Document Preservation Grants Available
By Donna DiMichele | December 23, 2013
In a bequest to The Rhode Island Foundation in 1994, Joseph O’Neill Ott, a leader in the preservation and antiquities community in the state, established a permanent endowment dedicated to document preservation. He requested that the income generated be used to preserve historical manuscripts, documents, and municipal records dating from the 19th century and earlier for the smaller cities and towns in Rhode Island.
Grants generally range from $250 to $600 and support direct conservation efforts for paper-based documents, photographs, and other two-dimensional historical evidence (excluding artwork). This can include restoration, preservation (including the purchase of containers or housing for documents), or to defray the costs associated with the acquisition of documents. Proposals that demonstrate concern about long-term storage issues or have planned document storage will be looked upon most favorably. All historical and preservation societies from the smaller cities and towns of Rhode Island are eligible to apply for an Ott grant.
An advisory committee of preservation specialists will recommend projects suitable for consideration. Only documents created before 1900 will be considered. Awards will be announced in spring 2014.
Application Deadline: Applications must be submitted by midnight (EST) on March 13, 2014.
To Apply
A complete application includes:
Completed online application form
Budget form
Narrative
For more information, visit the Rhode Island Foundation website.
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Health Happens in Libraries: Health Information Resources for Library Staff
By Donna DiMichele | December 23, 2013
WebJunction announces a webinar, Health Happens in Libraries: Health Information Resources for Library Staff
Date: Wednesday, January 22, 2014
Time: 2 pm Eastern / 11 am Pacific ♦ 60 min
Registration: http://bit.ly/1fUHn87
Public libraries provide a variety of health reference services and public programs to support community health literacy. Health literacy has been described by the Institute of Medicine as “the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions.”
The National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM) provides comprehensive health information resources and services to libraries across eight regions nationwide. Join this WebJunction webinar to learn more about the health information resources available through the National Library of Medicine and the NN/LM. Representatives of the NN/LM Pacific Southwest Regional Medical Library will discuss their collaborative efforts with public libraries regarding the Affordable Care Act and other popular health information topics, and share strategies for strengthening your own library’s health information services, to improve the health literacy of your community.
Presented by:
- Alan Carr, Acting Associate Director, NN/LM Pacific Southwest Region, UCLA Louise Darling Biomedical Library
- Kelli Ham, Consumer Health and Technology Coordinator, NN/LM Pacific Southwest Region, UCLA Louise Darling Biomedical Library
- Moderated by: WebJunction
If you cannot attend this live session, a recorded archive will be available to view at your convenience. Please sign up here if you’d like to receive notifications about this project, including when the archive is available.
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Directors appointed in Westerly, Providence
By admin | December 20, 2013
The new year will bring two new directors to Rhode Island libraries:
Brigitte Hopkins, currently director at West Warwick Public Library, has been appointed as the new Executive Director of the Memorial and Library Association of Westerly. Brigitte will start at Westerly on January 20.
Jack Martin, previously the Assistant Director for Public Programs and Lifelong Learning at the New York Public Library, is the new Executive Director of the Providence Public Library. Jack will start work in Providence on January 13.
OLIS congratulates the newly appointed directors!
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World Book Online Webinar
By admin | December 9, 2013
Discover Hidden Gems of World Book Online for your public library. Learn ways to increase usage of World Book databases, including unique features of Online for Kids, Info Finder, and Online Reference Center that you and your patrons from pre-school to adults can use.
Title: Discover Hidden Gems of World Book Online for Your Public Library!
Date: Thursday, December 19, 2013
Time: 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM CDT
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AskRI in the News
By admin | December 2, 2013
AskRI was featured in the Warwick Beacon on Thanksgiving. Check it out and be sure to share with your patrons, too.
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Adaptive Technology Program
By ann | November 25, 2013
Kathleen Cahill, Assistive Technology Specialist for the MIT Assistive Technology Information Center (ATIC) wrote a touching letter to colleagues about Joe Lazzaro. Joe ran the Adaptive Technology Program at the Mass. Commission for the Blind. Joe recently died. Kathy said, “Joe believed in the power of technology to transform people’s lives and helped to provide those technologies so that blind clients could get what they needed to study or work at a job. Joe was blind from early childhood. Joe majored in Physics and refused to take his Vocational Rehab Counselor’s advice to run state subsidized snack stand at an office building.”
