Volume 4, Issue 12 — December 2001
 The NMRLS
Staff extends the Warmest Holiday Greetings to all our members!
Thank you to our Executive Board Members, all
members of Committees, and the many member libraries that have contributed
time and space to NMRLS Programs and Services! Greg, Susan B., Dawn, |
NMRLS News:
Value of NMRLS Services to Members:
By Greg PronevitzOver the past year we have tracked most of the services used by member libraries. After a careful review and numerous communications with vendors we have established an estimate of how much these services would cost were a library to purchase them. The total value of services for all members exceeded $6,000,000.
We discovered a problem in the calculations used to calculate the value of NMRLS services published in December. The problem was limited to the category "Discounts on Library Supplies and Materials & Supplementary Services." Please view the corrected table with the correct figures. We apologize for any problems caused by this error.
We will be sending an individual report to public, academic, and high school libraries outlining the actual values in these institutions.
Electronic Reference Services
By Greg PronevitzWe have renewed the NMRLS license for the Dialog@CARL Basic Collection. The renewal runs from December 1, 2001 through November 30, 2002. This collection includes the Boston Globe online version back to 1980 and over 250 other titles (see list). This service is available in your library or remotely by holders of authenticated library cards. Many other services are available to remote users by clicking on "electronic resources" at Reference On Call.
The statewide procurement for electronic database resources is progressing. We thank those of you who participated in the Virtual Vendor Venue and submitted online evaluations to the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (MBLC). The six regions and the MBLC share the cost for this procurement.
The current service provider, Gale Group, was among the bidders. Recently, a"Bidders' Bowl" was sponsored by the MBLC to allow bidders to make presentations about services and technology related to user statistics and authentication. The invited bidders were: EBSCO, Gale Group, H.W. Wilson, Proquest, Grolier, Britannica.com, NewsBank, SIRS, and bigchalk.com. We expect a decision on service providers to be forthcoming in early 2002 for licenses to begin on or about July 1, 2002.
Legislative Update
By Greg PronevitzThe Massachusetts budget for the current year is still not finalized. We are awaiting word on our final budget figures for FY2002 (the current year). We will inform you as soon as we have the actual amounts and let you know if there will be any effect on services. Please join our discussion list to keep up with the latest news. Information is available for library trustees and friends via a separate email list.
NMRLS Advocacy Training - January 15, 2002 - Site to be announced
MLA Library Legislative Day at the State House - April 10, 2002
The NMRLS fifth Annual Meeting was held on November 14th at Merrimack College. We thank all members who attended. Attendees were rewarded by an enjoyable lunch and quite an interesting presentation by a former Bay Stater and current Librarian at the Baltimore County Libraries, Jim Fish. Jim gave an entertaining and informative keynote address on "Surviving and Thriving in a Whole New Library World."
In addition to adopting a new Plan of Service and Budget for Fiscal Year 2003, new Executive Board Members and Officers were voted in by the NMRLS membership. Congratulations and welcome to our new Board Members and Officers! As a member driven organization, NMRLS cannot succeed without such active member participation and volunteerism.
Our new Board Officers are as follows:
Doug Rendell, President
Peabody Institute Library, DanversBrian Archambault, VP/President-elect
Lawrence Law Library, LawrenceValerie Diggs, Treasurer
Chelmsford Public Schools, ChelmsfordBarbara Lachance, Secretary
McQuade Library, Merrimack College, North AndoverVictoria Yablonsky, Past President
North Reading High SchoolWe welcome 3 new Executive Board members - Joe Dionne, Director of the Haverhill Public Library, Tom Scully, Director of the Beverly Public Library, and Ann Tomes, Director of the Beverly Hospital Medical Library.
Many thanks to both Ellen Rauch (Director of the Gleason Public Library in Carlisle) and to Sharon Gilley (Director of the Lucius Beebe Memorial Library and Outgoing NMRLS Past President) for many years of greatly appreciated service to the region as members of the NMRLS Executive Board. Your valuable contribution to the Board will be missed!
Please view the complete Board roster online.
