1. Hold dates for 2006-07 Instructional Media and Technology (IMT) regional meetings
2. 2005 Wisconsin public library statistics available
3. Happy 100th Birthday to UW-SLIS!
4. New York Times Librarian Award nominations sought
5. Website of the Week - How the U.S. Customs Service Works
6. Calendar
1. HOLD DATES FOR 2006-07 INSTRUCTIONAL MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY (IMT) REGIONAL MEETINGS
The topic for the IMT regional meetings this year will be "21st Century Skills and PK-12 Education: Moving from Literacy to Fluency." The meetings will be held:
- Thursday, Oct. 5: Oconomowoc (Olympia Resort)
- Friday, Oct 6: Neenah (Bridgewood Resort)
- Thursday, Oct 12: Wisconsin Dells (Wintergreen Resort)
- Friday, Oct 13: Rice Lake (Turtleback Conference Center)
Thomas Stills, President of the Wisconsin Technology Council, will be the keynote speaker on October 5th and 12th. David J. Ward, president of Northstar Economics, will be the keynote speaker on October 6th. Richard Grobschmidt, Assistant State Superintendent of Schools, will be the keynote speaker on October 13th.
Also featured will be presentations by the Educational Communications Board, TeachingBooks.com, the Illinois Math and Science Academy, and local projects funded by the "Enhancing Education through Technology Program" of ESEA.
Watch for registration material on the Instructional Media and Technology Team website at http://dpi.wi.gov/imt/.
2. 2005 WISCONSIN PUBLIC LIBRARY STATISTICS AVAILABLE
The Division's Public Library Development Team annually collects statistics from all of Wisconsin's 387 public libraries. Excel files of the latest 2005 statistics are now available at http://dpi.wi.gov/pld/dm-lib-stat.html
The Excel files include over 125 data elements grouped by general categories. Most of the categories are further defined. For example "collection" information includes volumes owned, added, A-V titles,
periodicals, etc. The data are available in four separate Excel files:
- Statistics at the State and System Level
- Statistics at the County Level
- Statistics at the Public Library Level
- Statistics at the Public Library Level by System and County
The Website includes statistics back to 1996. If you have any questions on the statistical information in the above files, contact Al Zimmerman (608) 266-3939 or alan.zimmerman@dpi.state.wi.us.
3. HAPPY 100TH BIRTHDAY TO UW-SLIS!
One hundred years ago this year, the Wisconsin Library School opened its doors. This September 29 and 30, it celebrates a century of education for the library, archive, and information professions. For more on the celebration visit: http://www.slis.wisc.edu/about/centennial.html.
4. NEW YORK TIMES LIBRARIAN AWARD NOMINATIONS SOUGHT
In this sixth year of its Librarian Awards program, the New York Times will honor 21 public librarians from across the country whose exemplary performance and outstanding community service have made their libraries friendlier and more accessible institutions. The New York Times Librarian Awards were created to support and recognize public librarians, who do so much to nurture a better-informed society.
Eligible nominees include any librarian with a Master's degree in library science who is currently working in a public library in the United States. Nominators are encouraged to nominate librarians who consistently demonstrate the highest levels of professionalism, knowledge and public service in the execution of their duties. Nominations will be accepted until September 15. The newspaper is also launching an Academic Librarian Awards program later this year, which will honor three librarians who are currently working in university libraries. Winners of both the public and the academic Librarian Awards will be announced in The Times in December and will each receive $2,500 and a commemorative plaque.
More information on the awards is available at: http://www.nytco.com/community/librarianawards06.html.
5. WEBSITE OF THE WEEK
How the U.S. Customs Service Works -- http://travel.howstuffworks.com/us-customs-service.htm -- This edition of How Stuff Works answers questions designed to help you prepare for your next international trip by explaining how customs works. Since customs laws vary so much from one country to the next, the site focuses on the U.S. Customs and Border Protection and some of the laws that govern what you can and cannot bring back into the U.S. Related site: http://travel.howstuffworks.com/airport-security (How Airport Security Works).
6. CALENDAR
September 5, 2006 - LSTA Advisory Committee meeting, Madison
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 5, 2006 - Instructional Media and Technology regional meeting, Oconomowoc
October 6, 2006 - Instructional Media and Technology regional meeting, Neenah
October 12, 2006 - Instructional Media and Technology regional meeting, Wisconsin Dells
October 13, 2006 - Instructional Media and Technology regional meeting, Rice Lake
October 13, 2006 - Public Library System Youth Liaisons annual meeting, Madison
October 18-22, 2006 - Wisconsin Book Festival
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
March 25-27, 2007 - Wisconsin Educational Media Association Spring Conference, 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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