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Authors Guild sues universities over online books Boonville Standard Boonville library ready for fall Campus Technology Magazine Indiana U Strikes Cost-Cutting Deal with E-Text Publishers Chesterton Tribune Library Board seeks soil tests of proposed community garden Chesterton Tribune Community garden for kids eyed for Hageman Library overflow parking lot Crawfordsville Journal Review Evansville Courier & Press Exhibit offers interactive look at state's food culture Fort Wayne Journal Gazette Library consolidates service desks Fort Wayne Journal Gazette Elvis footage is genuine, but short and silent Fort Wayne Journal Gazette Lincoln 'fragments' form diary Greencastle Banner-Graphic September is Library Card Sign-up Month Greenfield Reporter Library promotes ease of getting card Greensburg Daily News Huntington County TAB Andrews council backs library grant application Indianapolis Star Notre Dame librarian trying to bring a halt to snooping Lafayette Journal & Courier LaPorte Herald Argus Library provides a place for gamers to challenge others Michigan City News-Dispatch Muncie Star Press State official mulls mandating Web classes for high schoolers Northwest Indiana Times Book lovers can "check out" reviews, contest Northwest Indiana Times South Bend Tribune 9/11 Tribute in windows at Plymouth library Terre Haute Tribune-Star Proposal would expand library service to all Parke residents Yorktown Press AU plans third annual children's literature festival
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New INSPIRE Promotional Items Coming to Indiana Libraries Indiana public libraries through next Friday should will receive a bundle of INSPIRE and Geek the Library materials via INfo Express. This includes posters and bookmarks featuring Indiana Geek the Library spokespersons. You may also catch new INSPIRE advertising on your local radio station, online newspapers and on billboards across the state.
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INSPIRE marketing webpage. Evergreen Indiana Now Accepting New Members for 2012 The Evergreen Indiana Consortium is now accepting applications from libraries seeking to migrate to Evergreen. Evergreen Indiana is a growing consortium of over 90 public, school and institutional libraries located throughout Indiana that use the Evergreen ILS. Patrons of member libraries can use their Evergreen Indiana library card to view the catalogs and borrow materials from the other member libraries. The Evergreen Indiana catalog holds over 2.4 million bibliographic records and provides access to over 6 million items. As of September 2011, ninety-four Indiana libraries (including the Indiana State Library) are live on Evergreen and serve approximately 820,000 Indiana residents. Evergreen is developed in a public and collaborative manner so there are no license and maintenance fees as there are with proprietary software. This means that all Evergreen users benefit from the development of new Evergreen modules and applications. Each year, Evergreen Indiana members collectively save hundreds of thousands of dollars annually in associated integrated library system (catalog) costs, including migration & training, licensing fees, equipment costs, annual maintenance fees, technical support, and system upgrades & development Evergreen Indiana members also experience the benefits of enhanced resource sharing. Evergreen minimizes the costs of providing ILL services and members receive an additional day of subsidized delivery service. Additionally, the Evergreen Indiana catalogue offers access to state’s largest library catalogue in total number of card holders and third-largest in number of circulated items. Members also are able to access great deals on downloadable materials, catalog enhancements, and collection services for fines. For more information about Evergreen Indiana, visit Information and Resources for Interested Libraries or contact Shauna Borger, Evergreen Indiana Coordinator at 317-234-6536 or sborger@library.IN.gov. Monticello Public Library Welcomes Unique Lincoln Exhibition A traveling exhibit about the presidency of Abraham Lincoln opened this week at Monticello-Union Township Public Library. “Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War” will be on display September 9th to October 17th in Monticello as part of a six-year nationwide tour. The traveling exhibition and tour are funded by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to the National Constitution Center. According to the American Library Association (ALA) Public Programs Office, using the Constitution as the cohesive thread, “Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War” offers a fresh and innovative perspective on Lincoln that focuses on his struggle to meet the political and constitutional challenges of the Civil War. Organized thematically, the exhibition explores how Lincoln used the Constitution to confront three intertwined crises of the war—the secession of Southern states, slavery, and wartime civil liberties. Visitors will leave the exhibition with a more complete understanding of Abraham Lincoln as president and the Civil War as the nation’s gravest constitutional crisis. |
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Library is currently evaluating its LSTA Five-Year Plan for 2008-2012 and is
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Five-Year Plan and how LSTA funds are spent in the future. Please take time
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survey. Welcome New Directors Please join the Indiana State Library in welcoming these new public library directors from across the state: Janet Hawley, Director, Akron Public Library Paris Head, Director, Morrison-Reeves Public Library Kathleen Painter, Interim Director, Spiceland Town-Township Public Library Best of luck to you all! Upcoming Events & Workshops
2011 SAMS Conference
ACPL Library Camp 2011
Evergreen Circ. Training
Indiana Vision Expo/Walk
Government Websites
eResources Workshop
Advanced INSPIRE K-12 Resources
ILF Legislative Forum
Society of Indiana Archivists Fall Workshop
Ind. Black Librarians Network
10th Anniversary Conference
SW Indiana YA Roundtable
Indiana Genealogy & Local
History Fair
ILF
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