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| Volume 13, Number 18 | August 30, 2002 |
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| September 2 | Closed for Labor Day Holiday. | |
| September 3 | OCLC Connexion Demonstration, (Cancelled) RPLS, 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. | |
| September 3 | Delivery for Schools starts today! | |
| September 4 | Medium Pubs, RPLS, 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. | |
| September 6 | Registration deadline for Demco Book Repair Workshop. | |
| September 10 | LSTA Grant Help Session, RPLS, 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. | |
| September 11 | SIRSI Cataloging 2, RPLS, 8:00 a.m. to noon. | |
| September 11 | SIRSI Cataloging 1, RPLS, 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. | |
| September 12 | SIRSI Cataloging 3, RPLS, 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. | |
| September 13 | SIRSI Cataloging 4, RPLS, 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. | |
| September 17 | RPLS Board Meeting, RPLS, 1:00 p.m. | |
| September 17 | SIRSI Circulation 1, RPLS, 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. | |
| September 18 | Incorporating Cultural and Racial Diversity Programs in Libraries, ISL via Satellite at RPLS, 10:00 a.m. to Noon | |
| September 19 | RPLS Orientation, RPLS, 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. |
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UPCOMING WORKSHOPS AT RPLS: You may register for any of these events on-line at
http://www.rpls.ws/education.asp or contact Mary at maryt@rpls.ws
for training events and Angela at
angelat@rpls.ws for continuing education events.
OCLC Connexion Demonstration:
Laurie Bartolini, Illinet/OCLC Coordinator, Illinois State Library will
demonstrate OCLC's new cataloging interface, Connexion, at RPLS in the
Training Room on Tuesday, September 3rd from 10:00 to 11:30. Connexion is the
new OCLC cataloging interface that cataloging members will need to migrate to by
December 31, 2003. Register with Angela at
angelat@rpls.ws or telephone at 429-2586, or
register online.
Demco Book Repair Workshop: This workshop is being held at RPLS on
Thursday, October 3, 2002, 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. (Registration Deadline:
Friday, September 6, 2002. Cost: $7.00) This
workshop is useful for anyone involved in repair of library materials and
participants will gain skills that can be shared with other staff or volunteers.
Participants are provided with a supply kit at a cost of $7.00 each.
Register with Angela at angelat@rpls.ws or
telephone at 429-2586, or
register online.
SIRSI Cataloging 1 will be offered 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. September 11th at RPLS.
Please contact Diane if you wish to be added to
the waiting list or you have any questions about the course.
SIRSI Cataloging 2 will be offered September 11th from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at RPLS.
Please contact Diane if you wish to be added to
the waiting list or you have any questions about the course. Instructor: Diane Kovacs
Register online for this class at
http://www.kovacs.com/rpls/rplsregister.html. You may also e-mail Diane Kovacs
at diane@kovacs.com or telephone at
1-(877) 408-5812. Qualifies for 4 CPDU's RPLS/ISBE recertification.
SIRSI Cataloging 3 will also be offered 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. on
September 12th at RPLS. Please contact Diane if you wish to be added to
the waiting list or you have any questions about the course. Instructor: Diane Kovacs
Register online for this class at
http://www.kovacs.com/rpls/rplsregister.html. You may also e-mail Diane Kovacs
at diane@kovacs.com or telephone at
1-(877) 408-5812. Qualifies for 4 CPDU's RPLS/ISBE recertification.
SIRSI Cataloging 4 will be offered on September
13th, 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. at RPLS Please contact Diane if you wish to be added to
the waiting list or you have any questions about the course.
SIRSI Circulation Training will be offered on September
17th, 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. at RPLS. Pam Ewing,
pame@rpls.ws, is the instructor . Qualifies for 3 CPDU's RPLS/ISBE recertification.
ILL and OCLC ILLME Training will be offered on September
17th, 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. at RPLS. Pam Ewing,
pame@rpls.ws, is the instructor . Qualifies for 3 CPDU's RPLS/ISBE recertification.
Incorporating Cultural and Racial Diversity Programs in Libraries, an
Illinois State Satellite Teleconference at RPLS on September 18th, 10:00
a.m. to Noon.
