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A WORD FROM NCLA PRESIDENT ROSS HOLT
The following is the link to the President's Report for the
October 18th Executive Board meeting http://www.nclaonline.org/ExBd/reports/presrpt021018.html.
--Ross Holt, President, NCLA
Library Services for the Next Generation: Responding to New Challenges - October 21-22, 2002 - Brown Summit, NC
The Children's Services Section is sponsoring its eighth workshop October 21-22 at The Summit Conference Center in Brown Summit, NC. The title of the workshop is "Library Services for the Next Generation: Responding to New Challenges." Topics include story telling for the Hispanic audience, grant writing, stress management and an author presentation.
Presenters are members of the Hispanic Library Services Committee
at PLCMC and Forsyth County. In addition, Kathy Beach of PLCMC, will talk
about grant writing. Massage therapist Josh Herman will give ideas on how
to reduce work-related stress. NC author Clay Carmichael will demonstrate
how she got her books written, illustrated and published.
--Jacky Miller, Secretary/Treasurer, Children's Services Section
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"Big Adventure" - October 24, 2002 - Raleigh, NC
The New Members Round Table would like to announce its "Big
Adventure" which will happen in Raleigh on October 24. We will be
visiting the State Library, its archives, the Museum of Natural Science library,
and more! This event is open to anyone who can get away for a Thursday of
fellowship and visiting other collections. The fee for NMRT members is
$12, for NCLA members (not a part of NMRT) is $15, and for non-NCLA members is
$18. Registration deadline is October 19.
--Jennie Hunt, Chair, New Members Round Table
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SELA/SCLA Fall 2002 Conference - October 24-26, 2002 - Charleston, SC
The Joint SCLA/SELA Conference will be held at the Lightsey Center of the College of Charleston and the Westin Francis Marion Hotel in Charleston, SC on October 24-26, 2002. The theme for the conference is "Access the Past: Anticipate the Future: 2002."
North Carolina will be well represented at this
conference. NCLA members are the driving force behind a very special
pre-conference, "Where We Need To Be: African Americans in Library and
Information Services in the Twenty-First Century South," which will be
conducted on October 24. Dr. Benjamin F. Speller, Jr., North Carolina
Central University, is one of the speakers for this pre-conference, and Phillip
Cherry, Durham County Public Library, is one of the panelists. Terry
Brandsma, UNC Greensboro, will present a program entitled "Build It and
They Will Come: Journal Finder, Full Text and the Open URL." Josh
Boyer, NCSU will present "Virtual Reference: From Experiment to Everyday
Service." John Via, Forsyth County Library, will present a program,
"Great Bricks and Mortar! New Library Buildings in the Southeast."
--John Via, Forsyth County Public Library
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Access North Carolina - November 8, 2002 - Raleigh, NC
The NCLA Documents Section Fall Workshop will be held November 8, 2002, at the McKimmon Center on the North Carolina State University campus in Raleigh.
The theme of the workshop is "Access North Carolina." Speakers will discuss the North Carolina State Depository System, Log into North Carolina (LINC) and the 2000 Census, and North Carolina Organizations on the Internet. A short business meeting of the Documents Section will follow the workshop.
The workshop schedule and registration information are available
at: http://www.unc.edu/~mvanfos/ncla/fall2002.html.
