1. State E-book Summit to be held May 4
2. How do you use BadgerLink?
3. ICMA Report: Maximize the Potential of Your Public Library
4. PLA announces Turning the Page 2.0
5. Website of the Week - CIA: The World Factbook
6. Calendar
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1. STATE E-BOOK SUMMIT TO BE HELD MAY 4
Over the past year there has been considerable discussion in the library community on the issue of e-books and their impact on library services. To help frame this discussion from a statewide perspective - and to give the Division for Libraries, Technology, and Community Learning some strategic direction on where to place our limited resources - the division will hold a one day meeting on the topic of e-books. This meeting (or "summit") will be held on May 4 in Madison.
As part of background for the summit, division staff members have been working with an external committee representative of the state's library community. We have also reached out to various library organizations seeking their input on who to invite and on the issues to be discussed. This will be a working summit and at the end of the day attendees will make recommendations that the division and the larger library community can act on. Because of this, attendance is restricted to about 40 people and is by invitation only. (Invitations were sent out earlier this week.)
Tom Peters will deliver the summit keynote. Tom co-authored the 2010 e-book report commissioned by the Chief Officers of State Library Agencies (COSLA) and has extensive experience in the area of e-content. (The COSLA report is at http://www.cosla.org/documents/COSLA2270_Report_Final1.pdf.) Tom Peters will also be giving the keynote at the WAPL Conference on May 5. The general WAPL conference will include an e-book session which will include a short report on the results of the summit.
We want the entire statewide library community to be able to contribute to the discussion of e-book issues to be addressed at the summit, and we will soon be setting up an online forum for this discussion. Stay tuned.
The division's e-book website at http://pld.dpi.wi.gov/pld_ebooksummit will be updated next week to provide more information. In the meantime, if you have any questions, contact Bob Bocher (608-266-2127, robert.bocher@dpi.wi.gov.)
2. HOW DO YOU USE BADGERLINK?
We are searching for stories about how you use the BadgerLink resources. In your classroom, office, or home, we want to know what sort of questions you have answered, assignments you have completed, or curriculum you have supplemented, using BadgerLink.
If you have a story, please use the "Contact Us" link on the BadgerLink website to share your story: http://www.badgerlink.net/. The BadgerLink staff strives to provide the best service possible to the people of Wisconsin by providing webinars on how to use BadgerLink, answering technical questions as quickly as possible, and listening to requests and suggestions.
BadgerLink provides access to quality online information resources for Wisconsin residents through a variety of educational vendors. There are over 30 databases and millions of full text journal, newspaper, and magazine articles in addition to full chapters of books, maps, images and indexes. BadgerLink (http://www.badgerlink.net/) is a project of the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI), Division for Libraries, Technology, and Community Learning. The project is funded through the Wisconsin Universal Service Fund with partial support provided by the Library Services and Technology Act using funds received from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).
3. ICMA REPORT: MAXIMIZE THE POTENTIAL OF YOUR PUBLIC LIBRARY
A recent report by the International City/County Management Association (ICMA) stresses the importance of developing and maintaining strong relationships between the public library and the local government to help local governments tackle critical community priorities. The report, "Maximize the Potential of Your Public Library," funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, includes case studies providing examples and instructive guides on how public libraries in jurisdictions large and small are partnering with local governments and organizations to develop innovative solutions for important strategic community initiatives.
The report stresses that "the credibility public libraries have with citizens provides a strong platform for their expanded roles. They have enormous potential to assist in any strategic initiative. As communities look to do more with less, libraries can provide a greater return on the investment local governments make in them when libraries become strategically involved in addressing community priorities...."
The report can be downloaded in PDF format from the ICMA website, using the following link: http://bit.ly/idYlgn.
4. PLA ANNOUNCES TURNING THE PAGE 2.0
The effective and popular PLA advocacy training program "Turning the Page," tested several years ago in Minneapolis, is back in a whole new form, and is available free to public libraries, staff, trustees, and supporters. Presented by the Public Library Association (PLA) with support from The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Turning the Page 2.0 is offered as a six-week, facilitated online course. Library staff and supporters will learn how to create and tell their library's story, deliver effective presentations, develop a compelling case for support, and build and sustain partnerships.
Turning the Page 2.0 will be offered six times throughout 2011 and 2012. There are no residency restrictions for the regional events. Participants may attend the kick-off event (not required, but encouraged) in any location if it corresponds with the preferred online session. Please note: participants must register separately for the optional in-person kick-off and the online portion of the course. More information, dates, and links to available sessions are available at:
http://pla.org/ala/mgrps/divs/pla/plaevents/turningthepage/index.cfm.
Registration is currently open for the first Online series, which follows the kickoff event at the Texas Library Association Conference in Austin, Texas. The Kickoff for the Midwest session is listed as Fall 2011 (location to be determined), with registration opening September 15, 2011.
5. WEBSITE OF THE WEEK
CIA: The World Factbook -- https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html -- The World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities. (website reference courtesy of refdesk.com)
6. CALENDAR
March 20-22, 2011 - Wisconsin Educational Media and Technology Association (WEMTA) conference, Madison
April 13-14, 2011 - LSTA Advisory Committee meeting, Madison
May 4-6, 2011 - Wisconsin Association of Public Libraries (WAPL) annual conference, Madison
May 13, 2011 - Council on Library and Network Development (COLAND) meeting, Madison
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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
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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. How do you use BadgerLink?
