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ILLINOIS PUBLIC LIBRARY STATISTICS ON CD-ROM -- The Illinois State Library has distributed to the public libraries in individual copies of the public library annual report statistics. This year the statistics for FY 95-96 are on CD-ROM format, rather than print. Each CD-ROM came with a three page User Evaluation. Please complete the evaluation and return it in the self addressed envelope by the January 9, 1998 deadline. The Illinois State Library needs the evaluations to complete their grant with the National Commission on Libraries. Future
'editions' of the Illinois Public Library Statistics will be distributed on CD-ROM and will be available via the Illinois State Library's web page. These statistics are a wonderful source for information on salaries, number of hours opened, number of materials owned, etc. In fact, most of the information from the annual report is available on CD-ROM.

SATELLITE TOWN MEETING - Tuesday, January 20, 1998 from 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. at LCLS Headquarters. "Serving Students with Disabilities: What Families, Schools & Communities Need to Know." Students with disabilities have the right to sit in the same classrooms as their peers, to learn the same skills, to dream the same dreams. The January Town Meeting will explore how schools, families, and communities are working together to assure that students with disabilities can succeed in the classroom. Secretary Riley and his guests will discuss the recently passed Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and its challenges to raise expectations for children with disabilities; increase parental involvement in the education of their children; ensure that regular education teachers are involved in planning and assessing children's progress; include children with disabilities in assessments; and support quality professional development for all who are involved in educating children with disabilities. To register for this free program, send an e-mail message to Susan Lucco at LUCCO (GateNet) or lucco@lcls.lib.il.us or call
(618) 656-3216x120.

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS SATELLITE WORKSHOP SERIES
-- COMMUNITY ISSUES -- This is a series of satellite based workshops on community issues of particular interest to community leaders. The series will be hosted by the Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs, the University of Illinois, and the Illinois Municipal League. All workshops will be held at LCLS Headquarters.
* Mining for Grants/Loans: Where to Find the Gold - February 19, 1998, 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
The fee for each program is $10. Flyers were sent out via courier but if you did not receive one send BONNIE an e-mail message for a copy.

LEWIS & CLARK COMMUNITY COLLEGE LIBRARY & INFORMATION SCIENCE ASSOCIATE DEGREE AND CERTIFICATE PROGRAM SPRING 1998 CLASSES --
        Introduction to Library Service (Carol Brown, Instructor), Mondays January 26-May 11, 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Meets at Freeburg High School, Kaskaskia Community College-Vandalia Campus, Lewis & Clark Community College
        Acquisitions and Processing (Laurel Galeener, Instructor), Tuesdays January 20 - May 12, 6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Meets at LCLS, Freeburg High School, Lewis & Clark Community College
        Library Management (Charm Ruhnke, Instructor), Wednesdays January 21 - May 13, 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Meets at LCLS, BAC-Red Bud, Kaskaskia Community College-Vandalia Campus, Lewis & Clark Community College
        Contact your LCCC advisor for additional information and fees.

