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Table of Contents
1. Nominations sought for DSAC and LITAC
2. State’s technology survey completion rate one of highest in nation
3. Website of the Week – Truman Library
4. Calendar
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REMINDER - Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, Channel Weekly will not be published next week (November 27). The next issue of Channel Weekly will be the December 4 edition.
1. NOMINATIONS SOUGHT FOR DSAC AND LITAC
The Division for Libraries, Technology, and Community Learning is seeking nominations for people to serve terms beginning January 1, 2009, on the Delivery Services Advisory Committee (DSAC) and the Library Information Technology Advisory Committee (LITAC). Both committees have representation from all types of libraries.
The Delivery Services Advisory Committee provides a source of coordinated review and advice on the statewide delivery of library materials. The committee consists of 15 members who serve two year terms. The committee meets three times a year, with one meeting that requires traveling.
The Library Information Technology Advisory Committee provides advice on statewide library technology programs, including but not limited to BadgerLink, WISCAT, the Wisconsin Digital Archive, AskAway virtual reference services, digitization programs, information literacy, and other programs. The committee consists of 21 members who serve three year terms. The committee meets four times per year in Madison. Consideration is being given to holding some meetings via Webinar.
Please submit nominations by December 1, 2008, to Sally Drew (sally.drew@dpi.wi.gov) providing names, address, phone, email and a short description including the nominee's title and experience.
2. STATE’S TECHNOLOGY SURVEY COMPLETION RATE ONE OF HIGHEST IN NATION
A national survey of public library funding and technology access, sponsored by the American Library Association and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, was mailed to over 7,000 public libraries nationwide in early September. In Wisconsin, 216 libraries were requested to complete the survey. As of late October, only 30% of the requested libraries had finished the survey. However the Division for Libraries, Technology, and Community Learning (DLTCL) is pleased to report that in the final week before the survey closed on November 7, many libraries completed the survey. Wisconsin’s final response rate was 79.3%, one of the highest in the country. The DLTCL appreciates all the work library staff did to answer the survey questions. For more background on the survey, see the October 16 Channel Weekly at
http://dpi.wi.gov/channel/chwk1106.html. Final results from last year’s survey were released in September and are at
http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/ors/plftas/0708report.cfm.
3. WEBSITE OF THE WEEK
Truman Library --
http://www.trumanlibrary.org/trivia/turkey.htm -- Did President Truman pardon a turkey? The Truman Presidential Library has received many requests over the years for information confirming the story that President Truman "pardoned" a Thanksgiving turkey in 1947, thus initiating a Presidential tradition that continues to this day. The Harry S. Truman Library and Museum is one of twelve Presidential Libraries administered by the National Archives and Records Administration.
4. CALENDAR
January 9, 2009 – Council on Library and Network Development, Cottage Grove
February 3, 2009 – WEMTA/WLA Library Legislative Day, Madison
March 22-24, 2009 – Wisconsin Educational Media and Technology Association (WEMTA) Spring Conference, Madison
April 21-24, 2009 – Wisconsin Association of Academic Librarians Annual Conference, Green Lake
May 6-8, 2009 – Wisconsin Association of Public Libraries Spring Conference, Wisconsin Dells
October 20-23, 2009 – Wisconsin Library Association Annual Conference, Appleton
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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: (609) 266-8770
For questions about this information, contact Roslyn M. Wise (608) 266-6439
Last updated on 11/24/2008 9:03:11 AM
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