WSL Updates for August 4, 2016

WSL Updates for August 4, 2016

Volume 12, August 4, 2016 for the WSL Updates mailing list

Topics include:

1) DIGITIZATION GRANTS AWARDED FOR WASHINGTON RURAL HERITAGE 2016-2017

2) GRANTS AWARDED FOR WSL’S METADATA REMEDIATION AND ENHANCMENT PILOT PROJECT 2016-2017

3) ONLINE LIBRARY COURSES COMING SOON

4) EVALUATING EARLY LEARNING APPS

5) WALE 2016 CONFERENCE REGISTRATION OPEN

6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

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1) DIGITIZATION GRANTS AWARDED FOR WASHINGTON RURAL HERITAGE 2016-2017

Congratulations to the latest group of public libraries and heritage organizations recently awarded digitization grants through the Washington Rural Heritage program!

Over the next year Washington State Library staff will be working with these organizations to digitize unique, historically significant materials held in their collections. Awardees will be trained in all aspects of digitization and their collections will be publicly hosted and digitally preserved through the Washington Rural Heritage website and digital repository.

The statewide digital collection currently provides access to documents, photographs, audio and video recordings, and digitized cultural objects from more than 115 Washington institutions. In addition, the project includes approximately 325 family photo collections, making previously inaccessible materials available freely to the public.

Below are this year’s grant recipients. Read about the details of each project.

  • $5,000 — Fort Vancouver Regional Library, Goldendale Community Library, in partnership with the Klickitat County Historical Society, Presby Museum.
  • $5,000 — North Olympic Library System, Port Angeles Public Library.
  • $3,870 — Whitman County Library, in partnership with the Tekoa Museum, the Perkins House (Colfax, WA), and the MacGregor Store (Hooper, WA).
  • $4,997 — Whatcom County Library System, Sumas branch library, in partnership with the Sumas Historical Society.
  • $2,432 — Whatcom County Library System, Deming branch library.
  • $3,520 — Asotin County Library, in partnership with the Asotin County Public Utility District.

To learn more about participating in Washington Rural Heritage, contact Evan Robb, Digital Repository Librarian at [email protected].

Washington Rural Heritage is supported with Library Services and Technology Act funding provided by the federal Institute for Museum and Library Services.

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2) GRANTS AWARDED FOR WSL’S METADATA REMEDIATION AND ENHANCMENT PILOT PROJECT 2016-2017

Four Washington libraries will receive grants to jumpstart their metadata cleanup projects this year. This grant cycle supports libraries in preparing digital collection data for eventual harvest by a regional or state-level Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) service hub. The DPLA is a federated search portal that aggregates records from the digital collections of America’s galleries, libraries, archives, and museums.

Below are this year’s grant recipients. Read about the details of each project.

  • $5,000 — Daniel J. Evans Library, Evergreen State College.
  • $5,000 — North Olympic Library System, Port Angeles Public Library.
  • $5,000 — Western Washington University Libraries, Heritage Resources.
  • $5,000 — Whitman County Library.

To learn more about the project please contact Evan Robb, Digital Repository Librarian at [email protected].

This project is supported with Library Services and Technology Act funding provided by the federal Institute for Museum and Library Services.

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3) ONLINE LIBRARY COURSES COMING SOON

Highline College is offering two online library courses during Fall Quarter 2016:

LIBR 132 “Serving Diverse Communities” ONLINE for 5 credits. “Examination of library services to diverse populations including, but not limited to, ethnicity, national origin, language, gender, age, disability (human exceptionalities), and sexual orientation. Focuses on proactively developing collections and services that foster an atmosphere of inclusion and which meet the needs of all the library’s users.”

LIBR 122 “Public Services” ONLINE for 5 credits this fall. “Explores the policies, procedures, and tools used in public services, with a focus on customer service. Students learn about patron privacy issues, collection management, and library safety & security. Communication, customer relations, and problem solving will be explored in depth.”

Register now – classes begin September 26. Contact [email protected] for more information.

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4) EVALUATING EARLY LEARNING APPS

Wondering if that “educational” app really has educational value for young children? Try these websites:

Tap, Click, READ:

Zero to Three:

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5) WALE 2016 CONFERENCE REGISTRATION OPEN

Washington Library Employees (WALE) 2016 Conference registration is open. This year’s conference theme is Letting Our Light Shine for 25 Years. Lighten up and register now!

  • The WALE 2016 Conference is happening October 24-26, 2016 in Chelan, Washington.
  • Registration is open – early bird (cheap, cheap) rates end on September 19, 2016.

Scholarships are available to defray conference expenses:

WALE is an interest group of the Washington Library Association.

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6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

August 8

  • Climbing Capitol Hill Redux: The Basics of Congressional Research (North Carolina Library Association); 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. PDT
  • Fold 3 (ProQuest); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT

August 9

August 10

  • SLJ Teen Live (School Library Journal); 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. PDT
  • NCompass Live: Clouding Up: How to Use Cloud Storage (Nebraska Library Commission); 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. PDT
  • Storytelling: What is a Mission Moment? And Why Should I Care? (Nonprofit Hub); 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. PDT
  • Financial Management for Nonprofit Organizations (4Good); 10:00 – 11:00 a.m.
  • Introduction to Finding Grants (Grantspace); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
  • ELibrary (ProQuest); 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PDT
  • SIRS Issues Researcher (ProQuest); 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. PDT
  • PressReader Overview (ProQuest); 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PDT

August 11

  • Ask the Experts – Extending Your Library’s WorldCat Discovery Experience to Remote Users (OCLC); 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. PDT
  • Bozarthzone! Nuts and Bolts of Social Media (InSync Training); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
  • Following Up for Greater Impact: New Project Outcome Surveys (Public Library Association); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
  • Beyond the Job Description: Ten Practical Tips for the New Rural Library Director (WebJunction & ARSL); 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PDT
  • SIRS Issues Researcher (ProQuest); 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. PDT

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For more information and to register (unless otherwise linked above), visit the WSL Training Calendar at sos.wa.gov/q/training.

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