Services
The South Dakota State Library's Library Development staff are available to assist your library/library board with the areas Additional assistance is available directly from the staff. For assistance, call 1-800-423-6665 or 605-773-3131.
Acquisitions
Need to find a replacement copy of an out-of-print book or the replacement value for a lost book? The following are good sites to start your search. A collection development tutorial was developed by Arizona. To use this tutorial go to: Determining the potential value of an "old" book can be tricky. Check out the following resources for some guidelines. Oyate: A Native organization working to see accurate portrayals of Native Americans in children's literature.
Building and Remodeling
- Public Library Space Needs: A Planning Outline: The state of Wisconsin has published a very helpful guide for determining space needs for public libraries. Whether you are planning a totally new building, an addition, or just a reorganization of the space you already have, this guide will assist in providing adequate space for technology, for staff work areas, etc. A print copy of this guide is available for loan if you cannot download from this site.
- ADA Accessibility Guidelines for Buildings and Facilities (ADAAG): All new library buildings or buildings that are undergoing substantial remodeling must be compliant with the federal Americans with Disabilites Act.
- While quite out-dated, libraries that are planning space without consideration for technology can consult the Interim Standards for Small Public Libraries: Guidelines Toward Achieving the Goals of Public Library Service, Public Library Association, 1975. The "Guidelines for Determining Minimum Space Requirements" found on p. 15 of this publication are organized by population size. Available via interlibrary loan.
Census
Whether you are writing a grant or justifying a budget request, current census data is often needed. The following sites will provide current data. If additional assistance is needed, call the State Library and ask to speak with Reference/Documents.
- State & County QuickFacts: Easy access to facts about people, business and geography from the US Census Bureau
- US Census Bureau: Gateway to Census 2000 data, American Fact Finder, TIGER, and more.
- Children's Defense Fund: Facts about children on the national and state level plus Key Facts.
- Federal Poverty Levels: Income for Different Levels of Poverty and Guidelines available in PDF or Excel
- School District Demographics System: Census data presented by school district.
Children's Services
- Children's Book Week: The Children's Book Council
- Library Services for Youth: Hosted by the Library Development section of the State Library of North Carolina, Department of Cultural Resources.
- Tips & Tricks: Storybook Character Costume Bookings from the Library Media & PR website.
- SD Department of Education Bibliography for librarians, teachers, and other educators.
Combined School/Public Libraries
- Combined School and Public Libraries: Guidelines for Decision Making from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. If your community is considering creating a combined school and public library, this publication created by the Wisconsin State Library is a must read. It includes a through discussion of the issues that must be considered during the planning process. For additional information, contact the Library Development staff at 1-800-423-6665.
- Combined School and Public Libraries: Guidelines for Decision Making. For another view point on combined school/public libraries, check out this recent publication from the State Library of Iowa.
Copyright
Copyright law is one of the stickier issues that libraries must deal with on an almost daily basis. The Internet has added to the muddle and issues relating to First Amendment rights are being considered at the Supreme Court level.
- Regents Guide to Understanding Copyright & Educational Fair Use (University System of Georgia)
- Copyright on the Internet - look here for a sample letter requesting permission and more (Kent State)
- Performance Rights for Copyrighted Videorecordings - Frequently Asked Questions (Wisconsin)
Friends of the Library
Friends of the Library USA: this website includes tips on organizing a Friends group, tip sheets, fundraising activity ideas, and handy tips gathered from Friends groups nationwide.
Grants
- LSTA and SAIL grant applications: From the South Dakota State Library
- Institute of Museums and Library Services: Grants for museums, museum and library collaborations, and tribal libraries.
- Books for Children: Collection development grants for children's materials. Of particular interest to small, rural libraries. From the Libri Foundation.
- Schools and Libraries: The Schools and Libraries Program of the Universal Service Fund makes discounts available to eligible schools and libraries for telecommunication services, Internet access, and internal connections. The Universal Service Administrative Company.
Library Administration
- Training and Continuing Education (CE): Online training packages are found on the Idaho Commission for Libraries website. Check out the ABLE and SABLE program links.
- The Diversity Tool Kit: A service of the Colorado Library Advisory Board’s Special Populations and Issues Committee, brings a wealth of multi-cultural resources.
- Librarians Yellow Pages: Need some new shelving, a bookmobile, a book drop or any other library type supply? Check out the Librarian's Yellow Pages
- Crisis Planning Resources: Emergency Planning Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools, US Department of Education
- Library Services to Users with Special Needs: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
- Policies & Manuals: Multnomah County Library (OR)
- Library Media & PR: Tips, Tools, Strategies, Techniques & Resources
- Cooperative Purchasing & Electronic Resources Services (CPERS): MINITEX, A program of the Minnesota Office of Higher Education and the University of Minnesota. Discounted pricing on individual subscriptions and/or purchases of a wide variety of library products and electronic resources.
- Tools for Explorers: Pattern Research, Inc. offers research, consulting and training for innovators in the private, public and nonprofit sectors. We have provided "Tools for Explorers" since 1975.
- Internet Filtering in Public Libraries: from ALA
- Libraries and the Internet Toolkit: Tips and Guidance for Managing and Communicating about the Internet (ALA)
Library Associations
- South Dakota Library Association
- Mountain Plains Library Association: 12 member states including SD
- American Library Association
- MINITEX Calendar: Upcoming CE opportunities
- Reading is Fundamental: Children's Literacy Organization
- Freedom Forum: A nonpartisan foundation dedicated to free press, free speech and free spirit for all people. A good resource for First Amendment issues.
Library Technology
- Sirsidynix: Resources for the Wired Librarian
- Library Technology Planning: An Outline of the Process by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
- Internet Filtering in Public Libraries: (ALA)
- School Libraries Online. This site provides links to Internet resources related to all aspects of the automation of school library functions, including cataloging, circulation, inventory, serials management, acquisitions/ordering. International Association of School Librarianship (IASL)
Policies and Procedures
- Intellectual Freedom Toolkit: The Office for Intellectual Freedom, with the ALA Intellectual Freedom Committee and others, develops toolkits on a variety of topics to assist librarians and the general public.
- Sample Library Policy Statements: Collected by the State Library of Ohio
- Wisconsin Public Library Standards: Department of Public Instruction, State of Wisconsin
Statistics
- Library Research Service has compiled a listing of online library statistics from each of the states. You will find all states that have their Public Library Statistics On The Web here. South Dakota isn't here yet. These statistics will be valuable for comparison purposes.
- Informata: Statistics about SD public libraries can be viewed and compared at the following password protected site.
- US Census Bureau: The Census Bureau serves as the leading source of quality data about the nation's people and economy.
Trustees
- Trustee Essentials: a Handbook for Wisconsin Public Library Trustees
- SDLA "Discuss It - Use It" Trustee Training Packet (pdf file): A self-study discussion guide to common issues and problems faced by boards of trustees.
- Public Library Certification and Accreditation Program: Applications through SDLA
- South Dakota Public Library Trustees Manual, 1994 (pdf file)