From plib2 at webjunction.org Sat Jan 1 15:47:11 2005 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:51:27 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Re: Specialized maritime collection (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Grace-Ellen McCrann Subject: Re: Specialized maritime collection 30 December 2004 My first thought would be the National Wetlands Resource Center, which is part of the Department of the Interior. They have a website at: http://www.nwrc.usgs.gov/ The link to their Library has some great stuff --- including online publications (i.e., Waterfowl Management Handbook, Species Profiles and their Technical Report Series). You could add these links to an online info portal, or even add these electronic docs to your catalogue as online only records. ------------------------- You might also want to look at the Fish & Wildlife Service, another Interior agency. Their main webpage is: http://www.fws.gov/ ---------------------------- The Librarians' Index to the Internet has some neat resources under "Marine Biology" at: http://lii.org/search?m=p&query=marine+biology&searchtype=keywords ---------------------------- The Marine Resources Library in Charleston may also be able to help. http://www.mrl.cofc.edu/index.html --------------------- McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana has a Gulf Biologic Station Collection. Info at: http://www.library.mcneese.edu/depts/archive/gbiosta151.htm --------------------- The National Marine Fisheries Service (part of NOAA and the Department of Commerce) includes information on Gulf marine resources. Their website is: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/ -------------- And the Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries has a search feature on their home page --- I searched using shrimp and got several resources. http://www.wlf.state.la.us/apps/netgear/index.asp?cn=lawlf&pid=1 The URL for their Crustacean Programme (several shrimp resources) is: http://www.wlf.state.la.us/apps/netgear/index.asp?cn=lawlf&pid=549 -------------- The Louisiana Seafood Board has a website at: http://www.louisianaseafood.com/ -------------- The Louisiana Oysters website is at: http://www.louisianaoysters.org/ ---------------- Kind regards, Grace-Ellen Grace-Ellen McCrann Chief, Government Douments & Reference 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 -------------------- --- "Troxclair, Debbie" wrote: Our Parish president has asked us to develop a specialized collection for a new branch that we are building in the southern part of the parish. This collection is to include materials on commercial and recreational fishing, wetlands ecology, coastal erosion, conservation, and the oyster and shrimp fishing industries, especially in the Gulf of Mexico. Has anyone developed a specialized collection of this type? Could you suggest any sources that we might investigate to purchase the materials? Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thank you in advance. Debbie Troxclair Jefferson Parish Library 4747 W. Napoleon Metairie, LA 70001 dtroxclair@jefferson.lib.la.us (504) 838-1108 "A journey of a thousand sites begins with a single click." __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Read only the mail you want - Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail From plib2 at webjunction.org Sat Jan 1 15:48:31 2005 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:51:27 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Re: Filing/shelving of Large Print Books (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Bancroft Public Library (Salem)" Subject: Re: Filing/shelving of Large Print Books We have a small collection of Large Type books (in terms of percentage of total collection), but they are in their own separate section. People tend to come in searching specifically for LT, and know right where to browse for them. On a side note, our Books-on-tape are in a separate section, and books-on-CD are in yet another section. All for the same reason. --Don On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 12:41:56 -0800 (PST), philip.wong-cross@dc.gov wrote: > I have checked the archives without success. My query: > > How are your Large Print Books shelved in your library? In a separate room? in a separate section of shelving for each subject area? interfiled throughout with standard print books? > > If this hasn't been discussed,perhaps everyone else is ALREADY shelving their Large Print books with [i.e., inter-filed with] their standard print collections. ARE YOU? > > L.P. Books, afterall, are no longer the large CLUNKY things they were 30 years ago. My feeling is they ought to be interfiled with standard print so that as the population ages, books are all in one place by the library's classification scheme rather by size of print. Please share your thoughts and practices. > > --Phil Wong-Cross > > -- Donald J McMorris Jr Bancroft Public Library 181 South Main St PO Box 515 Salem, NY 12865 Phone/Fax: (518) 854-7463 www.slibrary.org From plib2 at webjunction.org Sat Jan 1 15:49:40 2005 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:51:27 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Re: Filing/shelving of Large Print Books (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Conroy, Margaret " Subject: Re: Filing/shelving of Large Print Books Our large print collection is segregated from regular print, shelved at the beginning of the adult fiction. Large print non-fiction is also shelved there. We currently also group our LP fiction by genre, but as ours is a proportionately small collection, this makes a bit of a mess, IMHO. But, nobody asked me! From plib2 at webjunction.org Sat Jan 1 15:50:06 2005 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:51:27 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Books for Soldiers (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Kyle Stedman Subject: Books for Soldiers http://www.booksforsoldiers.com/ Help the troops escape boredom by donating some books. You can also donate DVDs and CDs requested by soldiers. Thanks, Kyle Stedman, Public Librarian --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - 250MB free storage. Do more. Manage less. ********************************************************************* 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 Jan 1 20:27:01 2005 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:51:27 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Re: Filing/shelving of Large Print Books (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Diedre Conkling Subject: Re: Filing/shelving of Large Print Books I have sort of mixed views on this issue and I am not sure what the right view is. I have worked in fairly medium sized collections where the large print collection was separated and it appeared to work well. These were also libraries that could afford to have duplicates of the same titles in regular type and large print. Also, with the size of the larger collection the large print books would have been harder to find since they were a significantly smaller part of the collection. Even with labeling that is very visible. However, I have real questions about it in a smaller collection, say a collection of less than 20,000 items total. In a small library without a large budget for materials one might not want to buy duplicates of such titles. It seems that if the children's and adult nonfiction is interfiled, in a small library it works well. Children can pick out items on a higher reading level and maybe be pushed onto reading at higher levels. Adults will pull a children's book off the shelf, when they wouldn't if the item were in a children's area. And we all know that sometimes they get exactly the information they want. Can this also work in a similar way with large print books? If the large print books are interfiled with the other books people that don't necessarily need them might pick them up when they would never even look at books in a separate large print collection? I am finding that in one library I work with that the books are getting separated into so many little sections that it is difficult for me to find items. So I wonder how hard it is for the patrons. But maybe this is another issue altogether. Anyway, I would love definative answers to these questions but so far I haven't found any. Maybe trial and error is the solution but we have to be willing to test the waters and see what works. We also have to be willing to admit that something doesn't work and try something else. This is probably the hard part for me. 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 Sat Jan 1 20:27:35 2005 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:51:27 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] RE: Shelving Large Print (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Sana Moulder" Subject: RE: Shelving Large Print Phil, We also shelve our large print in a section by itself. It is in the = very beginning of the fiction section. We don't shelve it by genre, but = there are genre labels on all the books, so patrons looking for = mysteries or romance can easily find those things. The LP non-fiction = is shelved at the end of the LP fiction. We keep it separate from = standard print books because we think that people needing LP books are = not likely to have any use for standard print books. =20 Sana Moulder Fayetteville, NC ********************************************************************* 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 Jan 1 20:28:52 2005 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:51:27 2005 Subject: large print Message-ID: Sender: "Tina Hager" Large print books... We currently shelve ours in one section that is large print but it does get cumbersome when browsing for a certain author because you have to look in two places. It is good for those people only wanting large print though. But then again I can see the benefit of interfiling too. Tina Hager Little Elm Public Library director From plib2 at webjunction.org Sun Jan 2 16:46:41 2005 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:51:28 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] NEEDED: first time director of a small public library (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Edward Elsner" Subject: NEEDED: first time director of a small public library I need one person to volunteer to read through my manuscript for the Public Library Helper and flag any areas that are unclear. Other suggestions and comments are also welcomed. This person needs to be in their first library director position and must be running a small public library serving less than 20,000 population. It is my hope for the Public Library Helper to be a wonderful book for all small public libraries. I am attempting to cover all the basics involved in managing and working in a small public library. Thanks. Edward Elsner, Director & 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 Mon Jan 3 14:14:12 2005 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:51:28 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Re: Filing/shelving of Large Print Books (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Sally Burnell" Subject: Re: Filing/shelving of Large Print Books Where I work, we shelve our Large Print books separately from our regular print collection, and that includes LT Non-Fic as well. We do have some duplicate Large Print/Regular Print titles and some duplicate copies of LT titles on the shelves as well, although again, not many. We use our LT collection probably more extensively than many libraries, but then, I work in outreach librarianship, so....it only goes to figure. But in recent years, so many of our old LT readers have ditched reading altogether in favour of watching videos/DVD's that our collection is only really getting used at our nursing home drop sites and our materials-by-mail anymore. Times were that the demand for hot new LT titles was very high, but in these video/DVD oriented times, that isn't as much the case anymore. Oh, and by the way, I am new to this list, having only joined very recently. ~Sally Burnell, paraprofessional librarian Akron-Summit County Public Library Mobile Services Department From plib2 at webjunction.org Mon Jan 3 14:14:21 2005 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:51:28 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] REMINDER: Alexander Hamilton Exhibit Applications Due Jan. 21! (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Laura Hayes" Subject: REMINDER: Alexander Hamilton Exhibit Applications Due Jan. 21! The American Library Association (ALA) Public Programs Office, the New-York Historical Society, and the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History are accepting grant applications from public, academic and special libraries, as well as National Park historic sites, wishing to host the traveling exhibition, Alexander Hamilton: The Man Who Made Modern America. Public, academic and special libraries and National Park historic sites interested in hosting the exhibition can download the application and guidelines at www.ala.org/publicprograms. Applications must be received by January 21, 2005. The exhibit examines Hamilton's central role during the Revolutionary War and Founding period (1774-1804) in creating the economic, constitutional, social, journalistic, political and foreign policy templates for modern America. It will acquaint visitors with a statesman and visionary whose life inspired discussion and controversy and shaped the America we live in two hundred years after his death. The traveling exhibition is based on a major exhibition of the same title on display at the New-York Historical Society from September 10, 2004 until February 28, 2005. Two copies of the exhibit will travel to 40 libraries and National Park historic sites around the country between October 2005 and March 2009. Each exhibit will consist of six colorful, freestanding 18-foot-long and 7-foot-high panels. Each section will examine a different period in Hamilton's life, from his birth through his experience in the American Revolution and his career in politics, to the infamous duel with Aaron Burr that fatally wounded him, and the legacy he left in many arenas of government. Libraries and National Park historic sites selected for the tour will receive grants of $1,000 from the National Endowment for the Humanities for planning seminar and/or programming expenses. Selected institutions will host the exhibition for a six-week period and are expected to present at least two free public programs featuring a lecture or discussion by a qualified scholar on exhibition themes. All showings of the exhibition will be free and open to the public. For more information about Alexander Hamilton: The Man Who Made Modern America, please visit www.ala.org/publicprograms. Support for the exhibit is provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities. 