From jim.b.scheppke at state.or.us Wed Aug 5 08:59:06 2009 From: jim.b.scheppke at state.or.us (Jim Scheppke) Date: Wed, 05 Aug 2009 08:59:06 -0700 Subject: [AL-Directors] Books-for-China Project Update Message-ID: Dear Colleagues: We are in the home stretch of our project to collect 1,000 boxes of surplus library books to send to our sister province of Fujian in China. We will be collecting boxes through the end of September, so there is still time to plan to make a donation. We are now up to about 750 boxes, so we still have a way to go to meet our goal. The State Library is the Books-for-China collection site. If your library has access to a van or truck, please transport your books here yourself if possible. You may deliver books to the State Library loading dock Monday through Friday between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. (Please call ahead if you are delivering a large shipment.) For questions about delivering books to the State Library, please call Joel Henderson, 503-378-2814. You may also mail books to: Oregon State Library Books-for-China Project 250 Winter Street NE Salem, OR 97301-3950 You may also send small shipments through the Orbis Cascade Alliance Courier. Please limit boxes to 1 cubic foot (such as a 19x15x6 standard Baker & Taylor box) and 35 pounds if shipping via the courier. Please help us meet our goal of sending 1,000 boxes of library books to China this fall. I will appreciate your support of this worthwhile project. Sincerely, Jim Scheppke, State Librarian Oregon State Library 250 Winter St. NE Salem, OR 97301 503-378-4367 (fax) 503-585-8059 jim.b.scheppke at state.or.us From dahlgreen_marykay at oslmac.osl.state.or.us Thu Aug 6 16:36:54 2009 From: dahlgreen_marykay at oslmac.osl.state.or.us (MaryKay Dahlgreen) Date: Thu, 6 Aug 2009 16:36:54 -0700 Subject: [AL-Directors] Transition to Gale databases Message-ID: <7CC57EFE-9EE7-4E87-B312-B929CBA1966B@oslmac.osl.state.or.us> Dear Library Directors: State Library staff had a meeting with Gale staff Tuesday to begin the transition to the Gale databases. I will be in touch with you fairly often in the next month in order to make this process as smooth as possible. I will also be sending these messages to libs-or so I apologize in advance for the duplication. As of today I have the following information for you: Schedule: If your library currently subscribes to any Gale database our target is to have you set up with the statewide package by Monday, August 10th. If your library does not currently subscribe to any Gale databases our target for set up is Monday, August 17th. The transition website http://www.galesupport.com/oregon will be converted to an implementation website at that point (8/17) and will provide you with additional options for your access to the databases and contact information for Gale technical support. Forms: Even though there is no cost to libraries for these databases, we will still need documentation that you want to be included in the database program and that you agree to the OLA ILL code. To facilitate that we will post any documents that require a signature to the transition website. Please download, sign and return the forms to the State Library. Credit from Gale: If you have already paid for Gale databases that are included in the statewide package you will be contacted by a Gale representative to discuss credit arrangements. They will contact you beginning the week of August 17th. Training: We are working to plan a number of "Welcome to Gale" webinars for the last two weeks of August and will be scheduling more in-depth in-person trainings around the state for September, October and November. We will be announcing the webinars and trainings on libs-or and posting them on the implementation website and the OSL website. If you are interested in hosting an in-person training in your region please contact Ann Reed 503-378-5027, ann.reed at state.or.us. If you have questions please don't hesitate to contact me or a member of the Library Development team and we will do our best to answer them. MaryKay Dahlgreen Library Development Program Manager Oregon State Library 503-378-5012 marykay.dahlgreen at state.or.us -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From reed_ann at oslmac.osl.state.or.us Fri Aug 14 16:24:54 2009 From: reed_ann at oslmac.osl.state.or.us (Ann Reed) Date: Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:24:54 -0700 Subject: [AL-Directors] Gale Webinar Training Sessions August 18, 21, and 31 (Switching from EBSCO) Message-ID: Dear Directors, Pardon the cross-postings. Jennifer Maurer, the School Library Consultant at the State Library, and I will coordinate Gale training sessions over the next few months. We are utilizing a combination approach. You may attend a webinar, view an archived webinar, and/or attend various on-site trainings around the state. The first offering is a "Welcome to Gale" webinar. Kurt Stovall, our Gale trainer, will