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NOLA Board President is "Boss of the Year"
Congratulations to NOLA's Board President Donna Wall. She was just named the "Boss of
the Year" by the North Coast Chapter of the International Association of
Administrative Professionals. The Boss of the Year is determined by an independent panel
of three judges who review nominations submitted by office professionals. This is a
prestigious award in itself, but is doubly special, since the nomination came from her
employees. The Ashtabula County District Library
now has two award winners on staff - Karen Bertholf was named 1998 Secretary of the Year.
Save December 2nd
Hold December 2, 1998 - There will be a Statewide Resource Sharing Stakeholders meeting in
Columbus. OLC will send information about the program to libraries in November. You will
have ample opportunity to obtain answers to your questions about the technology, policies,
delivery, and funding.
13 Ground Rules for Job Success in the Information Age
Have you noticed the new posters in the NOLA Conference and Training Center? Recently I
saw a member writing down the information on one of the posters - 13 Ground Rules for Job
Success in the Information Age - so I am sharing this information with all of you. The
posters come from an organizational development company called Pritchett & Associates.
You can also purchase fantastic books from them for $5.95 with titles such as New Work
Habits for a Radically Changing World, The Leadership Engine, The Stress of Organizational
Change, MINDshift, and Resistance: Moving Beyond the Barriers to Change. Their training
programs are among the best I have ever attended. For more information or to purchase
posters, books and screen savers based on the books, contact Pritchett & Associates,
13155 Noel Road, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75240, 800.622.8989 or check out their web site at
http://www.pritchettnet.com/
On Line, Age is No Obstacle
According to an article in the October 19, 1998 issue of USA
Today, four out of 10 Americans over the age of 50 have computers at home, and more
than one-fourth of those have access to the Internet. Almost half of those surveyed spend
three or more hours on line each week. The 50+ group was not so apt as their children (or
grandchildren) to spend time destroying foes in on-line multi-player games. Instead, they
preferred to exchange e-mail with family and friends, do research, check the news, look
for vacation spots or get the weather. The fastest-growing groups on line are the young
and the older adults.
Check out House Net
Your library customers who are homeowners may want to check out this "Cool
Site." House Net includes all of the basic home
imporvement information but also includes articles from the National Gardening
Association, home improvement project calculatotors to tell how much you need for
something, a maintenance reminder service and online shopping for home-improvement
products.
(information from USA Today, October 11, 1998)
Items submitted by:
Millie Fry - Email
NOLA Regional Library System
| Education Station - Lori Putt/CE
Consultant |
Have you ever heard the term "Education is a lifelong process"? We
learn new things each and every day...but it's when we put them into practice that we have
really learned!
"There are no new truths, but only truths that have been recognized by
those who have perceived them without noticing."
Mary McCarthy
Our greatest learnings often come when we are unaware that we are learning something. We
can study a technique, learn a new skill, or focus on a project for days and the essence
of it just doesn't seem to click. Then something happens. The fog clears and we notice
that we have moved to a new level of understanding without ever knowing how we got there.
It was not our straining or trying that brought us to this new level. It was our
willingness to be aware of what had already taken place that opened new doors. Sometimes
all we have to do is notice that we are utilizing a new skill, without really trying!
That is why continuing education is so important to all of us..we may only pick up one or
two new ideas or skills...we may not even utilize them right away...but eventually we
will..and it will either help us in our job or in some way affect us personally.
I sometimes look back to 1983, when the first computer arrived at my house. I was scared
to death to touch it. For five years, I had a computer in my house that I never even
turned on! If you would have told me that 15 years later I would be communicating to you
via the internet, I would have thought you were crazy!
Little by little, day by day, I have learned new skills that have literally changed my
life...and my work skills! Without even realizing it, I have learned new skills that I
utilize daily...and take for granted. Think back to what you have learned in the past one
year - five years - ten years; give yourself a pat on the back...you deserve it!
Items submitted by:
Lori Putt - Email
NOLA Regional Library System
| From the Field - Brad Stephens |
Digital Dog Tags: Is this the future of the Net?
To this point there has been no effective system for determining the who a Web user. This
article discusses the use of personal identity certificates as an answer to the online
identity crisis The concept is gaining wide support, will it be the answer?
Want to know more?
Hey, that's not AOL!
America Online will be tightening security in the near future after an embarassingly
"low tech" denial of service attack. Last week a forged email message was sent
to the InterNIC requesting a modification of the DNS addresses listed in AOL's InterNIC
records. With the change in place most users became unable to reach hosts in the AOL
domain. Beware...other sites may soon experience similar attacks.
Want to know more?
Items submitted by:
Brad Stephens - Email
NOLA Regional Library System
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