Free Web-based Workshop Beginners Genealogical Research on the Internet

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Topic No. 6

Date: Thu, 24 May 2001 10:56:57 -0700 (PDT)
From: Mary Conroy <mconroy at ohionet.org>
To: publib <publib at webjunction.org>
Subject: Free Web-based Workshop Beginners Genealogical Research on the In
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Beginners Genealogical Research on the Internet
 Free Web-based Workshop

Sponsored by OHIONET

Students may choose to participate in
 scheduled live online meetings*

June 18 Noon-2 EST (11-1 CST, 10-12 MST, 9-11 PST)
OR

Register for individually paced work with the
instructor and other students
via
e-mail and online meetings by appointment.
Begins June 18, 2001.

Agenda

Syllabus at
http://www.kovacs.com/genbegin.html

Overview

In this Web-based hands-on workshop, students will
 learn the basics of genealogical research within the
 context of using the Internet for genealogical
 research.

Audience

No genealogical research knowledge is assumed.

The workshop might also be useful for those who assist
 others in doing genealogical research.

Participants should know how to use Netscape or
 Internet Explorer 4.5 or higher to interact with the
 Web-based materials.

Schedule

Students may choose to participate in
 scheduled live online meetings*

June 18 Noon-2 EST (11-1 CST, 10-12 MST, 9-11 PST)
OR

Register for individually paced work with the
instructor and other students
via
e-mail and online meetings by appointment.
Begins June 18, 2001.

Registration and Tuition

http://www.kovacs.com/register.html
The workshop tuition is free but registration is required

Materials

All materials will be online on interactive Web pages.

Color printed packets will be priority mailed to each
 participant on receipt of payment, or purchase order.

Instructor:

Diane K. Kovacs -
 Kovacs Consulting Internet & World Wide Web 
Training http://www.kovacs.com
Genealogical Research on the Internet
 -Web-based Workshop in a Book
Forthcoming from Neal-Schuman  2001 

OHIONET contact:

Mary Mlynar Conroy 
Library Services Coordinator
OHIONET, 1500 West Lane Ave, Columbus OH 43221
Fax 614/486-1527
voice 800/686-8975 or
614/486-2966 ext 16
mailto:mconroy at ohionet.org

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Date: Fri, 25 May 2001 07:48:39 -0700 (PDT)
From: publib at webjunction.org
To: Multiple recipients of list <publib at webjunction.org>
Subject: [PUBLIB] PUBLIB digest 1684
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			    PUBLIB Digest 1684

Topics covered in this issue include:

  1) List rules
	by "Karen G. Schneider" <kgs at bluehighways.com>
  2) 10th Annual Free Speech Buffet - 6 to 9 pm, Monday June 18
	by Rory Litwin <rlitwin at earthlink.net>
  3) Invitation:  OCLC Institute ALA Presentation: Beyond the
	by PUBLIB <plib2 at webjunction.org>
  4) free speech buffet what about free speech in Cuba?
	by mao66 at att.net
  5) Job Opportunites, Jefferson County Public Library
	by Nancy Seibert <nseibert at jefferson.lib.co.us>
  6) Free Web-based Workshop Beginners Genealogical Research on the In
	by Mary Conroy <mconroy at ohionet.org>

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Topic No. 1

Date: Thu, 24 May 2001 10:54:55 -0700 (PDT)
From: "Karen G. Schneider" <kgs at bluehighways.com>
To: publib <publib at webjunction.org>
Subject: List rules
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Diedre asked a question about the list rules... actually... we don't have a
limit on the number of posts!

However, this is a good reminder that it's time to repost the current PUBLIB
guidelines...

1.  All messages must relate, however tangentially, to the general topic of
public libraries. Messages that are clearly off-topic will not be posted.

2.  Advertisements will be labeled, "AD." Only advertisements of interest to
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or a point of view, but you must substantiate your comments. In other words,
you may not say, "you stink," but you may say, "your library policy stinks
because..."

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9.  Virus warnings: ONLY official CERT advisories are acceptable.