Register with Angela at angelat@rpls.ws or
telephone at 429-2586, or
register online.
RPLS Orientation will be offered on September
19th, 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. at RPLS. Whether you are a new staff member or an
old pro, this is your opportunity to tour the newly remodeled RPLS and meet the
staff. Doris McKay, dorism@rpls.ws
is the instructor and tour guide. Qualifies for 2 CPDU's RPLS/ISBE recertification. |
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UPDATE ON SEPTEMBER CATALOGING TRAINING SESSIONS:
There are still a few seats available in these sessions. Several people have
asked Diane Kovacs if they can re-take the sessions that they took in the
spring. Her answer is yes you can. The September sessions have enough open seats
to accommodate folks who want the review.
Cataloging 1. Introduction to the SIRSI System and Basic Computer Skills Review on Wednesday Sept 11 from 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. at RPLS. Cataloging 2. Basic Copy Cataloging Skills on Wednesday, September 11 from 8:00 p.m.-12:00 p.m. at RPLS. Cataloging 3. Intermediate Copy Cataloging Skills on Thursday September 12 from 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. at RPLS. Cataloging 4. Advanced Copy Cataloging Skills on Friday September 13 from 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. at RPLS. Register at http://www.kovacs.com/rpls/rplsregister.html Please e-mail Diane at diane@kovacs.com or call her at 877-408-5812 if you have any questions. |
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ILLINOIS STATE LIBRARY SATELLITE TELECONFERENCE: On
Wednesday, September 18, 2002 from 10:00 am to Noon the ISL will air a satellite
teleconference on "Incorporating Cultural and Racial Diversity Programs in
Libraries". Rolling Prairie Library System is making this
teleconference available to member libraries and their staff in our Distance
Learning Room. ISL panelists and speakers will offer insights on: Developing library
programs for multicultural communities. The U.S. Census and ethnic populations.
How libraries can better serve minorities and special interest groups. Library
program ideas for partnerships and planning.
Register with Angela at angelat@rpls.ws or telephone at 429-2586, or register online. This teleconference will also be Webcast. In order to participate in the Webcast, please send an e-mail to jheffernan@ilsos.net indicating your interest in receiving the Webcast URL. Include your name, institution, full mailing address and e-mail address. Real Player 8 must be installed on your PC in order to view the Webcast. |
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LSTA GRANTS 2003: The
Illinois State Library has just released the announcement about LSTA grants for FY 2003. You can find this
information at
http://cyberdriveillinois.com/library/isl/grants/FY2003lsta.html
The four grant categories are : "DREAM AGAIN--PROGRAMS",
"LIGHTING YOUR OWN FIRE", "INVESTING IN LIBRARIANSHIP" and "OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS". LIGHTING YOUR OWN FIRE/FANNING YOUR FLAME ($500 TO $4,900) OR ($5,000 TO $50,000) - This grant builds on the Lighting the Fire grants awarded in 2001, continuing the benefit to ILLINET member libraries. The Illinois State Library FY2003 LSTA grant, Lighting Your Own Fire/Fanning Your Own Flame, offers libraries the opportunity to begin with ideas and/or projects awarded during the Lighting the Fire. Libraries have two options with this grant. If the library was awarded a Lighting the Fire grant, the library can develop it further, share it with one or more other libraries or replicate another Lighting the Fire grant. If the library was not involved with Lighting the Fire, or was not awarded a Lighting the Fire grant, the library can begin with a Lighting the Fire grant idea that would work for their library. INVESTING IN LIBRARIANSHIP ($500 TO $4,900) - The Investing in Librarianship grant is intended to promote staff development in all types of libraries and among all types and levels of library staff. Programs may be designed to target a specific library skill (e.g., cataloging, weeding the collection, etc.) to foster a broader understanding of professional concerns (e.g. the implications of CIPA on libraries, intellectual freedom, etc.) or to plan a staff development day, including a variety of programs. Collaborative programs that target more than one library or one individual are encouraged. Any school, public, academic or special library is eligible to apply for this grant. The purposes of this grant are: to expand professional