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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Packet - LB - 1998.01.20 BURL i URLINGAME PUBLIC LIBRARY 1 T Board of Trustees Agenda LSA LIeR P January 20th, 1998 - 4 30pm 480 Primrose Road- Board Room SUGGESTED ACTION CALL TO ORDER: ROLL CALL: LLS: City Checks: $ 53,900.70 Approval Special Fund: $ 1,896.22 Duncan Funds:$ MINUTES: Approval CORRESPONDENCE & COMMUNICATIONS: Information a. Shinnyo-En Article b. Commissioner Attendance Report c. News from the Capitol d. Internet Training Materials 6. REPORTS: a. City Librarians Report: Escoffier b. Foundation Report: Herman 410 / 7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: a.Joint Meeting With Council -Agenda �— ' Discussion/Action 8. ] YEW BUSINESS: t/ a. Peninsula Community Foundation -Vera Bennett Information/Discussion 9. ADJOURNMENT: Agenda) IfUWBURLINGAME , Burlingame Public Library Board of Trustees Minutes December 16th, 1997 1. CALL TO ORDER: The meeting of December 16th, 1997 was called to order by President Berger at 4:35 pm. 2. ROLL CALL: Trustees Present: Berger, Cannon, Dunbar, Herman & Morton Trustees Absent: None Staff Present: Alfred Escoffier,City Librarian Judy Gladysz,Administrative Secretary 3. BILLS: M/S/C (Herman/Dunbar) unanimously to approve the bills as presented. 4. MINUTES: -- The Minutes of the Meeting of November 18th, 1997 were approved as written and ordered filed. 5. CORRESPONDENCE AND COMMUNICATIONS: All correspondence was delivered in the Trustee packets. 6. REPORTS: a. City Librarian's Report: Trustee Morton asked why there had been a decrease in the Branch Circulation statistics. Librarian Escoffier said that due to the size of groups, most. Children's Story Hours are now being held at the Main Library instead of the Branch which might explain the slight decrease. Librarian Escoffier stated that traffic reached 60,000 people during the opening weeks. This is double the traffic in October 1994 before the Library construction. b. Foundation Report / Herman: Trustee Herman said the Donor Appreciation Event that was scheduled for January 11, 1998 has been canceled for now, at least until the Football season is over. She said they will reschedule at a later date. Trustee Herman said the Foundation will have their first meeting for 1998 on January 8th. Page 1 480 Primrose Road • Burlingame, CA 94010-4083 • (415) 342-1038 • Fax (415) 342-1948 7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: a. Internet Policy Meeting There was some discussion regarding a joint meeting with the Library Board and City Council, with a facilitator, to explore the issues surrounding the Board's decision for adopting the Internet policy. M/S/C (Herman/Dunbar) unanimous, for Librarian Escoffier to solicit Council to attend a joint meeting to be held on February 17, 1998 at 4:30pm in the Board Room at the Main Library. 8. NEW BUSINESS: a. Foundation Input: Librarian Escoffier said he is compiling a "Wish List" for the Library Foundation requesting items for the coming year. The list includes a new outside bench for the Branch Library; Books on Tape, and support for expansion of the foreign language/foreign culture collections. b Long Range Planning: Librarian Escoffier explained he would like to move forward with development of a 3 year long range plan for 1998-2001 and suggested a one day retreat, with the Board members, to brainstorm and prioritize goals in the Spring of 1998. 9 ADJOURNMENT: The meeting of December 16th, 1997 was adjourned at 5:40 pm. The next regular Board meeting will be held on January 20th, 1998 in the Board Room. Respectfully submitted, Alfred H. Escoffier City Librarian Trustees Minutes 12/17/97 Page 2 BURLINGAME I Gf+ P � C L gY City Librarian's Report January 20, 1998 Provide Free and Equal Access... Library use continues to be steady at about 1,300 persons per day. This is a daily average increase of approximately 300 persons. Reference transactions and program attendance also continue to be high. Increasingly the public is asking for more assistance with the various technologies: Dynix, Internet, etc. Staff has begun work on development of training sessions for technology. Construction Close Out We are still awaiting some close-out activities including: adjustment of heating and air circulation, and correction of installation of hardware. The south elevator