SCHOOL LIBRARY SYSTEM COUNCIL MEETING
Meeting Date: May 13, 2009 Minutes Taken By: Ann Voorhees
Members Present:
Mary Nellenback, Auburn
Sue Cutri, Cato-Meridian
Dessa Bergen, Jordan-Elbridge
Loretta Johnson, Jordan-Elbridge
Kelly Cullen, Port Byron
Rachel Lewis, Skaneateles
Dawn Sedorus, Southern Cayuga
Lori Belair, Union Springs
Maureen Southorn, Weedsport
Ann Voorhees, SLS
1. SED/DLD Updates: The NYS regulations now state that School Library System Liaison representatives will be officially renamed “Communication Coordinators”. The School Library System By-Laws need to be amended to reflect this change. Rachel Lewis made a motion to officially amend the by-laws to read Communication Coordinators. The motion was passed by those present.
2. New York State Summer Reading Program: The 2009 theme is “Be Creative! Express Yourself!! @ Your Library”. Posters have been distributed to all schools. Additional information can be accessed at http://www.summerreadingnys.org/
3. School Library Media Section (SLMS) of New York library Association: SLMS was held in Saratoga Springs this year. SLMS 2010 will be held in downtown Albany from April 29 – May 1, 2010. Esme Codell, the keynote, and the featured authors David Adler, Gregory Maguire and Unshelved were excellent. Those who attended the conference provided a short report on the workshops they attended.
Carolyn Hirst-Loucks, Asst. Superintendent for Instruction – Auburn CSD, was awarded the SLMS Secondary Administrators Award.
4. Database/CCD CoSER: The 2009-2010 database requests will reflect the changes in the NOVELNY database offerings. All schools will still receive Proquest Direct and Grolier New Book of Popular Science in the base package.
5. Future SLS Workshops: Kathleen Odean is scheduled to present a full day workshop on middle school and young adult literature on March 23, 2010. This workshop is sponsored by the CO and TST BOCES SLSs and will be held at Wells College. All LMS, and teachers will be invited to attend.
Michele Gorman (Graphic Novels) and Starr LaTronica (Four County Library System) will present at the SLS annual meeting on September 28, 2009.
Pam Berger’s workshop utilizing the newly released AASL publication “Standards For The 21st –Century Learner In Action” will take place on December 9, 2009. A copy of this publication has been purchased and distributed to all LMS by the School Library System.
OPALS-NA training will take place as needed.
Please send other workshop suggestions to Ann Voorhees, or include suggestion in the SLS Annual Report.
6. Communication Coordinator meetings: Exact dates to be determined – meetings will be held in November, January, March, and May.
7. Cayuga Reads: “Pay It Forward” by Catherine Ryan Hyde has been chosen as the 2009 Cayuga Reads title. Program information will follow. The SLS has purchased copies of this title. If you wish to borrow a copy over the summer please contact the SLS.
8. SLMS Leadership Retreat – Cornell University – 8/3-8/4 2009. Registration information was distributed at the Council meeting. Further information can be accessed at http://www.nyla.org/index.php?page_id=1157
DISTRICT REPORTS:
AUBURN: Mary Nellenback reported that the LMS position at Owasco Elementary School has been posted.
CATO-MERIDIAN: Sue Cutri hosted a virtual intern from Syracuse University. Su
JORDAN-ELBRIDGE: Loretta Johnson’s students featured display at the middle school Culture Fair on South America, which highlighted the research process.
SKANEATELES: Rachel Lewis attended a New York State Archives workgroup consisting of library media specialists, teachers, principals and public librarians to discuss the use of primary source resources contained in the New York State Archives.
SOUTHERN CAYUGA: Dawn Sedorus had a successful project using power point completed by her 5th graders. She co-taught projects with 9th and 12th grade teachers. The art classes are displaying their work in the library,
UNION SPRINGS: Lori Belair explained that the library-reading theme this year centered on horse stories. The culminating event will feature a bucking bronco ride, and a western themed field day. This is the first year that library grades will be included on student report cards.
WEEDSPORT: Maureen Southorn reported that the Weedsport Elementary School and the Weedsport Free Library hosted the author, Matthew McElligott this spring. For 2010, Johanna Hurwitz will be the guest author.
Students at Weedsport Elementary participated in a videoconference with Anne Mlod and second grade class from Genesee Elementary who performed ‘Tikki Tikki Tembo”.
Weedsport has received the National Endowment for the Humanities, We The People Bookshelf and Picturing America.
Grades 4-6 will have flexible scheduling next year.
Meeting adjourned at 3:00 pm
Respectfully submitted, Ann Voorhees, School Library System Director
6/24/2009
4/16/2009
SCHOOL LIBRARY SYSTEM COUNCIL MEETING
Meeting Date: March 4, 2009 Minutes Taken By: Ann Voorhees
Members Present:
Mary Nellenback, Auburn
Sue Cutri, Cato-Meridian
Loretta Johnson, Jordan-Elbridge
Kelly Cullen, Port Byron
Rachel Lewis, Skaneateles
Dawn Sedorus, Southern Cayuga
Lori Belair, Union Springs
Maureen Southorn, Weedsport
Mary-Carol Lindbloom, SCRLC
Ann Voorhees, SLS
1. SED/DLD Updates: The NYS regulations now state that School Library System Liaison representatives will be officially renamed “Communication Coordinators”. The School Library System By-Laws need to be amended to reflect this change.
2. SCOOLS Catalog: The SCOOLS catalog will be loaded onto a newer, more powerful server. The response time will be a little quicker than before. The developers are working to add a multiple request feature to the ILL module. This is one feature many LMS have asked about.
