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President Appoints Two New Board Members
Donna Wall, NOLA Board President, appointed Ruth Mizik, Director of the Hubbard
Public Library, and Nancy Currie, Director of the MacKenzie Memorial Public Library in
Madison, to fill two vacant Board positions due to Kathleen Sauline and Gretchen Persohn's
resignations. Kathleen accepted a teaching position at Kent State University and Gretchen
will be the new Head of Research Services at the State Library. Ruth and Nancy will be
sworn in as Board members at the November 17th Board Meeting. Everyone is encouraged to
attend NOLA Board Meetings and will be welcomed. For a list of meeting dates and minutes,
click on
http://www.nolanet.org/information/board/
NOLA Will Market Technology Training Workshops to Area Businesses
Yesterday was a red letter day for NOLA. Melissa
Lattanzi, Continuing Education Coordinator, conducted our first NOLA corporate
training session and it was for staff in the Mahoning County Commissioner's office.
Beginning in 1999, NOLA will offer software training to area businesses, non-profit, and
government agencies one day each week. Based on a survey conducted of small to
medium-sized companies in the Trumbull County area, there is a defined need for software
product training. We believe that NOLA can find a "niche" in this market with
companies that are seeking low-cost, effective training for their support and management
staff, either at the NOLA Training Center or at the customer's location. If you know of
any area companies that may need to utilize our business training services, please contact
Melissa with the names and we will follow up with them to determine their training needs. Brad Stephens, our NOLA Technology Coordinator, and
Melissa can also conduct training sessions for member libraries. We recently developed
workshops for Geauga County and Warren-Trumbull County Public Libraries.
This and That
The NOLA Staff welcomes Ohio's Regional
System Directors to the office today for the first time for two days of meetings. We
hope to coordinate more continuing education programs and begin discussions about a
statewide vendor discount program. We will also be talking about AccessOhio with the OVAL
and NORWELD Directors.
Before long you will hear about a new service we are developing called Experts on Call.
Stay tuned.
Expect to receive the latest issue of NOLA Notes in the mail or delivery
on Monday.
I could not believe how many NOLA member librarians gave presentations at the OLC
Conference last week in Columbus. Your names will be included in the NOLA Notes. Did you
catch the RefLinks presentation? If not, it was your
loss because it Sara Payne, Leslie Pallotta, Jeanne Wisniewski and Karen Mateer were
super. You can learn more about the RefLinks Project at the November 30th Reference
Services Interest Group meeting. Plan to attend.
Click here for
additonal information and select Reference Services. Hope to see you there.
Items submitted by:
Millie Fry - Email
NOLA Regional Library System
Reflinks Project
The Ohio Reflinks Project, created and supported by NOLA, is a rapidly growing
website which now contains more than 1,000 links. The Dewey Decimal Arrangement makes it
user-friendly for reference librarians to navigate. Join us at our next meeting, Monday,
November 30th at 10:00 AM in the NOLA Office. As an added treat, hot off their triumphant
engagement at the OLC Annual Conference, both URLene and Reflinks Woman will make an
appearance.
This month, we feature Windows to the Universe Winner of the Ohio Reflinks Project's
coveted Golden Chain Award for Excellence, this exquisite site from the University of
Michigan contains a multitude of information about the Earth, the solar system, the
universe and more. Greek and Roman Mythology is covered, enabling a full understanding of
its relationship to the stars. Beginner, intermediate and advanced information on all
subjects is just a mouse-click away. A full exploration of this web site is needed to
grasp the depth of coverage.
Visit this excellent astronomy source and others at www.reflinks.org
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Reflinks Members [email protected]
| Education Station - Lori Putt/CE
Consultant |
Tomorrow's Trends...Today's Libraries
"Climb High...Climb Far...Your Goal the Sky...Your Aim the Star"
Anonymous Inscription on Hopkins Memorial Steps,
Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts
What a wonderful motivational saying! We all need to think about climbing those
steps once in awhile...reaching for those stars.
One way to do this is through continuing education and being informed about the trends
that will affect our libraries in the future. NOLA's Second Quarter Membership Meeting
will be a unique opportunity to learn about your library's future...and how you can
position yourself to ensure the success of your "step into the future".
I am reminded of one of my favorite songs:
"My future's so bright, I gotta wear shades"
The Future's So Bright I Gotta Wear Shades
Timbuk3
Our future is bright...there are some very exciting things on the horizon for our
business...and some challenges as well. Get those sunglasses out!
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Lori Putt - Email
NOLA Regional Library System
| From the Field - Brad Stephens |
NOLA Salary Survey Complete
The NOLA Salary Survey is complete and available on line at no charge to those libraries
who participated (please contact NOLA for a password). Other libraries may purchase access
to the on-line results for $10.00. Please contact Brad Stephens for more information.
Survey Results (Password
Required)
The whole world in your hand?
Just getting familiar with cellular phones and laptops? Well things are about to get
smaller, much smaller. A new breed of tiny devices (called Palm Top computers) is now
ready for "prime time". These newer devices can act as pagers and cell phones
allow users to browse the Web and read email. Palmtop computing is a popular trend in the
computing industry and should be making a big impact among computer users within the
next year.
Want to know more?
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Brad Stephens - Email
NOLA Regional Library System
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