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Internet for Real People
Internet information from the Newtown Bee? A great site for Net newbies, offering
general information on almost anything about the Net. The site contains hundreds of
columns with content ranging from Web Browsers and Real Audio to Linux and PGP. Be sure to
check it out!
Want to know more?
What's on the horizon?
Ever want to know what the next big computer trends will be? Check out the most important
products of 1998 as named by Information Week magazine and catch a glimpse of the tools
and applications that will be impacting technology in libraries sometime early next
century. Some, like Network-Attached Storage, are sure hits but too expensive to have
practical application in the library community at this time others are ready for an impact
within the next year.
Want to know more?
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Brad Stephens - Email
NOLA Regional Library System
| The Director's Desk - Millie Fry |
Statewide Resource Sharing Summit
A Statewide Resource Sharing (SWRS) Summit was held in Columbus on December 2,
1998. SWRS is a collaborative project of public, school and academic libraries in Ohio.
For a full report about this meeting attended by 318 librarians and interested persons
from across the state, click here.
NOLA Mails Optional Services/Letter of Intent Forms To
Members Today
By Monday, Directors of all NOLA member libraries should receive the following forms:
Optional Services/Letter of Intent, AccessOhio, Daily Delivery, and Membership
Representative. Signed forms must be returned by January 22, 1999 so NOLA can finalize our
1999-2000 budget and the Board can approve it at their February meeting. Please feel free
to e-mail or call me if you have any questions
concerning any services, pricing, or the forms.
Return On Investment Statements
The NOLA Staff will be analyzing 1998 data during January and we will send each member
library a Return On Investment statement before the end of that month. This past
spring our members expressed appreciation for this information and found it extremely
helpful.
Next Quarterly Membership Meeting
The first issue of the 1999 NOLA Notes will be mailed in early January and with it you
will receive an invitation to participate in the next Quarterly Membership Meeting
scheduled for February 16, 1999. Maureen Sullivan, nationally recognized organization
development consultant/speaker, will present a mini-workshop on "The New 3Rs -
Retooling, Retraining, Revitalizing: Transforming Ourselves for the Future." This is
the third in our 1998-99 series on trends impacting libraries. Registration
information will be on The Desktop soon.
NOLA Will Close For Holidays
The NOLA office will be closed on the following days: December 24, 25, 31 and January 1.
Forrester
Estimates Worldwide Internet Commerce Will Reach As High As $3.2 Trillion in 2003
During this holiday season, we have all seen newspaper and TV stories concerning increased
use of Internet commerce. According to recent projections from Forrester Research, Inc., worldwide iCommerce sales
will reach as high as $3.2 trillion in 2003, representing nearly 5% of all global sales.
Forrester Research is an independent research firm located in Cambridge, MA offering
products and services that help clients assess the effect of technology change on
businesses, consumers, and society. This projection was made at a Forrester Forum on
"Preparing for Dynamic Trade in the Internet Economy." Underscoring the
importance of Internet commerce to their business plans, 46% of the 600 senior-level
executives attending the Forum indicated that their companies plan to sell more than $1
million in goods and services on-line in 1999, and 23% expect their on-line sales to
exceed $10 million. Check out the Forrester web site for other articles such as "AOL Aims for Commerce"
and "TV and Entertainment
Research."
Happy Holidays
The NOLA Staff wish you and your family the happiest of holidays and a terrific 1999.
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Millie Fry - Email
NOLA Regional Library System
NEW YOUNG ADULT LISTSERV NOW AVAILABLE!!
For quite some time, the State Library of Ohio has been concerned that the Young Adult
Librarians in Ohio do not have a forum to voice their concerns. As a first step in
addressing this problem, the State Library has started a Young Adult listserv called
ohioya.
The purpose of this listserv is to provide a communcations forum for Young Adult
Librarians or other staff who serve Young Adults in Ohio. The list focuses on issues of
import to Young Adult Librarians, related topics and concerns for discussion, as well as
announcements and postings of special events of interest to Young Adult Librarians in
Ohio.
When posting to ohioya you should:
- Always use a subject
- Messages should be appropriate and pertinent to the list's purpose
- Maintain a tone of professional courtesy
- Observe fair use statutes
- Always obtain permission to repost messages from another forum
To subscribe to the ohioya listserv:
1. In the body of the message type: subscribe
2. Mail this request to : [email protected]
Hope to have many more of you on this list. We need to have more input on the list!!!
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Ruth Metcalf Email: [email protected]
Youth Services Consultant
State Library of Ohio
| Education Station - Lori Putt/CE
Consultant |
An early holiday gift to you...check out the new and revised
youth services puppet kits now on the NOLA website! We have digitally photographed all of
our puppet kits and large puppets, and have had some fun in the process...you can now view
what is in each of the kits, so that you'll have a better idea of what you will be
receiving in your kit. To access the Puppet Kits on the website, just choose the type of
kit you are interested in viewing, and click on the various kits to check out our cool
pictures.
"To bring up a child in the way he should go, travel that way yourself once in
awhile."
Josh Billings
To make these pictures fun and interesting for all of you, we did travel into the mind of
a child, so take note of the sayings that go along with the pictures--in the Food Kit,
"Watch out Martha Stewart!" will give you a little chuckle.
Make sure to let everyone at your library know about this new added feature of the youth
services pages...we hope you enjoy and that this will make it easier to order exactly what
you are looking for!
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Lori Putt - Email
NOLA Regional Library System
Oh, Christmas tree, oh Christmas tree, which tree do we
pick... No! not that one! It's blue! I don't want a blue tree. And get one thats full, I
don't want another "Charlie Brown" tree! Balsam or fir? What's the difference? I
don't know... Do you think we have to water it? We could get a live one and plant it
later. Well the ground has to thaw Sometime... 'Tis time to haul the family to your local
Christmas tree farm or corner lot for the traditional "Picking of the Tree." But
before you go, visit The National Christmas
Tree Association site (general customs). Here you'll find nifty facts about Christmas
trees including: tree types, selection & care, wholesalers & retailers, traditions
& folklore, the White House Tree presentation, and more. Good little girls and boys
can play in the Kid's Treehouse, an interactive treat for tykes. This year picking the
tree will be the easy part. Next up: decorations...Do we need to buy more tinsel? I'm
thinking, green and red lights only...
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