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September 10, 1999

Bulletin #78

Dear Colleagues,

Notice of upcoming professional development events, meetings, program starting and registration dates and employment opportunities. To post information, please contact me at LR/RI or leave a message (863-2839). Apractitioner survey also being distributed with this bulletin. To complete the survey, please click here

Thanks.

Janet Isserlis

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NOTICES

fall programs:

Starting September 1, the RI Family Literacy Initiative, Newport, begins its sessions at the Newport Public Library, King Room from 6:30 to 8:00, offering classes in beginner to intermediate English reading, writing, and computer skills. This is a family program; parents are encouraged to bring their children ages 3-12. Age appropriate classes are provided for children while parents work in groups.Volunteers are always welcome as are students; we offer training.September classes are held every Mon. and Wed. evening. Information: Robert Emerson or Collette Bernard at 849-7845. 

The Rhode Island Family Literacy Initiative ,East Providence will begin its ESL Family Reading Program on October 5. The class is for adults and children. Adults work in level-appropriate groups with a volunteer tutor on reading, conversation, writing and computer skills. At the same time, children work with a tutor to improve their reading skills and enrich their language arts experience. The program requires the invaluable assistance of volunteer tutors working closely with a group of students to facilitate the learning process. Classes meet twice weekly at the Weaver Library 41 Grove Ave., East Providence, (Tuesdays/Thursdays from 6-8pm) for 10 weeks. Volunteers do not need any experience, just a willingness to commit to 4 hrs per week for 10 wks (we are flexible); some training is provided. Interested volunteers can contact Kristen McKenna at 434-2719 for more information.

RI Family Literacy Initiative - programs at Providence and Statewide Public Library sites will begin the week of October 4th. For more information about branches/program, please contact (Statewide): Debbie Peterson, 455-8016; (Providence): Denise DiMarzio, 455-8041.

Eight-week Introduction to Microsoft Word 97 at International Institute of RI, 645 Elmwood Ave., Providence, RI 02907. The class will start on Sept. 18. Registration will be held both in the morning: 9am-2pm and evening: 6pm-7pm from Sept. 7 to Sept. 15, 1999. Class hours: Saturday, 12:30 - 3:30pm Tuition: $100 (textbook is not included, students can purchase when they register. It's about $20) For further information: 784-4612

Passing the US Citizenship exam: New series starts Saturdays, 9 to 11 AM, September 11 in the LVA Center (Literacy Volunteers of Washington County, Westerly Public Library, 44 Broad Street). Call (401) 596-9411 to register or come to a class.

The Workforce Literacy Collaborative's Workforce Education Conference - October 7 and 8 , Crowne Plaza Hotel at the Crossings, Warwick. RI. For information/brochure, please contact RI Workforce Collaborative, c/o LVA-RI, Inc., 260 West Exchange St. Suite 201/2, Providence, RI 02903; telephone (401) 861-0815.

Setting standards for adult learning-- Accountability: Where do we start? Lucille Fandell, Presenter, Tuesday, September 21 at International Institute of RI, 645 Elmwood Ave., Providence, 4 - 7 PM (registration at 3:45), $15 includes a light dinner; registration deadline: 9/14. - Adult education and family literacy practitioners are being asked to set standards and performance measures. What does this mean in ABE, ESOL, PreGED and GED settings? What should good assessment processes do? Can we develop assessment protocols that satisfy our needs to learn about learners and those of funders to demonstrate progress? For more information or registration form, please contact Terri Coustan (351-4252 or TCoustan@aol.com) or call LR/RI.

DORCAS PLACE VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS Dorcas Place, an adult education center, needs volunteers to work with low income adults as mentors or as literacy tutors. Our students are striving to improve their education and become financially self-sufficient. At present we have a long list of students waiting for volunteers to work with them. Training sessions for both volunteer Mentors and volunteer Literacy Tutors will begin in October. Won't you share your talents and experience with an individual student! Join the Dorcas Place community and help make a difference in someone's life. Contact us at 273-8866l.