--Mike Van Fossen, UNC Chapel Hill
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"Safeguarding our Patrons' Privacy: What Every Librarian Needs to Know About the USA Patriot Act & Related Anti-Terrorism Measures" - December 11, 2002 - Jamestown, NC
This teleconference, sponsored by the ALA Washington Office, the Association of Research Libraries, the American Association of Law Libraries, the Medical Library Association, and the Special Libraries Association, will provide libraries and their government institutions with an analysis of the implications of the recent anti-terrorism measures, including the USA PATRIOT Act, the Attorney General's Guidelines expanding the investigative powers of the FBI, and the Homeland Security Act. Panelists will address the key legal issues and policy implications for libraries as well as the impact of legislative and regulatory proposals on the privacy and First Amendment rights of library users. Panelists will also identify steps that institutions need to take to comply with the proper search warrants, subpoenas, and wiretap requests from law enforcement. This teleconference will air on December 11, 2002, from 12:00-3:00 pm est and can be viewed at The Guilford Room, Medlin Campus Center Building, Guilford Technical Community College, Jamestown, NC. The teleconference is free to NCLA members but seating is limited to the first 40 registrants. To register, please email Peggy Hoon, Chair, NCLA Governmental Relations Committee at peggy_hoon@ncsu.edu. Panelists are:
Tracy Mitrano, Policy Advisor, Director of Computer Law and Policy, Office of the Vice President for Information Technology, Cornell University
James Neal, Vice President and University Librarian, Columbia University Libraries
Gary Strong, Director, Queens Borough Public Library
Peter Swire, Professor of Law, Ohio State University
For directions, go to http://technet.gtcc.cc.nc.us
and click on About GTCC, then Campus Maps, Jamestown. The Guilford Room is
in Medlin Campus Center Building (#3 on the map). The (main) entrance to
the building is in front of the Montgomery Circle. For driving directions
to GTCC, click on Campus Police, Driving Directions.
--Peggy Hoon, Chair, NCLA Governmental Relations Committee
The DUC Library Program, established by Art Resources Transfer in 1990, helps libraries build strong collections of contemporary art and culture by distributing books, videos, and inter-active items free of charge to libraries, schools and alternative reading centers nationwide. By working with 45 different galleries and museums such as The Museum of Modern Art, The Whitney Museum, the Philadelphia ICA, as well as publishers, alternative exhibition spaces, and even individual artists, the DUC Program gives librarians the opportunity to choose from over 400 different titles for their libraries. Thanks to funding from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Lannan Foundation, NYSCA, and many other contributors, we are able to offer these items absolutely free of charge - even shipping is paid for by the DUC!
If you would like to receive a catalogue of free books, videos, inter-active items, and prints for your library, please send your name, shipping address, telephone number, and fax / email to:
DUC Program
Art Resources Transfer, Inc.
Attn: Tamara Mewis, Director
526 W. 26th St., Suite 614
New York, NY 10001
Ph: 212-255-2919
Fax: 212-352-8448
or email us at: artresources@earthlink.net.
The website, which is new, http://www.ducprogram.org/,
offers the opportunity to order materials without waiting for the catalogue.
--Tamara Mewis, Director, DUC Program
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New Session Added - NC LIVE Basics
To help meet demand, we have added another session of NC LIVE Basics training.
The workshop will be offered from 10-4 on Tuesday, October 22 at the State Library in Raleigh. There is a registration fee of $20 to cover costs for lunch and breaks. The registration brochure and form may be downloaded from http://statelibrary.dcr.state.nc.us/ce/nclivefall2002v2.pdf. The same brochure will describe additional NC LIVE training available in Fall 2002.
NC LIVE Basics training is designed for front-line library staff who answer reference questions or conduct library research. Through lecture, demonstration, and hands-on practice, workshop participants learn how to access and navigate NC LIVE, conduct full-text and index searches, and evaluate search results.
If you have questions about this or any other NC LIVE training
event sponsored by the State Library, or if you need a copy of the registration
form faxed to you, please contact Ann Baker Ward at abward@library.dcr.state.nc.us
or 919-733-2570.
--Jeanne Crisp, State Library of North Carolina
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News from Cumberland County Public Library
A sampling of October and November programs at the Cumberland County Public Library & Information Center:
Saturday, October 19, 2002, 2:00 pm, North Regional Branch - Gear Up for Fire Prevention - Everyone is invited to climb aboard a fire truck, listen to Captain Millard Faircloth and his team of firefighters from Fayetteville City Firehouse #7 read stories for children ages 5-12 years, and learn about fire safety in honor of Fire Prevention Month.
Friday, October 25, 2002, 7:00 pm, Headquarters - 4th Friday Presents: An Evening of Celtic Music - Join us for an encore performance by Al Hartness, Alton Hartness, and Brian Baldwin, members of the Celtic music group Celtic Museum. You can almost feel the breezes of Scotland and Ireland!
Saturday, October 26, 2002, 1:00 pm, East Regional Branch, and 4:00 pm, Hope Mills Branch - Sneaky, Tricky, Creepy, Crawly SPIDERS! - Children 5-12 years old are invited to hear stories about the famous trickster Anansi the Spider, then create a spider of your own to take home. Call to register.
