1. DPI offices closed on October 11 for furlough day
2. Fall 2010 schedule for BadgerLunch webinar series
3. Invitation to subscribe to DPI-ConnectEd e-newsletter
4. IMLS sponsors Pavilion of the States at 10th annual National Book Festival
5. PLA award applications now being accepted
6. IMLS calls for Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian grant applications
7. Website of the Week - U.S. Religious Knowledge Survey
8. Calendar
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1. DPI OFFICES CLOSED ON OCTOBER 11 FOR FURLOUGH DAY
As part of an effort to close the state's projected budget deficit, all state of Wisconsin agencies were required to develop plans to manage mandated employee furloughs. October 11 was selected as one of the required furlough dates, and all DPI offices including the Division for Libraries, Technology, and Community Learning (DLTCL) will be closed.
Messages received on October 11 will be returned as soon as possible after employees return to work. We appreciate your patience and understanding.
2. FALL 2010 SCHEDULE FOR BADGERLUNCH WEBINAR SERIES
Want to learn how BadgerLink can help you, your library patrons or students? Often wonder what BadgerLink has to offer? Need to squeeze learning into an already tight schedule? Ever want to eat lunch with a Badger? Ok, well... we are kidding about this last one... The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Resources for Libraries & Lifelong Learning team has organized the BadgerLunch webinar series to help folks make better use of BadgerLink.
This series of learning sessions will explore BadgerLink's rich collection of information tools. Each session covers one resource, database, or interface. All sessions are open to anyone who wants to learn. Topics include a description of the information/learning resource, searching techniques, and helpful features. All sessions are Thursdays at noon and last 30-45 minutes. Our Fall 2010 season schedule is below.
Each session is short so please log into the webinar a few minutes early so as not to disrupt the other participants. If you have little experience with webinars, then give yourself some extra time and log in a few minutes earlier.
An archive of previous sessions can be found at http://www.badgerlink.net/training.html.
BadgerLink FAQ
October 7 - What is it? How do I get access? ...and, can I get help?
Register/Attend: http://tinyurl.com/38lorml (no advance registration)
October 14 - New from BadgerLink: WNA's Wisconsin Newspapers
Register/Attend: http://tinyurl.com/35y5g6q (no advance registration)
October 21 - New from BadgerLink: LearningExpress Library
Register/Attend: http://tinyurl.com/26oo9uv
A Festival of Books and Literature!
October 28 - Novelist and Novelist K8
Register/Attend: http://tinyurl.com/22kzlt2
November 4 - Literary Reference Center
Register/Attend: http://tinyurl.com/26kh377
November 11 - Humanities International Complete
Register/Attend: http://tinyurl.com/25ghn8q
November 18 - TeachingBooks.net
Register/Attend: http://tinyurl.com/2dgh76y (no advance registration)
Stay Healthy with BadgerLink
December 2 - Consumer Health Complete
Register/Attend: http://tinyurl.com/2b6eeon
December 9 - AltHealth Watch AND Lexi-PALS Drug Guide
Register/Attend: http://tinyurl.com/2bmq8xp
December 16 - Business of Healthcare: BusinessSource Premier
Register/Attend: http://tinyurl.com/289nuxm
BadgerLink is a project of the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI), Division for Libraries, Technology, and Community Learning. The goal is to provide access to quality online information resources for all Wisconsin residents.
3. INVITATION TO SUBSCRIBE TO DPI-ConnectEd E-NEWSLETTER
The following message is from State Superintendent Tony Evers:
Hello, Friend of Wisconsin's Children -
In the education community we set our sights high for our students. For our ambitious goals-and theirs-to become a reality, we'd better stay connected.
To that end, I invite you to subscribe to my e-newsletter, DPI-ConnectEd. Explore current and past issues at http://dpi-connected.dpi.wi.gov.
In addition to sharing the latest major news from your state education agency, DPI-ConnectEd profiles resources and inspiring success stories from around Wisconsin that may spark your creativity. In fact, subscribers to DPI-ConnectEd send us their most exciting news and we publish it for the rest of the education community. DPI-ConnectEd is free, available in e-mail or RSS.
From the bottom of my heart, thank you for working for our children.
State Superintendent Tony Evers
4. IMLS SPONSORS PAVILION OF THE STATES AT 10TH ANNUAL NATIONAL BOOK FESTIVAL
More than 150,000 book lovers flocked to the tenth annual National Book Festival held September 25, 2010, on the National Mall. President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama acted as honorary chairs of the free festival, which was sponsored by the Library of Congress. For many families, the most popular tent was the Pavilion of the States, supported for the ninth year by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).
