volume #3 issue#45

November 16, 2006

Prairie Views: the newsletter of the Prairie Area Library System

System News

Exchange Server Shutdown
The PALS Member Exchange server will be unavailable from 5pm Saturday, November 25th to 12pm Sunday, November 26th. We will be replacing the current exchange server with a new updated server and we need that time to transfer the data from the old server to the new one. We will sent out a notice to let everyone know when the process is complete.
The libraries that will be affected will be Dekalb, DesPlaines, Freeport, Hinckley, Johnsburg, Joliet, Muscatine, Plainfield, South Beloit, Sycamore, and Woodstock

Holiday Schedules
Prairie Views will not be published next week due to the Thanksgiving holiday. The next issue will be Thursday, November 30.

The PALS Service Centers will be closed on Thursday, November 23 and Friday, November 24 in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. There will be no deliveries those days.

PALS Board Meeting
The Board of Directors of the Prairie Area Library System will hold its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, November 21, 2006 at 10:00 a.m. at Prairie Area Library System-Rockford Service Center, 4021 Morsay Drive, Rockford, Illinois. For further information call 815-229-0330 ext. 4453.

Events/Continuous Learning
CLeO: All continuous learning events sponsored by PALS are open to all staff or representatives of member libraries. Registration is required for all PALS continuous learning programs. To register, visit the PALS CLeO at http://www.palsnet.info/events/

Information on registration, how to set up a CLeO account, and PALS procedures for continuous learning can be found on the PALS website at: http://www.palsnet.info/services/cl/default.asp

PALS Events by Month

PALSGroup Training
Numerous PALSGroup training sessions have been scheduled for the coming months and are available for registration in CLeO. Please contact Rhonda Krahl at ext. 3151 or rhondak@palsnet.info if you have any questions.

Program and New Mailing List for Assistant Directors, Department Heads and Other Middle Managers
In answer to requests from member libraries, PALS is beginning to offer some programming for Assistant Directors, Department Heads and other Middle Managers. The first program is an OPAL session scheduled for Thursday, November 30th entitled "Customer Service Issues for Middle Managers." For more information and to register go to PALS Events. An e-mail list is being set up for Middle Managers. Watch for the announcement to sign up or send your name and e-mail address to Shirley Grasty (shirleyg@palsnet.info).

PALS Offering Rides to State Library's Electronic Resources ER-XPO
PALS members can get rides to the Illinois State Library's annual Electronic Resources Expo at Schaumburg Township District Library from each of the PALS Service Centers. Go to CLeO on December 6 to register for a ride. Be sure to register at the service center you wish to leave from. 2006 Electronic Resource EXPO (ER-XPO), which features Try-It! Illinois electronic resource vendors will be Wednesday, December 6, 2006, beginning at 9:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m., at the Schaumburg Township District Library, 130 Roselle Road, Schaumburg, Illinois. The day will provide opportunities for individual consultations with vendor representatives, as well as vendor facilitated focus sessions allowing for Q&A in a lab setting. There is no charge to attend the ER-XPO.

Veggie, turkey or tuna boxed lunches will be available at a cost of $7.00. E-mail Kris Kenney at kkenney@stdl.org to register your selection. Payment must be made at pick-up of lunch. Alternatively, local restaurants are available. Although not required, registration for the event is suggested at www.islcleo.org . For further information about the ER-XPO, contact Gwen Harrison at gharrison@ilsos.net or 217-785-7334.

Member News

Congratulations!
The LaMoille-Clarion District Library recently received a gift of $50,000 from Robert and Nutchanat Scully to be used toward their building addition. Robert Scully's mother Edith Scully Minnick was the first librarian at the LaMoille-Clarion Library and the new addition will be dedicated to her.

North Suburban Library District was named "Business of the Year" for "outstanding community service" at the Parks Chamber of Commerce Annual Dinner.

Sarah McHone-Chase of Northern Illinois University was selected among the 100 on ALA President Leslie Burger’s Emerging Leaders Initiative. For more information and the complete list see http://www.ala.org/ala/pressreleases2006/november2006/EmergingLeaderparticipan.htm.