NEW ALCTS/PLA INSTITUTE -- MEETING THE CHALLENGE OF CHILDREN'S MATERIALS: ACQUIRING, CATALOGING, AND PRESERVING TO TODAY'S YOUTH will be held on March 11, 1998 at Westin Crown Plaza in Kansas City, Missouri. Held in conjunction with the Public Library Association's National Conference. The goals and objectives: Technology is changing the nature of publishing for children. This one-day, highly practical symposium will give you the knowledge and skills you need to acquire, catalog, and care for both print and non-print media in the children's room in your library. The program schedule permits participants to choose one of two subject or format tracks. The cataloging track provides an opportunity for actual practice cataloging in print and non-print formats, and the acquisitions track involves partipants in group discussion about specific acquisitions issues. The preservation session for all registrants includes guidelines for setting up a maintenance and repair program for print and non-print media. Audience: This is a basic, practical institute for library staff in public, school, and special libraries or collections who need to identify and resolve issues related to the acquisitions, cataloging, or preservation of children's materials. Faculty: Virginia Berringer, Non-print Cataloger, University of Akron Libraries, Ohio; Doug Duchin, Head of Technical Services, Baruch College Library, New York; Lynne Jacobsen, Head of Technical Services, Warren-Newport Public Library, Gurnee, Illinois; Stephanie Owens Lurie, Vice President, Associate Publisher, and Editorial Director, Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers, New York; Debbie McLeod, Johnson County Library, Shawnee Mission, Kansas; Nancy Schrock, Chief Collections Conservator, Harvard College Library, Massachusetts. Program highlights: Children's Publishing (What's hot, what fizzled, and where it's going next. What are publishers buying and where do they see the market going? A view from the top of the subject, formats, and trends in children's book publishing.), Acquisition of Print Materials: The Acquiring Mind (How to get it and get it good. How to stretch your dollar and how to find a source for Vietnamese or Spanish books. Evaluating vendor service and when to trade discounts for dependable service.), Cataloging of Non-print Materials: What are the Rules and How Can They Work For You? (CDs, tapes, and videos were hard enough, but now that we're getting them in their place, how about the Internet and e-journals? Access points, media subject headings, and a non-print cataloger's bookshelf.), Acquisition of Non-print Materials: Where Did You Get That, Anyhow? (An overview of how the major players play. Buying sources, tips, and how-to suggestions from the larger libraries and systems, and a few very savvy small ones as well. Videos, multi-media, tapes and CDs, and access points to the Web.), Cataloging of Print Materials (The subtleties and the ongoing basic questions. Defining the materials and reading levels, dealing with non-standard formats, the problems with fairy and folk tales, and providing access points to link the patron with the publication.), Making It All Last Longer: Preservation of Children's Print and Non-print Materials (No materials in the library take harder use - and abuse - than those in the children's room. Practical tips on the care and repair of these increasingly expensive books and media. How children's materials are made and why they fall apart. Detailed handouts with procedures and sources of supplies.). To register, e-mail the electronic form which is on the ALCTS web page (www.ala.org/alcts/events). For more information on the Public Library Association's national conference, consult the PLA homepage at www.pla.org. Registration fees are $135 for ALCTS/PLA personal members, $185 for ALA personal members, and $235 for non-ALA members. Registrations will be accepted in order of receipt for up to the maximum of 100 people, and must be received by February 25, 1998.

1998 ILLINOIS HIGHER EDUCATION DISTANCE LEARNING CONFERENCE "FOCUS ON FACULTY: SUCCESS STORIES II" will be held on Friday, February 13, 1998 at Illinois State University, Bone Student Center, Normal, Illinois. Based on the overwhelming popularity of last year's conference, faculty success stories are being expanded this year. Ten outstanding faculty from across Illinois will share their stories of teaching with interactive video, CD-ROM, Internet, and other technology-based instructional delivery systems. You will learn from their experiences how to develop courses using these new delivery models, how to integrate presentation graphics, and surfing the 'Net into classroom instruction, and how to engage students in active learning in a distance learning environment. There will also be ample time for informal Round Table discussions by all participants during the luncheon. Also learn the latest scoop on this year's project to connect all 374 interactive video classrooms for videoconferencing and instruction. For those folks who make the technology work for the rest of us, there will be an informal question-and-answer session with time to share secrets and tricks of the trade. The fee for the conference is $35 and includes all materials, welcoming reception, continental breakfast, lunch, and break. If you are interested in attending, send BONNIE an e-mail message for a copy of the registration brochure.

18TH ANNUAL CHILDREN'S LITERATURE CONFERENCE - "F to the nth" will be held March 13-14, 1998 at Holmes Student Center, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois. The featured speakers will be: Marion Dane Bauer, Mary Downing Hahn, Esther Hershenhorn, Gloria Houston, Brian Jacques, Kathryn Kasky, Walter Dean Myers, Peter Sis, and Patricia Rae Wolff. The conference fee of
$140 per person includes materials, refreshments, and three meals: lunch and dinner Friday, and breakfast Saturday. You may have two books personally autographed by at least one author or illustrator. Single admission tickets for the Friday evening presentation and reception are available for $15 each
(autograph not included). The Saturday-only fee of $85 per person includes breakfast. If you have questions about the conference, contact the Office of External Programs, College of Education, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL 60115; (815) 753-6954. If you are interested in attending send BONNIE an e-mail message for a copy of the registration form.

