If you have any questions related to this
plan, contact:
Terrie
Howe, LSTA Program Coordinator
Division for Libraries, Technology, and Community Learning
(608) 266-2413
teresa.howe@dpi.wi.gov
CONTENTS
Introduction
Mission Statement
Needs Assessment
Goals for 2003-2007
Goal 1: Technology Projects
Shared
Automation Systems
Linking Automation
Systems and Other Resources
Statewide Resource
Sharing Tools
Delivery of Library
Materials
Internet Access
Electronic Content
and Information
Staff and Patron
Training
State-Level
Leadership and Coordination
Goal 2: Special Needs
Early Learning for Children
School-Age Children
Adult and Family
Literacy
Accessibility of Public
Library Facilities and Services
State-Level
Leadership and Coordination
Goal 3: Adequate Public Library
Services
State-Level Leadership and
Coordination
Training and Continuing
Education
Summer Library
Program
Evaluation Plan and Monitoring Procedures
Stakeholder Involvement and Communication
Federal Assurances
Introduction TOP
The Library Services and Technology Act
(LSTA) program is a part of the Museum and Library Services Act
administered at the federal level by the Institute of Museum and
Library Services. The LSTA contains a provision for a state
grants program which is administered in Wisconsin by the
Department of Public Instruction, Division for Libraries,
Technology, and Community Learning (hereafter referred to as the
Division or DLTCL). This five-year plan for the use of LSTA funds
from 2003-2007 was developed by the Division with input from the
Wisconsin library community. It addresses the state's present and
projected library needs and strategies for helping to meet those
needs with LSTA funds.
The LSTA program must be reauthorized by
Congress in 2002 to be continued. A coalition of librarians and
others from around the country reviewed the LSTA legislation and
developed recommendations for LSTA for 2003-2007. The proposed
purposes for the reauthorized LSTA program as indicated below
reflect those recommendations and are serving as the starting
point for consideration and debate in Congress as Congress begins
the reauthorization process. The proposed purposes do not
represent substantive changes from the current LSTA purposes. The
goals in this LSTA plan relate to both the current and proposed
LSTA purposes.
Proposed New LSTA Purposes
(2003-2007):
- Developing library services that provide all users access
to information through local, state, regional, national, and
international electronic networks
- Providing electronic and other linkages among and between all types of
libraries
- Targeting library services to people of diverse
geographic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds, to
individuals with disabilities, and to people with limited
functional literacy or information skills
- Targeting library and information services to persons
having difficulty using a library and to underserved urban and
rural communities, including children from families with incomes
below the poverty level
- Developing public and private partnerships with other
agencies and community-based organizations
- Expanding services for learning and access to information
and educational resources in a variety of formats in all types of
libraries for individuals of all ages
Division
Mission Statement TOP
Vision: All Wisconsin residents have
equitable, convenient, and universal access to the information and
knowledge resources they need from the state's libraries to meet
personal, work, educational and community goals.
Mission: The mission of the Division is to
promote, assist and plan the development and improvement of public library, public
library system and school library media services and to promote cooperation
and resource sharing among all types of libraries and related agencies.
The Division accomplishes this
through three teams: Public Library Development, Interlibrary
Loan and Resource Sharing, and Instructional Media and Technology. The
teams provide professional and technical advisory, consulting and
information services.
Key functions of the Public Library
Development Team are to:
- administer the State Aid to Public Library
Systems Program, federal LSTA program and public librarian
certification program
- provide consultation
in administration, finance, legislation and law, technology,
services to special populations, services to youth, continuing
education
- coordinate a statewide summer
reading program
- collect and disseminate
public library statistics
- establish and
promote voluntary public library standards
-
assist in development of legislation and funding policy for
public library service
Key functions of
the Interlibrary Loan and Resource Sharing Team are to:
- provide
reference and interlibrary loan referral services and manage
the state interlibrary loan contracts
- loan
materials from the collection,
- develop
resource sharing tools
- manage
statewide contracts for full-text resources (BadgerLink)
-
manage the Wisconsin Document Depository Program
-
manage the statewide contracts for the Regional Library for the
Blind and Physically Handicapped and Newsline for the Blind
-
provide cataloging services to state government libraries
-
provide early childhood information to child care centers
-
provide training and technical support
Key functions of
the Instructional Media and Technology Team are to providing
expertise and related professional development in the planning,
implementation and evaluation of:
- all aspects
of school library media facilities and services;
-
the use of exemplary and proven educational programs and
practices;
-
educational technology, including distance learning,
telecomputing, and telecommunications.
Needs
Assessment TOP
This plan was developed from findings and
recommendations from a variety of sources. Key to the planning
process was the evaluation of the LSTA program from 1997-2002.
The Division used a variety of reports, surveys and other
information sources for evaluating the first five years of the
LSTA program. The process of assessing what had been accomplished
and what remained to be done, and the value of LSTA-funded
services to libraries and residents of the state, served as the
basis for the new plan.
