LINC Update for January 4, 2005

January 4, 2005

2005 - 001

UPCOMING MEETINGS

January 5, 2005 – Itype Reduction Committee
January 12, 2005 – LINC Policy Council
February 23, 2005 – LINC Directors Group

2005 - 002
HOLIDAYS

January 17, 2005--Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

2005 - 003 E-RATE FILING DEADLINES
Is your school or library currently receiving discounts on telecommunications costs through the federal government’s Universal Service Discount program? If not, the window for application is still open. The deadline for filing the first form, Form 470, is January 19, 2005. Telecommunications discounts for schools and libraries can range from 20-80%. Information on the complete application process is available at: http://www.sl.universalservice.org/menu.asp.

2005 - 004 CATALOGING CENTER ORPHANS
Occasionally, items are sent to the LTLS Cataloging Center without property stamps. Although every effort is made to identify who owns the item, we still have orphan materials that can’t be identified. The LTLS web site, http://www.ltls.org/cataloging/orphanmaterials.html, lists some recently-added orphans. Please check this site regularly and claim items that may belong to you.

2005 - 005 LINC TRAINING DATES

The Winter/Spring training dates for the LINC Core Horizon Training classes have been set. Any new library staff with a Level 3 or 4 security must come to the core training classes within 4 months of receiving their security login. Here are the classes and the dates they are offered:

Getting Started – January 26, April 19
Basic Circulation – January 27, April 21
Advanced Circulation – January 28, April 25
Adding Items – January 28, April 25.

For more information on these classes, go to: http://www.ltls.org/ce_calendars05.html, click on LINC (Events by Topic). To register for these classes, send an email to: ce@lincolntrail.info.

January 4, 2005
2005 - 001	UPCOMING MEETINGS
	January 5, 2005 – Itype Reduction Committee January 12, 2005 – LINC Policy Council February 23, 2005 – LINC Directors Group

2005 - 002	HOLIDAYS
	January 17, 2005--Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

2005 - 003	E-RATE FILING DEADLINES
	Is your school or library currently receiving discounts on telecommunications costs through the federal government’s Universal Service Discount program? If not, the window for application is still open. The deadline for filing the first form, Form 470, is January 19, 2005. Telecommunications discounts for schools and libraries can range from 20-80%. Information on the complete application process is available at: http://www.sl.universalservice.org/menu.asp.

2005 - 004	CATALOGING CENTER ORPHANS
	Occasionally, items are sent to the LTLS Cataloging Center without property stamps. Although every effort is made to identify who owns the item, we still have orphan materials that can’t be identified. The LTLS web site, http://www.ltls.org/cataloging/orphanmaterials.html, lists some recently-added orphans. Please check this site regularly and claim items that may belong to you.

2005 - 005	LINC TRAINING DATES
	The Winter/Spring training dates for the LINC Core Horizon Training classes have been set. Any new library staff with a Level 3 or 4 security must come to the core training classes within 4 months of receiving their security login. Here are the classes and the dates they are offered: Getting Started – January 26, April 19 Basic Circulation – January 27, April 21 Advanced Circulation – January 28, April 25 Adding Items – January 28, April 25. For more information on these classes, go to: http://www.ltls.org/ce_calendars05.html, click on LINC (Events by Topic). To register for these classes, send an email to: ce@lincolntrail.info.