The Utica Public Library placed 5th in libraries serving a population of 1,000 to 2,499 in this year's Hennen's American Public Library Ratings, top 100 libraries. For a complete list of libraries, visit: http://www.haplr-index.com/ALProofHAPLR_2006.pdf

Library Foundation's "Food for Thought" Silent Auction Is Your Chance to Book a Great Escape!
Rock Island Library Foundation's fundraising event offers multiple ways to get away from it all with international dining and a silent auction. Any avid reader knows that you can always escape between the pages of a book. The Rock Island Public Library Foundation will help guests "book a great escape" on November 16, with a grand prize silent auction package that includes two tickets on AirTran Airways and a three-day cruise on Carnival Cruise Lines. The package, valued at $1,600, will go to the highest bidder. Additional travel prizes in the silent auction include two tickets on Allegiant Air to sunny Florida - allowing guests to create their own "great escape." The Nov. 16 event also includes international dining from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. around the newly renovated Main Library at 401 19th Street, Rock Island, and complementary wine, Blue Cat Brew Pub beer and soft drinks.

Guests can also pick up some great literary gifts at the silent auction in the library's Community Room, which will include more than 50 signed books from a wide variety of best-selling authors for children and adults. And for those who want to escape at home, the silent auction features multiple ways to pamper yourself, with spa certificates, chocolate, wine, and other special indulgences. One lucky guest will also win the services of a private chef for a special gourmet dinner at home for four. Each guest will receive one free raffle ticket with admission. For those who want to increase their chances of wining a delicious dinner they don't have to cook themselves, additional raffle tickets will be on sale at the event.

Tickets for the Library Foundation event are $20 per person or $35 per couple, and include complementary wine, beer and soft drinks. Proceeds help support special programs, equipment and materials for the Rock Island Public Library. The Rock Island Library will close to the public at noon on Thursday, Nov. 16 in order to set up for the event. Food for Thought will be open to ticketed guests only. Tickets may be purchased at the door or be reserved in advance by calling 309-732-7302.

Joliet Junior College is pleased to announce our Spring 07 LTA course offerings
*LTA 102 Basic Information Tools: Instructor Roubal SYN 04007 Tuesday 6 - 9 pm J 3030 Description: Examines the role of the Library Technical Assistant in assisting in reference services for answering directional and ready reference questions. Reference tools, interview techniques and automated reference sources are included. Prerequisites: Keyboarding skills and mouse maneuvering skills are highly recommended.
*LTA 103 Library Acquisitions: Instructor Harmon SYN 04008 Wednesday 6 - 9 J 3030 Description: Examines the role of the Library Technical Assistant in the practice of acquiring print and non-print materials from the selection decision through processing. Budgeting, binding, processing, and weeding will also be covered. Both manual and automated systems are incorporated into course materials.
Prerequisites: Keyboarding skills and mouse maneuvering skills are highly recommended.

Well Done !
The Cherry Valley Public Library District staff celebrated Children's Book Week this week by creating a read poster of the library staff with their favorite books. Check it out!

30th Anniversary Celebration
The Shorewood-Troy Public Library invites everyone to join us in celebrating 30 years of service to the community. On Thursday, November 30, 2006, from 3 -7p.m. there will be an open house at 650 Deerwood Dr. in Shorewood. The library will also honor Mary F. Thomas, retired Director, for her many years of service. Thomas served the library community of Shorewood-Troy Township from Nov. 14, 1989 until October 31, 2006 as Director. Her achievements there included the lower-level remodeling project, parking lot expansion and the initial purchase of property for the future site of the library. Prior to assuming this position she was Director of the Yorkville Public Library for seventeen years. Retirement will see Mary continue her part-time employment at the Waubonsee Community College library. She is also a volunteer usher at the Paramount Theater in Aurora and a very active member of the Methodist Church in Sheridan, Illinois. Now she will also have time to spend at her cabin in Door County, Wisconsin while continuing her hobby of beaded jewelry.

Missing Books - we've added a new section to Prairie Views where members are welcome to post information about materials that are missing in transit. As with all Prairie Views submissions, please send to prairieviews@palsnet.info.

No Missing Books this week.

Freebies/Exchanges/For Sale/Wanted

Prairie Area Library System offers a means for members to share discarded items to needy libraries. Procedures are outlined in the Reference Member Services Guide http://www.palsnet.info/services/reference/reference_guide.asp They are also outlined below.

Libraries wanting to offer up materials can email to Prairie Views, providing the following information:
*Library's name and phone number
*Title(s) of the items discarded

A list will be compiled for inclusion in the weekly Prairie Views newsletter. Anyone interested in freebies are to contact the library directly, (no earlier than Monday following the listing). Members are responsible for making their own arrangements. The PALS van delivery may be available for transporting items, as space and time permits. Contact your Service Center Delivery Manager to arrange for delivery of large shipments.