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 Mon Jan 3 14:14:24 2005 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:51:28 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] REMINDER: WWI Film Series Applications Due Jan. 31 (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Laura Hayes" Subject: REMINDER: WWI Film Series Applications Due Jan. 31 The American Library Association (ALA) Public Programs Office and National Video Resources (NVR) are accepting grant applications from libraries of all types that are interested in hosting The World War I Years: America Becomes a World Power, a new film viewing and discussion series. Support for the series is provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). Libraries interested in presenting the series can download the application and guidelines at www.ala.org/publicprograms or www.ww1films.com. Applications must be received by January 31, 2005. The World War I Years is a six-part, scholar-led film viewing and discussion series that explores the political and social history of the United States in the early 20th century. Themes for the six programs in the series are: The Road to War, Over There: The Military History of the American Expeditionary Force, Modern War: The Experience of the Doughboys, The American People in Wartime, Peace Making: The League of Nations Experiment, and After the War: The Turbulent Years. Fifty libraries will be selected to participate in The World War I Years project. Participating libraries will receive a collection of six carefully curated documentary films to use for the series and keep as part of their permanent collections; seven compelling essays on the film topics written by eminent scholars; an extensive resource guide for additional reading, videos, and Web sites; and program and publicity materials. Additionally, 25 of the selected libraries will be invited to send the program coordinator and scholar to a training seminar in Chicago. These libraries will also receive a $1,300 grant to use toward seminar travel and other expenses. For more information, please visit www.ala.org/publicprograms or www.ww1films.com. ALA Public Programs OfficeLinking Libraries, Communities and Culturewww.ala.org/publicprogramspublicprograms@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 Mon Jan 3 14:14:31 2005 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:51:28 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Shelving Large Print Books (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Amkleiman1@aol.com Subject: Shelving Large Print Books Hi Phil, I'm adding my voice to the mix. Simply, Libraries purchase Large Print Books for patrons (mainly seniors) with visual impairments. By shelving these items separately, it allows patrons already with some limited sight to find books easily. Isn't that what's it's all about! Libraries that inter-file their collections have reported that often a patron will borrow a Large Print book when the regular print title is in circulation. That works well in that situation. But Libraries have also reported that when the books are inter-filed their Large Print patrons (mainly seniors) have had trouble locating the titles, since now, after 30 years of Large Print production, Large Print look exactly like regular print books. Allan Allan M. Kleiman Chair, ALA Library Service to an Aging Population Committee President, NJLA Special Populations Section c/o Westfield Memorial Library 550 East Broad Street Westfield, NJ 07090 908-789-4090 ********************************************************************* 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 Jan 3 14:14:40 2005 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:51:28 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Library Serice to Older Adults @ ALA Midwinter (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Amkleiman1@aol.com Subject: Library Serice to Older Adults @ ALA Midwinter =20 =20 Planning on attending ALA Midwinter? Interested in Library Service to=20 Older Adults? or Service to the Baby Boomers? Then, I would like to cordia= lly=20 invite you to attend one of our upcoming meetings.=20 All meetings are open sessions. This is a good way to meet some of the=20 committee members, share ideas, and learn how to get involved with upcoming= =20 activities and=20 events.=20 The meetings are scheduled as follows:=20 Friday, January 14th=20 ALA Task Force on the White House Conference on Aging=20 Marriott Grand Ballroom 1, 08:30-11:00am=20 Saturday, 1/15=20 All RSS committee meeting (Library Service to an Aging Population Committee= )=20 09:00-11:00 =20 Westin America South=20 Sunday, 1/16=20 4:30-5:30pm=20 Hynes Convention Center, Room 310=20 Monday, 1/17=20 9:30am-11am.=20 Marriott Grand Ballroom G, Tables 48 and 49=20 Plus, Mark Your Calendars:=20 Scheduled for Friday June 24th in Chicago (prior to ALA Annual) and now=20 designated as an official pre-White House Conference event is our forum, on= : =E2=80=9C Libraries, Lifelong Learning, Information and Older Adults.=E2=80=9D More i= nformation=20 to follow after Midwinter.=20 For further information about the RUSA/RSS Library Service to an Aging=20 Population Committee, or aging related topics, please contact me, Allan M.=20 Kleiman, Chair, =20 at: _Kleiman@aol.com_ (mailto:Kleiman@aol.com) .=20 I hope to see you in Boston!=20 Allan=20 Allan M. Kleiman=20 Chair, RUSA/RSS Library Service to an Aging Population Committee=20 c/o Westfield Memorial Library=20 550 East Broad Street=20 Westfield, NJ 07090=20 908-789-4090=20 _kleiman@aol.com_ (mailto:kleiman@aol.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 Mon Jan 3 14:14:57 2005 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:51:28 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] RE: Large Print shelving (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Mimi Morris" Subject: RE: Large Print shelving It seems to me that the primary purpose of a large type collection is to make sure that materials are available to patrons with limited vision. If that is the case, I would always prefer to have those items separate from the general collection. People with vision problems have enough trouble navigating in a fully sighted society. I think that forcing them to find "their" books in the midst of hundreds of books they can't read is not serving them to the best of our ability. The serendipitous "finds" of large print goodies by patrons without vision problems is just fine--but I wouldn't go out of the way to make them easy to find for the lucky few while compromising their use by the intended audience. Just my thoughts... Happy New Year! Mimi From plib2 at webjunction.org Mon Jan 3 14:15:04 2005 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:51:28 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Lytle,Amy" Subject: [Cross-posted with apologies - please redistribute as appropriate. = Thank you.] OCLC Focus Group Opportunity on Research Repositories in Boston at = Mid-Winter OCLC is interested in talking with librarians about their plans and = needs for managing repositories of scholars and researchers' work. A = focus group discussion will take place in Boston on Sunday, January 16 = during Mid Winter American Library Association Conference. The = discussion will be facilitated by a professional market researcher. OCLC = is inviting librarians who are involved with repositories at academic = libraries to participate in the focus group discussion.=20 This research project will discuss managing repositories of scholars and = researchers' work. There will be two focus group sessions held at a = research facility in Boston on Sunday, January 16 at 12:30 - 2:00 p.m. = and 2:30 - 4:00 pm. There is limited space in each group. If you would like to participate in this research study, please respond = by completing the attached form and returning it by Friday, December 31 = to Marketing Backup in care of Diane Cellentani at: e-mail: dcellent@columbus.rr.com=20 phone: 614-844-5740=20 Diane represents the marketing research consulting firm conducting the = focus groups for OCLC. If you have questions, please call Diane = Cellentani at Marketing Backup (614-844-5740). A confirmation letter = with location details will be delivered to you soon via e-mail. =20 Participant Name: ________________________________________________ Title: __________________________________________________________ Library Name: ___________________________________________________ Street Address: __________________________________________________ City/State/Zip: ___________________________________________________ E-mail: __________________________________________________________ Phone #: __________________ =20 FAX #: ____________________________ THANK YOU! Please respond by Friday, January 7 ********************************************************************* 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 Jan 3 14:15:10 2005 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:51:28 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Librarian: Economic and financial justice begins with information: A LIBRARIAN AT EVERY TABLE-238 (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Kathleen de la Pena McCook Subject: Librarian: Economic and financial justice begins with information: A LIBRARIAN AT EVERY TABLE-238 Kathleen de la Pena McCook has sent you a link to a weblog: Blog: Librarian Post: Economic and financial justice begins with information: A LIBRARIAN AT EVERY TABLE-238 Link: http://alaet.blogspot.com/2005/01/economic-and-financial-justice-begins.html -- Powered by Blogger http://www.blogger.com/ From plib2 at webjunction.org Mon Jan 3 14:15:15 2005 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:51:28 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] RE: Shelving large print (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Cris Adams" Subject: RE: Shelving large print We have a separate section for large print and always have. I've read the other responses and understanding the thinking. However, I believe there's a bottom line: You have to ask yourself who you are purchasing the large print materials for. It's all well and good to want to encourage other people to read them, but most of our patrons who need these materials simply can't read regular print. Consequently, shelving large print in the regular stacks wouldn't be helpful at all for the people we actually purchase large print for. Just a thought........... Cris Adams Hobbs Public Library 509 N. Shipp Hobbs, NM 88240 (505) 397-9328 From plib2 at webjunction.org Mon Jan 3 14:15:54 2005 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:51:28 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] To refund or not to refund (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Cris Adams" Subject: To refund or not to refund When a patron loses a book, we charge them the list price plus a $3.00 processing fee. If the patron pays for the item, those funds go into our City's general fund as income, not back into our book budget. (Trust me---I've tried for years to get this changed, but with no success.) If the patron finds the book later and returns it, we refund all but the processing fee. If the refund is more than $10, our City has asked that we do a check request rather than deplete what little petty cash we have. But....the refund is taken from our book budget. Some of my staff members feel that the time & cost it takes to remove the item from the database, then add it back again, do a check request from City Hall, & then either contact the patron to pick up the check or mail it to them is not cost effective. Also, there's the issue of paying twice for the same book---once when the book is purchased, and a second time when the refund is given. (Often a patron will pay for a book knowing they have it at the house, but since it shows up as "lost" on their record, they're blocked from checking out. So they pay for it just to be able to check out again, then miraculously "find" the lost item & come in for their refund.) On Thursday during our staff meeting, we'll be talking about whether or not to recommend to the Library Board that we not do refunds for lost items. The main difficulty I see with this is that sometimes what was lost is out of print, and we just might like to have the item back in the collection. How do the rest of you handle refunds? Thanks, Cris Adams Hobbs Public Library 509 N. Shipp Hobbs, NM 88240 (505) 397-9328 From plib2 at webjunction.org Mon Jan 3 14:16:02 2005 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:51:28 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Intellectual Freedom Principles - Training (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Reference" Subject: Intellectual Freedom Principles - Training Has anyone done staff training on Intellectual Freedom Principles? If so, please reply to the list or email Jamie Bukovac, Director, Hinsdale Public Library at: jbukovac@hinsdale.lib.il.us. Thank you, Patti Palmer Head of Reference Hinsdale Public Library 20 East Maple Street Hinsdale, IL 60521 Phone: (630) 986-1976 Fax: (630) 986-9720 E-mail: Reference@hinsdale.lib.il.us www.hinsdale.lib.il.us From plib2 at webjunction.org Mon Jan 3 14:16:06 2005 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:51:28 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Classical music collection development resource (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Rebecca Bronson Subject: Classical music collection development resource Several years ago when I selected the music CD opening day collection for our new library, I used a reference source to help select classical music CDs. I thought it was a Schaum's guide, but I have looked on FirstSearch and didn't find a Schaum's for classical music, and of course, we don't have that title in our collection anymore. Anyone have any ideas which ref source it could be? Or does anyone have other suggestions for authoritative collection development resources for classical music? Classical is one of many genre that we collect, and although it doesn't circulate heavily, I feel that there are some works that we really should have somewhere in our three-location system. I understand, however, that not all renditions of Handel's Messiah are created the same, depending on conductor, orchestra, etc. Thanks! -- 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 Jan 3 14:16:11 2005 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:51:28 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Locking devices for printer trays (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Carol Simmons Subject: Locking devices for printer trays Happy New Year to all! Does anyone know where I can buy locking devices for computer printer (HP) trays or drawers? We're having problems with folks taking paper out of our lab printers....Thanks! Carol Simmons Director Daly City Library 40 Wembley Drive Daly City, CA 94015 650-991-8029 - phone 650-991-5726 - fax csimmons@dalycity.org www.dalycitylibrary.org Daly City Library - "Preserving Yesterday, Informing Today, Inspiring Tomorrow" From plib2 at webjunction.org Mon Jan 3 14:16:19 2005 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:51:28 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] January issue of CD HotList has been posted (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Rick Anderson" Subject: January issue of CD HotList has been posted The January issue of _CD HotList: New Releases for Libraries_ is now up and viewable at this URL: http://cdhotlist.btol.com This month's recommended titles include wonderful new recordings of works by such obscure composers as Johannes Prioris and Wilhelm Molique; on the pop side, there are new releases by old favorites like R.E.M. and the Stray Cats, as well as more obscure (but equally worthy) fare from Mark Lanegan and Zero 7. Of course, there are also lots of folk, country, jazz and world/ethnic recommendations for your collection-building pleasure. 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 Mon Jan 3 14:16:22 2005 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:51:28 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Re: Filing/shelving of Large Print Books (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Katie McDonough, Director" Subject: Re: Filing/shelving of Large Print Books We are a comparatively small library. Population roughly 6500 with a collection of approximately 30,000. We shelve our large print fiction separately, but we shelve large print non-fiction with the rest of the adult non-fiction. The thinking is that if some who needs LP is looking for a book on a particular subject, they'll be able to find it in our online catalog, whereas they want to be able to go straight to the LP fiction. This seems to work well. I'd be interested in what others do in terms of selecting LP titles. Our method is not very scientific. We use the reserve list. When we get to the point where we buy a second copy, we get a large print copy if available. Katie McDonough, Director Kimball Library Atkinson, NH From plib2 at webjunction.org Mon Jan 3 14:16:33 2005 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:51:28 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Nann Blaine Hilyard" Subject: http://broken.typepad.com/b/2004/06/library_sign.html Goes to show that *we* understand what we're talking about, but everyday patrons (or non-patrons) don't. =20 Does the Bethel library staff know they've been blogged? =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 Mon Jan 3 14:16:46 2005 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:51:28 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Sri Lankan Libraries Call for Assistance (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Don Wood" Subject: Sri Lankan Libraries Call for Assistance Sri Lankan Libraries Call for Assistance 03-01-2005 (IFLA) "A large number of school libraries, community libraries, children libraries, public libraries, libraries belonging to religious institutions* have either been completely destroyed or severely affected" says W. A. Abeysinghe, Chairman of the Sri Lankan National Library and Documentation Boards (NLDSB) in an appeal for help published by the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) today. The full text of the appeal reads as follows: Sri Lanka plunged into crisis as giant tidal waves lashed the southern, northern, and eastern coasts of the country causing over 12000 deaths and massive lost of property. The sudden rise in sea-level, a phenomenon known as tsunami, had been unleashed by a massive earthquake measured at 8.9 Richter scale, near northern Sumatra, Indonesia at 6.58 a.m. (Sri Lankan time) on Sunday 26th December 2004. According to the US Geological survey this was the fifth largest quake for a century and the biggest for 40 years. A wall of water as high as 50 feet triggered by the earthquake hit the Sri Lankan coast around 9.45 a.m. (Sri Lankan time). In some areas in Sri Lanka the killer waves had traveled as far as 5 kilometers inland and sucked in almost everything standing in its way. It is estimated that over one million people in the country have been affected by this phenomenal tragedy. Amidst this catastrophe a large number of school libraries, community libraries, children libraries, public libraries, libraries belong to religious institutions and a large number of private/home libraries in the affected areas have either been completely destroyed or severely affected. In this hour of calamity the National Library and Documentation Services Board (NLDSB) of Sri Lanka seeks assistance from the international community and especially from the IFLA members to reconstruct/repair the damaged libraries and the restoration of the damaged books and other library material. According to the preliminary estimates the damage to the buildings and to the other infrastructure facilities is huge and donations in the form of either library material or financial assistance are sought from the international library community. " Monetary donations can be sent to: the NLDSB account no. 00251620073963 at the Peoples Bank, Park Street Branch, Colombo, Sri Lanka. For further details please contact: Upali Amarasiri, Director General, National Library and Documentation Services Board (NLDSB), 14, Independence Avenue, Colombo 7. Sri Lanka. Website http://www.natlib.lk or http://www.lankapage.com E-mail: dg@mail.natlib.lk Tel. +94 11 2687581 Fax: +94 11 2685201 Many thanks in advance for your support! W.A.Abeysinghe Chairman National Library and Documentation Services Board, Sri Lanka Upali Amarasiri Director General National Library and Documentation Centre and National library and Documentation Services Board, Sri Lanka" Link(s) International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) WebWorld's resources page on the disaster in Asia National Library of Sri Lanka National Archives of Sri Lanka Contact National Library of Sri Lanka Abdelaziz Abid, UNESCO, Information Society Division Source IFLA From plib2 at webjunction.org Mon Jan 3 14:17:18 2005 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:51:28 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Information on cash registers (fwd) Message-ID: (Please send replies to the list or to Cynthia directly) Subject: Information on cash registers We are budgeted to purchase a cash register during this fiscal year. In all of my years in library work, I've never had to purchase a cash register and have absolutely no idea which ones are good and which ones not to even consider. My purchasing agent is also interested in knowing what paperwork anyone might have on the procurement process. Thanks in advance for your help with this query. Cynthia Pirtle Director of Library Services Moreno Valley Public Library 25480 Alessandro Blvd. Moreno Valley, CA 92553 951-413-3881 (V) 951-247-8346 (F) www.moreno-valley.ca.us From plib2 at webjunction.org Mon Jan 3 17:44:37 2005 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:51:28 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Laptop loan program (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Rosemarie Lewis Subject: Laptop loan program My library system recently acquired a grant to provide laptops for patron use within our branches. The intention is to increase the number of patron workstations without having to find a place for more furniture. The laptops will be loaned for an hour and patrons presumably can take them to any empty table in the building and still have access to the Internet and other services. Of course theft is a major concern. We have trouble keeping $20 DVDs, but somehow we're going to have to figure out a way to keep them from stealing $2000 laptops. We're also a little worried about getting the patrons to give up the laptops after their one-hour loan period is over. While I'd like to know if any of you have a similar program and what your experience has been, I'd also like to hear anyone else's concerns or opinions. Thanks for your time! (My apologies if this shows up twice. It didn't appear to have gone through the first time.) 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 http://www.mdpls.org "Delivering Excellence Every Day" From plib2 at webjunction.org Mon Jan 3 17:44:43 2005 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:51:28 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Start the New Year Off Right: Subscribe to LII New This Week (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "K.G. Schneider" Subject: Start the New Year Off Right: Subscribe to LII New This Week Stay ahead of the pack in 2005 by subscribing to New This Week, a free weekly announcement service from Librarians' Index to the Internet featuring dozens of newly-discovered, high-quality Websites carefully selected and annotated by our skilled LII librarians, who every week trawl the Internet seeking the best of the Web in every imaginable topic. Two flavors--and two ways to subscribe! New This Week's two flavors: 1. New This Week: our general publication, featuring Websites about current events, emerging issues, holidays, seasons, classic reference resources, and human interest (includes a link to More New This Week, which often features California-specific sites) 2. New This Week for Washington State: Websites specific to Washington State Two ways to subscribe to New This Week: by email subscription, or by RSS! 1. Email: go to http://lii.org/search/file/mailinglist 2. RSS (includes a tutorial explaining RSS): http://lii.org/search/file/liirss (Rss instructions for geeks only: drop http://lii.org into your aggregators and pick up the feeds that display.) You can also read New This Week on the Web (http://lii.org/ntw and http://wa.lii.org/ntw-wa ). But why tie a string around your finger? Let the best of the Web come to you. Subscribe today! Karen G. Schneider Director, Librarians' Index to the Internet http://lii.org kgs@lii.org Websites You Can Trust! ------------------------------- Primary financial support for Librarians' Index to the Internet provided by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian. Other sources include the Washington State Library. From plib2 at webjunction.org Mon Jan 3 17:44:49 2005 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:51:28 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] large print inter/filing (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Kelly McBride" Subject: large print inter/filing One thing no one has mentioned is that if you interfile, you are (IMHO) putting an additional burden on a population that already has vision difficulties. The burden is finding the large print books amongst the regular print books. If you are like us, your labels are the same size print (pretty small, 12 point, I think) on every material type. So sometimes in the stacks, with a florescent bulb nearing the end of it's life, standing almost on my head to read a label, I have trouble reading our labels--and I'm not even to the bifocal stage. (Well, okay, I'm on the cusp of bifocals, but that's my first mid-life crisis!) I've pondered whether we should use a large, bolder font for large print labels. It seems to me that interfiling non-print media with books (especially videos in non-fiction!) would work okay. Maybe even be better. But you can tell a video or book on tape/CD from a print book pretty easily. It's not so easy to tell if a book is large print (if you can't read those pesky little LPs on top line of the label) without OPENING the book. Just some thoughts. Pax, Kelly ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Kelly R. McBride, Director Russell Co. Public Library Lebanon, VA 24266 276-889-8044 (v) kmcbride@russell.lib.va.us ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From plib2 at webjunction.org Mon Jan 3 17:44:56 2005 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:51:28 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] lib-web-cats update request (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Marshall Breeding Subject: lib-web-cats update request As part of my ongoing efforts to ensure that the lib-web-cats online directory of libraries is accurate and up-to-date, I request that all public libraries review their listing in this resource. Lib-web-cats is available on the Web at: http://www.librarytechnology.org/libwebcats You can search or browse for your library, and click on the "details" link to see the complete entry. To submit changes, press the "Update This Entry" button on the bottom of the page. If your library is not listed, you can use this link to submit it: http://www.librarytechnology.org/lwc-edit.pl The information in lib-web-cats serves as a free online directory of libraries for the general public. Having accurate addresses and telephone numbers will help patrons find or make contact with your library. The advanced search facility of lib-web-cats allows researchers so search by current or previous automation systems, which can be useful when selecting a new system. The data in lib-web-cats helps me track trends in library automation. The information related to the current and previous automation systems and the years in which they were selected is especially valuable. The statistical information on the number of volumes in the library, size of population served, and annual circulation help correlate the size and volume of activity of the library. I encourage libraries to place a link on their own Web sites to lib-web-cats if you want to provide a way for your users to find "other libraries." If you do so, please use this version of the URL: http://www.librarytechnology.org/libwebcats Lib-web-cats currently lists over 12,000 libraries. Please help me expand this number to make it a more comprehensive resource. Thanks very much for your assistance. -Marshall Breeding Library Technology Officer, Vanderbilt University Editor, lib-web-cats http://www.librarytechnology.org/libwebcats Editor, Library Technology Guides http://www.librarytechnology.org From plib2 at webjunction.org Mon Jan 3 17:45:01 2005 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:51:28 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] School for Scanning Boston (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Julie Carlson" Subject: School for Scanning Boston Please excuse multiple listings.. =20 The Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC) PRESENTS =20 10th Anniversary=20 School for Scanning: Building Good Digital Collections =20 June 1 - 3, 2005 The Boston Park Plaza Hotel & Towers=20 Boston, Massachusetts =20 What is the School for Scanning? This conference, taught by some of our = nation's leading experts in digital library development, provides = current, essential information for managers of paper-based, = photographic, audio, and video collections who are seeking to create, = manage, and preserve digital assets. Although significant technical = content will be presented, this is not a technician-training program. = Conference content will include: =20 Content Selection for Digitization =20 Copyright and Other Legal Issues =20 Text and Image Digitization =20 Audio and Video Digitization =20 Metadata =20 The IT Perspective Essentials of Delivery Systems Business Models for Digital Projects/Programs Outsourcing and Vendor Relations Digital Preservation =20 Who should attend? Administrators within cultural institutions, as well = as librarians, archivists, curators, and other cultural or natural = resource managers dealing with paper-based, photographic, audio, and = video collections should find the School for Scanning conference highly = relevant and worthwhile. Since the content and complexion of this = conference evolves with the technology, it may prove beneficial to = attend even if you have participated in a previous School for Scanning. = An audience of 200 or more attendees is expected. =20 What does the conference cost? The cost of the conference is $410 and = the registration deadline is May 3, 2005. Registration applications = will be accepted on a first-come-first-served basis.