Monday, October 28, 2002, 7:00 pm, Headquarters - Dr. Elliot Engle Presents: The Wonders and Wanders of Robert Louis Stevenson - If you've never been to one of Dr. Engel's programs, come find out why he is ever-popular. And if you are a fan, be sure not to miss this one! Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.
Monday, October 28, 2002, 6:30 pm, North Regional Branch - So You Want to Go to College: How to Find the Right School and the Money to Pay for It - Choosing a college is an important decision and finding the money to pay for it can make a difference in a student's life. High school students, parents, and returning college students will learn about the vast resources available to them, in print and online. We will also take a look at the mysterious FAFSA.
Thursday, November 14, 2002, 9:00 am and 10:30 am, Headquarters - Treasures of Native Americans - Early Native Americans in NC were few in number, but their heritage is everywhere in the state today. Adults and children of all ages are invited to learn about the history of Native Americans as Mrs. Barbara Braveboy-Locklear shares her legendary folklore. Talented young Native Americans will present traditional dancing and regalia. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library. Registration required for groups of 5 or more.
Tuesday, November 19, 2002, 7:00 pm, Headquarters - The Course of Empire: An Allegory of America's Future - Join Richard A.S. Hall, Professor of Philosophy and Religion at Methodist College, for a fascinating look at American history, as symbolized by a five painting series by the 19th century American artist, Thomas Cole, founder of the Hudson River School of landscape painting. This allegorical series of paintings, entitled The Course of Empire, has an enduring resonance with the contemporary American experience.
Wednesday, November 20, 2002, 1:00 pm Headquarters (Children 3-5), 3:00 pm Bordeaux Branch (Children 5-12), and 5:00 pm Spring Lake Branch (All ages) - Celebrate Children's Book Week with Amazing Al, who will marvel you with his magic and balloon tricks.
Tuesday, November 26, 2002, 4:00 pm, East Regional Branch - Teens,
Express Yourself Through Writing! - Teens, do you enjoy writing, or would
you like to become a writer? Join us as we explore the art of creative
writing.
--Susan Parrish, Cumberland County Public Library & Information Center
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News from New Hanover County Public Library
The October issue of Scuttlebutt, the monthly newsletter of the New Hanover County Public Library and Friends, is online at http://www.nhcgov.com/LIB/calendar.asp.
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Book and document conservator Don Etherington will lecture at 7 pm on Wednesday, October 23, in the New Hanover Room, on the third floor of the Main Library. The free program is sponsored by the Friends of the Library, and the public is invited.
Don Etherington has worked on some of the Western world's most famous documents in his career, including the Magna Carta of 1297, the Carolina Charter of 1663, the Texas Declaration of Independence of 1836, the Constitution of Puerto Rico, and the State of Virginia's Bill of Rights. He is nationally and internationally recognized for innovative design and implementation of state-of-the-art conservation procedures, and is a consultant to Norman Lear for the traveling exhibit of his copy of the Declaration of Independence currently on national tour.
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It will be a dark and stormy night on Tuesday, October 29, in the Carolina Courtyard Park next to the Main Library, 201 Chestnut Street. At 6:30 pm storytellers John Golden, Samantha Hunt and Dyion Skipper will tell gently spooky stories suitable for children ages 2 to 5. From 7:30 until 9:00 pm, they'll break out their very scariest stories for older kids (6 and up, please) and brave adults.
The program is free, courtesy of the Friends of the Library. In case of rain or cold weather, go to the New Hanover Room on the third floor of the Library.
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Joan Howard Wallace, also known as Striped Feather, will present a family program on Native American Culture and Spirituality at the Main Library on Saturday, November 9, at 3 pm. The free public program is sponsored by the Stamp Defiance Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
The hour-long program will focus on the southern New England states, where Striped Feather, who is a member of the Narragansett Indian tribe, was born. She will describe Indian homes and gardens, food sources at different times of the year, methods of food storage, system of government and laws, prayers, the ritual of smoking the pipe while calling on the Creator for guidance and honesty, wampum, beadwork and other crafts, the medicine wheel, the dream catcher, and tribal regalia.
