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Free Webinar : Resources for Addressing Community Health Needs
Resources for Addressing Community Health Needs
August 24, 2016 1:00 pm MT/ 2:00 pm CT, https://webmeeting.nih.gov/mcr2
Presenter: Dana Abbey, Community Engagement Coordinator, NN/LM MCR
There are numerous factors that have the potential to influence the health of your community members including quality of life, health behaviors, utilization of and access to health care, social and economic factors, and the physical environment.
In this hands-on session you will:
- Utilize tools for researching these factors at the local level.
- Identify authoritative health information resources for program planning.
- Identify potential community partners.
Who should attend?
- Public libraries and community organizations planning health outreach activities.
- K-12 staff involved in student health care and/or health and science curriculums (librarians, nurses, teachers).
- Public health grant writers.
- Anyone who interested in knowing about these great resources.
No registration is required. MLA CE credit is available upon completion of webinar evaluation.
Christian Minter, christian.minter@unmc.edu
Annette Parde-Maass, AnnetteParde-Maass@creighton.edu
Education and Outreach Coordinators
National Network of Libraries of Medicine,
Midcontinental Region
Check out the Bringing Health Information to the Community (BHIC) Blog, http://nnlm.gov/bhic/
National Library of Medicine New Director
On September 12, 2016, Dr. Patricia Flatley Brennan will be sworn in as the new Director of the National Library of Medicine (NLM). You can read about Dr. Brennan’s credentials and accomplishments and watch a video about her vision for the NLM on the NLM in Focus blog. The 3-minute video highlights a number of roles the NLM plays in advancing health, many of which can be extrapolated to apply to local libraries as well. As Dr. Brennan states, “We’re going to have a new understanding of what is health…and the Library will be at the center of making sure that’s accessible and understandable.”
~Annette Parde-Maass
Education and Outreach Coordinator
National Network of Libraries of Medicine MidContinental Region
https://nnlm.gov/mcr
Friday Reads : The Little Paris Bookshop
“Monsieur Perdu calls himself a literary apothecary. From his floating bookstore in a barge on the Seine, he prescribes novels for the hardships of life. Using his intuitive feel for the exact book a reader needs, Perdu mends broken hearts and souls. The only person he can’t seem to heal through literature is himself; he’s still haunted by heartbreak after his great love disappeared. She left him with only a letter, which he has never opened.
After Perdu is finally tempted to read the letter, he hauls anchor and departs on a mission to the south of France, hoping to make peace with his loss and discover the end of the story. Joined by a bestselling but blocked author and a lovelorn Italian chef, Perdu travels along the country’s rivers, dispensing his wisdom and his books, showing that the literary world can take the human soul on a journey to heal itself.
Internationally bestselling and filled with warmth and adventure, The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George is a love letter to books,” a masterpiece of character description, and “meant for anyone who believes in the power of stories to shape people’s lives.”
Reprinted from Amazon.
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Get Your Library Ready for the Total Solar Eclipse — August 21, 2017
Are you ready for the celestial event of the century? In just over a year from now (August 21, 2017), the shadow of the moon will sweep across the United States from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean in a spectacle that hasn’t occurred in 99 years! The National Center for Interactive Learning (NCIL) at the Space Science Institute has recently been awarded a grant for its NASA@ My Library program. Partners include NASA, ALA, The Girl Scouts, SETI, and many other organizations. The STAR Library Education Network (STAR_Net) is managed by NCIL. The STAR_Net team wants to work with your library and thousands of others to participate in this national event. Some fortunate libraries will be able to experience a total solar eclipse though every library in the country will observe at least a partial eclipse.
So jump on the eclipse train!
Go to: Eclipse Registration to register your library.
We will, in turn, let you know how to access the following valuable resources:
· Vetted Multimedia for Programming/Promotion (Images, Video, Animations, Artwork)
· Media Template Package (Press Release, PSA, Community Letter, Media Alert)
· Private Eclipse Forum (registered libraries)
· Inclusion in Special Eclipse Promotions (Social Media, Blogs, Newsletters, etc.)
· Enrollment in STAR_Net’s Eclipse Newsletter
When your eclipse event is planned, you can share your press release, flyer, website link, or like material with us to receive 50 free Solar Shades for your patrons to watch along with us! (shades are available on a first come, first serve basis).
