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: [TL-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 jennifer.maurer at state.or.us Tue Nov 16 11:00:20 2010 From: jennifer.maurer at state.or.us (Jennifer Maurer) Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2010 19:00:20 +0000 Subject: [TL-Directors] FW: FREE training on identifying and preserving Essential Tribal Records Message-ID: Please share this information with appropriate staff in your library. Thanks, Jen 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 From: Susan Feller [mailto:sfeller at oltn.odl.state.ok.us] Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2010 9:51 AM To: Jennifer Maurer Subject: FREE training on identifying and preserving Essential Tribal Records [cid:image003.jpg at 01CB857D.5792DD40] Dear Jennifer; This message is to ask for your help in alerting tribal records managers of an important series of FREE online workshops regarding identifying and protecting essential government records. Registration is available at http://tribalrecords.eventbrite.com The course, Intergovernmental Preparedness for Essential Records, is part of a national training program for state and local governments. It is funded through a $2.6 million training grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and organized by members of the Council of State Archivists. The tribal records workshops are sponsored by the Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries, and Museums, with support from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the Oklahoma Department of Libraries, and the Western Council of State Libraries. The entire course is 12 hours in length, with Webinars offered in 90-minute segments every Wednesday in January and February at 2 pm CST. Participants are expected to complete assignments between Webinars to apply what they learn directly to their work. Extensive materials accompany the workshops. There are three phases of the training: Introduction to Records and Information Management. (Must be completed before January 1, 2011) This 90-minute narrated presentation is available online, free of charge. It focuses on the practices fundamental to the efficient and economical operations of any government agency. When disasters strike, state and local governments with effective records and information management programs are more likely to be able to access essential records and resume critical business operations quickly. Essential Records. January 5, 12, 19, 26 at 2 pm CST This 6-hour course will prepare participants to: * identify essential records; * analyze and prioritize records, assessing specific risks and identifying protection strategies; * specify time frames for essential records availability in emergencies; * develop procedures to ensure access to and security of essential records; * outline an essential records plan; * become familiar with federal, state, and local resources. Records Emergency Preparedness and Response. February 2,9,16,23 at 2 pm CST This 6-hour course will prepare participants to * understand the benefits of records emergency planning; * relate records emergency planning to COOP plans and procedures; * plan, develop, analyze, test a records emergency action plan; * assess the damage to records after an emergency and implement a response; and * identify federal, state, and local resources and the availability of intergovernmental personnel and support to assist when a disaster occurs. Registration is limited to 30 participants, so please encourage your records management staff to sign up as quickly as possible. Only one person per tribe may register. Thank you for your help in getting the word out. Susan Feller Development Officer, Oklahoma Department of Libraries Project Director, 2009-2012 Tribal Archives, Libraries, and Museums Initiative 200 Northeast 18th Street Oklahoma City, OK 73105 405-522-3259 (office) 405-525-7804 (fax) 405-401-8293 (cell) The Institute of Museum and Library Services is the primary source of federal support for the nation's 123,000 libraries and 17,500 museums. The Institute's mission is to create strong libraries and museums that connect people to information and ideas. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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I did one last week on the illustration: http://americanindiansinchildrensliterature.blogspot.com/2010/11/loren-longs-illustration-of-sitting.html and today I pointed to one by Scott Andrews---also primarily about the illustration: http://americanindiansinchildrensliterature.blogspot.com/2010/11/scott-andrews-cherokee-on-of-thee-i.html Please let me know of others. Thanks, Debbie Visit my Internet resource: American Indians in Children's Literature http://americanindiansinchildrensliterature.net Debbie A. Reese (Namb? O'-ween-ge') Assistant Professor, American Indian Studies University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Native American House, Room 2005 1204 West Nevada Street, MC-138 Urbana, Illinois 61801 Email: debreese at illinois.edu TEL 217-265-9885 FAX 217-265-9880 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: