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Internet Filtering and OpenDNS
Perhaps you’ve been following the discussion on the Kanlib-l list regarding the lawsuit between the ACLU and the Salem (MO)... -
State Library Online CE Roundup (January ’12)
The State Library of Kansas has posted their monthly roundup of Online CE Events. It looks there’s a wide variety... -
Links and a Latte 1.1
Welcome to the inaugural Links and a Latte post! I’ll be using this posting series to share 4-5 links of... -
Stop Hoarding: the 7 step process
Every home and office has one and the Library does too. A box, a bag, a drawer, or a cubby...
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Links and a Latte 1.1
Posted on December 29, 2011 | 2 CommentsWelcome to the inaugural Links and a Latte post! I’ll be using this posting series to share 4-5 links of interest that can be quickly consumed over a quick break. They’ll be technology, web, and library-related most of the time. Grab a cup of coffee, tea or other favorite beverage (I’ve got my Vanilla Biscotti [...] -
Stop Hoarding: the 7 step process
Posted on December 21, 2011 | 1 CommentEvery home and office has one and the Library does too. A box, a bag, a drawer, or a cubby full of plastic disks and dusty manuals. NEKLS was no different but all of that is about to change. I present to you the 7 Steps to stop your hoarding. Why? Because when you need [...] -
Building the Kansas eContent collection together
Posted on December 13, 2011 | No CommentsKansas eContent services are entering a new and exciting phase with the transition to the new Kansas EZ Library, featuring audiobooks from Recorded Books (OneClickDigital) and ebooks from the 3M Cloud Library service. Many libraries have questions about just how they will participate in building the Kansas EZ Library Collection. This is how NEKLS will [...] -
Donna Lauffer and Marlene Evinger Retirement
Posted on December 6, 2011 | No CommentsTwo NEKLS public library directors have announced their retirement effective December 31st. Donna Lauffer has been Johnson County Librarian since 2007, and has been with the Johnson County Library System since 1979. She most recently served as the Associate Director for Branch Services and Outreach from 2002-2007 supervising 12 locations, system-wide youth services and outreach [...] -
State Library Online CE Roundup (December ’11)
Posted on December 2, 2011 | No CommentsThe State Library of Kansas has posted their monthly roundup of Online CE Events. It looks there’s a wide variety of topics, including free computer training resources, learning tools for school librarians, upcoming book releases, technology, digital preservation, a great webinar from WebJunction for winning big support for your rural library, budgeting, and more! Check out [...] -
It’s Alive!
Posted on November 21, 2011 | No CommentsOneClickDigital, the new audio book service for the state of Kansas has gone live. You can sign up for your account from the NExpress user home page. You will need to login to the Nexpress catalog: catalog.nexpresslibrary.org. Once logged in you will click on the Kansas EZ Library link from the left hand column. Create your [...] -
Kan-ed Update
Posted on November 11, 2011 | No CommentsThe Legislative Study Committee that is studying the Kan-ed service has reportedly received the outline of a plan that would is reported to ”…essentially merge the Kan-ed and KanREN broadband networks and create a sliding-scale payment structure that could mean new connectivity fees for libraries, hospitals and other users of the Kan-ed network.” It is also [...] -
2010 Public Library Data Available
Posted on November 11, 2011 | No CommentsDo you want to see how you compare to other NEKLS public libraries? Do you need data to justify library programs and budgets? 2010 public library statistical data is now available as a spreadsheet on the NEKLS web site at http://www.nekls.org/nekls-services/forms-reports-library/. The link to the spreadsheet is NEKLS Public Library Stats 2010 in the Library Statistics section. You can download [...] -
OneClickDigital to Replace OverDrive
Posted on November 10, 2011 | 2 CommentsThe replacement for OverDrive digital Audiobooks is going to be Recorded Books’ OneClick Digital. The State Library of Kansas and NEKLS staff are currently testing this new-to-us service and there are several libraries across the nation already using it, so we gathered a few samples below. Notes from our testing and the State Library’s EZ Library Web site: OneClick [...] -
Don’t Forget Snapshot Day!
Posted on November 9, 2011 | No CommentsNext week, November 13-19 is Kansas Library Snapshot Day week. Select any day that week to show what one day in the life of your library is like. Complete information is at http://snapshotkansas.com/toolkit/ Here is all you need to do: Six Steps to Snapshot Day Success Step 1 Let your staff know you are participating in A Day in the [...]