ran for nearly three weeks with no failure. We then had two incidents of failure. We are hoping the problems will be solved soon. Building Photography The building will be professionally photographed by well known architectural photographer Steve Whittaker January 17'h and 18'h. The shoot will be done primarily during closed hours. The photos will be shared by the various entities involved in the project for promotional purposes. American Libraries magazine has expressed interest in a feature article on the library for issue later this year. Publicist Kay Paumier is coordinating this effort with the City Librarian. Long Range Plan Al Escoffier and Esther Cummings will attend the Public Library Association Conference in Kansas City in March. This program will feature the introduction of the newly revised "Planning Process for Public Libraries." This plan will be used as the basis for our planning process to revise our Long Range Plan. Technology Plan In preparation for documentation for the new E-Rate Telecommunications Discount, the State Library has asked us for a Technology Plan. After several years of intensive technology planning for the new building, we have the tools with which to construct such a plan. I will be asking Barry Mills to assist with drafting of this plan, which I hope would act as the basis for the technology portion of our Long Range Plan. 480 Primrose Road • Burlingame. CA 94010-4083 • (415) 342-1038 • Fax (415) 342-1948 Budgeting The budget process is beginning, as I gather information from our managers on how business is proceeding in the new building. We will be doing some reorganization this Spring in anticipation of changes in responsibilities. I will be making some changes in the organization chart, as well as changes in focus for some existing staff. Staff Communications In an effort to forge more effective lines of communication and develop better efforts at group problem-solving, I have reorganized the meeting structure of the library managers. A once a week meeting slot has been set aside as follows: First Wednesday: Division Supervisors; Second Wednesday: Reference Division; Third Wednesday: User Services; Fourth Wednesday: Task Force Meetings (Book Selection, Stack maintenance, etc.). I am hoping that this more open structure will help us problem solve more effectively. Volunteer Program Beginning January 24`h, the second in a series of docent tour sessions will begin. The tours will be held on Saturday mornings at 11 am. The series runs through March 14`h. During December, volunteers helped patrons with Dynix, shelved paperbacks, prepared a Friends mailing, watered plants, straightened lower level shelves, canceled books, prepared discards, and re-stocked pencil and scratch paper baskets. Others came in regularly for training on the catalog terminals. A total of 52 volunteer hours were contributed for the month. Children's Services Troy Hager of Franklin School and Brian MacManus of Washington School planned a joint visit to the library with their 3`d grade classes. The classes had been "pen pals" until meeting for the first time at the library. The 38 children enjoyed a program and meeting each other! Russell Bede School, a private school in San Mateo, came to the library for a tour and a lesson on how to do a Dynix search. They took our computer quiz. Both teachers and students were pleased with their ability to find materials. Washington School has an instructional video program for children. They asked Joan to give a tour of the library while their students taped it. When it is complete, it will be available for viewing, January is Poetry Month with the theme "Cacophony of Creatures and Critters." Children who bring in a poem they have written or one they have copied from a book , will receive a paperback poetry book. The books are provided by the Friends of the Library. The Begin with Books program reached a total of 395 children via 14 programs aimed at children from pre-school through kindergarten. Cathy Somerton is continuing her work assembling the Story Kits for the Stories to Go program volunteers. 