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LEXIS-NEXIS Scholastic Universe
Trial Subscription from April 9 through May 20, 2001
For a password to access this on-line database during the
trial period,
LEXIS-NEXIS Scholastic Universe gives students access to modules on News, Legal Research, Legislation and Statistics, African American, Presidential and Women's Studies specifically tailored to student research needs.
Now, for the first time, secondary-school students can access premium content from the most recognized name in electronic information, linked to an easy to use interface in the familiar Web environment.
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With seven individual modules from which to choose, Scholastic Universe can be tailored to fit the precise research needs of students and teachers.
NEWS: More than 60 newspapers, 40 magazines, broadcast transcripts, wire services and foreign language news sources are included. Publications such as the New York Times and the Washington Post date back to 1980. We also carry Business Week, ABC, CBS and NBC News transcripts, Associated Press, Business Wire, PR Newswire.
LEGAL RESEARCH: This module will make it easy for secondary students to answer questions about the law of the land as well as about individual state laws. This module includes U.S. Supreme Court cases, State High Court, Law Review articles, federal laws from 1988 to present and state law digests from all 50 states.
LEGISLATION: With the scholastic Universe Legislation module, secondary-school students easily can follow the federal and state legislative process, tracking both bills under consideration and bills passed. There are facts about members of Congress, the history of voting reports, U.S. and state bill tracking reports plus full text of the bills, and the Congressional Record with debates from the House and Senate floor.
STATISTICS: The Scholastic Universe Statistics module supplies easy Web access to world-renowned statistical sources such as the Statistical Abstract of the U.S., American Statistics Index (ASI) which provides indexing and abstracts to U.S. government statistical publications. Students can view the text, charts and tables from each publication.
AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES: No other African American Web research service offers: major federal legislation pertaining to race relations, 1792-1994; complete U.S. Supreme Court decisions on race, 1806-1994; reference articles on major figures, events, artistic works, laws, and court decisions that shaped the African American experience; manuscript material on pivotal episodes in the struggle for civil rights; autobiographies of prominent African Americans; scholarly articles from academic journals and important anthologies, including The Journal of Negro History.
WOMEN'S STUDIES: Explore the personal and institutional forces that shaped the lives of American women during three centuries of U.S. history. Investigate the vital issues that confirmed or challenged individual and societal values, that mobilized movements for or against change, and that touched succeeding generations of women and their families.
PRESIDENTIAL STUDIES: This service, new in 2001, debuts with speeches, scholarly articles, and reference articles covering all presidents and their administrations. In addition, in-depth material such as manuscript collections are provided for selected presidents, beginning with Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Lyndon Baines Johnson. Numbered executive orders are also included, currently covering the Lincoln through Theodore Roosevelt administrations. Each quarterly update will add detailed information on additional presidents and enrich the store of information for administrations already covered.
NYS BOCES Media Technology Association Scholarship
Each year the NYS BOCES Media Technology Association awards a scholarship to a deserving high school senior, university undergraduate or graduate student who is committed to study in the field of instructional technology. Instructional technology is defined as work related to the use of computers and/or media in an educational setting. Click here to get the application. Any questions may be addressed to the Orange-Ulster School Library System, 845-781-4360.
Joseph F. Shubert Library Excellence Awards
REGENTS ADVISORY COUNCIL ON LIBRARIES
WILL GIVE 2001 AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE
Applications are available for the Joseph F.
Shubert Library Excellence Awards. The Awards recognize libraries and library consortia that have taken significant steps to improve the
quality of library service to their users. The Council established the Awards as part of its 1994-95 centennial observance. In 2000, the
Council recognized the Lincoln High School Library Media Center and the Buffalo and Erie County Public Library System. Award
recipients will be able to apply for the award after three years.
The Award nominations should document measurable progress in identifying user needs, taking steps to meet those needs and
evaluating the results. Awards would recognize achievements of small, medium and large libraries and library consortia. The achievement
should have taken place within the past two years. Directors and others are requested to submit applications for the Award by Monday,
June 11, 2001.
Details and the brief application form are available from: Patti
Chandler, Regents Advisory Council on Libraries Joseph F. Shubert Library Excellence Award, the New York State Library, 10C34
CEC, Albany, NY 12230.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:
Patti Chandler, NYS Library, (518) 474-5930
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: JUNE 11, 2001
New York Council on the Humanities 2001 Teen Essay Contest
Tearing Down Walls is the theme of the New York Council on the Humanities 2001 Teen Essay
Contest. Essays are due May 4, 2001. Guidelines, samples essays and step-by-step instructions
for teens are available at the New York Council on the Humanities website at:
http://www.nyhumanities.org/ysc2001.html
Children's Internet Protection
ALA advises that any information you receive informing you that public and school
libraries must immediately purchase and install Internet filters is false. Although President
Clinton did sign the Children's Internet Protection Act into law in December, 2000, there is as
yet no need for public and school libraries to act.
The FCC is now working on regulations that will outline the timeline during which school and
public libraries must install filters in order to receive federal funding. The FCC's
regulations will be available at the end of March, at the earliest. It will likely be more
than a year before school and public libraries are required to purchase and install filters.
In the meantime, keep spending E-rate funds, and continue to enforce your library's Internet
protection policies.
Check the ALA Washington Office/OIF Web site created for this issue for timing
updates: www.ala.org/cipa
More About the Children's Internet Protection
The following is the text of a letter and FAQ document sent to the AASL Executive Committee and
AASL Board, which is now being shared with the membership at large.
March 6, 2001
Dear AASL Executive Committee Members:
On December 15, 2000, the Children's Internet Protection Act ("CIPA") was enacted. CIPA
mandates the use of filtering or blocking technology by public libraries and elementary and
secondary schools that receive telecommunications discounts through the E-Rate program or
specified federal funding for Internet connectivity or hardware. During the month of March,
2001, the American Library Association will file suit on behalf of public libraries challenging
the constitutionality of this law.
Although ALA believes strongly that CIPA is unconstitutional in both the context of the school
library as well as the public library, ALA lacks the legal standing to bring a lawsuit on
behalf of the schools that are the fund recipients under the statute.
ALA remains firmly committed to supporting the school community. To that end, ALA will take the
following steps to support schools and school libraries:
Ø ALA pledges to support any legal effort by school groups to challenge the constitutionality
of CIPA in the school context.
Ø ALA will continue to maintain contact with school groups to discuss the impact of CIPA on
schools and school libraries.
Ø ALA supports legislation to promote public education campaigns designed to instruct the
public in the uses of the Internet and the importance of access for users to the broadest range
of information.
CIPA's mandate of filtering is unworkable and unconstitutional. No technology exists that will
filter out illegal material such as obscenity and child pornography while allowing library
patrons full access to constitutionally protected speech. The mission of the library is to
provide its patrons access to the broadest range of information. CIPA, on the other hand,
forces libraries to block access to constitutionally protected speech for adults and minors as
a prerequisite to receiving federal funding designed to enhance the ability of the library to
serve its patrons. ALA is committed to protecting the rights of patrons to unfettered access to
constitutionally protected material.
William R. Gordon, Executive Director
WRG/lm
CHILDREN'S INTERNET PROTECTION ACT
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS #2
CIPA AND SCHOOL LIBRARIES
Prepared by Jenner & Block, ALA Legal Counsel, March 2001
Is the American Library Association challenging the Children's Internet Protection Act on
behalf of school libraries?
The American Library Association does not have the legal standing to challenge the Act on
behalf of school libraries.
What does the term "legal standing" mean?
Courts require individuals or organizations to establish a direct injury to permit a legal
suit. In order to challenge the Children's Internet Protection Act, an individual or
organization must establish that they are the direct recipient of the federal funds at issue, a
user of the entity required to filter or a content provider that will be blocked by filtering
technology. School libraries are not the direct recipients of federal funds under this
statute, but rather receive funding through their individual schools.
Why does the American Library Association lack legal standing to challenge the law on behalf of
school libraries?
The Children's Internet Protection Act mandates filtering and blocking technology for schools
or public libraries that apply for e-rate discounts for Internet connections or specified
funding under the Library Services Technology Act (LSTA) for Internet use. The school entities
that apply, receive and oversee the federal funds at issue under these statutes are not members
of the American Library Association. The school libraries that are members of the American
Library Association do not function independently of the schools for purposes of funding under
the statutes, and, as a result, do not have legal standing.
Does the American Library Association believe the Act is constitutional in the school library
context?
No. The American Library Association believes strongly that the Children's Internet Protection
Act is unconstitutional in both the context of the public library and the school library. The
American Library Association remains firmly committed to supporting the school community and
pledges to support any legal effort by school groups to challenge the constitutionality of the
Children's Internet Protection Act in the school context.
Why does the American Library Association believe that the Children's Internet Protection Act
is unconstitutional?
The filtering mandate imposed by Congress is unworkable in the context of a public institution
in that it necessarily imposes restrictions on access to constitutionally protected speech on
the patrons served by libraries. Restrictions on access to speech in the library are
antithetical to the mission of the library to provide patrons with unfettered access to all
available and constitutionally protected speech.
New Century Libraries Aid Bills
NEW CENTURY LIBRARIES AID BILLS A.7296 and S.3714 NOW AVAILABLE ON STATE LIBRARY WEBSITE
State Librarian Janet M. Welch announced that the bill text for Senate S.3714 and
Assembly A.7296, the New Century Libraries proposal introduced by Senator Hugh T. Farley and
Assemblywoman Naomi Matusow, is now available along with information and fact
sheets on the New York State Library's website at http://www.nysl.nysed.gov.
If passed, these bills will provide a record-setting $95 million to begin implementing the
visionary recommendations of the Regents Commission on Library Services. The bill proposes $80 million of the $95 million in new State funds needed to begin
implementation of the ten policy recommendations of the Regents Commission on Library Services,
Meeting the Needs of All New Yorkers: Library Service in the New Century. The additional $15
million of the $95 million is for school library support aid in the State Aid to Schools
Proposal. The bill will amend Education Law 271, 273, 273-a, 284, and 285 and create a new 286
to provide increased State aid to libraries.
For more information on the details of the New Century Libraries proposals contact Carol Ann Desch, Coordinator of Statewide Library Services at cdesch@mail.nysed.gov.
