From darci.hanning at state.or.us Mon Nov 3 12:37:44 2014 From: darci.hanning at state.or.us (Darci Hanning) Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2014 20:37:44 +0000 Subject: [PL-Directors] Save the Date: Dec 10 - Rural Resources and Funding: The Rural Information Center (Webinar) Message-ID: Greetings everyone! (Please pardon the cross-posting) Save the date - December 10, 11:00a PT - for a free webinar: Rural Resources and Funding: The Rural Information Center Registration is free at: http://webjunction.org/events/webjunction/rural-resources-funding-RIC.html and click on the "Register to attend" button (this is the same page that will also have an archive of the webinar). This webinar showcases information and resources from the Rural Information Center made available to libraries and other organizations working to maintain the vitality of America's rural communities. Established in 1987, by the USDA as a service of the National Agricultural Library, the Rural Information Center (RIC) assists rural communities by providing information and referral services to local, tribal, state, and federal government officials; community organizations; libraries; businesses; and citizens working to maintain the vitality of America's rural areas. RIC provides information and tools to support our nation's rural communities. Join us for this webinar to learn more about RIC services for rural libraries including connecting to resources for funding, the number one information request handled by the librarians and information specialists who staff the center. This webinar is hosted in collaboration with the Association for Rural and Small Libraries. Presented by: Mary Louise Reynnells, Technical Information Specialist, USDA, Rural Information Center, Sustainable Systems & Communities Program, National Agricultural Library Start time: 11:00 Pacific Tweet: #wjwebinar and @RuralLibAssoc Cheers, Darci ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Darci Hanning * Technology Development Consultant Library Support and Development Services * Oregon State Library 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301 503-378-2527 darci.hanning at state.or.us [stORytime] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Take the 2014 Digital Inclusion Survey by November 22!] Yours, Ann Ann Reed, Federal Programs Coordinator Oregon State Library Library Support and Development Services 250 Winter St. Salem, OR 97301 ann.reed at state.or.us phone 503-378-5027 fax 503-378-6439 http://www.oregon.gov/OSL/LD/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image005.png Type: image/png Size: 48107 bytes Desc: image005.png URL: From ann.reed at state.or.us Wed Nov 5 13:45:01 2014 From: ann.reed at state.or.us (Ann Reed) Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2014 21:45:01 +0000 Subject: [PL-Directors] Please take the digital inclusion survey - a plea from Larra Clark, Diretor of ALA's Office for Information Technology Message-ID: <810CC03BDFB8D94883767344C8B7EE2E526CD478@OSLEXCHANGE.osl.state.or.us.local> >From the ALA Washington Office/ District Dispatch: Data powers advocacy: Please log onto Digital Inclusion Survey today! [The Digital Inclusion Survey is open until November 22.] The Digital Inclusion Survey is open until November 22. "I can attest to the power of library data like that provided by thousands of libraries through the Digital Inclusion Survey throughout my career. From reporters calling the Public Information Office to other researchers and library students while in the Office for Research and Statistics to now with Beltway policymakers and legislators, the time librarians make to respond to national surveys puts our community "on the map" for those who might otherwise count us out of the Digital Age. I know (and certainly hear from) librarians who participate in surveys ranging from the Institute of Museum and Library Service (IMLS) Public Libraries Survey to the Public Library Data Service report and can get understandably fatigued by the number of surveys and questions. It's a fair question to ask "is this worth my time" among many pressing tasks-and even "what's in it for me?" My colleagues in other American Library Association (ALA) units and at the Information Policy & Access Center at the University of Maryland take these questions seriously. Here's five reasons I think public library staff should say "yes" to the Digital Inclusion Survey: 1. ALA and the University of Maryland iPAC team have made the online platform as easy to use as possible, plus allowing folks to import last year's data if you've participated before. 2. We make it easy to leverage data for advocacy at all levels. Issue briefs, state summaries, reports and infographics provide bite-size pieces, context and visual appeal on the topics ranging from digital inclusion writ large to e-government and employment.