=20 =20 Visit the NEDCC Web site for a complete agenda and registration = information. www.nedcc.org =20 Questions concerning registration procedures and information should be = directed to Ginny Hughes at ghughes@nedcc.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 Jan 3 17:45:09 2005 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:51:28 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Filing/Shelving of Large Print Books (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Hermes, Virginia, JCL" Subject: Filing/Shelving of Large Print Books Our large print collection is divided into genres and non-fiction and is shelved separately from regular print materials. A very popular display at our Central Resource Library is "New in Large Print" where patrons wanting LP head first to see what's just been published in that format. --Virginia Virginia Hermes Readers' Advisor Johnson County Library 9875 W. 87th St. Overland Park, KS 66212 913.495.2472 hermesv@jocolibrary.org From plib2 at webjunction.org Mon Jan 3 17:45:18 2005 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:51:28 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Job posting-Dover, DE (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Sheila B. Anderson" Subject: Job posting-Dover, DE POSITION: Librarian II, Head of Adult Services. DUTIES: The essential function of the position within the organization is to manage the library department of responsibility. The position is responsible for staff supervision, planning, training, policy, procedures, collection development, customer service, and reporting. This position supervises nine employees, including two with ALA accredited MLS degrees, and manages all adult reference, readers' advisory, and circulation services. Assists with collection development, bibliographic instruction, staff training, and other duties as assigned. As a member of the library's management team, the person in this position will be responsible for assisting with the creation and implementation of library policies and procedures. This position reports to the Library Director. The library, in the heart of historic Dover, the state capital, has 23 staff, a collection of 100,000 volumes, and is the countywide reference center. QUALIFICATIONS The successful candidate will be a tactful, customer service-oriented professional. Requires an ALA accredited MLS and three to five years of library experience, preferably with two years of supervisory experience. HOURS: 40 hours per week. Some evening and weekend hours are required. SALARY: Salary Range: $36,679 - $44,015 TO APPLY: To apply, submit a resume, three references, and a City of Dover employment application to: City of Dover, Attn: Human Resources, PO Box 475, Dover, DE 19903. An application can be obtained from the Human Resources Department at City Hall or on the website http://www.dover.de.us. EOE/AA. Closing Date: January 31, 2005 ************************************************************* Sheila B. Anderson ALA Councilor at Large Library Director Dover Public Library 45 South State Street Dover, DE 19901 sanderso@lib.de.us www.doverpubliclibrary.org (302) 736-7032 (302) 736-5087 (fax) From plib2 at webjunction.org Mon Jan 3 17:45:29 2005 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:51:28 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Information on cash registers (fwd) Message-ID: ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2005 16:22:23 -0500 (EST) From: Sue Kamm To: plib2@webjunction.org Subject: Re: [PUBLIB] Information on cash registers (fwd) Why is a library different from any other business organization (at least in terms of purchasing nonlibrary-specific equipment such as cash registers or computers)? An office supply company, such as Office Depot, Office Max, or Staples, should be able to help you. They may even have a special department which deals with government purchases. 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 [at] mindspring.com "Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely." John Emerich Edward Dahlberg-Acton, Lord Acton (1834-1902) Letter to Bishop Mandell Creighton From plib2 at webjunction.org Mon Jan 3 17:45:42 2005 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:51:28 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Re: To refund or not to refund (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Sue Kamm Subject: Re: To refund or not to refund Here's a vote for no refunds. Once they've paid for the library materials, they belong to the borrower. It's up to them to decide what to do with the item if they find it. 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 [at] mindspring.com "Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely." John Emerich Edward Dahlberg-Acton, Lord Acton (1834-1902) Letter to Bishop Mandell Creighton From plib2 at webjunction.org Mon Jan 3 17:45:48 2005 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:51:28 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] shelving large print (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Sandra Robbers" Subject: shelving large print When deciding to shelve large print separately, please consider the location of the collection and the signage. Many of the people using large print may have mobility difficulties as well. Too often I have visited libraries where the large print collection is far away from the entrance and the signage would be difficult if not impossible to see by someone who has visual impairments--too small print, too high on the end of the stacks, difficult to get a wheelchair to the collection etc. Perhaps you could ask several people who use large print about how easy it is to find and use your large print collection. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sandy Robbers, Director robbers@ifls.lib.wi.us Indianhead Federated Library System 1538 Truax Blvd. Eau Claire, WI 54701 715-839-5082 Extension 16 FAX: 715-839-5151 IFLS Web Page: www.ifls.lib.wi.us ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From plib2 at webjunction.org Mon Jan 3 17:45:52 2005 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:51:28 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Re: Cash registers (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Sherry Hupp Subject: Re: Cash registers You can get cash registers through the major office supply companies like Staples. We have a small electronic one with 10 keys that you can assign payment categories to (lost materials, copies, donations, etc.). The cost was around $350. It also provides reports of amount collected by category, cash taken in , checks, etc. Sherry W. Hupp, Director Cromaine District Library 3688 N. Hartland Rd. Hartland, MI 48353 PH: 810-632-5200, ext. 105 FAX: 810-632-7351 From plib2 at webjunction.org Mon Jan 3 20:45:21 2005 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:51:28 2005 Subject: Selecting LP (fwd) Message-ID: ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2005 16:52:01 -0600 From: Kathleen McCorkle To: publib@webjunction.org Subject: Selecting LP "I'd be interested in what others do in terms of selecting LP titles. Our method is not very scientific." My theory is we don't need to be scientific just use some common sense. We are a small rural library with a population of 1300 and we target our LP for the people who need it and like that author. We don't usually buy two of anything as room is at a premium in our small space. Also SEKLS purchases a lot of LP for the rotation books and we take part in that program. We also purchase our audios targeted for the ones who use them and /or need them as we have patrons who are unable to read at all anymore. I realize our system probably wouldn't work well if we were in a large city, but it works for us. Kathleen McCorkle Sedan Public Library 115 N. Chautauqua Sedan, KS 67361 620 725 3405 sedanlib@terraworld.net -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.6.8 - Release Date: 1/3/2005 From plib2 at webjunction.org Mon Jan 3 20:45:52 2005 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:51:28 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Re: To refund or not to refund (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Judy Bennett Subject: Re: To refund or not to refund Cris, We also had patrons (repeatedly) who paid for items simply to clear their record knowing that they had the item at home -- and then, like you have experienced -- they returned the item. After several years and a growing number of cases, our Library Board (at staff's recommendation) removed the refund option. Now we charge for the retail price (at the time of purchase) plus a $5.00 processing fee -- none of it is refundable if the item is returned. Patrons are told this when the item is paid for, although it does not stop some from trying to talk us into a refund -- or getting upset when we will not refund. We have had patrons who "donated" the item to us after it had been paid for and we treat it like any other donation. If we need it, we keep it; if not, it is put into our book sale. My sympathies on not being able to use the collected money to replace the item. We are able to do that so it is not a double whammy to our budget. Judy -- Judy K. Bennett Director Derby Public Library 611 Mulberry Derby KS 67037 316-788-0760 (phone) 316-788-6067 (fax) judy@derbylibrary.com From plib2 at webjunction.org Mon Jan 3 20:46:06 2005 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:51:28 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] RE: Intellectual Freedom Principles - Training (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Christine Lind Hage" Subject: RE: Intellectual Freedom Principles - Training We require that ALL new employees view the Library Video Network video called FOR FREEDOM'S SAKE. It gives excellent practical examples of intellectual freedom situations in public libraries and then suggests appropriate responses. It has situations where patrons approach different level staff members (pages through librarians). It models a couple of ways to address minors viewing adult materials on the Internet. The movie is very well done and I'd recommend it to all public library employees. Christine Lind Hage, Director Clinton-Macomb Public Library 40900 Romeo Plank Road Clinton Township, MI 48038-2995 586/226-5010 voice 586/226-5008 fax http://www.christinelindhage.net Candidate for President of the American Library Association From plib2 at webjunction.org Mon Jan 3 20:46:25 2005 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:51:28 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] PUBLIB Midwinter in Boston: Time's A-Wastin' (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "K.G. Schneider" Subject: PUBLIB Midwinter in Boston: Time's A-Wastin' Hi folks, it is now Monday, January 3, and in 11 days some of us will be in Boston for the ALA Midwinter meeting. Are we going to get together? Where and when? The usual 5-7? Anyone have a location of note? Karen G. Schneider kgs@bluehighways.com From plib2 at webjunction.org Tue Jan 4 17:10:59 2005 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:51:29 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Manuscript Reviewer Chosen...Thanks (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Edward Elsner" Subject: Manuscript Reviewer Chosen...Thanks Thank you everyone. Your help on the writing, compiling of information, and now reviewing the Public Library Helper has been great. Everyone will have a chance to see it when ALA Editions publishes it. Edward Elsner, Director & 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 Tue Jan 4 17:11:31 2005 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:51:29 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Shelving Large Print Books (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: suswil21@comcast.net Subject: Shelving Large Print Books I have worked in libraries with fairly large collections and a small neighborhood branch of the CPL system. All have shelved their large print in separate areas. Let's keep in mind that those patrons who need the large print because their sight is impaired like to browse too. Having to sift through an entire collection to find a large print book that meets their special need is an undue burden. -- Susan Wilner, MLIS swilner@hplibrary.