Volume 8, September 6, 2012 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) SMARTPHONE APP ADVISORY COMMITTEE CALL 2) WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT MERIT? 3) ARE YOU READY? 4) SMALL AND/OR RURAL? 5) LEAD THE CHANGE 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) SMARTPHONE APP ADVISORY COMMITTEE CALL The WSL Library Development Program is exploring foundation funding for the development of a statewide smartphone application that would connect smartphone users directly to their libraries. We need input from libraries as to which features and capabilities should be included. Please consider volunteering to serve on the project advisory committee. Committee member travel expenses will be covered; members should expect one face-to-face meeting in October, after which business will be conducted online. Please indicate your interest no later than Friday, September 28, 2012, by contacting Carolyn Petersen at [email protected] or 360.570.5560 or Will Stuivenga at [email protected] or 360.704.5217. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT MERIT? MERIT (the Managed Education and Registry Information Tool) is Washington State’s early learning professional development registry, an online tool designed to assist early learning professionals in various ways. Public libraries can play a key role in assisting their early learning communities in accessing and using MERIT. Find out more about MERIT at the free webinar, What is MERIT and How Does It Support Race To The Top Early Learning Challenge Grant, presented by Deborah Harris of the Department of Early Learning. Topics to be covered will include:

• MERIT overview;
• Navigating MERIT;
• How libraries can help;
• Time for questions and answers.

• When: Monday, September 24, 2012, 1:30 – 3:00 p.m. PDT;
• Cost: Free;
• Registration required. For more information and to register, visit www2.gotomeeting.com/register/349698322.

• Wednesday, October 10, 2012, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., Olympic Room, Tacoma Public Library; pre-registration required no later than Monday, October 8, 2012, at 5:00 p.m.; for additional information and to register, go to www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/RUReadyTacoma;
• Wednesday, October 24, 2012, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., Everett Public Library; pre-registration required no later than Monday, October 22, 2012, at 5:00 p.m.; for additional information and to register, go to www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/RUReadyEverett.

• When: Tuesday, October 30, 2012;
• Where: Seattle Public Library, Central Library, 1000 Fourth Avenue, Seattle, WA;
• Cost: $80.00; 10% discount available for groups of 5 or more;
• For more information and to register, go to www.LibraryJournal.com/LeadTheChange.

• My Research & RefWorks: Perfect Together (ProQuest); 10:00 – 10:30 a.m. PDT: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/PQ407;
• Using Technology to Conduct Training ROI Studies (Training Magazine Network); 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PDT: www.trainingmagnetwork.com/welcome/pattiphillips_sept11;
• CultureGrams Kids, States, and Provinces Editions (ProQuest); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/PQ401;
• eLibrary for Schools (ProQuest); 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. PDT: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/PQ402;

• RDA: Are We There Yet? (NCompass Live); 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. PDT;
• Integrated Learning Analytics Strategies & Best Practices for Success (Training Magazine Network); 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PDT: www.trainingmagnetwork.com/welcome/sumtotal_sept12;
• Operating Principals and Standards: Engaging Responsibly With Users in Information Organizations (Lyrasis Polite Debate Society); 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. PDT;
• Outreach for Academic Libraries: Bridging Cultures Bookshelf (Programming Librarian); 12:00 – 2:00 p.m. PDT: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/bridge;
• Common Core and ProQuest Resources (ProQuest); 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. PDT: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/PQ403;

• Introduction to the New ProQuest Platform (ProQuest); 8:00 – 8:45 a.m. PDT: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/PQ408;
• How to Transition from Training to Coaching (Training Magazine Network); 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PDT: www.trainingmagnetwork.com/welcome/citrix_sept13;
• Welcoming Librarians to the Access to Justice Movement (Pro Bono Net); 10:00 – 11:15 a.m. PDT: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/pbwelcome;
• Teens, Tweens and Social Networking (Infopeople); 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PDT: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/teensntweens;
• ProQuest Central/ProQuest Research Library (ProQuest); 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. PDT: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/PQ404;
• “My” eLibrary – Student Research and Curriculum Tools (ProQuest); 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. PDT: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/PQ405;

• SIRS Discoverer: Educator Tools (ProQuest); 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. PDT: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/PQ406.

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