A wide variety of library-related groups were
involved in assessing the LSTA program, including the LSTA
Advisory Committee, the Council on Library and Network
Development, the Library and Information Technology Advisory
Committee, the Delivery Services Advisory Committee, and the
System and Resource Library Administrators Association of
Wisconsin. Also involved were key public library system staff,
including the system directors, system special needs and youth
consultants and liaisons, system technology consultants, system continuing
education consultants, interlibrary loan and WISCAT liaisons, and
public library directors. In 2001 and 2002 the Division developed
a number of special Web surveys to gather suggestions for the LSTA
program for 2003-2007 from selected constituent groups.
Goals,
Needs, Priorities, Activities TOP
Goal #1:
To ensure that libraries and library systems utilize technology to
improve services and facilitate access to materials and
information resources from Wisconsin libraries and other sources
for Wisconsin residents.
This goal addresses the following current
LSTA purposes:
- Establishing or
enhancing electronic linkages among or between libraries
- Linking libraries
electronically with educational, social, or information services
- Assisting
libraries in accessing information through electronic networks
- Paying costs for libraries to acquire or sharing computer systems
and telecommunications technology
- Encouraging libraries in different areas, and encouraging
different types of libraries, to establish consortia and share
resources
Technology Priorities, Needs and Activities
2003-2007:
Goal 1A: Facilitate the development and
improvement of shared automation systems at the regional level.
Needs. Shared automation systems are
a tool to enhance regional resource sharing. A shared system
means having at least two libraries, linked via a
telecommunications network, using the same hardware platform and
library application software (i.e., online catalog, circulation
system, etc.) and sharing the same data files. While there has
been a steady increase in public library system participation in
shared automation system development throughout the state, only
60% of the state's public libraries are in shared automation
systems as of 2002.
Very few school library media centers
currently participate in shared automation systems, within
districts or with public or other types of libraries within their
areas. Very few public libraries participate in shared systems
with libraries of other types. The University of Wisconsin System
campuses have separate automated systems although they are from
the same vendor. They have implemented a software package from
the same vendor that allows these systems to provide interlibrary
loan among the campuses. The technical college and private
academic libraries do not have a single system and they do not
place holds or interlibrary loan requests on each other's
systems. Some of them do have a single computer system that
houses separate databases for participating libraries. Most state
government agency, state correctional institution, hospital, law,
and corporate libraries have stand-alone library systems and are
not participants in shared automation systems. The
possibility/feasibility of the state negotiating or helping coordinate some
type of group contract or discount related to automated systems for
libraries in the state may be investigated. This issue also may be
reviewed by the Library and Information Technology Advisory Committee at
some future date. Shared
expertise, reduced costs, training options, and ease of use for
patrons may be advantages worth considering.
LSTA Funded Activities
1.1. Support public library and public
library system efforts to join new or existing shared automation
systems and enhance existing shared automation systems.
(2003-2007)
1.2. Support efforts to encourage the
formation of fewer and larger shared automation systems.
(2003-2007)
1.3. Support the development and improvement
of Wide Area Networks. (2003-2005)
1.4. Encourage public library systems to
explore the feasibility of including schools or other types of
libraries in their regional shared automation systems where
feasible and advantageous to all involved. (2003-2007)
1.5. Encourage schools and other types of
libraries to review the merits of shared automation systems.
(2004-2007)
Selected Measures of Progress
-
LSTA dollars spent for this purpose
-
Value assigned by librarians in the state
-
Number of public libraries in shared
systems
-
Number of shared systems with public
library participants
-
Number of shared systems involving other
types of libraries
-
Number of other than public libraries
participating in public library shared systems
Goal 1B: Link local, regional and statewide
automation systems and other resources to form a statewide
electronic network.
Needs. To make the best use of
library resources, libraries have looked for a way to link the
different automated systems. Linking has been defined as the
ability of staff to enter a single search query, have that query
search multiple library OPACs or other databases, determine which
libraries have an item and what its shelf status is, and
facilitate the interlibrary loan of these items.
The contract the Division signed with
Fretwell-Downing in 2001 facilitates the use of several national
standards to carry out the linking process. The Z39.50 standard
allows searching of one or more local library and shared
automation system catalogs, while implementation of the 3M
Standard Interchange Protocol (SIP) and the emerging NISO
Circulation Interchange Protocol (NCIP) will facilitate the link
between interlibrary loan and circulation processes. There is a
need to test and evaluate this software and experimentation will
take place over the next several of years. Examples of areas to
be tested and evaluated include the flexibility in access points
for searching, response time for searching, efficiency of
interlibrary request management, and cost effectiveness.
LSTA Funded Activities
1.6. Support a gateway for searching shared
automation systems, the WISCAT union database, and other
databases, and for interlibrary loan request management.
(2003-2007)
1.7. Evaluate the impact of Z39.50 searching
on interlibrary loan protocols and products. (2003-2007)
1.8. Evaluation the impact of the NCIP (NISO
Circulation Interchange Protocol) on interlibrary loan and
circulation processes. (2003-2007)
1.9. Encourage libraries interested in
linking to implement the NCIP standard when offered by their
vendor. (2003-2007)
1.10. Work in cooperation with local
libraries and library systems to profile more automated systems as
Z39.50 targets to facilitate resource sharing. (2003-2007)
1.11. Encourage libraries interested in
linking to make certain their automated systems are compliant with
the latest version of Z39.50. (2003-2007)
1.12. Experiment with access to other Z39.50
databases such as full-text and digitized image databases, and GIS
information. (2003-2007)
1.13. Evaluate the use of the ISO 10161
standard to allow the interlibrary loan management system to
interact with other interlibrary loan systems such as OCLC or
DOCLINE. (2004-2007)
Selected Measures of Progress
-
LSTA dollars spent for this purpose
-
Value assigned by librarians in the state
-
Number of library participants
-
Number of holdings available via the
linking method
-
Number of requests sent via this method
-
Functions available via this method
Goal 1C: Facilitate and promote statewide
resource sharing and the sharing of MARC records.