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 Tue Jan 4 17:11:54 2005 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:51:29 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Lytle,Amy" Subject: [Cross posted on behalf of Tony Chirakos with apologies. Please = redistribute as appropriate.] Please join us at the ALA Midwinter conference for "Digital Collections: Celebrate Digital Access with CONTENTdm," Saturday, January 15, from = 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm or "Real Successes: CONTENTdm for Digital Collection = Management" on Sunday, January 16, from 10:00 am to 11:30 am. Both sessions will = feature speakers from the CONTENTdm user community who will share their projects = by describing their experiences digitizing collections with CONTENTdm and = the impact those collections are now having on their user constituencies. Used by hundreds of libraries and consortia to increase visibility and provide access to digital collections. CONTENTdm is the ideal tool for = the storage, delivery, and sharing of primary source materials in support of teaching, learning, and research. CONTENTdm empowers libraries to = provide digital collections and services supporting a wide range of media types = to faculty, students, patrons, and the global community. Digital Collections: Celebrate Digital Access with CONTENTdm Date: Saturday January 15, 2005 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm Location: Hynes Convention Center Room 204. Speakers: Nancy Kraft & Claudia Frazer (Iowa Heritage Digital = Collections), Rob Weidman (Lehigh University) Real Successes: CONTENTdm for Digital Collection Management Date: Sunday January 16, 2005 Sunday 10:00 am - 11:30 am Location: Sheraton Boston Hotel - Liberty B Room Speakers: Carol Hixson (University of Oregon), Jin Ma (Pennsylvania = State University) To register for this session and other OCLC-sponsored meetings, please = go to Registration: https://www3.oclc.org/app/ala_registration/default.asp Sincerely, Tony Chirakos tony_chirakos@oclc.org OCLC Digital Collection Services ********************************************************************* 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 Jan 4 17:12:02 2005 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:51:29 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Position Available - Michigan (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Hill,Sue" Subject: Position Available - Michigan CAPITAL AREA DISTRICT LIBRARY, 401 S. CAPITOL, LANSING, MI POSITION: PUBLIC SERVICES LIBRARIAN HOURS & LOCATION: Haslett Library, 5670 School Street, Haslett, MI, Full-time. 40 Hours/week. May include evenings and weekends. Capital Area District Library (CADL) provides library services to our local communities seven days per week. All positions will require some evening and weekend hours, including Sundays. While this position is currently assigned at the above location, CADL reserves the right to require all employees to be available for assignments at any CADL location. EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE: Possession of a Master's Degree in Library Science or its equivalent from an ALA accredited institution. Possession of a Michigan Librarian's Professional Certificate. This is an entry-level position; no previous experience is required. Second Language speakers desired (Spanish, Arabic, Vietnamese, Farsi, Hmong/Lao, and Serbo-Croatian). NATURE OF WORK: Under the supervision of a Branch or Department Head, provides reader's advisory and quick reference assistance to patrons of all ages. Develops and maintains assigned library collections; provides one-on-one and group training for library patrons and staff; provides programming for youth and adults. Also performs professional work in reader's advisory service, collection development, reference, acquisitions, or other specific fields. May supervise the work of support staff. SALARY: $38,382 Annually (with benefits) DEADLINE TO APPLY: January 31, 2005 FOR DETAILS AND/OR APPLICATION: Contact the Capital Area District Library, 401 S. Capitol Avenue, Lansing, Michigan, Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm, (517) 367-6300 or visit www.cadl.org/jobs Susan Hill, Director Capital Area District Library 401 S. Capitol Lansing, MI 48933 517-367-6300 hills@cadl.org From plib2 at webjunction.org Tue Jan 4 17:12:11 2005 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:51:29 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Automated Systems Position - Michigan (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Hill,Sue" Subject: Automated Systems Position - Michigan CAPITAL AREA DISTRICT LIBRARY, 401 S. Capitol, Lansing, MI 48933 POSITION: AUTOMATED Systems Specialist . EDUCATION & The position requires an ALA accredited Masters of Library Science Degree. EXPERIENCE Minimum of two years experience working with automated systems in public libraries. Experience with HTML preferred NATURE OF Under the supervision of the Associate Director of Technical Services. WORK Responsibilities include: Developing and conducting automated system (Innovative Interfaces, Inc.) training for staff. Answering questions from the staff regarding the automated system. Developing written and on-line instructions for public and staff use of the on-line catalog. Reviewing and revising the circulation procedure manual as necessary. TIME & HOURS Full-time, 40 hours per week. OF EMPLOYMENT: Evening and weekend hours as necessary. SALARY: $44,140 annually (with benefits) DEADLINE TO APPLY: January 31, 2005 FOR DETAILS AND/OR Contact the Capital Area District Library, 401 S. Capitol Avenue, Lansing, Michigan, Monday-Friday, APPLICATION: 8am-5pm, (517) 367-6300 or visit www.cadl.org/jobs Susan Hill, Director Capital Area District Library 401 S. Capitol Lansing, MI 48933 517-367-6300 hills@cadl.org From plib2 at webjunction.org Tue Jan 4 17:12:16 2005 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:51:29 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Classical CDs (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Nancy Polhamus" Subject: Classical CDs I believe that Rebecca is looking for the Schwann catalog. I highly recommend the Penguin Guide to CDs. My husband has encyclopedic knowledge of classical recordings, and he favors Penguin above all others. Nancy Polhamus Gloucester County (NJ)Library From plib2 at webjunction.org Tue Jan 4 17:12:30 2005 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:51:29 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] FW: Temporary move (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Stooksbury, Susie" Subject: FW: Temporary move > > > Hi, > We will be faced in March with a major carpeting job which will mean > much of the library will be inaccessible to the public for several weeks. > We are hoping to set up a make-shift main library in the Children's Room > but will be very limited on space. How can we best choose what will be > most helpful for the public to have on hand? > Have any of you been faced with this type of situation? If so, how > have you handled it? > > Thanks in advance, > Susie Stooksbury > Assistant Director > Oak Ridge Public Library > Oak Ridge, TN 37830 > 865-425-3455 > sstooksbury@cortn.org From plib2 at webjunction.org Tue Jan 4 17:12:38 2005 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:51:29 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Writers wanted: Program and conference reporting for Cites & Insights (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Walt_Crawford@notes.rlg.org Subject: Writers wanted: Program and conference reporting for Cites & Insights [Apologies for cross-posting, but please do redistribute to appropriate lists. Initially posted to publib, web4lib, lita-l, and nmrtwriter] Cites & Insights: Crawford at Large, a free web-based journal of libraries, policy, technology and media, is now accepting and inviting program and conference reports in areas appropriate for C&I's readership. It's a chance to be published in a widely-read venue, with as little editing as possible, with a byline--and in a timely fashion (aiming for 2 to 6 weeks between receipt of reports and publication). Full details are at http://cites.boisestate.edu/reporting.htm If your'e not a C&I reader, take a look at one or two issues (http://cites.boisestate.edu/ will lead you to all of them); it never makes sense to contribute to a publication you don't read or understand! And if you're unsure whether a program or conference is "appropriate," or have questions that the site doesn't answer, just drop me a line: wcc@notes.rlg.org Thanks--and I look forward to seeing, editing, and publishing your reports! walt crawford From plib2 at webjunction.org Tue Jan 4 17:12:50 2005 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:51:29 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Re: Filing/Shelving of Large Print Books (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Diedre Conkling Subject: Re: Filing/Shelving of Large Print Books As I said in my earlier post on this subject, it seemed that having a separate large print collection work okay in the medium sized libraries that I have worked in. But think about this situation. You are in a very small library. The total adult fiction collection is less than 4,000 items, including large print. You have less than $3,000 to spend on purchasing adult fiction, which is a lot in some libraries, so you purchasing duplicates of titles is something done with extreme caution. You have a large print fiction collection that is equal to 1/4 to 1/3 of the adult fiction collection. All of the large print books are well labeled with a very bright yellow label that stands out on the shelves. Your local population has a lot of retired individuals but the majority don't migrate over to the large print collection. And the new large print books are interfiled with the other new books in the new book display near the circulation desk, and this works well. With this situation would you still be adamant about separating the large print collection or would you think twice about it? 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 Tue Jan 4 17:12:55 2005 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:51:29 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] RFID Question Added to Questions and Answers on Privacy and (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Don Wood" Subject: RFID Question Added to Questions and Answers on Privacy and An RFID question and answer was added to Questions and Answers on Privacy and Confidentiality. http://www.ala.org/oif/policies/interpretations/privacyqanda http://www.ala.org/ala/oif/statementspols/statementsif/interpretations/qandaonprivacyandconfidentiality.pdf ********************************************************************* My library is considering implementing a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) system for circulation and stacks maintenance. What are the implications for patron privacy of such systems? RFID is a rapidly changing technology, so privacy implications are still being discerned. Simply described, RFID systems use individual item tags to store information (usually a unique item number without any associated information, such as title or author) that can be read by scanners for purposes of circulation and inventory. At this time, privacy issues are focused on how to protect the stored item information on the tags so that patron privacy is not endangered. Some libraries have already implemented RFID; others are waiting until some of the industry technical standards and privacy implications have been better resolved. While ALA does not have an official position on the use of RFID at this time, libraries considering implementing RFID should review the following documents: ALA Library. "Fact Sheet 25 - RFID: A Brief Bibliography." ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom. "RFID: Radio Frequency IDentification Chips and Systems." Ayre, Lori Bowen, The Galecia Group. "Position Paper: RFID and Libraries. August 19, 2004." Book Industry Study Group. "BISG Policy Statement #002: RFID - Radio Frequency Identification Privacy Principles. Approved : September 23, 2004." E-list: "RFID_LIB A forum for discussion of the uses and implications of using RFID technology in libraries." Electronic Frontier Foundation. "Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)." Electronic Privacy Information Center. "Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Systems." Givens, Beth, Director of the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse. "RFID Implementation in Libraries: Some Recommendations for 'Best Practices.'" Library and Information Technology Association. "Technology and library users, an ongoing discussion. The Top Trends, Issue Two: RFID." January 11, 2004. Molnar, David and David Wagner. "Privacy and Security in Library RFID Issues, Practices, and Architectures." (CCS'04, October 25-29, 2004, Washington, DC) "RFID Position Statement of Consumer Privacy and Civil Liberties Organizations." November 20, 2003. Weblog: "RFID in Libraries." From plib2 at webjunction.org Tue Jan 4 17:13:00 2005 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:51:29 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] interfiling collections (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Julie.Ourom" Subject: interfiling collections Happy New Year from a chilly Canadian north - where the cold has already headed south. The discussion about interfiling large print books is very timely for us as we're undergoing a retrofit of our main library this winter and have been discussing whether to make any changes to how we display materials. This library is our central library and provides direct service to 22,000 people and indirect service to another 8.000. Collection size is approx. 