Laubach Literacy's 1999 National Book Scholarship Fund (NBSF) distributes books and educational materials to qualified adult literacy and education programs nationwide. Grants are designed to help local educational groups expand their work or to begin new programs among under-served populations. First priority is given to family literacy programs working to improve literacy skills of parents and their children. For information or to receive an application package in September, contact Mara Roberts, Project Administrator, National Book Scholarship Fund, Laubach Literacy, PO Box 131, 1320 Jamesville Avenue, Syracuse, NY 13210. Ms. Roberts can also be reached by telephone at 315-422-9121, x345 and via e-mail at mroberts@laubach.org. Grant applications will be accepted until December 8, 1999. More information -- http://www.laubach.org/NBSF/indexnbs.htm.

Employment opportunity - Teachers Experienced in ABE, ESOL, GED, part-time, afternoons, evenings and early mornings, please send resumes to the Institute for Labor Studies and Research, 99 Baldhill Road, Cranston RI 02920. Classes begin in September nd October. ILSR is still hiring.

From Thomas Sticht, NLA list August 14/99: On 9-12 October, 1999 Wider Opportunities for Women (WOW) will sponsor a national conference in Washington, DC, on Pathways Out of Poverty: Strategies for Families, Programs, Communities and States. The conference will examine low-income families' persistent barriers to economic self-sufficiency and showcase new and proven strategies for increased employment, education, earnings and savings for these families. One portion of the program will focus on integrating literacy and job skills training following principles of Functional Context Education as one of WOW's six strategies that can help women break out of proverty and reach educational and economic self-sufficiency. For more information on this policy and practice oriented conference featuring women's programs from across the nation contact WOW at http://www.wowonline.org or call Sandi Smith at (202) 638-3143.

WOW works nationally and in its home community, Washington, DC, to achieve economic independence and equality of opportunity for women and girls. WOW has helped women learn to earn, with programs emphasizing literacy and functional context education, technical and non-traditional skills, welfare-to-work transition, and career development. Since 1964, WOW has trained more than 10,000 women for well paid work. What began as a local effort to help women help themselves has become a multi-faceted women's employment organization, recognized nationally for its skills training models, technical assistance, and advocacy for women workers. While it continues to provide training services locally, WOW also leads the National Workforce Network comprised of over 500 independent women's employment programs and advocates in every state and the District of Columbia. Each year, the Network reaches more than one million women and girls seeking employment information, counseling, training and jobs. With its unique perspective as a job trainer and policy monitor, WOW is a respected advocate for the needs and rights of women workers.

SABES Southeast is sponsoring a special opportunity led by a National Institute for Literacy Fellow, Jennifer Cromley. Ms. Cromley has been doing research on the topic of thinking and learning skills. For ten years, she taught adults in GED classes, workplace health and safety, and teacher trainings. This workshop will take adult learning theory and critical thinking to a practical level for the new adult educators or seasoned veterans. She will cover the following topics: Memory and Learning, Problem Solving and Active Learning. Please note that anyone who participates in the workshop, applies what they learned and writes about it will be eligible for a stipend from the New England Literacy Resource Center. More details will be sent to all workshop participants. Call SABES at (508) 678-2811 x2278 before 9/20 to register; the workshop is sponsored by the Massachusetts Department of Education

SABES S.E. also invites you to attend a special workshop entitled:Workforce Investment Act: How ABE /GED/ESOL Teachers Can Connect September 29,1999, 9:00 - 12:00, Bristol Community College, 777 Elsbree Str. Fall River, MA Room:H-210 Presenter Dr. Meta Potts has served as Director of Adult Learning Services for the National Center for Family Literacy, Director of the NCFL Family and Child Education Program for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and as Director of Training Research and Development. She holds a doctorate in Curriculum/ Supervision and English Education from Vanderbilt University and has worked in a variety of educational settings and programs in eight states. Dr. Potts has also written many training manuals, professional journal articles and book chapters, all aimed toward quality teaching and training.

Purpose: To focus on Title II of the Workforce Investment Act: The Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA) - The One-Stop Service Delivery System and how teachers can revise their curriculum to meet goals and objectives of this act. Goals: To develop an understanding of the environment and practices that lead to maximize progress in achieving some of the AEFLA performance measures. To develop an understanding of what this new law means for ABE/GED/ ESOL teachers who will be present at this workshop - the requirements and expectations, especially as they pertain to family literacy in the ABE/GED/ESOL program. Objectives:To practice curriculum strategies that support AEFLA in a participatory/hands-on format. To correlate Steck/Vaughan products with effective strategies FREE Goody Bags of Materials!! CALL SABES S.E. at (508) 678-2811 x2278 to register. Thanks to Steck-Vaughn, Inc. for support of this workshop. All SABES staff development activities are free thanks to funding by the MA Department of Education.

