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1. GOVERNOR SIGNS LIBRARY LEGISLATION The governor signed legislation on March 27 that will lower costs for library operations, improve organizational efficiency of library services in the state, and provide greater clarity in Wisconsin library laws. The bill (Senate Bill 273) was based on recommendations of State Superintendent Elizabeth Burmaster's Task Force on Public Library Legislation and Funding. The task force conducted a comprehensive review of issues facing Wisconsin's 387 public libraries and 17 library systems and made recommendations for statutory improvements. The task force included broad representation of the statewide public library community as well as citizen and legislative members. State Superintendent Elizabeth Burmaster issued a statement thanking the governor for signing the bill and Sen. Joe Leibham (R-Sheboygan) and Rep. Stephen Freese (R-Dodgeville) for their efforts in advancing the legislation that will help libraries better serve the citizens of Wisconsin. Burmaster said, "I want to thank Gov. Jim Doyle for signing this bill, and Sen. Joe Leibham (R-Sheboygan) and Rep. Stephen Freese (R-Dodgeville) for their efforts in advancing legislation that will help our libraries better serve the citizens of Wisconsin. The bill that passed through both houses of the Legislature without amendment represents long-term efforts by task force members and the library community. The legislation, which modernizes and clarifies state laws regarding libraries, will allow them to operate more efficiently by streamlining procedures for the approval of library expenditures for salaries, benefits, and other recurrent expenditures. Additionally, the legislation will allow libraries to pay less for licenses to commercial databases by not requiring regional remote access." The complete statement is posted on the Department of Public Instruction news release website at http://www.dpi.wi.gov/eis/pdf/dpi2006_43.pdf. 2. REMINDER: LSTA PUBLIC HEARING AND MEETING The LSTA (Library Services and Technology Act) Advisory Committee will meet Tuesday and Wednesday, April 11-12, to develop the preliminary budget and grant categories for the LSTA program for 2007. The meeting will take place at the Crowne Plaza, 4402 East Washington Avenue, Madison. A public hearing will be held in conjunction with the meeting on April 11 starting at 1:00 p.m. Interested individuals may offer comments and suggestions on the LSTA program at the public hearing. Those unable to attend the hearing may submit written comments to Peg Branson by letter (P.O. Box 7841, Madison, WI 53707-7841), fax (608/266-2529), or e-mail at peg.branson@dpi.state.wi.us. Written comments must arrive by April 10 for inclusion in the hearing. Preliminary ideas for LSTA grant categories for 2007 are available on the web at http://dpi.wi.gov/pld/lstaprelim07.html. 3. WISCONSIN RESOURCE SHARING AND INFORMATION ACCESS RFP The Request for Proposal (RFP) for the next generation Wisconsin Resource Sharing and Information Access system was released April 4. The RFP asks vendors to submit proposals for three primary functions (physical union catalog, virtual catalog, and interlibrary loan system) and two secondary functions (federated search portal and cataloging). The deadline for submission of proposals is June 1, 2006. The process will include an opportunity for invited participants to serve as Subject Matter Experts who will view vendor demonstrations and provide written feedback to the RFP evaluation team. The vendor demonstrations are tentatively scheduled for July 13, 14, 17, and 18. Invited participants will be drawn from various DPI library advisory committees and other library groups. A more detailed schedule of vendor demonstrations should be available in mid-June. The vendor selection and negotiation processes will likely take place in August and September, 2006. Sally Drew, Director, Reference and Loan Library, is coordinating the RFP process for the Department of Public Instruction. The RFP is posted on VendorNet for commercial vendors and other responders. It is also available in PDF format on the Reference and Loan Library website at http://dpi.wi.gov/rll/indill.html and the WISCAT website at http://www.wiscat.lib.wi.us/index.html. 4. UW DIGITAL COLLECTIONS ADDITIONS The following new resources were recently added to the University of Wisconsin Digital Collections. For more information about digital resources at UW, contact Peter Gorman (pgorman@library.wisc.edu) or visit the UWDC Web site at http://uwdc.library.wisc.edu. NEW RESOURCES WITHIN EXISTING COLLECTIONS FOREIGN RELATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES COLLECTION 11 volumes / 11,308 pages, added 3/8/2006 New content includes Foreign Relations of the United States, 1937 and 1946, and The Lansing Papers. 1914-1920, Volumes 1 and 2. The Foreign Relations of the United States series is the official documentary historical record of major U.S. foreign policy decisions that have been declassified and edited for publication. The series is produced by the State Department's Office of the Historian and printed volumes are available from the Government Printing Office. http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/FRUS PUBLISHERS BINDINGS ONLINE: THE ART OF BOOKS 963 books, added 3/8/2005 In partnership with the University of Alabama Libraries, this project presents books bound in 19th century decorative bindings. Publishers' Bindings Online expands awareness of the book as artifact and of the role decorative bindings play in providing a window into historical, cultural, and industrial period of 1815-1930. Decorative bindings cover many of the books that people have in their homes today, but their owners are often unaware of their cultural and historical significance. These bindings reflect not only social and cultural history, but bibliographic history as well. http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/PBO THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN COLLECTION Selections from the University of Wisconsin Archives New images, added 3/8/2006 Images that document the history and activities of the Hoofers Club at UW-Madison during the 1930s-1950s. http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/UW.Archives FEATURED RESOURCE(S)
Happy Birthday Madison, Wisconsin! To celebrate our home town's sesquicentennial; the University of Wisconsin Digital Collections Center proudly presents the following digital resources that document the history
and development of our fair city. Here's to the next 150 years! * Madison, Dane County and surrounding towns; Being a History and Guide to Places of Scenic Beauty and Historical Note, by W. J. Park & Co., 1877.
