1. State Superintendent's weekly message promotes Summer Library Program
2. UW Digital Collections additions
3. Friends of the Library fall conference
4. DPI recruiting for Librarian Supervisor
5. ALA theme: Libraries Transform Communities
6. Website of the Week
7. Calendar
1. STATE SUPERINTENDENT'S WEEKLY MESSAGE PROMOTES SUMMER LIBRARY PROGRAM
State Superintendent Elizabeth Burmaster's weekly message this week highlights the Summer Library Program. The message, in part, says:
"Spending a summer afternoon with a pile of books can be a powerful educational tool. Children who read for fun over the summer maintain and improve their reading skills, which boosts academic achievement during the school year.
"Research by both the U.S. Department of Education and Stephen Krashen, author of The Power of Reading, has identified reading for pleasure, self-selection of books, and having fun while reading to be extremely important for literacy. The best predictor of reading comprehension skills, vocabulary development, and reading speed is the amount of time a child spends on voluntary reading. Spelling and grammar also have been found to improve in relation to the amount of time students spend reading books and magazines they have selected for themselves. So, whether children read the next book in the Arthur series or latch on to a classic like the Call of the Wild, summer library programs support learning. They encourage children to read whatever they like and to read at their own level and speed. There are no tests on the reading or book reports to write. The emphasis is on reading for fun.
"The best place for recreational summer reading is the local library."
The full message is online this week at http://www.dpi.wi.gov/sprntdnt/index.html.
2. 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.
THE STATE OF WISCONSIN COLLECTION
Ada James papers and correspondence (1915-1918)
14 archives folders / 2,536 pages, added 5/9/2006
This collection is comprised of selected folders from the larger Ada James Papers (Wis Mss OP) housed at the Wisconsin Historical Society. Ada James (1876-1952) was a leading a social reformer, humanitarian, and pacifist from Richland Center, Wisconsin and daughter of state senator David G. James. The Ada James papers document the grass roots organizing and politics required to promote and guarantee the passage of women's suffrage in Wisconsin and beyond. The materials from the widely popular Ada James papers were digitized as a pilot project to study how to improve digitization process efficiency when dealing with archival manuscript materials and how best to link these digitized materials from online finding aids. As such, the organization and presentation of the materials varies slightly from other archival collections in the UWDC. This pilot project was completed in cooperation with the Wisconsin Historical Society and UW-Oshkosh University Archives and Area Research Center librarian, Joshua Ranger. http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WI.AJames
NEW COLLECTIONS
Archival Resources in Wisconsin: Descriptive Finding Aids
New collection / 14 new finding aids, added 5/9/2006
The Archival Resources in Wisconsin: Descriptive Finding Aids presents archival finding aids prepared and contributed by the following institutions: The University of Wisconsin Archives and Records Management Service, University of Wisconsin Memorial Library Department of Special Collections, Wisconsin Historical Society, and the Center for the Study of Upper Midwestern Cultures. These finding aids describe unpublished primary resources held in institutions throughout the Midwest. They serve as the primary access point for more detailed research information found in archival and manuscript repositories. In general, archival collections include a variety of materials such as correspondence, diaries, maps, government records, film, photographs, and audio. http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WIArchives
New finding aids include:
* Aldo Leopold papers, 1903-1948 (UW Archives)
* Guide to the R.A. McCabe Collection of the Writings of Aldo Leopold (UW Archives)
* Kathryn F. Clarenbach Papers, 1960-1989 (UW Archives)
* World War I Collection (UW-Madison Special Collections)
* Summer Field School 2000 Collection (Upper Midwestern Cultures)
* Legends of the Supernatural in Southwestern Wisconsin Project Collection (Upper Midwestern Cultures)
* German-American Music Project Collection (Upper Midwestern Cultures)
* Rosemaling in the Upper Midwest Collection (Upper Midwestern Cultures)
* Hocak Wazijaci Artistic Traditions Collection (Upper Midwestern Cultures)
* Minnesota Polka Project Collection (Upper Midwestern Cultures)
* Jo Daviess County Folk Arts in Education Project Collection (Upper Midwestern Cultures)
* Goose Island Ramblers Documentation Project Collection (Upper Midwestern Cultures)
* Robert Andresen Collection (Upper Midwestern Cultures)
* Ada James Papers, 1816-1952 (Wisconsin Historical Society)
Little Magazine Interview Index
New collection / 500 records, added 5/9/2006
The Little Magazine Collection, one of the most extensive of its kind in the United States, holds approximately 7,000 English-language literary magazines published in the United States, Great Britain, Canada, and Australia/New Zealand, mostly in the 20th century. Little magazines are non-commercial and avant-garde in nature, often associated with significant literary, cultural, and artistic movements. They feature the work of established as well as obscure writers, many of whom eventually achieved critical and public recognition as a result of those early publications. They have been especially influential in the historical development of modern and experimental poetry. This project was completed in cooperation with UW-Madison Special Collections staff and British & North American Humanities bibliographer, Yvonne Schofer. http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/LittleMagInt
NEW RESOURCES WITHIN EXISTING COLLECTIONS
THE ARTS COLLECTION
