WSL Updates for December 11, 2014

December 11, 2014

Volume 10, December 11, 2014 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) INVITATION TO E-RATE PROGRAM WEBINARS 2) WLA MENTORING PROGRAM 3) ANNUAL iYOUTH CONFERENCE CALL FOR PROPOSALS 4) NEW CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS AT HIGHLINE COLLEGE 5) APPLY TO HOST STORYCORPS 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) INVITATION TO E-RATE PROGRAM WEBINARS All participants in the Schools and Libraries (E-rate) Program are invited to join Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) for a series of webinars on various topics regarding changes in the E-rate program for funding year 2015 over the next few weeks. To Register: Eligible Services Webinar Tuesday, December 16, 2014, 12:00 to 1:00 PM PST To Register: Program Compliance Webinar Thursday, December 18, 2014, 12:00 to 1:00 PM PST To Register: Category Two Budgets Webinar Tuesday, January 6, 2015, 12:00 to 1:00 PM PST To Register: Discount Calculations Webinar Thursday, January 8, 2015, 12:00 to 1:00 PM PST To Register: Urban/Rural Tool Webinar Tuesday, January 13, 2015, 12:00 to 1:00 PM PST Please note: Due to the large size of the virtual audience, the presenters will not accept live questions during the webinar. All webinars will be recorded and will be available for viewing a day after the original webinar presentation, in the Schools and Libraries Program's Online Learning Library.

More information about the E-rate Modernization Order is available on the USAC website.
Questions about the webinar, please contact USAC Outreach.
For questions about the E-rate Program, Submit a Question or call the Client Service Bureau at 888-203-8100.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) WLA MENTORING PROGRAM The Washington Library Association mentoring program is live and needs mentors and mentees. Please apply to be a mentor or mentee; mentoring can be a valuable experience for both parties. The goal of the WLA Mentoring Program is to provide encouragement, support, and guidance to library staff to promote their professional development and growth. Benefits of mentoring programs

Library staff have the opportunity to develop professional skills and a sense of direction.
Experienced library staff can contribute to the profession by helping to develop future leaders.
Both mentors and mentees can learn from each other’s perspectives and experiences.
Both mentors and mentees can develop enhanced listening skills and the ability to communicate with respect.
The profession as a whole can benefit from the opportunity to capture knowledge from our library leaders.

Questions? Please contact Jennifer Fenton at [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3) ANNUAL iYOUTH CONFERENCE CALL FOR PROPOSALS The annual iYouth Conference is scheduled for February 21, 2015 at the University of Washington in Seattle. This year’s conference theme is focused on youth and identity. The mission of the conference is to bring together practicing librarians, students, and iSchool researchers to explore new modes of practice to provide relevant and inclusive services to children and youth, and to celebrate the community of youth and children’s media. Please email a brief (300-500 word) proposal with information on presenter(s) experiences and professional background as relevant by January 5, 2015. Please email proposals or questions about the conference to [email protected]. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4) NEW CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS AT HIGHLINE COLLEGE The Library & Information Services program at Highline College now offers Public Services and Technical Services Certificates. Students can pursue one or both certificates. Most of the courses in this program are taken online. For more information, please contact Hara Brook at [email protected]. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5) APPLY TO HOST STORYCORPS StoryCorps, in partnership with the American Library Association (ALA) Public Programs Office, is accepting applications from public libraries and library systems interested in hosting StoryCorps @ your library programs. Funded by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), StoryCorps @ your library will bring StoryCorps’ popular interview methods to libraries while developing a replicable model of oral history programming.

Program guidelines and the online application are available at apply.ala.org/storycorps
The application deadline is February 6, 2015.

Ten selected sites will receive:

a $2,500 stipend for project-related expenses;
portable recording equipment;
a two-day, in-person training on interview collection, digital recording techniques and archiving on April 8-9, 2015, led by StoryCorps staff in Brooklyn, New York (Note: Travel and lodging costs will be covered by StoryCorps.);
two two-hour planning meetings to develop a program and outreach strategy with StoryCorps staff in March 2015;
promotional materials and technical and outreach support;
access to and use of StoryCorps’ proprietary interview database.

Each library will be expected to record at least 40 interviews during the six-month interview collection period (May-October 2015). In addition, each library must plan at least one public program inspired by the interviews they collect. Local libraries will retain copies of all interviews and preservation copies will also be deposited with the Library of Congress. This StoryCorps @ your library grant offering represents the second phase of the StoryCorps @ your library project, following a pilot program in 2013-14. Read more about the pilot libraries at http://www.ala.org/programming/storycorps and http://www.storycorps.org/your-library. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK December 15

Pinterest and Snapguides for Learning (Insynctraining); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST
Summer Reading Refreshed! (Colorado State Library); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST

December 16

Placing Pedagogy into Practice (Insynctraining); 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PST
Tips for Making Your Events Accessible (Accessible Technology Coalition); 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PST
Discussing Design: The Art of Critique (O’Reilly Community); 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PST
It’s Never Too Early to Start Thinking about Elections (Colorado State Library); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST
3 Key Strategies to Engage and Retain New Hires in 2015 (trainingmagazinenetwork); 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PST
ProQuest Research Companion; 10:00 – 10:30 a.m. PST
K12 ProQuest Research Library/ProQuest Central; 12:00 – 12:30 p.m. PST
JP Morgan Research (ProQuest); 11:00 – 11:45 a.m. PST
ProQuest Dissertations & Theses; 10:00 – 10:45 a.m. PST
UK Newsstand (ProQuest); 6:00 – 7:00 a.m. PST

December 17

Hands On Learning; The Power of Interactive Learning in the Library (edWeb.net); 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. PST
NCompass Live: Nebraska Memories (Nebraska Library Commission); 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. PST
Rebels with a Cause: Creating Positive Change at Work (O’Reilly Community); 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PST
How to Host a Preservation Week Event (ALCTS); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST
Library Websites on a Budget: Tools, Tips, and Tales (Techsoup); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST
Better Together (?): Leveraging Collaborations to Get Grants (4Good); 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PST
Data & Assessment in Academic Libraries (Part 3 of 3) – Data for ROI and Benchmarking Ebook Collections (Library Journal); 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PST
The California Digital Newspaper Collection: An Introduction (California State Library); 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PST
The Vogue Archive (ProQuest); 6:00 – 7:00 a.m. PST
What You Don’t Know, You can...Learn!: Using Ancestry Library Edition to Fill in Gaps in Your Genealogical Research (ProQuest); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST

December 18

Proposal Budgeting Basics (Grant Space); 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PST
Level Up Your Teaching! Gamify Your Class in Five Easy Steps (EasyBib); 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PST
CultureGrams (ProQuest); 10:00 – 10:30 a.m. PST
K12 eLibrary Curriculum Edition (ProQuest); 11:00 – 11:30 a.m. PST

December 19

Library Leadership at All Levels (Cengage Learning); 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. PST
OU Boces and NOVELny Overview (ProQuest); 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. PST

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