Peer Council 2019

Thank you for joining us for Peer Council 2019! You’ll find program slides below.

Peer Council is the yearly assembly of librarians involved with and interested in library technical services hosted by WiLS! WiLS and the Peer Council 2019 Planning Team are excited to present this opportunity to learn new things, share information with peers, build a community of practice, and interact with a diverse group having shared common interests.

When: Monday, June 3rd, from 9:30 am to 4:00 pm

Where: Third floor Community Room at the Madison Public Library – Central at 201 W Mifflin St, Madison, WI 53703 (with parking available at the Overture Center Garage.)

Cost: $50

Schedule and Programs

9:30-10:00	Registration and Coffee
10:00-10:15	Welcome
10:15-11:15	Conforming to Destiny or Adapting to Circumstance: The State of Cataloging in 2019 with Bobby Bothmann, Minnesota State University, Mankato Budgets, personnel, technology, services, and information-seeking behavior are some of the factors that influence today’s libraries. During this session, we will look at some of the historical technologies, processes, and trends in cataloging and examine how they panned out. We will use that information to identify and discuss current technologies, processes, and trends to see where we might be going and how advocacy might help us change fate.
11:30-12:30	The Wisconsin NACO Funnel with Denis Brunke, UW-Madison Memorial Library and Shawn King, UW-Madison Law Library In 2015, the Program for Cooperative Cataloging (PCC) approved UW-Madison’s proposal for a NACO funnel project in the state of Wisconsin. The funnel project allows libraries around Wisconsin to join together to contribute authority records to the LC/NACO Authority File. The presenters will describe the Wisconsin NACO Funnel project, how it works, and how you can participate.
12:30-1:30	Lunch (tacos included with registration)
1:30-2:30	Productivity Tools You Won’t Believe You Lived Without! with Melody Clark, WiLS and Sara Gold, WiLS If you are like us, you are always on the lookout for technology that will help improve your productivity, make better use of your time, eliminate duplicate efforts, and simplify processes. As a virtual organization, WiLS relies heavily on tools to help manage tasks and groups, improve communication, and streamline workflows. This session will share information about tools WiLS uses in everyday life for project management (like Basecamp and something we call “Megasheets”), communication (like Slack and Front), and data management (like Airtable). Feel free to bring your own favorite tools that help you in your work to share with attendees!
2:45-3:45	Small Group Conversations Connect with your colleagues for quick conversations around topics that interest you in this rotating table topic session. Be sure to suggest topics when you register!
4:00	Tech Services Talk at Barrique’s on West Washington

The meeting this year is being planned with help from these amazing people!

Nic Ashman, Chippewa Valley Technical College
Melissa Haig, Association of State Floodplain Managers
Alison Hoffman, Monarch Library System
Cathy Markwiese, Milwaukee Public Library
Alan Mask, La Crosse Public Library
Jill Thomas, Lawrence University

WiLS is very grateful to Madison Public Library for hosting us and to our meeting sponsors OCLC and Backstage Library Works for their support of Peer Council!

If you’d like to pay your registration fee from your deposit account:

When registering, select “Pay by Invoice” as your payment method on the order form. We will deduct the amount of your order from your organization’s deposit account.

If you’d like to pay your registration fee by check:

When registering, select “Pay by Check” as your payment method on the order form. Checks can be made out to WiLS and either brought the day of the meeting or sent to: 1360 Regent St. #121, Madison, WI 53715.

Cancellation Policy

Cancellations must be made at least two business days prior to the event in order to receive a refund. If a registrant cancels less than two working days prior to the date of the event, the registrant remains responsible for payment; no fees will be refunded.

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If an event is canceled by WiLS, due to low registration or inclement weather, registrants will be notified and fees will be refunded.