From jim.b.scheppke at state.or.us Wed Jul 1 14:18:46 2009 From: jim.b.scheppke at state.or.us (Jim Scheppke) Date: Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:18:46 -0700 Subject: [AL-Directors] FW: Volunteerism Message from IMLS Director Radice In-Reply-To: <851F91753A5EC743AAFD03210D21CD1255F5C0@IMLSMAIL.IMLS.GOV> Message-ID: Dear Directors: I thought some of you might be interested in this ... --> Jim ------ Forwarded Message From: Jeannine Mjoseth Reply-To: IMLSInfo Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:01:59 -0400 Conversation: Volunteerism Message from IMLS Director Radice Subject: Volunteerism Message from IMLS Director Radice June 23, 2009 Dear Colleague, President Obama is calling on every American to volunteer this summer and throughout their lives. The Administration just launched a summer service initiative to showcase the importance of volunteer efforts throughout the country. The initiative focuses on education, health care, energy and environment, and community renewal. People who volunteer in libraries and museums make a real difference. Examples of library volunteer opportunities include reading to children, helping people find information on the web, and organizing book drives. Museum volunteers help provide customer service to visitors, support the administration of the museum, raise funds and more. The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) is working in partnership with the Corporation for National & Community Service, to get museums and libraries involved in this national volunteer initiative. I encourage libraries and museums throughout the country to use this initiative to engage new volunteers and to encourage new projects. How can you get involved? Post your local volunteer opportunities online at www.serve.gov, and encourage community members to visit the website to find volunteer opportunities. Encourage your staff to volunteer and partner with other organizations in your community to support volunteering. And plan with others to make September 11, the last day of this summer initiative, a day of service and remembrance. To learn more about the initiative, please visit http://www.nationalservice.gov/about/initiatives/ summer.asp. Thank you for all you do to ensure that your community has access to great museum and library services and resources! We have a unique opportunity to come together and solve our nation?s most vexing problems. Sincerely, Anne-Imelda Radice Director, Institute of Museum and Library Services ------ End of Forwarded Message -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jim.b.scheppke at state.or.us Thu Jul 9 11:28:02 2009 From: jim.b.scheppke at state.or.us (Jim Scheppke) Date: Thu, 09 Jul 2009 11:28:02 -0700 Subject: [AL-Directors] A Gentle Reminder Message-ID: Dear Directors: I would like to remind you that the State Library and the International Relations Roundtable of OLA are still working to collect 1,000 boxes of surplus library books to send to our sister province of Fujian, China, this fall. To date we have collected fewer than 400 boxes. If your library has already donated to this effort, I thank you. If you can donate more, we would certainly appreciate it. If your library has not donated yet, I would hope that you might work with your staff to plan a donation in the next few months. I have attached a copy of the original letter that I sent to you in February about this. It has all the details. I hope I can count on your help so we can reach our goal. 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 -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: 2-11-09 Books for China.doc Type: application/msword Size: 97792 bytes Desc: not available URL: From dahlgreen_marykay at oslmac.osl.state.or.us Tue Jul 14 17:08:52 2009 From: dahlgreen_marykay at oslmac.osl.state.or.us (MaryKay Dahlgreen) Date: Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:08:52 -0700 Subject: [AL-Directors] Reminder: Early Bird Registration for the Tribal Archives, Libraries and Museums Conference ends soon! Message-ID: Dear Directors: To receive the early bird discount visit http://www.tribalconference.org and register by July 31st. The Oregon State Library and Tamastslikt Cultural Institute at the Conferederated Tribes of the Umatilla are co-hosting the 2009 National Tribal Archives, Libraries and Museums Conference from October 19 - 22, 2009 at the Red Lion on the River in Portland. The Western Council of State Libraries is sponsoring the conference with major funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The 2009 National Conference will continue to build upon the foundation from several earlier conferences to create a network of support for tribal cultural institutions and programs, articulate contemporary issues related to the development of tribal libraries, archives and museums, and encourage collaboration among tribal and non-tribal institutions. For more information visit http://www.tribalconference.org 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 Thu Jul 16 11:50:11 2009 From: jim.b.scheppke at state.or.us (Jim Scheppke) Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2009 11:50:11 -0700 Subject: [AL-Directors] New Law Regulating "Swiping" of Drivers Licenses Message-ID: Dear Directors: I wanted you to be informed about HB 2371 which passed in the Legislature and has been signed by the Governor. This new law, which takes effect on January 1, 2010, regulates how public and private entities may use information obtained by "swiping" drivers licenses, permits and identification cards. For public entities (i.e., most libraries) the law requires that an individual knowingly make their card available for swiping. A copy of the bill is attached. See section (7) for the part of the bill that pertains to public entities. Though it is uncommon, we have heard of libraries that have on occasion made a practice of swiping drivers licenses. I'm sure in these cases the card was willingly provided to library staff for swiping, so it is hard to imagine how a library might violate this law. Nonetheless, I thought it would be good for you to be aware of it. Let me know if you have any questions about HB 2371. --> 