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Registrar Offers Free Personal Domains

IDirections, Inc. plans to introduce a service that will have an amazing impact on Internet Domain Naming. IDirections has created a service where users can create and register their own domain name (for free) IDirections is targeting consumers who want to build a personal web presence combining -- email, homepages, and other services under their own domain. These services are hosted (for free) on iDirection's servers. In exchange for the free domain and hosting, IDirections users must agree to allow the company to place advertising and ecommerce links on the bottom of their pages. Will libraries make use of this service, it's doubtful - but your patrons and/or students might be very interested.

To find out more visit - http://www.idirections.com/

"Undocumented" Internet Secrets

Each year PC Magazine publishes an article called "Undocumented Internet Secrets". Full of useful information, links, and downloads - even savvy web users can find a
few new tricks and techniques. In the current installment you can learn more about protecting your online privacy, online investigating and snooping, improved searching, and speeding up your web browser.

Want to learn more? Visit: http://www.zdnet.com/pccomp/stories/all/0,6605,2324841,00.html

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Brad Stephens - Email
NOLA Regional Library System

Beyond Words Celebrating America's Libraries

A picture is worth a thousand words, right? Well for some great photos related to libraries and reading, be sure to click on over to "Beyond Words Celebrating America's Libraries" - an online photo exhibit sponsored by ALA, Library of Congress and Ingram Library Services. The images capture some of the most wonderful aspects of the library world.

Visit http://www.ala.org/celebrating/photo/photohome.html to view the exhibit.

What Just "Floated" By?

In order to help celebrate Morley Library's 100 years of service to the community, countless volunteers recreated the Library's Centennial logo as a float which appeared in four of the area's premier parades. Along with the float, marchers in period attire represented each decade of the Library's history. The award-winning float and marchers debuted at the Memorial Day parade in Painesville, and later would their way down parade routes for the Mardi Gras Parade in Painesville (tied for second place), the Lake County Fair Parade in Painesville (first place), and the Concord Days Parade in Concord (Grand Marshall's Prize). After appearing on October 17 at the Library's Rededication Ceremony, the float will be retired.

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NOLA Regional Library System

Every problem is an opportunity

"When one door closes, another door opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door, that we do not see the ones which open for us."
Alexander Graham Bell

In today's world, to say "impossible" always puts you on the losing side. Every problem is an inspiring opportunity when pursued with a vigorous belief in the possible. A person of ideas is a shaper of "what might be" and not shackled by "what is". An idea is a dream put into action. Forceful, determined action.

Last week, NOLA members were exposed to one of the most visionary leaders in the library community...Sarah Long, President of the American Library Association at the Fall Membership Meeting. Sarah's presentation focused on using your ideas to build partnerships in our local service communities. She believes that the survival for
America's libraries depends upon relationship building and development of partnerships.

Sound familiar? We've heard this before in many management and marketing programs that we have attended over the years. Well, now is the time to do something in your local community! Sarah told the NOLA crowd to "become a team player in your community...sit at the table where the decisions are made." Her advice is good...but where and how do we get started?

"Marketing Survival Skills for Libraries", a management workshop presented by Patrick Donadio, one of the leading experts in marketing for libraries and other non-profits, will be held on Thursday, October 28th at The Grand Pavilion (adjacent to the Avalon Inn and Resort in Warren). Patrick will help you to find your most promotable edge, turn it into a powerful marketing message, and teach you how to deliver it to your community...through relationship building. He will review key networking strategies for you to use in your community to ensure that you put your "best foot forward".  This is a don't miss opportunity for library directors and supervisors to be exposed to marketing tactics that they can use immediately!

"The great secret of success in life is for a man to be ready when his opportunity comes."
Benjamin Disraeli

Take advantage of this opportunity...click here to register for Marketing Survival Skills for Libraries on Thursday, October 28th!

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Lori Putt - Email
NOLA Regional Library System

Everybody sing along:

Trains (Reflinks 973 - Underground Railroad)
and boats (Reflinks 797 - US Coast Guard Office of Boating Safety Home Page)
and planes (Reflinks 910 - Landings)
are passing by
Might mean a trip (Reflinks 910 - Fodors and Frommers)
to Paris (Reflinks 914 - Maison de la France)
or Rome (937 - Roman History Homepage)

Thank you Dionne Warwick (who, by the way, does know the way to San Jose...she just got a map from Reflinks 910 - Maps On Us)

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