1. New BadgerLink Coordinator
2. Feedback requested for BadgerLink Genealogy Camp/BadgerLunch Survey
3. Nominate your institution for the 2012 National Medal for Museum and Library Service
4. National Library of Medicine Funding Opportunity
5. Website of the Week - FactCheck.org
6. Calendar
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1. NEW BADGERLINK COORDINATOR

The Department of Public Instruction's Division for Libraries and Technology announces David McHugh has joined the Resources for Libraries and Lifelong Learning team as BadgerLink Coordinator. David will be responsible for ensuring all Wisconsin residents have access to the BadgerLink resources from home, work, school, library, or simply out and about. Prior to joining DPI, David was an Instructional Technology Assistant at University of Wisconsin-Madison Academic Technology (DoIT) where he provided first and second tier technical support to staff and instructors via phone and email, offered consultation to professors on effective use of their Course Management Software, developed an interactive learning game, produced media, and created and maintained multiple Drupal-based web sites. David has also worked for Epic Technical Services and UW Extension. He has experience performing software testing, evaluating web sites for web-accessibility and user-centered design, and providing social media instruction and software training.

BadgerLink is a statewide program that provides full-text information and multi-media from magazines, newspapers, reference materials, primary documents, as well as information on health, business, auto repair, children and adult literature. The BadgerLink Coordinator is responsible for providing access to the resources, and provides technical support to libraries, schools, businesses and users.


2. FEEDBACK REQUESTED FOR BADGERLINK GENEALOGY CAMP/BADGERLUNCH SURVEY

June 28, 2012, marked the final BadgerLunch of the season. The theme of the series was "BadgerLink Genealogy Camp" and focused on genealogy resources in BadgerLink.

In planning for future trainings, the BadgerLink team has put together a survey: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?fromEmail=true&formkey=dFU5OHlQX2ljNVducG1TWGs4QXByTlE6MQ

Please complete this short survey about the BadgerLunch webinar training series. By completing this survey you will help us evaluate our current webinar format and content as well as provide insight into future trainings.

The survey should not take more than 5 minutes to complete. The survey closes on August 1, 2012.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Kara Ripley, BadgerLink Training Librarian, at kara.ripley@dpi.wi.gov.

You can find this series and other training webinars archived at http://www.badgerlink.net/training.html.


3. NOMINATE YOUR INSTITUTION FOR THE 2012 NATIONAL MEDAL FOR MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICE

The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) is accepting nominations for the 2013 National Medal for Museum and Library Service, the nation's highest honor for exemplary service by these institutions. Museums and libraries that would like to be considered for the National Medal should complete the nomination form by October 15, 2012.

The National Medal honors museums and libraries that make extraordinary civic, educational, economic, environmental, and social contributions. Public or private nonprofit museums, including art, history, science and technology, children's, and natural history museums; historic houses, nature centers, zoos, and botanical gardens; and all types of nonprofit libraries, including public, school, academic, research, and archival, are eligible to receive this honor. The winners are honored at a National Medal award ceremony held in Washington, D.C.

For more information and to access the nomination form, please go to www.imls.gov/applicants/detail.aspx?GrantId=13. A complete application will include a five-page, single-spaced narrative; financial statements for the past two fiscal years; and up to three letters of support. These nominating materials are reviewed by members of the National Museum and Library Services Board, a presidentially appointed policy advisory board of IMLS. Based on their recommendations, the IMLS Director selects the final winners.

Complete applications must be postmarked by October 15, 2012 to this address (no faxes or emails will be accepted):
The National Medal for Museum and Library Service
Office of the Director
Institute of Museum and Library Services
1800 M St. NW 9th Floor
Washington, DC 20036-5802

Program Contact for Libraries:
Michele Farrell, Senior Program Officer
Phone: 202-653-4656
E-mail: mfarrell@imls.gov

Program Contact for Museums:
Steven Shwartzman, Senior Program Officer
Phone: 202-653-4641
E-mail: sshwartzman@imls.gov


4. NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE FUNDING OPPORTUNITY

In order to enhance the collaboration among libraries and disaster-related agencies, the National Library of Medicine is now soliciting proposals for disaster medicine and public health information improvement projects. Librarians are encouraged to apply for the contract awards, which range from $15,000-30,000 each for one-year projects. The deadline for proposals is Wednesday, August 8, 2012, at 2:00 p.m.

The funding opportunity is designed to improve access to disaster medicine and public health information for health care professionals, first responders and others that play a role in health-related disaster preparedness, response and recovery. Those interested in applying for the funding can view summaries of the seven projects funded for 2011-2012 (shortened link): http://goo.gl/FeF1O.

Further information about applying can be found at http://goo.gl/Iryk7.


5. WEBSITE OF THE WEEK

FactCheck.org -- http://factcheck.org/ -- This site, a project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania, describes itself as a "nonpartisan, nonprofit 'consumer advocate' for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics." (website reference courtesy of refdesk.com)


6. CALENDAR

September 14, 2012 - Council on Library and Network Development (COLAND) meeting, Oshkosh

October 11, 2012 - Public Library System Youth Services Liaison meeting, DeForest

October 12, 2012 - Public Library System Continuing Education and Certification Consultants meeting, DeForest

October 23-26, 2012 - Wisconsin Library Association (WLA) annual conference, La Crosse

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Roslyn M. Wise
Editor, Channel Weekly
Department of Public Instruction
Division for Libraries and Technology
PO Box 7841
Madison, WI 53707-7841
Phone: (608) 266-6439
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