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 Joshua Horowitz, Digital Library & Advertising Sales Director for the Association for Computing Machinery and a WiLSWorld sponsor!
1:00 to 2:30 p.m. or 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. – Northwest Book Depository Tours
1:00 to 1:15 p.m. – Welcome
1:15 to 3:15 p.m. – Lightning rounds
3:30 to 4:30 p.m. – OCLC Update
5:00 to 6:00 p.m. – Opening reception and trivia contest
6:30 p.m. and later – Dine-arounds or dinner on your own
Friday, June 8, 2018—8:00 a.m. to 3:45 p.m.
Keynote address
Three tracks of concurrent sessions
Breakfast, lunch, and breaks included
Keynote Address: Promises and Pitfalls of 21st Century Resource Sharing
In his keynote address, George Needham will discuss the roots of interlibrary loan in the early 20th century, consider the impact of technology in the forms of the MARC record, OCLC, and the web, and then look at what forms resources sharing may take in the years to come.
Conference Rates:
The conference registration fee is $125 ($150 for registration after May 29) and includes all sessions, as well as the reception on Thursday and breakfast and lunch on Friday.
Join your resource sharing partners in charting our course together.
For hotel reservations and other information, visit the conference website.
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!
WiLS is excited to announce we have entered into a partnership with LinkedIn Learning/Lynda.com which allows for a heavily discounted offering of their site wide solution! This offering is designed to cover all faculty, staff and students for a three-year span for participating campuses. Join your other WiLS colleagues and get a 30% discountby opting in during the May 1 – June 29th 2018 opt-in period. The contract start date for this partnership is slated for July 16th but we need enough schools to opt-in to make the offering viable. Whether you’re an existing client of LinkedIn Learning/Lynda.com or new to the program, you’ll receive discount pricing with this package. All orders will go directly through LinkedIn. Their contact is Kyle Obot ().
To learn more about this resource and the offer please attend an informational webinar on May 15th, 2018 at noon. Webinar Attendee Link
LinkedIn Learning/Lynda.com provides on-demand training on skills, such as leadership, business skills, technology and creative skills. LinkedIn Learning/Lynda.com boasts one of the largest content libraries available with over 6,500 courses comprised of hundreds of thousands of videos. With LinkedIn’s data and Microsoft’s backing, LinkedIn Learning/Lynda.com also has the fastest growing library and launches 35-40 new courses a week. This ensures they are able to keep up with the demanding technology changes as they happen. All of the courses are produced in-house and taught by industry experts, ensuring a consistent high-quality feel. Courses are transcribed and can be easily sifted through to narrow down to the exact content you need, ensuring just-in-time learning is available.
Key facts about the agreement:
Opt-in Period: A 30% discount off of current LinkedIn Learning site license list price will be available to Consortium Members during a 60-day opt-in period from May 1, 2018 through June 29, 2018.
In order for WiLS to leverage this agreement, we must commit to a spend threshold. We are optimistic that the terms of agreement will enable more WiLS members to take advantage and bring us to that goal.
Current Lynda.com customers are eligible to participate (see your rep for details and eligibility criteria).
Key benefits of Lynda.com:
Prepare your students for lifelong, skill-based learning while allowing them to explore various interests.
Keep faculty, staff and students current on the latest technology and productivity tools.
Upskill your campus and close job-related skills gaps for internal staff members and students entering the workforce.
Deliver cost-effective, uniform training on a global scale.
Grant best in class tools to various departments such as career services, IT help desks, technology change teams and project management teams.
· Solution Highlights:
World-class content: 6,500+ digital courses taught by industry experts.
Data-driven curation: Relevant course recommendations to each consumer, based on unique data from LinkedIn.com.
Convenience: In-depth and bite-sized courses that can be viewed anytime, on any device, online or offline.
Easily integrate with a learning management system (LMS)
Provide single sign-on (SSO) authentication (for select identity providers)
If you have any questions, or to receive a price quote, please contact Kyle Obot ()
WiLS recently announced our partnership with PowerNotes to offer a new academic research tool to our members at a discount. Now they’re offering two web demos to show off this innovative product. Session details are below. Read more
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
Don’t forget that the first of two webinars to kick off Cambridge Univeristy Press’s Ebook EBA program is today. You’ll learn all about the EBA offer, Cambridge’s content and have the opportunity to ask questions. Details about the meeting are below. See you there!
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 Lori Belongia, Director of the Everett Roehl Marshfield Public Library!
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 Pam Sessoms of Nub Games, Inc., creators of LibraryH3lp, a WiLS gold vendor partner, and WiLSWorld 2018 sponsor.
WiLS vendor-partner, Cambridge University Press, has made an exciting evidence-based acquisitions offer. WiLS will form a buying group for member libraries interested in CUP’s Full ebook collection or either of their sub-collections. At the minimum, EBA participants will get 10% off the list price, but depending on group size, the discount could reach as high as 60% off! To kick off the program and to showcase the product, Cambridge will be hosting webinars for WiLS members on April 24th and May 3rd. Read more
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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.
Don’t forget that the first of two webinars to kick off Cambridge Univeristy Press’s Ebook EBA program is today. You’ll learn all about the EBA offer, Cambridge’s content and have the opportunity to ask questions. Details about the meeting are below. See you there!
