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Training Opportunities for
School Librarians
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Snapshot Day Report 3
Statewide Database Package Announced
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Web Workday Wonders 4
Learning Express Library signs on with State Library of Kansas
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Who’s Who at NEKLS 6
Inside this issue:
The newsletter of Northeast
Kansas Library System
May 2010 NEKLS Ne
ws & Notes
The newly established Northeast Kansas Library Foundation can be an asset for your library if you do not have
a local foundation or Friends of Libraries with IRS 501(c)(3) tax exempt status. What can the foundation do for
you – and what can it not do?
The Northeast Kansas Library Foundation CAN:
• Accept gifts and grants of money or property on behalf of the library and manage those funds in a fund
restricted to expenditure as directed by the library. Receipt of property is subject to written agreement
between the library and the Foundation.
• Serve as the applicant of name for a grant application limited to 501(c)(3) organization subject to the
requirements of the granting/donor organization.
There may be a modest administrative fee depending upon the time required to administer funds.
The Northeast Kansas Library Foundation CAN NOT:
• Actually write grant applications. The local library would need to do that although the Foundation would
sign as the applying organization. The NEKLS Director is available to consult on grant applications.
• Perform local fund raising campaigns. The Foundation can only accept and manage funds from those
campaigns, upon request.
• Give its tax-exempt status to the local library or its Friends Group. The Foundation is the tax-exempt
organization, and must receive and disburse funds granted to the Foundation.
• Accept gifts or grants that are not approved by the Foundation Board.
It is always preferable to have a local tax-exempt organization for the receipt of funds. However, the Northeast
Kansas Library Foundation is available to assist libraries that do not have such a local organization.
The NEKLS Foundation and Your Library
— Jim Minges
Everyday Ethics: Three Sessions Down, Seven to Go
Everyday Ethics is a series of programs exploring how our professional
ethics impact library operations. It’s a ten-session series open to anyone
in the state. Three of the sessions have already taken place, but seven
more remain. I have been able to attend all three sessions so far (I
facilitated the first one) and have enjoyed each program. These are
great sessions for library staff, volunteers, and trustees, too.
The Ethics of Facebook (facilitated by Brenda Hough) was offered as
both a virtual session and a face-to-face session during the Kansas
library conference. You can visit the session page for the virtual session
Continued on p. 6
Training Opportunities for School Librarians:
In previous years, NEKLS has offered a day-long workshop for
school librarians in July. This has always been a successful event,
but we are going to try something a bit different this summer.
Instead of holding the workshop, we’re going to encourage school
librarians to attend Summer Institute at Emporia State University
June 23-24. In addition, we hope you will join us for one or more of
our “Technically Summer School” sessions throughout June and
July, to take place at the NEKLS office in Lawrence.
Summer Institute
Summer Institute will be held at Emporia State University June 23-24. Registration information is available on
the NEKLS website [http://www.nekls.org]. For additional information
about the institute, visit the Summer Institute website [http://
slim.emporia.edu].
This year’s theme is “New Tools for New Generations: Viable Tools for
Effective Student Learning.” Day One will focus on technology tools and
strategies; Buffy Hamilton, “The Unquiet Librarian,” will be the keynote
presenter. Day Two will focus on books. The guest author will be Mark
Crilley (graphic novels); Kansas librarians who have experience promoting
reading with graphic novels will also be featured.
“Technically Summer School”
NEKLS will be offering “Technically Summer School” sessions throughout June and
July. These sessions will be opportunities for school librarians to come to the NEKLS
office in Lawrence with your technology questions. Members of the NEKLS tech staff
will be available to answer your questions about different technology tools, help you
brainstorm ideas to better serve your students and teachers, or any other technology
question you might have.
If you have other library-related questions, including collection development, reader’s
advisory, or cataloging, feel free to bring those questions. Please register online at
http://www.nekls.org/technically-
summer-school/ for the days you plan
to come. Don’t forget to add your
questions to the registration form.
Note: If you do plan to come to more than one “Technically
Summer School” days (please do!), you’ll need to register
separately for each day.