The STAR Library Education Network (STAR_Net) is supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation and other funders. STAR stands for Science-Technology Activities and Resources. This ground-breaking program includes a traveling STEM exhibition program, the development of STEM activities for public libraries, a comprehensive training program that includes in-person workshops and webinars, the development of the STAR_Net Online Community, and a research and evaluation program. STAR_Net is led by the Space Science Institute’s National Center for Interactive Learning. Partners include the American Library Association, Lunar and Planetary Institute, and the Afterschool Alliance along with many other organizations.
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Moodle Course on Refugee Health — “From Beyond Our Borders: Providing Multilingual and Multicultural Health Information”
The (NN/LM), Middle Atlantic Region (MAR) invites you to this 3 week self-paced, asynchronous introduction to cultural competency, the unique health information needs of refugees and immigrants, and relevant health information resources:
From Beyond Our Borders: Providing Multilingual and Multicultural Health Information
August 15th, 2016 – September 6th, 2016
This class is designed to assist librarians and others who work with diverse populations in locating health information. The resources presented are selected for their emphasis on providing culturally relevant information in the preferred language of the population. Background information on refugees and immigrants in the U.S. and their unique health issues will be presented. Participants will have the opportunity to become familiar with the features and scope of several Internet resources. The class will be taught via Moodle and includes short readings, videos, and activities.
This class has been approved for 4 hours of continuing education credits by the Medical Library Association for each part and is eligible for MLA Level I and Level II CHIS.
Register: https://nnlm.gov/ntc/classes/class_details.html?class_id=485
Course Contact: Kate Flewelling, NN/LM MAR
Regional Contact: Annette Parde-Maass, NN/LM MCR
Annette Parde-Maass
Education and Outreach Coordinator
National Network of Libraries of Medicine MidContinental Region
Creighton University Health Sciences Library
AnnetteParde-Maass@creighton.edu
402.280.4156
Check out the Bringing Health Information to the Community (BHIC) Blog, http://nnlm.gov/bhic/
What’s Up Doc? New State Agency Publications Received at the Library Commission
New state agency publications have been received at the Nebraska Library Commission for July 2016. Included are titles from the Nebraska Fire Marshal, the Nebraska Department of Labor, The Nebraska State Board of Geologists, and the Juvenile Justice system, to name a few.
Sometimes it is more than just a Nebraska Memories Blog Post
This week I had planned to write a short blog post highlighting some of the photos in Nebraska Memories taken 100 years ago in 1916. While I hadn’t actually typed a single character, mentally I had a great start on the post. That was until I did a quick web search on Spirella. That search started a chain of events that led to a bit of work and me deciding to revise the post I’d been mentally composing.
Here is the picture from 1916 that started my search. As you can see this image shows a room full of women sewing what looks like wide strips of fabric.
Spirella Company
The Spirella Company was located at 211-215 S. 11th Street, Lincoln, Nebraska. The Library Commission’s office is located between 12th and 13th streets so this building would have been located about a block west. Unfortunately, the building was torn down but we do have a picture of the outside of the building taken in 1918.
Don’t worry if you don’t recognize the name Spirella. Before starting this blog post, all I knew was that the Spirella Company made corsets and that in 1918 Ira B. Saunders was the General Manager of the plant.
A quick web search led me to the article in Wikipedia about Spirella. It provided me with a lot more information about Spirella and the twisted and flattened coils of wire used in the corsets. The Wikipedia article however was missing what I considered to be an important piece of information. There was no reference of the factory in Lincoln. How could that be, I was just looking at a picture of the factory.
This is where the extra bit of work started. I knew I had to add the Lincoln location to the article but before I did, I wanted to do a bit of research to see if I could find any more information. The first thing I found that clearly confirmed that Spirella had a location in Lincoln was a one-page ad in the March 1917 issue of The Ladies’ Home Journal. The ad contained an image of the plant and stated, “At Lincoln, Nebraska, a plant was located to care for our clients west of the Mississippi.” The full ad is available online but I have included the image of the Lincoln building that was used in the ad. Did you notice that the top decorative triangle is missing? The curvy line to the top and left of the building is an image of the springs used in the corsets.
