Volume 7, February 3, 2011 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) WSL OFFERS ONLINE TRUSTEE ORIENTATION 2) SUPPORT FOR CATALOGING COLLECTIONS AND ARCHIVES 3) SNAPDRAGON FUNDS SCHOOL LIBRARIES 4) PERCEPTIONS OF LIBRARIES 2010 5) YA READING FOR PLEASURE GRANTS 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES
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?
The American Library Association released on January 12th a new report detailing economic trends in US libraries and providing an outlook for 2010. Says ALA Executive Director Keith Michael Fiels: “This report was prepared to inform and assist library leaders as they plan in these very difficult times. It succinctly brings together diverse strands of data from the past decade to provide a useful benchmark for the library community and its advocates.” There’s some great data in the report worth…