2001: A Reading Odyssey
SATURDAY APRIL 21, 2001 - All Day -
HOSTOS COMMUNITY COLLEGE, CUNY
Location: 3rd floor, "C" Building (450 Grand Concourse, Bronx NY)
8:15 AM On-Site Registration, refreshments, exhibits
9:00 : Morning Keynote by Alma Flor Ada: "The Discovery of Voice: The Author's Inner Journey" Professor
of Multicultural Education at the University of San Francisco, recipient of the 2000 Pura Belpre Award, and author of
numerous children's books in Spanish and English, including "Gathering the Sun," "Yours Truly," "Goldilocks," and "Under
the Royal Palms: A Childhood in Cuba."
10:30-11:45 Concurrent Workshops (see below for list)
12:00-1:30: Luncheon. Keynote by Walter Dean Myers:
"Bad Boy: A Writer's Odyssey." Coretta Scott King and Newbery Honor Award-winning author of picture books and
young adult novels including "Harlem," "Fallen Angels," "The Glory Field," "Scorpions," "The Greatest: Muhammad Ali" and
his most recent, "Bad Boy."
3:30 PM: Entertainment by Circus Amok This New York City based Circus Theater Company brings live
theater to diverse neighborhoods from East New York to the East Village. With a mission to provide free public art
addressing contemporary issues of social justice to the people of NYC, the troupe was honored with an Obie Award in
2000.
ALL DAY: Publishers' Exhibits, Books on Sale
Morning and Afternoon Workshops:
* Shakespeare and the Elementary Student: Across Curriculum/Across Cultures, Lois Burdett
* Teaching Social Studies and Language Arts with a Multicultural Perspective, Patricia Davidman
* Building Community Through Literacy: Self-Reflection through Picture Books, Carmen Fariña
* Visual Literacy: Seeing, Interpreting, Learning through Illustration, Christy Hale
* One Odyssey, Many Languages: Literacy Pathways to Performance Standards, Stephanie Krusa
* Math Games from Around the World, Claudia Zaslovsky
REGISTRATION INFORMATION:
Registration fee: $70.*
Students/Seniors (with ID): $30
*Fee includes: hot keynote luncheon, complimentary books, ticket to Circus Amok, refreshments, more.
*** Ask about getting NYC Public School Teacher Credit for this Event! ***
For more information, contact the Hostos Center for the Arts and Culture: Phone: 718-518-6700 or Fax: 718-518-6690
26th
Annual Spring Conference
Youth
Services Section of the New York Library Association (YSS/NYLA)
"Brave
New World of Youth Services"
Friday, April 27, 2001
Garden City Hotel in Garden City, Long Island
The keynote speaker for this conference, Walter Minkel, Technology Editor for School Library Journal, has worked as a children's and young adult librarian for public libraries in California and Oregon and most recently as School Corps Technology trainer for the Multnomah County Library in Oregon. A puppeteer and storyteller for nearly twenty years, Mr. Minkel developed the Newbery, Caldecott and Coretta Scott King Award pages for ALA and is the author with Roxanne Feldman of Delivering Web Reference Services to Young People.
The luncheon speaker, best-selling author Paula Danziger, has written numerous books for children and young adult including The Cat Ate My Gymsuit, Can You Sue Your Parents for Malpractice?, The Pistachio Prescription, The Amber Brown Series and most recently, P.S. Longer Letter Later and Snail Mail No More with Ann M. Martin. This award-winning writer is best known for her light and humorous takes on life that teens and pre-teens face. A former teacher, Ms. Danziger also appears on BBC television interviewing authors and illustrators.
Some of the workshops being offered will be:
Creating and Maintaining Web Pages for Teens
Programming for Babies: Practical Tips and Ideas
Toot Your Own Horn! Librarians Marketing Themselves as Professionals
Children's Literature - Is It a Brave New World?
YA Reader's Advisory: Book and Online Sources to Keep You in the Know
Management - A Primer and Then Some
When to Surf the Web and When to Stay on Land
Discover Crafts and Activities for Summer Reading Programs
Book Discussion Groups: Everything Old Is New Again
YA Literature: Books To Keep Teens Reading
Schools and Libraries: Making the Connection Again (and Again)
Discover Crafts and Activities for Summer Reading Programs.
For a copy of the full brochure for this conference please contact Lisa Paulo, YSS Spring Conference Planner, at (516) 466-8055, ext. 210 or e-mail at LPaulo@hotmail.com.
SLMS Conference Program and Registration
Program information and the registration form for the 2001 Conference of the School Library Media Section
(SLMS) of NYLA sponsored by the School Library systems Association is available at:
http://www.slms-nyla.org/conference2001/conf2001.html
The School Library System will be distributing hard copies of the conference program to Southern Westchester BOCES School Library System participants.
Westchester Library Association Annual
Conference
Information regarding this conference is available at http://www.wliba.org/annualconference.html.
Online-only Summer Program Directory
http://www.SummerOncampus.com
is an online-only database-driven summer program directory, especially geared for NY middle and high students:
It provides descriptions, contact information and active email and website links
for hundreds of (day & residential) ARTS, SPORTS, and ACADEMIC summer camp programs for kids 8-18 on college campuses throughout NEW YORK
STATE.
A hard copy is no longer published. You can now access the entire book FREE with no login or
registration.
EBSCO MasterFile Select To Be Added To EmpireLink
NEW YORK STATE LIBRARY
ANNOUNCES
THIRD DATABASE TO BE ADDED TO EmpireLink(NOVEL)
Janet M. Welch, State Librarian and Assistant Commissioner for Libraries, announced that
the New York State Library added a third content database, EBSCO's MasterFile Select to its
statewide EmpireLink Project, beginning in April 200l.
EBSCO's MasterFile Select will provide thousands of libraries across New York State cost-free
access to 771 full-text periodicals covering general reference, business, health, social
sciences, humanities, education, general science, news and current events. In addition to
MasterFile Select, EBSCO will include topicsearch, a current events/social issues database and
Primary Search with Searchasaurus, a search engine geared for elementary to middle school-age
users.
Additional information will be forthcoming as the services are developed. Service is expected
to be phased-in beginning in April 2001. EBSCO will provide credits to current subscribers for
the remaining portion of their current subscription. As more details are worked out,
information will be posted to multiple listservs.
EmpireLink is a three-year pilot project funded through a Federal Library Services and
Technology Act (LSTA) grant to the New York State Library by the Institute of Museum and
Library Services (IMLS). In its third year, the EmpireLink Project provides a foundation for
the proposed New York Online Virtual Library (NOVEL), providing statewide access to
high-quality, reliable digital information. The addition of this third statewide database to
the EmpireLink Project completes the highest priority content areas recommended by the
Statewide Database Access Committee, a twenty member group of representatives from all types of
libraries and all regions of the state. In 1998 this Committee identified the priority content
areas as newspapers, health, business and general reference. The two other databases currently
provided statewide include Health Reference Center Academic and Dialog @ CARL. The NOVEL
Planning Team will be recommending a selection process for subsequent content
areas!
Additional information may be found at the New York State Library EmpireLink website:
http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/library/emplink
or call the EmpireLink Help Desk (877) 277-0250. For additional information on NOVEL visit the NOVEL website at
http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/library/novel/
TechLearning News
TechLearning News is a bi-monthly update brought to you by Technology & Learning and the
Consortium for School Networking (CoSN).
In the March 15, 2001 - No. 10 issue you can find the following articles:
1. Concept Mapping on Hand Held Computers
2. PA Selects Three Digital School Districts
3. Facing History and Ourselves
4. Technology Education Pays Off
5. You Can Run, But You Can't Hide
6. New at TechLEARNING.com
7. CoSN NewsIN THE NEWS
A few examples of what you might find are:
PA SELECTS THREE DIGITAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS
Three districts made it through the final judging to become Pennsylvania's first Digital School Districts. The Carlisle Area School District, Quaker
Valley School District and Spring Cove School District - representing
county, suburban and rural areas - will each receive up to $2 million funding designed to give them the opportunity to infuse technology into
every aspect of learning and serve as models for other PA districts.
Source: PA Department of Education http://www.padigitalschooldistricts.com/districts.html
FACING HISTORY AND OURSELVES
Facing History and Ourselves has launched a new Online Campus learning initiative that will allow educators from around the world to take part in
its programs. The challenge will be translating the intense, face-to-face interactions that form the basis of the organization's teacher network now, into the online format.
Source: Facing History and Ourselves http://www.facinghistory.org
TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION PAYS OFF
Students who participated in career and technology education (CTE) in high school make good transitions to college and end up in higher-paying jobs
after they complete college, according to a recent study from a Maryland school district. The report includes a number of strategies for making
more high school students aware of and willing to participate in CTE.
Source: Montgomery County Public Schools http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/info/press/Career_Ed_report.pdf
You can visit TechLEARNING.com for the full story: http://www.techlearning.com/content/ednews
NEWS FROM CoSN
Visit CoSN.org ( http://www.cosn.org ) for information on advocacy and leadership development.
What's new at FREE?
More than 20 new learning resources in the arts, foreign languages, health & safety, language arts, science, & social studies have been added to the FREE website. Teachers, parents, students, & others are invited to search FREE for teaching & learning resources from more than 40 federal organizations: http://www.ed.gov/free/
Westchester Library Association
Click here http://www.wliba.org/ to visit the Westchester Library Association's new website.
Authors & Illustrators
http://www.libraryland.com/authors.htm gives an introduction to the background of authors & how the illustrations were done for their stories.
Homework Help
Danbury (Conn) Library has a great website to help children and parents deal with homework problems. http://www.danbury.org/librarykids/homeworkhelp.htm
Mentoring New Teachers
The Palmer School of Long Island University
The Palmer School of Long Island University offers a variety of courses in a condensed format over the summer on current topics in the library and information science field.
LIS 900M Children's Literature in the 21st Century: offered at our Westchester campus at Pace University in Pleasantville
Friday, July 6th, 8:30-5:00, Saturday, July 7th, 10:00-5:00 Friday, July 27th, 8:30-5:00, Saturday, July 28th, 10:00-5:00
This course will examine recent trends and issues in children’s and young adult publishing. Students will look at books that are pushing the envelope
and breaking barriers in format, style, topic and theme.
Taught by Judith Rovenger, Children's Services Consultant, Westchester Library System
LIS 901D Great Libraries & Their Collections: offered at our Manhattan campus in Bobst library of NYU
Tuesdays & Thursdays, June 26-July 24, 6:00-9:00
This course offers an approach to collections in great libraries on an international basis. Topics will include: the historical development and
global distribution of major institutions, the literature available on their
resources, and methods for comparative study.