The Pavilion of the States salutes the literary traditions of the 50 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. territories. Representatives from state libraries and Centers for the Book provided information and answered questions about their state's authors, libraries, book festivals, book awards, and reading-promotion activities. Thousands of children raced to each state table getting state stamps on their maps of America. IMLS awarded a prize to each person who successfully filled the entire map.
"The National Book Festival is a highlight of our year. We celebrate books and literacy with state librarians and other state representatives who are staffing the pavilion and have the honor of meeting visitors from all over the world. We especially love seeing the children and their families excited about reading," said IMLS Acting Director Marsha L. Semmel.
Hundreds of visitors stopped by the IMLS table to nominate their favorite library or museum for the National Medal for Museum and Library Services, the nation's highest honor for those institutions that provide exceptional community service. To learn more about the National Medal, visit http://www.imls.gov/medals.
For those who were unable to attend the festival, authors' presentations are available as podcasts at http://www.loc.gov/podcasts.
The Wisconsin booth at the National Book Festival was coordinated by Kate Thompson as a project for the Wisconsin Center for the Book. The DPI's Division for Libraries, Technology, and Community Learning (DLTCL) coordinated the creation of a mini-activity book designed by featured Wisconsin children's illustrator/author, Tom Lichtenheld.
Photos of every state table (including Wisconsin's) are at: http://www.imls.gov/news/2010/092810c_photos.shtm.
5. PLA AWARD APPLICATIONS NOW BEING ACCEPTED
The Public Library Association (PLA) is now accepting applications for the 2011 PLA Awards. Members can nominate their colleagues and libraries for PLA Awards through December 1, 2010.
This year PLA is offering nine awards/grants designed to highlight the best in public library service and to honor those bringing innovation, creativity, and dedication to public libraries. Many of the awards include an honorarium; please visit the website at http://pla.org/ala/mgrps/divs/pla/plaawards/index.cfm for details on each award.
The awards include:
6. IMLS CALLS FOR LAURA BUSH 21ST CENTURY LIBRARIAN GRANT APPLICATIONS
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) invites proposals from libraries; archives; and library agencies, associations, and consortia for the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian (LB21) grant program. The application deadline is December 15, 2010.
Categories of funding for the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian program are as follows:
Within these categories, applicants may also decide to apply for a one-year planning grant. Planning grants are awarded at two levels:
Learn more about the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian program at one of IMLS's upcoming webinars. Program staff will talk about the purpose of the grants and the grant application process and answer participants' questions during two upcoming one-hour webinars. The webinar schedule is as follows:
Please test your computer's compatibility with Adobe Connect Pro by visiting the following link:
http://my.adobe.acrobat.com/common/help/en/support/meeting_test.htm. It is recommended that you do this well before the conference begins.
Participants may begin logging in to the webinar up to 10 minutes prior to the conference start time. We recommend you log in to the webinar before calling the conference call line. If you do not have a computer available to you, you may participate solely through the conference call line.
Application guidelines and instructions are available at http://www.imls.gov/applicants/grants/21centuryLibrarian.shtm. Please direct any questions about the program to Kevin Cherry, senior program officer, 202-653-4662, kcherry@imls.gov; Mary Alice Ball, senior program officer, 202-653-4730, mball@imls.gov; or Karmen Bisher, program specialist, 202-653-4664, kbisher@imls.gov.