knowledge, skills, and competencies; to promote greater understanding and achievement of library standards; to enhance awareness of critical library issues and trends; and to foster professional leadership skills. OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS - NEW FOR 2(000) ($500 TO $2,000) - You have an idea for your library and you understand there are competitive grants available to carry out your plan. You are apprehensive about writing a grant because you have never done so. If this sounds familiar, the Opportunity Knocks mini-grant is perfect for you. If you have never written or applied for a Library Service and Technology Act (LSTA) grant or an Educate and Automate (E&A) grant from the Illinois State Library, you are eligible to apply on behalf of your library agency, branch or attendance center. (Receipt of a Public Library Per Capita Grant or a School Library Per Capita Grant does not apply to this offering.) The intent of the Opportunity Knocks grant is to encourage those who have never written a grant to apply. This grant offering is designed to alleviate the apprehension of first time grant writers by easing you into the grant process with the help of a mentor, if you so choose, at any time during the grant process. The LSTA Grant Ambassadors have offered to act as mentors, volunteering their time to assist, advise and encourage only. Grant writing is the responsibility of the applicant. In addition to the LSTA Grant Ambassadors, regional library consultants will continue to serve as resources and to provide quality support to their member libraries. |
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LSTA GRANT HELP SESSION: To help our members prepare grant applications we have scheduled a
Grant Help
session for Tuesday, September 10 from 1:30 - 4:30 pm in the small meeting room.
You may call and make a set appointment for a specific time that day or just
drop by. The phone number is 429-2586. Before you come you should have read the
announcement, decided which grant offering you will apply for and drafted a few
notes and ideas for what you would like to do. If you can not come to the session, RPLS staff is available at other times to discuss your grant application. They can talk to you by phone, fax or email to talk with you about your ideas and to review your draft applications. Bev Obert at bevo@rpls.ws, Doris McKay at dorism@rpls.ws or by phone (217) 429-2586. |
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PLANNING / MANAGING / WIRED: The Illinois State Library will present via Vtel the workshops necessary to meet the public library training requirements for the FY 2003 public per capita grant. You will be introduced to the content and use of the three books: The New Planning for Results, Managing for Results and Wired for the Future. The workshop is available on three dates at RPLS in the Distance Learning Room, and each workshop covers all three topics. It is only necessary to attend one of the three available dates to meet the training requirements. The workshops are free, and Public Librarians and their Trustees are encouraged to attend. 10/23/2002 @ RPLS Vtel 1:00 - 4:30 pm Register online for this class at http://www.rpls.ws/workshop_registration.asp. You may also register by e-mail with Angela at angelat@rpls.ws or by telephone at (217) 429-2586. |
| 02-276 | ILA – PLF’S LISTSERV RETURNS IN SEPTEMBER: The Illinois Library Association/Public Libraries Forum’s listserv will return in September 2002 with new discussion topics. Upcoming topics will include those submitted by listserv members and your public library colleagues in Illinois. To subscribe to the listserv simply go to the listserv’s archives at http://www.effinghamlibrary.org/ila-plf.htm and follow the link to the Web-based subscription service. Be sure and stop for a visit at our poster session at the ILA Conference in October. For more information on the Public Libraries Forum’s listserv, contact Amanda Standerfer at amandas@effinghamlibrary.org or Richard Sumrall at richards@alpha1.rpls.lib.il.us. |
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LOSS AND RECOVERY: LIBRARIANS BEAR WITNESS TO SEPTEMBER
11, 2001: American Libraries, in cooperation with Library Video Network, has
produced a video documentary titled Loss and Recovery: Librarians Bear Witness
to September 11, 2001. The video consists of interviews with librarians who were
in or near the World Trade Center on that horrific day. In their own words, they
describe what they saw and how it has affected them personally and
professionally. The video premiered at the ALA Annual Conference in Atlanta and
