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Prairie News |
Volume 21, Number 05 |
March 5, 2010 |
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Mon., March 8 |
Farm Progress Show Committee Meeting, RPLS, 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. |
Tues., March 9 |
Legal Seminar for District Libraries, PALS OPAL room, 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. |
Wed., March 10 |
RPLS UG Database Standards Committee, RPLS, 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. |
Thurs., March 11 |
Sangamon Menard School Librarians Network, Jefferson Middle School Library, Springfield, 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. |
Mon., March 15 - Wed., March 17 |
On The Front Lines Conference, University of Illinois Springfield Public Affairs Center |
Tues., March 16 |
RPLS Board Meeting, Millikin University, 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. |
Weds., March 17 |
Copy Catalog Training, RPLS, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. See the class general information page for details. |
Thurs., March 18-20 |
Illinois Reading Conference, Springfield, IL |
Mon., March 22 |
Horizon Circulation, RPLS, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. |
Wed., March 24 |
MLA webcast: Now's the Time: Understanding the Electronic Health Record Maze and Health Sciences Librarians' Roles, RPLS, 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. |
Mon., March 29 |
RPLS LLSAP Technology Committee, RPLS, 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. |
Tues., March 30 |
Librarians Advisory Committee Meeting, RPLS, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. |
Tues., March 30 |
Medium Pubs Meeting, RPLS, 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. |
Wed., March 31 |
Barcoder Certification Performance Evaluation, RPLS, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. |
Thurs., April 1 |
UG Governing Board Meeting, RPLS, 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. |
Fri., April 2 |
RPLS is Closed for Good Friday |
Wed., April 7 |
Getting Teens to Library Programming, (Statewide video-conference sponsored by MLS, attend in the RPLS Distance Learning room at RPLS.), 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. NOTE: Please be sure to select the library system location that you will be attending the workshop at. If you are not paying through your library account on L2 or paying via credit card, please send a check for $10, made out to Metropolitan Library System, & mail to 125 Tower Drive Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527. Attn: Christina Stoll |
Wed., April 14 |
Searching Horizon and Teaching HIP, RPLS, 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. |
Wed., April 14 |
Budgeting for Boards, RPLS, 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. |
Thurs., April 15 |
Reports in Horizon, RPLS, 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. |
Thurs., April 15 |
FY10 IPLAR Review - Open Lab, RPLS, 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. |
Thurs., April 15 |
Sangamon Menard School Librarians Network, New Berlin Elementary School, 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. |
Fri., April 16 |
FY10 IPLAR Review - by Phone, RPLS, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. |
Tues., April 20 |
RPLS Board Meeting, RPLS, 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. |
Tues., April 20 |
Macon County School Librarians Group, Eisenhower High School, 3:45 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. |
Wed., April 21 |
RPLS LLSAP User's Group Meeting, Lincoln Library, Springfield, 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. |
Thurs., April 22 |
Sustainability Planning in Your Library, RPLS, 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. |
Fri., April 23 |
Free Form Free For All,
Chatham Area Public Library District, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. |
Tues., May 4 |
FirstSearch and Resource Sharing, RPLS, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. |
MARK YOUR CALENDARS:
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ONLINE FOIA/OMA TRAINING NOW OPEN: The online training from the Attorney General's office is now available on the Illinois Attorney General's FOIA Web site. You can also register there as the library's FOIA and/or OMA officer. Remember, the library's FOIA and OMA officers have until June 30, 2010, to complete the annual online training. |
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MILLIKIN'S EDIBLE BOOK FESTIVAL: Save the Date! Join Staley Library at Millikin University for its second annual Edible Book Festival! Individuals and groups of any size are invited to submit an "edible book" in Millikin's festival. This year's festival will be held on Monday, April 12th from noon-2pm (or until all the leftovers are eaten!) at Staley Library, Millikin University (second floor gallery space). Entry instructions, pictures from last year's festival, and additional information are available on the Staley Library website. |
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2010 Illinois History: Read All About It!: Join staff, volunteers, and patrons of the Presidential Library & Museum for a lively lunch hour discussion of Illinois history topics. You are welcome to bring your lunch and your thoughts on what we’ve been reading. Dates are the third Tuesdays every other month unless otherwise noted, and are held at noon in the Library Classroom. Related materials from the library’s vast and varied collections will be displayed during our discussions. Here’s a list of what we’re planning to read this year:
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FY10 SCHOOL DISTRICT LIBRARY GRANT PROGRAM AWARDS: Nearly $1,400,000 was awarded this year to 715 public school districts serving an eligible student population of 1,903,375. Based on the official student housing counts submitted, the per pupil rate this year equaled $0.714. |
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PENNY SEVERNS SUMMER FAMILY LITERACY GRANT: The Penny Severns Summer Family Literacy Grant opportunity is now available through the Illinois State Library. Please complete the online application (pdf). |
