Is your library or school a CMLE member? There is an easy way to find out….
Are you a staff member of a college, public, or special library in one of the 12 counties in bullet 3 below?
Or, are you school library media personnel including tech integrationists and media paraprofessionals?
If you answered yes to 1 or 2, and you are employed in Aitkin, Benton, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Pine, Sherburne, Stearns, Todd or Wright counties, you are a CMLE member!
Check your email inbox. You should have received an email from CMLE on 3/16, 3/23, or 3/31/15 which included a link to the Needs Assessment. For all who participate, there will be four chances to win a $25 Amazon gift card. Didn’t receive an email? Email us!
Deadline: Please complete the survey by Monday, April 6th.
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Shared at the request of Minitex staff….May 5, 2014
Please Participate in a Ten-Minute Technology Survey
This survey, http://z.umn.edu/elmipadsurvey, is for Minnesota K-12 school library and technology staff. Minitex Reference Outreach & Instruction would like to better understand technology you use or issues you may have with iPad implementation, ELM access, and more.
Please take 10-15 minutes to let us know about technology in your K-12 school. Thank you very much!
TO: Public Library Staff
FROM: State Library Services
DATE: February 19, 2014
SUBJECT: Feedback on Public Library Accessibility and Improvement Grant Process
Online Meeting and Survey Available for Feedback
State Library Services is gathering information to aid in updating and revising the Public Library Accessibility and Improvement grant application and guidelines. A short survey has been posted and an online meeting/conference call is scheduled to get feedback directly from the library community. The survey will be available through March 31, 2014. The online meeting is scheduled for Monday, March 3, 2014 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Call in to 1-888-742-5095 or participate via WebEx. Pre-registration is not required; please join the conversation.
For more information about the Public Library Accessibilty and Improvement grant program, or to request a reasonable accomodation to attend the online meeting, please contact Jennifer Nelson at 651-582-8791 or jennifer.r.nelson@state.mn.us.
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The data is in! Download School Library Journal’s 4th annual survey of eBook Usage in U.S. K-12 Libraries. Usage of eBooks in school libraries, especially at the high school level, is expected to continue to rise incrementally.
The survey extrapolates that an estimated $73 million was spent on eBooks in U.S. schools is 2012-2013. And since last years survey, the percentage of LMC’s materials budgets spent on eBooks has nearly doubled, with that percentage expected to more than triple by 2018.
Personality traits can play a crucial role in job satisfaction-with introversion and extroversion at the basic core of human nature. When life choices are compatible with a person’s disposition, it has the ability to generate powerful sensations of personal and professional fulfillment. Are you an introvert or extrovert? Just for fun, click here to take American writer and lecturer, Susan Cain’s 12 question web survey. You might be surprised at what it reveals!
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Is your library or school a CMLE member? There is an easy way to find out….