Those districts using OPALS-NA will now be able to update their additions/deletions in the SCOOLS catalog from their own library catalogs. This will result in a more accurate, up-to-date Union catalog.
3. OPALS-NA: We will have a half-day OPALS-NA training for veterans before our next Council meeting. A full day training for the Auburn elementary schools, which will switch to OPALS in September, will take place on May 12, 2009.
4. Database/CCD CoSER: The 2009-2010 database requests will reflect the changes in the NOVELNY database offerings. The SLS Database CoSER base will only include the New Book Of Popular Science (the other Grolier products will be included in NOVELNY). We will continue with Proquest Direct, which continues to complement the new state offerings. Remember that the new NOVELNY database subscriptions begin on April 1, 2009.
5. Future SLS Workshops: Kathleen O’Dean will present a full day workshop on middle school and young adult literature on March 26, 2009. This workshop is sponsored by the CO and TST BOCES SLSs and will be held at Wells College. All LMS, and teachers are welcome to attend.
Michele Gorman (Graphic Novels) will present at the SLS annual meeting in September 2009. Pam Berger will present a workshop utilizing the newly released AASL publication “Standards For The 21st –Century Learner In Action”.
A copy of this publication has been purchased for all LMS by the School Library System, and was distributed at this meeting. Please send other workshop suggestions to Ann Voorhees.
6. NYS Summer Reading Program: The theme of the 2009 NYS Summer Reading Program is; Be Creative @ Your Library (Children), and Express Yourself @ Your Library (Young Adults).
You may access http://www.summerreadingnys.org/ for further information. The SLS has purchased and distributed Summer Reading posters to the SLS Communication Coordinators.
7. NYS Library Legislative Initiatives: The governor cut funds to libraries. The School Library System could loose 29% of funds in this proposed budget. The library book aid will remain the same at $6.25. If you wish to contact your legislators concerning restoring the library aid, you will find advocacy advice and ideas on the NYLA site http://www.nyla.org/ and the School Library System’s Association site http://www.slsa-nys.org/
8. Cayuga Reads: “Pay It Forward” by Catherine Ryan Hyde has been chosen as the 2009 Cayuga Reads title. Program information will follow.
Dates to Remember:
March 2009
3/26 Kathleen O’Dean (http://www.kathleenodean.com/) - Wells College 9:00am-3:00pm
April 2009
School Library Month
4/12 – 4/18 National Library Week
4/30-5/2 SLMS Conference Saratoga Springs
MAY 2009
5/11-5/17 Children’s Book Week
5/13 SLS Workshop 8:30-11:30 – OPALS-NA training (Veterans)
5/13 SLS Council 12:30-3:00
AUGUST 2009
8/3-8/4 SLMS Leadership Retreat – Cornell University – Registration information was distributed at the Council meeting.
DISTRICT REPORTS:
AUBURN: Mary Nellenback reported that there is currently no LMS at Owasco elementary. Cathy Leader is the teaching assistant in charge of that library.
CATO-MERIDIAN: Sue Cutri is hosting a virtual intern from SU. The intern will aid in the development of a new library web site.
JORDAN-ELBRIDGE: Loretta Johnson is hosting her first “Battle of the Books” program. The students will have a display at the middle school Culture fair, which highlights the research process.
PORT BYRON: Kelly Cullen has been busy weeding her collection and developing a new library web site. Kelly has participated in the NovaNet training.
The district might combine the middle school and high school libraries.
SKANEATELES: Rachel Lewis has received a library card registered in her library name from the Onondaga Public Library System. Students may use the library card to access the public library databases. The high school Pride Committee is working on literacy projects with the students of Meacham Elementary School in Syracuse. Each high school homeroom is donating a book to the school. Rachel’s students use a wiki to post book reviews. State Street Elementary students are creating book reviews in MP3 format.
SOUTHERN CAYUGA: Dawn Sedorus is hosting a series of book contests “Name the Title”. A clue is read during morning announcements – teachers and students may guess the title of the book. The students love beating the faculty. In the next round, a title will be given and everyone must guess which movie was based on the title. The K-4 students worked on Arctic and Antarctica projects in which they sent postcards to a station in Antarctica to be postmarked and returned to the students. The students studied penguins and polar bears, adopted a polar bear at the Seneca zoo, and viewed them through the zoos web cams.
UNION SPRINGS: Lori Belair explained that the library-reading theme this year centered on horse stories. The culminating event will feature a bucking bronco ride, and a pony ride or carousel. Please let Lori know of anyone offering pony rides or would rent a carousel.
WEEDSPORT: Weedsport Elementary School and the Weedsport Free Library will host Matthew McElligott this spring. For 2010, Johanna Hurwitz will be the guest author.
SCRLC: Mary-Carol Lindbloom explained that the SCRLC would be hosting a Library Summer Camp for SLMS during July and August. Please send any workshop suggestions to Ann Voorhees. The SCRLC digitizing project “Tools Of history” can be accessed at www.toolsofhistory.org. This site contains many New York State primary documents – a great research tool. Further information is available at
Meeting adjourned at 3:00 pm
Respectfully submitted, Ann Voorhees, School Library System Director
Meeting Date: March 4, 2009 Minutes Taken By: Ann Voorhees
Members Present:
Mary Nellenback, Auburn
Sue Cutri, Cato-Meridian
Loretta Johnson, Jordan-Elbridge
Kelly Cullen, Port Byron
Rachel Lewis, Skaneateles
Dawn Sedorus, Southern Cayuga
Lori Belair, Union Springs
Maureen Southorn, Weedsport
Mary-Carol Lindbloom, SCRLC
Ann Voorhees, SLS
1. SED/DLD Updates: The NYS regulations now state that School Library System Liaison representatives will be officially renamed “Communication Coordinators”. The School Library System By-Laws need to be amended to reflect this change.
