Thoughts from regional meetings
Read the summary from our regional meetings!
Earlier in the fall, libraries around the state got together for six regional meetings. We laughed, we cried, we talked about successes and challenges. Read more
Dec 12
Dec 10
Upper Midwest Digital Creators and Curators Google Group
Do you work on digital projects at your library? Consider joining the new Upper Midwest Digital Creators and Curators Google Group! This group is open to all digital content creators, curators, and managers working in libraries, archives, museums, and historical societies in the Upper Midwest. It’s a place to discuss ideas, tips, news, and training opportunities regarding digital collection development, digital content management, digital preservation, and related issues.
If you have never used Google Groups before, the functionality is not all that different from a listserv . You can still use your email to read and reply to messages, or you can visit the Google Group webpage to view messages (NOTE: you need a Gmail email address to be able to reply to or post messages via the web interface, or to manage any notification preferences).
The group is moderated by staff from Minitex (Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota) and WiLS (Wisconsin). To join the group, head to groups.google.com/group/umwdigital and choose “Apply to join group” or contact Sara Ring, Minitex () or Emily Pfotenhauer, WiLS () to request an invitation.
Dec 6
Learning Opportunity – Copyright, Libraries, and the Higher Ed Classroom
UW-Madison SLIS is hosting a free webinar on Copyright, Libraries, and the Higher Ed Classroom on Thursday, February 13 from noon to 1:00pm, presented by Dorothea Salo, MA-LIS and MA-Spanish.
Get updated on the latest lawsuits, campaigns, and other copyright happenings in the higher-education classroom. We’ll touch on electronic-reserves legal action, streaming video legal action, the ARL Code of Best Practices in Fair Use, MOOCs, Google Books and Hathi Trust lawsuits, open access, open textbooks, and open educational resources.
Dec 4
WorldShare ILL Integrates Article Exchange, Adds New Features
New features now available in OCLC WorldShare® Interlibrary Loan enable you to simplify ILL workflows and save time for your library’s ILL staff.
New features include:
- “Days to Respond” settings in the OCLC Policies Directory add efficiency to request processing
- Integration of Article Exchange workflow into WorldShare ILL
- Lender option to change loan requests to copy requests and copy requests to loan requests
- Lender printing of book stickers
- Display of links to freely available Open Access resources
Additional details are provided in the November 2013 WorldShare Interlibrary Loan Release Notes.
The next release of enhancements to WorldShare ILL will occur in February 2014. We encourage you to use the time between now and February become familiar with WorldShare ILL workflows and proceed with transitioning all your ILL to it from WorldCat Resource Sharing.
Dec 3
OCLC and ProQuest Work Together to Automate E-book Collection Management
Collaboration will help library staff keep e-book information current, offer library users quick and easy access to e-books from ebrary and EBL
A new collaboration between OCLC and ProQuest automates the process to keep e-book holdings from ebrary and EBL – Ebook Library up to date in WorldCat and library catalogs and offers current links to library users for easy access to those titles. The initiative builds on OCLC’s work with ProQuest’s e-book businesses to support Demand-driven Acquisition (DDA) workflow and e-book access.
Dec 2
Learning Opportunity – Upcoming WorldShare Management Services Webinar
Streamlining management, discovery and access of print collections with OCLC WorldShare Management Services
During this live, one-hour demonstration, you’ll see how OCLC WorldShare® Management Services simplify library management workflows and improve discovery and access of your library’s physical collections, including print materials, journals and serials. Q&A will follow the demonstration.
Date: 10 December 2013
Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Eastern Standard Time [UTC -5]
Dec 2
Save the date – OCLC Americas Member Meeting and Symposium: The Hype and Hope of MOOCs
Join OCLC member-leaders and staff at ALA Midwinter for updates on OCLC programs, a Regional Council business meeting and a debate-style symposium on MOOCs. The meeting will take place on Friday, January 24, 2014, from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm, Eastern Time. Lunch will be provided and a reception will follow the symposium, which begins at 1:00 pm. Please make plans now to attend this event in person or virtually!
Nov 23
Learning Opportunities from the National Network of Libraries of Medicine Greater Midwest Region
The National Network of Libraries of Medicine Greater Midwest Region is offering two upcoming free courses of interest to community college librarians:
Free NLM Resources for Community College Libraries
Thursday, December 12th at 1:00 pm Central
and
Free Online Tools for Librarians
Friday, December 13th at 1:00 pm Central
Click here to register for either event.
Nov 22
Update your Population / Enrollment Numbers and IP Information
Dearest Members – It’s that time of year again! You all thought about turkey, didn’t you? No, a different time of year. Please take a few moments to update your population/enrollment numbers and IP address with us so we can continue to provide the best service we possibly can.
Click here to update your FTE / Enrollment/ Population Served
Click here to update your IP Addresses
Yours in gravy and pumpkin pie,
The WiLS Team
Nov 20
Member News: Val Edwards of Monona Grove HS renames AASL Newspaper, Launch Pad
Congratulations to Val Edwards, IMC Director at Monona Grove High School, who won the AASL newspaper naming contest. Read more