Folk Figures: A Survey of Norwegian and Norwegian-American Artifacts 250 images, added 5/1/2006 This project brings together, in digital form, a virtual exhibit of objects ranging from the 17th century through the 1930's that depict animals, humans, birds, fish, or supernatural figures. These figures provide unique insight into the folk beliefs, social, religious, cultural, and political influences conveyed through the objects. The collection is an expanding project. Currently, there are over 80 objects and 200 images. Each entry includes a full image of the artifact, detail images, and is accompanied by basic artifact information. This project was completed in cooperation with UW-Madison graduate student, Carrie Roy, and includes images of artifacts from personal collections, Little Norway, Stoughton Historical Society, and the Wisconsin Historical Society. http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/Arts.FolkFigures
MILLS MUSIC LIBRARY SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
Wisconsin Folksong Collection, 1937-1946; 25 audio files, added 5/2/2006
The Wisconsin Folksong Collection, 1937-1946, represents materials from two collections housed in three discrete but closely related repositories. The Collection reflects and documents the state's colorful pattern of immigration and occupational development during those years. New audio files present original folk music collected by Sidney Robertson Cowell which also reside at the Archive of Folk Culture at the Library of Congress. Research on the collection was funded by the 2003 Gerald E. and Corinne L. Parsons Fund Award. Cataloging of the Sidney Robertson Cowell recordings was provided by the Center for the Study of Upper Midwestern Cultures at UW-Madison. http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WiscFolkSong
PUBLISHERS' BINDINGS ONLINE, 1815-1930: THE ART OF BOOKS
New records and images, added 5/9/2006
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 5/9/2006
This collection presents photographs and other images that document the history of the University of Wisconsin. It includes images of chancellors and presidents, Memorial Union, student activities and daily life and UW athletics. New images document student protest activities on the UW-Madison campus during the 1960s and 70s. http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/UW.Archives
3. FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY FALL CONFERENCE
The second Northwoods Conference for Library Friends, Supporters, & Volunteers will be held in the Wausau area on September 30, 2006. The conference, which is sponsored by the Marathon County Public Library Friends and the Wisconsin Valley Library Service, will focus on fundraising in general and book sales in particular. John DeBacher, from the Division for Libraries, Technology, and Community Learning, will be the keynote speaker.
For more information about this conference, please feel free to contact Marathon County Public Library Friends, Jim Backus (jdbackus@myway.com; 715/446-3004) or Audrey Ascher (ascheraj@aol.com; 715/845-3988), or visit
4. DPI RECRUITING FOR LIBRARIAN SUPERVISOR
The Department of Public Instruction is recruiting for a Librarian Supervisor for the Reference and Loan Library, Interlibrary Loan and Resource Sharing Team. The team is responsible for processing requests for information and materials from public library systems, department and state agency library staff and state employees, and correctional and mental health institution libraries throughout the state. This position is in pay schedule 81, range 03. Pay will be between $41,960 and $65,145 per year depending on qualifications. A one year probationary period may be required.
The full position announcement and application procedures can be found on WISJOBS at: https://wiscjobs.state.wi.us/public/job_view.asp?annoid=20900&jobid=20415.
5. ALA THEME: LIBRARIES TRANSFORM COMMUNITIES
Leslie Burger, president-elect of the American Library Association, would like to enlist help for an exciting and interactive project that will help transform libraries. Libraries Transform Communities is the theme she has chosen for her presidential initiative. She says we know that when libraries are transformed either by new service programs, renovations, or new buildings that the communities they serve are in turn transformed. Part of the initiative is to create a Transformation Tool Kit, which will have tips and ideas for how to transform your library, and stories from libraries that have been transformed.
Burger asks that you send in your transformation stories and photographs to Romina Gutierrez, ALA assistant to Leslie Burger, at rgutierrez@princetonlibrary.org as soon as possible. Explain briefly how your library been changed and how have your library users and community been transformed. The stories and photographs that you submit will be featured on her website, http://lb.princetonlibrary.org.
6. WEBSITE OF THE WEEK
Identity Theft -- http://www.consumer.gov/idtheft/ -- This website is a one-stop national resource to learn about the crime of identity theft. It provides detailed information to help you protect yourself from identity theft, and the steps to take if it occurs. It is also a comprehensive reference center - for consumers, businesses, law enforcement, and the media - with access to specific laws, contact information, and resources from state and federal government agencies.
7. CALENDAR
June 8, 2006 - LSTA information session literacy and sensory and mobility disabilities projects, conference call
June 22-28, 2006 - American Library Association Annual Conference, New Orleans
July 14, 2006 - Council on Library and Network Development, Madison
September 29, 2006 - Delivery Services Advisory Committee, via video-conference at various sites
October 31-November 3, 2006 - Wisconsin Library Association, Wisconsin Dells
For more details about these and other meetings, see the WISDOM calendar at http://dpi.wi.gov/pld/wisdom.html and the BadgerLink and WISCAT training site at http://www.wiscat.lib.wi.us/training.html.
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