1. Pew Internet Center study on library use
2. State Document of the Week: Regulation of sand mining in Wisconsin
3. BadgerLink Resource of the Week: BadgerLink promotional materials
4. Website of the Week: Digital Public Library of America
5. Calendar
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1. PEW INTERNET CENTER STUDY ON LIBRARY USE

The Pew Internet Center recently published findings from one of their many studies on library use. The study, From Distant Admirers to Library Lovers–and beyond: A typology of public library engagement in America provides insight into the profound challenges and opportunities to countless institutions and industries, from universities to newspapers to the music industry, in ways both large and small that the digital era has brought about. Institutions that were previously identified with printed material—and its attendant properties of being expensive, scarce, and obscure—are now considering how to take on new roles as purveyors of information, connections, and entertainment, using the latest formats and technologies.

The impact of digital technologies on public libraries is particularly interesting because libraries serve so many people (about half of all Americans ages 16 and older used a public library in some form in the past year, as of September 2013) and correspondingly try to meet a wide variety of needs. This is also what makes the task of public libraries—as well as governments, news organizations, religious groups, schools, and any other institution that is trying to reach a wide swath of the American public—so challenging: They are trying to respond to new technologies while maintaining older strategies of knowledge dissemination.

Read more about the study in this article written by Pew Internet Center research staff Kathryn Zickuhr, Kristen Purcell and Lee Rainie, and view the quiz to determine how engaged you are as a library user: http://www.pewinternet.org/2014/03/13/library-engagement-typology/.


2. WISCONSIN DIGITAL ARCHIVES STATE DOCUMENT OF THE WEEK

Regulation of sand mining in Wisconsin, http://bit.ly/1peOBff. "Sand mining is a growing industry in Wisconsin, due to significant deposits in the state of sand utilized by energy companies to extract oil and gas using hydraulic fracturing technology. This Information Memorandum provides an overview of the regulation of sand mining in Wisconsin."


3. BADGERLINK RESOURCE OF THE WEEK

Need more promotional BadgerLink bookmarks, posters, or postcards? BadgerLink print promotional materials are available to Wisconsin organizations and are mailed or sent through library delivery at no charge. Order your materials at http://www.badgerlink.net/get-the-word-out/bookmarks-posters


4. Website of the Week

Digital Public Library of America -- http://dp.la -- The Digital Public Library of America is a free site that brings together the riches of America's libraries, archives, and museums, and makes them freely available to the world. (Website reference courtesy of refdesk.com)


5. CALENDAR

June 26-July 1, 2014 – American Library Association annual conference, Las Vegas, NV

July 11, 2014 – Council on Library and Network Development (COLAND) meeting, Mauston

September 12, 2014 – Council on Library and Network Development (COLAND) meeting, to be confirmed

October 2, 2014 – Annual Youth Services Liaisons Meeting, DeForest

October 3, 2014 – Annual System Continuing Education and Certification Consultants Meeting, DeForest

November 4-7, 2014 – Wisconsin Library Association annual conference, Wisconsin Dells

November 19, 2014 - Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) Advisory Committee Meeting, DeForest

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Roslyn M. Wise
Editor, Channel Weekly
Department of Public Instruction
Division for Libraries and Technology
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