1. BadgerLink Resource Hunt cards
2. Free webinar: Everyday library advocacy
3. We the People Bookshelf awards available
4. Website of the Week - 2008 Central
5. Calendar
REMINDER - Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, Channel Weekly will not be published next week (November 22). The next issue of Channel Weekly will be the November 29 edition.
1. BADGERLINK RESOURCE HUNT CARDS
The Reference and Loan Library has developed a BadgerLink Toolkit to provide public libraries with materials and support to assist in the promotion of BadgerLink resources. One of the Toolkit components is a set of Resource Hunt cards that are designed to teach users how to use various resources on BadgerLink. The cards have questions on one side and answers on other and provide valuable experiences in learning specific techniques for using BadgerLink resources. There is a set of cards for parents and a set for students.
The BadgerLink Resource Hunt cards are being distributed through the statewide delivery service as a boxed set that can be placed next to a public access terminal and used to train users in various aspects of searching BadgerLink resources. The development of the cards was funded through the Gates Foundation as part of DPI's statewide project. Retired school library media center staff, Cindy Turner and Cara Cavins, assisted with the content development. Public library system youth service staff have expressed a willingness to assist library staff in ways to use the cards to promote BadgerLink use.
The distribution of the card sets is being made to public libraries due to the stipulation of the funding source. A template for the cards is available on the BadgerLink Toolkit site and can be used by any Wisconsin library to print additional copies of the BadgerLink Resource Hunt cards. The web address is http://www.badgerlink.net/toolkit-parents.html.
2. FREE WEBINAR: EVERYDAY LIBRARY ADVOCACY
WebJunction offers a free online webinar Thursday, November 29, at 1:00 p.m. to learn how you can turn your customer service policy, internal and external communication plans, and networking agenda into advocacy tools that work for you every day of the year. Featured speakers from the state of Wyoming will share what they've been doing in this arena, and jumpstart the discussion for the day.
Additional information and instructions on joining the webinar can be found
here: http://www.webjunction.org/do/Navigation?category=13496.
3. WE THE PEOPLE BOOKSHELF AWARDS AVAILABLE
The American Library Association and the National Endowment for the Humanities would like to remind school (K-12) and public libraries to apply for the newest "We the People Bookshelf" on "Created Equal." A total of 3,000 Bookshelf awards, a record number, are now available! For the first time, library systems and districts may submit a single application on behalf of up to 100 sites.
Online applications are being accepted at http://publicprograms.ala.org/bookshelf through January 25.
To apply, simply provide contact information and a brief narrative statement about how the grant will be used to promote the "Created Equal" theme in your library. Successful applicants will receive 17 classic books for young readers on the theme, 4 titles in Spanish translation, a resource kit including DVDs and CD-ROMs on Abraham Lincoln, and promotional materials. Visit http://publicprograms.ala.org/bookshelf for complete information, including programming ideas and a list of the "Created Equal" titles.
Questions about the "We the People Bookshelf" may be directed to the ALA Public Programs Office at publicprograms@ala.org or 800-545-2433, extension 5045.
4. WEBSITE OF THE WEEK
2008 Central -- http://www.2008central.net/ -- 2008 Central seeks to become the single most comprehensive information source for the upcoming 2008 Presidential Election. What you can expect from 2008 Central: Non-partisan coverage of candidates; Campaign analysis; Access to videos of campaign stops, speeches and interviews; Quality information, and Frequent updates. (Website reference courtesy of refdesk.com)
5. CALENDAR
January 11, 2008 - Council on Library and Network Development meeting, Madison
January 31, 2008 - Delivery Services Advisory Committee, via WisLine
February 1, 2008 - Library Information Technology Advisory Committee meeting, Madison
April 6-8, 2008 - Wisconsin Educational Media and Technology Association spring conference, Milwaukee
April 16-18, 2008 - Wisconsin Association of Academic Librarians annual conference, Manitowoc
May 19, 2008 - Library Information Technology Advisory Committee meeting, Madison
October 10, 2008 - Library Information Technology 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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