Jul 18
At WiLS, we want to bring valuable information to our library partners, including information about the missions and big ideas of the vendors they may already do business with. Each month, WiLS interviews a vendor partner in order to bridge the gap and open the door to valuable collaborations. This month, we are delighted to share insights from Brad Simpson, Senior Account Executive at AWE Learning.
Jul 18
One of our greatest joys at WiLS is hearing our members tell the stories of the big and important work they are doing – interesting new projects or initiatives, or even interesting and new approaches to old projects. And, in addition to hearing about it, it makes us even happier when we can share those stories with other members. Each month, WiLS is proud to feature an interview with one of our library members. This month, we interview Cole Zrostlik, Event and Gallery Coordinator at River Falls Public Library.
Jul 18
WiLS is happy to announce these recipients of 2018 Ideas To Action funds!
Jul 10
Update on July 12, 2018, at 4:42 pm: We are happy to report that the issues with receiving notifications about account set-ups and password changes have been resolved in MyWiLS. If you received a notification to log into MyWiLS earlier this week, you may now do so. Please let us know if you experience any difficulties.
We are currently experiencing issues with the Create Account and Reset Password features in MyWiLS. We are actively working on it and we hope to have this resolved soon. We are very sorry for any inconvenience this causes and will update this page as soon as the issue is resolved.
Thank you for your patience!
Jun 19
Since 2016, Backstage Library Works has been a proud WiLS vendor partner and we are happy to share a profile of Backstage’s products and services with our community!
Services Spotlight: Backstage Library Works
It’s all about access. Everything in your library aims to connect patrons to the materials and content they need. Backstage helps libraries like yours build and enhance pathways to patron access.
Our services are tailored to fit your goals across a range of disciplines:
WiLS members qualify for a 5% discount on most Backstage services. Contact Jocelyn Dunlop () to get started.
If you’re attending ALA in New Orleans, come see us at booth 2558 to pick up your Backstage conference swag.
Jun 15
One of our greatest joys at WiLS is hearing our members tell the stories of the big and important work they are doing – interesting new projects or initiatives, or even interesting and new approaches to old projects. And, in addition to hearing about it, it makes us even happier when we can share those stories with other members. Each month, WiLS is proud to feature an interview with one of our library members. This month, we interview Anna Stadick, Library Director at UW-Parkside.
Jun 14
Did you know that in addition to their huge catalog of academic films, Infobase now offers a large and growing collection of popular titles? Feature Films for Education currently boasts almost 600 titles including literary adaptations, blockbusters, classics, Academy Award winners and more. And for a limited time (until July 31, 2018) special lower pricing is available! There’s never been a better time to subscribe to this exciting new resource!
Highlights and features:
See the flyer for more information and contact Jeff Brunner () for pricing today!
Jun 11
The Ontario College Libraries have launched their new Open Educational Resources Toolkit. The OER Toolkit aims to improve equitable access to open learning resources and services to college students by providing a province-wide academic support platform for faculty to use while designing courses and assignments. The Toolkit is a one-stop guide to open educational resources, providing faculty and library staff with tools and information to understand, engage with, create, and sustain OER in their work and practice. The Toolkit is designed to be used by anyone involved with OER at an academic institution, whether you are part of a team that is collaborating to create OER, a library staff member who is supporting OER development and use, an advocate for OER at your institution, or an instructor seeking to incorporate OER and open pedagogy in the classroom. The primary purpose of this Toolkit is to support faculty and library staff at Ontario colleges; however, it is openly available for use beyond the Ontario college community.
You can learn a lot more about the toolkit (and try it out!) at https://www.ocls.ca/news/ontario-college-libraries-launch-oer-toolkit
May 21
In case you haven’t yet heard, WiLS and Overdrive are partnering on a shared ebook collection for our academic library members. We’re still recruiting members for this amazing opportunity build a custom ebook collection shared among all participating libraries. Learn more from our recorded webinar and contact Jeff Brunner () for more information about how your library can participate!
May 18
One of our greatest joys at WiLS is hearing our members tell the stories of the big and important work they are doing – interesting new projects or initiatives, or even interesting and new approaches to old projects. And, in addition to hearing about it, it makes us even happier when we can share those stories with other members. Each month, WiLS is proud to feature an interview with one of our library members. This month, we interview Beth Hennes, Library Media Specialist at the Marshall School District.
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