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NEW GRANT OPPORTUNITY - MARCH 15 DEADLINE: The Illinois State Historical Records Advisory Board (ISHRAB), using funding from National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC), is offering grants of up to $5,000 to Illinois archives, libraries, museums and other historical records keepers to develop and/or carry out projects to identify, preserve, access and use historical records in Illinois. Guidelines and application forms are located on the ISHRAB page. The application deadline is March 15th. Applications must be printed, filled out, and mailed. They cannot be submitted on-line. All grants require a one-to-one ($1 for $1) in-kind and/or cash match. Grant projects will run for one year. The Illinois State Historical Records Advisory Board is made up of representatives from different archives, museums, universities and libraries from around the state and seeks to facilitate cooperation among historical records depositories and other information agencies within Illinois. The Illinois State Archives serves as the coordinator of the board. For additional information, email or call David Joens at 217-782-3492. |
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2010 GOVERNOR'S SUSTAINABILITY AWARDS: The Illinois Sustainable Technology Center (ISTC) is now accepting applications for the 2010 Governor's Sustainability Awards. Laura Barnes, librarian for the ISTC, is encouraging libraries to apply this year. If your library has been making efforts toward energy conservation, renewable resources, community involvement or relevant “green” activities, consider applying this year. The award criteria has been updated so that a variety of projects and organizations can be considered award recipients. The award ceremony will be held in Champaign in Fall 2010. Learn how to apply for the Governor's Award. The award application deadline is May 21, 2010. |
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I-SHARE INSTRUCTION TEAM: CALL FOR PRESENTERS: Is your library "mobilized"? Are you using mobile devices in instruction? What about SMS Reference, Kindles, vodcasts, iPods, iQuizzes, iPhone apps, or YouTube videos for micro-instruction? If you are using mobile technology in your library, the I-Share Instruction Team needs you! We are seeking participants willing to either be part of a panel, or to lead a one hour breakout session at our "Mobilizing your Library" forum at Wheaton College on June 18. Please contact Team Liaison, Lorna Engels at by Friday, April 2nd with your interest & availability. Thank you for sharing your knowledge & experience with your CARLI I-Share colleagues. |
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IACRL CONFERENCE: THRIVING WHILE SURVIVING: THE COMPLETE 21ST CENTURY LIBRARIAN: Register now to attend IACRL's "Thriving While Surviving: The Complete 21st Century Librarian," a statewide conference for academic librarians in Illinois. The conference will be held March 25-26 at the President Abraham Lincoln Hotel and Conference Center, Springfield and will offer inspiration as well as practical tips for how to thrive as a librarian in the 21st century. Scheduled events include keynote addresses by Beverly Lynch from the UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies and R. David Lankes of Syracuse University, along with over twenty peer-reviewed sessions on the conference theme, invited sessions on the Google Book Settlement and next generation discovery systems, preconference sessions, and vendor exhibits. Registration is available on the ILA Web site. |
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TRENDY TOPICS 2010 TEENS AND TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE: Alliance Library System and TAP Information Services are pleased to announce the third in a dynamic monthly series of online workshops librarians can enjoy right at their desktops on hot topics. The latest conference on Teens and Technology is scheduled for Tuesday, April 13. Kelly Czarnecki from the Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County is the keynote speaker. She will talk about "A Great Fit: Teens, Technology and Libraries!" Kelly's talk will take a look at how libraries throughout the country are engaging teens with technology and why. Then she will address ways (low budget!) that libraries can integrate more technology programs and services for teens in their library and community and convince their administrators along the way. Other speakers for this inspiring day-long conference include:
A full informational flyer (pdf) and online registration are available. Registration for librarians for the one day conference is $40; for students $30; and for groups $100. For more information on these workshops please contact Lori Bell at ALS, or Tom Peters at TAP Information Services. |
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ALA AT CHICAGO COMIC & ENTERTAINMENT EXPO (C2E2): The American Library Association will be presenting and exhibiting at the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (C2E2), April 16-18, 2010 at Lakeside Center in McCormick Place Chicago. C2E2 is the Midwest's largest gathering of comic book, movie, television, manga, anime, and video game fans and professionals. ALA will present programs for the library community and comics industry professionals during the Professional Day, Friday April 16th. C2E2 has generously extended free pass for all library staff members on Professional Day, with the hours of 10 AM to 1 PM open only to librarians, educators, and other industry members. You'll be able to register for a completely free pass for Friday. If you'd like to attend all weekend long, a badge all three days is only $10. Please plan to stop by ALA's exhibit booth to say hello and to pick up more information about integrating games, comics and graphic novels into your collections and programming. For your customers and patrons, C2E2 sponsors a "Kids Day" on Sunday, April 18th, the final day of the show. Children and tweens under 12 who register through your library will receive free passes and are welcomed to attend the trade show and literary programs at no cost on Sunday. C2E2 will support this in your library with posters, bookmarks and pins. If you'd like to make "Kids Day" available through your library, please email Lance Fensterman and Brian Stephenson with C2E2 directly. They would be happy to send you all the information and material to share this free event with your community. We hope to see you in Chicago at our booth and during the Professional Day and throughout C2E2. Falling as it does during National Library Week 2010, and with Neil Gaiman as our spokesperson, it should be a wonderful event. |
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SCHOLARLY WRITING FOR THE LIS PROFESSION: The Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Illinois, is pleased to offer Scholarly Writing for the LIS Profession, a non-credit continuing education course, open to anyone interested in the topic.