PALS Members - please remember that you are asked to not request or release any items whether they are Free or For Sale until Monday following the publication of the announcement in Prairie Views. This gives library staff a chance to see the message and request the materials if they are interested. Thanks for your cooperation - we have had several complaints in recent weeks about items being released before Monday.

Genesis Medical Center
Illini campus
has duplicate journals on the attached list to give away.

If interested call
Barb Tharp
309-792-4360
tharpb@genesishealth.com

Coal City Public Library District
has received a donation of a set of eight audiocassettes of the 2002-2003 Chicago Lyric Opera season. Operas include Sweeney Todd, Susannah, Cavalleria Rusticana & Paglicci, A Masked Ball, Partenope, Thais, Die Walkure, and La traviata. Free to any interest library that finds this collection useful to patrons.

If interested contact:
Irene Shepkowski
815-634-4552 #109
email imshepkowski@coalcity.lib.il.us

The Davenport Public Library
has the following discarded books to give away:
* Complete Guide to Prescription & Nonprescription Drugs 2006 Ed.
* Lange Current Obstetric & Diagnosis & Treatment, 9th Ed. (2003)
* Lange Current Pediatric Diagnosis & Treatment, 17th Ed. (2005)
* Directory of Executive Recruiters, 35th Ed. (2005-06)

If interested, contact:
Brenda Ross
Phone : 563-328-6835
E-mail : bross@davenportlibrary.com

Job Openings
Jobs can be submitted on the PALS website at http://www.palsnet.info/jobs/ or by sending them to prairieviews@palsnet.info. All jobs submitted by either method will be included in Prairie Views for one week and will be posted for 120 days on the PALS website unless the library posting the job requests that it be removed before 120 days. Visit http://www.palsnet.info/jobs/ to views all the job ads that PALS currently has posted.

Assistant to the Executive Director
Prairie Area Library System
Individual needed to assist Executive Director with agendas, minutes and other communications for Board and Librarians' Advisory Committee. Also help with other reports, scheduling, membership issues, communication and duties as assigned. Individual will primarily work at the Coal Valley Service Center. Position is 15 to 20 hours per week. Weekly schedule may vary.

Requirements: familiarity with Microsoft Office suite of software; very good written and oral communication skills; Associate degree or two years college and minimum of four years workplace experience required. Library experience preferred. Position qualifies for IMRF retirement and prorated paid time off. Salary range $12.69 to $19.03.

Visit www.palsnet.info/jobs/application.doc for application form. Please submit cover letter, resume and application to Brenda Roman, Prairie Area Library System, PO Box 125, Coal Valley, IL, 61240 or brendar@palsnet.info. Review of applications will continue until position is filled.

PALS is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Fountaindale Public Library District
Adult and Teen Services Assistant
Fountaindale Public Library District, which proudly serves the diverse communities of Bolingbrook and Romeoville, Illinois, is seeking two public service-oriented individuals to provide reference services in the Adult and Teen Services departments at our Bolingbrook and Romeoville libraries.
* Duties include helping patrons at the readers services and reference desks, interlibrary loan, assisting in the computer labs, and preparing materials for bibliographies and displays. These 24-hour per week, part-time positions include evening and weekend hours.
* LA/LTA certification, plus six months of related of experience required. Spanish language skills are a plus. *Starting salary: $12.16 per hour Closing date: November 1, or until position is filled.

Cataloger
Fountaindale Public Library District, which proudly serves the diverse communities of Bolingbrook and Romeoville, Illinois, is seeking a cataloger to create original catalog records for print and non-print materials using OCLC, AACR2r, MARC, DDC, LCSH and local consortium standards at our Bolingbrook library.
* Duties also include editing previously cataloged materials in the database. This 20 hour per week, part-time position includes evening and weekend hours.
* LA/LTA certification, with a minimum of 3 years cataloging experience is required.
* Starting salary: $17.46 per hour Closing date: December 1, or until position is filled.

Technical Services Assistant
Fountaindale Public Library District, which proudly serves the diverse communities of Bolingbrook and Romeoville, Illinois, is seeking a Technical Services Assistant to perform duties to receive and process book orders and place orders in the Sirsi acquisition program.
* Duties also include downloading MARC records and attaching new material identification numbers.
* LA/LTA certification . Up to 6 months related experience preferred.
* Starting salary: $10.26 per hour Closing date: December 1, or until position is filled.