2 • Upcoming Events: • Friends Book Signing, January 15, 7 pm, Library • Rick Steves Program, January 17, 2 pm, CSM Theater(Sponsored by PLS) • Holiday, Martin Luther King, January 19", Closed • Library Board Meeting,January 20, 1997, 4:30 pm Alfred H. Escoffier City Librarian January 14, 1998 3 STATISTICS FOR DECEMBER 1997 REGISTERED BORROWERS: Total Registered: Burlingame Adults 11 ,207 Burlingame Children 3,301 Hillsborough Adults 1,830 Hillsborough Children 1 ,003 Universal Borrowers 534 Total Registered Borrowers: 17,175 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CIRCULATION ACTIVITY: Main Branch Adult Print Materials(books, periodicals, pamphlets, paperbacks) 18 ,201 1,021 Children's Print Materials (books, periodicals, pamphlets, paperbacks) 7,519 983 Audio Visual Materials(records, cassettes, films, videos, cd's) 5,441 126 TOTALS: 31,161 2,130 Main Total 1997 Circ: 31,161 Main Total 1996 Circ: 28,090 = 10.93% Inc. Branch Total 1997 Circ: 2,130 Branch Total 1996 Circ: 2,140 = .47% Dec. Grand Total 1997 Circ: 33,291 Grand Total 1996 Circ: 30,230 = 10.09% Inc. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- REFERENCE ACTIVITY: Questions Directions Reference 3,078 513 Children's 811 1,214 Lower Level 816 524 ILL Borrowed: 2,190 Branch 222 71 ILL Lent: 2,974 Total: 4,427 2,322 ILL Total: 4,945 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COLLECTIONS: MAIN BRANCH TOTAL VOLUMES/TITLES VOLUMES TOTAL VOLUMES Ad.Non-Fiction 129,910 /113,745 5,130 135,040 Ch.Non-Fiction 22,485 / 21,555 2,115 24,600 YA Non-Fiction 1,975 / 1,745 100 2,075 Ad. Fiction 52,540 / 50,320 5,630 58,170 Ch. Fiction 19,260 / 17,635 5,795 25,055 YA Fiction 2,885 / 2,615 355 3,240 Reference 5.600 / 5,400 200 5.800 Totals: 234,655 /213,015 19,325 253,980 OTHER MATERIALS: Pamphlets 31,535 Paperbacks 3,410 Maps 1,640 Records 1,500 Cassettes 10,320 Video Tapes 2,055 Compact Discs 1,740 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Deposited with the City Treasurer: Main: 2,648.91 Branch: .00 Xerox: 760.00 Donations .00 CLSA: 23,933.64 Est. User Traffic: 37,494 Daily Avg.: 1,293 Children's Programs: 14 Attendance: 395 Children's Programs for the year 1997: 225 with a total attendance of 5,584 children CALIFORNIA / ALIFORNIA / T--4,,Y 14REA WGroups ' ' ......... ry ie a ith u Olto q s A Shinnyo-En .Foundation lends� �a.• x:. sat its help around the world w em By Dianne Levy p- sr, Ch Season of Sharing ,,•- ' * we Executive Director Season 670onann9 lov ompassion and harmony are { to }, �` s •. spa uinderlying principles of the Donorhst.PaPA15 Shinnyo-En Foundation, a , small but generous source of grant mg and helping others through: money in the Bay Area. positive action," ,said Inouye. col out Those concepts are also carried;: One of the newest members of p hal the Northern California Grant- out by the foundation. Funded with a one time endo = $0' makers, which coordinates distri Di( bution of The Chronicle's Season ment from Shinnyo-En in Tokyo; „a of Sharing Fund, the Shinnyo-En the foundation uses proceeds from wa Foundation has roots in Japan. investments to fund projects that Harumitsu Inouye,the founds-` "support intellectual, ethical and .:. y social growth' particularly at tion's executive director, ex young ages," Inouye said. "We plained its background. "Shinnyo- hope to engage parents and their lie` F-'s founder, Shinjo Ito, was a children through curriculum and t, st of the Shingon school at Ja- teacher training to;help people be pm,,'s pre-eminent Daigoji Temple more thoughtful, make conscious ch in Kyoto,Japan.His wife,Tomoji, decisions and to establish peace m was the first laywoman to hold the among.people of different back r ''° BY MICHAEL autorr&INE cHwNictr an clerical rank of Daisojo(archbish- rounds and beliefs." fo: op)." Because classical Shingon Members of the Shinnyo-En Foundation stood next to a portrait of wk Buddhism forbids revealingits t Recent grants inchide $anon the organization's founder,Shinio Ito Me to the East Bay Conservation; teachings to the non-initiated, Ito Corps,$50,000 to the San Francisco looked for scriptures that were Education Fund for a Peer Re- available to everyone.His research'; sources Program,$5,000tothe Bur THE CHRONICLE SEASON OF SHARING FUND a'1 led him to the Mahaparmirvatia lingame Public Library and an an-` w1 Sutra, considered to be the last .nual grant of$2,000..to-the Season WITH KRON-TV/4 AND BAYTV ba', teachings of Buddha. of Sharing � Fund '44 My contribution of$ is enclosed. From these texts he founded Internationally,`Shinnyo-En in sir Shinnyo-En, which translates to Tokyo funds projects such as the NAME rif "borderless garden