MEMBER LIBRARY WEEKLY BULLETIN
No. 02-42 October 25, 2002
MARISA IACOBUCCI, Adult Services Coordinator
- Cornell University Library would like to offer to interested libraries, free of charge, materials from its accumulation of unwanted duplicates, both serials and monographs. Many are ex-Cornell Library. Subjects cover the full range of humanities and social sciences. Mostly English language, some in European languages. Serials include back files of both periodicals and annuals such as directories and handbooks, some fairly recent. Condition good to excellent overall. Virtually all items are one of a kind. All are offered strictly on a first come, first served basis. Please note that recipients will be responsible for prompt removal of materials they selected. If interested PLEASE RESPOND BY DECEMBER 1, 2002.
Contact: Yoram Szekely, Olin Library Collections Coordinator, e-mail: ybs1@cornell.edu tel. 607-255-6086.
- Just a reminder: PLEASE READ YOUR E-MAIL AS OFTEN AS POSSIBLE…DAILY WOULD BE GREAT! Some of you may already read your e-mail frequently, but for those that do not, I encourage you to get into the habit of reading it. More and more, I am sending messages by e-mail (as are others here)…so if you do not read your mail, you will not know what's happening!
- Also, does anyone out there subscribe to BookPage? Please let me know by e-mail (see...there it is again!) or give me a call. Thanks!
- A second reminder: If you have not already filled out a new Video Deposit Collection Profile (which was sent out to you October 1) and have missed the deadline (today, 10/25!) we are still accepting them. The changes in your profiles will show in your collections beginning with those after December 1, 2002. Thanks!
I am working on the Final Narrative Report for the LSTA grant that we just finished up -- Zen & the Art of Technology Training. While stating that you are all now calm and enlightened after all these workshops is fine, the state would like more concrete information. They are asking for "one or two anecdotes about how this library project affected people who received services."
- So…I would greatly appreciate any input you have concerning the training sessions we offered. How have you applied it to your daily work at the library? Have you presented a PowerPoint program after taking the workshop? Have you produced any flyers after learning Publisher?
Please e-mail or call me with any stories you may have. Unfortunately, our deadline is October 31, so the sooner the better. Thank you in advance!
ROBERT McLAUGHLIN, Cataloging Services
- When you send me an email message (not a Dynix mail message), please add “FLLS” to the beginning of the subject line. I get 100+ email messages a day from several cataloging and library-related lists, and often the subject is similar to what you might use (e.g. barcodes, call number, cataloging question, etc.) if you were sending me a message. With so many messages received, I don’t have time to read each email I get, and I have to depend on the subject line to determine whether or not I should read it. And believe me, it’s amazing how many people can go on about a subject like barcodes – don’t they ever do any work? So if I don’t immediately recognize the sender (and I usually read my email at about 7:00 AM), or if the subject is so general, I delete the message! Adding “FLLS” to the subject line will get my attention – or maybe as an alternative you can use “Robert! Read me, please!” or “Are you awake Robert?”.
- When you request barcodes, please indicate whether you want single barcodes or double barcodes. Using the term “regular barcodes” is kind of vague (remember, it’s 7:00 AM when I’m reading your email or listening to your voice mail) since some libraries use single barcodes on a more “regular” basis than double barcodes, or vice versa.
- Despite repeated requests for adherence to long-established procedure, materials are continuing to be sent in for processing by some member libraries that are not accompanied by pink Please process slips. Please be aware that FLLS processes materials for over 30 libraries, reading centers, and correctional facilities, and therefore this procedure must be adhered to in order to keep track of the very large number of items that are being sent in -- over 15,000 in 2001. In the future, any materials received without a process slip will be returned unprocessed. If there is any special situation that may deem it necessary to not follow this procedure, please contact me.
REX HELWIG, Computer Network Services Manager
The firewall replacement took place on Wednesday morning with very little incident. If you are experiencing any access problems to Dynix or the iPac catalog, please let us know.
Eric has redesigned and published the FLLS Website on Wednesday afternoon. As you will see there is a lot more information available from the home page. One of the issues you may come across is that your homepage isn't where it used to be. You may have to reset your homepage in your Internet Web browser so it will come up properly. The Website is still under construction so if you have any suggestions, click on the email link located throughout the website to send us a message.
Correction: The date of the Dynix software upgrade from 182 to 190 was incorrect. The correct date is Monday December 2nd.
CAROL HENDRIX, Executive Administrative Assistant
Please update your System Directory with the following:
Port Byron’s FAX # is now 215-776-5693
DIANA McFARLAND, Youth Services Coordinator
Halloween on the Internet
Check out the Youth Section of the FLLS website for some fun Halloween links – from crafts to finger plays to games: http://www.flls.org/kids/halloween.htm.