Please email Heather Braum [[email protected]] if you have any
questions about these opportunities.
The dates and times:
• Thursday, June 3, 1-3pm, NEKLS
• Friday, June 11, 10am-12pm, NEKLS
• Tuesday, June 15, 10am-12pm, NEKLS
• Summer Institute: June 23-24, ESU
• Tuesday, July 6, 10am-12pm, NEKLS
• Wednesday, July 14, 1-3pm, NEKLS
• Tuesday, July 27, 1-3pm, NEKLS
• Summer Institute at ESU
• “Technically Summer School”
— Heather Braum
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The last few Final Friday Web site Work Days have produced
great results, including the newly re-designed Atchison Public
Library site, a useful Summer Reading registration form for the
Paola Free Library and customized header images for the Ottawa
Library. For some, the Work Days are the only time they have to
spend adding new content.
If you can’t make a work day, we are available by appointment
and will travel. Please let us know if you want or need help with
your My Kansas Library on the Web (KLOW) Web site! If you
don’t have a KLOW site, you can request one! Go to
http://www.mykansaslibrary.org/request-a-klow-site/.
The State Library of Kansas is announcing some changes to our statewide database package beginning
August 1, 2010. The new focus of products available to everyone in the state, from preschool to seniors,
allows us to expand our offerings in some needed areas.
Products to be added include:
From Gale Cengage Learning
Student Resource Center Gold
DISCovering Collection
Junior Reference Collection
Student Edition
Junior Edition
Kids InfoBits
History Resource Center – U.S.
History Resource Center – World
Books & Authors
From Learning Express Library
Job & Career Accelerator
Learning Centers – 4th grade through College
Microsoft, Adobe, Corel and Windows/Mac online classes
Occupation practice tests – air traffic controller to teacher
No changes are planned to the current ProQuest products (Heritage Quest and Nursing/Allied Health
Journals). The current Gale package which includes Chilton’s Auto Repair, Literature Resource Center,
and OneFiles will remain. WorldBook Encyclopedia will continue as part of the statewide package.
As of July 31, our contracts with OCLC for WorldCat and the Ebsco products will end. These include
Searchasaurus, Kid Search, TopicSearch, Student Research Center, ERIC, Professional Development
Collection, Newspaper Source, and Novelist. We are currently planning statewide training on the new
products for this fall. Watch for more information via the listservs, SLK News, and regional systems.
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Web Work Day Wonders
— Sharon, Liz, and Heather
Statewide Database Package Announced
— Patti Butcher, SLK
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For Kansas job seekers, new help has arrived. The
State Library of Kansas just inked a three-month trial
deal with LearningExpress Library to offer extensive
online resources including occupational and scholastic
practice tests, skill-building courses and a segment of
the service titled, “Job and Career Accelerator.”
“This is a fabulous addition to the research databases
that we already offer to all Kansans,” explained State
Librarian Jo Budler. “It’s an amazing collection of
individual exercises, full-blown courses, and practice tests ranging from 3rd grade math problems, to middle
school grammar questions, to preparing for the ACT, GED, and even the test for US Citizenship.”
During the trial period (May – July), Kansas library users will access the LearningExpress Library by clicking on
the link found on the State Library homepage – http://www.kslib.info. Alternately, users can also click on the
LearningExpress Library graphic on the Blue Skyways homepage, http://www.skyways.org. All users will need
to create a unique account within LearningExpress to view course offerings, practice tests, or career and
training information and to save any created files, such as a new resume.
Regardless of an individual’s goal, LearningExpress Library’s resources promote success. Twelve different
Learning Centers from elementary through college levels plus computer skills, GED and new workplace skills
training offers the exercises, the courses, the practice tests, and the information needed to be successful at
school, at work, or in life. Looking to land a job? The Job and Career Accelerator will identify strengths and
weaknesses, help with resume writing, and even monitor postings on job boards.