* 3. We don't sit on our laurels. Have you looked at the new, interactive mapping feature that combines GIS, community demographic data and your library information on the fly? Your city and county managers thought it was pretty cool when we showed it to them. 4. These data and the resulting reports allow you to see your library and its programs and services among libraries of similar sizes, and within a state* and national context, as well as your local community. 5. ALA puts the data to work for you and your colleagues. We take these state summaries to senators; use the data to inform and bolster our policy recommendations, testimony and public comments; and publicize the heck out of what we've learned from all of you in media ranging from Fast Company to Governing magazine. As often as you are asked to respond to a survey, we are asked to document why libraries need more funding through the federal E-rate program, to answer how many libraries offer 3D printers, and to show how libraries are helping supporting a 21st century workforce. I can't credibly answer these questions without your help. The Digital Inclusion Survey is open until November 22. Be the answer! [*iPAC can only provide state-level summaries for those states where we have enough responses. Tell your neighbor!] [http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/aa9c12bf79cbe5e05a9150618d28b41d?s=80&d=blank&r=R] About Larra Clark As Director of OITP's Program on Networks the Program on America's Libraries for the 21st Century (AL21C), Larra's responsibilities include overall management of OITP's telecommunications portfolio and day-to-day management of AL21C projects and those in partnership with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Previously, she served as the project manager in the ALA Office for Research & Statistics for three years. Posted by: Ann Reed, Federal Programs Coordinator Oregon State Library Library Support and Development Services 250 Winter St. Salem, OR 97301 ann.reed at state.or.us phone 503-378-5027 fax 503-378-6439 http://www.oregon.gov/OSL/LD/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From ann.reed at state.or.us Wed Nov 12 11:57:56 2014 From: ann.reed at state.or.us (Ann Reed) Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2014 19:57:56 +0000 Subject: [PL-Directors] Please take the digital inclusion survey - a plea from Larra Clark, Diretor of ALA's Office for Information Technology Message-ID: <810CC03BDFB8D94883767344C8B7EE2E526CF456@OSLEXCHANGE.osl.state.or.us.local> Please consider taking the Digital Inclusion Survey today and helping ALA, IMLS, and many other national organizations advocating for libraries in the national arena! Ann Reed, Federal Programs Coordinator Oregon State Library Library Support and Development Services 250 Winter St. Salem, OR 97301 ann.reed at state.or.us phone 503-378-5027 fax 503-378-6439 http://www.oregon.gov/OSL/LD/ >From the ALA Washington Office/ District Dispatch: Data powers advocacy: Please log onto Digital Inclusion Survey today! [The Digital Inclusion Survey is open until November 22.] The Digital Inclusion Survey is open until November 22. "I can attest to the power of library data like that provided by thousands of libraries through the Digital Inclusion Survey throughout my career. From reporters calling the Public Information Office to other researchers and library students while in the Office for Research and Statistics to now with Beltway policymakers and legislators, the time librarians make to respond to national surveys puts our community "on the map" for those who might otherwise count us out of the Digital Age. I know (and certainly hear from) librarians who participate in surveys ranging from the Institute of Museum and Library Service (IMLS) Public Libraries Survey to the Public Library Data Service report and can get understandably fatigued by the number of surveys and questions. It's a fair question to ask "is this worth my time" among many pressing tasks-and even "what's in it for me?" My colleagues in other American Library Association (ALA) units and at the Information Policy & Access Center at the University of Maryland take these questions seriously. Here's five reasons I think public library staff should say "yes" to the Digital Inclusion Survey: 1. ALA and the University of Maryland iPAC team have made the online platform as easy to use as possible, plus allowing folks to import last year's data if you've participated before. 2. We make it easy to leverage data for advocacy at all levels. Issue briefs, state summaries, reports and infographics provide bite-size pieces, context and visual appeal on the topics ranging from digital inclusion writ large to e-government and employment.