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SELCO-SELS REGIONAL NEWS
Smart Money Connections
August 8, 2008 -- Are you ready to invest in yourself and your future? Smart Money Connections is coming to KSMQ Public Television Wednesday August 13 at 6:30pm. Sponsored in part by SELCO with a Smart Investing @ Your Library grant from the ALA and FINRA Investor Education Foundation, this a 13-episode live call-in show about personal finance and investing aimed at anyone under the age of 40. Find out about the magic of compound interest, the dangers of credit cards, saving for your children’s college education and much more.
Each 30-minute program will be followed by a live webcast that will continue the conversation on the week’s topic. You can ask questions and get answers to help you in your investing education.
For more information, visit the Smart Investing website!
New Information Services Librarian
Most recently, Rachel has been working in a temporary, part-time capacity as the Project Librarian for SELCO’s FINRA Smart Investing project. She has been preparing for the 13-program live television series produced in conjunction with KSMQ. The first program and live webcast will air August 13.
Prior to working for SELCO, Rachel was the Campus Librarian at the Minnesota School of Business in Rochester and holds a Masters degree in Library and Information Science from Dominican University (2004) and an undergraduate degree in English from the University of Wisconsin-River Falls.
New cataloging staff starts at SELCO
August 5, 2008 -- Tracy Waterman joined the SELCO staff as LSTA Cataloging Librarian on Monday, August 4. Tracy’s library degree is from the School of Information and Library Sciences, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill, 2004. Most recently she worked for the University of Michigan Libraries, first as a Special Formats Cataloger performing original and copy cataloging of electronic resources, print monographs and special formats (primarily mixed media) and then as part of the Electronic Resources Cataloging unit. While working on her library degree, she did field work at the Southern Folklife Collection performing original and copy cataloging of LP and CD sound recordings. Her undergraduate degree is from Virginia Tech with a double major in French and English.
Northfield Public Library Signs on to try out Spanish-Language Catalog
July 31, 2008 -- Northfield Public Library has signed on to help guage patron reaction to the Spanish-Language iPac. This fills the last available slot and SELCO is no longer looking for test sites.
Grant and Award Opportunities
July 31, 2008 -- The Institute of Museums and Library Services (IMLS) has released the 2009 Grant and Award Opportunities Guide for the federal fiscal year beginning October 1, 2008. This publication provides an overview of the programs, initiatives, research projects, publications and strategic partnerships. It also provides useful tips for developing competitive grant applications and staff contacts for each program. The publication is available for viewing here. IMLS has recently released a manual on creating programs that reach and engage youth. Nine to Nineteen: Youth in Museums and Libraries: A Practitioner's Guide includes national initiatives to partner with and funding resources. The publication is free and can be viewed here.
Red Wing Public Library Signs on to try out Spanish-Language Catalog
July 31, 2008 -- Red Wing Public Library has agreed to offer the Spanish-language iPac in order to guage patron interest in the catalog. That leaves one slot open for interested Online Libraries.
SELCO Calls for Input on Spanish-Language Catalog
July 29, 2008 -- SELCO has sent email to Online Library Directors and Automation Contracts calling for libraries to help gauge regional interest in a Spanish-Language catalog. A copy of this email can be found at SELCO Librarian.
Winona Pharos Printing Project Completed
July 23, 2008 -- The coin operated system for Pharos has been installed and deployed at their library. For further information on this project please see the link listed below.
http://www.selco.info/online-library-services/projects/deploy-coin-operated-print-box-at-winona-pl
Austin Kid's PC Re-Image Project Completed
July 21, 2008 -- The Austin Kid's PC Re-image project has been completed. For more information on this project please look under the Completed Projects section of the Online Libraries / Projects website or simply click on the link below.
http://www.selco.info/online-library-services/projects/austin-kid-s-pc-reloads
SELCO Mashup Featured in OCLC Newsletter
July 18, 2008-- SELCO's Legislative Mashup is one of the featured mash-ups in the latest OCLC Next Space newsletter. According to the article, mashups are "fresh concoctions designed
to be informative, useful, fun
and even transformative." SELCO's legislative mashup certainly qualifies. Thank you, OCLC, for noticing.
A new library on the horizon!
Lonsdale Council establishes library, board and fund
Lonsdale residents are one step closer to enjoying the benefits of having a public library in town. At the regular meeting of the Lonsdale City Council held Thursday, July 10, the council approved resolution 2008-27 establishing a public library, library board and library fund.
City Administrator Joel Erickson explained that the approved resolution is a formal step required by the State of Minnesota. The resolution establishes a public library in Lonsdale which requires a five member library board and creates a new city account, the Library Fund. Erickson said he has already received nearly 10 applications for the five open board positions.
The library will be built as part of The Villages of Lonsdale, a proposed assisted living facility expected to open in the spring of 2009.
User Technology --- with the emphasis on the person!
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Provide technical support to the Online Libraries and SELCO staff.
Administer end user technology in the SELCO office and the Online Libraries.
Meeting Packet Available Online
July 10, 2008 -- The packet for the Joint ILS Operations and Technology Policy Committee meeting is now available on the website. This can be found here. This meeting is from 3 - 5 pm on July 17th, at the SELCO building.
First Contract for PC Lease Value Added Service
July 9, 2008 -- We are happy to announce that the first PC Lease Value Added Service contract has been received. Austin Public Library was the first one to send us in their contract. We eagerly anticipate the arrival of more contracts for the PC Lease Value Added Service.
Day End Processes have completed
July 7, 2008 1:00 PM -- Day End processes have completed sucessfully. Thank you for your patience.
SELCO staff honored for 5 years of service
July 7, 2008 -- SELCO recently honored staff members for 5 years of service to the organization. Paul Conrad, Workstation Support Technician (below, left), John Geers, Delivery Assistant and Custodian (below right), and Carol Geers, Custodial Assistant (below center), were all honored. Congratulations to Paul, John, and Carol and thank you for your service to SELCO and the libraries of SE Minnesota!
DayEnd Processes Running
July 7, 2008, 8:10 a.m. -- We have set the DayEnd processes to run on the Horizon system. This will take several hours; email will go out and this webpage will be updated as soon as it is complete. Our apologies for the inconvenience.
Summer 2008 Cooperative PC Purchase Underway
July 03, 2008 -- Orders for the Summer 2008 Cooperative PC Purchase have been collected and processed. Six Online Libraries ordered a total of:
Two staff PCs
One monitor
Eight Microsoft Office licenses
One barcode scanner
One receipt printer
One 160gb external hard drive
We have placed orders with various vendors for these items and will begin installations as they arrive.
SELCO Email Services Are Again Available
July 3, 2008, 8:49 am -- SELCO email services have been restored. We apologize for this inconvenience.
SELCO Experiencing Email Outage
July 03, 2008, 8:42 -- In the last few minutes, it has come to our attention that the SELCO email server is down. We are investigating and hope to have the issue resolved shortly. Updates will be posted to this website.
