1. Certified Equalized Values for calculation of county library tax exemption
2. Department of Justice updates Wisconsin Public Records Outline
3. Register for Government Information Day 2012
4. School librarians help districts address Common Core
5. BadgerLink Resource of the Week: Science Reference Center
6. Website of the Week: National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
7. Calendar
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1. CERTIFIED EQUALIZED VALUES FOR CALCULATION OF COUNTY LIBRARY TAX EXEMPTION

As a follow-up to the August 9 Channel Weekly article, "Instructions for calculating exemption from county library tax," the certified equalized values have been posted by the Department of Revenue at http://www.dor.state.wi.us/report/e.html#equal. These figures should be used by municipalities to calculate the threshold for exemption from the county library tax.

The Public Library Development Team offers step-by-step instructions on calculating the exemption here: http://pld.dpi.wi.gov/sites/default/files/imce/pld/pdf/2013CountyExempCalc.pdf

Not all municipalities with public libraries are eligible for this exemption, but those that have exempted in the past may wish to calculate the amount in order to qualify before finalizing their library appropriation.


2. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE UPDATES WISCONSIN PUBLIC RECORDS OUTLINE

Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen recently announced the newly revised Wisconsin Public Records Compliance Outline available at the Department of Justice website. The new form addresses the permissible fees for responding to public records requests.

Additionally, the public, media representatives and government officials are invited to register to attend free, upcoming DOJ seminars on the public records and open meetings laws with assistant attorneys general. The live programs will be held October 4, 2012, in Waukesha and October 15 in Fitchburg. A live webinar is scheduled for October 17. A webinar is an interactive audio-visual presentation viewed live over the Internet from the participant's personal computer. Online registration for all events is open at the following shortened link: http://goo.gl/3H8lB

The 2012 Public Records Law Compliance Outline is available here (shortened link): http://goo.gl/xiRJR


3. REGISTER FOR GOVERNMENT INFORMATION DAY 2012

Registration is open for Government Information Day 2012. This annual event will be on Sept. 21 at the UW Memorial Library. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Library Association Government Information Round Table, registration is open to all who are interested in government information, especially public and school librarians and library and school board members.

This year's event highlights how government information is relevant and accessible to the public.

Featured programs include:

Updates and news from the Wisconsin Document Depository Program and Wisconsin Digital Archives
Navigating Wisconsin's New Legislative Documents Site by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Presentation of the 2011 Wisconsin Distinguished Document Award
Tour of the Wisconsin Historical Society
Federal Depository Library Program's State Forecast Project

Registration is still only $10. For more information about the event and how to register visit http://wla.wisconsinlibraries.org/girt.


4. SCHOOL LIBRARIANS HELP DISTRICTS ADDRESS COMMON CORE

The following Education Week article reports how school media specialists serve in a unique and valuable hybrid role--as co-instructors alongside classroom teachers, as well as professional-development providers for teachers. Here in Wisconsin, as we collaborate around the Common Core State Standards implementation, librarians are critical to support the effort, both in schools, as well as in the community, where parents and communities adapt to new learning technologies. They are also critical to the leveraging of digital tools as instructional content changes in its delivery.

The article is available here (shortened link): http://goo.gl/q8wVi


4. BADGERLINK RESOURCE OF THE WEEK - SCIENCE REFERENCE CENTER

What? You have a science experiment due tomorrow?! Go to BadgerLink's Science Reference Center and search over 1,000 science experiments! http://bit.ly/Qb2zLz


5. WEBSITE OF THE WEEK

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine -- http://nccam.nih.gov/ -- Website for the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM), the U.S. government's lead agency for scientific research on the diverse medical and health care systems, practices, and products that are not generally considered part of conventional medicine.


6. CALENDAR

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

November 7, 2012 - Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) Advisory Committee meeting, DeForest

October 9, 2012 - Wisconsin Library Service/Resources for Libraries and Lifelong Learning Fall ILL Meeting, Madison

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

November 9, 2012 - Council on Library and Network Development (COLAND) meeting, Sheboygan

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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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