NETLS Updates & Information 2/27

Take our quick, easy, 5 question survey --

Something new ... Check out the video craft segment.

Look -- TexShare promo & training stuff

Whew! TSLAC Grant applications were due today.

Hurry... if you are interested in attending any of the Midwest Tape demonstration sessions, contact Elaine s@midwesttapes.com

Sign up is ending for Online Course, Change Management & Leadership: If Change Is So Wonderful Why Aren't We Having Fun Yet?

Apply today for NETLS Grant to prepay registration for ARSL Conference.

Hot Dates:

March 8 daylight saving time begins

March 16 Ebsco database training - Frisco

March 19-22 Christian Book Expo, Dallas

March 20 deadline for Gordon M. Conable Conference Scholarship, which will enable a library school student or new professional to attend ALA's 2009 Annual Conference.

March 20 application deadline for Literacy and Gaming initiative grants funded by Verizon.

March 27 Ebsco database training - Balch Springs

March 31 - deadline to submit the 2008 Annual Report through Bibliostat Collect

March 31 - April 3 - TLA Annual Conference - Houston

May 4 - NETLS Membership meeting

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FREE from MaintainIT Register for free webinars online

... also from MaintainIT check out this page featuring one of our NETLS colleagues

... then dream about installing this project in your library

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More about ILL

After months of careful study, the Interlibrary Loan Task Force is seeking an ILL model that "fits" Texas. Help yourself and the task force by visiting their blog and providing your ideas.

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Going green with TechSoup

A first year subscription to MyFax available through TechSoup (for $25 administrative fee) allows you to send and receive faxes through up to five different email accounts, and it integrates with Microsoft Outlook and Office to make faxing even easier. You can send up to 100 pages and receive 200 pages per month (there's a fee for additional pages). You also have a choice of a local or toll-free dedicated fax number. Second year cost is $90.

From Marcine McCulley (Rockwall)

shelving for sale -- steel shelving that was used in our old Rockwall County Library building is being auctioned by our county auditor's office at GovDeals.com. Most of it came from Cultural Surroundings and it includes regular metal shelving in various heights and depths as well as some paperback shelving and periodical shelving. There are also a few wooden shelving units and a small card catalog. The shelving was in good condition when we moved out, but I'm not sure how carefully it was dis-assembled and stored. We moved much of our shelving to the new building. I estimate that the shelving we sent to county surplus would hold 8,000 to 10,000 volumes.

From Kathi Mehan (Garland)
Free to NETLS members for the asking. I have one (1) copy of each title. Contact me directly, Kathi Mehan Phone: 972-205-2550

1. Room, Adrian. Brewer's dictionary of modern phrase & fable / compiled by Adrian Room. London: Cassell, 2000. 0304353817
2. Ayto, John. Brewer's dictionary of phrase & fable / revised by John Ayto. New York: Collins, c2005. 0061121207
3. Tresidder, Jack. The complete dictionary of symbols / Jack Tresidder, general editor. San Francisco, Calif.: Chronicle Books, c2004. ISBN 0811847675
4. Steele, Valerie. Encyclopedia of clothing and fashion / Valerie Steele, editor in chief. New York: Scribner/Thomson, c2005. ISBN 0684313944 [3 vol. set]
5. McClellan, Elisabeth, 1851-1920. History of American costume, 1607-1870. Illustrated by Sophie B. Steel and Cecil W. Trout. With a new introd. by Robert Riley. New York, Tudor Pub. Co. [c1969]
6. Cassin-Scott, Jack The illustrated encyclopaedia of costume and fashion: from 1066 to the present / Jack Cassin-Scott. London: Studio Vista; New York: Distributed in the United States by Sterling Pub. Co., 1994. ISBN 0289800935
7. Merck & Co. The Merck manual of diagnosis and therapy. 18th ed. 2006. Rahway, N.J.: Merck, 1950- ISBN 0911910107 Siegmund, Otto H.
8. The Merck veterinary manual. 9th ed. 2005 Rahway, N.J.: Merck and Co., 1955-
9. Tyler, Ronnie C., 1941- The new handbook of Texas / Ron Tyler, editor in chief; Douglas E. Barnett, managing editor; Roy R. Barkley, editor; Penelope Anderson, Mark F. Odintz, associate editors. Austin: Texas State Historical Association, 1996. [complete 6-volume set] ISBN 0876111517
10. Knowles, Elizabeth (Elizabeth M.) The Oxford dictionary of quotations / edited by Elizabeth Knowles. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 2004. ISBN 0198607202
11. Savageau, David. PlacesRated almanac. 2007 ed. Chicago: Rand McNally & Co., 1981-
12. Dorling Kindersley Limited. World atlas / DK; [Dorling Kindersley Cartography]. London: Dorling Kindersley; New York, N.Y.: DK Pub. [distributor], 2007. ISBN 978075663175

NETLS Updates & Information 2/23

Need an OPAC stand? The University Park Library has OPAC stands they are willing to pass on to interested libraries. Each stand holds one computer. Contact the library if you are interested in getting one or more of these items.

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Hot Dates ....

February 27, (this Friday) TSLAC Grant applications due in Austin.

March 20 Grant due - Literacy and Gaming initiative funded by Verizon

April 30 Application deadline Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes honors outstanding young leaders (8 - 18) who have made a significant positive difference to people and our planet.

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NETLS Continuing Education classes

By February 28 register for online course, Change Management & Leadership by Saturday -- take the class at your convenience in March.

February 27 Greenville and Saturday, February 28 in Dallas... Advanced Google classes.

March 16 Frisco and March 27 Balch Springs .... EBSCO Databases

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Co-Sponsored Continuing Education
Para Los Ninos

March 13 in Irving 8:30 a.m. Workshop begins at 9:00 a.m. and ends at 4:30 p.m.

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Interested in hosting a workshop?

Texas State Library has partnered with WebJunction to bring you Reaching Our Spanish-Speaking Audience (ROSA). This professional development program will equip library staff with knowledge and resources to reach out to Spanish speakers in your communities and increase their access to technology. ROSA workshops will be offered throughout Texas – contact Dawn Vogler (512) 936-4449 if your library is interested in hosting a full day workshop for 15 or more attendees.

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Announcing
March 19-22 in Dallas Christian Book Expo ... Perhaps just what you need if you are developing a Christian fiction collection. Discounted pre-registration deadline is probably March 12 (the full refund deadline) Registration is open now.

Explore the website, they have provided a discount code for retailers and librarians to share with their clientele and offer a special gift to professionals.