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Aug 9
Open Educational Resources (OER) are on the minds of many librarians across the state as a way to further the library’s educational mission, to reduce educational costs for students, to retain access to and leverage faculty publications, and to broaden access generally to educational materials. A number of colleges and organizations have launched OER initiatives and in this webinar on Friday, September 7th at 1:00pm, we will learn more about four of them: Chippewa Valley Tech’s Affordable Resource Movement Initiative, DPI’s WISELearn initiative, UW-Stout’s E-ffordabilty Summit, and UW-Milwaukee’s OER work. We’ll also hear what other states are doing to support OER and what is on the horizon for the Community for Open Wisconsin, the WLA OER Special Interest Group.
Presenters: Bob Butterfield (UW-Stout), Vince Mussehl (Chippewa Valley Technical College), Elizabeth Neuman (DPI), Kristin Woodward (UW-Milwaukee)
WiLSWorld Shorts are quarterly, free webinars to continue the learning that happens at WiLSWorld all year long! These webinars are designed to do all the same things as WiLSWorld – connect our member community around important issues, foster the exchange of ideas, and help members form professional connections and collaborations to get done what they need to get done.
The meeting will be recorded and shared but we do hope to see you there! If you have suggestions for other topics you’d like to hear more about or that you’d like to share with other WiLS members in WiLSWorld Shorts, contact us at .
May 8
Interested in learning more about what others are doing with open educational resources? Come to the OER Roundtable at WiLSWorld 2018 to learn from your peers and to hear about some tools and initiatives happening in Wisconsin and beyond. You’ll have a chance to ask questions, learn from others, and share your expertise on the topic, too.
WiLSWorld Registration is open now and there are TON of other great programs too. Join us!
Register to AttendApr 25
WiLSWorld is WiLS’ annual library technology and innovation conference, connecting you to people and ideas from the Wisconsin library community and beyond. This year’s event will be held on July 24th, followed by hands-on workshops on the 25th, at the Pyle Center in Madison. Registration is open! Read more
Apr 5
The deadline for submitting your proposals to WiLS Ideas to Action Fund has passed for 2018 but mark your calendars for April 2019 for another round of funding!
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WiLS wants to help bring your ideas to life!
Introducing the new WiLS Ideas to Action Fund! WiLS’ mission is to help our members turn ideas into action. The new WiLS Ideas to Action Fund seeks to do just that – provide support for innovative or collaborative projects in order to help our members reach their goals and have a positive impact on the Wisconsin library ecosystem.
What type of support, you ask? In this first year of the Ideas to Action Fund, WiLS will award a maximum of $25,000 (up to $5,000 per applicant) and a total of 25 hours of WiLS staff time. We recognize that sometimes the barrier to completing a project is not lack of funds, but the lack of time to plan or think about the process. Instead of or in addition to funding, organizations can apply for WiLS staff time to help organize the project or provide expertise in facilitation, survey administration, or other project activities.
We are now accepting proposals! Proposals for the 2018 Ideas to Action Fund can be submitted through May 14 using this application form.
Awards will be announced and funds will be distributed in June 2018.
For more information on the goals of the Fund and eligibility and requirements, visit our website at https://sprinkles.wils.org/ideas-to-action/.
Feb 13
Thanks to those who attended the WiLS 2018 Membership Meeting on Tuesday, February 13th and a heartfelt thank you to our inspiring and thought-provoking speakers:
For our members who missed the webinar today or would like to revisit the material, you can watch the recording or just view the slides. If you would like to see how people responded to our prompts about barriers and overcoming them, you can see those as well:
If you have any questions or feedback about the meeting, let us know at .
Feb 6
The first of the 2018 WiLSWorld Shorts, Building Curiosity, Confidence, and Community Through Making was held on Friday, was held on March 9th, 1:00 pm. Thank you if you were able to attend! If you weren’t, you can find the recording of the webinar here or view the slides here! Read more
Jan 29
WiLS is thrilled to announce WiLSWorld 2018’s keynote speaker, Sarah T. Roberts! The WiLSWorld Conference will be held on Tuesday, July 24th followed by a day of hands-on workshops on Wednesday the 25th, both at the Pyle Center in Madison. We hope you’ll join us! Read more
Jan 18
As we all know, we have big work to do as community organizations to reduce barriers to and increase the diversity of our collections, services, and staff. Read more
Dec 21
Last month, we held our Regional Community Meetings around the topic of information literacy in six locations across the state. From Kenosha to Menomonie, we were blown away Read more
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