From johnston at farmingtonlibct.org Mon Feb 1 07:58:42 2010 From: johnston at farmingtonlibct.org (Jay Johnston) Date: Mon Feb 1 07:55:07 2010 Subject: [Conntech] (no subject) Message-ID: Dewar Colleagues, I believe you may find this data useful in your forthcoming or ongoing budget proceedings. OCLA really does a professional job in every way. J Jay Johnston M.S. M.A. Director Farmington Library Six Monteith Drive, Farmington, CT 06034 860-673-6791 X123 johnston@farmingtonlibct.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mylist.net/archives/conntech/attachments/20100201/2685c78d/attachment-0001.htm -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: OCLC study.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 930553 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://mylist.net/archives/conntech/attachments/20100201/2685c78d/OCLCstudy-0001.pdf From SBrett at cslib.org Mon Feb 1 08:55:47 2010 From: SBrett at cslib.org (Sharon Brettschneider) Date: Mon Feb 1 08:54:07 2010 Subject: [Conntech] New Jersey Train-the-Trainer Program Message-ID: <4B66C0BB.360B.00D7.0@cslib.org> CT Libraries: New Jersey State Library has some openings available at their upcoming Train-the-Trainer workshop. They are inviting librarians from nearby states to participate if they are able to make the trip to Eatontown, NJ. It looks like a great training opportunity. A PDF flyer describing the workshop is at: http://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0B-FUFC-lh6eoMzcwM2U3ZjAtYTViMy00ZDljLTlhZGMtOTBmZjgwZTkwYzFk&hl=en Registrations for the 2010 New Jersey Train-the-Trainer Workshop are now being accepted. The New Jersey State Library is proud to sponsor the 2010 NJ Train-the-Trainer (NJTTT) workshop. The NJTTT program, a four-day hands-on workshop, is designed to teach the novice trainer the necessary skills to plan, execute, and evaluate training sessions. The program consists of three consecutive days of instruction, building to a fourth day where participants demonstrate the skills learned by presenting a snapshot of their training session to other participants. The program has over 250 graduates. The program will be held March 17, 18, 19 and March 26, 2010. The registration fee of $425 includes all workshop materials, food and overnight lodging at the Sheraton Hotel, Eatontown, NJ. For more information and to obtain a registration form, please visit the NJTTT Blog at: http://njttt.blogspot.com/ Any questions may be directed to the coordinators, Nicole Cooke and Jeff Teichmann at: njttt2.0@gmail.com Sharon Brettschneider Connecticut State Library From hkeeler at billmemorial.org Mon Feb 1 09:35:21 2010 From: hkeeler at billmemorial.org (Hali Keeler) Date: Mon Feb 1 09:36:16 2010 Subject: [Conntech] Art Loans Message-ID: <022601caa364$edb74af0$c925e0d0$@org> If any libraries have art collections and occasionally loan an item [to institutions, not individuals], I'd like to know if you'd share samples of your loan policies. Thanks~ Hali Hali Keeler, MLS Director Bill Memorial Library 240 Monument Street Groton CT 06340 hkeeler@billmemorial.org Wherever you go, there you are -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. We are a community of 6 million users fighting spam. SPAMfighter has removed 18700 of my spam emails to date. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len The Professional version does not have this message From MEngels at cslib.org Mon Feb 1 12:12:23 2010 From: MEngels at cslib.org (Mary Engels) Date: Mon Feb 1 12:10:57 2010 Subject: [Conntech] Countdown to Snapshot Day Message-ID: <4B66EF57.1A3E.008E.0@cslib.org> Happy February Everyone! Well, it's only 17 days until Snapshot Day and this might be a good time for you to use some of the posters or flyers on the Snapshot web page in your library to let your patrons know that Feb 18th will be a special day. The poster is at: http://snapshotctlib.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/snapshotposter.pdf The flyer is at: http://snapshotctlib.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/snapshotflyer.pdf There's also a customizable press release at http://snapshotctlib.wordpress.com/toolkit-for-librarians/ Here are a few cool promotional ideas about Snapshot Day. The Danbury Library includes it in their electronic newsletter http://tinyurl.com/yfg2jq2 The Groton Library includes it in their print newsletter: http://www.town.groton.ct.us/library/connections.pdf. See page 3. The staff of the Waterford Library are wearing buttons that say Ask Me about Snapshot Day. If you've got other Snapshot Day promotional ideas why not post them to our blog? http://snapshotctlib.wordpress.com/join-us/ 17 days and counting! Mary Mary Engels, Director Middletown Library Service Center 786 South Main St. Middletown, CT 06457 Phone 860-704-2207; in CT 800-437-2313 Fax: 860-704-2228 mengels@cslib.org http://ct.webjunction.org From MJensen at cslib.org Tue Feb 2 06:23:20 2010 From: MJensen at cslib.org (Mary Louise Jensen) Date: Tue Feb 2 06:22:17 2010 Subject: [Conntech] More info.- Funding for rural libraries for construction and equipment References: <4B62C0500200000E00015367@ns2.cslib.org> <4B67EF080200000E000153A7@ns2.cslib.org> Message-ID: <4B67EEF2.FF72.000E.0@cslib.org> I have received many questions about the USDA loans and grants to rural libraries. I contacted Johan M. Strandson, Area Director for Windham and New London Counties, USDA - Rural Development Norwich Service Center. He has given me the following information: Who may apply Community Programs provides grants to assist in the development of essential community facilities in rural areas and towns of up to 20,000 in population. Grants are authorized on a graduated scale. Applicants located in small communities with low populations and low incomes will receive a higher percentage of grants. Grants are available to public entities such as municipalities, counties, and special-purpose districts, as well as non-profit corporations and tribal governments. Public libraries that serve the whole community just use the town list. A branch library that serves a specific area can use the cities, borough & census designated places list. (See attached lists). In addition, applicants must have the legal authority necessary for construction, operation, and maintenance of the proposed facility and also be unable to obtain needed funds from commercial sources at reasonable rates and terms. Fund Uses top Grant funds may be used to assist in the development of essential community facilities. Grant funds can be used to construct, enlarge, or improve community facilities for health care, public safety, and community and public services. This can include the purchase of equipment required for a facility's operation. A grant may be made in combination with other CF financial assistance such as a direct or guaranteed loan, applicant contributions, or loans and grants from other sources. For examples of essential community facilities click here<../cf/essent_facil.htm>. The Community Facilities Grant Program is typically used to fund projects under special initiatives, such as Native American community development efforts; child care centers linked with the Federal government's Welfare-to-Work initiative; Federally-designated Enterprise and Champion Communities, and the Northwest Economic Adjustment Initiative area. Maximum Grant top The amount of grant assistance for project costs depends upon the median household income and the population in the community where the project is located and the availability of grant funds. In most instances, projects which receive grant assistance have a high priority and are highly leveraged with other loan and grant awards. Grant assistance may be available for up to 75% of project costs. Grant funding limitations are based on population and income, economic feasibility, and availability of funds. Projects will be selected based on a priority point system. Projects that will receive priority are those that: [cid:image001.gif@01CAA0C8.77863D30] Serve small communities - with the highest priority going to projects located in a community with a population of 5,000 or less. [cid:image001.gif@01CAA0C8.77863D30] Serve low-income communities - with the highest priority going to projects serving communities with median household incomes below the higher of the poverty line or 60% of the State non-metropolitan median household income. [cid:image001.gif@01CAA0C8.77863D30] Provide healthcare, public safety, or public and community services Limitations top Grant funds cannot be used to: [cid:image004.gif@01CAA0C8.77863D30] Pay any annual recurring costs, including purchases or rentals that are generally considered to be operating and maintenance expenses [cid:image004.gif@01CAA0C8.77863D30] Construct or repair electric generating plants, electric transmission lines, or gas distribution lines to provide services for commercial sale [cid:image004.gif@01CAA0C8.77863D30] Pay costs to construct facilities to be used for commercial rental where the applicant has no control over tenants and services offered [cid:image004.gif@01CAA0C8.77863D30] Construct facilities primarily for the purpose of housing State, Federal or quasi-Federal agencies [cid:image004.gif@01CAA0C8.77863D30] Finance recreational facilities or community antenna television services or facilities Application Processing top Applications are filed with the USDA Rural Development field offices. Rural Development staff will be glad to discuss a community's needs and the services available from Rural Development and sister agencies within USDA. Detailed information and applications for financial assistance are available through Rural Development State Offices. If you have questions, please contact: Johan M. Strandson Area Director Area Director for Windham and New London Counties USDA - Rural Development Norwich Service Center 238 West Town Street Norwich, CT 06360 Tel: 860-859-5218 X-206 Fax: 860-859-5223 Johan.Strandson@ct.usda.gov and Windsor Service Center 100 Northfield Drive, 4th floor Windsor, CT 06095-4729 Serving Western and Central Connecticut Tolland, Middlesex, Hartford, Litchfield, New Haven and Fairfield Counties Contact Person: Mary Grasso, Area Director Phone: (860)688-7725 Ext. 4 FAX: (860)688-7979 Email: mary.grasso@ct.usda.gov Office Hours are 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday Mary Louise Jensen Building Consultant Division of Library Development Connecticut State Library Willimantic Library Service Center 1320 Main Street, Suite 25 Willimantic, CT 06226 Phone: 860-456-1717 or 1-800-253-7944 Ext. 306 Fax: 860-423-5874 E-mail: mjensen@cslib.org -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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The workshops cost a great deal of money and time to organize. Therefore, we are instituting the following cancellation policy change. Cancellations will now require 5 business days (excluding weekends & holidays) notice or you will be invoiced. The complete attendance and cancellation policy is included below CANCELLATION POLICY Attendees that DO NOT CANCEL and FAIL TO ATTEND events will automatically be placed on a waiting list if they miss 3 events in 6 months. Please remember that if you need to cancel your registration at any time you can email: workshop@cslib.org or call 1-800-253-7944 (in Connecticut) or 860-456-1717. Cancellations require 5 days notice (120 hours, excluding weekends & holidays) or you will be invoiced. Thank you for your help. Kris Abery Continuing Education Coordinator Connecticut State Library Division of Library Development 786 South Main Street Middletown, CT 06457 Tele: (860) 704 - 2206 Fax: (860) 704 - 2228 Website: http://www.cslib.org Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/CTStateLibrary Twitter: http://twitter.com/LibraryofCT From MEngels at cslib.org Tue Feb 2 12:49:16 2010 From: MEngels at cslib.org (Mary Engels) Date: Tue Feb 2 12:47:29 2010 Subject: [Conntech] Update to the Snapshot Day web page Message-ID: <4B68497B.1A3E.008E.0@cslib.org> Hi Everyone, We've added a Word version of the Snapshot Day flyer at: http://snapshotctlib.wordpress.com/toolkit-for-librarians/ so that you will be able to customize it for your library. It's in the section Promoting Snapshot Day. Mary Mary Engels, Director Middletown Library Service Center 786 South Main St. Middletown, CT 06457 Phone 860-704-2207; in CT 800-437-2313 Fax: 860-704-2228 mengels@cslib.org http://ct.webjunction.org From SBrett at cslib.org Wed Feb 3 09:23:17 2010 From: SBrett at cslib.org (Sharon Brettschneider) Date: Wed Feb 3 09:22:01 2010 Subject: [Conntech] Budget News Message-ID: <4B696A10.360B.00D7.0@cslib.org> Governor?s Budget Good afternoon, I am sure you are wondering how libraries fared in the Governor?s Budget message today. The Governor is not proposing any changes to the FY2010-2011 budget for library programs that directly affect libraries. There is also no indication of any further cuts to the current budget. All accounts, with the notable exception of the State Library?s personal services budget and book budget, remain as previously appropriated for FY2010-2011 (the budget that begins July 1st). This is very good news, however I would not be surprised if we saw similar midyear reductions that we experienced this year. But this is a good place to start. The only cuts to the State Library are $57,000 in the State Library?s materials budget and a large cut in our personnel line that reflects the savings of our early retirement incentive program through the elimination of 11 vacant full time positions. Grants to public libraries $347, 109 Connecticard Payments $1,226,028 Support for CLC $350,000 Info Anytime $42,500 iCONN $1,973,516 reQuest $674,696 Ccar delivery $266,434 Also, there were no cuts to the Connecticut Education Network. Unfortunately there are no additional bonding funds for public library construction. _____________________________ Sharon Brettschneider Director, Division of Library Development Connecticut State Library 231 Capitol Avenue Hartford, CT 06106 860-757-6665 sbrett@cslib.org ct.webjunction.org Fax 860-757-6503 From teustis at killingworthlibrary.org Wed Feb 3 10:06:09 2010 From: teustis at killingworthlibrary.org (Tammy Eustis) Date: Wed Feb 3 10:06:16 2010 Subject: [Conntech] feedback on mapping programs (for library floorplans) Message-ID: (Please excuse cross-postings) Hello All, in Library Land! Last week, I put out a call for ideas, for making an easy-to-create/read/edit floorplan of the library (to help our shelvers). These are the suggestions I received: - Use Microsoft Visio. I'm not familiar with this program at all, but it got 2 votes. Probably worth looking into. - Use the Paint program (which is available on all computers). - Scan or copy the existing floorplans of the library (which we do still have in blueprint form, although they are large); add the "key" information using Publisher (if scanned) or labels (if copied). - Find a volunteer with professional graphic design skills to create a floorplan in Adobe. :-) All good suggestions! I know that it's also possible to draw basic boxes using Microsoft Word; a bit tedious, but probably no more than the other suggestions mentioned above. No one leapt right up and said "Here's the perfect mapping product!" (Visio is more for flowcharts, but it does use basic shapes). So there's a nice niche for someone to fill... Thanks to all for the feedback! ~ Tammy Eustis, Killingworth Library -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mylist.net/archives/conntech/attachments/20100203/6c0f25ce/attachment.htm From mmiranda at mirandacreative.com Wed Feb 3 10:28:54 2010 From: mmiranda at mirandacreative.com (Maria Miranda) Date: Wed Feb 3 11:59:34 2010 Subject: [Conntech] Re: [CLClist] feedback on mapping programs (for library floorplans) In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Hello everyone ­ Maria Miranda weighing in here for a moment, having helped a few Library peers with this issue. We have attempted every cost-saving, time saving method regarding floor plans and have found two specific challenges ­ scanned blueprints are too detailed to be readily helpful, and recreating the floor plans in illustrator or photoshop is tedious and time consuming. However, the only truly effective way to have a universally helpful file is to create a rendering in illustrator, saved as an .EPS file. This resulting file can then be resized without loss of details. In addition, there are no limits to the amount of text/key you can use in Illustrator. In a pinch however, we have used the custom shape tools...believe it or not...in an advanced version of Powerpoint. Not something we recommend for a long-term, resizable graphic, but potentially a solution when time/budgets are really squeezed. All the best to our Librarian friends! M2 On 2/3/10 1:06 PM, "Tammy Eustis" wrote: > (Please excuse cross-postings) > Hello All, in Library Land! > Last week, I put out a call for ideas, for making an easy-to-create/read/edit > floorplan of the library (to help our shelvers). > These are the suggestions I received: > - Use Microsoft Visio. I'm not familiar with this program at all, but it got 2 > votes. Probably worth looking into. > - Use the Paint program (which is available on all computers). > - Scan or copy the existing floorplans of the library (which we do still have > in blueprint form, although they are large); add the "key" information using > Publisher (if scanned) or labels (if copied). > - Find a volunteer with professional graphic design skills to create a > floorplan in Adobe. :-) > All good suggestions! I know that it's also possible to draw basic boxes using > Microsoft Word; a bit tedious, but probably no more than the other suggestions > mentioned above. > No one leapt right up and said "Here's the perfect mapping product!" (Visio is > more for flowcharts, but it does use basic shapes). So there's a nice niche > for someone to fill... > Thanks to all for the feedback! > ~ Tammy Eustis, Killingworth Library > > > _______________________________________________ > CLClist mailing list > CLClist@ctlibrarians.org > http://lists.ctlibrarians.org/mailman/listinfo/clclist ------------------------------------ Maria Miranda, Creative Director mmiranda@mirandacreative.com MIRANDA CREATIVE, INC. 18 Elm Avenue | Norwich, Connecticut 06360 P: 860.887.6882 x509 | F: 860.887.9089 | C:860.823.0754 We¹re on Facebook: www.facebook.com/mirandacreative -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mylist.net/archives/conntech/attachments/20100203/2a05f455/attachment.htm From mcanhamclyne at nhfpl.org Wed Feb 3 10:42:25 2010 From: mcanhamclyne at nhfpl.org (mcanhamclyne) Date: Wed Feb 3 11:59:35 2010 Subject: [Conntech] Re: [CLClist] feedback on mapping programs (for library floorplans) Message-ID: <20100203134201.SM321412@[216.47.164.122]> Thanks Tammy and everyone who responded.  