of truth," in, World Food Program's efforts to n the 1930s. feed the hungry in North Korea,` ADDRESS s The Itos devoted their lives to where drought conditions have crry sT"'� ztF„ Gc caused severe food shortages. ha bringing `the universal ethical vat= g You may publish: ❑My name ❑The amount of my contribution ues of compassion, harmony and Inouye,who came to the Unit altruism to the global society,"said._: ed States as a student in 1980,said I wish to designate my contribution ❑In memory of or ❑In honor of: program ch ch officer Laura ram and ro Inouye. During the air raids over he Tokyo 194445,Ito cleared space to Foulke chose the Season of Shar- NAME he grow vegetables in the temple gar-, mg Fund as one of the f ounda- I choose to make my contribution via:(indicate method) "It den and opened the temple to give tion's beneficiaries because it ga members of the community a meets the goals of their Shinnyo- ❑Visa o Mastercard o Check o Money Order place to sleep." , - En mission statement: "To bring (make payable to Chronicle Season of Sharing Fund) To foster religious exchange forth deeper compassion among Account# Exp.date g g humankind, to promote greater Signature ria and goodwill,the Itos began tray- harmony, and to nurture future riling tthe Asa result,con- generations, toward building a Mail to: �*��gations developed around the more ethical society." bk A.Inouye estimates that there Chronicle Season of Sp arm now approximately 743,000 Donations to the Season of Sharing The San Francisco Chronicle Season of Sharing Fund is a nonprofit charity administered by Northern practicing members of Shinnyo- Fund help thousands of people California GrantmakersNoadministrative fees are taken from individual orcorporate contnbutions W. En; the United States headquar- throughout the year. Assistance is in All fees are covered byThe Chronicle and byselected foundations Donations can be made at any f° ame. All " raC the form of grants paid directly to the time during the year and are distributed throughout the year to BayArea residents with critical ca tern are in Burlingame. P needs All contributions are tax-deductible. 12ri"7 B1 tiee the Buddhist teaching of sere- supplier of services,such as a landlord. � I I CITY OF BURLINGAME COMMISSIONER ATTENDANCE REPORT COMMISSION: LIBRARRY MEETING] ATES =- ABSENCES COMMISSIONER JULY 15 AUGUST 26 SEPTEMBER 3 OCTOBER 21 NOVEMBER 'I DE MB BERGER P P P P P P O CANNON P P P P P 0 DUNBAR P P P HERMAN P AA R P 2 MORTON P P A P P P 1 [ATTENRPT[ P = present A = absent COMMENTS: JAW09-1998 15.30 AAL I S PLS SKLS 14153495089 P-01/03 s esu ss{ . Uu mmv aaa LA& ft"OD&* I ce P09" h Fax NaW F17�573I 1— -k . F. al O-3ALi13 !F L5 S17— - FsxS `utF7Yea ,CC Phorc4 NO PARK EXECUTME HLJILDWG 925 L 8 MET SLUE 1400 8ackwewo, cA Pw4 - (ass? 44e-em, - FAx Mip 4*4= *U%q 9, 19" m CLA hffMBM AND ALL COOPMATNE I MRARY SSS FROM: MW Mon,Lobbyist RE: IEVS FRQK TM GAL L Gtr ,MR ME M-19"STJ%TE SLI GET Vcdncsdaly the Govt rcd before s joint sasses of the QWotnia k attum to iatre+dctct his IMAM Buffet proposAls is the annual"State of the State addrrm." ' hw* caormn&he wed hu w6txen propoW to C6 rttcdia end the public.' 'die €avamWs W4 ,which coaW=a.remm of SM minim is'one of the Urpst raecva we've had in gtrif s time„' said Dhvaw of Fkamej{wig Drawn.. Educations pubic fig+ and Width and WCHUe ezpmdiUU"coansdram neuxi.V 91 p=cnt,d A stats Cc=vl Pund ocpr n4kum m laid out in the Gov moes pian. Iibraram wM be intcregoad in the,ICaverr es propoW �a tho faHoving a Last year, CIA was We to iacmw the 1 aogmdamtian fro=swn, = to $18,5�'C,Ot}0 Mw Cc(wcrnw is rew m=dam that the P F con nue to.be fided at lost ytzes icon of $19,870,000. A Budget ad jum nmt is beim pmpaeed for 1"949"is as u$ tion of$706,00 for the T an.B*sed R `--i --- - Program. L4wt year's roW func1ipg of cLsA► wos SW20,000. This 7cmes Agure has bma i=sed to MA263000. JaN-FJ�-1 y�b 15.37 BHLIS PLS SBCLS 141bAJb U'J F. JM-09-98 FRI 15:42 P.02 L= year LSCA tuns funded at$n,90 t.c= No L=em is dreg provided in the Governor's Budget for d*gtogtam, Total of ToW armistsuce dollars` $47,197toW VAMP Stan` TA'Wary SCTv1cc% the »O'BUdga as€AM=ts propwW for 199$,t�r99 include. * An iugmentation of$524M and i_b po4tion for the Gave mnwr PnbUcstWns Section. e An talon of$49%000 and 1.0 Vo4e=for librury matedals. * An augmmutson of$79„000 and 1.0 prion far the Calsfornia