WSL Updates for February 21, 2013

Volume 9, February 21, 2013 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) FIRST TUESDAYS – BENEFITS OF COLLABORATION AND COOPERATION 2) FREE BOOKS FOR DISCUSSION KITS OR COMMUNITY READS 3) 2013 LSTA GRANT CYCLES OPEN MARCH 1 4) WSL OFFERS LSSC ASSISTANCE AWARDS 5) OCLC WORLDSHARE ILL TRAINING 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) FIRST TUESDAYS – BENEFITS OF COLLABORATION AND COOPERATION What happens when librarians and discipline faculty work together to teach information literacy skills to students? Find out at the next First Tuesdays program, when Lynn Kanne, project coordinator for Library as Instructional Leader, a multi-year research project involving over 40 faculty and about 2,000 students, discusses the following assumptions that guided the project design:

  • Information literacy is an accepted learning outcome;
  • The library can make a contribution to achieving information literacy;
  • Achievement of information literacy needs to start in developmental education (pre-college) programs;
  • Collaborative efforts in which librarians and faculty in developmental education work together are a viable way to achieve information literacy.
This free online webinar will take place on March 5, 2013, from 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. PST. For more information about First Tuesdays, visit www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/tuesdays. For instructions on joining the presentation, visit www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/FirstTuesdays. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) FREE BOOKS FOR DISCUSSION KITS OR COMMUNITY READS Thanks to the generosity of several libraries and library foundations, the Washington State Library has four titles ready for distribution for a community read or as book discussion kits and will be happy to send them to any library in Washington State. Titles currently available are:
  • Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford – 345 trade paperbacks, 4 large print, 1 audiobook;
  • The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot – 330 trade paperbacks, 29 audiobooks;
  • The Submission: A Novel by Amy Waldman – 676 trade paperbacks;
  • Little Bee: A Novel by Chris Cleave – 72 trade paperbacks.
A minimum request of five books is required. If you are interested, please contact Carolyn Petersen at [email protected], toll-free at 866.538.4996, or 360.570.5560. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3) 2013 LSTA GRANT CYCLES OPEN MARCH 1 The Washington State Library is pleased to announce the opening of two grant cycles:
  • 2013 Washington Rural Heritage (WRH): WRH is an initiative that supports small and rural libraries in the development of digital projects that serve historically unique items and collections online. The purpose of this grant cycle is to provide grant funds to small and rural, public and tribal libraries to encourage the development of long-term sustainable digitization programs through the creation of a digital collection published as part of the larger WRH collection. Learn more about the project and see a full list of contributors by visiting www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/WRH. Both public and tribal libraries are eligible to apply for this grant. A total of $50,000 in LSTA funds is available to award 5 or more grants up to $10,000 each. Application deadline is Friday, May 3, 2013;
  • 2013 Broadband: The purpose of the Broadband grant cycle is to provide funds for public and tribal libraries to upgrade and/or add network hardware and software to take advantage of significantly enhanced broadband connectivity. Preference will be given to those libraries participating in a Round One or Two ARRA Broadband (NTIA BTOP) grants awarded to the Northwest Open Access Network (NoaNet). Overall funding to support this grant cycle is $150,000 with a limit of $10,000 per library system. It is anticipated that 15 or more applicants may receive awards. Application deadline is Friday, April 12, 2013.
More details on these two grant cycles, including guidelines, FAQs, and grant applications, may be found at www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/grants (after March 1, 2013). For additional information or questions, contact: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4) WSL OFFERS LSSC ASSISTANCE AWARDS The Library Support Staff Certification (LSSC) Program, funded by a grant to ALA from the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and managed by the ALA-Allied Professional Association, offers library employees a new career path in the library profession and the opportunity to achieve recognition for their experience, enhance library service, and increase skills and knowledge in areas such as foundations of librarianship, technology, and communication. This spring, the Washington State Library (WSL) will be offering 4 Enrollment Assistance Awards (EAA), in the amount of $175, to library support staff who are applying for certification in the LSSC Program. The awards cover half of the LSSC enrollment fee; successful award recipients will be required to pay the other half. For additional information about the LSSC Program, visit www.ala-apa.org/lssc. For more information about the EAA and to apply, go to www.sos.wa.gov/library/libraries/training/raa.aspx. Questions? Contact Jennifer Fenton at [email protected] or 360.570.5571. Applications are due Friday, March 15, 2013. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5) OCLC WORLDSHARE ILL TRAINING OCLC’s WorldCat Resource Sharing service is being replaced by WorldShare™ Interlibrary Loan in 2013. Public and special libraries enrolled in Washington Group Services (Wayfinder) are scheduled to transition in March and April. OCLC has scheduled training for these libraries as follows: Training sessions begin at 11:00 a.m. Pacific Time, and will last approximately 2 hours:
  • WorldShare Interlibrary Loan Getting Started – Tuesday, April 2;
  • WorldShare Interlibrary Loan Borrowing – Wednesday, April 3;
  • WorldShare Interlibrary Loan Lending – Thursday, April 4.
A list of Washington Group Services member libraries is available at www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/waywho. Other libraries should contact OCLC for information on their migration schedule. Visit the WayFinder News page at www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/WayfinderNews for more information, or contact Will Stuivenga [email protected], 360.704.5217 or toll-free 866.538.4996. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK Monday, February 25: Tuesday, February 26:
  • Balancing Collection Supply and Demand in Public Libraries: How Using Evidence Can Help Serve Patrons Better (Library Journal); 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PST;
  • Open the Door to the Common Core! Resources & Rants from ABDO (Booklist); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/CoreRants;
  • Digital Preservation for the Rest of Us: What’s in it for Librarians and Library Users (San Jose State University); 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PST;
  • Petition to Win: Benefits & Best Practices for Online Petitions (Nonprofit Webinars); 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PST: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/Petition;
  • K12 eLibrary for Schools (ProQuest); 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. PST: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/PQ595;
  • The Next Major Challenge in Records Management is Already Here: Social Media [MARA Guest Lecture] (San Jose State University); 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. PST;
Wednesday, February 27: Thursday, February 28:
  • Big Talk From Small Libraries 2013 (Nebraska Library Commission); 7:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. PST;
  • Ebook Acquisitions: Methods, Management, and Workflows (Session 2) (ALA/ALCTS); 7:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. PST: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/EbookMethods;
  • Advanced Searching: Beyond the Single Search Box (ProQuest); 10:00 – 10:45 a.m. PST: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/PQ596:
Friday, March 1: For more information and to register (for those not linked above), visit the WSL Training Calendar at www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/training. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Washington State Library has gone social! Friend/follow us at:
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