In the 1917 issue of The American Federationist another ad mentions the Lincoln location. In the add it states “Spirella Corsets Are Made in Spirella’s Daylight Factories under Safe, Sanitary, Convenient, Working Conditions by well paid, contented, skilled works who find joy in their work.”
While I had more than enough information to update the Wikipedia article I was still curious, so I did a quick search across the historic collection of newspapers available on the Library of Congresses’ Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers website. While I didn’t find any information about the factory itself, I did learn a bit more about the corsets and the local corsetiere.
Mrs. Magnolia Duke was a corsetiere in the North Platte area. There were numerous ads for her services in The North Platte semi-weekly tribune along with articles that mention her work. To the right is an example of one of those ads. This is from The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) May 23, 1911, Image 8
In August of 1911, Magnolia traveled to Pennsylvania to attend the National Training School of Spirella Corsetieres. You can read about her trip in the article titled Home from Training School that appeared in the Sept. 1 edition of The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (The article is at the top of the page, just to the right of the owls.)
Another corsetiere in the state was Mrs. J. R. McCleary of Falls City. Here is her ad for corsets that appeared in the June 28, 1907 issue of The Falls City Tribune.
After gathering this information, I was able to update the Wikipedia article to include the factory in Lincoln. I also passed the information on to my colleague who added additional information to the photo in Nebraska Memories. As you can see, what I thought was going to be a simple blog post turned out to be a chance for me to correct wrong information and provided additional information to enhance our metadata in Nebraska Memories.
Visit Nebraska Memories to search for or browse through many more historical images digitized from photographs, negatives, postcards, maps, lantern slides, books and other materials.
Nebraska Memories is a cooperative project to digitize Nebraska-related historical and cultural heritage materials and make them available to researchers of all ages via the Internet. Nebraska Memories is brought to you by the Nebraska Library Commission. If your institution is interested in participating in Nebraska Memories, see http://nlc.nebraska.gov/nebraskamemories/participation.aspx for more information, contact Devra Dragos, Technology & Access Services Director.
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Government Publication Resources in Languages Other Than English
Do you have newly arrived immigrants or refugees in your community? Do you need to find government-published resources that might be helpful, especially in other languages?
Following is a list of resources:
1. Search USA.GOV for Spanish Language Publications. You can change usa.gov to the Spanish language version: Gobierno.usa.gov
Or, link directly to the usa.gov consumer order site for free and low cost government publications. Scroll down under the categories tab and click on the red “español” button. Many of these publications are in pdf format for download. The section “programas federales” has a variety of social security brochures and 2 publications on immigration.
2. Also try Limited English Proficiency for multiple sources of information in other languages
3. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration — This is a link for ordering Spanish language mental health printed or .pdf publications from SAMHSA.
4. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Foreign Language Resources Many different resources in a wide range of languages to choose from. There is also an excellent Citizenship Toolkit published by the GPO. Click on other languages for resources in Spanish and Chinese plus other languages.
5. Federal Trade Commission — Link to bulk order publications in Spanish from the FTC.
6. Link to consumer order site for free and low cost government publications. Scroll down under the categories tab and click on the red “español” button. Many of these publications are in pdf format for download. The section “programas federales” has a variety of social security brochures and 2 publications on immigration.
7. The entire CDC (Centers for Disease Control) site can be changed to Spanish and has excellent health information.
This is by no means a comprehensive list, but still lots of resources to get you started!
It’s our Aluminum Anniversary!
Several years ago, shortly after attending Lincoln City Libraries’ annual book sale, my colleague, Allana Novotny, said to me – do you think it would be a good idea to have multiple copies of books we could lend to libraries for their book groups? That was ten years ago and not only have we not looked back, now we struggle to make room for our ever growing Book Club Collection of over 1,200 titles and nearly 12,000 physical volumes. Each month we average a circulation of over 1,000 volumes (including regular and large print books, audiobooks, and DVDs) from this collection to libraries around the state.
Looking back, there are many people to whom we owe thanks for helping make this service such a success:
- First and foremost – to Vern Buis, our Computer Services Director, who helped create and design a very user-friendly database and webpage http://nlc.nebraska.gov/Ref/Bookclub/,with auto-fill request forms, special search capabilities by holiday, Nebraska themes, and most recently the Nebraska 150 book list celebrating the state’s sesquicentennial.
- To Devra Dragos who created a special template for entering records in our catalog so we can reserve and check out book kits when they are requested by a library.