(Or scroll down to and click on “Youth Services”, under Departments. Click on “Halloween Fun”)
Libraries & the Internet Toolkit Updated:
From NYLINE:
In light of the CIPA decision, the ALA Council's endorsement of Privacy: An Interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights, and the publication of "Youth, Pornography, and the Internet," by the National Research Council, and the forthcoming report from the Electronic Frontier Foundation (http://www.eff.org/Censorship/Academic_edu/Censorware/net_block_report/20020918_eff_pr.html),
the Libraries & the Internet Toolkit has been updated. Please review the updated Toolkit, which can be found at http://www.ala.org/alaorg/oif/internettoolkit.html
The PDF version is available at http://www.ala.org/alaorg/oif/2002toolkit.pdf
The DOC version is available at http://www.ala.org/alaorg/oif/2002toolkit.doc
The RTF version is available at http://www.ala.org/alaorg/oif/2002toolkit.rtf
New York State Reading Association Conference
From Anne Simon at Library Development:
"New Literacies = New Lives" is the theme for the New York State Reading Association's Annual Conference this year. It's being held Nov. 23-26, 2002 at the New York Marriot Marquis Hotel, 1535 Broadway (Times Square) in New York City.
For more information, go to: www.nysreading.org
To register online, see www.specialevents.buffalo.edu/nysareg.shtml
“Little Red Barn Collections” –Opportunity for Agricultural Books
From NYLINE:
The Northeast Farm Credit AgEnhancement Program has selected the N.Y. Farm Bureau Foundation for Agricultural Education's "Little Red Barn Collection" as a recipient of a $3000 grant.
The collection is a set of twelve of the top agricultural education resources for kindergartners through third graders. Housed in an easily transported Little Red Barn, this collection will be distributed to twenty community and school libraries throughout New York State.
The Little Red Barn Collection will make agricultural education resources available to thousands of children. Parents and family members will be involved in the choosing of materials in the set and in the reading process, thereby increasing the number of people reached well beyond the thousands of children.
"We are delighted to receive this grant," said Sandra Prokop, managing director of the Foundation. "This program is a wonderful opportunity to promote and strengthen agriculture in New York, and we thank the Northeast Farm Credit AgEnhancement Program for their generosity."
Locations for the barns to be distributed will be determined through applications <http://www.nyfb.org/images/RedBarnApplication.pdf> from any and all libraries across New York State. Libraries are required to have an agricultural event, program, or project to be eligible. Those interested can contact the New York Farm Bureau Foundation at (518) 431-5633 for an application <http://www.nyfb.org/images/RedBarnApplication.pdf> and more information.
The Farm Credit AgEnhancement Program supports programs and projects that enhance agriculture in the Northeast region. The AgEnhancement Program is a combined effort of First Pioneer Farm Credit, Farm Credit of Maine, Farm Credit of Western New York, Yankee Farm Credit, and CoBank. These Farm Credit institutions serve six New England states, New York and New Jersey.
Contact: NYFB Foundation @ 1-800-342-4143 or visit the web site at http://www.nyfb.org/foundation/GrantReceived.htm for more information.
344Rt. 9W, P.O. Box 992
Glenmont, New York 12077
518-431-5633
518-431-5656 fax
1-800-342-4143 Main Line
nysprokop@fb.org
www.nyfb.orgGoing to Queens? Meet Richard Peck.
News from Mary K. Chelton, at Queens College Graduate School of Library and Information Studies:
Richard Peck, Newbery-Award winning author of A YEAR DOWN YONDER, and author of many well-reviewed books for children, young adults, and adults, will visit the Queens College Graduate School of Library and Information Studies as a guest of the Reading Motivation for Children and Young Adults class on Thursday, December 5 at 6:30 in Rosenthal Library Room 230 (the auditorium down the hall from GSLIS). Anyone interested in the author, reading motivation, or literature published for children and young adults is invited. For other information, call Mary K. Chelton at (718) 997-3667. Mr. Peck asks that members of the audience read at least one of his books before coming, if possible. He will autograph books after the talk.
Karen Hesse Wins MacArthur Fellowship
From Library Hotline (Oct. 7, 2002):
Author Karen Hesse has become the second children’s author to receive the MacArthur Fellowship, following Virginia Hamilton, who received the same distinction a few years ago…[Ms. Hesse] is among the 24 MacArthur Fellows who will receive $500,000 in “no strings attached” support over the next five years.
Often referred to as “genius awards,” MacArthur Fellowships are granted to nurture people in diverse fields who “lift our spirits, illuminate human potential, and shape our collective future.”
Hesse won the 1998 Newbery Medal for Out of the Dust. Her books have won many of the highest honors in children’s literature. Witness, which tells the story of the Klu Klux Klan and its effects on a Vermont town in the 1920s won the Christopher Award. Hesse has said, “Young readers are the most challenging, demanding, and rewarding of audiences. Adults often ask why I write for the younger set. My reply: ‘I can’t think of anyone I’d rather write for.’”
LIBBIE MESSINA, Lang Memorial Library
The Stewart B. Lang Memorial Library welcomes Mr. Jim Dillon to the library Board of Trustees. He is replacing Mr. Harry Breese.