Volume 10, August 7, 2014 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) 2014 DIGITAL SKILLS TRAINING GRANT INFORMATIONAL ONLINE MEETING 2) WEBJUNCTION IS NEW AGAIN 3) PUBLIC LIBRARY POLICIES PAGE HAS MOVED 4) BRAILLE TRANSCRIPTION CLASS 5) INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT AND LIBRARY PRACTICES WEBINAR 6) FREE DISASTER RECOVERY WORKSHOP 7) FREE CE EVENTS NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) 2014 DIGITAL SKILLS TRAINING GRANT INFORMATIONAL ONLINE MEETING If your public or tribal library needs help funding computer training programs for the public, this webinar is a worthwhile investment of your time! Join us online next Tuesday, August 12 at 9 a.m. as we share ideas for training programs, review the grant cycle guidelines, application, and timeline, answer questions, and gather your feedback on how WSL can best support grant applicants. Link to join the meeting Tuesday, August 12 at 9 a.m.: https://sas.elluminate.com/m.jnlp?sid=2008170&password=M.A2FCBB0530AA64DAFA06BBE0F558E2. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) WEBJUNCTION IS NEW AGAIN WebJunction is new once again! More information will be coming soon as WSL finalizes the purchase agreement for the Skillsoft courses. For now, we invite you to sign up for a new account (all old accounts are invalid) and check out the free courses offered. Here’s a brief tutorial on the changes: http://www.screencast.com/t/uBFuXP89zfI We no longer have a WebJunction Washington webpage, so go to: http://webjunction.org/ to get started with the re-vamped WebJunction. For more information, please contact Jennifer Fenton, CE/Training Coordinator at [email protected] or 360.570.5571. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3) PUBLIC LIBRARY POLICIES PAGE HAS MOVED The Washington State Library’s Public Library Policies page has moved. Formerly available on the WebJunction site, Public Library Policies page has permanently moved to: http://www.sos.wa.gov/library/libraries/libDev/policies.aspx Need an example of a Collection Development or Social Media policy? This is the place to go. As of the latest update, there are over 1,450 policy links listed, everything from ADA compliance to Volunteers. If you have any questions, please contact Evelyn Lindberg at [email protected]. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4) BRAILLE TRANSCRIPTION CLASS The Washington Talking Book and Braille Library (WTBBL) will launch a new Braille transcription class in September 2014. If you are a perfectionist and love to read, and want to help others read, you could learn to transcribe books into braille! WTBBL offers a free course in braille transcription in 28 lessons, on Wednesday evenings from September 2014 to May 2015. This is an eight-month class with weekly homework (PC-based software provided). Classes meet at WTBBL, 2021 9th Avenue (at Lenora) in Seattle. Free parking is available during class. The first session on September 17 begins at 6:00 p.m. All remaining classes are held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. For more information contact David Junius, WTBBL Volunteer Services Manager at [email protected], or register at sos.wa.gov/q/braille. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5) INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT AND LIBRARY PRACTICES WEBINAR Please join us for International Copyright and Library Practices, a free webinar provided by the Copyright Advisory Committee for the ALA Office for Information Technology Policy (OITP), on Thursday, August 7, 2014 at 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. PDT. This presentation covers the basics of international copyright and how it applies to use of foreign works by libraries and in educational settings in the United States. Janice T. Pilch, Copyright and Licensing Librarian and Rutgers University Libraries faculty member, will present the webinar. She is a former chair of the ALA OITP Copyright Education Subcommittee. From 2007-2011 she served as an International Copyright Advocate for the Library Copyright Alliance at the World Intellectual Property Organization and other international organizations to promote fair and equitable access to information. Janice served as Visiting Program Officer on International Copyright for ARL in 2009-2010. She is currently the U.S. representative to the IFLA Committee on Copyright and Other Legal Matters and chairs a permanent committee on copyright issues within the Association of Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies. There is no need to pre-register! Just show up http://ala.adobeconnect.com/copyright/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6) FREE DISASTER RECOVERY WORKSHOP Protecting Cultural Collections: Disaster Prevention, Preparedness, Response & Recovery is a free two-part workshop sponsored by the Western States & Territories Preservation Assistance Service (WESTPAS). Funding is provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities. The instructor, Gary Menges, is a retired Preservation Administrator, UW Libraries, a WESTPAS trainer, and a member of the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works Collections Emergency Response Team (AIC CERT). Who should attend? Administrators and staff responsible for emergency preparedness, response and decision-making, in all types