WSL Updates for September 1, 2011

WSL Updates for September 1, 2011

Volume 7, September 1, 2011 for the WSL Updates mailing list

 Topics include:

 1) GENEALOGY RESEARCH VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY

 2) TWITTERING – FRITTERING OR FABULOUS?

 3) REGISTER NOW FOR VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT WORKSHOPS

 4) IT’S NOT TOO LATE TO BE PREPARED

 5) CALL FOR PROPOSALS – THE FUTURE OF LIBRARIES IN THE DIGITAL AGE

 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

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 1) GENEALOGY RESEARCH VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY

 The Office of the Secretary of State, State Library Division, is seeking to fill several volunteer positions to research patron requests for family history information. For more information, visit www.sos.wa.gov/office/employment.aspx, and select “Genealogy Research Volunteer.”

 If you have any questions or need assistance with the application process, contact Margaret Piephoff, [email protected], 360.236.5073.

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 2) TWITTERING – FRITTERING OR FABULOUS?

 Twittering: Frittering or Fabulous with Nancy White is the title for the September 6, 2011, First Tuesdays program from the State Library.

 With seemingly endless opportunities to try yet another social medial tool, how do we assess the value of any one of them? Join Nancy White, of Full Circle Associates, as she uses Twitter as a case study to experiment and develop practical assessment approaches.

 To join the presentation, visit www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/FirstTuesdays. First Tuesdays is a free, online, monthly presentation from the Washington State Library, held from 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. on the first Tuesday of each month. For more information, visit www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/tuesdays.

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 3) REGISTER NOW FOR VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT WORKSHOPS

 Baby Boomers and the generations that follow are seeking new ways to use their skills and experience to make a difference in their communities. Multiple studies have shown that Boomer interests in volunteering are vastly different from those of current “senior volunteers,” and that organizations seeking to recruit them will need to adjust their volunteer engagement practices.

 Successful Volunteer Engagement Strategies for Libraries: Capturing the Talent of Baby Boomers and the Generations that Follow, presented by Carla Lehn of The Lehn Group, will show participants how to start or “re-tool” a volunteer engagement program that will not only capture the talents of these potential volunteers, but will reap the benefits of ongoing support for the library that comes from meaningfully engaging Boomers. This course will provide tools, techniques, resources, and models such that participants will be able to:

  • Understand the potential for engaging high impact, skilled volunteers from the Baby Boom generation and those that follow;
  • Engage this talent to extend the library’s capacity in the community and to benefit from these new library advocates and supporters;
  • Understand motivations in order to create diverse, meaningful, and skilled positions to attract a broad range of community volunteers;
  • Implement the elements of a successful volunteer engagement program;
  • Address potential barriers such as union issues and staff resistance;
  • Understand current trends and issues in volunteer engagement, including online recruitment and legal issues.

Workshops have been scheduled for eight locations:

  • Tuesday, September 20, 2011, North Central Regional Library Distribution Center, Wenatchee;
  • Wednesday, September 21, 2011, Mid-Columbia Library System, Kennewick Branch, Kennewick;
  • Thursday, September 22, 2011, Liberty Lake Municipal Library, Liberty Lake;
  • Monday, October 3, 2011, Whatcom County Library, Bellingham;
  • Tuesday, October 4, 2011, Kitsap Regional Library, Sylvan Way Branch, Bremerton;
  • Wednesday, October 5, 2011, Timberland Regional Library Service Center, Tumwater;
  • Thursday, October 6, 2011, Everett Public Library, Everett;
  • Friday, October 7, 2011, Washington Talking Book & Braille Library, Seattle.

All workshops will be held from 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Registration will close two weeks prior to each session. To register, visit www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/Lehn.

