Meanwhile, The Book Grinder at Central and Haverhill in El Dorado have three cats... who need visits from you.
Thursday, February 09, 2012
Bookstore cats
Some pretty cats in this link: http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/116213
Meanwhile, The Book Grinder at Central and Haverhill in El Dorado have three cats... who need visits from you.
Meanwhile, The Book Grinder at Central and Haverhill in El Dorado have three cats... who need visits from you.
Tuesday, February 07, 2012
New Report Suggests Mandatory Library Orientation Helps Students Graduate at Community Colleges
...The report found similar results regarding orientation services, which include providing students with information on navigating the library and finding support services such as academic and mental-health counseling. Previous research shows that participation in orientation leads to greater use of support services and improved retention of at-risk students, the report says. However, among colleges that offer orientation programs, only 38 percent report that they require it for all first-time students.
From The Chronicle of Higher Education, February 2, 2012, Multiyear Study of Community-College Practices Asks: What Helps Students Graduate?, Jennifer Gonzalez.
David Binder reports in the comments that "The study discussed in the article ("A Matter of Degrees: Promising Practices for Community College Student Success") is the first of an intended 3 study series and is available at http://www.ccsse.org/. It can be downloaded as an Adobe Acrobat file."
Friday, February 03, 2012
How do you use a Kobe? a Kindle? a Nook or Sony eReader?
Library staff training, provided by the kind folks at SCKLS: Tom Talor, Lee Scott. and Tram Nguyen yesterday, gave us hands-on experience with 4 device vendors and some of the 11 current models on the market today. Most of us own one device or another. If you have questions on your new eReader, please visit with us.
Monday, January 23, 2012
New Online Nursing Reference Books!
Ronda said: Here are the titles and I was able to access them from home last night. They are in the online Library catalog, and listed in Pipeline> Library Tab> eBook A-Z> eBook by Subject> Nursing.
"Oxford Handbook of Clinical Skills in Adult Nursing"
"Oxford Handbook of Critical Care Nursing"
"Oxford Handbook of Orthopaedic and Trauma Nursing"
"Oxford Handbook of Nurse Prescribing"
and "Oxford Handbook of Adult Nursing"
And Mitch asked:
> Can these be downloaded to an iPhone?
>
> Thank you,
> Mitch T. (nursing instructor)
And my response:
Not downloaded, but you can access them through Butler's mobile site at any time on your iPhone or Android. Use your phone browser -usually Safari - to find Butler Community College. It will automatically pull up the mobile site.
We're found under Student Life > Library - Mobile >
From here, select Electronic Resources > Mobile eBooks A-Z > O > Oxford Online ebooks and click on the one you want. You'll have to log in with your Butler ID and password since authentication is required for these Butler Libraries purchased books.
(Or by subject, a few more clicks:
We're still under Butler Community College mobile > Student Life > Library - Mobile > Research Guides > By Subject > Nursing > Nursing by Judy Bastin > Books then slide down to Oxford Onlline eBooks, and click on the one you want.)
Happy nursing!
"Oxford Handbook of Clinical Skills in Adult Nursing"
"Oxford Handbook of Critical Care Nursing"
"Oxford Handbook of Orthopaedic and Trauma Nursing"
"Oxford Handbook of Nurse Prescribing"
and "Oxford Handbook of Adult Nursing"
And Mitch asked:
> Can these be downloaded to an iPhone?
>
> Thank you,
> Mitch T. (nursing instructor)
And my response:
Not downloaded, but you can access them through Butler's mobile site at any time on your iPhone or Android. Use your phone browser -usually Safari - to find Butler Community College. It will automatically pull up the mobile site.
We're found under Student Life > Library - Mobile >
From here, select Electronic Resources > Mobile eBooks A-Z > O > Oxford Online ebooks and click on the one you want. You'll have to log in with your Butler ID and password since authentication is required for these Butler Libraries purchased books.
(Or by subject, a few more clicks:
We're still under Butler Community College mobile > Student Life > Library - Mobile > Research Guides > By Subject > Nursing > Nursing by Judy Bastin > Books then slide down to Oxford Onlline eBooks, and click on the one you want.)
Happy nursing!