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The Local History Department of the New Hanover County Public
Library announces a five-week class on the Architectural History of the Lower
Cape Fear, taught by restoration consultant Ed Turberg. The free class is
sponsored by the Friends of the Library, but pre-registration is required as
seats will be limited to 100. The class will meet on Thursdays in October,
beginning October 3, from 10 am to 12 noon, in the New Hanover Room on the third
floor of the Main Library.
--Dorothy Hodder, New Hanover County Public Library
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News from North Carolina State University
The NCSU Libraries received two grants totaling almost $175,000 that will preserve and build collections unique to North Carolina in agriculture and rural life and in the history of forestry.
A $124,490 grant having the title "Preserving the History of the United States Agriculture and Rural Life: State and Local Literature" was awarded to the Libraries by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) in conjunction with the U.S. Agricultural Information Network (USAIN) for preserving literature related to agriculture and rural life. The grant focuses on documents from the years 1820 to 1945, when first-generation, wood-pulp paper was introduced and used extensively in the world of printing. This first-generation papermaking technology, however, produced paper with low longevity, meaning that after about 100 years the pages often become highly brittle - cracking, breaking, and even crumbling. Documents from this time period are important candidates for preservation.
The second grant, a Digitization Grant in the amount of $50,000, comes to the Libraries' Special Collections Department through the 2002-2003 Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA). The State Library of North Carolina awarded the funding to allow the NCSU Libraries and its collaborative partners to expand the development of a unique "History of Forestry" web site and portal that focuses on North Carolina as the birthplace of U. S. Forestry. The web site was first established with a 2001-2002 EZ-LSTA North Carolina Exploring Cultural Heritage Online (NC ECHO) grant and will become a publicly accessible resource by November 2002.
Building upon the content of the forestry web site, which tells the story of Carl Alwin Schenck and the Biltmore Forest School through documents and photographs, this second phase will incorporate new collections with material from the National Forest Service image archive at UNC Asheville and documents held by NC State University's College of Natural Resources on the Hofmann teaching forest in eastern North Carolina. Computer access to the National Forest Service and Hofmann Forest collections will enable researchers to make direct comparisons of nineteenth- and twentieth-century educational methods and forest management approaches.
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Orion Pozo, engineering collection manager at the NCSU Libraries recently received the Homer I. Bernhardt Distinguished Service Award from the Engineering Libraries Division (ELD) of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE). The award is given in recognition of a person whose work has contributed to the advancement and development of excellence in engineering libraries. Pozo is seen not only as a significant contributor to the profession, but also as a person who always does things in support of the organization.
Pozo has been active in the ASEE for thirteen years, participating in ASEE conferences as an attendee, moderator, and presenter, in addition to being the ELD Duplicates Exchange innovator. Pozo has been with NCSU Libraries since 1979.
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A couple from North Carolina, who wish to remain anonymous, recently established a charitable remainder trust worth more than one million dollars for the North Carolina State University Libraries. The trust will fund an unrestricted endowment for the Libraries. Susan K. Nutter, Vice Provost and Director of Libraries, said, "Not only is this extremely generous gift one of the largest and most important gifts ever received by the Libraries, it is also a vote of high confidence in our collection, services and staff. The endowment is intended to provide flexible funding to meet future needs of the NCSU Libraries that cannot be fully met through other funding sources. In this difficult year of budget reduction, this unrestricted gift is an inspiration."
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The North Carolina State University Libraries has received a grant of services from the Southeast Library Network (SOLINET) worth an estimated $80,000. The Libraries will use its grant to preserve an important collection of research documents ranging in age from fifty to 150 years old on the development of industry, particularly the textiles industry, in the American South. SOLINET will administer the grant as part of its Cooperative Preservation Microfilming Project (CPMP), with money coming from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the U.S. Congress. The CPMP, currently in its sixth two-year cycle, has also supported the NCSU Libraries' preservation programs during cycles four and five.