is available for $20 from Library Video Network at
www.lvn.org . It will make you proud of our profession. Proceeds fro
the sales of the video benefit the ALA Archives, which are housed in and managed
by the UIUC University Archives. Leonard Kniffel, Editor & Publisher, American
Libraries
On Friday, September 13th 2002 from 4:15 to 5:30 in Room LIS 126 at The Graduate School of Library and Information Science at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign on 501 E. Daniel Street, Champaign, IL 61820 will hold an open screening of "Loss and Recovery: Librarians Bear Witness to September 11, 2001". Please join us for this special commemoration of the events of September 11, 2001, and the heroism of our colleagues. Sue Searing, LIS Librarian, searing@uiuc.edu. |
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NEW PHONE NUMBERS AT ILLINOIS EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION
CLEARINGHOUSE: The new phone numbers are:
Phone:217-522-4655 |
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PC GIVEAWAY: RPLS has 11 older PCs that are no longer in use at the
system and can be given to member libraries. The 11 PCs include:
5 IBM 300 GL Desktops with 200 mhz. processors, 32 mb. of RAM, and 15” monitors, WIN98. 1 IBM 300 GL Tower with a 333 mhz processor, 128 mb. of RAM, and a 15” monitor., WIN98. 2 Dell Dimension Towers with 650 mhz processors, 128 mb. RAM, and 15” monitors, WIN 2000. 2 Dell Dimension Towers with 500 mhz processors, 97 mb. RAM, and 15” monitors, WIN 2000. 1 Dell Dimension Tower with a 500 mhz, 128 mb. of RAM, and a 15” monitor, WIN 2000. The only software loaded on the computers will be WIN 98/2000. If you want to ask for one of these computers, please contact Tim Schnabel at RPLS tims@rpls.ws |
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UPCOMING IOUG ILLINET/OCLC WORKSHOPS: Go to
http://www.sos.state.il.us/library/isl/oclc/oclc.html to see workshop
descriptions, locations, and to register online.
SEPTEMBER OCTOBER |
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CLARION CONFERENCE ON RURAL AND SMALL LIBRARIES II: The Clarion Conference on Rural and Small Libraries II will be held in Columbus, Ohio on September 30 - October 2, 2002. This conference is sponsored by The Center for the Study of Rural Librarianship and offers sessions on "Small Building/Renovation Projects", "E-rate: The Easy Way?", "Stretching the Rural Dollar", "Programming for Success", "Marketing for Dummies", "Sustainability", "Building on the Enthusiasm: Young Adult Service in a Changing Rural America", "Grant: Love The or Leave Them?", "Technology in the Trenches: What You Need To Know", "Reaching Out for New Customers", "Boards and Policies, Policies and Boards. Which Comes First?" and "The Impact of Public Access Technology on Libraries". Cost: $100 Registration Deadline: September 17th. CE credit is available. For additional information and a registration form visit the conference website at http://eagle.clarion.edu/~grads/csrl/conference.htm. |
| 02-282 | SPECIAL LIBRARIES ASSOCIATION: ILLINOIS CHAPTER DINNER MEETING, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2002 : This meeting is titled "Web-Warp Woof and Blogs" with Gary Price, Co-Author of The Invisible Web, is the speaker. It is being held at the Hotel Allegro 171 West Randolph Chicago, The Goodman Theater Rooms 3rd Floor. For more information please visit the following website http://www.slaillinois.org/ |
| 02-283 | YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE CONFERENCE: Northern Illinois University Young Adult Literature Conference, September 28 in St. Charles. Speakers include Scott O'Dell Award winners Avi and Miriam Bat-Ami. Others speakers are author/illustrator Tom Feelings, young adult literature expert and librarian Michael Cart, and Charlie Baker, Cobblestone Publishing. In addition there will be book talks provided by Anderson's Book Store, autographing sessions, and great food. Information about the conference is available at http://www.cedu.niu.edu/~fiehn/YAlitconference.html and on the ISLMA website calendar. |
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ATTENTION STORYTELLERS:Area storytellers have a unique opportunity to
see a Japanese storytelling troupe when they offer two public performances in
Springfield. The storytellers will be performing a type of traditional Japanese
storytelling called "paper theatre" or "kamishibai." For more information about
this type of storytelling, check out the
http://www.kamishibai.com/ website. Please pass the word to other
storytelling colleagues! Thank you.
