[Dcmosls] Fwd: Broadband Survey - please participate

[John Brock]

Hello;
Please provide essential broadband access data from the DCMO region to the New York Library Association by participating in the survey hyper-linked below. Amongst other activities, NYLA works tirelessly with the legislators in Albany and Washington to support libraries - including school libraries - and increase legislative and financial support. High on NYLA's agenda this year is the increase in school materials aid from the paltry $6.25 per pupil currently legislated. Please show them your support by participating in the survey.
 
Thanks.  
 
John P. Brock
School Library System Coordinator
Delaware-Chenango-Madison Otsego BOCES
6678 County Road 32
Norwich, NY 13815-3554

(607)  335-1371
FAX (607) 336-6518
E-mail: brockj at dcmoboces.com 
Website: http://www.dcmoboces.com/sls 


>>> "Linda Fox" <lfox at gw.neric.org> 9/25/2007 1:13 PM >>>
Hello;
Throughout the summer, NYLA has been collecting information on the availability of broadband access in libraries. Now that school is back in session, we want to give the school people an opportunity to participate in this important access issue survey throughout New York State.
I've been a loud (hopefully, not annoying) voice reminding the committee that the school librarians are not working and probably not reading e-mail during the summer months. I want their voice to be included in this arena.
Please send the following message out to your schools and ask them to take the short survey. This is a survey for school libraries - not necessarily for systems offices.
Thanks so much!
Linda

The New York State Legislature has appropriated $2.5 million to
facilitate increased physical access to broadband internet services
throughout the state, and additional $2.5 million to provide equal and
universal access to broadband internet services for underserved rural
and urban areas, including schools and libraries. ALA has defined
"broadband" as a T1 line with 1.5 mb per second access.

The NYLA Legislative Committee Task Force on Broadband Access has
designed a survey to identify where broadband is not available, what
broadband capacity is currently in use by libraries, and what barriers
exist that prevent libraries from using broadband.
To participate in the survey, go to the NYLA website (www.nyla.org) and
click on NYLA Broadband Access Survey.

Or Click:
NYLA
<http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=uYiNwG9YMUBGqLwLEEAHQQ_3d_3d>
Broadband Access Survey

< http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=uYiNwG9YMUBGqLwLEEAHQQ_3d_3d>

To be included, your response is needed by October 26 2007. Thank you.

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Kathleen M. Miller, Executive Director
Rochester Regional Library Council
390 Packett's Landing
Fairport, NY  14450
585-223-7570 phone
585-223-7712 fax
kmiller at rrlc.org 










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