75,000 in the main branch and another 50,000 distributed among the branches. We currently interfile junior and adult non-fiction but keep fiction age categories separate. We don't have separate areas for different types of fiction. AV materials, different languages, local history, literacy, LP etc. are each shelved separately. We are considering interfiling some categories, particularly non-fiction. That could include interfiling books and AV items, also literacy and French language materials. I'd be interested in hearing from any libraries who actually do interfile different types of materials - pros and cons, does it work, would you recommend it to others, does size of library matter? Thanks for any suggestions. Julie Ourom, Manager of Public Libraries Government of Yukon, P.O. Box 2703 Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2C6 Phone: 867-667-5447 FAX 867-393-6333 E-mail: julie.ourom@gov.yk.ca From plib2 at webjunction.org Tue Jan 4 17:13:10 2005 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:51:29 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Can you identify this book? (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Nancy Polhamus" Subject: Can you identify this book? A patron came in today looking for a book she read about in a magazine article suggesting books that would make good holiday gifts. She had intended to buy it as a gift for someone who is a teacher. She through the magazine away, and can’t remember the title, author, or whether it was fiction or nonfiction. She said it is “based on something that was on the Internet”. In the story, a teacher requires her students to make a list of positive things about each member of the class. When one of the students dies, the others go back to the lists and remember the positive things they wrote about him. Can anyone tell me the title or author? Thank you all – Nancy Polhamus Gloucester County Library (NJ) From plib2 at webjunction.org Tue Jan 4 17:13:15 2005 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:51:29 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] ALA Midwinter Meeting, 2005 (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Diedre Conkling Subject: ALA Midwinter Meeting, 2005 This list of meetings may be of interest to SRRT Feminist Task Force members and others. Updates, corrections and additions are welcome. Enjoy. Friday, January 14, 2005 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM ALA Pay Equity Location:Hynes Convention Center 102 Saturday, January 15, 2005 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM ALA COSWL Location:Sheraton Beacon H 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM SRRT All Task Force Meeting (including the Feminist Task Force and all other SRRT task forces-everyone invited, including non-SRRT members) Location:Hyatt Regency Boston Duxbury 8:30 AM - 11:00 AM GLBTRT Steering Committee Location:The Colonnade Colonnade West 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM SRRT Action Council Location:Hyatt Regency Boston Plymouth 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM ALA PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES FORUM Location:Hynes Convention Center Ballroom 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM GLBTRT All Committee Meeting Location:Hyatt Regency Boston Duxbury 2:00 PM - 5:30 PM Feminist Task Force Amelia Bloomer Project (visitors welcome) Location:Boston Marriott Copley Place Grand BR G - Table 1 2:00 PM - 5:30 PM GLBTRT Book Awards Committee Location:Boston Park Plaza Beacon Hill Sunday, January 16, 2005 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM ACRL- WSS All Committees Meeting Location:Ritz Carlton Boston Petite BR . 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM ALA/COUNCIL/EXEC. BD. MEMBERSHIP INFO. Location:Hynes Convention Center Ballroom 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM LAMA Women Administrators Discussion Group Location:Omni Parker House Wheatley Terrace 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM ALA-APA INFO. SESSION Location:Hynes Convention Center Ballroom 10:45 AM - 12:15 PM ALA COUNCIL I Location:Hynes Convention Center Ballroom 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM GLBTRT Book Awards Committee II Location:Boston Park Plaza Stuart 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM ACRL-WSS Awards Committee Location:Sheraton Beacon C 2:00 PM - 5:30 PM Feminist Task Force Amelia Bloomer Project (visitors welcome) Location:Hilton Boston Back Bay Copley 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Feminist Task Force General Meeting (members & non-members) Location:Boston Marriott Copley Place Grand BR B 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM ACRL-WSS General Membership Meeting Location:Westin North Star 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM ACRL-WSS Social Hour Location:Off-Site To Be Determined (come to the General Meeting and find out where) 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM GLBTRT Social Location: The Cottonwood Restaurant and Café ( http://www.cottonwoodboston.com/ ) 222 Berkeley Street Monday, January 17, 2005 6:30 AM - 7:30 AM Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Sunrise Celebration Location:Convention Center Rm. 311 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Feminist Task Force General Meeting (members & non-members) Location:Sheraton Conf. Rm. 7 . 8:30 AM - 11:00 AM GLBTRT Steering Committee II Location:Hilton Boston Back Bay Maverick A 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Feminist Task Force Amelia Bloomer Project (visitors welcome) Location:Hilton Boston Back Bay Belvidere B 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM ACRL-WSS Discussion Group Location:Westin Daniel Webster 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM ALA-APA COUNCIL Location:Hynes Convention Center Ballroom 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM ALA & ALA-APA EXEC. BD. CANDIDATES FORUM Location:Hynes Convention Center Ballroom 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM ACRL-WSS Executive Committee Location:Lenox Dome Room . 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM SRRT Action Council II Location:Sheraton Commonwealth Tuesday, January 18, 2005 9:15 AM - 12:45 PM ALA COUNCIL II Location:Hynes Convention Center Ballroom Wednesday, January 19, 2005 8:00 AM - 12:30 PM ALA COUNCIL III Location:Hynes Convention Center Ballroom Acronyms ACRL = Association of College and Research Libraries: http://www.ala.org/ACRLTemplate.cfm?Section=acrl ALA = American Library Association: http://www.ala.org APA = Allied Professional Association: http://www.ala_apa.org/ COSWL = Committee on the Status of Women in Librarianship: http://www.ala.org/ala/hrdr/abouthrdr/hrdrliaisoncomm/statusofwomen/committeestatus.htm FTF = Feminist Task Force: http://libr.org/FTF/ GLBTRT = Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered Round Table: http://www.ala.org/ala/glbtrt/welcomeglbtround.htm LAMA = Library Administration and Management Association: http://www.ala.org/ala/lama/lama.htm SRRT = Social Responsibilities Round Table: http://www.libr.org/SRRT/ WSS = Women Studies Section: http://libr.org/WSS/ ---------- 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 Tue Jan 4 17:13:36 2005 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:51:29 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] There's still time for Best Books (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: David.Faulkner@ci.austin.tx.us Subject: There's still time for Best Books I'm still working on compiling the PubLibber's list of the favorite reads of 2004. However there's still time to get your nomination in to me. Let me know what you enjoyed reading (non-fiction, fiction, youth, children's books all accepted) or to what you enjoyed listening. I'll have the finished list both as a Word document and as a Listmania list on Amazon and will make either available to all that are interested. David Faulkner Library Assistant Austin Public Library System Daniel E. Ruiz Branch Austin, Texas 512-974-7487 mailto:David.Faulkner@ci.austin.tx.us From plib2 at webjunction.org Tue Jan 4 17:13:43 2005 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:51:29 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] PUBYAC? (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "K.G. Schneider" Subject: PUBYAC? Has PUBYAC disappeared? It says it is "temporarily offline": https://mail.prairienet.org/mailman/listinfo/pubyac Karen G. Schneider kgs@bluehighways.com From plib2 at webjunction.org Tue Jan 4 19:28:58 2005 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:51:29 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] RE: Laptop Loan Program (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Bruce Brigell" Subject: RE: Laptop Loan Program Skokie Public Library has been loaning laptop computers for a couple of years now. We require borrowers to sign a form and leave 2 forms of ID at the desk. We have had no theft problems [they are kept in a locked charging cabinet]. We give them out for a 2hr. period [we have 12 units]. This works well because the batteries won't hold a charge for much longer than that. Only problems have been with batteries--as they age they don't hold the charge as long. Some can be re-calibrated, some have had to be replaced. Also, had a couple of problems with people working on long projects who did not save them, or saved them to places that are wiped clean on reboot. When battery ran out we had to deal with some upset [understandably so] patrons. We since have added printed warnings about appropriately saving materials. On the whole the program has run more smoothly than expected. Bruce Brigell Coordinator of Information Services Skokie Public Library 5215 Oakton St. Skokie, IL 60077 847/324-3142 847/673-7797 [fax] bbrigell@skokielibrary.info Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2005 14:44:37 -0800 (PST) From: Rosemarie Lewis To: publib Subject: Laptop loan program My library system recently acquired a grant to provide laptops for patron use within our branches. The intention is to increase the number of patron workstations without having to find a place for more furniture. The laptops will be loaned for an hour and patrons presumably can take them to any empty table in the building and still have access to the Internet and other services. Of course theft is a major concern. We have trouble keeping $20 DVDs, but somehow we're going to have to figure out a way to keep them from stealing $2000 laptops. We're also a little worried about getting the patrons to give up the laptops after their one-hour loan period is over. While I'd like to know if any of you have a similar program and what your experience has been, I'd also like to hear anyone else's concerns or opinions. Thanks for your time! (My apologies if this shows up twice. It didn't appear to have gone through the first time.) 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 http://www.mdpls.org "Delivering Excellence Every Day" From plib2 at webjunction.org Tue Jan 4 19:29:06 2005 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:51:29 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Jane Dillon" Subject: We will refund the cost of the item but not the processing costs or costs for referral to the Credit Agency (UMS) IF they bring it in within 60 days. Items are reimbursed by check request by the city from the general fund where payments are deposited originally and mailed by city finance to the patron, we don't have to do anything after the paperwork leaves our hands. This takes anywhere from 10 days to 2 weeks. The bureaucratic time limits and the fact they won't get their money back immediately if they show up with the book the day after they pay for it are explained to them when they first pay. We do get some people who come suspiciously soon after they have paid for an item but most people would prefer to pay another 25 cents the next day rather than pay $5.00 in processing costs. =20 The thing that seems unfair in your situation is that the money comes back out of your book budget, can you talk to your finance office about refunding the money from the fund it was paid into? =20 Our auditors and finance department don't like to see any refunds coming out of the cash register. Topic No. 11 Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2005 11:15:54 -0800 (PST) From: "Cris Adams" To: publib Subject: To refund or not to refund Message-ID: When a patron loses a book, we charge them the list price plus a $3.00 processing fee. If the patron pays for the item, those funds go into our City's general fund as income, not back into our book budget. (Trust me---I've tried for years to get this changed, but with no success.) If the patron finds the book later and returns it, we refund all but the processing fee. If the refund is more than $10, our City has asked that we do a check request rather than deplete what little petty cash we have. But....the refund is taken from our book budget. Some of my staff members feel that the time & cost it takes to remove the item from the database, then add it back again, do a check request from City Hall, & then either contact the patron to pick up the check or mail it to them is not cost effective. Also, there's the issue of paying twice for the same book---once when the book is purchased, and a second time when the refund is given. (Often a patron will pay for a book knowing they have it at the house, but since it shows up as "lost" on their record, they're blocked from checking out. So they pay for it just to be able to check out again, then miraculously "find" the lost item & come in for their refund.) On Thursday during our staff meeting, we'll be talking about whether or not to recommend to the Library Board that we not do refunds for lost items. The main difficulty I see with this is that sometimes what was lost is out of print, and we just might like to have the item back in the collection. How do the rest of you handle refunds? Thanks, Cris Adams Hobbs Public Library 509 N. Shipp Hobbs, NM 88240 (505) 397-9328 Jane Jane Dillon Public Services Manager Carrollton Public Library 1700 Keller Springs Road Carrollton, TX 75006 ********************************************************************* 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 Jan 4 19:29:15 2005 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:51:29 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Specialized Maritime Collections (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Jo Giese" Subject: Specialized Maritime Collections Dear Debbie: You might think the land-locked (and Ice-Blocked) upper = Midwest would not be able to address your problem, but it isn't so! My = alma mater, the Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison has a Center for Limnology = with hotlinks to such agencies and organizations as you are needing, = including the American Fisheries Society, and the National Benthic = Society which is meeting right there in New Orleans in May of 2005. = After all, Wis. contains the headwaters to the mighty Mississippi! =20 http://limnology.wisc.edu/Library/LimnologyLibrary/index.htm Jo Giese, Reference Librarian=20 Prospect Heights Public Library District=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 Jan 5 16:42:03 2005 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:51:30 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] processing materials (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Barbara Goodell" Subject: processing materials