Archive of K-12 Latest News Section
June
12, 2007
Read the letter for Texas school superintendents announcing
the K-12 Database service. Superintendent
letter.
- All subscribers will retain their contracted subscriptions
through November 30, 2007.
- The TSLAC agreement starts December 1st, and until that
time the preview access is limited to the TSLAC
preview page and full product support is not in place.
- Current DIRECT contract subscribers between libraries
or districts and Britannica, should contact Becky
Henry ( 800-621-3900 x7171) at Encyclopaedia Britannica
regarding a refund. Schools will receive the unused portion
of their subscriptions or they may choose to purchase other
Britannica products for their schools.
- If you currently subscribe to Britannica through DKC
(ESC-20) or TETPC (ESC-11) please contact these service
centers regarding arrangements and substitutes. DKC: Susanna
Garza (210-370-5634). TETPC: contact Bonnie
Barnes (817-740-3613).
- Schools or districts getting Britannica as part of a co-op
agreement with a local education service center, please
contact the local service center for information.
- The Texas State Library and Archives Commission is pleased
to announce Encyclopaedia Britannica as the online encyclopedia
addition to the K-12 database package available for the
public school library community and funded by TEA’s
technology allotment budget.
- Get details about the Encyclopedia Britannica selection
process by reading the Encyclopaedia
Britannica Added to K-12 Database Package.
During the 2007 session, the Texas State Legislature added
Rider 88 to the Texas Education Agency (TEA) budget. Rider
88 directs the Commissioner of Education to transfer amounts
not to exceed $2.5 million in each year of the 2008-2009 biennium
to TSLAC for the purpose of acquiring “online research
and information resources for libraries in public schools,
and for administrative expenses."
Timeline Archive
 2005
2004
June 12, 2007
During the 2007 session, the Texas State Legislature
added Rider 88 to the Texas Education Agency (TEA)
budget. Rider 88 directs the Commissioner of Education
to transfer amounts not to exceed $2.5 million in
each year of the 2008-2009 biennium to TSLAC for the
purpose of acquiring “online research and information
resources for libraries in public schools, and for
administrative expenses."
January 01 , 2007
K-12 TexShare Database Program
Collection Development Policy
June 07 , 2006
Order Form for the TexShare EBSCO Database Package
for K-12 Public Schools
May 15 , 2006
K-12 Database List
- K-12
Database List - See the list of databases available
to K-12 school libraries. (PDF file)
May 15 , 2006
Update on recent developments
March 20, 2006
FAQ -March 20, 2006 Update
- FAQ
- Read the FAQ on the latest developments on TexShare
and
K-12 schools. (PDF file)
February 17, 2006
K-12 Library Community - How This Agreement Affects
Public and Charter School Libraries
- Summary
- Read a summary of events regarding TexShare and
K-12 schools and how these events affect public and
charter school libraries.
January 18, 2006
Transition Task Force Meeting Held on January
18, 2006
- Minutes
- Transition Task Force Meeting Held on January 18,
2006.
(Word File)
January 01, 2006
December
16, 2005
December 13, 2005
Transition Task Force (TTF) - The creation
of a TTF is one of the recommendations that resulted
from stakeholder focus group meetings.
- Roster
of Transition Task Force
- Minutes
- Conference Call Meeting of TTF, December 13, 2005
(Word file)
July - September, 2005
Focus Group Meetings
View timeline,
attendee lists, reports, notes and summaries from
focus group meetings held from July to September of
2005
Education Service Center Region 20 and the Texas
State Library are collaborating in the implementation
of this program as a result of recommendations that
came out of focus
group meetings held between July through September
of 2005, where members of the TexShare community
and the K-12 library community met to determine the
best way to implement SB 483. The
recommendations on SB 483 were approved by the
TexShare Advisory Board meeting on September 30, 2005.
Please send any comments you may have about the recommendations
TSLAC staff
(We will share all communications with the board)
or directly to any advisory
board member.)
January
20-24, 2004
Including K-12 school
libraries in TexShare was one of the top four recommendations
generated in this planning session.
I need
information now. Who can I contact?
A. Send e-mail to texshare@tsl.state.tx.us
or call the TexShare Coordinator at
512-463-0188. |
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