1. LSTA Advisory Committee meeting and public hearing scheduled
2. LSTA applications for 2013 projects
3. DLT programs at WLA conference
4. UW-Madison to move interlibrary loan in house mid 2013
5. Wisconsin library digital book use tops 2 million
6. BadgerLink update
7. Public library awareness and support for Common Core
8. Nominations for state superintendent's rural awards invited
9. BadgerLink Resource of the Week - Primary sources
10. Website of the Week -- Library of Congress: THOMAS
11. Calendar
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EDITOR'S NOTE - Channel Weekly will not be published next week. The next issue of Channel Weekly will be the October 18, 2012, edition.
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1. LSTA ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING AND PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED

Wisconsin's Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) Advisory Committee will meet in DeForest on Wednesday November 7, 2012, at the Comfort Inn & Suites, 5025 County Highway V, DeForest, WI 53532, to discuss grant proposals and make award recommendations for LSTA projects to take place in 2013.
As a part of the meeting, there will be a public hearing beginning at 10:00 a.m. on November 7 for interested persons to make suggestions on the LSTA program for 2014. Final guidelines for the 2014 LSTA program will be developed in April 2013.

If you are unable to attend the public hearing, written comments may be submitted by letter, fax, or e-mail to Terrie Howe, P.O. Box 7841, Madison, WI 53707-7841; fax number (608) 267-9207; email address: Teresa.howe@dpi.wi.gov. Testimony must arrive by 4:00 p.m., Tuesday, November 6 for inclusion in the hearing.


2. LSTA APPLICATIONS FOR 2013 PROJECTS

Public libraries and public library systems submitted sixty-three (63) applications in seven (7) different categories for Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) projects to occur in 2013. The applications requested funds for a variety of projects. Outside reviewers (librarians and other subject experts from around the state) will evaluate the applications submitted in the competitive grant categories over the next few weeks. The projects and grant rankings will be reviewed by the LSTA Advisory Committee at its meeting on November 7, 2012. State Superintendent Tony Evers will announce the grant awards by the end of December.

The preliminary dollars budgeted for each grant category, the dollars requested in the applications, and the number of applications received, are below.

The total amount budgeted for the category projects was $975,000; the total requested was $924,897.


3. DLT PROGRAMS AT WLA CONFERENCE

The Department of Public Instruction's (DPI) Division for Libraries and Technology (DLT) will sponsor or co-sponsor the following programs at the Wisconsin Library Association's (WLA) conference on October 23-26, 2012.

PRECONFERENCE
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Youth Services Information Exchange
Tessa Michaelson Schmidt, Youth and Special Services Consultant, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Public Library Development Team
Take part in a special pre-conference hosted by the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) and the Youth Services Section (YSS). The Youth Services Information Exchange is open to anyone interested in discussing youth services trends, issues, and ideas for public libraries in Wisconsin. This mega-session will offer attendees the opportunity to share, show, talk, meet, and connect. Discussion topics might include collaborations with school libraries or local agencies, grant opportunities and success stories, program sharing within systems, and professional development on a budget. DPI and YSS hosts will emphasize the structure and role of youth services networks in Wisconsin; how these networks can improve support and leadership to youth services librarians. The preconference conversation will be top-down, bottom-up, and every direction in between.

Wednesday, October 24, 2012
9:00 a.m. - 9:10 a.m.
State Superintendent
Tony Evers, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, State Superintendent
Prior to the keynote speaker, the leader of the Wisconsin library agency and State Superintendent of Public Instruction will address all librarians.

Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Consultants' table in Exhibit Hall
10:00 am-11:00 am
Tessa Michaelson Schmidt, Youth and Special Services Consultant, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Public Library Development Team
3:00 pm-4:00 pm
Walter Burkhalter, Public Library Administration Consultant, WI DPI, Division for Libraries and Technology, Public Library Development;
This year's WLA conference will feature a Consultants Table in the exhibit hall. These colleagues will be there to answer your questions and assist you regarding a variety of topics.

Wednesday, October 24, 2012
2:15 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Every Library is a Government Documents Library
Abbigail Swanton, Wisconsin Documents Depository Librarian, Resources for Libraries and Lifelong Learning; Constance Behrens-Huffstetter, Government Documents Reference Librarian, Milwaukee Public Library
As more government information becomes available online, it's important to stay on top of the great resources readily available at your fingertips. Let us show you how to make government information relevant to your patrons as we highlight some of the many electronic resources provided by both state and federal agencies.

