1. LSTA 2008 program features new categories
2. Resources added to University of Wisconsin Digital Collections
3. The future of librarians in the workforce
4. Best Small Library in America nominations sought
5. Website of the Week - American Garden Museum
6. Calendar
1. LSTA 2008 PROGRAM FEATURES NEW CATEGORIES
Individual public libraries and public library systems are eligible to apply for LSTA grants for 2008 to digitize historical materials, implement programs or services that demonstrate an innovative use of technology in a library, hire an outside trainer to provide new information to library staff and boards, promote literacy, and provide better services to people with disabilities. First time applicants are encouraged to apply. The amounts available for the grants vary by category (e.g., up to $5,000 for innovative uses of technology; $500 - $3,000 for training projects; $3,000 to $6,000
for digitization).
Two information sessions will be held in June for those interested in applying for these funds. There is no charge for attending the sessions. The information sessions will cover the grant program timetable, the application form, and grant category opportunities and requirements. Details for the sessions follow. Information on the LSTA program and grant categories is available in the LSTA Information and Guidelines for Wisconsin for 2008 on the web at http://dpi.wi.gov/pld/pdf/guide08.pdf.
**June 6, WisLine Teleconference Session --10:00-11:30 a.m.
This teleconference (phone only) session will provide information for those interested in applying for LSTA funds in 2008 for the following projects. In addition to public libraries and systems, state institution libraries are eligible to apply for literacy projects.
Innovative Uses of Technology (new for 2008)
Literacy
Disabilities
Library Development Training (new for 2008)
The following noncompetitive grant categories will be covered briefly during the session: Wireless Connections, Merging Shared Systems, System Technology Grants, Virtual Reference, and the Adolescent Literacy Initiative.
Those wishing to attend the session should contact Peg Branson by June 1 at
(608) 266-2413 or peg.branson@dpi.state.wi.us to register for the session. Registration for the session is required so materials and instructions can be made available ahead of the session.
**June 7, WisLine Web Session --10:00-11:30 a.m. (on Digitization only)
This WisLine Web information session is planned to provide guidance to those interested in applying for LSTA funds for digitization projects to take place in 2008. In addition to public libraries and systems, state government agency libraries are eligible to apply for digitization projects.
Registration Information for WisLine Web Session
Register for this session at: http://www1.uwex.edu/ics/wlwreg/wlwwelcome.cfm. From the main registration page, choose New Registrant or Returning Registrant. After you've used the system the first time, you won't have to enter your personal information again; the system will remember it for you. You just need to make note of your username and password, and can then login as a returning registrant when you register for an event using the WisLine Web Registration system.
New registrants must fill out the registration form completely. Create a username, password, and enter your contact information. Click submit when you're finished. Returning registrants will receive a registration page with their contact information already filled in. The contact information can be edited by clicking on a link at the bottom of the page. Click submit, and you're registered.
After selecting New or Returning Registrant, you'll be given a list of events using the registration system. Look for WI DPI and then click on the link to the date for the correct event (DPI LSTA Digitization Training, Thursday, June 7).
If there will be several people at one location (same computer/speaker phone), only one person should register and put a list of all other attendees in the "Miscellaneous" box on the registration form. You'll receive an email verification containing instructions for entering your conference.
If you have any questions about registering for this session, contact Peg Branson at 608/266-2413 or peg.branson@dpi.state.wi.us.
2. RESOURCES ADDED TO UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN DIGITAL COLLECTIONS
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 Vicki Tobias (vtobias@library.wisc.edu), or visit the UWDC Web site at http://uwdc.library.wisc.edu.
State of Wisconsin Collection
Appleton Public Library Local History Collection
79 issues / 1,312 pages, added 4/11/2007
The final additions to the Appleton Public Library Local History Collection are the Appleton Review, billed as the "weekly magazine devoted to the interests of the citizens of Appleton" and the Week-end Review, "a news-magazine for the people of Appleton, owned, edited, and printed by Appleton people." The Appleton Review was digitized for the year 1930 and the Week-end Review spans October 1930-May 1931. The Appleton Library Local History Collection is collaborative project completed by the UWDCC and the Appleton Public Library and was funded, in part, through a 2005 and 2006 Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant. http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WI.AppletonPlats
New Resources within Existing Collections
Digital Library for the Decorative Arts and Material Culture
The house decorator and painter's guide; containing a series of designs for
decorating apartments, suited to the various styles of architecture
262 Images / added 4/11/2007
During the 18th-19th centuries, published books provided ideas and patterns for replication in home decoration. Today, these pattern books may be the only remaining design evidence for objects and rooms no longer in existence. These pattern books are a valuable resource for those studying the decorative arts and material culture of the period. H. W. and A. Arrowsmith ("decorators to Her Majesty" in 1840) provide 61 illustrations of wall painting and decoration, along with text explanations. Illustrations show full wall views, often in color, as well as large scale details. This volume enhances the collection of architectural and furniture pattern books already in the Digital Library for the Decorative Arts and Material Culture.