Taught by William V. Jackson, Senior Fellow at Dominican University
For a brochure with more information on these and other courses please contact:
Evangeline Booth
Program Director, Manhattan Campus
Palmer School of Library and Information Science
ebooth@liu.edu
212-998-2680
Online Courses
Internet in Action - New York; 6 week online course specifically designed to
help k-12 teachers become fluent in internet use, and comfortable with its
integration into the curriculum.
http://www.verizon.com
http://www.thirteen.org/coursereg
Stanford-CSL Institute on 21st Century Librarianship Summer 2001 Institute
a. Do you believe in the intrinsic value of libraries today and in the future?
b. Are you excited about the changes in libraries today?
c. Do you want to become a leader in libraries?
Then this opportunity is for you.
Stanford University, in cooperation with the California State Library, is pleased to announceWednesday, April 18, 2001,
3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Place: To be announced
Picture Books for the Older Grades
Wednesday, May 9, 2001
1:00 p.m.
Southern Westchester BOCES, 2 Westchester Plaza, Elmsford 10523
May 14, 2001
There will be three 90-Minute Sessions
May 15, 2001
3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Southern Westchester BOCES, 2 Westchester Plaza, Elmsford, NY 10523
Secondary/Middle School Librarians
May 16, 2001
3:15 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Southern Westchester BOCES, 2 Westchester Plaza, Elmsford, NY 10523
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MARCH NEWS
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March is Women's History Month!
Gale Group Celebrates Women's History Month!
Get the whole school involved--Gale Group encourages classroom teachers to take advantage of the free resources provided on
http://www.galegroup.com.
Celebrating Women's History: A Women's History Month Resource Book, contains activities that can make Women's History Month more meaningful
(includes 15 complete activities arranged by topic). Over 50 biographies including Lucille Ball, J.K.Rowling-- and of course
our Women's History month weekly quiz and prizes! http://www.galegroup.com/freresrc/womenhst/index.htm
For more biographies check out the Biography Resource Center. We have nearly 300,000 individuals-- thumbnail and narrative biographies--magazine, newspaper articles and other related sources included in
BRC…just click on the type of information you wish to use! Click below for the online tour--and to request a free trial for your entire school.
http://www.galegroup.com/BiographyRC/
Our feature print title this month is the 2001 Dartmouth Medal Winner Women in World History- click on the link below for information on this
title as well as other award winning print titles from Gale Group. http://www.galegroup.com/dartmouth.htm
Children's Internet Protection
Congress passed the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) and the Neighborhood Children's Internet Protection Act (NCIPA) as part of a major spending bill (H.R. 4577) on December 15, 2000. The law places restrictions on the use of funding that is available through the Library Services and Technology Act, Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, and the Universal Service program known as the E-rate. These restrictions take the form of requirements for Internet safety policies and technology protection measures that block and filter certain material from being accessed through the Internet. The law will become effective on April 20, 2001.
The new ALA CIPA Web site ( http://www.ala.org/cipa ) is a joint effort of ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom and Washington Office designed to provide you with information about ALA's activity regarding CIPA and the Neighborhood Internet Protection Act.
from ALA Office of Government Relations - Washington Office Legislative Update
and
ALAWON: American Library
Association Washington Office Newsline, Vol. 10, No. 3, January 23, 2001
School Library Media Bill Introduced in Senate
ALAWON: American Library Association Washington Office Newsline
Volume 11, Number 8
February 15, 2001
School Library Media Bill Introduced In Senate
On February 14, Senators Jack Reed (D-RI), joined by a number of his colleagues introduced S. 327, The Improving Literacy Through School Libraries Act of
2001. The bill would amend Title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and
would provide up-to-date school library media resources and well-trained, professionally certified school library media specialists for elementary and secondary schools.
School library media supporters should contact Senators, asking them to sponsor and
support S. 327. The Improving Literacy Through School Libraries Act of 2001 is the missing
ingredient needed for student success. Now is the time to alert Senators to local school library needs. The latest research conducted by Keith Curry
Lance et al (www.lrs.edu) can be used to show how an investment in school libraries
can lead to increased student achievement. Please help us make the case that funds dedicated to improving school libraries will benefit children in
individual states. Use examples from studies done in your state, or needs in your own school library. There is no time to lose, since the
Administration is pushing for action on ESEA reauthorization this spring as a first priority
and the Senate will be working quickly.
ALAWON: American Library Association Washington Office Newsline
Volume 10, Number 12
February 23, 2001
SENATE URGENT ACTION NEEDED on ESEA:
The Senate Health, Education Labor and Pensions Committee is planning a mark-up of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
reauthorization on March 5. Your help is needed to get S. 327, the Improving Literacy Through School Libraries Act of 2001,
included in the Committee version of ESEA reauthorization. S. 327 would authorize $500 million to support acquisition of school
library media resources, well-trained certified school library media specialists, and access to library resources after school
hours.
Contact your legislator and request support. Consider including the following points.
Describe the situation in your school library, system or state.
Statistics show that well-equipped school libraries supported by certified school library media specialists contribute to rising achievement scores of students. (See the Keith Curry Lance studies at www.lrs.org ).
Average expenditures in elementary schools for materials are around $7.00, hardly enough for half a book per child.
Academic success for all students must include a serious commitment in spending for school library resources.
Information About UCITA
The Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act (UCITA) is a proposed state contract law designed to standardize the law regarding the licensing of software and all other forms of digital information. UCITA is a complex law that will adversely affect libraries, individual consumers, business, industry, schools and universities - anyone using software of any kind of digital information.
For information about UCITA go to http://www.ala.org/washoff/ucita or http://www.affect.ucita.com
New Book by Local Author
The Blackbirch Kid's Almanac of Geography, a new book by Alice Siegel, the English Language Arts Administrator for the Mount Vernon School District, has just been published. For further information regarding this publication go to http://www.blackbirch.com or call 1-800-831-9183.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
During the month of March you will be able to search the 72,000 full text articles, 18,000 graphics and 130,000 unique Internet links on the Britannica Online (BOL) website for a free preview. The website is http://www.search.eb.com . You will need a password and user ID, however, to enter the site. Please contact Janet Jamal at jjamal@swboces.org or 914-345-8500 ext. 122 for this information.
WLA Reference Roundtable
The Westchester Library Association is sponsoring a Reference Roundtable at Chappaqua
Public Library at 9:30 am. on Thursday March 8, 2001. Join your colleagues from public, academic, school, and special libraries as they
discuss their favorite websites and online databases. All you need to do is to bring a couple
of online resources that you find useful to your patrons and join the group for an interesting
morning.
To register please call Noreen McGuire at (914) 773-3815 or email her at
nmcguire@pace.edu. Chappaqua Public Library is located at 195 S. Greeley Avenue, Chappaqua, New York. If
you need directions to get to the Library, call 238-4779
2001 SLMSSENY Spring Conference
Making Connections for School Libraries
March 30, 2001
8 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Hotel Thayer at West Point, NY
The keynote speaker, Walter Minkel, is the Technology Editor for School Library Journal. The luncheon speaker, Jim Bruchac, will tell stories - one of the oldest ways of making connections. Illustrator James Ransome will be present to accept the Rip Van Winkle Award. The new SLMSSENY website http://www.slmsseny.org will be introduced at the conference. Workshops will include:
1. Elementary Booktalks with Frank Hodge
2. Primary Sources: Exploiting the Internet for Social Studies
3. Onions, Buttons, and Headpops: How Ideas Turn into Stories
4. Reading into the Millennium... A New Century Storytime
5. Secondary Booktalks with Frank Hodge
6. Discovering Animals through Folklore
7. Library, Museum and Teacher Collaborations
There will also be a West Point Cadet Library Tour available (it will take the place of the two workshop sessions) to the first 40 registrants. The Cadet library is not open to the public, so this is a special opportunity to take a tour of this lovely four-story building, which will include a presentation of their web site. Additional $10.00.
For further information please call Lois Parker-Hennion at (845) 680-1670
literatureplace.com...where literacy begins with books
A demonstration of literatureplace.com will be held on
March 20, 2001
1:30 - 3:00 p.m.
at the Southern Westchester BOCES School Library System
2
Westchester Plaza, Elmsford, NY 10523
Are you looking for internet-based educational resources? More specifically, are you looking for curriculum-based resources that support the reading of books? If so, you know how time-consuming the search can be. Learn how this site can enhance your reading and language arts curriculum. Come to a demonstration of a site that includes Bookfolios, Bookviews and Annotated Book List. Free passwords for a trial will be distributed at the demonstration.
26th
Annual Spring Conference
Youth
Services Section of the New York Library Association (YSS/NYLA)
"Brave
New World of Youth Services"
Friday, April 27, 2001
Garden City Hotel in Garden City, Long Island
The keynote speaker for this conference, Walter Minkel, Technology Editor for School Library Journal, has worked as a children's and young adult librarian for public libraries in California and Oregon and most recently as School Corps Technology trainer for the Multnomah County Library in Oregon. A puppeteer and storyteller for nearly twenty years, Mr. Minkel developed the Newbery, Caldecott and Coretta Scott King Award pages for ALA and is the author with Roxanne Feldman of Delivering Web Reference Services to Young People.
The luncheon speaker, best-selling author Paula Danziger, has written numerous books for children and young adult including The Cat Ate My Gymsuit, Can You Sue Your Parents for Malpractice?, The Pistachio Prescription, The Amber Brown Series and most recently, P.S. Longer Letter Later and Snail Mail No More with Ann M. Martin. This award-winning writer is best known for her light and humorous takes on life that teens and pre-teens face. A former teacher, Ms. Danziger also appears on BBC television interviewing authors and illustrators.
Some of the workshops being offered will be:
Creating and Maintaining Web Pages for Teens
Programming for Babies: Practical Tips and Ideas
Toot Your Own Horn! Librarians Marketing Themselves as Professionals
Children's Literature - Is It a Brave New World?
YA Reader's Advisory: Book and Online Sources to Keep You in the Know
Management - A Primer and Then Some
When to Surf the Web and When to Stay on Land
Discover Crafts and Activities for Summer Reading Programs
Book Discussion Groups: Everything Old Is New Again
YA Literature: Books To Keep Teens Reading
Schools and Libraries: Making the Connection Again (and Again)
Discover Crafts and Activities for Summer Reading Programs.
For a copy of the full brochure for this conference please contact Lisa Paulo, YSS Spring Conference Planner, at (516) 466-8055, ext. 210 or e-mail at LPaulo@hotmail.com.