2. SCOOLS Catalog: The SCOOLS catalog will be loaded onto a newer, more powerful server. The response time will be a little quicker than before. The developers are working to add a multiple request feature to the ILL module. This is one feature many LMS have asked about.
Those districts using OPALS-NA will now be able to update their additions/deletions in the SCOOLS catalog from their own library catalogs. This will result in a more accurate, up-to-date Union catalog.
3. OPALS-NA: We will have a half-day OPALS-NA training for veterans before our next Council meeting. A full day training for the Auburn elementary schools, which will switch to OPALS in September, will take place on May 12, 2009.
4. Database/CCD CoSER: The 2009-2010 database requests will reflect the changes in the NOVELNY database offerings. The SLS Database CoSER base will only include the New Book Of Popular Science (the other Grolier products will be included in NOVELNY). We will continue with Proquest Direct, which continues to complement the new state offerings. Remember that the new NOVELNY database subscriptions begin on April 1, 2009.
5. Future SLS Workshops: Kathleen O’Dean will present a full day workshop on middle school and young adult literature on March 26, 2009. This workshop is sponsored by the CO and TST BOCES SLSs and will be held at Wells College. All LMS, and teachers are welcome to attend.
Michele Gorman (Graphic Novels) will present at the SLS annual meeting in September 2009. Pam Berger will present a workshop utilizing the newly released AASL publication “Standards For The 21st –Century Learner In Action”.
A copy of this publication has been purchased for all LMS by the School Library System, and was distributed at this meeting. Please send other workshop suggestions to Ann Voorhees.
6. NYS Summer Reading Program: The theme of the 2009 NYS Summer Reading Program is; Be Creative @ Your Library (Children), and Express Yourself @ Your Library (Young Adults).
You may access http://www.summerreadingnys.org/ for further information. The SLS has purchased and distributed Summer Reading posters to the SLS Communication Coordinators.
7. NYS Library Legislative Initiatives: The governor cut funds to libraries. The School Library System could loose 29% of funds in this proposed budget. The library book aid will remain the same at $6.25. If you wish to contact your legislators concerning restoring the library aid, you will find advocacy advice and ideas on the NYLA site http://www.nyla.org/ and the School Library System’s Association site http://www.slsa-nys.org/
8. Cayuga Reads: “Pay It Forward” by Catherine Ryan Hyde has been chosen as the 2009 Cayuga Reads title. Program information will follow.
Dates to Remember:
March 2009
3/26 Kathleen O’Dean (http://www.kathleenodean.com/) - Wells College 9:00am-3:00pm
April 2009
School Library Month
4/12 – 4/18 National Library Week
4/30-5/2 SLMS Conference Saratoga Springs
MAY 2009
5/11-5/17 Children’s Book Week
5/13 SLS Workshop 8:30-11:30 – OPALS-NA training (Veterans)
5/13 SLS Council 12:30-3:00
AUGUST 2009
8/3-8/4 SLMS Leadership Retreat – Cornell University – Registration information was distributed at the Council meeting.
DISTRICT REPORTS:
AUBURN: Mary Nellenback reported that there is currently no LMS at Owasco elementary. Cathy Leader is the teaching assistant in charge of that library.
CATO-MERIDIAN: Sue Cutri is hosting a virtual intern from SU. The intern will aid in the development of a new library web site.
JORDAN-ELBRIDGE: Loretta Johnson is hosting her first “Battle of the Books” program. The students will have a display at the middle school Culture fair, which highlights the research process.
PORT BYRON: Kelly Cullen has been busy weeding her collection and developing a new library web site. Kelly has participated in the NovaNet training.
The district might combine the middle school and high school libraries.
SKANEATELES: Rachel Lewis has received a library card registered in her library name from the Onondaga Public Library System. Students may use the library card to access the public library databases. The high school Pride Committee is working on literacy projects with the students of Meacham Elementary School in Syracuse. Each high school homeroom is donating a book to the school. Rachel’s students use a wiki to post book reviews. State Street Elementary students are creating book reviews in MP3 format.
SOUTHERN CAYUGA: Dawn Sedorus is hosting a series of book contests “Name the Title”. A clue is read during morning announcements – teachers and students may guess the title of the book. The students love beating the faculty. In the next round, a title will be given and everyone must guess which movie was based on the title. The K-4 students worked on Arctic and Antarctica projects in which they sent postcards to a station in Antarctica to be postmarked and returned to the students. The students studied penguins and polar bears, adopted a polar bear at the Seneca zoo, and viewed them through the zoos web cams.
UNION SPRINGS: Lori Belair explained that the library-reading theme this year centered on horse stories. The culminating event will feature a bucking bronco ride, and a pony ride or carousel. Please let Lori know of anyone offering pony rides or would rent a carousel.
WEEDSPORT: Weedsport Elementary School and the Weedsport Free Library will host Matthew McElligott this spring. For 2010, Johanna Hurwitz will be the guest author.