http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/DLDecArts.ArrowHouse
Archival Resources in Wisconsin: Descriptive Finding Aids
3,156 finding aids, added 4/12/2007
The finding aids included in this collection describe unpublished primary resources held by a number of institutions, including the Wisconsin Historical Society, UW-Madison Archives and Record Management, Center for the Study of Upper Midwestern Cultures, and Memorial Library's Department of Special Collections. They serve as a searchable access point to the archival holdings described. Archival holdings can include a variety of materials such as correspondence, diaries, maps, government records, film, photographs, and audio recordings. This collection currently contains 3,156 finding aids and incorporates and supersedes the "Wisconsin Historical Society Finding Aids" collection.
http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives
Foreign Relations of the United States
11 issues / 9,338 pages, added 4/11/2007
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. New additions cover the years 1865-1868, while Andrew Johnson held the presidency. Included is Johnson's message to the 39th Congress which honors the recently assassinated President Lincoln and maps out his plans for the post-Civil War United States. Also included are correspondence and papers relating to foreign affairs during this time period.
6 issues / 5,060 pages, added 5/3/2007
These volumes of the Foreign Relations of the United States represent our final group of documents to be digitized for this popular and useful series. Years included are 1878-1895 and cover topics that range from the enforcement of regulations respecting fur seals to President Grover Cleveland's presidential message that includes comments about the treatment of Chinese laborers in Western states.
http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/FRUS
University of Wisconsin-Madison Zoology Museum Collection
Galapagos Collection
15 issues / 1,859 pages, added 5/3/2007
New additions to the Galápagos Collection include, Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (fourth series), Papers from the Hopkins Stanford Galápagos Expedition, 1898-1899, Birds of the Galápagos Archipelago, and much more. The collection of Galápagos materials that includes anatomical specimens, images, and papers at the UW-Madison Zoological Museum (UWZM) is unique and rare. Since 1978, UWZM has been one of only 3 museums granted permission by the Ecuadorian Government to collect, preserve, transport, and maintain scientific anatomical specimens from the Galápagos Islands. http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/Zoology.Galapagos
3. THE FUTURE OF LIBRARIANS IN THE WORKFORCE
The Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has commissioned a comprehensive study to investigate the future of the library workforce. All public and academic libraries, and a sample of school and special libraries, are being asked to participate through completion of a web-based survey over the next several weeks. This important study will produce estimates of the size of the library workforce (by type, size and locality) and the skills needed by current and new library workers now and in the next 10 years. The results will also be used by IMLS to develop and inform policy and programs.
The school library surveys will be distributed in the next few weeks and will be sent to 6,000 school libraries nationwide.
For more information about this project please visit the project website at http://libraryworkforce.org.
4. BEST SMALL LIBRARY IN AMERICA NOMINATIONS SOUGHT
Library Journal's annual award for the Best Small Library in America, co-sponsored by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, was founded to encourage and showcase the exemplary work of these libraries. Now in its fourth year, the award honors the public library that most profoundly demonstrates outstanding service to populations of 25,000 or less. The winning library will receive a $15,000 cash award, a feature story in Library Journal, membership and conference costs for two library representatives to attend the Public Library Association Biannual Conference in 2008, and a gala reception at the conference. The nomination deadline is November 5, 2007. Further information is available at http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA606273.html.
5. WEBSITE OF THE WEEK
American Garden Museum -- http://www.americangardenmuseum.com/index1.html -- The American Garden Museum is a working archive that celebrates American gardens and their gardeners. The Museum highlights gardens big and small, urban and rural, gentle and outrageous, wildly expensive and affordable. It does not, however, support competitions, or pass judgment on the aesthetic or technical merit of any garden. It simply collects and shares American garden stories and pictures.
6. CALENDAR
May 22, 2007 - Public library system interlibrary loan staff meeting, Madison
May 23, 2007 - Delivery Services Advisory Committee, Madison
June 1, 2007 - Government Information Roundtable Government Information Day, Madison
June 21-27, 2007 - American Library Association Annual Conference, Washington DC
July 13, 2007 - Council on Library and Network Development meeting, Verona
September 14, 2007 - Council on Library and Network Development meeting, Cable
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://dpi.wi.gov/rll/wiscat/training.html.
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