SLMS Conference Program and Registration
Program information and the registration form for the 2001 Conference of the School Library Media Section
(SLMS) of NYLA sponsored by the School Library systems Association is available at:
http://www.slms-nyla.org/conference2001/conf2001.html
The School Library System will be distributing hard copies of the conference program to Southern Westchester BOCES School Library System participants.
NYLA Legislative Day
The New York Library Association cordially invites all
librarians, trustees, staff, and Friends
to come to Albany on March 20, 2001 to participate in the Association's annual Legislative
Day.
The New York Library Association coordinates Legislative Day to give an opportunity
for all library supporters to speak with their elected state representatives in Albany.
It is of the utmost importance to remind senators and assemblypersons of the role
played by the library community in this state.
Hourly briefings will be given in Meeting Room 6 in the Concourse about the budget process
in which we are engaged and the initiative we are advancing for an additional $95 million in
state aid for libraries. Your questions will be answered before you go to the appointments you
have arranged with your legislators and their staff in the Capitol and the Legislative Office
Building. We will also provide you with briefing materials for yourself and for the legislator
you will be visiting. The Westchester Library Association is sponsoring a
bus to Albany on this day at a cost of $10 per person. Contact Van Kozelka
at the Katonah Village Library at (914)232-3508 regarding
transportation.
If you are unable to attend Legislative Day, write a note to your senator and assemblyperson telling them how important libraries are and how great is the need for additional state aid to fulfill our responsibilities to the students of New York State.
The Great New York Readaloud
New York State Library announces April 4, 2001 For THE GREAT NEW YORK READALOUD
Janet Welch, State Librarian announced that on April 4, 2001, libraries across New York
State will for the 12th year celebrate the Great New York ReadAloud. The theme for 2001 is
"Books Are Brain Food - Read". The Great New York ReadAloud is the largest one-day reading event
in the nation celebrating the value of reading. The New York Library Association, the New York
State Library and 12 other organizations are cooperating to ensure that the 2001 ReadAloud is as successful as the past eleven celebrations.
Large and small libraries of all types sponsor ReadAloud activities by inviting local
celebrities to talk about the joy of reading and its value for life-long learning. Libraries
are encouraged to plan a ReadAloud around the statewide theme of "Books Are Brain Food - Read".
ReadAloud posters for 2001 will be available in late February 2001; in Chinese, English and
Spanish. The posters are provided, designed and produced as a public service to the libraries
of New York State by SIRS/Mandarin of Boca Raton, Florida, a Corporate Partner of the Great New
York ReadAloud.
For information on how to organize a ReadAloud, visit our web site at:
http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/libdevel.htm or contact Tiffany H. Allen, Statewide ReadAloud
Coordinator at the New York State Library, (518) 486-4863 or via e-mail tallen@mail.nysed.gov
.
The mailing of the Great New York ReadAloud materials for 2001 has been unvoidably delayed due
to design and delivery problems. As of March 13th, over 5,000 packets have been mailed
to school and public libraries statewide.
To get an advance look at the artwork and "Tips" sheets, please check the website at:
http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/libdev/readaloud/racover.htm .
Judy Freeman Seminar
Putnam/Northern Westchester BOCES will be sponsoring this half-day workshop in which Judy Freeman, author of Books Kids Will Sit Still For will share her personal treasure-trove of tried-and-true, child–tested titles in her stimulating, high-powered presentation. She will introduce scores of concrete strategies for integrating children’s books across every subject area in support of the New York State Learning Standards. For details click here Judy Freeman Seminar
Rutgers University SCILS Professional Development Studies
For
more information click below
http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/ac/pds/
Best Books for Children and Young Adults
Spring 2001
For
more information click below
http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/ac/pds/s01winners.jsp
From Now On
The Educational Technology Journal
Vol. 10, No. 5, February 2001
Table of Contents
1. Weeding the Garden: Shedding the Ineffectual, the
Inconsequential and the Frustrating Lesson
by Jamie McKenzie ( http://fno.org/feb01/weeding.html
)
2. Skirting the Education dot Bomb: Winning value for students
and schools in an increasingly digital world.
by Jamie McKenzie ( http://fno.org/feb01/edudotbomb.html
)
3. From Trivial Pursuit to Essential Questions and
Standards-Based Learning
by Jamie McKenzie ( http://fno.org/feb01/pl.html
)
4. Horse Before Cart
( http://fno.org/feb01/horsecart.html
)
For the full issue with four
articles this month, visit http://fno.org
(Directions for subscribing to this website are given.)
Some research articles on the value of school libraries
American School Board Journal
http://www.asbj.com/2001/02/0201research.html
MCAS and School Libraries:
Making the Connection
A Symposium Sponsored by the
Graduate School of Library and Information Science
Simmons College
http://artemis.simmons.edu/~baughman/mcas-school-libraries/
Online Course Available For Cataloging Internet Resources-Take Advantage of
Introductory Pricing!
Nylink is pleased to announce the availability of "Cataloging Internet Resources Using MARC 21 and AACR2," the first course offering in the OCLC
Online Library Learning series http://www.oclc.org/institute/oll/index.htm, developed by The OCLC
Institute, in conjunction with other networks and OCLC Institute consultant Steve Miller. You may sign up for the course at any time and your paid
registration licenses you to access the course without limit for one year from the date of registration.
Special introductory prices are available through March 31 [see http://www.oclc.org/institute/oll/faq.htm#price]. Introductory
registration costs for full OCLC members range from $39-$59 per person depending on the number of orders in your group. Costs range from $62-$89
per person after March 31. The costs are slightly higher for non-members.
This Web-based course, designed for self-paced and self-directed study, covers current cataloging rules and MARC fields that are essential for
libraries to provide efficient, effective, and uniform description and access for selected Internet resources using traditional standards and
practices. Each of the course's 28 interactive lessons contains learning objectives, instructional materials, real-world examples, and quizzes and
tests that provide immediate feedback. All you need to use the course is a Web browser.
To register, complete and submit the online registration form available at https://www3.oclc.org/institute/ollorder.htm.
For more information, please contact Lynne Kraus krausl@nylink.suny.edu
at Nylink or Amy Lytle lytlea@oclc.org at
OCLC.
Stanford-CSL Institute on 21st Century Librarianship Summer 2001 Institute
a. Do you believe in the intrinsic value of libraries today and in the future?
b. Are you excited about the changes in libraries today?
c. Do you want to become a leader in libraries?
Then this opportunity is for you.
Stanford University, in cooperation with the California State Library, is pleased to announceMarch 26, 2001
3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Southern Westchester BOCES, 2 Westchester Plaza, Elmsford, NY 10523
Secondary/Middle School Librarians
March 15, 2001
3:15 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Southern Westchester BOCES, 2 Westchester Plaza, Elmsford, NY 10523
Using Primary Source Materials
literatureplace.com Demonstration
March 20, 2001
1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Southern Westchester BOCES, 2 Westchester Plaza, Elmsford, NY 10523
March 20, 2001
3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Southern Westchester BOCES, 2 Westchester Plaza, Elmsford, NY 10523
Using Primary Source Materials
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FEBRUARY NEWS
Click on the links below to quickly find the article you want
C.E.R.F. Database
Each School Library System participant will be receiving, via the U.S. Mail, their password and information on accessing the C.E.R.F. (Curriculum and Education Resource Finder) database. This database is provided through the School Library System. A workshop on using this database within the curriculum will be scheduled. Stay tuned for further information.
"Take Your Parents to
Cyberschool" Week
February 5 - 10
"Take Your Parents to Cyberschool" Week, Feb. 5-10, is a national initiative designed to create
family awareness of the Internet's educational resources. Cable in the Classroom is partnering
with the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) to encourage kids to
teach their parents Internet literacy skills. Parents will learn the many ways the Internet
can provide instruction, research materials and safe interactive experiences to reinforce their
children's in-school and out-of-school learning.
From February 5-10 participants will go to a special "Take Your Parents to Cyberschool" Web
site - http://www.cyberschool.ciconline.org
- to begin their Internet tour. As students
select grade appropriate interactive activities online, they and their parents will be
encouraged to create easily accessible personal files of educational sties that fit their
current academic needs and which can be changed over time.
And don't forget, parents and other caregivers still have time to register for AASL's new
FamiliesConnect online course, "Raising Good Citizens for a Virtual World: How Do We Help Our
Children Be Safe and Ethical When Using the Internet?" This new online course begins Monday,
Feb. 5. Visit http://www.ala.org/aasl/news/fcethicsfeb2001.html
for a course description and
registration instructions.
Children's Dental Health Month
Children's Dental Health Month will be celebrated in February and the New York State Dental Association invites you to participate in its award-winning programs.
Across the state during February, members of the New York State Dental Association (NYSDA) will be volunteering in communities with programs and activities that encourage good oral health care habits. Writing contests have been designed to supplement activities.
February 28, 2001 is "Sugarless
Wednesday" - http://www.nysdental.org/pdf/sugwed.pdf
For further information, please click here http://www.nysdental.org. SLMS Conference Program and Registration Program information and the registration form for the 2001 Conference of the School Library Media Section
(SLMS) of NYLA sponsored by the School Library systems Association is available at: NYLA Legislative Day The New York Library Association cordially invites all
librarians, trustees, staff, and Friends
to come to Albany on March 20, 2001 to participate in the Association's annual Legislative
Day. Should you be in Albany the evening before, join us for dinner at Jack's Oyster House on
State Street and enjoy listening to Peter Slocum, veteran lobbyist and author, with Hy
Rosen of "From Rocky to Pataki." The
Great New York Readaloud New York State Library announces April 4, 2001 For THE GREAT NEW YORK READALOUD WALDO CiteSite The WALDO Information Services Committee Citation Sub-Committee's web
site of electronic citation formats is now posted on the WALDO web cite at www.waldolib.org/citesite. Libraries and Reading Test Scores Sent to the American School Board Journal, February 4, 2001
Krashen, S. 1995. School libraries, public libraries, and the NAEP reading scores.
School Library Media Quarterly 23: 235-238. Krashen, S. 1998. Why consider the library and books? In R. Constantino (Ed.)
Literacy, Access, and Libraries among the Language
Minority Population. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow. pp. 1-16. Lance, K. 1994. The impact of school library media centers on academic achievement. In C. Kuhlthau (Ed.)
School Library Media Annual, vol. 12. Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited. pp. 188-197. United States. Indiana Media Journal, 18(3): 65-70.
Lance, K., Hamilton-Pennell, C., Rodney, M., Petersen, L. and Sitter, C. 1999.
