretically a patron could check even the non-circulating one out at the self check. Or shouldn't I worry? Thanks! > You could also put a peel-off "Non-Checkout" label over the barcode, maybe? -- Rebecca Bronson Reference Librarian Handley Regional Library 871 Tasker Rd. P.O. Box 1300 Stephens City, VA 22655 540-869-9000 voice 540-869-9001 fax rbronson@hrl.lib.state.va.us www.hrl.lib.state.va.us From plib2 at webjunction.org Mon Oct 11 22:04:36 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:34 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] pictures (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Turton, Katherine" Subject: pictures Hello, I work in the Reference Department of the W.C. Bradley Memorial Library. Our Children's department has a series of paintings by Elizabeth Tyler depicting Nursery rhythms and fairy tales. We are trying to find out who Elizabeth Tyler was/is, so far we do know that she was an artist, but she may have also been an illustrator. The paintings are deteriorating and molding, and our director wants to know if it would be worth conserving them. Does anyone have information on Elizabeth Tyler and her work? Thank You. Kathy Turton Reference Department W. C. Bradley Memorial Library Chattahoochee Regional Library Sytem (706)-649-0780 From plib2 at webjunction.org Mon Oct 11 22:04:40 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:34 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Re: Hennen's American Public Library Ratings 2004 (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "James B. Casey" Subject: Re: Hennen's American Public Library Ratings 2004 Thomas J. Hennen Jr. wrote (excerpt): >Perhaps ALA could get something like what England has done going here. >England adopted national standards, and in 2000 the Audit Commission began >publishing both a summary annual reports of library conditions and >individualized ratings of libraries. > >Audit Commission personnel base the reports on statistical data, long-range >plans, local government commitment to the library, and a site visit. The >Audit Commission is an independent body. Every library is assigned a score. >The scoring chart displays performance in two dimensions. A horizontal axis >shows how good the service is at present, on a scale ranging from no stars >for poor to three stars for excellent. A vertical axis shows the >improvement prospects over time of the service, also on a four-point scale. >The narrative reports, which are about 40 pages long, are very specific and >quite blunt in their assessments and recommendations for improvement. This >is not quite the same thing as the HAPLR Index, but close. See their site >http://www.bestvalueinspections.gov.uk/ >----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Does the HAPLR serve as a stimulus or prod for Libraries to improve service? Or does it do just the opposite? Whatever "rating" a Library might receive via the U.K.'s Audit Commission or the HAPLR, the good and responsible Librarian and Trustee will want to ask the all important question: "How can our Library improve service to its patrons?" With the HAPLR, I have seen direct evidence that very serious efforts at improvement of local libraries have led to LOWER ratings. Obtaining increased tax support and investment in facilities and services (as well as improved salaries for staff), seem to cause ratings to decline rather than increase. For Libraries serving certain types of communities (static or declining populations and lower socio-economic situations), the harder you try to improve service, the lower your HAPLR rating will fall. That seems to be "built in" to the logic and formula of HAPLR. It was infuriating to see how the anti-Library forces of one of our local communities whose prime argument to defeat five consecutive library referendums was that their community members could go a few miles to improving public libraries in adjacent communities and get better library service. "Why support our Library when we can go to their Libraries?" The Library which is starved of tax dollars by the anti-tax groups sees higher HAPLR rating while all of the vastly improved public libraries to which are used as a reason to vote "no" on their own library referendums receive lower HAPLR ratings. James B. Casey > > > From plib2 at webjunction.org Mon Oct 11 22:04:46 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:34 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Re: sources for why we love to read scary stories? (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Lesley" Subject: Re: sources for why we love to read scary stories? Hi everyone, I'm running on a short deadline and looking for some good sources (articles, references) about the psychology of why we like scary entertainment (books, movies, etc.). Would also love to know what some of you think are the best scary books for adults from the past year or so. Thanks for any help! Lesley Gaudreau ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ You see, I don't believe that libraries should be drab places where people sit in silence, and that's been the main reason for our policy of employing wild animals as librarians. -- Monty Python, "Gorilla Librarian" sketch ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lesley Gaudreau Director Wiggin Memorial Library Stratham, NH Library@WigginML.org ********************************************************************* Due to deletion of content types excluded from this list by policy, this multipart message was reduced to a single part, and from there to a plain text message. ********************************************************************* From plib2 at webjunction.org Mon Oct 11 22:04:58 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:34 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "lynne mildenstein" Subject: Please excuse any duplication. ************************************************ Professional Opportunity, Library Director, Jefferson County Library = District, Madras Oregon Leading the independent Jefferson County Library District is an exciting = opportunity for a library manager who wishes to make a difference. 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For questions, = contact Dallas Shaffer, Interim Director, at dallas@bainbridge.net. ********************************************************************* Due to deletion of content types excluded from this list by policy, this multipart message was reduced to a single part, and from there to a plain text message. ********************************************************************* From plib2 at webjunction.org Mon Oct 11 22:05:08 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:34 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] WebJunction Awards Deadline (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Hill,Chrystie" Subject: WebJunction Awards Deadline WebJunction Awards entries and nominations for library programs with "Innovative Content and/or Use of Technology" are due on Wednesday, 13 October 2004. Entries/Nominations are easy to complete, and winners receive much deserved recognition for their success with their technology or public access programs. Grand-prize winning libraries get $500! You'll find details about the Awards program, prizes, and instructions on how to nominate or enter your favorite library on the WJ site. Go to: http://webjunction.org/ Click on Community Center > Awards Questions? Email awards@webjunction.org. Thanks, -CRH From plib2 at webjunction.org Mon Oct 11 22:07:07 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:34 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] PLA Journal Jan. 05 Theme Issue Available (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Isabel Dale Silver Subject: PLA Journal Jan. 05 Theme Issue Available The premier journal of the public library profession, "Public Libraries," a publication of the Public Library Association (PLA), American Library Association (ALA), is written by, for and about public librarians and public library programs and services. Every January, a theme issue is published to cover a topic of significance to public librarians. This upcoming January 2005 issue will focus on a topic of immense interest to public librarians and students: Reader's Advisory Service. PLA is offering to sell single or multiple copies of the theme issue to any interested parties, such as individual students, faculty, libraries and librarians. The January 2005 Public Libraries issue will be available at a rate of $10 per issue, or $7 each for 5 or more copies. You can order single or multiple copies below: Order form (for, fax and mail-in orders). To order online visit www.pla.org . Complete this form and fax it to PLA at 312-280-5029 or mail it to PLA, 50 E. Huron, Chicago, IL 60611. 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To join PLA visit www.pla.org - membership rates are as follows: Student member: $10 Regular member: $50 All PLA members must also be members of ALA - membership rates for ALA are as follows: Student member: $25 Regular member/first year $50 Isabel Dale Silver, PhD Assistant Dean, Academic Affairs Graduate School of Library and Information Science University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 112 Library and Information Science Building, MC-493 501 East Daniel Street Champaign, Illinois 61820-6211 tel. (217) 265-6416 fax (217) 244-3302 isilver@uiuc.edu ********************************************************************* Due to deletion of content types excluded from this list by policy, this multipart message was reduced to a single part, and from there to a plain text message. ********************************************************************* From plib2 at webjunction.org Mon Oct 11 22:07:17 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:34 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Someday we'll all be dead (was HAPLR ratings) (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "John" Subject: Someday we'll all be dead (was HAPLR ratings) Now that I have your attention (and we WILL be dead, and no one will remember our ratings in any area of life, except those near and dear), I went to the British site and think it's really rather interesting, indeed. (I am not joking.) I didn't look long and hard enough to find out who the members of the Audit Commission might be. An Audit Commission emanating from...wafting...or established by ALA could be interesting, too, but who would be on it? I am generally under the impression that ALA councilors are practicing librarians. How would they have time to go visiting libraries? Does ALA HQ have enough extra staff around to go auditing, in hard economic times? These fifty states and/or state libraries have a difficult enough time coming up with library standards for their own jurisdictions. I'm not sure how we might expect to establish a commission in Washington, at the national level, for a number of reasons. There are so many libraries in this country, I might be retired--52 now, have to work until I'm 66 to collect full Social Security--before a commission got to Sodom-by-the-Illinois, aka the Greater Metropolitan Statistical Area of Peoria. I read the HAPLR ratings with--boring word again--interest, and suspect that there is truth in the reports. And I read the college ratings stuff in U.S. News in the same manner. Excellent bathroom fare. Although I would love to be considered a world class director of a world class library (either that or Episcopal Bishop of North Dakota, and they just voted a new one in up there), and see my name in print, I don't lose sleep about my present state. ("I am a very 'umble man, Master Copperfield.") I also don't see the HAPLR ratings becoming a terrible issue with, say, boards of trustees, who don't see *their* library on the list, and berate the library director accordingly. No one sees the HAPLR ratings to the extent that they see, e.g., the U.S. News college reports and ratings. Just as I rather doubt that many people see or care about ALA resolutions concerning terrorism. John Richmond, Director Alpha Park Public Library District 3527 S. Airport Road Bartonville, IL 61607-1799 Phone: (309) 697-3822, x. 12 Fax: (309) 697-9681 E-mail: jrichmond@alphapark.org __________________________________________________ "Meetings are indispensable when you don't want to do anything." -- John Kenneth Galbraith From plib2 at webjunction.org Tue Oct 12 21:13:09 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:35 2005 Subject: writing Message-ID: It sounds to me like you should talk to the "Reality" program people. There are just as many good stories happening in library as there are in an airport. Mary Mastraccio, MLS Cataloging & Authorities Manager MARCIVE, Inc. San Antonio, TX 78233-5367 1-800-531-7678 MaryM@marcive.com From plib2 at webjunction.org Tue Oct 12 21:13:21 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:35 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] FW: LITA Forum Call for Proposals on PubLib? (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "K.G. Schneider" Subject: FW: LITA Forum Call for Proposals on PubLib? ============= [Posted to multiple lists. Apologies for duplication.] 2005 LITA National Forum: Call for Proposals Due Date for proposals: December 15, 2004 The 2005 National Forum Committee seeks proposals for high quality concurrent sessions at the 7th annual LITA National Forum to be held at the San Jose Marriott, San Jose, California, September 29-October 2, 2005. Theme: The Ubiquitous Web: Personalization, Portability, and Online Collaboration. Wireless connectivity and portable computing devices can take the Web almost anywhere, from the corner cafe to Timbuktu. Fire up a laptop or a handheld and you're online-and not just online, but in an environment where sites remember you and adapt to you. Now what? Now that the technologies work, how do they work together? How do they help us work together? What does a ubiquitous Web mean for libraries? The Forum Committee is particularly interested in presentations that highlight specific technology implementations, in any type of library. Proposals on all aspects of library and information technology are welcome. Possible proposal topics include, but are not limited to: 1. Non-Traditional/New Media (including Streaming media, Electronic books and journals...) 2. Digital Libraries (Resource linking strategies, Creating and sustaining digital libraries, Preservation of digital records...) 3. Authentication and Authorization (Digital Rights Management, Authentication/privacy, Services for remote patrons, Customization/personalization...) 4. Portals/Federated/Meta-Searching (Design and management of portals, Integrated access to resources, Search engines...) 5. Information architecture (Web application design and databases, Web content management...) 6. Emerging Technologies (Wireless technologies, Assistive technologies, New user services and new communities...) 7. Technology Management (IT Project Management, Forecasting, budgeting, and managing technological change, Knowledge sharing applications...) 8. Internet Law (Filtering Technology, Privacy...) 9. Open source software 10. Distance education and courseware Presentations must have a technological focus and they must pertain to libraries and/or be of interest to librarians. Concurrent sessions are approximately 75 minutes in length. Forum 2005 will also accept a limited number of poster session proposals. Presenters should indicate their interest in a poster session on their proposals. Presenters are required to submit handouts one month in advance for the Forum notebook, and handouts will be made available on the Web site after the event. Your proposals are welcome and much appreciated! To submit a proposal, send the following information via email (in ASCII, PDF, or RTF format): Title Abstract and brief outline Level indicator (basic, intermediate, or advanced) Brief biographical information. Include experience as a presenter and expertise in the topic Full contact information Could this be a possible poster session? How you heard about the 2004 Forum Call for Proposals The 2005 Forum Planning Committee will review proposals at the ALA Midwinter Conference in January 2005. You will be contacted about the status of your proposal by the end of February 2005. Submit proposals (in ASCII, PDF, or RTF) by December 15, 2004, to: Mary Taylor, mtaylor@ala.org, Executive Director, Library and Information Technology Association. From plib2 at webjunction.org Tue Oct 12 21:13:47 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:35 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Re: Patron Feedback in Books (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Kate Wolicki" Subject: Re: Patron Feedback in Books I shared this question with our head of RA. Here's her answer: We did this for a while. Our Technical Services Department made up 2 or 3 different sizes of sheets (to fit different sizes books - mass market paperback, Young Adult hardcover, and Adult hardcover sizes). The heading of the sheet just said "What Did You Think of This Book." The Tech Department glued the sheets into every new book. When the sheets were full, the Circulation Department would replace with a new sheet and give me the old sheets. Some patrons did write comments on the sheets. But, the majority remained empty. For those books that did have comments written, some patrons liked the idea of hearing other people's thoughts. Some didn't like the sheets because the comments gave them preconceptions before they got a chance to read the book themselves. It was pretty much half and half for and against. And, we really had to watch the comments in the Young Adult books because they tended to be more "crude" with profanity and "creative" artwork. We don't do it any more. The idea just kind of fizzled out. Barb Kruser Supervisor of Readers' Advisory and Audiovisual Services Niles Public Library District Niles, Illinois 60714 bkruser@nileslibrary.org From plib2 at webjunction.org Tue Oct 12 21:14:23 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:35 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Summary of uplifting books for teens. (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Laurel Goodgion" Subject: Summary of uplifting books for teens. Hello, Below follows a compilation of people's responses to my request for uplifting books that would appeal to teens. The mother who made this request was unhappy with the many modern realism books that appear on booklists for teens because she feels that they are too negative and she wants to offer her daughters fare that is more hopeful. Compilation of suggestions: Tim LaHaye has also written a Left Behind series for kids. Interesting, I thought the original question was uplifiting or decent fiction for teens. Which may or may not be the same as Christian (imagine a poor gay teen picking up Christian fiction that tells him he is bad). I find that much science fiction is good stuff, uplifting, often with a moral. Orson Scott Card is very popular with teens and his stuff is clean with a good message without hitting heavy. Christopher Stasheff is a history instructor who has done some fantasy-sci fi combos that are as much about middle ages history as science fiction and should please a broad range. Lots of others as well. You might want to take a look at Honey for a teen's heart : using books to communicate with teens by Gladys M. Hunt. It's published by Zondervan and is relatively new. I know that her companion book for children has been very popular for making recommendations for juvenile titles in this kind of circumstance. JUST found this today (a staff librarian showed it to me): http://members.aol.com/BeeMe1/bookstore.html Living Books for Children ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------- The Twaddle-Free Bookstore and Reading List Try this web site http://christianteens.about.com/library/blbookfiction.htm Also, try www.christianbook.com and click on Fiction at the top. Christian authors that are good for youth or adults are: T. Davis Bunn Beverly Lewis Gilbert Morris Janette Oke Lori Wick Thank you for your suggestions. Laurel Goodgion, Director Wethersfield Library 515 Silas Deane Highway Wethersfield CT 06109 goodgion@wethersfieldlibrary.org phone: 860-721-2988 fax: 860-721-2991 From plib2 at webjunction.org Tue Oct 12 21:14:36 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:35 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] grateful for HAPLR (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Laurel Goodgion" Subject: grateful for HAPLR Hello, I am grateful to Tom Hennen for his HAPLR ratings. Objective ratings are very useful when trying to get information across to library boards and funding authorities. I have ordered special reports from Tom that compare our library to libraries in surrounding communities---the libraries that our library is always being compared to by the public. We are trying to improve our funding---and our scores. These reports give me something to work with---and are much more convincing to non-librarians than any material I could produce because they come from an outside source. Our library board is very interested in these reports and likes to share them with our town council. I am happy to have them. The Hennen reports will continue to be useful to me until we can develop a good national accreditation process for public libraries (a process which police departments and schools have used to their advantage). Laurel Goodgion, Director Wethersfield Library 515 Silas Deane Highway Wethersfield CT 06109 goodgion@wethersfieldlibrary.org phone: 860-721-2988 fax: 860-721-2991 From plib2 at webjunction.org Tue Oct 12 21:14:41 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:35 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Director's Position - Norfolk Library, CT (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Mary Lou Wigley" Subject: Director's Position - Norfolk Library, CT An outstanding opportunity in the Town of Norfolk, Connecticut (pop. = 1,800) in the beautiful Litchfield Hills. The Library, housed in a magnificent historic building which serves as a cultural focus of the community, has = a collection of 32,000 items and a newly upgraded automation system. The Director is responsible for oversight and operation of the Library, as = well as implementation of Library programs and services. Applicants should = possess knowledge and skill in library technology and automation, personnel administration, budget management, and community relations. Requires an = MLS (or equivalent) plus 4 years of increasingly responsible library administrative experience, including 2-3 years in a supervisory = capacity. Salary $40,000 and up, plus benefits, depending on experience. For more information visit www.norfolklibrary.org. Send letter of interest, full r=E9sum=E9, and names of 3 professional references to Chair, Search = Committee, Norfolk Library, P.O. Box 605, Norfolk, CT 06058. Application deadline: November 10, 2004 ********************************************************************* Due to deletion of content types excluded from this list by policy, this multipart message was reduced to a single part, and from there to a plain text message. ********************************************************************* From plib2 at webjunction.org Tue Oct 12 21:15:16 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:35 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] A Scurrilous Attack on the 1st Amendment (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Kyle Stedman" Subject: A Scurrilous Attack on the 1st Amendment The Democratic National Committee is attempting to use the McCain-Feingold campaign finance law to suppress a documentary critical of John Kerry. Sinclair Broadcasting, which owns 62 TV stations nationwide, plans next week to air "Stolen Honor: Wounds That Never Heal," which features interviews with former prisoners of war who feel betrayed by Kerry's antiwar activism. The Washington Post reports: Sinclair's decision . . . is drawing political fire--not least from the Democratic National Committee, which plans to file a federal complaint today accusing the company of election-law violations. "Sinclair's owners aren't interested in news, they're interested in pro-Bush propaganda," said DNC Chairman Terry McAuliffe, whose complaint will accuse the firm of making an in-kind contribution to the Bush campaign. If this is an in-kind contribution, what is "Fahrenheit 9/11"? How about Bruce Springsteen's pro-Kerry concerts, or for that matter newspaper editorials endorsing one candidate or another? All these things of course are constitutionally protected free speech, as is "Stolen Honor." McAuliffe's complaint is frivolous, though it does underscore the absurdity of campaign finance laws that attempt to silence some political speech while carving out an exception for the media. As well, it underscores the authoritarian nature of the political left when it comes to political speech. Liberals are quick to cry "censorship" when others merely criticize far-left or anti-American speech (remember the Dixie Chicks?), but they are eager to use the force of government to silence those with whom they disagree. _______________________________ Kyle Stedman, Public Librarian -- _______________________________________________ Find what you are looking for with the Lycos Yellow Pages http://r.lycos.com/r/yp_emailfooter/http://yellowpages.lycos.com/default.asp?SRC=lycos10 From plib2 at webjunction.org Tue Oct 12 21:18:14 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:35 2005 Subject: patron feedback Message-ID: >>I am thinking of putting some sort of sheet inside the books we circulate to get feedback from patrons on the book itself. I tried another version of this..an invitation to submit short reviews of books via our web site. Put page up with a sample .. no takers! We did, tho', get response from the youngsters when offered chances to review Harry Potter (books and film) and Shrek2. ---------- Sara Weissman Morris County Library http://www.mclib.info From plib2 at webjunction.org Wed Oct 13 22:11:31 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:35 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] author symposia (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "kapland" Subject: author symposia Everyone: The Bay Area Young Adult (BAYA) Librarians put on an author symposium every year, featuring authors who write specifically for the teen audience. Attendance has been going down and we are considering ways to change our program. For those of you who have experience organizing an event like this, could you please give me feedback in the following areas: what time of year do you hold your event? What day of the week? Where do you hold your meetings? What kind of advertising do you do? Do you invite authors that might have crossover appeal (e.g., children's authors)? Any information you could provide me would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Karen Apland Karen Apland, Librarian Gilroy Public Library 7387 Rosanna Street Gilroy, CA 95020 Voice (408) 842-8207 x3422 Fax (408) 842-0489 Karen.Apland@library.sccgov.org ****All Standard Disclaimers Apply**** From plib2 at webjunction.org Wed Oct 13 22:11:55 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:35 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Nat Hentoff: "Castro's Gulag and American Librarians" (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: RKent20551@cs.com Subject: Nat Hentoff: "Castro's Gulag and American Librarians" Nat Hentoff's article signals a new wave of press interest in the ALA's tragic breach of faith regarding the intensified persecution of librarians in Cuba: Nat Hentoff: CASTRO'S GULAG AND AMERICAN LIBRARIANS "NEW YORK, October 10, 2004 (Nat Hentoff/Free Inquiry, Aug./Sept. 2004) - Because I have joined a growing number of American librarians who strongly disagree with the [ALA] Governing Council’s disinclination to offend the Cuban dictator, I have been targeted by Eliades Acosta, director of Cuba’s National Library.... Acosta asked accusingly, 'What does Mr. Hentoff know of the real Cuba?' "My answer to him: 'I know that if I were a Cuban, I’d be in prison.' "...I hope that believers in the freedom to read, when they go to our libraries, will ask the librarians which side they are on—that of the governing ALA Council or of the independent librarians in cells three feet wide and six feet long." For the text of this article, please refer to the Recent News section of our website: (www.friendsofcubanlibraries.org). Sincerely, The Friends of Cuban Libraries (WWW.FRIENDSOFCUBANLIBRARIES.ORG) From plib2 at webjunction.org Wed Oct 13 22:12:13 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:35 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Re: A Scurrilous Attack on the 1st Amendment (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Brig C. McCoy" Subject: Re: A Scurrilous Attack on the 1st Amendment On Tue, 2004-10-12 at 20:17, Kyle Stedman wrote: > If this is an in-kind contribution, what is "Fahrenheit 9/11"? How about Bruce Springsteen's pro-Kerry concerts, or for that matter newspaper editorials endorsing one candidate or another? Rather than get into a discussion of the differences between broadcast television and movies, concerts, and newspapers, I think I'll point out that this might not be an appropriate discussion for PUBLIB and offer to respond to anyone who wants to discuss this personally. ..brig -- Brig C. McCoy 5109 Cherry St Head, Systems Office Kansas City, MO 64110 USA Linda Hall Library of Science, 816 926-8749 PHN, -8790 FAX Engineering, and Technology PGP Public Key: From plib2 at webjunction.org Wed Oct 13 22:12:23 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:35 2005 Subject: Need help with contact (fwd) Message-ID: ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2004 09:12:13 -0400 From: Kathryn Ames Reply-To: kames@gcpl.net To: plib2@webjunction.org Subject: Need help with contact Several years ago, maybe PLA in Phoenix, I attended a session on advocacy led by someone who was a Senator's aide. The speaker was very dynamic and energetic and I'd like to ask your help in tracking her down. If you know her name and contact information, I would appreciate hearing from you. I'm sorry not to be more specific! Thanks in advance for any tips on her identification and e-mail, phone number, address. Kathryn Ames, Director Athens Regional Library System 2025 Baxter St. Athens, GA 30606 706-613-3650 706-613-3660 fax kames@gcpl.net From plib2 at webjunction.org Wed Oct 13 22:12:46 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:35 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Re: PUBLIB digest 2894 re: A Scurrilous Attack on the 1st Amendment (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Sally A. Jensen" Subject: Re: PUBLIB digest 2894 re: A Scurrilous Attack on the 1st Amendment "Liberals are quick to cry 'censorship' when others merely criticize = far-left or anti-American speech (remember the Dixie Chicks?), but they = are eager to use the force of government to silence those with whom they = disagree." *************************************************************************= ************************************** I don't believe it's appropriate, Mr. Stedman, to make such broad-based = statements. I'm a liberal, and if what you're reporting is accurate, = I'm as distressed by it as you are. You may not speak for me when you = state that I'm eager to use the force of government to silence those = with whom I disagree, because nothing could be further from the truth. = Free speech, whether I agree with the content or not, is the foundation = of our country. I understand your indignation with the Democratic = National Committee's actions if what you're saying is true, I share it, = and I find it inappropriate that you would presume to speak for me or = any other liberal to indicate otherwise. Pax, Sally A. Jensen Onondaga County Public Library Syracuse, NY 13202 sjensen@onlib.org=20 ------------------------------ Topic No. 17 Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2004 18:15:16 -0700 (PDT) From: "Kyle Stedman" To: publib Subject: A Scurrilous Attack on the 1st Amendment Message-ID: = The Democratic National Committee is attempting to use the = McCain-Feingold campaign finance law to suppress a documentary critical = of John Kerry. Sinclair Broadcasting, which owns 62 TV stations = nationwide, plans next week to air "Stolen Honor: Wounds That Never = Heal," which features interviews with former prisoners of war who feel = betrayed by Kerry's antiwar activism. The Washington Post reports: Sinclair's decision . . . is drawing political fire--not least from = the Democratic National Committee, which plans to file a federal = complaint today accusing the company of election-law violations. = "Sinclair's owners aren't interested in news, they're interested in = pro-Bush propaganda," said DNC Chairman Terry McAuliffe, whose complaint = will accuse the firm of making an in-kind contribution to the Bush = campaign.=20 If this is an in-kind contribution, what is "Fahrenheit 9/11"? How = about Bruce Springsteen's pro-Kerry concerts, or for that matter = newspaper editorials endorsing one candidate or another?=20 All these things of course are constitutionally protected free speech, = as is "Stolen Honor." McAuliffe's complaint is frivolous, though it does = underscore the absurdity of campaign finance laws that attempt to = silence some political speech while carving out an exception for the = media. As well, it underscores the authoritarian nature of the political left = when it comes to political speech. Liberals are quick to cry = "censorship" when others merely criticize far-left or anti-American = speech (remember the Dixie Chicks?), but they are eager to use the force = of government to silence those with whom they disagree. _______________________________ Kyle Stedman, Public Librarian --=20 ********************************************************************* Due to deletion of content types excluded from this list by policy, this multipart message was reduced to a single part, and from there to a plain text message. ********************************************************************* From plib2 at webjunction.org Wed Oct 13 22:12:53 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:35 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Outsourcing to Baker & Taylor (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Karen Siracusa" Subject: Outsourcing to Baker & Taylor We (a county library system) are looking at outsourcing to Baker & Taylor full processing of sound recordings and perhaps some monographs categories (adult fiction, etc.).