Index
- Davis, Keen to receive Foundation’s ‘Cornerstone Award’ on Nov. 10
- Remember to complete SLP evaluation survey
- Member/Staff News
- New titles in the Professional Collection
- LINKcat T-shirts available from Zazzle store
- Public libraries can now get ‘Geek The Library’ campaign materials
- Student poetry contest underway
- Marshall Cavendish Excellence In Library Programming Award
- EBSCO Search Tag Changes
- Continuing Education Calendar
Davis, Keen to receive Foundation’s ‘Cornerstone Award’ on Nov. 10
In recognition of their lifetime of work in support of area libraries, including the South Central Library System Foundation, Phyllis Davis and Bob Keen will receive the “Cornerstone Award” at a Nov. 10, 2010, fundraising reception. The event, scheduled from 5:30 to 7 p.m., will again be held in the Atrium of Promega Corporation’s BioPharmaceutical Technology Center, 445 East Cheryl Parkway, Fitchburg, WI.
“This second annual award is the perfect time to say thank you to two people who have made significant contributions to the improvement of library service in their own communities and throughout the South Central Library System,” said Linda Davis-Brown, foundation board president. The award is given to an individual or individuals who have had a significant and long-term impact on enhancing public libraries in South Central Wisconsin and represent the values and mission of the SCLS Foundation.
“I can think of no better way to honor Phyllis and Bob than by helping to raise funds for the SCLS Foundation,” Davis-Brown said. “This reception will be a great follow-up to last year’s inaugural event, which raised more than $18,000 for the SCLS Foundation.”
Phyllis worked for the South Central Library System (SCLS) in various capacities since 1985, and as director starting in March 2006.
“My life’s work has been dedicated to libraries and the services they provide to residents, and my time at SCLS, especially as director, was incredibly fulfilling,” Davis said. “It was an exciting opportunity to help shape the future of library service across our seven-county area, and I’m fortunate to have been able to work with so many talented and dedicated people.”
Bob Keen has been a Green County Library Board trustee for more than 30 years, and has served on the SCLS Board of Trustees for 25 years. He also served about 10 years on the board of the Wisconsin Library Trustees Association.
“I consider it an honor to have spent so much of my life supporting the noble work of libraries and librarians,” Bob said.
To create custom directions from your location to Promega, visit www.sclsfoundation.org/promega/.
Remember to complete SLP evaluation survey
Your 2010 Summer Library Program may be history, but we still need your help to close the books on this year’s program. You can do that by completing the online evaluation form on the SCLS website.
This information is used to help plan future programs and resources, and to generate the press release that talks about the local value derived from this important program. Having your data is critical, so please take a few minutes and fill in the online form.
Please complete the form by the end of the day on Friday, Nov. 5.
Member/Staff News
Cheryl Becker, SCLS Public Library Administration Consultant, recently gave a presentation to the Nicolet Federated Library System (NFLS) about why policies are important to have in place, and she shared specific examples. You can watch the presentation at http://blip.tv/file/4302756, and can also find a link to download Cheryl’s handouts.
Cindy Schult, director of the Lester Public Library of Arpin, resigned her position effective Oct. 8, 2010. To apply for the Arpin position, visit the Job Center of Wisconsin website.
Penny Johnson, Baraboo Public Library, had an article titled “Four Steps to Effective Collaboration” published in the most recently issue of YALS (Fall 2010, pg. 17). She is also one of two candidates for the position of YALSA 2011 Fiscal Officer. Voting will open in March.
The Rosemary Garfoot Public Library in Cross Plains recently welcomed three new library assistants: Tom Virgilio, Connie Keator and Tucker Torok.
New titles in the Professional Collection
The following titles have been added to the SCLS Professional Collection, which is available to staff at member libraries.