- To the many librarians and patrons who have donated books to our collection – many directly from their book group after reading and discussing that title.
- To all the shoppers at book sales, thrift shops, and used book stores, who have purchased (and many times delivered) books for our collection.
- Last but not least – thank you to the libraries and schools who use our collection and tell us how helpful it is to their community.
I’m pleased that we support book clubs throughout the state and have heard wonderful stories of your gatherings. To continue assisting you, we have provided NCompass Live sessions on how to select titles and lead discussions with your book group.
Because of the great success of the book groups, we very nearly wear out Mary Geibel, who works with you all to make and confirm reservations, sometimes for many months in advance. She sends out books and checks them in with email confirmations and conducts an annual inventory each summer to make sure everything is correct as advertised on our webpage.
If anyone had told me in library school that I’d spend a significant amount of time on book clubs and a special collection just for serving groups in the state, I’m quite certain I wouldn’t have believed it. Growing and cultivating this service has been one of the most satisfying accomplishments of my years at the Library Commission. Happy Anniversary.
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Free Webinar–Beyond the Job Description: Ten Practical Tips for the New Rural Library Director
This webinar, presented in collaboration with ARSL, explores practical skills for new library directors serving a small or rural community.
Date: August 11th, 2016
Time: 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Eastern Time, 2:00-3:00 Central Time
On paper, your job description as a library director may not cover some of the unique challenges and opportunities that come with serving a small or rural community. Juggling the nuances of a new position can be overwhelming, but equipped with a tool belt of everyday skills ranging from assessment to communication and outreach to time-management, you can move through your new role with confidence. This session will be useful for anyone interested in strengthening their role in the library, even if you aren’t a director. Come learn from a successful new director, 10 fresh tips for working with staff, boards, and the community to create a strong and vibrant library. Join us and bring your tips and ideas to help new directors succeed!
This webinar is hosted in collaboration with the Association for Rural and Small Libraries.
Presenter: Jennifer Pearson, Director, Marshall County Memorial Library (TN) and current board member, ARSL
Federal Trade Commission Raises Awareness About Scams
As part of their ongoing effort to raise awareness about scams targeting the Latino community, the Federal Trade Commission has developed a series of “fotonovelas” in Spanish. The stories are based on complaints to the FTC from Spanish speakers throughout the nation and offer practical tips to help detect and stop common scams. You can order copies of the Spanish-language fotonovelas — for free — and distribute them in your community. Here are some examples:
Fotonovelas
Maria and Rafael Learn the Signs of a Debt Relief Scam
This fotonovela alerts readers to the common signs of a debt relief scam and tells them where they can find legitimate credit counseling help.
Car-Buying Trouble
This fotonovela tells how to avoid trouble when you finance a new or used car through the dealership and where to report problems with dealer financing.
Notario scams
This fotonovela tells readers the warning signs of a notario scam, where to find help with the immigration process, and how to report scams to the Federal Trade Commission.
Debt Collectors
In this fotonovela, Juan learns his rights when dealing with debt collectors, where to go for information, and how to file a complaint.
Income Scam
This fotonovela alerts Latino consumers to the signs of an income scam, and provides advice to avoid falling for a scam.
Government Imposters
This fotonovela tells readers how to identity a government imposter and warns of the dangers of sending money to a stranger.
For more information, visit Fotonovelas at the Federal Trade Commission.
Nebraska DMV Announces Launch of Online Change-of-Address Service
The Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has launched a significant enhancement to an existing online service making it easier for Nebraskans to do business with the state of Nebraska. Holders of Nebraska driver’s licenses and IDs can now update their address online from their computer, tablet, or phone. In two weeks, 1,100 drivers have already used the application, reflecting unprecedented success.
Launched on June 28, 2016, Nebraskans can comply with the statutory requirement to update their address within 60 days of moving. Using the new enhancement, they can provide the documents necessary to prove their address and circumvent the necessity to make a trip to a driver’s license office.
“We realize many of our customers want and need to do business with us outside of traditional business hours. We respect their time and were able remove this barrier to the online driver license renewal/replacement process,” stated DMV Director Rhonda Lahm. “This is one more way we can assist Nebraskans to interact with the DMV services they need in the most convenient manner possible.”