I know that this will be a big help to me! MelissaMelissa Canham-Clyne Branch Manager, Wilson New Haven Free Public Library mcanhamclyne@nhfpl.org direct line: 203 946-6541 library line: 203 946-2228 cell phone: 907-6917 -----Original Message----- From: "Tammy Eustis" Sent 2/3/2010 1:06:09 PM To: clclist@ctlibrarians.org, conntech@mylist.net Subject: [CLClist] feedback on mapping programs (for library floorplans)(Please excuse cross-postings)Hello All, in Library Land!Last week, I put out a call for ideas, for making an easy-to-create/read/edit floorplan of the library (to help our shelvers).These are the suggestions I received:- Use Microsoft Visio. I'm not familiar with this program at all, but it got 2 votes. Probably worth looking into.- Use the Paint program (which is available on all computers).- Scan or copy the existing floorplans of the library (which we do still have in blueprint form, although they are large); add the "key" information using Publisher (if scanned) or labels (if copied).- Find a volunteer with professional graphic design skills to create a floorplan in Adobe.  :-)All good suggestions! I know that it's also possible to draw basic boxes using Microsoft Word; a bit tedious, but probably no more than the other suggestions mentioned above.No one leapt right up and said "Here's the perfect mapping product!" (Visio is more for flowcharts, but it does use basic shapes). So there's a nice niche for someone to fill...Thanks to all for the feedback!~ Tammy Eustis, Killingworth Library_______________________________________________ CLClist mailing list CLClist@ctlibrarians.org http://lists.ctlibrarians.org/mailman/listinfo/clclist -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mylist.net/archives/conntech/attachments/20100203/be79a337/attachment.htm From lsenkus at beardsleyandmemorial.org Wed Feb 3 11:12:57 2010 From: lsenkus at beardsleyandmemorial.org (Linda Senkus) Date: Wed Feb 3 11:59:37 2010 Subject: [Conntech] RE: [CLClist] feedback on mapping programs (for library floorplans) References: Message-ID: <1298C101707B5241A7D1BFDC3586D41D09BD7C@BMLSERVER1.bml.local> We're still working on a solution. I have a volunteer from a local manufacturing company who is going to map our library using Autocad. She is then going to convert it to Powerpoint, which we all have. Basic shapes can also be created on Powerpoint. My children's librarian did a basic floorplan in Publisher. I was told that once a map is created in any program, it can be copied and pasted into something like Word or a txt file, and can also be saved as a jpg or similar graphic. We will be using the maps for our new library automation software, TLC's Library.Solution. ________________________________ From: Tammy Eustis [mailto:teustis@killingworthlibrary.org] Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 1:06 PM To: clclist@ctlibrarians.org; conntech@mylist.net Subject: [CLClist] feedback on mapping programs (for library floorplans) (Please excuse cross-postings) Hello All, in Library Land! Last week, I put out a call for ideas, for making an easy-to-create/read/edit floorplan of the library (to help our shelvers). These are the suggestions I received: - Use Microsoft Visio. I'm not familiar with this program at all, but it got 2 votes. Probably worth looking into. - Use the Paint program (which is available on all computers). - Scan or copy the existing floorplans of the library (which we do still have in blueprint form, although they are large); add the "key" information using Publisher (if scanned) or labels (if copied). - Find a volunteer with professional graphic design skills to create a floorplan in Adobe. :-) All good suggestions! I know that it's also possible to draw basic boxes using Microsoft Word; a bit tedious, but probably no more than the other suggestions mentioned above. No one leapt right up and said "Here's the perfect mapping product!" (Visio is more for flowcharts, but it does use basic shapes). So there's a nice niche for someone to fill... Thanks to all for the feedback! ~ Tammy Eustis, Killingworth Library -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mylist.net/archives/conntech/attachments/20100203/a9ebfd10/attachment.htm From Cecilia.Dalzell at quinnipiac.edu Wed Feb 3 13:43:50 2010 From: Cecilia.Dalzell at quinnipiac.edu (Dalzell, Cecilia M.) Date: Wed Feb 3 13:43:55 2010 Subject: [Conntech] Middleware for transferring magnetic card data to ILS In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <63CF4BBFB213AC4A945DDE8ED2F00118C72A42152A@cm-oriole.quinnipiac.edu> Hi, Does anyone use a magnetic card wedge to read library cards and transfer the card data to an ILS? We are using a Blackboard MW9842 wedge that reads and validates the card, then WedgeLink software to translate the serial RS232 input to a number and carriage return, and iii Millennium Release 2009a. The wedge appears to be passing its data to the middleware correctly, but then it isn't going to Millennium, or any other software that would take a string of characters. My suspicion is that the middleware, the WedgeLink, is not set up correctly or its current revision is not able to do this task. Their helpdesk has not been able to resolve the issue, and we need to move on and find middleware that will work. If anyone else is having good luck with software to go from serial RS232 input to readable character strings, I would really appreciate knowing what you're using and a configuration that works. Thanks in advance, Cecilia M. Dalzell Instructional Design Librarian Arnold Bernhard Library, Quinnipiac University 275 Mt.Carmel Ave., Hamden, CT 06518-1908 203-582-3783, cecilia.dalzell@quinnipiac.edu Chat with Office Communicator "Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts." - Albert Einstein -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mylist.net/archives/conntech/attachments/20100203/5cafda90/attachment.htm From aehconntech at gmail.com Thu Feb 4 06:26:26 2010 From: aehconntech at gmail.com (Alan Hagyard) Date: Thu Feb 4 06:26:29 2010 Subject: [Conntech] Re: [CLClist] feedback on mapping programs (for library floorplans) In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Try *Google SketchUp* ( http://sketchup.google.com/ ) It is not exactly intuitive but does allow 2D plan creation Here is Help for Rectangles ( http://sketchup.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=94837 ) Actually, I just found a video of how to do a floorplan (have not viewed it): http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4100630588125676331#docid=4988917120598796229 It allows exports as .bmp .jpg .gif or .png ) Good luck On Wed, Feb 3, 2010 at 1:28 PM, Maria Miranda wrote: > Hello everyone ? Maria Miranda weighing in here for a moment, having > helped a few Library peers with this issue. > > We have attempted every cost-saving, time saving method regarding floor > plans and have found two specific challenges ? scanned blueprints are too > detailed to be readily helpful, and recreating the floor plans in > illustrator or photoshop is tedious and time consuming. > > However, the only truly effective way to have a universally helpful file is > to create a rendering in illustrator, saved as an .EPS file. This resulting > file can then be resized without loss of details. In addition, there are no > limits to the amount of text/key you can use in Illustrator. > > In a pinch however, we have used the custom shape tools...believe it or > not...in an advanced version of Powerpoint. Not something we recommend for a > long-term, resizable graphic, but potentially a solution when time/budgets > are really squeezed. > > All the best to our Librarian friends! > > M2 > > > > > > On 2/3/10 1:06 PM, "Tammy Eustis" wrote: > > (Please excuse cross-postings) > Hello All, in Library Land! > Last week, I put out a call for ideas, for making an > easy-to-create/read/edit floorplan of the library (to help our shelvers). > These are the suggestions I received: > - Use Microsoft Visio. I'm not familiar with this program at all, but it > got 2 votes. Probably worth looking into. > - Use the Paint program (which is available on all computers). > - Scan or copy the existing floorplans of the library (which we do still > have in blueprint form, although they are large); add the "key" information > using Publisher (if scanned) or labels (if copied). > - Find a volunteer with professional graphic design skills to create a > floorplan in Adobe. :-) > All good suggestions! I know that it's also possible to draw basic boxes > using Microsoft Word; a bit tedious, but probably no more than the other > suggestions mentioned above. > No one leapt right up and said "Here's the perfect mapping product!" (Visio > is more for flowcharts, but it does use basic shapes). 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Funds can be used to purchase shelving, furniture, computers, audio-visual equipment, distance learning equipment and bookmobiles. Please note that the following principal public libraries in the towns listed are eligible for the grants: Ansonia (35%) , Derby (35%), Killingly (35%), North Canaan (55%), Plainfield (35%), Plainville (35%) , Putnam (35%), Sprague (35%), Thompson (35%), and Winchester (35%). Branches and nonprincipal public libraries that are eligible for these grants should look at the attached list to see if you are in a specific area that is eligible. The majority of your patron registration must be in the eligible area. Bring your all the questions you have about these grants. Since I do not run this program, you must deal directly with United States Department of Agriculture with your questions. For more information go to http://www.wo.ala.org/districtdispatch/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/USDA.pdf. Who should attend? Library personnel, trustees, town officials Your instructors: Mary Grasso Area Director Rural Development Windsor, CT and Johan M. Strandson Area Director Norwich, CT from the United States Department of Agriculture. Time and location Wednesday, February 17, 2010 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Willimantic Library Service Center Meeting Room Directions to WLSC: http://www.cslib.org/facwlsc.htm Fee: no charge REGISTRATION: 1. Access the Continuing Education Calendar of Events at: http://evanced.info/cslib/evanced/eventcalendar.asp. 2. Click on the month of the event at the top of the page. 3. Find the date of the event and click on the underlined event title to register. 4. Enter the following information: FIRST NAME, LAST NAME, PHONE NUMBER, EMAIL ADDRESS, NAME OF YOUR LIBRARY OR ARCHITECTURAL FIRM, SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS REQUIRED, NOTES (for additional instructions). 5. Click on COMPLETE REGISTRATION when done. First time users will be prompted to enter an address. Please enter YOUR LIBRARY OR FIRM ADDRESS. Once completed you will receive an event confirmation form. IMPORTANT NOTE: Cancellations require 72 hour notice (3 business days, excluding weekends & holidays). CANCELLATION POLICY DUE TO BAD WEATHER: If the public schools in the town/city that the library is located are closed due to bad weather, the workshop will be canceled. If the public schools are delayed, the workshop will be held at its scheduled time. For more information, or if you have questions or concerns, please contact: Mary Louise Jensen Building Consultant Division of Library Development Connecticut State Library Willimantic Library Service Center 1320 Main Street, Suite 25 Willimantic, CT 06226 Phone: 860-456-1717 or 1-800-253-7944 Ext. 306 Fax: 860-423-5874 E-mail: mjensen@cslib.org -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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The following categories suggest areas in which the nominee may have rendered significant service: outstanding service in his/her field of expertise, e.g. reference, children's services, administrative, or technical services; involvement in statewide leadership; encouragement of community/institutional support for the library. Preference will be given to nominees who have achieved in more than one area. The nominee must be a member of CLA. The Special Achievement Award honors an individual who has implemented a significant project or initiated an innovative program during the past year. The achievement being honored should have had significant impact on the library, the community, or the library profession. This award may be given to the same individual more than once. The Awards Committee reserves the right to present more than one Special Achievement Award. The News Media Award honors an individual journalist or news organization for coverage of libraries and/or the principles of librarianship in an exemplary way during the past year. Exemplary media coverage can be evidenced through editorials, features, news reporting and/or special event reporting. Coverage may focus on library issues such as services to special populations and other appropriate topics. Copies of articles and other relevant material should be submitted with this nomination. The Adeline Mix Award honors a full or part-time student enrolled in an approved graduate or undergraduate library education program, and enables the student to attend the CLA Annual Conference in April 2008. A grant of $250 will be awarded to cover conference registration, meals, and accommodations. Applicants must be a member of CLA, and the winner must agree to attend the Awards Ceremony and to write a brief article on his or her impressions of the conference for Connecticut Libraries. Applications may be no longer than two typed pages and must include the following information: status of current library school studies, education, degrees and honors, statement of need, and completion of a narrative describing how attendance at the conference will assist the candidate's professional development. The Intellectual Freedom Award recognizes an individual for the demonstration of extraordinary personal courage in the defense of intellectual freedom, or for the implementation of a successful and creative project developed to raise awareness of intellectual freedom issues, or for a published work on intellectual freedom. The Support Staff Award honors an outstanding library assistant or support staff member. The Supporter of Support Staff Award honors a library administrator or manager who promotes the role of library assistants and support staff. CLA AWARDS 2010 Instructions & Nomination Form Use this form for the seven awards noted above. See www.ctlibraryassociation.org/awards.htm for complete details about all awards. Incomplete nominations will not be accepted. Nominations must include: * Narrative explaining the nominee's achievements (1,000 words or less) * Introduction of the nominee to be read at awards ceremony (100 words or less) * Letters of support for the nominee from others * This nomination form. Send seven (7) copies of all qualifying information for the seven awards noted above to: Carl Antonucci, Director Library Services (CLA Awards) Capital Community College Library 950 Main Street Hartford, CT 06103-1207 Deadline: March 5, 2010 Check one award o Adeline Mix o Intellectual Freedom o News Media o Outstanding Librarian o Special Achievement o Support Staff of the Year o Supporter of Support Staff Person or Organization nominated ___________________________________________________________ Library Affiliation (if any) __________________________________________________________________ Carl A. Antonucci, Jr. Director of Library Services Capital Community College 950 Main