Thursday, January 19, 2012
A Legislative Report for the Kansas Library Association
Jennie Rose, KLA library legislative liaison sends an advocacy update for each week of the legislative session. This week Jennie reports on the Governor's Budget, Medicaid, meetings of interest for next week, and provides us with a condensed overview of the State Budget process. (Thanks to Gail Santy for bringing this to my attention. --MCA)
2012 Legislative Session: Week Two (January 16 - 20)
Governor’s Tax Proposal, Medicaid Hot Topics of the Week….A number of legislative committees heard further details this week on the Governor’s proposed tax overhaul and KanCare, the managed care proposal designed to bring Medicaid costs under control. Both issues have a significant impact on the FY 2013 budget: lost revenue from the tax proposal, but a savings on Medicaid expenses through KanCare. Legislators heard from the proponents of the tax plan, Secretary of Revenue Nick Jordan and Budget Director Steve Anderson while Lt. Governor Dr. Jeff Colyer; Secretary of the Department of Health and Environment Dr. Robert Moser; and Health Care Finance Director Kari Bruffett fielded questions concerning KanCare. Their presentations met with mixed reviews with many legislators skeptical about these proposed changes.
The tax proposal is taking the most heat because of the huge hit to the state’s budget: $89.9 million in lost revenue for FY 2013 and $99.0 million the next year. The Legislative Research Department told legislators that the proposal would increase the taxes of those with returns claiming less than the $25,000 a year in taxable income, those who need the extra dollars most. The Governor’s plan reduces, in most cases, individual income tax rates and eliminates a number of tax credits, including charitable contributions and the home mortgage interest credits.
Anyone familiar with the state budget would agree that the escalating costs of Medicaid must be addressed. The Governor’s proposal – a product of a special committee headed by his Lt. Governor, Dr. Jeff Colyer, a practicing physician from Johnson County – is a managed care system, KanCare. Proponents of KanCare believe the state can save as much as $853.0 billion over the next five years with the implementation of this managed system; others, like Sen. Roger Reitz, R-Manhattan, also a practicing physician, believe the plan is unrealistic. Sen. Vicki Schmidt, R-Topeka, who heads the Senate’s Public Health and Welfare Committee, has said “this is a done deal” -- the escalating costs of Medicaid must be addressed. Because the requests for proposal have already been issued, the project is moving forward, but, she points out, it will be up to the legislature to make sure there is transparency and oversight.
A Condensed Overview of the State Budget Process….The Governor presented his budget last week following his State of the State address on January 11, but there are still many steps to go before the state has a budget for FY 2013. The next move in the process will be budget proposals from each chamber. Initially, a budget subcommittee will meet for a hearing on a section of the budget. These subcommittees will hear testimony from the agencies they oversee, deliberate and then vote on a budget recommendation that may or may not match the Governor’s proposal. From there, the subcommittee’s report is forwarded on to the appropriate budget committee, House Appropriations or Senate Ways and Means. That committee may approve or amend the subcommittee’s report before combining all the subcommittee reports into a budget bill. Once approved by the budget committee, the budget bill moves to the chamber floor for debate and a vote. After each chamber has approved a budget, the two versions go to a conference committee where the two are melded together, then, again, approved by each chamber. The final product of this process is then presented to the Governor for his signature.
The library budget falls under Education with Rep. Lana Gordon, R-Topeka, chair of that House subcommittee and Sen. John Vratil, R-Leawood, chair of the Senate subcommittee. Dates for those hearings have not been set, but are expected sometime in February.
...
For additional information, please contact Jennie Rose, jennieadamsrose@yahoo.com
2012 Legislative Session: Week Two (January 16 - 20)
Governor’s Tax Proposal, Medicaid Hot Topics of the Week….A number of legislative committees heard further details this week on the Governor’s proposed tax overhaul and KanCare, the managed care proposal designed to bring Medicaid costs under control. Both issues have a significant impact on the FY 2013 budget: lost revenue from the tax proposal, but a savings on Medicaid expenses through KanCare. Legislators heard from the proponents of the tax plan, Secretary of Revenue Nick Jordan and Budget Director Steve Anderson while Lt. Governor Dr. Jeff Colyer; Secretary of the Department of Health and Environment Dr. Robert Moser; and Health Care Finance Director Kari Bruffett fielded questions concerning KanCare. Their presentations met with mixed reviews with many legislators skeptical about these proposed changes.
