Calendar
October 9-12 Technology Basics, 10:00 a.m., NWLS
October 9 - December 17 Fundamentals of Cataloging Online Course, UW-Madison.
October 10 SirsiDynix Webinar: Engaging Youth on their Own Terms: Instant Messaging and Gaming in Libraries, 10:00 a.m. (See article below.)
October 31 WebJunction Webinar: Technology Training for Patrons, 10:30 a.m. (See article below.)
2007 UW-Madison's School of Library and Information Studies (SLIS) Continuing Education Courses:
- January 22-March 31 Core Elements of Children’s Services Online Course
- January 22-April 13 Basic Reference Online Course
- February 19-March 18 Basic Reference Online Course
- February 19-March 18 Topics in Library Management Online Course
- June 25-29 Public Library Administration (on-site course), UW-Madison
- August 13-17 Cataloging (on-site course), UW-Madison
For more information, contact Anna Palmer at 608.263.4452 or ahpalmer@wisc.edu.
Current Events
Upcoming Webinars
Engaging Youth on their Own Terms: Instant Messaging and Gaming in Libraries
Attempting to mold young library users into miniature librarians is an unfair and often futile goal. To meet their needs and ensure our institutions are supported in the future, we must listen to them!
Attend online on Tuesday, October 10, at 10:00 a.m. as the SirsiDynix Institute presents Aaron Schmidt and Sarah Houghton speaking on ways to serve teens on their own turf. Learn to create a teen friendly environment in your library by providing the resources and services teens want, when and where they want them. Other topics discussed will be MySpace, iPods, and weblogs.
Technology Training for Patrons
If your library has computers available for the public, then there’s no doubt that library staff spends time helping patrons learn to use those computers. Whether the technology training you do (or want to do) is one-to-one, on-the-fly, or a more formal program, this session will have tips and suggestions for improving the effectiveness of the training you provide.
This WebJunction webinar will be held on Tuesday, October 31 at 10:30 a.m. and will be moderated by Brenda Hough, Technology Coordinator, Northeast Kansas Library System.
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WISCAT ILL for 2007
From Linda Bailen, lbailen@nwls.lib.wi.us
The Department of Public Instruction (DPI) has contracted with Auto-Graphics, Inc. of Pomona, California to provide the new WISCAT, which is a hybrid union/virtual catalog containing Wisconsin library holdings AND an interlibrary loan management system. We will use the same software to create and manage requests, and will no longer use Fretwell-Downing's VDX software for managing requests. A detailed list of the new functionality may be viewed in PDF format. For more information about the new WISCAT ILL, see the August 31 article in Channel Weekly.
Some of the features many of you will appreciate are:
- The ability to create one request and choose a number of copies when ordering multiple copies for a book discussion group.
- There will no longer be 2 different request numbers. The request number will be the same for the borrower and lender.
- Canceling a request will be a one step process, and we will no longer need to clear the "rota" before submitting a cancel.
NWLS has received the WISCAT order form and will submit the order on behalf of member libraries that are currently using WISCAT ILL. Member libraries will not need to submit a separate order form, and any member libraries that currently do not use WISCAT ILL but would like to sign up, please contact NWLS.
Reference and Loan Library has scheduled a training session at NWLS on Monday, November 20. Workshop registration information will be sent to all NWLS libraries. Other training opportunities will be announced on both WISCAT listservs and posted on the WISCAT support/training web page.
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News from the Iron River Library
From Betty Braunstein, braunstein@ir.nwls.lib.wi.us
Teen Read Week @ The Iron River Library
The annual Iron River Library Anime drawing contest is open to ALL teens (13-19 yrs. old) that use a “Merlin” library card. Teens that use other libraries besides the Iron River Library are also encouraged to enter. Entries must be received at the Iron River Library in October. Categories for Anime awards include: Celebrity, Catgirl, Romantic, Fantasy, Mecha, Most Original, and Best of Show. Local artist Dick Berge will judge the drawings. Teen artists may enter up to two drawings in each category.
In 2005, during Teen Read Week, artist Brittany-Anne Krupowski from the Town of Hughes won “Best Fantasy” for her “Faerie Princess” in the Iron River Library’s Anime Drawing Contest. Fantasy based Anime is a unique blend of heroism, magic, and mystery.