Send cover letter, resume and three references, including contact information for any of the advertised positions to:
Pris Gotham
Fountaindale Public Library District
300 W. Briarcliff Road
Bolingbrook, IL 60440
personnel@fountaindale.lib.il.us
Equal Opportunity Employer

Part-Time Reference Specialist
Des Plaines Valley Library District
*Hours: (20 – 25 hrs per week)
*Compensation: • $11.78-$15.32 based on qualifications and experience • IMRF position
*Overview of Position: • Positions would report directly to the Head of Reference Department • Duties would include answering reference questions, assisting with collection development, promoting programs, interlibrary loans, and other duties as needed within the department • Further description of job duties will be discussed during the interview • Be a part of a growing Reference Department Expectations: • Employee must be willing to travel between libraries as needed • Hours must be flexible to accommodate initial training • Evenings and weekends will be required
*Qualifications: • Library Technical Assistant Certificate or MLS desired, MLS students encouraged to apply • Internet and Computer Skills required • Knowledge of the Sirsi/Workflows Database preferred.

If interested, please submit a resume to:
Shannon Pohrte
Des Plaines Valley Library District
121 E. 8th St.
Lockport IL 60441
via e-mail at spohrte@dpvlib.org
by Dec. 20th, 2006. All applications will be given equal consideration.

Technical Library Assistant
David D. Palmer Health Sciences Library is seeking a Technical Library Assistant to join its support staff team. Under the supervision of a Library Faculty member, the Technical Library Assistant performs a variety of technical and specialty tasks with responsibilities in either the Library’s Access, Collection Management, Information and Instruction or Special Services departments. This position will be assigned primarily to Collection Management assisting with serials, bindery, web-linking, processing and verification work with Special Services. Palmer Health Sciences Library’s ILS is SirsiDynix HORIZON.
* Candidates must have an Associates degree, bachelor’s degree preferred, at least three years of related work experience; three years or more of progressively responsible full time Library experience may be substituted for education. Also requires demonstrated customer service skills.

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Please send cover letter, resume and salary history to: Tracy Reitan
Human Resources
Palmer College of Chiropractic
1000 Brady Street
Davenport, IA 52803
Fax: 563-884-5802
e-mail: hr_dept@palmer.edu www.palmer.edu

Reference and ILL News

Illinois Blue Book
The Illinois Blue Book is now digitized up to year 2000. It is fully key word searchable and available in IDA (Illinois Digital Archives) at http://www.idaillinois.org/.

Youth Services and School Library News

Children’s Singer Bill Harley Reminds Children "There’s So Much to See, So Much to Do" at the Library; National Kids! Campaign Invites Families to Explore Libraries
(BOSTON) When Grammy-nominated children’s singer/storyteller Bill Harley took to the stage on Sunday at Boston Public Library to perform for Boston families, it was no ordinary concert. His message: "There’s so much to see, so much to do @ your library." Harley helped kick off the Association for Library Service to Children’s (ALSC) Kids! @ your library® Campaign, a new national effort to raise awareness of all the free resources available for children and families and encourage all parents to bring their school-age children to their public libraries. "Our goal is to get all school-aged children to use the library and to remind children and parents that the library is a place to learn, explore and have fun - a place for the whole family," said Ellen Fader, ALSC past president. "After all, studies show that children who are read to in the home and who use the library perform better in school and are more likely to continue to use the library as a source of lifetime learning."

To help libraries get the word out, Harley created an original song for the campaign called "@ your library" that includes the "so much to see, so much to do @ your library" refrain. A chorus of New England kids who recorded the song on his album joined him onstage to sing along. "Every child needs a safe place to fall - a place where he or she can explore things without worrying about failure and judgment," said Harley. "A library is one of those places. In a library you can learn by following your own nose, which is very different from someone telling you what you should learn. Once a kid learns a library is hers, to use as she wants, the world opens up. I’ve seen it happen. It happened to me."

More than 54 million children attend library programs every year, taking advantage of homeschooling resources, mother-daughter book clubs, bilingual storytime and more. About 708 million children’s books, CDs, DVDs and more are circulated annually.