CONTINUING EDUCATION IN LIBRARY AND INFORMATION STUDIES SPRING 1998 AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON -- Classes include: "Space Planning for Libraries" ($235) February 12-13; "Care and Management of Photographic Collections" ($242) February 26-27; "Creating Your Web Page" ($170) March 12;
"Advanced HTML and Web Applications" ($170) March 13; "Topics in Training and Staff Development" ($160) March 23; "The Internet for Nonprofit Organizations: Researching Grants on the Internet" ($160) March 30; "Archives and Manuscripts: Reference, Access and Public Service" ($242) April 16-17; "Selecting and Evaluating Electronic Reference Resources" ($160) April 30; "Children's Literature" ($249) April 30-May 1; and "Storytelling" ($149) May 2. If you are interested in attending any of these classes, send BONNIE an e-mail message for a copy of the registration booklet.

EIGHT ALA SCHOLARSHIPS OFFERED -- The 1998 ALA Scholarship application forms are available from the Office for Library Personnel Resources (OLPR). Eight scholarships are being offered: three general scholarships, one minority scholarship, one scholarship for a person specializing in youth services, and three support staff scholarships. Applicants must be U.S. or Canadian citizens or permanent residents. Applicants cannot have completed more than twelve semester hours (or the equivalent) toward a master's degree in library and information studies prior to June 1, 1998. The deadline is April 1, 1998. The cutoff date for sending out scholarship application forms is March 25, 1998. If you know anyone who is interested in these scholarships, please tell them to contact OLPR. They can request the single scholarship application form by writing to OLPR/Staff Liaison, 50 E. Huron Street, Chicago, IL 60611; e-mail: pjackson@ala.org; fax: (312) 280-3256. You can also request the 1998 ALA Scholarship flyer, which lists other scholarships offered by divisions and round tables within ALA. Use the same mailing address listed above to request the scholarship flyer.

1998 SMALL PUBLIC LIBRARY MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE -- (Memo from Bridget Lamont, dated October 27, 1997) "We are pleased to announce the dates of the 1998 Small Public Library Management Institute to be held on the campus of Western Illinois University on June 7-12, 1998. This Institute affords the opportunity for Illinois librarians to gain in-depth knowledge of topics designed for their needs and many opportunities for networking with their peers. Directors of public libraries from smaller sized communities and public library branch managers are the target audience for the week long Institute. The Institute is specifically intended for directors with little professional library training and/or experience and many sessions will focus on rural issues. Participants can expect to enhance their administrative skills and further develop their leadership techniques as the week's agenda concentrates on the overall operation and management of a public library.
        The Small Public Library Management Institute is sponsored by and funded through a grant from the Illinois State Library. This grant covers participants' food and lodging for the week, speakers, all materials for sessions, and special Institute handouts. The only cost incurred by a participant is a $50 registration fee and travel to and from the Institute in Macomb.
        I hope that public library directors will consider attending..."
        Attendance is limited. Registration deadline is February 1, 1998. If you are interested in attending, send BONNIE an e-mail message for a copy of the registration packet.

THE ILA FORUM OF LIBRARY DISTRICT PRESENTS "Laying Out the Plan: District Library Issues in Public Policy, Legislation & Finances." Presented by Attorney Phil Lenzini, who will help navigate the miasma of district finances and the impending and ongoing challenges of district legislation. And Karen Danczak Lyons, ILA Public Policy Chair, who will give suggestions and directions for proactive steps in defining and delineating ILA public policy to boards, staffs, and elected officials. The program will be held on April 14, 1998 at Fountaindale Public Library, 300 W. Briarcliff Road, Bolingbrook. Registration and coffee will be at 9:00 a.m. with the program from 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon. The fee is $20 for ILA members and $30 for non-members. If you are interested in attending and need a copy of the registration form, send BONNIE an e-mail message.

ILLINOIS STATE LIBRARY TRAINING GRANTS FOR THE MASTER OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE DEGREE is to encourage college graduates with demonstrated scholarship, talent, and potential to enter the library profession; to encourage these new librarians to work in Illinois libraries; and to improve and stimulate development of public library service in Illinois. The Illinois State Library will award up to 15 training grants per academic year. The amount of the grant is $7,500 each. The eligibility requirements are:
* Resident of Illinois and a citizen of the United States or one of its territories.
* Bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university with transcripts of all academic work submitted to the Illinois State Library.
* Acceptance in the master's degree program of an American Library Association accredited graduate library school in Illinois, and not previously enrolled in a library science master's degree program.
* Compliance with the entrance requirements of the selected Illinois graduate library school.
* Contract signed with the state of Illinois, Illinois State Library, consenting to spend the equivalent of two full-time years in Illinois library service within the first three years following graduation from graduate library school. Service must be in an Illinois public library or at the Illinois State Library.
If you are interested in applying for this grant, send CHARM an e-mail message for a complete package of information.

CLASSROOM CONNECT'S INTERNET ACADEMY -- The premier regional Internet training conference for K-12 educators will be held March 25-28, 1998 at the Arlington Park Hilton in Arlington Heights, Illinois. Increase your technology skills in 24 hands-on labs. Meet new professional standards with in-depth pre-conference training. Gain practical ideas and insights in over 35 concurrent sessions. The one-day pass is $129, two-day pass is $199, hands-on labs are $40 each. For complete information go to Classroom Connect's web site at http://www.classroom.net/academy

FIRSTSEARCH WEB ENHANCEMENTS CONTINUE -- OCLC's ongoing effort to enhance the Web interface of the OCLC FirstSearch service recently produced several additional capabilities that improve searching power for users. The FirstSearch Guided Tour (www.oclc.org/oclc/menu/fs.htm) has been updated to reflect these enhancements. Users can now navigate more easily through search results, use a new search history feature, and manipulate search sets. These enhancements leverage the searching power of FirstSearch and make it easier to browse and combine sets of search results.

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LITERACY STUDY UNDERWAY; INPUT REQUESTED -- The Computer Science and Telecommunications Board (CSTB) of the National Research Council is undertaking a project to explicate the various dimensions of what might be called information technology (IT) literacy, i.e., what everyone needs to know about information technology. A major part of the project's task is to develop a consensus for the appropriate definitions of everyone, know, and information technology. The committee responsible for this project is chaird by Larry Snyder, professor of computer science and engineering at the University of Washington. Because the subject of IT literacy is subject to many differing opinions, the committee has developed a number of questions for which it hopes to generate a broad response. The set of questions below has been developed for information management and information retrieval professionals. 1. In an online information community, what should every citizen know about information technology in order to make effective use of the capabilities it enables? Please describe each element of this knoweldge (e.g., how to perform a net search, how to understand its results), and briefly say why you believe this is important. For each element, suggest what about it you believe should be taught at what grade levels. 2. Two particularly important examples of new capabilities are those of information searching and information presentation. What are the basic principles that guide an effective search or presentation? At what level should these principles be taught? How should people learn about the limitations of searches and presentations? 3. What learning experiences do students need to obtain the skills and knoweldge described in answer to questions 1 and 2? (Learning experiences can include both in-school and out-of-school activities.) Please be specific, using examples from your own teaching if possible. 4. What technological environment (computers, networks, software, resources, etc.) is needed to support the learning experiences described in question 3? The committee invites you to submit your answers to these questions in the form of a short position paper (5 pages or less); in addition, please identify your field of expertise and your institutional affiliation. All responses will be considered by the committee. In addition, respondents may be invited to participate in a workshop to be held in Irvine, California on January 14-15, 1998 whose purpose is to discuss answers to these and other related questions. Or, they may be invited to revise their position paper for inclusion in the committee's final report.
        The deadline for those who wish their input to be considered by the committee is February 1, 1998.
        E-mail address for input: IT-Lit@nas.edu
        FAX for input: 202-334-2318
        U.S. Mail address for input: Dr. Herb Lin, Study Director, CSTB,
           National Research Council, Room HA-560, 2101 Constitution Ave, NW,
           Washington, DC 20418, 202-334-3191 voice

SPECIAL INITIATIVE FOR PUBLIC LIBRARIES -- Create endowments to support humanities programming. Awards of up to $150,000. Federal funds must be matched by two times their amount in nonfederal donations. Open to public libraries that have not held National Endowment for the Humanities Challenge Grants. The deadline is May 1, 1998. For more information, contact the Office of Challenge Grants: phone (202) 606-8309, e-mail: challenge@neh.fed.us

BRINGING TECHNOLOGY DOWN TO EARTH is the theme of this year's 15th Annual Midwest Education and Technology Conference sponsored by The Cooperating School Districts, March 9-11, 1998, America's Center, St. Louis, MO. The conference will feature nationally known speakers, state-of-the-art technology exhibitions, preconference workshops, and a Show-Me CyberCafe. For information call (800) 835-8292 (Christine) or e-mail: christin@info.csd.org

FREE SUPPLIES STRETCH SCHOOL BUDGETS -- Schools and nonprofit organizations can access over $100 million worth of new, overstocked products donated by American corporations through a nationwide gifts program. Donated items include office supplies, computer software and accessories, art supplies, books, toys and games, janitorial supplies, tools, clothing, and holiday party goods. Recipients pay dues ranging from $275-$575 plus shipping and handling, but the products themselves are free. Administrators pick what they need from 250-page catalogs issued every 10 weeks. Superintendent Randy Tinder of Carlinville CUSD #1 estimates his district averaged about $16,000 in free supplies each year for the last five years. "We haven't bought envelopes for years," said Tinder. Besides office supplies, his district has received such items as paper for art classes, pens, letter trays, calendars, duct tape, and paper plates and napkins. He finds the program a good way to offer some extras without straining the school budget. For a free information kit on this not-for-profit program, call the National Association for the Exchange of Industrial Resources
(NAEIR) at (800) 562-0955.

KIDS FOR CONSERVATION (tm) MAGAZINE FREE TO ILLINOIS STUDENTS -- All Illinois students ages five through 13 are eligible for a free membership in the Illinois Department of Natural Resources' Kids for Conservation Club. Students joining the club receive a free copy of the Kids for Conservation magazine produced in the fall and spring by IDNR. Each issue focuses on a different aspect of Illinois natural resources and includes an "Interview a Professional" section that spotlights outdoor careers, a Kid Lab, coloring contests, and a
"You Ask Us" corner. Students are encouraged to share the magazine with their siblings and parents. Educators can also receive the magazine for classroom use. For membership information and an informational packet on IDNR's educational offerings, contact Paula Driver at (217) 524-4126.

ILLINOIS READING COUNCIL ANNOUNCES 30th ANNUAL CONFERENCE -- The Illinois Reading Council's 1998 conference, "Integration Across the Curriculum: Expanding the Horizon" will be held March 19-21, 1998, in Springfield. Two well-known authors, Tomie dePaola and Gary Paulsen, will be featured. Tomie dePaola has published over 200 children's books including the Straga Nona series and the autobiography, The Art Lesson. Paulsen is known for his teenage adventure stories of survival such as Hatcher and The River and the autobiography Woodsong. Paulsen will speak at the Saturday Authors' Luncheon and dePaolo will keynote on Friday. Other conference events include pre-conference workshops, book exhibits, speeakers, poster sessions, reception, and over 200 sessions. The conference is open to all educators and interested individuals. For more information, call the Illinois Reading Council at (888) 454-1341.

READY, SET ... WRITE!!! -- Friends of Lovejoy Library, a support organization for the Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville library, is sponsoring its fourth annual High School Writers' Contest for students in southwestern Illinois. Contestants must be high school juniors or seniors enrolled in Bond, Calhoun, Clinton, Greene, Jersey, Macoupin, Madison, Montgomery, Monroe, St. Clair, or Washington counties. The three categories for entries are:
        Short Story-- Any subject, 3,000 words or less: typed, double-spaced;
        Non-Fiction-- Any subject, 2,000 words or less; typed, double-spaced;
        Poetry-- Any subject, any style (rhymed or unrhymed), 40 lines or less;
                typed, single-spaced Contestants may enter one work in each of the three categories. Prizes are first place, $350; second, $200; and third, $100. All contestants receive a certificate of recognition. Entries must be the original work of the contestant, typed with pages numbered, and accompanied by a completed entry form. Entries must be postmarked no later than February 12, 1998. For copies of the entry form and a list of rules, contact: Friends of Lovejoy Library, SIU at Edwardsville, Box 1063, Edwardsville, IL 62026, (618) 692-2730.

LCLS VOICE MAIL EXTENSIONS (please print out and post if you don't already have it posted):
        Bruce Gates 201 Bill Rodgers 119
        Sarah Heuertz 209 Charm Ruhnke 121
        Sherry Highley 200 Rich Soehnlin 202
        Jan Jones 118 Margaret Stefanak 115
        Bonnie Klaus 100 Bill Stevens 106
        Fred Lawson 108 Mary Stevens 101
        Mike Long 109 Donna Vesper 110
        Susan Lucco 120 Stephanie Xander 107
        Kelly Meier 140 Del Monken 203

***DON'T FORGET TO READ, DELETE, AND COMPRESS YOUR E-MAIL MESSAGES REGULARLY!**
**************(PLEASE REMEMBER ALL ACCOUNTS, i.e., ILL, CAT, etc.)*************

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