Find Information Resources @your libraryTM
• bigchalk eLibrary – full-text magazines and newspapers
• Books in Print with Reviews – book reviews and publishing information for in-print books
• FirstSearch Package with WorldCat – indexes and holdings of libraries
worldwide
• Kiplinger Forecasts – financial information, including The Kiplinger Letter: Forecasts for Management Decisionmaking
• Wilson Biographies Plus – 95,000 full-text biographies
• Wilson OmniFile – full-text magazines and journals
For more information see the Library Commission home page <nlc.nebraska.gov>, click on Electronic Databases.
Outcome-Based Evaluation Training Set
On September 30 and October 1, the Library Commission will
host a two-day workshop, Training on Outcome-Based Evaluation: Are
We Making a Difference?, on the techniques of outcome-based evaluation.
The workshop will be held at the Library Commission and will be conducted
by representatives of the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Outcome-based
evaluation is a method used to determine if a program has achieved its
goals. The Nebraska Library Commission is committed to helping libraries
strengthen their programs and their capacity to evaluate the impact of
their work through systematic evaluation of results—outcomes. Fifteen
participants from public libraries in Nebraska will be selected to attend
the workshop. Participants will be asked to implement the skills learned
in the workshop to evaluate a program using outcome-based techniques and
to submit a report describing how the outcomes were defined and measured.
If you are interested in attending this workshop, visit the Library Commission
Web site at <[obsolete link removed]>
for an application form, or contact Kit Keller, Library Data Services
Coordinator, 402-471-3216, 800-307-2665, e-mail: Kit Keller.
Grant applications for the upcoming grant cycle will be available October 1. Three priorities are identified for funding:
• Projects for serving English-Language Learners will be funded through a competitive grant process open to all accredited Nebraska public libraries and libraries at designated state institutions.
• A limited Request for Proposal will be issued to solicit digitization projects with statewide impact.
• A statewide virtual library will be developed with LSTA funds to serve the entire state.
For more information, see the Library Commission home page Announcements, <nlc.nebraska.gov>, or contact Kit Keller, Library Data Services Coordinator, 402-471-3216, 800-307-2665, e-mail: Kit Keller.
• September 10, 9:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. cdt, Meridian System Office, 3519 Second Avenue, Suite B, Kearney
• September 24, 9:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. cdt, John A Stahl Library, 330 North Colfax, West Point – CLASS IS FULL
• October 2, 9:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. cdt, Holdrege Public Library, 604 East Avenue, Holdrege
• October 7, 9:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. cdt, Nebraska Library Commission, Heron Room, 1200 N Street, Lincoln