Karen G. Schneider kgs at bluehighways.com
Assistant Director of Technology
Shenendehowa Public Library, Clifton Park, NY
http://www.shenpublib.org

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Topic No. 2

Date: Thu, 24 May 2001 10:55:25 -0700 (PDT)
From: Rory Litwin <rlitwin at earthlink.net>
To: publib <publib at webjunction.org>
Subject: 10th Annual Free Speech Buffet - 6 to 9 pm, Monday June 18
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10th Annual Free Speech Buffet - 6 to 9 pm, Monday June 18

The SRRT Alternatives In Print Task Force is sponsoring the 10th
Annual FREE SPEECH BUFFET during the ALA annual conference in San
Francisco.

This free event features dozens of local alternative and independent
publishers and distributors of books and periodicals displaying their wares 
to local and visiting librarians.  It is a great opportunity to find out 
about significant and interesting new publications that won't be on display
in the exhibit hall.  It is also a perennial networking opportunity
and a lot of fun.  There are free hors d'oevres and a cash bar.

This year's event will take place at Saint Mary's Cathedral (the giant 
modern one) on:

*** Monday evening, June 18th, from 6 to 9 pm. ***

Saint Mary's Cathedral is at 1111 Gough Street at Geary.  Take the 38
bus on Geary, (2 blocks from the Convention Center at Kearny and
Market).  It runs every 5 minutes and is a 12 ride to Geary &
Gough.  The entrance to the lower level of the Cathedral is on Gough
underneath the main entrance.  Take a left to get to Room A. Free
parking is also available if you are driving.

Social Responsibilities Round Table: http://libr.org/SRRT/
Alternatives In Print Task Force: http://libr.org/AIP/

-- 
=================================================================

 Rory Litwin, PO Box 720511, San Jose, CA  95172
 rory at libr.org - http://libr.org/rory/
 Registered Linux user #88673

"What seemed to me to be at stake at this time was a kind of
censorship by effect, at the very source, where decisions are
made as to what is identified as news, what information is
chosen for dissemination, what ideas and views are considered
acceptable, or desireable, to publish and disseminate. And the
source was shrinking. Open censorship can be fought openly, and
often successfully. But, how can librarians assure the broadest
representation of information, opinions, and creative expression
in the face of the growing concentration of ownership of
communication channels?"

-Zoia Horn, _Zoia! Memoirs of Zoia Horn, Battler for the People's
Right to Know_, McFarland, 1995

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Topic No. 3

Date: Thu, 24 May 2001 10:55:55 -0700 (PDT)
From: PUBLIB <plib2 at webjunction.org>
To: publib <publib at webjunction.org>
Subject: Invitation:  OCLC Institute ALA Presentation: Beyond the
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Date: Thu, 24 May 2001 06:29:36 -0700 (PDT)
From: "Lytle,Amy" <lytlea at oclc.org>
To: plib2 at webjunction.org
Subject: [PUBLIB] Invitation:  OCLC Institute ALA Presentation: Beyond the
    Buzz: Cr

[Widely cross-posted with apologies.  Please redistribute as appropriate.]

The OCLC Institute invites you to join us at ALA for

"Beyond the Buzz: Critical Issues for Action"

Saturday, June 16
1:00-3:00 p.m.
San Francisco Hilton & Towers, Continental Ballroom Parlor 9
Registration required, no cost to attend; seating is limited.

Join OCLC Institute Founding Director Emeritus, Martin Dillon, Ph.D., for a
lively discussion of key trends and new directions affecting libraries
today.   

Topic include:

Key Trends in Librarianship

	Measuring Library Performance
	Re-inventing fundamental services 
	Creating global vision
	e-learning

New Directions

	Plans for future seminars and conferences
	Key content form seminars
	Trends on the horizon

The OCLC Institute as Resource for You

	Onsite Seminars
	Conferences
	e-learning

Share your expertise and experience, and learn about how the OCLC Institute
can be a part of your personal development and institutional growth.

To register online: <http://www.oclc.org/events/register/index.shtm>
For more information, contact Amy Lytle, Event Coordinator, at
lytlea at oclc.org <mailto:lytlea at oclc.org>.