7. WEBSITE OF THE WEEK
U.S. Religious Knowledge Survey: Pew Research Center --http://www.pewforum.org/Other-Beliefs-and-Practices/U-S-Religious-Knowledge-Survey.aspx-- This Pew Forum site presents the findings of this survey entitled: U.S. Religious Knowledge Survey. The Pew Forum conducts surveys, demographic analyses and other social science research on important aspects of religion and public life in the U.S. and around the world. The Pew Research Center's Forum on Religion & Public Life, launched in 2001, seeks to promote a deeper understanding of issues at the intersection of religion and public affairs. (Website reference courtesy of refdesk.com)
8. CALENDAR
September 25-October 2, 2010 - Banned Books Week
October 25-27, 2010 - Chief Officers of State Library Agencies (COSLA) Fall meeting, Kansas City
October 26, 2010 - Instructional Media and Technology (IMT) Team Regional Meeting, Oconomowoc
November 1, 2010 - Instructional Media and Technology (IMT) Team Regional Meeting, Rice Lake
November 2-5, 2010 - Wisconsin Library Association annual conference, Wisconsin Dells
November 12, 2010 - Council on Library and Network Development (COLAND) meeting, Madison
November 15, 2010 - Instructional Media and Technology (IMT) Team Regional Meeting, Wisconsin Dells
November 16-17, 2010 - Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) Advisory Committee meeting, Madison
November 17, 2010 - Instructional Media and Technology (IMT) Team Regional Meeting, Green Bay
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To access previous issues of Channel Weekly, or to subscribe or unsubscribe,
go to: http://channel.dpi.wi.gov/chn_chweekly
==================================================
Roslyn M. Wise
Editor, Channel Weekly
Department of Public Instruction
Division for Libraries, Technology, and Community Learning
PO Box 7841
Madison, WI 53707-7841
Phone: (608) 266-6439
FAX: (608) 267-9207
2. Fall 2010 schedule for BadgerLunch webinar series
3. Invitation to subscribe to DPI-ConnectEd e-newsletter
4. IMLS sponsors Pavilion of the States at 10th annual National Book Festival
5. PLA award applications now being accepted
6. IMLS calls for Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian grant applications
7. Website of the Week - U.S. Religious Knowledge Survey
8. Calendar
=================================================
1. DPI OFFICES CLOSED ON OCTOBER 11 FOR FURLOUGH DAY
As part of an effort to close the state's projected budget deficit, all state of Wisconsin agencies were required to develop plans to manage mandated employee furloughs. October 11 was selected as one of the required furlough dates, and all DPI offices including the Division for Libraries, Technology, and Community Learning (DLTCL) will be closed.
Messages received on October 11 will be returned as soon as possible after employees return to work. We appreciate your patience and understanding.
2. FALL 2010 SCHEDULE FOR BADGERLUNCH WEBINAR SERIES
Want to learn how BadgerLink can help you, your library patrons or students? Often wonder what BadgerLink has to offer? Need to squeeze learning into an already tight schedule? Ever want to eat lunch with a Badger? Ok, well... we are kidding about this last one... The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Resources for Libraries & Lifelong Learning team has organized the BadgerLunch webinar series to help folks make better use of BadgerLink.
This series of learning sessions will explore BadgerLink's rich collection of information tools. Each session covers one resource, database, or interface. All sessions are open to anyone who wants to learn. Topics include a description of the information/learning resource, searching techniques, and helpful features. All sessions are Thursdays at noon and last 30-45 minutes. Our Fall 2010 season schedule is below.
Each session is short so please log into the webinar a few minutes early so as not to disrupt the other participants. If you have little experience with webinars, then give yourself some extra time and log in a few minutes earlier.
An archive of previous sessions can be found at http://www.badgerlink.net/training.html.
BadgerLink FAQ
October 7 - What is it? How do I get access? ...and, can I get help?
Register/Attend: http://tinyurl.com/38lorml (no advance registration)
October 14 - New from BadgerLink: WNA's Wisconsin Newspapers
Register/Attend: http://tinyurl.com/35y5g6q (no advance registration)
October 21 - New from BadgerLink: LearningExpress Library
Register/Attend: http://tinyurl.com/26oo9uv
A Festival of Books and Literature!
October 28 - Novelist and Novelist K8
Register/Attend: http://tinyurl.com/22kzlt2
November 4 - Literary Reference Center
Register/Attend: http://tinyurl.com/26kh377
November 11 - Humanities International Complete
Register/Attend: http://tinyurl.com/25ghn8q
November 18 - TeachingBooks.net
Register/Attend: http://tinyurl.com/2dgh76y (no advance registration)
Stay Healthy with BadgerLink
December 2 - Consumer Health Complete
Register/Attend: http://tinyurl.com/2b6eeon
December 9 - AltHealth Watch AND Lexi-PALS Drug Guide
Register/Attend: http://tinyurl.com/2bmq8xp
December 16 - Business of Healthcare: BusinessSource Premier
Register/Attend: http://tinyurl.com/289nuxm
BadgerLink is a project of the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI), Division for Libraries, Technology, and Community Learning. The goal is to provide access to quality online information resources for all Wisconsin residents.
3. INVITATION TO SUBSCRIBE TO DPI-ConnectEd E-NEWSLETTER
The following message is from State Superintendent Tony Evers:
Hello, Friend of Wisconsin's Children -
In the education community we set our sights high for our students. For our ambitious goals-and theirs-to become a reality, we'd better stay connected.
