1. Wisconsin Virtual Reference Meet-up scheduled for September 16
2. Nominations now accepted for Sara Jaffarian School Library Program Award
3. UpNext! IMLS launches new blog
4. Encourage teens at your library to vote now for YALSA's Teens' Top Ten
5. CNN article reminds us of the value of libraries
6. Website of the Week: Global Gateway
7. Calendar
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1. WISCONSIN VIRTUAL REFERENCE MEET-UP SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 16
AskAway, WiLS, and Resources for Libraries and Lifelong Learning (RL&LL) invite all virtual reference librarians to meet and discuss, during these difficult economic times, the future of virtual reference in Wisconsin and how we can work together to effectively deliver the best quality reference service to all Wisconsin residents regardless of location or affiliation. The Meet-up will be held on Friday, September 16, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the offices of Resources for Libraries and Lifelong Learning, 2109 South Stoughton Road, Madison, or online via live Webinar from the in person meeting, via Adobe Connect at http://wisc.adobeconnect.com/wivrmeet/ (simply click the link at the time of the meet up to join the session). Those participating by Webinar should enter as a guest; audio will be via Voice over IP, so you'll need a microphone and speakers on your computer.
For the past several years AskAway, the statewide virtual reference consortium, has been in large part funded by monies from LSTA. Those financial resources are now at an end. The service utilized by AskAway, OCLC's QuestionPoint, is paid through the end of December 2011. Most academic libraries in the state offer their own virtual reference services of one sort or another, and many public libraries offer some service direct to their specific patrons. But it's been AskAway that has provided full 24/7 service to all Wisconsin patrons. Recently AskAway has included a growing number of K-12 schools and was on the verge of offering full Spanish Language coverage. Alongside BadgerLink, AskAway offered a full range of quality reference services statewide so we are left with the inevitable "what now?" question.
We intend at the Meet Up to involve all virtual reference librarians in a discussion about the future of virtual reference in Wisconsin.
Take our survey. Even if you cannot attend the Meet up, completing the survey will greatly help the discussions and ideas.
To help start the discussions, please click this link: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Y63PDLD to complete a pre-meeting survey. This is your chance to develop the agenda we will be following at the Meet up. A preliminary agenda will be posted prior to the Meet up.
Plan on attending, we need your participation to ensure success of the meet up and the future of extended library services.
2. NOMINATIONS NOW ACCEPTED FOR SARA JAFFARIAN SCHOOL LIBRARY PROGRAM AWARD
The American Library Association (ALA) Public Programs Office is now accepting nominations for the 2011 Sara Jaffarian School Library Program Award for Exemplary Humanities Programming. School libraries, public or private, that served children in any combination of grades K-8 and conducted humanities programs during the 2010-2011 school year are eligible. Applications and award guidelines are available at http://www.ala.org/jaffarianaward. To be considered, nominations must be received by the ALA Public Programs Office by December 15.
The award consists of a $4,000 honorarium and a plaque, to be presented at the 2012 ALA Annual Conference in Anaheim, Calif. Additionally, the winning program will be promoted as a model program for other school libraries on http://www.ProgrammingLibrarian.org, a library programming resource center. To be considered, applicant libraries must have conducted a humanities program or program series during the prior school year (2010-2011). The humanities program can be focused in many subject areas, including but not limited to social studies, poetry, drama, art, music, language arts, foreign language and culture. Programs should focus on broadening perspectives and helping students understand the wider world and their place in it. They should be initiated and coordinated by the school librarian and exemplify the role of the library program in advancing the overall educational goals of the school.
More information about the award will be presented in a free, online learning session hosted by the ALA Public Programs Office on Tuesday, September 13 at 4 p.m. CDT. Ronda Hassig, school librarian of Harmony Middle School, in Overland Park, Kansas, and winner of the 2010 Sara Jaffarian Award, will present her winning model for humanities programming in the school library. The program, titled "Harmony With a Voice," is built on humanities themes through poetry, collaboration, and civic engagement. Following the presentation, Hassig will discuss elements of her award application that lead to her selection, and give tips to prospective applicants to help get their applications started. Registration for this event is required, and can be found at: http://programminglibrarian.adobeconnect.com/harmony-event/event/event_info.html
For more information on the Sara Jaffarian award, visit http://www.ala.org/jaffarianaward.