3. ICMA Report: Maximize the Potential of Your Public Library
4. PLA announces Turning the Page 2.0
5. Website of the Week - CIA: The World Factbook
6. Calendar
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1. STATE E-BOOK SUMMIT TO BE HELD MAY 4
Over the past year there has been considerable discussion in the library community on the issue of e-books and their impact on library services. To help frame this discussion from a statewide perspective - and to give the Division for Libraries, Technology, and Community Learning some strategic direction on where to place our limited resources - the division will hold a one day meeting on the topic of e-books. This meeting (or "summit") will be held on May 4 in Madison.
As part of background for the summit, division staff members have been working with an external committee representative of the state's library community. We have also reached out to various library organizations seeking their input on who to invite and on the issues to be discussed. This will be a working summit and at the end of the day attendees will make recommendations that the division and the larger library community can act on. Because of this, attendance is restricted to about 40 people and is by invitation only. (Invitations were sent out earlier this week.)
Tom Peters will deliver the summit keynote. Tom co-authored the 2010 e-book report commissioned by the Chief Officers of State Library Agencies (COSLA) and has extensive experience in the area of e-content. (The COSLA report is at http://www.cosla.org/documents/COSLA2270_Report_Final1.pdf.) Tom Peters will also be giving the keynote at the WAPL Conference on May 5. The general WAPL conference will include an e-book session which will include a short report on the results of the summit.
We want the entire statewide library community to be able to contribute to the discussion of e-book issues to be addressed at the summit, and we will soon be setting up an online forum for this discussion. Stay tuned.
The division's e-book website at http://pld.dpi.wi.gov/pld_ebooksummit will be updated next week to provide more information. In the meantime, if you have any questions, contact Bob Bocher (608-266-2127, robert.bocher@dpi.wi.gov.)
2. HOW DO YOU USE BADGERLINK?
We are searching for stories about how you use the BadgerLink resources. In your classroom, office, or home, we want to know what sort of questions you have answered, assignments you have completed, or curriculum you have supplemented, using BadgerLink.
If you have a story, please use the "Contact Us" link on the BadgerLink website to share your story: http://www.badgerlink.net/. The BadgerLink staff strives to provide the best service possible to the people of Wisconsin by providing webinars on how to use BadgerLink, answering technical questions as quickly as possible, and listening to requests and suggestions.
BadgerLink provides access to quality online information resources for Wisconsin residents through a variety of educational vendors. There are over 30 databases and millions of full text journal, newspaper, and magazine articles in addition to full chapters of books, maps, images and indexes. BadgerLink (http://www.badgerlink.net/) is a project of the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI), Division for Libraries, Technology, and Community Learning. The project is funded through the Wisconsin Universal Service Fund with partial support provided by the Library Services and Technology Act using funds received from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).
3. ICMA REPORT: MAXIMIZE THE POTENTIAL OF YOUR PUBLIC LIBRARY
A recent report by the International City/County Management Association (ICMA) stresses the importance of developing and maintaining strong relationships between the public library and the local government to help local governments tackle critical community priorities. The report, "Maximize the Potential of Your Public Library," funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, includes case studies providing examples and instructive guides on how public libraries in jurisdictions large and small are partnering with local governments and organizations to develop innovative solutions for important strategic community initiatives.
The report stresses that "the credibility public libraries have with citizens provides a strong platform for their expanded roles. They have enormous potential to assist in any strategic initiative. As communities look to do more with less, libraries can provide a greater return on the investment local governments make in them when libraries become strategically involved in addressing community priorities...."
The report can be downloaded in PDF format from the ICMA website, using the following link: http://bit.ly/idYlgn.
4. PLA ANNOUNCES TURNING THE PAGE 2.0
The effective and popular PLA advocacy training program "Turning the Page," tested several years ago in Minneapolis, is back in a whole new form, and is available free to public libraries, staff, trustees, and supporters. Presented by the Public Library Association (PLA) with support from The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Turning the Page 2.0 is offered as a six-week, facilitated online course. Library staff and supporters will learn how to create and tell their library's story, deliver effective presentations, develop a compelling case for support, and build and sustain partnerships.
Turning the Page 2.0 will be offered six times throughout 2011 and 2012. There are no residency restrictions for the regional events. Participants may attend the kick-off event (not required, but encouraged) in any location if it corresponds with the preferred online session. Please note: participants must register separately for the optional in-person kick-off and the online portion of the course. More information, dates, and links to available sessions are available at:
http://pla.org/ala/mgrps/divs/pla/plaevents/turningthepage/index.cfm.
Registration is currently open for the first Online series, which follows the kickoff event at the Texas Library Association Conference in Austin, Texas. The Kickoff for the Midwest session is listed as Fall 2011 (location to be determined), with registration opening September 15, 2011.
5. WEBSITE OF THE WEEK
CIA: The World Factbook -- https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html -- The World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities. (website reference courtesy of refdesk.com)
6. CALENDAR
March 20-22, 2011 - Wisconsin Educational Media and Technology Association (WEMTA) conference, Madison
April 13-14, 2011 - LSTA Advisory Committee meeting, Madison
May 4-6, 2011 - Wisconsin Association of Public Libraries (WAPL) annual conference, Madison
May 13, 2011 - Council on Library and Network Development (COLAND) meeting, Madison
==================================================
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