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Here's a tip... The new ALS Tip Sheet is here!
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Looking for a handy, printable, quick guide to ALS services, departments, and staff? Look no further! The latest edition of the ALS Tip Sheet is here! It will help you figure out who to call and where to look for more information. You can always find the latest version, along with other great resources, in the Library Toolkit. For a shortcut to the ALS Tip Sheet, click here . | |
Personnel Management: A Human Resources Education Series
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Alliance Library System invites you to attend the kickoff of Personnel Management: A Human Resources Education Series. Please join Morgan Cadwalader, Alliance Library System Human Resources Administrator, as she explains "hot topics" in human resource management..
Some of the "hot topics" include: hiring, firing, right-sizing, and legislative updates. The last portion of the seminar will include a description of Personnel Management seminars to come. This kickoff session will be held in person on the following dates and times in three convenient locations: * July 7, 2009, 9:30am - Galesburg Public Library, Galesburg * July 15, 2009, 10:00am - Brown County Public Library District, Mount Sterling * July 28, 2009, 1:00pm - Bloomington Public Library, Bloomington Each session will be approximately and hour and a half in length. These sessions are all the same, so you only need to register for one location. The monthly sessions thereafter will be held the first Tuesday of every month at 10am via Wimba. These workshops will cover three major topics: developing a job description, applications, and interviewing; on-the-job training and employee handbook considerations; and evaluation and continuing education. For more information or to register, please see L2 or click on the appropriate session listed above. Why should you attend? * You will get a brief description on best practices and responsibilities in hiring, firing, and right-sizing, including proper documentation and potential scenarios. * You will gain knowledge on legislative changes affecting the human resources management field and avoiding potential liability for your organization. * You will gain information on upcoming seminars. | |
Public Library Policies Checklist
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Reviewing policies as part of the requirements for the FY2010 Illinois Public Library Per Capita and Equalization Grant? The consulting staff have adapted the policy list from“The Librarian’s Helper” into a checklist to make it easier for you to identify key policies! The checklist is available in .pdf , Word 1997-2003, and Word 2007 in the Library Toolkit on the ALS Consulting page .
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Featured website: Keeping the Public Informed: the Administrative Ready Reference
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Commonly referred to as the Administrative Ready Reference , this website has been essential tool for Illinois libraries for many years and has recently been updated. When it was first released in 1999, it was considered a valuable support resource for public libraries and trustees. The new 2009 edition includes updates of key resources and introduces a new interactive platform for exchange of information, ideas and practice within the Illinois library community. In addition to the documents (which are available in various file formats for ease of use and adoption in your library) this new version of the Administrative Ready Reference resides within the larger WebJunction Illinois repository of documents and services.
One of the requirements for public libraries to receive a FY2010 Public Library Per Capita Grant from the Illinois State Library is for library staff and trustees to review the Administrative Ready Reference. Libraries that have already reviewed the former ARR as part of the grant process do not need to review the update. Funding fo Keeping the Public Informed: the Administrative Ready Reference was awarded by the Illinois State Library (ISL), a division of the office of Secretary of State and State Librarian Jesse White, using funds provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), under the federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA). For this and other great websites, visits our ALS Delicious Bookmarks at http://delicious.com/thelibrarian . | |
Wilson Select Plus back for 2009/2010
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We are pleased to announce the Illinois Library Systems and OCLC have secured pricing information for Wilson Select Plus for 2009/2010. We are also pleased to announce that the pricing structure used last year is still in effect. Illinois Library Systems have arranged very competitive pricing for this highly-valued database. If you would like to purchase access to this database, please see http://www.illinoislibrarysystems.info/si_Wilson.html . The pricing is the most competitive offer available, showing once again that when Illinois libraries work together, we can accomplish more than we could on our own. Interested libraries should complete and sign the agreement prior to September 14, 2009 to ensure access to this resource. If you would like further information, please contact Amanda McKay, Special Projects