SCRLC: Mary-Carol Lindbloom explained that the SCRLC would be hosting a Library Summer Camp for SLMS during July and August. Please send any workshop suggestions to Ann Voorhees. The SCRLC digitizing project “Tools Of history” can be accessed at www.toolsofhistory.org. This site contains many New York State primary documents – a great research tool. Further information is available at
Meeting adjourned at 3:00 pm
Respectfully submitted, Ann Voorhees, School Library System Director
2/24/2009
SLS Council Minutes - January 2009
SCHOOL LIBRARY SYSTEM COUNCIL MEETING
Meeting Date: January 13, 2009 Minutes Taken By: Ann Voorhees
Members Present:
Mary Nellenback, Auburn
Susan Cutri, Cato-Meridian
Dessa Bergen, Jordan-Elbridge
Loretta Johnson, Jordan-Elbridge
Arlene Hertzog, Moravia
Kelly Cullen, Port Byron
Rachel Lewis, Skaneateles
Deb Covell, Skaneateles
Lori Belair, Union Springs
Stephanie Weaver, Union Springs
Maureen Southorn, Weedsport
Mary Kay Worth – Southern Cayuga-Superintendent
Ann Voorhees, SLS - CO BOCES
Linda Nichols – ISS Director CO BOCES
1. Introductions and Welcome: The SLS Council meeting commenced at 12:30 pm.
2.SCOOLS Catalog/ILL:
Interlibrary loan has increased since last year. Judy Beaumont has been very busy handling your requests. There is always an increase in ILL requests during term paper periods.
ILL Procedure Reminders: Please remember to address any ILLs destined for schools outside our CO BOCES area to Judy Beaumont. Also, please remember to update your ILL records for materials received and returned.
Remember to complete and return the paper copy Interlibrary Loan Form the first week in February. The SLS will send the spring ILL form to you this month. Please note any ILL materials borrowed/loaned between your district buildings, public libraries, etc on the form. If you have any questions please contact the SLS office.
3. Database/CCD CoSER:
The 2009-210 Database request forms have been distributed to Council members. The forms include pricing for any databases currently being purchased by our districts. Please contact the SLS with any pricing questions. Please share the request form with all the LMS in your districts and your business officials. The 2009-2010 school year budget process will begin earlier this year in anticipation of serious budget cuts from Albany.
4. ANNOUNCEMENTS:
· Love & Forgiveness: is a book, movie and discussion series hosted by the Seymour Library, Auburn. This series of book talks and movies is open to everyone, with events monthly through May 2009. For further information go to http://www.seymourlibrary.org/, or call 252-2571
· Book Lovers Retreat: If a child is going to become a reader and a writer, that child needs a bonded relationship with a joyfully literate adult. YOU! This 10-hour retreat is an invitation to educators to join a community of readers. Come and renew your commitment to yourself as a reader and share the joyful experience of reading and sharing in a nurturing, supportive atmosphere. Have the opportunity to read and relax in a beautiful setting, develop new ideas to inspire and engage your students. . Developing ourselves as readers is the best way to enhance the love of reading in our students. Starr LaTronica is the children’s librarian for the 4-County Library System and has led numerous professional development workshops and continues to inspire reading among the children and young adults of the Southern Tier. Her previous workshops have been highly rated. List of titles on the theme of “Coming of Age” will be provided to registrants
Location: Stella Maris, Skaneateles
Date: March 13-14
Time: 5:00pm, Friday – 4:pm Saturday
Cost: $100/15 hrs 1 in-service credit. Cost includes Friday dinner, Saturday breakfast and lunch.
Please respond directly to myudin@oswegoboces.org by January 30 if interested
· SLMS Conference – April 30-May 2 2009 – Saratoga Springs:
Registration Information is located on the NYLA web site at:
locateloctheYLAbsite:http://www.nyla.org/index.php?page_id=52
Speakers include: Esme Raji Codell, David Adler, Bill Barnes & Gene Ambaum (Unshelved), and Gregory Maguire
· LearningExpress Library.com is a comprehensive, interactive online learning platform of practice tests and tutorial course series designed to help patrons—students and adult learners—succeed on the academic or licensing tests they must pass. You'll get immediate scoring, complete answer explanations, and an individualized analysis of your results. Test include: ACT, Advanced Placement, Business Writing Success Skills, Civil Service, College Entrance Exams, Computer Skills, Corrections Officer’, Cosmetology, GED, GMAT, Graduate School Entrance Exams, GRE, Health Careers Entrance Practice, High School Skills Improvement, LSAT, Nursing, Nursing School Entrance Practice, SAT, etc
You may access this database through your local public library – using your public library card number. Includes libraries in the Finger Lakes Library System (Cayuga County) and the Onondaga Public Library System.
· Educational Media Technology Association (EMTA): The EMTA is accepting applications for their Media Literacy Project Grant. This grant is open to all teachers with applications due by April 30, 2009. For further information contact Linda Nichols (lnichols@cayboces.org) or access the web site at: http://edmediatech.org/
· The CO SLS has been invited to join in The Eastern Regional Pilot of the Teaching with Primary Sources Program currently being administered in our region by the DCMO BOCES SLS. Through this program the CO SLS will accept up to three proposals from LMS to integrate promising practices in teaching with primary sources into existing education curricula. This program sponsored by the LOC will include 3 mini-grants of up to $1500 to develop projects using primary sources. This grant will also provide educational programs for all library media specialists. Specific information will be provided in the spring.
5. School Library System programs for the 2008-2009 school year:
Michele Gorman – “Getting Graphic –Using Graphic Novels to Promote Literacy In Your School Library” – January 29, 2009 – Wells College
AASL Reading Institute: Reading and The Elementary Media Library Specialist – Pam Berger, presenter – February 13, 2009 at the TST BOCES in Ithaca NY
Kathleen O’Dean – March 26, 2009 – Wells College
6. School Library System Budgets 2008 and Beyond
The School Library Systems are anticipating further fund decrease (18%) for the 2009-2010 school year. School Library System services will be affected. For example, the SLS will no longer be able to provide the CERF database to districts, programs and speakers will be cut back, ILL services outside of our BOCES will be cut. I will be asking for help with advocacy efforts on the behalf of libraries and library systems.
DISTRICT REPORTS:
AUBURN: Mary Nellenback reported that Carolyn Hirst-Loucks, Asst. Superintendent for Instruction, has been awarded the SLMS Administrator of the Year award to be presented at the SLMS conference in Saratoga Springs. Mary also noted that Matthew Newuiett has resigned from his position at Owasco Elementary.
