WSL Updates for February 28, 2013
Volume 9, February 28, 2013 for the WSL Updates mailing list
Topics include:
1) FIRST TUESDAYS – LIBRARY AS INSTRUCTIONAL LEADER
2) LOOKING FOR EXAMPLES OF PUBLIC LIBRARY POLICIES?
3) OLA/WLA 2013 – EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION STILL AVAILABLE
4) CIVIL WAR READ-IN
5) EARLY LEARNING GRANTS FROM BOEING
6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK
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1) FIRST TUESDAYS – LIBRARY AS INSTRUCTIONAL LEADER
From 2009 to 2012, library and discipline faculty from Washington State’s Community and Technical Colleges (CTC) participated in a project to document the impact of library instruction on students enrolled in basic skills programs. At the next First Tuesdays, Lynn Kanne, Reference Librarian at Seattle Central Community College, will give a presentation on how this project, Library as Instructional Leader, involving over 40 faculty and about 2,000 students, was implemented and what findings emerged.
This free web presentation will take place on March 5, 2013, from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. PST. First Tuesdays are designed as a continuing education opportunity for staff of libraries in Washington State, providing attendees with the opportunity to share their skills and successes and learn about new topics. Sessions are recorded so that others may listen at their own convenience. For more information about First Tuesdays, visit www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/tuesdays. For instructions on joining the presentation, visit www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/FirstTuesdays.
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2) LOOKING FOR EXAMPLES OF PUBLIC LIBRARY POLICIES?
Need a policy on the use of public meeting rooms? Unattended children? Workplace violence? You will find these, and more, at the newly updated WebJunction Washington Public Library Policies page. This site offers a comprehensive list and links to more than 1,200 online public library policies and procedures contributed by libraries throughout Washington, including versions in other languages such as Spanish and Russian. Find the policy you need by visiting www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/WJWaPolicies.
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3) OLA/WLA 2013 – EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION STILL AVAILABLE
A joint Oregon Library Association and Washington Library Association conference is being held this year in Vancouver, Washington, and will offer presentations on topics ranging from book raves to mining demographic data. Discover the power of collaboration. Weed your website. Visit a vendor. There’s something for everyone. Register before Friday, March 8, 2013, to take advantage of early bird registration.
Conference information:
- When: Wednesday – Friday, April 24 – 26, 2013;
- Where: The Hilton Vancouver, Vancouver, WA;
- Registration: Varies – see conference site for specifics.
For more information and to register, visit www.wla.org/2013-conference-home.
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4) CIVIL WAR READ-IN
The 150th anniversary of the American Civil War will be observed across the United States from now through 2015. In spite of its impact on our national consciousness, today’s Washingtonians typically know very little of the effect the war had on those who lived here during that time. There were no battlefields in Washington Territory, but there were duels, fistfights, and vandalism here as settlers disputed the very same issues that tore the United States apart.
To commemorate this critical point in our nation’s history, the Washington State Historical Society is preparing to launch a major exhibition, Civil War Pathways, in February 2014, and would like to enlist your help in finding out more about the Washington Territory during the antebellum, wartime, and early Reconstruction periods. Volunteers participating in the project will be asked to attend one training session before visiting archives, museums, and libraries throughout the state to research the period from 1857 – 1871. They will share their discoveries by scanning and uploading them as part of the work to create an online searchable database of Civil War-era citations and documents hosted by the Washington State Historical Society. The unique stories that are uncovered will make a permanent record for generations to come.
To find out more about the project, including upcoming training sessions, visit www.washingtonhistory.org/pathways.aspx.
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5) EARLY LEARNING GRANTS FROM BOEING
The Boeing Company supports lifelong learning programs that help children, especially those from underserved populations, well before they set foot in a classroom. Boeing is now accepting applications for their Corporate Citizenship grants for early learning projects that can demonstrate:
- Evidence-based programs that increase parent, caregiver, and childcare provider understanding of early childhood development;
- School readiness approaches that promote collaboration between public agencies, school districts, and early learning programs.
