Volume 7, April 21, 2011 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) FEED YOUR BRAIN 2) EARLY LEARNING EXCHANGE 3) MAYDAY! MAYDAY! 4) OUR AUTHORS, OUR ADVOCATES 5) WEBWISE 2011 WEBCASTS NOW AVAILABLE 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) FEED YOUR BRAIN Feed your brain at the College Librarians and Media Specialists (CLAMS) spring conference, jointly sponsored by CLAMS and the Library Media Directors Council (LMDC). Discover how to reach your students by applying techniques based on exciting new research that has revealed how learning takes place in the brain. See how your colleagues are using this research in the classroom and share your own ideas and techniques. Two books, Brain Rules by John Medina and The Shallows by Nicholas Carr, will be the focus of this conference. Thursday, May 19, 2011, 12:00 – 9:00 p.m. and Friday, May 20, 2011, 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Wenatchee Valley College, Wenatchee, Washington. For more information and to register, visit clams.ctc.edu/conferences. The deadline for registration is May 6. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) EARLY LEARNING EXCHANGE “Connect the Dots: An Early Learning Exchange” will utilize a high-paced format, featuring presentations ranging from 12 – 18 minutes in length on various topics related to early learning and education. Presenters will include Dr. Dimitri Christakis, Pediatrician and Researcher with Seattle Children’s Hospital, and Dr. Bette Hyde, Director of the Washington Department of Early Learning. The event emcee will be Enrique Cerna, host and executive producer of the weekly news program, KCTS 9 Connects. The Exchange encourages networking between speakers and attendees and suggests that participants bring a brown bag lunch to the Exchange to take advantage of additional opportunities connect with other participants. Thursday, June 30, 2011, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., Seattle Public Library, Seattle. For more information and to register, visit www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/Exchange or e-mail Erin Okuno at [email protected]. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3) MAYDAY! MAYDAY! What is your institution doing to protect your collections from disasters? Join libraries, museums, archives, and arts and historic preservation organizations across the nation in setting aside May 1, 2011, to make a commitment to do at least one thing for emergency preparedness on that day. Some suggested activities include updating your institution’s disaster plan, registering for a disaster preparedness workshop, reviewing emergency response procedures with staff, or getting to know your local first responders. For more information, go to www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/MayDay2011. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4) OUR AUTHORS, OUR ADVOCATES As part of National Library Week, the American Library Association has launched a new campaign, “Our Authors, Our Advocates: Authors Speak Out for Libraries,” which enlists America’s authors as articulate and powerful spokespeople for libraries. New public service announcements are available at www.ourauthorsouradvocates.org for placement on library websites and for sharing with library advocates and with those who can make a difference. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5) WEBWISE 2011 WEBCASTS NOW AVAILABLE Webcasts of the 2011 WebWise Conference on “Libraries, Museums, and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) in Research, Education, and Practice,” held on March 9 – 11, 2011, in Baltimore, Maryland, are now available online. The captioned videos feature keynote speakers showcasing innovative approaches to a variety of topics including digital collections, media literacy, online services, audio and visual technologies, living specimens, visitor experiences, and much more. To view the webcasts, visit www.tvworldwide.com/events/webwise/110309. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK Monday, April 25:

• Introduction to the New ProQuest Platform (ProQuest); 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. PDT: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/PQ33;

• The Entrepreneurial Librarian – Running the Business of Your Library (WebJunction); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT;
• Beyond Bestsellers: High-Demand Mysteries in Libraries (Booklist); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT;
• The Reference Interview: Time for a Tune-up (Infopeople); 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PDT;
• New ProQuest Platform FAQs (ProQuest); 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. PDT: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/PQ34;

• NCompass Live: The Power of Word-of-Mouth Marketing, with Peggy Barber (NCompass Live); 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. PDT;
• WorldCat Local Points the Way to Your Library’s Collections (OCLC); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/WorldCatLocal;

• Preserving Your Personal Digital Memories (ALCTS); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT: www1.gotomeeting.com/register/550844641;
• Introduction to the New ProQuest Platform (ProQuest); 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PDT: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/PQ35;

• What’s the Big Idea? (WSL); 9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT, and repeated 1:30 – 4:00 p.m. PDT, Yakama Nation Cultural Heritage Center, Toppenish;
• ProQuest Administrative Module (ProQuest); 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PDT: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/PQ36.