Street Hartford, CT 06103-1207 860-906-5021 FAX: 860-906-5255 Got Questions? Try InfoAnytime - http://www.infoanytime.org Connecticut's 24/7 Virtual Reference Service -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mylist.net/archives/conntech/attachments/20100204/e475a920/attachment-0001.htm -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: image/jpeg Size: 755456 bytes Desc: image001.jpg Url : http://mylist.net/archives/conntech/attachments/20100204/e475a920/attachment-0003.jpg -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: image/jpeg Size: 6643 bytes Desc: image002.jpg Url : http://mylist.net/archives/conntech/attachments/20100204/e475a920/attachment-0004.jpg -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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The following categories suggest areas in which the nominee may have rendered significant service: outstanding service in his/her field of expertise, e.g. reference, children's services, administrative, or technical services; involvement in statewide leadership; encouragement of community/institutional support for the library. Preference will be given to nominees who have achieved in more than one area. The nominee must be a member of CLA. The Special Achievement Award honors an individual who has implemented a significant project or initiated an innovative program during the past year. The achievement being honored should have had significant impact on the library, the community, or the library profession. This award may be given to the same individual more than once. The Awards Committee reserves the right to present more than one Special Achievement Award. The News Media Award honors an individual journalist or news organization for coverage of libraries and/or the principles of librarianship in an exemplary way during the past year. Exemplary media coverage can be evidenced through editorials, features, news reporting and/or special event reporting. Coverage may focus on library issues such as services to special populations and other appropriate topics. Copies of articles and other relevant material should be submitted with this nomination. The Adeline Mix Award honors a full or part-time student enrolled in an approved graduate or undergraduate library education program, and enables the student to attend the CLA Annual Conference in April 2010. A grant of $250 will be awarded to cover conference registration, meals, and accommodations. Applicants must be a member of CLA, and the winner must agree to attend the Awards Ceremony and to write a brief article on his or her impressions of the conference for Connecticut Libraries. Applications may be no longer than two typed pages and must include the following information: status of current library school studies, education, degrees and honors, statement of need, and completion of a narrative describing how attendance at the conference will assist the candidate's professional development. The Intellectual Freedom Award recognizes an individual for the demonstration of extraordinary personal courage in the defense of intellectual freedom, or for the implementation of a successful and creative project developed to raise awareness of intellectual freedom issues, or for a published work on intellectual freedom. The Support Staff Award honors an outstanding library assistant or support staff member. The Supporter of Support Staff Award honors a library administrator or manager who promotes the role of library assistants and support staff. CLA AWARDS 2010 Instructions & Nomination Form Use this form for the seven awards noted above. See www.ctlibraryassociation.org/awards.htm for complete details about all awards. Incomplete nominations will not be accepted. Nominations must include: * Narrative explaining the nominee's achievements (1,000 words or less) * Introduction of the nominee to be read at awards ceremony (100 words or less) * Letters of support for the nominee from others * This nomination form. Send seven (7) copies of all qualifying information for the seven awards noted above to: Carl Antonucci, Director Library Services (CLA Awards) Capital Community College Library 950 Main Street Hartford, CT 06103-1207 Deadline: March 5, 2010 Check one award o Adeline Mix o Intellectual Freedom o News Media o Outstanding Librarian o Special Achievement o Support Staff of the Year o Supporter of Support Staff Person or Organization nominated ___________________________________________________________ Library Affiliation (if any) __________________________________________________________________ Carl A. 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The LSSC Program is the first national, voluntary certification program for library support staff. This new certification program will help library support staff achieve recognition for current and new skills and abilities, and increase access to continuing education opportunities. ALA and ALA-APA President Camila Alire affirms, "This certification program was much needed for support staff in multi-type libraries across the country. Along with support staff, I am excited that it has finally come to fruition. I encourage library administrators and support staff to take advantage of this program." ALA-APA will award the LSSC to candidates who demonstrate achievement in six sets of competencies by completing approved courses or submitting portfolios that demonstrate their achievement. Candidates have four years from acceptance to complete the program. The LSSC Program is open to any library support staff person with a high-school diploma or its equivalent and the equivalent of at least one year of full-time experience in a library with the last five years. Applicants do not have to be a member of ALA. The application fee is $325 for ALA members and $350 for non-ALA members. A certification program was sought for many years by library support staff. In 2003, the ALA Congress on Professional Education III asked ALA to study LSS certification, ALA responded by including planning for a certification program in ALA's strategic plan, ALA2010. Funded by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, ALA developed the LSSC over the past three years. More information about the LSSCP is available online at http://www.ala-apa.org/lssc. 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Eric Eric Hansen Electronic Resources Coordinator iCONN.org 786 South Main Street Middletown, CT 06547-5101 Tel. 860.704.2224 888.256.1222 (in CT) Fax 860.704.2229 ehansen@cslib.org From Pamela.Kaufman at jud.ct.gov Fri Feb 5 10:55:48 2010 From: Pamela.Kaufman at jud.ct.gov (Kaufman, Pamela) Date: Fri Feb 5 10:55:58 2010 Subject: [Conntech] Connecticut Foreclosure Mediation Program Message-ID: I thought it might be of interest to post an update on this highly successful program: * The Connecticut Foreclosure Mediation Program commenced July 1, 2008 with a voluntary requirement that a foreclosure action be accompanied by a notice of availability of foreclosure mediation. Based on the success of the Program this requirement became mandatory on July 1, 2009. * To be eligible for the Foreclosure Mediation Program the property being foreclosed must be a 1-4 family residential property that is owner occupied and used as the owner's primary residence in the State of Connecticut. * Since its initiation over 10,000 cases have participated in or are in the process of mediation. Of the foreclosure mediation cases that were completed from July 2008 - October 2009, a high 61% ended with the homeowners remaining in their homes and 75% of the cases were settled. * More information on the Foreclosure Mediation Program may be found on the Law Library Subject Page at http://www.jud.ct.gov/lawlib/Law/foreclosure_mediation.htm. * Each Law Library located throughout the State is equipped with materials to help individuals with foreclosure actions and with the forms required by the Mediation Program. http://www.jud.ct.gov/lawlib/staff.htm * An important component of the law is that judges may use their equitable power to refer homeowners to the Mediation Program even though the deadline for inclusion in the Program has passed. ___________________________ Pamela M. Kaufman http://www.jud.ct.gov/lawlib/libraries.htm Law Librarian II Judicial Department Stamford Law Library 123 Hoyt Street Stamford, CT 06905 Phone: (203)965-5250 Ext. 4522 FAX: (203) 965-5784 E-mail: pamela.kaufman@jud.ct.gov -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mylist.net/archives/conntech/attachments/20100205/84669134/attachment.htm From kabery at cslib.org Mon Feb 8 04:39:00 2010 From: kabery at cslib.org (Kris Abery) Date: Mon Feb 8 04:37:16 2010 Subject: [Conntech] State Library March Continuing Education Workshop Update Message-ID: <4B6FBF940200004B0002255E@ns2.cslib.org> The following workshops have been scheduled for March 2010. To register access the Continuing Education Calendar of Events @ http://evanced.info/cslib/evanced/eventcalendar.asp Introduction to Camtasia Studio 6 - Mar. 10th (MLSC) Are you interested in learning how to create screencasts? Never heard of screencasts? Then this full-day workshop is for you. We will learn how to create online screencasts using Camtasia Studio 6, a powerful, easy-to-use video screen recording program. Workshop participants will learn how to record, produce, edit and publish practical screencasts and take away the knowledge to do many more. You will be provided with step-by-step procedures to get the most from your screencasts, and a list of resources for further learning. You will have time during the day to work on a real project so come prepared with some ideas. **Please bring a flash/usb/thumb drive with you for the workshop. This will allow you to save your class work.** RSS in Libraries - Mar. 11th (MLSC) RSS feeds are everywhere these days - on news web sites, blogs, social networking sites, databases and if you're lucky, in your library catalog. But what does this really mean and how do we take advantage of this magic technology? In this class we'll explore how RSS can help you gather information more efficiently. And how RSS can help your library distribute information. Topics covered in this fast-paced class will include: RSS basics Using feed reader software (Google Reader) Tools that can distribute information via RSS (Delicious, twitter, etc) Creating RSS feeds & tools to add to your web page Anatomy of a Web Page: Introduction to HTML - Mar. 12th (MLSC) Html, or Hypertext Markup language is the basis for all web sites. In this course we will take a look at the anatomy of a web page, the coding behind the scenes. You will learn basic HTML coding and build a web page from scratch. You will be able to use what you learn in this class to tweak pages created you've created with such software as Dreamweaver and Frontpage. This is an introductory course and you do not need to know any HTML to take this class. Online Outreach & Marketing - Mar. 12th (Wilson Branch, NHFPL) In the Web 2.0 environment, libraries need to learn to reach beyond traditional ideas of outreach and take advantage of new tools for connecting with their users online. During this full day workshop we'll discuss a variety of ideas for libraries to get information out into spaces beyond their library web sites and to connect with their users on their own online turf. We'll look at community events calendars, monitoring local blogs and other forums, social review sites and much more. **This is a hands-on session, so come prepared with information about your library, services and events to get started with your own online outreach plan. ** Digital Cameras: Start to Finish - Mar. 12th (MLSC) We will take you through the steps of taking pictures with your camera, downloading them to a computer, adjusting images in Photoshop Elements, then saving them to a disk. Along the way, we will explain how cameras work, the different file formats, and resolution. Bring your cameras, any user manuals, and any CDs that came with your camera. Library Space Planning Guide Workshop - Mar. 16th (MLSC) This workshop will help you calculate new space requirements. By the close of the workshop, you will have a rough square-footage figure for your library's needs. All workshop participants will go home with an Excel version of the spreadsheet. (You do not need to know Excel.) The workshop will take you step-by-step through the Library Space Planning Guide, a State Library Publication. The Guide is geared to public libraries; however, school and academic libraries can also use some of the information. Dublin Core - Mar. 23rd (MLSC) Dublin Core (so named because it was developed in the town of Dublin, Ohio) is a metadata standard for describing digital objects. It is similar to MARC, but simpler, yet mvideo and electronic resources. Dublin Core is the metadata most often used for digital repositories such as those at the American Geographical Society, Mystic Seaport, and C/W MARS. This half-day workshop is intended for people interested in participating in a digitization project. Please bring a photograph or document to describe. Essential Cataloging for Local History & Genealogy Collections - Mar. 23rd (MLSC) Local history and genealogy collections are special. Even though the cataloging rules are the same as for a library?s regular collection, there are additional considerations. The organization of the material and the classification scheme need to be re-evaluated in light of the unique needs of the customers using this collection as well as additional notes that a cataloger might not usually encounter. In this half day workshop we will examine a variety of published and unpublished items: books, pamphlets, manuscripts, scrapbooks and vertical files as well as photocopies and microfilm. *Recommended for : Copy catalogers and new catalogers who work with local history and genealogy collections. Using Connecticut Library Statistics to Make the Case for Your Public Library - Mar. 25th (MLSC) Public libraries complete an annual report each year that requires them to pull together a lot of statistics. In this half day workshop you will find out how to use those statistics and those from other libraries to evaluate your library, prove your value, and make the case for improved funding. Topics to be covered include: ?A review of statistical resources available from the State Library and from the Institute of Museum and Library Services ?Tips and advice for completing the CT Public Library Annual Report survey ?Maximizing the usefulness of the annual ?Statistical Profile of CT Public Libraries? ?Finding statistics for your library for past years ?Use chart-making tools to evaluate your library, compare your library to others, and make a case for your library ?Provide examples of flyers that use statistics to inform others of the value of your library ?A preview of the 2010 Annual Report survey Some familiarity with Microsoft Excel is recommended but not required. Attendees will have time to work with some of the tools illustrated in the workshop. If you are curious about a particular statistical related question, just email Tom (tnewman@cslib.org) with the subject line ?Statistical Data Workshop? and he will be sure to include it in the discussion. Word 2007: Making the Transition - Mar. 31st (WLSC) Have you been using Microsoft Word 2000 or 2003 and are thoroughly overwhelmed by the new interface of 2007? In this hands-on workshop, you will have to opportunity to explore Word 2007 Excel 2007: Making the Transition - Mar. 31st (WLSC) Have you been using Microsoft Excel 2000 or 2003 and are thoroughly overwhelmed by the new interface of 2007? In this hands-on workshop, you will have to opportunity to explore Excel 2007. Kris Abery Continuing Education Coordinator Connecticut State Library Division of Library Development 786 South Main Street Middletown, CT 06457 Tele: (860) 704 - 2206 Fax: (860) 704 - 2228 From lrusczek at russell.lioninc.org Mon Feb 8 08:22:00 2010 From: lrusczek at russell.lioninc.org (Linda Rusczek) Date: Mon Feb 8 08:22:08 2010 Subject: [Conntech] responses on email marketing programs Message-ID: A while back I had asked this group for feedback on email marketing programs that they were using. A number of people wanted me to post the results so below is a compilation of the replies I received. MANY THANKS to those that responded. Constant Contact was by far the most used program (www.constantcontact.com) so I'll group those first. -- Linda Rusczek, Russell Library, Middletown ------- We just went to a subscription service from Constant Contact. We have about 13,500 subscribers who receive our weekly email of library events. I produce it myself, and it is very simple. I don't have a design background. It allows you to choose from a variety of styles and templates, and best of all you can schedule delivery, so if you need to do it ahead of time, it's no problem. It's also easy to add or remove names. The price is based on the number of subscribers. We're paying $1,200/year. We also send out an electronic version of our monthly newsletter, separately from Constant Contact. It's basically the same list. Our Friends organization also has a list and sends out membership solicitations and other correspondence