=20 =20 Question - If your system has tried the B&T full processing (from labeling to cataloging) and you would like to share this experience, could you please email me (ksiracus@mcl.org) I would like an informal idea of the strengths and=20 weaknesses of this approach. That is -- your real opinions! =20 Thanks for any help you can offer. =20 Karen Siracusa (ksiracus@mcl.org) Senior Cataloger Mercer County Library System Lawrenceville, NJ=20 =20 ********************************************************************* Due to deletion of content types excluded from this list by policy, this multipart message was reduced to a single part, and from there to a plain text message. ********************************************************************* From plib2 at webjunction.org Wed Oct 13 22:13:23 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:35 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Re: A Scurrilous Attack on the 1st Amendment (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "James B. Casey" Subject: Re: A Scurrilous Attack on the 1st Amendment According to Kyle Stedman, Sinclair Broadcasting is an innocent victim of left-liberal bias. I disagree. Sinclair Broadcasting was the outfit which tried to block Ted Koppel and "Nightline" from reading the names of those brave men and women who were killed while serving in Iraq. Certain stations were prevented from carrying this important and honorable broadcast due to the efforts of Mr. Sinclair. In fact, Republican Senator John McCain (a veteran, like Senator Kerry) rebuked Sinclair Broadcasting: "Your decision to deny your viewers an opportunity to be reminded of war's terrible costs, in all their heartbreaking detail, is a gross disservice to the public, and to the men and women of the United States Armed Forces," McCain, a Vietnam veteran, wrote in a letter to David Smith, president and CEO of Sinclair Broadcast Group. "It is, in short, sir, unpatriotic. I hope it meets with the public opprobrium it most certainly deserves." http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/TV/04/29/abc.nightline/ At that time, in April 2004, the list of dead had reached approximately 500. Now, the death toll in Iraq has reached 1,080 http://icasualties.org/oif/ Sinclair Broadcasting controls 62 TV stations across the United States and should be accountable to the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) for its output. http://www.fcc.gov/ Artists like Bruce Springsteen and Michael Moore do present a partisan slant in their various concerts, books and movies, but don't actually control entire broadcast networks operating on the public airwaves. If such networks become the political arm of one party or the other, we will be that much closer to dictatorship. I urge all librarian colleagues who value intellectual freedom and who have serious concern about media consolidation which could allow a few corporate ideologues to become an arm of one political party or the other, to write to the FCC Commissioners and support the efforts of the Democratic National Committee to prevent Sinclair Broadcasting to becoming an arm of the Bush-Cheney Campaign. James B. Casey --- My own views. Public Librarian Member of ALA Council 1996-2000, 2001-present. Kyle Stedman wrote: >The Democratic National Committee is attempting to use the McCain-Feingold campaign finance law to suppress a documentary critical of John Kerry. Sinclair Broadcasting, which owns 62 TV stations nationwide, plans next week to air "Stolen Honor: Wounds That Never Heal," which features interviews with former prisoners of war who feel betrayed by Kerry's antiwar activism. The Washington Post reports: > >Sinclair's decision . . . is drawing political fire--not least from the Democratic National Committee, which plans to file a federal complaint today accusing the company of election-law violations. "Sinclair's owners aren't interested in news, they're interested in pro-Bush propaganda," said DNC Chairman Terry McAuliffe, whose complaint will accuse the firm of making an in-kind contribution to the Bush campaign. > >If this is an in-kind contribution, what is "Fahrenheit 9/11"? How about Bruce Springsteen's pro-Kerry concerts, or for that matter newspaper editorials endorsing one candidate or another? > >All these things of course are constitutionally protected free speech, as is "Stolen Honor." McAuliffe's complaint is frivolous, though it does underscore the absurdity of campaign finance laws that attempt to silence some political speech while carving out an exception for the media. > >As well, it underscores the authoritarian nature of the political left when it comes to political speech. Liberals are quick to cry "censorship" when others merely criticize far-left or anti-American speech (remember the Dixie Chicks?), but they are eager to use the force of government to silence those with whom they disagree. > >_______________________________ >Kyle Stedman, Public Librarian > > From plib2 at webjunction.org Wed Oct 13 22:13:43 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:35 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Cites & Insights 4:13 available (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Walt_Crawford@notes.rlg.org Subject: Cites & Insights 4:13 available Cites & Insights 4:13 (November 2004) is now available for downloading at http://cites.boisestate.edu/civ4i13.pdf This 20-page issue, PDF as always, includes: * The Library Stuff--seven articles worth reading * Bibs & Blather--Advocacy? and further notes about readership * Perspective: RSS and Multimodes Revisited * Library Access to Scholarship--more comments from "the Empire," the Nature discussion concludes, the NIH plan, and more. * Feedback & Followup: Wikis, Reading and More--more on Wikipedia, the NEA survey, "the one that isn't here," and GoDVD! and DMCA. * Perspectives: Three Brief Pieces--when standards die, blogging and enthusiasm, and does the music matter? From plib2 at webjunction.org Wed Oct 13 22:13:52 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:35 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] What the Vietnam Generation Owes to Teenagers in a Time of (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Don Wood" Subject: What the Vietnam Generation Owes to Teenagers in a Time of What the Vietnam Generation Owes to Teenagers in a Time of Torture by Marc Aronson http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/teenreading/trw/trw2004/moral.htm "[C]an we, here today * come up with a reading list that sharpens a sense of moral choice? Can we think of books that will help the next Joseph Darby to do the right thing, the next relative of a person killed in battle or in a terror attack to fight for reconciliation, not vengeance? That would be, I think, the very best gift to give our teenagers." From plib2 at webjunction.org Wed Oct 13 22:14:23 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:35 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] re: patron feedback (fwd) Message-ID: ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2004 10:58:02 -0500 (CDT) From: Brad Thomas Reply-To: bthomas@sslibrary.org To: plib2@webjunction.org Subject: Re: [PUBLIB] re: patron feedback I tried to start a book review page on our website as well - it never took off. I only received about 8 reviews....you can see what I designed here - http://www.sslibrary.org/BookReview/BookReviewPage.htm Brad Thomas >>>I am thinking of putting some sort of sheet inside the books we > circulate to get feedback from patrons on the book itself. > I tried another version of this..an invitation to submit short reviews > of books via our web site. Put page up with a sample .. no takers! > We did, tho', get response from the youngsters when offered chances to > review Harry Potter (books and film) and Shrek2. > > ---------- > Sara Weissman > Morris County Library > http://www.mclib.info > > From plib2 at webjunction.org Wed Oct 13 22:14:30 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:35 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Advocacy Issues Survey (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Don Wood" Subject: Advocacy Issues Survey Advocacy Issues Survey http://www.ala.org/ala/issues/advocacysurvey/survey.htm "ALA is requesting your input on advocacy issues that are of the utmost importance to your library. Your responses will be used to help shape the upcoming Advocacy Institutes at the ALA 2005 Midwinter Meeting and the ALA 2005 Annual Conference, as well as to inform future advocacy initiatives. Thank you for your participation!" From plib2 at webjunction.org Wed Oct 13 22:14:47 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:35 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Re: A Scurrilous Attack on the 1st Amendment (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: steve.benson@cor.gov Subject: Re: A Scurrilous Attack on the 1st Amendment Dixie Chicks? Well, in my little neck of the woods, radio stations dropped the Chicks from rotation. "Fans" burned or broke CDs, proclaimed they would never listen to the Chicks or stations playing their music again, and attempted a boycott of their local concert. Gee, sounds like a tad more than a little friendly criticism. My apologies for the off-topic message but 'tis the season! Steve Benson Public Librarian "Kyle Stedman" m> cc: Sent by: Subject: [PUBLIB] A Scurrilous Attack on the 1st Amendment publib@sunsite3.b erkeley.edu 10/12/2004 08:17 PM Please respond to kyle_st The Democratic National Committee is attempting to use the McCain-Feingold campaign finance law to suppress a documentary critical of John Kerry. Sinclair Broadcasting, which owns 62 TV stations nationwide, plans next week to air "Stolen Honor: Wounds That Never Heal," which features interviews with former prisoners of war who feel betrayed by Kerry's antiwar activism. The Washington Post reports: Sinclair's decision . . . is drawing political fire--not least from the Democratic National Committee, which plans to file a federal complaint today accusing the company of election-law violations. "Sinclair's owners aren't interested in news, they're interested in pro-Bush propaganda," said DNC Chairman Terry McAuliffe, whose complaint will accuse the firm of making an in-kind contribution to the Bush campaign. If this is an in-kind contribution, what is "Fahrenheit 9/11"? How about Bruce Springsteen's pro-Kerry concerts, or for that matter newspaper editorials endorsing one candidate or another? All these things of course are constitutionally protected free speech, as is "Stolen Honor." McAuliffe's complaint is frivolous, though it does underscore the absurdity of campaign finance laws that attempt to silence some political speech while carving out an exception for the media. As well, it underscores the authoritarian nature of the political left when it comes to political speech. Liberals are quick to cry "censorship" when others merely criticize far-left or anti-American speech (remember the Dixie Chicks?), but they are eager to use the force of government to silence those with whom they disagree. _______________________________ Kyle Stedman, Public Librarian -- _______________________________________________ Find what you are looking for with the Lycos Yellow Pages http://r.lycos.com/r/yp_emailfooter/http://yellowpages.lycos.com/default.asp?SRC=lycos10 From plib2 at webjunction.org Wed Oct 13 22:15:14 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:35 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Stolen Honor indeed (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Claire Rose Subject: Stolen Honor indeed I see a real difference. If this film were being shown in the theaters like Moore's or if people had to buy a ticket to see it like a concert, or if it were side by side with a film with a differing point of view like a newspaper column, I might see your point. However, Sinclair Broadcasting Group, the nation's largest local television chain, ordered its 62 TV stations to pre-empt regular prime-time programming to air "Stolen Honor". This includes many places where there is only one television station. In contrast, Moore's film found it hard to find distributors and some theaters would not show it. I In the case of Fahrenheit, people had to make the active choice to see something (with a certain degree of effort). In this case people need only remain passively in front of the set. Of course it may backfire, when people already fed up with the campaign, get ticked off because they can't see their favorite television show. It is also interesting to note that Sinclair refused to run an episode of Nightline when they read the names of every U.S. soldier killed in Iraq. Gee. Maybe the Vietnam war memorial is also a liberal conspiracy. >Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2004 18:15:16 -0700 (PDT) >From: "Kyle Stedman" > >If this is an in-kind contribution, what is "Fahrenheit 9/11"? How about >Bruce Springsteen's pro-Kerry concerts, or for that matter newspaper >editorials endorsing one candidate or another? Claire Rose Peter White Public Library Marquette, MI (906) 226-4305 From plib2 at webjunction.org Wed Oct 13 22:15:25 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:35 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Patron self-check-in (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Mindi Simon" Subject: Patron self-check-in Hi, Our library is investigating the patron self-check-in feature for our self-check units. For those of you using this feature, we're interested in finding out: -how items on hold are handled by patrons as they are checked in? -where are the checked-in items deposited? Any feedback you can provide would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. - Mindi Mindi Simon Manager, Library Automation & Training Lee County Library System msimon@leegov.com Phone: 239-461-2902 Fax: 239-461-2909 Cell: 239-850-4674 ********************************************************************* Due to deletion of content types excluded from this list by policy, this multipart message was reduced to a single part, and from there to a plain text message. ********************************************************************* From plib2 at webjunction.org Wed Oct 13 22:15:49 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:35 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] RE: PUBLIB digest 2894 (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "bielke-rodenbiker, jean" Subject: RE: PUBLIB digest 2894 >>If this is an in-kind contribution, what is "Fahrenheit 9/11"? How about Bruce Springsteen's pro-Kerry concerts, or for that matter newspaper editorials endorsing one candidate or another?>> --One obvious difference is that people have to pay to get into Springsteen's concerts, or to view the movie. This unsubstantiated propaganda is being beamed into your home via taxpayer subsidized public airwaves with the intention of swinging the election. This is, of course, the same Sinclair group that some months ago forbade its stations to air the Nightline episode where Ted Koppel read the names of those killed in Iraq. They said then that "ABC is disguising political statements as news content." So what exactly is the difference here? Hmmm - this time its supporting Bush, so that's ok? Stations showing the film upon Sinclair's orders are being used as taxpayer subsidized extensions of the Bush/Cheney 2004 election campaign. There are laws that Michael Powell is ignoring, about equal time, etc. The FCC should be regulating this kind of thing, but since the FCC is not doing its job, it's up to the rest of us. I'm sure you would support the broadcast of Fahrenheit 9/11 under the same circumstances? I doubt it. Jeanne Jean Bielke-Rodenbiker Adult Services Librarian Rockford Road Library Hennepin County Library, MN From plib2 at webjunction.org Wed Oct 13 22:16:03 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:35 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] NASIG announces 2005 Awards Application process (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Anne McKee Subject: NASIG announces 2005 Awards Application process The North American Serials Interest Group (NASIG) is very proud to announce the beginning of the application cycle for their 2005 grants, awards and scholarships to be awarded at the 20th Annual Conference in Minneapolis MN. As part of the NASIG mission to promote communication and sharing of ideas among all members of the serials information chain, the organization has created a robust and active awards and recognition functionality to engage more participants in the serials conversation and recognize those who are actively contributing to the profession. Since 1988, NASIG has granted over 120 Student Grant Awards, (including 4 grants for Mexican students), 5 Marcia Tuttle Awards for international serials research, 7 Fritz Schwartz Educational Scholarships, and 21 Horizon Awards to recognize up and coming serialists. For more information about these dynamic awards and the application process – please point your browser to: http://www.nasig.org/award/index.htm Anne E. McKee NASIG Past President/Publicist From plib2 at webjunction.org Thu Oct 14 16:08:47 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:36 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] FW: [CALIX:3025] Fwd: Is there anyone out there who tracks or reports on library item theft (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "K.G. Schneider" Subject: FW: [CALIX:3025] Fwd: Is there anyone out there who tracks or reports on library item theft ________________________________________ From: owner-calix@listproc.sjsu.edu [mailto:owner-calix@listproc.sjsu.edu] On Behalf Of Eric Ipsen Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2004 12:44 PM To: calix@listproc.sjsu.edu Subject: [CALIX:3025] Fwd: Is there anyone out there who tracks or reports on library item theft I am trying to understand better how pervasive theft really is within our public libraries. Does anyone know of any resource that provides information on this on a library or system basis in terms of items or actual dollar loss. Also, while it intuitively would make sense, are cd/dvds being nicked at a higher rate that books? Finally, I have discerned a lack of consistency from librarians with regard to the distribution of cd/dvd's. Do you believe the media needs to be issued with the supplemental collateral like pictures and lyrics that come in the jewel case or is the media being distributed in a sleeve, say like netflix does, without anything but a brief synopsis on the sleeve? Any remarks, ideas or sentiments are welcomed. Thanks, Eric Eric Ipsen Director of Business Development Library Automation Technologies erici@flashscan.net www.flashscan.net 925.324.5241 From plib2 at webjunction.org Thu Oct 14 16:08:56 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:36 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] senior/teen program (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Conrad & Wanda" Subject: senior/teen program I am a library student at the University of Maryland. As part of a class project, I am creating a hypothetical grant requesting funding for a training program in which teens teach seniors basic computer skills. Has this type of program actually been implemented in a public library? If so, are there any lesson plans, participant surveys, or statistics that I can review? I am attempting to create a needs assessment and this type of information would be most helpful. Any assistance that you can provide would be much appreciated. Thank you, Wanda Nelson ********************************************************************* Due to deletion of content types excluded from this list by policy, this multipart message was reduced to a single part, and from there to a plain text message. ********************************************************************* From plib2 at webjunction.org Thu Oct 14 16:09:01 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:36 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] National Union Catalog Pre-1956 Imprints (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Jane Eastman" Subject: National Union Catalog Pre-1956 Imprints Dear Publib, We would like to post the following message on Publib: Cary Memorial Library in Lexington MA has available all 745 volumes of the National Union Catalog Pre-1956 Imprints. Is there a library that would like to have the set. We cannot arrange for transportation so if your library wants it, delivery must be provided for. For further information, please contact Cynthia Johnson at cjohnson@minlib.net. --- Jane Eastman Head of Reference Services Cary Memorial Library 1874 Massachusetts Avenue Lexington, MA 02420, 781-862-6288, ext 232 Fax Number: 781-862-7355 From plib2 at webjunction.org Thu Oct 14 16:09:05 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:36 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] New York Times Book Review (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Katherine Dormody" Subject: New York Times Book Review I was reading this week's New York Times Book Review when I came across = a review of "The Librarian" by Larry Beinhart. The reviewer starts out, = "Poor librarians. Soon, no doubt, to go the way of blacksmiths and town = criers, their chosen field made obsolete by Internet search engines and = self perpetuating electronic databases.... What a pity that soon the only place to find (a librarian) will be at = the Living History Museum, along with the mule skinner and the = wheelwright". Obviously, this guy hasn't been to a library for awhile. He is a staff = editor and writer for the New York Times. I would expect more from = them. Katherine Dormody, Director Gilford Public Library 2 Belknap Mountain Rd. Gilford, NH 03249 www.gilfordlibrary.org ********************************************************************* Due to deletion of content types excluded from this list by policy, this multipart message was reduced to a single part, and from there to a plain text message. ********************************************************************* From plib2 at webjunction.org Thu Oct 14 16:09:09 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:36 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Serving Teens (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Laura Kortz Subject: Serving Teens For a presentation I'm doing at the Virtual Reference Desk Conference next month (http://www.vrd2004.org/) on teens and virtual reference, I'd appreciate it if you could spare a moment to tell me four words that come to mind when you think of teenagers? Thanks! Laura Kortz Virtual Services Librarian New Jersey City University Jersey City, NJ lkortz@njcu.edu From plib2 at webjunction.org Thu Oct 14 16:09:27 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:36 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Public Libraries columnist recruitment - last call (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Librenee@aol.com Subject: Public Libraries columnist recruitment - last call Tried to post this to PUBLIB a few days ago, but accidentally posted to=20 PUBYAC instead. I will accept applications slightly late from anyone who see= s this=20 for the first time on the deadline date and contacts me for an extension. =20= =20 - Renee Vaillancourt McGrath Bringing in the Money: Writer/Editor Needed =20 Public Libraries is seeking a volunteer contributing editor for a new column= =20 on library fund-raising and grants. The successful candidate will be=20 responsible for soliciting and compiling information about innovative ways t= o generate=20 money to supplement public library budgets. The column will appear in each=20 issue of Public Libraries (six times per year) and may include contributions= by=20 other volunteer writers. Applicants must be members of the Public Library=20 Association, and will receive up to $150 per volume year in reimbursement fo= r=20 travel expenses related to the work of the journal (travel is not mandatory)= .. =20 Submit a cover letter, resume and writing sample to Ren=E9e Vaillancourt=20 McGrath, Feature Editor, Public Libraries, 248A. N. Higgins St. #145, Missou= la MT=20 59802, or via e-mail at publiclibraries@aol.com. Closing date: October 15, 2= 004. =20 ********************************************************************* Due to deletion of content types excluded from this list by policy, this multipart message was reduced to a single part, and from there to a plain text message. ********************************************************************* From plib2 at webjunction.org Thu Oct 14 16:09:31 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:36 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Talking Books Program for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Auld, Skip" Subject: Talking Books Program for the Blind and Physically Handicapped Hello, PubLibbers, Renee Vaillancourt McGrath, Editor of Public Libraries, the journal of the Public Library Association, has received two manuscripts about the Library of Congress' National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped's Talking Book program. One article outlines the progress that NLS is making in digitizing their Talking Books collection, and the other article contends that NLS is not doing enough, quickly enough, to meet the needs of its users. We are interested in running these two articles in our Perspectives column, which offers different points of view on subjects of interest to the public library profession. We would also like to include the perspectives of several Talking Books users in this column. Do you know of one or two Talking Books users who would be willing to write a brief (1-2 double-spaced manuscript pages) essay describing their experiences with the program and their hopes or concerns for its future? If so, would you ask him or her to contact me or would you provide me with names and contact information (with his or her permission)? I will need to receive the completed manuscripts by October 27 in order to consider them for publication in our May/June 2005 issue. Since Public Libraries is a professional journal, we are not able to offer payment to our contributors, but authors whose essays appear in the journal will receive two complementary copies of the issue in which their essays appear. Thank you. Skip Auld Hampton (Skip) Auld Assistant Director Chesterfield County Public Library 9501 Lori Road Chesterfield, VA 23832-0297 Phone: (804) 748-1767 Fax: (804) 751-4679 Email: auldh@chesterfield.gov Website: http://library.chesterfield.gov From plib2 at webjunction.org Thu Oct 14 16:09:35 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:36 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Guidelines particular to city public libraries own archives of their institutions. (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: libraryarchivalrecordsmanager libraryarchivalrecordsmanager Subject: Guidelines particular to city public libraries own archives of their institutions. Over at the archives and archivists list http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/archives.html and not quite to the mark, here's some information from the responses regarding guidelines particular to city public libraries own archives of themselves, guidelines for their own institutional archives http://geocities.yahoo.com/libraryarchivalrecordsmanager Still looking for pertinent guidelines. Any ideas for developing guidelines? Any sample suggestions for writing the guidelines? _______________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Declare Yourself - Register online to vote today! http://vote.yahoo.com From plib2 at webjunction.org Thu Oct 14 16:09:45 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:36 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Library won't back censorship decision (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Don Wood" Subject: Library won't back censorship decision Library won't back censorship decision http://www.wickenburgsun.com/articles/2004/10/13/news/news01.txt "If the Wickenburg Town Council votes to support the City of Phoenix's decision to censor computers at Phoenix public libraries, it will do so without the support of the Wickenburg Public Library Board of Trustees." From plib2 at webjunction.org Thu Oct 14 16:10:02 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:36 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Re: Outsourcing to Baker & Taylor (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Sue Kamm Subject: Re: Outsourcing to Baker & Taylor When I saw the subject line, I thought: "Uh-oh - here's another Hawaii coming along the pike." Is there a way you can analyze how much your library spends to catalog and process new materials to determine whether contracting out those processes to Baker and Taylor is cost-effective? To determine how much it costs to catalog and process an item, above what it costs, consider: * Amount of staff time spent during the process - those who receive the item from the vendor, perform cataloging, mechanical processing (spine labels, bar codes), and pay the invoice. * Salaries for those performing the tasks named above. * Cost of "accessories" - book jackets, bar codes, spine labels, property stamps * Overhead (probably the most difficult element to catagorize) - "rent" for the space used during performance of technical services tasks, electricity for lights and computer workstations Remember too, that B&T is a private-sector operation, and doubtless factors in their profit in providing a quote. Your friendly CyberGoddess and Councilor-at-large, Sue Kamm Inglewood/Los Angeles, CA Truest of the Blue, Los Angeles Dodgers Think Blue Week 2000 Visit my home page: http://suekamm.home.mindspring.com/index.htm email: suekamm@mindspring.com What I wonder is, where are the guys who just love to play baseball? --Wes Parker, former Los Angeles Dodgers infielder From plib2 at webjunction.org Thu Oct 14 16:10:07 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:36 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] collective brain/juvie or YA title (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "emily mazur" Subject: collective brain/juvie or YA title can you help us with this one? patron says she read this book in the 70s- from about that time period, or earlier. A father, son and daughter find a statue of a frog-like creature that leads them to an underwater city. We tried "what do I read next" and first search- no luck yet. Thanks in advance to the collective brain! Emily Mazur Librarian Wilmot Branch Library Tucson Pima Public Library Tucson AZ _______________________________________________ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web! From plib2 at webjunction.org Thu Oct 14 16:10:12 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:36 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] CD listening stations/music review sources (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Carol Coffey" Subject: CD listening stations/music review sources I'm posting these two questions for a coworker who is not on the list. Please reply directly to me and I'll be happy to summarize the responses. I searched the archives for this but everything I found was five or more years old. I'm hoping someone out there has more recent experience they can share. We are planning for a new AV department with a greatly expanded music collection. We would like to find a way to allow patrons to preview the cds before checkout but keep the few who will abuse the service from camping out at the listening stations. Does anyone out there have ideas on how to do this? Also what kind of equipment do you have and what vendor did you buy it from? Another question: does anyone out there know of a Booklist-type source for music reviews? We know about CD Hotlist and also about using the Billboard charts for bestsellers, but we're wondering if there's anything else out there we should know about. Thanks in advance for your help. Carol Carol Coffey Head of Reference Central Arkansas Library System 100 Rock St. Little Rock, AR 72201 ph 501-918-3010 fax 501-376-1830 ccoffey@cals.lib.ar.us From plib2 at webjunction.org Thu Oct 14 16:34:54 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:36 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Outsourcing processing to vendors (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "K.G. Schneider" Subject: Outsourcing processing to vendors As a director of a small rural library, I found that preprocessed material was THE way to go. It was faster. Cheaper. Better-er. I recall patrons walking in to ask for a book as I was ripping open the boxes (I swear they stood on the corner watching for the UPS truck) and what a thrill it was to run to the back, bang it into the system, slap a barcode and label on the sucker, and out she goes, another happy customer! (I don't remember why we didn't buy them barcoded--maybe we had a lot of barcodes sitting around left over from the automation project.) I've seen it work just fine in much larger libraries, as well, but my small library experience really sticks because I recall going from a system where we waited for central processing to hand-process centrally-ordered materials at expensive and glacial pace, to one where we could order the books on our own and bada-bing, bada-boom, put them on the shelves, and there is just no greater feeling than knowing you have improved service to your users. As for cataloging, for a lot of general collections, the vendor-supplied cataloging will be fine if you have someone on staff with some chops overseeing the operation. Then you can spend your cataloging money on catalog maintenance, special cataloging, and other places where it's not that practical to bring in a vendor and where local control is a plus. Every once in a while the vendors make mistakes... so will anyone. But overall I was pleased with the quality and speed--for any format. Imho, save your money and use it elsewhere, on children's services or more books or great programs or whatnot. Karen G. Schneider kgs@bluehighways.com From plib2 at webjunction.org Thu Oct 14 16:54:39 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:36 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Some questions for you PUBLIB folks (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "K.G. Schneider" Subject: Some questions for you PUBLIB folks Dear folks, soon... yes... soon we will be on a new software system for the list, and that will help us with some of the technical issues we have. Right now the poor old PUBLIB list is in a bit of a state, very hard to sign off or sign on, spammed to death (you don't see it--easily hundreds of spams a day), etc. But things will be improving. More details to follow. Meanwhile, we could use some additional information as we look at the new list software. Some things are a given (we need to continue having a searchable archive, it should be easier to subscribe and change subscription settings, etc.). Some are not. Feel free to reply to me or to the list. We now distribute PUBLIB messages in batches, sometimes a day or more apart. 1. Would you like to see PUBLIB messages (either individual posts or digests) arrive more often? 