Purpose of the Course: To introduce the student to the major genres of scholarly writing primarily through actual writing and editing assignments and discussion of essential elements and approaches to scholarly writing. An underlying assumption of the course is that writing is a social act, a way of knowing, and a way of thinking creatively and critically. Successful writing demands that the writer understand how readers respond to writing. Topics included are general introduction to scholarly writing and editing, practice with writing abstracts, reviews, editorials, columns and other opinion pieces, reporting the results of case studies, best practices, surveys and focus group research, and writing discipline focused scholarly articles. The book length work will not be covered. Each assignment will consist of reading an example of the genre in question, critiquing it, and writing in that genre. Upon completion of the course the candidate is expected to be able confidently to compose abstracts, reviews, and other types of scholarly writing. For additional information and to register, contact Marianne Steadley, Continuing Professional Development Graduate School of Library and Information Science University of IL, 501 E. Daniel St. Champaign IL 61820, 217/244-2751, Fax: 217/244-3302. |
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SAVE THE DATE! SPECIAL LIBRARIANS ASSOCIATION EVENTS:> Date: Tuesday, March
23 Date: Friday, April 9 Date: Wednesday, May 19 |
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Mentors, Proteges and Strategic Planning: New Courses on WJIL |
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FOUND ITEMS: Decatur Public Schools would like to find the library home of the following book: Persian Cats, by Wendy Perkins, Capstone Press, 2008. It is stamped LINCOLN inside the book, and has a barcode labeled Abraham Lincoln Elementary, barcode 33512003609463. It does not belong to any libraries within Rolling Prairie Library System. If anyone can help us identify the owning library, please contact Chris Oyer 217-433-3135, or Leeann Grossman at 217-853-6034. |
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MISSING ITEMS: Please check your shelves for the following books: Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey 332.024R and Afternoon Tea Cookbook by Linda Hewitt 641.53H. These books belong to the Vespasian Warner Public Library, Clinton. If you find any of these books in your library please return them to Vespasian Warner Public Library, Attention: Tom Rudasill. Please check your shelves for the following book: The Legend of Old Befana by Tomie DePaola. This book belongs to the Mason City Public Library. If you find this book in your library please return it to Mason City Public Library. Attention: Diane Yoeman. |
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CAREER OPPORTUNITIES: Visit RPLS's online job notices page. |
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UPCOMING WORKSHOPS AT RPLS: You may register for any of these events on-line at L2, LibraryLearning.info, if you have any questions please contact Angela at angelat@rpls.ws or (217) 429-2586. In order to allow RPLS Staff the time and opportunity to update our course offerings to comply with statewide standards, we will be canceling any classes that do not have three people signed up for the class at least 3 working days before the class meets. You will receive an email the day the decision is made. Ed2GO - Rolling Prairie Library System offers six-week computer-based training courses at your own desktop at a very reasonable cost, which can now be paid online with your credit card. Courses are starting on March 17th and April 21st. COPY CATALOGING TRAINING: This one-day class will present basic training on the use of both the OCLC Connexion Client and the Z39.50 protocol to import WorldCat records into the Horizon database. Attendees will search WorldCat through FirstSearch, then learn two methods for bringing potential matching records into Horizon. Once the records have been imported, attendees will examine them further, perform basic cleanup, check for duplicates, and attach item records. The class is not a certification prep class. It is designed for libraries needing to be able to do basic copy cataloging, prior to the certification program becoming available. All attendees must complete prerequisites and must send 6 items to RPLS no later than March 10. See the class general information page for details. This Copy Cataloging Training wil be held at RPLS on Wednesday, March 17th from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. MLA WEBCAST: NOW'S THE TIME: UNDERSTANDING THE ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD MAZE AND
HEALTH SCIENCES LIBRARIANS' ROLES: Program Objectives
The sponsorship of this webcast site has been funded in whole or in part with Federal funds from the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, under Contract No. NLM-N01-LM-6-3503 with the University of Illinois at Chicago. This is being held at RPLS on Wednesday, March 24th from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. BARCODE CERTIFICATION PERFORMANCE EVALUATION: The RPLS Training room will be open from 8 am until 4 pm for individuals to come complete the Barcode Certification Performance Evaluation. The average time to complete the evaluation is two hours. In order to avoid waiting at computer terminals, it is recommended that you contact Doris with your estimated time of arrival for taking the Certification Performance Evaluation. It is suggested that you plan to arrive before 2:30 pm in order to have adequate time