The Yajirobee storytelling troupe from Springfield's Sister City of Ashikaga, Japan will perform in Springfield on September 12 and 14. The performances are sponsored by the Sister Cities Association of Springfield and Prairie Grapevine. Yajirobee presents traditional Japanese Paper Theater and Apron Theater in their performances. The 10-member group was established in 1976. The group's performances are meant "to get rid of boundaries between people" at venues from kindergartens to nursing homes. Members of the group write their scripts and make everything they use in their shows. Yajirobee members also present lectures on performance methods throughout Tochigi Prefecture in Japan. Springfield's Lincoln Library, 326 South Seventh, will be the site for a Yajirobee performance on Thursday, September 12, at 7:00PM. Admission for that performance is free. Prairie Grapevine will present the Yajirobee Storytellers on Saturday, September 14, at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 745 Woodside Road. The performance will begin at 7:30 PM. Admission to the Prairie Grapevine event is $7 for adults, $4 for children. Tickets are available at the door. For more information, contact Mark Pence at (217) 793-3800, extension 1630, or e-mail Cheryl Pence at cheryl_pence@ihpa.state.il.us . |
| 02-285 | UW-CONTINUING EDUCATION IN LIBRARY AND INFORMATION STUDIES: The School of Library & Information Studies at the University of Wisconsin - Madison is offering the following courses in the Fall of 2002. Seminar and workshops on: "Archives, Manuscripts, and Photographs", "Space Planning and Interior Design", "Library Finances", Encoded Archival Description" and "Virtual Reference". Online courses: "Fundamentals of Cataloging", "ABC's of Work with Children" and "Virtual Collection Development". For additional information contact Jane Pearlmutter, director of continuing education, UW - Madison School of Library and Information Studies, 600 N Park St, Madison, WI 53706; jpearl@slis.wisc.edu; (608) 262-6398; www.slis.wisc.edu/academic/ces/index.html |
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$4,000 NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK GRANT AVAILABLE: U.S. libraries of all types
are invited to apply for a $4,000 National Library Week Grant for the best
library promotion/public awareness campaign during National Library Week (April
6-12, 2003) that promotes the role librarians play in the 21st century. The
grant is sponsored by Scholastic Library Publishing and administered by the
Public Awareness Committee of the American Library Association (ALA).
This year's application deadline is October 15, 2002. This is the first year that the Grolier Grant specifically will focus on the work of librarians. In doing so, the grant supports The Campaign for America's Libraries' goal of promoting librarianship as a profession and also ties into ALA President Mitch Freedman's year-long initiative, The Campaign for America's Librarians, which focuses on better salaries and pay equity. An application form and guidelines are available at http://www.ala.org/pio/nlw/grolierapp.doc. They are also available from the ALA Public Information Office. Telephone: 800-545-2433, ext. 4020. E-mail: mhumphrey@ala.org. The winner will be notified at the end of December and announced at the 2003 ALA Midwinter Meeting in Philadelphia. Information on last year's winner, the Omaha Public Library, and the winning application can be viewed at http://www.ala.org/@yourlibrary/pressreleases.cfm#omaha. For more information about The Campaign for America's Libraries, visit the campaign's Web site at http://www.ala.org/@yourlibrary. |
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YALSA GREAT BOOK GIVEAWAY: Each year the YALSA
office receives approximately 1200 newly published books, videos, CD's and audio
cassettes, materials that have been targeted primarily towards young adults.
Publishers and producers submit copies for selection committees to review and
nominate. After the ALA Midwinter Meeting (when committees select their annual
lists), these materials need to be removed from the YALSA office to make room
for the next year's publications.