Coordinator, Illinois Library Systems, at 618.656.3216, ext. 143 or by email at amandamckay@lcls.org. Wilson Select Plus provides online indexing and abstracting of a wide range of high-quality periodicals with all records pointing to full text articles. It is updated weekly and has coverage from 1994 to the present. There are over 1.5 million records from 2,393 sources. We know that for many libraries, the Wilson Select Plus database is the only access patrons have had to full-text articles, making this resource vital to the people of Illinois in meeting their information needs. Illinois Library Systems are membership-based, regional organizations consisting of academic, public, school, and special libraries. Illinois is served by nine multitype Library Systems, each providing services to participating libraries in its region. Statewide, over 2,200 libraries of all types and sizes are members of Library Systems. Funding for Illinois Library Systems is provided through the Illinois State Library and the Secretary of State with funds appropriated by the Illinois General Assembly. | |
Featured site: MLS Public Core Reference List
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Wondering how to update your reference collection and unsure of what can go and what should stay? Visit the MLS Public Core Reference List. The Metropolitan Library System (MLS) has been hosting this core list of reference materials for many years. MLS used to update it periodically but now that it is no longer primarily a print document, updates continue on a section by section basis. You can view the recommended resources, the list by section, and a list of “must haves” for every public library collection. The list is presented in .PDF format for all the documents so that users are able to access and print just what they need. For other great websites, visits our ALS Delicious Bookmarks. | |
C and CE Consultant Directory
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Don’t forget that our Consultant Directory islocated in the Downloadables section on the left side of this page. To see a list of our consultants, their specialties, and their contact information, click here . | |
ALS Tip Sheet
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Looking for a handy, printable, quick guide to ALS services, departments, and staff? Look no further! The ALS Tip Sheet is here! It will help you figure out who to call and where to look for more information. You can always find the latest version, along with other great resources, in the Downloadables section on this page. For a shortcut to the tip sheet, click here . | |
Need Help with Office 2007?
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Are you looking for Office 2007 help or training? Don’t know where to start? Start with the all-new ALS resource guide: Microsoft 2007 Training and Assistance. The guide provides resources and links to online training and courses, tips, interactive and printable quick reference guides, training from ALS member community colleges, and introductory books. Better yet, most of the resources listed are completely free! Listings are provided not only for the Office Suite (in general), but also, more specifically, for Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access, and Publisher. Find Microsoft Training and Assistance, along with other valuable resources, in the Downloadables section of the C&CE page. For a shortcut to the Microsoft 2007 Training and Assistance Guide, click here. | |
Chat with Any of the Consultants!
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 Now you can chat with any of ALS Consulting and Continuing Education team online. And the best part is that there is no need to login or have an IM (instant messenger) account. Just come to this page, click on the "Live Chat" link next to the person you wish to chat with under the Contacts list. You will then see a chat box. If there is a red dot in the chat box, they are not online, but if a green dot shows up, type away. | |
Looking For a Good Website?
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The consulting staff has bookmarked their favorites on Delicious, and they’re available through a “cloud” in the left column of this page!
Delicious is a social bookmarking service that allows users to tag, save, manage and share web pages from a centralized source. There are some great sites on the Internet (and some very bad ones). As librarians, we share information readily and Delicious is an easy way for our members to locate our favorites from any Internet computer. We’ve “tagged” these bookmarks with keywords to make it easier to locate them. We will be spotlighting our favorites in the next months, so be sure to return to this page! | |
WSP Tutorial Video
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Looking for a quick video to learn the basics of Wilson Select Plus? Look no further! Beth Duttlinger, ALS Library Development COnsultant, demonstrates basic searching techniques for WSP in this new video from ALS> CLick on "Wilson Select Plus basics video" under Links/Downloads in the left column of this page or access the video directly on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_naIVEdo4pk . We are also working on a second, more advanced episode, that will discuss search strategies and some of the more advanced functions of Wilson Select Plus. |
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