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WSL Updates for October 30, 2014

WSL Updates for October 30, 2014

Volume 10, October 30, 2014 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) LIFE AFTER GETTING AN MLIS 2) ONECLICK + ZINIO RENEWAL OPTIONS 3) ALA STRATEGIC PLANNING 4) OCLC MEMBER FORUM 5) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK ————————————————————————————————————— 1) LIFE AFTER GETTING AN MLIS November’s First Tuesdays program features Life After Getting an MLIS, a panel discussion facilitated by Adrienne Doman Calkins from the Sherwood Public Library in Oregon. New(ish) librarians share their post-MLIS reflections: career-advancing strategies that…

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WSL Updates for September 27, 2012

WSL Updates for September 27, 2012

Volume 8, September 27, 2012 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) FIRST TUESDAYS – EREADERS: BEST PRACTICES 2) NEW DOWNLOADABLE CONTENT 3) 2011 WASHINGTON PUBLIC LIBRARY STATS ARE HERE – AND MORE! 4) 2012 ELPLP SYMPOSIUM: PUBLIC LIBRARIES & STEM 5) APPLY NOW FOR CARNEGIE-WHITNEY GRANTS 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK ————————————————————————————————————— 1) FIRST TUESDAYS – EREADERS: BEST PRACTICES Have questions about eReaders? Come to eReaders: Best practices, presented by Carolyn Petersen from the Washington State…

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WSL Updates for March 10, 2011

WSL Updates for March 10, 2011

Volume 7, March 10, 2011 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) DOWNLOADABLE AUDIOBOOKS RENEWAL & RECRUITMENT 2) MANAGING REFERENCE SERVICE IN A SMALL LIBRARY 3) CELEBRATE PRESERVATION WEEK 2011 4) SPRING AHEAD TO PREPARE FOR DISASTERS 5) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

WSL Updates for October 28, 2010

WSL Updates for October 28, 2010

Volume 6, October 28, 2010 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) FIRST TUESDAYS – ROMANCE READERS’ ADVISORY 2) VOLUNTEERS SOUGHT FOR DAILY OLYMPIAN INDEXING 3) SCHOLARSHIP MONEY AVAILABLE FOR FUTURE LIBRARIANS 4) LIS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE DIRECTORY 5) DIGITAL HUMANITIES START-UP GRANTS 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

No Shelf Required Interview on eAudiobooks

No Shelf Required Interview on eAudiobooks

Sue Polanka of No Shelf Required interviews Ebsco’s Senior Director of Sales for eBooks and eAudiobooks for NetLibrary, Scott Wasinger. The interview cover changes to NetLibrary and how it will integrate into the Ebsco interface. “Scott and I discussed how EBSCO is implementing the NetLibrary content into the existing EBSCOhost interface, what changes we can expect to see with the Netlibrary interface, new plans for business models, and how the input from librarians is helping them to shape the future…

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WSL Updates for September 9, 2010

WSL Updates for September 9, 2010

Volume 6, September 9, 2010 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) APPLY FOR A POSITION ON THE LIBRARY COUNCIL OF WASHINGTON 2) REF22 PRESENTS CHAT REFERENCE WITH TEENAGERS 3) HANDS-ON EAUDIOBOOK ORIENTATION SESSIONS 4) IT’S NOT TOO LATE TO REGISTER FOR EARLY LEARNING SYMPOSIUM 5) MY SKILLS MY FUTURE 6) ALCTS RDA E-FORUM 7) YOURS, MINE, OURS – LEADERSHIP THROUGH COLLABORATION 8) FREE ONLINE TRAINING NEXT WEEK

WSL Updates for May 13, 2010

WSL Updates for May 13, 2010

Volume 6, May 13, 2010 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) MARKETING 101 – PR FOR NON-PROFESSIONALS 2) HOW VALUABLE IS YOUR LIBRARY? 3) MORE TRAINING FOR DOWNLOADABLE AUDIOBOOKS 4) WEBINAR EXPLORES BENEFITS OF PUBLIC INTERNET ACCESS 5) REVISED STANDARDS FOR SERVICE TO YOUNG ADULTS 6) TRENDS IN TEEN LIT – THE INDEPENDENT VIEW 7) DIGITAL PHOTO MANAGEMENT FOR LIBRARIES 8) THE FUTURE IS MOBILE – IS YOUR LIBRARY READY?

WSL Updates for April 1, 2010

WSL Updates for April 1, 2010

Topics include: 1) DOWNLOADABLE AUDIOBOOKS PORTAL LAUNCH 2) ROUND TWO BROADBAND APPLICATION FILED 3) CURRENT ISSUES – LIBRARY TRENDS WITH GEORGE AND JAMES 4) NEW STUDY DESCRIBES PUBLIC LIBRARY INTERNET USE 5) YOUTH PROGRAMS IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST FUNDED 6) AMERICA – THE STORY OF US CONTESTS

All Your NetLibrary Are Belong to EBSCO

All Your NetLibrary Are Belong to EBSCO

Evidently neither OCLC nor EBSCO have any problems with secrets leaking out from their companies, because this comes as a huge shock (and us just getting our big statewide NetLibrary thing going)! Basically it looks as though OCLC is moving away from owning/reselling content, and instead focusing more on providing access to other people’s content (a good move, I think). Library Journal has a good paragraph regarding OCLC’s position in this: “It’s a strategic repositioning from hosting and reselling content…

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WSL Updates, June 4, 2009

WSL Updates, June 4, 2009

Volume 5, June 4, 2009 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) GOOD-BYE TO SUSAN BARRETT 2) VANCOUVER REGISTER ADDED TO ONLINE PIONEER NEWSPAPERS 3) FIND HEALTH AND FOOD RESOURCES DURING HARD TIMES 4) DOWNLOADABLE AUDIOBOOKS RFP RELEASED 5) FREE PUBMED AND TOXNET CLASSES 6) FREE AUTISM AWARENESS CLASS 7) NEH PRESERVATION EDUCATION AND TRAINING GRANTS