OCLC's Cataloging Internet Resources

The second edition of this excellent work includes AACR2 and USMARC discussion. Catalogers will find this an excellent resource particularly with respect to usage of the 856 field.

Amistad

Spielberg gets their attention, You can steer them to the information. The National Archives has some nice info on the case. Also, The Museum of America and the Sea has a great site complete with a library of over 150 documents

IKIOSK has New Version

There is a new version of IKIOSK out. It is version 3.0 and has a host of new features. The software is popular with libraries providing Internet access as it allows an administrator to "lock down" certain menu choices within a program. One nice addition is the "Block Netscape URL" which makes the Location/Netsite box read only. The company is Hypertec.

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Kenneth S. Bell - Email
NOLA Regional Library System

Pony Express Delivery Holiday Days

The Pony Express Courier Corporation has informed us that there will not be any deliveries on the following dates: December 24, 25 and 26 and December 31, January 1 and 2. Please forward this information to the appropriate person in your library.

LSTA Mini-grant Guidelines

The State Library of Ohio announced the availability of Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) mini-grants. All types of libraries (public, school, academic, special) may apply for funding. Under the mini-grant program, proposals may not exceed a request of $15,000 in federal funds. A local match is also required; the local match must be 25% of the total project amount. Approved proposals will run from mid-May to August 31, 1998. The Request for Proposal, including criteria and eligibility requirements, grant guidelines, and deadlines, can be found on the State Library website, WINSLO, at http://www.winslo.state.oh.us/lsta98.html Questions should be addressed to Missy Lodge, LSTA Program Coordinator, at 800.686.1532 or [email protected]

Third Quarter Luncheon

Check The NOLA Desktop for information concerning the Third Quarter Luncheon and Meeting to be held on Friday, January 23, 1998. Speakers include Carol Roddy (OPLIN), Theresa Fredericka (INFOhio) and Tom Sanville (OHIOLINK). This is a rare opportunity to have these three directors on the same platform. I strongly encourage you to invite your trustees, superintendents, principals, deans and administrators.

New ALA Executive Director Chosen

William R. Gordon, director of the Prince George’s County Memorial Library System in Hyattsville, MD, will become the new Executive Director of the American Library Association (ALA) on March 1, 1998. Gordon will attend ALA’s Midwinter Meeting in New Orleans next month as Executive Director-designate. Gordon, who has been with the Prince George’s County System since 1977, has also served as director of the Arrowhead Library System, MN, the Pocatello Public Library, ID, and the Southeastern Idaho Public Library Agency.

Board Minutes to Go Online

NOLA will begin adding the Board minutes to The Desktop. Look for the December Board minutes on The Desktop within one week after the Board approves them on January 23, 1998 Board Meeting.

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Millie Fry - Email
NOLA Regional Library System

1998 Letters About Literature Essay Contest

The Ohio Center for the Book in the State Library of Ohio is announcing its participation in the 1998 Letters About LIterature essay contest sponsored by The Center for the Book in the library of Congress (lcweb.loc.gov./loc/cfbook) and the Weekly Reader Corporation (www.weeklyreader.com). The contest invites students in grades 4+ to write a letter to an author - living or dead- describing how that author's work somehow changed the student's way of thinking. The official launch of the contest this yuear will occur on January 5, 1998. The contest deadline is March 1, 1998. For information on the contest see http://www.weeklyreader.com/features/readct3.html

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Sue McCleaf Nespeca - Email
NOLA Regional Library System

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