WSL Updates for February 27, 2014

WSL Updates for February 27, 2014

Volume 10, February 27, 2014 for the WSL Updates mailing list

Topics include:

1) FIRST TUESDAYS – STREAMLINE YOUR WEBSITE

2) IMPROVING LIBRARY SERVICES TO TRIBAL COMMUNITIES

3) FREE LANKES BOOK FOR DOWNLOAD

4) SECOND WEBINAR ON IMMIGRATION AND CITIZENSHIP

5) CELEBRATE PRESERVATION WEEK 2014

6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

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1) FIRST TUESDAYS – STREAMLINE YOUR WEBSITE

Did your library’s website grow quickly, perhaps without a clear direction or consideration for responsive design? Do statistics show that many pages on your site get low use? Come to next week’s First Tuesdays webinar, Streamline Content for Your Users & You: Content strategy for sustainable site maintenance, where Christa Werle will share how Sno-Isle Libraries tackled these issues and how they were able to get support for these unglamorous, yet important, web projects. Leave this session knowing the benefits of doing a website content analysis, usability studies, and the steps you can take to put your own streamlining project into action.

Designed as a continuing education opportunity for staff of libraries in Washington State, this free web presentation, which will take place on March 4, 2014, from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. PST, lets attendees 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 sos.wa.gov/q/tuesdays. For instructions on joining the presentation, visit sos.wa.gov/q/FirstTuesdays.

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2) IMPROVING LIBRARY SERVICES TO TRIBAL COMMUNITIES

In response to a Presidential Executive Order in 2011, the Department of Interior (DOI) Library surveyed the nation’s tribal college and university communities to determine how the federal government could increase the capacity of educational agencies and institutions to deliver high-quality educational and social services to all American Indian and Alaskan Native students. To share the results of this study, the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), DOI, and FEDLINK (Federal Library Information Network), are inviting representatives from federal, state, public, academic, and special libraries and library associations serving American Indians to a free workshop entitled American Indian Libraries Initiative: Making Connections, which will be held from 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. PDT, Monday, March 31, 2014. This event will enable participants to:

  • Connect with their colleagues across the country;
  • Learn about resources available via FEDLINK, the DOI Library, and IMLS;
  • Hear from libraries, including the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribal Library of Washington State, which have benefited from the IMLS Native American Library Services grants program.

The workshop will be held at the Library of Congress, but will also be accessible via web conferencing for those who cannot attend in person. For more information, visit sos.wa.gov/q/IMLSConnect. Questions? Call FEDLINK 202.707.4848 or TTY 202.707.4995. Please request ADA accommodations five business days in advance at [email protected]. This event is sponsored by the FEDLINK Education Working Group.

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3) FREE LANKES BOOK FOR DOWNLOAD

Libraries have existed for millennia, but today many question their necessity. In an ever more digital and connected world, do we still need places that provide books to our towns, colleges, or schools? If libraries aren’t about books, what are they about?

In Expect More: Demanding Better Libraries for Today’s Complex World, David Lankes, professor and Dean’s Scholar for the New Librarianship at Syracuse University’s School of Information Studies and director of the Information Institute of Syracuse, argues that, to thrive, communities need libraries that go beyond bricks and mortar and beyond books and literature. Libraries should be places of learning, as well as advocates for their communities in terms of privacy, intellectual property, and economic development. Expect More is a rallying call to communities to raise the bar and their expectations for great libraries.

By making the digital version of the book freely available it is hoped that more librarians can use the book to engage their boards, principals, and provosts in a constructive conversation about the future of their libraries. It is also hoped that the library community can engage in a conversation on how to improve the book and its impact. All that is asked of those using the book is that they provide feedback on how they are using it. For more information and to download Expect More, go to sos.wa.gov/q/LankesMore.

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4) SECOND WEBINAR ON IMMIGRATION AND CITIZENSHIP

IMLS and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will be hosting the second in their series of free webinars about immigration and U.S. citizenship topics for public libraries with USCIS Citizenship Education and Initiatives, from 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. PST, Thursday, March 6, 2014. This series was developed as part of a partnership between IMLS and USCIS to ensure that librarians have the necessary tools and knowledge to refer their patrons to accurate and reliable sources of information on immigration-related topics.