The tax proposal is taking the most heat because of the huge hit to the state’s budget: $89.9 million in lost revenue for FY 2013 and $99.0 million the next year. The Legislative Research Department told legislators that the proposal would increase the taxes of those with returns claiming less than the $25,000 a year in taxable income, those who need the extra dollars most. The Governor’s plan reduces, in most cases, individual income tax rates and eliminates a number of tax credits, including charitable contributions and the home mortgage interest credits.
Anyone familiar with the state budget would agree that the escalating costs of Medicaid must be addressed. The Governor’s proposal – a product of a special committee headed by his Lt. Governor, Dr. Jeff Colyer, a practicing physician from Johnson County – is a managed care system, KanCare. Proponents of KanCare believe the state can save as much as $853.0 billion over the next five years with the implementation of this managed system; others, like Sen. Roger Reitz, R-Manhattan, also a practicing physician, believe the plan is unrealistic. Sen. Vicki Schmidt, R-Topeka, who heads the Senate’s Public Health and Welfare Committee, has said “this is a done deal” -- the escalating costs of Medicaid must be addressed. Because the requests for proposal have already been issued, the project is moving forward, but, she points out, it will be up to the legislature to make sure there is transparency and oversight.
A Condensed Overview of the State Budget Process….The Governor presented his budget last week following his State of the State address on January 11, but there are still many steps to go before the state has a budget for FY 2013. The next move in the process will be budget proposals from each chamber. Initially, a budget subcommittee will meet for a hearing on a section of the budget. These subcommittees will hear testimony from the agencies they oversee, deliberate and then vote on a budget recommendation that may or may not match the Governor’s proposal. From there, the subcommittee’s report is forwarded on to the appropriate budget committee, House Appropriations or Senate Ways and Means. That committee may approve or amend the subcommittee’s report before combining all the subcommittee reports into a budget bill. Once approved by the budget committee, the budget bill moves to the chamber floor for debate and a vote. After each chamber has approved a budget, the two versions go to a conference committee where the two are melded together, then, again, approved by each chamber. The final product of this process is then presented to the Governor for his signature.
The library budget falls under Education with Rep. Lana Gordon, R-Topeka, chair of that House subcommittee and Sen. John Vratil, R-Leawood, chair of the Senate subcommittee. Dates for those hearings have not been set, but are expected sometime in February.
...
For additional information, please contact Jennie Rose, jennieadamsrose@yahoo.com
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
U.S. debates censoring web sites
This American Library Association chart outlines their concerns with the PIPA/SOPA/OPEN acts before congress. http://www.districtdispatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/ALA_pipasopaopen_ref_guide.pdf
Followup: Rep. Mike Pompeo, Wichita, notes that he is opposed to SOPA "in its current form" on his email contact form site due to first amendment issues.
Followup: Rep. Mike Pompeo, Wichita, notes that he is opposed to SOPA "in its current form" on his email contact form site due to first amendment issues.
I am very concerned about restricting free speech or harming the openness & innovation of the internet. That’s why I am opposed to SOPA in current form.--Congressman Mike Pompeo
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Braum Details SOPA Protest for Wednesday, Jan 18
Heads up for ... patrons and students tomorrow: Wikipedia will be blacking out tomorrow (January 18th) for 24 hours to protest the proposed SOPA and PIPA bills before Congress.
Wikipedia's release: http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/English_Wikipedia_anti-SOPA_blackout
Here's three resources for more background on the situation:
1. Boing Boing, Reddit, and other online sites will also be blacking out tomorrow: http://boingboing.net/2012/01/14/boing-boing-will-go-dark-on-ja.html
2. How SOPA affects students, educators, and libraries: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2011/12/how-sopa-affects-students-and-educators
3. A good round-up of perspectives on the situation, including links to the proposed bills: http://hurstassociates.blogspot.com/2012/01/proposed-us-laws-sopa-and-pipa.html
Heather Braum
Technology Librarian
Northeast Kansas Library System
hbraum@nekls.org
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