3. UPNEXT! IMLS LAUNCHES NEW BLOG
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) recently announced the launch of a new blog, UpNext!
The primary goal of the blog is to be a relevant and engaging online community where readers and contributors have a collaborative, open, and transparent environment to share their views and expertise. IMLS wants the blog to be a place where libraries, museums and their partners can share ideas, questions, and experiences.
Focusing on what works and lessons learned in library and museum service, the blog will feature a wide variety of topics and discussions for readers to explore as well as the opportunity to get to know more about IMLS projects, initiatives and staff and to engage with thought leaders both in and outside the museum and library communities.
"In the past month we heard ideas and comments from 1,400 users who participated in our online community to help shape the IMLS strategic plan," said Susan Hildreth, IMLS Director. The UpNext blog provides one response to users who called on IMLS to create more opportunities to share best practices, spur innovation and reach out to partners. We welcome you to continue that conversation and share what you know."
Visitors to http://blog.imls.gov can subscribe to UpNext! and receive email updates when new articles are posted. Along with release of the blog, visitors to the IMLS website will notice some additional changes. The site offers users new page views that aggregate content from across the site. Users can view all content associated with a particular grant program or a particular "issue" and get more in-depth information about their interests.
4. ENCOURAGE TEENS AT YOUR LIBRARY TO VOTE NOW FOR YALSA'S TEENS' TOP TEN
The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), invites all teens to get out the vote for the Teens' Top Ten. Teens can vote for their favorite books from the last year in the annual poll at http://www.ala.org/teenstopten. Voting is open through September 16.
The 25 nominees for this year's Teens' Top Ten are available at http://www.ala.org/teenstopten, along with a toolkit for librarians to promote the Teens' Top Ten to the young adults visiting their libraries.
Teens' Top Ten, an initiative of YALSA's Young Adult (YA) Galley project, allows teens to voice their choice for their favorite books each year-it's the only reading list with titles nominated and voted on by teens.
The final 2011 Teens' Top Ten list will be announced during Teen Read Week, October 16-22, 2011.
5. CNN ARTICLE REMINDS US OF THE VALUE OF LIBRARIES
In an article entitled "Free entertainment, for life," CNN Contributor Bob Greene, a bestselling author whose books include "Late Edition: A Love Story" and "Chevrolet Summers, Dairy Queen Nights," reminds there is good news for book lovers, even in the wake of the grim news facing the book publishing industry.
"There are so many wonderful books that have been written over the centuries, books that will thrill you and make you cry and change you and bring laughter to you and keep you up all night. Even if you did nothing else for the rest of your life but read, you would only be able to get to the most infinitesimal percentage of books that you would be destined to adore. They're just waiting for you - waiting to be found, right now.
"And in most cases, even in these rugged and scary economic times, they're free."
Naturally Greene mentions libraries as places where these discoveries await.
He quotes American Library Association (ALA) President Molly Raphael, who told Greene about the "serendipity, the discovery inherent in finding books on a public library shelf. The act of walking alongside a shelf of books with their spines facing out toward you, and reaching for one and starting to look through it…."
Although he notes that public libraries are weathering difficult times, losing funds and cutting hours or even days, "the glory of the American public library system remains. Use of a library is complimentary for all who wish to come in. A library card is in almost all cases absolutely free. You can search for books yourself, or you can ask for, and receive, the expert help of a librarian."
6. WEBSITE OF THE WEEK
Global Gateway: World Culture and Resources --http://international.loc.gov/intldl/intldlhome.html -- Global Gateway, a Library of Congress web site, offers more than 80 thousand digital items relating to history and culture. In addition, it is a portal to international research centers, collections, and other resources available at the Library of Congress and through its Web site.