Information Empowered: The School Librarian as an
Academic Achievement in Alaska Schools. (Alaska State Library, Junea, 1999) Lance, K., Rodney, M., and Hamilton-Pennell, C. 2000. How School Librarians Help Kids Achieve Standards: The Second Colorado
Study.
San Jose: Hi Willow Research and Publishing. Lance, K., Rodney, M., and Hamilton-Pennell,C. 2000: Measuring to Standards: The Impact of School Library Programs and Information
Literacy in Pennsyvania Schools. Greensburg, PA: Pennsylvania Citizens for Better Libraries (604 Hunt Club Drive, Greenburg, PA,
15601). McQuillan, J. 1998. The Literacy Crisis: False Claims and Real Solutions. Portsmouth: Heinemann. Chat List for Young Writers Are you a young writer looking for a safe list to chat with other young writers? Are you also looking for advice, support and more? Parents -
have a young writer who needs to correspond with others? This is the list for YOU! From the publishers of The Writing Child. Taylorsville Elementary Update The following was received in response to
the article in our January News - Thank you for taking time to respond to our e-mail. Regional Childhood Lead Poisoning
Prevention Resource Center The Regional Lead Poisoning Prevention Resource Center is a free
outreach program funded by the New York State Department of Health. They
provide lead poisoning information through presentations, health fairs,
pamphlets, videos, posters, and other activities promoting lead poisoning
prevention and awareness. Lead poisoning has its greatest effect on
children under 6 years of age. Since libraries have contact with the
parents of this population, there is an opportunity to educate parents about
lead poisoning. Information regarding lead poisoning can be found at http://www.epa.gov/lead/librarian.htm.
For a lead poisoning fact sheet or other information concerning lead poisoning,
please call the New York Medical College, Pediatrics and Endocrinology, Munger
Pavilion, Valhalla, NY 10595 at (914) 594-3838. New York State Summer School of the Arts The New York State Summer Institutes Office of the State
Education Department is again requesting your assistance in publicizing a
unique opportunity for high school-age students within your region.
Brochures on the New York State Summer School of the Arts are now being
distributed throughout all public and non-public junior/senior high
schools. Despite this mass mailing, thousands of these flyers and
applications never reach the hands of the students who might apply and audition
for these eight schools. However, we do know that if students see general
information in their school library media center, they are much more likely to
follow up with a request for an application for a specific school. The school library media
center, as an advocate for students who are considering careers in the arts or
sciences, can make a critical difference in many young lives. To request additional information or materials call
the Summer Institutes Office at (518) 474-8773 or send an e-mail message to: mdaley@mail.nysed.gov.
Additional information can also be found on the NYSSSA Web Site at www.emsc.nysed.gov/nysssa/. February 26, 2001
February 28, 2001
Enjoy your Winter Break!
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NEWS Click on the links below to quickly find the article you want Two Graduate Courses The Department of Library and Information Studies at the University at
Buffalo will offer two graduate courses over the Internet for Spring 2001
(January 16 - April 30). Register now for January ICONnect online courses
Registration for the next session of ICONnect online courses continues through January 7. The session, which begins the week of January 8, includes courses
about navigating the World Wide Web, issues raised by Internet use in the classroom,
Continuing Education Graduate Credit Classes
Individuals who hold a four year bachelor's degree and have work experience in
education, library studies, communication, or a related field, or who hold an
MLS or MA or equivalent degree or certification may enroll in Professional
Development Studies courses on a space-available basis.
For more information regarding these classes please contact Professional
Development Studies
The Rochester Regional Library Council
Evaluating Internet Sites and Search Services Click here for information on the RRLC website. YYS Spring Conference Scholarship
http://www.slms-nyla.org/conference2001/conf2001.html
The New York Library Association annually coordinates a legislative day to give an opportunity
for all library supporters to speak with their elected state representatives in Albany. We
believe it is of the utmost importance to remind senators and assemblypersons of the role
played by the library community in this state. Whether you stress the economic, cultural,
intellectual, or social needs met by your library, your library story is compelling and
deserves to to be told.
NYLA will provide you with a place to gather once you are in Albany (Meeting Room 6 in the
Concourse) and hot coffee and snacks. Hourly briefings will be given about the budget process
in which we are engaged and the initiative we are advancing for an additional $95 million in
state aid for libraries. Your questions will be answered before you go to the appointments you
have arranged with your legislators and their staff in the Capitol and the Legislative Office
Building. We will also provide you with briefing materials for yourself and for the legislator
you will be visiting.
If you are planning to come to NYLA's Legislative Day, know that we will be delighted to see
you and that you will be helping not only your own library but the entire community of
libraries in New York.
If you are considering coming to this event, but need more information before you decide,
please go to http://www.nyla.org. There you will find directions, reservation forms for
dinner, etc. If you would like to speak to someone about the day , please call the NYLA office
at 1-800-252-6952.
If you cannot attend our Legislative Day this year, please write a note to your senator and
your assemblyperson telling them how important libraries are and that we need more, much more,
state aid in order to fulfill our responsibilities to the people of New York State.
Janet Welch, State Librarian announced that on April 4, 2001, libraries across New York
State will for the 12th year celebrate the Great New York ReadAloud. The theme for 2001 is
"Books Are Brain Food - Read". The Great New York ReadAloud is the largest one-day reading event
in the nation celebrating the value of reading. The New York Library Association, the New York
State Library and 12 other organizations are cooperating to ensure that the 2001 ReadAloud is as successful as the past eleven celebrations.
Large and small libraries of all types sponsor ReadAloud activities by inviting local
celebrities to talk about the joy of reading and its value for life-long learning. Libraries
are encouraged to plan a ReadAloud around the statewide theme of "Books Are Brain Food - Read".
ReadAloud posters for 2001 will be available in late February 2001; in Chinese, English and
Spanish. The posters are provided, designed and produced as a public service to the libraries
of New York State by SIRS/Mandarin of Boca Raton, Florida, a Corporate Partner of the Great New
York ReadAloud.
For information on how to organize a ReadAloud, visit our web site at:
http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/libdevel.htm or contact Tiffany H. Allen, Statewide ReadAloud
Coordinator at the New York State Library, (518) 486-4863 or via e-mail tallen@mail.nysed.gov or your library system.
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More electronic formats will be added in the future. However, this document has been posted on the WALDO site in the hope that all
institutions will find it useful as a standard to follow when citing electronic resources.
Because this teaching tool is constantly under revision, we encourage your comments and
suggestions. Please feel free to email the contact person on each page, or for general questions contact Rebecca Albrecht
at rebecca.albrecht@purchase.edu.
More on School Libraries
Baughman, J. 2000. School libraries and MCAS scores. http://artemis.simmons.edu/~baughman/mcas-school-libraries/
NCES, 2000. A study of the differences between higher- and lower-performing Indiana schools in reading and
mathematics. North
Central Regional Educational Laboratory, Oak Brook, Illinois
(800-356-2735)
Stephen Krashen
Professor of Education
University of Southern California
Subscription Instructions: http://www.egroups.com/group/YoungWriterChat
or send an e-mail to mailto:YoungWriterChat-subscribe@egroups.com
Owner/Host Email Address: agklocke@klockepresents.com
"Taylorsville Elementary School Sixth
Grade Mapping Project"
As of this time we have received over 225,000 responses. We have received responses from all 50 states and all seven continents. You may check out
our new web pages, which will contain updates on this project. The new pages are
now up. www.alexander.k12.nc.us/tay.htm
3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Southern Westchester BOCES, 2 Westchester Plaza, Elmsford, NY 10523
3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Southern Westchester BOCES, 2 Westchester Plaza, Elmsford, NY 10523
Using Primary Source Materials
http://www.sils.buffalo.edu/faculty/ellison/Syllabi/519Complete/519_home.html
** Intellectual Freedom.
http://www.sils.buffalo.edu/faculty/ellison/Syllabi/580/580_home.html
For more detailed information regarding these courses and off campus completion of the MLS, read "Distance Learning":
http://www.sils.buffalo.edu/faculty/ellison/distance.html
Persons with questions regarding the above courses should contact: Dr. John Ellison at ellison@cecomet.net
telecollaborative activities, and technology's effect on the role of the school library media
specialist.
Follow the headline link on the AASL home page http://www.ala.org/aasl
to view course descriptions and registration instructions.
The State University of New Jersey, Rutgers
Phone: 732-932-7169
Fax: 732-932-9314
E-mail: pds@scils.rutgers.edu
Website: http://scils.rutgers.edu/ac/pds/
Internet Search Engine Tutorial
http://www.rrlc.org/tutorial/sitesonline.html
The Rochester Regional Library Council announces the release of its online Internet search engine tutorial Evaluating Internet Sites and
Search Services. The tutorial was created by popular RRLC Internet
trainer Michael Hunter (Reference Librarian at Hobart and William Smith
Colleges Library) and funded by Library Services and Technology Act
(LSTA) funds and Regional Bibliographic Databases (RBDB) funds, granted
by the New York State Library.
The tutorial consists of segments on evaluating search services and
sites. The target audience is librarians and library staff although many
library users may also gain benefit from Michael Hunter's
well-organized, analytical approach to search engine and web site
evaluation.
The Youth Services Section of the New York Library Association presents its 2001 Spring Conference on Friday, April 27th in Garden City, New York. The conference is a one-day seminar offering a variety of workshops along with keynote and luncheon speakers.
The scholarsip for this conference is awarded to encourage continuing education in the field of youth services by funding participation in this annual YSS event. In addition to having the conference registration fee paid, the recipient will receive a lodging and meal allowance in an amount up to $250.
For further requirements, information and an application please contact:
Linda J. Clark
Bay Shore-Brightwaters Public Library
1 South Country Road
Brightwaters, New York 11718
Phone: 613-665-4350
E-mail: lclark@suffolk.lib.ny.us
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
During the month of January (until 1/31/01) you will be able to search the 72,000 full text articles, 18,000 graphics and 130,000 unique Internet links on the Britannica Online (BOL) website for a free preview. The website is http://www.search.eb.com . You will need a password and user ID, however, to enter the site. Please contact Janet Jamal at jjamal@swboces.org or 914-345-8500 for this information.