on their own. Linda Avellar, Communications Supervisor,The Ferguson Library, Stamford, CT 06904, 203 351-8208 ------- We use Constant Contact as our e-mail marketing tool. It is wonderful and easy to use and inexpensive. We use it to send out an electronic form of our printed quarterly newsletter and a monthly list of adult and children's programs. We have a paper form that patrons complete indicating which, if any, of the emails they wish to receive. We also have a signup form on our web site to join these email lists. I produce all 3 of the lists and manage the distribution and format (there are many templates to choose from and I change them for each list each month/quarter). I would be happy to discuss this further if you wish. -- Peggy Ganong, Library Technology Coordinator, New Milford Public Library , New Milford, CT 06776 tel. (860) 355-1191 ext. 211 ------ We use constant contact and their basic set-up is free (always a nice feature!) We like it and many organizations near us have copied us. We send out a weekly e-newsletter. We found that at least with our patrons, they didn't like hearing from us more than once a week. In this weekly e-mail, we mention any upcoming events and during slow event weeks, we might highlight something else about the library (a database, a service we offer, etc). Ann Marie awhite@owlibrary.org --- We use Constant Contact and like it very much. Our Adult Services Librarian and the Children's Librarian do the posts, and they do take some time, effort. We got our list by advertizing that we were using Constant Contact with our patrons. They sign themselves up. We now have a list of about 300. Margaret Borchers, Edith Wheeler Memorial Library, Monroe mborchers@ewml.org ------ We have multiple outlets for email announcements: Virtual Town Hall is the company that hosts our town of Avon website, and part of their software includes email lists that people can subscribe too. We advertise this on the town site and on our site, and have over 850 subscribers. Those announcements are usually 2-3 times a week, and contain program info and holiday hours, etc. It's easy and fast to use this, and we can have people sign up on their own, or submit a Word or Excel file of names to Virtual Town Hall and they'll add them for us. I submit the library posts, and our Director does the town news alerts, which is a separate list. We also have Facebook and Twitter, and each department has a day of the week where they are responsible for. I looked into Constant Contact, and like the product a lot for newsletters and email subscribers....but since we already have Virtual Town Hall it seemed redundant to offer it. Hal Bright at Farmington has a very successful email newsletter subscriber list and product--definitely call him! ~Tina Panik Avon Library ----- We use a few blogspot.com blogs which are free, and patrons can sign up to receive emails when we post information to it. Lisa Gugliotti, Reference Librarian, The Henry Carter Hull Library, Clinton, CT 06413 860-669-2342 lisa@hchlibrary.org www.hchlibrary.org --- -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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In addition workshop participants will explore how to change the tools on toolbars, and work with graphical objects in their document. Topics will include: Mail merge made easy Copying information between documents Creating and using styles Indents, tabs, and tables Customized bullets and special characters Tailoring the toolbar to suit you Managing graphics within a document Thurs., Feb. 18, 2010 9:00 - 4:00 Middletown Library Service Center Fee: $30 Limit: 12 From MJensen at cslib.org Tue Feb 9 04:58:45 2010 From: MJensen at cslib.org (Mary Louise Jensen) Date: Tue Feb 9 04:57:30 2010 Subject: [Conntech] Workshop for grants for rural libraries- United States Department of Agriculture Message-ID: <4B7115A8.FF72.000E.0@cslib.org> Only four people have registered for this workshop. This is your opportunity to learn about this program. Please if you are planning to attend, register now. Mary Louise The United States Department of Agriculture designates $100 million for rural libraries in United States. The funding is grants and loans. Funds may be used to construct, enlarge or improve public libraries. This can include costs to acquire land needed for a facility, pay necessary professional fees and purchase equipment required for operation. Funds can be used to purchase shelving, furniture, computers, audio-visual equipment, distance learning equipment and bookmobiles. Please note that the following principal public libraries in the towns listed are eligible for the grants: Ansonia (35%) , Derby (35%), Killingly (35%), North Canaan (55%), Plainfield (35%), Plainville (35%) , Putnam (35%), Sprague (35%), Thompson (35%), and Winchester (35%). Branches and nonprincipal public libraries that are eligible for these grants should look at the attached list to see if you are in a specific area that is eligible. The majority of your patron registration must be in the eligible area. Bring your all the questions you have about these grants. Since I do not run this program, you must deal directly with United States Department of Agriculture with your questions. For more information go to http://www.wo.ala.org/districtdispatch/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/USDA.pdf. Who should attend? Library personnel, trustees, town officials Your instructors: Mary Grasso Area Director Rural Development Windsor, CT and Johan M. Strandson Area Director Norwich, CT from the United States Department of Agriculture. Time and location Wednesday, February 17, 2010 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Willimantic Library Service Center Meeting Room Directions to WLSC: http://www.cslib.org/facwlsc.htm Fee: no charge REGISTRATION: 1. Access the Continuing Education Calendar of Events at: http://evanced.info/cslib/evanced/eventcalendar.asp. 2. Click on the month of the event at the top of the page. 3. Find the date of the event and click on the underlined event title to register. 4. Enter the following information: FIRST NAME, LAST NAME, PHONE NUMBER, EMAIL ADDRESS, NAME OF YOUR LIBRARY OR ARCHITECTURAL FIRM, SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS REQUIRED, NOTES (for additional instructions). 5. Click on COMPLETE REGISTRATION when done. First time users will be prompted to enter an address. Please enter YOUR LIBRARY OR FIRM ADDRESS. Once completed you will receive an event confirmation form. IMPORTANT NOTE: Cancellations require 72 hour notice (3 business days, excluding weekends & holidays). CANCELLATION POLICY DUE TO BAD WEATHER: If the public schools in the town/city that the library is located are closed due to bad weather, the workshop will be canceled. If the public schools are delayed, the workshop will be held at its scheduled time. For more information, or if you have questions or concerns, please contact: Mary Louise Jensen Building Consultant Division of Library Development Connecticut State Library Willimantic Library Service Center 1320 Main Street, Suite 25 Willimantic, CT 06226 Phone: 860-456-1717 or 1-800-253-7944 Ext. 306 Fax: 860-423-5874 E-mail: mjensen@cslib.org -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: CF-CDPs.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 1158482 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://mylist.net/archives/conntech/attachments/20100209/3c83a442/CF-CDPs-0001.pdf From acalvert at portlandct.org Tue Feb 9 07:10:29 2010 From: acalvert at portlandct.org (Anne Calvert) Date: Tue Feb 9 07:10:46 2010 Subject: [Conntech] Summer Program Message-ID: The Portland Library is contracting with the Harlem Wizards for a basketball program/demonstration on Thursday, July 8th at 1:00 pm. 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You can learn how to create a simple and colorful presentation for use with the public or your colleagues. Each participant will have time to work on his/her own presentation. At this workshop you will: Learn the basics of PowerPoint Software Understand the different views within PowerPoint Create organization charts and Excel type graphs Import colorful templates Create speakers note pages Add transitions and builds to your presentation Animate text and graphics Thursday, February 25, 2010 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Wilton Library Association Fee: $30.00 Limit: 12 From dtrofatt at blackstone.lioninc.org Tue Feb 9 08:17:39 2010 From: dtrofatt at blackstone.lioninc.org (Debby Trofatter) Date: Tue Feb 9 08:17:40 2010 Subject: [Conntech] E-book readers Message-ID: <002301caa9bc$1ee57360$320aa8c0@BRBdeb> Does anyone have a policy regarding the loan of Barnes and Noble Nooks or Sony Readers? Do you require a deposit or credit card number? Is the replacement cost made available to the patron at the time of checkout? Thanks, Debby Deborah Trofatter Reference Librarian James Blackstone Memorial Library 758 Main Street Branford, CT 06405 (203) 488-1441 (203) 488-1260 (Fax) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mylist.net/archives/conntech/attachments/20100209/1f782b71/attachment.htm From KAbery at cslib.org Tue Feb 9 08:36:06 2010 From: KAbery at cslib.org (Kris Abery) Date: Tue Feb 9 08:34:13 2010 Subject: [Conntech] NEW Workshop: Downloadable Audiobooks (Middletown LSC) References: <4B700F0C0200004B000225B5@ns2.cslib.org> <4B700F3B0200004B000225B7@ns2.cslib.org> <4B70286E0200004B000225D9@ns2.cslib.org> <4B7147C80200004B00022645@ns2.cslib.org> <4B7148200200004B00022648@ns2.cslib.org> <4B71486F0200004B0002264E@ns2.cslib.org> <4B7148A60200004B00022651@ns2.cslib.org> Message-ID: <4B7148A5.F821.004B.0@cslib.org> Please excuse the cross posting. Downloadable Audiobooks - Mar. 30th (MLSC) Join Eric Hansen, iCONN's Electronic Resources Coordinator, as he discusses iCONN's Downloadable Audiobooks collection. Eric will discuss how the service is funded, how new titles are selected, and will demonstrate searching, placing holds, checking out, downloading, and playing an audiobook. AND Ann Weaver of Library Connection as she takes the mystery out of working with digital media players and downloadable audio, e-books and video. She will be giving a hands on demonstration of both the Statewide site and Library Connections Downloadable Media web site. Ann will explain various uses for iPods and MP3 players. Participants are welcome to bring their own players for hands on practice, their will be e-book reader MP3 players available for your use. Tuesday, March 30, 2010 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Middletown Library Service Center Computer Lab Fee: Free Limit: 12 OR Tuesday, March 30, 2010 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Middletown Library Service Center Computer Lab Fee: Free Limit: 12 REGISTRATION: Access the Continuing Education Calendar of Events at: http://evanced.info/cslib/evanced/eventcalendar.asp . The events that require sign up are designated by the underlined event titles. To register for a workshop, click on the underlined event title. Enter the following information: FIRST NAME, LAST NAME, PHONE NUMBER, EMAIL ADDRESS, NAME OF YOUR LIBRARY, SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS REQUIRED, NOTES (for additional instructions). Click on COMPLETE REGISTRATION when done. First time users will be prompted to enter an address. Please enter YOUR LIBRARY ADDRESS. Once completed you will receive a event confirmation form. You will be mailed an invoice for the workshop. Please include a copy of the invoice with your payment. Checks must be made payable to the Connecticut State Library and sent to: Fiscal Services, Connecticut State Library, 231 Capitol Avenue, Hartford, CT 06106. IMPORTANT NOTE: Cancellations require 120 hour notice (5 business days, excluding weekends & holidays) or you will be invoiced. (Attendee will automatically be placed on a waiting list if they miss 3 events in 6 months that require 120 hour cancellation notice.) It is therefore important that you sign-in on the workshop attendance sheet. For more information contact: Kris at kabery@cslib.org From KAbery at cslib.org Tue Feb 9 08:36:33 2010 From: KAbery at cslib.org (Kris Abery) Date: Tue Feb 9 08:34:43 2010 Subject: [Conntech] NEW Workshop: Using CT Library Statistics to Make the Case for Your Public Library References: <4B6AF5300200004B0002248D@ns2.cslib.org> <4B6BD1E70200004B000224AE@ns2.cslib.org> <4B6BD2030200004B000224B0@ns2.cslib.org> <4B6C2E660200004B0002252A@ns2.cslib.org> <4B7148360200004B0002264B@ns2.cslib.org> <4B7148C10200004B00022654@ns2.cslib.org> Message-ID: <4B7148C1.F821.004B.0@cslib.org> Please excuse the cross posting. Using Connecticut Library Statistics to Make the Case for Your Public Library Public libraries complete an annual report each year that requires them to pull together a lot of statistics. In this half day workshop you will find out how to use those statistics and those from other libraries to evaluate your library, prove your value, and make the case for improved funding. Topics to be covered include: ?A review of statistical resources available from the State Library and from the Institute of Museum and Library Services ?Tips and advice for completing the CT Public Library Annual Report survey ?Maximizing the usefulness of the annual ?Statistical Profile of CT Public Libraries? ?Finding statistics for your library for past years ?Use chart-making tools to evaluate your library, compare your library to others, and make a case for your library ?Provide examples of flyers that use statistics to inform others of the value of your library ?A preview of the 2010 Annual Report survey Some familiarity with Microsoft Excel is recommended but not required. Attendees will have time to work with some of the tools illustrated in the workshop. If you are curious about a particular statistical related question, just email Tom (tnewman@cslib.org) with the subject line ?Statistical Data Workshop? and he will be sure to include it in the discussion. Our workshop presenter will be Thomas Newman, State Data Coordinator at the Connecticut State Library. Thursday, March 25, 2010 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Middletown Library Service Center Computer Lab Fee: Free Limit: 12 REGISTRATION: Access the Continuing Education Calendar of Events at: http://evanced.info/cslib/evanced/eventcalendar.asp . The events that require sign up are designated by the underlined event titles. To register for a workshop, click on the underlined event title. Enter the following information: FIRST NAME, LAST NAME, PHONE NUMBER, EMAIL ADDRESS, NAME OF YOUR LIBRARY, SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS REQUIRED, NOTES (for additional instructions). Click on COMPLETE REGISTRATION when done. First time users will be prompted to enter an address. Please enter YOUR LIBRARY ADDRESS. Once completed you will receive a event confirmation form. You will be mailed an invoice for the workshop. Please include a copy of the invoice with your payment. Checks must be made payable to the Connecticut State Library and sent to: Fiscal Services, Connecticut State Library, 231 Capitol Avenue, Hartford, CT 06106. IMPORTANT NOTE: Cancellations require 120 hour notice (5 business days, excluding weekends & holidays) or you will be invoiced. (Attendee will automatically be placed on a waiting list if they miss 3 events in 6 months that require 120 hour cancellation notice.) It is therefore important that you sign-in on the workshop attendance sheet. For more information contact: Kris at kabery@cslib.org From CAntonucci at ccc.commnet.edu Tue Feb 9 11:12:57 2010 From: CAntonucci at ccc.commnet.edu (Antonucci Jr., Carl A) Date: Tue Feb 9 11:13:04 2010 Subject: [Conntech] CLA Legislative Committee Update Message-ID: <5E3D2CF899B7F244AC784ED16F6ED499046B7519@caex1.ccc.commnet.edu> Colleagues: On behalf of the Legislative Committee, I wanted to provide an update to the library community. We have decided to hold off on any type of legislative breakfast gatherings until September. We recommend that you contact your individual legislators to invite them to "Snapshot: One Day in the Life of Connecticut's Libraries" on February 18, 2010 or to invite them to an event in your library so they can experience all the great things happening in Connecticut libraries. Bobby Shea, CLA Lobbyist, also wants to remind the library community to send a thank you e-mail to Governor Rell for not proposing any changes to the FY 2010-2011 budget for library programs that directly affect libraries. We would also like you help on February 16th. Message from Bobby Shea : Dear Fighting CLA Friends: Here's a new idea: Let's all get together next Tuesday, February 16th . . . . . Here's why: Below is the Official Notice regarding State Agency Budget presentations before the Appropriations Committee. On Tuesday, February 16th at 10am in LOB Room 2C, the State Library Representatives are scheduled to make their budget presentation. Members of the legislative committee and I will be attending this presentation to route on Kendall Wiggin and his colleagues; and it may be nice if some other CLA members can attend this presentation as well (this is not a "public" hearing; but our presence in the room to show our support for the State Library will be very helpful). Also, later in the day at 6pm, there is a public hearing scheduled which will give us the Opportunity to loudly and publicly show our support for State Library Programs. Randi Ashton-Pritting, CLA President, will be testifying on our behalf. If possible, it would be Awesome if we could have several CLA members and/or friends join us on Tuesday evening the 16th (as many of you know, it could be a very long evening so please bring a novel with you to read while you are waiting for Randi's turn to testify). The order of those testifying is determined by lottery. We will let you know which number Randi has once we find out on Tuesday morning. I really believe that it will very important for us to show our support on February 16th. Of course, there will be other meetings and other hearings throughout the Spring for us to fight at the State Capitol for our programs, but let's start strong on the 16th. Go CLA !! Peace, Bobby Shea APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE SCHEDULE OF STATE AGENCY PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLIC HEARINGS ON THE GOVERNOR'S PROPOSED BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS The Appropriations Committee will hold state agency budget presentations and public hearings from Monday, February 8, 2010 through Thursday, February 18, 2010, in Room 2C of the LOB. Public speaker order for the public hearings will be determined by a lottery system. Lottery numbers will be drawn from 9: 00 A. M. until 10: 00 A. M. in the LOB Atrium and from 10: 15 A. M. until 1: 00 P. M. in Room 2700. The list of speakers registered through the lottery system will be posted outside Room 2C two hours prior to the start of the public hearing. Speakers arriving after the completion of the lottery will have their names placed at the end of the speaker list. On February 11 and February 18 the Committee will provide a separate sign-up sheet for persons with special needs. Those speakers will be registered on a first-come, first-served basis. The Committee chairs will alternate between the special needs list and the standard list until the special needs list has been exhausted. Speakers will be limited to 3 minutes of testimony. Please submit 35 copies of written testimony at the time of sign-up. Testimony delivered after the start of a hearing may not be distributed until the following day. Unofficial sign-up sheets have no standing with the Committee. Elementary and Secondary Education 10: 00 A. M. - 10: 30 AM State Library 10: 30 A. M. - 12: 00 P. M. Department Education Transportation 2: 00 P. M. - 2: 30 P. M. Department of Motor Vehicles 2: 30 P. M. - 3: 00 P. M. Department of Transportation 6: 00 P. M. Public Hearing H. B. No. 5018 AN ACT MAKING ADJUSTMENTS TO STATE EXPENDITURES AND REVENUES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2011. Carl A. Antonucci, Jr. Director of Library Services Capital Community College 950 Main Street Hartford, CT 06103-1207 860-906-5021 FAX: 860-906-5255 Got Questions? Try InfoAnytime - http://www.infoanytime.org Connecticut's 24/7 Virtual Reference Service -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Director of Southington Library and Museum 255 Main Street Southington, CT 06489 (860) 628-0947 smaydas@southington.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mylist.net/archives/conntech/attachments/20100209/15a64994/attachment.htm From kwiggin at cslib.org Tue Feb 9 12:35:47 2010 From: kwiggin at cslib.org (Kendall Wiggin) Date: Tue Feb 9 12:34:04 2010 Subject: [Conntech] Celebrate Black History at the State Library Feb.18 Message-ID: <4B7180D3.457E.0095.0@cslib.org> Deborah Calhoun, Executive Director of the Afrikan-American Cultural Awareness Association (AACAA), will present a program about the Underground Railroad in Connecticut starting at noon, Thursday, February 18 in Memorial Hall, Connecticut State Library, 231 Capitol Avenue. Bring your lunch and learn about the path of slaves through Connecticut on their escape to freedom; about the network of families who supported them on their clandestine journey and the codes used by the Freedom Seekers through their Songs and the Quilt myth. It's also a great opportunity to view the 4 Freedom Trail Quilts on exhibit in the State Library's Museum of Connecticut History. From KAbery at cslib.org Tue Feb 9 13:06:43 2010 From: KAbery at cslib.org (Kris Abery) Date: Tue Feb 9 13:04:55 2010 Subject: [Conntech] Professional Basics Making the Most of Your Library (CLHO) References: <4B71837E0200004B000226AB@ns2.cslib.org> <4B7183B20200004B000226AF@ns2.cslib.org> <4B71860D0200004B000226B3@ns2.cslib.org> <4B7186480200004B000226B7@ns2.cslib.org> <4B7186A80200004B000226BB@ns2.cslib.org> <4B7187150200004B000226BF@ns2.cslib.org> <4B7188130200004B000226C3@ns2.cslib.org> Message-ID: <4B718812.F821.004B.0@cslib.org> The Connecticut League of History Organizations Presents Professional Basics: Making the Most of Your Library - March 22nd (Keeney Memorial Cultural Center, Wethersfield, CT) We will revisit one of the most popular subjects in PB history, libraries within historic sites, addressing topics essential for research and genealogy. This includes ways to manage archives, ways to reach genealogists who do research in you library, and ways to manage library conservation on a limited budget. Speakers will include: Linda Hocking, archivist, Litchfield Historical Society; Melissa Wattersworth, curator of literary, natural history and rare book collections,Center, UCONN; and Ryan Woods, director of education, New England Historic Genealogical Society. For additional details and registration information visit: www.clho.org or contact Sandy sandy@clho.org call: (203) 624-9186. A program brochure is attached. -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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FLAG libraries are: Cyrenius Booth Library, Danbury Library, Darien Library, Easton Public Library, Edith Wheeler Memorial Library, Fairfield Public Library, The Farmington Libraries, Ferguson Library, Greenwich Library, Guilford Free Library, Mark Twain Public Library, Milford Library, New Canaan Library, Norwalk Public Library, Perrot Memorial Library, Ridgefield Library, Sacred Heart University, Stratford Library, Trumbull Library, Western Connecticut State University, Westport Public Library and Wilton Library. Scholarship winners will be presented with the award at the CLA annual conference at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, April 19 & 20, 2010. Award recipients will receive free registration and lunch on awards day. For information and an application, contact: Kathy Leeds, FLAG Scholarship Committee Wilton Library Telephone: 1-203-762-3950 Fax: 1-203-834-1166 kcleeds@wiltonlibrary.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Kathy Leeds, Executive Director Wilton Library Association, Inc. http://www.wiltonlibrary.org 203.762-3950 x215 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mylist.net/archives/conntech/attachments/20100210/97d1083a/attachment.htm From JCullinane at cslib.org Wed Feb 10 06:30:43 2010 From: JCullinane at cslib.org (Jane Cullinane) Date: Wed Feb 10 06:29:09 2010 Subject: [Conntech] Fwd: [padg] Grant Reminder from NEDCC - NEH Preservation Assistance Grants - Apply Now! References: <47E4285788DDFD40BF43C4F178A04866504D94@NEDCCMAIL01.NEDCC.local> Message-ID: <4B727C19.6964.003F.0@cslib.org> FYI >>> "Julie Martin" 2/9/10 2:57 PM >>> A GRANT REMINDER FROM THE NORTHEAST DOCUMENT CONSERVATION CENTER 2010 NEH PRESERVATION ASSISTANCE GRANTS Application Deadline: May 18, 2010 Don't Miss This Opportunity! SMALL AND MID-SIZED INSTITUTIONS - APPLY NOW PRESERVATION ASSISTANCE GRANTS FROM THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES Up to $6,000 for preservation planning and implementing small projects that strengthen collections care overall-repeat applications are encouraged! ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: - General preservation, collection-level, or item-by-item assessments - On-site training in areas such as disaster preparedness and environmental monitoring - Development of a preservation plan - Consultations with preservation professionals to address a specific preservation issue or problem regarding analog or digital collections - Attendance at preservation and digitization workshops and training programs - A combination of some of the above FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION AND GUIDELINES: http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/pag.html QUESTIONS? Call NEH Preservation and Access staff at 202-606-8570. REMINDER: All applications must be submitted through Grants.gov. For more information and to register with Grants.gov, go to www.grants.gov. ******************************************************************** HOW CAN THE NORTHEAST DOCUMENT CONSERVATION CENTER HELP? NEDCC CAN SUPPORT YOUR APPLICATION by discussing project ideas, providing commitment letters and staff résumés, and reviewing drafts of grant narratives. By initiating preservation planning with a general assessment, you can develop an ongoing relationship with NEDCC that takes advantage of the Center's combined in-house expertise. TIPS FOR SUCCESS: Be sure to frame your request in the context of your overall preservation planning goals. Also, NEH stresses that it is important to make the case for the significance of your humanities collections. NEDCC PROVIDES: - General preservation, conservation, and digital assessments - On-site consultations regarding a specific collection, whether analog or digital - Preservation and digitization workshops and conferences throughout the year. NEDCC IS A PREMIER CENTER for consultation and training on the preservation and digitization of paper-based collections and photographs. NEDCC also offers a wide array of services, including preservation and conservation assessments; conservation treatment of books, paper, and photographs; digitization; and preservation microfilming. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN WORKING WITH NEDCC to develop a proposal, please contact: Angelina Altobellis, aaltobellis@nedcc.org, or (978) 470-1010, ext. 244. SAVE A TREE / STAY INFORMED - Join NEDCC's E-Announcement List to receive grant opportunity announcements like this one, updates on the Center's educational programs, and other preservation news. To join, go to www.nedcc.org and click on the green sign-up button. FIND US ON FACEBOOK - Become a fan of NEDCC! From KAbery at cslib.org Thu Feb 11 09:38:00 2010 From: KAbery at cslib.org (Kris Abery) Date: Thu Feb 11 09:36:04 2010 Subject: [Conntech] Introduction to Camtasia Studio 6 (Middletown) References: <4B7135DA0200004B00022623@ns2.cslib.org> <4B713CA00200004B0002262A@ns2.cslib.org> <4B728CD10200004B00022747@ns2.cslib.org> <4B7297490200004B0002275D@ns2.cslib.org> <4B73FA280200004B000227A0@ns2.cslib.org> Message-ID: <4B73FA26.F821.004B.0@cslib.org> There are seats available in the Introduction to Camtasia Studio 6 workshop on Mar. 10th at the Middletown LSC. To register access the Continuing Education Calendar of Events at: http://evanced.info/cslib/evanced/eventcalendar.asp Introduction to Camtasia Studio 6 - Mar. 10th (MLSC) Are you interested in learning how to create screencasts? Never heard of screencasts? Then this full-day workshop is for you. We will learn how to create online screencasts using Camtasia Studio 6, a powerful, easy-to-use video screen recording program. Workshop participants will learn how to record, produce, edit and publish practical screencasts and take away the knowledge to do many more. You will be provided with step-by-step procedures to get the most from your screencasts, and a list of resources for further learning. You will have time during the day to work on a real project so come prepared with some ideas. **Please bring a flash/usb/thumb drive with you for the workshop. This will allow you to save your class work.** Wednesday, March 10, 2010 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Middletown Library Service Center Fee: $30.00 Limit: 12 Kris Abery Continuing Education Coordinator Connecticut State Library Division of Library Development 786 South Main Street Middletown, CT 06457 Tele: (860) 704 - 2206 Fax: (860) 704 - 2228 Website: http://www.cslib.org Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/CTStateLibrary Twitter: http://twitter.com/LibraryofCT From ehansen at cslib.org Thu Feb 11 13:02:49 2010 From: ehansen at cslib.org (Eric Hansen) Date: Thu Feb 11 13:01:08 2010 Subject: [Conntech] iCONN eReference Books Message-ID: <4B742A26.6A08.0027.0@cslib.org> Cross-posted; please excuse duplication. Please forward as appropriate. Everyone: In accordance with iCONN's license agreement with Gale, the Database Committee selected a number of titles to be dropped from and added to our e-reference book collection. The Committee made its decision based on usage and currency. The lists of dropped and added titles is available on the Recent Changes pages of iCONN's web site, at: http://www.iconn.org/RecentChanges.aspx I am happy to answer any questions about this. Best to all, Eric Eric Hansen Electronic Resources Coordinator iCONN.org 786 South Main Street Middletown, CT 06547-5101 Tel. 860.704.2224 888.256.1222 (in CT) Fax 860.704.2229 ehansen@cslib.org From phillips at biblio.org Fri Feb 12 11:00:00 2010 From: phillips at biblio.org (Susan Phillips) Date: Fri Feb 12 11:03:19 2010 Subject: [Conntech] scanners Message-ID: Hi all- It's time to think about a new scanner here. What do you all use for the public? Is it free-standing on the network? Thanks. Susan J. Phillips Library Director Hall Memorial Library 93 Main Street, Ellington, CT 06029 860.870.3160 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Jaime Hammond, Librarian Naugatuck Valley Community College ----- Forwarded Message ---- From: Keith Michael Fiels To: alacoun@ala.org Sent: Thu, February 4, 2010 4:10:40 PM Subject: [alacoun] FW: FAQ on Library Advocacy Day I know that there is a lot of interest in the Library Advocacy Day Rally in DC, so I wanted to share the FAQ that the Washington Office and Chapter Relations developed following Midwinter. Many of you have already seen it, but in case you haven?t? Keith January 21, 2010 Good afternoon! At Midwinter, a number of Chapter Councilors had some questions about the Library Advocacy Day Rally to be held at Annual Conference. Attached is an FAQ on Library Advocacy Day, June 29, 2010. The FAQ was prepared by the ALA Washington Office and Chapter Relations Office. We hope it addresses the questions presented during the ALA 2010 Midwinter Meeting in Boston. 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From Shelley.Roseman at uconn.edu Tue Feb 16 08:02:47 2010 From: Shelley.Roseman at uconn.edu (Shelley Roseman) Date: Tue Feb 16 08:02:51 2010 Subject: [Conntech] UConn Waterbury Library Talk Will Feature Dr. William Foster III: Wednesday February 24, 12:00 p.m Message-ID: <3A30A81B9BA4A046A5F2D746C43DE5B204D02F@LIB-EMarks.library.lib.uconn.edu> UConn Waterbury Library Talk Will Feature Dr. William Foster III: Wednesday February 24, 12:00 p.m. In commemoration of Black History Month, the library is pleased to announce an exhibit entitled "The Changing Image of African-Americans in Comics" based on the personal collection of Professor William Foster III. Please join us at noon to hear Dr. Foster's lively comments as he introduces the Waterbury community to his unique collection of comic book art and trinkets from the 1950s on, featuring portrayals of Jackie Robinson, Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday, and more. 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The link to MARC records is available from the web page at: http://access.gale.com/iconn/gvrl_upgrade.html I am researching the question of direct links to individual titles and will write again as soon as I have more information to share. Best to all, Eric Eric Hansen Electronic Resources Coordinator iCONN.org 786 South Main Street Middletown, CT 06547-5101 Tel. 860.704.2224 888.256.1222 (in CT) Fax 860.704.2229 ehansen@cslib.org From nhfplevents at gmail.com Tue Feb 16 10:23:09 2010 From: nhfplevents at gmail.com (carol brown) Date: Tue Feb 16 10:23:33 2010 Subject: [Conntech] February events at New Haven Public Library Message-ID: <97c6e0b21002161023g16efff35oa74d0e587d9f6814@mail.gmail.com> *Feb. 18, 4:30-6:30pm--Subway Supper Seminar: Using the Logic Model, with Libby Makela Johnson. *Nonprofit staff and board members are invited to use the logic model more effectively for grants and for strategic planning. No charge; free parking; sandwich. 