Volume 5, October 1, 2009 for the WSL Updates mailing list

Topics include:

1) BROADBAND AND LIBRARYNET MEETINGS

2) THE LAST GREAT RACE – IDITAROD OCT 15

3) FREE BASICS OF ARCHIVES WORKSHOPS IN OCTOBER

4) HISTORICAL AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY, AND FISHERIES LITERATURE

5) INFOCAMP – THE UNCONFERENCE OCT 10,11

6) FREE OCLC CONTENTDM SEMINARS OCT 6,7

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1) BROADBAND AND LIBRARYNET MEETINGS

LibraryNet: What’s in it for me? What’s in it for my community? The Washington library community has an unprecedented opportunity to create a LibraryNet (working title), a broadband wavelength solely for libraries.

The Washington State Library will gather public library directors, information technology staff and others involved in broadband to discuss the benefits of creating a statewide library consortium connected through a high bandwidth network. With us will be representatives of Northwest Open Access Network (NoaNet) and the Pacific Northwest Gigapop, our partners in applying for broadband stimulus funds on behalf of libraries. Broadband LibraryNet meetings have been scheduled throughout the state.

We will tell you what has been done so far in the broadband arena and have open discussions about the value and uses of a network consortium dedicated to libraries in Washington. We need your input and your ideas! We know that these are busy days for all of you, but hope that you can find a day and site that will allow you to attend one of the following meetings:

• October 8; 9:30-11:30 a.m. Everett Public Library
• October 8; 2:30-4:30 p.m. Pierce County Library PAC in Tacoma
• October 13; 9:00-11:00 a.m. Spokane County Library; Argonne Branch
• October 13; 3:00-5:00 p.m. MCL Pasco Branch
• October 15; 9:30-11:30 a.m. Longview Public Library
• October 15; 2:00-4:00 p.m. Timberland Service Center, Tumwater
• October 16; 12:30-2:30 p.m. KCLS Service Center Boardroom, Issaquah

A virtual meeting may also be planned but our preference is to see you at the face-to-face meetings. So that we know how many will be attending, please register at: www.secstate.wa.gov/quicklinks/librarynet.

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2) THE LAST GREAT RACE – IDITAROD OCT 15

Featuring Laura Daugereau, Washington State’s first female competitor. The Iditarod Sled Dog Race began in 1973 to encourage the designation of the Iditarod Trail as a National Historic Trail and bring the tradition of dogsled racing back to Alaska. The race covers 1,150 miles of the most challenging and difficult landscape Alaska has to offer. Mushers and their dogs go against blizzards, high winds, below-zero temperatures, and complete solitude. They must be able to care for their dogs’ safety as well as their own.

For as long as she can remember, Laura Daugereau from Port Gamble, Washington, has loved the outdoors. Laura was 10 when she read a book about mushing and a passion was born. She trains her own dogs and is very proud of the awards she’s received for the best-kept team. Laura trains for the Iditarod during the race season on a ranch in Montana with fellow musher Rick Larson and his wife Sandy. Laura is currently training for the 2011 Iditarod race.

Join us at the Washington State Library as Laura shares her stories of the trail, and meet one of her dogs: Thursday, October 15, 2009 6:30 p.m. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. 6880 Capitol Boulevard South, Tumwater, Washington. For more information about this or other free events at the Washington State Library contact: WSL events at 360.704.5269 or [email protected].

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3) FREE BASICS OF ARCHIVES WORKSHOPS IN OCTOBER

Do you need to take care of historical records-but you’re not a trained archivist? What’s the right thing to do with those diaries, cassette tapes, hand-drawn maps, tin-type photographs, and family letters in your collection?

The Basics of Archives is a free workshop for people who work or volunteer in organizations that deal with the past—whether it’s a museum, historic house, the city clerk’s office, the library’s local history room, a historic site, or a college archives. You’ll get practical advice, sample forms and policies, and learn basic practices you need to follow so that you can collect, protect, and help people use the historical treasures in your care. Each workshop is from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Locations are:

• October 5 – Bellevue
• October 15 – Ellensburg
• October 21 – Battle Ground
• October 29 – Seattle

Register with the Heritage Resource Center at [email protected] or 360-586-0219. These workshops are sponsored by the Washington State Archives, the Heritage Resource Center (Washington State Historical Society), and other related organizations.

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4) HISTORICAL AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY, AND FISHERIES LITERATURE

The University of Washington Libraries has recently completed a project to identify and preserve the most important early Washington State agriculture, forestry, and fisheries literature in cooperation with Cornell University, Washington State University, and other institutions. The project produced comprehensive bibliographies of Washington State agriculture, forestry, and fisheries books and journals published between 1820 and 1945 (2,323 entries).

A panel of ten scholars and subject experts then ranked the titles on the bibliographies by their importance for preservation. 129 of the titles (315,000+ pages) ranked most important by the panel were preserved on microfilm. Titles include Pacific Fisherman, Timberman, Better Fruit, and Washington Farmer. Microfilm from the project will also be used to digitize portions of Ranch and Pacific Fisherman as part of other grant projects.

To access the bibliographies, and for additional information about the project, including credits and funding, visit www.lib.washington.edu/preservation/projects/washag/.

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5) INFOCAMP – THE UNCONFERENCE OCT 10,11

InfoCamp is an unconference about user experience, information architecture, user-centered design, librarianship, information management & related fields. InfoCamp Seattle 2009 will be on October 10 & 11 at the Cleveland High School building in South Seattle. Registration is $50 ($10 for students).

At InfoCamp, most sessions are given by the participants. But to kick things off each morning, keynote speakers are featured. The Saturday keynote speaker will be Axel Roesler, Assistant Professor for Interaction Design at the Division of Design at the University of Washington School of Art. Roesler is also affiliated with the Department of Human Centered Design and Engineering, and is a founding member of the UW’s Human-Computer Interaction and Design Coalition.

Sunday’s plenary speaker is Vanessa Fox, described as a “cyberspace visionary” by Seattle Business Monthly. Fox is an expert in understanding customer acquisition from organic search, and recently became a member of the MSIM/Informatics Advisory Board at the UW Information School. She previously created Google’s Webmaster Central, which provides both tools and community to help website owners improve their sites to gain more customers from search and was instrumental in the sitemaps.org alliance of Google, Yahoo!, and Microsoft Live Search.

For more information and to register, visit infocamp.info/.

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6) FREE OCLC CONTENTDM SEMINARS OCT 6,7

Many libraries and historical organizations are using CONTENTdm to showcase their special collections online. Join Suzanne Butte, OCLC Digital Services Consultant, for a free CONTENTdm overview and workshop in Seattle on October 6 or in Portland on October 7. This session is recommended for anyone that wants to explore the possibilities of the CONTENTdm software for their special collections.

Suzanne will explain how you can use OCLC’s CONTENTdm Digital Collection Management Software to store, manage, and deliver your special collections to users across the Web. She will describe solutions that can help you from the beginning of your digital project all the way to long-term preservation. She will also discuss how to be creative in gaining funding for your digital projects.

This free, live, and in-person seminar will be held in two locations from 9:30 a.m. – 12:00 noon:

• October 6^th – Radisson Hotel Gateway Seattle/Tacoma Airport

Register here: www3.oclc.org/app/request/bin/request.asp?specialCode=OCLCDCS_Oct6

• October 7^th – Hilton Garden Inn Portland/Lake Oswego

Register here: www3.oclc.org/app/request/bin/request.asp?specialCode=OCLCDCS_Oct7

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