WSL Updates for May 26, 2011

Volume 7, May 26, 2011 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) RECORDED BOOKS ISSUES NETLIBRARY INVOICES 2) FREE WORKSHOP – PROTECTING CULTURAL COLLECTIONS 3) STARTING STRONG INSTITUTE 4) SIGN UP NOW FOR ONLINE LEARNING FROM ALSC 5) SHARPEN YOUR WEBSITE – CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) RECORDED BOOKS ISSUES NETLIBRARY INVOICES Recorded Books is handling the NetLibrary eAudiobook renewal invoices this year. Libraries purchasing subscriptions to one or more of the NetLibrary downloadable audiobook collections through the WSL project should expect to receive an invoice from Recorded Books. These invoices are in process now, so your school or library may have already received one, or it may be coming soon. Although EBSCO now owns NetLibrary (having purchased it from OCLC), most of the content comes from Recorded Books. Consequently, this year EBSCO handed off the entire task of coordinating the subscription renewals, including the invoicing, to Recorded Books. Both firms are planning significant platform changes in the near future. EBSCO will be migrating NetLibrary content to the EBSCOHost platform, and Recorded Books is launching its own platform. Both platforms will offer eBook content as well as eAudiobook formats. There will be additional news regarding these changes, and what they mean for the statewide project coming soon, so stay tuned. For more information, visit www.sos.wa.gov/library/eaudiobooks (look for the “How to Join” and the “News and Updates” pages) or contact Will Stuivenga [email protected] 360-704-5217 or toll-free 866-538-4996. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) FREE WORKSHOP – PROTECTING CULTURAL COLLECTIONS Registration is now open for a free 2-part disaster preparedness and response workshop offered by the Western States and Territories Preservation Assistance Service (WESTPAS). This workshop is part of a coordinated regional approach to raising awareness about disaster planning for collecting institutions throughout the Western United States. This 2-part training is free to participants, who will:

  • Complete an institutional disaster plan for their collections by the end of Part 2;
  • Learn how to train staff to implement the plan effectively;
  • Set pre- and post-disaster action priorities for collections;
  • Learn how to use practical decision-making skills during an emergency;
  • Have hands-on practice in salvage procedures for books, documents, and non-print media.
Workshop information:
  • Part 1: Friday, July 8, 2011, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
  • Part 2: Friday, August 19, 2011, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
  • Location: Everett Public Library, Everett
  • Workshop instructor: Gary Menges, Preservation Administrator, University of Washington Libraries
Pre-registration is required. Register online at: tiny.cc/ZePOL. Advance the calendar to “July” and click “July 8th Everett.” If you need further registration assistance, please contact: Kathy Krause at [email protected]. Further information about the workshop will be sent in a separate e-mail message after you have registered. For questions related to the workshop, please contact Gary Menges at [email protected]. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3) STARTING STRONG INSTITUTE The Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, Department of Early Learning, Thrive by Five Washington, and Northeast ESD #101 are excited to announce the Third Annual Starting Strong Institute. Each year, Starting Strong brings together parents, providers, preschool teachers, kindergarten teachers, and educational leaders to continue the dialogue about enhancing learning and transitions from prekindergarten through Grade 3. Starting Strong will offer participants examples and strategies on how to engage other early learning partners, align instruction and standards for learning across systems, and build smooth transitions for families and for children as they enter kindergarten and the K-12 system. Workshop information:
  • Day 1: Thursday, August 11, 2011, 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
  • Day 2: Friday, August 12, 2011, 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
  • Location: Spokane Convention Center, Spokane
Early bird registration (by June 15, 2011): $65 per person. After June 15, 2011: $85 per person. The cost of registration will be reduced for the first 10 teams of early learning providers and elementary school staff to register together as teams. For additional information and to register, go to www.esd101.net/startingstrong. Questions? Contact Linda Lucas, 509-456-7086 or [email protected]. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4) SIGN UP NOW FOR ONLINE LEARNING FROM ALSC During the month of June, the ALA Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) is offering two Online Learning programs aimed at children’s librarians and library paraprofessional and support staff in public and school libraries:
  • Family Programs on a Shoestring @your library
Learn how networking and local businesses can help your library with programs that not only entertain families but also provide a chance to educate them on other services available within their community. Think simple and reduce, reuse, and recycle. For more information and to register, visit www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/Shoestring.
Friday, June 10, 2011, 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PDT.
  • Leveling Easy Readers
What is the best way to organize easy readers, that continually growing collection of books designed to be used during emergent literacy? This webinar will consider the philosophical and practical pros and cons of leveling easy readers and will explore examples of leveling systems designed by other libraries. For more information and to register, go to www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/easy.
Wednesday, June 15, 2011, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT.
Register soon! Each webinar is limited to 100 students. Registration fees range from $45 to $195. To view a list of additional webinars being offered in the months ahead, visit www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/ALSC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5) SHARPEN YOUR WEBSITE – CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS This week, TechSoup continues its May series, Spring Clean Your Website, with “Sharpen Your Website – Content Management Systems.” Find out:
  • How one Pittsburgh-based nonprofit built a new website around the needs of its audience;
  • What you can do to come across as a legitimate organization to visitors to your website;
  • What open source content management systems are and what features they offer that might be useful to nonprofits; and
  • How WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, and Plone compare.
To spring clean your website, go to www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/Spring. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK Tuesday, May 31: Wednesday, June 1:
  • Wanna get hAPPy? Using the iPad in Schools and Libraries (NCompass); 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. PDT;
Thursday, June 2:
  • Gaming for Seniors (Texas State Library); 8:00 – 9:30 a.m. PDT;
  • Cataloging as Collaborative Librarianship: Partnering with Your Colleagues (WebJunction); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT;
  • Managing Your Migration (ProQuest); 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. PDT: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/PQ56;
Friday, June 3: For more information and to register (unless otherwise linked above), visit the WSL Training Calendar at www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/training. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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