Volume 5, December 10, 2009 for the WSL Updates mailing list

Topics include:

1) NEW DIGITAL COLLECTION – VASHON ISLAND HERITAGE

2) DOWNLOADABLE AUDIOBOOKS Q&A

3) FREE WEBINAR – WRITING A LIBRARY BEHAVIOR CODE

4) FREE OCLC CLASS ON WORLDCAT HOLDINGS

5) HERITAGE CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND

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1) NEW DIGITAL COLLECTION – VASHON ISLAND HERITAGE

The Washington Rural Heritage initiative is pleased to announce the publication of our latest collection, Vashon Island Heritage, www.washingtonruralheritage.org/vashon. A project of the Vashon Library (King County Library System) and the Vashon-Maury Island Heritage Association, the collection documents life on the island from the late 1800s through the 1960s.

Read more about the project, and quickly link to some of our favorite items, on the WSL blog: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/vashon.

Seven new digital collections are currently slated for publication in 2010, and a new Washington Rural Heritage grant cycle will be announced this spring. To learn more about participation in the initiative, contact Evan Robb, Project Manager, [email protected] (360) 704-5228, or visit www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/WRH.

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2) DOWNLOADABLE AUDIOBOOKS Q&A

Questions regarding the newly launched Downloadable Audiobooks project have been pouring in. To provide a forum for responding en masse, please join us online for an hour next Tuesday, December 15, at 10:00 a.m. as project manager Will Stuivenga provides a brief overview, and then answers your questions.

The session will be held on the Wimba platform. Please visit www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/Wimba-1 for instructions, if you have not used Wimba before. For technical assistance, contact Jeremy Stroud [email protected] 360.570.5583 or toll-free 866.538.4996.

The session will be archived and made available as a podcast for listening at a later time. General information on the project is available here: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/audiobook.

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3) FREE WEBINAR – WRITING A LIBRARY BEHAVIOR CODE

• A teen in the library is bothering other library users.
• A woman is breastfeeding her baby in the children’s room.
• A man asks for help looking up N1H1, says he has it, and then sneezes loudly.

Are these behaviors prohibited by the library’s code of conduct? If so, what can library staff legally do to address the situation? Join Mary Minow, an attorney, consultant, former librarian, and library trustee as she helps participants draft legally enforceable behavior codes.

This free Infopeople webinar offers guidance on reasonable behavior rules, distinguished from restrictions on user’s free speech rights. What type of notice must the library give its users about its behavior policies? When is an appeals process required, and what should it entail? The webinar also looks at the emerging issue of library user behavior at library spaces online in chat, text, blog comments as well as third party spaces like library MySpace and Flickr pages.

Thursday, December 10, 2009, 12 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. PST. Pre-registration is not required. For more information, and to participate, use this shortcut link: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/behavior.

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4) FREE OCLC CLASS ON WORLDCAT HOLDINGS

OCLC is offering a new free course: WorldCat Holdings: Why They Matter and the Tools to Maintain Them. This online session will help libraries understand the many methods they can use to keep holdings accurate and up-to-date in WorldCat, increase the discoverability of the institution’s materials and make the most efficient use of the library’s resources. Guidance will be offered on how to select and implement the holdings maintenance methods that are most appropriate for each library.

Classes are scheduled for Dec. 15, Jan. 12, and Feb. 2. Use this shortcut link for more information and to register: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/holdings.

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5) HERITAGE CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND

The State of Washington has affirmed that Washington has a “rich heritage in historical sites and artifacts that have the potential to provide life-long learning opportunities for citizens of the state” and that “many of these historical treasures are not readily accessible to citizens, and that there is a need to create an ongoing program to support the capital needs of heritage organizations and facilities.”

The HCPF grant program assists projects that preserve and interpret heritage in Washington. The purpose of HCPF is to “support capital needs and facilities of heritage organizations, tribal governments, public development authorities, and local government agencies that interpret and preserve Washington’s history and heritage.”

Projects need to have a minimum total budget of $25,000; request a grant of not more than $1,000,000; involve property that will be held a minimum of 13 years; and provide a $2 match for each $1 of HCPF grant funds. Non-profit organizations and governmental entities may apply. The deadline for submission will be in May 2010.

For more information including application packets, visit the Washington State Historical Society website at www.washingtonhistory.org/HeritageServices/grants.aspx.

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