Needs. Wisconsin is in a state of
transition and change in terms of statewide resource sharing.
Changes in technology, the availability of standards for linking
disparate and same-vendor systems, the increase in the number of
libraries participating in regional shared systems throughout
Wisconsin, and concerns about the financial support necessary for
statewide resource sharing efforts are among the issues needing to
be addressed. The role of WISCAT as a statewide union database
may change if technology allows for the
efficient and seamless linking or coordination of borrowing and
lending among shared automation systems. It may prove unnecessary
to duplicate all records in the union catalog that are available through a
linking process. The ability of all types of libraries to
participate in interlibrary loan arrangements must be
considered.
LSTA Funded Activities
1.14. Administer the web-based WISCAT union
database and interlibrary loan products. (2003-2007)
1.15. Provide technical assistance and
training on using WISCAT and the WISCAT interlibrary loan
products. (2003-2007)
1.16. Evaluate how linking shared automation
systems statewide will impact the WISCAT union database and
interlibrary loan program. (2003-2007)
1.17. Develop a method of authenticating
library patrons for patron-initiated access to the interlibrary
loan management system. (2003-2007)
1.18. Review the plan for sharing the costs
of WISCAT with libraries using the product. (2004)
Selected Measures of Progress
-
LSTA dollars spent for this purpose
-
Value assigned by librarians in the state
-
Number of libraries participating in the
WISCAT union database
-
Number of libraries participating in the
WISCAT interlibrary loan program
-
Number of holdings/items in WISCAT
-
Number of requests sent via this method
-
Number of training programs sponsored and
audience reached
Goal 1D: Encourage and coordinate physical and
electronic delivery and sharing of resources and information among
public and other types of libraries at the local, system, state,
and national level.
Needs. There is a need for statewide
coverage for delivery of materials among all types of libraries
and a fair and equitable funding structure for the service. There
is a need to evaluate the increased traffic created by the growth
of resource sharing, particularly that created by the increase in
participation in shared systems, and the potential impact of
patron-generated interlibrary loan. The total intersystem
interlibrary loan volume for the statewide delivery service
increased from 971,516 in 1999 to 1,292,512 in 2001.
LSTA Funded Activities
1.19. Support for the Delivery Services
Advisory Committee. (2003-2007)
1.20. Support the statewide interconnection
of delivery services between library systems, public and private
academic libraries, and other types of libraries. (2003-2007)
1.21. Investigate options for electronic
delivery of information and materials. (2003-2007)
Selected Measures of Progress
-
LSTA dollars spent for this purpose
-
Value assigned by librarians in the state
-
Volume of delivery to all types of
libraries
-
Volume of intersystem delivery among public
library systems
Goal 1E: Promote direct Internet access for
staff and patrons in all public library systems and public
libraries and provide adequate and affordable bandwidth to use
advanced services via the Internet.
Needs. In March of 2001, 98% of the
state's public libraries had Internet access. However, about 25%
of those libraries still had only dial access to the Internet and
6 libraries had no Internet access.
LSTA Funded Activities
1.22. Support public library and public
library system efforts to get direct Internet access for staff and
patrons. (2003-2005)
1.23. Work with other agencies and
organizations to ensure that Wisconsin libraries have adequate and
affordable bandwidth to meet the changing uses of the Internet and
Web. (2003-2007)
1.24. Encourage the further development of
public library system WANs as an economical means of providing
direct Internet access to member libraries. (2003-2007)
Selected Measures of Progress
-
LSTA dollars spent for this purpose
-
Value assigned by librarians in the state
-
Public libraries with direct connections to
the Internet
-
Number of public library systems with WANs
Goal 1 F: Support libraries in their efforts to
make electronic content and information available to their patrons
from libraries and homes.
Needs. Library staff members
increasingly need to provide and, in some cases, create electronic
content and make it available to their users. There is a need to
continue to assess the full-text information available through the
BadgerLink program. Library staff members need to develop and
improve library web pages as portals to a variety of information
sources, including access to state government information.
Library staff need to find better ways to use technology to
collaboratively provide reference service, using staff expertise
around the state. Libraries need to select important unique local
materials that can be digitized in order to share the information
with other library staff and users throughout the state. All
types of libraries in Wisconsin and citizens from their homes have
access to full-text articles in over 6,000 journals and reference
materials and 500 newspapers. Over 200 of the state's public
libraries and public library systems have Websites.
LSTA Funded Activities
1.25. Support statewide and regional
development of public library and public library system web sites
and portals that provide convenient access to a broad array of
information resources, including statewide shared portals.
(2003-2007)
1.26. Encourage libraries to digitize unique
local resources and provide access to information through state
and regional portals. (2003-2007)
1.27. Encourage exploration of ways of
providing enhanced reference services through technology,
including through collaborative arrangements among libraries.