introduce you to the databases in our statewide package and explain the very basics of the interface. You have 9 options to join this Oregon-specific webinar in August. . Dates: August 18th, 21st, or 31st . Times: 9:00 to 10:00, 10:30 to 11:30, or 3:30 to 4:30 (Time options apply to all 3 dates above.) . Registration: No need to register. . Equipment: You need a computer with an Internet connection and a phone. . Instructions: See the attached instruction sheet. If you did not receive the attachment, email me for a copy. Be sure to read it before joining a session as it provides some good tips for making sure your computer is webinar-ready. . Identify Your Library: When logging in to the webinar, please use the space marked Company to identify your library. The Gale support site also has a calendar that lists regularly-scheduled free webinars which focus on specific databases. Anyone from around the world may join these 1 hour sessions, but you must register ahead of time. http://www.attendeenet.com/gale_training/ Click on a calendar entry to be linked to more information, including the registration page. We'll send links to archived webinars soon. On-site training times and locations still need to be confirmed, but these are the dates: September 9th, 10th, and 11th October 13th, 14th, and 27th November 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th Please help us spread the word about the August webinars, especially by discussing this with your staff and with anyone you think might not be in the know. Thanks, Jen and Ann Jennifer Maurer School Library Consultant Library Development Oregon State Library 250 Winter Street NE Salem, OR 97301-3950 503-378-5011 jennifer.maurer at state.or.us Ann Reed, Federal Programs Coordinator Library Development Services Oregon State Library 250 Winter St. Salem, OR 97301 (503) 378-5027 fax (503) 378-6439 ann.reed at state.or.us http://www.oregon.gov/OSL/LD/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Gale Webinar Instructions.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 116308 bytes Desc: not available URL: From dahlgreen_marykay at oslmac.osl.state.or.us Mon Aug 17 11:25:21 2009 From: dahlgreen_marykay at oslmac.osl.state.or.us (MaryKay Dahlgreen) Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2009 11:25:21 -0700 Subject: [AL-Directors] Gale Database Transition-UPDATE Message-ID: <156299AF-1AEA-4397-B786-3ABDE8C05AB7@oslmac.osl.state.or.us> Dear Library Directors: 1. The transition website is now the implementation website. There is no longer access to trials of the databases. Tech support at Gale is working on loading your IP addresses and location ID's. We had hoped to have that done by today but it will be tomorrow (August 18th) at the earliest. I will send a message as soon as that is completed. At that point you should be able to locate your library on the drop down menu and the URL's for the statewide databases will be available to you. 2. The agreement forms are now on the website: http://www.galesupport.com/oregon for download. The link is at the top of the page and is titled: Oregon State Library Forms for you to complete & return. Even though there is no cost to libraries for these databases, we will still need documentation that you want to be included in the database program and that you agree to the OLA ILL code. To facilitate that we have posted any documents that require a signature to the implementation website. Please download, sign and return the forms to the State Library. 3. If you currently subscribe to Gale databases and have not been given access to the statewide package please contact Gale technical support, contact information is on the implementation website on the right hand side. 4. Ann Reed and Jen Maurer are coordinating the training for the Gale databases, they have sent information out about Welcome to Gale webinars that will be held in August. In-person training will begin in September and information will be distributed as soon as it is available. 5. If you have questions please let me know and I will do my best to get them answered. MaryKay MaryKay Dahlgreen Library Development Program Manager Oregon State Library 503-378-5012 marykay.dahlgreen at state.or.us -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jim.b.scheppke at state.or.us Mon Aug 17 15:04:36 2009 From: jim.b.scheppke at state.or.us (Jim Scheppke) Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:04:36 -0700 Subject: [AL-Directors] H1N1 Summit Will be Webcast Message-ID: Dear Directors: This Friday, August 21st, Governor Kulongoski is holding the Oregon Pandemic H1N1 Influenza Preparedness Summit at the Salem Convention Center. Registration is closed. There will be over 800 participants from throughout the state. Thankfully, the morning general sessions will be webcast beginning at 8 am and the afternoon breakout sessions will be videotaped and available later. To access the video go to this website: . I'm sure there