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UPCOMING PROGRAMS --
January 29 - Illinois Satellite Program - "Next Generation Internet" - 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. at LCLS Headquarters. The registration fee is $10. Register by sending your fee to Donna Vesper at LCLS Headquarters. You can also request to view the videotape from Donna for $10. -- The Internet continues to grow exponentially in multiple directions--where did it come from and what is the future of its growth? What is the next phase of the Internet? This course will survey the evolution of Internet infrastructure in the United States from ARPANET through NSFNET and the current commercial Internet. It will also outline the emerging U.S. programs including the Internet-2 initiative, the President's "next Generation Internet (NGI)" and how they relate to current infrastructure including the commercial service providers and agency networks (vBNS, ESNet, etc.). How these infrastructure components and programs relate to international Internet activities will also be discussed as applications and network technology lessons that have been learned through large-scale initiatives such as the gigabit testbed programs. Many of the application prototypes from the gigabit testbeds, such as distributed supercomputer-based simulation and remote steering from virtual environments have since been expanded and combined to provide capabilities that only several years ago were considered science fiction. Finally, the course will focus on how these applications and network technologies are being employed to build the Next Generation Internet. This course is created for technical managers and engineers involved in the planning, design, or implementation of networked services and products. It is also intended for individuals who are evaluating these networked services and products for use in their business or as consumers.
February 6 - College of DuPage Satellite Conference - Dancing with Change for Library Administrators. "Developing Leadership for Change" - 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., LCLS Headquarters, no registration fee. This session will focus more on the impact of the globalization of information products and services, specifically how they are marketed and sold to libraries. It will discuss threats to freedom of access to information posted by international copyright and trade agreements. Emphasis will be on developing and maintaining a coherent vision of local library and information services in an increasingly global environment.

SATELLITE TOWN MEETING - Tuesday, February 17 from 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. at LCLS Headquarters. "Raising Student Achievement: Schools, Communities, and Challenging Standards" What do standards look like in a classroom? How do we raise student achievement? We know that one key to comprehensive school improvement is the development of challenging academic standards, and the success of high standards rests in the hands of teachers and parents, business, community and religious leaders, and others at the grassroots level. The February Town Meeting will feature communities, schools, and states that are developing challenging standards and high-quality assessments, measuring whether schools are meeting those standards, cutting red tape so that schools have more flexibility for grassroots reforms, and holding schools, teachers, and students accountable for results. The program will demonstrate real examples of standards working in classrooms, and how the proposed Voluntary National Tests will provide parents and teachers with information about how their students are progressing compared to other states, the nation, and other countries. 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.

ISL VIDEOCONFERENCE -- WHAT REFERENCE PRACTITIONERS SHOULD KNOW ABOUT COPYRIGHT AND THE WEB will be held on Wednesday, February 4 from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon at the usual downlink sites including LCLS Headquarters. Featuring Laura Gasaway, Director of the Law Library and Professor of Law at the University of North Carolina, discussion will include: When does infringement occur? Is oral permission sufficient for hyperlink or inclusion? How can copying be prevented and should it be? What responsiblity does the library have for misuse of Web resources by library users? Does the individual library staff member have any responsibility or liability for misuse or use of the Web resources by library users? If you have questions that you would like Laura Gasaway to address, please submit them NOW to: islinfo@library.sos.state.il.us (deadline for questions, January 28) and, time permitting, Laura will answer your questions during the videoconference. In addition, librarians and attorneys will participate in a LIVE panel discussion which will cover: Developing your library's Web page without fear of infringement. Protecting the information you post. Is the library responsible for the use of information linked to independent sources (for copyright purposes)? Responding to patrons' questions about copyright from Web sources--a common rhetoric for reference practitioners. During the LIVE question call-in, our panelists will offer you valuable guidance and practical solutions to your questions about copyright issues. The deadline to register for this free videoconference is January 26. If you need a registration form, send BONNIE an e-mail message.

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.

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.

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.
NOTE: Contact Charm if you would like to carpool.

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.

PLA CONFERENCE -- Public Library Association's Seventh National Conference will be held March 10-14 at the Kansas City Convention Center in Kansas City, Missouri. Acquire VITAL skills and information that will strengthen your library and your career. Access VALUABLE ideas, answers, solutions, and information about new trends and hot topics in public libraries. Explore the VIRTUAL future of public libraries. You can count of PLA's National Conference for all of this and more -- plan now to attend and you can build a schedule suited to your needs from over 100 information-packed programs including: Ignorance was Bliss: How We Learned to Love the Internet and Use it to Political Advantage; "It's O.K., I'm Just Washing My Hair": Library Security in Small and Medium-Sized Libraries; Living in the Future: An Urban Library's Response to Community Changes and Needs; Access and Applications: Innovative Technology Projects for Families and Children in Public Libraries; Librarians on the Rack: Stretching Staff to Meet New Demands; Reader's Choice: A Voice for Everyone in Your Community; Speaking Up and Out: Combining Legislative Strategies to Benefit Libraries; The Seven Deadly Sins of Public Library Architecture; and Beyond Web 101: Content that Counts. For more conference information check out the PLA Web Page at http://www.pla.org

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

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

LITA REGIONAL INSTITUTES IN CHICAGO -- (all workshops will be held at the Chicago Illini Union, University of Illinois at Chicago from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. The registration fee is $195 for non-ALA members, $160 for ALA members, and $125 for LITA members (discounts available for attending more than one workshop)
        NUTS AND BOLTS OF Z39.50--Presenter Mark Hinnebusch, Monday, March 16-- Need to evaluate, manage, and support Z39.50 products? Seamless integration of many different data sources with a uniform user interface is a goal in many libraries. The Z39.50 standard offers a solution that many are choosing. This program will give you a basic understanding of the Z39.50 protocol and the capabilities that it provides. You will gain familiarity with the terminology used in the standard, which will allow you to better evaluate Z39.50 products and to better understand configuration choices. Topics will include: a brief historical overview; the Z39.50 model; understanding attribute sets; retrieval record syntaxes; generic record syntax and full document retrieval; application profiles; Z39.50 and the Web; the future of Z39.50.
        BECOMING A WORLD WIDE WEB SERVER EXPERT--WHY JUST SURF THE NET WHEN YOU CAN MAKE WAVES? -- Presenter Eric Lease Morgan, Tuesday, March 17 -- Considering or beginning to implement a WWW server? Through a series of presentations, demonstrations, group exercises, and handouts, this full day workshop will address the issues surrounding the initial development and ongoing maintenance of useful World Wide Web (WWW) servers. Topics will include hardware and software; qualities of useful servers; website content; server maintenance; and staffing.
        CROOKS, CRACKERS, AND COOKIES: INTERNET SECURITY AND PRIVACY ISSUES -- Presenters Nancy John and Ed Valauskas, Wednesday March 18 -- Concerned about Internet security? This workshop will address basic problems that have occurred with a number of recently compromised Internet servers. Topics will include the principles and issues surrounding the security of transactions, including encryption and remailers. Digital evidence will be discussed through the use of Internet logs, and other Internet activities. Participants will gain a better understanding of the risks of providing information through the Internet and how to minimize them.
        If you are interested in attending any or all of these workshops, send BONNIE an e-mail message for a copy of the registration form.

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.

ILA TRUSTEE SPRING RETREAT/WORKSHOP -- Dateline Plano, Illinois, George Wertke, Liaison, ILA Membership Committee, Trustee Forum -- Last year I wrote that the Trustee Forum's workshop was the best one ever. Well, I must not have been able to imagine what Fabian would put together for this year's programs, but they are even better. This year the Forum has come up with programs about the 21st Century: Buildings and Technology. Think about that -- taking your 20th Century buildings into the new Century, the 21st and then "lobbying," tell the people who listen what we want them to know = How to do it so that it really works: the continuing fight to keep our trustee voices heard on the state and federal legislative level. Add to this the children, the basics of the library's future, and services for them, and the library's public image and how to improve it, and you have a conference to "write home about." Then -- to top things off -- as a prelude, a Friday evening of storytelling from some surprising performers, a diversity of cultures shown at their best, and you have a trustee conference that will surpass last year. Boy, am I looking forward to this one! See you at the Hickory Ridge Conference Center, for dinner: 5:30, Friday evening March 27.
The retreat/workshop will be held on March 27-28 at the Hickory Ridge Conference Center in Lisle, Illinois. The cost for all meals and workshops for ILA members is $90, non members $100. The cost for hotel room, all meals and workshops is $165 for ILA members and $175 for non-members. If you think your trustees would like to attend send BONNIE an e-mail message for a copy of the registration form.

PUBLIC LIBRARY PER CAPITA/EQUALIZATION MONIES -- If your public library has not yet received its two per capita grant checks or its equalization check (if applicable), please contact Charm at LCLS Headquarters. Don't forget the deadline for encumbering/obligating the per capita monies is June 30, 1998.

AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH -- George Ryan, Secretary of State and State Librarian announced on January 6, 1998, that in recognition of African American History Month the State Library will honor an outstanding African American Librarian. This award is a manifestation of the high regard in which librarians are held in the performance of their unique service to the African American community. Everyone is encouraged to nominate an individual who has displayed a high degree of professionalism, leadership, performance, and most importantly, selfless service to the community. If you would like to nominate someone, send BONNIE an e-mail message for a copy of the nomination form.

SOUTH SUBURBAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION AUTHORS DAY -- The South Suburban Library Association (SSLA) will host the 1998 SSLA Authors Day at the Homewood Public Library, 17917 Dixie Highway, Homewood, Illinois, on Sunday, March 1, 1998. Registration will be from 1:30 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. The program will begin at 2:00 p.m. Two Illinois area writers will take part in this popular annual event; this year's speakers are Eleanor Taylor Bland and Ralph McInerny. This program offers the public a rare opportunity to hear local writers discussing their craft and their books. The program includes a book display and book sale of the works of the participating authors and provides opportunities for autographs. Admission to the program is $6 for advance registration and $8 at the door. If you are interested in attending, send BONNIE an e-mail message for a copy of the registration form.

PRESS RELEASE FROM GRANITE CITY PLD BRANCH, GREGG MCGEE, BRANCH LIBRARIAN --
        Robert Olen Butler, winner of the 1993 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, will read a selection from his latest novel and sign copies of his work on February 7 at 2:00 p.m. at the Granite City Public Library District Branch, 2145 Johnson Road. Butler, a Granite City native, will present a reading from his novel The Deep Green Sea. The book is a love story set in contemporary Vietnam.
        Butler, fluent in the Vietnamese language, served as an Army translator in Saigon during the Vietnam War. Like one of the characters in his new book, he returned to Vietnam for a visit three years ago. This is Butler's eighth novel and one of five that have a Vietnam influence.
        Butler, who has received dozens of writing awards and has been internationally recognized for his literary talents, received the 1993 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain. Home Box Office has purchased the movie rights to his book Tabloid Dreams, and Butler will be the co-producer for the upcoming HBO series.
        He is a 1963 graduate of Granite City Senior High School, where he served as student body president. He holds a Master of Arts degree in playwriting from the University of Iowa.
        Butler is currently a professor of English at McNeese State University in Louisiana. He lives in Lake Charles with his wife, novelist and playwright Elizabeth Dewberry.
        Copies of The Deep Green Sea are now available for purchase at a discount at the branch library and at the main library, 2001 Delmar.
        The book signing is free and open to the public. The Friends of the Library will provide refreshments. Additional information can be obtained by calling the branch library at (618) 452-6244.

INFORMATION FOR EMPLOYERS - NEW HIRE REPORTING --
        The federal government instituted a nationwide Employer "New Hire Registry" effective October 1, 1997. This registry, created under federal welfare reform legislation, will be used primarily to locate absent parents in order to enforce child support orders. In Illinois, the Department of Employment Security (IDES) has the responsibility for obtaining the information for this registry.
        What this means to you: While the chief purpose of the New Hire Registry is to assist in the enforcement of child support orders, the prompt reporting of newly hired employees also will help IDES identify individuals who may be receiving unemployment insurance benefits improperly after returning to work. This will result in a savings of employer tax dollars.
        Beginning October 1, 1997, you are required to report persons hired or rehired within 20 days of their first day of work. For employers filing magnetically or electronically, the information is to be reported twice monthly.
        Information needed for the New Hire Registry:
* The employer's name, address, Federal Employer Identification Number
(FEIN) (Note: this will be preprinted on the forms to reduce the paperwork involved).
* The name, address, and social security number of all new employees, including rehires.
* The date of new hire or rehire (first day of work).
* The address to which income withholding orders should be mailed, if it is different from the FEIN address.
        For more information call the IDES at (800) 327-HIRE (4473) or visit their homepage at http://il.jobsearch.org/general.htm

ALA RELEASES THIRD SPECIAL REPORT ON LIBRARY TELECOM DISCOUNTS --
        The ALA Office for Information Technology Policy released its Third Special Report on Library Telecom Discounts late last week. The Special Report is part of an ongoing series of bulletins keeping libraries informed of developments in the universal service program, which provides discounts to libraries and schools on telecommunications services, Internet service, and internal connections.
        This special Report addresses a number of issues that have been clarified by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and Schools and Libraries Corporation (SLC) in recent weeks, including the application process, contracts, eligible services, the review of technology plans, and state discount programs. It also includes a list of additional resources for potential applicants, and a list of state library contacts.
        The Third Special Report is available online from the ALA website at http://www.ala.org/oitp/getdisc.html

ANNOUNCEMENT FROM ILLINOIS AUTHOR BECKY COWAN -- A valuable new resource entitled Profiles from the Prairie State is now available through the Illinois Writer's Guild. It is an illustrated, 92-page collective biography of 27 famous Illinois natives and children's authors. The book is chock-full of facts (covering each individual's date and place of birth, schooling, marriage, children, career contributions, and date and place of death); arranged chronologically (from Black Hawk to Hillary Clinton); and suitable for grades 4
(gifted) - 8. The cost is $8.95, plus 6.25% tax (if your organization is tax exempt, please include your number). Please include postage and handling of 15% of order (or $3 for orders under $20). Orders may be sent to: Illinois Writer's Guild, 5016 34th Avenue A, Moline, IL 61265. Allow at least three weeks for shipping.

INTO THE FUTURE -- For those of you who were disappointed that our local PBS station did not carry INTO THE FUTURE at the time given on the nation-wide announcement, I hope the following information from the KETC Guide program listing will prove accurate: Our local PBS station, Channel 9, will air
"Into the Future" on Sunday, February 1, at 3:00 p.m. "Into the Future" takes a "look at how our knowledge and history are threatened by a hidden danger of the digital information age, where the records of humanity are stored in increasingly fragile and complex forms." (Thanks, Connie Wolf, Librarian, Missouri Botanical Garden)

1998 AMERICAN MEMORY FELLOWS PROGRAM -- The National Digital Library Program in the Library of Congress is pleased to announce the 1998 American Memory Fellowship Program, which follows from the successful pilot program in 1997. Helping to facilitate the program is the EDC Center for Children and Technology, a non-profit education development firm. The American Memory Fellowship Program is an exciting opportunity for outstanding educators to improve the teaching of American history and culture through the use of new information technologies. The Library is seeking applications from two-member teams of middle and high school teachers, librarians, and media specialists who are experienced in humanities teaching, capable of working in an Internet environment, and who are active leaders in their fields with the ability to disseminate their expertise in their community or region. Up to 25 teams will be selected. Fellows will learn strategies for integrating web-based archival material into classroom teaching and learning; work with colleagues to create and publish an online teaching unit based on primary sources; learn from Library staff and scholars about archival collections and research. The American Memory Fellowship Program includes a five-day summer institute in Washington, DC, including transportation costs and a stipend of $1,000. Fellows are required to participate in weekly online discussions during an Orientation Seminar in early summer 1998, and participate in an online network for at least nine months following the summer institute. The application deadline for the Fellowship Program is March 7, 1998. An application package and additional information is available on the Learning Page of the Library of Congress website: http://learning.loc.gov/learn/ (from ISLAMANET listserv)

FOR SALE:
Roxana PLD has Sooner or Later by Elizabeth Adler for $13.95. Send Rita an e-mail message at ROE_RITAH if you are interested.
Granite City PLD has The Wealthy Barber by David Chilton (updated 2nd edition) for $11.20 and also 2 extra copies of Sharp Edges by Jayne Ann Krentz for $14 each. Send Maureen Ryan an e-mail message at GCE_CAT if you are interested.

FREEBIES:
        LCLS has the following to first e-mailer to BONNIE: Illinois Department of Public Health Vital Statistics Illinois 1994 Dewey Decimal Classification and Relative Index Edition 18 (3 volume) Waste Management: An American Corporate Success Story by Timothy Jacobson
  (many copies-request several!)
        Granite City PLD has the following available to first e-mailer to GCE_CAT: Listen Without Prejudice by George Michael (vol #1) (CD-ROM) The Premier Collection: The Best of Andrew Lloyd Weber (CD-ROM) Slow Dancing with the Moon by Dolly Parton (CD-ROM) Books: Making the Most of Your Money by Jane Bryant Quinn Dance While You Can by Shirley MacLaine The Fountain of Age by Betty Friedan Stop the Insanity by Susan Powter

QUOTABLE FACTS ABOUT ILLINOIS LIBRARIES --
The state's oldest public library was founded in Albion in 1818, the same year Illinois was admitted to the Union.

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
        Bonnie Klaus 100 Margaret Stefanak 115
        Fred Lawson 108 Bill Stevens 106
        Mike Long 109 Mary Stevens 101
        Susan Lucco 120 Donna Vesper 110
        Kelly Meier 140 Stephanie Xander 107
        Del Monken 203

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