"Canku Ota" (Many Paths)
In the Philadelphia Inquirer "NetMom" has named this as one of the year's best sites for kids! http://www.turtletrack.org. "NetMom" calls this e-zine "the best Native American site out there." It includes a monthly newsletter, stories from many nations, kids' pages, and a fabulous array of links. You can read the entire list of best sites for kids from "NetMom" at: http://inq.philly.com/content/inquirer/2000/12/14/tech_life/VLNZ14.htm
Rediscovering New York History and Culture Website
The New York State Archives has recently developed a new website as part of its mission to
ensure that all the diverse communities, peoples, and events in New York history are fully
documented and that documentary evidence is easily accessible for research and learning. The
Rediscovering New York History and Culture website serves as a pathway directing users to
historical records and resources around the state.
To access the website, log on to the State Archives web site at http://www.archives.nysed.gov/
and select Rediscovering New York.
A variety of tools have been developed to tell the stories of New York's communities and people
including:
· A statewide "catalog" of archival/historical collections and finding aids found in the
statewide Historic Documents Inventory.
· A directory of historical records repositories in New York State.
· A wealth of information on special topics and areas of interest. Arranged topically, each
page provides listings of projects, links to finding aids, digitized images, on-line exhibits
and publications, and links to other resources. Underdocumented topics include: African
Americans, Latinos, Mental Health, and Environmental Affairs. Special Areas of Interest
include: genealogy, military, transportation, and community history.
If you have on-line finding aids, digitized images, exhibits, publications, or a project report
which relate to historical records in New York please let them know, dhs@mail.nysed.gov, so
that your links can be included.
If you have any questions about the site or recommendations for improving its look or content
feel free to contact me.
Prudence K. Backman
Archives and Records Management Specialist 3
Documentary Heritage Services
New York State Archives
9C71 Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230
518-474-6926
FAX: 518-402-5372
pbackman@mail.nysed.gov
Historical Documents Inventory for New York
In 1978, the New York Historical Resources Center at Cornell University initiated the Historical Documents Inventory (HDI) to survey the holdings of New York’s publicly accessible archives and manuscript repositories. With the financial support of SARA, and several granting agencies, survey results were carefully edited and compiled into sixty-two county-level guides. They guides contain contact information and summary collection descriptions for more than 1,200 historical records repositories located throughout the state.
The wealth of information captured in the HDI is now searchable via the Internet. To access the repository and collection descriptions, log on to the SARA website at http://www.sara.nysed.gov, choose the online catalog option, and scroll to the bottom of the page to select the HDI catalog.
SARA will be working with repositories to update their records in the upcoming months and will post progress reports in future issues of In the Field.
Freedom Train, the Weekly News Bulletin of NYLA's Intellectual Freedom Committee
There are many interesting websites listed in this bulletin which is published weekly at http://www.shenpublib.org/freedomtrain
Freedom Train is a project of the 2000-2001 Intellectual Freedom Committee of the New York Library Association.
Web-based Education Commission Report
The Congressional Web-based Education Commission has just released its comprehensive report: "The Power of the Internet for Learning: Moving from Promise to Practice." The full report (186 pages) is also available online at the following URL: http://interact.hpcnet.org/webcommission/index.htm#report
The press release and the Preface (14 pages) highlight the significance of web-based education and the national agenda on integrating the power of the Internet for learning. The Preface (which includes the Foreward and the Executive Summary) is available at: http://www.ed.gov/offices/AC/WBEC/FinalReport/Preface.pdf
Secretary Riley releases National Educational Technology Plan
On Friday, December 15, Secretary Riley released the U.S. Department of Education's new national educational technology plan, e-Learning: Putting a World-Class Education at the Fingertips of All Children. To coincide with the release, e-Learning will be posted on the Department's web site, http://www.ed.gov/Technology.
NO ORDINARY YEAR FOR NEW YORK'S SCHOOL LIBRARIES: $15 MILLION IN NEW SCHOOL LIBRARY AID PART OF REGENTS PROPOSAL FOR LIBRARIES
This is no ordinary year for libraries of all types – including school library media centers. The Board of Regents submitted New Century Libraries, a precedent-setting $95 million budget proposal for all types of libraries, to the Governor and will introduce it to the Legislature in January 2001. The proposal includes $15 million in additional State Aid for Public School Library Support Aid, $60 million in Library Aid to Localities, and $20 million in Public Library Construction Aid. School Library Systems will also receive additional State funds to improve services to school library media centers.
"It's time for New York's school libraries to be recognized for their critical role in the education process," said New York State Librarian Janet M. Welch. " We know from the Colorado and later studies and a Regents Commission survey that there is a positive correlation between strong school libraries and student achievement. New Century Libraries is only the beginning of an action plan that will help them enable New York’s students to become fully information literate."
Building on an initial proposal by Deputy Commissioner James A. Kadamus, the proposed Public School Library Support Aid will help to ensure that all students are information literate. This aid, along with the other proposed library aid package, will ensure strong school library media programs and school library systems. Libraries, systems and library and education organizations across the state have endorsed the plan, including the School Library Media Section of the New York Library Association, the School Library Systems Association (SLSA) and the New York State School Boards Association (NYSSBA).
School libraries stand to gain a lot through implementation of the Commission’s recommendations. New aid and initiatives will ensure that New York’s students have the benefits of instruction in information literacy by certified and trained school library media specialists. Adequate resources and technology, including electronic-based materials and expanded Internet access, will be available to all students. The creation of NOVEL, the New York Online Virtual Electronic Library, will provide a powerful tool for students and educators, providing access to full-text articles and newspapers, commercial databases, and other high-quality electronic resources. Meanwhile, the NY EXCELS Program will provide aid and incentives for all types of libraries and library systems to expand and improve their services.
If passed by the Governor and Legislature, New Century Libraries will begin implementation of the recommendations of the Regents Commission on Library Services and will help move New York's libraries into the 21st century. This is an important investment that will help bring our school library media programs fully into the Information Age.
For more information on New Century Libraries, see the New York State Library web site at www.nysl.nysed.gov, or contact Carol Desch at 518/474-7196 or via email at cdesch@mail.nysed.gov. For more details of the $15 million Public School Library Support Aid component or school library media programs, contact Frances Roscello at 518/474-8485 or via email at froscell@mail.nysed.gov; or Patricia Webster at 518/486-2228 of via email at pwebster@mail.nysed.gov.
Technology Competencies for Library Staff
http://www.rrlc.org/competencies/techcomp.html
The Rochester Regional Library Council announces the release of its
website: Technology Competencies for Library Staff. This website was created at the suggestion of the RRLC Continuing Education Committee,
and developed by Betsy Gilbert, former RRLC Assistant Director and now Director of the Fairport (New York) Public Library and Eileen O'Hara,
Librarian, Circulation Services, SUNY Brockport. The purpose of the website is to identify basic technology competencies generally required
to work in a library and to provide information to assist libraries in setting up internal technology competency training programs. Information
provided includes:
Basic competencies you should know
In your library
Your computer
Software
Find out where you stand: Competency Checklists
Core Competencies Self Help
In your library
Your computer
Software
Resources for developing a core competency program
Please send suggestions for additions to the "Tech Competencies" website to: Debby Emerson, RRLC Assistant Director at
demerson@rrlc.rochester.lib.ny.us.
You are also invited to explore our web tutorial: Evaluating Internet Sites and Search Services
http://www.rrlc.org/tutorial/sitesonline.html
developed by Michael Hunter.
Occupational Outlook Quarterly
The current issue of the Labor Department's "Occupational Outlook Quarterly" has a lengthy article on careers in librarianship. Online version can be found at http://www.bls.gov/opub/ooq/2000/Winter/art01.pdf
ANNOUNCING THE LIBNETCAT LIST
A new list has been created for librarians and
related staff members undertaking Internet
resource cataloging and/or web guide creation
expressly for library web sites.
topics covered here include web classification
schemes, web resource awareness and assessment,
selection and cataloging criteria, linking policies,
hyperlink validation, writing link annotations,
related organizational, technical and stylistic web
guide development issues, and patron access issues.
Subscription is free and you may unsubscribe at
any time. For more information on this list and
the subscription form visit the following URL: http://www.egroups.com/list/libnetcat
NEDCC OFFERS ITS DIGITAL HANDBOOK ON-LINE AT
www.nedcc.org
The Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC) announces the on-line
availability of its latest publication Handbook for Digital Projects: A Management Tool for Preservation and Access. The new Web resource was
funded by a Library Leadership Grant from The Institute for Museum and Library Services. NEDCC receives major funding from the National Endowment
for the Humanities. The Handbook was published to meet the needs of libraries and museums, and other collections holding institutions for basic
information about planning and managing digital projects. In an effort to
make this timely information available at no cost to anyone at anytime, NEDCC has posted the text on its Web site at www.nedcc.org.
For the past five years, NEDCC has explored the complex issues surrounding digital conversion of collections through its nationally successful School
for Scanning conferences. Many of the School for Scanning faculty members
have contributed to this compilation of experts experiences and advice.
The Handbook covers in detail, such topics as:
| Rationale for Digitization and Preservation | Vendor Relations |
| Considerations for Project Management | Digital Longevity |
| Selection of Materials for Scanning | Overview of Copyright Issues |
| A Technical Primer | Guidelines from Case Studies |
The Handbook is also available in hard copy and ordering information is on the Web site. Also available online and in book form from NEDCC is the
third edition of its highly successful Preservation of Library and Archival
Materials: A Manual, published in 1999. An updated and expanded version, this book was sponsored by The Institute of Museum and Library Services
(IMLS).
More than 400 pages in length, the manual consists of a series of 51 technical leaflets, divided into six categories:
| Planning & Prioritizing | The Environment |
| Emergency Management | Storage & Handling |
| Reformatting | Conservation Procedures |
* Handbook for Digital Projects: A Management Tool for Preservation and Access is $38.00.
* The cost of Preservation of Library and Archival Materials: A Manual, is $50.00.
For ordering information, contact Juanita Singh at Juanita@nedcc.org
or (978) 470-1010 or visit www.nedcc.org.
techLEARNING.com
Check out the techLEARNING website http://techLearning.com which is produced by Technology & Learning Magazine, the Well Connected Educator and SchoolTech Expo & Conference. It has contributions from hundreds of K-12 teachers, administrators & other experts in the field. Of special interest are their featured websites and news from CoSn (Consortium for School Networking).
E-Books Bibliography
The following E-Books Bibliography was prepared by the Westchester Library Association as part of their E-Book Conference to be held on Wednesday, January 10, 2001.
Periodicals
Burk, Roberta. "Dont be Afraid of E-Books." Library Journal. April 15, 2000, p. 42-45.
Ditlea, Steve. "The Real E-Books." Technology Review. July/August, 2000, p. 71-78.