F;rm gy 4apact such=. An augmentadou of$122,0CA for nitrate river~ The wntinuation of$9M= atid 9.0 positions uaW £isad year 2009-Gi for the Ca1i£ornia Sesquicente=al. ER"PAM CO3*TME4M Cha TUMLAY the Alliea for Cities,Counaas, and Special Districtt, of which CIA is a slaembar, held I prm confmnte to enmuW the Covetnor to return last preperty to dollars to local goverameat5s upon the relessr of his 1998.4 Stag Budget A reoemt I ggisiative Analyst report iadiexw*that CsWoxr Ws vzMaxnj is str=&W than prtvioudy ccpczWd with aaw budget reveanrs erceeding 1997-1998 by over S millim =d a reserve of neatiy sm rati ion. The Allies ane hoping m caprtalize on some of this c==revemw by making the ire as iatgptA part of the Budget debac in 1995. L= session, duw Educatlottal Revenue Augmer"tion Fund (O AF)b,'lts that simght to retsncn 10ed property tomes, received "erg hehnin bipa�support in the i gWAum Et►tntually, $280 ruillion for tftis purpose wa jnWgWxW into the Asv=blyr va- ion of tlse Budget. This ==ant was I ttor ucri i=d when the&uiga Coatza=Comnimw was forced to make$2 billion im cuts to Oa MMOdsde the 3udgemeas against dw state by the C4UfQrstist PubUc"loyiecs Retirement Synrla (CalPE"). stators present on Taady to rapport the,Allies cffort w=A;s9e=dAy==mbca FTcd-Agnmr, Derry M"WO4 Tota T"UM 4 Lyum Leal,He 1= Thomson, Robert Presster, Housed Wayne, Dkk Aduh mwN and S=n Dv1L Sia included Richard B.ainey,*Uce McPh*rU 1,jack<'CoanA and Ma=ke johx=cssert. Even jonatban CmgW, the Dire aor of Legal Affaim for the Howard Jarvis Tupayers Associadon, was present in support, Since fff A was one of tht co-anthM of ... �. .. 4..._ __..�-+Y�.. .��t+ �w�s..ww.rw• ��v r. .w. . ..�.rM-•.r w...•.. • • • ..H.-r .e.... r JAI+-09-1995 15:?1 PALIS PLS SH--L9 1415 P-0 0- JAN-CS--M FRI IE;43 P.03 PrOPOSWOU 15 Haat was pumd by tip vote m ire 19M me r'a xww asiv, "Uml this a vasa of atxauge iaars?" COUM re%x=W by sa ftg that "the State of C2mr4im no 1000=weeds to baRla=its bm6 on the b=6 of the Uxpayem It's erne to give the proputy taa rercnues bask to 1&21 goVw==tx." Echoed Staatw&mw WPhuwu. "Govm=wraz is beat whm it is dosest to hamc." The Go verziWs budget, however,made no provirioua for ERAF in his pruposal r4"Wd today. TOTAL P.SG StaIntroduction to the Internet: Training Materiis (BPL, January 1998) unfinished draft Did you know? • There are 60 million Internet users worldwide? • The number of URL 's (World Wide Web addresses) numbered 200 million in September of 1997. Internet TVorla! Januar, 1998 r But what is the Internet? The Internet is a worldwide network of computers linked by telephone lines. A computer network is any two computers linked together in a way that enables them to share resources and data. The Internet provides the access to this information. Yet the Internet is not governed by anyone or any organization. Not all the material you find on the Internet is correct, some information may be misleading. You need to evaluate the information you find on the Internet much like you would when recommending a Reference book for a patron. Also, the information you need may not even be on the Internet so don't forget the great information found in books, magazines and newspapers. On the Internet it helps if the source of the information is cited and attributed to an organization, a government source or an individual so that you may evaluate the source more readily. You will also learn to quickly assess a site for information. Amazingly, you can find almost anything on the Internet—that's why people are so excited by it! Up-to-the-minute stock quotes (even investing online), real time sporting events, library catalogs—from the U.S. to the World, governmental agencies and statistics, newspapers from all over the World, companies, hobbies, live radio broadcasts, video capability, and personal homepages are just a few of the thousands upon thousands of uses on the Internet. Most of the information on the Internet is free but some services offer paid subscriptions to receive their full service or they restrict certain areas of their site to non-subscribers. Remember, information you may find may be invaluable and some information may be worthless! Always try to evaluate the source as best you can. How is the World Wide Web different from the Internet? That's a good question since people use both terms interchangeably. Previously I said the Internet is a connection between two or more computers. The World Wide Web (WWW or Web) is just one part of the Internet. 