The YALSA Board of Directors believes many libraries that serve young adults would benefit by receiving this collection of materials. YALSA and the cooperating publishers are therefore offering one year's worth of review materials as a contribution to a library in need through this application process. For an application form go to http://www.ala.org/yalsa/awards/gbgvi.pdf. |
| 02-288 | SEPTEMBER IS NATIONAL LIBRARY CARD SIGN-UP MONTH: For marketing and promotional ideas visit ALA's website at http://www.ala.org/pio/librarycard/2001/index.html. |
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THE SEPTEMBER 11 PHOTO PROJECT: August 17 - September 21, 2002
the "September 11 Photo Project"
will be on display at the
Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S State Street,
Ground Floor. The September 11 Photo Project is a grass-roots initiative founded in response to the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. Opened in a SoHo storefront on October 13, 2001 with more than 200 submissions, the collection is currently composed of over 5,000 photographs taken before, during and after the events of September 11th. The project is designed to provide an open forum, displaying without exception, the photos and thoughts of community members in reaction to the tragedy. For more information, please visit http://www.chicagopubliclibrary.org/ or call (312) 747-4300. |
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SCHOLARSHIPS FOR SCHOOL LIBRARIANS FOR ONLINE DEGREE
PROGRAM: Thanks to an
IMLS National
Leadership Grant, Mansfield University in PA is offering thirty half-tuition
scholarships for its Masters in program for school library certification. The
degree program is the only online, regionally accredited library science program
to prepare certified teachers for school librarianship.
The IMLS-funded scholarship especially targets students with diverse ethnic backgrounds; those who work in under-served, high-need communities; or students living too far from a graduate library science program to commute. The scholarship initiative is bringing national attention to the growing two-year-old online degree program. At the same time, it takes aim at a problem facing schools across the country--a critical shortage of school library media specialists--and it simultaneously addresses a further concern of the library profession: the challenge of recruiting librarians of diverse ethnic backgrounds. |
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ILLINET MEMBER LIBRARIES: If you have been unable to access the PDR using the new URL, please 'refresh" your Web page and try again. The PDR tech team has been working on addressing any access issues that may exist for ILLINET member libraries, and they believe the problem has been resolved. If you continue to have problems, please let me know at balexander@ilsos.net. The new PDR URL is http://pdrel.thomsonhc.com. If your library is like most ILLINET member libraries, you will be set by IP address/range. When you connect to the URL above, the screen will show a blue "PDR Electronic Library" box on the upper right. Click on it and it will take you directly to a search screen. The Illinois State Library provides access at no charge to the PDR Electronic Library for all ILLINET academic, public, school and special member libraries. Those libraries already subscribed to the PDR should have received a mailing and an e-mail directly from the PDR about the URL change, along with a Quick Reference Card. The card is also available for downloading at http://www.micromedex.com/pdrlibrary. Libraries wishing access to the PDR through the Illinois State Library subscription can complete the attached form and e-mail it to Melissa Roehr at melissa.roehr@mdx.com. It is not necessary to re-apply for the PDR once you have submitted an application form. Micromedex is offering interactive online training for the PDR at http://www.micromedex.com/training. Questions about the PDR and other electronic resources provided by the Illinois State Library can be directed to Barbara Alexander, balexander@ilsos.net or 217.785.7334. |
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ALAO ANNUAL CONFERENCE - NOVEMBER 1, 2002:
Face to Face or Cyberspace - Redefining the Human Touch Academic Library Association of Ohio Annual Conference 2002 November 1, 2002 at Embassy Suites in Independence, Ohio ALAO cordially invites you to join us for Face to Face or Cyberspace - Redefining the Human Touch at our 28th annual conference. The conference will be held on November 1, 2002 at Embassy Suites in the Cleveland suburb of Independence. Conference theme: Speaker: Conference topics include: Maintaining the human touch in technology based librarianship, Techniques for keeping up with the speed of change, Managing the influx of data in the Information Age, Using games in library instruction, User testing for library websites, Digital and Internet reference, Information literacy, Online tools for catalogers and WorldCat in the 21st century, Enhancing the human touch in the digital age, Supporting support staff. Pre-conference: Who should attend? Academic librarians, Public librarians, Information professionals, Library support staff. For registration, accommodation and program details, please visit the conference website at http://www.alaoweb.org/02conf/ or email Cliff Glaviano at jglavia@bgnet.bgsu.edu |
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CAREER OPPORTUNITIES: The job notices
printed in the Prairie News are either submitted to the newsletter editor or
taken from a variety of different librarian placement Web pages like the
American Library Association and the Illinois Library Association.