(2003-2007)
Selected Measures of Progress
-
LSTA dollars spent for this purpose
-
Value assigned by librarians in the state
-
Public libraries and public library systems
with websites
-
Digitized materials on the web
Goal 1G: Ensure properly-trained staff and
patrons for the effective use of technology to access electronic
information and materials.
Needs. There is a need to provide
increased information about the availability of electronic
information available in libraries to the public and to train
library staff and the public in how to use it. There is a need to
assess the distance training infrastructure and its availability
and use for public library staff and patrons. There is a need to
coordinate technology training opportunities/classes statewide.
There is a need to collaborate with organizations providing
technology training, such as the Gates Foundation.
LSTA Funded Activities
1.28. Ensure convenient access to distance
education equipment and programs for training and communication
with library staff and for service to library patrons.
(2003-2007)
1.29. Coordinate communication and training
for accessing specific information resources provided through the
Division (WISCAT, Interlibrary Loan, BadgerLink). (2003-2007)
1.30. Support public library staff and
patron training related to technology, including collaborating
with organizations providing training, such as the Gates
Foundation. (2003-2007)
Selected Measures of Progress
-
LSTA dollars spent for this purpose
-
Value assigned by librarians in the state
-
Number of training programs sponsored and
audience reached
-
Number of libraries with mobile training
labs
-
Number of library systems with distance
education capabilities/facilities or convenient access to other
nearby facilities
Goal 1H: Provide state-level leadership,
planning, coordination, consultation, and support services to
enable libraries to utilize current and new technology.
Needs. There is a need for
communication and interaction among all types of libraries,
library groups, the education community and other organizations in
the state to plan and coordinate implementation of a statewide
library network to maximize access to resources and materials. A
variety of statewide and other organizations, including the
Library and Information Technology Advisory Committee, Council on Library and Network
Development, TEACH, and national E-Rate committees, are involved
in technology planning and coordination. There will be a need to
collaborate with the Gates Foundation as computers are installed
computers in Wisconsin libraries and librarians are provided
training in their use.
LSTA Funded Activities
1.31. Provide consultant services and
assistance to libraries and systems in using technology.
(2003-2007)
1.32. Promote and encourage school and
public library participation in the E-Rate and TEACH technology
programs. (2003-2007)
1.33. Collaborate with state, federal, and
other agencies providing support for technology services, such as
the TEACH and E-Rate programs, the Gates Foundation, and the
Wisconsin Education Network Collaboration Committee (WENCC), and
the Gates Foundation. (2003-2007)
1.34. Provide support for the Library and
Information Technology Advisory Committee (LITAC). (2003-2007)
1.35. Share information on new technologies
so people know what is available. (2003-2007)
1.36. Provide interlibrary loan and
reference referral clearinghouse services from the Reference and
Loan Library and coordination of interlibrary loan and reference
service planning for Wisconsin libraries. (2003-2007)
Selected Measures of Progress
-
LSTA dollars spent for this purpose
-
Value assigned by librarians in the state
-
Number of groups/agencies/committees
Division collaborates with
-
Number of presentations on technology
topics at conferences and workshops and attendance
-
E-Rate discounts for schools and libraries
in Wisconsin
-
Number of reference requests received
-
Number of interlibrary loan requests
received
-
Number of items circulated
Goal #2:
To ensure access to library and information services for all
Wisconsin residents who have difficulty using a library because of
limited literacy and language skills, educational or socioeconomic
barriers, or a disability.
TOP
This goal addresses the following current
LSTA purposes:
- Targeting library and information services to persons having
difficulty using a library and to underserved urban and rural
communities, including children (birth through 17) from families
with incomes below the poverty line
Special Needs Priorities, Needs and
Activities 2003-2007:
Goal 2A: Help reduce the achievement gap
between students who are disadvantaged because of educational or
socioeconomic barriers and other students by promoting and
supporting the role of public libraries in early learning
activities for children ages birth to five.
Needs.
Recent research
on infant brain development has resulted in an understanding of
the need for language development that begins at birth. Libraries
around the country are incorporating the research on early
learning into the programs for infants, toddlers and preschool
children. The Division is undertaking a state-wide training in
this area in 2003.
Preschool
children who are read to by parents or other adults start school
with an advantage over children who have not had experience with
books. Language development occurs more rapidly and at a higher
level with infants exposed to frequent and appropriate language
stimulation, including being read to by adults.
In 1999 the
Division published a document that provided assistance to public
librarians in planning library service to youth with special
needs. The plan was called Public Library Services for Youth
with Special Needs: A Plan for Wisconsin. This plan serves as
a blue print for the role of public libraries and meeting the
learning needs of children birth to age five who are culturally or
socioeconomically disadvantaged or who have a disability.