Book Release and Signing Party @ The Iron River Library
Pat Musil and Billy Meyer will sign copies of Growing Up in a Country Store…Memories and History of Delta and Ino on Saturday, October 14, 1 p.m., at the Iron River Library. Free refreshments will be offered courtesy of Taste Buds Coffee House (Iron River) and the Friends of the Library.
Here’s what one satisfied reader said about Pat’s book: “After buying my own copy, I immediately called Pat and purchased 4 more copies of this fabulous book for presents.” Books will be available for sale on a first come first serve basis. For more information, please call the library, 715-372-5451.
MyHometownHelper.Com: Grants for Communities Across America
From NewsFlashes, Indianhead Federated Library System, 10.04.06
General Mills Sales, Inc. and Hamburger Helper are offering grants of up to $15,000 each month from September 1, 2006 through May 31, 2007. All requests for funding must be sponsored by a municipal or civic organization such as a public library or school.
When evaluating requests, the review committee will favor organizations that meet the following criteria:
- Demonstrate a need in a community;
- Illustrate a helpful, creative or innovative concept that meets this need;
- Clearly identify change/s that can be made as a result of receiving the award.
The online application consists of a 250-word description of the grant project. Applicants can request a one-time award for a minimum of $500 and a maximum of $15,000 during any single month. One example of a grant project posted on the website is for computers for a library or school. To apply, visit http://myhometownhelper.com.
Call for Mailing Bags
From Karen Boggess, kboggess@nwls.lib.wi.us
The supply of mailing bags and interdepartmental envelopes has become critically low. If you have a stockpile at your library, please send them back to NWLS. Thanks!
Merlin Matters: Popular Holds
From Nikki Bolka, nbolka@nwls.lib.wi.us
The following titles have eight or more Merlin holds:
(Holds/Merlin copies)
59/22 Judge and Jury by James Patterson
46/5 Motor Mouth by Janet Evanovich
43/17 Angel's Fall by Nora Roberts
35/0 The Innocent Man by John Grisham
35/36 Twelve Sharp by Janet Evanovich
27/17 Ricochet by Sandra Brown
20/3 The Lake House motion picture/DVD
20/4 RV motion picture/DVD
19/0 The Collectors by David Baldacci
15/5 The Sentinel motion picture/DVD
14/0 Cars motion picture/DVD
14/1 Short Straw by Stuart Woods
14/6 The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan
13/2 Poseidon motion picture/DVD
13/7 Copper River: A Cork O'Connor mystery by William Kent Krueger
13/11 The Book of Fate by Brad Meltzer
12/1 Inside My Heart by Robin McGraw
12/2 The Benchwarmers motion picture/DVD
12/3 Friends with Money motion picture/DVD
12/10 The Mephisto Club: A novel by Tess Gerritsen
11/1 The Hills Have Eyes motion picture/DVD
11/1 Echo Park: A novel by Michael Connelly
11/2 Curious George motion picture/DVD
11/5 Failure to Launch motion picture/DVD
10/2 Lucky Number Slevin motion picture/DVD
10/7 Akeelah and the Bee motion picture/DVD
9/0 Red Leaves by Belva Plain
9/1 Lying With Strangers by James Grippando
9/3 Morrigan's Cross by Nora Roberts
9/3 The Brethren by Beverly Lewis
9/6 Inside Man motion picture/DVD
9/15 Rise and Shine: A novel by Anna Quindlen
8/0 Cross by James Patterson
8/0 Click motion picture/DVD
8/0 Hundred-Dollar Baby by Robert B. Parker
8/2 Brick motion picture/DVD
8/6 Triptych by Karin Slaughter
8/9 Fool Me Once by Fern Michaels
Useful URLs
Yotophoto
From Librarians' Internet Index, http://lii.org
Yotophoto is a search engine for free-to-use stock photographs. It indexes “various sources of free imagery on the web, including Flickr, Wikipedia, Stock.Xchng, Morguefile, Pixelperfect Digital and OpenPhoto.” It only indexes photographs and is browsable by tag or searchable by word and by color of image.
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