To that end, I invite you to subscribe to my e-newsletter, DPI-ConnectEd. Explore current and past issues at http://dpi-connected.dpi.wi.gov.
In addition to sharing the latest major news from your state education agency, DPI-ConnectEd profiles resources and inspiring success stories from around Wisconsin that may spark your creativity. In fact, subscribers to DPI-ConnectEd send us their most exciting news and we publish it for the rest of the education community. DPI-ConnectEd is free, available in e-mail or RSS.
From the bottom of my heart, thank you for working for our children.
State Superintendent Tony Evers
4. IMLS SPONSORS PAVILION OF THE STATES AT 10TH ANNUAL NATIONAL BOOK FESTIVAL
More than 150,000 book lovers flocked to the tenth annual National Book Festival held September 25, 2010, on the National Mall. President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama acted as honorary chairs of the free festival, which was sponsored by the Library of Congress. For many families, the most popular tent was the Pavilion of the States, supported for the ninth year by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).
The Pavilion of the States salutes the literary traditions of the 50 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. territories. Representatives from state libraries and Centers for the Book provided information and answered questions about their state's authors, libraries, book festivals, book awards, and reading-promotion activities. Thousands of children raced to each state table getting state stamps on their maps of America. IMLS awarded a prize to each person who successfully filled the entire map.
"The National Book Festival is a highlight of our year. We celebrate books and literacy with state librarians and other state representatives who are staffing the pavilion and have the honor of meeting visitors from all over the world. We especially love seeing the children and their families excited about reading," said IMLS Acting Director Marsha L. Semmel.
Hundreds of visitors stopped by the IMLS table to nominate their favorite library or museum for the National Medal for Museum and Library Services, the nation's highest honor for those institutions that provide exceptional community service. To learn more about the National Medal, visit http://www.imls.gov/medals.
For those who were unable to attend the festival, authors' presentations are available as podcasts at http://www.loc.gov/podcasts.
The Wisconsin booth at the National Book Festival was coordinated by Kate Thompson as a project for the Wisconsin Center for the Book. The DPI's Division for Libraries, Technology, and Community Learning (DLTCL) coordinated the creation of a mini-activity book designed by featured Wisconsin children's illustrator/author, Tom Lichtenheld.
Photos of every state table (including Wisconsin's) are at: http://www.imls.gov/news/2010/092810c_photos.shtm.
5. PLA AWARD APPLICATIONS NOW BEING ACCEPTED
The Public Library Association (PLA) is now accepting applications for the 2011 PLA Awards. Members can nominate their colleagues and libraries for PLA Awards through December 1, 2010.
This year PLA is offering nine awards/grants designed to highlight the best in public library service and to honor those bringing innovation, creativity, and dedication to public libraries. Many of the awards include an honorarium; please visit the website at http://pla.org/ala/mgrps/divs/pla/plaawards/index.cfm for details on each award.
The awards include:
- Allie Beth Martin Award, honoring a public librarian who has demonstrated extraordinary range and depth of knowledge about books or other library materials and has distinguished ability to share that knowledge. Sponsored by Baker & Taylor.
- Baker & Taylor Entertainment Audio Music/Video Product Award, promoting the development of a circulating audio music/video collection in a public library.
- Charlie Robinson Award, honoring a public library director who, over a period of seven years, has been a risk taker, an innovator, and/or a change agent in a public library. Sponsored by Baker & Taylor.
- DEMCO New Leaders Travel Grant, enhancing the professional development of new public librarians by making possible their attendance at major professional development activities.
- EBSCO Excellence in Small and/or Rural Library Service Award, honoring a public library serving a population of 10,000 or less that demonstrates excellence of service to its community.
- Gordon M. Conable Award, honoring a public library staff member, library trustee or public library that has demonstrated a commitment to intellectual freedom and the Library Bill of Rights. Sponsored by Library Systems & Services LLC.
- Highsmith Library Innovation Award, recognizing a public library's innovative and creative service program to the community.
- Polaris Innovation in Technology John Iliff Award, honoring a library worker, librarian or library that has used technology as a tool to improve services.
- Romance Writers of America Library Grant, providing a public library the opportunity to build or expand its romance fiction collection and/or host romance fiction programming.
6. IMLS CALLS FOR LAURA BUSH 21ST CENTURY LIBRARIAN GRANT APPLICATIONS
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) invites proposals from libraries; archives; and library agencies, associations, and consortia for the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian (LB21) grant program. The application deadline is December 15, 2010.