2. Would you like to see time-sensitive items (news, intellectual freedom issues, short-notice requests for assistance) show up more promptly on PUBLIB? That's all for now! Karen / PUBLIB From plib2 at webjunction.org Thu Oct 14 20:25:51 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:36 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Re: A Scurrilous Attack on the 1st Amendment (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Jill Marks" Subject: Re: A Scurrilous Attack on the 1st Amendment I thought I was subscribed to a list serve that discusses issues that impact public libraries. Apparently I've made an awful error and subscribed to PUB_AMERICAN_POLITICAL_DEBATE. Even with subject headings, it is very difficult to slog through all the political postings to get to the posts that directly relate to libraries. Please, have mercy on the rest of us. Otherwise you may end up hearing about Canada's sponsorship scandal. What do you think Canadian Publibbers? Did Jean Chretien really need those personalized golf balls? Jill Marks Manager, Popular and Branch Services Brantford Public Library (519)756-2220 Ext. 324 jmarks@brantford.library.on.ca Opinions expressed are personal and do not reflect the policies or principles of the Brantford Public Library. From plib2 at webjunction.org Thu Oct 14 20:26:15 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:36 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Nominations Needed--Thomson Gale Award for Excellence in Reference and Adult Library Services (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Terry Beck" Subject: Nominations Needed--Thomson Gale Award for Excellence in Reference and Adult Library Services The Thomson Gale Award for Excellence in Reference and Adult Library Services is given to a library or library system for developing an imaginative and unique resource to meet patrons' reference needs. The resource can be a bibliography, a guide to the literature of a specific subject, a directory, a database, or any other project that has helped the library meet adult or children's reference needs. Tools, guides, or databases that have been developed for reader's advisory or adult service questions and needs are also eligible for the award. (Established 1990) SPONSOR: The award is sponsored by Thomson Gale, Farmington Hills, Michigan, and administered by RUSA. FORM OF AWARD: $3,000 and a citation. NOMINATIONS: Nominations are to be made in writing, stating in detail how the resource has contributed to meeting patrons' reference needs. All nominations should include the following: * description of the resource * description of the format, e.g., card file, database, etc. * list of sources used to compile the resource * target audience * criteria used in selecting material for inclusion. (If the resource is inclusive, please state so clearly.) * breadth of coverage, i.e., time and subject * explanation of what makes the resource imaginative or unique A sample of the resource (or entry, pages, printout, etc.) must accompany the nomination. Statements are due to the Committee chair by December 15. SELECTION COMMITTEE: Three to five members who have a strong knowledge of the accomplishments of librarians in the reference and adult services sector and who represent reasonable diversity in both geography and current professional employment. Nominees will be reviewed in a closed meeting of the committee during Midwinter. Letters of nomination should be sent to the chair of the committee - Lori S. Thornton (Co-Chair--2003 - 2005) Public Services Program Manager Washington State Library Po Box 42460 Olympia, WA 98504-2460 Work: (360) 704-7135 Fax: (360) 586-7575 E-mail: lthornton@secstate.wa.gov Terry Beck Adult/Teen Services Manager Sno-Isle Libraries More to Explore Marysville, WA 360-651-7016 From plib2 at webjunction.org Thu Oct 14 20:26:27 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:36 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Mark Twain quote (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Subject: Mark Twain quote Thank you to all!! Unfortunately I never found the primary source for it, but a secondary one. Thank you for all your help. The patron is happy, too. Elva Victoria From plib2 at webjunction.org Fri Oct 15 10:47:58 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:37 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] RE: PUBLIB digest 2896 - A Scurrilous Attack ... (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "R Thornhill" Subject: RE: PUBLIB digest 2896 - A Scurrilous Attack ... I, too, disagree with Stedman. Not only is Sinclair requiring their stations to pre-emp regular broadcasting to air this propaganda, they are publicizing it as a "news" broadcast. In this country, people generally expect "news" to be at least somewhat objective and unbiased, which this diatribe is definately not. Sinclair's actions are the real scurrilous attack on the 1st amendment. Also my own views. Robert Thornhill Public Librarian -----Original Message----- Topic No. 7 Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2004 19:13:23 -0700 (PDT) From: "James B. Casey" To: publib Subject: Re: A Scurrilous Attack on the 1st Amendment Message-ID: According to Kyle Stedman, Sinclair Broadcasting is an innocent victim of left-liberal bias. I disagree. Sinclair Broadcasting was the outfit which tried to block Ted Koppel and "Nightline" from reading the names of those brave men and women who were killed while serving in Iraq. Certain stations were prevented from carrying this important and honorable broadcast due to the efforts of Mr. Sinclair. In fact, Republican Senator John McCain (a veteran, like Senator Kerry) rebuked Sinclair Broadcasting: "Your decision to deny your viewers an opportunity to be reminded of war's terrible costs, in all their heartbreaking detail, is a gross disservice to the public, and to the men and women of the United States Armed Forces," McCain, a Vietnam veteran, wrote in a letter to David Smith, president and CEO of Sinclair Broadcast Group. "It is, in short, sir, unpatriotic. I hope it meets with the public opprobrium it most certainly deserves." http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/TV/04/29/abc.nightline/ At that time, in April 2004, the list of dead had reached approximately 500. Now, the death toll in Iraq has reached 1,080 http://icasualties.org/oif/ Sinclair Broadcasting controls 62 TV stations across the United States and should be accountable to the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) for its output. http://www.fcc.gov/ Artists like Bruce Springsteen and Michael Moore do present a partisan slant in their various concerts, books and movies, but don't actually control entire broadcast networks operating on the public airwaves. If such networks become the political arm of one party or the other, we will be that much closer to dictatorship. I urge all librarian colleagues who value intellectual freedom and who have serious concern about media consolidation which could allow a few corporate ideologues to become an arm of one political party or the other, to write to the FCC Commissioners and support the efforts of the Democratic National Committee to prevent Sinclair Broadcasting to becoming an arm of the Bush-Cheney Campaign. James B. Casey --- My own views. Public Librarian Member of ALA Council 1996-2000, 2001-present. Kyle Stedman wrote: >The Democratic National Committee is attempting to use the McCain-Feingold campaign finance law to suppress a documentary critical of John Kerry. Sinclair Broadcasting, which owns 62 TV stations nationwide, plans next week to air "Stolen Honor: Wounds That Never Heal," which features interviews with former prisoners of war who feel betrayed by Kerry's antiwar activism. The Washington Post reports: > >Sinclair's decision . . . is drawing political fire--not least from the Democratic National Committee, which plans to file a federal complaint today accusing the company of election-law violations. "Sinclair's owners aren't interested in news, they're interested in pro-Bush propaganda," said DNC Chairman Terry McAuliffe, whose complaint will accuse the firm of making an in-kind contribution to the Bush campaign. > >If this is an in-kind contribution, what is "Fahrenheit 9/11"? How about Bruce Springsteen's pro-Kerry concerts, or for that matter newspaper editorials endorsing one candidate or another? > >All these things of course are constitutionally protected free speech, as is "Stolen Honor." McAuliffe's complaint is frivolous, though it does underscore the absurdity of campaign finance laws that attempt to silence some political speech while carving out an exception for the media. > >As well, it underscores the authoritarian nature of the political left when it comes to political speech. Liberals are quick to cry "censorship" when others merely criticize far-left or anti-American speech (remember the Dixie Chicks?), but they are eager to use the force of government to silence those with whom they disagree. > >_______________________________ >Kyle Stedman, Public Librarian > > From plib2 at webjunction.org Fri Oct 15 10:48:18 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:37 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Re: A Scurrilous Attack on the 1st Amendment (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Dan Robinson" Subject: Re: A Scurrilous Attack on the 1st Amendment Go for it, Jill. It's time we had a glimpse into other nations' politics. I wouldn't object and maybe we'd all (usians) learn something. And, you never know, your scandals could have an impact far beyond your own country, if you know how to connect the dots. And, much of what has been posted will affect libraries, if it hasn't already. But you might not notice it for a few years. Dan Robinson drobinson@hwwilson.com On 14 Oct 2004 at 17:27, Jill Marks wrote: > I thought I was subscribed to a list serve that discusses issues that > impact public libraries. Apparently I've made an awful error and > subscribed to PUB_AMERICAN_POLITICAL_DEBATE. > > Even with subject headings, it is very difficult to slog through all the > political postings to get to the posts that directly relate to libraries. > > Please, have mercy on the rest of us. Otherwise you may end up hearing > about Canada's sponsorship scandal. What do you think Canadian Publibbers? > Did Jean Chretien really need those personalized golf balls? > > Jill Marks > From plib2 at webjunction.org Fri Oct 15 10:48:29 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:37 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Using private blog for library intranet? (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Michael McCulley" Subject: Using private blog for library intranet? Posted to cross-lists; apologies if you see more than once.. With the increase in blogging software, including open source, and the growing use of Intranets in libraries, I was wondering if anyone is using or has tried using a blog or blogs in a private way for their intranet, or any part of an intranet. Like perhaps other governmental or institutional libraries, we have a difficult time being on the leading edge of much technology once you factor in the approval and review process, bidding, RFPs, costs, and other factors. Many of the services we are drawn to today to help overcome this barrier to innovation seem to be the "hosted" version of applications; our Calendar of Events, for example, was up and running within days of signing up. I'm exploring the "private blogs for communication or information-sharing via an intranet" arena since I think we would benefit from an intranet and a blog, though we have neither. It would be a hosted blog (intranet stand-in), rather than something on internal or organizational servers. Any tips, sites, or thoughts welcomed.. here or directly. I'll summarize for the list if there's interest. Best regards, __________________________________________________________________ P. Michael McCulley aka DrWeb E-mail: drweb@san.rr.com San Diego, CA San Diego Public Library / *speaking only for himself* __________________________________________________________________ From plib2 at webjunction.org Fri Oct 15 10:48:37 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:37 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Re: A Scurrilous Attack on the 1st Amendment (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Ruth E. Seid" Subject: Re: A Scurrilous Attack on the 1st Amendment > Please, have mercy on the rest of us. Otherwise you may end up hearing > about Canada's sponsorship scandal. What do you think Canadian I'd LOVE to hear about Canada's sponsorship scandal... Tell ALL! -Ruth -- Ruth Ellen Seid ruthseid@lafn.org From plib2 at webjunction.org Fri Oct 15 10:48:56 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:37 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] PUBLIB digest 2896 (fwd) Message-ID: ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2004 09:35:45 -0500 From: Kathleen McCorkle To: publib@webjunction.org Subject: Re: [PUBLIB] PUBLIB digest 2896 > It is also interesting to note that Sinclair refused to run an episode of > Nightline when they read the names of every U.S. soldier killed in Iraq. > Gee. Maybe the Vietnam war memorial is also a liberal conspiracy. > > Claire Rose > Peter White Public Library > Marquette, MI > (906) 226-4305 > > I agree, thanks for bringing a voice of balance. Kathleen McCorkle Sedan Public Sedan, KS --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.776 / Virus Database: 523 - Release Date: 10/12/2004 From plib2 at webjunction.org Fri Oct 15 11:50:58 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:37 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Chicago 2005 Staff Organizations Roundtable (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Miriam Hilton Subject: Chicago 2005 Staff Organizations Roundtable Join the Staff Organizations Roundtable (SORT) of the American Library Association at the Annual Conference on Sunday, June 26th, 2005 in Chicago, IL for a seminar on fundraising and volunteer recruitment in library staff organizations. Entitled “Building Skills for Staff Organization Leadership,” the workshop is limited to 20 participants and will include a complimentary lunch. Applicants must be a member of a Staff Liaison Committee, Sunshine Club, Hospitality Club, etc. Applications must be received by Friday, December 16th, 2005. Recipients will be notified by Friday, February 11th, 2005. The application, is available on the SORT webpage Join the Staff Organizations Roundtable (SORT) of the American Library Association at the Annual Conference on Sunday, June 26th, 2005 in Chicago, IL for a seminar on fundraising and volunteer recruitment in library staff organizations. Entitled “Building Skills for Staff Organization Leadership,” the workshop is limited to 20 participants and will include a complimentary lunch. Applicants must be a member of a Staff Liaison Committee, Sunshine Club, Hospitality Club, etc. Applications must be received by Friday, December 16th, 2005. Recipients will be notified by Friday, February 11th, 2005. The application, is available on the SORT webpage http://ala.org./ala/sort/sortatconferene/stafforganization.htm. It must be completed in full and sent to: Virginia Fore SORT, Chair Enoch Pratt Free Library 301 N. Broadway Baltimore, MD 21231 Applicants must: Be an active employee of any library in the United States or Canada Submit an essay of 250-300 words discussing “The Importance of Staff Organizations in Libraries.” Deadline of submission: Friday, December 16th, 2005 SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS: Include name, address, daytime telephone number, fax number, e-mail address, and the name of the employing Library. The essay must be typed and double-spaced Essays will be judged on conciseness, purpose and creativity. Submitted essays become the property of SORT and will not be returned. If you have any question, you can contact me at reflib_2000@yahoo.com. Sincerely -- Miriam L. Hilton, SORT Publicity Chair, 2004-2005 . It must be completed in full and sent to: Virginia Fore SORT, Chair Enoch Pratt Free Library 301 N. Broadway Baltimore, MD 21231 Applicants must: Be an active employee of any library in the United States or Canada Submit an essay of 250-300 words discussing “The Importance of Staff Organizations in Libraries.” Deadline of submission: Friday, December 16th, 2005 SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS: Include name, address, daytime telephone number, fax number, e-mail address, and the name of the employing Library. The essay must be typed and double-spaced Essays will be judged on conciseness, purpose and creativity. Submitted essays become the property of SORT and will not be returned. If you have any question, you can contact me at reflib_2000@yahoo.com. Sincerely -- Miriam L. Hilton, SORT Publicity Chair, 2004-2005 --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Express yourself with Y! Messenger! Free. Download now. ********************************************************************* Due to deletion of content types excluded from this list by policy, this multipart message was reduced to a single part, and from there to a plain text message. ********************************************************************* From plib2 at webjunction.org Fri Oct 15 11:51:28 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:37 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Response to query about receiving posts more frequently (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "K.G. Schneider" Subject: Response to query about receiving posts more frequently Overwhelmingly "yes." For those of you who rely on receiving batches of messages as an organizing principle (the only people who said they preferred receiving mail LESS frequently), please plan on doing one or both of the following: 1. Set up your mail program to pipe all of your PUBLIB mail into one folder and then read it whenever you want to; and/or 2. Subscribe to digest. No matter what other changes happen within PUBLIB, we cannot promise delivering individual messages in batches, and feedback indicates that's not what people want. So if you're relying on that as an organizing principle for your PUBLIB mail, start thinking about how you'll handle it in the future. I pipe all of my list mail into mailboxes. Some of my list mail goes into a big box called LISTS, some goes into LITA, etc. I used to do it through Outlook, but I didn't like setting it up on several computers. So now I do it through the Web interfaces for my two mail programs, which means that on any computer I have the same folder set-up. It's perfect. It also means I can search within those boxes, periodically delete all mail within those boxes, etc. Karen, PUBLIB Co-Owner From plib2 at webjunction.org Fri Oct 15 11:51:36 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:37 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] RE: PUBLIB digest 2896 - A Scurrilous Attack ... (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "James B. Casey" Subject: RE: PUBLIB digest 2896 - A Scurrilous Attack ... R Thornhill wrote: >I, too, disagree with Stedman. Not only is Sinclair requiring their stations >to pre-emp regular broadcasting to air this propaganda, they are publicizing >it as a "news" broadcast. In this country, people generally expect "news" to >be at least somewhat objective and unbiased, which this diatribe is >definately not. Sinclair's actions are the real scurrilous attack on the 1st >amendment. > > > >----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > I hope that Bob Thornhill is right and that people will be "turned off" by this attempt by Sinclair Broadcasting to use the public airwaves to influence the course of this election. FCC Chairman Powell apparently agreed to let Sinclair move ahead with this farce. Unfortunately, many people don't use their heads and believe only what they are told to believe. Ask John McCain --- who was smeared with lies put out in 2000 by Bush operatives in South Carolina. Lies sometimes result in the victory of dishonesty over integrity. It is sad, but true. The outcome of this election will have a MAJOR impact upon libraries and intellectual freedom. You can't see civil liberties, environmental laws, fiscal responsibility, rational foreign policy and reasonable gun laws eroded without some residual impact upon Libraries and the work of Librarians. We live in the community (and global community) as well. One thing which we can probably all agree upon is that it is absolutely essential that we get out and vote on November 2nd. Very literally, our lives and the lives of billions of people around the world are at stake. James B. Casey --- My own views. Member of ALA Council and Public Library Director From plib2 at webjunction.org Fri Oct 15 11:53:42 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:37 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Re: Lesley Gaudreau (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Paul Deane Subject: Re: Lesley Gaudreau Lesley Gaudreau asked why we watch horror movies. A few years ago in Dance Macrabe - I think - Stephen King had a good theory. He said that horror films dealt with topics that were too hard to deal with in a straightforward way. They are a form of therapy. For example, The Exorcist was really about dealing with out of control teenagers and the Amityville Horror was about exploding housing costs that tied up all of a families income. Both of these were issues in the 70's when we had inflation in the teens and teens in trouble. I thought his theory was worthwhile. Paul Deane pauldeane@sbcglobal.net ********************************************************************* Due to deletion of content types excluded from this list by policy, this multipart message was reduced to a single part, and from there to a plain text message. ********************************************************************* From plib2 at webjunction.org Fri Oct 15 12:33:06 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:37 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Job Posting-Library Director, Reading, MA (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Michelle Filleul Subject: Job Posting-Library Director, Reading, MA Library Director The Town of Reading is located 13 miles north of Boston and has approximately 24,000 residents. The Library has a collection of 118,000 items and an annual circulation of over 340,000 items. There are 17.4 full time equivalent employees. The Library's budget for FY05 is $905,000. ALA accredited MLS plus 7 years of professional experience, including 3 in a supervisory position. Seeking a creative, charismatic leader with a strong public service commitment who will appreciate and empower a hard- working, innovative and progressive staff. The candidate will be an excellent communicator with a sense of humor and an open door policy for both staff and patrons. Duties include planning, organizing, directing, and evaluating all aspects of award-winning municipal library services. The candidate should have a broad knowledge of current library technology and trends. In addition, the candidate will work assertively with library and government agencies and community groups to formulate budgets and develop financial strategies. Salary: $60,898-$72,774 Position open until filled. Qualified candidates should send a cover letter and resume to Carol Roberts, Library Director Search Committee, Reading Town Hall, 16 Lowell St., Reading, MA 01867 or e-mail croberts@ci.reading.ma.us. -- Michelle Filleul Head of Circulation Reading Public Library 64 Middlesex Ave Reading, MA 01867 filleul@noblenet.org ********************************************************************* Due to deletion of content types excluded from this list by policy, this multipart message was reduced to a single part, and from there to a plain text message. ********************************************************************* From plib2 at webjunction.org Fri Oct 15 12:33:30 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:37 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Sinclair posts (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "K.G. Schneider" Subject: Sinclair posts We'll let this continue for the rest of the day, given that it's Friday. If you want to continue discussing this on PUBLIB, I recommend you retitle your messages something like "Hanging bags for talking picture books" or "Skateboards in parking lots," so in wading through the mess of messages, we assume it's on topic. Karen From plib2 at webjunction.org Fri Oct 15 14:40:38 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:37 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Re: Lesley Gaudreau] (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Brad Thomas" Subject: Re: Lesley Gaudreau] I agree that horror films often mirror trends in terms of economics and culture. An effective horror film will do just that - scare us out of our minds with images we wouldn't ever want to experience in real life. In addition, the horror film often offers an escape from reality - by showing us the "worst-case-scenario." The aliens, horrific creatures, and rabid insect movies of the postwar era played on the fears of Americans - and stressed that we should all ban together and fight for our lives... with an authority figure to protect us. Listen to the man, in other words, because the president knows what is good for us. After Sputnik, we had horror films about big business gone bad, government conspiracies, isolationism, and science experiments gone horribly wrong. In other words, our skepticism and insecurities regarding our place in the world - coupled with the unstable and troubled times America was currently experiencing - produced a brand new type of horror flick. The "Don't trust your neighbor" horror film. Social commentary was rampant on the screen, and people lined up to see how it would turn out in the end. Today's horror films are a clever combination of past films, often with a new twist. A big monster? You betcha! Only this time, it's caused by a crooked president who approved a secret deal with the Russians 20 years ago in order to create an unstoppable fighting machine. Guess what? The fighting machine is crazy-loopy, and he wants to eat your skull. And he'll find your house by looking up your address on google. (this is my own story... if anyone wants to get together and write a screenplay, let me know.) All of that aside, I think that we often watch a horror film to be frightened out of our wits, quite simply. We like a rollercoaster because it sends us to the edge - tests our limits. Those who enjoy the genre want to see "how much they can take." Prove their power, so to speak. By the way, I love a good horror flick. Brad Thomas Youth Services Librarian > Lesley Gaudreau asked why we watch horror movies. A few years ago in > Dance Macrabe - I think - Stephen King had a good theory. He said that > horror films dealt with topics that were too hard to deal with in a > straightforward way. They are a form of therapy. > > For example, The Exorcist was really about dealing with out of control > teenagers and the Amityville Horror was about exploding housing costs that > tied up all of a families income. Both of these were issues in the 70's > when we had inflation in the teens and teens in trouble. > > I thought his theory was worthwhile. > > Paul Deane > pauldeane@sbcglobal.net > > From plib2 at webjunction.org Fri Oct 15 14:41:09 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:37 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] old computer games (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Edward Elsner" Subject: old computer games We still have our Gates machine plugging along. We keep one kid's computer running Windows 98 for our old games. Techsoup.org with Microsoft has many Magic School Bus games for sale that do work with Windows XP. Windows 2000 can basically run any Windows product, except for a few XP specific ones, or so I've heard. In looking at operating systems, I went with 2000 at home so I could continue to use all of my old Windows 95 software...and a few DOS things I like (old Rhymer program, etc.). Edward Elsner, Library Consultant Delton District Library P.O. Box 155 Delton, MI 49046 (269) 623-8040 ddl@mei.net -- _______________________________________________ Find what you are looking for with the Lycos Yellow Pages http://r.lycos.com/r/yp_emailfooter/http://yellowpages.lycos.com/default.asp?SRC=lycos10 From plib2 at webjunction.org Fri Oct 15 14:41:19 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:37 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Dynix - remote hosting (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Kendra Morgan" Subject: Dynix - remote hosting We are currently evaluating a new automation system and we are looking at the Dynix system as a possibility. One of the proposals that Dynix has presented is to host the server and the entire catalog in their offices and take care of all the maintenance from their end rather than us doing it in our building locally. Is anyone currently using this setup? I would appreciate any feedback, good or bad, about their services. Thank you, Kendra --------------------- Kendra Morgan Technology Consultant The Library of Virginia From plib2 at webjunction.org Fri Oct 15 14:41:51 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:37 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Re: Hennen's American Public Library Ratings 2004 (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Edward Elsner" Subject: Re: Hennen's American Public Library Ratings 2004 I would assume those "other tools" include focus groups, surveys, and other interactions the library would have with its users/patrons/customers (I prefer patrons). Also check out the National Center for Education Statistics, nces.ed.gov/surveys/libraries/publicpeer/ Compare Public Libraries is a wonderful tool and extremely robust. With the HAPLR remember that the data takes time for collection, compilation, etc. The ratings will always lag a little behind what your library is currently doing and where you are at when you read them. I'm still watching the Crawford County Library, Michigan ratings go up from all my hard work, even though they abrubtly let me go as director in January. I would guess that next year, or the year following, the HAPLR will reflect all the changes that occurred while I was still there. Edward Elsner, Library Consultant Delton District Library P.O. Box 155 Delton, MI 49046 (269) 623-8040 ddl@mei.net -- _______________________________________________ Find what you are looking for with the Lycos Yellow Pages http://r.lycos.com/r/yp_emailfooter/http://yellowpages.lycos.com/default.asp?SRC=lycos10 From plib2 at webjunction.org Fri Oct 15 17:04:18 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:37 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] research help (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Cindy Hayes" Subject: research help Can someone help me? We've got a photocopy of a magazine article dated April 21, 1975. We're pretty sure it is from either Time or Newsweek. If you have a copy of either of these 2 magazines for that time period, could you check to verify which one we are looking for? The article is on page 97. The heading is "Education" and there is a photo of some teens in the upper right hand corner. Thanks so much! Cindy <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Cindy Hayes Jefferson County Library 3033 High Ridge Blvd. High Ridge, MO 63049 636.677.8186 From plib2 at webjunction.org Fri Oct 15 17:05:07 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:37 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] A Canadian take on A Scurrilous Attack on the 1st Amendment cont'd (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Jill Marks" Subject: A Canadian take on A Scurrilous Attack on the 1st Amendment cont'd Dan Robinson wrote, "And, you never know, your scandals could have an impact far beyond your own country, if you know how to connect the dots." Gosh durn it all here in the North we have loads of time to connect the dots (and Canadian librarians, when they're not wrangling huskies, mostly have graduate degrees as well so we do a pretty fair job with dot connecting), and us Canadians also have those long cold winters to humble us. So most of us know, in five years the sponsorship scandal won't matter. Heck in five months, it won't matter to us nor to anyone else in the world. (Sorry Dan, I'm sure you meant well but that comment came across as just a tad patronizing). We also know that the ideological debate currently raging in the US will not only have a profound impact on you but on the rest of the world as well - let's face it, you have way bigger dots to connect than we do. The point is you live in a nation that is politically polarized. You are not going to agree, so please ask yourself, is the PUBLIB list the place to discuss this? Are Bush and Kerry agonizing over the opinions of Publibbers? Certainly the discussions regarding freedom of speech, the use of government influence/force and censorship issues may have been valid at one point but now y'all are flogging a dead horse. I repeat, you are not going to agree. You are not going to convince the other side of the merits of your arguments, no matter how brilliant. Let's move on. After the November election, let the list discuss the results and possible implications, and after a reasonable amount of time, let's be prepared to move along once more. Like many Canadians, I have very strong feelings about the upcoming US election but it is not appropriate for me as a foreigner, nor would this be a suitable place for me to express my opinion. However if anyone would like to give helpful suggestions on strategic planning in the 21st century versus a decade ago, I'd be very grateful for any input. Jill Marks Manager, Popular and Branch Services Brantford Public Library (519)756-2220 Ext. 324 jmarks@brantford.library.on.ca Opinions expressed are personal and do not reflect the policies or principles of the Brantford Public Library. "Living next to you is in some ways like sleeping with an elephant: No matter how friendly and even-tempered the beast, one is affected by every twitch and grunt." March 25, 1969 Pierre Elliott Trudeau, Addressing the Press Club in Washington, D.C. "The trouble with normal is it always gets worse." Bruce Cockburn (Canadian musical artist) ********************************************************************* Due to deletion of content types excluded from this list by policy, this multipart message was reduced to a single part, and from there to a plain text message. ********************************************************************* From plib2 at webjunction.org Fri Oct 15 17:05:16 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:37 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Mailman and PUBLIB (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "K.G. Schneider" Subject: Mailman and PUBLIB A couple of you have asked about the new software we may be going to. It looks very likely we are going to Mailman, an open source software mailing list. (We'll discuss the organization that will be hosting us later on, when it's Revelation Time. But kudos to them folk, yes?) You can read more about Mailman at http://www.list.org/features.html . Frankly, the choices out there are Mailman or profoundly expensive software way out of our reach, particularly as the hourglass dwindles on SunSITE, which has so kindly hosted us for so long but so we are fortunate that Mailman exists. (We are running on a eight-year-old "free" version of Listproc, which is over 70 years old in Internet time. LISTPROC is excruciatingly limited and cumbersome, and requires we beg busy technical people for assistance.) We are getting technical help from our Mystery Benefactors so our archives are migrated over smoothly and new archives are searchable and browsable. I manage several small Mailman lists. Mailman has its strengths and weaknesses. Features I really like include nice privacy tools, easy Web-based subscription management, Web management for administrative tasks such as changing list features, removing and blocking problem users, and an interesting tool called emergency moderation which means that an unmoderated list can be temporarily moderated at the touch of a button. Mailman is also smart enough to catch and trap the nuisance messages that make some other lists so irritating (please unsubscribe, vacation, etc.). The main weakness of Mailman is that it is not really set up for lists that rely on moderation. Mailman's moderation feature is primitive, time-intensive, and kludgy. Given that Mailman is community-developed software, reflecting features people are looking for, I suspect this feature is not well developed because these days most lists "moderate" their traffic by relying on agreed-on rules and helper committees that periodically remind people of the guidelines and meet on an ad hoc basis to intervene when necessary. That's how Web4Lib has functioned since 1995; I am on that editorial board and the four of us put heads together as needed, which isn't very often. (In that sense, Web4Lib is "moderated," just not in the old-fashioned sense of reviewing every post before it is posted.) Karen From plib2 at webjunction.org Fri Oct 15 21:05:44 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:37 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Re: research help (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Grace-Ellen McCrann Subject: Re: research help 15 October 2004 It's Newsweek. Kind regards, Grace-Ellen Grace-Ellen McCrann Chief, Reference & Government Documents Divisions The City College of New York Cohen Library, 2nd Floor 138th Street & Convent Avenue New York, NY 10031 (212) 650 5073 gemscot@yahoo.com --------------- --- Cindy Hayes wrote: Can someone help me? We've got a photocopy of a magazine article dated April 21, 1975. We're pretty sure it is from either Time or Newsweek. If you have a copy of either of these 2 magazines for that time period, could you check to verify which one we are looking for? The article is on page 97. The heading is "Education" and there is a photo of some teens in the upper right hand corner. Thanks so much! Cindy <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Cindy Hayes Jefferson County Library 3033 High Ridge Blvd. High Ridge, MO 63049 636.677.8186 From plib2 at webjunction.org Fri Oct 15 21:05:58 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:37 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Breaking News, October 15 American Libraries Online (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Gordon Flagg" Subject: Breaking News, October 15 American Libraries Online Breaking News, October 15 American Libraries Online For full stories, visit > Clark Atlanta Trustees Refuse to Meet with ALA President > Clinton Library to Get State Tax Break > Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Opens > New York Legislators Hear Arguments for Library Funding > Mosaic Spells Trouble for Livermore Library > Man Admits Theft from Iowa Historical Society > Iraq National Library Slowly Rebuilds ALA members can search American Libraries back issues through 2003 using the ebrary platform, which transforms printed pages into a dynamic database. Link to it on the AL Online website by clicking on "archive" or the cover image at the top . American Libraries' website also features the latest "Internet Librarian" by Joseph Janes; "Technically Speaking" by Andrew Pace; AL's "Career Leads" job ads; listings of conferences, continuing-education courses, exhibitions, and other events from AL's "Datebook"; and Tables of Contents for the current year. Do you have a comment to make about anything appearing in American Libraries? The editors encourage signed e-mail letters on recent content or matters of general interest to the library profession in the Reader Forum section. Send 250 words or less to americanlibraries@ala.org. From plib2 at webjunction.org Fri Oct 15 21:06:40 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:37 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Re: A Canadian take on A Scurrilous Attack on the 1st Amendment (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "James B. Casey" Subject: Re: A Canadian take on A Scurrilous Attack on the 1st Amendment Jill Marks wrote (excerpt): >The point is you live in a nation that is politically polarized. You are >not going to agree, so please ask yourself, is the PUBLIB list the place >to discuss this? Are Bush and Kerry agonizing over the opinions of >Publibbers? Certainly the discussions regarding freedom of speech, the >use of government influence/force and censorship issues may have been >valid at one point but now y'all are flogging a dead horse. I repeat, >you are not going to agree. You are not going to convince the other side >of the merits of your arguments, no matter how brilliant. >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Jill: I honestly don't think that the issue is one of polarization, but media consolidation --- the actions of some media empires to abandon balanced journalism in order to manipulate and indoctrinate --- and anti-intellectualism. The arguing of philosophies back and forth may well be inappropriate for a PUBLIB forum. But the eventual elimination of that ability to argue back and forth due to the buying up the media by one side of that argument, does pose a threat to the democratic process and to the intellectual climate that allows for divergent opinions. I would hope --- and pray (given my own religious nature) --- that I would be just as indignant if the left became dominant on the air waves and intollerant of contradiction. I don't think that we in the U.S.A. can assume that we are somehow so superior in our traditions and intelligence that we would not be swept up as Germans were back in the 1930s when the media became an arm of one party. James B. Casey --- My own views. ALA Council Member From plib2 at webjunction.org Fri Oct 15 21:06:54 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:37 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Re: research help (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Cindy Hayes" Subject: Re: research help Thanks, to all who checked! It was, indeed, Newsweek. Cindy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cindy Hayes" To: "Multiple recipients of list" Sent: Friday, October 15, 2004 4:05 PM Subject: [PUBLIB] research help > Can someone help me? We've got a photocopy of a magazine article dated > April 21, 1975. We're pretty sure it is from either Time or Newsweek. If > you have a copy of either of these 2 magazines for that time period, could > you check to verify which one we are looking for? > > The article is on page 97. The heading is "Education" and there is a photo > of some teens in the upper right hand corner. > > Thanks so much! > > Cindy > <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> > Cindy Hayes > Jefferson County Library > 3033 High Ridge Blvd. > High Ridge, MO 63049 > 636.677.8186 > > From plib2 at webjunction.org Fri Oct 15 21:07:00 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:37 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Feedback Forms for computer classes (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Courtney