http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WI.MadDane 5. LOOKING FOR A FEDERAL GRANT? A U.S. Department of Education website is providing a listing of all grants for which they have invited or expect to invite applications for new awards. The site is currently active and will be updated through the end of the fiscal year in July. The website, organized by program office, is at: http://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/find/edlite-forecast.html A listing of discretionary grant applications currently open at the Department of Education can be found at: http://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/grantapps. A listing of announcements, application notices, requests for comment, etc. from the "Federal Register" is available at: http://www.ed.gov/news/fedregister/announce. 6. CELEBRATE SCHOOL LIBRARY MEDIA MONTH AT YOUR SCHOOL Many school library media programs celebrate the month of April as School Library Media Month in conjunction with, and sharing the same theme as, National Library Week. This year's theme is Change your world @ your library(r). Get National Library Week resources at http://www.ala.org/ala/pio/campaign/nlw/NLW.htm Learn more about School Library Media Month at http://www.ala.org/aasl/slmmonth.html Access all of AASL's advocacy resources from http://www.ala.org/aaslTemplate.cfm?Section=aasladvocacy Read about School Library Media Campaign @ your library at http://www.ala.org/ala/pio/campaign/schoollibrary/schoollibrary.htm Read the ALA resolution "School Libraries and Librarians are Critical to Educational Success" at http://www.ala.org/ala/aasl/aaslissues/aasladvocacy/alaresolution.htm Get the AASL Advocacy Toolkit at http://www.ala.org/ala/aasl/aaslproftools/toolkits/aasladvocacy.htm. 7. SCHOOL LIBRARY MEDIA PROGRAMS CRITICAL TO HIGH SCHOOL REFORM The Partnership for 21st Century Skills (the Partnership) recently issued a new national report, "Results That Matter: 21st Century Skills and High School Reform." The report designs a compelling framework for 21st century learning that focuses on the results that matter for today's high school graduates' success in the workplace of the present and future. The American Association of School Librarians (AASL), an active member of the Partnership, applauds the report's findings and considers school library media programs to be crucial to the success of high school reform. According to the report (available for download at http://www.21stcenturyskills.org) high schools must focus on improving student learning, achievement and competencies based on the needs of today's work environments. Schools must teach skills and attributes that are increasingly important for every high school graduate, which are different than traditional metrics. AASL advocates for strong and effective school library media programs as essential to educational progress in today's high schools. School library media specialists have a substantial impact on student's academic success. In the context of core subjects, school library media specialists develop in their students the information and communication technology (ICT) skills to access up-to-date information from around the world, to evaluate its relevance to the questions at hand, to assess its authority and reliability, and to apply it to information problem solving. "Working in effective school library media programs, students experience learning as not merely an acquisition of factual information, but rather as questioning, analyzing, interpreting and applying information to solve problems, make decisions and generate new ideas," said AASL President J. Linda Williams. According to "Results That Matter," today's graduates need to be critical thinkers, problem solvers and effective communicators who are proficient in both core subjects and new, 21st century content and skills. These 21st century skills include learning and thinking skills, information and communications technology literacy skills, and life skills. Twenty-first century skills are in demand for all students, no matter what their future plans-and they will have an enormous impact on students' prospects. School library media specialists have an active role in instruction beyond the scope of the traditional library setting. Teachers collaborate with media specialists to engage their students in complex writing, integrating facts and ideas from a range of sources, learning to critically assess them and arrive at well-reasoned and well-supported conclusions. Effective school library media programs teach students how to learn, how to think critically and how to use the tools and information available to solve complex problems. Those skills, taught in library media centers, are what today's employers seek. Without them, graduates are inadequately prepared for the workplace and adult life. "High schools must be designed, organized and managed with a relentless focus on the results that matter in the 21st century-in addition to the traditional metrics of attendance, graduation and college matriculation rates-or they risk missing the mark," said John Wilson, chair, Partnership for 21st Century Skills, and executive director of the National Education Association. "Traditional metrics are important, but they are no longer sufficient indicators of student preparedness." The Partnership for 21st Century Skills (http://www.21stcenturyskills.org) was formed in 2002 with support from the U.S. Department of Education and is the leading advocacy organization transforming learning in the 21st century. In 2003, the Partnership issued Learning for the 21st Century: A Report and MILE Guide for 21st Century Skills, which articulates a collective vision for learning in the 21st century and assists schools, districts and states in meeting the challenges of incorporating 21st century skills into their curriculum. AASL joined the Partnership in February 2005. The American Association of School Librarians (http://www.aasl.org), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), promotes the improvement and extension of library media services in elementary and secondary schools as a means of strengthening the total education program. Its mission is to advocate excellence, facilitate change and develop leaders in the school library media field. 8. WEBSITE OF THE WEEK Brainteasers, Puzzles, and Riddles -- http://www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/braint.htm -- Scientists get to solve puzzles every day, because science and research involve finding solutions from the clues that we are given. Just like with brainteasers (or brain teasers) and riddles, the answers to science mysteries are not always easy to see at first. With time and effort, they eventually become clear. Family-friendly site by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. 9. CALENDAR April 11-12, 2006 - Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) Advisory Committee spring meeting and public hearing, Madison May 2, 2006 - National Library Legislative Day, Washington DC May 3-5, 2006 - Wisconsin Association of Public Libraries meeting, Wisconsin Rapids May 12, 2006 - Council on Library and Network Development, Platteville May 16, 2006 - Wisconsin Library Association Support Staff Section conference, Waukesha June 22-28, 2006 - American Library Association Annual Conference, New Orleans October 31-November 3, 2006 - Wisconsin Library Association, Wisconsin Dells Return to the Channel Weekly Home Page For information about Channel Weekly or to submit article ideas, please contact:
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