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Lessons from our grandmothers, the courage of women and the importance to our culture of domesticity, are themes of this presentation. Kathy tells her knitting story which begins with her grandmother. This extraordinary woman shed her Victorian upbringing in pre-WWI Germany to become a physician and psychoanalyst, ultimately fleeing Hitler?s Germany to immigrate to the United States. Kathy tells this and other stories. You hear Debbie Stoller tell the story of her Dutch grandmother who began knitting socks at age six for her family of fifteen. Knitting stories are read from books including Knitting Lessons, KnitKnit and Knitting for Peace. This talk also explores the fascinating history of knitting and looks ahead to the future of this craft and the unusual and inspiring things people are knitting today. For ten years Kathy ran a literature program which brought great stories of Western literature, including The Odyssey and Hamlet, to elementary school children in Maine. When she began knitting after a fifteen year hiatus, she discovered armloads of knitting books with wonderful knitting stories and wanted to listen to them while she knit. It was this love of stories that prompted Kathy to start her audiobook company Knitting Out Loud. This program has been funded by the Friends of the Cheshire Public Library. -- _____________________ Maria Poirier Brandriff Assistant Director Cheshire Public Library 104 Main Street Cheshire, CT 06410 Email: mpb@cheshirelibrary.org From KAbery at cslib.org Wed Feb 17 05:57:06 2010 From: KAbery at cslib.org (Kris Abery) Date: Wed Feb 17 05:55:38 2010 Subject: [Conntech] State Library Workshop Update for 03/01/10 References: <4B7AA9360200004B0002289D@ns2.cslib.org> <4B7BA4490200004B000228C4@ns2.cslib.org> <4B7BAF620200004B000228C7@ns2.cslib.org> Message-ID: <4B7BAF60.F821.004B.0@cslib.org> The following workshops have been scheduled for March 2010. To register access the Continuing Education Calendar of Events @ http://evanced.info/cslib/evanced/eventcalendar.asp Introduction to Camtasia Studio 6 - Mar. 10th (MLSC) Are you interested in learning how to create screencasts? Never heard of screencasts? Then this full-day workshop is for you. We will learn how to create online screencasts using Camtasia Studio 6, a powerful, easy-to-use video screen recording program. Workshop participants will learn how to record, produce, edit and publish practical screencasts and take away the knowledge to do many more. You will be provided with step-by-step procedures to get the most from your screencasts, and a list of resources for further learning. You will have time during the day to work on a real project so come prepared with some ideas. **Please bring a flash/usb/thumb drive with you for the workshop. This will allow you to save your class work.** RSS in Libraries - Mar. 11th (MLSC) RSS feeds are everywhere these days - on news web sites, blogs, social networking sites, databases and if you're lucky, in your library catalog. But what does this really mean and how do we take advantage of this magic technology? In this class we'll explore how RSS can help you gather information more efficiently. And how RSS can help your library distribute information. Topics covered include: RSS basics Using feed reader software (Google Reader) Tools that can distribute information via RSS (Delicious, twitter, etc) Creating RSS feeds & tools to add to your web page From MEngels at cslib.org Wed Feb 17 06:18:09 2010 From: MEngels at cslib.org (Mary Engels) Date: Wed Feb 17 06:16:03 2010 Subject: [Conntech] ALA to test website accessibility Message-ID: <4B7BB450.1A3E.008E.0@cslib.org> I am posting this on behalf of ALA. Please respond directly to them. We are seeking volunteers to take part in a usability study examining the accessibility of the American Library Association (ALA) website for individuals using assistive devices. The ideal participant would be a member of ALA who requires an assistive device to access the Internet. However, any individual who uses an assistive device is eligible to participate. Participants will be able to take the test at their own locations, and on their own devices. The study will run during March, April and May of 2010. The results of the study will contribute to a report that will lead to improvements in accessibility of ALA's website. If you are interested in participating in this usability study, or can assist us in recruiting suitable participants, please email us at accessibilitytesting@ala.org. Feel free to forward this message to any individual or group whose members might be interested in participation. Thank you, Chelle Batchelor, University of Washington Libraries Lisa Chow, Brooklyn Public Library Cynthia Matthias, Hennepin County Library Jennifer Rutner, Columbia University Libraries ALA Emerging Leaders 2010 Team K: Usability-Accessibility Test From BReiter at town.groton.ct.us Wed Feb 17 09:41:38 2010 From: BReiter at town.groton.ct.us (Reiter, Betty Anne) Date: Wed Feb 17 09:41:46 2010 Subject: [Conntech] Snapshot Day is Tomorrow! Message-ID: <5F96D1A86C18D311920208002BC3E12A049062ED@grotonpo.langroup> Snapshot Day is February 18. Have you checked your camera? Upload your photos from programs, library visits, classes, etc. to the Snapshot Flickr account (http://snapshotctlib.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/uploading-photos-to-flickr2.doc) The "Toolkit" includes directions to learn how to upload your photos to Flickr to share your photos and captions from Snapshot Day. A photo release form is also available. 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April 1st (Pt.1) Designed for the Excel beginner or for those with a little experience, this class will make you look like an expert. You will start with Excel concepts and quickly move on to developing your own formulas. After formatting your spreadsheets, you'll be tackling charts and creating ones that will impress your co-workers. Topics include: Creating simple formulas, Using functions, Formatting sheets for printing. Creating advanced functions and more. April 8th (Pt.2) In this full day workshop you will move beyond the basics and explore more advanced functions. You will learn how to name cells and ranges, use those names in formulas and functions. In addition, you will explore the powerful database features of Excel that make it easy to sort, filter and add subtotals. A basic knowledge of Excel and Excel formulas is a prerequisite of this training. Topics include: Construction databases Sorting, filtering, and subtotaling data, Creating pivot tables and Working with graphs and charts Free iCONN Webinar: Resources for K-12 & Childrens Librarians - Apr. 6th (ONLINE) Stacey Knibloe, Training Consultant for Gale Cengage will be providing online training to library staff on January 19th The databases covered include: Discovering Collection, Kids InfoBits, Junior Edition and Student Edition. Audio Editing and Podcasting 101 - Apr. 13th (MLSC) Are you interested in learning about podcasting and how you might use it in your library? In this full day hands-on workshop, participants will learn to create podcasts using free open source software and inexpensive equipment. We will also explore different formats for podcasting and learn how to publish our masterpieces. Even if you don't want to podcast, learning to record and edit audio is handy if you want to create online tutorials, videos, or record events and programs held in your library. Topics covered include: What software and hardware is needed, Steps for creating & publishing a podcast, Hands on time recording & editing audio with Audacity, Importing music to enhance your audio (copyright free of course!), Ideas for podcasting in the library Dreamweaver CS3 Pt.1 & Pt.2 - Apr. 14th (Pt.1) & Apr. 16th (Pt.2) (Bristol PL) Macromedia Dreamweaver CS3 is a powerful web design software that allows beginners to create professional looking web sites. It is a combination visual web page layout tool (WYSIWYG - What you see is what you get editor) and HTML text editor (hand coding) This two- day workshop is intended to be taken in order. The topics covered in part 2 will build on the topics covered in part 2. PLEASE NOTE:: We will be using Dreamweaver CS3 during these session (NOT Dreamweaver MX 2004 or Dreamweaver 8) Part 1 topics include: Overview of Dreamweaver MX screens and menus Setting up a website in Dreamweaver MX Basic text editing Creating links Working with graphics Tables for data presentation and page layout Part 2 topics include: Using tables for page layout Creating templates and library items to simplify maintenance of your site Introduction to CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) Creating forms for gathering feedback. State Public Library Construction Grant Workshop - Apr. 28th (MLSC) State Public Library Construction Grant Workshop for Distressed Municipalities only (Ansonia, Bridgeport, Bristol, Brooklyn, Derby, East Hartford, Hartford, Killingly, Meriden, Naugatuck, New Britain, New Haven, New London, North Canaan, Norwich, Plainfield, Plymouth, Putnam, Sprague, Torrington, Vernon, Waterbury, West Haven, Winchester, Windham) Mandatory workshop if you are applying for a construction grant Video & Sound Recordings: Cataloging Basics - Apr. 29th (MLSC) The increasing availability of video and sound recordings in a variety of formats presents an ongoing challenge to catalogers. This half-day workshop will focus on cataloging standard audiovisual formats (CDs, VHS tapes, DVDs, CD-ROMs, and DVD-ROMs) as well as newer formats, including Blu-ray, MP3 files, SACDs, Playaways, steaming audio/video, etc. Emphasis will be placed on descriptive cataloging as prescribed in AACR2 and other relevant guidelines, and on MARC21 tagging. Topics covered include: Definitions, Fixed field coding, Variable fields (coding and rules), Useful resources and more. From KAbery at cslib.org Thu Feb 18 05:08:27 2010 From: KAbery at cslib.org (Kris Abery) Date: Thu Feb 18 05:06:35 2010 Subject: [Conntech] Online Outreach & Marketing (Wilson Branch, NHFPL) References: <4B7CF4A80200004B00022957@ns2.cslib.org> <4B7CF57B0200004B0002295A@ns2.cslib.org> Message-ID: <4B7CF56A.F821.004B.0@cslib.org> The following workshops have been scheduled for March 2010. To register access the Continuing Education Calendar of Events @ http://evanced.info/cslib/evanced/eventcalendar.asp Online Outreach & Marketing - Mar. 12th (Wilson Branch, NHFPL) In the Web 2.0 environment, libraries need to learn to reach beyond traditional ideas of outreach and take advantage of new tools for connecting with their users online. During this full day workshop we'll discuss a variety of ideas for libraries to get information out into spaces beyond their library web sites and to connect with their users on their own online turf. We'll look at community events calendars, monitoring local blogs and other forums, social review sites and much more. **This is a hands-on session, so come prepared with information about your library, services and events to get started with your own online outreach plan. ** Friday, March 12, 2010 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Wilson Branch, NHFPL Fee: $30 Limit: 10 From mticheystaack at ridgefield.org Thu Feb 18 06:47:05 2010 From: mticheystaack at ridgefield.org (Tichey-Staack, Mary) Date: Thu Feb 18 07:14:07 2010 Subject: [Conntech] Fairfield County Teacher-Librarian's 3rd Roundtable Invitation Message-ID: <9A40A9BAE75F614697338A696CAEB32502535EC4@bmesmail2.ridgefield.org> FAIRFIELD COUNTY TEACHER-LIBRARIAN'S ROUNDTABLE #3 Please join us on Thursday, March 4, 2010 4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. At The John D. Verdery Library Wooster School 91 Miry Brook Road Danbury, CT 06812 Topic: Collaboration with a focus on whole school or multi-grade projects. Bring ideas that have worked for you or even those that haven't and let's brainstorm some new concepts. The Wooster School librarians will share their recent One Book/One School project. Bookshare: Bring along your favorite books that you read to your students in your library. We can all use some new ideas for picture or chapter books to share with our classes. RSVP to Robin Lindquist - robin.lindquist@woosterschool.org or (203) 830-3983. Directions: >From Points North, East and West Take Interstate 84. Get off at Exit 3 (Route 7 South, Norwalk and the Merritt Parkway) and follow signs for Park Avenue and the Danbury Fair Mall. At the first set of lights off the exit ramp, (with the mall directly in front of you) turn left. Proceed approximately one half-mile through three lights (you will pass the Post Office on the right and then Federal Express on the left). At the stop sign proceed straight onto Miry Brook Road. The entrance to Wooster is directly ahead on the right. >From Points South Take Interstate 95 and Route 7 north. Get off at the Park Avenue exit. Follow the exit ramp to the bottom of the hill and turn left at the traffic light. Proceed approximately 1.3 miles through five lights (you will pass the Post Office and the Wooster School Art Center on the right, Federal Express on the left). At the stop sign proceed straight. The entrance to Wooster is directly ahead on the right. To locate the John D. Verdery Library: When you enter the campus, drive straight ahead. When you reach the top of the hill, turn to the right. The library is the first building on your left. It is a modern looking white clapboard building with large windows and a fountain out in front. Please park either in the parking lot before you reach the library building or along the right side of the roadway just past the library. There is also additional parking if you continue straight along the roadway and go down a small hill. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mylist.net/archives/conntech/attachments/20100218/bc65f88b/attachment.htm From ehansen at cslib.org Thu Feb 18 07:19:06 2010 From: ehansen at cslib.org (Eric Hansen) Date: Thu Feb 18 07:17:41 2010 Subject: [Conntech] iCONN eReference Books Direct Links Message-ID: <4B7D1419.6A08.0027.0@cslib.org> Cross-posted; please excuse duplication. Please forward as appropriate. Everyone: In my message of 2/16 about iCONN's Gale Virtual Reference Library eReference books, I wrote: "I am researching the question of direct links to individual titles and will write again as soon as I have more information to share." I am pleased to report that direct links are now available from the same web site as the MARC records, namely: http://access.gale.com/iconn/gvrl_upgrade.html Simply click on the link called _spreadsheet_ in paragraph 2 (or in paragraph 3 if you are from a middle school) to open the books' URLs in Excel. Near the foot of the spreadsheet you will find instructions on how to customize the links for your library. I am happy to answer any questions about this. Best to all, Eric Eric Hansen Electronic Resources Coordinator iCONN.org 786 South Main Street Middletown, CT 06547-5101 Tel. 860.704.2224 888.256.1222 (in CT) Fax 860.704.2229 ehansen@cslib.org From kathy_leeds at wiltonlibrary.org Fri Feb 19 05:26:50 2010 From: kathy_leeds at wiltonlibrary.org (Kathy Leeds) Date: Fri Feb 19 05:23:42 2010 Subject: [Conntech] FW: Three March Workshops for Nonprofits Message-ID: <003001cab167$31c91510$955b3f30$@org> I heartily recommend these workshops to our entire Connecticut library community. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Kathy Leeds, Executive Director Wilton Library Association, Inc. http://www.wiltonlibrary.org 203.762-3950 x215 From: Pro Bono Partnership, Inc. [mailto:information@probonopartner.org] Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2010 3:08 PM To: kcleeds@wiltonlibrary.org Subject: Three March Workshops for Nonprofits Having trouble viewing this email? Click here Pro Bono Partnership, Inc. Top Legal Workshops for Nonprofit Organizations Workshop Questions? Contact Seraphim Arnow 860.541.4951 Resources Subscribe to Announcements View Publications FAQs Call Legal Helpline Request Legal Services PBP Twitter March Workshops Mar. 2: Starting a Nonprofit: Myths & Realities Mar. 17: Bylaws: A Guide to Effective Board Governance Mar. 31: Legal Issues with Social Media Starting a Nonprofit: Myths & Realities Is becoming a charitable organization the right choice for your organization and what does the process involve? Topics will include: * What are the pros and cons of forming a nonprofit organization? * What are the benefits and responsibilities of being incorporated and tax exempt? * What are the alternatives to filing for tax exemption that will still let your organization receive donations? * What are the responsibilities of a nonprofit board? Date: March 2, 2010 Time: 12:00PM - 2:00PM Location: Teleconference Speaker: Courtney Darts, Esq., Pro Bono Partnership Charge: No Registration Deadline: February 26, 2010 Register for the March 2 Myths & Realities Teleconference Go to Top Bylaws: A Guide to Effective Board Governance Bylaws serve as the "operating manual" for a Board of Directors, and every Board member should know what they mean. Have all Board members read the organization's bylaws? Are they understood? Are they followed? This workshop will summarize the legal responsibilities of the Board of a nonprofit organization, explain the meaning of common bylaw provisions, and teach you how to use your bylaws to more effectively manage your organization. Topics will include: * What are the legal roles, responsibilities, and proper activities of the Board of Directors of a nonprofit organization? * What role should the Board play in the day-to-day operation of the organization? * What provisions should (and should not) be included in the bylaws? * How and when can bylaws be changed? * What happens if a Board isn't following the bylaws? * When can a Board member be personally liable? * What legal protections exist for Board members? Date: March 17, 2010 Time: 5:30PM - 8:00PM Location: Westport Country Playhouse, Westport, CT Speaker: Maurice Segall, Esq., Pro Bono Partnership Charge: $25.00/person Registration Deadline: March 14, 2010 Register for the March 17 Bylaws Workshop Click here for directions Go to Top Legal Issues with Social Media Facebook. Twitter. MySpace. LinkedIn. YouTube. There are a host of new online "social media" websites nonprofits are using for marketing, networking, public relations, and to further their programs and missions...and, your employees are likely using social media, during and after work. The risks and legal issues involved when using social media will be discussed at this seminar, and a sample set of social media guidelines will be distributed for the attendees's review. Topics will include: * An overview of the various types of social media websites. * Privacy and security concerns for your nonprofit, your clients, and your employees. * Intellectual property and branding issues. * Workplace considerations: making employment decisions based on off-duty activities, screening potential employees using social media outlets, employees using social media websites during work, and many other employment-related issues. * Social media guidelines: drafting them, communicating them to employees, and overseeing compliance. 