Are there any other libraries out there (especially multi-branch) that do i= n-house processing of materials? Do you use any special program for creati= ng spine labels? Thanks in advance for your assistance. Barbara Goodell, Wharton County Library Director ********************************************************************* 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 Jan 5 16:42:13 2005 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:51:30 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Large Print Books (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Sarah Nagle" Subject: Large Print Books We have a separate section, for many of the reasons mentioned in previous posts. However, we've found that there are other crucial factors as well for LP placement - good lighting, proximity to chairs or other seating, and distance from entrance. Several of our LP patrons are also mobility-impaired and would like LP to be closer to entrance (unfortunately, we can't accommodate this based on our layout). This is definitely something to think about for any sort of remodeling project. Sarah Nagle Branch Manager and Reference Coordinator Carver County Library - Chaska Branch 3 City Hall Plaza Chaska, MN 55318 email snagle@carverlib.org Phone: 952-227-7615 Fax: 952-279-5216 From plib2 at webjunction.org Wed Jan 5 16:42:18 2005 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:51:30 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Sirsi Outreach Module (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Jill Hartmann Subject: Sirsi Outreach Module I am trying to find a library that uses the outreach module of the Sirsi Workflows system. We are planning to start a homebound service, using this module, and I am finding the help screens less than helpful. I would dearly love to ask a few questions of someone who has been using this. Thanks! -- Jill Hartmann, Head Adult/Extension Services Racine Public Library 75 7th Street Racine, WI 53403 (voice) 262-636-9247 hartmann@racinelib.lib.wi.us FAX 262-636-9260 From plib2 at webjunction.org Wed Jan 5 16:42:31 2005 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:51:30 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Nann Blaine Hilyard" Subject: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=3D4259298 =20 This was on Morning Edition today. =20 =20 Nann @the library in snowy Zion, Illinois =20 Nann Blaine Hilyard, director Zion-Benton Public Library 2400 Gabriel Ave. Zion, IL 60099 847-872-4680 x 110 847-872-4942 fax www.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 Wed Jan 5 16:42:40 2005 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:51:30 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Betsy Alexander" Subject: The University of Maryland College of Information Studies is offering a = 4-week, on-line workshop on virtual reference from January 31-February = 25, 2005. "Virtual Reference Workshop 1.0" is designed for newcomers to = the virtual environment from public, academic, or special libraries. = This interactive, web-based workshop features readings, message board = discussions with peers and knowledgeable faculty, and hands-on practice = with LSSI Virtual Reference Toolkit software. You will learn how to: Overcome the unique challenges of providing virtual reference Handle the virtual session, including glitches Take advantage of the software features Multi-task Evaluate transactions and improve your performance Participants should be prepared to dedicate approximately 10 hours to = the course over the four-week period. Upon successful completion, 1.0 = CEU will be awarded. For additional information on this and other = on-line courses, visit www.clis.umd.edu/ce. =20 REGISTER 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 Wed Jan 5 16:42:59 2005 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:51:30 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Laptop Loan Program (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Lesley K" Subject: Laptop Loan Program We put in a similar program about six months ago. They have been extremely popular, and we have had no difficulties. We only check them out to adults, and they must have a card in hand. They check out for an hour, and the overdue fines are very steep -- $100 an hour, effective within five minutes -- and we make sure the patrons know this. We have never had one turned in late; even if they did keep them late, the batteries would run down within a couple of hours, so it wouldn't do them any good unless they happened to bring along a battery re-charger. As for theft, I suppose it could happen, but I'm sure that we would see anyone leave with them -- our Info desk faces the front doors, and they're not small enough to stuff in your pocket, like a DVD. They are also configured to work through our network, and would probably not work (certainly would not access the Internet) once you left our parking lot. I'm not the techie, so I can't tell you exactly how they were set up, but if you have any questions, I'd be happy to forward them. At 01:34 PM 1/4/05 -0800, you wrote: >My library system recently acquired a grant to provide laptops for >patron use within our branches. > >... > >Of course theft is a major concern. We have trouble keeping $20 DVDs, >but somehow we're going to have to figure out a way to keep them from >stealing $2000 laptops. > >We're also a little worried about getting the patrons to give up the >laptops after their one-hour loan period is over. > >While I'd like to know if any of you have a similar program and what >your experience has been, I'd also like to hear anyone else's concerns >or opinions. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lesley Knieriem lesleyk@rpl.lib.ar.us Reader's Advisory Librarian 479 - 621 - 1152 Rogers Public Library Rogers, AR 72758 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Nunc adeamus bibliothecam, non illam quidem multis instructam libris, sed exquisitis. -- Erasmus ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From plib2 at webjunction.org Wed Jan 5 16:43:04 2005 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:51:30 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] PATRIOT study launched to measure law enforcement activity in (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Don Wood" Subject: PATRIOT study launched to measure law enforcement activity in ALAWON: American Library Association Washington Office Newsline Volume 14, Number 1 January 5, 2005 In This Issue: ALA begins PATRIOT study to measure law enforcement activity in libraries This week ALA initiated a set of surveys to assess the impact of the USA PATRIOT act on America's libraries and library patrons. Working with several teams of academic researchers, ALA seeks to quantify and examine contacts by federal law enforcement agencies in public and academic libraries. The planning phase of this project was made possible by a grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York. The Knight Foundation is helping to finance these studies, with additional support anticipated from other foundations. As homeland security tops the 109th Congress's list of priorities and parts of the PATRIOT Act are scheduled to sunset in December, 2005, ALA seeks to ensure that library patron privacy is preserved. The results of these surveys will provide much-needed information to inform the debate about law enforcement's role in libraries and the effect that the law enforcement activity is having on library users. Preliminary results will be made available to members of Congress as they debate the status and necessity of the sunset provisions. The Web-based surveys, titled Impact and Analysis of Federal Law Enforcement Activity in Academic and Public Libraries, are directed at academic and public library administrators. The survey questions will examine the contacts being made by law enforcement in libraries, how library policies have changed since the passage of the USA PATRIOT Act, and any resulting changes in library patron behavior. The survey instrument has been carefully reviewed by counsel for the ALA to ensure that respondents do not violate the gag order imposed by the USA PATRIOT Act, and the U.S. Department of Justice has acknowledged its interest in the results of the project. The team of researchers working in tandem with ALA have selected a diverse sample of United States public and academic libraries reflecting geographic, population, and size differences. Administrators of the libraries selected for the study will be notified by mail. Libraries selected for the survey are strongly encouraged to respond. The results of the studies will be presented as a report at the American Library Association's 2005 Annual meeting in Chicago. The results may be used to create an educational resource for practitioners on dealing with federal law enforcement. ****** 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. To subscribe to ALAWON, send the message: subscribe ala-wo [your_firstname] [your_lastname] to listproc@ala.org or go to http://www.ala.org/washoff/alawon. 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 Jan 5 16:43:14 2005 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:51:30 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Reference Department volunteers (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Karen Dinkins-Curling Subject: Reference Department volunteers Our Friends of the Library would like to recruit volunteers for all departments in the library. We're pondering what tasks the Reference Department might set before them, and would appreciate ideas from other libraries. Does your reference department use volunteers? If so, doing what? Many thanks, Karen Dinkins-Curling, M.L. Reference/Serials Librarian Roanoke Public Library 706 S. Jefferson St. Roanoke, VA 24016 Tel: 540-853-2477 Fax: 540-853-1781 e-mail: karen.dinkins-curling@roanokeva.gov __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com From plib2 at webjunction.org Wed Jan 5 21:22:08 2005 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:51:30 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] For all those who loved Janet Bode... (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Ann Sparanese" Subject: For all those who loved Janet Bode... For all those who loved Janet Bode. YA librarians will probably recognize the name "Janet Bode" as the author of a number of honest, down-to-earth, empathetic non-fiction books for teens on difficult subjects: death, pregnancy, teens in prison, love and relationships. Janet died in 1999 after a battle with cancer that spanned a number of years. Her partner in life - and in some of her books as well - cartoonist-writer Stan Mack, has authored a wonderful remembrance of Janet, their lives together "before and after" cancer, and their joint struggle against it -- something that transformed him into the caregiver he never imagined he could or would be. This is a wonderful book - for all those who loved Janet, it will be a particularly poignant remembrance, as well as a unique memoir of life events that we all wish would never happen, but that often do. Janet Bode loved to meet and interview teens and their words always found their way directly into her books. She was a visitor to my Teen Advisory Group here in Englewood, NJ twice in the 90's. Janet was charismatic in the best sense of the word - she was memorable, she was sincere, she was upbeat and she drew kids out. She made you feel - kids and librarians alike - that _you_ were the special one, not her. She projected honest respect. She was possessed of a quirkiness was tremendously appealing. She got some of her life lessons in the "school of hard knocks" and it made her able to really understand the difficult situations of many young people. I was a little in awe of how prolific she was -- and what was _I_ doing? Just working everyday in a public library. But Janet thought librarians had a calling and she loved us. So I am just calling this small treasure of a book to your attention: Janet & Me: A Memoir of Love and Loss By Stan Mack Simon & Schuster, 2004 0684872781 (pbk.) *** Ann C. Sparanese, MLS Head of Adult & Young Adult Services Englewood Public Library 31 Engle St. Englewood, NJ 07631 tel: 201-568-2215 ext. 229 fax: 201-568-6895 email: sparanese@englewoodlibrary.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 Jan 5 21:22:54 2005 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:51:30 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] FW: [LITA-L:892] Nylink online Information Technology workshops available January - June 2005 (fwd) Message-ID: This announcement has been posted to multiple lists. Please excuse any duplication. Dear List subscribers Want to attend information technology workshops without ever leaving your library or office?  