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New Freedom of Information Act Eases Burden on Public Bodies
September 16th, 2011 | Permalink | Comment?

The most recent Library Law newsletter from Klein, Thorpe & Jenkins, Ltd. has been posted.

The newsletter discusses Public Act 97-597, which was signed into law by Governor Pat Quinn on August 29, 2011. The new law amends the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), alleviating demands placed on public bodies.
Grants, ISL E-news, Library Management
Per Capital Grant Webinar Update
September 13th, 2011 | Permalink | Comment?

Public library directors who were unable to take part in the Changes in the Public Library Per Capita and Equalization Aid Grant Application webinars conducted by the Illinois State Library last month may access the archived Webinar at http://isl.adobeconnect.com/p9qyvsxo1co/.

If you have additional questions about the Per Capita Grant Application, please contact either Mary Downing at 217-782-5506, mdowning@ilsos.net or Jeanne Urbanek at 217-524-0050, jurbanek@ilsos.net.
Library Management
Library Law: Recent Legislation-Local Records Act
August 29th, 2011 | Permalink | Comment?

The most recent Library Law newsletter from Klein, Thorpe & Jenkins, Ltd. has been posted. The issue discusses changes to the Local Records Act, 50 ILCS 205/1 et seq..

The Library Law Articles are located under Library Management > Organizational Management > Library Law Articles (IL).
Continuous Learning, Library Management, Online Learning
Upcoming WJ Webinar: The Entrepreneurial Librarian
March 28th, 2011 | Permalink | Comment?

The upcoming WebJunction Webinar The Entrepreneurial Librarian – Running the business of your library is scheduled for Tuesday 4/26/2011 beginning at 1:00 PM Central Time.

Do you feel as if your library training prepared you for everything but actually running the library? This workshop will focus on meeting the needs of the director of small and/or rural libraries, by placing the director or manager in the role of entrepreneur.

You will be introduced to the business principles most often used by successful entrepreneurs, including long-range planning, marketing, leadership, and program development. This webinar will be hosted in collaboration with the Association for Rural and Small Libraries and presented by ARSL board member, Andrea Berstler, who serves as manager at the Henrietta Hankin Branch of Pennsylvania’s Chester County Library.

To register visit L2.
Library Management, Marketing, Programming, Research
Important New Report Available
January 24th, 2011 | Permalink | Comment?
Perceptions of Libraries, 2010: Context and Community, a sequel to the 2005 Perceptions of Libraries and Information Resources, is now available for print ordering and free download.

The new report provides updated information and new insights into information consumers and their online information habits, preferences and perceptions. Particular attention was paid to how the current economic downturn has affected information-seeking behaviors and how those changes are reflected in the use and perception of libraries. The OCLC membership report explores:
- Technological and economic shifts since 2005
- Lifestyle changes Americans have made during the recession, including increased use of the library and other online resources
- How a negative change to employment status impacts use and perceptions of the library
- How Americans use online resources and libraries in 2010
- Perceptions of libraries and information resources based on life stage, from teens to college students, to senior Americans.
The membership report is based on U.S. data from an online survey conducted by Harris Interactive on behalf of OCLC. OCLC analyzed and summarized the results in order to produce this report.
Continuous Learning, Library Management, Online Learning
WJIL Course Highlight: Developing Motivating Messages
January 17th, 2011 | Permalink | Comment?

This LibraryU course provides an interactive opportunity for you to learn how to effectively develop a wide variety of targeted messages for most any library program or service. Whether the messages are for outreach opportunities, dealing with the media, press releases, flyers, or Board Meeting presentations, the tools here will work for you.

This course includes simple but powerful work sheets that you can use when creating directed messages for your specific program, services and audiences. Learn to analyze your audience, develop your message and then enhance it to best effect, all in the aid of communicating the value of your library and getting more or your community involved.

Enroll now.
Illinois State Library, Library Management
FY 2011 Illinois Public Library Annual Report
January 10th, 2011 | Permalink | Comment?
The Illinois State Library has announced the release of the Illinois Public Library Annual Report (IPLAR) FY2011 using the Bibliostat Collect software for data collection.

The web-based IPLAR is accessible at http://collect.btol.com. To access the Bibliostat Collect site, you will need to know your library’s Illinois State Library (ISL) User Name and Password. Your library’s User Name is your ISL control number and ISL main branch number (00, zero zero NOT alpha “o”). Your library’s Password is your ISL password for the main branch.