- Special Libraries Quarterly Meeting:
The quarterly meeting of NMRLS Special Libraries has been scheduled for 10:00 AM - Noon on Tuesday, January 8th, 2002 at the Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC). (Snow date: January 9th at 10:00 AM)The agenda will include:
- Roundtable discussion of special library issues and updates from members
- Nominations for a chair for the NMRLS Special Libraries Committee (this committee has been inactive for over a year). At our last meeting members discussed the need for this committee.
- NMRLS Update, including MassCat
- Tour of NEDCC
- School Library Media Center Open House:
An open house for Library Media Specialists is scheduled for Wednesday, February 27, 2002, in Danvers at the NMRLS office, beginning at 3:30 with registration and refreshments. From 4:00 - 5:30, the agenda will include:
- An overview of Programs and Services, including Databases, Continuing Education (PDP's), and MassCat updates.
- Breakout sessions focusing on database connection issues, long range planning , MassCat membership, and Interlibrary Loan for schools.
Registration information will be on the January - March, 2002, Continuing Education Calendar.
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MassCat Update: |
MassCat lets out a roar with a total of 86 members statewide, 606,416 total holdings, over 51,000 holdings in the Northeast Region, and the successful start of Interlibrary Loan in mid-October. There are presently 10 members in the Northeast Region with more on the way after the New Year (see list below).
Three enrollment periods for new members have been established with the process beginning in January, May, or October each year. Training for new members will take place in February, June, or November. Potential new members should note that the May enrollment period requires contact with NMRLS and MassCat staff through the summer. Consequently, it is usually not a recommended time for schools who are out of session.
If you are interested in more information on MassCat, please visit our informative Web site, or contact Scott Kehoe by email or 888-326-7772.
MassCat Members in the Northeast Region: American Textile History Museum Lawrence Law Library Beverly Historical Society & Museum Lowell Law Library Bishop Fenwick High School NMRLS Professional Collection Essex Law Library, Salem Peabody Essex Museum Immigrant City Archives St. John's Preparatory High School
Massachusetts Book Awards Ceremony:
Winners of the first Massachusetts Book Awards were announced in a ceremony at the Boston Public Library on November 2, 2001.The Massachusetts Book Awards are a program of the Massachusetts Center for the Book, the Commonwealth Affililiate of the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress, founded by the American Antiquarian Society, Boston Public Library, Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners, Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities, and University of Massachusetts Amherst.
If your library wishes to sponsor an author's appearance in conjunction with these awards, please contact the Center, telling us the name of the author, the date of the planned appearance, and an outline of the program you propose. We will forward that information along to the writer and facilitate contact as best we can.
Note: A limited number of signed copies of the winners' books are available from the Center if you wish to add one or more to your personal or professional collection.
Planning for the second annual award begins immediately, and all those interested in participating are invited to email Sharon Shaloo, Executive Director, Massachusetts Center for the Book to be added to the list of volunteers. (It would be helpful if you would renew your interest if you contacted MCB last year.) Notice of the first planning meeting will be sent out within two weeks.
The First Annual Massachusetts Book Awards:
Children's Literature (Middle Reader/ Young Adult):
Award: Ellen Wittlinger, What's in a Name?
Honors: Andrew Clements, The Janitor's Boy, Lois Lowry, Gathering Blue
and Ann Turner, Learning to Swim
Children's Picture Books:
Award: D. B. Johnson, Henry Hikes to Fitchburg
Honors: Corinne Demas, The Disappearing Island, Jerry Palotta, Dory
Story, Matt Tavares, Zachary's Ball, and Jane Yolen, How Do Dinosaurs Say
Goodnight?
Fiction:
Award: Jayne Anne Phillips, MotherKind
Honors: Nomi Eve, The Family Orchard, Rebecca Goldstein, Properties
of Light, Alice Hoffman, The River King, and Alan Lightman, The Diagnosis
Nonfiction:
Award: Diana Muir, Reflections in Bullough's Pond
Honors: Mary Blewett, Constant Turmoil, Nathaniel Philbrick, In the
Heart of the Sea, Nancy Lusignan Schultz, Fire & Roses, and Glenn Stout
& Richard Johnson, Red Sox Century
Poetry:
Award: Peter Davison, Breathing Room
Honors: Martín Espada, A Mayan Astronomer in Hell's Kitchen,
Mary Oliver, The Leaf and the Cloud, David Rivard, Bewitched Playground,
and Afaa Michael Weaver, Multitudes
Sharon Shaloo, Executive Director
Massachusetts Center for the Book Office: 413.545.2029 (ph); 413.577-4050
(fax)
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Focus On ... the Discussion List |
This mailing list has been set up to provide a communications forum for members of the Northeast Massachusetts Regional Library System. Library staff from all Massachusetts libraries (including non-members) are encouraged to exchange ideas, post questions or vacancies, announce surplus items for sale, or use the mailing lists for other library-related purposes.