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The following categories suggest areas in which the nominee may have rendered significant service: outstanding service in his/her field of expertise, e.g. reference, children's services, administrative, or technical services; involvement in statewide leadership; encouragement of community/institutional support for the library. Preference will be given to nominees who have achieved in more than one area. The nominee must be a member of CLA. The Special Achievement Award honors an individual who has implemented a significant project or initiated an innovative program during the past year. The achievement being honored should have had significant impact on the library, the community, or the library profession. This award may be given to the same individual more than once. The Awards Committee reserves the right to present more than one Special Achievement Award. The News Media Award honors an individual journalist or news organization for coverage of libraries and/or the principles of librarianship in an exemplary way during the past year. Exemplary media coverage can be evidenced through editorials, features, news reporting and/or special event reporting. Coverage may focus on library issues such as services to special populations and other appropriate topics. Copies of articles and other relevant material should be submitted with this nomination. The Adeline Mix Award honors a full or part-time student enrolled in an approved graduate or undergraduate library education program, and enables the student to attend the CLA Annual Conference in April 2010. A grant of $250 will be awarded to cover conference registration, meals, and accommodations. Applicants must be a member of CLA, and the winner must agree to attend the Awards Ceremony and to write a brief article on his or her impressions of the conference for Connecticut Libraries. Applications may be no longer than two typed pages and must include the following information: status of current library school studies, education, degrees and honors, statement of need, and completion of a narrative describing how attendance at the conference will assist the candidate's professional development. The Intellectual Freedom Award recognizes an individual for the demonstration of extraordinary personal courage in the defense of intellectual freedom, or for the implementation of a successful and creative project developed to raise awareness of intellectual freedom issues, or for a published work on intellectual freedom. The Support Staff Award honors an outstanding library assistant or support staff member. The Supporter of Support Staff Award honors a library administrator or manager who promotes the role of library assistants and support staff. CLA AWARDS 2010 Instructions & Nomination Form Use this form for the seven awards noted above. See www.ctlibraryassociation.org/awards.htm for complete details about all awards. Incomplete nominations will not be accepted. Nominations must include: * Narrative explaining the nominee's achievements (1,000 words or less) * Introduction of the nominee to be read at awards ceremony (100 words or less) * Letters of support for the nominee from others * This nomination form. Send seven (7) copies of all qualifying information for the seven awards noted above to: Carl Antonucci, Director Library Services (CLA Awards) Capital Community College Library 950 Main Street Hartford, CT 06103-1207 Deadline: March 5, 2010 Check one award o Adeline Mix o Intellectual Freedom o News Media o Outstanding Librarian o Special Achievement o Support Staff of the Year o Supporter of Support Staff Person or Organization nominated ___________________________________________________________ Library Affiliation (if any) __________________________________________________________________ Carl A. 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To register access the Continuing Education Calendar of Events @ http://evanced.info/cslib/evanced/eventcalendar.asp Word 2007: Making the Transition - Mar. 31st (Willimantic LSC) Have you been using Microsoft Word 2000 or 2003 and are thoroughly overwhelmed by the new interface of 2007? In this half-day hands-on workshop, you will have to opportunity to explore Word 2007 and become an expert user. The workshop will explore the ribbon, command tabs and groups, the office button, and the themes, templates, and other new and easy features. Wednesday, March 31, 2010 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Willimantic Library Service Center Fee: $15.00 Limit: 12 From lisa at hchlibrary.org Mon Feb 22 10:35:23 2010 From: lisa at hchlibrary.org (Lisa Gugliotti) Date: Mon Feb 22 10:35:27 2010 Subject: [Conntech] 8 matching chairs for sale Message-ID: <005d01cab3ed$cd4e4400$67eacc00$@org> Hello, We are selling 8 matching chairs for $100 or best offer to be picked up at our library in Clinton. 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We'd also love for you to type in some of your patron comments on the appropriate page: http://snapshotctlib.wordpress.com/comments-from-patrons/. If you are unable to do so, email your favorite comments to Deborah Zulick, dzulick@ctlibrarians.org or Carol Reichardt, reichardtc@easternct.edu and they will post them for you. And finally, the latest addition to the webpage is the tab labeled "Success." Please send along your stories of what you did on Snapshot Day that worked. Did you have volunteers helping out? A special program? Great PR? We'd love to hear your success stories - just click on the "Success" tab and send a quick summary. Snapshot results will be posted by March 10! ___________________________ Betty Anne Reiter breiter@town.groton.ct.us Linda Avellar linda@fergusonlibrary.org Co-chairs, CLA Publicity Committee Snapshot Day is co-sponsored by CLA, CLC and the Connecticut State Library. Read more about the event at http://snapshotctlib.wordpress.com/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mylist.net/archives/conntech/attachments/20100222/d679bb19/attachment.htm From KAbery at cslib.org Tue Feb 23 06:17:46 2010 From: KAbery at cslib.org (Kris Abery) Date: Tue Feb 23 06:16:07 2010 Subject: [Conntech] Dublin Core (MLSC) & Essential Cataloging for Local History & Genealogy Collections (MLSC) References: <4B839CE20200004B00022B16@ns2.cslib.org> <4B839D3A0200004B00022B19@ns2.cslib.org> Message-ID: <4B839D38.F821.004B.0@cslib.org> The following workshops have been scheduled for March 2010. To register access the Continuing Education Calendar of Events @ http://evanced.info/cslib/evanced/eventcalendar.asp Dublin Core - Mar. 23rd (MLSC) Dublin Core (so named because it was developed in the town of Dublin, Ohio) is a metadata standard for describing digital objects. It is similar to MARC, but simpler, yet more conducive to describing audio, video and electronic resources. Dublin Core is the metadata most often used for digital repositories such as those at the American Geographical Society, Mystic Seaport, and C/W MARS. This half-day workshop is intended for people interested in participating in a digitization project. Please bring a photograph or document to describe. Essential Cataloging for Local History & Genealogy Collections - Mar. 23rd (MLSC) Local history and genealogy collections are special. Even though the cataloging rules are the same as for a library�s regular collection, there are additional considerations. The organization of the material and the classification scheme need to be re-evaluated in light of the unique needs of the customers using this collection as well as additional notes that a cataloger might not usually encounter. In this half day workshop we will examine a variety of published and unpublished items: books, pamphlets, manuscripts, scrapbooks and vertical files as well as photocopies and microfilm. *Recommended for : Copy catalogers and new catalogers who work with local history and genealogy collections. Kris Abery Continuing Education Coordinator Connecticut State Library Division of Library Development 786 South Main Street Middletown, CT 06457 Tele: (860) 704 - 2206 Fax: (860) 704 - 2228 Website: http://www.cslib.org Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/CTStateLibrary Twitter: http://twitter.com/LibraryofCT From WSullivan at cslib.org Tue Feb 23 06:30:11 2010 From: WSullivan at cslib.org (William Sullivan) Date: Tue Feb 23 06:28:14 2010 Subject: [Conntech] iCONN Times - January 2010 Message-ID: <4B83A01C.8829.00BC.0@cslib.org> Good morning: The January 2010 issue of the iCONN Times is now available in pdf format at http://www.iconn.org/iConnTimes.aspx This issue was delayed until we were able to confirm the positive outcome of the State Librarian's efforts to secure the monies needed to continue reQuest and certain iCONN-related services through June 30, 2010. Regards, Bill Sullivan William Sullivan, Administrator iCONN - Connecticut's re-search engine www.iconn.org Connecticut State Library www.cslib.org 786 South Main Street, Middletown, CT 06457 wsullivan@cslib.org p: 860-704-2230 or 888-256-1222 (toll-free in CT) f: 860-704-2229 From rsimon at cantonpubliclibrary.org Tue Feb 23 07:06:46 2010 From: rsimon at cantonpubliclibrary.org (Robert Simon) Date: Tue Feb 23 07:06:52 2010 Subject: [Conntech] German Best-Sellers Message-ID: <1f575a391002230706t2e9172b4i3a1f6a5538260818@mail.gmail.com> Hello, Colleagues. One of our patrons has offered to donate to us a number of "German-language bestsellers". Whether that means bestsellers from Germany or American bestsellers translated into German I'm not sure, as I didn't speak with her directly. She didn't specify the number but said she had many. We have no use for these. Is there any library out there that would like them? 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To register access the Continuing Education Calendar of Events @ http://evanced.info/cslib/evanced/eventcalendar.asp Using Connecticut Library Statistics to Make the Case for Your Public Library - March 17th (Willimantic LSC) Public libraries complete an annual report each year that requires them to pull together a lot of statistics. In this half day workshop you will find out how to use those statistics and those from other libraries to evaluate your library, prove your value, and make the case for improved funding. Topics to be covered include: ?A review of statistical resources available from the State Library and from the Institute of Museum and Library Services ?Tips and advice for completing the CT Public Library Annual Report survey ?Maximizing the usefulness of the annual ?Statistical Profile of CT Public Libraries? ?Finding statistics for your library for past years ?Use chart-making tools to evaluate your library, compare your library to others, and make a case for your library ?Provide examples of flyers that use statistics to inform others of the value of your library ?A preview of the 2010 Annual Report survey Some familiarity with Microsoft Excel is recommended but not required. Attendees will have time to work with some of the tools illustrated in the workshop. If you are curious about a particular statistical related question, just email Tom (tnewman@cslib.org) with the subject line ?Statistical Data Workshop? and he will be sure to include it in the discussion. Wednesday, March 17, 2010 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Willimantic Library Service Center Computer Center Fee: Free Limit: 15 Kris Abery Continuing Education Coordinator Connecticut State Library Division of Library Development 786 South Main Street Middletown, CT 06457 Tele: (860) 704 - 2206 Fax: (860) 704 - 2228 Website: http://www.cslib.org Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/CTStateLibrary Twitter: http://twitter.com/LibraryofCT From rsimon at cantonpubliclibrary.org Tue Feb 23 08:30:26 2010 From: rsimon at cantonpubliclibrary.org (Robert Simon) Date: Tue Feb 23 08:30:29 2010 Subject: [Conntech] German Books Taken Message-ID: <1f575a391002230830p4d0ca584h3a51e6f622554a26@mail.gmail.com> Merci bien to all. The German books have found a good home. Rob -- Robert Simon, MLS Canton Public Library 40 Dyer Avenue Canton, CT 06019 860-693-5800 860-693-5804 (fax) www.cantonpubliclibrary.org rsimon@cantonpubliclibrary.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mylist.net/archives/conntech/attachments/20100223/44313310/attachment.htm From jlorusso at biblio.org Tue Feb 23 10:24:17 2010 From: jlorusso at biblio.org (jo-ann) Date: Tue Feb 23 10:25:02 2010 Subject: [Conntech] Free Reference Books to good home Message-ID: <1266949458_335@lucius> REFERENCE BOOKS FREE TO A GOOD HOME: Contemporary authors: bio bibliographical guide to current authors and their work by Gale Research Co. Vol. 1-145 Magill's literary annual by Frank Magill 1969 Library of Congress Catalog# 55-41212 1968,69,70,71,72,73,74,75,76. Magill's literary annual books of 1976 1977 1972 1978 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 (missing I 1983), 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 Masterplots cyclopedia of literary characters edited by Frank Magill C 1963 by Salem Press Inn. A-MES Mic-Z Critical survey of poetry authors edited by Frank Magill C 1982 1-474 A-Charts 1-8 *Essays Critical survey of long fiction C 1983 1-8 8 Index Masterplots revised category edition: american fiction series 1-3 A library of literary criticism: modern American literature ISBN 08044-3046 Vol. 1-3 Oxford companion to english literature 4th Edition edited by Sir Paul Harvey @ 1967 Oxford companion to english literature edited by Margaret Drabble 5th Edition @1985 ISBN 0-19-866130-4 Masterplots revised category edition: british fiction series Vol. 1-3 @1985 by Frank Magill ISBN 0-89356-504-0 World authors 1950-1970 by H. W. Wilson Co. ISBN 08242-04190 Authors today and yesterday by Kunitz Book review digest by H.W. Wilson Co.1972, 1974, 1979, 1989, 1990, 1991 Twentieth century authors: a biographical dictionary of modern literature edited by Kunitz and Haycraft Children's catalog: 14th Century, 15th Century, 16th Century, and 17th Century If interested, please contact me directly. 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Attendees will engage and interrogate Freud?s and Lacan?s theories and their influence on Sociology, feminist theory, queer theory, philosophy of mind and literary criticism. BOOK EXHIBIT ASSISTANTS NEEDED FOR CONFERENCES IN BOSTON, WASHINGTON, DC & OAKLAND/SAN FRANCISCO APRIL 6-9, 2010 *LIBRARY OF SOCIAL SCIENCE is considered the premiere firm in the United States organizing book exhibits for scholarly conferences. Please see:** http://www.libraryofsocialscience.com/organizers.html* *Our on-site exhibits are managed by creative, experienced staff members (often two people per meeting). However, in 2010, **four of our conferences fall on the same dates** (see our schedule for early April directly below). We seek individuals located in each of the above cities for **each of these* * meetings?to assist in managing the book exhibits.* *PLEASE CONTACT Hugh Galford at 718-393-1104 or email** HGalford@LibraryofSocialScience.com* * to apply for these positions. * *BENEFITS/REMUNERATION INCLUDE:* 1. *Accommodations: stay in a $300+ hotel room each night. * 2. *Free attendance at the conference (attend sessions when the traffic at the book exhibit is slow). * 3. *Books at the end of the meeting.* *We seek enthusiastic, energetic people with some business experience. The job will involve helping to set up the book exhibit?as well as selling books to attendees and writing up orders during the conference. The job is not difficult, but at times (especially between sessions) is intense. * *If you think you are suitable and qualified for any of these positions (or know someone who is), please have them contact me ASAP at 718-393-1104 or send an e-mail to **HGalford@libraryofsocialscience.com* *.