WiLS Community Liaison & Service Specialist Positions
WiLS is now accepting applications for four Community Liaison & Service Specialist positions that will shape the services of the “new” WiLS! Read more
Mar 28
Mar 28
OCLC Updates
WorldShare Interlibrary Loan to Replace WorldCat Resource Sharing
After more than 2 years of work that has touched nearly all parts of our organization, the new OCLC WorldShare™ Interlibrary Loan service is scheduled for release to libraries in the United States on March 12. Following initial availability in the United States, WorldShare Interlibrary Loan will be released worldwide in June. All WorldCat Resource Sharing users must complete their transition to the new service by December 31, 2013, when OCLC will end access to the WorldCat Resource Sharing service. Read more
Feb 20
April 8-12, 2013
Information Today will offer the Computers in Libraries 20 Conference and Exhibition at the Hilton Washington, Washington D.C. from April 8-10, 2013.
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Feb 13
Recollection Wisconsin
Meet the new WHO—Recollection Wisconsin. Wisconsin Heritage Online, the statewide digital collaborative, is excited to announce a new name—Recollection Wisconsin—and a new look. Read more
Feb 2
WiLS friendly staff are happy to serve you!
General Office Numbers:
Main Office: 608-890-4797
Main Fax: 608-262-6067 Read more
Jan 28
WiLSWorld 2013
The 20th WiLSWorld Conference
will be held July 24-25, 2013 at the Pyle Center in Madison. Browse from last year’s conference candid photos in movie or pdf. Also see presentation slides in pdf format near corresponding sessions. Read more
Jan 26
Academic Libraries
Look to WiLS to expand staff time.
Database Support Package Monthly database statistic reports for up to three vendors (option to add vendors available for an additional fee) Read more
Jan 21
Annual ILL Meeting
Over 100 people met for the 2012 ILL meeting on October 9. It was a great opportunity to learn, network, and share. Changes and best practices in resource sharing made for lively conversations in both the OCLC and WISCAT tracks. There was even a chance to stretch our legs on a tour of UW-Madison Memorial Library, the home of so many unique resources. To review the session slides, see the annual meeting matrix.
Jan 9
Starting January 28, 2013—UW-Madison SLIS Online Courses
Winter/Spring UW-Madison, School of Library and Information Studies Continuing Education Online Courses Librarians can refresh their skills and their views with this wide range of library courses, including personnel management, utilizing mobile apps, and, in April, disaster planning, just in time for the effects of climatic flooding. Visit their site! Read more
Jan 1
OCLC Updates
ArchiveGrid
ArchiveGrid is a discovery service that provides access to detailed archival collection descriptions, making information available about historical documents, personal papers, family histories and other archival materials held in archives throughout the world. Discovery Service ArchiveGrid is now available without a subscription from OCLC Research. Learn more here!
Innovations in Libraries 2012
Innovation in Libraries 2012 was a free post-conference event afterthe LITA Forum, sponsored by OCLC. Held at the Columbus Metropolitan Library, Innovation in Libraries 2012 featured 16 sessions and lightning talk presenters–all sharing how their library or organization has done innovative things and found success. The next best thing to being at Innovation in Libraries 2012 is watching the presentations online! View full presentations here.