Guernsey, Lisa. "The Library as the Latest Web Venture." The New York Times. June 15, 2000, G1, p. 1
Tennant, Roy. "The Emerging Role of E-Books." Library journal. August 2000, p. 38.
Tenopir, Carol. "Moving Toward Electronic Journals." Library Journal. July, 2000, p. 36.
Internet Sites
Electronic Book Evaluation Project. http://www.rrlc.org/ebook/ebookhome.html
PLA Tech Note: E-Books: I Sing the Book Electric. http://www.pla.org/technotes/ebooks.html
Triconference 2000: Libraries with e-books http://skyways.lib.ks.us/central/ebooks/libraries.html
What's an eBook?? http://www.ebooknet.com
E-Books: Report on An Ongoing Experiment http://www.bibliofuture.homepage.com/gibbs.htm
NYLA/SIRS Mandarin Intellectual Freedom Award
The Intellectual Freedom Committee of NYLA is calling for nominations for the 17th annual Intellectual Freedom Award sponsored by NYLA and SIRS Mandarin. Nominees can be individuals or groups in New York State who have met and resisted attempts at censorship or have otherwise furthered the cause of intellectual freedom.
Those submitting names for consideration for this award should provide the following
information about the nominee:
-the duration of the nominee's support of intellectual freedom
-the incidents that are especially noteworthy
-support from local and state organizations, community members
and others
-relevant supportive data such as newspaper articles, letters of
commendation, etc.
-names, addresses and phone numbers of two people who will be
contacted to provide evidence and support for this nomination
Please note that members of NYLA's Intellectual Freedom Committee are not eligible for this
award.
The winner of the 2001 Intellectual Freedom Award will receive a plaque, a check for $500,
plus another $500 check for a library of his or her choice. This award will be presented at the
NYLA Conference, in Albany, in October 2001.
Forms can be obtained from the NYLA office and forwarded by June 15, 2001 to:
Ellen Rubin
29 Queen Anne Lane
Wappingers Falls, NY 12590
845-221-0249
STORY TELLING FESTIVAL - APRIL 21, 2001
Calling for volunteers to do a workshop on the afternoon of April 21, 2001 at CW Post Campus as part of the
Annual Story Telling Festival. Should be School related, such as teaching Story Telling to 3rd graders, how to memorize a tale,
choosing a story, readers theater, etc. It can include children in the workshop so long as proper permission is arranged for.
Teachers as well as librarians from all levels, K-12, are welcome.
PLEASE CONTACT DON WILSON by email dwilson@liu.edu
or dwilson@suffolk.lib.ny.us to
volunteer.
This Festival is being co-sponsored by LISMA (Long Island School Media Association).
http://www.lisma.org
Taylorsville Elementary School Sixth Grade Mapping Project
Please share the following e-mail with your teachers. Thank you.
Hi! We are fifty 6th grade students at Taylorsville Elementary School in
Taylorsville, North Carolina the county seat of Alexander County. We are located in the foothills of the Brushy Mountains and are often called
"Apple City".
We have decided, after seeing this done at another school, to map an e-mail
project. We are curious to see where in the world our e-mail will travel via the Internet, between the period of December 13, 2000 and April 1,
2001. This is not a pen-pal project, so we will not write you back (unless you request a verification). We would like your help. If you receive this
e-mail, we ask that you:
1. E-mail us back at taylab@twave.net and tell us your city/state/location
so we can plot it on our map.
2. Forward this e-mail to everyone you know so that they can send it on to everyone they know (and so on) to help us reach even more people. (We
don't mind receiving repeats, so sent it on to everyone. We're tracking the number of responses we receive as well, and will be making a graph in our
computer lab classes using the numbers received by state.) We will post our results on our school's web site after our deadline so that you can see how
we did. Our site can be accessed through www.alexander.k12.nc.us.
With your help we can make this a very fun and exciting learning experience. PLEASE
help us.
Thank you for any help you can give.
Your friends,
Taylorsville Elementary's 6th grade students
(Mrs. Janet Forrest's Social Studies Classes)
121 7th St SW
Taylorsville, NC 28681
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DECEMBER NEWS
Happy Holidays to all!
The Elementary School Librarians Group is scheduled to meet on Thursday, December 7th, from 3:30 P.M. – 5:30 P.M. at the Lower Hudson Regional Information Center Lab at Marymount in Tarrytown. The topic for this meeting is Web Sites for Students. Please bring a listing of your favorite web sites to be shared with the group. We will also have the capability to go online and try these websites for ourselves. All school librarians are welcome. Contact Janet Jamal at the School Library System office regarding your attendance.
The Middle/Secondary School Librarians met on November 16th and are in the process of developing a list of online databases used within our region. In addition to the subscribed databases, there will be information on content, grade level applicability, specialized features, curriculum applications and local contact information for further discussion. In order to make this a comprehensive list, we are requesting all school librarians to forward a title listing of the electronic databases used in his/her library. This information can be sent via e-mail, fax (914) 592-4438 or U.S. Mail to Francene Costello at the School Library System.
Britannica Online 2000 is offering a trial subscription to its new and enhanced online encyclopedia. It now includes a lower level encyclopedia for the upper elementary, middle and high schools. A new and separate product, Britannica School, is also being introduced. It contains original content, research sources, community activities and supplemental curriculum aligned to state and national standards. Please contact Janet Jamal for your password.
The School Library Media Specialists of Southeastern New York (SLMSSENY) are conducting their annual membership drive. This organization supports the activities of school librarians within a seven county region in addition to sponsoring an Annual Conference and awarding scholarships. The Bea Griggs Memorial Incentive Grant funds programs that encourage young people to use libraries. Its goal is to recognize exemplary programs which enhance library service to children and young adults. The SLMSSENY Scholarship Award provides financial incentive for education in the field of school library science. Its goal is to encourage and support a student who has chosen to pursue a career as a school library media specialist or a school library media specialist who is continuing education in the field. Application forms are available from the School Library System office or can be downloaded from our website.
The Westchester Library Association is holding its annual mid-winter conference on Wednesday, January 10, 2001 at Concordia College in Bronxville. The program, E-BOOK SYMPOSIUM, focuses on e-books and their place in the library. Since the School Library System is exploring an e-book pilot project, the topic should be of interest to our school librarians. The program and registration form can be found on our website.
The Westchester Library Association is a local organization that seeks to promote exemplary library service to the people of Westchester County. Its members include a cross-section of personnel from all types of libraries, as well as persons concerned about the future of libraries in Westchester County. The Children’s/Young Adult section sponsors the Washington Children’s Choice Awards. Membership benefits include: conferences, legislation day, scholarships and newsletters. A membership application form can be downloaded from our website.
The following websites will be of interest to you:
AASL has developed web-base resource guides for school library media programs. These web-based guides (http://www.ala.org/aasl/resources) arranged alphabetically by frequently used topics, comprise a working bibliography of resources to answer frequently asked questions. Some of the topics are: Budget, Facilities, Flexible Scheduling, Information Literacy, Standards and Guidelines, and Student Achievement and Technology.
Marco Polo: Internet Content For Your Classroom (Elementary Guide) (http://www.wcom.com/marcopolo). This guide provides easy access to the wide variety of educational materials on the MarcoPolo community of web sites. It also includes standards based lessons and student reproducibles geared to classroom needs.
Two electronic journals of interest to school librarians are:
From Now On: The Educational Technology Journal (http://fno.org). Jamie McKenzie is the publisher and editor.
School Library Media Research (http://www.ala.org/aasl//SLMR) contains scholarly research articles on school library media programs and can be linked to homepages and databases. Daniel Callison is the editor.
A new free newsletter
A new newsletter, the Local History & Genealogy Librarian, aimed at keeping archivists and librarians current with news, and book reviews in local history and genealogy is available for free. To be added to the free mailing list for the Local History & Genealogy Librarian, please send you full contact information, including mailing address, phone, fax and e-mail to the editor, Tom Kemp at: TKemp@HeritageQuest.com. Tom is a NYLA member and the Chair of the ALA Genealogy Committee. He is the author of many books and articles on genealogical resources.
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November News
New feature in the November News
Click on the links below to quickly find the article you want
Regents Commission Final Report
New York State Library's 2001/2002 Conservation/Preservation Grant Program
Tools for Teachers: Cultural Resources
November Meetings and Workshops
Regents Commission Final Report
Watch the mail for your copy of Library Service in the New Century: The Final Report of the Regents Commission on Library Services. Of special interest is Recommendation 2 which you will find on page 6 of the Report. Recommendation 2: "Ensure that all New York's students are information literate by providing strong school library media programs that include appropriately certified professional staff, adequate resources, and technology."
The Westchester Library Association will be offering two $500.00 scholarships this year for professional and support staff members interested in furthering their education. An additional scholarship may also be offered for library personnel willing to expand their horizons by learning a second language. Click here for an application or further information regarding these scholarships, please contact Yvonne Carmicheal, Scholarship Chairperson at (914) 654-5340 or <ycarmicheal@cnr.edu>.
[top November 2000]Academic Merit Scholarships at St. John's University
St. John's University announces academic merit scholarships for new students entering the M.L.S. or Advanced Certificate program. The Rev.
Brian J. O'Connell, CM, Libraries Studies Scholarships are scholarships based on the student's Grade Point Average earned in their most recent
degree.
For a G.P.A. of 4.0, the student will receive a tuition scholarship of $525 for each 3 credit course in which they enroll.
For a G.P.A. of 3.8 to 3.99, the student will receive a tuition scholarship of $375 for each 3 credit course in which they enroll.
For a G.P.A. of 3.6 to 3.79, the student will receive a tuition scholarship of $225 for each 3 credit course in which they enroll.
For a G.P.A. of 3.4 to 3.59, the student will receive a scholarship of $75 for each 3 credit course in which they enroll.
The scholarships will apply to all courses completed as part of the M.L.S. or Advanced Certificate or
post-MLS School Library Media study at St. John's to complete N.Y. State School Media Certification.
For further information please contact the Division of Library and Information Science at 718.990.6200 or by e-mail at libis@stjohns.edu. To
apply for the scholarship, simply apply for admission to the M.L.S. program or the Advanced Certificate. All students eligible for these scholarships
will be notified following their admission to either program. The scholarships are available for study commencing in the Spring 2001, Summer
2001, and Fall 2001 sessions. It is anticipated that the scholarships will be renewed annually.
These scholarships are named for the late Dean of St. John's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the Rev. Brian O'Connell. Library and
Information Science is a Division of that College. These scholarships were made possible by a planning initiative initiated by Fr. O'Connell.