* *If you are a faculty member and know of someone?a graduate student, staff member, or anyone else?who would like to help (and attend the conference), please have him or her contact us. ** Thanks very much.* *With best regards, Hugh Galford Marketing Manager, LIBRARY OF SOCIAL SCIENCE* ------------------------------ *LIBRARY OF SOCIAL SCIENCE, PUBLISHING & BOOK-MARKETING Orion Anderson, Communications Director: 718-393-1104* 2010 BOOK EXHIBIT SCHEDULE *Date / Location* *Name* *April 7-8 Boston, MA * *7th Annual Social Theory Forum: ?Critical Social Theory: Freud & Lacan for the 21st Century?* The annual Social Theory Forum brings together international scholars to explore social theories in global and historical contexts, examine the field?s current and future state within a critical, cross-disciplinary framework. This year?s conference explores the relationship between psychoanalysis and critical social theory. Attendees will engage and interrogate Freud?s and Lacan?s theories and their influence on Sociology, feminist theory, queer theory, philosophy of mind and literary criticism. *April 8-10 Washington, D.C. * *38th Annual Conference of the National Association for Ethnic Studies (NAES): ?Who Counts & Who's Counting??* NAES provides an interdisciplinary forum for scholars and activists concerned with the national and international dimensions of ethnicity, race, intergroup relations and the cultural life of minorities. This lively conference will explore the sovereignty and recognition of ethnic communities, immigration and citizenship, human trafficking, education and women?s and LGBTQ issues. This is the best opportunity of the year to promote your books to leading scholars seeking titles on race, ethnicity, community and politics. *April 8-11 Oakland, CA * *81st Annual Meeting of the Pacific Sociological Association (PSA): ?Revitalizing the Sociological Imagination: Individual Troubles & Social Issues in a Turbulent World?* The annual PSA meeting is one of the largest and most popular sociological conferences, with well over 1,000 people expected to attend. These prominent scholars are avid book buyers looking for titles on the full range of sociology topics. Publishers wishing to promote sociology titles cannot afford to miss this exciting event. *April 8-12 San Francisco, CA * *66th Annual Meeting of the Philosophy of Education Society (PES)* The exciting annual PES conference explores education as a societal institution?and more broadly as the process of existential growth. This is the best meeting of the year to promote your books and journals on education from a sociological, anthropological, psychological or religious perspective to leaders in the field. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mylist.net/archives/conntech/attachments/20100224/1a9eec39/attachment.htm From accord.career.svcs at snet.net Wed Feb 24 11:39:54 2010 From: accord.career.svcs at snet.net (Tod Gerardo) Date: Thu Feb 25 04:53:50 2010 Subject: [Conntech] Tod Gerardo - need librarian with good research skills Message-ID: Wednesday, February 24, 2010 Hello, My name is Tod Gerardo and I am a volunteer career coach working with CREG - the Connecticut Reemployment Group with a membership drawn from an area encompassing 50 miles in all directions from Rocky Hill. When you click on the social media links after my name you'll be able to see my credentialing and extensive experience as a career counselor and work performance coach. I need the expertise of a good librarian who would like to trade knowledge and competence in your areas for similar expertise and support provided from my areas - career development and job search The Social Media/Job Research Group. Within our large group of about 150 members, there are a number of small subgroups. I am heading up a small group of four people who are seeking to perform applied research to the following two areas: * Traditional business and related research.. Reference USA .. assorted Gale databases.. Hoovers .. etc. (these we can nicely download on our laptops and use our library cards to access - but we are not able to develop proficiencies in their use in applications -- especially as we start to focus on local and regional job searching) * Social media web site searching to include such sites as . Delicious .. GIST .. Netvibes .. Google Alerts .. Google Reader .. Backtype .. Social Mention .. Technorati .. BlogSearch Bizsugar .. etc. (there is tremendous job-related information here. We have been able to just scratch the surface with these web sites, but they involve knowledge of keyword researching, tags and indexing that, for the moment, is beyond us.) Ideally, we would like to offer a seat in our group to a skilled research librarian. It would be fine with us (probably preferable) if this individual were at this moment unemployed and/or actively seeking a new position. We would be happy to our share skills, experience and competencies regarding developing, instituting, and following through on a professionally coached job search campaign. Logistics: * We will meet on the Internet and use a "go to meeting" software program called Mikogo. (there is no need to travel or meet in person) * This group is newly formed so all members would be learning about and from each other at the same time. * We would be meeting to support one another in our own active job searching * This group would probably have a lifespan of about 8-10 weeks. * We would probably be in contact with each other two or three times a week (one hour at a time) * As the group gets into the job search, we may meet less often, but at least once a week. All responses are welcome Regards, Tod Tod Gerardo Accord Career Services LLC 203-265-4466 - Home 860-674-9654 - office 860-508-1026 - cell Web Site - www.accordcareerservices.com Email - tod@accordcareerservices.com Email - tgerardo@sbcglobal.net LinkedIn - http://www.linkedin.com/in/todgerardo Google Profile - http://www.google.com/profiles/todgerardo -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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We look forward to seeing you there! *NETSL Annual Spring Conference Program 2010:* *Crosswalks to the Future: Library Metadata on the Move* Thursday, April 15, 2010 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Check-in begins at 8:30 a.m. Hogan Campus Center, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA http://www.holycross.edu/directions/hogan.html *Registration* (closes April 2, 2010): NELA/NETSL Member: $50 Non-Member: $75 Student / Unemployed: $25 * * *Morning Keynote Speaker:* *Dr. Barbara B. Tillett, Chief, Policy and Standards Division, Library of Congress * *"Building Blocks for the Future: Making Controlled Vocabularies Available for the Semantic Web"* * * *Morning Breakout Sessions* * Managing Objects and Data: From Call Numbers to Namespaces / Mark Caprio, Digital Services and Cataloging Librarian, Providence College and Martha Rice Sanders, Knowledge Management Librarian, The HELIN Consortium *Mapping Bibliographic Metadata / Jean Godby, Research Scientist, OCLC *Next Generation Library Systems / Kathryn Harnish, Director of URM Product Management, Ex Libris * * *Afternoon Breakout Sessions* * Metadata 101 / Kelcy Shepherd, Digital Interfaces Librarian, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries * Go Fish! How to Catch and Clean MARC Records Using Z39.50 and MarcEdit / Benjamin Abrahamse, Head, Serials Cataloging Section, Cataloging and Metadata Services, MIT Libraries *Another Full Service Bibliographic Utility for Cataloging: Why This Matters / Leslie Strauss, President, SkyRiver *Afternoon Keynote Speaker:* *Jon Orwant, Engineering Manager for Google Books, Google Magazines, and Google Patents * *"Creating a Trillion-Field Catalog: Metadata in Google Books"* From JHammond at nvcc.commnet.edu Thu Feb 25 06:25:26 2010 From: JHammond at nvcc.commnet.edu (Hammond, Jaime) Date: Thu Feb 25 06:26:16 2010 Subject: [Conntech] Marilyn Johnson, Author of "This Book is Overdue" @ CLA! Message-ID: <2A3B117388CFE94EB7E0470D74E7096A072D8B2A@SYSPYRITE1.sys.commnet.edu> If you haven't already heard the buzz about Marilyn Johnson's newest book, "This Book is Overdue," then take a look at: USA Today Salon.com The Wall Street Journal and Library Journal (and a video too!) Not only does she mention some Connecticut librarians in her book, but you can hear her speak at the CLA Conference on Tuesday, April 20th at 10:15 am! Jaime Hammond 2010 CLA Conference Co-Chair P: (203) 575-8199 E: jhammond@nvcc.commnet.edu Visit the Conference webpage at http://www.ctlibraryassociation.org/conf.htm -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mylist.net/archives/conntech/attachments/20100225/f7d4cb72/attachment.htm From maryellen at douglaslibrary.org Thu Feb 25 07:07:31 2010 From: maryellen at douglaslibrary.org (Mary Ellen Beck) Date: Thu Feb 25 07:12:36 2010 Subject: [Conntech] Free Items--Sagebrush lables/LC Subject Headings--5 volumes Message-ID: <0F2C8B56F33B804D93656D767E70D08D03FDDC59@exch2.reg8.loc> We have 4 boxes of spine labels and 4 boxes of barcode labels for the Athena/Spectrum Sagebrush catalogs that we are giving away free. Please ask your schools if they are interested or if you are interested contact me. Also available are 1999 edition of Congress Subject Headings (5 volumes). Mary Ellen Beck Director Douglas Library 22 Main Street Hebron, Connecticut 06248 Phone 860-228-9312 Fax: 860-228-4372 From KAbery at cslib.org Thu Feb 25 10:20:13 2010 From: KAbery at cslib.org (Kris Abery) Date: Thu Feb 25 10:18:19 2010 Subject: [Conntech] Excel 2007 Pt.1 & Pt.2 (MLSC) & Audio Editing and Podcasting (MLSC) References: <4B854B220200004B00022C31@ns2.cslib.org> <4B854BA00200004B00022C35@ns2.cslib.org> <4B854C330200004B00022C3C@ns2.cslib.org> <4B86790D0200004B00022C88@ns2.cslib.org> Message-ID: <4B86790C.F821.004B.0@cslib.org> The following workshop has been scheduled for April 2010. To register access the Continuing Education Calendar of Events @ http://evanced.info/cslib/evanced/eventcalendar.asp Excel 2007 Pt.1 (Apr. 1st) and Pt.2 (Apr. 22nd) Middletown LSC This two day workshop will bring you from Excel novice to advanced professional. It is expected that participants will attend day 1 and day 2 of one session. April 1st (Pt.1) Designed for the Excel beginner or for those with a little experience, this full day class will make you look like an expert. You will start with Excel concepts and quickly move on to developing your own formulas. After formatting your spreadsheets, you'll be tackling charts and creating ones that will impress your co-workers. Topics include: Creating simple formulas Using functions Formatting sheets for printing Creating advanced functions Naming cells and ranges Using 3-D functions to calculate across worksheets Defining absolute and relative references Creating elapsed time/day formulas April 22nd (Pt.2) In this full day workshop you will move beyond the basics and explore more advanced functions. You will learn how to name cells and ranges, use those names in formulas and functions. In addition, you will explore the powerful database features of Excel that make it easy to sort, filter and add subtotals. A basic knowledge of Excel and Excel formulas is a prerequisite of this training. Topics include: Construction databases Sorting, filtering, and subtotaling data Creating pivot tables Working with graphs and charts Audio Editing and Podcasting 101 -Apr. 13th (MLSC) Are you interested in learning about podcasting and how you might use it in your library? In this full day hands-on workshop, participants will learn to create podcasts using free open source software and inexpensive equipment. We will also explore different formats for podcasting and learn how to publish our masterpieces. Even if you don't want to podcast, learning to record and edit audio is handy if you want to create online tutorials, videos, or record events and programs held in your library. Topics covered include: What software and hardware is needed Steps for creating & publishing a podcast Hands on time recording & editing audio with Audacity Importing music to enhance your audio (copyright free of course!) Ideas for podcasting in the library From BReiter at town.groton.ct.us Fri Feb 26 05:57:31 2010 From: BReiter at town.groton.ct.us (Reiter, Betty Anne) Date: Fri Feb 26 05:57:36 2010 Subject: [Conntech] Snapshot Day Reminder Message-ID: <5F96D1A86C18D311920208002BC3E12A04906300@grotonpo.langroup> Today is the deadline for submitting your statistics to the Snapshot Day survey. (http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=oj8eIIGBwyHYm7joM_2flJlQ_3d_3d) We need your help to make this is a success, so please take a few minutes to let us know what happened at your library on Snapshot Day. The results will be posted by March 10. ___________________________ Betty Anne Reiter breiter@town.groton.ct.us Linda Avellar linda@fergusonlibrary.org Co-chairs, CLA Publicity Committee Snapshot Day is co-sponsored by CLA, CLC and the Connecticut State Library. Read more about the event at http://snapshotctlib.wordpress.com/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mylist.net/archives/conntech/attachments/20100226/2dce94e6/attachment.htm From barbara.bailey at glastonbury-ct.gov Fri Feb 26 08:19:00 2010 From: barbara.bailey at glastonbury-ct.gov (Barbara Bailey) Date: Fri Feb 26 08:19:15 2010 Subject: [Conntech] CLA Public Library Section Meeting, 3/3/10 Message-ID: The CLA Public Library Section will meet on Wed. Mar. 3 at 11 a.m. at the Guilford Free Library (http://guilfordfreelibrary.org.) Lunch follows at Whitfield's, 25 Whitfield Street (across the Green from Library)Http://whitfieldsguilford.com. Those interested in public library programs/services are welcome. Barbara J. Bailey, M.L.S. Director Welles-Turner Memorial Library 2407 Main Street Glastonbury, CT 06033 Voice: (860)652-7717 Fax: (860)652-7721 E-mail: barbara.bailey@glastonbury-ct.gov ________________________________ Please consider the environment before printing a copy of this email. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mylist.net/archives/conntech/attachments/20100226/e176f846/attachment.htm From bbutler at tolland.org Fri Feb 26 12:34:16 2010 From: bbutler at tolland.org (Barbara Butler) Date: Fri Feb 26 12:35:30 2010 Subject: [Conntech] Ideas Message-ID: <70AF048C6A7A884E8694B84570658B68B7C47F@tolland-ms1.tolland.org> Good Afternoon Everyone, The Tolland Public Library Foundation was recently the recipient of a very generous gift ($500,000+). The Board will be having a recognition event in June. If any other library has been so fortunate to receive such an endowment, what kind of recognition events did you do to honor the donor and the donor's family? Thanks in advance for any help, Barbara Barbara A. Butler, M.L.S., M.S. Director of Library Services Town of Tolland 21 Tolland Green Tolland, CT 06084 860-871-3622 860-871-3626 (fax) bbutler@tolland.org "My guess is (it will be) about 300 years until computers are as good as, say, your local reference library in search." Craig Silverstein, Director of Technology, Google.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mylist.net/archives/conntech/attachments/20100226/c9b81ee9/attachment.htm From kusack at cox.net Sat Feb 27 07:27:34 2010 From: kusack at cox.net (james kusack) Date: Sat Feb 27 07:27:40 2010 Subject: [Conntech] Reception to meet with ALA External Review Panel, Committee on Accreditation - Southern Connecticut State University References: Message-ID: Dear Employer of MLS students and graduates of Southern Connecticut State University, Southern's Master of Library Science program, which has been accredited by the American Library Association since 1972, is scheduled for a routine accreditation program review in the spring of 2010. A site visit by the ALA External Review Panel is scheduled for March 15-16, 2010. Receptions have been scheduled for the Review Panel to meet with Alumni and Employers on Sunday, March 14, 3-5 pm in room 301 of the Adanti Student Center and to meet with Students on Monday, March 15, 5:30-6:30 pm in the Ballroom of the Adanti Student Center. The ILS faculty and dean respectively request your presence and encourage you to make other alumni, employers, and students aware of these opportunities to meet with the members of the Review Panel. To help in planning, it would be greatly appreciated if alumni, employers, and students would rsvp to Kathy Muldowney at muldowneyk1@southernct.edu with name, affiliation, and whether an alumni, employer, or current student. More information is available at http://www.southernct.edu/ils/accreditation/ Directions to New Haven: https://www.southernct.edu/aboutscsu/map/ Campus Map: https://www.southernct.edu/aboutscsu/uploads/textWidget/wysiwyg/documents/southernCampusMap.pdf (Adanti Student Center is building #14; on Fitch Street above Crescent Street) Thank you for planning to attend this important event. Mary E. Brown, Ph.D. Professor for the Department of Information and Library Science Southern Connecticut State University