to complete to the Barcode Certification Performance Evaluation. The Performance Evaluation will be held at RPLS on Wednesday, March 31st from from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. GETTING TEENS TO PROGRAMMING: The MLS Young Adult Special Interest Group (YA SIG) presents their spring workshop on "Getting Teens to Library Programming". Attend this state-wide video conference from the comfort of your library system and take away ideas from a panel of Teen librarians on how they successfully get teens involved at their libraries. This is being held at RPLS as a videoconference on Wednesday, April 7th from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. NOTE: Be sure to select the library system location that you will be attending the workshop at. If you are not paying through your library account on L2 or paying via credit card, please send a check for $10, made out to Metropolitan Library System, & mail to 125 Tower Drive Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527. Attn: Christina Stoll SEARCHING HORIZON AND TEACHING HIP: Horizon (Staff) and HIP (Patrons and staff) are two indices for the same database. In this workshop, learn searching tips in using both, as well as how to teach your patrons how to use HIP. This is being held at RPLS on Wednesday, April 14th from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. BUDGETING FOR BOARDS: Library budgeting is not for the faint of heart. It takes knowledge, skill, and sometimes creativity to develop a sound budget for a library. Without a sound budget the library can drift into trouble. This workshop is designed to present the budget process step-by-step from analysis of expenditures to knowledge of tax rates, from the difference between a working, appropriated or levy budget to a timeline for creating the library’s budget. If you have specific questions about budgeting, please submit them to Bev Obert, one week before the session. This is being held at RPLS on Wednesday, April 14th from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. REPORTS IN HORIZON:
This is being held at RPLS on Thursday, April 15th from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. FY10 IPLAR REVIEW - OPEN LAB: An open lab will allow one-on-one in-person consultation for library staff to review the IPLAR instrument and procedures and ask specific questions about data entry or sources. A Reports in Horizon class is being offered the same day in the morning from 9:00am – 11:30am. The class is a perfect opportunity to understand how to generate IPAR data. Stay to consult on the annual report in the open lab. Please register. This is being held at RPLS on Thursday, April 15th from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. FY10 IPLAR REVIEW - BY PHONE: Twenty minute telephone appointments will allow one-on-one consultation for library staff to review the IPLAR instrument and procedures and ask specific questions about data entry or sources. A Reports in Horizon class is being offered the previous morning (April 15th) from 9:00am – 11:30am. That class is a perfect opportunity to understand how to generate IPAR data. While library staff can call for consultation on the IPLAR at any time, dedicated staff will be available from 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. on this date for 20 minute appointments. Please register. This is being offered on Thursday, April 15th from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. SUSTAINABILITY PLANNING FOR YOUR LIBRARY: Wondering how to develop a sustainability plan to fulfill the requirements of the 2011 Public Library Per Capita Grant Application? Laura Barnes, Librarian at the Illinois Sustainable Technology Center, will show you how to build an effective green team, develop a sustainability plan, set goals and benchmarks, and make progress toward going green at your library. Discussion on activating the plan will follow. What better way to celebrate Earth Day? This event is perfect for library staff and trustees alike. This being held at RPLS on Thursday, April 22nd from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. FREE FORM FREE FOR ALL: This informal group is an opportunity for anyone working with youth or young adults in public libraries to share ideas, success stories, new books, old books, and questions. Please come prepared to share. Bring something to show or discuss and we will all go home with new ideas to try. Handouts are encouraged; bring 20 copies of each to share with the group. This is being held at Chatham Area Public Library District, on Friday, April 23rd from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Note: If you would like to ride in an RPLS van, please contact Angela to put in for a van seat. The van(s) will be leaving at 7:45 a.m. FIRSTSEARCH AND RESOURCE SHARING: Join RPLS Consultants, Louise Greene and Rachel Miller, on Tuesday, May 4th from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Explore the suite of databases available in FirstSearch with special emphasis on World Cat and Resource Sharing (ILL). In this class we will:
Please bring your FirstSearch logins and passwords with you. Before You Attend: Please refresh your knowledge of searching techniques by viewing these short videos. Each one is less than five minutes. |
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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, March 19, 2010. All submissions should arrive before 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 16, 2010 for inclusion in the newsletter. You may fax submissions to (217) 428-1852, or e-mail them to Doris McKay or Angela Thompson. |