This presentation will build on many of the topics discussed in the first USCIS-IMLS webinar held on February 4, 2014, but will also:

  • Highlight USCIS educational resources related to citizenship and the naturalization process, as well as information on how libraries can actively engage in citizenship-related activities and events;
  • Review USCIS resources designed to protect individuals from immigration services scams;
  • Discuss the types of assistance librarians can provide to immigrant patrons.

It is not necessary to have participated in the first USCIS-IMLS webinar to participate in this session. For additional information and to register, visit sos.wa.gov/q/USCIS6March.

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5) CELEBRATE PRESERVATION WEEK 2014

Every year, the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS), a division of ALA, encourages libraries and other institutions to increase awareness of the importance of preservation for both personal and library collections through Preservation Week, which will be celebrated this year from April 27 – May 3. Don’t miss this opportunity to share your stories, create displays about preserving personal, family, or community heritage, or take advantage of free Preservation Week resources such as the Preservation Toolkit and webinars on preservation.

For more information, including tools for planning your event and sharing stories, go to sos.wa.gov/q/PreservationWeek.

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6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

Monday, March 3:

  • Penguin Live! A Webcast with Thirteen Reasons Why Author, Jay Asher! (Penguin Young Readers/School Library Journal); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST: sos.wa.gov/q/JAsher3Mar;
  • Before You Seek a Grant: A Checklist for New Nonprofits (GrantSpace); 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PST: sos.wa.gov/q/GS3March;

Tuesday, March 4:

  • First Tuesdays: Streamline Content for Your Users & You: Content strategy for sustainable site maintenance (WSL); 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. PST;
  • OneClickdigital Staff Training – Patron Experience (Recorded Books); 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. PST: sos.wa.gov/q/1Click4March;
  • Introduction to the ProQuest Platform (ProQuest); 10:00 – 10:45 a.m. PST: sos.wa.gov/q/PQ891;
  • Reaching Your Patrons in the Digital Age (Booklist); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST: sos.wa.gov/q/BL4March;
  • ProQuest Research Library – Mastering the Advanced Search Form (ProQuest); 12:00 – 12:45 p.m. PST: sos.wa.gov/q/PQ899;
  • Measurements that Matter: Analyzing Patron Behavior (Infopeople); 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PST: sos.wa.gov/q/Info4Mar;
  • Grantseeking Basics (GrantSpace); 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PST: sos.wa.gov/q/GS4March;
  • Build-A-Lab: Media Labs in Ela Area, IL (Utah State Library); 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. PST: sos.wa.gov/q/USL4March;

Wednesday, March 5:

  • CultureGrams (ProQuest); 7:00 – 7:30 a.m. PST: sos.wa.gov/q/PQ893;
  • SIRS Discoverer and Educator Tools (ProQuest); 8:00 – 8:30 a.m. PST: sos.wa.gov/q/PQ894;
  • NCompass Live: Migrating to a New ILS (NCompass Live); 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. PST: sos.wa.gov/q/NComp5Mar;
  • K12 ProQuest Research Library/ProQuest Central (ProQuest); 10:00 – 10:30 a.m. PST: sos.wa.gov/q/PQ895;
  • Hiding Your Trail! Smart Online Sleuthing (WSL); 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PST;
  • Is Leadership Coaching Right for Us? (4Good); 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PST: sos.wa.gov/q/NPW5March;
  • The Magic of Marketing Databases (Library Journal); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST: sos.wa.gov/q/LJMagic;
  • Fundraising the SMART Way: Why We Need a Fundraising Revolution (4Good); 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PST: sos.wa.gov/q/NPW5MarchPM;
  • What is and What’s Next: Making Assessment and New Opportunities (ALA); 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. PST: sos.wa.gov/q/ALA5March;

Thursday, March 6:

Friday, March 7:

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

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