Soon after the Civil War ended in 1865, the South saw major growth in its textiles industry to a point where its output rivaled that of New England. The growth of the industry not only produced new towns and villages - having a profound impact on how the South looks today - but also generated conference proceedings, serials, journals, manuals, books, and many other documents. For the grant application, the NCSU Libraries identified more than 400 volumes needing preservation - all vital research documents for anyone studying the industrialization of the American South. Most of the material relates specifically to the development of the textiles industry and comes from the collection housed at NC State's Burlington Textiles Library. Under the terms of the grant, 416 volumes will be microfilmed..
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The NCSU Libraries announces the appointment of the 2002/2004 class of NCSU Libraries Fellows. Anna Dahlstein began her fellowship on August 5, 2002; Kelsey Libner started his on July 8, 2002; and Monica I. Lopez began her fellowship on August 27, 2002.
Each year, the Libraries awards fellowships to top graduates with demonstrated potential for academic library careers in science, engineering, digital librarianship, and library management. The NCSU Library Fellows Program offers a two-year appointment that facilitates the development of expertise in a functional area and the opportunity to contribute to an innovative initiative of strategic importance. A Fellow works approximately twenty hours each week in a home department, where he or she is a fully integrated member of the professional staff and performs entry-level librarian assignments, and twenty hours each week on a project in an area outside the home department.
For detailed information on NCSU Libraries' Fellows Program, see the Libraries' web site at http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/personnel/jobs/FellowsProgDesc.html. Applications are welcome for the 2003/2005 fellowship period.
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News from Rockingham County Public Library
Susan Benning won a Gale Scholarship to attend the SELA
Conference in Charleston, SC, Oct. 24-26, and a $100 Lexis-Nexis Scholarship to
attend the NCLA Leadership Institute Oct. 14-18, 2002, in Brown Summit, NC.
--Susan Benning, Rockingham County Public Library
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Jackson Library at UNC Greensboro has been named a Literary Landmark by Friends of Libraries USA. The designation was awarded based on the Library's place in the literary heritage of the University and on collections of the papers and works of prominent faculty members, such as Randall Jarrell, and UNCG graduates.
In order to celebrate this honor, Jackson Library, in partnership with Friends of the Library and the MFA Writing Program, will hold two public events during October. The theme of these two events will be "The Library and the Literary Community." Both events are free and open to the public.
The Role of Libraries in a Culture of Reading and Writing - Presentation by noted author and critic Sven Birkerts - Alumni House, UNC Greensboro - Thursday, October 17, 2002 - 7;30 pm - Reception following.
The Development of a Literary Community in Greensboro - Fred Chappell, Robert Morgan, Robert Watson, Emily Herring Wilson and Lee Zacharias - Jarrell Lecture Hall, UNCG - Tuesday, October 29, 2002, 7:00 pm followed by reception and book-signing by faculty and former students of writing at UNCG - Virginia Dare Room, Alumni House, UNC Greensboro
Events in the celebration are supported by a LIVE! @ your
library grant. LIVE! @ your library is an initiative of the American
Library Association, with major support from the National Endowment for the
Arts, Wallace-Reader's Digest Funds, and the John S. and James L. Knight
Foundation.
--Barry K. Miller, UNC Greensboro
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Electronic issues of North Carolina Libraries are available on the Web at http://www.nclaonline.org/NCL.
Manuscripts still needed for upcoming issues of North Carolina Libraries! The first issue was dated Spring/Summer 2002 and the second issue is dated Fall 2002. We hope also to publish a Winter 2002 issue, and the deadline for material for that issue is November 1st. Beginning in 2003, we will be on a regular quarterly schedule. We are planning on publishing a print 2002 annual to be ready for shipment to your mailboxes in January 2003.
North Carolina Libraries is a quarterly publication appearing in March (Spring), June (Summer), September (Fall), and December (Winter). Deadlines for submission for material for consideration in each quarterly issue are January 1 (Spring), April 1 (Summer), July 1 (Fall), October 1 (Winter).
