1. Space still available for March 5 BadgerLink training
2. Kenosha school first in state to offer a laptop for every student
3. Reference and Loan Library needs your help
4. The Big Read program 2007
5. Website of the Week - Map Collections: 1500-2004
6. Calendar
1. SPACE STILL AVAILABLE FOR MARCH 5 BADGERLINK TRAINING
Registration space is still available for the March 5 BadgerLink newspaper resources training web session for library staff.
BadgerLink -- Newspapers
Monday, March 5, 2007; 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
In this session the trainer, Linda K. Miller (LMA Techwork), shows how to search newspapers through ProQuest (NewsStand and Ethnic NewsWatch), EBSCO (Regional newspapers, Corporate ResourceNet, and NewspaperARCHIVE Elite). She will review the vendor interface feature and show how to locate obituaries and information by personal names, historical resources, and information on current events. Access to NewspaperARCHIVE Elite will require some knowledge of Adobe Acrobat which the trainer will provide. She will use examples that can be used by library staff to train users in BadgerLink use.
Please REGISTER for this and/or other BadgerLink sessions at: http://www.uwex.edu/ics/wlwreg/wlwwelcome.cfm
From the welcome page you can locate an event in the following way:
Select the sponsoring organization WI DPI; and then under BadgerLink select the date of the event.
If you've used the service before, login to the system by entering your username and password. If you've never used the system, just click on the "Sign up" link to set up a new account. After logging in, your account information is displayed on the registration page. You can review your personal information, and add the names of additional attendees at your location (miscellaneous box) if needed. You can also link to more information about the event, or download a file with further information. To finish your registration, click the Register for this event button. After submitting your registration, you'll receive a web page confirmation containing the information you submitted and instructions for entering the web conference. You can print the page at this point or follow the links for further information. You'll also receive an email confirmation for your records. It is a good idea to review the tips page on the WisLine Web site by clicking on the link: http://www.uwex.edu/ics/wlweb/tips.htm.
If you have any questions about this or other BadgerLink web sessions, please contact Vickie Long, WISCAT Training/User Support , at (608) 224-5394 or (888) 542-5543 (toll free).
2. KENOSHA SCHOOL FIRST IN STATE TO OFFER A LAPTOP FOR EVERY STUDENT
Assistant State Superintendent Richard Grobschmidt and Education Consultant Stuart Ciske were two of over two dozen local and state dignitaries who handed out Apple laptops to sixth grade students at Washington Middle School in Kenosha as it became the first public school in the state of Wisconsin to offer laptop computers for every student. The entire 600 plus student body, as well as their teachers, now have laptops for use at school and home. Additional information can be found at http://www.kusd.edu/media/pdf/news/2007/021207.pdf and http://www.kenoshanews.com/web_extra/index.php?galleryId=616241.
3. REFERENCE AND LOAN LIBRARY NEEDS YOUR HELP
Reference and Loan Library staff hopes that CHANNEL WEEKLY readers will be able to help in identifying the title and author of a mystery/thriller published within the last eight years.
The patron has indicated that the main character, Nicholas, is an investigator. He is lured to meet someone at a large European estate with a chateau. He is met by chateau or personal bodyguard(s) and is thrown off a bridge into a river. He somehow survives the cold, rushing water (the novel probably takes place in the winter) and is nursed back to health by a farm family downstream. His enemies believe him dead. Nicholas' girlfriend (Lady
?) may teach at a university and her father is a member of the British Parliament, which has led the patron to believe that the story begins in London.
The book ends with Nicholas in California, discovering a message written on his car.
Sources checked include WISCAT, FirstSearch, and many mystery, fiction and readers advisory websites. The owner of a mystery bookstore also posted the request on several listservs.
If you know the book's identity, please contact June Huizenga at june.huizenga@dpi.state.wi.us or 1-888-542-5543, ext. 5.