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The collections and services of the PLS libraries are available idents of San Mateo Countv. to all of the res .� 'tDmmpent Date 1. Menu bar: Lists the menus available 2. Toolbar: Displays buttons to access commonly used features & functions 3. Location: From here you can type in Internet addresses directly 4. Directory buttons: Provides fast access to frequently used Netscape services 5. Netscape logo: The big N indicates activity when searching or loading a file 6. Status Bar: Displays information about the current Internet activities NETSCAPE TOOLBAR EXPLAINED: Back: Go back to the previous page in your search Forward: Goes to the next page in your search (provided you have first gone back a page) Home: Goes to your hompage—what ever homepage is specified in the Preferences Reload: Displays the most current page on the screen, replacing the original page Images: You have the option to turn off the images (graphics, etc.) on your screen. It does save loading time—but images can be very useful, depending upon what subject you are searching Open: Shows you a dialog box to enter a"Uniform Resource Locator" (URL) Some find this is a good shortcut, but if your location box is still open you might just use that Print: Prints the current page, a particular page in a group of pages, or even the whole document. Usually will just print the current page but beware! Find: A dialog box that locates a specific word or phrase in your current Web page. Stop: Stops any current transfer of page information or searching The only real way familiarize yourself with these features is to use them!!!!!! Explain the PLS Homepage tome. 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The features of the PLS Home Page: • Our Services—basic information regarding services such as phone renewal • Get Information on —book clubs, book sales and other general topics • Additional Services—the AV equipment list, as well as computer list for PLS • Exploring the Internet—Featured Sites (monthly and seasonal sites, such as Taxes); Librarian's Index (the search directory that we will use); LII Search Engines (a quick shortcut to a list of search tools); and Reaching the Lawmakers (a current list of lawmakers and their addresses and phone numbers). Also included is a Welcome! link that enables you to go directly to any of the member libraries of PLS. The What's New? Link brings you to whatever is new in PLS, such as a new service, for example, Informe, the Spanish language magazine database. Kid's Place links to some children's resources and SearchBank Databases lets a patron at the library access the Web based version of InfoTrac (home users must use the dial-in DYMX access to Infotrac). Enough of the technical stuff, how do I find information on the Web? Of course, the fun part of the Web is searching for and finding information! Leave the technical stuff to the computer techies for now and feel free to surf the Web without knowing anything about HTTP, Gophers, Archies, FTP's and Cookies...You can't break it, so explore and see where it takes you! You can search the Web directly from the Netscape browser or use any of the search engines and directories available. You have probably heard of YAHOO —this is a directory constructed and indexed by humans and arranged in a subject hierarchy. ALTA VISTA, for example, is a search engine which uses keyword searching, frequency of words used. There are many more examples of searching tools and not all them work the same or are constructed the same. We will first look at one subject directory nne v—the"Librarian's Index to the Internet," which is found on the PLS Home Page. Most patrons will just want to know how they can begin a search on the Web. By clicking on Exploring the Internet on the PLS Homepage we jump to the choice for Librarians' Index and for LII(Librarians' Index to the Internet) Search Engines. k- Netscape—[Librarians' Index] IRRIFT -Fle Edit view':fin Eiookmarks Ptton ` recttat 3 tdnr z � ,.�T 1!_F �a `•sn'�W � � ' s .s lii'LfiL,F x �c`'V'tr' .