Stephens Subject: Feedback Forms for computer classes **Cross-Posted: Please excuse duplication** I have checked the archives, but didn't see anything dealing specifically with this question. We are planning to start our computer classes again in January. I would like to improve our feedback form. I was wondering if anyone has a feedback form that they use for patrons who attend classes at their library. Our current form has three questions: What aspects of the workshop did you particularly like? What parts of the workshop could be done differently to help you learn better? Any other suggestions or comments? I would like for these forms to better reflect the users reaction to the workshop/class/whatever. Any ideas would be appreciated. TIA, ~Courtney S. Williamson County Public Library Franklin, TN --All opinions are my own and may not be shared by my employer-- -- "She believes that you have to be somewhat radical to become a librarian in the first place. In addition to a good education, you need to devote yourself to low-to-middle-paying jobs where even your friends make jokes about you, and fear that one day you will be replaced by a computer." — from Wired.com article "Don't Mess with Librarians" by Adam Penenberg -- "She believes that you have to be somewhat radical to become a librarian in the first place. In addition to a good education, you need to devote yourself to low-to-middle-paying jobs where even your friends make jokes about you, and fear that one day you will be replaced by a computer." — from Wired.com article "Don't Mess with Librarians" by Adam Penenberg From plib2 at webjunction.org Fri Oct 15 21:07:11 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:37 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Collection Management position (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "jpeters" Subject: Collection Management position Good Afternoon: I'm interested in hearing from libraries that have a collection management or collection development position at their libraries. This can either be a librarian position, or at some other level. Particularly, I'd like hear about the duties and, if possible, get a copy of a job description for this type of position. Thank in advance... Jim Peters Parmly Billings Library 510 N Broadway Billings, MT 59101 406-657-8291 jpeters@billings.lib.mt.us From plib2 at webjunction.org Fri Oct 15 21:07:19 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:37 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Therese Bigelow" Subject: Location, Location, Location. The current job openings at the Kansas City Public Library are a real estate agents dream. The Plaza Branch will relocate to a brand new facility located in the heart of the Country Club area of the city this spring. The branch shares space with a 9 floor office building full of lawyers and accountants. There is even a coffee bar and restaurant on the site. The University of Missouri Kansas City and the Nelson Museum are only a few blocks away. The branch has been providing reduced services from a temporary location for the last three years. The new building provides 45,000 square feet of space. We are seeking a Branch Director, Children's Services Supervisor, and Circulation Services Supervisor, due to retirements over the last few years. We are also filling two new positions, Children's Librarian and Reference Librarian. =20 Please check our website at www.kclibrary.org for the position descriptions and experience questionnaire. =20 =20 Therese Bigelow Deputy Director Branch Services Kansas City Public Library =20 Kansas City Public Library connects a diverse community to resources that inform, enrich, and entertain. =20 ********************************************************************* Due to deletion of content types excluded from this list by policy, this multipart message was reduced to a single part, and from there to a plain text message. ********************************************************************* From plib2 at webjunction.org Sat Oct 16 21:38:35 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:38 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Re: A Scurrilous Attack on the 1st Amendment (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "BWS Johnson" Subject: Re: A Scurrilous Attack on the 1st Amendment Salvete! >> If this is an in-kind contribution, what is "Fahrenheit 9/11"? How about Bruce Springsteen's pro-Kerry concerts, or for that matter newspaper editorials endorsing one candidate or another? At risk of pissing off the most benevolent moderator and the Canadians, I must respond. I argue that it is still Friday someplace, and ask for mercy. I treat Kyle's post as a dissemination of misinformation which runs counter to our profession. I fully admit being so left as to be off of the scale. However, I must say that everyone has missed the fallacy inherent to this argument. Sinclair's decision is not unequal simply because one does not pay for a television broadcast and one does pay for a movie. The big difference here is that Michael Moore, to my knowledge, does not share a direct tie with the Kerry campaign. In fact, he was reported to have been called an extremist by a member of that campaign. Sherwood on the other hand has ties to the current administration. That's a no no. He's also not a real journalist to me after the whole Inquisition fiasco See: http://www.fair.org/activism/sinclair-stolen-honor.html Now to have this contain some shred of being on topic, how do you all handle collection development of political stuff? At my little library since I'm in charge (who let that happen?!) and know that I am heavily biased, I try and buy one thing I'd consider on the right side of the fence and balance it with one thing I consider on the left of the fence. For example, I bought Sean Hannity's book and Michael Moore's book and called it even. Or I'll by Ann Coulter's book and a Molly Ivins book, and call it even. Cheers, Brooke @ Hinsdale MA ********************************************************************* Due to deletion of content types excluded from this list by policy, this multipart message was reduced to a single part, and from there to a plain text message. ********************************************************************* From plib2 at webjunction.org Sat Oct 16 21:41:19 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:38 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Job Posting - Asst. Head of Reference (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Cyndi Hoffman" Subject: Job Posting - Asst. Head of Reference PLEASE POST Date Listed: October 12, 2004 Title: Assistant Reference Department Head Librarian III) Library: Neuse Regional Library, Kinston, NC Note: A well-funded, three-county public library system located one hour from major beach resorts and thirty minutes from the state's third largest university. Salary: Minimum starting salary of $34,440, depending upon experience; excellent benefits. Qualifications: MLS with minimum of 2 years of professional public library experience; some supervisory experience preferred; eligible for NC Public Librarian Certification; strong commitment to high-quality public service and teamwork; demonstrated computer experience with electronic resources, the Internet, and troubleshooting; ability to plan, implement, and train staff and patrons on innovative current and emerging technologies in libraries; excellent written, oral and Web communication skills; knowledge of Microsoft Frontpage Web design preferred. Duties: Provide comprehensive reference services for a diverse clientele in one of the busiest headquarters in the state; provide readers advisory service to patrons; develop designated areas of the collection; develop and implement programs and services; provide Internet and software training for staff and public; assist with Web page development, and PC and software maintenance, development and problem solving; employ excellent interpersonal and communication skills in public relations activities; assist in supervision of reference department. Requires rotating evening and weekend hours. Available: Now APPLY BY: Open until filled. To Apply: Submit a letter of interest, resume, and the names and addresses of three references to: Mrs. Agnes W. Ho, Director of Libraries Neuse Regional Library 510 N. Queen St. Kinston, NC 28501. E-mail applications accepted at aho@neuselibrary.org _________________________________________________________________ Get ready for school! Find articles, homework help and more in the Back to School Guide! http://special.msn.com/network/04backtoschool.armx From plib2 at webjunction.org Sat Oct 16 21:51:56 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:38 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Re: Scurrilous Attack on First Amendment (fwd) Message-ID: Moderator's note: Letting this discussion roll because it's an important election and interest is high. You all though may wish to know that we are getting subscription cancellations from overseas PubLibbers. In my library, public service concern of the week was how to help the apprehensive seniors who came in asking where they could get flu shots. What was yours? Sara Weissman, co-moderator ---------------------------------------- Sender: Kyle Stedman Subject: Re: Scurrilous Attack on First Amendment Well, the responses have been many and, to be frank, discouraging. I am amazed by the near total misunderstanding of the concept of censorship expressed by so many ostensibly "educated" individuals. I fear for our profession. Here's a very brief primer on censorship: Private individuals or corporations large or small CANNOT censor you. They may well choose not to air your beliefs for any number of reasons, political ones included but, I repeat, they are not and can not censor you. Governments or their agents CAN censor you. So, when Democratic politicians attempt to get a branch of the judiciary or a governmental commission like the FCC to stop a private company or individual from airing their material, THAT'S censorship! Some examples: Dixie Chicks -- not censored. They simply paid a price for their political speech. That may happen to any of us at work, home, or if a politician at the polls. Michael Moore -- not censored. No attempt by the Bush Administration or Republican House or Senate to have is films or books pulled. Perhaps some theater chain somewhere did not show his films? Again, not censorship. No private entity is compelled to view or broadcast any particular piece of anything, nor would that choice be censorship. Think about it! Kyle Stedman, Public Librarian --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? vote.yahoo.com - Register online to vote today! ********************************************************************* Due to deletion of content types excluded from this list by policy, this multipart message was reduced to a single part, and from there to a plain text message. ********************************************************************* From plib2 at webjunction.org Mon Oct 18 12:26:04 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:39 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Dewey is Here! (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Susan Henricks" Subject: Dewey is Here! *** This message is being sent to several lists. Please excuse the duplicate messages. Feel free to forward this information to any individual or organization that you feel may benefit from it. *** The Dewey or Don't We? Librarians Cook book has been published! ** I forgot. What is it? A 281 page book of 374 recipes includes submissions from 23 states, Washington D.C., four countries, and from public, academic, school, and special libraries as well as businesses which support libraries. In addition to being presented in Dewey Decimal order with Library of Congress Subject Headings, there are hundreds of quotes through out the book on what authors and writers have had to say about food and cooking through out history. Profits from the book will be donated to the Iowa Library Association Foundation (endowed speaker's fund). **Cool. How much are they? $15 plus shipping. Shipping charges are: 1 book = $4, 2 books = $5, 3 books = $6 shipping e-mail for a quote on more than 3 books. **Where shall I send my check? Make your check out to Susan Henricks and mail it to: Susan Henricks, 3120 Shiras Avenue, Dubuque, IA 52001 ** If you would like more information, e-mail deweycooks@mchsi.com From plib2 at webjunction.org Mon Oct 18 12:26:16 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:39 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] The mision of the librarian..... (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Subject: The mision of the librarian..... Dear Colleagues, The poet Marcel Béalu wrote that "the mission of the poet is to disturb the safety which guarantees the teacher, the police officer, the magistrate." May I rewrite that to state that the mission of the public librarian and of the public library book collection is to disturb the safety which guarantees the teacher, the police officer, and the magistrate. Kind regards to everone, Patrick McMahon, County Librarian, Galway County Library, Ireland. _________________________________________________________________ Sign up for eircom broadband now and get a free two month trial.* Phone 1850 73 00 73 or visit http://home.eircom.net/broadbandoffer From plib2 at webjunction.org Mon Oct 18 12:29:51 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:39 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] RE: A Canadian take on A Scurrilous Attack on the 1st Amendment c (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Hadley, Alice - GS" Subject: RE: A Canadian take on A Scurrilous Attack on the 1st Amendment c [snip] However if anyone would like to give helpful suggestions on strategic planning in the 21st century versus a decade ago, I'd be very grateful for any input. Jill Marks Manager, Popular and Branch Services Brantford Public Library [snip] Did strategic planning in the 20th cent. get you anywhere? It didn't do my library any good. Perhaps it is a factor of size and independence? I would think the basics are the same, and only the details have changed. You still need to know your community, who supports you and who wouldn't if you saved their child's life. What your costs are and a good guestimate on inflation. Staff and skill needs. Specific technical skills may change, but you still need reading, writing and speaking skills, as well as "people skills" the kind that make you someone who likes people and can repeat "the author is the person who wrote the book" to ten people in a row and still sound like it is the first time you have said it and you are not thinking about mass murder if asked one more time this hour. You need a sound bite and an elevator speech on the value and needs of your library, and why the Internet is great but it will not replace the services you provide. It can do the high tech if you have enough money and time, but is not very good on the high touch or reasonable costs. What do you think? good day, [Please insert favorite disclaimer here about this being my opinion and not that of my employer or any other sentient being] Alice E. Hadley, MLS, AHIP(D) You ask, I'll answer Medical Library 344-9250 pager 635-3170 fax 344-9290 US Naval Hospital, Guam CDL The more you know the better you heal. From plib2 at webjunction.org Mon Oct 18 12:30:07 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:39 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Second try exciting opportunities in Kansas City (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Therese Bigelow" Subject: Second try exciting opportunities in Kansas City Location, Location, Location. The current job openings at the Kansas City Public Library are a real estate agents dream. The Plaza Branch will relocate to a brand new facility located in the heart of the Country Club area of the city this spring. The branch shares space with a 9 floor office building full of lawyers and accountants. There is even a coffee bar and restaurant on the site. The University of Missouri Kansas City and the Nelson Museum are only a few blocks away. The branch has been providing reduced services from a temporary location for the last three years. The new building provides 45,000 square feet of space. We are seeking a Branch Director, Children's Services Supervisor, and Circulation Services Supervisor, due to retirements over the last few years. We are also filling two new positions, Children's Librarian and Reference Librarian. Please check our website at www.kclibrary.org for the position descriptions and experience questionnaire. Therese Bigelow Deputy Director Branch Services Kansas City Public Library Kansas City Public Library connects a diverse community to resources that inform, enrich, and entertain. From plib2 at webjunction.org Mon Oct 18 12:30:38 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:39 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Delivery Areas in a Main Library (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Patricia Husband" Subject: Delivery Areas in a Main Library We are a thirteen branch system, and we are in the process of brainstorming about building a new main library. One of the areas we need to think about is the delivery area. We ship materials from one branch to another. All the delivery boxes travel through the main library for sorting and delivery to the appropriate branch. On a busy morning, we sort/ship over 100 of those 13" x 9" x 18" boxes; we repeat the process in the afternoon for the second half of the branches. Currently, two branches are closed, and two small branches do not have daily delivery. This will change next year, when we open the two new, larger branches, and when we add daily delivery to the smaller branches, both of which are being rebuilt and enlarged. Consequently, we can expect our delivery to increase by at least 20 percent. Right now, we are making do with tables, and too few shelves, to sort, box, and ship in and out, and, of course, the lament of all older libraries, not enough space. If any of you use this process, what features do you have, or would you like, in a delivery area, to streamline the process? For instance: - What do you use for sorting? - Do you have any special equipment that makes the job easier: e.g., a conveyor belt or something of that ilk? - Where is your delivery room located, and is it near the Circulation area? - How do you handle security? - What doesn't work and what does? Again, we are in the early planning stages, so we will revise many times before we get to a finished product, but if you have any insight, I welcome it. You can reply to me directly. If I have enough response, I will summarize fo you. Thank you for any suggestions you may have. Sincerely, Patricia Husband Head of Branch Services East Baton Rouge Parish Library 7711 Goodwood Blvd. Baton Rouge, LA 70806 Phone:(225) 231-3780 Fax: (225) 231-3788 From plib2 at webjunction.org Mon Oct 18 15:13:54 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:39 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] what PUBLIB looks like these days from the inside (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "K.G. Schneider" Subject: what PUBLIB looks like these days from the inside Folks, wondering why we missed a post? Or why we didn't catch that a post didn't meet our guidelines? Here's a view of PUBLIB from the inside these days. A typical login has over 400 posts, about 375 which are junk; we have to wade through the junk before we even get to your messages. This is actually cleaned up, btw--I took out all the bounces from hosts that don’t recognize our new host name. 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N 88 Oct 18 Jean Goodson (2,607) [PUBLIB] Áï½Ã ´ëÃâ~!! bfdgqnjt N 89 Oct 18 ´ëÃâ (3,064) ¡ÙÁ÷ÀåÀÎ,°ø¹«¿ø, ³â5~12% 100%½ÂÀÎ,5000¸¸¿ø±îÁö~! xbq From plib2 at webjunction.org Mon Oct 18 15:14:01 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:39 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Re: Delivery Areas in a Main Library (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Beth Nicholson" Subject: Re: Delivery Areas in a Main Library I was at a program at some ALA or PLA in the last year or 2 on streamlining delivery. It was in Oklahoma, I think--possibly Tulsa or Oklahoma City. Anyway, if someone can fill in more of the details, it was an excellent program and you might want to contact them. Sorry I can't be more specific. Beth ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patricia Husband" To: "Multiple recipients of list" Sent: Monday, October 18, 2004 12:39 PM Subject: [PUBLIB] Delivery Areas in a Main Library > We are a thirteen branch system, and we are in the process of > brainstorming about building a new main library. One of the areas we need > to think about is the delivery area. We ship materials from one branch to > another. All the delivery boxes travel through the main library for > sorting and delivery to the appropriate branch. On a busy morning, we > sort/ship over 100 of those 13" x 9" x 18" boxes; we repeat the process in > the afternoon for the second half of the branches. > > Currently, two branches are closed, and two small branches do not have > daily delivery. This will change next year, when we open the two new, > larger branches, and when we add daily delivery to the smaller branches, > both of which are being rebuilt and enlarged. Consequently, we can expect > our delivery to increase by at least 20 percent. > > Right now, we are making do with tables, and too few shelves, to sort, > box, and ship in and out, and, of course, the lament of all older > libraries, not enough space. > > If any of you use this process, what features do you have, or would you > like, in a delivery area, to streamline the process? > > For instance: > > - What do you use for sorting? > - Do you have any special equipment that makes the job easier: e.g., a > conveyor belt or something of that ilk? > - Where is your delivery room located, and is it near the Circulation area? > - How do you handle security? > - What doesn't work and what does? > > Again, we are in the early planning stages, so we will revise many times > before we get to a finished product, but if you have any insight, I > welcome it. > > You can reply to me directly. If I have enough response, I will summarize > fo you. > > Thank you for any suggestions you may have. > > Sincerely, > > Patricia Husband > Head of Branch Services > East Baton Rouge Parish Library > 7711 Goodwood Blvd. > Baton Rouge, LA 70806 > > Phone:(225) 231-3780 > Fax: (225) 231-3788 From plib2 at webjunction.org Mon Oct 18 15:14:06 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:39 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] RFID Survey (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Don Wood" Subject: RFID Survey >>> nbrar@calpoly.edu 10/15/2004 2:48:40 PM >>> The Packaging Program and Robert E. Kennedy Library at Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo, California, cooperatively developed an online survey designed to collect information with regards to the implementation of RFID systems in libraries. This survey is aimed to draw information with regards to the performance of such systems already in place and expectations from those being planned. For the success of this survey, we would like to get as many libraries to respond as possible. The survey is located at http://www.zoomerang.com/survey.zgi?p=WEB223U6TM8Z7D . You are qualified to partake in this survey if you have been or are involved with any aspect of the RFID based technology at your library. Please follow the above link and take the survey. A copy of the survey results will be sent to all participating libraries, RFID listserv, and LITA-L listserv. For any questions, comments or concerns relating to this survey or topic, please contact Dr. Jay Singh, Assistant Professor, at jasingh@calpoly.edu. PLEASE RESPOND BY NOV. 1ST, 2004 Navjit Brar Assistant Dean, ABS Kennedy Library California Polytechnic State Univ. San Luis Obispo, CA 93407 805-756-2631 nbrar@calpoly.edu From plib2 at webjunction.org Mon Oct 18 15:14:11 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:39 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] juvie underwater title (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "emily mazur" Subject: juvie underwater title thanks to those of you who responded promptly- 2 folks gave me the title "strangers from the depths" by Gerry Turner. This certainly sounds like the right book- you guys are great, and so is this listserv! Cheers- Emily Mazur Librarian Wilmot Branch Tucson Pima Public Library Tucson, AZ _______________________________________________ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web! From plib2 at webjunction.org Mon Oct 18 18:32:32 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:39 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Job opportunity in South Pasadena, CA (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Stephanie Beverage Subject: Job opportunity in South Pasadena, CA Job Opportunity -=20 =20 South Pasadena Public Library 1100 Oxley Street, South Pasadena, CA 91030 Telephone No. (626) 403-7330 =E2=99=A6 FAX: (626) 403-7331 =20 Reference Librarian/Adult Services=20 Full-time Position =20 Salary range: $3,297 - $4,008 =20 The City of South Pasadena is recruiting to fill a full-time position = in the Adult Department of the Library. This position is under the direct supervision of the Senior Librarian =E2=80=93 Adult Services and will = include a variety of professional library tasks. =20 Filing Deadline: Friday, October 29, 2004. =20 =20 A City Employment Application must be submitted to Library = Administration, 1100 Oxley Street, South Pasadena, CA 91030 or FAX application to = (626) 403-7331. A resume will not be accepted in lieu of a City application. = =20 =20 The City offers an excellent benefits package including:=20 =20 City-paid PERS 2% at 55 Retirement Plan City contributes up to $500 per month toward medical coverage=20 ********************************************************************* Due to deletion of content types excluded from this list by policy, this multipart message was reduced to a single part, and from there to a plain text message. ********************************************************************* From plib2 at webjunction.org Mon Oct 18 18:32:38 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:39 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] RE: Job opportunity in South Pasadena, CA (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Stephanie Beverage Subject: RE: Job opportunity in South Pasadena, CA The previous announcement had the wrong application deadline. The Reference Librarian position application deadline is November 8, 2004 at 5 PM. Stephanie Beverage City Librarian South Pasadena Public Library South Pasadena, CA ********************************************************************* Due to deletion of content types excluded from this list by policy, this multipart message was reduced to a single part, and from there to a plain text message. ********************************************************************* From plib2 at webjunction.org Mon Oct 18 18:32:59 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:39 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Regarding our mail issues (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "K.G. Schneider" Subject: Regarding our mail issues I appreciate the helpful hints, but all of them are contingent on us having far more control over the list than we do. Old-fashioned list software (and ours is ANCIENT) put most of the control out of the reach of moderators. On the new system, we won't have these problems. Basically everything we do on PUBLIB is trapped in a ten-year-old time warp. Note that PUBLIB was spam-free until it changed servers at its current host, and requests for help were made several times. Our hosts have been extremely generous, but their priorities are elsewhere. The real help at this point will come from getting on a managed host with modern software, which we are working on. I just wanted you folks to know what we are up against. Karen G. Schneider / PUBLIB From plib2 at webjunction.org Mon Oct 18 18:33:14 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:39 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Job Posting - Franklin, TN (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Courtney Stephens Subject: Job Posting - Franklin, TN There is an opening for a reference librarian at the Williamson County Public Library in Franklin, TN. Franklin is just 16 miles south of Nashville. The position description is attached, or you can go to http://lib.williamson-tn.org and click on Job Opportunities to see position and get the application. If you have any questions about the system or the Franklin/Nashville area, please don't hesitate to email me. ~Courtney Stephens WILLIAMSON COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY Job Description Job Title: Librarian Department: Williamson County Public Library Reports to: Main Library Coordinator FLSA Status: Non -Exempt Prepared By: Prepared Date: Approved By: Approved Date: SUMMARY Work performed in the assigned department under the supervision of the Main Library Coordinator. Assists library patrons by providing information retrieval services using library resources. Assists with the maintaince of the library collection. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned. · Assists patrons with the use of reference resources including online databases, books, and periodical indexes. · Provides technical assistance to library patrons on use of library equipment · Provides information about library activities, facilities, policies and services, and community resources. · Plans and directs or carries out special projects. · Maintains the library collection through assessment, selection, weeding, and ordering processes. · Responds to queries in person, via mail and email. · Compiles and updates bibliographies. · Provides library programming for promotion and outreach activity. · Works with library assistants and volunteers. · Compiles statistics, keeps records and makes reports. SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES This job does not have supervisory responsibilities. QUALIFICATIONS To perform this job successfully, and individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE Master Degree in Library Science from an ALA-accredited institution required. Prefer two-five years related library experience in one of the following: Children's services, Young Adult services, Reference services, Genealogy services or Circulation. Advanced computer skills are required. Knowledge of the INNOPAC automated system preferred LANGUAGE SKILLS Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports and legal documents. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community. Ability to effectively present information to top management, and public groups. MATHEMATICAL SKILLS Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts and interest. Business math skills such as adding subtracting, multiplying and dividing. REASONING ABILITY Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS PHYSICAL DEMANDS The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and ability to adjust focus. WORK ENVIRONMENT The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. -- "She believes that you have to be somewhat radical to become a librarian in the first place. In addition to a good education, you need to devote yourself to low-to-middle-paying jobs where even your friends make jokes about you, and fear that one day you will be replaced by a computer." — from Wired.com article "Don't Mess with Librarians" by Adam Penenberg From plib2 at webjunction.org Mon Oct 18 18:33:20 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:39 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Jane Yolen appearances (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Marcia Hunt" Subject: Jane Yolen appearances Please excuse cross-postings. The Hancock County Public Library, Greenfield, Indiana, will host two public appearances by author Jane Yolen. Spark the Imagination: One Community, One Author will celebrate the writer’s astonishing number of published fiction and non-fiction books for children, teens and adults. The first session will be held at Greenfield Central High School, 810 N. Broadway, Greenfield, on Monday, Nov. 15, at 7:00 p.m. A signing follows Yolen’s lecture, with assistance from Kids Ink Children’s Booksellers. You may also bring your own copies to be signed. Ms. Yolen will also speak at the library on Tues., Nov. 16, at 10:00 a.m. This session will be followed by a complimentary luncheon. There is no charge for admission for either session, but we ask that you contact us to make a reservation so that we have some idea of how many people to expect. Reservations are required for Tuesday because of the meal. You may call us at 317-462-5141, ext. 12 or email me at mlhunt@hancockpub.lib.in.us to RSVP. The Hancock County Public Library is located at 700 N. Broadway, Greenfield, IN. We are about 25 miles from downtown Indianapolis, just minutes off I-70. We’d love to have you join us! Yolen’s visit has been made possible by a grant from Live!@your library, Library Networks for Literature, which is an initiative of the American Library Association, with major support from the National Endowment for the Arts, Wallace-Reader’s Digest Funds, and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. The programs are also sponsored by the Indiana Center for the Book, the Friends of HCPL, and HCPL. Marcia Hunt Hancock County Public Library From plib2 at webjunction.org Tue Oct 19 20:52:20 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:40 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Re: The mission of the librarian..... (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: greg@shush.ws Subject: Re: The mission of the librarian..... Yeah well, there's reason poetry isn't that popular. How about we try serving the teacher, the police office, and the magistrate, along with everyone else in our communities and let them decide if they want to be disturbed or not. Greg www.shush.ws > Topic No. 2 > > Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2004 09:26:16 -0700 (PDT) > From: > To: publib > Subject: The mision of the librarian..... > Message-ID: > > Dear Colleagues, > > The poet Marcel Béalu wrote that "the mission of the poet is to disturb the safety which guarantees the teacher, the police officer, the magistrate." > > May I rewrite that to state that the mission of the public librarian and of the public library book collection is to disturb the safety which guarantees the teacher, the police officer, and the magistrate. > > Kind regards to everone, > > Patrick McMahon, > County Librarian, > Galway County Library, > Ireland. From plib2 at webjunction.org Tue Oct 19 20:54:43 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:40 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Telemann CDs needed (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Aaron Smith" Subject: Telemann CDs needed Hello, everyone - When our CD settlement shipment arrived, included were five copies of the following: Telemann, George Philipp, 1681-1767. Konzerte fur Streicher = String concertos. Archiv 289 463 074-2. Musica Antiqua Koln; Reinhard Goebel, conductor. [diacritics omitted] Would anyone be able to provide us with five more copies of this recording? We can negotiate exchange arrangements, etc., if these prove available. Many thanks, Aaron Smith Clermont County Public Library, Ohio smithaa@oplin.org 513.732.9147 From plib2 at webjunction.org Tue Oct 19 20:55:06 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:40 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Three Libraries and Three Museums Awarded for Top Public Service (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Bullard, Giuliana" Subject: Three Libraries and Three Museums Awarded for Top Public Service The following is a news release from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. For Immediate Release October 19, 2004 Giuliana Bullard gbullard@imls.gov 703/532-1477 Mamie Bittner mbittner@imls.gov 202/606-8339 Three Museums and Three Libraries Awarded for Top Public Service in Nation Washington, DC—Dr. Robert S. Martin, Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, today announced the six recipients of the 2004 National Awards for Museum and Library Service. This is the nation’s highest honor for the extraordinary public service provided by these institutions. Each recipient will receive a $10,000 award. The winners of the National Award for Museum Service are: * Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe, Illinois. This premier garden and research institution is awakening urban children’s natural curiosity about nature through educational hands-on programs. Training extends to teachers and college-bound students with the aim of cultivating the next generation of plant scientists and environmental stewards. Contact: Sue Markgraf, 847-835-6819. * Western Folklife Center, Elko, Nevada. For 20 years the center has hosted the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering and put a national spotlight on the evolving culture of the West. From its remote base in Elko, the center serves the nation with its unique folklife fieldwork and archives. It serves its region with original exhibits, workshops, and programs that celebrate the rich culture of the American West. Contact: Darcy Minter, 775-738-7508. * Zoological Society of San Diego, San Diego, California. With more than 5 million annual visitors, the San Diego Zoo and Wild Animal Park is an immensely popular national, even international, attraction. Beyond its dazzling animal and botanical collections, however, the zoo also offers an array of educational and therapeutic programs for the local community and conservation resources and Web-based information for researchers worldwide. Contact: Public Relations, 619-685-3291. The winners of the National Award for Library Service are: * Flint Public Library, Flint, Michigan. Every day the Flint Public Library pulsates with programs and services for the 125,000 diverse residents of Flint. For nearly two decades it has been the celebration center for the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday, and with such creative outreach programs as its Teen Author Forum, Catherine C. Blackwell Exhibit, Racism Series, and 8th Grade Girls Essay Contest, it has become keystone community institution. In thousands of community interactions, large and small, the library enriches the lives of the people it serves. Contact: Wanda Harden, 810-249-2044. * Mayagüez Children’s Library, Inc., Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. The library is vital to the young people of Mayagüez, where more than half the population lives below the poverty level. The independent, nonprofit, bilingual children’s public library has full-time staff of 5, yet it mobilizes hundreds of community volunteers and supporters to offer literacy, computer, storytelling, and special mentoring programs to the island’s children and youth. Contact: Juan Gastón, 787-831-1595. * The Regional Academic Health Center Medical Library of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas. This medical library, an outreach of the Dolph Briscoe Jr. Library at the Health Science Center, pilots projects to improve the health of the largely Hispanic population of the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas. One project helps promotoras, or lay women outreach workers, develop health promotion skills and strategies to more effectively serve their Hispanic communities. Contact: Will Sansom, 210-567-2579. Recognizing the important role of museums and libraries in American society, the Institute annually awards museums and libraries that exhibit outstanding service to their communities. The recipients will be honored at a ceremony in Washington, DC (date to be announced). “As the primary source of federal funding for the nation’s libraries and museums, the Institute of Museum and Library Services is proud to showcase institutions that have dared to set high goals for community service and to attain them,†Dr. Martin said. “These museums and libraries have listened to their communities, heard their needs, and responded. They have created real value in their communities and have become indispensable partners in community investment.