1. LSTA grant awards approved for 2012
2. ALA executives meet with publishers on E-book issues
3. Website of the Week - FamilyDoctor.org
4. Calendar
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1. LSTA GRANT AWARDS APPROVED FOR 2012
State Superintendent Tony Evers has approved Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) program grants totaling approximately $2,862,000 million for 2012. Congress and the President approved 2012 funding of the LSTA State Grants program at a level that provides a decreased allocation to Wisconsin of $84,250 from funding for 2011.
The Wisconsin LSTA Advisory Committee met in Madison November 16-17, 2011 to review the grant applications and make recommendations to the state superintendent on grant awards. Grant award letters were sent out the first week of February.
Summary of Selected Proposed LSTA Grant Programs:
Accessibility - Approximately $67,560 will be used by public library systems to assist their member libraries and branches with purchasing and installing the technology and other adaptive equipment needed to increase accessibility for people of all ages who have mobility, vision, and/or hearing disabilities, and to provide member librarians with the training to use the equipment effectively.
Broadband Upgrade Grants - $30,000 in financial assistance will be available for libraries obtaining fiber for high speed Internet access through the state's federal broadband grant. This assistance would provide routers and extra wiring needed to install the broadband connections.
Digitization of Local Resources - $14,076 was awarded to allow public libraries to digitize resources that may be of unique or local interest and make them available on the web to all citizens of the state. These grants were awarded in 2011 but due to staff shortages at the University of Wisconsin Digital Collections Center (UWDCC), projects could not be implemented until 2012.
Delivery - $90,000 has been awarded to help support the statewide delivery service backbone structure and to support delivery service to the libraries in the very northern part of the state.
E-Content Licensing*- The purpose of this category is to support and encourage expanded e-content to be made available to libraries and individuals statewide. $300,000 in this category will be used as a match to support a funding model of $1,000,000 suggested as a result of a summit for expanded statewide cooperative purchasing through WiLS (Wisconsin Interlibrary Services) of e-books and other e-content.
Learning Express Library License - $100,000 Funds support a statewide license for Learning Express Library, an online source of work force development preparation materials for students and adults. The amount covers a license for 1/1/2012-6/30/2012.
Library Director Orientation*- Almost $10,000 will be awarded to one library system and will be shared cooperatively amongst 17 library systems to provide two one day "boot camps" to improve library services for all residents through better training of library staff, as well as more effective management of public libraries through orientation programs for new library directors.
Library System Technology Projects - $350,000 has been awarded to systems on a formula basis for technology projects based on the needs of the systems and member libraries. The formula takes into account system area and population.
Literacy - $105,000 will be awarded to promote and demonstrate the role of public libraries in improving literacy, reading and computer skills for people having difficulty using libraries because of their educational, cultural, or socioeconomic background.
School Media Staffing Activities - $35,000 will be awarded to DLTCL staff working in collaboration with school districts and CESAs to address the ongoing issues related to staffing school library media centers in the state of Wisconsin.
* Indicates a new category.
2. ALA EXECUTIVES MEET WITH PUBLISHERS ON E-BOOK ISSUES
Last week several representatives from the American Library Association (ALA) met in New York with several major publishers to discuss e-books. Among the publishers attending the meeting were Macmillan and Simon & Schuster, neither of which currently lend e-books to libraries. ALA President Molly Raphael described the discussions as "substantive and productive." A more detailed summary of the meetings and follow-up activities are reported in the American Libraries' E-content blog at http://www.americanlibrariesmagazine.org/e-content.
3. WEBSITE OF THE WEEK
FamilyDoctor.org -- http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home.html -- The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) operates this site, which provides health information for individuals of all ages. AAFP is a national medical organization representing more than 93,700 family physicians, family practice residents and medical students. All of the information on this site has been written and reviewed by physicians and patient education professionals at the AAFP. (website reference courtesy of refdesk.com)
4. CALENDAR
February 14, 2012 - Wisconsin Library Association (WLA)/Wisconsin Education Media and Technology Association (WEMTA) Library Legislative Day, Madison
March 9, 2012 - Council on Library and Network Development (COLAND) meeting, to be confirmed
March 13-17, 2012 - Public Library Association annual meeting, Philadelphia, PA
March 28-30, 2012 - Wisconsin Education Media and Technology Association (WEMTA) Annual Conference, Wisconsin Dells
April 23-24, 2012 - American Library Association National Library Legislative Day, Washington, DC
May 9-11, 2012 - Wisconsin Association of Public Libraries annual conference, Stevens Point
October 23-26, 2012 - Wisconsin Library Association (WLA) annual conference, La Crosse
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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. ALA executives meet with publishers on E-book issues
3. Website of the Week - FamilyDoctor.org
4. Calendar
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1. LSTA GRANT AWARDS APPROVED FOR 2012
State Superintendent Tony Evers has approved Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) program grants totaling approximately $2,862,000 million for 2012. Congress and the President approved 2012 funding of the LSTA State Grants program at a level that provides a decreased allocation to Wisconsin of $84,250 from funding for 2011.
