Aug 20
Save up to 35% on Bloomsbury Digital Resources!
Bloomsbury Digital Resources is pleased to present an opportunity for WiLS members to save up to 35% on some resources through summer and fall. Regular hosting fees will apply. Contact Jeff Brunner () for a price quote. Read more
Aug 20
WiLS partner Infobase has advised us that free trial access to Ferguson’s Career Guidance Center is now active. This award-winning database is a comprehensive resource for career exploration and planning that allows users to quickly find the valuable career information they need, whether it’s industry and professions articles, school planning resources, or skills and career advice. Learn more from this flyer!
It’s a great resource used by a lot of WiLS members. If you’d like to try it for free, fill out this form!
Infobase has also lowered the price on the amazing Feature Films for Education! Prices are now 35% to 40% lower. Six-month subscriptions are also available. If you’re interested to try it or get a quote contact Jeff Brunner ()
Aug 14
Long-time WiLS partner ACLS Humanities E-Book (HEB) is launching a new platform for their collection and they’re giving a demo of it on 8/16/18 at 2:00 PM Central. Find out more about Fulcrum and HEB’s core shared values–innovation, engagement and longevity–and see HEB in its new home. They welcome your Q and A during and after the demo.
Also stay tuned for a WiLS member webinar all about Humanities E-Book coming in September.
Aug 14
On June 26th, 2018, Barabara Chen of the Modern Library Association sent an open letter to MLA International Bibliography subscribers. This letter was an announcement that as of January 1, 2019, MLA International Bibliography would be available exclusively via EBSCO and EBSCO Discovery Service. This trend toward consolidation and exclusivity is troubling to us at WiLS. We believe it runs counter to the best interests of our members
For that reason, WiLS has joined our colleague consortia around the world in drafting a response letter to the MLA requesting that they reconsider this decision. Not all libraries, and certainly not all WiLS members, use EBSCO Discovery Service. This decision dramatically reduces the value of the resource for those libraries. We’ve already seen potential subscribers choose not to buy the resource because of this change. We’ve heard no response to the letter yet, but will post an additional update when we do.
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 .
Jul 30
The U.S. Department of Education’s first grant for open educational resources, totaling $5 million, will be awarded in late September to between one and three applicants, the department announced today in a call for proposals published in the Federal Register.
Read more about the program from Inside Higher Ed or SPARC.
Jul 27
The Library Journal Design Institute is a one-day, hands-on, small group event on library design being held on September 21st at the Minneapolis Central Library, hosted by LJ and Hennepin County Library Director Lois Langer Thompson. WiLS members can register at a special rate of $114 instead of the full rate of $163. To take advantage of this offer, use promotional code MN30 when registering. Read more
Jul 23
Inside Higher Ed published a fascinating report on a large-scale study conducted at the University of Georgia. The study showed a measurable improvement in grades in classes that switched to OER textbooks. It’s a great story, and might be helpful in making the case for OER on your campus!
Jul 19
Each month, WiLS highlights a product to raise awareness of our many group and consortium purchase offerings. We’ll tell you about the offer, about the product and even provide some information that you can drop right into your own newsletters, blogs or websites. This month, we’ll be talking about the Chronicle of Higher Education. Read more
Jul 19
Long-time WiLS vendor-partner Infobase is offering a great deal expiring on August 31st. Between now and then, WiLS members can get any three Infobase databases for the low low price of $2,018. Check out the list of amazing resources available:
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