Articles on any topic of interest to librarians are welcomed. The articles for any given issue will no longer have to reflect a common topic or theme. Articles to be considered for publication on the North Carolina Libraries Web site should be sent via email attachment (Word format) to:
Al Jones, Editor
North Carolina Libraries
LTDI, School of Education
East Carolina University
122 Joyner East
Greenville, NC 27858
252-328-6803
jonesp@mail.ecu.edu
--Al Jones, Editor, North Carolina Libraries
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Tired of getting emails touting "Great Discounts on over 500 Magazines," been infected by the W32/Bugbear Worm, or having all your printers start shooting out dozens of pages at once? If you are, then your network security is important to you! Even with the greatest software, all your network security will be ineffective if you don't keep it up to date. Worms like the W32Bugbear send a virus to email addresses found on infected systems. These new messages attempt to mimic legitimate email and vary widely in their style and message. The worm attempts to disable anti-virus and firewall software which is why it is so important to keep your protection up-to-date. The worm will also try to install a backdoor to your computer through an unused (or used) port that can capture user names, passwords and credit card information stored on your computer. The hacker can then upload and download .exe files which will do all sorts of neat stuff like cause your mail program to stop running, reboot your machines, bomb your hard disk, or cause all the printers on your network to start printing blank pages (or worse!).
There are many ways to protect your network. Among them are: firewalls, restrictions on port access, anti-virus software, deleting found viruses, password protection and change, setting up mail programs to minimize automatic opening of attachments, not opening mail from people you do not know, not opening attachments unless you are sure of their origin, making sure that all software service packs have been run, and last but not least - turn your computer off when you are not using it!
An effective firewall is very important to your network. Firewalls are extra software that you can put on your network that provide extra security by: filtering viruses, Trojans, and worms out of your e-mail! They also put your computer in a hidden mode making them invisible to hackers, block attacks and intrusions from hackers, prevent sending of personal information to third parties, and block web sites from gathering information about your browsing habits. Firewall effectiveness varies from vendor to vendor. As you might expect the U.S. military has some of the best and most effective firewalls you can find, so effective in fact that NCLIVE databases cannot be searched using a computer and a proxy server from behind the firewall! We don't want you having access to our computers, even for your class assignments! Seriously sometimes proxy servers can become a portal for unauthorized use of your system. This is why it is almost never a good idea to store your secure passwords on off-site servers such as Gator.
In fact storing passwords on your computer in cookies can provide a hacker with lots of useful information including your credit card numbers. Speaking of passwords - change them often! Ninety-day migration is great for passwords, as few of us can remember with the more frequent thirty-day migration cycle. Also don't post your password on a post-it note on your monitor! The best passwords are combinations of letters, numbers, and special characters in alternating upper and lower case. One of the next best things you can do for security after password protection, is run all of the current service packs for your operating system. For Windows users, the following website will provide you with the latest service packs: http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/en/default.asp. For Macintosh users, Apple software updates can be found at: www.info.apple.com/support/downloads.html. Software vendors often fix security holes in their software using service packs. Having the latest updates for your browser software is important also. The most up-to-date pack on all the machines in your network will insure that you have the best operating system protection your vendor can provide.
Running correctly, a major anti-virus software package on every workstation and server is essential. Major vendors in this area are: Norton Anti-Virus and McAfee. Keeping virus files up to date is good, but how you configure the software is important too. Be sure to delete infected files as your first choice in protection. Frequently anti-virus software does not delete the infected file by default (default is usually quarantine) so you must go in and change the file system configuration preferences. You can also change the level of protection the anti-virus software provides by going to the advanced button and changing from the default level to a higher level of protection (in Norton Anti-Virus this is called "Heuristics"). Remember that if you set your computer to update the virus files for a specific time and the computer is turned off at that time (like 2 a.m.), the files will not be updated! The same thing is true for running the scanning program; don't set it to run when your computer is turned off.
E-mail software such as Microsoft Outlook can be set up to filter incoming e-mail into folders without opening the attachments. For example if you regularly receive mail from a supervisor, you can set up a special folder that puts that person's e-mail into that folder instead of the inbox. If you set up enough folders, your inbox will be reduced to a manageable size. In fact some people simply delete all incoming e-mail without reading it unless they know the sender. The same warning applies to attachments which should never be opened unless you are sure of the sender and are willing to take chance that their virus software is working! Also be sure to watch out for strange sounding subject lines: Copyright (one I got this morning!), free shipping, hello! Bad news. Just a reminder, my ebay ads, SCAM alert! Etc.