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 -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: hb2371.en.pdf Type: application/octet-stream Size: 23715 bytes Desc: not available URL: From anderson_katie at oslmac.osl.state.or.us Fri Jul 24 07:58:47 2009 From: anderson_katie at oslmac.osl.state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2009 07:58:47 -0700 Subject: [AL-Directors] Oregon Intellectual Freedom Clearinghouse: Challenge Reports due In-Reply-To: E707A433-81A8-461D-8DC4-96F0658081DC@state.or.us Message-ID: <20090724145847.9e78d5a0@OSLMAC.OSL.STATE.OR.US> Dear Public and Academic Library Directors, Every year the Oregon Intellectual Freedom Clearinghouse (OIFC) publishes a report on challenges to all types of library materials in Oregon. This report provides a landscape of censorship activity in Oregon, and is submitted to ALA's Office of Intellectual Freedom to be included in their report on censorship activity in the United States. The Annual Report is also used by librarians, professors, and teachers to help them develop activities for Banned Books Week. The Annual Report is based on challenge reports OIFC receives from all types of Oregon libraries (school, academic, and public). All libraries are encouraged to report challenges to materials on a voluntary basis. OIFC does not publish names of people, organizations, libraries, schools, colleges/universities, or towns identified in challenge reports. I will be compiling the 2009 OIFC Annual Report in August. Please submit all challenge reports by August 1, 2009. Submit a separate challenge report for each formal challenge to library materials that occurred at your library between July 1, 2008 and June 30, 2009. This information is complied to assist Oregon libraries currently facing a challenge as well as providing information that will help you plan Banned Books Week activities. The Annual Report will tell you what books were challenged in Oregon libraries the previous year. The more libraries reporting challenges to OIFC the better OIFC can help you! Please take time to report challenges to OIFC. The accuracy of OIFC's Annual Report and Title Index to Challenges is directly related to the number of Oregon libraries reporting challenges. To report challenges to materials at your library: * Print the attached challenge report form or download and print the form at http://oregon.gov/OSL/LD/intellectual.shtml#Report_Challenges. * Fill out a challenge report form for each item that went through your library's formal process for dealing with challenges to library material. * Mail your completed form(s) to: Oregon State Library c/o Oregon Intellectual Freedom Clearinghouse 250 Winter St. NE Salem, OR 97301 For more information about OIFC visit our website (http://oregon.gov/OSL/LD/intellectual.shtml) or contact the coordinator of OIFC, Katie Anderson, 503-378-2528. Thank you, Katie Anderson Katie Anderson, Library Development Services * Youth Services Consultant * Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator * Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301 katie.anderson at state.or.us, 503-378-2528 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dahlgreen_marykay at oslmac.osl.state.or.us Fri Jul 31 15:26:49 2009 From: dahlgreen_marykay at oslmac.osl.state.or.us (MaryKay Dahlgreen) Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:26:49 -0700 Subject: [AL-Directors] Statewide Databases Message-ID: <43CC1DC5-08CE-4639-953C-8DB670F03BDA@oslmac.osl.state.or.us> Dear Academic and Public Library Directors: The State Library and Gale/Cengage Learning have signed a five-year agreement (two year contract with an option for three additional years) for a suite of 18 general periodicals and reference database products. The contract with EBSCO will expire on August 31, 2009, and all public, academic and school libraries will have access to the Gale databases before that date. This will be the first of many communications with you and the Oregon library community so I will provide some basic information in this e-mail that I hope will address your most pressing questions: Gale has created a transition website that provides access to the databases, marketing and support materials, and the opportunity to sign up for webinars. The web address is: http://galesupport.com/oregon/ No username or password is required, just begin searching. This website will be updated with technical information on accessing the resources, URLs and authentication as the State Library staff works with Gale to implement the transition. Gale has also provided a chart (which I have attached to this message) that gives a side by side comparison of databases. Because the annual cost of the Gale databases ($295,000) is considerably less than the amount of LSTA funds budgeted for databases in 2009-10 ($575,226), the State Library staff will be recommending to the LSTA Advisory Council and the State Library Board that the entire cost of the statewide contract be paid using LSTA funds, eliminating the need for library cost share payments. State Library and Gale staff have begun transition planning and will be in contact with libraries about next steps. We will be moving as quickly as we can to transition all the libraries in August and to provide training over the next several months. We appreciate your patience with the general periodicals database procurement process. We understand that it has been frustrating to operate with limited information. We will be working very closely with Gale to make sure everyone has the information and support they need. I must close with a thank you to the Statewide Database Licensing Advisory Committee for their excellent work on this process. And a very special thank-you to Mary Finnegan, Adult Services Manager at the Corvallis-Benton County Library. She was the Chair of the SDLAC and acted with incredible grace under pressure! If you have ANY questions or concerns, please contact me at 503-378-5012 or marykay.dahlgreen at state.or.us I will do my best to respond. 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: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Database Transitions.xls Type: application/vnd.ms-excel Size: 193536 bytes Desc: not available URL: