1. DPI announces intent to negotiate for resource sharing contract
2. Courses for public librarian certification
3. ALA and Nextbook announce new "Let's Talk About It" grants
4. George Lopez becomes spokesperson for Library Card Sign-up Month
5. Website of the Week -- DOGS: Wolf, Myth, Hero & Friend
6. Calendar
1. DPI ANNOUNCES INTENT TO NEGOTIATE FOR RESOURCE SHARING CONTRACT
The Department of Public Instruction notified Auto-Graphics of its intent to negotiate the award of a contract for the Wisconsin Resource Sharing and Information Access project defined in RFP #PAF 0611 on Tuesday, August 15. 2006. The Department plans to negotiate for a hybrid union/virtual catalog containing Wisconsin library holdings and an interlibrary loan management system.
The RFP requested responses for Group A modules: union catalog, virtual catalog, and interlibrary loan system and Group B modules: cataloging and federated search portal. Four vendors responded to the RFP: Auto-Graphics, Inc., OCLC, SirsiDynix, and WebFeat. As a part of its final recommendations, the evaluation committee recommended making an award in Group A only.
Scores were assigned in three categories: Technical score (vendor's response) - 40%, evaluators' score -40%, and cost score - 20%. Auto-Graphics, Inc. received the most points for both the technical score and the evaluators' score.
Cost categories and calculations were applied as consistently as possible for all vendors. Five year costs used for evaluation purposes for Group A products stated in the RFP responses were as follows:
Auto-Graphics: $2,274,000 if the server is housed in California, $2,076,700 if the server is housed in Madison
OCLC: $23,427,497
SirsiDynix: $1,420,500
There will be a 5-10 day appeal process and the department will not be able to begin negotiations prior to that time.
Individuals wanting to view vendor responses, scoring and other specified information may request copies of such information under the public records law at $.10 per page from Sue Linton, DPI Finance Director, at 608-266-3320.
2. COURSES FOR PUBLIC LIBRARIAN CERTIFICATION
The UW-Madison's School of Library and Information Studies announced its Continuing Education Courses for Fall 2006. Included are a number of courses that can be taken by public library directors to meet the requirements for grades 2 and 3 certification. Among the online courses offered this fall are the following:
Public Library Administration
September 19 - December 9, 2006
Collection Development
September 22 - December 15, 2006
Basic Public Library Management
September 26 - December 9, 2006
Fundamentals of Cataloging
October 9 - December 17, 2006
Registration information and course descriptions for these and other courses are available at http://www.slis.wisc.edu/continueed/index.html. Contact Anna Palmer, Outreach Specialist, Continuing Education Services, School of Library and Information Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison (ahpalmer@wisc.edu, 608-263-4452) with questions.
3. ALA AND NEXTBOOK ANNOUNCE NEW LET'S TALK ABOUT IT GRANTS
The American Library Association Public Programs Office and Nextbook are pleased to announce that the application for the newest round of "Let's Talk About It: Jewish Literature" reading and discussion grants is now posted
online at http://www.ala.org/publicprograms. Public and academic libraries
are eligible and encouraged to apply. The deadline for the first round of new grants is December 1, 2006.
Based on the "Let's Talk About It" reading and discussion model pioneered nationally by ALA in 1984, "Let's Talk About It: Jewish Literature" features scholar-led, theme-based discussions that explore the best in contemporary and classic Jewish literature. Over the past three years, "Let's Talk About It: Jewish Literature" grants have been awarded to 159 libraries nationwide. Participating libraries will each host a five-part discussion series featuring one of six themes.
The two new themes and book selections are:
"Neighbors: The World Next Door"
"A Journey to the End of the Millennium," A.B. Yehoshua
"Red Cavalry," Isaac Babel
"Neighbors," Jan T. Gross
"The Assistant," Bernard Malamud
"Mona in the Promised Land," Gish Jen
"Modern Marvels: Jewish Adventures in the Graphic Novel"
"A Contract with God," Will Eisner
"Maus I/II," Art Spiegelman
"Julius Knipl, Real Estate Photographer: Stories," Ben Katchor "The Quitter," Harvey Pekar "The Rabbi's Cat," Joann Sfar
4. GEORGE LOPEZ SPOKESPERSON FOR LIBRARY CARD SIGN-UP MONTH
Actor-comedian and author George Lopez joins the American Library Association (ALA) and hundreds of libraries across the country this September promoting Library Card Sign-up Month. Lopez is the official spokesman for this national observance, which serves as a time to remind parents that the best back-to-school tool for their child is a library card.
"No parent can afford to overlook the great resources freely available in our nation's libraries," said ALA President Leslie Burger. "Libraries help level the playing field for people of all ages and backgrounds. Studies show that children who are read to in the home and who use the library perform better in school and are more likely to continue to use the library as a source of lifetime learning."
Wisconsin residents check out almost 58 million items and visit their public libraries more than 33 million times each year. Print and radio PSAs featuring Lopez are available for free download at http://www.ala.org/librarycardsignup. The page also features tips and materials for reaching out to local elected officials.
5. WEBSITE OF THE WEEK
DOGS: Wolf, Myth, Hero & Friend -- http://www.nhm.org/exhibitions/dogs/ -- Today, dogs enhance the lives of millions in countless ways, but they are also some of humans' oldest friends. Ancient clues like cave paintings and burials reveal that dogs and people have lived together for thousands of years. But why have humans formed such close relationships with dogs, and not cows or chickens? This site examines the facts on dogs and explores what makes the human/dog relationship so unique.
6. CALENDAR
September 8, 2006 - Council on Library and Network Development, Kenosha
September 12, 2006 - Public Library System Directors annual meeting, Madison
September 22, 2006 - Fall interlibrary loan meeting for system and resource library staff, Madison
September 26, 2006 - System Continuing Education/Certification Consultants annual meeting, Madison
September 29, 2006 - Delivery Services Advisory Committee, via video-conference at various sites
September 30, 2006 - National Book Festival, Washington D.C.
October 13, 2006 - Public Library System Youth Liaisons annual meeting, Madison
October 25, 2006 - Annual fall reference meeting for system and resource library staff, Oshkosh
October 31-November 3, 2006 - Wisconsin Library Association, Wisconsin Dells
November 10, 2006 - Council on Library and Network Development, location TBA
November 29-30, 2006 - LSTA Advisory Committee meeting and public hearing, Madison
January 12, 2007 - Council on Library and Network Development, location TBA
January 23, 2007 - Wisconsin Library Legislative Day, Madison
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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