Conference to Explore Challenges of Imprisoned Women with Mental Illness - Women in Transition Inc. and the RI Department of Corrections are assembling noted local and national experts to explore the challenges involved with providing mental health services to imprisoned women during a half-day workshop on September 17. The workshop, "Women with Mental Illness: The Impact of Incarceration," will be presented from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on September 17, in the Student Union Ballroom at Rhode Island College in Providence. "In our country, there are more mentally ill people in prison than there are in state hospitals," notes Women in Transition executive director Dianne Sprague. "RI is no exception to this pattern. Many of the 2,000 women who each year spend time the women's facility at the ACI have been identified as suffering from mental illness. This makes the already difficult process of their incarceration much more difficult for all people involved."

Angela Browne, PhD, senior research scientist at the Injury Control Research Center at Harvard School of Public Health, will discuss the correlation between the effects of long-term violence and reasons for women's imprisonment, and suggest ways to offset these effects and improve women's potential for successful lives after prison. The goal of the conference is to develop and examine strategies for improving services for imprisoned women who have mental illness. In addition to a roster of noted speakers, Rhode Island Department of Corrections mental health professionals will make presentations and run workshops on critical areas of concern with other state agencies and community mental health experts. The workshop registration fee is $40.00, with a special reduced fee of $15.00 for students. More information is available from Women in Transition at (401) 461-8233.

RI Latino-American Artists Exhibit Works To Kick Off Hispanic Heritage Month

The work of Rhode Island based Hispanic artists will be exhibited at the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts from September 15, 1999 through October 15, 1999, to celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month. The exhibit entitled "Raices Culturales del Arte Latinoamericano" (" Cultural Roots of Latin American Art) will open on September 15, with a reception from 5pm - 7pm. Works exhibited will include oil paintings by Francisco Hernandez, from the Dominican Republic, metal sculptures by Jaime Carrera, from Colombia and abstract paintings by Newport artist Mary Gallegos originally from Mexico. Works will also be exhibited by Rhode Island artists from Bolivia, Costa Rica, Cuba and Puerto Rico. The exhibit is being organized by Raphael Diaz, a Cuban and co-founder of Sol City Group. Contact: Raphael Diaz e-mail:raffa87@hotmail.com other online information: (From: Tomas Alberto Avila)

Latino Happenings During Hispanic Heritage Month

Hispanic Heritage Month Celebrations Across Rhode Island http://www.mileniolatino.com/heritageri.htm

WGBH Celebrates Hispanic http://www.mileniolatino.com/heritage.htm

Fiesta de Las Americas http://www.mileniolatino.com/fiesta.htm

Latino Unity Festival @ WaterFire http://www.mileniolatino.com/waterfire.htm

Latinos in the New Millenium Conference http://www.mileniolatino.com/conferences/

RILPAC Fundraiser http://www.mileniolatino.com/conferences/rilpac/

RILPAC Web http://www.mileniolatino.com/RILPAC/

WILSON READING SYSTEM OVERVIEW: On September 25 and October 2 Literacy Volunteers of Northern RI - Project LEARN will be offering the Wilson Overview to allcommunity service organizations interested in learning about the Wilson Reading System. Cheryl Koki from the Wilson Language Training will be the presenter. The overview will be held at Amica Insurance Company in Lincoln from 9 am to 3 pm. Continental breakfast and lunch will be served.

In addition, we invite all those interested in implementing the Wilson System into their program to participate in additional Wilson Training. The focus on this training is to share how we at Literacy Volunteers of Northern RI - Project LEARN have been successfully using the Wilson Language System for the past nine years. To participate in the Overview, please call Susan or Cheryl at 401-769-9046 to register. (Or e-mail us at LVNRILEARN@aol.com) Sponsored by the RI Department of Education, Wilson Language Training and Literacy Volunteers of Northern RI, Project LEARN.