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Topic No. 4

Date: Thu, 24 May 2001 10:56:07 -0700 (PDT)
From: mao66 at att.net
To: publib <publib at webjunction.org>
Subject: free speech buffet what about free speech in Cuba?
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How nice that Rory Litwin would advertise a "free speech" 
buffet when he is the antithesis of everything that has 
to do with "free speech". Firstly, he and his cohorts 
censor the plgnet-l at listproc.sjsu.edu list in the worst 
Stalinist manner - for "progressives" they contradict 
themselves and void out all forms of dissent that can 
flourish between adults "within the revolution 
everything, without the revolution nothing!" - and then 
he is critical of any measures that would allow the Cuban 
people a democratic alternative to four decades of anti 
free speech, anti intellectual freedoms by his 
infatuation with a one party status quo junta in Havana 
that is the last and longest running dictatorship in the 
Western Hemisphere. 

So talk all you want about censorship because it's alive 
and well on plgnet-l at listproc.sjsu.edu and in Cuba.
> 
> 10th Annual Free Speech Buffet - 6 to 9 pm, Monday June 18
> 
> The SRRT Alternatives In Print Task Force is sponsoring the 10th
> Annual FREE SPEECH BUFFET during the ALA annual conference in San
> Francisco.
> 
> This free event features dozens of local alternative and independent
> publishers and distributors of books and periodicals displaying their wares 
> to local and visiting librarians.  It is a great opportunity to find out 
> about significant and interesting new publications that won't be on display
> in the exhibit hall.  It is also a perennial networking opportunity
> and a lot of fun.  There are free hors d'oevres and a cash bar.
> 
> This year's event will take place at Saint Mary's Cathedral (the giant 
> modern one) on:
> 
> *** Monday evening, June 18th, from 6 to 9 pm. ***
> 
> Saint Mary's Cathedral is at 1111 Gough Street at Geary.  Take the 38
> bus on Geary, (2 blocks from the Convention Center at Kearny and
> Market).  It runs every 5 minutes and is a 12 ride to Geary &
> Gough.  The entrance to the lower level of the Cathedral is on Gough
> underneath the main entrance.  Take a left to get to Room A. Free
> parking is also available if you are driving.
> 
> Social Responsibilities Round Table: http://libr.org/SRRT/
> Alternatives In Print Task Force: http://libr.org/AIP/
> 
> -- 
> =================================================================
> 
>  Rory Litwin, PO Box 720511, San Jose, CA  95172
>  rory at libr.org - http://libr.org/rory/
>  Registered Linux user #88673
> 
> "What seemed to me to be at stake at this time was a kind of
> censorship by effect, at the very source, where decisions are
> made as to what is identified as news, what information is
> chosen for dissemination, what ideas and views are considered
> acceptable, or desireable, to publish and disseminate. And the
> source was shrinking. Open censorship can be fought openly, and
> often successfully. But, how can librarians assure the broadest
> representation of information, opinions, and creative expression
> in the face of the growing concentration of ownership of
> communication channels?"
> 
> -Zoia Horn, _Zoia! Memoirs of Zoia Horn, Battler for the People's
> Right to Know_, McFarland, 1995
>  
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 

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Topic No. 5

Date: Thu, 24 May 2001 10:56:20 -0700 (PDT)
From: Nancy Seibert <nseibert at jefferson.lib.co.us>
To: publib <publib at webjunction.org>
Subject: Job Opportunites, Jefferson County Public Library
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 2 Positions opening 5/24. Please excuse cross postings.

POSITION:   Library Manager #21-420 
           	Jefferson County Public Library, Columbine Library

APPLICATION DEADLINE: 6/28/01.

QUALIFICATIONS: Requires a MLS and a minimum of 3 years supervisory and
program development experience in a library. Must be flexible to work some
evenings, weekends, and minor holidays. 

DUTIES:  Manages the branch and supervises a staff of 24 including,
professional, paraprofessional and clerical employees.  The Library Manager
also directs and coordinates library services, staff, and building
operations as well as, contributing a voice to long-range planning,
collection development, and library services, for the entire system.
Position conducts unit head and branch meetings, participates in a Public
Service Management Team with other branch managers, and represents branch
interests to Administration, Public Services and the community. Individual
must be comfortable with technology, and possess excellent communication
skills.   