Restricting access to commonly hacked ports will also help secure your system. Blocking all unused ports is even better. Ports such as 21-23, 53, 80, 109-110, 139, 143, 512-514, 80001, 8080, 8888 are among those used most. The latest up-to-date information on port scans can be found at the Internet Storm Center web site http://isc.incidents.org/.
While even the most secure networks get hit
suddenly from time to time, following the suggestions given above will cut down
on your frustration level and protect your friends, enemies and colleagues from
additional attacks. Be a good computer user or network administrator and
keep those files up-to-date!
--Ralph Scott, East Carolina University
The Children's Services Section is sponsoring its eighth biennial workshop October 21-22 at The Summit Conference Center in Brown Summit, NC. The title of the workshop is "Library Services for the Next Generation: Responding to New Challenges." Topics include story telling for the Hispanic audience, grant writing, stress management and an author presentation.
Presenters are members of the Hispanic Library Services Committees
at PLCMC and Forsyth County. In addition, Kathy Beach of PLCMC will talk
about grant writing. Massage therapist Josh Herman will give ideas of how
to reduce work-related stress. NC author Clay Carmichael will demonstrate
how she got her books written, illustrated and published.
--Jacky Miller, Secretary/Treasurer, Children's Services Section
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The NCLA Documents Section Fall Workshop will be held November 8, 2002, at the McKimmon Center on the North Carolina State University campus in Raleigh.
The theme of the workshop is "Access North Carolina." Speakers will discuss the North Carolina State Depository System, Log into North Carolina (LINC) and the 2000 Census, and North Carolina Organizations on the Internet. A short business meeting of the Documents Section will follow the workshop.
The workshop schedule and registration information are available
at: http://www.unc.edu/~mvanfos/ncla/fall2002.html.
--Mike Van Fossen, UNC Chapel Hill
Bryna R. Coonin, Coastal Resources Management Librarian, ECU,
has agreed to have her name placed in nomination for the vice-chair/chair-elect
of the NCLA Documents Section in the business meeting which will immediately
follow the November 8th workshop.
--Paula Hinton, Chair, Documents Section
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Library Administration and Management Section
LAMS Dazzles Customer Service Workshop Attendees - Ann Burlingame and Terri Luke of the Wake County Public Library System presented two sessions of "Dazzlement ... Providing Quality Customer Service to Library Customers" during the month of October. On October 10, 24 attendees participated in the first session, held in the Wayne County Public Library in Goldsboro. Host for this session was Director Jane Rustin. On October 17, 30 attendees participated in the session held in Wilkesboro at the Wilkes County Public Library with Director Mary Sizemore as host. The attendees represented all kinds of libraries and spent an enjoyable day learning the techniques of "dazzlement."
The sessions were the first off-conference offerings from the
Library Administration Section of NCLA for the biennium and were coordinated by
Mary Ellen Chijioke, Vice Chair of LAMS and Director of the Hege Library on the
campus of Guilford College. The entire LAMS Board participated in the
workshop planning and is now busy planning 2003 conference activity.
--Dale Cousins, Chair, Library Administration and Management Section
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North Carolina Association of School Librarians
NCASL Section has awarded a scholarship to a practicing school librarian to attend the NCLA Leadership Institute. The scholarship recipient is Robin Boltz, a school librarian in Granville County and a master's student in library science at East Carolina University. I hope that she will agree to serve the remainder of the 2001-2003 biennium as Vice Chair and work with me to plan exciting programs for school librarians to be presented at the 2003 NCLA Biennial Conference and agree to serve as Chair of the section during the 2003-2005 biennium.
Diane Kester and I will continue to serve as representatives of NCASL at the American Association of School Librarians Affiliate Assembly meetings to be held at the midwinter and summer conferences of the American Library Association. NCASL is a recognized state chapter of AASL.
To continue to be represented in the AASL Affiliate Assembly, it
is required that all chapters have at least ten percent of current NCASL
membership who are also members of AASL. Diane Kester and I have filled
out the AASL Affiliate Assembly survey that shows that we have 21 out of 86
NCASL members who are also AASL members. This represents 24.4% so we are
in great shape. We encourage more NCASL members to join AASL also so that
we continue to have a voice in the Affiliate Assembly.