�`��`��-r�,�,y�E�'"Y r`"{1ki= Baok` Ffirtr td Hopft -r'#11osd im 5 ` arc, c 'xt [ .. �!y�jV y' g 1 Locationtttp://www.pi&ib.caus/pisiex net/nethtmt What'sNevuT W}iat'sCooi?' ` a tnattdns l eE earc " +tople �^* �r Lib arians' about home Index I Internet; Search words or phrase: _ - Search Tips Search: r:' ALL r Subjects Titles ' sr,m � Annotations :��'► Bivwse List ofALL Subjects Used Other Recommended Search Tools Nezv This Week-Last Government-Local!State Organizations Week Federal!International People-Collected Biographies Arts-Architecture!Artists Health,Medicine-Dnzes I Philosophy Dance!Filmy Musetuns)Theater Hospitals Pnhticc-Flr.rtinnc fr Bach to Penn* isula Library Svstein l (aoa xietti Done ' After clicking on Librarians' Index to the Internet we link to the site above. The LII is a subject directory search tool from which you can search broadly or with a subject approach. If you don't have a favorite search engine or directory, this is a good place to start. You can begin by searching for words or phrases in the box provided or by clicking directly on a subject area. (Hint: It is always useful to utilize the "search tips" that are usually provided by the search engines and indexes.) • Try searching for information on the California Missions. Use the word or phrase search and then try clicking in some relevant subject areas in the directory. By using the phrase california missions in the blank box (lower case is o.k. to use in this directory) you arrive at this screen: NE113111 .._r..,,F44 ' NMI < - ;r`x:`:ter :..,. ao (t '= 8 i azo a x4r� aw '� rf w. t .��Lmtiia FXR/h.w..w.i4u�vo►/.i_.whs.Ml ) (. 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That site is several links away but you may find other sites along the way. Remember that LII is a directory. It searches only the sites that the Librarians at LII have put in their directory. If you can't find a site that seems appropriate you can try using some other search tools. What are some other search tools? As I said before, there are many search tools. For our convenience, the PLS Home Page has a link to LH's Search Engines on one page. These are not all of the search tools on the Web but they are some of the most popular ones. AwwJtg�.•hrMl•tAetfYl �+ l �N 1AIaKelfr/Y �1Mtie�'�►�'0•ilWlih 7��di "' �P_' `ScaS� G`x'" '11 �iR q+� y�i.p�(pq'N•�J�xa.;�� 'w"�at►i► Recommended Search Tools _ .'`�cKti�"-'�,2�"'t �`'-'s2�'��'a�'�,`�.a�a•.�sw;�s-� ..a..�.-... _ . r� .q.. I n3—s'Indez to the InOmrt I}y Yahoo! 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Os. `.nif: -�'.� :x:.4Y.K -�1 GiY��-: i3.f.�r:.w: ,. ._ .:ai '.1-wu�-.e.pc:_+ae '7Y�+..._�`:'_� ...:±.a .4...,�a- D .'=` Tt.P'.:.z,•-; From just some of the results above, you can see that unless the title is very specific, it is hard to tell just what the site contains. Summaries are nice because they help you weed out almost instantly sites that use similar words or phrases. For instance, if you searched for cats with the intention of finding a site about raising a cat, you may end up with sites about the musical, CATS! BURLINGAME I r o j January 14, 1998 TO: Library Board of Trustees FROM: Alfred Escoffier V RE: Markkula Center for Applied Ethics Report Attached is the Executive Summary of a report done on the Internet by the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University. I thought is was a good summary of the various stakeholders and their concerns regarding the issue. The website is: http://www.scu.eduHEthics. 480 Primrose Road • Burlingame, CA 94010-4083 9 (415) 342-1038 9 Fax (415) 342-1948 Ethics Connection-Executive Summary http://www.scu.edu/Ethics/practicing/focu.../technology/libraryaccess/executive.shtml -4 1' ": Access,Internet,and Public Libraries X+ V s <� a Executive Summary � �4�+32I2.ri�I�l�1rt31:E�i' The Internet provides unprecedented access to information. In addition, this new medium allows a widening number of people to "publish" their views. Advocates see the Internet as the virtual embodiment of the democratic ideal of free speech. Yet, as they have everywhere else, those interested in the shadier t *m'PC side of life--pornography, gambling, hate speech, bomb making, f mwJ20 IMM" and so on- have set up shop on the Internet. This has some parents, who would otherwise love to grant their children free access to this remarkable information resource, concerned. .