If you need assistance with your ISL User Name/Password contact Becky Hunter, Illinois State Library, bhunter1@ilsos.net, 217-782-7849, or 1-800-665-5576 x1.

Follow these guidelines for assistance:

Content/Subject Matter and Edit Checks
- Ron Winner, Illinois State Library, rwinner@ilsos.net, 217-785-1168, or 1-800-665-5576 x1.
Software/Technology Issues
- Bibliostat Help Desk, 1-866-785-9935.
Other Troubleshooting Tips
- Make sure you are using the:
  o Correct URL: http://collect.btol.com
  o Correct User Name and Password
  o Adobe version 6.0 or above for PDF printing
Continuous Learning, Library Management, Online Learning
WJIL Course Highlight: Weeding the Library Collection
December 15th, 2010 | Permalink | Comment?

“Weeding the Library Collection” is a necessary activity and also, happily, a course you can take via WebJunction Illinois.

If you mention collection development a lot of library staff think of selecting new materials for the library. Weeding – removing library materials from your collection – is an integral part of collection development. In this course you will discover why that is true and then learn weeding techniques, developing weeding policies and avoiding common pitfalls. The information is relevant to all types of libraries and addresses the weeding of all types of library materials, including adult and children’s collections, as well as print and non-print materials.

This course includes reasons for weeding the library collection and how to identify print and online resources to aid in planning an effective weeding program. Using published weeding guidelines to develop criteria for weeding collections, the developing of a weeding plan for the library (which includes a schedule, criteria for specific subject areas and material types, and procedures) is also examined.

Additionally ways to avoid common pitfalls and problems with weeding such as “unweedable” gifts, “sacred” memorial donations, the “recommended collection size” trap, fear of admitting a selection error, and others are examined along with a discussion of how to incorporate weeding in the library’s collection management policy. Finally, the course helps students identify tools associated with automated library catalogs that can assist in weeding such as inventory reports, collection age reports, and others.

So if you feel the need to weed, this is a course for you. Details and registration can be found in the WJIL Course Catalog.
Continuous Learning, Library Management, Online Learning
Serving the 21st Century Patron: Online Conference Wrap-Up
December 10th, 2010 | Permalink | Comment?
Serving the 21st Century Patron, the second WebJunction online conference, was a huge success! Illinois attendees were the 5th largest State group at the conference.

All archives for the 8 sessions are posted to the conference page on WebJunction Illinois. If you were unable to attend in person, please take advantage of the archived sessions.

Just a few highlights:
- 820 preregistered, of which 453 attended. There were 99 onsite registrations.
- Unique logins for conference, overall: 552 (day 1 = 460; day 2 = 386)
- There have been over 500 tweets/retweets to the conference hashtag: #WJconf: http://twitter.com/#search?q=%23wjconf
- The first-ever virtual Battledecks! was so much fun and a great way to wrap up the conference.
Thanks to all Illinois attendees for helping to make the conference a success. For those of you unable to attend – check out the archives today!
Library Management, News
Public Library Days and Dates to Remember 2011 – 2012
November 22nd, 2010 | Permalink | Comment?

Public Library Days and Dates to Remember calendar for 2011 and 2012, starting with Trustee election petition filings December 13, 2010 to December 20, 2010 under the newest election law changes, and many more deadlines to come has been added to WebJunction Illinois’ Administrative Ready Reference resources.

This always valuable resource for public libraries is particularly helpful this year with election date changes of P.A. 96-886 and election filing requirements imposed by P.S. 96-1008. As always, thanks to Phillip B. Lenzini with Kavanagh, Scully, Sudow, White & Frederick, P.C. for this resource.

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Library Management, News

New Freedom of Information Act Eases Burden on Public Bodies

Grants, ISL E-news, Library Management

Per Capital Grant Webinar Update

Library Management

Library Law: Recent Legislation-Local Records Act

Continuous Learning, Library Management, Online Learning

Upcoming WJ Webinar: The Entrepreneurial Librarian

Library Management, Marketing, Programming, Research

Important New Report Available

Continuous Learning, Library Management, Online Learning

WJIL Course Highlight: Developing Motivating Messages

Illinois State Library, Library Management

FY 2011 Illinois Public Library Annual Report

Continuous Learning, Library Management, Online Learning

WJIL Course Highlight: Weeding the Library Collection

Continuous Learning, Library Management, Online Learning

Serving the 21st Century Patron: Online Conference Wrap-Up

Library Management, News

Public Library Days and Dates to Remember 2011 – 2012