LSTA Funded Activities
2.1. Promote the
implementation of Public Library Services for Youth with
Special Needs: A Plan for Wisconsin as it relates to children
ages birth to five. (2003-2007)
2.2. Update
Public Library Services for Youth with Special Needs: A Plan for
Wisconsin. (2004-2005)
2.3. Promote and
support model projects that demonstrate library programming and
selection of materials for infants, their parents and caregivers,
based on recent advances in infant brain development research, to
foster appropriate language acquisition and learning development
at this critical age. (2003-2007)
2.4. Sponsor a statewide leadership
conference for public library youth services librarians, public
library administrators, public library system staff, and early
childhood educators on the role of public libraries in early
learning. (2003)
2.5. Conduct regional training sessions for
public library youth services librarians and staff on early
learning for children and the role of the public library. (2003)
2.6. Ensure that the statewide summer
library program includes a "read-to-me" component and elements in
other languages and promotes the participation of families who are
socio-economically disadvantaged. (2003-2007)
2.7. Promote collaboration between public
libraries and other organizations that serve children ages birth
to five, their parents and caregivers. (2003-2007)
Selected Measures of Progress
-
LSTA dollars spent for this purpose
-
Value assigned by librarians in the state
-
Number of public libraries offering
programming and collections for children ages birth to five and
their parents and caregivers
-
Number of participants in the regional
workshops on early learning
-
Changes in understanding and awareness of
issues related to early learning
Goal 2B: Help reduce the achievement gap between
students who are disadvantaged because of educational or
socioeconomic barriers and other students by promoting and
supporting reading programs in public libraries for school-age
children.
Needs.
Research indicates that children who read over the summer maintain
or increase the reading level at which they tested when they left
school in spring when they are retested in fall. Children who do
not read over the summer lose reading skills. The primary source
of free reading material for children during the summer is their
public library.
In 1999 the
Division published a document that provided assistance to public
librarians in planning library service to youth with special
needs. The plan was called Public Library Services for Youth
with Special Needs: A Plan for Wisconsin. This plan serves as
a blue print for the role of public libraries and meeting the
learning needs of school-age children who are culturally or
socioeconomically disadvantaged or who have a disability.
LSTA Funded Activities
2.8. Promote the
implementation of Public Library Services for Youth with
Special Needs: A Plan for Wisconsin as it relates to
school-age children. (2003-2007)
2.9. Update
Public Library Services for Youth with Special Needs: A Plan for
Wisconsin. (2004-2005)
2.10. Promote and
support model projects that demonstrate the role of public
libraries in promoting reading by school-age children who are
culturally or socio-economically disadvantaged or who have a
disability. (2003-2007)
2.11. Promote and support the participation
of school-age children who are culturally or socio-economically
disadvantage or have disabilities in the statewide summer library
program (see Goal 3) (2003-2007).
2.12. Ensue
that the manual and other materials for the statewide summer
library program reflect cultural diversity. (2003-2007)
2.13. Ensure
that the directory of children's performers for the statewide
summer library program includes performers who are from culturally
diverse backgrounds or who provide programs on other cultures.
(2003-2007).
Selected Measures of Progress
-
LSTA dollars spent for this purpose
-
Value assigned by librarians in the state
-
Number of children attending programs at
the library
-
Number of libraries participating in the
programs
Goal 2C: Promote and support the role played by
public and institutional libraries in adult and family literacy.
Needs.
Recent 2000 census data indicate there are 518,417 people over the
age of 25 in Wisconsin who do not have a high school diploma. The
number includes the students who drop out of high school every
year. This number of adults who do not have a high school
education is likely to increase due also to in-migration of
Hispanic families. From 1990 to 2000 the Hispanic population in
Wisconsin more than doubled, an increase of 107 percent. It is
anticipated this in-migration is likely to continue through 2007.
Many of the Hispanic adults are from Mexico. Many of them do not
have a high school education, nor do they speak, read or write
English. The need for assistance in learning English as a second
language is likely to continue to grow.
Wisconsin public
schools report an achievement gap between children of color and
white children. The dropout rates for minority children also are
high. This disproportionate lack of academic success is reflected
in the high numbers of people of color who are in prison. There
is a largely illiterate population is the prison system in
Wisconsin. Wisconsin leads the nation in the rate of
incarceration for African-Americans, which is ten times higher
than the rate for whites. In 2001, the number of African-American
juveniles detained in Dane County was 7.9 times higher than the
actual African-American population in the County. In Milwaukee
County the detention rate of African-American juveniles was 2.07
times the African-American population. Recent legislation allows
juveniles who are 17 to be placed in adult prison, where education
is not mandated as it is in juvenile detention facilities.
There is a need for information to assist
public librarians and public library system staff in providing
service to adults with special needs no matter where they live in
Wisconsin. The Division is working on a resource and planning
guide for this purpose. The guide will assist staff in planning,
implementing and evaluating services, offer a range of resources
and strategies useful to all size public libraries, and provide
information unique to Wisconsin. This publication needs to include
information to assist public libraries in providing adult and
family literacy services.
LSTA Funded Activities
2.14. Promote the use of a resource and
planning guide related to adults with special needs. (2003-2007)
2.15. Promote and support model projects
that demonstrate the role of public libraries in providing adult
and family literacy programs and materials. (2003-2007)
2.16. Promote collaboration between public
libraries and other organizations that provide adult and family
literacy services. (2003-2007)
Selected Measures of Progress
LSTA dollars spent for this purpose
Value assigned by librarians in the state
Number of libraries that collaborate with
literacy providers and other agencies
Number of libraries, systems and
institutions that apply for funding of literacy projects
Goal 2D: Promote and support accessibility of
public library facilities and services for people with
disabilities.
Needs.
A statewide survey was done in 2001 on public
library building accessibility. The response rate was 100%,
although not all libraries answered every question on the survey.
The survey indicated 88% (398) of public library and branch
buildings in Wisconsin have an accessible entrance. However, in
only 79% (356) of the buildings, can someone who uses a wheelchair
enter all public areas of the library. 174 (38%) buildings have
an electronic door. 83% (374) of library and branch buildings
have accessible bathrooms. The survey also indicated that 133
libraries and branches have more than one floor and 71% of those
building are designed to allow people with mobility disabilities
access to all of the floors. 86% of the 281 meeting rooms in
library buildings are accessible.
Information gathered as a part of the public
library annual report for 2000 (with a response rate of 97%)
showed that 83% of Wisconsin's public libraries have a cart or
table that is accessible to people who use wheelchairs. However,
only 22% (80) of public libraries in the state have a 19 inch or
larger monitor, 18% (64) have software that enlarges and/or reads
the text, and 15% (55) indicated they have a trackball as an
alternative to a mouse.
The results of
these two surveys indicate a need to address accessibility issues
in both library buildings and the services offered in them.
In 1999 the
Division published a document that provided assistance to public
librarians in planning library service to youth with special
needs. The plan was called Public Library Services for Youth
with Special Needs: A Plan for Wisconsin. This plan serves as
a blue print for the role of public libraries and meeting the
learning needs of children who have a disability.
LSTA Funded Activities
2.17. Promote the
implementation of Public Library Services for Youth with
Special Needs: A Plan for Wisconsin and the new resource and
planning guide for adults with special needs as they relate to
service to people with disabilities. (2003-2007).
2.18. Update
Public Library Services for Youth with Special Needs: A Plan for
Wisconsin. (2004-2005)
2.19. Promote the use of adaptive
devices/equipment to assist patrons with disabilities in their use
of computer technology and access to the Internet. (2003-2007)
2.20. Promote the use of adaptive
devices/equipment to assist patrons with disabilities in their use
of traditional library services and materials, including such
things as TTY to access phone reference services, closed captioned
and described videos, microphones for meetings, in-house use of
wheelchairs and wheeled carts. (2003-2007)
2.21. Promote
home and institutional delivery services and outreach services for
people, including seniors, who are unable to come to the library
because of disabilities or other reasons. (2003-2007)
2.22. Promote
the marketing efforts of public libraries so that the services
currently offered and new services that are developed become known
to people who have disabilities, their families, caregivers and
advocacy groups. (2003-2007)
2.23. Promote
the development of partnerships between libraries and other
agencies working with people who have disabilities to better
assess, plan, deliver, market and evaluate library services to
people with disabilities. (2003-2007)
Selected Measures of Progress
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LSTA dollars spent for this purpose
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Value assigned by librarians in the state
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Number of libraries with accessible
computer workstations
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Number of libraries with non-computer
related technologies
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Number of libraries that offer off-site
services and programs
Goal 2E: Provide state level leadership for
public and institutional library service to individuals who have
difficulty using a library.
Needs. There is a need for
communication and interaction among libraries, library groups, the
education community and other organizations in the state to plan
and coordinate library service for individuals who have difficulty
using a library in order to maximize access to resources and
materials
LSTA Funded Activities
2.24. Provide consultant services and
technical assistance to public libraries and systems and state
institution libraries in providing service to individuals with
disabilities, individuals with literacy needs, and other who have
difficulty using a library. (2003-2007)
2.25. Collaborate with other state and
federal agencies providing support for library services for
individuals who have difficulty using a library, including the
Department of Corrections, other units of the Department of Public
Instruction, Governor's Office for Literacy and Life Long
Learning, Wisconsin Regional Library for the Blind and Physically
Handicapped, Wisconsin Council on Disabilities, community literacy
providers, and alternative education departments in the technical
colleges . (2003-2007)
Selected Measures of Progress
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LSTA dollars spent for this purpose
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Value assigned by librarians in the state
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Number of groups/agencies/committees
Division collaborates with
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Number of presentations on library services
to users with special needs at conferences and workshops and
attendance
Goal #3:
To ensure adequate library and information services to all state
residents, particularly those currently in underserved urban and
rural communities in Wisconsin.
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This goal addresses the following current
LSTA purposes:
- Targeting library and information services to persons having
difficulty using a library and to underserved urban and rural
communities, including children (birth through 17) from families
with incomes below the poverty line
Underserved Priorities and Activities
2003-2007
Goal 3A: Provide state level leadership for the
development and improvement of public library service.
Needs.
There is a need
to provide state level leadership for the development and
improvement of public library service so that progress can be made
toward the goal of providing access to quality public library
service for every Wisconsin resident.
There is a need
to improve the quality of public library service available in many
Wisconsin communities. The Division publishes recommended
standards for Wisconsin public libraries. The latest edition of
the Wisconsin Public Library Standards was published in March,
2000. Many Wisconsin localities support their libraries at levels
well below these recommended state standards. In 2001, 100 of 347
Wisconsin municipal public libraries had total budgets below
$50,000 (the Wisconsin standard for minimum total operating budget
in 2001). Eighteen libraries had total budgets below $20,000.
