From ann.reed at state.or.us Wed Nov 3 11:50:23 2010 From: ann.reed at state.or.us (Ann Reed) Date: Wed, 3 Nov 2010 18:50:23 +0000 Subject: [AL-Directors] OSL looking for suggestions for nomination to the LSTA Advisory Council Message-ID: <810CC03BDFB8D94883767344C8B7EE2E088A9732@OSLEXCHANGE.osl.state.or.us.local> Want to be in on the action? Like to be part of the big picture of library services in Oregon? The State Library has an opportunity for you! The Oregon State Library staff is looking for new members for the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) Advisory Council. We'd really appreciate hearing about any people you would like to suggest for one of the vacancies (including yourself). Please suggest possible people by November 15th. Use our survey at http://library.state.or.us/services/surveys/survey.php?sid=496 to make suggestions Out of all the suggestions made, two people will be nominated for each vacancy. New Council members will be elected at the December 10, 2010 meeting of the Oregon State Library Board of Trustees. The State Library tries to have a good geographic representation of Oregon in the Council, which may influence who is nominated. We are looking for suggestions for: Academic Library Representative (1 position) Disadvantaged People Representative (1 position) Library Users Representative (1 position) Public Library Representative (1 position) School Library Representative (1 position) The LSTA Advisory Council is a 13-member body that advises the State Library Board on LSTA competitive grants and statewide programs. Terms on the Council are for three years. Elected people would serve from January 2011 to December 2013. The Council normally meets twice a year in Salem (May and September), with special meetings as needed. The May meeting may be a day and a half. All travel expenses are reimbursed for Council members to attend meetings. Funds for substitutes may be available, please contact us for information. Minutes from Council meetings, and information on Council members can be found at: http://www.oregon.gov/OSL/LD/lstacouncil. Thank you for helping the LSTA Council represent the Oregon library community. Please contact Ann Reed at 503-378-5027 or ann.reed at state.or.us if you have any questions. 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: From darci.hanning at state.or.us Mon Nov 8 13:33:50 2010 From: darci.hanning at state.or.us (Darci Hanning) Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2010 21:33:50 +0000 Subject: [AL-Directors] LearningExpress Library Now Available to Oregon Libraries Message-ID: Dear Colleagues: We are very pleased to announce that the Oregon State Library has signed a five-year contract with LearningExpress LLC to provide LearningExpress Library and Computer Skill Tutorials to all public, academic, and tribal libraries in Oregon. These products will also be available through our school library portal, OSLIS. If you do not have a current subscription you will need to contact LearningExpress directly. For LE contact information and to determine what information you will need to provide to LE on your website, please visit the web page we have set up at: http://www.oregon.gov/OSL/LD/technology/sdlp/LearningExpress/ If you do have a current subscription with LearningExpress you will be moved to the OSL account and do not need to do anything to sign up. You will receive a refund for the remainder of your subscription from LE within 60 days of the State Library payment for the statewide license, which should be mid-November. The OSL web page will also contain information on how to obtain marketing and promotional materials, MARC Records and training materials. It will also have information on accessing live interactive tours of LE online resources. Library Development staff will be working with LearningExpress to promote this new service and we will be sending out a press release after libraries have signed up for the service. We will also be offering in-person training around the state in early spring 2011. We have requested that promotional materials be sent to each library and will be providing more information about that in the coming weeks. The LearningExpress Library online learning platform provides over 770 of the most up-to-date test preparation and skill-building resources, helping both students and adults prepare for a wide range of academic and career-oriented exams as well as improve basic skills in reading, writing, and math. In addition, job-skills tutorials are available to assist in creating a great resume, honing interviewing techniques, and improving business communications. Patrons also have the option of selecting from more than 130 e-Book titles to help learners of all ages prepare for success. This innovative platform includes self-paced study, instant scoring, and diagnostic feedback and can be accessed from any computer that has an Internet connection. State Library staff are very excited about this product and believe that it will be valuable in all types of libraries. If you have questions or concerns that are not addressed on our website: please contact me at marykay.dahlgreen at state.or.us or 503-378-5012 or Darci Hanning at darci.hanning at state.or.us or 503-378-2527. Cheers, Darci ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Darci Hanning * Technology Development Consultant * Library Development Services Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301 503-378-2527 darci.hanning at state.or.us Ask me about Plinkit! http://www.plinkit.org/ http://oregon.plinkit.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ann.reed at state.or.us Wed Nov 10 15:31:29 2010 From: ann.reed at state.or.us (Ann Reed) Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2010 23:31:29 +0000 Subject: [AL-Directors] OSL looking for suggestions for nomination to the LSTA Advisory Council. Throw your name in now! Message-ID: <810CC03BDFB8D94883767344C8B7EE2E088AE471@OSLEXCHANGE.osl.state.or.us.local> Please pardon the cross-posting Want to be in on the action? Like to be part of the big picture of library services in Oregon? The State Library has an opportunity for you! The Oregon State Library staff is looking for new members for the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) Advisory Council. We'd really appreciate hearing about any people you would like to suggest for one of the vacancies (including yourself), especially for disadvantaged populations. Please suggest possible people by November 15th. Use our survey at http://library.state.or.us/services/surveys/survey.php?sid=496 to make suggestions Out of all the suggestions made, two people will be nominated for each vacancy. New Council members will be elected at the December 10, 2010 meeting of the Oregon State Library Board of Trustees. The State Library tries to have a good geographic representation of Oregon in the Council, which may influence who is nominated. We are looking for suggestions for: * Academic Library Representative (1 position) * Disadvantaged People Representative (1 position) * Library Users Representative (1 position) * Public Library Representative (1 position) * School Library Representative (1 position) The LSTA Advisory Council is a 13-member body that advises the State Library Board on LSTA competitive grants and statewide programs. Terms on the Council are for three years. Elected people would serve from January 2011 to December 2013. The Council normally meets twice a year in Salem (May and September), with special meetings as needed. The May meeting may be a day and a half. All travel expenses are reimbursed for Council members to attend meetings. Funds for substitutes may be available, please contact us for information. Minutes from Council meetings, and information on Council members can be found at: http://www.oregon.gov/OSL/LD/lstacouncil. Thank you for helping the LSTA Council represent the Oregon library community. Please contact Ann Reed at 503-378-5027 or ann.reed at state.or.us if you have any questions. Ann Reed, Federal Programs Coordinator Library Development Services Oregon State Library 250 Winter St. NE Salem, OR 97301 (503) 378-5027 fax (503) 378-6439 ann.reed at state.or.us -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: