1. Public hearing on State Superintendent's Biennial Report
2. Wisconsin awarded library PC grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
3. ALA technology survey opens in September
4. Library Journal construction questionnaires
5. New York Times "I Love My Librarian" award nominations sought
6. Still time to register for Children's Book Conference
7. Website of the Week - Consumer Action Handbook
8. Calendar
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1. PUBLIC HEARING ON STATE SUPERINTENDENT'S BIENNIAL REPORT
The State Superintendent of Public Instruction is required to report on interlibrary cooperation and resource sharing each biennium. Section 43.03(3)(d), Wis. Stats., requires the state superintendent to submit to the Council on Library and Network Development (COLAND) a biennial report which describes the programs and policies to promote cooperation and resource sharing among all types of libraries and to plan, coordinate, evaluate and set statewide priorities for the development of networks to enable interlibrary cooperation and resource sharing carried out in the preceding biennium and the programs and policies to be carried out in the succeeding biennium.
The Council on Library and Network Development will hold a hearing on the report at its September 11 meeting to be held at Beloit Public Library, 605 Eclipse Boulevard, Beloit, Wisconsin. The meeting will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. with the hearing beginning at 10:15. The Division would appreciate your comments and concerns. The Council will consider both oral and written testimony. Please send any written testimony to Sally Drew at the Department of Public Instruction, Reference and Loan Library, 2109 South Stoughton Road, Madison, WI 53716, or email to
sally.drew@dpi.wi.gov.
This report focuses primarily on the activities of the Division for Libraries, Technology, and Community Learning (Division) in the previous and the current biennia relative to the State Superintendent's responsibilities to promote cooperation and resource sharing among all types of libraries in Wisconsin. It also describes activities of other organizations that are involved with cooperation and resource sharing as appropriate. A draft copy of the report is available at
http://dpi.wi.gov/coland/pdf/COLAND_Biennial_Report_2007_2011-draft.pdf.
This report discusses the activities of the following Wisconsin organizations and committees:
Department of Public Instruction, Division for Libraries, Technology and Community Learning
Council on Library and Network Development (COLAND)
Library Information and Technology Advisory Committee (LITAC)
Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) Advisory Committee
Wisconsin Library Services (WiLS)
Wisconsin Heritage Online Governing Board (WHO)
Department of Administration, Technology for Educational ACHievement (DOA TEACH)
BadgerNet Converged Network Advisory Committee
Delivery Services Advisory Committee
This report covers the following programs and projects:
Visioning Summit - Future of Wisconsin Libraries 2008-2011
Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) (federal funding for library services)
The Wisconsin Library Technology Strategic Plan
Channel and Channel Weekly (print and electronic newsletters)
Library listservs: WISCAT-L, WISCATILL-L (interlibrary loan), WIPUBLIB, WEMA-L, WPK-12, and BadgerLink-L
BadgerLink (full text of magazines, newspapers, and reference materials and links to library resources)
Wisconsin Document Depository Program
State government portal (Wisconsin.gov)
Wisconsin Digital Archive
Creation and management of digitized library resources
The University of Wisconsin Digital Collections Center (UWDCC)
The Wisconsin Heritage Online (WHO)
Internet access for schools and libraries
E-Rate program (discounted telecommunication services from federal government)
WISCAT/WISCATILL (statewide union catalog and gateway to library catalogs)
University of Wisconsin System integrated library system
Public library systems integrated library systems
Interlibrary loan services
Reference services
Delivery of library materials (provided through public library systems and South Central Library System)
Regional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
NFB NewsLine for the Blind (telephone access to national and Wisconsin newspapers)
Child Care Information Center (CCIC)
Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)
2. WISCONSIN AWARDED LIBRARY PC GRANT FROM THE BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has notified the Department of Public Instruction, Division for Libraries, Technology, and Community Learning (DLTCL) that it has accepted the division's grant application for the foundation's library PC grant program. This grant, formally called the "Opportunity Online Hardware Grant," will enable one hundred of the state's 470 public libraries and branches to receive $738,400 in foundation funding to purchase a total of 447 PCs. The grant and the required local match provides sufficient funding for libraries to also purchase software, peripherals (e.g., printers), and to provide technical support for the PCs. The state's regional library systems are an important part of this grant too. Most systems will coordinate the purchase, configuration, and installation of the PCs and help provide technical support and other assistance. If you have any questions on the grant, visit the grant's website at
http://dpi.wi.gov/pld/gatespcgrant.html, or contact Bob Bocher,
robert.bocher@dpi.wi.gov.
3. ALA TECHNOLOGY SURVEY OPENS IN SEPTEMBER
Since 2006, the American Library Association (ALA), with support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, has conducted a national survey of public library funding and technology. The "Public Library Funding and Technology Access" survey builds on previous surveys conducted since 1994. The data from the survey helps ALA and other organizations advocate for more library support and funding, especially in the areas of technology and Internet access.
The 2009 survey will open right after Labor Day and close on November 6. Next week a postcard will be sent to libraries selected to complete the survey announcing its availability. This will have login and other information. NOTE: Libraries getting PCs as part of the Gates grant are required to complete the survey.
Approximately 70% of Wisconsin's public libraries will be requested to participate in the survey. If your library is part of this group, the division encourages you to complete the survey. More information on the project, including links to the results from past years, is available at
http://www.ala.org/plinternetfunding.
4. LIBRARY JOURNAL CONSTRUCTION QUESTIONNAIRES
Library Journal (LJ) has asked for the assistance of the Division for Libraries, Technology, and Community Learning in distributing questionnaires to obtain information about recent public library building projects, remodeling projects, and public library referenda. The construction information they collect will be used in the next Library Journal Architectural Issue (December 2009).
LJ would like information from public libraries that have completed new construction or remodeling projects between July 1, 2008, and June 30, 2009. A separate form for academic library construction is also available. The deadline for submitting library construction questionnaires is October 1, 2009. The online form, or a PDF version that can be completed and mailed, can be accessed here:
http://www.libraryjournal.com/PublicArch2009.
LJ would also like information from any public library that will have held a referendum between the dates of December 1, 2008, and November 30, 2009 to finance future capital projects for a public library building. The deadline for the REFERENDA forms is December 23, 2009. REFERENDA survey may be completed online at
http://www.libraryjournal.com/referenda. If you prefer to fill out and submit a paper questionnaire, a PDF version is also available from the link.
5. NEW YORK TIMES I LOVE MY LIBRARIAN AWARD NOMINATIONS SOUGHT
Nominations are now open for the 2009 Carnegie Corporation of New York/New York Times I Love My Librarian Award.
The award invites library users to recognize the accomplishments of librarians in public, school, college, community college, and university libraries for their efforts to improve the lives of people in their community. Nominations will run through October 9 and are being accepted online at
http://ilovelibraries.org/ilovemylibrarian.
Up to 10 librarians will be selected. Each will receive a $5,000 cash award, a plaque and a $500 travel stipend to attend an awards ceremony and reception in New York, hosted by The New York Times in December. In addition, a plaque will be given to each award winner's library.
Each nominee must be a librarian with a master's degree from a program accredited by the ALA in library and information studies or a master's degree with a specialty in school library media from an educational unit accredited by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education. Nominees must be currently working in the United States in a public library, a library at an accredited two- or four-year college or university or at an accredited K-12 school.
Nominees will be judged by a selection committee based on quality of service to library users, demonstrated knowledge of the library and its resources and commitment shown in helping library users.
In 2008, Carnegie Corporation of New York awarded the American Library Association (ALA) $489,000 to support the award, which will continue annually through 2013. The award continues in the tradition of one The New York Times presented from 2001 to 2006.
Last year, more than 3,200 library users nationwide nominated a librarian, and 10 librarians received the award. For more information on last year's winners, visit
http://ilovelibraries.org/ilovemylibrarian.
6. STILL TIME TO REGISTER FOR CHILDREN'S BOOK CONFERENCE
The popular Northwoods Children's Book Conference held each year at Telemark Resort has expanded the program this year with tracks specifically designed for librarians, educators, and writers. The two day conference, formerly the Northwest Wisconsin Children's Book Conference, is scheduled for September 24 and 25, 2009. Librarians, educators, and authors have praised the conference for its quality of presenters and presentations.
The conference begins with three pre-conference presentations and twenty-one workshops that explore the best of children's literature and fresh ideas in programming. Programming includes Selecting Graphic Novels presented by Vicki Palmquist and Using Special Collections presented by Dr. Karen Nelson Hoyle from the Kerlan Collection at the University of Minnesota and the always-popular CCBC Book Choices by Megan Schliesman and Merri Lindgren.
Keynote speaker, Debra Fraser, will address conference attendees with Ode to A Picture Book. Frasier writes and illustrates picture books and her efforts have won numerous awards. Her first book, On the Day You Were Born, has had a worldwide reception, and the accompanying video won the American Library Association's highest honor for a children's film, the Andrew Carnegie Medal. Miss Alaineus, A Vocabulary Disaster, won the IRA's Children and Teacher's Choice Awards and has inspired Vocabulary Parades from coast to coast. Her newest book, A Birthday Cake Is No Ordinary Cake, tells the story of our planet moving in a great spinning circle around the sun, all while collecting ingredients for a birthday cake! Well known for weaving together academic material and heartfelt stories, Debra supports all her books with extensive curriculum for teacher.
Other authors on the program this year are Kurtis Scaletta, Marsha Chall, Margi Preus, Lisa Bullard, and Scott Mitchen. The grand finale to the conference will be a Reader's Theater performed by author's reading from their work.
The conference has four sponsors this year, Telemark Education Foundation, Northern Waters Library Service Unit, Children's Literature Network, and Redbery Books. Complete program information, registration materials, and details may be found at
http://www.northwoodsbooks.org or by calling Redbery Books at (715) 798-4014.
5. Website of the Week
Consumer Action Handbook --
http://www.consumeraction.gov/ -- This everyday guide to being a smart shopper is full of helpful tips about buying a car or home, preventing identity theft, understanding credit, filing a consumer complaint, and much more.
6. CALENDAR
September 11, 2009 - Council on Library and Network Development meeting, Beloit
September 28, 2009 - Delivery Services Advisory Committee, by webinar from Madison
October 13, 2009 - Library Information Technology Advisory Committee, Madison
October 20-23, 2009 - Wisconsin Library Association Annual Conference, Appleton
April 11-17, 2010 - National Library Week
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go to:
http://dpi.wi.gov/channel/chweekly.html
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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 8/21/2009 11:34:40 AM
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