Number of subscribers: 361. This number keeps going up - we'd like to see more people subscribe as it is the best way to get the word out about NMRLS updates. We do post both the Newsletter and Continuing Education Calendars first on the Web, sometimes well before the print copy comes out! If you want to know what's hot, subscribe!
Average number of postings per month (2001 figures): 41. This number is down from an average of 54 postings in 2000. What's different? We now post job listings on our Newsletter site and there is a separate YA discussion list! Also, the discussion list was not moderated and some interesting mail found its way into the discussion.
Most popular topics: Continuing Education and Database updates. These topics, naturally, generate from the NMRLS office. Again, we encourage people to post their questions and needs to their colleagues.
To subscribe.
Best way to find a "lost" NMRLS list message: Visit the "Information About The NMRLS List"website. All messages that have been posted to the NMRLS list are archived and can be retrieved by date of posting, author, and subject.
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MBLC News |
New Commissioner Appointed:Em Claire Knowles, Assistant Dean, Graduate School of Library and Information Science at Simmons College has been appointed to the Board of Library Commissioners. She will fill the vacancy left by Robert D. Hall Jr.
Grant Round Announced:
The Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (MBLC) is pleased to announce the FY2003 Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant round. In Massachusetts, the focus of the federal program continues to be programs that encourage cooperation among libraries and other service agencies at the local level and to support projects that meet the needs of the diverse libraries and library users in the state.
The MBLC awards LSTA grant monies through an open competitive grant process. Any awards made for this round will be announced in July and projects will begin no earlier than October 1, 2002 and end on September 30, 2003 (for one year projects) or September 30, 2004 (for two year projects). For more information, please visit the MLIN Web site.
Please note: This federal program is not forward funded and this grant round is being held on the assumption that an appropriation for FY2003 will be made to enable us to fund any grants awarded in this grant round.
A Note On Eligibility: To be eligible, an applicant must be a member of a regional library system and have a long-range plan on file at the MBLC that meets the requirements of the Massachusetts Long-Range Plan, 1998-2002. Although your library or group does have a plan on file (approval may be pending for recently submitted plans), an update of that plan for FY2003 may not yet have been submitted. If this is the case, one must be on file by December 13, 2001 to remain eligible for this grant round. In addition, for public libraries, the municipality must have been certified in the FY 2001 State Aid Program.
A Note on Letters of Intent: To start the grant process, applicants for mini- and targeted grant programs must file an original and four copies of a Letter of Intent (white form enclosed) with the MBLC on or before 4:00pm on December 13, 2001. Letters of Intent will be reviewed by staff for eligibility and applicants will be invited to attend a workshop the last weeks of January and first weeks of February, if appropriate for the program. Attendance at a workshop is not mandatory, but we strongly recommend you plan to attend.
Open: If you are planning on applying to the Open program you must include a summary of your proposed project with the Letter of Intent. We recommend you speak with a consultant about your program idea as soon as possible.
Remember … There is a check off on the Letter of Intent form for each grant program being offered. Regardless of which grant program you will be applying for, you must complete a Letter of Intent form and submit it in time to reach the MBLC offices by the 4:00pm December 13, 2001 deadline. Complete a separate form for each project for which you intend to apply. We strongly urge you to contact the various MBLC Program Specialists listed on the individual Fact Sheets if you have questions or need more information in selecting a program before submitting a Letter of Intent. They will be eager to assist you. General questions about LSTA, this grant round, or your library's eligibility may be directed to my attention. Thanks again for your cooperation and we are looking forward to your participation in this grant program!
