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Washington Libraries and ProQuest

October 16, 2012 Secretary of State's Office

This past week (Oct. 8-13) I had the privilege and pleasure of visiting several libraries on the Eastern side of the mountains. I hope to post some pictures and additional details in later blog entries, time permitting! My trip culminated in attending the WLMA (Washington Library Media Association) conference in Yakima, where the Washington State Library as is our custom, sponsored a booth in the exhibit hall. I attended several informative conference program sessions as well as spending time staffing…

Help Review Database Products for WA Libraries

March 3, 2011 Secretary of State's Office

The Statewide Database Licensing (SDL) project requests your assistance in reviewing database products to help determine which products will be available to Washington libraries for the next several years. Reviews will need to be completed between March 14 and March 31, 2011. Scoring from these reviews is crucial to the selection process, and will contribute significantly to the overall scores assigned to each vendor’s proposal(s). Vendors can propose products in one or more of three categories: General periodical collections providing…

WSL Updates for February 10, 2011

February 9, 2011 Secretary of State's Office

Volume 7, February 10, 2011 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) SDL RFP RELEASED 2) WASHINGTON NEWSPAPERS ON MICROFILM 3) SUMMER READING EARLY LITERACY PROGRAM 4) FREE MICROSOFT OFFICE COURSES 5) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

WSL SDL RFP released

February 8, 2011 Secretary of State's Office

That little soupçon of alphabet soup is supposed to indicate the following: The Washington State Library (WSL), a division of the Office of the Secretary of State, announces the release of a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Statewide Database Licensing (SDL) project. The RFP seeks vendors to provide databases in one of three categories: A database package of primarily full text magazine and journal articles covering a wide variety of subject areas and topics providing a minimum of 2500…

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