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 4) IT’S NOT TOO LATE TO BE PREPARED

 Disasters have dominated the headlines recently. Preparing for emergencies saves lives and mitigates damage. Take the time now to help your institution to be ready! There is still time to register for a free 2-part disaster preparedness and response workshop, Protecting Cultural Collections: Prevention, Preparedness, Response & Recovery, offered by the Western States and Territories Preservation Assistance Service (WESTPAS). This workshop is part of a coordinated regional approach to raising awareness about disaster planning for collecting institutions throughout the Western United States and will help participants to:

  • Complete an institutional disaster plan for their collections by the end of Part 2;
  • Learn how to train staff to implement the plan effectively;
  • Set pre- and post-disaster action priorities for collections;
  • Learn how to use practical decision-making skills during an emergency;
  • Get hands-on practice in salvage procedures for books, documents, and non-print media.

Workshop information:

  • Part 1: Friday, September 16, 2011, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.;
  • Part 2: Friday, October 14, 2011, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.;
  • Location: University Place Library, Room 1, University Place;
  • Workshop instructor: Gary Menges, Preservation Administrator, University of Washington Libraries.

Pre-registration is required. Register online at: tiny.cc/ZePOL. Select the link in the calendar for September 16, “Protecting Cultural Collections, University Place, WA.” If you need further registration assistance, please contact Wendy Cao at [email protected].

 Further information about the workshop will be sent in a separate e-mail message to registrants a couple of weeks before the first workshop. For questions related to the workshop, please contact Gary Menges at [email protected].

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 5) CALL FOR PROPOSALS – THE FUTURE OF LIBRARIES IN THE DIGITAL AGE

 The Library 2.011 worldwide virtual conference is a unique chance to participate in a global conversation on the current and future state of libraries. Have you been exploring the effect of the digital age on the roles of libraries and librarians? Do you have some thoughts to share with the world about the future of librarianship? Share your expertise with a global audience at the Library 2.011 conference, a free forum for information professionals. Proposals are now being accepted in any of the following six thought-provoking subject strands:

  • STRAND 1: Libraries – The Roles of Libraries in Today’s World;
  • STRAND 2: Librarians & Information Professionals – Evolving Professional Roles in Today’s World;
  • STRAND 3: Information Organization;
  • STRAND 4: Access & Delivery;
  • STRAND 5: Learning – Digital Age Learning Cultures;
  • STRAND 6: Content & Creation – Changes in Accessing and Organizing Information.

The fully online Library 2.011 Worldwide Conference will be held November 2 – 3, 2011, in multiple time zones and languages. The deadline to submit proposals is September 15, 2011.

 For more information about presenting at Library 2.011, visit www.library20.com/page/call-for-proposals.

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 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

 Tuesday, September 6:

Wednesday, September 7:

  • Every Child Ready to Read® @ your library (NCompass Live); 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. PDT;
  • ProQuest Administrator Module (PAM) (ProQuest); 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. PDT: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/PQ122;
  • OCLC WorldCat Resource Sharing – Borrowing (OCLC); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/OCLCBorrow;
  • Jump Start Your Grant Seeking (TechSoup); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/TS12;
  • WorldCat Holdings: Why They Matter and the Tools to Maintain Them (OCLC); 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PDT;
  • eLibrary / ProQuest Learning: Literature / History Study Center (ProQuest); 3:15 – 4:45 p.m. PDT: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/PQ123;

Thursday, September 8:

  • Advanced Searching: Beyond the Single Search Box (ProQuest); 9:00 – 9:45 p.m. PDT: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/PQ124;
  • Web 3.0 and the Transformation of Learning (Training Magazine); 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PDT;
  • Endpoint-Level Security at Your Library or Nonprofit (TechSoup); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT;
  • OCLC WorldCat Resource Sharing – Lending (OCLC); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/OCLCLend;
  • Video Book Trailers As a Way to Reel in Readers (Infopeople); 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PDT;
  • eLibrary Student and Educator Research Tools (ProQuest); 3:15 – 4:45 p.m. PDT: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/PQ125;

Friday, September 9:

 For more information and to register (for those not linked above), visit the WSL Training Calendar at www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/training.

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