†The awards were created to underscore the vital role of museums and libraries as leaders in our democratic society. The winners are as diverse as the cultural landscape of our country: small and large, urban and rural. They have one thing in common: they each have found innovative ways to make serving the community central to their mission. They use their collections and programs to address real community needs. All Profiles of the 2004 Recipients All About the National Awards All About the Institute of Museum and Library Service 2004 National Awards Brochure Past Recipients The Institute of Museum and Library Services is an independent Federal grant-making agency dedicated to creating and sustaining a nation of learners by helping libraries and museums serve their communities. The Institute fosters leadership, innovation, and a lifetime of learning by supporting the nation’s 15,000 museums and 122,000 libraries. The Institute also encourages partnerships to expand the educational benefit of libraries and museums. To learn more about the Institute, please log onto: http://www.imls.gov . ### From plib2 at webjunction.org Tue Oct 19 20:56:01 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:40 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Library card registration forms (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Luann Elvey Subject: Library card registration forms What questions are appropriate to ask on a library card registration form? Our district library director wants us to record "male" or "female" when we fill out the paper (soon to be online) forms. Aside from the inevitable embarrassment problem for patron and staff alike when clarification is needed, I am wondering if it is legal to require this information. Thank you, Luann Luann Elvey East Tawas Library 204 Sawyer St. East Tawas, MI 48730 989-362-6162 libraryet@yahoo.com --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Helps protect you from nasty viruses. ********************************************************************* Due to deletion of content types excluded from this list by policy, this multipart message was reduced to a single part, and from there to a plain text message. ********************************************************************* From plib2 at webjunction.org Tue Oct 19 20:56:12 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:40 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] "Are book tags a threat?" (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Don Wood" Subject: "Are book tags a threat?" _________________________________________________________________________ dwood@ala.org has recommended this article from The Christian Science Monitor's electronic edition. "As RFID technology becomes more advanced, they warn, it could allow both the tracking of books borrowed by a reader and the tracking of the reader via his library books. This could permit the government or other interested parties to compile a list of readers who have checked out books on particular topics - a potential invasion of privacy that civil-rights advocates find troubling." _________________________________________________________________________ Click here to email this story to a friend: http://www.csmonitor.com/cgi-bin/send-story?2004/1005/p17s01-legn.txt Click here to read this story online: http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/1005/p17s01-legn.html From plib2 at webjunction.org Tue Oct 19 20:56:19 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:40 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Passing along the charges (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Nann Blaine Hilyard" Subject: Passing along the charges Hello, everyone: =20 Do you charge patrons when they write checks to the library that then bounce? I don't mean reimbursement for bank fees, because our bank doesn't charge us, but rather for our time. At present, as our business manager reports: "I receive 2 notices from the bank, then I have to adjust the checking account in Excel, then I mail out a letter to the patron, I note the record and give a copy to the head of circ, then the accountant makes adjustments in the financial records, and the circ clerk reactivates the account with the collection agency." =20 Thanks, =20 =20 Nann @the library in Zion, Illinois=20 =20 ********************************************************************* Due to deletion of content types excluded from this list by policy, this multipart message was reduced to a single part, and from there to a plain text message. ********************************************************************* From plib2 at webjunction.org Tue Oct 19 20:56:39 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:40 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] CD lock boxes (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Marianne Colton" Subject: CD lock boxes Our library is experiencing a theft problem with the music CD collection. We have the CDs in lock boxes that have open sides and slide locks on the top. Unfortunately some of our patrons have learned how to "slip" the CDs out of the lock boxes while not damaging the CD holder. We don't even notice they're stolen until another patron brings the CD to the counter to check it out. Has anyone found a lock box or security case for CDs that is a solid piece of plastic instead of the type with the open sides? Thank you in advance for any responses. Marianne Colton Lockport Public Library 23 East Avenue Lockport, NY 14094 (716) 433-5935 mbuon@nioga.org From plib2 at webjunction.org Tue Oct 19 20:56:46 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:40 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] RFID Resources (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Don Wood" Subject: RFID Resources David Molnar and David Wagner Privacy and Security in Library RFID: Issues, Practices, and Architectures CCS'04, October 25-29, 2004 Washington, D.C. http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~dmolnar/library.pdf Position Paper: RFID and Libraries Lori Bowen Ayre The Galecia Group August 19, 2004 http://www.galecia.com/included/docs/position_rfid_permission.pdf RFID and Libraries: Both Sides of the Chip Karen G. Schneider Director, Librarians' Index to the Internet, http://lii.org Chair, California Library Association Intellectual Freedom Committee http://www.senate.ca.gov/ftp/SEN/COMMITTEE/STANDING/ENERGY/_home/11-20-03karen.pdf Richard Boss, RFID Technology for Libraries http://www.ala.org/PrinterTemplate.cfm?Section=technotes&Template=/ContentManagement/HTMLDisplay.cfm&ContentID=68138 From plib2 at webjunction.org Tue Oct 19 20:57:05 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:40 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Computer Cards (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Patricia J. Allen" Subject: Computer Cards Does your library charge people who do not have a library card to use a = public access computer? _____- If so, how much? __________ How long is the card valid? __________ Does your library charge for printing?_____ If so, how much? black & white @ ____ color @ _____ Thank you for taking the time to read this and to reply to the list or = to me at pallen@sanlib.org Patricia J. Allen Library Director Sanibel Public Library 770 Dunlop Road Sanibel, FL 33957 www.sanlib.org 239.472.2483 239.472.9524 fax ********************************************************************* Due to deletion of content types excluded from this list by policy, this multipart message was reduced to a single part, and from there to a plain text message. ********************************************************************* From plib2 at webjunction.org Tue Oct 19 20:58:55 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:40 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] info centers (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Turton, Katherine" Subject: info centers We are in the process of opening a new library and would like to know how other libraries deal with standard informational questions (i.e., where's the bathroom). Do you have an information kiosk? Do you have a computerize guide to the library? Do you use volunteers to man a desk at the entrance of the library? Please post answers to the bulletin broad or send to reference@cvrls.net. Thank you. Kathy Turton Chattahoochee Regional Library System W.C. Bradley Memorial Library Reference Department 706-649-0780 ext. 112 From plib2 at webjunction.org Tue Oct 19 20:59:02 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:40 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] The RFID Riddle (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Don Wood" Subject: The RFID Riddle The RFID Riddle http://www.libraryjournal.com/index.asp?layout=netconnectTOC&pubdate=10/15/04 Features: RFID Pros and Cons Fayetteville's Quest by Steven Thomas, Louise Schaper, & Robert Ford (netConnect) -- 10/15/2004 netConnect A new facility forces Steven Thomas, Louise Schaper, & Robert Ford to take a hard look at RFID. Features: RFID Pros and Cons The Marketplace by Laura Smart (netConnect) -- 10/15/2004 netConnect Laura Smart gives a guide to the leading providers of intergrated RFID solutions. Features: RFID Pros and Cons Choosing the Robot by Jed Moffitt (netConnect) -- 10/15/2004 netConnect Let RFID ripen, Jed Moffitt advises. There are other ways to automate materials handling. Features: Opinions A New Convergence by Peter Murray (netConnect) -- 10/15/2004 netConnect Peter Murray advocates for greater integration among the university's management systems. Features: RFID Pros and Cons Making Sense of RFID by Laura Smart (netConnect) -- 10/15/2004 netConnect Do your homework and carefully weigh the pros and cons, cautions Laura Smart. From plib2 at webjunction.org Tue Oct 19 20:59:12 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:40 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Alternatives to Morningstar (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Eric Mathis" Subject: Alternatives to Morningstar ------_=_NextPart_002_01C4B627.5B739DE0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =20 Greetings! Due to budget constraints, we're having to cut back on some of our = reference sources, one of which is the Morningstar Mutual Funds subscription. Is = there an adequate and cheaper alternative to this service? Thanks in advance! Eric =20 Eric Mathis Reference Librarian South Georgia Regional Library 300 Woodrow Wilson Drive Valdosta, GA 31602 229-333-0086 x20=20 =20 ------_=_NextPart_002_01C4B627.5B739DE0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

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If so, could you post to the list or send me a copy off list of those proficiences? =20 Sue Komernicky Foothills Branch Library Manager 19055 N 57th AV Glendale AZ 85308 623-930-3868 623-930-3855 (Fax) skomernicky@glendaleaz.com =20 ********************************************************************* Due to deletion of content types excluded from this list by policy, this multipart message was reduced to a single part, and from there to a plain text message. ********************************************************************* From plib2 at webjunction.org Wed Oct 20 21:26:47 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:41 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Re: CD lock boxes (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Andrew Poplawski" Subject: Re: CD lock boxes I would appreciate seeing any responses to this as well. Our library is suffering from large-scale theft of DVDs and CDs and we are trying to find a really secure case for the these items. Thanks ANDREW Andrew Poplawski, Branch Operations Manager, Halifax Public Libraries, 60 Alderney Dr., Dartmouth, N.S. B2Y 4P8 (902)490-5888 (902)490-5762 (fax) www.halifaxpubliclibraries.ca >>> "Marianne Colton" 10/19/2004 10:10:10 PM >>> Our library is experiencing a theft problem with the music CD collection. We have the CDs in lock boxes that have open sides and slide locks on the top. Unfortunately some of our patrons have learned how to "slip" the CDs out of the lock boxes while not damaging the CD holder. We don't even notice they're stolen until another patron brings the CD to the counter to check it out. Has anyone found a lock box or security case for CDs that is a solid piece of plastic instead of the type with the open sides? Thank you in advance for any responses. Marianne Colton Lockport Public Library 23 East Avenue Lockport, NY 14094 (716) 433-5935 mbuon@nioga.org From plib2 at webjunction.org Wed Oct 20 21:27:17 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:41 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Re: The mission of the librarian..... (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Steven M. Grochowsky" Subject: Re: The mission of the librarian..... In yet another variant of the theme, the age-old question pops up once again... "Is it the responsibility of the Librarian to provide what people want or what they need?" Personally, I tend to think of these two extremes are but the different sides of the same coin - and half a coin does no one any good. To only "serve" the community does as much a disservice as does only seeking to "disturb" it. It's striving to achieve this balance that gives libraries their value in society. Of course, I'm the guy who loves the quote by Clark Kerr (President of the University of California during the '60's: "The university is not engaged in making ideas safe for students. It is engaged in making students safe for ideas." "The University is not engaged in making ideas safe for students. It is engaged in making students safe for ideas. In his own words: "The University is not engaged in making ideas safe for students. It is engaged in making students safe for ideas. In his own words: "The University is not engaged in making ideas safe for students. It is engaged in making students safe for ideas. My early morning $.02 Steven M. Grochowsky, MLS[PARA]Technical Services Department[PARA][PARA]Stanly County Public Library[PARA]133 East Main Street [PARA]Albemarle, North Carolina 28001[PARA]USA V 704.986.3763 ~ F 704.983.671[PARA][PARA]"Any and all opinions expressed are mine alone." ------- Original Messages ------- Yeah well, there's reason poetry isn't that popular. How about we try serving the teacher, the police office, and the magistrate, along with everyone else in our communities and let them decide if they want to be disturbed or not. Greg www.shush.ws ------- Dear Colleagues, The poet Marcel Béalu wrote that "the mission of the poet is to disturb the safety which guarantees the teacher, the police officer, the magistrate." May I rewrite that to state that the mission of the public librarian and of the public library book collection is to disturb the safety which guarantees the teacher, the police officer, and the magistrate. Kind regards to everone, Patrick McMahon, County Librarian, Galway County Library, Ireland. From plib2 at webjunction.org Wed Oct 20 21:27:30 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:41 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Info Centers (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: John Mundy Subject: Info Centers The basic questions are answered both by any public service desk (circulation, children's, AV, and reference). We don't use volunteers to man any service desk. ------------ We are in the process of opening a new library and would like to know how other libraries deal with standard informational questions (i.e., where's the bathroom). Do you have an information kiosk? Do you have a computerize guide to the library? Do you u se volunteers to man a desk at the entrance of the library? Please post answers to the bulletin broad or send to reference@cvrls.net. Thank you. -- John Mundy La Porte County Public Library 904 Indiana Ave La Porte, IN 46350 From plib2 at webjunction.org Wed Oct 20 21:27:51 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:41 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Re: Three Libraries and Three Museums Awarded for Top Public (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "James B. Casey" Subject: Re: Three Libraries and Three Museums Awarded for Top Public Sounds like the Flint Public Library --- in Michael Moore's economically challenged home town --- has been doing a magnificent job of serving its community. On the other hand, Flint Public Library received a Hennen Rating of only 396. http://www.haplr-index.com/States/mi.html Hennen's American Public Library Rating http://www.haplr-index.com/ratings.html I'm glad that some official praise is being given to those who work so hard to serve underprivileged communities. James B. Casey --- My own observations Director of Oak Lawn Public Library Member of ALA Council. Bullard, Giuliana wrote: >The winners of the National Award for Library Service are: > > > >* Flint Public Library, Flint, Michigan. Every day the Flint Public Library pulsates with programs and services for the 125,000 diverse residents of Flint. For nearly two decades it has been the celebration center for the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday, and with such creative outreach programs as its Teen Author Forum, Catherine C. Blackwell Exhibit, Racism Series, and 8th Grade Girls Essay Contest, it has become keystone community institution. In thousands of community interactions, large and small, the library enriches the lives of the people it serves. Contact: Wanda Harden, 810-249-2044. > > > > > From plib2 at webjunction.org Wed Oct 20 21:28:16 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:41 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Library grant money available (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Stephanie Kirkpatrick Subject: Library grant money available (apologies if this has been posted previously) Libraries Invited to Apply for Fitness and Nutrition Program Deadline: December 10, 2004 Libraries for the Future ( http://lff.org/ ), with support from the MetLife Foundation, is sponsoring Get Real, Get Fit!, a program of library-based activities and discus- sions focused on physical fitness and healthy eating for teens and their families. Public libraries of all sizes and types are eligible to apply. Get Real, Get Fit! was developed by Libraries for the Future in response to the MetLife Foundation's interest in how libraries could be helpful in educating teens and their families about healthy lifestyles based on good nutrition and physical fitness. The program is intended to provide a valuable addition to the exemplary work that so many libraries are already doing w! ith families and teens. Libraries are invited to submit proposals for participa- tion. Forty libraries will be selected for the program, with winners receiving a cash grant of $1,500 to $2,500. Visit the Libraries for the Future Web site for the complete RFP and an application form. RFP Link: http://lff.org/news/GRGF_rfp.html Stephanie Kirkpatrick UNC-Greensboro MLIS student "When an old man or woman dies, a library burns to the ground." African proverb __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ********************************************************************* Due to deletion of content types excluded from this list by policy, this multipart message was reduced to a single part, and from there to a plain text message. ********************************************************************* From plib2 at webjunction.org Wed Oct 20 21:29:16 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:41 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Employment Opportunity in McKinney, Texas--Assistant Library Director (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Beth Scudder" Subject: Employment Opportunity in McKinney, Texas--Assistant Library Director ----344510-7129147-1017340393=:3379 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Listing Closes: 11/19/2004 Position Description: Assistant Library Director.= The City of McKinney, Texas is seeking an energetic individual with strong= leadership skills and an in-depth knowledge of integrated library systems t= o join the City's Library staff. The selected candidate must be able to dire= ct, oversee and coordinate the day-to-day operations of the Technical Servic= es department as well as perform a full range of management and technical re= sponsibilities in the absence of the Library Director. Additionally, the sel= ected candidate must be able to work with the Library Director and managemen= t team to plan, organize and direct the operations of the library. This fast= paced and customer driven division requires strong knowledge and experience= in the operation and administration of library software, researching and wr= iting grant proposals and coordinating and troubleshooting library hardware = installation. The ideal candidate is adept in building teams, strong partner= ships, and interfacing effectively with other organizations. Additionally, t= he ideal candidate for this position possesses strong communication skills i= ncluding written, verbal and presentation. Institution: City of McKinney City: McKinney, Texas Annual Salary: =2456,026= - =2478,436 Depending on Qualifications Telephone: 972-547-7561 Fax: 972-547-2608 Email Address: khoward=40mckinneyt= exas.org Website Address: www.mckinneyt= exas.org Required Education: Masters Degree in Library Science or Information Science= accredited by the American Library Association (ALA) Required Experience: Three (3) years progressively responsible supervisory e= xperience. Contact: Kim Howard Send Resume to: City of McKinney Human Resources P.O. Box 517 McKinney, Texas 75070 ----344510-7129147-1017340393=:3379 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Disposition: inline The material in this e-mail is intended only for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed and may contain information that is confidential, privileged, and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. 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Thank You. ----344510-7129147-1017340393=:3379-- From plib2 at webjunction.org Wed Oct 20 21:29:24 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:41 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Re: Computer Cards (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Rosemarie Lewis Subject: Re: Computer Cards > Does your library charge people who do not have a library card to use a = > public access computer? _____- > > If so, how much? __________ > How long is the card valid? __________ > We have the option of a guest session, which is shorter than the session for a card-holding patron. Patrons get 1 hour, guests only 15 minutes. We do not issue the guest a card at all - the reservation system has an option to logon as a guest. > Does your library charge for printing?_____ > Print outs are $.15 per page. The reservation software also takes care of this function. > If so, how much? > black & white @ ____ > color @ _____ > Right now the only option is black & white laser print outs. > Thank you for taking the time to read this and to reply to the list or = > to me at pallen@sanlib.org You're welcome, Patricia. Hope that helps! --Rose -- Rosemarie Lewis Branch Manager Palm Springs North Branch Library Miami-Dade Public Library System 17601 NW 78th Avenue Suite 111 Miami, FL 33015 Temporary phone: 305-815-9319 Also at: 305-822-6522 (Miami Lakes) "Delivering Excellence Every Day" Miami-Dade County is a public entity subject to Chapter 119 of the Florida Statutes concerning public records. E-mail messages are covered under such laws and thus subject to disclosure. From plib2 at webjunction.org Wed Oct 20 21:29:30 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:41 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Librarian I, Los Angeles, California (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Martha Teran" Subject: Librarian I, Los Angeles, California Librarian I Salary: $3,378.82 - $4,187.82 Exam No.: Q8334P For information, please visit the Public Library Website at: http://www.colapublib.org Career Opportunities, Examination announcements. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE: A Master of Library Science degree - OR - completion of 36 graduate quarter units (24 graduate semester units) in a library science curriculum leading to a Master of Library Science degree. Persons who are successful in this examination, but who do not have a Master of Library Science degree, will be appointed on a temporary basis until this degree is obtained. Bulletin No.: 461-255 From plib2 at webjunction.org Wed Oct 20 21:29:36 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:41 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Head, Marketing Services/Development Officer, Los Angeles, (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Martha Teran" Subject: Head, Marketing Services/Development Officer, Los Angeles, HEAD, MARKETING SERVICES/DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, LIBRARY ANNUAL SALARY: $67, 262 - $100,894 (MAP RANGE 9) EXAM NO.: Q1595A For information, please visit the Public Library Website at: http://www.colapublib.org Career Opportunities, Examination announcements. The Head, Marketing Services/Development Officer, Library reports to the County Librarian and is responsible for developing and implementing marketing and fund development strategic plans for the Library; developing and managing grant writing activities for the benefit of the Library; and providing leadership and direction for the Library Foundation's fund-raising efforts. SELECTION REQUIREMENTS: OPTION I: Five years experience developing, administering, directing and evaluating a comprehensive marketing or public relations program including fund development for a not-for-profit or public agency; OR OPTION II: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Public Relations, Business Administration, or related field and three years of experience managing a large marketing program including fund development for a not-for-profit or public agency. Proof of Bachelor's degree must be submitted with the application at the time of filing. REQUIREMENT INFORMATION: Accredited institutions are those listed in the publications of regional, national or international accrediting agencies which are accepted by the Department of Human Resources. Publications such as American Universities and Colleges and International Handbook of Universities are acceptable references. Also acceptable if appropriate, are degrees that have been evaluated and deemed to be equivalent to degrees from United States accredited institutions by an academic credential evaluation agency recognized by The National Association of Credential Evaluation Services. Bulletin No.: 461-276 From plib2 at webjunction.org Wed Oct 20 21:29:59 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:41 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Info on candidates and search engines (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Chris Rippel Subject: Info on candidates and search engines A Search Engine Optimization Expert has written an interesting analysis of how information about candidates Bush and Kerry rank in Google searches. http://www.emediawire.com/printer.php?prid=168927 Here is a quote giving a flavor of the analysis. "In looking at search engine placement, neither of the official presidential campaign sites was among Google's first page results when searching upon the key phrase "homeland security." Johnkerry.com could be found on the second page, ranking 16th. Georgewbush.com could be found on the fourth page, ranking 41st. In addition to their lack of a search engine optimization strategy, the presidential candidates and political parties are not managing their reputations on the search engines. "Between 20% and 40% of Google's top-10 results for both presidential candidates' names are derogatory or parodies," said Williams." -- Thanks, Chris Rippel Central Kansas Library System 1409 Wiliams Great Bend, Kansas 67530 620-792-4865 (voice) 620-792-5495 (fax) crippel at ckls dot org From plib2 at webjunction.org Wed Oct 20 21:30:11 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:41 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Re: library card applications (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Conroy, Margaret " Subject: Re: library card applications Luann, I don't know whether it is legal or illegal to require gender information, but I can understand why your director wants it recorded. Rather than consider it "required" information, treat it as voluntary. It can be very useful when profiling the demographics of your users to know genders and ages, for collection development reasons, program planning, planning for bond issues, etc. I would suggest you either put a check box on your form and let patrons decide whether to complete it (and staff can mark the application when it is returned in person if the patron has left it blank) or leave it off the form and continue to have staff guess. There are really few instances when contextual clues are completely absent, and in those cases it won't skew the demographics if you simply leave the gender blank. There is a class of people (small, but increasingly more vocal/visible) for which choosing one gender over another is not possible or desirable. There are true hermaphrodites (usually they choose a gender with which to identify) as well as transgendered persons in different stages of transformation. When you truly can't tell, just skip the entry. Margaret Conroy, Director Missouri River Regional Library 214 Adams St. P.O. Box 89 Jefferson City, MO 65102 (573) 634-6064 ext. 234 (573) 634-7028 fax conroym@mrrl.org From plib2 at webjunction.org Wed Oct 20 21:30:23 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:41 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] RE: PUBLIB digest 2902 (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Judy A" Subject: RE: PUBLIB digest 2902 That seems unnecessarily intrusive. It may seem like a simple question, but there are folks who are born of questionable gender (called intersex) and of course transgender persons who would have a problem with such a question. I don't know if there is a law on the subject, the ACLU in your area can probably answer that for you. The question is why are they asking, what will they do with the information? Judy Anderson Tillamook, OR Visible and Vocal Librarian www.cafeshops.com/vavlibrarian >Topic No. 4 > >Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2004 17:56:01 -0700 (PDT) >From: Luann Elvey <libraryet@yahoo.com> >To: publib <publib@webjunction.org> >Subject: Library card registration forms >Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.4.10.10410191755590.6157-100000@webjunction.org> > >What questions are appropriate to ask on a library card registration form? > >Our district library director wants us to record "male" or "female" when we fill out the paper (soon to be online) forms. > >Aside from the inevitable embarrassment problem for patron and staff alike when clarification is needed, I am wondering if it is legal to require this information. > >Thank you, > >Luann > >Luann Elvey >East Tawas Library >204 Sawyer St. >East Tawas, MI 48730 >989-362-6162 >libraryet@yahoo.com _________________________________________________________________ Get ready for school! Find articles, homework help and more in the Back to School Guide! http://special.msn.com/network/04backtoschool.armx From plib2 at webjunction.org Wed Oct 20 21:30:30 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:41 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Best Reads (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: David.Faulkner@ci.austin.tx.us Subject: Best Reads Well folks, it's getting to be that time again, time to submit your nominations for the best books of the year. As I have for the past couple of years, I'll compile our results and make them available to all who request them. The best reads of the first half of 2004 can be viewed here: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/cm/member-fil/-/A1U9H4JE188WUF/ref%3Dcm %5Faya%5Flm%5Fall/104-5320957-7979106 You can submit your suggestions either here or directly to me at mailto:David.Faulkner@ci.austin.tx.us Thanks, David Faulkner Library Assistant Austin Public Library Daniel E. Ruiz Branch Austin, Texas 512-974-7487 From plib2 at webjunction.org Wed Oct 20 21:30:56 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:41 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Survey of Library Services Offered to Walk-in Distance Users (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Edie Huffman Subject: Survey of Library Services Offered to Walk-in Distance Users --------------050903090106030803070807 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Dear Colleagues: Please contact Rita Barsun with any questions. Thanks for completing this survey. Survey of Library Services Offered to Walk-in Distance Users The increasing numbers of distance students using local public and unaffiliated academic libraries is creating staffing, budgeting, and resource challenges for the impacted libraries. The following surveys will look at this issue from the public and academic library perspectives. You can select either the academic or public library link to the survey: http://www.nova.edu/library/survey/ACRLsurveylink.htm By completing the survey on-line, your answers will be collected anonymously. You may also request the survey be sent to you by email, fax, or mail; characteristics identifying any individuals will be removed from the results. Please complete by November 3. Results will be presented at the ACRL 12th National Conference in April 2005. Thank you for your cooperation. For more information, please contact any of the following: Rita Barsun Walden University Liaison Librarian Indiana University - Bloomington (800) 437-0501, (812) 855-6058 rbarsun@waldenu.edu Johanna Tuñón Head of Distance and Instructional Library Services Nova Southeastern University (800) 541-6682 ext. 4608 tunon@nova.edu Laura L. Ramirez North Miami Beach Branch Librarian Nova Southeastern University (800) 541-6682 ext. 8423 lucio@nova.edu P.S. After you complete the survey, you may wish to see the PowerPoint presenting results of the 2003 survey. http://ocls.cmich.edu/conference/presentations/tunon_barsun_ram.ppt Rita Barsun Walden University Librarian rbarsun@indiana.edu 812-856-6705 or 812-855-6058 IU Main Library E-164 1320 E Tenth St Bloomington, IN 47405-3907 -- Edythe S. Huffman, M.S.L.S. Public Library/Certification Consultant Indiana State Library, Library Development Office 140 N. Senate Ave., Indianapolis, IN 46204 317-232-3681, 1-800-451-6028 (Indiana only) FAX 317-232-0002 http://www.statelib.lib.in.us --------------050903090106030803070807 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Dear Colleagues:
Please contact Rita Barsun with any questions.  Thanks for completing this survey.  