CATO-MERIDIAN: Sue Cutri reported that the students are working on their research papers this month, so this is a busy time in her library.
JORDAN-ELBRIDGE: Dessa Bergen reported that she has been attending department meetings and collaborating with teachers on various projects.
MORAVIA: Arlene Hertzog has reclassified her fiction collection by genre; the students are heavily utilizing print materials and databases for their research projects; Ill has been great this year – the students are excited to receive the materials; and the Battle of the Books program will be held again this year.
SKANEATELES: Debra Covell reported that State Street library has also classified their fiction collection by Genre and the students love it. Also, the library will undergo renovations this spring. Author, Bill Wallace will visit State Street on April 2, 2009. They would like to share his cost – If anyone is interested in hosting Bill Wallace in April – please contact Deb Covell foe specific information/cost.
Rachel Lewis mentioned that Follett provides spine labels with the genre label so the books arrive shelf-ready.
UNION SPRINGS: Lori Belair reported that Union Springs is also participating in a Battle of the Books program at the middle school; a subcommittee of the Literacy PLC have started an Adult Book Club for all staff; will have community members speak about their professions and serve as book readers during National Library Week, and that Stephanie Weaver is a member of the District's Literacy Professional Learning Committee.
WEEDSPORT: Maureen Southorn is also participating in the Battle Of the Books program. The Weedsport Sports Boosters have donated funds to purchase sports books for the library. LMS from the Oswego BOCES visited and received a demonstration of OPALS. In the elementary library, the K-2 nonfiction books have been placed near the easy books for easier access by students. A Buddy Reading program is being established with HS and MS students reading with elementary students. A reference/curriculum area has been developed in the high school library.
Justin and Gary Van Riper, “Adirondack Kids series of books”, will visit on May 1, 2009.
Meeting adjourned at 3:00 pm. Respectfully submitted, Ann Voorhees, School Library System Director
Meeting Date: January 13, 2009 Minutes Taken By: Ann Voorhees
Members Present:
Mary Nellenback, Auburn
Susan Cutri, Cato-Meridian
Dessa Bergen, Jordan-Elbridge
Loretta Johnson, Jordan-Elbridge
Arlene Hertzog, Moravia
Kelly Cullen, Port Byron
Rachel Lewis, Skaneateles
Deb Covell, Skaneateles
Lori Belair, Union Springs
Stephanie Weaver, Union Springs
Maureen Southorn, Weedsport
Mary Kay Worth – Southern Cayuga-Superintendent
Ann Voorhees, SLS - CO BOCES
Linda Nichols – ISS Director CO BOCES
1. Introductions and Welcome: The SLS Council meeting commenced at 12:30 pm.
2.SCOOLS Catalog/ILL:
Interlibrary loan has increased since last year. Judy Beaumont has been very busy handling your requests. There is always an increase in ILL requests during term paper periods.
ILL Procedure Reminders: Please remember to address any ILLs destined for schools outside our CO BOCES area to Judy Beaumont. Also, please remember to update your ILL records for materials received and returned.
Remember to complete and return the paper copy Interlibrary Loan Form the first week in February. The SLS will send the spring ILL form to you this month. Please note any ILL materials borrowed/loaned between your district buildings, public libraries, etc on the form. If you have any questions please contact the SLS office.
3. Database/CCD CoSER:
The 2009-210 Database request forms have been distributed to Council members. The forms include pricing for any databases currently being purchased by our districts. Please contact the SLS with any pricing questions. Please share the request form with all the LMS in your districts and your business officials. The 2009-2010 school year budget process will begin earlier this year in anticipation of serious budget cuts from Albany.
4. ANNOUNCEMENTS:
· Love & Forgiveness: is a book, movie and discussion series hosted by the Seymour Library, Auburn. This series of book talks and movies is open to everyone, with events monthly through May 2009. For further information go to http://www.seymourlibrary.org/, or call 252-2571
· Book Lovers Retreat: If a child is going to become a reader and a writer, that child needs a bonded relationship with a joyfully literate adult. YOU! This 10-hour retreat is an invitation to educators to join a community of readers. Come and renew your commitment to yourself as a reader and share the joyful experience of reading and sharing in a nurturing, supportive atmosphere. Have the opportunity to read and relax in a beautiful setting, develop new ideas to inspire and engage your students. . Developing ourselves as readers is the best way to enhance the love of reading in our students. Starr LaTronica is the children’s librarian for the 4-County Library System and has led numerous professional development workshops and continues to inspire reading among the children and young adults of the Southern Tier. Her previous workshops have been highly rated. List of titles on the theme of “Coming of Age” will be provided to registrants
Location: Stella Maris, Skaneateles
Date: March 13-14
Time: 5:00pm, Friday – 4:pm Saturday
Cost: $100/15 hrs 1 in-service credit. Cost includes Friday dinner, Saturday breakfast and lunch.
Please respond directly to myudin@oswegoboces.org by January 30 if interested
· SLMS Conference – April 30-May 2 2009 – Saratoga Springs:
Registration Information is located on the NYLA web site at:
locateloctheYLAbsite:http://www.nyla.org/index.php?page_id=52
Speakers include: Esme Raji Codell, David Adler, Bill Barnes & Gene Ambaum (Unshelved), and Gregory Maguire
· LearningExpress Library.com is a comprehensive, interactive online learning platform of practice tests and tutorial course series designed to help patrons—students and adult learners—succeed on the academic or licensing tests they must pass. You'll get immediate scoring, complete answer explanations, and an individualized analysis of your results. Test include: ACT, Advanced Placement, Business Writing Success Skills, Civil Service, College Entrance Exams, Computer Skills, Corrections Officer’, Cosmetology, GED, GMAT, Graduate School Entrance Exams, GRE, Health Careers Entrance Practice, High School Skills Improvement, LSAT, Nursing, Nursing School Entrance Practice, SAT, etc
You may access this database through your local public library – using your public library card number. Includes libraries in the Finger Lakes Library System (Cayuga County) and the Onondaga Public Library System.
