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Five Warning Signs of Library Board Micromanagement
Posted on June 1, 2011 | No Comments1. You often question (or turn down) training and professional development opportunities for your director and the library staff. Nothing damages library performance more quickly than a staff that is demoralized, isolated from new ideas and emergent technologies, and cut off from interaction with others in the profession. The best investment you can make in [...] -
Reminder – TechSoup to the Rescue
Posted on February 14, 2011 | No CommentsOriginally posted November 2010. If you are considering an upgrade of your Patron computers from Microsoft XP, you will want to know about TechSoup for Libraries! Specifically, you may be eligible for donated technology: In these tough economic times, TechSoup’s product donation program can help stretch your library’s budget. Products are available to all public libraries that [...] -
TechSoup to the Rescue
Posted on November 3, 2010 | No CommentsIf you are considering an upgrade of your Patron computers from Microsoft XP, you will want to know about TechSoup for Libraries! Specifically, you may be eligible for donated technology: In these tough economic times, TechSoup’s product donation program can help stretch your library’s budget. Products are available to all public libraries that are listed in [...] -
Who Do You Call?
Posted on August 3, 2010 | No CommentsOne of the “top 10″ questions from NEKLS members has been “just who should I talk to at NEKLS about a particular topic or issue?” We will soon be adding to the new NEKLS web site a subject index of services and consulting topics with the names of the NEKLS staff who are best able [...] -
Online Consultant is In
Posted on July 12, 2010 | No CommentsHave you tried the new NEKLS Online Help “Online Consultant” feature yet? If it’s glowing blue, we are logged in and ready to help! If it’s not glowing, leave a message for when we do log in. Of course, you are free to contact us by the traditional means of phone, fax and e-mail, as [...] -
Recruiting New Library Board Members
Posted on April 15, 2010 | No CommentsAs every serving trustee and library director in Kansas will readily tell you, recruiting new board members can be challenging. The civic responsibility of serving on a local library board requires time and commitment, and it’s difficult to ask busy people to add another task to their schedules. But there are good people out there who [...]