SC State Employee News

The State Library is pleased to announce free classes that are open to state employees, library staff, and to the public.

Do you work with Census data? Do your job skills include locating accurate demographic data online or working with population facts and figures? If so, the South Carolina State Library is pleased to invite you to attend Census 2010 and American Factfinder Workshop for Information Seekers.

The South Carolina State Library will announce the selection of the most notable 2010 South Carolina State Government Documents at a ceremony to be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, March 16. The selection is announced annually on or near Freedom of Information Day, March 16, the birthday of President James Madison, an early proponent of citizen access to government information.

The State Library is cooperating with the South Carolina Department of Commerce in announcing the Draft 2011-2015 Consolidated Plan for Housing and Community Development.

We had an exciting idea exchange at the State Library today experiencing iPads, Kindles, Nooks, and Sony Readers. It was great to get input from staff and state government employees on how new technology can be used productively.

Project reports from the recent graduates of the Certified Public Manager program are now being processed and will be available in SCLENDS, the online catalog of the State Library. The CPM report, usually an investigative report, a survey, or implementation of a new procedure, is the final requirement of the program for state employees sponsored by the Budget and Control Board.

SCSL has set up an FTP site for easier deposit of agency documents.

FTP (file transfer protocol) is a standard Internet protocol, and the simplest way to exchange files between computers on the Internet. Like the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), which transfers displayable Web pages and related files, and the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP), which transfers e-mail, FTP is an application protocol that uses the Internet's TCP/IP protocols.

September is Library Card Sign-up Month and citizens as well as state employees are encouraged to discover their local library by checking out what's new and signing up for a library card if they do not have one already.

Cards for the South Carolina State Library are free to anyone who is a state legislator, elected and appointed state official, eligible state government employees, eligible retired state employees, and individuals employed by the news media.