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Discounted Computers in Libraries 2022 Registration for WiLS Members

We are excited to share that the Computers in Libraries conference, on March 29-31, is offering WiLS members a discount on registration! Read more

IMLS APP Cohort: Celebrating two years of community memory work

In Fall 2019, WiLS began a cooperative agreement with the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to mentor a cohort of ten small, rural, and tribal libraries around the country awarded grants for community memory projects. This summer, as they head into the home stretch of their grants, cohort members have shared short presentations in our monthly virtual meetings. We asked them to highlight key aspects of their community memory projects — a success they’re particularly proud of, a challenge and how they addressed it, or how they pivoted their project to accommodate the impact of COVID-19 on their library and community. Here is a summary of their “showcase” presentations.

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Infobase says: “Don’t Sweat It This Summer”

Even though the weather is heating up –  Infobase wants to help Academic libraries keep cool. 

Check out these *hot* deals:

Subscribe by July 31st and get August for free.  Trials & quotes available.  New subscriptions for academic libraries only.  

MyWiLS Winner

Congratulations go to Megan Shaw of the Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District for being the lucky winner of a free MyWiLS subscription for the 20-21 school year. Megan was chosen in a random drawing from media specialists who completed their subscription renewals by May 1st. Thanks to EVERYONE who made an effort to complete your renewals by May 1st. We appreciate you!

February 2020 has an Extra Day…Use it to Learn More

  2020 is a leap year. That means February has an extra day. How will you use that extra time? WiLS Cooperative Purchasing is highlighting the extra day in February as a time to explore and learn. We’ve hand-picked some resources from our vendor partners that we think fit in with this theme. Learn all about these great products before and don’t hesitate to contact us at with any questions or feedback! Read more

Great Offer on Bloom’s Literary Criticism eBook Collection

Infobase is offering WiLS members a great offer on one-time purchases of their Bloom’s Literary Criticism eBook Collection. WiLS members can have permanent ownership of 597 titles for $5,718.15. That’s a savings of more that $18,000!

About this product
The Bloom’s Literary Criticism eBook Collection represents a comprehensive library covering a broad selection of literary works, their authors and genres.  Each title in the collection was edited by Harold Bloom, a leading American literary critic and Sterling Professor of Humanities at Yale University.

TheBloom’s Literary Criticism eBook Collection includes 597 titles/volumes from the following Bloom’s series: Major Dramatists (20 volumes), Modern Critical Views (132 volumes), Literary Themes (16 volumes), How To Write About (39 volumes), Major Novelists (18 volumes), Major Poets (35 volumes), Major Short Story Writers (22 volumes), Modern Critical Interpretations (120 volumes), Period Studies (14 volumes), Shakespeare Through the Ages (21 volumes), Major Literary Characters (12 volumes), Bloom’s Guides (70 titles), Classic Critical Views (27 volumes), Bio Critiques (39 volumes), and more.

Reach out to Jeff Brunner () for more information, trial access or anything else!

ABC Database Series from World Trade Press

World Trade Press has introduced a new series of databases that allows students to access the world and its people at their fingertips. Discounts for WiLS members apply. A trial is available through October.

www.abcdatabaseaccess.com

Username: abc

Password: irving (until Sept 30th)

Password: jersey (for October)

Contact Sara Gold at for pricing or with questions. [pdf-embedder url=”https://sprinkles.wils.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/ABC-Database-Series-Brochure-1.pdf” title=”ABC Database Series – Brochure (1)”]

Digital Theatre +

PERFORMANCE. UNLIMITED.

Access theatre across your entire institution on any device, anywhere, at any time.

Digital Theatre+ is the world’s leading education platform for English and the Performing Arts.

DT+ provides institutions with new and powerful ways to bring the books and plays on the curriculum to life, engaging students and improving exam results.

  • 340+ classic, contemporary and international productions, many exclusive to DT+
  • 200+ interviews exploring the dramatic, technical theatre-making process, as well as experimental, post-dramatic and applied theatre
  • 80+ essays, documentaries, lectures, and study guides, covering theatre history, theory, and practical techniques
  • 210% increase of media content on the DT+ platform in 2016

Digital Theatre is delighted to offer WiLS members an exclusive 15% discount on a Digital Theatre+ subscription. To find out more about this offer and for pricing, please contact Sara Gold at or visit the website at: https://www.digitaltheatreplus.com/https://www.digitaltheatreplus.com/