NEW ON LINE

- from Fran Keenan (NIFL-ESL listserv): Papyrus News is a free e-mail distribution list run by Mark Warschauer. Subscribers receive 3-5 messages a week on topics related to the global impact of information technology on language, literacy, and education. To subscribe, send the message "subscribe papyrus-news Yourfirstname Yourlastname" (without the quotation marks, and substituting your own name for Yourfirstname Yourlastname) to <listproc@hawaii.edu>. For further information, see http://www.lll.hawaii.edu/web/faculty/markw/papyrus-news.html.

- The National Institute for Literacy has updated its hotlinks page, including links to Surfing for Substance and other texts related to integrating technology into adult education. (http://www.nifl.gov).

- PBS LiteracyLink has redesigned its site with a new look and new services for adult literacy educators and learners. Two types of resources are now available: workplace basic skills instructional materials for students (LitLearner) and professional development resources for practitioners (Lit Teacher). The cornerstone of the project is Workplace Essential Skills, a new pre-GED level series that teaches the reading, writing, math, and communication skills that are necessary for success on the job. The series includes an extensive online component, available on LiteracyLink's web site, http://www.pbs.org/literacy The online components are made up of instructional units that are freely available to learners. There is a fee, however, for instructors to access the class and learner data. Please contact us for details. Call toll-free 800-257-2578 Fax - 703-739-8471 Celebrate "Literacy Works" With PBS LiteracyLink Join PBS LiteracyLink in Celebrating International Literacy Day and September as Literacy Month. Visit the "Literacy Works" web site highlighting what literacy means in the workplace and how critical it is; find local and national resources on adult literacy, read real-life stories demonstrating the relationship between literacy and work. take a look at how Public Television Stations are working to improve literacy. learn the importance of literacy in the workplace. "Literacy Works" can be found at http://www.pbs.org/adultlearning/literacy/celebrate/celebratehome.html

New discussion groups on Alphaplus: Learning, work and gender equity. Six discussions have been started on these topics: A future for women's literacy? impacts of trauma on learning; Technology and women's learning; Supporting women's learning and Older women learning and changing. To register for the discussions please go to http://alphaplus.ca: Follow the steps to register. After you have registered, choose "AlphaCom discussions". Click on "English Public" for a list of all the English-language, public discussions. Choose the title of the discussion you want to join. (These instructions also appear on LR/RI's women and literacy page).

call for participation

Through funding from a National Institute for Literacy Fellowship, a year long project will begin next month with the goal of assisting literacy / adult education practitioners in recognizing the effects of trauma and violence on learning and in using this awareness to develop learning strategies that are useful in lowering barriers to learning for survivors and victims of trauma in particular and for all adult learners generally. Along with Anson Green (in San Antonio), I will review research on the impact of domestic violence on students' learning in the classroom, develop a teacher's guide and catalogue of resources. A large piece of this work entails a ten month study group comprised of ten practitioners in the state who will participate in monthly meetings and develop their own inquiry projects into the effects of trauma on learning in adult education settings. If you are interested in participating in this project, please send a letter outlining your interest (and responding to the criteria below)to me at LR/RI by September 25th.

Participation in the project includes:

- meeting monthly, beginning October 1st;

- attending the state's annual conference on domestic violence, Friday, October 13 at the Providence Marriott;

- participating in a full day workshop with staff of the Women's Center of RI on Saturday, Nov. 6

- meeting monthly with me and other speakers/facilitators through June, 2000

- participating in a workshop in June where you will present your findings/share information with others. Participants will receive a stipend of $500. Registration for the October workshop will be paid by the project.

eligibility Participation in the project is open to adult educators with a minimum of two years classroom experience, who: are reasonably sure of continuing within the field of adult education beyond the year 200; have or can get access to email and the internet, and are committed to following through on the project and in seriously contemplating what it means to address issues of violence and learning. Participation is not limited to classroom teachers, but is also open to program directors who are able to make the same commitment of time outlined above. Working with or being a victim or survivor of trauma (domestic violence, political violence) bring particular challenges to learning processes. This project is designed to enable its participants to heighten their awareness of the ways in which violence act as a barrier to learning through exploring through their own practice and ways in which learning occurs. Participants will undertake an inquiry approach to the project, meeting monthly in focused workshops and open sharing sessions. Participants will have the option of having their names and writing incorporated in the final product, a process guide/training guide to be developed for and disseminated by the National Institute for Literacy. If classroom teachers wish to participate, agreement from program directors will be required. An informational meeting about the project will be held on Friday, September 17 at 3 PM at the Swearer Center for Public Service, 25 George Street, Providence. Please consider joining in this work. For information, contact LR/RI, and for a description of the NIFL fellowships for the coming year, please go to http://www.nifl.gov/activities/fllw99pr.htm

