WSL Updates for February 19, 2015

Volume 11, February 19, 2015 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) MICROSOFT IT ACADEMY CUSTOMER FEEDBACK SURVEY 2) SUPERCHARGED STORYTIMES 3) SDL NEEDS ASSESSMENT SURVEYS 4) FREE MRSC WEBINARS AVAILABLE 5) CALL FOR WOMEN OF LIBRARY HISTORY SUBMISSIONS 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) MICROSOFT IT ACADEMY CUSTOMER FEEDBACK SURVEY If you’ve spent any time with IT Academy online courses – we want to hear from you! IT Academy funding is up for reauthorization this year and we’re gathering information on the program’s usage and effectiveness. Please take 5 minutes to help by completing our survey at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/WAMITA. Your feedback is important to us; we need to hear from you! For more information, please contact Elizabeth Iaukea at [email protected] or 360-570-5578. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) SUPERCHARGED STORYTIMES Are you:

  • Passionate about early literacy at public libraries?
  • Interested in enhancing your current approach to storytime planning and delivery for children five years of age and younger?
  • Eager to work collaboratively online with your peers from other libraries to share ideas and experiences that build a growing community of practice?
If so, you are invited to become a part of the Supercharged Storytimes community through a new program offered to public library staff in Washington free of charge. Thanks to a partnership between OCLC, the Washington State Library, and Thrive Washington, and with support from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, Supercharged Storytimes provides methods to engage children in storytimes, using tools and approaches that have been confirmed by University of Washington iSchool’s Project VIEWS2 research to directly support development of early literacy skills in children 0-5 years old. The program will introduce up to 100 public library staff from across Washington State to Supercharged Storytimes methods through a structured four-week online orientation, beginning Monday, April 6, 2015, and then continue to support participants through an online community as they implement Supercharged Storytimes in their own libraries following the orientation. The online community, hosted by WebJunction, will offer a place for participants to discuss their experience and exchange ideas, tips, and resources around Supercharged Storytimes. For more information please review the Participant Overview.
  • Interested in participating? Submit a Statement of Interest for this opportunity by Friday, February 27, 2015.
Questions? Contact Liz Morris, Project Coordinator, at [email protected]. Please share this opportunity with your colleagues and networks. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3) SDL NEEDS ASSESSMENT SURVEYS As a reminder, the Washington State Library’s Statewide Database Licensing (SDL) project is conducting a formal needs assessment, with two surveys, one for library staff, and one for library users. All library staff who are aware of the library’s electronic resources, especially research databases, are encouraged to take the staff survey, and all Washington libraries are encouraged to promote the user survey to their clientele, through their web sites, social media, patron newsletters, and any other appropriate media or opportunities. The surveys will be available through Friday, February 20, 2015. Here are the survey links: The library audience for both surveys includes all types of libraries that participate in SDL: public libraries, private academic, community and technical colleges, hospital and research libraries, and K-12 schools, both public and private. In the case of K-12 schools, the end user survey is intended for classroom teachers and administrators, rather than students, but college and university students are strongly encouraged to take the survey. In promulgating the survey links, be sure to notice that they use the secure https protocol. Visit sos.wa.gov/q/SDL for additional information, including suggestions for promoting the survey to your users. For questions about the surveys or the SDL needs assessment process, please contact SDL project manager Will Stuivenga [email protected] or 360-704-5217. Thank you in advance for your participation and cooperation in making these surveys a success. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4) FREE MRSC WEBINARS AVAILABLE Municipal Research and Services Center (MRSC), a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting the success of local governments throughout Washington, offers training via free webinars. The next webinar, How to Make Better Use of MRSC’s Tools and Services, takes place on February 24 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. PST This training will focus on using MRSC’s new website. Previous MRSC webinars are archived and available for viewing. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5) CALL FOR WOMEN OF LIBRARY HISTORY SUBMISSIONS Women of Library History is a Women’s History Month Project of the Feminist Task Force of the American Library Association. This will be the third year of posting stories about women who have made librarianship and/or their communities better. Please read the official Call for Submissions and announcement blog post. Please spread the word to local and online networks, and feel encouraged to find a story from your own library to share! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK February 23
  • Trigger your Transformation: 5 Steps to Creating your own Individual Development Plan to determine your focus & future (InSync); 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PST
  • Proposal Budgeting Basics (GrantSpace); 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PST
February 24
  • Influence when you have no power or authority (Utah State Library); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST
  • YA Announcements: Fresh Titles for Teens (Booklist); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST
  • Teen Learning Labs (Infopeople); 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PST
  • How to Make Better Use of MRSC’s Tools and Services; 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST
February 25
  • Tech Talk with Michael Sauers (Nebraska Library Commission); 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. PST
  • Help! I’m an Accidental Government Information Librarian presents ... Accessing Federal electronic records at the National Archives (North Carolina Library Association); 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. PST
  • To Manage or to Motivate: 9 Need-to-Know Traits of the Best Leaders (American Management Association); 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. PST
  • 13 Techniques that will Make Designing #PowerPoint Slides EASY (Training Magazine Network); 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PST
  • Effective Delegation (4Good); 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PST
  • Got Fandom?: How Mini-Cons Can Transform Libraries and Communities (Georgia Library Association); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST
  • Discover National Library of Medicine Resources: ToxNet Changes/Interface with National Training Center (National Network of Libraries of Medicine); 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PST
  • How to Listen to Your Community 2: Using Interviews and Focus Groups to Gather Data for Needs Assessment and Advocacy (Texas State Library and Archives Commission); 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PST
  • Unmask! (Collaborative Summer Library Program); 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PST
  • Video Instruction in K-12 (EdWeb); 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. PST
  • Ebrary’s New Reader (ProQuest); 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. PST
February 26
  • Institutional & research repositories: Characteristics, relationships and roles (Library Connect); 8:00 – 9:15 a.m. PST
  • The Golden Age of Gaming: Board Games for Grown-ups (WebJunction); 10:00 – 11:00 p.m. PST
  • Myth Masters: A Conversation with Holly Black, Kate Elliot, and Barry Lyga (Booklist); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST
  • Customizing Library Vendor Tools for Better Customer Service (Infopeople); 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PST
  • Managing Chaos: Digital Governance by Design (O’Reilly); 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. PST
  • It’s All About Choice, Baby! Flipping the Professional Development Model for Librarians (Colorado State Library); 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. PST
  • The Visible Library: Learn how the Web sees Libraries Today… (Library Journal); 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PST
  • ProQuest Administrator Module (ProQuest); 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PST
  • CultureGrams (ProQuest); 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PST
  • ProQuest Central K12 and Research Library (ProQuest); 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. PST
  • ABI/INFORM FAQ (ProQuest); 10:00 – 10:30 a.m. PST
  • Ancestry Library Edition Basics – Canadian Focus (ProQuest) 12:30 – 1:15 p.m. PST
February 27
  • Big Talk from Small Libraries Online Conference (Nebraska Library Commission); 6:45 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. PST
  • Kid, Teen, & Tween Spaces: 21st Century Edition (GALE Geek); 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. PST
  • Sneak Peek @ the All New HeritageQuest Online (ProQuest); 10:00 – 10:30 a.m. PST
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