- No Shelf Required: E-Books in Libraries by Sue Polanka, editor
- The ART of People Management in Libraries by James McKinlay and Vicki Williamson
- Young Adult Literature: From Romance to Realism by Michael Cart
- What They Don’t Teach you in Library School by Elisabeth Doucett
- Teen Chick Lit: a Guide to Reading Interests by Christine Meloni
- The Concept of Electronic Resource Usage and Libraries by Jill Grogg and Rachel Fleming-May
- On the Road with Outreach: Mobile Library Services by Jeannie Dilger-Hill and Erica MacCreaigh, editors
- Winning Grants by Pamela H. MacKellar and Stephanie K. Gerding
- Developing Library Leaders by Robert D. Stueart and Maureen Sullivan
- 1000 Fingerplays & Action Rhymes by Barbara A. Scott
- Women’s Nonfiction by Jessica Zellers
- Read on… Life Stories by Rosalind Reisner
- Children’s Core Collection, 20th edition by Anne Price, editor
- Library Mania: games & activities for your library by Charlene C. Cali
- Best Books for Children, 9th edition by Catherine Barr and John Gillespie, editors
- The Customer-focused library by Joseph R. Matthews
- Visual Media for Teens by Jane Halsall and R. William Edminster
- The Librarian’s Book of Lists by George M. Eberhart, editor
- Scary, Gross, and Enlightening Books for Boys Grades 3-12 by Deborah B. Ford
- More Technology for the Rest of Us by Nancy Courtney, editor
- Cataloging Correctly for Kids by Sheila S. Intner, Joanna Fountain, and Jean Weihs, editors
- Strange Cases: a selective guide to speculative mystery fiction by Jill Vassilakos and Paul Vassilakos-Long
- Read on … Science Fiction by Steven A. Torres-Roman
- Advanced Black Belt Librarians by Warren Graham
LINKcat T-shirts available from Zazzle store
As we gear up for the January migration to the new LINKcat, librarians have expressed a desire to have some clothing options available to spread the word. To help you out, SCLS has created a LINKcat Zazzle store where you can order t-shirts, bags, pins, stickers and more.
Orders are placed directly with Zazzle, not with SCLS, and there are many options for t-shirt styles and colors.
Public libraries can now get ‘Geek The Library’ campaign materials
After a year of pilot projects, the “Geek the Library” community awareness campaign is now available to all public libraries.
Created by OCLC and funded by a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, “Geek the Library” illustrates the fact that everyone is passionate about something -- everyone “geeks” something -- and that the public library supports it all. The campaign materials include advertising, collateral, a campaign website, social media and other online tools. The campaign message is bold and simple, and it focuses on the critical role that public libraries play in our communities while raising awareness of local library funding challenges.
OCLC piloted the campaign last year with nearly 100 libraries in many communities in southern Georgia and central Iowa, as well as libraries in Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin (Milwaukee Public Library participated). Geek the Library helped participants educate the public about the value of the library and library funding, and start important local funding conversations.
After just five months, over 60 percent of residents in central Iowa and nearly 50 percent of residents in southern Georgia were aware of the campaign, which was piloted broadly in those states. More than two thirds of people had taken action or intended to take action in response to the campaign, including visiting their local library or talking about the campaign to friends and family. And, in southern Georgia, there was a statistically significant improvement in people’s willingness to support an increase in library funding.
A few pilot libraries also reported other positive outcomes as a result of improved community perceptions, such as fewer budget cuts (and even increased financial support) from both the local and state level, and increased staff compensation. The results of the Geek the Library pilot will be available in a comprehensive report later this year.
OCLC is currently accepting requests from libraries and library systems interested in implementing Geek the Library in their community. To learn more, visit http://get.geekthelibrary.org.
-- from Channel Weekly (Vol. 13, No. 7 -- Oct. 14, 2010)
Student poetry contest underway
Each year the Wisconsin Fellowship of Poets (WFOP) sponsors a student poetry contest, and libraries can help spread the word in local communities.
Any students in grades six through 12 are eligible to enter. Grades six through eight enter the junior division, and grades nine through 12 enter the senior division. Prizes in each division are: $50 first, $40 second, and $20 third, and winners also receive a copy of the poet’s calendar. The submission deadline is Feb. 1, 2011. A poster is available to help promote the event.
For details about submission guidelines and how to enter, visit www.wfop.org/studrule.html.
Marshall Cavendish Excellence In Library Programming Award
The Marshall Cavendish Excellence in Library Programming Award is an annual award consisting of $2,000 and a citation of achievement. The award recognizes either a school or public library that demonstrates excellence in library programming by providing programs that have community impact and respond to community needs. Advocacy, partnerships and creative use of resources, regardless of the size of the library, will be taken into consideration.
More details and the application are available online. The application deadline is Dec. 1, 2010.
EBSCO Search Tag Changes
Effective with a software release due this week, EBSCO will treat a short list of command line search tags (when entered in lower or mixed case) as text. (Saved Searches and Alerts will not be affected by this change at this time.) Only UPPER CASE instances of these tags will be treated as search tags. The tags that will undergo this change are: AN, AS, AU, BE, DE, DO, DR, GI, IN, IP, IS, LA, RN, SO.
The EBSCOhost search engine will place quotation marks around the tags listed above, whenever they are entered in lower or mixed case. Therefore, a user will see the quotes in search history and saved searches going forward.
For example: if the user enters an american tragedy, they will see "an" american tragedy in their search history.
Please note: While users must only enter these specific tags in UPPER CASE with this software release (so that they will be treated as tags and not text), we highly recommend that all users become accustomed to entering ALL command line search tags in UPPER CASE to accommodate future additions to the short list of affected tags. The current list of tags that will be changed is made up of tags that are not frequently used, to cause the least amount of impact on "super" users who are the most likely to employ command line searching.