* 3. We don't sit on our laurels. Have you looked at the new, interactive mapping feature that combines GIS, community demographic data and your library information on the fly? Your city and county managers thought it was pretty cool when we showed it to them. 4. These data and the resulting reports allow you to see your library and its programs and services among libraries of similar sizes, and within a state* and national context, as well as your local community. 5. ALA puts the data to work for you and your colleagues. We take these state summaries to senators; use the data to inform and bolster our policy recommendations, testimony and public comments; and publicize the heck out of what we've learned from all of you in media ranging from Fast Company to Governing magazine. As often as you are asked to respond to a survey, we are asked to document why libraries need more funding through the federal E-rate program, to answer how many libraries offer 3D printers, and to show how libraries are helping supporting a 21st century workforce. I can't credibly answer these questions without your help. The Digital Inclusion Survey is open until November 22. Be the answer! [*iPAC can only provide state-level summaries for those states where we have enough responses. Tell your neighbor!] [http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/aa9c12bf79cbe5e05a9150618d28b41d?s=80&d=blank&r=R] About Larra Clark As Director of OITP's Program on Networks the Program on America's Libraries for the 21st Century (AL21C), Larra's responsibilities include overall management of OITP's telecommunications portfolio and day-to-day management of AL21C projects and those in partnership with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Previously, she served as the project manager in the ALA Office for Research & Statistics for three years. Posted by: Ann Reed, Federal Programs Coordinator Oregon State Library Library Support and Development Services 250 Winter St. Salem, OR 97301 ann.reed at state.or.us phone 503-378-5027 fax 503-378-6439 http://www.oregon.gov/OSL/LD/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 56137 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image002.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 3235 bytes Desc: image002.jpg URL: From ann.reed at state.or.us Tue Nov 25 11:21:19 2014 From: ann.reed at state.or.us (Ann Reed) Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2014 19:21:19 +0000 Subject: [PL-Directors] Digital Inclusion survey extended to Dec. 12 - please help now if you haven't. Message-ID: <810CC03BDFB8D94883767344C8B7EE2E52710FDF@OSLEXCHANGE.osl.state.or.us.local> The sponsors of the 2014 Digital Inclusion Survey join us in offering words of encouragement. Oregon currently has a 24% answer rate at this time. Why participate in the 2014 Digital Inclusion Survey? 1. We've created interactive mapping tools that show both the library's Digital Inclusion impact on its community as well as key community needs in areas of employment, education, health -- and also a range of demographics. Your city and county managers thought this was a great tool when we showed it to them at the ICMA conference in October in Charlotte, NC. They are very focused on "quality of life" community indicators, and this tool clearly resonated with them -- and showed the library in a new light as a community anchor. Check it out at: http://digitalinclusion.umd.edu/content/interactive-map. You can also get a state version of the map at http://digitalinclusion.umd.edu/state-details. 2. We've made it easy to leverage data for advocacy at all levels. Issue briefs, state summaries, reports and infographics provide bite-size pieces, context and visual appeal on the topics ranging from digital inclusion writ large to e-government and employment. All these are at http://digitalinclusion.umd.edu/content/analysis. These can be very helpful as legislative sessions get underway. 3. ALA puts the data to work for you and your colleagues. ALA takes these state summaries to senators; uses the data to inform and bolster our policy recommendations, testimony and public comments; and publicizes what we've learned from all of you in media ranging from Fast Company to Governing magazine. 4. The online survey tool is designed for ease of use, and allows you to import last year's data if you've participated before. Ann Reed, Federal Programs Coordinator Oregon State Library Library Support and Development Services 250 Winter St. Salem, OR 97301 ann.reed at state.or.us phone 503-378-5027 fax 503-378-6439 http://www.oregon.gov/OSL/LD/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: