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Aug 26

Local History and Historic Preservation Conference October 11-12

The seventh annual Local History and Historic Preservation Conference will take place in Wisconsin Rapids on October 11 and 12. This statewide conference, sponsored by the Wisconsin Historical Society and the Wisconsin Council for Local History, offers in-depth sessions with experts in the field, tips to help expand your current outreach, and fun networking opportunities!

A ful conference agenda and registration information are available here.

Sessions and workshops that libraries will find especially valuable include:

Building Digital Collections Part 1: Planning and Creating a Digital Project
Building Digital Collection Part 2: Managing and Sharing Your Digital Content
Emily Pfotenhauer, WiLS and Sarah Grimm, Electronic Records Archivist, WHS

Archives 101: Processing Archival Collections
Richard L. Pifer, Director of Reference and Public Services, WHS
Archives 102: Public Services for Archival Collections
Greg Kocken, University Archivist, UW-Eau Claire and Peter Shrake, Archivist, Circus World Museum

Preserving Photographs: The Basics
Sally Jacobs, Archivist, WHS

Oversize, Overwhelmed? (Managing Oversized Paper Collections)
Robin Carlson, Conservator, WHS

Sharing Collections on the Web
Michael Edmonds, Digital Collections and Web Services, WHS

Fundraising Success Fundamentals
Diane Nix, Co-Director, Wisconsin Historical Foundation

Getting the Most from Your Local History and Family History Research
James Hibbard, University Archivist, UW-Platteville

Connecting Young Audiences to People and Places in History
Bobbie Malone, Office of School Services, WHS and Beth Lemke, Museum Educator, Wisconsin Historical Museum

Bringing “Them” on Board: Engaging Your Community
Jason Tish, Madison Trust for Historic Preservation and Destinee Udelhoven, Historic Indian Agency House

Aug 21

This Just In! OverDrive 3.0 for Android and iOS

Yesterday, OverDrive debuted version 3.0 for Android and iOS devices.  New features include:

  • Redesigned, gesture-based user interface
  • OverDrive One: sync your reading position and bookmarks across devices
  • Easy access to navigation menus
  • Enhanced help features, including guidance for new users and an in-app Help menu
  • History: view and manage your downloaded titles
  • Variable speed audiobook playback (iPhone/iPad/iPod touch only)

We look forward to working with this!  See this document for more information:  http://partners.overdrive.com/files/TrainingCenter/2013/omc3.pdf.  Or visit the OverDrive Learning Center to watch the recent webinar:  http://partners.overdrive.com/learning-center/on-demand/.

Aug 5

OCLC WebJunction hosts webinar on Libraries & Health Insurance

On July 26, OCLC WebJunction held a webinar on Libraries & Health Insurance:

For many Americans, libraries are the “go to” places for consumer health information. Open enrollment for the new Health Insurance Marketplace begins on October 1 and libraries will likely see local demand for information. IMLS is working together with the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare and with WebJunction and ZeroDivide to provide library staff with the online resources and community contacts they will need to respond to questions about the Marketplace. Please join us to learn more about how your library can increase awareness and involvement around these needs.

The complete archive from this session is now available.

You can also sign up to receive updates about this project.

Aug 1

InfoPass has moved!

The InfoPass application has a new home at wils.org.  The new address is http://wils.org/infopass.

If you have any questions, please contact Stef Morrill at or 608-216-8319.

 

Aug 1

Update that Rolodex…

…or whatever you use for contact info!

All of WiLS’ contact information has changed, and, starting August 1, you won’t be able to reach us through old email addresses and phone numbers.  Check out the Contact Us page for all the details.

Jul 21

WiLS Member Breakfast

Thanks to all of you who attended the WiLS member breakfast at WiLSWorld!  We had a great discussion, and the compilation of the results is now available!

Jul 16

Recollection Wisconsin wins Award of Merit

We are thrilled to announce that Recollection Wisconsin and WiLS are the recipients of an Award of Merit from the American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) for the newly redesigned recollectionwisconsin.org website. Read more

Jun 27

Reorganization Update

While the WiLS reorganization will be finished on July 1, past Reorganization Updates can still be found under the “News” tab for your future reference.

Jun 27

Welcome to the New WiLS

We hope you’ll take a few minutes to explore our new site, discover our new (and continuing) services, and meet our new staff.  If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at  or 608-218-4480.

Jun 27

Resource Sharing

Lending Services

 

As of July 1, WiLS is no longer providing lending services for UW-Madison.  Read more

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