Users should check out:
• Practice Tests for Careers such as electrician, plumber, air traffic controller, and military aviation;
• eBooks that assist in preparation for careers in Civil Service such as EMT, or police, or healthcare
occupations such as paramedic or nurse’s aide;
• Extensive list of flash-based computer skill tutorials to learn Microsoft programs such as Power Point,
Excel, Word or Outlook Express, and Adobe.
• US Citizenship Test Practice, including hundreds of questions, all taken from the official naturalization test
and geared toward achievement of the best possible scores.
• GED materials with study strategies, pretests and lessons, and exam practice questions.
Founded in 1995, LearningExpress currently holds statewide library contracts with 16 states, making the
database available through more than 4,000 libraries and 5,000 academic sites. Last year, approximately 1.5
million users accessed LearningExpress online resources.
“There are hundreds of amazing testimonials from people who have used this database,” said Budler. “One
from Michigan—a young man who passed the EMT test, scoring the highest of all people who took the class
with him. He used the practices tests in LearningExpress to prepare. We hope to duplicate those kind of
success stories in Kansas,” Budler added.
The State Library of Kansas is located in the State Capitol building in Topeka. The library’s primary mission is
to serve the residents of Kansas through direct service and through support of local libraries. Even before
statehood, the State Library served as a depository of legal and historical documents and as a ready resource
to the executive and legislative branches of Kansas government. Today, through the latest technology and
access to online research databases, the State Library of Kansas offers more information than ever to the
residents of Kansas. Visit the State Library’s website: www.kslib.info.
Learning Express Library Signs on with State Library
— News Release from the State Library of Kansas
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Jim Minges, Director
Laura DeBaun
Business Manager
Library Services Consultant
Mickey Coalwell
Library Development Consultant
Brenda Hough
Continuing Education Consultant
Sharon Moreland
Technology Consultant
Heather Braum
Technology Librarian
Liz Rea
Network Administrator
Thatcher Rea
Technology Support Specialist
Carolyn Little
Courier Coordinator
Teri Nelson
Staff Assistant
Who’s Who at NEKLS
Northeast Kansas Library System
4317 W. 6th Street
Lawrence, Kansas 66049
Phone: 785-838-4090
Toll Free: 888-296-6963
Fax: 785-838-3989
On the Web with
live links at
www.nekls.org/ne
wsletter
Everyday Ethics, cont. from p. 1 archive [http://ks.webjunction.org/742/-/articles/content/94962039].
Pat Wagner is a library consultant based in Colorado. She facilitated the Everyday Ethics session that was held
via ELMeR, on Tuesday, April 27. She’s a great facilitator (she’ll be part of the final session in the series, too).
You can see resources from the session online [http://ks.webjunction.org/742/-/articles/content/95863133].
On May 6th, Paul Hawkins (director of the SCKLS) facilitated Serial Killer in the Library. It was a WIMBA online
session and the archive is available online. It’s an interesting exploration of privacy issues in the library
(including a discussion of how library privacy became an issue when police were tracking the BTK killer).
There are seven upcoming sessions. These are all virtual sessions, to be delivered using WIMBA:
• Ethics of Collection Development will be facilitated by Angie Maycock, on Thursday, May 13, 2:00-3:30 PM.
• Ethics of Weeding, facilitated by Harry Willems and Chris Rippel, Wednesday, May 19, 2:00-3:30 PM.
• Are You Trustee-Worthy? – Ethics for Trustees, facilitated by Gina Millsap, Tuesday, May 25, 7:00-8:30 PM.
• Ethics of Reference, facilitated by Leslie Bell and George Seamon, Thursday, May 27, 2:00-3:30 PM.
• Ethics of Access to Services, facilitated by Kim Rutter, Wednesday, June 2, 2:00-3:30 PM.
• Meeting rooms and displays, facilitated by Carol Barta, Thursday, June 3, 2:00-3:30 PM.
• A Wrap-Up session with Pat Wagner, Wednesday, June 16, 2:00-3:30 PM.
Find more information about these sessions (including Wimba connection information) at
http://ks.webjunction.org/742. — Brenda Hough
Emily Baker, N
EKLS Board Pre
sident,
receives the ga
vel at Spring A
ssembly
