MEMBER LIBRARY WEEKLY BULLETIN
No. 00-46 December 1, 2000
CAROL HENDRIX,
Administration
1.
NO SYSTEM MEETING ON DECEMBER 7, 2000. We are still
waiting for equipment to be delivered so we can unpack the remaining boxes and
get organized before we have our “Open House” for member libraries. We’ll
let you know as soon as we are ready!
2.
Library Director Update: Adele
Baruch is the new library director at Berkshire Library.
3. A bookmark with information on the PLS Spring Conference, Friday, June 1, 2001, “Facing the Future: Key Issues for New York’s Public Libraries”, will be in your delivery bag. Dr. Charles McClure, Florida State University, will give the luncheon address as well as lead, along with his research partner, Dr. John Bertot, a day-long workshop on “Evaluating Electronic Resources.” SAVE THE DATE!
ROBERT
McLAUGHLIN, Bibliographic Database
Services
The following
was sent to me for your consideration by John Gummoe from World Book:
From:
"John Gummoe" <gummoe@rochester.rr.com>
To:
"Robert Mc Laughlin" <robertm@flls.org>
Subject: World Book News
Date
sent: Wed, 22
Nov 2000 14:10:06 -0800
Please read
this if you have plans to update your World Book Encyclopedia this fall:
Newsweek,
November 27 edition, of Newsweek, page 8:
Look It Up –World Book Encyclopedia news "To
explain the presidential election brawl, World Book Encyclopedia for the first
time in its 83 year history will publish an extra volume, chock full of news
about chad, absentee ballots, Al, Dubya, and the Electoral College. Printers
will hold up 15 volumes of the 22
volume 2001 edition containing sections on the presidency until Nov. 20, then
they'll run them off with -- or without -- a winner.
Whenever a winner is named, World Book will publish the 160 page Election
2000 Special Edition. By early February -presumably - it will be available free
to anyone who buys the regular 2001 set. 'We know by Jan. 20 someone's hand will
go on the Bible and he will become president.' says publisher Michael
Ross."