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Jan 28

Demco Contract Discount Program

Demco is pleased to offer members the following contract discount program discounts for 2021!

https://sprinkles.wils.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Demco-Contract-Discount-Offer-2021-V2.pdf

Jan 23

Infobase Announces Two New Acquisitions

WiLS vendor partner Infobase has just announced the acquisition of two new training and mentoring platforms: Firsthand and Hoonuit’s Professional Development and Training Platform. You can learn a lot more about these new Infobase products by checking out the press releases linked below:

 

Infobase Acquires Firsthand, Alumni Engagement and Mentoring Platform

Infobase Acquires Professional Development and Training Platform, including Content from Hoonuit

Jan 22

Webinar: The Future of Education hosted by Statista

Join Statista’s Senior Research Manager along with a panel of Thought Leader Experts from prominent national universities for an interesting conversation about The Future of Education (February 5th 11:00 AM Central)

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Jan 19

Black Life in America: New Resource from NewsBank

Black Life in America provides comprehensive coverage of the African American experience from the early 18th century to the present day. Sourced from more than 19,000 American and global news sources it includes over 400 current and historical Black publications. This is an easy-to-use online resource—updated daily—which makes it ideal for schools, academic institutions, and public libraries to include in their digital resource offerings.

For pricing, please fill out our price quote request form 

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Jan 5

Special Pricing for Library Automation Technologies qkClean (PC-Germ-Guard)

WiLS order direct vendor,  Library Automation Technologies, Inc. is excited to introduce a new product to cooperative purchasing members.  LAT extends a 15% discount on all qkClean (PC-Germ-Guard) purchases made in the first two quarters of 2021 (Jan through June).

qkClean is a computer-controlled dispenser that prevents the use of the computer until “hands cleaning/sanitization” is performed by the user.  It eliminates “choice” and makes hand sanitization a requirement for anyone who wants to use the computer; otherwise, the computer remains locked.

The dispenser can be refilled with any liquid hand sanitizer or soap.  qkClean system includes a free secure portal that alerts administration when a refill is required and also logs and keeps track of the usage for reporting and analysis.

The qkClean™ device can be used anywhere where shared computer usage is prevalent such as patron computer stations and OPACs.   Here is a quick video that shows how it works.

Besides promoting good habits, qkClean™ deployment proactively assures a safe and healthy environment.

More information, pictures, and videos can be viewed at www.qkClean.com. To place an order, please see: https://sprinkles.wils.org/services/cooperative-purchasing/library-automation-technologies/

LAT’s COVID Road to Recovery program offers an additional 10% discount off any product already on their Consortium Discount Schedule for purchases made between now and June 30, 2021. That’s 10% above and beyond the already reduced prices as listed in the attached LAT discount schedule!

WiLS Cooperative Purchasing members should mention the WiLS qkClean 15% discount and /or the Road to Recovery discount when they inquire or order.

 

Nov 17

Developing Metadata Standards for the Hoocąk Research Gateway at the Mukurtu Midwest Hub

This blog post is contributed by Maxwell Gray, a graduate student at the UW-Madison iSchool. Max is one of four practicum and independent study students WiLS is hosting (virtually) from the iSchool this fall. The students are working with Molli Pauliot and Dr. Stephen Kantrowitz of the Department of History at UW-Madison, using Mukurtu CMS to develop an online gateway to Ho-Chunk research materials. Mukurtu was developed by the Center for Digital Scholarship and Curation at Washington State University to empower Indigenous institutions to ethically manage, narrate, and share their digital cultural heritage. WiLS and the iSchool are partners in WSU’s IMLS-funded initiative to provide support and training to Mukurtu users in the Western Great Lakes.

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Nov 10

PowerNotes Webinar December 3rd, 2020

WiLS vendor partner PowerNotes will be hosting a webinar on Thursday December 3rd, 2020: “PowerNotes: Maximizing your library resources and improving digital learning.” A major focus of this presentation will be on their new features designed for remote instruction and online learning. Specifically, Sharing, Collaboration, and Early Feedback features.

PowerNotes addresses the challenges inherent to source-based writing in the digital environment, and seeks to improve writing quality with tools that provide an efficient and continuous workflow through the entire digital research and writing process.

Learn how PowerNotes can:
• Increase the accessibility of your databases with integrated OCR
• Improve reading comprehension and retention in the digital environment
• Prevent unintentional plagiarism
• Enable students to gather, annotate, and save content and citation information efficiently
• Put students in the best position to write by providing an efficient organizational framework
• Provide instructors and librarians with visibility into the students’ research process

WiLS has secured special pricing from PowerNotes for its members. Free trials or short term pilots are available. Contact or WiLS for more information.

To learn more, please join us for a 45-minute webinar:
Higher Education – Thursday, December 3 at 12:00pm – 1:00pm CST
K-12 – Thursday, December 3 at 3:00pm – 4:00pm CST

Follow the link to register – REGISTER HERE

For more information – Learn more about PowerNotes

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