The Wisconsin LSTA Advisory Committee met in Madison November 16-17, 2011 to review the grant applications and make recommendations to the state superintendent on grant awards. Grant award letters were sent out the first week of February.
Summary of Selected Proposed LSTA Grant Programs:
Accessibility - Approximately $67,560 will be used by public library systems to assist their member libraries and branches with purchasing and installing the technology and other adaptive equipment needed to increase accessibility for people of all ages who have mobility, vision, and/or hearing disabilities, and to provide member librarians with the training to use the equipment effectively.
Broadband Upgrade Grants - $30,000 in financial assistance will be available for libraries obtaining fiber for high speed Internet access through the state's federal broadband grant. This assistance would provide routers and extra wiring needed to install the broadband connections.
Digitization of Local Resources - $14,076 was awarded to allow public libraries to digitize resources that may be of unique or local interest and make them available on the web to all citizens of the state. These grants were awarded in 2011 but due to staff shortages at the University of Wisconsin Digital Collections Center (UWDCC), projects could not be implemented until 2012.
Delivery - $90,000 has been awarded to help support the statewide delivery service backbone structure and to support delivery service to the libraries in the very northern part of the state.
E-Content Licensing*- The purpose of this category is to support and encourage expanded e-content to be made available to libraries and individuals statewide. $300,000 in this category will be used as a match to support a funding model of $1,000,000 suggested as a result of a summit for expanded statewide cooperative purchasing through WiLS (Wisconsin Interlibrary Services) of e-books and other e-content.
Learning Express Library License - $100,000 Funds support a statewide license for Learning Express Library, an online source of work force development preparation materials for students and adults. The amount covers a license for 1/1/2012-6/30/2012.
Library Director Orientation*- Almost $10,000 will be awarded to one library system and will be shared cooperatively amongst 17 library systems to provide two one day "boot camps" to improve library services for all residents through better training of library staff, as well as more effective management of public libraries through orientation programs for new library directors.
Library System Technology Projects - $350,000 has been awarded to systems on a formula basis for technology projects based on the needs of the systems and member libraries. The formula takes into account system area and population.
Literacy - $105,000 will be awarded to promote and demonstrate the role of public libraries in improving literacy, reading and computer skills for people having difficulty using libraries because of their educational, cultural, or socioeconomic background.
School Media Staffing Activities - $35,000 will be awarded to DLTCL staff working in collaboration with school districts and CESAs to address the ongoing issues related to staffing school library media centers in the state of Wisconsin.
* Indicates a new category.
2. ALA EXECUTIVES MEET WITH PUBLISHERS ON E-BOOK ISSUES
Last week several representatives from the American Library Association (ALA) met in New York with several major publishers to discuss e-books. Among the publishers attending the meeting were Macmillan and Simon & Schuster, neither of which currently lend e-books to libraries. ALA President Molly Raphael described the discussions as "substantive and productive." A more detailed summary of the meetings and follow-up activities are reported in the American Libraries' E-content blog at http://www.americanlibrariesmagazine.org/e-content.
3. WEBSITE OF THE WEEK
FamilyDoctor.org -- http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home.html -- The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) operates this site, which provides health information for individuals of all ages. AAFP is a national medical organization representing more than 93,700 family physicians, family practice residents and medical students. All of the information on this site has been written and reviewed by physicians and patient education professionals at the AAFP. (website reference courtesy of refdesk.com)
4. CALENDAR
February 14, 2012 - Wisconsin Library Association (WLA)/Wisconsin Education Media and Technology Association (WEMTA) Library Legislative Day, Madison
March 9, 2012 - Council on Library and Network Development (COLAND) meeting, to be confirmed
March 13-17, 2012 - Public Library Association annual meeting, Philadelphia, PA
March 28-30, 2012 - Wisconsin Education Media and Technology Association (WEMTA) Annual Conference, Wisconsin Dells
April 23-24, 2012 - American Library Association National Library Legislative Day, Washington, DC
May 9-11, 2012 - Wisconsin Association of Public Libraries annual conference, Stevens Point
October 23-26, 2012 - Wisconsin Library Association (WLA) annual conference, La Crosse
==================================================
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