of cultural institutions. By registering for the workshop, the institution commits to supporting the attendee(s) to achieve the workshop's disaster preparedness goals. When possible, please commit two attendees so they can work together on the disaster preparedness activities. Event details: Part 1: ON-LINE WEBINARS - Prevention & Preparedness (archived 2½ hours total) Part 2: IN-PERSON WORKSHOP - Response & Recovery Yakima, Washington, Wednesday, October 15, 2014 – 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. – Yakima Valley Museum, 2105 Tieton Drive, Yakima, WA 98902. Participation in the in-person workshop requires viewing the archived Part 1 webinars BEFORE attending the Part 2 in-person workshop AND completing the workshop assignments. Any exception requires the permission of the instructor. For more information or to register visit sos.wa.gov/q/WESTPAS-Yakima. For registration assistance, contact Alexandra Gingerich, [email protected]; for general & content information, contact Gary Menges [email protected]. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7) FREE CE EVENTS NEXT WEEK August 11 SIRS Discoverer and Educator Tools (ProQuest); 11:00 – 11:30 a.m. PDT sos.wa.gov/q/pro9 Common Core and ProQuest Resources (ProQuest); 12:00 – 12:45 p.m. PDT sos.wa.gov/q/pro88 SIRS Issues Researcher and Educators’ Tools (ProQuest); 12:00 – 12:30 p.m. PDT sos.wa.gov/q/pro89 K12 eLibrary Curriculum Edition (ProQuest); 1:00 – 1:30 p.m. PDT sos.wa.gov/q/pro87 SIRS Issues Researcher and Educator Tools (ProQuest); 1:00 – 1:30 p.m. PDT sos.wa.gov/q/pro90 ebrary E-books for Schools (ProQuest); 2:00 – 2:30 p.m. PDT sos.wa.gov/q/pro86 International Datasets (ProQuest); 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. PDT sos.wa.gov/q/pro75 ProQuest Statistical Abstracts of the World; 10:00 – 10:45 a.m. PDT sos.wa.gov/q/pro76 August 12 Grantseeking Basics; 11:00 a.m. – 12 p.m. PDT Developing a Strategic Plan for Volunteer Engagement: Volunteer Match; 11:00 a.m. – 12 p.m. PDT YA Announcements: Fresh for Fall (Booklist); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT sos.wa.gov/q/fresh Supercharge your Corporate Donations with Marching Gifts; 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT Mixing It Up and Flipping the Classroom (Training Magazine Network); 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PDT sos.wa.gov/q/mixflip Advanced Searching: Beyond the Single Search Box (ProQuest); 7:00 – 8:00 a.m. PDT sos.wa.gov/q/pro8 ProQuest Research Companion; 8:00 – 8:45 a.m. PDT sos.wa.gov/q/pro84 eLibrary Curriculum Edition (ProQuest); 10:00 – 10:45 a.m. PDT sos.wa.gov/q/pro83 SIRS Discoverer and Educator Tools (ProQuest); 12:00 – 12:30 p.m. PDT sos.wa.gov/q/pro71 CultureGrams (ProQuest); 11:00 – 11:30 a.m. PDT sos.wa.gov/q/pro7 ProQuest Statistical Insight; 8:00 – 8:45 a.m. PDT sos.wa.gov/q/pro6 Statistical Abstract of the United States; 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PDT sos.wa.gov/q/prosa August 13 Google Apps for Education – It’s a New Year!; 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. PDT Harlequin Take Me Away: the NLC Booktalks Romance (NCompass); 8:00 – 9 a.m. PDT The Curious Leader: Harnessing the Power of Inquiry; 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. PDT Introduction to Finding Funders (Foundation Center); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT Top 10 Ways to Effectively Share Stories at Your Fundraising Event; 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PDT There’s an App for That! 50 Productivity Apps that will Prepare You for the Mobile Edu-volution; 2:00 – 3 p.m. PDT Getting Started with Video for Your Nonprofit (4Good); 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PDT sos.wa.gov/q/videonp eLibrary BookCarts & Quizzes; 11:00 – 11:30 a.m. PDT sos.wa.gov/q/pro74 ProQuest Research Library Prep and ProQuest Central K12; 12:00 – 12:30 PDT sos.wa.gov/q/pro73 CultureGrams (ProQuest); 1:00 – 1:30 p.m. PDT sos.wa.gov/q/pro72 Statistical Insight: Advanced Searching, Tips and Tricks (ProQuest); 1:00 -1:45 p.m. PDT sos.wa.gov/q/pro5 Literature Online (ProQuest); 10:00 – 10:30 am PDT sos.wa.gov/q/prolion August 14 Telling the Story of Volunteer Impact; 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT Proposal Writing Basics; 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT Top Ten Skills for Teaching Tech to Patrons; 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT Building an Accessibility Program in Your Organization; 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT Integrating Mobile Technology Into Libraries; 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT Next Generation Learning Strategies for a Next Generation World (Training Magazine Network); 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PDT sos.wa.gov/q/next Beyond Genealogy: World War I via Ancestry Library Edition (ProQuest); 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PDT sos.wa.gov/q/proanc August 15 People – Difficult or Different; 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT HeritageQuest Online Books and Revolutionary War Records (ProQuest); 12:00 – 12:45 p.m. PDT sos.wa.gov/q/prohq For more information and to register (unless otherwise linked above), visit the WSL Training Calendar at sos.wa.gov/q/training. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------