� � Can both of these points of view--each representing positive values- be accommodated in the public libraries? Can we reaffirm '1 open access as central to the role of the library and the librarian in the 21 st century while at the same time providing reasonable About the Center accommodation for parents who do not want their children to Dialogue -� Publications display or consume sexually-explicit Internet images in the public Practicing Ethics library? Ethical Links Help-Search-Feedback During summer 1997, the Santa Clara County Library System Calendar-Browsers- engaged the Markkula Center for Applied Internal Ethics at Santa Clara Go Back-Home- Universily, as an independent and neutral third-party organization, Forward to research the facts and opinions around this question. The Center's process included focused discussions with all the major stakeholders in the controversy, testing various approaches to restricted access, and traditional research. The methodology followed the Center's framework for ethical decision-making, which begins by focusing on the facts of the case, the interests at stake, and the various available actions. After listening carefully to representatives from all sides, the Center determined that stakeholders had the following concerns: Advocates of Limited Access--Protection of children is the core value among members of this group. Since it is illegal to distribute pornography to minors, they ask why it should be legal for minors 1/15/98 11:28 AM 1 of 3 Ethics ConnectiLn-Executive Summary http://www.scu.edu/Ethics/practicing/focu.../technology/libraryaccess/executive.shtml to have access to this material via the Internet in public libraries. Even if providing such access is legal, they ask if it is the right thing to do. Librarians--Librarians see their primary role as providing free and equal access to all information for all patrons, regardless of age. They do not see themselves as censors or surrogate parents. Advocates of Open Access--Members of this group oppose the idea of librarians or filtering software choosing what everyone's children can and cannot read. They focused on parental responsibility for guiding a child in his or her use of the Internet. The July Supreme Court CDA decision gives Constitutional protection to the Internet for now. The definitions of"illegal pornography," as well as "obscenity," "indecency," and "harmful matters" on the Internet require more study. Filtering software has improved, and puts more control in the hands of the network user. All companies rely on computer programs to select most of the blocked sites. Exact selection methods are considered trade secrets. Tests show some useful information continues to be blocked, as are many sexually-explicit sites. The Markkula Center was charged with providing useful information for the County Library System, the Citizen's Advisory Council, and the Joint Powers Authority as they attempt to reach a thoughtful resolution of this complex issue. We list five questions decision-makers can ask themselves in order to make a good decision. We also provide an unrated list of 19 suggested solutions to this problem. In terms of recommendations, the Center's suggestions focus on process, although one recommendation is that the Library seek a legal opinion from the courts on this matter. The Center does not recommend additional public deliberations as the opposing sides appear to have such fixed and negative impressions of each other that the kind of openness required for productive debate is precluded. The Center does recommend that the libraries engage in efforts to better inform the public about 2 of 3 1/15.99 11:28 AM Ethics Connection-Executive Summary http://www.scu.edu/Ethics/practicing/focu.../technology/libraryaccess/executive.shtml their role. Further, the libraries should educate children about safety prior to their first use of the Web. In addition, the Center suggests that the -� County Libraries develop alternatives to the Internet that are attractive to young children yet still provide computer skills. Whatever position the Library system adopts, the Center urges the Library to acknowledge the legitimate concerns of the other side and continue to seek alternative solutions that address those concerns. Finally, we encourage all sides of this issue to learn from this experience so we can heal the divide this issue has caused and build a stronger community committed to the common good. Back to the Table of Contents or voice Your opinion. e�. 01"S—Lm A*00 MWIMMc of 3 1/15/98 11:28 AM