Many Wisconsin libraries are open a minimal number of hours per
week. In 2001, 39 Wisconsin public libraries were open to the
public less than 25 hours per week (the Wisconsin standard minimum
regardless of community size). Eighteen Wisconsin public
libraries were open to the public less than 20 hours per week. In
2000, over 100 Wisconsin public libraries spent less than $10,000
on library materials (the Wisconsin standard for minimum total
material expenditures in 2001). Twenty-three Wisconsin public
libraries spent less than $3,000 on library materials in 2001 (the
equivalent of only 150 books costing an average of $20 each).
A Public Library
Legislation and Funding Task Force was appointed in 2002 to
develop strategies for dealing with public library system and
public library legislation and funding issues. The
recommendations of the Task Force will be considered in developing
the Division's 2003-2005 budget and legislative requests and other
planning documents and guidelines.
There is a need
to improve the reliability and usefulness of data collection in a
public library setting. Librarians need to be able to collect,
analyze and report statistics, track trends, make projections,
demonstrate correlation, and present geographic patterns. The
electronic collection of data has improved the accuracy,
timeliness, and comparability of the data. Further work is needed
to ensure that libraries are counting the right things in the
right way and that the information is useful and used.
There is a need for communication and
interaction among libraries, library groups, the education
community and other organizations in the state to plan and
coordinate library services and to maximize access to resources
and materials for all residents of the state.
LSTA Funded Activities
3.1. Provide leadership for the improvement
of public library service by engaging in statewide planning for
public library service and funding. (2003-2007)
3.2. Review and assess the recommendations
of the Task Force on Public Library Legislation and Funding.
(2003-2007)
3.3. Provide consulting and planning
assistance to public libraries and systems. (2003-2007)
3.4. Update the publication Wisconsin
Public Library Standards to meet current expectations for
library service and promote utilization of the standards.
(2004-2005)
3.5. Collect and distribute information
about the level and extent of public library service in the
state. Provide assistance to public librarians in the effective
use of this information. (2003-2007)
3.6. Collaborate with other state and
national organizations in the collection and distribution of data
on public libraries in Wisconsin, including the National Center
for Educational Statistics, National Commission on Libraries and
Information Services, and the Federal State Cooperative System.
(2003-2007)
3.7. Assist public libraries in providing
adequate library facilities by developing and publishing a
publication to assist public libraries in evaluating and planning
public library space needs, conducting training on the use of this
publication, and assessing the needs for additional public library
space on a statewide basis. (2005-2007)
3.8. Assist in the development of a
statewide plan for the promotion and marketing of public library
service to the residents of Wisconsin. (2003-2004)
3.9. Disseminate information of interest and
importance to libraries in Wisconsin through publications, such as
Channel, listservs, such as WIPUBLIB, Channel Weekly,
and other methods and continue to review and evaluate the best and
most effective means of distribution. (2003-2007)
3.10. Ensure that adequate leadership is
provided for the improvement of public library service by
supporting the participation of state library agency staff in
national level forums for the discussions of issues and policies
of national concern and significance, including COSLA (Chief
Officers of State Library Agencies). (2003-2007)
Selected Measures of Progress
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LSTA dollars spent for this purpose
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Value assigned by librarians in the state
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Number of libraries submitting data
electronically
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Number of hits on Web sites with public
library statistics
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Number of presentations on public library
data collection at conferences and workshops and number of
librarians attending
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Number of libraries meeting the basic
standards levels and the checklists in the standards
Goal 3B: Provide support for adequate public
library service through training and continuing education for
library staffs and trustees.
Needs. There is a need to better
prepare new library directors and trustees for their duties and
responsibilities. There is an ongoing need for continuing
education for library staffs and trustees.
LSTA Funded Activities
3.11. Support an effective public library
administrator certification program. (2003-2007)
3.12. Sponsor annual meetings of public
library system directors and consultants in the areas of
technology, youth services, special needs, continuing education
and certification, and interlibrary loan and reference services.
(2003-2007)
3.13. Develop a written guide and other
information for library directors, especially addressed to new
library directors, and encourage its use. (2003-2004)
3.14. Develop additional tools and distance
learning opportunities to support library staff and trustee
education. (2003-2007)
Selected Measures of Progress
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LSTA dollars spent for this purpose
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Value assigned by librarians and trustees
in the state
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Number of meetings and attendance at
meetings
Goal 3C: Coordinate a statewide summer library
program.
Needs.
Research indicates that children who read over the summer maintain
or increase the reading level at which they tested when they left
school in spring and when they returned in fall. Children who do
not read over the summer lose their reading skills. The primary
source of free reading material for children during the summer is
their public library. Preschool children who are read to start
school with an advantage over children who have not had experience
with books. Language development occurs more rapidly and at a
higher level with infants exposed to frequent and appropriate
language stimulation, including being read to. For these reasons,
Wisconsin public libraries make summer reading programs a
priority.
LSTA Funded Activities
3.15. Contract with a multi-state consortium
for theme-related materials and manual to support a summer library
program for Wisconsin's children and participate in the planning
and evaluation processes. (2003-2007)
3.16.
