Nominations Accepted for the WiLS Board Through May 24th
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Posts from the ‘Special libraries’ Category
May 7
Mar 20
Limited Time Offer on Lean Library
SAGE is offering WiLS members a limited time deal on Lean Library. From now until November 30th, WiLS members will get a 15% discount on a subscription to any level of Lean Library. But act fast to save even more! The first ten subscribing libraries will actually get an amazing 30% discount! If you’ve been considering Lean Library, now is the time to subscribe!
Learn more about the product from a ten minute recorded demo and contact Jeff Brunner () for your price quote today!
Feb 20
Statista Demo Series
WiLS vendor partner Statista will be hosting a series of demonstrations of their fantastic statistics and facts portal. Join us on any of three dates to learn how this resource can benefit your patrons whatever type of library you may be. The three dates, including connection information, follow. We’d love to get a sense of who might be able to come, so please register for whichever session you’d like to attend! Read more
Jan 31
Unpaywall
WiLS has just learned about an open source resource that we want to share. Unpaywall is an open database of more that 24 million free scholarly articles. They harvest Open Access content from over 50,000 publishers and repositories, and make it easy to find, track, and use. There’s a Chrome browser extension and available integrations into a variety of link resolvers. Users of Dimensions, Web of Science and Scopus can already access the data through those platforms as well. Check in out!
Oct 19
In Case You Missed It: Global Regulation Demo
In case you missed it, Sean Goltz from Global-Regulation.com gave us a fantastic overview of that great resource last week. We recorded it so you can learn all about it even if you weren’t there. Check it out! If you’re interested in more information, a quote or a trial, contact Jeff Brunner ()
Aug 21
New Vendor Partner: HeinOnline
WiLS is excited to announce a partnership with HeinOnline. HeinOnline is a premier online database containing more than 156 million pages and 200,000 titles of legal history and government documents in a fully searchable, image-based format. HeinOnline bridges the gap in historical research by providing comprehensive coverage from inception of more than 2,500 law-related periodicals. In addition to its vast collection of law journals, HeinOnline contains the entire Congressional Record, Federal Register, and Code of Federal Regulations, complete coverage of the U.S. Reports back to 1754, and entire databases dedicated to treaties, constitutions, case law, world trials, classic treatises, international trade, foreign relations, U.S. Presidents, and much more. Learn more from this video. Read more
Jun 19
WiLS Vendor Partner Profile: Backstage Library Works
Since 2016, Backstage Library Works has been a proud WiLS vendor partner and we are happy to share a profile of Backstage’s products and services with our community!
Services Spotlight: Backstage Library Works
It’s all about access. Everything in your library aims to connect patrons to the materials and content they need. Backstage helps libraries like yours build and enhance pathways to patron access.
Our services are tailored to fit your goals across a range of disciplines:
- Digitization and image metadata, for everything from newspapers and manuscripts to photo negatives and 3D objects.
- Cataloging and shelf-ready processing for any format, in any language.
- Database cleanup, record enrichment, and authority control.
- Microfilm creation, duplication, and storage.
- On-site RFID tagging, for faster implementation.
- Inventory Plus, with options for cleaning, weeding, labeling, and more.
WiLS members qualify for a 5% discount on most Backstage services. Contact Jocelyn Dunlop () to get started.
If you’re attending ALA in New Orleans, come see us at booth 2558 to pick up your Backstage conference swag.
May 24
HeinOnline
Website: http://heinonline.org/
Library Type: Academic, Special
License Agreement: Signed May 2018
Contact: Jeff Brunner at or 414-367-9457; Andrea Coffin at or 414-979-9457
Vendor Description
William S. Hein & Co., Inc. has been serving the library community for more than 95 years as a legal publisher, periodical subscription agent, and the world’s largest distributor of legal periodicals. Their research and reference tools for law, international relations, political science, and foreign affairs are among their most important contributions to the publishing world.
Taco Tuesday
February 2019, HeinOnline Academic: Watch the recording
Products Available
HeinOnline’s Government, Politics & Law
https://home.heinonline.org/government-politics-law/
HeinOnline’s Government, Politics & Law contains more than 100 million pages of content across 156,000 titles and 310,000 volumes. HeinOnline bridges the gap in history by providing comprehensive coverage from inception of more than 2,500 periodicals. In addition to its vast collection of journals, the database also contains the Congressional Record bound volumes in entirety, complete coverage of the U.S. Reports back to 1754, constitutions for every country in the world, classic books from the 18th & 19th centuries, all United States Treaties, the Federal Register and CFR from inception, and much more!
May 10
Great Lakes Resource Sharing Conference Registration Reminder
Register NOW for the 5th annual GLRSC: Charting Our Course Together
on June 7-8, 2018 at the Hilton Garden Inn in Perrysburg, OH.
on June 7-8, 2018 at the Hilton Garden Inn in Perrysburg, OH.
Don’t miss out on the conference room rate. Reserve your room by May 14 to receive the conference rate!
Schedule in brief
Thursday, June 7, 2018
- 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. or 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. – Northwest Book Depository Tours
- 1:00 to 1:15 p.m. – Welcome
- 1:15 to 3:15 p.m. – Lightning rounds
- 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. – OCLC Update
- 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. – Opening reception and trivia contest
- 6:30 p.m. and later – Dine-arounds or dinner on your own
Friday, June 8, 2018—8:00 a.m. to 3:45 p.m.
- Keynote address
- Three tracks of concurrent sessions
- Breakfast, lunch, and breaks included
Keynote Address: Promises and Pitfalls of 21st Century Resource Sharing
In his keynote address, George Needham will discuss the roots of interlibrary loan in the early 20th century, consider the impact of technology in the forms of the MARC record, OCLC, and the web, and then look at what forms resources sharing may take in the years to come.
Conference Rates:
The conference registration fee is $125 ($150 for registration after May 29) and includes all sessions, as well as the reception on Thursday and breakfast and lunch on Friday.
Join your resource sharing partners in charting our course together.
For hotel reservations and other information, visit the conference website.
May 4
Reminder: PowerNotes Web Demo May 7th!
WiLS recently announced our partnership with PowerNotes to offer a new academic research tool to our members at a discount. Now they’re offering two web demos to show off this innovative product. Session details are below. Read more
