Resources for Librarians

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• Published on Tuesday, 15 February 2011 19:09
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Statewide programs

Grants-in-aid to public libraries

• Application forms, evaluation and instructions.

 Kansas Interlibrary Loan Information and Resources

• Policies, membership agreement, report forms and statistics.

 Listservs for librarians

• Online sign-up for statewide and national listservs. All Kansas librarians should at least join KanLib.

 Kansas Library Catalog

• Online catalog of millions of items owned by libraries across Kansas

Kansas reads to preschoolers is an annual statewide program encouraging parents to read to their kids.

 Webjunction Kansas

• Web site dedicated to training Kansas librarians: online tutorials, articles, etc.

 

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State and national organizations

 State Library of Kansas

Contacts, news, information for Kansas residents, legislators, and libraries.

 Kansas Library Association(KLA)

Contacts for KLA sections and roundtables, library-related legislation, links to publications, Conferences, newsletter, help wanted ads.

 Kansas Association of School Librarians(KASL)

Offers news, grants, awards and education to school librarians.

 Kansas Library Trustees Association (KLTA)

Offers a Trustee Library of over 50 educational essays, awards and grants.

 Friends of Kansas Libraries(FOKL)

Offers advice, grants and awards to library friends groups.

 Kansas Center for the Book

Devoted to promoting Kansas authors and books. Projects include a "one book, one state reading project," Kansas authors' database, an annual Kansas Book Festival and recognizing Kansas Notable Books.

 Regional library systems

Kansas has seven regional library systems.

 Mountain Plains Library Association(MPLA)

A twelve state association of librarians, library paraprofessionals and friends of libraries in Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming.

 American Library Association(ALA)

The official national association for librarians. This site offers a wealth of information about library issues, legislation and news, awards, events, publications, careers, etc.

 

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More stuff listed by topic

African-American Youth Librarianship: Webjunction online course

Collection Assessment

Collection management

• CKLS Web site on Collection Management
• Other Web sites

Construction of a library

Core competencies for librarians lists the skills guiding the development of the statewide training.

Customer service:

• Webjunction online video
• Webjunction online course

Dewey Decimal System

Disaster planning

ebooks

Ethics

E-rate

• Official Web site
• Technology plans
• Kan-ed's erate help line
• E-rate Central news and tips

Fundraising for libraries: Webjunction online course

Games in libraries

Grants

• Grants from organizations who would give money to libraries in the middle of Kansas
• Lists of grants for nonprofits
  • Libraries
  • Computer technology
• CKLS grants to members
• Grant Writing and the Rural Library: Webjunction archived presentation

Hispanic/Latino youth librarianship: Webjunction online course

HomeworkKansas by Tutor.com

Interior design

• For Libraries
• Library signage
• Wayfinding

Interview Skills: Webjunction online course

Law

Kansas Library Card

Leadership: Webjunction online video

Library 2.0

Long Tail

Marketing

• Library marketing
• Other marketing links
• Library branding
• Branding
• Media relations
• Who needs the public library?: Webjunction archived presentation
• Who needs the public library? Video: Webjunction archived presentation

Negotiating: Webjunction online course

Networking

• Networking essentials: Webjunction online course
• Building Community Partnerships: Webjunction archived presentation

Policies

• Webjunction Samples and articles
• Policies from other states

Publishers

Project Management: Webjunction online course

Reading

• Encouraging Reading
• Read Aloud
• Reading Research

Reports (coolect.informat.com)

• State report official site: collect.informata.com
• State report: online instructions and printable form

RFID (Radio Frequency Identification)

Rural Sustainability workshop: Webjunction archived presentation

Sales and marketing: Webjunction online video

Sexual Harassment: Webjunction online course

Show them what you're worth! Practical resources for advocacy and demonstrating impact: Webjunction archived presentation

Spanish Language Outreach: Webjunction online course

Standards for Kansas Public Libraries, 2006 revision is a tool for measuring the effectiveness of local library service and planning for future development.

Tax exemptions for libraries

• Collecting sales tax (Microsoft Word document, letter to Deputy Director of the State Library of Kansas Marc Galbraith from Richard L. Cram, Kansas Attorney General's office)
• Paying sales tax: Brochure (pdf document), Web site (Choose the "Tax Entity Exemption Certificates")

TechAtlas: Webjunction online course

Technology plans

• Kansas template and advice from Jeff Hixon
• Webjunction articles, checklists, success stories
• Worksheet

Time Management: Webjunction online course

Webjunction Kansas: Web site dedicated to online tutorials, articles, etc. for Kansas librarians.

Websites

• Designing a library web site: webjunction online course
• Browsing the World Wide Web: Webjunction online course
• Evaluating web sites: Webjunction online course
• Internet Fundamentals: Webjunction online course
• Searching the web: Webjunction online course

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