Along with the national campaign, ALSC has also launched a new Web page of resources for families. At www.ala.org/families, children and their parents will find a list of award-winning children’s books, kid-friendly Web sites, downloadable games and activities and resources for parents to help support reading at home. The Kids! @ your library initiative is part of The Campaign for America’s Libraries, a multi-year public awareness and advocacy effort by the American Library Association to speak loudly and clearly about the value of libraries, librarians and library workers in the 21st Century. For more information about Kids! @ your library, please visit www.ala.org/kids.

Public Library News
No Public Library News this week.

Academic Library News
No Academic Library News this week.

Special Library News
No Special Library News this week.

Support Staff News
No Support Staff News this week.

Technology Services News
No Technology Services News this week.

New Books at PALS
No New Books at PALS this week.

Library News Around the State & Nation

Reaching Forward Seeks Nominations For Awards
The Reaching Forward Forum for Library Support Staff offers two awards of recognition. Please nominate yourself or a colleague for one of the following awards.
*The Robert P. Doyle Award – The purpose of this award is to encourage support staff attendance at the Illinois Library Association Annual Conference. The recipient will receive a one-year membership to the Illinois Library Association, registration and travel expenses to attend the ILA Annual Conference, not to exceed $750.00.
*Oberman/Rich Award – This award recognizes the contributions of a support staff member to the library community and to the role of support staff in libraries. The recipient will receive a one-year membership to the Illinois Library Association, free registration to Reaching Forward, a framed certificate and up to $50.00 for expenses.
Nominations should be sent to the Illinois Library Association, 33 W. Grand Avenue, Suite 301, Chicago, IL 60610-4306. Write the award name on the lower left hand corner of the envelope. Winners will be announced at the Reaching Forward Conference of Library Assistants on May 18, 2007.

E-Rate Funding Year 2007 Application Window
The Funding Year 2007 application window will open at 11 a.m. CST on Tuesday, November 14 and will remain open until February 7, 2007. This application filing pertains to discounts for Funding Year 2007 beginning July 1, 2007 and ending June 30, 2008. The program forms have not changed from last year, but libraries are strongly encouraged to file early and file online. For Funding Year 2007, pay special attention to your Internal Connections requests. The new Two-in-Five rule for Internal Connections will come into play if you have received a commitment for Internal Connections for both of the last two funding years, 2005 and 2006.

The Universal Service Administration Company website has all the information concerning rules and filing for E-Rate discounts. This information can be found at http://www.universalservice.org/ All applicant libraries are urged to carefully read the important information and helpful tips for filing applications, which are available online in the latest "Schools and Libraries News Brief--Special Edition:" http://www.universalservice.org/_res/documents/sl/html/sl-newsbrief-20061106.aspx. Contact Marilyn Janssen at PALS (marilynj@palsnet.info or ext 4470) for Erate filing assistance.

News from Vendors
No News from Vendors this week.

Legislative/Advocacy News

Confidentiality, Online Predators and PROACTIVE Libraries
Recent press coverage and TV news stories in the Chicago suburbs have dwelt on library confidentiality issues. It's expected that legislative bills will be introduced in Springfield in the spring session that will address library confidentiality as well as online predators (DOPA bill). The best way for the library community to avert such bills, is to be proactive with your legislators now. You can let them know what you are doing at your library and why local control is the best solution, not legislative mandates. Should these bills be introduced, our next most effective step is to kill the bills in Rules and not have them go further onto the floor for hearings. You can start doing some groundwork now.

You best know your community and the resources available to you. A starting point could be contacting your local police department and requesting a law official to address your staff. He could cover issues such as when the police should be called, when imminent danger is an issue as well as the process for getting a warrant should the situation require that. While you may have covered these points in your orientation, your staff may need a refresher and an outside law official could bring more validity. At the same time, you're making your police department aware that you are concerned and that are doing your part and that your library is not the enemy.

Similarly, in this computer age and MySpace use, online predator legislation is anticipated. You can likewise be proactive on this issue by holding programs geared to both children and adults. The Attorney General's office works with law officials to hold workshops in the community. They're booked out to mid February and you'd need to plan the program well in advance. Should you be interested in holding a program through the AG's office, the request form is attached. The completed form needs to be forwarded to Pat Manning, Staff Assistant, High Tech Crimes Bureau, Office of the Illinois Attorney General, PManning@atg.state.il.us

A note that PALS staff has not yet had an opportunity to hear the program and can't speak to it. We're told that the speakers vary and of course one individual can't cover the entire state. Some speakers may be more effective than others so the program may not be identical in all locations. PALS staff is researching programs and options for educational programs and we'll pass along information to you. If you can show your legislator what you're making available in his community, what your library has done to educate citizens and how concerned we are, there will be little pressing need for him to vote to support legislation that affects us. It's much harder if we do nothing now and wait until a bill is introduced before we do anything. We all need to do our part!