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Digital Media Labs Online Training
By karen | November 25, 2013
The Utah State Library is offering 5 sessions on Building a Digital Media Lab and has invited librarians from across the country to attend. This is a great opportunity to hear speakers from all over the nation discuss what they’ve done at their libraries. The sessions are online and free. Note that all times are Mountain Time, 2 hours behind us:
Tuesday, January 14 1:30 pm MT Build-A-Lab: Techspiration in Brownsburg, IN
Register: https://uslbuild1.eventbrite.com
Tuesday, January 28 1:30 pm MT Build-A-Lab: Digital Projects in Darien, CT
Register: https://uslbuild2.eventbrite.com
Tuesday, February 11 1:30 pm MT Build-A-Lab: Digital Media Lab in Highland Park, IL
Register: https://uslbuild3.eventbrite.com
Tuesday, February 25 1:30 pm MT Build-A-Lab: Makerspaces in Lomira QuadGraphics, WI
Register: https://uslbuild4.eventbrite.com
Tuesday, March 4 1:30 pm MT Build-A-Lab: Media Labs in Ela Area, IL
Register: https://uslbuild5.eventbrite.com
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Webinar: Health Happens in Libraries
By Donna DiMichele | November 8, 2013
Health Happens in Libraries: Supporting Patron Information Needs FREE
Date: Tuesday, November 26, 2013
Time: 11 AM PT/2 PM ET (1 hour)
The Health Insurance Marketplace associated with the Affordable Care Act (ACA) opened on October 1. Many libraries are implementing community-based strategies to address this new information need, while continuing to grow their own knowledge about the requirements of the law. Join this free WebJunction webinar to hear from library representatives about the types of information requests they have received in the first several weeks of open enrollment, and what they have learned in responding. ACA experts will also be on hand to share key policy updates and answer questions during the live Q&A portion of the webinar.
Presented by:
Susan Hildreth, Institute of Museum and Library Services
Susie Butler, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Debbie Rzepczynski, Lake County Public Library
Jennifer Keohane, Connecticut Library Consortium
Registration is available at: http://bit.ly/1aJB1bG
If you cannot attend this live session, a recorded archive will be available to view at your convenience at the Health Happens in Libraries project site, and shared through this distribution list.
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IRS Publication for People with Disabilities
By ann | November 7, 2013
Fresh off the press is the new electronic version of IRS publication for people living and working with a disability, showing tax credits and benefits people with a disability may qualify for.
- EITC, Earned Income Tax Credit, is a benefit for working people who have low to moderate income. It reduces the amount of tax and may also give them a refund. Some families could receive up to $6,044 in EITC.
- VITA/TCE is a free tax assistance program where certified volunteers prepare and file both Federal and State Income Tax Returns completely free of charge, saving low-moderate income people tax prep and rapid refund fees-more money in their pocket!
Individuals who qualify for EITC may dial “211” and ask for the nearest VITA site. For more information visit www.irs.gov search word “VITA”.
Have you considered starting a site to help the people you assist? United Way RI and IRS both offer grant opportunities for agencies that run IRS VITA/TCE Sites or who want to help people learn how to file their own tax returns(FAST). IRS provides free training, software, and tax law/software assistance. Feel free to contact Holly Longley for more information
This message was forwarded from Holly Longley, Sr. Stakeholder Relationship Tax Consultant, IRS:CARE:SPEC, 380 Westminster Street, Providence, RI, 02903.
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WebJunction Seeks Your Stories
By Donna DiMichele | October 23, 2013
OCLC WebJunction is excited to announce its updated Health Happens in Libraries website. Please visit the project page, and spread the word about its updated Resources section, where you will find:
Resources produced as part of WebJunction’s work to support libraries in their efforts to provide eHealth services to their communities
- Resources produced as part of WebJunction’s work to support libraries in their efforts to provide eHealth services to their communities
- Official Affordable Care Act (ACA) resources for all states
- Examples of resources created by libraries to respond to patron ACA and eHealth inquiries
- FAQs
Health information support happens in libraries every day and WebJunction wants to hear about your library’s work. If you have a story to tell or perspective to share about your library’s role in supporting community health and wellness, please email WebJunction at content@webjunction.org Here are a few questions that WebJunction is interested in:
- What programs or resources does your library provide to support health and wellness in your community?
- How do patrons and/or community partners benefit from these services?
- In what ways has your library been involved in supporting patrons with ACA application and enrollment activities?
- What are you learning from responding to this new information need?
Don’t forget to share your health information stories with your RI colleagues too at ACA-rilibs@googlegroups.com
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