Categories of funding for the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian program are as follows:
- Doctoral programs in library and information science
- Master's programs in library and information science
- Research to provide the library and archives community with information needed to support successful recruitment and education, to establish and support ongoing research capacity in library and information science, and to support the early career development of new faculty members in library and information science through innovative research by untenured, tenure-track faculty
- Pre-professional programs to interest future professionals in library and information science as a career
- Programs to build institutional capacity in graduate schools of library and information science by developing or enhancing programs
- Continuing education for library and archives staff
Within these categories, applicants may also decide to apply for a one-year planning grant. Planning grants are awarded at two levels:
- Level I Collaborative Planning Grants support activities required to fully develop ideas for an LB21 grant project among project partners and result in such products as plans, prototypes, or proofs of concept that could lead to a single, subsequent LB21 grant proposal.
- Level II Collaborative Planning Grants support workshops, symposia, or other convenings of experts with the purpose of fostering discussion and consideration of nationally important issues to libraries, archives, and/or museums. Meetings and their associated white papers should catalyze new directions for partnerships and provide information and inspiration for multiple LB21 grant proposals.
Learn more about the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian program at one of IMLS's upcoming webinars. Program staff will talk about the purpose of the grants and the grant application process and answer participants' questions during two upcoming one-hour webinars. The webinar schedule is as follows:
- October 20, 2010 at 2:00 PM Eastern Time Webinar link: http://instmus.acrobat.com/lb21call1/
- October 28, 2010 at 2:00 PM Eastern Time Webinar link: http://instmus.acrobat.com/lb21call2/
Please test your computer's compatibility with Adobe Connect Pro by visiting the following link:
http://my.adobe.acrobat.com/common/help/en/support/meeting_test.htm. It is recommended that you do this well before the conference begins.
Participants may begin logging in to the webinar up to 10 minutes prior to the conference start time. We recommend you log in to the webinar before calling the conference call line. If you do not have a computer available to you, you may participate solely through the conference call line.
Application guidelines and instructions are available at http://www.imls.gov/applicants/grants/21centuryLibrarian.shtm. Please direct any questions about the program to Kevin Cherry, senior program officer, 202-653-4662, kcherry@imls.gov; Mary Alice Ball, senior program officer, 202-653-4730, mball@imls.gov; or Karmen Bisher, program specialist, 202-653-4664, kbisher@imls.gov.
7. WEBSITE OF THE WEEK
U.S. Religious Knowledge Survey: Pew Research Center --http://www.pewforum.org/Other-Beliefs-and-Practices/U-S-Religious-Knowledge-Survey.aspx-- This Pew Forum site presents the findings of this survey entitled: U.S. Religious Knowledge Survey. The Pew Forum conducts surveys, demographic analyses and other social science research on important aspects of religion and public life in the U.S. and around the world. The Pew Research Center's Forum on Religion & Public Life, launched in 2001, seeks to promote a deeper understanding of issues at the intersection of religion and public affairs. (Website reference courtesy of refdesk.com)
8. CALENDAR
September 25-October 2, 2010 - Banned Books Week
October 25-27, 2010 - Chief Officers of State Library Agencies (COSLA) Fall meeting, Kansas City
October 26, 2010 - Instructional Media and Technology (IMT) Team Regional Meeting, Oconomowoc
November 1, 2010 - Instructional Media and Technology (IMT) Team Regional Meeting, Rice Lake
November 2-5, 2010 - Wisconsin Library Association annual conference, Wisconsin Dells
November 12, 2010 - Council on Library and Network Development (COLAND) meeting, Madison
November 15, 2010 - Instructional Media and Technology (IMT) Team Regional Meeting, Wisconsin Dells
November 16-17, 2010 - Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) Advisory Committee meeting, Madison
November 17, 2010 - Instructional Media and Technology (IMT) Team Regional Meeting, Green Bay
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To access previous issues of Channel Weekly, or to subscribe or unsubscribe,
go to: http://channel.dpi.wi.gov/chn_chweekly
==================================================
Roslyn M. Wise
Editor, Channel Weekly
Department of Public Instruction
Division for Libraries, Technology, and Community Learning
PO Box 7841
Madison, WI 53707-7841
Phone: (608) 266-6439
FAX: (608) 267-9207
For questions about this information, contact Roslyn Wise (608) 266-6439