The Driver License Renewal/Replacement online application with the Change of Address capability can be found by going to http://www.clickDMV.nebraska.gov. Two types of documentation are required to prove an address; 14 different options exist. After documents are submitted, they are reviewed for approval by DMV driver licensing staff to approve valid documentation.
“This service will allow our customers who need a relatively simple transaction to get their business completed at a time which is convenient to them,” says Sara O’Rourke, Driver License Administrator for the DMV. “This accommodates the largest number of persons possible and promotes efficient use of our DMV services for our citizens.”
The online application was developed by Nebraska Interactive, LLC. “We are excited to add a new enhancement which saves constituents time and creates more effective and efficient government services,” stated Brent Hoffman, President of Nebraska Interactive.
Users can go to Nebraska.gov to find out more about online Government services in Nebraska.
Free Webinar : Health Information Resources for Seniors
Health Information Resources for Seniors
July 27, 2016 1pm Mountain/ 2pm Central
https://webmeeting.nih.gov/mcr2
Presenter: Annette Parde-Maass, Education Coordinator, National Network of Libraries of Medicine, MidContinental Region
As America’s 65-and-over population potentially doubles in the next 35-years, knowing where to find reliable information about senior health will be crucial. This webinar will demonstrate senior health resources from the National Library of Medicine and other centers that address needs at various ages and levels of health. Participants will learn about the sites, how to navigate them, and ways to promote and teach them to senior populations and caregivers.
For more information, visit https://nnlm.gov/mcr/education/discover. Registration is not required. We offer 1 Medical Library Association Continuing Education credit per session (details are provided at the end of each session).
Christian Minter, christian.minter@unmc.edu
Annette Parde-Maass, AnnetteParde-Maass@creighton.edu
Education and Outreach Coordinators
National Network of Libraries of Medicine
Check out the Bringing Health Information to the Community (BHIC) Blog, http://nnlm.gov/bhic/
New State Agency Publications Received at the Library Commission
New state agency publications have been received at the Nebraska Library Commission for June 2016. Included are titles from the Nebraska Auditor of Public Accounts, Nebraska Public Power District, The Nebraska State Board of Health, and the Nebraska Department of Veteran’s Affairs, to name a few.
Nebraska 150 Books : July 2016 Featured Titles
Summer in Nebraska provides a rich environment for authors to reflect on the agriculture and natural phenomena of the Great Plains. The featured books for July highlight the magestic aspects of Nebraska’s land and climate: thunderstorms, endless corn fields, big sky, and all of the creatures that are native to this land.
Fiction: Haven’s Wake, by Ladette Randolph. Early July, and the corn in eastern Nebraska stands ten feet tall; after a near-decade of drought, it seems too good to be true, and everyone is watching the sky for trouble. For the Grebels, whose plots of organic crops trace a modest patchwork among the vast fields of soybeans and corn, trouble arrives from a different quarter in the form of Elsa’s voice on her estranged son’s answering machine: “Your father’s dead. You’ll probably want to come home.”
When a tractor accident fells the patriarch of this Mennonite family, the threads holding them together are suddenly drawn taut, singing with the tensions of a lifetime’s worth of love and faith, betrayal and shame. Through the competing voices of those gathered for Haven Grebel’s funeral, acts of loyalty and failures, long-suppressed resentments and a tragic secret are brought to light, expressing a larger, complex truth. University of Nebraska Press, and 2014 Nebraska Book Award for Fiction.
Non-Fiction: Keith County Journal, by John Janovy, Jr. To learn from nature, not about nature, was the imperative that took John Janovy Jr. and his students into the sandhills, marshes, grasslands, canyons, lakes, and streams of Keith County in western Nebraska. The biologist explores the web of interrelationships among land, animals, and human beings. Even termites, snails, and barn swallows earn respect and assume significance in the overall scheme of things. Janovy, reminiscent of Henry David Thoreau in his acute powers of observation and search for wisdom, has written a new foreword for this Bison Books/University of Nebraska Press edition.
Children’s Literature: Night of the Twisters, by Ivy Ruckman. When a tornado watch is issued one Tuesday evening in June, twelve-year-old Dan Hatch and his best friend, Arthur, don’t think much of it. After all, tornado warnings are a way of life during the summer in Grand Island, Nebraska. But soon enough, the wind begins to howl, and the lights and telephone stop working. Then the emergency siren starts to wail. Dan, his baby brother, and Arthur have only seconds to get to the basement before the monstrous twister is on top of them. Little do they know that even if they do survive the storm, their ordeal will have only just begun. . . .