· Educational Media Technology Association (EMTA): The EMTA is accepting applications for their Media Literacy Project Grant. This grant is open to all teachers with applications due by April 30, 2009. For further information contact Linda Nichols (lnichols@cayboces.org) or access the web site at: http://edmediatech.org/
· The CO SLS has been invited to join in The Eastern Regional Pilot of the Teaching with Primary Sources Program currently being administered in our region by the DCMO BOCES SLS. Through this program the CO SLS will accept up to three proposals from LMS to integrate promising practices in teaching with primary sources into existing education curricula. This program sponsored by the LOC will include 3 mini-grants of up to $1500 to develop projects using primary sources. This grant will also provide educational programs for all library media specialists. Specific information will be provided in the spring.
5. School Library System programs for the 2008-2009 school year:
Michele Gorman – “Getting Graphic –Using Graphic Novels to Promote Literacy In Your School Library” – January 29, 2009 – Wells College
AASL Reading Institute: Reading and The Elementary Media Library Specialist – Pam Berger, presenter – February 13, 2009 at the TST BOCES in Ithaca NY
Kathleen O’Dean – March 26, 2009 – Wells College
6. School Library System Budgets 2008 and Beyond
The School Library Systems are anticipating further fund decrease (18%) for the 2009-2010 school year. School Library System services will be affected. For example, the SLS will no longer be able to provide the CERF database to districts, programs and speakers will be cut back, ILL services outside of our BOCES will be cut. I will be asking for help with advocacy efforts on the behalf of libraries and library systems.
DISTRICT REPORTS:
AUBURN: Mary Nellenback reported that Carolyn Hirst-Loucks, Asst. Superintendent for Instruction, has been awarded the SLMS Administrator of the Year award to be presented at the SLMS conference in Saratoga Springs. Mary also noted that Matthew Newuiett has resigned from his position at Owasco Elementary.
CATO-MERIDIAN: Sue Cutri reported that the students are working on their research papers this month, so this is a busy time in her library.
JORDAN-ELBRIDGE: Dessa Bergen reported that she has been attending department meetings and collaborating with teachers on various projects.
MORAVIA: Arlene Hertzog has reclassified her fiction collection by genre; the students are heavily utilizing print materials and databases for their research projects; Ill has been great this year – the students are excited to receive the materials; and the Battle of the Books program will be held again this year.
SKANEATELES: Debra Covell reported that State Street library has also classified their fiction collection by Genre and the students love it. Also, the library will undergo renovations this spring. Author, Bill Wallace will visit State Street on April 2, 2009. They would like to share his cost – If anyone is interested in hosting Bill Wallace in April – please contact Deb Covell foe specific information/cost.
Rachel Lewis mentioned that Follett provides spine labels with the genre label so the books arrive shelf-ready.
UNION SPRINGS: Lori Belair reported that Union Springs is also participating in a Battle of the Books program at the middle school; a subcommittee of the Literacy PLC have started an Adult Book Club for all staff; will have community members speak about their professions and serve as book readers during National Library Week, and that Stephanie Weaver is a member of the District's Literacy Professional Learning Committee.
WEEDSPORT: Maureen Southorn is also participating in the Battle Of the Books program. The Weedsport Sports Boosters have donated funds to purchase sports books for the library. LMS from the Oswego BOCES visited and received a demonstration of OPALS. In the elementary library, the K-2 nonfiction books have been placed near the easy books for easier access by students. A Buddy Reading program is being established with HS and MS students reading with elementary students. A reference/curriculum area has been developed in the high school library.
Justin and Gary Van Riper, “Adirondack Kids series of books”, will visit on May 1, 2009.
Meeting adjourned at 3:00 pm. Respectfully submitted, Ann Voorhees, School Library System Director
1/12/2009
LOC - Web Sites to Explore
Internet: Fact or Fiction?