--Al Jones, Chair, North Carolina Association of School Librarians
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Reference and Adult Services Section
RASS and the Round Table on Special Collections co-sponsored a
successful workshop on outreach and exhibits, held in both the eastern and
western parts of the state in September. The RASS Executive
Committee met on October 14 and made plans for upcoming events. Watch for
a workshop on new modes of reference service coming in the spring, and a couple
of programs at the 2003 biennial conference.
--Joline Ezzell, Chair, Reference and Adult Services Section
The New Members Round Table would like to announce its "Big
Adventure" which will happen in Raleigh on October 24. We will be
visiting the State Library, its archives, the Museum of Natural Science library,
and more! This event is open to anyone who can get away for a Thursday of
fellowship and visiting other collections. The fee for NMRT members is
$12, for NCLA members (not a part of NMRT) is $15, and for non-NCLA members is
$18. Registration deadline is October 19..
--Jennie Hunt, Chair, New Members Round Table
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Round Table on Special Collections
The Round Table on Special Collections and the Reference and Adult Services Section
co-sponsored two workshops in September. Workshop speakers, Hal Keiner of
Appalachian State University, Cheryl Benard of Gaston College, and Terrell
Finley of Mountain Gateway Museum, gave presentations on public relations,
dealing with donors and exhibit tricks and techniques. The workshops had a
total of 50 participants and were offered in Lenoir, NC, and Kinston, NC.
--Jan Blodgett, Chair, Round Table on Special Collections
Governmental Relations Committee
"SAFEGUARDING OUR PATRONS' PRIVACY: What Every Librarian Needs to Know About the USA PATRIOT Act & Related Anti-Terrorism Measures" - This teleconference, sponsored by the ALA Washington Office, the Association of Research Libraries, the American Association of Law Libraries, the Medical Library Association, and the Special Libraries Association, will provide libraries and their government institutions with an analysis of the implications of the recent anti-terrorism measures, including the USA PATRIOT Act, the Attorney General's Guidelines expanding the investigative powers of the FBI, and the Homeland Security Act. Panelists will address the key legal issues and policy implications for libraries as well as the impact of legislative and regulatory proposals on the privacy and First Amendment rights of library users. Panelists will also identify steps that institutions need to take to comply with the proper search warrants, subpoenas, and wiretap requests from law enforcement. This teleconference will air on December 11, 2002, from 12:00-3:00 pm est and can be viewed at The Guilford Room, Medlin Campus Center Building, Guilford Technical Community College, Jamestown, NC. The teleconference is free to NCLA members but seating is limited to the first 40 registrants. To register, please email Peggy Hoon, Chair, NCLA Governmental Relations Committee at peggy_hoon@ncsu.edu. Panelists are:
Tracy Mitrano, Policy Advisor, Director of Computer Law and Policy, Office of the Vice President for Information Technology, Cornell University
James Neal, Vice President and University Librarian, Columbia University Libraries
Gary Strong, Director, Queens Borough Public Library
Peter Swire, Professor of Law, Ohio State University
For directions, go to http://technet.gtcc.cc.nc.us
and click on About GTCC, then Campus Maps, Jamestown. The Guilford Room is
in Medlin Campus Center Building (#3 on the map). The (main) entrance to
the building is in front of the Montgomery Circle. For driving directions
to GTCC, click on Campus Police, Driving Directions.
--Peggy Hoon, Chair, NCLA Governmental Relations Committee
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The North Carolina Library Association Scholarship Committee is pleased to announce that two scholarships were awarded in 2002. The $1000 Appalachian Scholarship was awarded to Donna (Susie) Holland from White Lake. Susie entered the East Carolina University graduate program in 2001. Upon graduation, she plans to continue as a Media Coordinator in the Bladen County School System. The NCLA Memorial Scholarship for $750 was awarded to Miranda Cude-Grindstaff from Winston-Salem. She entered UNC-Greensboro this fall. Currently she anticipates a career as either an academic or public librarian.
No applications for the McLendon Student Loan were submitted
this year. The Query-Long Scholarship Fund balance is still too low for
consideration next year.
--Sue Williams, Chair, Scholarship Committee
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