Letters of inquiry are being solicited from March to July 2013. Full grant proposals are solicited from April to September 2013. To find out more about the grants, go to www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/BoeingGrants.
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6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK
Monday, March 4:
- K12 ProQuest Research Library (ProQuest); 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. PST: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/PQ597;
Tuesday, March 5:
- Summit on the Museum Preservation Environment (Smithsonian Institution); 6:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. PST: www.si.edu/PreservationEnvironment/summit;
- Free Online Technologies for Teaching and Learning (Libraries Thriving); 7:00 – 8:00 a.m. PST: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/FreeOnlineAM;
- First Tuesdays: Library as Instructional Leader (WSL); 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. PST;
- Free Online Technologies for Teaching and Learning (Libraries Thriving); 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PST: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/FreeOnlineLateAM;
- Community Detection in Social Media Data (O’Reilly Community); 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PST: oreillynet.com/pub/e/2628;
- My Research & RefWorks: Perfect Together (ProQuest); 11:00 – 11:30 a.m. PST: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/PQ603;
- Promoting Literacy with 21st Century Tools (Booklist); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST;
- WorldCat Holdings: Why They Matter and the Tools to Maintain Them (OCLC); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/holdings;
- Connexion Client Module 07 – Advanced Bibliographic Searching (OCLC); 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. PST: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/Client07;
- Leading the Way: Christian Fiction Spring Buzz (Library Journal); 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PST;
- InstaEngagement: Instagram in Advancement (Nonprofit Webinars); 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PST: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/Insta;
- CultureGrams for Elementary & Middle Schools (ProQuest); 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. PST: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/PQ598;
Wednesday, March 6:
- Digital Preservation, Part 3: Management and Providing Access (NCompass Live); 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. PST;
- Making eLearning Stick (Training Magazine Network); 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PST: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/eStick;
- Bold Intentions for Leadership Effectiveness (Nonprofit Webinars); 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PST: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/BoldIntent;
- How to Design Your Training for Multiple Channels (Training Magazine Network); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/Channels;
- The Secret Sauce for Nonprofit Crowdfunding (VolunteerMatch); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/Sauce;
- The WorldCat knowledge base: What it is, and Why it Matters to Your Library (OCLC); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/WhyWorldCat;
- Connexion Client Module 08 – Original Cataloging (OCLC); 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. PST: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/Module08;
- Keys to Managing the Major Gifts Process: It’s All in the Execution (Nonprofit Webinars); 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PST: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/GiftKeys;
Thursday, March 7:
- Being Productive with Windows 8 (O’Reilly Community); 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PST: oreillynet.com/pub/e/2552;
- Playing by the Rules: Creating an Effective Volunteer Handbook (VolunteerMatch); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/VMRules;
- Maximizing the Value of WorldCat.org (OCLC); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/MaxValue;
- ProQuest Administrator Module (ProQuest); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/PQ601;
- Connexion Client Module 09 – Authority Control (OCLC); 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. PST: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/Client09;
- Lives on the Line: Why and How Mission-Driven Leaders Are Embracing Performance Management (PerformWell); 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PST: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/LivesLine;
- ProQuest Research Library and K12 Central (ProQuest); 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PST: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/PQ599;
- CultureGrams for Elementary School (ProQuest); 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. PST: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/PQ600;
Friday, March 8:
- Introduction to the New ProQuest Platform (ProQuest); 7:00 – 7:45 a.m. PST: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/PQ602;
- WISDOM-BASED eLearning: How to Fill Employee’s “Lack and Loss of Experience Gap” (Training Magazine Network); 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PST: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/ExperienceGap;
- Friday Live! sMOOChers Debrief (The TLT Group); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/sMOOChers8March13;
- Deep Dive Into HTML5 Game Design (O’Reilly Community); 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. PST: oreillynet.com/pub/e/2632.
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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