Jan 19
Coming Soon: A New MyWiLS!
You asked, we listened! For the last 6 months, we have been working to make enhancements to the MyWiLS portal that you asked for. While it still functions mostly the same, we feel we have greatly improved this service. Please take some time to read about the changes below. Read more
Nov 17
Each year, WiLS staff and Board work together to choose a few key initiatives to benefit members and to advance our mission. Read more
Jun 1
This blog post is the third in a series of reflections from WiLS on the PLSR Project so far. Read the first and second installments for more from the project managers on why it’s important and the surprises and delights in this beginning phase of the project. Read more
May 19
This blog post is the second in a series of reflections from WiLS on the PLSR Project so far. Read the last post and look for the next edition next week! Read more
May 6
This blog post is the first in a series of reflections from WiLS on the PLSR Project so far. Look for the next edition next week! Read more
Sep 17
Wisconsin is one of the newest additions to the Digital Public Library of America’s growing roster of partners. The Digital Public Library of America (DPLA, http://dp.la) brings together the riches of America’s libraries, archives and museums and makes them freely available to the world. Since launching in April 2013, DPLA has aggregated over 11 million items from hundreds of institutions across the United States. These items come from a national network of Content Hubs – large digital collections from institutions such as the Smithsonian and the National Archives, and Service Hubs – state or regional collaboratives that bring together digital collections from multiple partners.
The DPLA Service Hub in Wisconsin will build on the Recollection Wisconsin statewide digital initiative, a collaboration of the Milwaukee Public Library, UW-Madison, UW-Milwaukee, WiLS, the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction and the Wisconsin Historical Society. As a Service Hub, Recollection Wisconsin will serve as the “on-ramp” for Wisconsin libraries and cultural heritage organizations to participate in DPLA, ensuring that local digital collections can be discovered as part of this innovative national program.
Wisconsin’s first contribution to DPLA is slated to go live in early 2016. It will consist of nearly 400,000 records representing photographs, books, maps, artifacts and other historical resources from more than 200 libraries, archives and museums. Many of these materials document the histories of communities across the state, including thousands of resources digitized by the University of Wisconsin Digital Collections Center in partnership with dozens of public libraries. Other materials to be made available through DPLA in early 2016 encompass major research collections held by Wisconsin institutions, such as the Wisconsin Historical Society’s Freedom Summer Project and the American Geographical Society Library collections at UW-Milwaukee.
“Partnering with DPLA will not only provide significant exposure for our digital collections, but will enable transformative uses of our cultural heritage materials,” said Ann Hanlon, Head of Digital Collections and Initiatives at UW-Milwaukee and Chair of the Recollection Wisconsin Governing Board. “We are grateful for the leadership and coordination that WiLS has provided to enable Wisconsin to partner in this ambitious and groundbreaking effort.”
To read more about the Service Hub planning process, governance and implementation timeline, visit http://recollectionwisconsin.org/dpla. For more information, please contact Recollection Wisconsin Program Manager Emily Pfotenhauer at .
Feb 26
WiLS is pleased to announce that MyWiLS is now ready to use! MyWiLS is the online subscription management portal for the WiLS Cooperative Purchasing Program. Check it out here!
Current WiLS Cooperative Purchasing Program members should have received a username and password via email, along with documentation on how to use MyWiLS. If you didn’t receive that information, please contact Coop Info at . Read more
Oct 28
WiLS is now offering you the opportunity to receive monthly statements of your invoice account through WiLS. There are three types of statements you can receive. Read more
Nov 22
Dearest Members – It’s that time of year again! You all thought about turkey, didn’t you? No, a different time of year. Please take a few moments to update your population/enrollment numbers and IP address with us so we can continue to provide the best service we possibly can.
Click here to update your FTE / Enrollment/ Population Served
Click here to update your IP Addresses
Yours in gravy and pumpkin pie,
The WiLS Team
Nov 5
WiLS is happy to announce that we are now recruiting experts for our “Experts Connection” service. We’re looking for smart, talented people in the Wisconsin library community that are interested in sharing their knowledge and expertise with others for paid projects.
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