No. 06-50                                                                                                                  December 22, 2006

·     MARISA IACOBUCCI, Adult Services Coordinator

I will be out of the office from December 22^nd to January 2^nd .  I will be back in the office on the 2^nd.  A Happy New Year to all!

 

·     KATHY HUGHES, Phillips Free Library

The library will be closed from January 7 – January 21 in order for us to pack up and move to our temporary location.

 

·     JAN AGUIRRE, Specialist & Training Coordinator

      Polaris “Tip of the Week”  12/22/06

Curious how much your Power Pac is being utilized? Now you can retrieve statistics using the NEW Custom Report in Report Manager.

Log into Report Manager
Open the Polaris Folder
Open the Custom Folder
Open the PAC Folder
Select the report entitled AA-PowerPac Statistics
Select your library
Enter a Start and End Date
Left click on View Report
The report displays

The report includes figures on Keyword Searches, Browse Searches, Phrase Searches, Advanced Searches, Boolean Searches, Searches from the Children’s Pac, Holds Places, Holds Filled and Patron Self Renewals 

 

·     LINDA BEINS, ILL/Reference Coordinator

CBA (Central Library Book Aid) funding from NYS is being used by FLLS to purchase some databases and non-fiction material, housed at TCPL, but for the benefit of all system member library patrons. Please send me suggested titles or subject areas that you believe would be well used by member libraries and their patrons. This includes titles that are beyond what your budget permits. We welcome your suggestions all year round.

 Databases

ü      NoveList now include marketing and support materials from the (NoveList Learning Center); you can access patron flyers and bookmarks that can be edited and customized for your library, as well as, online modular training, Quick Start Help Sheets, Search Strategies sheets, etc. Select the “Training and Support” link, available from the left-hand margin of any page in NoveList for these resources.

 ü      MasterFile Premier is available through the Electronic Database link on the FLLS website. According to EBSCO, MasterFile Premier provides access to 1,700+ full text periodicals, 500 reference books, 84,000+ biographies, and 100,000+ primary source documents. In order to provide this improved database we will discontinue our subscription to Infotrac General Reference Center at the end of the year.
 

 ILL

ü      FLLS will be closed on Monday & Tuesday, Dec. 25 & 26, and Monday, Jan. 1; there will be no deliveries on those days.

ü      Phillips Library, Homer, will be closed from January 7-21; they will be preparing for their move into temporary space while their building is being renovated during the coming year. No holds on their material will be allowed during this two-week period. We will have more information about availability of Homer’s holdings in the coming weeks.

ü      Please note that the Alternatives Library will be closed from Dec. 16 through Jan. 7. Hold requests for ALTER items may take longer to fill.

Last Week’s Question of the Week When J.M. Barrie’s’ play Peter Pan premiered in London on Dec. 27, 1904, Barrie was “hailed as the most fashionable playwright of his time” [“J. M. Barrie”, Contemporary Authors Online, Gale 2003, accessed through the electronic database Literature Resource Center]. What is the name of the J.M. Barrie work that first featured the character Peter Pan?

Julia Lon, TRU, used Literature Resource Center to learn that Peter Pan first appeared in the novel 
The Little White Bird; or, Adventures in Kensington Gardens (1902). It appears that CORT 
has a copy of this item.  

 This Week’s Question of the Week  How may understanding the physiology of hibernation lead to 
improved health for humans? [Hint: database General Science Collection, search term 
“hibernation physiological aspects”]

 

·     ANNETTE BIRDSALL, Youth Services Coordinator

I will be out of the office on Friday,  December 22.  If you need assistance with Big Books, die-cuts, or storytime extensions please contact Kate @ x.47.

 

 ·     ROBERT McLAUGHLIN, Cataloging Services  

   I will be out of the office from Mon., Dec. 25, 2006, and will return Tues., Jan. 2, 2007.

 

• 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.