ALSO ONLINE: New report: INTERNET USE BY TEACHERS: Conditions of Professional Use and Teacher-Directed Student Use answers questions such as :How often do teachers and students use the Internet, andhow do they use it? How accessible is the Internet to teachers? The full report is posted at: http://www.crito.uci.edu/TLC/findings/Internet-Use/startpage.htm ["Internet Use by Teachers: Conditions of Professional Use & Teacher-Directed Student Use." By Henry Jay Becker. Teaching, Learning, & Computing: 1998 National Survey, Report #1. Center for Research on Information Technology andOrganizations. The University of California, Irvine, The University of Minnesota February 1999]. Although dealing with K-12 issues, the report could be of interest to adult educators hoping to learn more about intergenerational use of technology and also to gain a sense of how our K - 12 colleagues are working to integrate technology into learning.

conferences

Galaxy II Conference -- Action Strategies for Lifelong Learning October 12-17, San Antonio, TX -- to share opinions/views about lifelong learning and develop action strategies for the future. The first Galaxy Conference was convened in 1969, to determine 6 imperatives for action:

1.prepare each person to understand and cope with the issues of the day; 2.remedy educational deficiencies; 3.provide for equal opportunity; 4. enable learners to function more effectively as workers, parents, neighbors, and citizens; 5. improve the quality of life; and 6.share the meaning, values, purpose, and power for ourselves and others around the world.

Galaxy II would strive to address the following questions: 1.In the past 30 years, has the field achieved these imperatives? 2.How has the field changed? 3.Are there new imperatives to be addressed? 4.What are the implications of lifelong learning on the family, education, the workplace, economic development, and the community? 5.As the new millennium arrives, what issues face adult education? 6.What are the priorities for the country and the field? 7.What role will adult education organizations play? 8.What strategies will require collaborative action by these organizations? 9.How do these compare with a global perspective? 10.What will be the role of adult education leadership and what strategies, skills, and collaborative actions will be essential? Information: http://www.albany.edu/aaace/conferences/annual.html

From October 21 - 23, the Learning Disabilities Association of California will host its annual state conference, in Concord, California at the Concord Hilton. Featured speakers include Glenn Young, Reed Martin, top US special education rights attorney, John Corcoran (author of "The Teacher Who Couldn't Read") and Stanford student Sam Ogami. Full Conference Programs are available by calling (916)486-5580 or at http://www.ldaca.org

- A positive parenting seminar for parents of kids with AD/HD and learning disabilities is among the 20 plus sessions offering information for parents, adults with learning disabilities, educators and other professionals. Adults with learning disabilities and/or ADD can participate in their own Adult Issues Strand facilitated by Jonathan Scott Halverstadt. Special sessions on literacy issues, medical aspects of LD, workshops for educators, parents and professionals and more. The Learning Disabilities Association of California (LDA-CA) is a state organization devoted to defining and finding solutions for a broad spectrum of learning problems. Originally formed by a group of concerned parents, LDA-CA does crucial work on behalf of children and adults with learning disabilities.

Literacy Volunteers of America annual conference, Nashville, TN November 10-13, 1999.Information available online at http://www.literacyvolunteers.org/conference/index.htm

relatively new on the website:

- Research Agenda for Adult ESL The National Clearinghouse for ESL Literacy Education, in collaboration with National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy and with additional sponsorship and support from Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, has published a Research Agenda for Adult ESL. Its objectives are to provide funders with clear priorities for funding; to provide researchers with support for proposing specific projects; and to provide a focus for dis-cussion about how to improve adult ESL programs. The document incorporates feedback from learners, instructors, program administrators, policymakers, and researchers, and is available, free, from NCLE, 4646 40th street NW, Washington, DC 20016; (202) 362-0700 extension 200, or can be downloaded from NCLE at http://www.cal.org/ncle (and is also linked to LR/RI's ESOL page).