4. THE BIG READ PROGRAM 2007
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), announces the second deadline for The Big Read program. The purpose of The Big Read is to revitalize the role of literature in American popular culture. Grants ranging from $5,000 - $20,000 are available to encourage local communities to inspire literary reading through the Big Read program. The University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire Center for Service Learning was a grant recipient in the first round of the program.
Organizations selected to participate in The Big Read will receive a grant, financial support to attend a national orientation meeting, educational and promotional materials for broad distribution, an organizer's guide for developing and managing Big Read activities, inclusion of the organization and its activities on The Big Read Web site, and the prestige of participating in a highly visible national initiative. Approximately 120 organizations of varying sizes across the country will be selected in this cycle.
In addition to the grant, selected organizations will receive a library of related materials for each community's use to entice readers to join The Big Read. These materials include:
* Reader's guides for each book, providing historical context, author biographies, discussion questions, and more.
* Teacher's guides for each novel, with ten days of lesson plans, including writing assignments, discussion questions, and handouts.
* CDs for each book, with commentary from renowned artists, educators, and public figures.
* TV spots and radio programming, as part of a comprehensive media plan.
* Publicity materials, including posters, banners, and bookmarks.
* An online organizer's guide for executing a successful Big Read program.
* A comprehensive Web site, bringing the program, the books, and the materials to a wider audience and serving as a gateway for participating cities to share ideas.
The Request for Proposals can be downloaded at http://www.NEABigRead.org. The proposal deadline is April 12, 2007, and funded activities should be scheduled to take place between September and December, 2007. Questions should be directed to Arts Midwest at 612-341-0755 or TheBigRead@artsmidwest.org.
5. WEBSITE OF THE WEEK
Map Collections: 1500-2004 -- http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/ -- The Geography and Map Division of the Library of Congress holds more than 4.5 million items, of which Map Collections represents only a small fraction, those that have been converted to digital form. The focus of Map Collections is Americana and Cartographic Treasures of the Library of Congress. These images were created from maps and atlases and, in general, are restricted to items that are not covered by copyright protection. Map Collections is organized according to seven major categories. Because a map will be assigned to only one category, unless it is part of more than one core collection, searching Map Collections at this level will provide the most complete results since the indexes for all categories are searched simultaneously. (Website courtesy of refdesk.com)
6. CALENDAR
March 7, 2007 - Gates Foundation "Greener Pastures" Rural Sustainability Project workshop, DePere
March 9, 2007 - Council on Library and Network Development, Madison
March 13, 2007 - Gates Foundation "Greener Pastures" Rural Sustainability Project workshop, Rice Lake
March 25-27, 2007 - Wisconsin Educational Media Association Spring Conference, Madison
April 3, 2007 - Gates Foundation "Greener Pastures" Rural Sustainability Project workshop, Fond du Lac
April 12, 2007 - Gates Foundation "Greener Pastures" Rural Sustainability Project workshop, Fennimore
April 17-20 - Wisconsin Association of Academic Librarians, Wisconsin Dells
April 18, 2007 - Gates Foundation "Greener Pastures" Rural Sustainability Project workshop, Mercer
April 19, 2007 - Gates Foundation "Greener Pastures" Rural Sustainability Project workshop, Wausau
April 26, 2007 - Gates Foundation "Greener Pastures" Rural Sustainability Project workshop, Sparta
May 2, 2007 - Gates Foundation "Greener Pastures" Rural Sustainability Project workshop, Eau Claire (WAPL preconference)
May 2-4, 2007 - Wisconsin Association of Public Libraries, Eau Claire
May 11, 2007 - Council on Library and Network Development meeting, location to be announced
May 11, 2007 - Library Information Technology Advisory Committee meeting, Madison
June 21-27, 2007 - American Library Association Annual Conference, Washington DC
July 13, 2007 - Council on Library and Network Development meeting, location to be announced
September 14, 2007 - Council on Library and Network Development meeting, location to be announced
October 12, 2007 - Library Information Technology Advisory Committee meeting, Madison
October 16-19, 2007 - Wisconsin Library Association Annual Conference, Green Bay
November 9, 2007 - Council on Library and Network Development meeting, location to be announced
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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