Survey of Library Services Offered to Walk-in Distance Users 

The increasing numbers of distance students using local public and unaffiliated academic libraries is creating staffing, budgeting, and resource challenges for the impacted libraries.  The following surveys will look at this issue from the public and academic library perspectives. You can select either the academic or public library link to the survey:

http://www.nova.edu/library/survey/ACRLsurveylink.htm 

By completing the survey on-line, your answers will be collected anonymously.  You may also request the survey be sent to you by email, fax, or mail; characteristics identifying any individuals will be removed from the results.  Please complete by November 3. Results will be presented at the ACRL 12th National Conference in April 2005. 

Thank you for your cooperation. 

For more information, please contact any of the following: 

Rita Barsun 
Walden University Liaison Librarian 
Indiana University - Bloomington 
(800) 437-0501, (812) 855-6058 
rbarsun@waldenu.edu 

Johanna Tuñón 
Head of Distance and Instructional Library Services 
Nova Southeastern University 
(800) 541-6682  ext. 4608 
tunon@nova.edu 

Laura L. Ramirez 
North Miami Beach Branch Librarian 
Nova Southeastern University 
(800) 541-6682  ext. 8423 
lucio@nova.edu 

P.S.  After you complete the survey, you may wish to see the PowerPoint presenting results of the 2003 survey. 
http://ocls.cmich.edu/conference/presentations/tunon_barsun_ram.ppt


Rita Barsun
Walden University Librarian
rbarsun@indiana.edu
812-856-6705 or 812-855-6058

IU Main Library E-164
1320 E Tenth St
Bloomington, IN  47405-3907





-- 
Edythe S. Huffman, M.S.L.S.
Public Library/Certification Consultant
Indiana State Library, Library Development Office
140 N. Senate Ave., Indianapolis, IN 46204
317-232-3681, 1-800-451-6028 (Indiana only)
FAX 317-232-0002
http://www.statelib.lib.in.us
--------------050903090106030803070807-- ********************************************************************* Due to deletion of content types excluded from this list by policy, this multipart message was reduced to a single part, and from there to a plain text message. ********************************************************************* From plib2 at webjunction.org Wed Oct 20 21:31:20 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:41 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Librarians and Teachers: Are These Jobs, Let Alone Professions? (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Kyle Stedman Subject: Librarians and Teachers: Are These Jobs, Let Alone Professions? >From interview in USATODAY with Theresa Heinz Kerry http://www.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/2004-10-19-teresa_x.htm Q: You'd be different from Laura Bush? A: Well, you know, I don't know Laura Bush. But she seems to be calm, and she has a sparkle in her eye, which is good. But I don't know that she's ever had a real job — I mean, since she's been grown up. So her experience and her validation comes from important things, but different things. And I'm older, and my validation of what I do and what I believe and my experience is a little bit bigger — because I'm older, and I've had different experiences. And it's not a criticism of her. It's just, you know, what life is about. Laura Bush's bio: http://www.whitehouse.gov/firstlady/flbio.html Theresa Kerry's bio: http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Teresa%20Kerry Kyle Stedman, Public Librarian --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Express yourself with Y! Messenger! Free. Download now. ********************************************************************* Due to deletion of content types excluded from this list by policy, this multipart message was reduced to a single part, and from there to a plain text message. ********************************************************************* From plib2 at webjunction.org Thu Oct 21 11:48:29 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:42 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] RE: PUBLIB digest 2902 (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Diedre Conkling Subject: RE: PUBLIB digest 2902 This question and the response almost made me laugh. If a person were filling the form out themself it wouldn't be an issue. They could chose to answer, or not. In my experience, however, it is not safe to have others guess whether one is male or female. Those of you that know me will probably laugh about this but any number of times over the years I have been called "sir." The only reason I can think that they do this is because I don't wear dresses and skirts and I have short hair. To be honest, I think it is the hair. I often wonder how often men with long hair get called "miss" or "mame" -- words that I dislike any way. Diedre Conkling Lincoln County Library District P.O. Box 2027, Newport, OR 97365 Phone & Fax: 541-265-3066 http://lcld.library-blogs.net/ Work: diedre@mail.crsn.lib.or.us Home: diedrec@charter.net From plib2 at webjunction.org Thu Oct 21 11:48:45 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:42 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Mobile Computer Lab Question (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Lisa Sheffield Subject: Mobile Computer Lab Question I have been asked to begin an "exploration" of the ins and outs of mobile computer labs. We would like to have 20 laptops (this is a minimum) in a storage cart to use as a lab in our new library when it opens next fall. I would appreciate any advice for getting started in this process -- including suppliers, input on equipment, success stories, cautions, - Here are a few questions just off the top of my head -- Is this something you can buy "out of the box" -- or will we be selecting laptops from one source, a cart from another, peripheral stuff from any number of vendors -- and then make my own? What size laptops would be best? My first inclination is to have what they call a "desktop replacement" laptop -- I assume this means the keyboard is larger and there is as much computing power as a regular desktop. We will have wireless access in the new facility, so I am assuming that these laptops should be ordered with wireless network cards -- Are there any hidden equipment needs related to a mobile lab lurking about other than that? ANY input would be greatly appreciated and thanks in advance! Lisa Lisa Sheffield Adult Services Librarian Transylvania County Library 105 S. Broad St. Brevard, NC 28712 828-884-3151 Opinions expressed are my own. From plib2 at webjunction.org Thu Oct 21 11:49:13 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:42 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Re: Feedback Forms for computer classes (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Courtney Stephens Subject: Re: Feedback Forms for computer classes **Cross-posted. Please excuse duplication** I just wanted to thank everyone who submitted suggestions or send me a copy of their feedback/evaluation forms. I really appreciate it. I do have a summary list of the various questions. If you would like a copy, please email me off-list. Thanks again, ~Courtney Stephens Williamson County Public Library Franklin, TN -- "She believes that you have to be somewhat radical to become a librarian in the first place. In addition to a good education, you need to devote yourself to low-to-middle-paying jobs where even your friends make jokes about you, and fear that one day you will be replaced by a computer." — from Wired.com article "Don't Mess with Librarians" by Adam Penenberg From plib2 at webjunction.org Fri Oct 22 21:32:22 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:43 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] RE: PUBLIB digest 2902 (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: David Biek Subject: RE: PUBLIB digest 2902 Quoting Diedre Conkling : > ... any number of times over the > years I have been called "sir." The only reason I can think > that they do this is because I don't wear dresses and skirts > and I have short hair. To be honest, I think it is the hair. > I often wonder how often men with long hair get called "miss" > or "mame" I've been addressed as "mam" any number of times, not for hair length, I'm sure, but because so many people assume that every person working at a library is a woman. What's startling is that it's so automatic: a person can be three feet away, looking straight at my bearded face, and call me that! David Biek Manager, Main Library Tacoma Public Library 1102 Tacoma Ave S Tacoma, WA 98402 253-591-5693 dbiek@tpl.lib.wa.us http://www.tpl.lib.wa.us From plib2 at webjunction.org Fri Oct 22 21:32:45 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:43 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Re: Sinclair Broadcasting (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Rebecca Bronson Subject: Re: Sinclair Broadcasting > > >There are laws that Michael Powell is ignoring, about equal time, etc. >The FCC should be regulating this kind of thing, but since the FCC is >not doing its job, it's up to the rest of us. > Actually those laws were repealed some time ago. There was a piece on NPR's All Things Considered (www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4049571) in September discussing this very issue before the whole Sinclair Broadcasting thing broke. According to the NPR piece, the reason for the rise of ideologically driven radio and TV networks is just precisely because the laws that used to require equal time on both sides of issues went by the wayside. One of the scariest developments that I'm seeing currently is the encroachment of big business into wi-fi, if you all read the article from Business Week posted here on PUBLIB a couple of weeks ago. As I was reading this article, I'm thinking, "where is the public interest represented?" From what I could see, it isn't. We need to pay attention. Opinions are my own. -- Rebecca Bronson Reference Librarian Handley Regional Library 871 Tasker Rd. P.O. Box 1300 Stephens City, VA 22655 540-869-9000 voice 540-869-9001 fax rbronson@hrl.lib.state.va.us www.hrl.lib.state.va.us From plib2 at webjunction.org Fri Oct 22 21:32:53 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:43 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Re: cd/dvd theft (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Rebecca Bronson Subject: Re: cd/dvd theft Surprisingly, our cds/other media aren't stolen at any higher a rate than anything else. What does get stolen is the liner notes, which is truly annoying. CDs, particularly, don't circulate as well without the liner notes, but they seem to be prime targets for theft. Grr. -- Rebecca Bronson Reference Librarian Handley Regional Library 871 Tasker Rd. P.O. Box 1300 Stephens City, VA 22655 540-869-9000 voice 540-869-9001 fax rbronson@hrl.lib.state.va.us www.hrl.lib.state.va.us From plib2 at webjunction.org Fri Oct 22 21:33:01 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:43 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Library Cards Needed (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "David Keeber" Subject: Library Cards Needed I posted this message a few weeks ago and received a number of responses, but I could use more. As the holiday season approaches, I would like to decorate a holiday tree in our library with an array of library cards from around the nation. There are so many colorful and unusual cards that such a collection on our tree would surely be interesting and unique. I am therefore requesting that anyone who would like to contribute a card to this holiday display, please send your library's patron card to the address below. I have already received a number of responses, but still need more to make this idea really work. Thank you, in advance, for the cards. =20 =20 By the way, this is not an original idea. I believe I saw a photograph of a similar tree in a professional journal a few years back. I was such a great idea, though, that it stuck and I wanted to duplicate it. Thanks again for any contributions to this effort. =20 =20 David W. Keeber, MLS Library Director Sedona Public Library=20 3250 White Bear Road Sedona, AZ 86336 928.282.7714 dkeeber@sedonalibrary.org =20 ********************************************************************* Due to deletion of content types excluded from this list by policy, this multipart message was reduced to a single part, and from there to a plain text message. ********************************************************************* From plib2 at webjunction.org Fri Oct 22 21:33:07 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:43 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Re: CD lock boxes (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Rosemarie Lewis Subject: Re: CD lock boxes The Miami-Dade system has been using these cases for about two years now. They have cut down on theft quite a bit. You can fit music cds in the cases as well. http://www.gresscoltd.com/kwik_case/demo2.htm The company also makes a CD case, but we don't use them so I couldn't tell you if they were worth the investment. Some branches use the video cases, but the threat of theft for VHS isn't large enough to warrant buying them for the entire system. The DVD cases are extremely durable and next to impossible to crack into, though. I don't think anyone would be able to slip anything out of them. An alternative to security cases, if you have the space and staff, is to keep a binder or some kind of filing system with all the actual disks in it, and just put empty cases on the shelf. Hope that helps! --Rose -- Rosemarie Lewis Branch Manager Palm Springs North Branch Library Miami-Dade Public Library System 17601 NW 78th Avenue Suite 111 Miami, FL 33015 Temporary phone: 305-815-9319 "Delivering Excellence Every Day" Miami-Dade County is a public entity subject to Chapter 119 of the Florida Statutes concerning public records. E-mail messages are covered under such laws and thus subject to disclosure. On Wed, 20 Oct 2004 18:27:51 -0700 (PDT), Andrew Poplawski wrote: > I would appreciate seeing any responses to this as well. Our library is > suffering from large-scale theft of DVDs and CDs and we are trying to > find a really secure case for the > these items. > > Thanks > > ANDREW > > Andrew Poplawski, > Branch Operations Manager, > Halifax Public Libraries, > 60 Alderney Dr., > Dartmouth, N.S. > B2Y 4P8 > > (902)490-5888 > (902)490-5762 (fax) > www.halifaxpubliclibraries.ca > > >>> "Marianne Colton" 10/19/2004 10:10:10 PM >>> > Our library is experiencing a theft problem with the music CD > collection. > We have the CDs in lock boxes that have open sides and slide locks on > the > top. Unfortunately some of our patrons have learned how to "slip" the > CDs > out of the lock boxes while not damaging the CD holder. We don't even > notice they're stolen until another patron brings the CD to the counter > to > check it out. Has anyone found a lock box or security case for CDs > that is > a solid piece of plastic instead of the type with the open sides? > Thank you in advance for any responses. > > Marianne Colton > Lockport Public Library > 23 East Avenue > Lockport, NY 14094 > (716) 433-5935 > mbuon@nioga.org > > From plib2 at webjunction.org Fri Oct 22 21:33:26 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:43 2005 Subject: CD lock boxes (fwd) Message-ID: ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2004 12:19:25 -0700 From: "Adams, Jason" To: "'publib@webjunction.org'" Subject: Re: CD lock boxes We've been there, done that here in Reno-Sparks. Some of our branches continue to use the "lock boxes," but the best thing we've found is to take out the disks and keep them in a separate area (behind the desk) -- usually in binders with pockets, or in slip cases (marked for each individual CD or DVD) filed within drawers (or plastic containers). Takes up less room too. And you can use this system for DVDs, CDs, CD-ROMs, and video games (Playstation, Game Cube, X-box, etc). It may take a little extra staff time during checkout (to put the disk back in the case), but we've found that it's worth it. Jason Adams Washoe County Library System Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2004 18:26:47 -0700 (PDT) From: "Andrew Poplawski" To: publib Subject: Re: CD lock boxes Message-ID: I would appreciate seeing any responses to this as well. Our library is suffering from large-scale theft of DVDs and CDs and we are trying to find a really secure case for the these items. Thanks ANDREW Andrew Poplawski, Branch Operations Manager, Halifax Public Libraries, 60 Alderney Dr., Dartmouth, N.S. B2Y 4P8 End of PUBLIB Digest 2903 ************************* From plib2 at webjunction.org Fri Oct 22 21:33:58 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:43 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Poetry's Popularity (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Aissatou Sunjata" Subject: Poetry's Popularity In response to a statement made regarding the topic of "The Mission of the Librarian," it was written, "Yeah well, there's reason poetry isn't that popular." As a librarian and poet who has been employed in libraries from the northern to southern states, may I say that poetry is indeed popular; Even though the statement was in defense of a quote on missions, it is also a sad commentary. In fact, poetry is popular and very powerful in terms of self-expression and its ability to pull common folks together for action when necessary. A couple of years ago, it was the poets who galvanized because the first lady decided that if the poets invited could not come to read flowery sweet pieces, they were uninvited to an event she was hosting in NYC; it was the poets who took it further and expressed themselves from state to state, including NYC to have their words heard and seen on listservs, later in a published book and by the performance of their works at subsequent events. Poetry is also how the nation started to know that New Yorkers were beginning to heal after 9/11. It was through poetry found in the windows and posted on bulletin boards and throughout the City in ordinary places of people expressing their love, grief and ability to overcome the terror that the nation began to believe that New Yorkers could survive even senseless death and destruction. Poets have traditionally and continue to earn a living working as teachers, police officers, magistrates and yes, even librarians. Poetry's popularity continues to increase in communities that values the craft, respect the discipline and appreciates the honesty with which a poet must not only feel the words, value greatly being custodians of them in books, at the same time, be the crafts persons who write the poems which have the ability to touch others. Statements my own and do not represent the library which employs me. Aissatou E. Sunjata Assistant Youth Services Librarian Cumberland County Public Library & Information Center Fayetteville, NC From plib2 at webjunction.org Fri Oct 22 21:34:23 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:43 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] George Guidall author visit (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Avery Hicks Subject: George Guidall author visit For libraries interested in audiobook programming opportunites I'd like to share a great experience we just had here at the Williamsburg Regional Library. George Guidall, prolific narrator of audiobooks (I believe he does mostly Recorded Books) did a presentation in our theatre. He discussed the art of audiobook narration, read some selections, and answered questions from the audience. Audiobooks are very popular with our patrons and they loved it! There's not a lot of set-up required; he just uses a lectern and microphone. It's a great opportunity to highlight your audiobook collection and create some neat displays, too. Email me if you want more info. Since it was such a success I'm wondering if there are other audiobook narrators out there who do this. Does anyone know? Thanks! Avery ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Avery Hicks Reference Librarian Williamsburg Regional Library 7770 Croaker Road Williamsburg, VA 23199 (757) 259-7720 www.wrl.org From plib2 at webjunction.org Fri Oct 22 21:34:29 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:43 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Re: PUBLIB digest 2903 CD/DVD locking cases (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Sandra Miranda" Subject: Re: PUBLIB digest 2903 CD/DVD locking cases Nothing will make these items theft-proof, but these cases have helped. We have found and used two types: Gressco Kwik cases, solid plastic, heavy. Whole case is removed upon checkout. Allow room for storing cases while items circulate, and extra room on shelves. 1-800-345-3480. More recently, we have started using Clear-vu cases. http://www.clear-vu.com/productlines.cfm The CD/DVD is shelved and circulated in this case which unlocks/locks with a rod inserted into the case. Used by retail stores. Storing the rods while items circulate takes little room, and the cases take no extra room on the shelves. Sandy Miranda Sandra Miranda Library Director White Plains Public Library 100 Martine Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Phone: (914) 422-1406 Fax: (914) 422-1462 E-mail: smiranda@wppl.lib.ny.us From plib2 at webjunction.org Fri Oct 22 21:34:39 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:43 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "McLaughlin, Laura D." Subject: DANBURY, CT Webmaster Starting Salary: $25.44 Hr. =20 Take our website from good to great! We are looking for an innovative, creative and visionary webmaster who can help us develop the best library website in CT.=20 Work requires advanced knowledge of software and technology for web site development and coordination of content as well as professional library knowledge and skills to perform reference and collection development responsibilities. =20 =20 ALA/MLS & three (3) years of professional experience in public library service required. Knowledge of HTML, Adobe PhotoShop and web site development tools such as Dreamweaver, JavaScript programming and Micromedia Flash. Bilingual Spanish/Portuguese a plus.=20 =20 Danbury Library is a challenging, participatory workplace with an enthusiastic staff that strives to go beyond traditional library service. We offer a competitive salary, excellent benefits and many professional development opportunities. Visit our web site at danburylibrary.org For additional information contact Diane Greenwald at 203-797-4512 or dgreenwald@danburylibrary.org =20 =20 The City of Danbury offers full benefits package that includes medical, dental, life insurance, sick days, pension & paid vacation. Resumes will only be used in conjunction with our official application form. Complete job description and application are available only from the Personnel/Civil Service Department. A fee of $25.00* will be charged for each application. The required fee must be submitted prior to issuance of an application. Application requests sent by mail must be accompanied by a certified bank check or money order payable to the City of Danbury Civil Service and a self-addressed, stamped envelope to the Civil Service Commission, 155 Deer Hill Avenue, Danbury, CT, 06810. Do not send cash. Last day for filing application: November 9, 2004, NO LATER THAN 4:30 P.M. EEO/M-F =20 =20 Laura d. McLaughlin Assistant Director Danbury Public Library 170 Main Street Danbury, CT 06810 203-797-4512 Phone 203-769-1677 Fax danburylibrary.org =20 ********************************************************************* Due to deletion of content types excluded from this list by policy, this multipart message was reduced to a single part, and from there to a plain text message. ********************************************************************* From plib2 at webjunction.org Fri Oct 22 21:34:47 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:43 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] CD Lock Cases (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Valerie Smith Subject: CD Lock Cases We use the KwikCase brand cases for CDs and DVDs. For CDs to be really secure you need to insert the CD cases into the KwikCase open end first so that the "spine" edge of the CD case is the edge closest to the open end of the KwikCase. ****************************************** Valerie Smith, Public Services Coordinator Lorain Public Library System 351 Sixth Street, Lorain OH 44052 www.lorain.lib.oh.us (voice) 440-244-1192 ext. 254; (fax) 440-244-1733 ****************************************** From plib2 at webjunction.org Fri Oct 22 21:36:59 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:43 2005 Subject: Electronic classrooms Message-ID: Sender: "Margaret Smith" Subject: Electronic classrooms Does your library have an electronic classroom? Do you have policies and procedures for its use? Jacksonville Public Library is opening 6 new branches with 3 having electronic classrooms, but we a struggling with how they are to be used. We welcome your input. Thanks in advance. Margaret N. Smith Administrative Supervisor-Branches, Region 1 Jacksonville Public Library 122 N. Ocean Street Jacksonville, Florida 32202-3374 voice: 904-630-2434 fax: 904-630-8277 e-mail: mnsmith@coj.net From plib2 at webjunction.org Fri Oct 22 21:37:13 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:43 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Re: Telemann CDs needed (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Aaron Smith" Subject: Re: Telemann CDs needed Hello, everyone - My request for extra copies of the Telemann CD posted earlier this week has been most satisfactorily met! My thanks to all of you who responded; it is good to be among such helpful folks. Many thanks, Aaron Smith Clermont County Public Library, Ohio smithaa@oplin.org 513.732.9147 From plib2 at webjunction.org Fri Oct 22 21:37:26 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:43 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Re: info centers (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Rebecca Bronson Subject: Re: info centers We now call our Reference Desk the Information Desk and handle whatever question comes our way. The Circ Desk also handles similar questions. Expecting patrons to go to a certain desk to have certain kinds of questions answered doesn't seem practical in my opinion. We also don't like to run the patron around more than necessary. -- Rebecca Bronson Reference Librarian Handley Regional Library 871 Tasker Rd. P.O. Box 1300 Stephens City, VA 22655 540-869-9000 voice 540-869-9001 fax rbronson@hrl.lib.state.va.us www.hrl.lib.state.va.us From plib2 at webjunction.org Fri Oct 22 21:38:24 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:43 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Library card registration forms (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Kim Villasenor" Subject: Library card registration forms We have at our library two patrons with the same name, one is male and one is female. I have asked if they would mind if we added Mr., Mrs. or Ms. When you see them it is very clear who is who but on paper it is a bit confusing. If it is a question of verifying who you are working with I have them give me their phone number or birthdate so I can work in the correct record. Kim Villasenor New Madison Public Library New Madison OH email: newmad@oplin.org "This question and the response almost made me laugh. If a person were filling the form out themself it wouldn't be an issue. They could chose to answer, or not. In my experience, however, it is not safe to have others guess whether one is male or female. Those of you that know me will probably laugh about this but any number of times over the years I have been called "sir." The only reason I can think that they do this is because I don't wear dresses and skirts and I have short hair. To be honest, I think it is the hair. I often wonder how often men with long hair get called "miss" or "mame" -- words that I dislike any way." From plib2 at webjunction.org Fri Oct 22 21:38:32 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:43 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "McLaughlin, Laura D." Subject: The local union in Danbury CT has a new contract taking the wage for our recently posted Webmaster opening to $27.57/hr. Here is the ad again=20 Webmaster Starting Salary: $27.57 Hr. =20 Take our website from good to great! We are looking for an innovative, creative and visionary webmaster who can help us develop the best library website in CT.=20 Work requires advanced knowledge of software and technology for web site development and coordination of content as well as professional library knowledge and skills to perform reference and collection development responsibilities. =20 =20 ALA/MLS & three (3) years of professional experience in public library service required. Knowledge of HTML, Adobe PhotoShop and web site development tools such as Dreamweaver, JavaScript programming and Micromedia Flash. Bilingual Spanish/Portuguese a plus.