WiLSWorld Shorts: Intellectual Freedom Refresher with the ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom
This edition of WiLSWorld Shorts was held on Friday, March 25th at 1:00 pm. You can find the recording on our YouTube channel!
Posts from the ‘K12 libraries’ Category
Mar 8
Mar 8
WiLSWorld Shorts – Plan, Practice, Perform: Pulling Off Virtual Events and Making It Look Easy
Please join us on Thursday, May 12th at 1:00 pm for WiLSWorld Shorts – Plan, Practice, Perform: Pulling Off Virtual Events and Making It Look Easy!
May 26
New Vendor & Live Demo: Scrible
WiLS is delighted to announce a new partnership with Scrible! Scrible is an innovative innovative research and writing platform for school & work! Scrible allows students and researchers to save, manage, annotate and share the web. It can streamline and manage the whole research process, changing the way your students gather and use information for their projects, papers and presentations. Scrible is offering an amazing 25% discount to WiLS member institutions!
You many have seen our recent Taco Tuesday featuring Scrible, but that only scratched the surface of what it can do. Join us on June 2nd at 1:00 PM for an in-depth demonstration of the tools and features of Scrible. Our presenter will be Victor Karkar, Scrible’s founder and CEO.
May 17
Wolters Kluwer to host a conversation with Dr. Anthony Fauci
Join Wolters Kluwer for a conversation with Dr. Anthony Fauci
The John Adams Institute in partnership with Wolters Kluwer hosts this conversation with Dr. Anthony Fauci, Chief Medical Advisor to President Biden, followed by an expert panel.
Date: May 25th
Time: 11.30am – 12.45pm EDT; 5.30 pm – 6.45 pm CEST
JOIN THE LIVESTREAM EVENT HERE
Dr. Fauci will discuss lessons learned in battling the COVID-19 pandemic, the ensuing public health crisis, and varying government responses in the US and Europe.
The live streamed event will include a panel discussion featuring Dr. Denise Basow, President & CEO of Wolters Kluwer Clinical Effectiveness business, and Dr. Marion Koopmans, virologist, and advisor to the World Health Organization. The panel will be open to questions from the audience. Topics of discussion will include:
- The acceleration of medical literature and challenges with getting accurate information into people’s hands.
- Overcoming inequities in healthcare and barriers to vaccination.
- Telehealth – what the future holds to make it effective for patients and physicians.
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For more information on Wolters Kluwer’s Covid-19 resources and Health Solutions, please visit https://www.wolterskluwer.com/en/know/challenging-corona.
This is the latest in a series of events Wolters Kluwer has offered for professionals in healthcare, technology and education
May 7
Webinar: The Future of Education – Part 2 hosted by Statista – Including a panelist from Wisconsin!
Join Statista’s Senior Research Manager along with a panel of Thought Leader Experts from several universities for part two of their webinar series about The Future of Education (May 19th 11:00 AM Central). This edition includes a panelist from UW-Milwaukee.
May 3
WiLS 2021 Ideas to Action Fund Application Period Is Open!
The WiLS Ideas to Action Fund 2021 application period is closed. Look for the next opportunity in Spring 2022!
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Apr 16
Do you wanna (teach others to) build a podcast?
In 2019, WiLS funded Lodi Public Library’s amazing idea of partnering with the Lodi High School to teach podcasting to high school students. They did that AND they have produced a ton of great material to share with other WiLS members looking to get into the podcasting – and teaching podcasting – business! Read more
Mar 18
Euromonitor Passport Live Demo for Academic Libraries
Please join us on April 9th at 10:00 AM for an informative session all about the Passport database from Euromonitor! Tanya Burns and Kirsten Kozarits will be with us to showcase the product and talk about great pricing available to WiLS members! Read more
Mar 15
MyWiLS Updates Coming Soon!
On Monday, March 22nd, beginning at noon, MyWiLS will be down. When it is restored on Tuesday morning, you’ll find an improved and updated MyWiLS for all your subscription management needs! Read more
Feb 17
Upcoming Webinar: Article Galaxy from Reprints Desk — Your Collection Development Safety Net
Reprints Desk will present a webinar (Register Here) all about their Article Galaxy service on March 17th, 2021 at 2:00 PM Central. Keep reading to learn more about the session. Read more
