WiLS 2015 Regional Community Meetings

We are so honored that you spent your valuable time with us at WiLS’ Regional Community Meetings these last few weeks.  We hope it was a good use of your time, and that we could share some information that will serve you as you make decisions about how to promote, teach others about, and evaluate your electronic resources.

Thank you to our kind hosts for these meetings as well:  Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College, Marshfield Public Library, St. Norbert College, Fitchburg Public Library, Dodgeville Public Library, and UW-Milwaukee.

Here are the slides, activity template, and notes for the discussion on maximizing your electronic resources and here is the information about the stuff WiLS has been up to recently.

Over the next few weeks, we’ll be synthesizing and publishing those community practices that you shared with us.  Look for that soon!

In the meantime, stop by and see us at booth #210 at WLA next week, or look for us at any of these sessions and events.

Thank you!

Each year, WiLS travels the state to host a series of get-togethers, giving members of the library community an opportunity to talk with one another about challenges that affect us all and to propose potential solutions to those problems. This year, the topic of these meetings will be electronic resources: how to promote, grow, and evaluate the usage of the resources that your purchase for your user community so you get the most value out of them possible.  You’ll have the opportunity learn tips and tricks for growing and assessing usage as well as hear how your colleagues are encouraging patrons to use their electronic resources and how they are making their decisions when it’s time to renew subscriptions.

This year, WiLS Regional Community Meetings will be held in Dodgeville, Fitchburg, Milwaukee, De Pere, Marshfield, and Hayward.  Don’t miss this free opportunity to connect with your colleagues!

September 22nd, 1:00-4:oopm – Hayward, WI at Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College

October 1st, 1:00-4:oopm – Marshfield, WI at Marshfield Public Library

October 5th, 1:00-4:oopm – De Pere, WI at St. Norbert College

October 8th, 1:00-4:oopm – Fitchburg, WI at Fitchburg Public Library

October 9th, 9:30am-12:00pm – Dodgeville, WI at Dodgeville Health and Human Services Building (followed by SWAL lunch and meeting)

October 22nd, 1:00-4:oopm – Milwaukee, WI at UW-Milwaukee Libraries