7. CALENDAR
September 9, 2011 - Council on Library and Network Development meeting, Madison
September 22, 2011 - Youth Consultants Annual meeting, Madison
September 23, 2011 - Continuing Education & Certification Consultants meeting, Madison
November 1-4, 2011 - Wisconsin Library Association annual conference, Milwaukee
November 11, 2011 - Council on Library and Network Development, Milwaukee
November 16-17, 2011 - LSTA Advisory Committee 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. Nominations now accepted for Sara Jaffarian School Library Program Award
3. UpNext! IMLS launches new blog
4. Encourage teens at your library to vote now for YALSA's Teens' Top Ten
5. CNN article reminds us of the value of libraries
6. Website of the Week: Global Gateway
7. Calendar
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1. WISCONSIN VIRTUAL REFERENCE MEET-UP SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 16
AskAway, WiLS, and Resources for Libraries and Lifelong Learning (RL&LL) invite all virtual reference librarians to meet and discuss, during these difficult economic times, the future of virtual reference in Wisconsin and how we can work together to effectively deliver the best quality reference service to all Wisconsin residents regardless of location or affiliation. The Meet-up will be held on Friday, September 16, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the offices of Resources for Libraries and Lifelong Learning, 2109 South Stoughton Road, Madison, or online via live Webinar from the in person meeting, via Adobe Connect at http://wisc.adobeconnect.com/wivrmeet/ (simply click the link at the time of the meet up to join the session). Those participating by Webinar should enter as a guest; audio will be via Voice over IP, so you'll need a microphone and speakers on your computer.
For the past several years AskAway, the statewide virtual reference consortium, has been in large part funded by monies from LSTA. Those financial resources are now at an end. The service utilized by AskAway, OCLC's QuestionPoint, is paid through the end of December 2011. Most academic libraries in the state offer their own virtual reference services of one sort or another, and many public libraries offer some service direct to their specific patrons. But it's been AskAway that has provided full 24/7 service to all Wisconsin patrons. Recently AskAway has included a growing number of K-12 schools and was on the verge of offering full Spanish Language coverage. Alongside BadgerLink, AskAway offered a full range of quality reference services statewide so we are left with the inevitable "what now?" question.
We intend at the Meet Up to involve all virtual reference librarians in a discussion about the future of virtual reference in Wisconsin.
- How we can maintain valued virtual reference services for all our patrons.
- How we can build on what we have to improve scope, ubiquity and quality of virtual reference.
- How we can blend services to deliver the full range of library services to one and all across the state.
- How we can do this in times of difficult financial resources.
- What should Virtual Reference look like.
Take our survey. Even if you cannot attend the Meet up, completing the survey will greatly help the discussions and ideas.
To help start the discussions, please click this link: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Y63PDLD to complete a pre-meeting survey. This is your chance to develop the agenda we will be following at the Meet up. A preliminary agenda will be posted prior to the Meet up.
Plan on attending, we need your participation to ensure success of the meet up and the future of extended library services.
2. NOMINATIONS NOW ACCEPTED FOR SARA JAFFARIAN SCHOOL LIBRARY PROGRAM AWARD
The American Library Association (ALA) Public Programs Office is now accepting nominations for the 2011 Sara Jaffarian School Library Program Award for Exemplary Humanities Programming. School libraries, public or private, that served children in any combination of grades K-8 and conducted humanities programs during the 2010-2011 school year are eligible. Applications and award guidelines are available at http://www.ala.org/jaffarianaward. To be considered, nominations must be received by the ALA Public Programs Office by December 15.
The award consists of a $4,000 honorarium and a plaque, to be presented at the 2012 ALA Annual Conference in Anaheim, Calif. Additionally, the winning program will be promoted as a model program for other school libraries on http://www.ProgrammingLibrarian.org, a library programming resource center. To be considered, applicant libraries must have conducted a humanities program or program series during the prior school year (2010-2011). The humanities program can be focused in many subject areas, including but not limited to social studies, poetry, drama, art, music, language arts, foreign language and culture. Programs should focus on broadening perspectives and helping students understand the wider world and their place in it. They should be initiated and coordinated by the school librarian and exemplify the role of the library program in advancing the overall educational goals of the school.
More information about the award will be presented in a free, online learning session hosted by the ALA Public Programs Office on Tuesday, September 13 at 4 p.m. CDT. Ronda Hassig, school librarian of Harmony Middle School, in Overland Park, Kansas, and winner of the 2010 Sara Jaffarian Award, will present her winning model for humanities programming in the school library. The program, titled "Harmony With a Voice," is built on humanities themes through poetry, collaboration, and civic engagement. Following the presentation, Hassig will discuss elements of her award application that lead to her selection, and give tips to prospective applicants to help get their applications started. Registration for this event is required, and can be found at: http://programminglibrarian.adobeconnect.com/harmony-event/event/event_info.html
For more information on the Sara Jaffarian award, visit http://www.ala.org/jaffarianaward.
