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1. ProQuest FREE trial -- MLNC (Missouri Library Network Consortium), located in St. Louis, has many roles which help libraries of all types. One of their functions is to negotiate group pricing with different companies. Many of you took advantage of group purchasing when they were able to get from World Book for online encyclopedia access.
Now they have a new possible resource.
Information and Learning is
proud to offer comprehensive databases tailored to the needs of MLNC K12
members.
ProQuest databases offer powerful, easy-to-use options, high-quality digital
content, and age- and research specific- functionality, ensuring users receive
the best and most relevant information.
Access to the MLNC trial account is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and
will be active through April 30, 2007. Simply follow the link below;
http://www.proquestk12.com/access/trials/mlnc.shtml
If you are interested in any of these databases contact asia@mlnc.org or phone (1-800-969-6562 x814). Once we have an idea about the number of buildings/districts interested, we will be able to negotiate better prices for our members.
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2. Librarian needs assistance -- Two boys in our district, one from my building, received serious burns from an exploding brush pile. They are both in the hospital with 2nd and 3rd degree burns. I have students wanting books about what it’s like to have burns and what the treatment is. Patricia Gooseman Odessa Upper Elementary -- Email -- thebooklender@yahoo.com
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3. Jeanne DuPrau Not Coming to MASL Spring Conference -- After months of planning and excitement over her attendance, MASL was contacted by Jeanne DuPrau's publisher saying she would not be able to attend the April Conference due to a family emergency requiring her to cancel all public appearances for the next several months. Ms. DuPrau's book, The City of Ember is the winner of the 2006 Mark Twain Award.
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4. It’s not too late to register for Spring Conference. Go online at www.maslonline.org and follow the links to register online or download a hard copy. Hotel reservation information can be found on page 10 of the Pre-Conference Flyer. Hotel Reservations must be made by Friday, March 16 to get the conference rate. Call Tan-Tar-A at 1-800-826-8272 to make your reservations.
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5 MU Libraries hosts Forever Free exhibit and events The University of Missouri-Columbia Libraries is proud to be one of 63 libraries nationwide selected by the American Library Association to host Forever Free: Abraham Lincoln's Journey to Emancipation. Forever Free is a traveling panel exhibit that reexamines President Lincoln's efforts toward the abolition of slavery during the Civil War. Organized by The Huntington’s John Rhodehamel, Norris Foundation Curator of American Historical Manuscripts, the exhibit consists of reproductions of rare historical documents from The Huntington’s collections and those of the Gilder Lehrman Institute and draws on the latest scholarship in the field.
The exhibit will be housed in Ellis Library's Colonnade, from March 8 - April 20. A number of events will be held in connection with this exhibit including a reception scheduled for 2:00 p.m. on March 14 in Ellis Library Room 201. These events will include analyses of the Civil War by scholars and others. You are cordially invited to tour Forever Free and to attend the events. All events are free and open to the public. For details about the exhibit and its associated events visit the MU Libraries’ Forever Free Web site. http://mulibraries.missouri.edu/foreverfree/
Forever Free: Abraham Lincoln’s Journey to Emancipation has been organized by the Huntington Library, San Marino, and the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, New York City, in cooperation with the American Library Association Public Programs Office. This exhibition was made possible by major grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities, promoting excellence in the humanities, and the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission, created by Congress and charged with planning the national celebration of Lincoln’s 200th birthday.
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6. IMLS and NEA announce second deadline for The Big Read -- The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), announces the second deadline for The Big Read program. The purpose of The Big Read is to revitalize the role of literature in American popular culture. Grants ranging from $5,000 - $20,000 are available to encourage local communities to inspire literary reading through the Big Read program.
Organizations selected to participate in The Big Read will receive a grant, financial support to attend a national orientation meeting, educational and promotional materials for broad distribution, an organizer's guide for developing and managing Big Read activities, inclusion of the organization and its activities on The Big Read Web site and the prestige of participating in a highly visible national initiative. Approximately 120 organizations of varying sizes across the country will be selected in this cycle.
The Request for Proposals can be downloaded at the NEA Big Read Web site. The proposal deadline is April 12 and funded activities should be scheduled to take place between September and December 2007. Questions should be directed to Arts Midwest at 612-341-0755 or TheBigRead@artsmidwest.org.
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7 Training and Professional Development Grant – All Libraries or a Regional Group of Libraries Grants for libraries to contract with a trainer(s) to come to their library and conduct a workshop or series of workshops with library staff or trustees to gain in-depth knowledge on topics focused on a specific need, for a period of one half (1/2) to two (2) days. http://sos.mo.gov/library/development/grants/Spr07_ShortTerm.asp
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8 Bring in an Expert – All types of Libraries Grant -- Intended to help libraries secure the services of qualified consultants, professional librarians, technology experts, planners, marketing firms, interior designers, child development specialists, or other experts with a skill or knowledge that would benefit the library’s administration, staff, or patrons.
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9 Certification and/or Master’s degree program Scholarship details – DEADLINE April 2, 2007 The Missouri State Library Scholarships are for students pursuing a master’s degree in library science, school library media specialist certification, or school library media specialist certification concurrent with a master’s degree in library science. Financial support for future librarians increases the professional library workforce by encouraging individuals who might otherwise not have the resources for higher education to become librarians. The Missouri State Library Scholarship program is designed to encourage professional librarianship in Missouri’s libraries.
The scholarship covers the cost of tuition and applicable fees in a college or university in the State of Missouri. The maximum reimbursement rate for tuition/fees is limited to the highest prevailing per credit hour tuition/fees rate charged by a Missouri state college or university. As this rate is subject to fluctuation, the current tuition/fee schedule by school is developed each year.
Scholarship applicants are encouraged to enroll full-time and complete their studies in a timely manner. However, the Missouri State Library Scholarships are also available to applicants who may be part-time students or completing part of their class work using distance-learning opportunities.
Those students requiring completion of remaining undergraduate credit for admission into a graduate program may apply for the State Library Scholarship if currently employed in a Missouri library, enrolled in a Missouri college or university, and less than 15 hours of undergraduate credit is needed. http://www.sos.mo.gov/library/scholarship/Scholarship-April2007.pdf