Plan on attending an online workshop that is part of the Nylink Institute of  Information technology Fluency, a project that was funded originally by an IMLS grant. Online workshops, lead by experienced Nylink trainers, eliminate the need for you to travel and spend time out of the library. You can take them at your own pace within the period each is offered, which is 4 weeks. These workshops are geared towards participants who want a workshop that focuses on providing introductory knowledge, skills and concepts of a topic. Each workshop includes weekly readings, exercises and assignments, and opportunity for asynchronous discussion with the instructor and other participants. Upcoming online workshops offered by Nylink are available as follows:  January 24th, 2005 – February 18th, 2005               Understanding Databases http://nylink.suny.edu/training/db.htm          Understanding PCs and Operating Systems http://nylink.suny.edu/training/pcop.htm March 7th 2005 – April 1st, 2005                        Information Technology & Society http://nylink.suny.edu/training/info_soc.htm NEW, see note below Web Design for Librarians http://nylink.suny.edu/training/webdes.htm   April 18th, 2005 -  May 13th, 2005 Introduction to Networking for Librarians http://nylink.suny.edu/training/network.htm User Interface Evaluation and Usability http://nylink.suny.edu/training/interface.htm NOTE: Nylink’s Institute for Information Technology Fluency for Library Professionals has grown: “Information Technology & Society” has been added to the curriculum. This workshop, scheduled to begin November 15, examines how society impacts and is impacted by information technology, particularly in the context of libraries and information gathering. The class addresses topics such as patron privacy, filtering, computer security, intellectual property, digital divide, electronic publishing, spyware and others. Register for any of these online workshops on the Nylink web site at . We hope to see you online! Regards, Jane Jane C. Neale Information Technology Coordinator Nylink State University Plaza Albany, NY 12246 e-mail: nealej@nylink.suny.edu T (800) 342-3353 F (518) 432-4346 From plib2 at webjunction.org Wed Jan 5 21:23:29 2005 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:51:30 2005 Subject: Sno Isle job Message-ID: Sender: "Valerie Burgess" Subject: Sno-Isle Libraries has an opening for Librarian - Children's Services, 24 hrs/wk, plus benefits for Lynnwood Library in Washington State. Job #0503 Job Closes 01/28/05. For more information and to obtain an application on this employment opportunity, please visit our website at http://www.sno-isle.org or contact our Job line at (360) 651-7040. From plib2 at webjunction.org Wed Jan 5 21:23:38 2005 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:51:30 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Cohabitation of materials on shelves (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "John" Subject: Cohabitation of materials on shelves This is the first place I've ever worked where kids' non-fiction books were (are) shelved in with adult books. The policy was in place before I arrived. It seems to work just fine. I think the idea, In the Beginning, was to somehow inculcate in children the idea that...something, I don't know...but in reality, as our building now is, the Youth Services Dept. couldn't HOLD all the non-fic volumes. Well--they do have the biographies upstairs in YS, but all other non-fic is downstairs...well, except for the 398s, some of which are upstairs. But *almost* all kid non-fic and grown-up non-fic is intermingled, interfiled, interwoven, interdependent, and all that. I think Diedre's comment about a small library with a small space and small budget and small collection, and interfiling LP with regular books, does make sense. (I know that the world of Information Science has been waiting to hear me say that....) Our LP books are shelved separately, and for us it works fine. I did suggest something radical to staff recently, i.e., to shelve new LP books with other new fiction. Not interfiled, but *at least* with other new books, because even though we promote LP and our population is getting older (the only thing to change much between the 1990 census and the 2000 census; we didn't get more *diverse*, as I think the State Library wanted us to say on our post-2000 census annual report, we just got older), LP sutff doesn't circulate here the way I think it could. Should. And I thought putting new LP books with other new fiction would be an interesting experiment. Everyone fainted dead away, and since I don't care to make this a battle to die for, I acquiesced to the wishes of the proletariat. Whenever I see "LP" for "Large Print," I think of gas, for some reason.... Or 33-1/3 rpm recordings. And *then* I think Large Print. John Richmond, Director Alpha Park Public Library District 3527 So. Airport Road Bartonville, IL 61607-1799 Ph: (309) 697-3822, x. 12 Fax: (309) 697-9681 Email: jrichmond@alphapark.org ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "I feel more like I do now than I did before I got here." -- anon. From plib2 at webjunction.org Wed Jan 5 21:23:48 2005 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:51:30 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Interfiling media in libraries (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Melissa Licon Subject: Interfiling media in libraries Hello, My library in Williamson County, Tennessee has recently acquired "Great Courses" materials, which offer lectures on various topics in a variety of formats (video, CD, book, etc...) Our concerns with the new materials revolve around the issue of where to put these courses in the collection. We can either interfile the materials with the rest of nonfiction (books) or keep them with the videos/audios that are separate in the collection. Do any other libraries interfile media in nonfiction? Are there problems with theft, or confusion with differing loan periods? Helpful suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks! Melissa Licon Reference Librarian Williamson County Public Library Franklin, Tennessee (615) 595-1243 From plib2 at webjunction.org Wed Jan 5 21:23:54 2005 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:51:30 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Audiobook theft (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Mike Boedicker" Subject: Audiobook theft Has anyone ever had a problem w/ audiobook theft? If so, how have you addressed it? Until now, audiobooks were the only AV items never stolen at our library, but we recently found the empty cases for the CD "Lord of the Rings" and cassette "First Counsel" hidden in the stacks w/ all media removed... Mike Boedicker Audiovisual Director & Webmaster Danville Public Library 319 N. Vermilion, Danville, IL 61832 (217) 477-5223 ext. 123 / Fax: (217) 477-5230 Library site: http://www.danville.lib.il.us Personal site: http://www.boedicker.net From plib2 at webjunction.org Wed Jan 5 21:24:25 2005 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:51:30 2005 Subject: NPR... Message-ID: Sender: "Mark West" Subject: Re: It appears that the correct URL is: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4259298 Mark West, Deputy Director Naperville Public Library From plib2 at webjunction.org Wed Jan 5 21:24:51 2005 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:51:30 2005 Subject: ID the book Message-ID: Sender: Billerbes@aol.com Subject: RE: Can you identify this book The history of this can be found at: http://www.snopes.com/glurge/allgood.asp It turns out to be a true story, and there are some sources given, though I don't know that there is an actual book built around the story. From plib2 at webjunction.org Thu Jan 6 19:52:20 2005 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:51:30 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] PUBYAC alive and kicking (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Shannon Van Hemert Subject: PUBYAC alive and kicking I've been alerted that there are rumors that the listserver PUBYAC is temporarily offline. This is NOT TRUE. The listserver is alive and kicking in Illinois, although the moderator is alive and kicking in Colorado. PUBYAC is a discussion forum similar to PUBLIB, but is targeted to librarians serving Young Adults & Children. We also have many grad school students and publishers who monitor the list. To subscribe to PUBYAC, link to this page and fill in the pertinent blanks. https://mail.prairienet.org/mailman/listinfo/pubyac You must be a member to access the recent archives. Archives more than a year old are temporarily offline, but we are working on moving that (different) server. Shannon VanHemert Head of Children's Department and PUBYAC Moderator Columbine Public Library Jefferson County Public Library 7706 W. Bowles Ave. Littleton, CO 80123 Phone: 303 932-3053 Fax: 303 932-3041 shannonv@jefferson.lib.co.us Find us on the Web: http://jefferson.lib.co.us From plib2 at webjunction.org Thu Jan 6 19:52:27 2005 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:51:30 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Interfiling media in libraries (fwd) Message-ID: ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 05 Jan 2005 21:05:00 -0800 From: Sue Kamm To: melartist@gmail.com Cc: Multiple recipients of list Subject: Re: [PUBLIB] Interfiling media in libraries At my library. all AV media are kept in and circulated from an AV sleeves, marked with the title and ID number. We put the empty containers for audiocassettes and dummies for recorded literature on the shelves. A borrower wanting one of the items retrieves the dummy or container and brings it to the AV desk Staff takes the dummy, gets the actual medium, puts the dummy in place of the item, and charges it out. Four audiocassettes (mostly abridged recorded literature), we put the tape(s) in the container and charge out the item. We use collection codes in our homegrown circulation system which define the item - medium, subject (our term for non-fiction) or fiction, length of loan period, number of items with that collection code which may be checked out, renewability (videos are non-renewable), fine, and replacement cost. The barcode is linked to the item during cataloging and mechanical processesing. This process is VERY labor-intensive, as our desk must be staffed all hours the library is open. However, it eliminates the problem of theft by the public. The main problem we have with materials is that they may be checked out and never returned. -- Your friendly CyberGoddess and ALA Councilor-at-Large, Sue Kamm Los Angeles/Inglewood, CA Truest of the Blue, Los Angeles Dodgers, 2000 email: suekamm@mindspring.com Visit my homepage: http://suekamm.home.mindspring.com/index.htm "Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely." --John Emeich Edward Dalberg-Acton, Lord Acton Letter to Bishop Mandell Creig From plib2 at webjunction.org Thu Jan 6 19:52:33 2005 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:51:30 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Librarian: BRIDGING ECONOMICALLY ISOLATED COMMUNITIES:A LIBRARIAN AT EVERY TABLE No.239 (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Kathleen de la Pena McCook Subject: Librarian: BRIDGING ECONOMICALLY ISOLATED COMMUNITIES:A LIBRARIAN AT EVERY TABLE No.239 Kathleen de la Pena McCook has sent you a link to a weblog: Blog: Librarian Post: BRIDGING ECONOMICALLY ISOLATED COMMUNITIES:A LIBRARIAN AT EVERY TABLE No.239 Link: http://alaet.blogspot.com/2005/01/bridging-economically-isolated.html -- Powered by Blogger http://www.blogger.com/ From plib2 at webjunction.org Thu Jan 6 19:52:38 2005 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:51:30 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] ALA Midwinter Discussion Forum--Adult Learners (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: Carole Burke Subject: ALA Midwinter Discussion Forum--Adult Learners LIRT Discussion Forum Understanding your patrons helps you meet their information needs. If you are interested in adult learners, please join the Adult Learners Committee on Sunday afternoon from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the Sheraton Boston, Liberty B. The topics are Seniors, non-english speaking adults, and traditional/non-traditional students. See you in Boston. Carole R. Burke Librarian Ottenheimer Library/UALR 2801 S. University Little Rock, Arkansas 72204 501.569.8811 (fax 501.569.3017) From plib2 at webjunction.org Thu Jan 6 19:52:43 2005 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:51:30 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Lytle,Amy" Subject: [Cross-posted with apologies] When it comes to planning and managing digital projects, you don't need = to know it all! Join us at ALA Midwinter to hear how outsourcing can = save you time and money as you build your digital projects and programs. = A variety of speakers will show how you can build on your existing = staff skills, strengths and expertise to develop and make accessible = your digital collections. What: Digital Projects: How You Can Outsource Without Breaking Your = Budget When: Saturday, January 15, 8:00 - 10:00 a.m. Where: Hynes Convention Center, Room 208 (coffee and tea will be provided) Register for this and other OCLC ALA Midwinter events at = https://www3.oclc.org/app/ala_registration/default.asp We look forward to seeing you there! Amy Lytle Grants & Education Coordinator OCLC Digital Planning and Education Services 800-848-5878 x 5212 mailto:lytlea@oclc.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 Jan 6 19:52:47 2005 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:51:30 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] RE: can you identify this book (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Tatar, Becky" Subject: RE: can you identify this book You might try one of the Chicken Soup for the Soul books. It seems to me I also read it in something like Reader's Digest, or Catholic Digest. It was also done as an episode on a TV show, I think PAX TV show called Miracles. Hope this helps. Becky Tatar Periodicals & Audiovisuals Aurora Public Library 1 E. Benton Street Aurora, IL 60505 bltata@aurora.lib.il.us www.aurora.lib.il.us PHONE: 630-264-4100 FAX: 630-896-3209 From plib2 at webjunction.org Thu Jan 6 19:52:58 2005 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:51:30 2005 Subject: Book title found (fwd) Message-ID: ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2005 11:26:01 -0500 From: Nancy Polhamus To: publib@webjunction.org Subject: Book title found Thanks to everyone who responded to my search for a book title/author about students making lists of positive things about their peers. Kari Baumann of Colorado supplied the title and author – The Christmas List by Peter Nelson. Several others provided background and other sources for the story. Joan Condell provided this link if you are interested. Nancy Polhamus From plib2 at webjunction.org Thu Jan 6 19:53:02 2005 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18 10:51:30 2005 Subject: [PUBLIB] Virtual Reference on-line workshop-Jan. 31 (fwd) Message-ID: Sender: "Betsy Alexander" Subject: Virtual Reference on-line workshop-Jan. 31 The University of Maryland College of Information Studies is offering an = on-line workshop on virtual reference from January 31-February 25, 2005. = "Virtual Reference Workshop 1.0" is designed for newcomers to the = virtual environment from public, academic, or special libraries. This = interactive, web-based workshop features readings, message board = discussions with peers and knowledgeable faculty, and hands-on practice = with LSSI Virtual Reference Toolkit software. =20 You will learn how to: Overcome the unique challenges of providing virtual reference Handle the virtual session, including glitches Take advantage of the software features Multi-task Evaluate transactions and improve your performance =20 Participants should be prepared to dedicate approximately 10 hours to = the course over the four-week period. Upon successful completion, 1.0 = CEU will be awarded. For additional information on this and other = professional development courses, visit www.clis.umd.edu/ce. =20 The registration deadline for VR 1.0 is January 14. REGISTER TODAY! =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 Jan 6 19:53:06 2005 From: plib2 at webjunction.org (PUBLIB) Date: Wed May 18