No. 06-38                                                                                                                  September 22, 2006

• CAROL HENDRIX, Administration

 Reminder…Annual meeting registration deadline is Monday, September 25, 2006.

  

• ANNETTE BIRDSALL, Youth Services Coordinator

 Youth News

Shared on pubyac. Review when you have questions about appropriate patron behavior.

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rv5uu-BKxVI

 

•  JAN AGUIRRE, Specialist & Training Coordinator

   There is still time to register for the Novel Database workshops. The first series will explore the Health and Wellness Resource Center with Alt Health, Health Reference Center and a few other online remedies. See detailed description below. These workshops will give you and your staff the tools and confidence to assist patrons in their search for answers to most of their health related concerns.As an incentive to attend the training, $20 will be awarded per participant.

 NOVEL – The Panacea to Your Health Questions

Dates, locations and deadlines to register are listed below.

What is fugu poisoning?  Can you recommend a few alternative therapies for insomnia?  Do you have any health journals I can use for my class project?  What are some possible treatments for indigestion? 

Do questions like these make their way to your service desk?  If so, then we have a training class for you!  Join TCPL Reference Librarian Jennifer Schlossberg as she guides you through Health and Wellness Resource Center with Alt Health, Health Reference Center, and a few other online remedies.  You will learn the scope of these databases, their strengths and weaknesses, and good searching techniques to answer the array of questions you get from your patrons.  You will even get a chance to roam around in each database as there will be laptops for your use.

Location	Date	Day	Registration Deadline	Topic
Candor	9/25/2006	Monday	9/21	Health Databases
McGraw	10/4/2006	Wednesday	10/2	Health Databases
FLLS	10/13/2006	Friday	10/11	Health Databases
Trumansburg	10/18/2006	Wednesday	10/16	Health Databases
Weedsport	10/25/2006	Wednesday	10/23	Health Databases

To register for a class, please contact Jan Aguirre at 607-273-4074 x36, or email her at jaguirre@flls.org.  Space is limited to 10 participants and space will be reserved for at least one participant per library. As an incentive to attend the training, $20 will be awarded per participant. Training is made possible by a grant through the Gates Staying Connected Phase Two Grant Program.

 Polaris Tip of the Week

When item records are added here at FLLS for your library, they are given the collection code of Z-In Processing Items or Z-In-Processing Cards. It is the libraries responsibility to update the appropriate fields in these item records when the item or card is returned. If this is not done at that time, you must search for these items using the Find Tool, put them in a record set which then allows you to batch change the fields that need to be updated.

 Under the Cataloging Menu, Select Item Records.

Limit your search to your library but clicking on the Branches Tab, Unselect All, and place  a checkmark next to your library.

Left click on the Collections Tab, Unselect All and place a checkmark next to Z-In Processing Items AND Z-In-Processing Cards.

Left Click on the General Tab and in the For box insert an asterisk *, this is a wildcard.

 Left click on Search.

Retrieve all the records using Control/Shift A

Sort the records by clicking on the Call Number Header.

Highlight the first record for the Adult Non Fiction items, scroll down to the last record in the Adult Non Fiction items and holding down the shift key, select them all.

Right click and select Add to Record Set-New.

Name your Record Set, Save it and bulk change the appropriate fields.

Bulk change the items by left clicking on the Bulk Change icon      

This window displays

Notice the tabs across the top of the window

The Location tab should reflect under Assigned branch, your library name

Place a checkmark in the box next to Assigned Collection and select the correct collection code from the drop down menu.

 

 

The Circulation tab: left click in each box to activate the drop down menu next to each parameter.

Select the correct setting

  

The Call Number tab, if used, would allow you to batch change call numbers

 

The Notes/Blocks tab allows you to add notes to a batch of records

 

The Misc tab allows you to batch add a price to all records

 

The Report/Record Set tab is set up to produce a report of any errors encountered during the batch change. You must insert a file name and location to identify and later find this report if needed. See example below:

Select the Browse button and save the file to your desktop

 

Once all your parameters are set up, select OK

This window displays

 Left click on Continue

 

Left click on OK

Check the error report if needed.

This should be done on a weekly basis to catch items that have not been updated since they were processed. Having incorrect or missing information in the item record produces inaccurate statistics.

 

•  MARISA IACOBUCCI, Adult Services Coordinator

PLEASE READ THIS!

Over the next month, there may be items that appear on your holds lists which are not yet in your library.  These items have already been checked out in a deposit collection to you.  Due to upcoming staffing issues, we are checking out collections several weeks ahead and are not able to retrieve these items if they appear on your list.  When one of these items appears, please ‘deny’ the hold.

