| The Director's Desk - Millie Fry |
NOLA signs agreement with Youth Services Consultant
NOLA is pleased to announce that we have signed a three-month agreement with Sue
McCleaf Nespeca. She will serve as our Youth Services Consultant and will be working for
about 15 hours per month beginning November 1st. Sue will concentrate on four areas:
BOOK LOOK - Sue will work with staff to develop a Book Look on
February 5 and 8, 1999. She will highlight key books via book talks on each day.
YOUTH SERVICES NEWSLETTER - one newsletter will be published
during December and will include national and state news, good web sites, conference news,
program ideas, recommended professional books, and other newsworthy items.
CONTINUING EDUCATION - Sue will assist the NOLA CE Consultant and CE
Coordinator with the planning of at least three workshops or interest groups. She will
also assist Carolyn Brodie with the Mock Caldecott Election program on January 21, 1999 -
mark your calendars.
THE DESKTOP AND YS LISTSERV - she will submit information to the NOLA
youth services listserv on a weekly basis and will begin work on a Born to Read site on
The Desktop.
OLC Government Relations Committee Appointment
Last week I received a letter from C. Allen Nichols (OLA Vice-President) confirming
my appointment to the Ohio Library Council's Government Relations Committee for three
years. I will attend the OLC Leadership Conference on November 18-19 in Akron.
Statewide Resource Sharing Meeting in Columbus on December 2nd
Libraries just received word about the Statewide Resource Sharing Meeting in
Columbus on December 2nd. It will be held at the Radisson North Columbus Hotel (4900 N.
Sinclair Road. Use the Morse Road exit off I-71) from 10:00 am - 3:15 pm. As a member of
the SWRS Steering Committee, I strongly urge you to register for this meeting so we can
all ask questions and be better informed.
Susan Golden, Nationally Recognized Fundraiser, Will Write a Column for The
Desktop
I just received word that Susan L. Golden will write a monthly column about
fundraising for our Desktop News. She received permission from her editor and her articles
will only appear on our Web site. Many of you will remember that Susan developed an
excellent workshop, Writing Winning Grants, for NOLA in September. She has a great deal of
experience working with Ohio libraries on funding projects. Susan is the author of Secrets
of Successful Grantsmanship: A Guerrilla Guide to Raising Money (Jossey-Bass Nonprofit
Sector Series, 1997). Watch The Desktop News for her first column.
Second Quarter Membership Council Meeting on November 17th
Don't miss this opportunity to learn about the top trends facing libraries as we
quickly move toward the next millennium. Deborah O'Connor (Geauga County Public Library),
Brad Stephens (NOLA Technology Coordinator), Danny Wallace (Kent State University School
of Library & Information Science) and Beverly Willis (Rootstown Middle School Library)
will discuss the challenges and opportunities facing tomorrow's libraries. And stay for
NOLA's Open House - celebrating the opening of the Digital Collection Service Center. For
more information and to register, click
here.
MOLO Reference Listserv
Renee Croft, the Director of the Mideastern Ohio Regional Library Organization
located in New Philadelphia, reports that MOLO has a listserv that provides help with
difficult reference questions. Stumpers can be posted to [email protected] and MOLO
reference librarians will try to find the answer for you.
What Bosses Are Doing on the Web
According to the November 2, 1999 issue of USA
Today (p. B1), one-fourth of CEOs say that they use the Internet an hour or more daily
for:
84% Send e-mail
82% Answer e-mail
81% Research
80% Search for data on other companies
48% Buy products
25% Get stock tips
Check The Desktop for NOLA Board Minutes and latest NOLA Notes
Soon after each NOLA Board
Meeting, the Secretary posts a draft of the minutes to The Desktop - check them out. And
the latest NOLA Notes is online
before it goes in the mail.
Items submitted by:
Millie Fry - Email
NOLA Regional Library System
| From the Field - Brad Stephens |
NOLA launches Experts on Call service for members
Experts on Call, a companion service to the NOLA Vendor Discount Program, contains
a number of experts and consultants with library oriented specialties ranging from
Architecture to Storytelling. Members can search the list of experts by name, company name
or category. NOLA members using these services will receive discounted prices/rates.
This is a service uses the same password as the NOLA Vendor Catalog, please contact Brad
Stephens in the NOLA office if you need any assistance.
Go to Experts on Call (password required)
How people use the web
Medical information searches on the web are increasing. Many consumers (over 18
million last year) are taking their medical questions to the web and not the family
doctor. Librarians should expect to see an increase in the number of medically related
Internet searches being conducted. As searches increase so will the number of searchers
needing assistance to access authoritative information.
Will this have an impact on libraries? Count on it!
Want to know more?
Items submitted by:
Brad Stephens - Email
NOLA Regional Library System
Those autumn leaves of red and gold. . . how do you identify them? That is a
common question librarians receive around this time of year. RefLinks has two wonderful
sites under www.reflinks.org/500/580/582
which can help you with this identity crisis. They are "What Tree Is It" by
OPLIN and the Ohio Historical Society and Michigan State University's Kellogg Experimental
Forest.
And, feel free to "leaf" through the rest of the RefLinks Project for information on all kinds of
subjects.
Items submitted by:
Reflinks Members [email protected]
| Education Station - Lori Putt/CE
Consultant |
Member Spotlight
This month the NOLA Member Spotlight
falls on Kinsman Public Library. We hope that you enjoy a taste of their site.
Items submitted by:
Lori Putt - Email
NOLA Regional Library System
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