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Visit The Wayback Machine at to visit Internet archives. Special collections are posted on the Web site such as September 11, archived web sites preserving this unique moment in history, Web Pioneers, a handful of Web sites that played a role in the early Internet, and, of course, Election 2000. You can search any Web site as well and track its Internet history. Plug in www.nmrls.org and visit our pages from 1998! |
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Regional ILL Center Update |
| Memorial Hall Library (Andover)
Phone: 978-623-8401 x15 Fax: 978-623-8406 |
NOBLE (Danvers)
Phone: 978-777-8844 Fax: 978-750-8472 |
By Marilyn Graves,
Interlibrary Loan Librarian,
NOBLE ILL Center
The 12 ILL Deliveries of Christmas:
On the first day of Christmas the ILL Center received:
One empty plastic red bin
On the second day of Christmas the ILL Center received:
Two missing videos
On the third day of Christmas the ILL Center received:
Three French plays
On the fourth day of Christmas the ILL Center received:
Four Sibley's Birds (books)
On the fifth day of Christmas the ILL Center received:
Five Lord of the Rings
On the sixth day of Christmas the ILL Center received:
Six soaking jiffy bags
On the seventh day of Christmas the ILL Center received:
Seven broken boxes
On the eighth day of Christmas the ILL Center received:
Eight elephant dioramas
On the ninth day of Christmas the ILL Center received:
Nine illegible copies
On the tenth day of Christmas the ILL Center received:
Ten GQ magazines
On the eleventh day of Christmas the ILL Center received:
Eleven Eric Documents
And on the twelfth day of Christmas the ILL Center received:
Twelve Sorcerer's Stones
Try singing it backwards. It almost works…
Happy Holidays from the ILL Centers!
Marilyn Graves
Interlibrary Loan Librarian
NOBLE ILL Center
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NMRLS Regional Reference and Research Center |
| Regional Reference Centers | ||
| Memorial Hall Library (Andover)
Phone: 978-623-8401 Fax: 978-623-8407 |
Lawrence Law Library
Phone: (978) 687-7608 Fax: (978) 688-2346 |
Reference On Call
Phone:866-733-6622 (toll-free) |
By Eleanor Sathan
Memorial Hall Library, Andover
Just a reminder: Memorial Hall Library provides supplementary reference services for NMRLS Regional member libraries. There is a link to these services on Memorial Hall's home page. Click on Serving Libraries under Region to email a question to the reference desk, view our regional publications, meet the staff, or arrange a tour of the facility.
New Reference Additions:
The Historical Dictionary of Arab and Islamic Organizations by Frank A Clements provides valuable background information for recent events. It includes not only a list of organizations, but also brief historical overviews of Arab countries and short biographical sketches of prominent Muslim individuals.
PDR for Nutritional Supplements, published by Physician Desk Reference under the direction of a clinical nutritionist and a registered pharmacist, provides documented information on 1,000 nutritional compounds including hormones, metabolites, minerals, nucleic acids, and vitamins. There are indexes for brand names, interactions, and side effects.
Resources for People with Disabilities lists companies that manufacture aids for disabled people. Examples are optical character recognition devices for the visually impaired, ramps to allow easier access to buildings, exercise equipment, and modified home appliances. The volume concludes with a list of government funding sources for the disabled.
Interesting Web Sites:
Christmas Around
the World
Learn Christmas traditions in countries around the world on this web
site.
Christmas Carol
Lyrics Page
Find the lyrics to over 100 Christmas songs on this site.
Chanukah Songs
The English lyrics and the Hebrew transliteration for several Chanukah
songs are listed on this site.
Stumper for November:
How many rehabilitation hospitals are there in Essex County, Massachusetts?
Can you give me the contact information for them?
Answer:
There are three rehabilitation hospitals in Essex County, Massachusetts:
- Northeast Rehabilitation Center
- Shaughnessy-Kaplan Rehabilitation Hospital
- Whittier Rehabilitation Hospital
200 Sutton Street, North Andover, MA 01845
Phone: 978-682-7009
1 Dove Street, Salem, Ma 01970
Phone: 978-745-9000
76 Summer Street, Haverhill, Ma 01830
Phone: 978-372-8000
The Business database for Reference USA allows the user to select parameters for search: SIC code, company name, company executives and geography including county state, city, zip code, area code, business size.
If you are looking for information on a company, call NMRLS Reference Center at the Memorial Hall Reference Desk. We will be glad to search the Reference USA database of over 12 million businesses and fax the information to you. Reference USA is available by subscription only.