will be lots of good information presented at the summit. Libraries need to be prepared to deal with what may happen later this year. I hope you or one of your staff can watch the broadcast. --> Jim Jim Scheppke, State Librarian Oregon State Library 250 Winter St. NE Salem, OR 97301 503-378-4367 (fax) 503-585-8059 jim.b.scheppke at state.or.us From dahlgreen_marykay at oslmac.osl.state.or.us Tue Aug 18 11:02:12 2009 From: dahlgreen_marykay at oslmac.osl.state.or.us (MaryKay Dahlgreen) Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2009 11:02:12 -0700 Subject: [AL-Directors] Technical difficulties with Gale access Message-ID: <2B2E3311-EF60-4EBE-B17D-55CCD9DC3FBF@oslmac.osl.state.or.us> Hello again- Gale technical support has run into some problems with loading the IP addresses and location codes for the Oregon libraries. They will not be able to complete that task until this evening or tomorrow. Some of you are able to find URLs for the databases on the implementation website but others of you are not listed on the drop down yet. If you library is not on the drop down menu yet or if you don't see URLs for all the databases please know that they are working on it and I will let you know as soon as everything is in place. I have asked that access to the trial databases be put back on the website: www.galesupport.com/oregon which has been done. They are listed in alphabetical order. We apologize for the confusion and inconvenience and are working as quickly as we can to get everyone connected. MaryKay Dahlgreen Library Development Program Manager Oregon State Library 503-378-5012 marykay.dahlgreen at state.or.us -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dahlgreen_marykay at oslmac.osl.state.or.us Thu Aug 20 07:46:43 2009 From: dahlgreen_marykay at oslmac.osl.state.or.us (MaryKay Dahlgreen) Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2009 07:46:43 -0700 Subject: [AL-Directors] Status of Gale transition Message-ID: <20090820144643.d8f57d2a@OSLMAC.OSL.STATE.OR.US> I just heard from the tech staff at Gale that the drop down menu on the implementation website will be gone for the day. They are checking and verifying all the information. They expect it to be back on the website Friday morning, I will let you know if I hear differently. All of the databases in our package are available in trial on the website: http://galesupport.com/oregon Also, we have added information about trainings being offered. On the top navigation go to Training Opportunities and for information about logging into the Oregon specific webinars on August 21st and 31st click on the webinars button upper right of the site. Thanks for your patience. 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If you need assistance please do not hesitate to contact Gale technical support or a member of the Library Development team at the State Library: http://www.oregon.gov/OSL/LD/contact_us_directory.shtml Thanks, MaryKay MaryKay Dahlgreen Library Development Program Manager Oregon State Library 503-378-5012 marykay.dahlgreen at state.or.us -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dahlgreen_marykay at oslmac.osl.state.or.us Fri Aug 21 16:03:57 2009 From: dahlgreen_marykay at oslmac.osl.state.or.us (MaryKay Dahlgreen) Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2009 16:03:57 -0700 Subject: [AL-Directors] Correction to address for Gale databases implementation website Message-ID: <2E26B469-C3F8-416E-852A-0DDF5EF6F58D@oslmac.osl.state.or.us> I am so sorry! It should be http://www.galesupport.com/oregon MaryKay Dahlgreen Library Development Program Manager Oregon State Library 503-378-5012 marykay.dahlgreen at state.or.us -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dahlgreen_marykay at oslmac.osl.state.or.us Fri Aug 28 15:41:26 2009 From: dahlgreen_marykay at oslmac.osl.state.or.us (MaryKay Dahlgreen) Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:41:26 -0700 Subject: [AL-Directors] Gale transition update Message-ID: <6DDA4A75-143C-46D4-B61B-8E9314EABCF4@oslmac.osl.state.or.us> Hello all- The Gale technical staff have completed loading authentication information for all of your libraries and if you do not see your name in the drop down menu on the Gale implementation website http://www.galesupport.com/oregon please complete the customer service request form at the bottom of the page and Gale technical support will contact you. You can also call or e-mail technical support directly at the address/phone number on the right side of the page. The trial databases will stay up until the end of September. Don't forget the webinars scheduled for next Monday and we will be providing informaiton about in person trainings as soon as we have the details confirmed. Thanks again for your patience and cooperation. MaryKay MaryKay Dahlgreen Library Development Program Manager Oregon State Library 503-378-5012 marykay.dahlgreen at state.or.us -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: