http://www.kslib.info/calendar/training.html

Also on this page:

Archives to past SLK webinars (right sidebar)

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http://www.kslib.info/calendar/training.html

Also on this page:

Archives to past SLK webinars (right sidebar)

Submit an event form (left sidebar)

http://www.kslib.info/calendar/training.html

Also on this page:

Archives to past SLK webinars (right sidebar)

Submit an event form (left sidebar)

ELMeR events are listed to increase awareness of these programs which are open to all ELMeR enabled locations. For your library to be added as a location, contact the meeting organizer listed within the event details.

“The Kansas Book Festival works year round to promote literacy and encourage a life-long love of reading,” First Lady Brownback said.  “These grants will help preserve and improve local and school libraries across the state.”

The 16 public and school libraries will share in receiving a portion of the $12,555 in grants.

Representatives from the Blue Rapids Public Library, Rossville Community Library, Lawrence Gardner High School Library, Central Heights Elementary School Library, Lebo School Library and Tipton Community Grade School Library joined the First Lady for the announcement.

“These grants will help libraries to purchase new technology like computers, iPads and eBooks as well as a wide range of reading materials for a wide range of reading levels,” Mrs. Brownback said.

Kansas Book Festival Fund is a 501c3 organization through the Topeka Community Foundation. The grants themselves are funded through corporate sponsors and monies raised at the annual book festival.

The 2013 Kansas Book Festival will be held September 7^th at the Kansas State Capitol in Topeka.  All age groups are invited to attend the free, day-long event.  To learn more, visit kansasbookfestival.com.

KCHERN board is sponsoring a drawing for  5 Heritage Preservation Disaster Wheels.   Your institution will receive one ticket for submitting a brief summary or photo of an emergency in 2012 to our Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kchern/273797082668399)- 2012 Kansas Disaster Stories/ Images OR submit a story/image to the KCHERN email (KansasCHERN@gmail.com).  Emailed images/stores will be reposted to our Kansas Images/Stories page. (http://kansaschern.wordpress.com/kansas-images/)

You may also receive two tickets for submitting a disaster plan to the KCHERN email (KansasCHERN@gmail.com).   All disaster plans will remain confidential. Please include institution name, email and contact name.  Submissions may start Feb. 1, 2013.  The drawing will be held on May 1, 2013.  All winners will be notified via email and posted on the KCHERN website.   If you have any questions about the drawing, contact Kathryn Talbot (ktalbot@ksu.edu or 785-532-6965)

We can all agree that emergency preparedness is an important topic. However, frustration and difficulty can arise when considering how to get started, move forward or stay on track.   Here are some MAYDAY suggestions!

Get Started

• Become familiar with http://kansaschern.wordpress.com which has resources for before and after a disaster.
• If you do not have a disaster plan, make a timeline for developing one.
• Update your staff contact information and create a wallet-size version of your emergency contact roster. See the Kansas Pocket Response Plan template http://kansaschern.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/prep-ks1.doc.
• Conduct a building evacuation drill and evaluate the results.

Move Forward

• If you have a disaster plan, dust it off and bring it up to date.
• Eliminate hazards such as boxes and furniture in hallways, blocked fire exits, or improper storage of paints and solvents.
• Identify the three biggest risks to your collection or building (such as a leaking water pipe, heavy snow, or power failure) and outline steps to mitigate them.

Stay on Track

• Join forces with nearby institutions and develop a protocol for helping each other in case of a disaster.  Add your network to KCHERN’s regional page. http://kansaschern.wordpress.com/regions.
• Get to know your local firefighters and police. Invite them to tour your institution and give you pointers on safety and preparedness.

Topeka, KS, — Kansas residents can access information on state government, legislation, public policy issues and more by calling 1-800-432-3924. Calls are answered by experienced reference/research librarians at the State Library of Kansas and kept confidential. Lines are open weekdays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Callers can also leave brief messages to be delivered to legislators as well as request copies of bills, calendars, journals, committee agendas, voting records, and other legislative documents.

In addition to calling the hotline, residents can also text questions to 785-256-0733 (standard text message rates may apply), instant message at www.kslib.info/ask-a-librarian, or visit the State Library. The State Library is located in the north wing, on the third floor of the Kansas Capitol Building.

Topeka, KS, — The State Library of Kansas is encouraging residents to participate in this year’s one book/one state reading and discussion project, Kansas Reads: Then We Came to the End by Joshua Ferris.

The 2013 title, Then We Came to the End, reflects a special collaboration with the Kansas Humanities Council’s statewide “The Way We Worked in Kansas” initiative. While the traveling exhibit explores how we worked YESTERDAY, the novel looks at how we work TODAY. The book is a comedy about the American workplace, told in the first-person plural. It takes place in a fictitious Chicago ad agency that is experiencing a downturn at the end of the ’90s Internet boom. The titular “End” is the closing of the business, which everyone in the novel expects but no one is really prepared for. This book captures the feeling of being the last man standing, the one who will be left to turn off the lights.

Kansas libraries began discussing the book, Then We Came to the End, on January 15 and will continue hosting events through March 20, 2013. Mary Cotton Library (Sabetha, KS) and Newton Public Library (Newton, KS) were part of the State Library’s six scholar-led discussions sponsored by a Kansas Humanities Grant.  Additional scholar-led discussions of the book will be hosted by the following public libraries:

Feb. 17, 1:30 pm, Dorothy Bramlage Library, Junction City, KS
March 4, 7:00 pm, Pioneer Memorial Library, Colby, KS
March 11, 2:00 pm, Hays Public Library, Hays, KS
March 12, 7:00 pm, Independence Public Library, Independence, KS

When asked the significance of the statewide Kansas Reads program, State Librarian Jo Budler replied “I would encourage all Kansans to join a reading group in 2013; it’s a great way to engage in a book and get to know your neighbor. Kansas librarians are great at inspiring interest and discussions and everyone can add something different to the program.”  Visit www.kcfb.info/thenwecametotheend.html for more information on the statewide program.

“KHC Humanities Grants support projects that connect people with ideas and engage audiences with the humanities,” said Julie Mulvihill, executive director of the Kansas Humanities Council.  “Then We Came to the End book discussions invite community members to explore themes related to work and the workplace through a good book. It’s a wonderful companion program to KHC’s ‘The Way We Worked in Kansas’ initiative.”

Kansas Reads: Then We Came to the End is supported by the Kansas Humanities Council, a non-profit cultural organization dedicated to promoting humanities across Kansas. More information is available at www.kansashumanities.org.

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Why did we do this?

We have such a growing list of resources that we wanted to make all of our database access pages more uniform. The design of this page is based on the Explore Our Resources page. Students and researchers familiar with one way of access will not have to hunt for the link to a favorite database.

The login process is the same as always – just  enter your card number and date of birth, click submit, and you’re ready to go!

Starting with Funding Year (FY) 2011, schools and libraries applying for Priority 2 services (Internal Connections and Basic Maintenance) must prepare a technology plan. Before FY2011, technology plans were required for all eligible services other than basic telephone service.

http://www.usac.org/sl/applicants/step01/default.aspx

What are priority 2 services?

http://www.usac.org/sl/applicants/beforeyoubegin/eligible-services/default.aspx

Unless you intend to acquire connections that will reside internally within your facility, in general, most library applications are entirely priority 1 service, and no Technology Plan is required.

]]> http://statelibrary.mykansaslibrary.org/?feed=rss2&p=11593 0 http://statelibrary.mykansaslibrary.org/?p=11589 http://statelibrary.mykansaslibrary.org/?p=11589#comments Fri, 18 Jan 2013 17:27:57 +0000 Candace http://statelibrary.mykansaslibrary.org/?p=11589 The Kansas Periodical Index is going digital
State Library providing a worldwide subscription to Kansas articles—online

Topeka, KS, — The wealth of material available in Kansas periodicals is now available at www.libris.ca/kpi, through a subscription purchased by the State Library of Kansas.

The Kansas Periodical Index is a reference source that lists articles from Kansas related periodicals and other material. Magazines currently being published which are indexed include Kansas!, Kansas History, Kansas Government Journal, Kansas Wildlife & Parks, Southeast Kansas Living, The Territorial, and Topeka Magazine.  Other magazines indexed, although no longer published, include Kanhistique, Kansas Heritage, Kansas Traveler, Kansas Sports and many others.

The online Kansas Periodical Index is searchable by keywords—if users have a subject in mind, they can now use this online tool to help find articles. Print versions have been available in approximately 100 Kansas libraries since 1984 but many have discontinued their subscription due to budget cuts.

“Users from all over are now able to find Kansas related articles easier by searching for indexes online—they can then access those articles through their local library.” State Librarian Jo Budler said.

“The periodicals indexed were selected on the basis of their having substantive articles of potential usefulness or interest to many Kansans: middle and high school students, college students, and the general public. Only periodicals which carried mainly nonfiction articles were selected,” said Roger Carswell, creator of the Kansas Periodical Index and Director of the Southeast Kansas Library System and Iola Public Library.

Current coverage in the Kansas Periodical Index is from 2002 to 2012 (2006 and 2012 are partially completed to date). Indexing of 2013 issues should begin by spring. This is an index only (no abstracts or full text). The print edition has been discontinued. Users can also access the Kansas Periodical Index by visiting the State Library’s Collection & Resource page at www.kslib.info/collections-and-resources.html.

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