=20 =20 Danbury Library is a challenging, participatory workplace with an enthusiastic staff that strives to go beyond traditional library service. We offer a competitive salary, excellent benefits and many professional development opportunities. Visit our web site at danburylibrary.org For additional information contact Diane Greenwald at 203-797-4512 or dgreenwald@danburylibrary.org =20 =20 The City of Danbury offers full benefits package that includes medical, dental, life insurance, sick days, pension & paid vacation. Resumes will only be used in conjunction with our official application form. Complete job description and application are available only from the Personnel/Civil Service Department. A fee of $25.00* will be charged for each application. The required fee must be submitted prior to issuance of an application. Application requests sent by mail must be accompanied by a certified bank check or money order payable to the City of Danbury Civil Service and a self-addressed, stamped envelope to the Civil Service Commission, 155 Deer Hill Avenue, Danbury, CT, 06810. Do not send cash. Last day for filing application: November 9, 2004, NO LATER THAN 4:30 P.M. EEO/M-F =20 =20 =20 Laura d. McLaughlin Assistant Director Danbury Public Library 170 Main Street Danbury, CT 06810 203-797-4512 Phone 203-769-1677 Fax danburylibrary.org =20 ********************************************************************* Due to deletion of content types excluded from this list by policy, this multipart message was reduced to a single part, and from there to a plain text message. ********************************************************************* From plib2 at webjunction.org Fri Oct 22 21:38:57 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:43 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Ethics Policy (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Kevin Delecki Subject: Ethics Policy Question from a very new librarian. Does anybody's library have a written policy that details what to do if a patron calls and requests medical information from the reference desk, i.e. the amount of a certain medication to give a child, etc. If you don't have a policy, what would you do in that situation, or what would you tell the librarian to do? The question came up here, and needed some input. Kevin Delecki Ann Arbor District Library deleckik@aadl.org From plib2 at webjunction.org Fri Oct 22 21:47:55 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:43 2005 Subject: med questions Message-ID: >>If you don't have a policy, what would you do in that situation, Funny, I just "answered" a [theoretical] medication question last night. We probably have this written up...would have to check in the office. Basically, you guide people to authoritative information but you do NOT provide opinion as fact. In this case (medicating a child) I'd 1) ask if they'd tried the pharmacy or their doctor (or, if you learn person thinks someone overdosed? Poison Control Center) 2) if after biz hours find them a hotline to call (local hospital? Nursing Assn? Does pharmaceutical company have a toll free? check their web site) 3) If this isn't a semi-emergency? anything in EBSCO/Health Source Plus that might help? Sometimes folks just need you to help them think through their info options. It's our joke here: "we may not always provide answer but, by George! our referrals are great!" Calm 'em down, talk them through it and refer to best possible expert assistance you can find. ---------------- Sara Weissman Morris County Library http://www.mclib.info From plib2 at webjunction.org Fri Oct 22 21:48:15 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:43 2005 Subject: LJ Looking for Movers and Shakers (fwd) Message-ID: ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2004 13:31:45 -0500 From: K.G. Schneider To: 'Multiple recipients of list' Cc: 'PUBLIB' Subject: LJ Looking for Movers and Shakers Posting on request. (Note from the poster: "Movers and Shakers" often translate to new technology leaders, including many of you working with the Web in libraries. If that describes you or someone you admire, please do fill out the form today! -- K.G. Schneider) The editors of Library Journal need your help in identifying the emerging leaders in the library world. Our fourth annual Movers & Shakers supplement will profile 50-plus up and coming people for across the United States and Canada who are innovative, creative, and making a difference. From librarians to vendors to others who work in the library field, Movers & Shakers 2005 will celebrate the new professionals who are moving our libraries ahead. Go to http://www.libraryjournal.com/contents/pdf/LJMoveShakeForm2005.pdf and nominate someone today. From plib2 at webjunction.org Fri Oct 22 21:48:34 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:43 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Another ranking, not Hennen's (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Joe Schallan Subject: Another ranking, not Hennen's Morgan Quinto Press has announced its annual "smartest state" award -- Congratulations are in order for Massachusetts, which came in at No. 1. Let's hope some of the smarts rubs off on Terry Francona, so he doesn't make another pitching move like putting Pedro in as a middle reliever. A look at the survey's methodology reveals that it is in fact an attempt to assign significance to expenditures on education. It isn't some sort of averaging and ranking of statewide IQ or SAT scores, as the moniker would suggest. Jim Casey's and John Richmond's Illinois comes in at No. 24 -- middle of the pack -- on this survey. And here by my home Way Out West, Arizona comes in at No. 48, Nevada at No. 49, and New Mexico at No. 50. My birthplace and home state -- Iowa -- is No. 8. (So much for the old chestnut that IOWA is an initialism for Idiots Out Walking Around.) Check it out at http://www.morganquitno.com/edrank.htm -- Joe Schallan, Phoenix Where, it would seem, our patrons must be dumber than fenceposts From plib2 at webjunction.org Fri Oct 22 21:48:53 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:43 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] SFGate: Library hours to be 'tweaked' (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Jacob Wang" Subject: SFGate: Library hours to be 'tweaked' ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This article was sent to you by someone who found it on SFGate. The original article can be found on SFGate.com here: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2004/10/22/WBG49997J01.DTL --------------------------------------------------------------------- Friday, October 22, 2004 (SF Chronicle) Library hours to be 'tweaked' Rachel Gordon Ten years ago angry San Francisco voters passed Proposition E, the library preservation fund. The goal was to protect the city's library system from budget cuts. One of Prop. E's mandates was that the city had to conduct a citizen survey every five years and hold public hearings on library hours for the Main Library and the 26 neighborhood branches. The latest five-year cycle is just wrapping up, and next week, library officials will go over the findings to see if changes to the hours should be made. "If anything, I think we'll be tweaking them," said Marcia Schneider, acting deputy city librarian. "Given the economic climate, I think it's very unlikely we'll be increasing hours." The branches and the Main now are open a combined 1,172 hours a week. "That's what we're hoping to keep," Schneider said. Right now, all libraries are open on Saturdays, but that means some are closed Mondays and only the Main and seven branches are open Sundays. Schneider said the survey found that library users would like to see more branches added to the Sunday roster. But if that happens, hours would have to be cut elsewhere. That's where the tweaking might come in. Acting city librarian Paul Underwood is scheduled to present the Library Commission with his suggestions during a public meeting Nov. 4. The commission is expected to make a final decision within a month after that. The new hours would go into effect in January and remain in place for five years. And the winner is: A steady stream of voters have cast ballots early at City Hall, not wanting to wait until Election Day on Nov. 2. The first voter this year in San Francisco was James Lance, who waited for the doors to open at 8 a.m. on Oct. 4. "You never know what's going to happen. I just wanted to make sure I voted because this election is so important," said Lance, who works at Muni headquarters across the street from City Hall. The big issue for him? The presidential race. His pick was Democrat John Kerry. Lance also was the first voter in the city to officially use the new ranked choice voting system to select a supervisor. The District 9 resident's assessment of the new method in which voters rank their top three choices for supervisor: "I thought it was surprisingly clear." The happy couple: Mayor Gavin Newsom has tried awfully hard to stay on message to forge his public image. Thank goodness for his wife, Kimberly Guilfoyle Newsom, who has entertained the jaded masses with a couple of delightful surprises. For instance, there was this week's revelation that she made some racy remarks about her husband during a speech at a big gay rights fund-raiser in New York. Reports had her saying he was hot and hung. And it was Guilfoyle Newsom who got the mayor to lounge in a seductive pose with her on a rug in the Getty mansion earlier this year for a photo spread in Harper's Bazaar magazine under the banner: "The New Kennedys?" But a note of caution to the First Lady of San Francisco: Don't get your hubby to jump naked into a shower with two shock jocks as a campaign stunt. Another mayor tried that, landing him in hot water with voters. E-mail Rachel Gordon at rgordon@sfchronicle.com. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright 2004 SF Chronicle From plib2 at webjunction.org Fri Oct 22 21:49:13 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:43 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Library Budget and Databases (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Amy Humber Subject: Library Budget and Databases Perhaps my colleagues out there in cyberspace would share their wisdom with me. Database subsciptions are certainly not new for our library, but we are reexamining what we spend and the justification for the expenditure now that budgets are tightening. What percentage of your aquisitions budget is spent on online databases? How was that amount arrived at? What are your selection criteria? What cost/benefit calculations do you use in evaluating whether or not to maintain a subscription? How are databases addressed in your collection management plan? If you respond, please share it with the list. I can't imagine that we are the only library reinvestigating these issues. Thanks. Amy Humber Tompkins County Public Library Ithaca, NY From plib2 at webjunction.org Fri Oct 22 21:58:57 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:43 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] URGENT: Please call Intelligence Reform Conference Committee (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Don Wood" Subject: URGENT: Please call Intelligence Reform Conference Committee ALAWON: American Library Association Washington Office Newsline Volume 13, Number 83 October 22, 2004 In This Issue: URGENT: Please Call Intelligence Reform Conference Committee We are asking you -- one last time, we hope -- to call your Senator and/or Representative if s/he is on the Intelligence Reform/Reorganization Conference committee (list below) with this message: We think that the driver's license standards provisions in both the Senate and the House bills represent complex and difficult issues that need careful consideration, including open hearings. We do not think that this is possible with the short timeframe available and would hope these provisions could be removed from the conference bill. We also want to urge the conferees to be sure to retain the Civil Liberties and Privacy Oversight Board. ****** Remember: You Can Call Any MEMBER OF CONGRESS Toll-Free: 1-800-839-5276 ****** UPDATE: We have heard, unofficially, that it looks like the plan may be to strip everything from the Conference bill on Intelligence Reform/Reorganization that is not related to intelligence reform (i.e., lots of the House provisions), and vote on that. Everything else would be left for the next Congress. However, we have also heard that the driver's license standards -- which have the potential to lead to a national ID with little protection for privacy -- is still on the table. House Democrats are offering to keep it on the table (we hear), but only the Senate version. The Senate version is preferable to the House version, in that it does not REQUIRE linking of databases, but it also does not prohibit such linking. TALKING POINTS: Briefly, in regard to the conference on the Intelligence Reform/Reorganization bills, the library community is especially concerned with the provisions on driver's license standards. We are concerned that these provisions would create the potential for a national ID card. For many libraries, the driver's license is a primary form of identification for the issuance of a library card. While there is no immediate threat to library patrons' privacy, we know that these provisions are causing consternation and concern that the driver's license will become a de facto national ID to which other identification cards would be expected to conform. In particular, the House provision, which would create a federal database of information from driver's licenses, is deeply troubling in its potential for invasion of privacy and as a tool for surveillance. We think that these provisions -- as with many others in the House bill -- represent complex and difficult issues that need careful consideration, including open hearings. We do not think that this is possible with the short timeframe available and would hope these provisions could be removed from the conference bill. Conferees: Senate Conferees: Susan Collins, R-ME, 202-224-2523 George Voinovich, R-OH, 202-224-3353 Mike DeWine, R-OH, 202-224-2315 Norm Coleman, R-MN, 202-224-5641 John Sununu, R-NH, 202-224-2841 Pat Roberts, R-KS, 202-224-4774 Trent Lott, R-MS, 202-224-6253 Joe Lieberman, D-CT, 202-224-4041 Carl Levin, D-MI, 202-224-6221 Richard Durbin, D-IL, 202-224-2152 John Rockefeller, D-WV, 202-224-6472 Bob Graham, D-FL, 202-224-3041 Frank Lautenberg, D-NJ, 202-224-3224 House Conferees: Peter Hoekstra, R-MI, 2nd, 202-225-4401 Henry Hyde, R-IL, 6th, 202-225-4561 David Dreier, R-CA, 26th, 202-225-2305 Roy Blunt, R-MO, 7th, 202-225-6536 OR James Sensenbrenner, R-WI, 5th, 202-225-5101 Duncan Hunter, R-CA, 52nd, 202-225-5672 Jane Harman, D-CA, 36th, 202-225-8220 Ike Skelton, D-MO, 4th, 202-225-2876 Robert Menendez, D-NJ, 13th, 202-225-7919 ****** Remember: You Can Call Any MEMBER OF CONGRESS Toll-Free: 1-800-839-5276 ****** ALAWON (ISSN 1069-7799) is a free, irregular publication of the American Library Association Washington Office. All materials subject to copyright by the American Library Association may be reprinted or redistributed for noncommercial purposes with appropriate credits. ALA Washington Office, 1301 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Suite 403, Washington, D.C. 20004-1701; phone: 202.628.8410 or 800.941.8478 toll-free; fax: 202.628.8419; e-mail: alawash@alawash.org; Web site: http://www.ala.org/washoff. Executive Director: Emily Sheketoff. Office of Government Relations: Lynne Bradley, Director; Carol Ashworth, Don Essex, Joshua Farrelman, Erin Haggerty, Patrice McDermott and Miriam Nisbet. Office for Information Technology Policy: Rick Weingarten, Director; Carrie Lowe, Kathy Mitchell, Carrie Russell. ALAWON Editor: Bernadette Murphy. From plib2 at webjunction.org Fri Oct 22 21:59:05 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:43 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Emerging Trends in Libraries (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Thomas J. Hennen Jr." Subject: Emerging Trends in Libraries Greetings, I am seeking PUBLIB subscribers help with defining the emerging trends for libraries. I am writing an article for the 2005 edition of the Book of the States. The annual edition includes some 35 or so articles on various aspects of state operations from constitutional questions, issues for the executive, legislative and judicial branches of state government, to selected operations such as education, prisons, highways, and so forth. Next year they plan a section on libraries. According to the Council of State Governments, which publishes The Book of the States, it "is the most comprehensive collection of data about state government and its inner workings. You already have the "who and where" of state government; now get the "how and why."" It has been dubbed "the encyclopedia of state government." The Council of State Governments adopted a new mission to assist state leaders and managers in tracking emerging trends and issues. For more on the book, see: http://www.csg.org/CSG/Products/book+of+the+states/default.htm There are quite a few trends that will need to be considered. 1. Among the trends are the challenge of "balancing books and bytes," traditional print services with electronic and internet access. 2. The budget problems in most states are causing problems for many libraries, of course, but the impact varies by the type of library program in a state. 3. States, counties, and municipalities are increasingly demanding performance measures in their budget processes and I will need to deal with such issues. 4. Libraries are a traditionally counter-cyclical business. Library use increases when the economy sours but as the economy gets worse funding falls. 5. The fastest growing type of library is the district library, a wider unit of service, often with elected boards and taxing authority. Only 40% of states provide for this type of service, however, and this affects outcomes. 6. Libraries are also seeking other revenue sources such as e-commerce, foundation revenue, and impact fees but the successful ones balance these sources with stable tax support. 7. The graying of the profession is causing a potential crisis for libraries everywhere. Some estimates are that over half of all librarians will retire in the next 10 years. 8. Copyright, privacy, and filtering issues are also critical issues for libraries as well as state policy makers. I only get 3,000 words, and it just took over 400 to describe this so the optionsare limited, of course, but I would appreciate PUBLIB feedback on the issues and trends that need highlighting. Thomas J. Hennen Jr. thennen@haplr-index.com http://www.haplr-index.com Voice: 262-886-1625 6014 Spring Street Racine, WI 53406 Hennen's Public Library Planner: A Manual and Interactive CD-ROM Thomas J. Hennen Jr. ISBN: 1-55570-487-5. 2004. 8 1/2 x 11. 300 pp. $125. Order from Neal-Schuman at: http://www.neal-schuman.com/db/8/378.html From plib2 at webjunction.org Fri Oct 22 22:03:12 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:43 2005 Subject: databases Message-ID: >>What cost/benefit calculations do you use in evaluating whether or not to maintain a subscription? We do the usual (get a 30-day free trial and have group of librarians evaluate; haggle over remote access; comparison shop; check to see if rolling or stable backfile; see where/how else info available to patrons, etc.) Then we watch the usage stats ..and this year I've added determing unit cost/hit. THAT was an eye opener ..One DB is so costly that we'll give it a publicity push, do some training, but if use doesn't increase, it's gone. Couple of years ago we did a database survey among librarians to see who used/knew what. The depressing fact was that we had so many some staff didn't even know all we subscribed to..in a single building staff on one floor didn't know we owned something, staff on another floor did. That led to a (staff) database scavenger hunt (nifty donated prizes), to up familiarity/use. We also find it's not good public service to keep swapping out DBs ..a stable suite of useful stuff..less is more... seems to be best for the public. (I finally added a "which database to use for what" section to our remote services page this fall. Despite our classes for the public, they get confused by the wealth of information available.) Our consortial members subscribe to lots! of product, if you want to talk to anyone who has a title you're considering http://www.gti.net/main/cdsurvey.html --------- Sara Weissman Morris County Library http://www.mclib.info From plib2 at webjunction.org Sat Oct 23 15:55:52 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:44 2005 Subject: the mission of the librarian (fwd) Message-ID: ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2004 22:21:31 -0400 From: Greg at SHUSH To: publib@webjunction.org Subject: RE:the mission of the librarian Any library containing one or more books is going to have something that disturbs someone. That doesn't make it our mission, that is simply a side-effect of it. It is not for us to go out of our way to challenge people's thoughts or beliefs. We simply offer, hopefully, the best, most accurate, most reliable resources on all thought, all belief, and leave it to the individual to do as they wish. That fulfils both want and need, the want for the information and the need for quality and reliability. While we each have the ability to evaluate a source, to try and evaluate the 'needs' of the patron would require more then a reference interview and something akin to divine intervention. Greg SHUSH Topic No. 2 Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2004 18:27:17 -0700 (PDT) From: "Steven M. Grochowsky" To: publib Subject: Re: The mission of the librarian..... Message-ID: In yet another variant of the theme, the age-old question pops up once again... "Is it the responsibility of the Librarian to provide what people want or what they need?" Personally, I tend to think of these two extremes are but the different sides of the same coin - and half a coin does no one any good. To only "serve" the community does as much a disservice as does only seeking to "disturb" it. It's striving to achieve this balance that gives libraries their value in society. Of course, I'm the guy who loves the quote by Clark Kerr (President of the University of California during the '60's: "The university is not engaged in making ideas safe for students. It is engaged in making students safe for ideas." "The University is not engaged in making ideas safe for students. It is engaged in making students safe for ideas. In his own words: "The University is not engaged in making ideas safe for students. It is engaged in making students safe for ideas. In his own words: "The University is not engaged in making ideas safe for students. It is engaged in making students safe for ideas. My early morning $.02 Steven M. Grochowsky, MLS[PARA]Technical Services Department[PARA][PARA]Stanly County Public Library[PARA]133 East Main Street [PARA]Albemarle, North Carolina 28001[PARA]USA V 704.986.3763 ~ F 704.983.671[PARA][PARA]"Any and all opinions expressed are mine alone." From plib2 at webjunction.org Sat Oct 23 15:56:13 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:44 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] City of Danbury (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Subject: City of Danbury As someone who is committed to public service, it saddens me greatly to = see cities charging fees for employment applications. I wish to register = my heartfelt dissent against this practice.=20 Opinions are my own. Debra Riley-Huff Lawrence Public Library Lawrence Kansas ********************************************************************* Due to deletion of content types excluded from this list by policy, this multipart message was reduced to a single part, and from there to a plain text message. ********************************************************************* From plib2 at webjunction.org Sat Oct 23 15:56:28 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:44 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Emerging Trends for Public Libraries (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Kathleen_de_la_Pe=F1a_McCook?=" Subject: Emerging Trends for Public Libraries Four major trends in 21st Century Librarianship are:1) A Sense of Place defined in the context of regionalism; 2) Convergence and Cultural Heritag= e; 3)Inclusive Service Mandates and Social Justice Commitments; and 4) Sustaining the Public Sphere. I have tried to provide a great deal of addi= tional readings on each of these in the chapter, "Twenty-First Century Trends in Public Librarianship" ( Introduction to Public Librarianship," pp. 293-305= and pp.366-374 (Neal-Schuman, 2004). http://www.cas.usf.edu/lis/a-librarian-at-every-table/ Kathleen de la Pe=F1a McCook . Greetings, I am seeking PUBLIB subscribers help with defining the emerging trends for libraries. I am writing an article for the 2005 edition of the Book of the States. Th= e annual edition includes some 35 or so articles on various aspects of state operations from constitutional questions, issues for the executive, legislative and judicial branches of state government, to selected operations such as education, prisons, highways, and so forth. Next year they plan a section on libraries. According to the Council of State Governments, which publishes The Book of the States, it "is the most comprehensive collection of data about state government and its inner workings. You already have the "who and where" of state government; now get the "how and why."" It has been dubbed "the encyclopedia of state government." The Council of State Governments adopted a new mission to assist state leaders and managers in tracking emerging trends and issues. For more on the book, see: http://www.csg.org/CSG/Products/book+of+the+states/default.htm There are quite a few trends that will need to be considered. 1. Among the trends are the challenge of "balancing books and bytes," traditional print services with electronic and internet access. 2. The budget problems in most states are causing problems for many libraries, of course, but the impact varies by the type of library program in a state. 3. States, counties, and municipalities are increasingly demanding performance measures in their budget processes and I will need to deal wit= h such issues. 4. Libraries are a traditionally counter-cyclical business. Library use increases when the economy sours but as the economy gets worse funding falls. 5. The fastest growing type of library is the district library, a wider un= it of service, often with elected boards and taxing authority. Only 40% of states provide for this type of service, however, and this affects outcome= s. 6. Libraries are also seeking other revenue sources such as e-commerce, foundation revenue, and impact fees but the successful ones balance these sources with stable tax support. 7. The graying of the profession is causing a potential crisis for librari= es everywhere. Some estimates are that over half of all librarians will retir= e in the next 10 years. 8. Copyright, privacy, and filtering issues are also critical issues for libraries as well as state policy makers. I only get 3,000 words, and it just took over 400 to describe this so the optionsare limited, of course, but I would appreciate PUBLIB feedback on t= he issues and trends that need highlighting. Thomas J. Hennen Jr. thennen@haplr-index.com http://www.haplr-index.com Voice: 262-886-1625 6014 Spring Street Racine, WI 53406 Hennen's Public Library Planner: A Manual and Interactive CD-ROM Thomas J. Hennen Jr. ISBN: 1-55570-487-5. 2004. 8 1/2 x 11. 300 pp. $125. Order from Neal-Schuman at: http://www.neal-schuman.com/db/8/378.html publib@webjunction.org publib@webjunction.org ********************************************************************* Due to deletion of content types excluded from this list by policy, this multipart message was reduced to a single part, and from there to a plain text message. ********************************************************************* From plib2 at webjunction.org Sat Oct 23 16:10:45 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:44 2005 Subject: mission Message-ID: >>"the mission of the poet is to disturb the safety which guarantees the teacher, the police officer, the magistrate." > > May I rewrite that to state that the mission of the public librarian and of the public library book collection is to disturb the safety Perhaps because a cousin still lives in my gt-grandfather's house in Donegal, I reacted to this a little differently. 1) the word "safety" is loaded here in the US, dinned at us during the prez campaign so we may all hear it differently. 2) poets have been the core of Irish society, dreams and aspirations for nearly 1,000 years. (And Irish culture and language, at one point, survived only because of hedge schools.) I have no trouble with the library as a place of intellectual ferment. I help a confused immigrant find out how to deal with the immigration court; the mentally disabled (who our society used to lock away) now come from library tours; 100 effervescent adolescents tumble around in our reference room offending, by their very zest [not their excellent deportment], the people whose Social Security they will be paying in 15 years. It's all great ..library as crossroads of society. --------------- Sara Weissman Morris County Library http://www.mclib.info From plib2 at webjunction.org Mon Oct 25 19:18:24 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:45 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Recent METRO Magnet Job Opening: Queens Borough Public Library Librarians and Library Trainees (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Susan Salomone" Subject: Recent METRO Magnet Job Opening: Queens Borough Public Library Librarians and Library Trainees Please excuse cross-postings. This announcement is being posted to multiple listservs. Queens Borough Public Library recently added a job announcement for Librarians and Library Trainees to the METRO Magnet, the online job bank and career center maintained by the Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO). For more information about this position and the application process, visit the Magnet at www.metro.org/magnet. Susan Salomone METRO Magnet Project Manager From plib2 at webjunction.org Mon Oct 25 19:18:35 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:45 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] E-rate: Need to Get FCC Number ASAP (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Bocher, Robert DPI" Subject: E-rate: Need to Get FCC Number ASAP FYI: In August the FCC issued updated E-rate regulations stating that participants in the E-Rate program must obtain an FCC Registration Number (FCC RN). Finally, last week Thursday (10-21) the FCC issued detailed guidance on exactly who must obtain this number and the process to do so. In general, E-rate Billed Entities need to get an FCC RN by November 1. The Schools and Libraries Division (SLD) has posted out instructions on how to get an FCC Registration Number at http://www.sl.universalservice.org/whatsnew/2004/102004.asp#102104 . Please review the information on this page carefully. While all branch locations will eventually need an FCC RN, it is the Billed Entity (usually the main library) that needs to get at least one FCC RN by the November 1 deadline. The FCC RN can be obtained via the FCC Website. The process takes about 5 minutes per main library or per library branch. -Bob ___________________________________________ Bob Bocher, Technology Consultant WI Dept. of Public Instruction, Div. for Libraries and Technology... Box 7841 Madison, WI 53707 608-266-2127 - fax: 608-266-2529 - robert.bocher@dpi.state.wi.us www.dpi.state.wi.us/dltcl/pld/libtech.html From plib2 at webjunction.org Mon Oct 25 19:18:59 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:45 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Re: Library Budget and Databases (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Susan McGowan" Subject: Re: Library Budget and Databases Our small suburban library has had to consider this from the space aspect. When we realized that we no longer had room to keep adding volumes of, for example, Contemporary Literary Criticism and Contemporary Authors, and online database versions were available, we decided to provide only online access. The added advantage, of course, is that remote access provides 24/7 availabiity to all our cardholders. We recently added online versions of Readers Guide, Biographies Plus Illustrated (to replace Current Biography), and Book Review Digest. We'll add more as the budget permits. Susan McGowan Reference Coordinator Morton Grove Public Library Morton Grove, IL (847) 965-4220 Direct Line: (847) 929-5118 smcgowan@webrary.org http://www.webrary.org Opinions expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect official Library policy. > > Topic No. 21 > > Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2004 18:49:13 -0700 (PDT) > From: Amy Humber > To: publib > Subject: Library Budget and Databases > Message-ID: > > Perhaps my colleagues out there in cyberspace would share their wisdom > with me. Database subsciptions are certainly not new for our library, > but we are reexamining what we spend and the justification for the > expenditure now that budgets are tightening. > > What percentage of your aquisitions budget is spent on online databases? > How was that amount arrived at? > > What are your selection criteria? > > What cost/benefit calculations do you use in evaluating whether or not > to maintain a subscription? > > How are databases addressed in your collection management plan? > > If you respond, please share it with the list. I can't imagine that we > are the only library reinvestigating these issues. > > Thanks. > > Amy Humber > Tompkins County Public Library > Ithaca, NY From plib2 at webjunction.org Mon Oct 25 19:19:05 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:45 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] RE: George Guidall author visit (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Nann Blaine Hilyard" Subject: RE: George Guidall author visit Avery, Recorded Books appreciates their customers' appreciation for narrators and authors. At library conferences they often have one, the other, or both give readings. You might inquire to AudioFile, the review journal for audiobooks, as to what other producers and narrators take the show on the road. www.audiofilemagazine.com Nann @the library in Zion, Illinois -----Original Message----- From: publib@webjunction.org [mailto:publib@webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Avery Hicks Sent: Friday, October 22, 2004 8:11 PM To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: [PUBLIB] George Guidall author visit For libraries interested in audiobook programming opportunites I'd like to share a great experience we just had here at the Williamsburg Regional Library. George Guidall, prolific narrator of audiobooks (I believe he does mostly Recorded Books) did a presentation in our theatre. He discussed the art of audiobook narration, read some selections, and answered questions from the audience. Audiobooks are very popular with our patrons and they loved it! There's not a lot of set-up required; he just uses a lectern and microphone. It's a great opportunity to highlight your audiobook collection and create some neat displays, too. Email me if you want more info. Since it was such a success I'm wondering if there are other audiobook narrators out there who do this. Does anyone know? Thanks! Avery ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Avery Hicks Reference Librarian Williamsburg Regional Library 7770 Croaker Road Williamsburg, VA 23199 (757) 259-7720 www.wrl.org From plib2 at webjunction.org Mon Oct 25 19:19:16 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:45 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Requested Link from Your Web Site to the LeRoy C. Merritt (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Don Wood" Subject: Requested Link from Your Web Site to the LeRoy C. Merritt October 25, 2004 To: Colleagues From: Merritt Fund Committee of the Intellectual Freedom Round Table Subject: Requested link from Your Web Site to the LeRoy C. Merritt Humanitarian Fund http://www.ala.org/ala/ifrt/ifrtinaction/merrittfundifrt/merrittfundifrt.htm Dear Colleagues: The American Library Association's Intellectual Freedom Round Table is working with the LeRoy C. Merritt Humanitarian Fund to help promote the existence of this trust fund. We want to be sure that it remains a known, and viable, resource for librarians who are facing discrimination and/or censorship challenges and who may benefit from applying to the Merritt Fund for personal financial assistance under extreme circumstances. We are engaging in promotional efforts aimed at increasing the Web presence of the Merritt Fund. To that end, we are contacting individuals with relevant home pages, and Web masters of organizations that deal directly with librarians, with a request that a link be provided to the Fund's site. Will you consider linking from your Web site to the Merritt Fund site? From plib2 at webjunction.org Mon Oct 25 19:19:24 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:45 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Perspectives on Small Public Libraries (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Nann Blaine Hilyard" Subject: Perspectives on Small Public Libraries