Wednesday, October 24, 2012
4:15 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
It Takes Two…Partnerships between Schools and Public Libraries
Tessa Michaelson Schmidt, Youth and Special Services Consultant, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Public Library Development Team; Nancy Anderson, School Library Consultant, Department of Public Instruction; Jamie Matczak, Continuing Education Coordinator, Nicolet Federated Library System; Marge Loch-Wouters, Head of Youth Services, La Crosse Public Library, and Blogger at Tiny Tips for Library Fun
In an environment of shrinking budgets and staff, new mandates and increasing emphasis on school readiness, public libraries can be amazing partners with their K-12 colleagues. Join a panel of seasoned pros and learn about successful collaborations, service models for bringing school and public librarians together, important updates about Wisconsin's "Read to Lead" initiative and information about the new State Common Core Standards for curriculum.

Wednesday, October 24, 2012
4:15 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Resources for Libraries and Lifelong Learning Presents
Kara Ripley, Reference and BadgerLink Training Librarian, Resources for Libraries and Lifelong Learning, Madison; Elizabeth Neuman, Digital Librarian, Resources for Libraries and Lifelong Learning, Madison; Jean Anderson, Continuing Education/Multitype Coordinator, South Central Library System, Madison; Steve Ohs, Library Development Coordinator, Lakeshores Library System, Waterford; Charles Clemence, Resource Sharing Consultant, Winding Rivers Library System, La Crosse; Noreen Fish, Reference and Information Services Librarian, La Crosse Public Library; Constance Behrens-Huffstetter, Government Documents Librarian, Milwaukee Public Library.
Formerly the Reference and Loan Library, Resources for Libraries and Lifelong Learning has gone through many changes in the past several years. This session is an update of their program areas and what they can do for you and your library. Program areas include: BadgerLearn, BadgerLink, BadgerLink's Songbook Database, Interlibrary Loan, Found in Wisconsin, WISCAT and Wisconsin Digital Archives.

Thursday, October 25, 2012
2:15 p.m. - 3:30 pm
Challenges of Joint Libraries
Walter Burkhalter, Public Library Administration Consultant, WI DPI, Division for Libraries and Technology, Public Library Development; Linda Bendix, Director, Frank L. Weyenberg Library of Mequon-Thiensville; Ed Hughes, Director, Rhinelander District Library
Designed for directors and trustees of joint libraries, this session will explore the challenges unique to joint libraries. What are the advantages of a joint library? Who is your fiscal agent? How do your participants determine how much each should contribute? How does a joint library know when they are grandfathered in an older part of Chapter 43? How do you create a contingency fund? Does a joint library option lessen the emotional attachment of a community towards its library?

Thursday, October 25, 2012
2:15 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
On the Hill & Under the Dome -- What the Government is Doing to (and for) My Library
John DeBacher, Director of Public Library Development, WI DPI, Division for Libraries and Technology; Terry Dawson, Chair, WLA Library Development & Legislative Committee, Appleton; Julie Schneider, WLA Federal Legislative Advocate
DPI staff and members of the LD&L Committee will report progress on the legislative review of library system law and other library legislative hopes and dreams, including those at the federal level. What's happening, and what we should do about it, will be discussed.


4. UW-MADISON TO MOVE INTERLIBRARY LOAN IN-HOUSE IN MID 2013

Beginning July 1, 2013, UW-Madison will manage interlibrary loan lending for UW libraries. Wisconsin Library Services (WiLS) has acted as the lending agent for UW-Madison library materials to other libraries (including those from the Wisconsin Historical Society Library) for a number of years. The Department of Public Instruction's Resources for Libraries and Lifelong Learning contracts with WiLS to borrow UW library materials for use by Wisconsin residents and will contract with UW-Madison beginning July 1, 2013.

According to a press release issued by UW-Madison and WiLS, "The Wisconsin Library Services (WiLS) currently acts as the lending agent for UW-Madison library materials to other libraries (including those from the Wisconsin Historical Society Library). The University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries have been exploring a consolidation of our resource sharing operations for a number of years and beginning July 1, 2013, the University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries will incorporate lending into its full range of interlibrary loan and document delivery services. By streamlining our services we will be able to more effectively and efficiently serve all of our users."

The complete announcement is available on the WiLS website: http://www.wils.wisc.edu/wils/news


5. WISCONSIN LIBRARY DIGITAL BOOK USE TOPS 2 MILLION

Wisconsin's Digital Library surpassed 2 million overall checkouts in September (http://dbooks.wplc.info), placing Wisconsin among the highest level of the most common digital book lending service in the U.S., OverDrive.