If an item appears and you have a question about its status, please contact Linda Beins (ext. 32, lbeins@flls.org), or one of the following people based on the type of item:

 Children’s Materials:  Annette Birdsall (ext. 27, annette@flls.org )

Large Print Books:  Melanie Hemingway (ext. 28, melanieh@flls.org )

Books on Tape, Books on CD, Mysteries:  Marisa Iacobucci (ext. 26, marisa@flls.org

 Thank you for your patience during this time

 

 Banned Books Week Poster Raffle Winners

Cortland Free Library – Youth Poster
Groton Public Library – Young Adult Poster
Coburn Free Library – Adult Poster
Ulysses Philomathic Library – Runner –up; received a packet of bookmarks, a book list and a button.

Congratulations!

 

Collection Development

MYSTERY

• Maitland, Barry. No Trace: A Brock and Kolla Mystery. Minotaur: St. Martin's. Oct. 2006. c.312p. ISBN 0-312-35892-X. $24.95.

 Six-year-old Tracey Rudd is taken from her bedroom at night, the third child to be abducted in London in recent weeks. But her case may be different: Tracey's father is a famous artist who spends more time working than raising his daughter. The body count rises; the Special Operations Team led by Detective Chief Inspector David Brock (Babel) faces demands for a quick solution, while Rudd exploits his daughter's kidnapping for his next show. All of this escalating tension results in life-changing actions and decisions for both Brock and his Sergeant Kathy Kolla. In what may be his best book yet, Maitland starkly contrasts the modern art worldview of life as art/art as life with the police attitude that life is not a game. Fans of British police procedurals by such authors as Jill McGown, Stuart MacBride, and Quentin Jardine will demand this. Highly recommended for all collections. Maitland lives in Newcastle, Australia.  --from Library Journal, September 1, 2006

 GENERAL FICTION 

• Connolly, John. The Book of Lost Things. S. & S. Nov. 2006. C.342p. ISBN 0-9885-3. $22

After the death of his mother, 12-year-old David mourns her loss alone in his attic room, with only his books to keep him company. As his anger at her death grows with each day, the books begin to talk to him, telling their wild tales of dragons, princes, and knights. Soon reality and fantasy collide, and David finds himself in a land unlike his own, a world where monsters, evil sorceresses, and half-humans dwell. With the help of friends he meets in this strange land, David goes on a search for the King, who is said to have The Book of Lost Things; this book will help David find his way home. Along the way, David encounters many challenges that transform the boy into a man. In an intriguing change of pace from his crime novels (Bad Men; Every Dead Thing), Connolly's book takes readers back into the imagination they once held as children, reminding them of the time when they created fantasy worlds; before adulthood changed them forever. Highly recommended for all public libraries.   --from Library Journal, September 1, 2006

 NON-FICTION

• Bauer, Nona Kilgore. Dog Heroes of September 11^th:  A Tribute to America's Search and Rescue Dogs.  Kennel Club: Bowtie. 2006. 224p. photogs. index. ISBN I59378-999-8. $29.95. Pets.

Some of the most vivid and memorable scenes from the events and aftermath of 9/11 involve search-and-rescue teams painstakingly making their way through the rubble of the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Dog Heroes pays tribute to the canine/ human teams that did this selfless work. At the heart of award-winning writer Bauer's book are three chapters: "The World Trade Center," "The Pentagon," and "The Fresh Kills Landfill." Each of the 77 canine heroes featured appears on a two-page spread, with a narrative of its contributions and accompanying color photos. There are explanatory chapters on the National Disaster Search Dog Foundation (NDSDF), FEMA certification, and the search and rescue canine.  The book closes with information on the veterinary care these canine heroes have received and a health study addressing the short- and long-term effects of involvement in a recovery of this magnitude. This book will touch the soul; highly recommended for public libraries, regardless of their size. [The publisher is donating a portion of the proceeds from the sale of this book to the NDSDF]

--from Library Journal, September 1, 2006

• Balwanz, Patti & others. Nordie’s at Noon: The Personal Stories of Four Women "Too Young" for Breast Cancer. Lifelong Bks: Da Capo. Oct. 2006. c.281p. ISBN 0-7382-1086-2. $20. Health.

