FY 2002

Nebraska Legislative Day Activities Held

The Nebraska Library Association (NLA) Legislative Day Luncheon was held in February in Lincoln. Using the theme, Making a Difference @ your library™, the daylong event focused on the number and variety of services that librarians provide for their customers. With a special emphasis on library services to youth, the luncheon featured a recognition ceremony for young people involved with their local libraries. A continuing education seminar featured Maxine Moul, Nebraska Community Foundation President. The seminar focused on library leadership and funding opportunities for libraries and their communities.

Participants at the Ainsworth Database Roadshow learn about the databases made available by the Library Commission.

Database Roadshow Underway

The fourth annual Database Roadshow began in the spring of 2002 and continues into fall. Participants learn about the databases that the Library Commission purchased for libraries across the state and receive training on four of the databases funded through the Library Commission: OCLC FirstSearch, Books in Print with Reviews, Wilson OmniFile and Biographies Plus, and Electric Library. The classes include discussion, database demonstrations, and hands-on practice. Participants receive 4.5 continuing education credits. Details are posted on the Commission Web site at <nlc.nebraska.gov/netserv/roadshow.html>.

Seventy-six responses to the NEBASE Advisory Council Training Assessment Survey from libraries across Nebraska indicated that the most-requested training session was Understanding MARC. Other highly-requested training events included Cataloging Books Using OCLC, Cataloging Electronic Resources, Advanced ILL, and Authority Control. Survey responses showed:
Members are willing to drive two hours for a workshop.
Spring and summer are the best times to attend training sessions.
Many are willing to attend more than one workshop each day.

Using the survey results as a guide, NEBASE staff members at the Library Commission are scheduling training throughout the state. Workshop dates and details are posted on the Library Commission home page, <nlc.nebraska.gov>, Calendar and Announcements, and communicated via the NEBASE-L and Regional Library System electronic mailing lists. To subscribe to e-mail lists see the Library Commission Web site, <nlc.nebraska.gov/lists>.

Commission Provides Mediated Interlibrary
Loan Service

Libraries that formerly used regional resource centers for Interlibrary Loan (ILL) transactions now receive mediated Interlibrary Loan service from the Nebraska Library Commission, free of charge for most transactions. ILL requests can now be submitted online via the Library Commission Web site, <nlc.nebraska.gov/ref/ill>, or by contacting Library Commission Reference/Information Services, 402-471-4018, 800-307-2665, fax: 402-471-6244, e-mail: Information Services. For information contact Lisa Kelly, 402-471-4015, 800-307-2665, e-mail: Lisa Kelly.

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