Web sites to Explore
I. Site for Discussion:
A. Dihydrogen Monoxide Research Division (DMRD): http://www.dhmo.org/
II. Sites to Explore
A. Congress
1. THOMAS - http://thomas.loc.gov/ or http://www.congress.gov/
2. The Congressional Network - www.congress.net
3. GOV. - www.congress.com
4. Congress.org by Capitol Advantage - www.congress.org
5. The Center on Congress at Indiana University - http://www.centeroncongress.org/
B. Civil War
1. Shotgun’s Home of the American Civil War - http://www.civilwarhome.com/
2. American Civil War - http://americancivilwar.com/
3. United States Civil War - http://www.us-civilwar.com/
4. The Civil War Home Page - http://www.civil-war.net/
5. The Civil War Preservation Trust - http://www.civilwar.org/
6. American Civil War from Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War
7. Selected Civil War Photographs, American Memory - http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/cwphtml/cwphome.html
8. The Valley of the Shadow: Two Communities in the American Civil War - http://valley.vcdh.virginia.edu/
9. Crisis at Fort Sumter - http://www.tulane.edu/~sumter/
C. Native Americans
1. Native Americans – Internet Resources: http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/native.htm
2. Learn About Native Americans: http://www.ahsd25.k12.il.us/curriculum/nativeamericans/index.html
3. Native Americans.com: http://www.nativeamericans.com/
4. Native American Sites: http://www.nativeculturelinks.com/indians.html
5. Native American Facts for Kids: http://www.native-languages.org/kids.htm
6. Native Americans in the United States: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Native_Americans_in_the_United_States
7. Edward S. Curtis’s “The North American Indian: Photographic Images:” http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award98/ienhtml/curthome.html
D. Science
1. The ecoEnquirer - http://www.ecoenquirer.com
2. GlobalWarming.org - http://www.globalwarming.org/
3. Global Warming from Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_warming
4. Global Warming: Early Warning Signs - http://www.climatehotmap.org/
5. World View of Global Warming: The Photographic Documentation of Climate Change - http://www.worldviewofglobalwarming.org/
6. Environmental Protection Agency: Climate Change - http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/
III. Checking the source:
A. Urban Legend Reference Pages - http://www.snopes.com/
B. Whois sites
1. Easy Whois - http://www.easywhois.com/ or http://www.easy-whois.com/
2. Internic - http://www.internic.net/whois.html
3. Network Solutions - http://www.networksolutions.com/whois/index.jsp
IV. Taking a Second Look
1. The Flat Earth Society - http://www.alaska.net/~clund/e_djublonskopf/FlatHome.htm
2. History of the Fisher-Price Airplane - http://www.weathergraphics.com/tim/fisher/
3. The British Stick Insect Foundation - http://www.brookview.karoo.net/Stick_Insects/index.html
4. Buy Dehydrated Water - http://www.buydehydratedwater.com/
5. The Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus - http://www.zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/
6. Martin Luther King, Jr.: A True Historical Examination - http://www.martinlutherking.org
Web sites to Explore
I. Site for Discussion:
A. Dihydrogen Monoxide Research Division (DMRD): http://www.dhmo.org/
II. Sites to Explore
A. Congress
1. THOMAS - http://thomas.loc.gov/ or http://www.congress.gov/
2. The Congressional Network - www.congress.net
3. GOV. - www.congress.com
4. Congress.org by Capitol Advantage - www.congress.org
5. The Center on Congress at Indiana University - http://www.centeroncongress.org/
B. Civil War
1. Shotgun’s Home of the American Civil War - http://www.civilwarhome.com/
2. American Civil War - http://americancivilwar.com/
3. United States Civil War - http://www.us-civilwar.com/
4. The Civil War Home Page - http://www.civil-war.net/
5. The Civil War Preservation Trust - http://www.civilwar.org/
6. American Civil War from Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War
7. Selected Civil War Photographs, American Memory - http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/cwphtml/cwphome.html
8. The Valley of the Shadow: Two Communities in the American Civil War - http://valley.vcdh.virginia.edu/
9. Crisis at Fort Sumter - http://www.tulane.edu/~sumter/
C. Native Americans
1. Native Americans – Internet Resources: http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/native.htm
2. Learn About Native Americans: http://www.ahsd25.k12.il.us/curriculum/nativeamericans/index.html
3. Native Americans.com: http://www.nativeamericans.com/
4. Native American Sites: http://www.nativeculturelinks.com/indians.html
5. Native American Facts for Kids: http://www.native-languages.org/kids.htm
6. Native Americans in the United States: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Native_Americans_in_the_United_States
7. Edward S. Curtis’s “The North American Indian: Photographic Images:” http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award98/ienhtml/curthome.html
D. Science
1. The ecoEnquirer - http://www.ecoenquirer.com
2. GlobalWarming.org - http://www.globalwarming.org/
3. Global Warming from Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_warming
4. Global Warming: Early Warning Signs - http://www.climatehotmap.org/
5. World View of Global Warming: The Photographic Documentation of Climate Change - http://www.worldviewofglobalwarming.org/
6. Environmental Protection Agency: Climate Change - http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/
III. Checking the source:
A. Urban Legend Reference Pages - http://www.snopes.com/
B. Whois sites
1. Easy Whois - http://www.easywhois.com/ or http://www.easy-whois.com/
2. Internic - http://www.internic.net/whois.html
3. Network Solutions - http://www.networksolutions.com/whois/index.jsp
IV. Taking a Second Look
1. The Flat Earth Society - http://www.alaska.net/~clund/e_djublonskopf/FlatHome.htm
2. History of the Fisher-Price Airplane - http://www.weathergraphics.com/tim/fisher/
3. The British Stick Insect Foundation - http://www.brookview.karoo.net/Stick_Insects/index.html
4. Buy Dehydrated Water - http://www.buydehydratedwater.com/
5. The Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus - http://www.zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/
6. Martin Luther King, Jr.: A True Historical Examination - http://www.martinlutherking.org
LOC = Web Site Evaluation Form
Web Site Evaluation for Research
Title of Web Site ________
URL ________
Date visited__
Search tool used to find site_________
I. First Impressions
q Page loading (quick?)
q Advertisements (not distracting?)
q Author &/or Organization (labeled?)
q Images & captions (useful?)
q Grammar & spelling (correct?)
q Links (working?)
q Navigation (easy?)
q Date of last page update (recent?)
II. Looking Deeper
Content
q Information quality (current? accurate? complete?)
q Vocabulary (appropriate for audience?)
q Images (unedited?)
q Sound recordings, movies (complete?)
q Bibliography & webliography authoritative?)
q Help (FAQ, help pages?)
q Links from other pages (plentiful, reliable?)
q Cost (free?)
q Authorship
q Author/ organization (authority on topic?)
q Sponsor’s domain (well-known, reputable?)..
Bias
q Tone of site (objective?)
q Point-of-view (objective?)
Conclusions
1. Who is the audience for site (children, adults, students, consumers, etc.___
2. What is the purpose of site (inform, persuade, advertise, satirize, spoof, misinform, etc.?)__ _______ _______
3. Would you recommend this site to others?__
4. Why or why not?____
5. Would you use this site for your projects?
6. Why or why not?____
Web Site Verification Tools:
To check the number of pages that link to the selected site:
Go to a search engine such as Google, Yahoo, or Altavista.