A collection of audiobooks, eBooks, music and video distributed through OverDrive is available to all library patrons in Wisconsin through the cooperative efforts of the state's 17 regional library systems and their 385 member public libraries. Responding to the growing popularity of electronic books (e-books), all the library systems have participated in a statewide program to purchase $1 million in new content in 2012 for the Wisconsin Digital Library.

Checkouts since 2005 reached 1 million last summer, and with circulation increasing 69% in the past year, the millionth checkout for 2012 and the next milestone of 1 million checkouts in a single year are expected around the end of September. The Wisconsin collection has consistently been the third highest circulating out of thousands of OverDrive partners, with steady growth and checkouts surpassing the famous New York Public Library as well as similar large state consortiums like the Ohio eBook Project and Tennessee READS.

Library users with a valid public library card are able to download e-books and audiobooks for use on their mobile e-book readers and digital audio players, in addition to downloading to their tablets, smart phones or computers. Titles automatically expire at the end of the lending period, so there are no late fees.

The Wisconsin Public Library Consortium (WPLC) was created in 2000 among Wisconsin public libraries and Wisconsin public library systems to provide all Wisconsin citizens with access to an efficient and affordable collection of electronically published materials. These may be accessed from home, work or school, or from any library in the Consortium. http://www.wplc.info/. Funding in 2012 for the collection comes from public library systems, library contributions, and a 30% match in LSTA grants from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.


6. BADGERLINK UPDATE

Some of the BadgerLink resources may look a little different as our vendors redesign and rebrand their interfaces.

Encyclopædia Britannica offers a Spanish Elementary Encyclopedia, containing images, Spanish-language videos, and learning materials specifically designed for younger students. This resource was previously named Enciclopedia Juvenil; with the redesign, Encyclopædia Britannica renamed the resource Escolar.

Educational Communications Board (ECB) provides high-quality digital media designed for Wisconsin's K-12 students and teachers. Last week, ECB released a completely redesigned and rebranded website and the name changed from ECB VideoLink to Wisconsin Media Lab.

Existing links to Enciclopedia Juvenil and ECB VideoLink still work; they now point to the new resources.

If you have questions about BadgerLink, please complete the BadgerLink Technical Support Request Form: http://rl3.dpi.wi.gov.


7. PUBLIC LIBRARY AWARENESS AND SUPPORT FOR COMMON CORE

Wisconsin public libraries can support K-12 learning across the state by showcasing Common Core resources to students, families, and educators. Learn more about these new Wisconsin academic standards on the DPI website: http://dpi.wi.gov/standards

The Common Core Standards for English Language Arts include components that tie ELA into other subjects, including history/social studies and science/technology.

Two of the newest bibliographies from the Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC) of the School of Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison address science and technology education, offering a connection to this aspect of Common Core:

Literary Science 1: K-5 Mentor Texts:

http://www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/books/detailListBooks.asp?idBookLists=608

Literary Science 2: Reading Selections for Grades 6-12:

http://www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/books/detailListBooks.asp?idBookLists=612

You can find these and other CCBC Common Core resources on the CCBC's Common Core portal page:

http://www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/books/commoncore.asp


8. NOMINATIONS FOR STATE SUPERINTENDENT'S RURAL AWARDS INVITED

State Superintendent Tony Evers is inviting applications for his annual Standing Up for Rural Schools, Libraries, and Communities Awards. This year's deadline is December 7.

This program honors partnerships between and among schools, libraries, and communities, which have resulted in projects that demonstrate the great potential and spirit of rural Wisconsin.
The 2013 nomination form can be filled out on the awards webpage and submitted to the mail or email address on the form.

The 2013 award ceremony will be held Friday, February 1, in the State Capitol from 12-1 p.m. All are invited to come and show support for Wisconsin's rural schools, libraries, and communities.


9. BADGERLINK RESOURCE OF THE WEEK

Need to find primary sources? BadgerLink has images, videos, historical documents, speeches, poems and more! Watch this BadgerBite to learn how to search for primary sources: http://youtu.be/bq1li8WmuZ8


10. WEBSITE OF THE WEEK

Library of Congress: THOMAS -- http://thomas.loc.gov/home/thomas.php -- The Library of Congress THOMAS site is the source for federal legislative information. It provides several options for finding bills, resolutions, and legislative histories from 1973 to the present. THOMAS is also the source for presidential nominations, treaties, committee reports, legislative resources for researchers and teachers. (website reference courtesy of refdesk.com)


11. CALENDAR

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

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

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Roslyn M. Wise
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Division for Libraries and Technology
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