Calendar • Library Legislative Day • WISCAT Workshop • Streams Makeover • Useful URLs • Reflection

December 22, 25, 29 NWLS Office Closed

January 1 NWLS Office Closed

January 11 WISCAT Basics, 10:00 a.m., Sayner PL

January 12 WISCAT Basics, 10:00 a.m., Superior PL

January 20 NWLS Board of Trustees Meeting, 12:00 p.m., NWLS

February 7 Technology Update and Planning Meeting, 10:00 a.m., NWLS

March 13 Greener Pastures Rural Library Sustainability Workshop, Rice Lake Public Library (also April 18 in Mercer). For more information, go to http://www.dpi.wi.gov/pld/rural.html

March 17 NWLS Board of Trustees Meeting, 12:00 p.m., NWLS

April 18 Greener Pastures Rural Library Sustainability Workshop, Mercer, (also March 13 in Rice Lake). For more information, go to http://www.dpi.wi.gov/pld/rural.html

2007 UW-Madison's School of Library and Information Studies (SLIS) Continuing Education Courses:

• January 22-March 18 YA (Young Adult) Services and Literature Online Course.
• January 22-March 31 Core Elements of Children’s Services (Online)
• January 22-April 7 Basic Public Library Management (Online)
• January 22-April 13 Basic Reference (Online)
• February 7-March 21 Creating Public Library Programming for Adults Online Course.
• February 19-March 18 Basic Reference (Online)
• February 19-March 18 Topics in Library Management (Online)
• June 25-29 Public Library Administration (on-site), UW-Madison
• August 13-17 Cataloging (on-site), UW-Madison

For more information, contact Anna Palmer at 608.263.4452 or ahpalmer@wisc.edu.

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Library Legislative Day: January 23, 2007
From Jim Trojanowski, NWLS Director

A quick reminder that Library Legislative Day will be Tuesday, January 23, in Madison. I hope you will join our colleagues in Madison as Wisconsin libraries remind our representatives of the important role we play in the quality of life of those they serve. Librarians, library trustees, and library supporters of all kinds are encouraged to attend. The registration deadline is December 29, 2006. To learn more, visit http://www.wla.lib.wi.us/legis/day/.

If you can't attend, the Wisconsin Library Association is encouraging you to participate in Virtual Library Legislative Day on the same day. It is an inexpensive way for anyone with an interest in libraries to help promote the library message. To read about it, visit http://www.wla.lib.wi.us/legis/day/VirtualLLD.htm

The Wisconsin Library Association has developed a full legislative agenda for 2007. The legislative agenda promotes the needs of all libraries in Wisconsin. The legislative agenda is available at http://www.wla.lib.wi.us/legis/priorities.htm

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WISCAT Basics Workshop
From Linda Bailen, NWLS Reference and Loan

Linda Bailen, NWLS ILL/Reference Librarian, will discuss interlibrary loan issues and procedures and provide instructions for specific WISCAT tasks. Training from Reference and Loan staff on the new WISCAT ILL Wisconsin resource sharing software will be incorporated into the workshop.

Sessions will be held in Sayner on January 11 and repeated in Superior on January 12. RSVP to Linda Stobbe at lstobbe@nwls.lib.wi.us.

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New Look for Streams

In January, Streams will be changing from an all-text to graphics-based email. If you are unable to view the new format, you may need to modify the message display options in your email program. If you do not want to alter your settings, there will also be a link at the top of the message that will take you to the current issue on the NWLS website.

We appreciate your patience during this exciting transition. Please contact NWLS if you experience any problems. Special thanks to Marsha Sorensen for all her work on the new design!

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Wisconsin Heritage Wiki
From Who News, Wisconsin Heritage Online newsletter, December 2006

We, and you, are building a wiki! Thanks to Paul Hedges at Wisconsin Historical Society and his UW-SLIS practicum student, Chris Hartman, Wisconsin Heritage Online has a wiki, wiheritage. We are gradually moving the information from the Project Resources site to the wiki, adding new information, and waiting for your comments and ideas!

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I heard the bells on Christmas Day
Their old, familiar carols play,
And wild and sweet the words repeat
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!

-Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

EDITOR'S NOTE: Streams will not be sent out on December 28. Watch for the next issue on January 4, 2007.

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