Coordinate the overall summer library program-- share Consortium
information, encourage the submission of ideas to the manual,
evaluate the effectiveness of the Consortium supplied materials,
provide resources via a web page devoted to summer library
programs information and coordinate state incentives for the
program. (2003-2007)
3.17. Maintain
a directory of children's performers as a service to libraries
wanting to hire professionals to provide entertainment or
educational programs in public libraries or schools. (2003-2007)
Selected Measures of Progress
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LSTA dollars spent for this purpose
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Value assigned by librarians in the state
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Number of children attending programs at
the library
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Number of libraries participating in the
programs
Evaluation
Plan and Monitoring Procedures
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Wisconsin will use a variety of reports,
surveys and other information sources for evaluating the LSTA
program 2003-2007, including periodic progress reports, existing
data and reports, surveys and studies, and group meetings and
hearings.
Wisconsin will develop periodic progress
reports on the LSTA 5-year plan. The progress reports will
addressed the goals and activities in the LSTA plan and include a
status report (done, in process, not started, and/or eliminated),
LSTA dollar support, and output or outcome measures for
activities. Wisconsin will make use of these reports and other
existing data, and will gather input from the Wisconsin library
community throughout the five years. Among the evaluation methods
likely to be used include:
Among the available information sources and
studies Wisconsin will use are the following:
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public hearing comments
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public library annual reports, including
special studies done in conjunction with the annual reports
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recommendations of statewide committees and
councils, including the Statewide Delivery Services Advisory
Committee, LSTA Advisory Committee, Council on Library and Network
Development, and Library and Information Technology Advisory
Committee
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Planning and Resource Guide for Library
Service to Adults with Special Needs
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Public Library Funding and Legislation Task
Force recommendations
In addition to the overall assessment of
progress on the LSTA plan from a statewide perspective, LSTA
grantees are required to evaluate their individual projects.
These evaluations feed into the broader assessment and
evaluation. All LSTA applicants must describe in their LSTA
application forms how their projects will be evaluated, what tools
of measurement will be used to determine the extent to which the
project met its objectives, and by whom and by what methods
evaluation data will be gathered and analyzed. Six-month and
final evaluations are required of all LSTA grant recipients. In
the final project evaluation grant recipients are required to
provide information on how the project objectives were met, plans,
if any, for follow-up or continuation of the project, problems
encountered in the project, and suggestions for others wanting to
implement a similar project. Project administrators are asked to
submit statistics, letters, reports and other materials relevant
to the project evaluation.
Stakeholder
Involvement and Communication
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The Division will continue to use its LSTA
Advisory Committee to provide advice and feedback on the LSTA
program. Librarians and library users will be represented on the
committee. As a part of each committee meeting, time will be set
aside for a public hearing where other persons interested in the
LSTA program may make comments and suggestions.
Membership on the advisory committee will
include representatives of public and other types of libraries,
and the users of libraries. It also will include representation
from difference sizes of libraries and different geographic areas
of the state. Representatives of individual libraries, as well as
of library systems, will be members of the committee. Members of
the committee will be appointed by the State Superintendent of
Public Instruction to serve staggered 3-year terms. The committee
will meet at least twice a year - a 2-day meeting in the spring
and a 2-day meeting in the fall. The primary responsibilities of
the committee will be to advise the State Superintendent and the
Division on the following: development of the long-range plan;
policy matters arising from the administration of the program;
establishment of annual grant criteria, priorities, and
categories; the process and calendar for each year; grant
applications and recommendations for grant awards; and evaluating
grants.
As in the past, information on the LSTA
program will be made widely available and librarians and library
users will be encouraged to offer suggestions and
recommendations. Two key sources of information on the LSTA
program are the Division's electronic newsletter, Channel
Weekly, and bi-monthly print newsletter, Channel. Channel
Weekly has over 1200 subscribers from all types of libraries,
and including trustees and others interested in library issues.
Channel is mailed to over 6,000 librarians and library
trustees throughout the state. In addition, the Division has an
extensive web presence, including a site focusing on the LSTA
program. The Division also hosts email discussion lists for
school and public libraries and information is made available via
these lists. The LSTA application forms and an annual
publication, LSTA Information and Guidelines for Wisconsin,
will be produced and distributed to those interested in the
program and will be available on the web. As in the past, the
Division will provide statewide training/information programs for
potential grant applicants.
The Division will continue to make a special
effort to involve key groups and individuals in LSTA decision
making. For example, the Council on Library and Network
Development will be asked to offer suggestions and
recommendations. The council is a statutory body appointed by the
governor to advise the Department of Public Instruction and the
Division on library matters. In addition, the division would
regularly seek advice from the System and Resource Library
Administrators Association of Wisconsin, system technology
consultants, system special needs consultants, system youth
liaisons, and other groups and individuals.
Federal Assurances
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Statement of
Program Assurances
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Certifications: Debarment, Drug
Free Workplace, Lobbying, Federal Debt Status, Nondiscrimination
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Assurances of Non-Construction Programs
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Certification of State Legal Officer
Let me know if you have any questions.
Terrie Howe, LSTA Program Coordinator
Division for Libraries, Technology, and Community Learning
(608) 266-2413
teresa.howe@dpi.wi.gov
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