Just So You Know
No Just So You Know this week.

Grant News
No Grant News this week.

On the Internet
Our website picks of the week are supplied by Marylaine Block, Writer, Internet Trainer and "Librarian Without Walls," http://marylaine.com/.

NEAT NEW STUFF November 10, 2006

Brainiac
What's Happening in the World of Ideas
The Boston Globe provides this wonderful new blog for people who are curious about nearly everything - books, of course, but also sports, politics, comic books, philosophy, New Yorker cartoons, which popular
musician lawyers and judges quote most, you name it.
http://www.boston.com/news/globe/ideas/brainiac/

Confessions of a Bookplate Junkie
If you enjoy bookplate art, old and new, and the odd bits of history that go with it, this is the blog for you.
http://bookplatejunkie.blogspot.com/

EngagedPatrons.org
Provides "website services connecting public libraries and their patrons. We handle the programming; you reap the benefits of being able to offer your users a more engaging and interactive web presence," including a
searchable events calendar, interactive blogs, interactive patron forms, RSS feeds, and custom web-enabled databases. And these services are free to "U.S. public libraries receiving less than $1 million per year in total income."
http://engagedpatrons.org/

Health News Review
Reviewers from journalism, medicine, health services research and public health assess the accuracy, balance, and fairness of TV, newspaper, and magazine reports on medical treatments, tests and procedures. Search by keyword or browse by date and source for a known story.
http://healthnewsreview.org/

Insurance Information Institute
Provides explanations, tips, checklists, and an Ask the Expert feature for each kind of insurance. The Hot Topics section provides an issue briefing, insurance statistics, and laws and court rulings on a wide
variety of topics: no-fault auto insurance, cyber security, teen drivers, Hurricane Katrina homeowners insurance claims, mold, dog bite liability, etc.
http://www.iii.org/

Local Harvest/ Farmers Markets/ Family Farms / CSA/ Organic Food
As the local foods movement has grown, your patrons may like this site which allows them to "find farmers'
markets, family farms, and other sources of sustainably grown food in your area, where you can buy produce, grass-fed meats, and many other goodies."
http://www.localharvest.org/

National Watch & Clock Museum Virtual Tour
Click anyplace on the map to get a brief history and images of the exhibits, which include ancient timepieces, American and European clocks, novelty clocks, wristwatches, marine chronometers, and lots more.
http://www.nawcc.org/museum/nwcm/MusMap.htm

The Orchestra
a User's Manual
The Philharmonia orchestra offers this introduction to the orchestra, orchestration, composition, and instruments, using text, quicktime videos of Philharmonia musicians, audio clips, and "illustrative musical examples." Composition students will find this especially valuable.
http://www.mti.dmu.ac.uk/%7Eahugill/manual/intro.html

Outside.in
Steven Johnson aims to "collectively build the geographic Web, neighborhood by neighborhood." So far it's added various kinds of data for over 2500 neighborhoods. Entries may range from neighborhood
restaurants, shops, and museums, to descriptions of historic architecture or local celebrations. If your city or neighborhood isn't here yet, you can upload data to begin a file for it (librarians might add their own libraries to the database). This has the potential to be extremely valuable.
http://outside.in/

Poetry Tool
This wonderful resource from the Poetry Foundation allows you to browse first by poets, poems, audiovisuals, articles, and children's, then by further appropriate subdivisions; under Children's, for instance, you can browse "Poems to Read," "Poems by Age," "Poems by Category,"and "Articles." You can also look for reading guides, live readings, book picks, excerpts from Poetry Magazine, and more.
http://www.poetryfoundation.org/archive/tool.poem.html

Sequestered Science
The Consequences of Undisclosed Knowledge [Law and Contemporary Problems]
"a symposium to explore the scientific and social consequences of failure to disclose scientific knowledge. The symposium placed special emphasis on the tension between the imperative to protect public health and safety and provisions restricting access to documents whose publication or dissemination might result in financial harm." Among the topics addressed: "Public Health Versus Court-Sponsored Secrecy," "Access to Pharmaceutical Data at the FDA," "Why We Need Global Standards for Corporate Disclosure."
http://www.law.duke.edu/journals/lcp/

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