In the search box, type link:http://webpageURL. The search results page will display pages that link to the selected site. Ex. link:http://www.loc.gov. In AltaVista (www.altavista.com), a link search on http://www.loc.gov/ yields 610,000 pages that link to www.loc.gov, the Library of Congress home page.
NOTE – Search engines respond differently to this exercise. Try several search engines with the same URL to observe this at work. Different results will also occur if the “http://” is deleted, links are written but not linked, or if the site is linked by its ‘alias’ URL.
To learn the sponsor of the domain name of the selected site:
Go to http://www.internic.net/whois.html or http://www.networksolutions.com/whois/index.jsp
Enter the domain name and extension. [Find the domain name by looking at the first part of the web address. Omit the “www” if present. The domain name will be the remaining portion of the first part of the web address. Ex. For http://www.loc.gov/ or a longer URL, http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/, the domain name is loc.gov.]
Web Site Evaluation Resources
Evaluating Information Found on the Internet, The Sheridan Libraries, Johns Hopkins University - http://www.library.jhu.edu/researchhelp/general/evaluating/index.html
Hoax? Scholarly Research? Personal Opinion? You Decide!, UCLA College Library - http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/college/help/hoax/index.htm
Piper, Paul S. “Better Read That Again: Web Hoaxes and Misinformation”,. Searcher. Vol. 8, No. 8, Sept. 2000 - http://www.infotoday.com/searcher/sep00/piper.htm
Schrock, Kathy. “The ABCs of Web Site Evaluation”. Classroom Connect, Dec. 1998/ Jan. 1999. - http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/pdf/weval.pdf
Thinking Critically About World Wide Web Resources, UCLA College Library - http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/college/help/critical/index.htm
Using the Internet, Getting Started, The Learning Page, Library of Congress - http://memory.loc.gov/learn/start/inres/gen/using.html
(All sites accessed 3/2008.)
Portal Sites for Research
Virtual Reference Shelf, Library of Congress - http://www.loc.gov/rr/askalib/virtualref.html
Librarians’ Internet Index: Websites You Can Trust - http://lii.org/
WWW Virtual Library - http://vlib.org/
Title of Web Site ________
URL ________
Date visited__
Search tool used to find site_________
I. First Impressions
q Page loading (quick?)
q Advertisements (not distracting?)
q Author &/or Organization (labeled?)
q Images & captions (useful?)
q Grammar & spelling (correct?)
q Links (working?)
q Navigation (easy?)
q Date of last page update (recent?)
II. Looking Deeper
Content
q Information quality (current? accurate? complete?)
q Vocabulary (appropriate for audience?)
q Images (unedited?)
q Sound recordings, movies (complete?)
q Bibliography & webliography authoritative?)
q Help (FAQ, help pages?)
q Links from other pages (plentiful, reliable?)
q Cost (free?)
q Authorship
q Author/ organization (authority on topic?)
q Sponsor’s domain (well-known, reputable?)..
Bias
q Tone of site (objective?)
q Point-of-view (objective?)
Conclusions
1. Who is the audience for site (children, adults, students, consumers, etc.___
2. What is the purpose of site (inform, persuade, advertise, satirize, spoof, misinform, etc.?)__ _______ _______
3. Would you recommend this site to others?__
4. Why or why not?____
5. Would you use this site for your projects?
6. Why or why not?____
Web Site Verification Tools:
To check the number of pages that link to the selected site:
Go to a search engine such as Google, Yahoo, or Altavista.
In the search box, type link:http://webpageURL. The search results page will display pages that link to the selected site. Ex. link:http://www.loc.gov. In AltaVista (www.altavista.com), a link search on http://www.loc.gov/ yields 610,000 pages that link to www.loc.gov, the Library of Congress home page.
NOTE – Search engines respond differently to this exercise. Try several search engines with the same URL to observe this at work. Different results will also occur if the “http://” is deleted, links are written but not linked, or if the site is linked by its ‘alias’ URL.
To learn the sponsor of the domain name of the selected site:
Go to http://www.internic.net/whois.html or http://www.networksolutions.com/whois/index.jsp
Enter the domain name and extension. [Find the domain name by looking at the first part of the web address. Omit the “www” if present. The domain name will be the remaining portion of the first part of the web address. Ex. For http://www.loc.gov/ or a longer URL, http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/, the domain name is loc.gov.]
Web Site Evaluation Resources
Evaluating Information Found on the Internet, The Sheridan Libraries, Johns Hopkins University - http://www.library.jhu.edu/researchhelp/general/evaluating/index.html
Hoax? Scholarly Research? Personal Opinion? You Decide!, UCLA College Library - http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/college/help/hoax/index.htm
Piper, Paul S. “Better Read That Again: Web Hoaxes and Misinformation”,. Searcher. Vol. 8, No. 8, Sept. 2000 - http://www.infotoday.com/searcher/sep00/piper.htm
Schrock, Kathy. “The ABCs of Web Site Evaluation”. Classroom Connect, Dec. 1998/ Jan. 1999. - http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/pdf/weval.pdf
Thinking Critically About World Wide Web Resources, UCLA College Library - http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/college/help/critical/index.htm
Using the Internet, Getting Started, The Learning Page, Library of Congress - http://memory.loc.gov/learn/start/inres/gen/using.html
(All sites accessed 3/2008.)
Portal Sites for Research
Virtual Reference Shelf, Library of Congress - http://www.loc.gov/rr/askalib/virtualref.html
Librarians’ Internet Index: Websites You Can Trust - http://lii.org/
WWW Virtual Library - http://vlib.org/