Member News: Milwaukee Public Library Express Lending Library
Milwaukee Public Library will be debuting an Express Vending Library in the Westlawn area of Milwaukee, perhaps as early as next month.
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Oct 22
Oct 16
Mango Premiere
Mango Languages is launching an innovative new product that teaches language skills using popular films. Learn more about Mango Premiere here: http://www.mangolanguages.com/mango-premiere/libraries
As part of the launch of this new product, Mango is making a special offer to new subscribers. Any library that purchases the original Mango Languages product before December 31, 2013, will receive access to the first 20 Mango Premiere films free. Contact WiLS today for pricing on Mango Languages!
Oct 16
The Internet Is Important to Everyone – Digital Inclusion Infographic
The Internet Is Important To Everyone, an infographic developed by OCLC’s WebJunction, aims to bring attention to the impact broadband has on our lives, our health, our government, our jobs, and our education while considering who among us does not use the internet and who does not have home broadband access.
Oct 14
Glitch with OverDrive and Amazon ‘Buy Now with 1-Click’ Function – Resolved
Update: This issue has been resolved, and Kindle books have been restored to the Digital Library.
OverDrive has informed us that some Kindle users may be prompted to ’Buy now with 1-Click’ when attempting to download a Kindle book from the WI Digital Library, rather than being taken to a page to redeem their checked out eBook title. Unless the user wants to buy the title, they should not click this option.
OverDrive is working to resolve this issue as quickly as possible, and we will send an update when we have further information.
A message has been posted by OverDrive directly on the WI Digital Library site as well.
Oct 10
Learning Opportunity: Introducing BiblioBoard
BiblioBoard is an award-winning app and web ecosystem that connects library patrons with digital archives from all over the world. This one-hour session on Thursday, October 17th at 1:00pm CDT demonstrates how patrons find rich multimedia content on BiblioBoard and showcases how libraries are using BiblioBoard to create digital exhibits. Click here to register.
Oct 2
EBSCOhost Interface Enhancements Coming in October
On or after 29 October 2013, EBSCO is releasing several updates and enhancements to the overall look of the Search, Search Results, and Detailed Record pages within EBSCOhost. These updates provide a more visually appealing and intuitive interface for users and are a part of continued efforts to improve the EBSCO search experience based on customer feedback and requests.
The complete list of updates, including updates specific to customers of EBSCO eBooks and EBSCO Discovery Service, is available on the EBSCO Support Site at http://support.ebsco.com/
Oct 2
Free Webinar: Copy Cataloging with CatExpress
Presented by OCLC and Minitex, this live online course provides instruction to new or experienced users on copy cataloging using the CatExpress interface. This course covers the copy cataloging workflow including searching, holdings maintenance, exporting and downloading records. After completing this course, the learner will be prepared to fully utilize the CatExpress service.
See the three sessions available and register by clicking here.
Sep 19
WLA Conference – Play, Create, Innovate
The Wisconsin Library Conference is just around the corner, October 22-25. When you are in the exhibit hall, please be sure to look around the corner for us! You can find us in booth 205 on Wednesday, 10/23, and Thursday, 10/24
Sep 17
ProQuest offers “StatWeek” webinars
September 24th through the 27th is Statistical Week! Celebrating the year of statistics, ProQuest is showcasing their statistical offerings. Check out these webinars for a reminder of how you can use these unique resources for research and reference, and a quick review of how they fit into the larger ProQuest statistical picture:
Statistical Insight : US Federal statistical content
Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013, 3pm Eastern Daylight Time
https://proquestmeetings.webex.com/proquestmeetings/onstage/g.php?t=a&d=717177700
This webinar will look at the US Federal statistical offerings in Statistical Insight. Long time users will recognize ASI (or American Statistical Index) as the premiere index to statistics produced by the U.S. government.
Statistical Insight : US State government, business, and research institute statistical content
Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013, 11am Eastern Daylight Time
https://proquestmeetings.webex.com/proquestmeetings/onstage/g.php?t=a&d=712682085
This webinar will look at the US State government, business, and research institute statistical publications in Statistical Insight. Long time users will recognize SRI (or Statistics Reference Index) as the premiere index to statistics produced by US State government, business, and research institutes.
Statistical Insight: International Statistical content
Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013, 11am Eastern Daylight Time
https://proquestmeetings.webex.com/proquestmeetings/onstage/g.php?t=a&d=715162516
This webinar will look at the international statistical publications in Statistical Insight. Long time users will recognize IIS (or the Index to International Statistics) as the premiere index to statistics produced by international organizations such as the UN, EU, IBRD, and more specialized IGOs.
Statistical Abstract of the U.S.
Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013 11am, Eastern Daylight Time
https://proquestmeetings.webex.com/proquestmeetings/onstage/g.php?t=a&d=717672172
One of the most widely held statistical annuals in the world, the Statistical Abstract of the U.S. has been produced by ProQuest, starting with the 2013 edition. This webinar shows you the what’s in the new ProQuest Statistical Abstract of the United States Online Edition and how the PDFs and spreadsheets can be put to use in your library.
Statistical Abstracts of the World
Friday, September 27, 2013, 1pm Eastern Daylight Time
https://proquestmeetings.webex.com/proquestmeetings/onstage/g.php?t=a&d=713949135
In this webinar we’ll be looking at our newest offering, the ProQuest Statistical Abstracts of the World, a collection of statistical abstracts from approximately 40 countries. These tables from the publications will be both individually and cross-searchable. Global and regional statistical compendia issued by international organizations and research firms will also be included.
Sep 13
Member News: Marshall Community Library/Post Office
The Marshall Community Library recently celebrated six months of providing postal services to their community! The first Village Post Office (VPO) in a library opened there in February 2013. Read more
