1. WebJunction courses free for most public library staff
2. Menomonee Falls Library Media Specialist receives Teacher of the Year award
3. IMLS calls for Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian grant applications
4. Recruitment announcement for Librarian Supervisor: Resource Sharing Technology Section
5. Free online course on managing difficult patrons
6. Website of the Week: The Online Books Page
7. Calendar
1. WEBJUNCTION COURSES FREE FOR MOST PUBLIC LIBRARY STAFF
From now until December 15, 2007, most Wisconsin public library staff members are eligible to take WebJunction courses free of charge. The Division for Libraries, Technology, and Community Learning (DLTCL) will pay for these courses using funds available as part of the Rural Library Sustainability Grant, funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. To qualify for the free courses, your library must serve a municipal population under 25,000 or serve an area classified as rural for census purposes (over 90% of the state's public libraries qualify). Course registration and other pertinent information is available at http://dpi.wi.gov/pld/wjcoursereg.html. NOTE: You will see in this information that you must first contact your library system staff to get the required course registration code.
Over 200 courses are available through the WebJunction course listing at http://webjunction.org/do/Navigation?category=442. Most courses generally focus on technology, but within this category there is a wide variation. For example, there are courses on increasing your presentation skills and courses with a more technical focus, like Oracle relational database management. Many courses may be eligible toward recertification requirements for public library directors.
Because of restrictions on the grant funding, all courses must be completed by December 15, 2007. The DLTCL strongly encourages staff in eligible libraries to take advantage of this opportunity.
If you have any questions, contact Bob Bocher (608-266-2127, robert.bocher@dpi.state.wi.us) or John DeBacher (608-266-7270, john.debacher@dpi.state.wi.us) on the division's Public Library Development Team.
2. MENOMONEE FALLS LIBRARY MEDIA SPECIALIST RECEIVES TEACHER OF THE YEAR AWARD
Kathryn (Kathy) Kostelnik, Library Media Specialist at Menomonee Falls High School, is the recipient of the Wisconsin Special Services Teacher of the Year award, presented by State Superintendent Elizabeth Burmaster at the State of Education Address and awards program held September 20 at the State Capitol. Kathy is one of four teachers selected to receive a Teacher of the Year award. Superintendent Burmaster announced additional support for the Wisconsin Teacher of the Year program from the Herb Kohl Educational Foundation which presented $3,000 checks to Wisconsin's 2007-08 Teachers of the Year.
Additional information about the Teacher of the Year awards, as well as Superintendent Burmaster's State of Education Address, can be found on the Department of Public Instruction's news release website at http://dpi.wi.gov/eis/prmenu.html.
3. IMLS CALLS FOR LAURA BUSH 21ST CENTURY LIBRARIAN GRANT APPLICATIONS
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) invites libraries, archives, and library agencies, associations, and consortia to apply for the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian grant program.
The program supports efforts to recruit and educate the next generation of librarians, as well as the faculty who will prepare them for careers in library science. It also supports grants for research related to library education and staffing needs; curriculum development; early career development programs for tenure-track library and information science faculty; and continuing education and training for current librarians and their staff. Guidelines are available on the IMLS Web site at http://www.imls.gov/applicants/grants/pdf/L21_2008.pdf. The application deadline is December 17, 2007.
"More than ever, the field of librarianship is attracting individuals who are interested in leading edge technology, creativity in educational programming, and a life of public service," said Anne-Imelda M. Radice, Ph.D., Director of IMLS. "This program allows the next generation of librarians to fully engage in the future while holding onto the field's time-honored values."
Applications, guidelines, and examples of successful proposals can be found on the agency's Web site at http://www.imls.gov/applicants/grants/21centuryLibrarian.shtm. All applications must be submitted electronically through Grants.gov. Instructions for completing and submitting applications through Grants.gov are in the guidelines and on the IMLS Web site. For more information contact IMLS Senior Program Officer Stephanie Clark at sclark@imls.gov or Program Specialist Karmen Bisher at kbisher@imls.gov.
4. RECRUITMENT ANNOUNCEMENT FOR LIBRARIAN SUPERVISOR, RESOURCE SHARING TECHNOLOGY SECTION
The Department of Public Instruction, Division for Libraries, Technology, and Community Learning, is currently seeking a Librarian Supervisor. This position is located at the Reference and Loan Library, 2109 South Stoughton Road, Madison.
Job Duties:
This position is responsible for administration of the Resource Sharing Technology Section, including selection and supervision of staff, short and long-range planning, evaluation of services, and other tasks. This position provides primary administration of the WISCAT statewide union and virtual catalogs and interlibrary loan management system programs and oversight of the State Library Agency Processing Center, BadgerLink authentication and training, the Wisconsin Document Depository Program, the Wisconsin Digital Archives and the library's cataloging, acquisition, circulation, and shipping operations. This section is a unit of the Interlibrary Loan and Resource Sharing Team.
For more information regarding WISCAT, please visit http://wiscat.net and http://dpi.wi.gov/rll/wiscat/index.html. Click below for a direct link to the Librarian Supervisor announcement: https://wisc.jobs/public/job_view.asp?annoid=28399&jobid=27914.
5. FREE ONLINE COURSE ON MANAGING DIFFICULT PATRONS
The University of North Texas has been awarded a research grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services to study the impact of implementing Web-based training in public libraries. The Project IMPACT grant provides funding for 400 scholarships for course participants in an online tutorial in their LE@D series.
The course, "Managing Difficult Patrons with Confidence," is intended to provide each participant with a basic tool-kit that can be applied to manage a variety of difficult patron situations. Successful applicants who take the class for free also must be willing to participate in the study's surveys. The courses will be offered in two week sessions during the fall. Participants will have the option of selecting the month (October through December, 2007) to start the course. A reminder email will be sent 10 days prior to the start date.
More information and the online scholarship application form is available at http://www.leadonline.info/ScholarshipForm.cfm.
6. WEBSITE OF THE WEEK
The Online Books Page -- http://digital.library.upenn.edu/books/ -- The Online Books Page is a website that facilitates access to books that are freely readable over the Internet. It also aims to encourage the development of such online books, for the benefit and edification of all. The website, which lists over 25,000 books, was founded, and is edited, by John Mark Ockerbloom, a digital library planner and researcher at the University of Pennsylvania. Ockerbloom is solely responsible for the content of the site.
7. CALENDAR
September 25, 2007 - Instructional Media and Technology regional meeting, Rice Lake
October 2, 2007 - Instructional Media and Technology regional meeting, Appleton
October 5, 2007 - System Youth Services Liaisons annual meeting, Monona
October 9, 2007 - Instructional Media and Technology regional meeting, Waukesha
October 12, 2007 - Instructional Media and Technology regional meeting, Wisconsin Dells
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, Cross Plains
November 14-15, 2007 - Library Services and Technology Act Advisory Committee meeting, 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://dpi.wi.gov/rll/wiscat/training.html.
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