Poetry: Nebraska : This Place, These People, by former Nebraska State Poet William (Bill) Kloefkorn. This 128-page poetry collection is filled with more than 80 of Kloefkorn’s superbly-crafted accounts of prairie and city life. This is the only book in Kloefkorn’s distinguished writing career devoted entirely to Nebraska. It’s infused with beautiful hand-drawn illustrations, plus excerpts from other great Nebraska writers such as Willa Cather and John Neihardt, offering insight into Kloefkorn’s vision, inspiration and adoration of our amazing state.
NCompass Live: Innovating Access to Information with Libraries Without Borders’ Ideas Box
Join us for next week’s NCompass Live, “Innovating Access to Information with Libraries Without Borders’ Ideas Box”, on Wednesday, June 29, 10:00-11:00 am Central Time.
Libraries Without Borders is an international non-profit organization whose mission is to expand access to information by creating and supporting library programs around the world. Paloma Pradere, from Libraries Without Borders, will join us to talk about their project, the Ideas Box, a portable library/multi-media center toolkit for refugee and vulnerable populations. This ‘pop-up library’ includes its own satellite internet connection and power supply, laptops, tablets, books and ebooks, as well as many educational, informational, and leisure resources. She will give an overview of where the Ideas Box has been implemented, its impact in those communities, and share ideas for next steps.
Upcoming NCompass Live events:
- July 6 – Making Your Catalog Work for Your Community: How to Develop Local Cataloging Standards
- July 13 – Libraries on the Edge: Technology Assessment Toolkit
- July 27 – The Queer Omaha Archives
- August 10 – Clouding Up: How to Use Cloud Storage
For more information, to register for NCompass Live, or to listen to recordings of past events, go to the NCompass Live webpage.
NCompass Live is broadcast live every Wednesday from 10am – 11am Central Time. Convert to your time zone on the Official U.S. Time website. The show is presented online using the GoToWebinar online meeting service. Before you attend a session, please see the NLC Online Sessions webpage for detailed information about GoToWebinar, including system requirements, firewall permissions, and equipment requirements for computer speakers and microphones.
Doc Spot : Firearm Laws in Nebraska–A Legislative Research Office Backgrounder
Firearm Laws in Nebraska–A Legislative Research Office Backgrounder
provides an overview of laws governing firearms in Nebraska. It also describes federal firearm laws to the extent they constitute a framework for state law.
Firearms are governed by myriad laws at the state and federal level. For purposes of this Backgrounder, we focus on laws pertaining to buying handguns, carrying concealed handguns, criminal history background checks, and the role of federally licensed firearms dealers. We also provide a reference guide to Nebraska’s other firearms laws, a chronology of significant federal law, and supplemental firearms information in a “Q and A” format.
This Backgrounder is not intended to take a position on the ownership, possession, sale, or use of firearms—issues many find polarizing—nor to offer legal advice. In writing this report, we have endeavored to be neutral on firearms while providing information during a time when the debate over firearms has intensified.
As evidence, at least 20 proposals pertaining to firearms were pending before the Legislature in 2016. (A list of the proposals can be found in Appendix B.) We hope senators and the public, in debating firearm issues, will find the information contained in this report to be a useful, introductory guide to Nebraska’s firearm laws.
The content of this report relies on state and federal laws and supplemental material produced by the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF).
In addition, several individuals aided our understanding of the nuances of firearm laws. In particular, we would like to thank Nebraska State Patrol Captain Mike Jahnke and Jeff Avey, records analysis supervisor, criminal identification division of the patrol.
If you have further questions about firearms, or any area of legislative interest,
please contact the Legislative Research Office, 402-471-2221.
(Reprinted from Firearm Laws in Nebraska–A Legislative Research Office Backgrounder (Introduction)).
This publication can be printed out by clicking the picture or title link above.
Dogs Rule and Cats Drool
A few weeks ago, I wrote a post titled “Cats Rule and Dogs Drool” that highlighted the cat photos in Nebraska Memories. I don’t want to offend dog lovers, so today’s post has gone to the dogs.