3. UPNEXT! IMLS LAUNCHES NEW BLOG
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) recently announced the launch of a new blog, UpNext!
The primary goal of the blog is to be a relevant and engaging online community where readers and contributors have a collaborative, open, and transparent environment to share their views and expertise. IMLS wants the blog to be a place where libraries, museums and their partners can share ideas, questions, and experiences.
Focusing on what works and lessons learned in library and museum service, the blog will feature a wide variety of topics and discussions for readers to explore as well as the opportunity to get to know more about IMLS projects, initiatives and staff and to engage with thought leaders both in and outside the museum and library communities.
"In the past month we heard ideas and comments from 1,400 users who participated in our online community to help shape the IMLS strategic plan," said Susan Hildreth, IMLS Director. The UpNext blog provides one response to users who called on IMLS to create more opportunities to share best practices, spur innovation and reach out to partners. We welcome you to continue that conversation and share what you know."
Visitors to http://blog.imls.gov can subscribe to UpNext! and receive email updates when new articles are posted. Along with release of the blog, visitors to the IMLS website will notice some additional changes. The site offers users new page views that aggregate content from across the site. Users can view all content associated with a particular grant program or a particular "issue" and get more in-depth information about their interests.
4. ENCOURAGE TEENS AT YOUR LIBRARY TO VOTE NOW FOR YALSA'S TEENS' TOP TEN
The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), invites all teens to get out the vote for the Teens' Top Ten. Teens can vote for their favorite books from the last year in the annual poll at http://www.ala.org/teenstopten. Voting is open through September 16.
The 25 nominees for this year's Teens' Top Ten are available at http://www.ala.org/teenstopten, along with a toolkit for librarians to promote the Teens' Top Ten to the young adults visiting their libraries.
Teens' Top Ten, an initiative of YALSA's Young Adult (YA) Galley project, allows teens to voice their choice for their favorite books each year-it's the only reading list with titles nominated and voted on by teens.
The final 2011 Teens' Top Ten list will be announced during Teen Read Week, October 16-22, 2011.
5. CNN ARTICLE REMINDS US OF THE VALUE OF LIBRARIES
In an article entitled "Free entertainment, for life," CNN Contributor Bob Greene, a bestselling author whose books include "Late Edition: A Love Story" and "Chevrolet Summers, Dairy Queen Nights," reminds there is good news for book lovers, even in the wake of the grim news facing the book publishing industry.
"There are so many wonderful books that have been written over the centuries, books that will thrill you and make you cry and change you and bring laughter to you and keep you up all night. Even if you did nothing else for the rest of your life but read, you would only be able to get to the most infinitesimal percentage of books that you would be destined to adore. They're just waiting for you - waiting to be found, right now.
"And in most cases, even in these rugged and scary economic times, they're free."
Naturally Greene mentions libraries as places where these discoveries await.
He quotes American Library Association (ALA) President Molly Raphael, who told Greene about the "serendipity, the discovery inherent in finding books on a public library shelf. The act of walking alongside a shelf of books with their spines facing out toward you, and reaching for one and starting to look through it…."
Although he notes that public libraries are weathering difficult times, losing funds and cutting hours or even days, "the glory of the American public library system remains. Use of a library is complimentary for all who wish to come in. A library card is in almost all cases absolutely free. You can search for books yourself, or you can ask for, and receive, the expert help of a librarian."
6. WEBSITE OF THE WEEK
Global Gateway: World Culture and Resources --http://international.loc.gov/intldl/intldlhome.html -- Global Gateway, a Library of Congress web site, offers more than 80 thousand digital items relating to history and culture. In addition, it is a portal to international research centers, collections, and other resources available at the Library of Congress and through its Web site.
7. CALENDAR
September 9, 2011 - Council on Library and Network Development meeting, Madison
September 22, 2011 - Youth Consultants Annual meeting, Madison
September 23, 2011 - Continuing Education & Certification Consultants meeting, Madison
November 1-4, 2011 - Wisconsin Library Association annual conference, Milwaukee
November 11, 2011 - Council on Library and Network Development, Milwaukee
November 16-17, 2011 - LSTA Advisory Committee 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