SALARY:  $46,600 Annual

BENEFITS:
* Excellent benefits package including health, dental, vision and
retirement.
* Vacation, holiday, sick leave, and personal days. 
* Training Opportunities.

APPLY: A Jefferson County application form must be completed along with a
list of 3 references. Applications are available by fax (303) 271-8411 or
http://jefferson.lib.co.us  Please return to Jefferson County Human
Resources Dept. 800 Jefferson Pkwy, Suite .140, Golden CO 80401;
303-271-8400. 

POSITION:   Web Technician, Library #21-425
           	Jefferson County Public Library

APPLICATION DEADLINE: 6/14/01.

QUALIFICATIONS: Requires a Bachelors Degree and computer software,
information systems, or database experience, preferably in a web-enabled
library environment; or any equivalent combination of training and
experience which provides the required knowledge and skills. May require
working on some evenings, weekends, and minor holidays. 

DUTIES: Performs routine maintenance of library's web data, links, indexes
and resources. Collects and prepares statistical reports, processes routine
web site revisions, loads files, and uses software to create brief MARC
catalog records.  Position will also assist with research, reports,
upgrades, and new projects as directed.  Experience with web-authoring tools
or HTML, desktop applications, operating systems and in using the Internet
for research or operations is helpful.

SALARY: Annual $31,000.

BENEFITS:
* Excellent benefits package including health, dental, and retirement.
* Vacation, holiday, sick leave, and personal days. 
* Training Opportunities.

APPLY: A Jefferson County application form must be completed. Applications
are available by fax (303) 271-8411 or online http://jefferson.lib.co.us
"Join Our Team" Return to Jefferson County Human Resources Dept. 800
Jefferson Pkwy, Ste .140, Golden CO 80401; 303-271-8400. 

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Topic No. 6

Date: Thu, 24 May 2001 10:56:57 -0700 (PDT)
From: Mary Conroy <mconroy at ohionet.org>
To: publib <publib at webjunction.org>
Subject: Free Web-based Workshop Beginners Genealogical Research on the In
Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.4.10.10105241056550.25019-100000 at webjunction.org>
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Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII

Beginners Genealogical Research on the Internet Free Web-based Workshop

Sponsored by OHIONET

Students may choose to participate in scheduled live online meetings*
June 18 Noon-2 EST (11-1 CST, 10-12 MST, 9-11 PST)
OR
Register for individually paced work with the instructor and other students
via
e-mail and online meetings by appointment. Begins June 18, 2001.

Agenda

Syllabus at http://www.kovacs.com/genbegin.html

Overview

In this Web-based hands-on workshop, students will learn the basics 
of genealogical research within the context of using the Internet for 
genealogical research.

Audience

No genealogical research knowledge is assumed.
The workshop might also be useful for those who assist others in 
doing genealogical research.
Participants should know how to use Netscape or Internet Explorer 4.5 
or higher to interact with the Web-based materials.

Schedule

Students may choose to participate in scheduled live online meetings*
June 18 Noon-2 EST (11-1 CST, 10-12 MST, 9-11 PST)
OR
Register for individually paced work with the instructor and other students
via
e-mail and online meetings by appointment. Begins June 18, 2001.

Registration and Tuition

http://www.kovacs.com/register.html
The workshop tuition is free but registration is required

Materials

All materials will be online on interactive Web pages. Color printed 
packets will be priority mailed to each participant on receipt of 
payment, or purchase order.

Instructor:

Diane K. Kovacs - Kovacs Consulting Internet & World Wide Web 
Training http://www.kovacs.com
Genealogical Research on the Internet -Web-based Workshop in a Book
Forthcoming from Neal-Schuman  2001 

OHIONET contact:

Mary Mlynar Conroy 
Library Services Coordinator
OHIONET, 1500 West Lane Ave, Columbus OH 43221
Fax 614/486-1527  voice 800/686-8975 or  614/486-2966 ext 16
mailto:mconroy at ohionet.org

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