While I don’t know if any of the cats were drooling in the photos, I do know when comparing the number of cat pictures to dog pictures in Nebraska Memories that dogs definitely rule. There are only 11 photos of cats in the collection compared to 70+ photos that contain at least one dog. To be fair in a number of the photos the dog is not the center of attention and is just part of the crowd. This is true in this 1927? photo of a group of men and a dog standing in front of the Seefus Tavern and confectionary store in Valley, NE. In the description of the photo, you will find the names of all of the men, but the dog will forever be nameless.
You can also find dogs included in 
many of the family photos that were taken in front of the house. The Fred Schumacher family had at least two dogs that were included in their picture. Looking at the picture, I wonder if that white spot over by the chickens is a cat. The family in this photo, entitled People and dogs in front of sod house, included two large dogs in their photo. I wonder if the chicken was included on purpose or if it just wandered into the shot.
In other photos, dogs can be spotted front and center. 
Th
e man in the front row of this photo of the Crawford fire department is holding a dog sitting in the front row with him. The German prisoners of war at Camp Atlanta and the 1906 Nebraska State Normal School at Kearney football team also chose to include dogs in their group photos.
As you can see, some dogs were put to work. This man on a horse has a group of five dogs with him.
Have you ever seen a Dog walking on a tight rope? That was one well-trained dog.
I don’t know what to say about this poor dog who was dressed up to advertise the Denver Chop House Restaurant in Omaha. To me the banner looks like it was designed for the dog to wear so he/she might have be used to that. Was the dog also trained to stand still wearing the wig, hat, and glasses? Do you think the dog actually had the cigarette in his mouth, or was it “photoshopped” in later? I asked a coworker this question, and she assumed it was really in the dog’s mouth because she didn’t realize people have been manipulating images since the 1800’s. You can see a few examples of manipulated photos in the, “What did it really look like?” blog post.
I’ve saved the cutest photos until the end. The Butler County Gallery collection in Nebraska Memories contains photos taken by the professional photographer Harvey Boston. As you can see, many people had pictures taken with their dog.
Edwin Lyndon “Ned” May, Jr.
Unknown child and dog
Boy and dog
Minnie Liebrecht and dog
Agnes Birkel
Louis Fuller and dog
Visit Nebraska Memories to search for or browse through many more historical images digitized from photographs, negatives, postcards, maps, lantern slides, books and other materials.
Nebraska Memories is a cooperative project to digitize Nebraska-related historical and cultural heritage materials and make them available to researchers of all ages via the Internet. Nebraska Memories is brought to you by the Nebraska Library Commission. If your institution is interested in participating in Nebraska Memories, see http://nlc.nebraska.gov/nebraskamemories/participation.aspx for more information, contact Devra Dragos, Technology & Access Services Director.
NCompass Live: Why Use Google Books?
Join us for next week’s NCompass Live, “Why Use Google Books?”, on Wednesday, June 8, 10:00-11:00 am Central Time.
Do your students need primary resources for a history project? Are the genealogists in your community trying to verify where an ancestor worked or lived between censuses? Is a local author writing a book set in 1908 searching for authentic details to include about work and leisure pursuits? Join us for a discussion on using the free resources in Google Books for these types of research projects and more.
Presenter: Devra Dragos, Technology & Access Services Director, Nebraska Library Commission.
Upcoming NCompass Live events:
- June 15 – Passport to Vermont Libraries with Jessamyn West
- June 29 – Innovating Access to Information with Libraries Without Borders
For more information, to register for NCompass Live, or to listen to recordings of past events, go to the NCompass Live webpage.
NCompass Live is broadcast live every Wednesday from 10am – 11am Central Time. Convert to your time zone on the Official U.S. Time website. The show is presented online using the GoToWebinar online meeting service. Before you attend a session, please see the NLC Online Sessions webpage for detailed information about GoToWebinar, including system requirements, firewall permissions, and equipment requirements for computer speakers and microphones.
New Government Publications Received at the Library Commission
New state government publications have been received at the Nebraska Library Commission for May 2016. Included are reports from the Nebraska Accountability and Disclosure Commission, the Nebraska Criminal Justice Partners, the Nebraska State Electrical Division, Mid-America Transportation Center, and the University of Nebraska Press, to name a few.