Stumper for December:
Did American consumers spend more on equipment for golf or hockey in
2000?
Happy Holidays!
Eleanor Sathan
Regional Reference Librarian
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Reference On Call |
By Esmé Green
November has been exciting for Reference On Call, as several of our publicity efforts will be implemented this month. The Val-Pak ads have been mailed to Georgetown, Middleton, Billerica, Saugus and Beverly. If you live in any of these towns, take a look in your next Val-Pak coupon envelope for Reference On Call. Also, the Lucius Beebe Library in Wakefield has designed a Reference On Call flyer to be inserted into the utility bills in their towns. The towns of Danvers and Ipswich will also be sending out flyers in their utility bills this month. We will keep the members informed of the results of these efforts in the coming months.
Examples of press releases and other promotional tools are available on our website , such as magnets, bookmarks and business cards. Please visit the website for details.
Thanks to all the great service provided by all the Reference On Call librarians, keep up the great work! This month librarian Kathy Miksis helped a caller from Andover settle a bet with her husband. They were watching television and heard a song in a car commercial. They wanted to know the name of the song and the performer. It turned out to be You Get What You Give by the New Radicals. Mrs. Miksis played a bit of the song on her computer into the phone to the very pleased patron, who confirmed that it was indeed the song they were looking for!
Reference on Call is provided by NMRLS through state funding administered by the MBLC in co-operation with your local public library.
Lawrence Law Library Continues to Offer Extended Hours:
The Lawrence Law Library, located at the Fenton Judicial Center, 2 Appleton Street, Lawrence, MA is open to the public as follows:
| Monday through Thursday: | 8:30AM to 9:00PM |
| Friday: | 8:30AM to 4:30PM |
| Saturday: | 9:00AM to 3:00PM |
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Youth Services Column |
YSLead Massachusetts:The Massachusetts Regional Library Systems are pleased to announce that application forms for YSLead Massachusetts, a youth services leadership institute for librarians, are now available online or from Youth Services Consultant Susan Babb. The application deadline is January 14, 2002.
Join colleagues for two and a half days of collaborative training in leadership and mentoring at Endicott College in Beverly, MA from August 8-10, 2002. Staff serving youth in school or public libraries is invited to apply. Sixty participants will be selected to attend this institute tuition-free.
To nominate a colleague or employee or for additional information, please contact Susan Babb at or send a request to YSLead Massachusetts, Central Massachusetts Regional Library System, 8 Flagg Road, Shrewsbury, MA 01545.
Take a look at our website at for a list of regional consultants, the application form and additional YSLead Massachusetts information.
Subscribe to MASSYAC!
MASSYAC is an unmoderated discussion group for staff providing Young Adult and Children's Services in libraries in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Be sure to visit the website and subscribe! Many announcements aimed specifically at Youth Services are made on this list first!
YALSA's Winning Titles:
Visit the website to see lists of award winning titles for young adults. There's even a "Best of the Best Revisited"!
Upcoming NMRLS Youth Services Programs:
December Continuing EducationLibrary Media Specialist Discussion: Integrating the Curriculum
12/5/01 -- 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM -- Governor Dummer Academy, Byfield
Discussion will focus on integrating the curriculum into the media center. Library Media Specialist Susan Chase will present some of the trategies she has used with teachers as well as tips and ideas for managing an integrated program. Currently librarian at the Governor Dummer Academy, Susan Chase has been a middle school librarian in a public setting.Upcoming Youth Services Book Review meetings, NRMLS Headquarters, Danvers:
All meetings begin at 10:00 and end at 12:00, except for the November 6 date as noted. Please note the different days! There was a consensus at the August Book Review that a variety of days would attract more reviewers.Monday, December 3
Thursday, January 10
Wednesday, February 6
Tuesday, March 5
Monday, April 1
Thursday, May 2
Wednesday, June 12
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What’s New with Staff and Libraries in the Region? |
A World of Information in North Reading Through Remote User Access:
The Flint Memorial Library of North Reading and the North Reading High School Library sponsored a joint presentation on remote user access to databases the evening of November 8 at the high school library. The event was open to parents of high school students and other interested adults in the community. The presentation's goal was to introduce adults to the world of information available from their home computers and to acquaint parents of high school students with the databases their children use at the high school. Helena Minton, Director of the Flint Memorial Library, and Vicki Yablonsky, Director of the High School Library, demonstrated the databases provided by NMRLS, MVLC, the BPL, and MBLC, and explained how to access these databases remotely. Following the presentation, participants had the opportunity for hands-on practice.Parlin Memorial Library in Everett Offers Wireless Internet Access:
The Parlin Memorial Library recently inaugurated wireless Internet access for the public. As the number of people bringing in their laptops increases, it makes sense to use wireless technology to provide access. Pressure on Internet reservations should be at least temporarily relieved and laptop users will appreciate the direct access.
