Wisconsin Schools Digital Library Consortium Request for Proposal
This Request for Proposal is now closed. Read more
Jan 24
Jan 23
2017 Money Smart Big Read Week Title Announced!
The Money Smart Week Big Read program distributes thousands of financial literacy books to children and families to provide opportunities for families to discuss saving, spending, and appropriate money management. Read more
Jan 23
WiLSWorld 2017 Call for Presenters
The deadline to respond to this call has passed, but we always want to hear your ideas! Let us know if you have any suggestions for WiLSWorld or any other WiLS service!
Jan 19
Coming Soon: A New MyWiLS!
Coming Soon: A New MyWiLS!
You asked, we listened! For the last 6 months, we have been working to make enhancements to the MyWiLS portal that you asked for. While it still functions mostly the same, we feel we have greatly improved this service. Please take some time to read about the changes below. Read more
Jan 19
Cross-Consortia Collaboration
Cross-Consortia Collaboration
Now this is meta-collaboration! In 2016, WPLC worked with Recollection Wisconsin on ways to help public library systems support their members’ growing interest in digitizing unique local collections.
With funding from WPLC, and guidance from the newly-created WPLC Historical and Local Digital Resources Committee, Recollection Wisconsin created several resources:
- The Digital Projects Toolkit online course: This free series of five short courses is designed for CE coordinators and other system-level staff. Topics covered include copyright, scanning, metadata, file storage, and digital preservation.
- A Digitization Vendor List (available to any library on request) and related tip sheet for working with vendors
- Grants for Digitization Projects blog posts: These blog posts share Information about eight potential funding sources for digital projects, including examples of successful proposals
Jan 19
WiLS 2017 Membership Meeting: At Your Desk!
WiLS 2017 free and virtual Membership Meeting was held on Thursday, February 16th, at 10am, and thank you to those who were able to join us!
If you are interested in seeing the responses to our polls, you can!
- Tell us about your favorite community partnership!
- What tools do you use or would like to use to help facilitate your partnerships (for identifying partners, communications, agreements, project management, etc.)?
If you’d like to contribute your thoughts to these polls, you can still do that here or you can check out the responses! You can also watch a recording of the meeting or view the slides.
Look for the annual report soon!
Jan 19
Keep up-to-date with the Wisconsin Schools Digital Library Consortium (WSDLC)
WiLS is happy to be a partner and the project manager for the WSDLC. For those of you new to the project, the intent of the WSDLC is to develop a shared collection of ebooks and other materials that will be available to all participating districts and schools in the state. The expectation is that the collection will maximize the effectiveness of expenditures on digital library materials and addresses the inequity across districts through a shared digital collection. There will be three distinct collections: one for K-4, one for 5-8, and one for 9-12. The plan is to have the collections available for use by Fall 2017.
Jan 17
WiLS January 2017 Member Interview: Connie Meyer, Bridges Library System
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 Connie Meyer, Director of Bridges Library System.
Jan 17
WiLS January 2017 Vendor Partner Interview: David Parker, Alexander Street
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 share insights from David Parker, Senior Vice President of Editorial and Licensing at Alexander Street.
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Dec 19
Brain HQ From Demco Software
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Brain health is increasingly in the news as more is learned about the connections between mind and body, and healthy aging. Alzheimer’s disease is the 6th leading cause of death in the U.S. But there’s hope in recent research showing that brain training, and more specifically speed training, can cut dementia risk by 48%. WiLS is excited to offer BrainHQ™, a way for public libraries to help their communities address this growing concern.