HEAD OF REFERENCE SERVICES, WARREN-NEWPORT PUBLIC LIBRARY, GURNEE, IL: Warren-Newport public library is seeking a head of reference services librarian. The library is a 54,000 sq. ft library building re-opened Nov. 1997 with a cafe, gift shop,: video wall, used bookstore and other amenities. The library district is in a growing suburban area between Milwaukee and Chicago. Library has strong tax base and increasing community use. Annual circulation for 2001-2002 was 1, 035,216 items, with 189,036 questions asked at reference service desks. The library has a computer lab, an active webpage, integrated web catalog and subscribes to a variety of databases. Current department head, who is heading to a new position in Colorado, leaves behind a strong department with excellent staff. Colorado's gain is our loss, but a great opportunity for you. Minimum Qualifications includes MLS, in-depth knowledge of reference services, thorough knowledge of electronic library resources. Desired Abilities includes Excellent written and verbal communication, as well as creative problem-solving skills. Strong public service orientation. Good organizational abilities. Detail oriented, but able to see the overall library picture. Team player willing to experiment with new approaches. Walking on water not essential, but a sense of humor is. Principal Responsibilities includes Manages staff of 13 ( 3 FT; others 30 hours or less per week) in reference services department functions Ensures ongoing reference and technology training for adult and youth service desk employees. Supervises interlibrary loan activities for the entire library. Participates as a member of the management team. $21.28- $32.60 per hour (37.5 hour work week). Excellent benefits. ADULT REFERENCE LIBRARIAN (LIBRARIAN I), ELMHURST PUBLIC LIBRARY, ELMHURST, IL: Must work one evening per week and weekends on a regular rotation. Duties include: working the reference desk, collection management for specific sections, updating the online library events calendar, and other duties as assigned. Excellent interpersonal, written and oral communication skills are a must. Visit our web site at http://www.ElmhurstPublicLibrary.org for more information about the library and community. Requirements include: MLS from ALA-Accredited Institution. TECHNICAL SERVICES LIBRARIAN, ILLINOIS CENTRAL COLLEGE, EAST PEORIA, IL: Illinois Central College is seeking a qualified individual to supervise and participate in the organization and accessibility of Library materials through the cataloging process. The Technical Services Librarian is supervised by the College Librarian and duties will include, but are not limited to: cataloging print and non-print materials; maintaining ICC's participation in OCLC and the Resource Sharing Alliance (RSA) database; training and supervising technical services clerical staff; maintaining the physical integrity of the materials collection; managing inventory; preparing statistical reports. Master's degree in library science or the equivalent combination of education and experience and one to three years of direct experience required. Supervisory experience, teaching experience, and experience in a community college environment plus experience with OCLC and an integrated library system are desirable. Qualified individuals interested in the position must submit the following: Letter of application; current resume; completed application and College transcripts. Send to: Illinois Central College, Human Resources, One College Drive, East Peoria, IL 61635-0001 Applications may be downloaded from
http://www.icc.edu/hr/application
or will be mailed in response to inquiries. NEWSPAPER LIBRARIAN, THE NEWS GAZETTE, CHAMPAIGN, IL: The News-Gazette is seeking a regular full-time librarian to help operate this essential newsroom department. This Librarian works with the chief librarian to electronically archive editorial content of each day's newspaper. Candidates must have a college degree, keyboarding & database experience, and Internet searching & e-mail experience. Ideal candidate would have library degree & experience, Mac & PC proficiency, indexing & classification experience, and reference book familiarity. Strong interest in newspapers and newspaper libraries preferred. Job requires attention to detail, accuracy and ability to work independently. The hours are Tuesday through Saturday 8am – 5pm. |
| 02-294 | PRAIRIE NEWS SUBMISSIONS: The Prairie News is a biweekly publication of RPLS. Notices, meetings, giveaways, career opportunities and other news items of interest to the membership may be submitted. Items will be edited to fit the space requirements of the newsletter. The next issue of the Prairie News will be Friday, Friday September 13, 2002. All submissions should arrive before 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, September 10, 2002, for inclusion in the newsletter. You may fax submissions to (217) 428-1852, or e-mail them to Doris McKay at dorism@rpls.ws or Angela Thompson at angelat@rpls.ws |