From: "Linda Wynne" <linda.wynne@sealaska.com>
Subject: News from the Rural Libraries Resource Clearinghouse
Date: March 31st 2008

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1. What is the Clearinghouse?

2. New and Noteworthy Links

3. Contact Us



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1. Remind me again, please - what is the Clearinghouse?



The Rural Library Resources Clearinghouse is an online archive to help California rural public libraries serve their users more efficiently. By providing examples of commonly needed documents, materials and programs in all aspects of library operations, the Clearinghouse benefits rural libraries by eliminating the need to "reinvent the wheel" for every new policy, practice, procedure or project needed locally.



Although developed for use by California rural libraries, any library is welcome to visit and use www.resourceroundup.net!



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2. New and Noteworthy Links



Some helpful California-generated information caught the eye recently. These have now been added to resourceroundup.net.



"Possible Software Solutions for Libraries" is a summary done by Lori Bowen Ayres. It started out as a survey about accounting software but goes beyond and lists other kinds of management software (calendar, facilities management, IT Help Desk, e.g.). While perhaps a work in progress, it's a good starting point for library administrators looking for software for specific purposes. Found in the Funding & Budgeting area of the Library Administration section.



Hot off the press is a new study (2/08) titled" Internet Filtering Software Tests: CyberPatrol, FilterGate, and WebSense". This PDF document can be found in the topic area Internet Filtering in the Policies, Procedures, and Manuals section.



And some fresh new links under a few longtime topics.....



"Library Law: Constitutional and Unconstitutional Patron Appearance and Behavior Policies: A Review" is an article from a law firm in the Chicago area; a link to it has been added under Patron Behavior in the Policies, Procedures and Manuals section.



"Background Checks on Volunteers" is another summary document based on a survey. This one was done by Jackie Griffin at Ventura County Library System. To view it, choose Volunteerism under Model Projects/Best Practices.



Finally, useful links about Playaways:



They're new and they're here, probably at a library near you! Playaways are audio books already loaded on a small player. They are being circulated at many libraries. Examples of libraries' policies and promotions on "Playaways" can be found under Equipment Loan in the Policies, Procedures, and Manuals section.



Does your library have useful policies to share? Or perhaps a jazzy online annual report for all to see? The resourceroundup.net online clearinghouse of the Rural Library Initiative would love to include them. Please email link information to the new editor, Nancy Brower, at booklady@comcast.net.



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3. Contact us



The Rural Library Resources Clearinghouse is a component of the California State Library's Rural Library Initiative, an LSTA-funded project to direct additional resources to geographically isolated libraries in the state. After you visit the Clearinghouse, be sure and visit the Rural Library Initiative website at www.rurallibraries.org. The site offers California rural libraries convenient one-stop shopping for:



--On-ground training opportunities. There is no charge to participants for this training, and some funds are available to reimburse travel costs and costs associated with providing substitutes to work in the library, while library staff attend training.



---Online training plus upcoming and archived webcasts and videoconferences



---Links to adult and children's reading programs



-- Video and audio archives from the Joint Conference of the Association of Rural and Small Libraries held in September 2006 in Columbus, OH



The Rural Library Initiative and the Rural Library Resources Clearinghouse are supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum of Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian. Collection of materials and resources for some sections of the Clearinghouse is provided pro bono by California public librarians.



If you have comments or suggestions for how we could improve the Clearinghouse, please send them to one of the contact people listed below, or click on Suggest a Resource in the navigation bar at the left side of the Clearinghouse homepage.



Jon Torkelson

California State Library

jtorkelson@library.ca.gov



Dan Theobald

i2i Communications

dtheobald@i2icom.com



Nancy Brower

Clearinghouse Editor

booklady@comcast.net









Linda Wynne, MLIS

Records Manager

Sealaska Corporation

One Sealaska Plaza Suite 400

Juneau, AK 99801

Phone: 907-586-9120

Fax: 907-463-3897

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