Small is Beautiful =20 Do you work in or patronize a public library serving 10,000 people or fewer? You know firsthand not only the limitations of the small community but also the benefits. =20 Giving a preschool storyhour on Monday and a book review to the Golden Years Club on Tuesday.... Knowing not only your patrons but also all their relatives ... Being asked at the grocery store if you could deliver a couple of books on your way home.... Knowing that that same trip to the grocery will be observed by at least one person who wants to know why you're out in the middle of the day. =20 What's your perspective on any aspect of small public libraries? You are invited to share your thoughts with the readers of Public Libraries, the journal of the Public Library Association. Essays of 800-1100 words should be e-mailed by November 24 to the Perspectives co-editor. =20 =20 Thank you for your consideration. =20 =20 Skip Auld Nann Blaine Hilyard Zion-Benton Public Library Zion, Illinois 60099 nbhilyard@zblibrary.org =20 =20 ********************************************************************* Due to deletion of content types excluded from this list by policy, this multipart message was reduced to a single part, and from there to a plain text message. ********************************************************************* From plib2 at webjunction.org Mon Oct 25 19:19:36 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:45 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Free reference series (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Bricker-Barrett, Nannette" Subject: Free reference series We have a number of reference series that are free to a good home (small print: you pay for shipping). If you are interested in taking an entire series (or large sections thereof) please e-mail Alicia Mesa at amesa@lib.sbcounty.gov to check on availability and to arrange shipping. If you have an academic colleagues who might be interested in any titles please forward this message. Title Years # of Volumes Book Review Index 1965-2000 40 Bowker Annual 1992-2000 9 Library Literature 1961-1994 24 Facts on File 1941-2001 69 Information Please Almanac 1968-1998 19 Whitaker's Almanack 1977-2001 21 World Almanac 1868-2000 49 Essay and General Literature 1900-1994 13 Book Review Digest 1905-2000 102 Readers Guide to Periodical Literature 1905-2000 59 Los Angeles Times Index 1985-1997 13 New York Times Index 1851-1999 127 Statistical Abstract of U.S. 1907-1999 74 CQ Congress and the Nation 1945-1992 8 California Blue Book 1895-1975 20 Congressional Quarterly Almanac 1960-1999 30 Walkers Directory of companies 1973-1995 46 International Directory of Company Histories 41 Grangers Index to Poetry 1919-1977 13 Contemporary Literary Criticism 1973-2001 144 Twentieth Century Literary Critism 1978-2001 109 Biography Index 1946-2000 25 Contemporary Authors 1967-1992 105 Current Biography 1940-2000 64 Dictionary of American Biography 21 International Who's Who 1964-2002 30 National Cyclopedia of American Biography 77 New York Times Biographical Edition 1970-2001 62 Who Was Who in America 1607-1993 12 Who's Who in America 1920-1997 54 Nannette Bricker-Barrett Collection Development Coordinator San Bernardino County Library 104 West Fourth Street San Bernardino, CA 92415-0035 909-387-5717 909-387-5880 fax nbricker@lib.sbcounty.gov From plib2 at webjunction.org Tue Oct 26 21:10:22 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:46 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] "So Simple It Almost Operates Itself!" (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Joe Schallan Subject: "So Simple It Almost Operates Itself!" Tonight I re-watched Preston Sturges's 1948 comedy, "Unfaithfully Yours," with Rex Harrison as the jealous conductor, Sir Alfred de Carter, and Linda Darnell as his young wife, Daphne, whom he unjustly suspects of infidelity. Sir Alfred, as played by Harrison, is debonair, worldly, and brilliant. And, physically, a world-class klutz. There's a remarkable scene in which he has a confrontation with a sort of early home recording device -- the "Simplicitas." I regard the scene not only as tremendously funny, but as an astute comment on man's encounter with technology, just as apropos to today's situation as that of 1948. Harrison's character engages the Simplicitas -- and loses. And not only loses, but is humiliated, for the manuals that come with the device assure him constantly as follows: "The Simplicitas Home Recorder -- So Simple It Almost Operates Itself!" The contraption has a front panel that looks like the instrument panel of a commercial jetliner. It is accompanied by pages upon pages of user instructions, replete with arcana and technical jargon. ("Lift the dog cam adjacent to the armature . . ." ) For help, the hapless user is referred to dense circuit diagrams and flowcharts. But it is so simple it almost operates itself! (A poignant bit shows Harrison's character daydreaming, picturing himself deftly and expertly using the machine. But when he confronts the actual device, he turns into Mr. Fumblefingers. Isn't that just how it is when we shop for a computer? We see that snazzy new Dell, and see ourselves seated before it, doing incredibly cool and wonderful things. And then we take it home and fumble.) Fifty-six years after the Simplicitas Home Recorder, I cannot but note that the situation is now not the same . . . . It is much worse. Consider what you may have around your home: Flat-screen TV or maybe even HDTV, a VCR, a DVD player, multiple CD players, a camcorder, clock radios, a microwave oven, fridges and washers and dryers with digital controls, maybe a TiVo, a couple personal computers, a scanner, a burner, a DSL or cable-modem connection, a wireless base station, one or two digital cameras and perhaps a 35mm-film Nikon or Olympus sulking in a closet, a Bose wave radio, an MP3 player, a satellite TV or radio receiver, cordless phones, cell phones, PDAs, a car with enough gizmos on the dashboard to distract not just one driver but the entire field of the Indy 500 . . . And I've missed some more stuff, I'm sure. And EACH AND EVERY DEVICE has its own user interface and documentation. All there for your convenience. All there to save you time. So simple they almost operate themselves! Somehow we soldier on, though I suspect we all have any number of winsome, whirring, blinking devices, whose buttons no longer feel the stroke of human fingers, as they lie, forlorn, unprogrammed and unprogrammable, tiny technical orphans cast ashore by the tsunami of technical progress, flotsam on the wide beach of modern life, regarded with puzzlement and bewilderment by those who once thought they had found treasure. Yesterday's glinting doubloons are today's rotting piles of kelp. As we sink billions of man- and woman-hours into futzing with our hoohahs and gizmos, trying to make them be as convenient as they promise us they will be, and as we find ourselves scolded by documentation that assures us of their ease of use, no one asks "What have we gained?" Greater peace of mind, more time, more love, more community? Do you own your devices or do they own you? There are days I just want to taste the food, smell the air, read a book, and smooch the wife . . and not spend eight hours trying to sync my PDA with my laptop PC. There are days -- all the days, actually -- I'd rather study the intricacies of iambic pentameter than the intricacies of Javascript. Most people are more like Sir Alfred de Carter than like Harold the neighborhood geek. And many, their computers and printers rendered inoperable by god knows what, come to us -- the library -- as a last resort. Tonight, I renew my promise to treat these victims of technology with forbearance, patience, and good cheer, remembering that each one of them is Sir Alfred. They are frustrated, even more than I am when I have to explain for the 1,438,563rd time what attachments are, and how to add them to an e-mail message. (Lord, yes, this will not be easy.) They come to us as walking wounded, the collaterally damaged civilians of the technical wars. (They own computers that you stop by clicking on a button that says "Start," for chrissakes!) We will do well to greet them pleasantly, and do what we can to help. Even if it isn't about books or reading. And remember the cautionary tale of Sir Alfred de Carter and the Simplicitas Home Recorder, the story that exposes the great lie and come-on of the technological era: "So simple it almost operates itself!" --Joe Schallan, Phoenix who works in a place where, once upon a time, you could find books simply by flipping through cards with your fingers, without having to have keyboarding skills, or knowledge of GUIs, or having to make a humiliating trip over to the information priesthood at the desk, admitting your incapacity and incompetence . . . a place that was once triumphantly human-scale . . . From plib2 at webjunction.org Tue Oct 26 21:10:38 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:46 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] LITA Workshops at ALA Midwinter in Boston (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Rob Carlson" Subject: LITA Workshops at ALA Midwinter in Boston (widely posted; apologies for duplication) LITA is presenting its two newest Regional Institutes as pre-Midwinter workshops in Boston. Both will be held from 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. on Friday, January 14th, 2005. Wireless Networks in Libraries This workshop provides in-depth and practical information on wireless networking technologies, focusing on how libraries can take advantage of wireless to provide flexible access to their network-based services and electronic resources. Systems librarians, administrators, and other library staff involved in making decisions regarding library networking infrastructure or with the implementation of wireless networks will want to attend. The workshop is presented by Marshall Breeding, Library Technology Officer at Vanderbilt University and a regular contributor to LITA's popular Top Technology Trends discussions. Establishing an Institutional Repository This workshop covers the technical, policy and human factors related to establishing an institutional repository (IR). Based in part on the presenter's Library Technology Report "Establishing an Institutional Repository" (July/August 2004), the workshop will reflect the current state of IR development and best practices, as well as the lessons learned by early adopters. It is intended for librarians, administrators, and computer professionals at institutions with an IR project under consideration or in early stages of development. Presenter Susan Gibbons is the Assistant Dean of Public Services and Collection Development at the River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester. She has been involved in the University of Rochester's IR project since 2000 and is the co-principal investigator of an IMLS grant to better understand how an IR can fit into the current work practices of faculty from different disciplines. Fees for these workshops are $195 LITA Members; $255 ALA Members; $305 nonmembers; $195 student or retired. Registration is now open at http://www.ala.org/ala/eventsandconferencesb/midwinter/2005/institutes.htm .. From plib2 at webjunction.org Tue Oct 26 21:10:46 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:46 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] moving boxes. (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Franz, Patty" Subject: moving boxes. We find that we are going to have to pack up and close a library two months earlier than expected. Does anyone have a good source for packing boxes? Also any suggestions on preferable sizes, ways to pack, etc. would be greatly appreciated. Patty Patty Franz Supervising Librarian Pamunkey Regional Library P. O. Box 119 Hanover, VA 23069 pfranz@pamunkeylibrary.org From plib2 at webjunction.org Tue Oct 26 21:10:54 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:46 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] spyware & adware (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Ginther, Craig" Subject: spyware & adware We're a large public library looking at implementing some kind of system-wide spyware/adware prevention program. Would anyone be willing to share your experiences with this type of thing? Does anyone use Spybot, Ad-aware, or a combination for staff & public PCs? Is there a better way of handling this type of thing? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Craig Craig Ginther Coordinator (Acting), Virtual Library Services Ottawa Public Library/Bibliothèque publique d'Ottawa 101 Centrepointe Drive, Ottawa, Ontario K2G 5K7 Phone: 613-580-2424 X41588 craig.ginther@library.ottawa.on.ca/ http://www.library.ottawa.on.ca/ From plib2 at webjunction.org Tue Oct 26 21:11:17 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:46 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Magazines----crafts & teens (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Cris Adams" Subject: Magazines----crafts & teens Two of our popular magazines have been discontinued---Teen magazine & Craft Traditions. Do any of you subscribe to other magazines for teens that you've found are particularly popular? We already have Seventeen but were curious about Teen People or others. As for Craft Traditions, it was one of the few craft magazines we could find that included a variety of crafts rather than just quilting or knitting or whatever. Has anyone found another general craft magazine that your patrons enjoy? Thanks in advance, Cris Adams Hobbs Public Library 509 N. Shipp Hobbs, NM 88240 (505) 397-9328 From plib2 at webjunction.org Tue Oct 26 21:11:26 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:46 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Forming a Writers' Group (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Dianne Harmon" Subject: Forming a Writers' Group We just hosted a free author's fair at our branch library and received many requests to start a writer's group. We have found someone who is experienced and willing to lead the group and we'll basically let them use one of our meeting rooms. My question is -- if you host a writer's group, how often do they meet? We've had a request for every week and we don't feel we could handle that. Dianne Dianne Harmon Associate Director Joliet Public Library 815-740-2660 fax 815-744-7208 www.joliet.lib.il.us From plib2 at webjunction.org Tue Oct 26 21:11:34 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:46 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] RA Workshop - Albany, NY - registration deadline next week (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Amy Brozio-Andrews" Subject: RA Workshop - Albany, NY - registration deadline next week Please excuse cross-posting: By The Book: A Reader’s Advisory Workshop November 8th and 9th, 2004 Albany Public Library, Albany, NY Do you feel anxious when a patron asks you for a book recommendation? Do you want a better understanding of the role of readers’ advisory in the public library and how you can improve your library’s presentation of this service? Join us at Albany Public Library when Joyce Saricks, author of Readers’ Advisory Service in the Public Library and The Readers’ Advisory Guide to Genre Fiction, comes to talk with us about developing excellent readers’ advisory techniques. November 8th, 6:00 – 8:45 p.m. · Read the Book and See the Movie; read Big Fish and join us Monday evening for pizza while we watch the movie and discuss the book. November 9th, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. · Kick off the workshop with a light breakfast and tours of the library’s genrefied fiction collection, then Joyce Saricks will present an informative session on readers’ advisory tools and techniques, overviews of several popular genres, and discussion of how you can promote readers’ advisory services in your home library. Workshop includes lunch. Registration · $50 per person · Must be received by Monday, Nov. 1, 2004 Directions to Albany Public Library and a list of area hotels is available through our website at http://www.albanypubliclibrary.org/raconf.htm. Contact Amy Maurer via email at maurera@uhls.lib.ny.us or 518-427-4349 with any questions. From plib2 at webjunction.org Wed Oct 27 21:57:00 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:47 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Clientele changes over the past 20-30 years (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Charles Anderson" Subject: Clientele changes over the past 20-30 years For an article on which I am working, I would like to hear from librarians who have been working in the field over the past twenty years or more. I am interested in whether and if so, to what degree, you feel there has been a change in the character and type of frequent library users, particularly in the area of more dependence on the library for services that were or are typically provided by government agencies. Examples could be the homeless; latchkey kids in the library; "problem" teens hanging out at the library or its grounds because they have nowhere else to go; individuals on (or off) psychotropic medications, etc. If you feel this is a definite trend, then how has it impacted the use of public libraries by what might be considered the typical clientele of 20-30 years ago? I'm not taking a position one way or the other, nor do I intend this as any kind of judgmental thing (at least not at this point). I'd just like to hear a few opinions from around the country. Charles R. Anderson P.O. Box 15642 Seattle, WA 98115-0642 (206) 527-5446 mailto:anderson@the-indexer.com http://www.the-indexer.com ***** Author: Puzzles and Essays from "The Exchange": Tricky Reference Questions. Haworth Press Inc., 2003. From plib2 at webjunction.org Wed Oct 27 21:57:11 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:47 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] floating collections (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: susan Subject: floating collections Is anyone out there in PUBLIB land using floating collections in their library? We have been considering doing this and would like to generate a conversation via a conference call on this topic concerning experiences, both good and bad, info you wish you had before you started, how you started and with which collection, etc. Our Systems Dept. had identified a couple of libraries who both use Horizon and the floating coll idea, but we have not been able to set anything up as of yet. We would be interested in trying to set up something within the next few weeks. As I mentioned, we have Horizon and are a medium sized library with three locations. We are considering starting with the videos and possibly expanding from there as we see how it goes. Any advice? If you like, you may respond to me at my work email (snim@kenton.lib.ky.us). Thanks in advance! Susan Calloway Nimersheim Kenton County PL Covington, KY From plib2 at webjunction.org Wed Oct 27 21:57:47 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:47 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] unsolicited help? (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Carol M. Guerriero" Subject: unsolicited help? This is a "how do you handle this" question. In our library we fax things for patrons from our fax machine in the workroom. Recently, I've faxed a few resumes that could use some proofreading and spelling corrections (often more than one). Of course, I shouldn't be reading the material, and usually don't, but these are things that jump out when you glance at it. So should I point this out to the patron? To begin with, I shouldn't be "reading" it in the first place. And even if I do, is it really up to me to point it out? Even if we do, we don't currently have any way for the person to make corrections onsite, so do I send the fax as is and mention afterward, or come back to them before I send it? Is it really up to me to "improve" their introduction to their possible employers? Resumes represent the possible employee, and if they are willing to send it out that way, is it up to a librarian to "make it better"? (I've always avoided doing this with a student's homework.) And if I do, where do you draw the line (just correcting spelling, or commenting on style, or offering a resume handbook?). Any thougts? Carol Guerriero ***Subscribe to our monthly Livonia Civic Center Library library e-newsletter at 32777 Five Mile Road livonia.lib.mi.us*** Livonia, Michigan 48154 (734)466-2485 cmg@tln.lib.mi.us From plib2 at webjunction.org Wed Oct 27 22:07:13 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:47 2005 Subject: resume critique Message-ID: I think I'd do this.. prepare a single page list/guide to local resume services (state Labor Dept offices? women's support centers? Small Biz Development Centers?) ..include some of yr resume/cover letter books, etc. Then it becomes "couldn't help noticing that was a resume. Perhaps you'd be interested in our career material?" My colleague Lynne Olver runs an agressive, immensely successful job seekers support program here ..and we have the reverse problem. We have people begging us to critique their resumes. And we can't, really. It's a road you don't want to start down. You don't have the hours in the day or the staff on duty ...! Point them to best local support. ----------- Sara Weissman Morris County Library http://www.mclib.info From plib2 at webjunction.org Wed Oct 27 22:07:46 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:47 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] online requesting (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: greenberg@main.morris.org Subject: online requesting In the early stages of online requesting, have any library systems found themselves deluged with paperwork? The public seems to think clicking a Request button activates an automated process that instantly pulls and holds the item. They hurry in only to found the process has not even begun. The larger issue seems to be that they bog their request down in processing delays that actually postpone their accessing an item by exposing it to phoned requests or in-person visits hours or days later. Have libraries responded by placing limits on the number of online requests, or by posting a disclaimer on the screen that phoning is quicker? Inundated in New Jersey, Mitch Greenberg Morris County Library From plib2 at webjunction.org Wed Oct 27 22:08:14 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:47 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Electronic Auto Repair Handbooks (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Samantha Johnson" Subject: Electronic Auto Repair Handbooks I am researching the possibility of subscribing to electronic auto repair materials at my medium-sized public library. I would appreciate any feedback on the quality/value/user-friendliness of specific products, plus information on how your users responded to the electronic format. Thank you! Samantha Johnson Reference Librarian Moore Memorial Public Library 1701 9th Ave North Texas City, TX 77590 From plib2 at webjunction.org Wed Oct 27 22:08:26 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:47 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] RE: spyware & adware (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Houghton, Sarah" Subject: RE: spyware & adware Craig, This is a great question, and one that I think more and more libraries are facing. I can only speak to using these programs on staff PCs, but I hope that helps. I've been using the following four programs on my staff PC for about a year, and I have had a lot less problems with spyware and adware since doing so. I teach a class to our staff about security & privacy on computers, and recommend these programs to them as well. * Spyware Blaster (http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html) detects known spyware ActiveX controllers and prevents web pages from putting them on your system. * Spyware Guard (http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareguard.html) detects malicious .exe programs, any attempts to hijack your browser, and prevents some spyware from being installed through Internet Explorer. * Spybot Search & Destroy (http://spybot.eon.net.au/) will search your computer for spyware that has already been installed, and then clean the files off of your system. * AdAware (http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/) scans your memory, registry, and drives for known data-mining, aggressive advertising, and tracking components, and then clean the files off of your system. I started off just running Spybot & AdAware. I was picking up 20-40 things daily on each one. After I installed Spyware Blaster & Spyware Guard, the number went down to about 2. So, I would recommend running all 4, at least from my experiences. The key is to update and run these programs regularly (as it is with any system). I haven't had any trouble with these programs interfering with any of my other programs or utilities, which is also a good sign. Cheers, Sarah Houghton e-Services Librarian, Marin County Free Library AKA Librarian in Black (http://www.librarianinblack.net) -----Original Message----- From: Ginther, Craig [mailto:Craig.Ginther@library.ottawa.on.ca] Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2004 6:14 PM To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: [PUBLIB] spyware & adware We're a large public library looking at implementing some kind of system-wide spyware/adware prevention program. Would anyone be willing to share your experiences with this type of thing? Does anyone use Spybot, Ad-aware, or a combination for staff & public PCs? Is there a better way of handling this type of thing? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Craig Craig Ginther Coordinator (Acting), Virtual Library Services Ottawa Public Library/Bibliothèque publique d'Ottawa 101 Centrepointe Drive, Ottawa, Ontario K2G 5K7 Phone: 613-580-2424 X41588 craig.ginther@library.ottawa.on.ca/ http://www.library.ottawa.on.ca/ Email Disclaimer: http://www.co.marin.ca.us/nav/misc/EmailDisclaimer.cfm From plib2 at webjunction.org Wed Oct 27 22:08:33 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:47 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] NASIG Call for proposals-FINAL WEEK (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Anne McKee Subject: NASIG Call for proposals-FINAL WEEK This is a quick reminder that the second targeted call for proposals for the NASIG 2005 Annual Conference to be held May 19-22, 2005 at The Hilton Minneapolis and Towers in Minneapolis, MN closes in one week on November 3, 2004. After reviewing the proposals we have received during the first call and trying to identify elements of a comprehensive program, the Committee is interested in proposals that address the following topics: Funding strategies Off-site storage issues related to cataloging, inventory & management Helping patrons understand the serials crisis New licensing issues How to write and respond to RFPs Blogs and wikis in libraries, including whether to catalog and/or provide access, how they are being used Archiving debates: PubMED vs LOCKSS vs publisher sites Embargo vs open access for NIH articles Institutional repositories Effect of the aggregator-neutral record on serials cataloging practice FRBR and continuing resources The idea of seriality in cataloging MARC holdings Presentation Skills Profession in general (recruiting, etc.) The Program Planning Committee will review all submitted proposals for their content, timeliness, and relevance to the conference theme and reserves the right to combine, blend, or refocus proposals to maximize their relevance and to avoid duplication. In addition, the Committee will treat all submissions as suggestions and guideposts. Time management issues and reimbursement guidelines generally limit each session to two speakers. Also note that proposals may be suggested as one type of session and/or format and ultimately be accepted as any one of the other types of sessions or formats; this decision is the purview of the Program Planning Committee. For more information about the North American Serials Interest Group, please see: http://www.nasig.org. For complete program information, please see the original Call for Proposals and Program Ideas Suggestions at: http://www.nasig.org/public/2005proposals.htm NASIG has a reimbursement policy for conference speakers whose organizations do not cover expenses. For more information about this policy, please see: http://www.nasig.org/public/reimbursement_policy.htm To suggest a proposal, please fill out the submission form available at: http://www.nasig.org/public/forms/idea.htm. The deadline for this call for proposals and ideas is November 3, 2004. Please refer questions or comments to the committee co-chairs: Marilyn Geller (marilyn.geller@configuredinfo.com) Emily McElroy (emcelroy@darkwing.uoregon.edu) ****************************** Anne E. McKee NASIG Past President/Publicist From plib2 at webjunction.org Wed Oct 27 22:08:48 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:47 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Chilton catfight (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Jerry Kuntz" Subject: Chilton catfight Apparently there's a catfight going on between EBSCO and Gale over rights to the Chilton name and content, but I've been unable to find any published details. This is a pretty important issue to any library trying to compare EBSCO's Auto Repair Center product with Gale's Chilton Library. As far as I understand it, EBSCO has license to the content of the Chilton's manual distributed by Nichols Publishing Company, while Gale has license to the content of the Chilton Total Car Care manuals (published by Thomson Delmar). What seems crucial is whether legal action may make one of these disappear; or if the difference is that one has rights to retrospective material while the other has rights to current material. Does anyone have any more information? In the meanwhile, I'll try to get more information from both EBSCO and Gale. -- Jerry Kuntz Electronic Resources Consultant Ramapo Catskill Library System jkuntz@rcls.org -- From plib2 at webjunction.org Wed Oct 27 22:09:02 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:47 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Librarian I position announcement (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Melissa Malcolm" Subject: Librarian I position announcement Hi all: We're looking for a librarian I for our busy reference department. This library system lives to keep patrons happy, thus we offer lots of computer instruction (including one-on-one sessions with librarian and computer user) and programming for adults. We like to laugh a lot around here, so work tends to be as pleasant as it is busy. Online applications are the only way to go, and that address appears at the end of the announcement. Thanks so much for applying! The Chesapeake Central Library in Chesapeake, Virginia, seeks an outstanding library professional eager to use their knowledge, training and enthusiasm to connect people with the information they are seeking. A strong commitment to customer service is required. Experience in public library reference work and working in an electronic environment is an asset. Must have the ability to interact positively and productively with staff, colleagues, and the public. Provides reference assistance at a public service desk; instructs the public in using the library, its materials, and its electronic resources. Shares a rotating work schedule that includes evenings and weekends. Requires completion of a Master's Degree in Library Science from an ALA accredited library school by date of hire; library and computer experience is desirable. Certification as a professional librarian by the Commonwealth of Virginia must be obtained within six weeks of employment. Schedule is flexible, including day, evening and weekend hours. An acceptable state and local criminal history report is required. Chesapeake Central Library 298 Cedar Road Chesapeake, Virginia 23322 (757) 382-6461 Salary: $34,803 Closing Date: November 4, 2004 Application is available online at www.job.CityofChesapeake.net If you have questions, please email the Human Resources department at selection@pers.city.chesapeake.va.us or call (757) 382-6492 Melissa A. Malcolm, Central Library Manager Chesapeake Public Library 298 Cedar Road Chesapeake, Virginia 23322-5598 (757) 382-6461 mmalcolm@chesapeake.lib.va.us From plib2 at webjunction.org Wed Oct 27 22:09:27 2004 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:50:47 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] book carts (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Jean Langlais" Subject: book carts Many thanks to publibber Edie Isele who passed this information on to me. Carol Hole of the Alachua County (FL) District Library tracked down the Acore carts. The Acore carts are lightweight aluminum with large casters, are very durable, stand up to the abuse of pushing over pavement, curb cut-outs, carpets, etc., and come in various sizes. The information below is accurate and Don Thompson is very approachable and creative. Jean Langlais From: Carol Hole Subject: [ABOS-L] ACORE shelving address I have tracked down ACORE shelving's new locale, for thos