Other uses the Library plans to make of its new Cisco Aironet system are to add online public catalogs in areas of its building that lack cabling and to set up a temporary training lab in its often booked meeting room.
An instruction sheet has been prepared to assist laptop users connect with the system, including a step by step guide to changing IP Address settings to "automatically." For those who do not have a wireless adapter, the Library will loan a Cisco Bridge to use with a network card.
NOBLE has been involved with the implementation to ensure that appropriate security is in place to protect the library's network. Several measures have been put in place, and security will continue to be monitored and improved as necessary.
The daughter of a staff member tested wireless access. Lisa's new laptop picked up the signal without any problem. The Library has begun to use the system and will soon have experience with it. Please feel free to direct questions to Library Director Deborah Abraham, 617-394-2303.Amesbury Gains Mayor, Lawrence Loses Librarian:
David Hildt won the Mayoral election in Amesbury on November 6. His last day in Lawrence is December 28; he assumes office in January.New Children's Librarian in Marblehead:
Bonnie Strong, Director of Abbot Public Library in Marblehead, is pleased to announce that Karen Conway has joined the staff of Abbot Library as Children's Librarian. Many people know Karen's friendly smiles and comfortable manner from meetings in the area, as Karen comes to Abbot Library from the Wenham Library and the soon-to-be Hamilton-Wenham Library. She was Children's Librarian in Wenham for four years and prior to that worked for over fifteen years in the Children's Department at Salem. The staff at Abbot Library is thrilled to have such a positive, experienced Children's Librarian join their staff!New Assistant Director in Newburyport:
Director Dottie LaFrance is pleased to announce that Nancy Alcorn, former Head of the Circulation Department and who recently received her MLS from URI, has been promoted to the position of Newburyport's Assistant Director.New Adult Services Librarian in Peabody:
The Peabody Institute Library in Peabody is pleased to announce that Gerri Guyote will join the staff as Adult Services Librarian on November 26. Gerri comes to the Library from Curry College.New Staff at Salem State:
Frank Bridges III was recently appointed Library Associate for Instructional Services at Salem State College. Frank received his M.S.L.S. from the Graduate Scholl of Library and Information Science at Simmons and a B.A. in Classics from the University of New Hampshire.
Douglas Warnock has assumed the Library Technical Support position. Doug has an Associate in Science, Electronics Technology from Foothill College in Los Altos, California and an Associate in Aeronautics from Daniel Webster College, Nashua, New Hampshire. Doug has worked part-time in the SSC Library for the past four years.
NMRLS welcomes new members:
Harry Lee Cole School, Boxford
Marshall Simonds Middle School, Burlington
Newsletter Deadline for January 2002
Please send your articles to Susan Babb by Wednesday, December 26, 2001Share information about your staff and your library with the NMRLS community! Book reviews, articles, letters, success stories are all welcome!
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Job Postings |
Assistant Director, Burlington Public Library
Reference Librarian, Burlington Public Library
Youth Services Librarian, Flint Memorial Library, North Reading
Director Library/Media, Central Catholic High School, Lawrence
Reference Librarian, Part-Time, Wakefield High School, Wakefield
Cataloger, NOBLE: North Of Boston Library Exchange, Danvers
Head of Youth Services, J. V. Fletcher Library, Westford
To have a listing from your library included on our web site, please email the posting to Lucie Gallagher. The listing will be the first and third Fridays of the month.
NMRLS posts library-related jobs on our site for positions within the region or related to the region, e.g., positions in other regional systems, automated resource sharing networks, or at our funding agency, the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners. Other positions outside the region will not be posted.