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Gaga for Google or Wild About Wikipedia?

So what, exactly, do students think about research, anyway? Caity Selleck and Emily Gover, the in-house librarians for ResearchReady and EasyBib, wanted to find out. They put a survey out there for the millions of EasyBib users, asking students about Wikipedia, plagiarism, and the technology they need to do their research. After analyzing the 3,000 responses, and comparing them to what you, the librarian and educator, had to say, they found some pretty interesting results!

Join Caity and Emily for a discussion of student perceptions of libraries and research and suggestions for what we can do to change them!

Get More Students Reading with eBooks: OverDrive School Download Library Webinar

Today’s students are using devices every day to learn and collaborate. Have you purchased devices for your students? Do you want to get more students reading?

Learn how to extend your school library with eBooks and digital audiobooks with a short presentation and demonstration of OverDrive’s School Download Library Program. 30 k12 districts have successfully implemented the  School Download Library program in their schools. Find out how on Tuesday September 24th at 9:00 a.m. cst with Brian Potash.

To register see this link  For more information please contact Sara Gold at

AWE Early Literacy Stations

WiLS is once again offering its group purchase offer for the month of November. Order any version of an Early Literacy Station in November and receive a discount based on the total number of units purchased by Wisconsin public libraries throughout the entire month. More information will be sent out in October and make sure to visit us at WLA booth #205 to pick up an order form.

For more information, please contact Sara Gold at .

K12 Fall Trials

Work has begun on organizing fall trials for K12 databases. If you learned about something new over the summer and would like WiLS to do the legwork to find pricing and set up a trial, please contact Sara Gold at by Sept 20th.

Facts on File Today’s Science Relaunched

Facts on File has announced a relaunch of its popular database, Today’s Science. Your access URL  will remain and users can look forward to new features listed below.

• Fresh, new, more intuitive design
• New Topic Index to help users view the full list of topics and access any of them directly
• New Search Assist technology
• Improved search results, including additional filters to help users hone in on desired content
• Google Translate on every page, with 53 languages to choose from
• New Read Aloud feature
• Articles correlated to national and state science education standards
• Dynamic citations in MLA, Chicago, and APA formats
• Direct access from the home page to featured articles, popular topics, and Conversations with Scientists
• Featured articles now provide easier access to related content and additional articles of interest.

For a trial or price quote, of Today’s Science or any Facts on File database, please contact Sara Gold at 

InfoPass has moved!

The InfoPass application has a new home at wils.org.  The new address is http://wils.org/infopass.

If you have any questions, please contact Stef Morrill at or 608-216-8319.

Update that Rolodex…

…or whatever you use for contact info!

All of WiLS’ contact information has changed, and, starting August 1, you won’t be able to reach us through old email addresses and phone numbers.  Check out the Contact Us page for all the details.