New York State Library's 2001/2002 Conservation/Preservation Grant Program
The Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC) encourages institutions in New York state to take advantage of the funding opportunity provided by the New York State Library's Conservation/Preservation Program. This program awards grants of up to $30,000 on a competitive basis and supports projects that preserve significant materials in libraries, archives, museums, and historical agencies. The application deadline is December 1, 2000.
Examples of projects that qualify for awards include professional conservation treatments of maps, graphic works, books, manuscripts, photographs and other research materials; microfilming; reformatting photographic materials; and surveys of preservation needs.
NEDCC offers professional conservation and preservation services to help you plan and carry out your grant funded projects.
All levels of paper, book, and photograph conservation treatment are available from simple stabilization to more complete treatments. NEDCC's photographic duplication laboratory performs copying of nitrate and early diacetate negatives, lantern slides, autochromes, stereoviews, and glass plate negatives onto modern safety film. It can provide photographic prints as well.
NEDCC's preservation microfilming service specializes in filming materials that require careful handling and specialized filming techniques. It offers polysulfide toning to assure longevity of master negatives. In addition, NEDCC offers a continuous tone process for filming photographs and text with illustrations.
NEDCC schedules regular trips to New York to pick up and deliver client's materials.
Grant applications and guidelines are available from the New York State Library. The NYSL also conducts workshops to assist applicants in planning their applications. For information, dates, and locations of the workshops, contact Barbara Lilley, Conservation/Preservation Program Officer, 10-C-47 Cultural Eduation Center, Albany, NY 12230; (518) 474-6971; email <blilley@mail.nysed.gov>.
NEDCC staff can assist you with cost estimates required for the application. If you plan to work with NEDCC in developing an application, please call the Center at (978) 470-1010 or email <juanita@nedcc.org> by November 17, 2000 if possible.
Visit NEDCC's Website at www.nedcc.org for information about services, other funding opportunities, workshops and conferences, and technical information.
[top Grant] [top November 2000]Today's school library media program is a complex organism comprised of many parts that coalesce to form a dynamic whole. When the essential elements of such a program are present and supported in an environment that assures the growth and development of each, an exemplary school library media program results. Look for these essential elements in your school library media program:
Staffing: differentiated, reflected by professional library media specialists, clerical and technical staff in recognition of diversity of work environment.
Collection: central to the mission of the library media program that ensures that "students and staff are effective users of ideas and information."
Heart of the school, integral to the instructional program.
Organization is a fundamental quality of the Library Media Center: without it, 'tis not a library, but a room full of books.
Online makes the library media center hum: Internet access provides current resources, new challenges and services to learners.
Leadership of the library media specialist is evident in instructional role, administrative capacity, and as advocate and spokesperson for school library media programs.
Library media specialist networks and cooperates with librarians in all types of libraries to provide supplemental programs, services, and resources to learners.
Information Power is central to information seeking, while inquiry is integrated into all teaching and learning.
Books are but one currency in today's library media program, however the centrality of books and learning is not diminished.
Rubric is used as an assessment tool; with it one can identify needs, plan how to move forward, achieve goals.
Administrative support: fiscal and programmatic, assures the success of the library media program; without it no program can survive.
Resource-based teaching and learning guarantees higher student results; the library media program guarantees resources - print, non-print, electronic-based and online.
"Yes! I can get it;" "Yes! I can do it;" "Yes! That's no problem." Yes is the word most frequently used by the library media specialist to establish the positive climate in the Library Media Center.
Management skills designed to support resources, staff, and technologies, assure high levels of service to all users.
Evaluation and planning - ongoing and cyclical - to determine program needs and assess results.
Diverse learning needs and teaching styles: all are addressed through adequate resources, appropriate technologies, qualified staffing, and collaboration of library media specialists and teachers.
Information literacy is the ability to find and use information: what the library media program supports and ensures for all students.
Automation contributes to breadth and depth of collection; an automated catalog provides added value in searching, locating, using, and evaluating information.
Policies in place guide decision-making through selection, to acquisition, to reconsideration, and discard.
Role of today's multi-faceted library media specialist as teacher, information specialist, instructional partner requires professional development opportunities and a commitment to lifelong learning.
Open access, achieved through flexible scheduling of the library media center, assures student needs will be met on demand.
Groups, large and small, as well as individuals and whole classes can be accommodated simultaneously in the library media facility.
Reading guidance provided for all students remains a fundamental obligation of today's library media specialist.
Articulation of the library media program, K-12 district wide, ensures more effective building level programs; is attained with assistance of Library Media Program Advisory Committee.
Mission statement, goals, and objectives of the library media program are aligned with those of school and district.
From the EMSC (Office of Elementary, Middle, Secondary, and Continuing Education) School Executive's Bulletin, June/July 2000
[top School Library Media Programs] [top November 2000]Tools for Teachers: Cultural Resources
Teachers always have been faced with the challenge of creating learning experiences that excite and personally engage each student. One of the ways to help teachers successfully meet that challenge is to acquaint them with the vast learning resources available through cultural and arts institutions and to give them the information and tools that will help them understand how to use those resources to enliven classroom learning.
The web site of the Department's Office of Cultural Education offers some of these tools on its page dedicated to Teacher Services and Resources. Most notable is "Consider the Source: Historical Records in the Classroom," a 146-page book from the New York State Archives, which includes reproductions of 22 historical records and related lesson plans and activities. This manual is available in PDF format at <http://www.sara.nysed.gov>.
Another useful manual is "A Guide to Cultural and Arts Partnerships with New York State's Schools (<http://www.oce.nysed.gov/Partnerships%20Guide/contents.htm>). While this guide was originated for the benefit of cultural and arts institutions that want to work with schools, it includes information teachers need to know as well, such as funding such partnerships and assessing the impact that the related learning experiences have on student achievement.
From the EMSC (Office of Elementary, Middle, Secondary, and Continuing Education) School Executive's Bulletin, June/July 2000
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November Meetings and Workshops
The following workshops and meetings will be held during the month of November. For further information on these meetings, please click on the meeting link. For meetings at other times of the year, please click here.
NYLA Conference in Sarasota Springs, NY on November 1 - 4, 2000.
Secondary/Middle School Librarians Meeting at Southern Westchester BOCES, Elmsford, NY on Thursday, November 16, 2000 from 3:15 to 5:30 p.m.
Library Curriculum Working Group Meeting for grades K-2 at Southern Westchester BOCES, Elmsford, NY on Tuesday, November 21, 2000 from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Library Curriculum Working Group Meeting for grades 3-4 at Southern Westchester BOCES, Elmsford, NY on Tuesday, November 21, 2000 from 12:00 noon to 4:00 p.m.
Library Council Meeting at Southern Westchester BOCES, Elmsford, NY on Monday, November 27, 2000 from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.
Library Curriculum Meeting at Southern Westchester BOCES, Elmsford, NY on Wednesday, November 29, 2000 from 12:00 noon to 4:00 p.m. Please bring lesson plans to this meeting.
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OCTOBER NEWS
Welcome back to Janet Jamal! Janet is returning to the School Library System office on October 10th. The Jamals (Jeffrey, Janet and Jordyn) welcomed Justin in July.
EmpireLink is a pilot project initiated by the New York State Library to provide the people of New York State with free access to full-text, online commercial databases through their libraries. EmpireLink was launched in January 1999 and is projected to continue for three years. It is funded through a Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant to the New York State Library by the Federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The online databases to which our School Library System participants have access to are the Gale Group’s Health Reference Center-Academic (HRC-Academic) and the Carl Corporation’s Dialog@Carl- Basic Newspaper Collection. If you have Internet access and are not currently connected, please contact the School Library System office with your IP address. An account will be established for you.
The Pam Berger/Barbara Stripling workshop has been rescheduled until next year. We will keep you posted regarding the new date.
The Library Curriculum Work Group is scheduled for Thursday, October 26th from noon to 4:00 P.M. Your input is important as we develop a library skills curriculum that supports the New York State and Information Literacy Standards in K- 2nd, 3rd – 4th, 5th – 8th and 9th –12th grades. Contacts are:
| Contact | Grade Level | Phone number | E-mail address |
| Anita Lauten | All | 725-1500 | alauten@mail.edgemont.org |
| Carol Seltzer | K-2 | 967-6100 x.320 | seltzerc@ryemilton.lhric.org |
| Barbara Ginsburg | 3-4 | 591-8598 | pagemistress@msn.com |
| Lois Izes | 3-4 | 273-4183 | lizes@byramhills.org |
| JoAlyce Newgaard | 5-8 | 967-6100 x.300 | newgaarj@ryeschools.lhric.org |
| Linda Kurtz | 5-8 | 777-4851 | lkurtz@ryneck.k12.ny.us |
| Clare Gorman | 9-12 | 337-5600 x.24 | gormanc@bvlevista.lhric.org |
The Elementary School Librarians’ meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, October 24th at Daniel Webster Magnet School, New Rochelle. (directions) There will be a vendor display (Raintree Steck-Vaughn, Marshall Cavendish, ABC-CLIO, Chelsea House, Creative Education), prizes and refreshments beginning at 3:00 P.M.
The School Library System Council is developing a five-year Plan of Service 2001 – 2006 for the Southern Westchester BOCES School Library System. This document is due for submission to the State Education Department, Division of Library Development prior to May 2001. Areas to be addressed include: Governance, Planning, Evaluation, Revision and Approval Process. Council members will be contacting School Library System participants for committee participation and input.
The School Library System has been awarded a Library Services and Technology Act grant in the amount of $47,108 for its proposal "Tip of the Iceberg – Part II." These funds will enable the Mount Vernon School District to begin the process of library automation by providing funds for retrospective conversion.
Watch your mail for book vendor catalogs and the Young Adult Services list produced by the Westchester Library System.
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SEPTEMBER NEWS
Everyone is now back to school and there is activity in the air. Over the summer we at the Southern Westchester BOCES School Library System worked long and hard to bring you a complete and comprehensive website. If you have a minute, we will tell you about some of its unique features. We urge you to bookmark the site so that you can take advantage of all of the services that we provide with the click of mouse.
eBooks? If you are interested in eBooks from the perspective of a librarian, download this Powerpoint presentation prepared by our webmaster, George Thorsen, of Eastchester High School. Click on the image above to download. Caution! This is a 900k document and may take several minutes if you are using a slow browser.
As you can see we have been very busy and encourage you to use all of these features to the fullest extent possible. [top September 2000]
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