Insight

              Keeping the Public Informed:
Administrative Ready Reference
July/August
2009
A Newsletter from the Illinois State Library — Jesse White, Secretary of State & State Librarian
in this issue
Administrative Ready
Reference
E-RICH update
Barry Levine memoriam
State Library institutes
Ask?Away group on
WebJunction Illinois
Customer support changes
to OCLC/ILLINET
The long-awaited update of Keeping
the Public Informed: Administrative
Ready Reference is available at
http://il.webjunction.org/readyref/.
When the Administrative Ready
Reference CD product was released in
1999, it was considered a valuable
support resource for public libraries
and trustees. The new 2009 edition
includes updates of key resources and
introduces a new interactive platform
for the exchange of information, ideas
and practices within the Illinois library
community. In addition to the docu-ments,
which are available in various
file formats, the new version of
Administrative Ready Reference resides
within the larger WebJunction Illinois
repository of documents and services.
To be eligible for an FY2010 Public
Library Per Capita Grant from the State
Library, public library staff and trustees
are required to review the
Administrative Ready Reference.
Libraries that have already reviewed
the previous ARR as part of the grant
process do not need to review the
updated version.
Thanks to the Shawnee Library System
for managing the update. Funding for
the project was awarded by the State
Library using funds from the federal
Institute of Museum and Library
Services under the Library Services and
Technology Act.
LETTER ABOUT LITERATURE WINNERS — Secretary of State Jesse White recently hon-ored
the three Illinois winners of the 2009 Letters About Literature contest. The national
reading and writing contest for students in grades 4-12 requires participants to read a
book and write a personal letter to
the author explaining how the book
changed their views of the world or
themselves. The winners read their
essays at a reception in Secretary
White’s State Capitol office. Pictured
with Secretary White are winners
Eryca Campbell (left) of Petersburg
and Julia Ilhardt of Glen Ellyn. Not
present for the ceremony was
Rachel Baruck of Northbrook.
E-RICH update
E-RICH, the State Library’s electronic
resource service, will no longer offer subsi-dized
or negotiated pricing for electronic
resources for direct library purchases
beginning July 1, 2010. Notwithstanding,
the State Library will continue to subsidize
and provide FirstSearch at no charge to
ILLINET libraries. E-RICH will continue to
offer Try-It! Illinois, the annual electronic
database trial, and the Electronic Resource
Exposition (E-R-XPO) to ILLINET libraries.
NoveList
The NoveList order form is now available at
www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/
library/what_we_do/pdfs/novelistform.pdf.
The online readers’ advisory service is
available to ILLINET academic, public,
special and high school library buildings as
well as middle and elementary library
buildings. The State Library pays 50 per-cent
of the cost for the service at each
library location. Order forms must be
received by October 30, 2009, to be eligi-ble
for the State Library subsidy. For more
information, please contact Gwen Harrison
at gharrison@ilsos.net or 217-785-7334.