Most women go to Nordstrom for the shopping. These four Midwestern women-Balwanz, Kim Carlos, Jennifer Johnson, and Jana Peters-met weekly at the store's cafe to share information and perspectives on the disease that came into their lives at an all-too-tender age. Ranging from 24 to 30 at diagnosis, they merged their experiences and diverse personalities into this funny, poignant, and exceedingly valuable resource. Each believed that her breast cancer helped to strengthen her relationship with God and moved her into advocacy and areas of support for other women confronting the same challenge. Some statistics: breast cancer affects one out of every 229 women in their thirties and one out of 3000 pregnancies. A superb text for all health collections, especially those serving younger women.

NOTE: October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

--from Library Journal, September 1, 2006

 

•  Wilkinson, Julia L. The eBay Price Guide: Who Sells for What (in Every Category!).  No Starch. 2006. 570p. ISBN 1-59327-055-0. pap. $29.95.  Reference.

Whether you're looking to buy a new car or sell your old Louis Vuitton purse, no place online makes it as convenient as eBay. Over the last several years, the popular site has become a one-stop shopping center for everyone from teenage geeks to savvy business leaders. Alas, with all that popularity comes confusion, as there is more to sort through and knowing how to price each item right gets tricky in the bidding process. This handy price guide by Wilkinson (eBay:Top 100 Simplified Tips & Tricks) is filled with countless lists of selling prices for items ranging from books and video games to surfing gear and furniture. The companion CD provides additional features on how to sell quickly and profitably as well as software for accessing real eBay auction statistics.

 --from Library Journal, September 1, 2006

 

• LINDA BEINS, ILL/Reference Coordinator

ILL

• If you attempt to renew an item and a pop up box appears on the screen telling you that the item is on hold for someone else, please do not respond “Yes” and override the hold. Either select “No” or “Cancel”.
   

• When a patron returns an ILL, either belonging to a member library or an out-of-system library, that is damaged, please attach a note acknowledging the damage. Place the item at the top of the bag so we can immediately find it. We then leave it up to the loaning libraries as to whether they will send a bill to cover the damage or replacement.
   

• When creating an On-the-Fly record for an out-of-system item, please select ILL as the Item Type and Item Status. This will prevent the patron from renewing an out-of system item on their own. We need to honor the due dates issued by the loaning library.  If the patron wants to extend the loan period, call us, give us a preferred due date, and we will try to negotiate a renewal with the loaning library.

 Databases

• The most recent Novelist Notes describes how the Novelist database can be used to find historical fiction either to support classroom assignments or for general interest. For example:

                    Connect to Novelist from FLLS Electronic Databases 
                    Select Search Our Databases
                    Select Boolean Search
                    Select Find Subjects from drop down box

Type in a time period (e.g. “Renaissance”), specific century (e.g., “20^th Century”)    specific decade (e.g. [“The thirties (20^th Century)”], or specific event (e.g. “Holocaust”)

You can expand or refine the search by using “OR”, “AND”, or “NOT” and using additional search terms. Call if you have questions.

• I hope to see you and your staff at the Health and Newspaper database trainings being held in each of the five FLLS counties. You will get hands-on experience as TCPL Reference Librarian Jen Scholssberg demonstrates how to take advantage of the wealth of information available through Health Reference Center, Health & Wellness Resource Center with Alt Health, Gale’s Newspaper databases, and Topicsearch. Call Jan Aguirre to register.

 Websites

• Take a look at http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/mma/ ; through images and other information it explores the interaction between Medicine and Madison Avenue. [LILRC-Long Island Library Resource Center Newsletter]
   

• It’s not too late to get access to OCLC FirstSearch.  This database package includes: WorldCat - the OCLC union catalog; ArticleFirst – OCLC index of journal articles; ERIC – journal articles and reports in education; Medline – index of medical articles; GPO – U.S. government publications; Wilson Select Plus – full text articles in science, humanities, education, and business; and World Almanacs.  Learn how Worldcat can be used in genealogical research   Contact me to get your authorization code and password.

 

• INTERLAKEN PUBLIC LIBRARY:  We have an unabridged book on tape copy of “Folly and Glory” by Larry McMurtry available for purchase - $25.00.  If you are interested in purchasing it, please contact Pat Moore at INT – iinterla@rochester.rr.com.

 

• DIRECTORS’ ADVISORY COUNCIL (DAC) MEMBERS:

If you have any questions or concerns regarding FLLS library service, you are welcome to contact a DAC member from the list below. 

Janet Steiner, TCPL, Ithaca
Judy Barkee, Ulysses Philomathic Library, Trumansburg
Lois Maki, Newfield Public Library
Kay Zaharis, Cortland Free Library
Mary Frank, Peck Memorial Library, Marathon
Sally Otis, Hazard Library, Poplar Ridge
Stephen Erskine, Seymour Library, Auburn
Beverly Dann, Waverly Free Library.