- The Key on line - Monthly newspaper for adults in Wisconsin's basic education and ESL programs.  http://www.keynews.org/ (and is linked to LR/RI's learner page).

from previous bulletins: REMINDERS, RESOURCES:

The National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy has recently released a set of informative fact sheets outlining for practitioners and others the projects with which NCSALL researchers are currently engaged. Project histories, plans, and implications for practice are all highlighted in the fact sheets. Projects include studies of Learner Motivation, Impact of Literacy Programs on Adult learners, Adult Multiple Intelligences, Home Literacy Uses, Adult Development and Literacy Learning, Staff Development, Assessment, GED Impact, Health and Literacy, and Reading Diagnostics, Anyone interested in reading about one or all of the projects or anyone who may be interested in project participation information may receive copies by contacting David Hayes at (401) 331-9261. (The PDRN bulletin, including a link to the NCSALL fact sheets is also available online.

list servs:

LEARNER is intended primarily for adult learners. LITERACY is a general list for adult literacy practitioners and others. Information on these electronic lists is below.

LEARNER To subscribe to LEARNER, send an email message to: listserv@nysernet.org

Skip the message header and in the body of the message, type: subscribe LEARNER Yourfirstname Yourlastname All submissions to LEARNER should be addressed to: LEARNER@nysernet.org Questions regarding the list should be sent to: Beverly Choltco-Devlin Moderator, LEARNER bdevlin@dreamscape.com

LITERACY To subscribe to LITERACY, send an email message to: listserv@nysernet.org

Skip the message header and in the body of the message, type: subscribe LITERACY Yourfirstname Yourlastname All submissions to LITERACY should be addressed to: LITERACY@nysernet.org Questions regarding the LITERACY list should be sent to: Beverly Choltco-Devlin bdevlin@dreamscape.com

Welfare to work listserv: from Glenn Young - For those interested in the subject of welfare reform and learning disabilities, there has been a listserv created through NIFL. To sign up, please send a message to: listproc@literacy.nifl.gov write in the body of the message subscribe nifl-wtwld and your name. Do not write anything in the subject line and do not use any dots or dashes other than between nifl and wtwld. (Click here for more information on listservs).

women and literacy listserv.

To participate, subscribe by sending an email message to: LISTPROC@LITERACY.NIFL.GOV with the following request in the body of the message: subscribe NIFL-Womenlit firstname lastname Substitute your first and last name spelled exactly as you would like it to appear. For example, to subscribe to the NIFL-Womenlit list Sue Smith would type: subscribe NIFL-womenlit Sue Smith There should be no other text in the message (e.g., your signature block). It is recommended that the subject line be left blank if possible.

PROJECT BASED LEARNING AND ACCESS TO THE INTERNET

How is the internet being used in adult education? What are some helpful uses, and how do we sort through the huge amount of material available on line? Susan Gaer is interested in helping programs link to one another, and has been doing so through an email project homepage on-line, at http://www.otan.dni.us/webfarm/emailproject/email.htm. If you have or know of similar learner work on line, please contact Susan at SusanG2@aol.com.

David Rosen has asked that we have a look at the inquiry maps on the Adult Literacy Resource Institute's home page. As he explains, "[a]n Inquiry Map is a group participatory research process on a topic of high interest to the group. Participants (in this case, adult learners) make their own questions, and then set about finding answers to them. The Inquiry map is a process which is never finished. Many of the questions go unanswered, are only partially answered, or have only one answer given where other points of view are possible. So, there is room for other participants to join in the process at any time, to add their answers, their comments on the answers already given, and questions which they might also choose to research." Questions, answers and comments can be posted to David Rosen <DJRosen@world.std.com>, and he'll add them to the inquiry map. So, it keeps on being an inquiry process with each new person who reads and adds to it. He welcomes additions of questions and answers; as you may know, many internet sites run threaded conversations on a variety of topics. The ALRI sites are: http://www2.wgbh.org/MBCWEIS/LTC/ALRI/I.M.html and http://www2.wgbh.org/MBCWEIS/LTC/ALRI/IM3.html (How to make inquiry maps).