Volume 10, July 17, 2014 for the WSL Updates mailing list
Note: WSL Updates will be on hiatus next week.

Topics include:

1) NEEDS ASSESSMENT RFP

2) WHEN FINDING PICTURE BOOKS REALLY CAN BE CHILD’S PLAY

3) AASL SEEKS PROGRAM PROPOSALS FOR 2015 ALA ANNUAL CONFERENCE

4) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

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1) NEEDS ASSESSMENT RFP

The Library Development Program of the Washington State Library, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State (OSOS), announces the release of a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a Needs Assessment of its Statewide Database Licensing (SDL) Project. The assessment activities to be completed include surveys, interviews, comparative usage data analysis, and so forth. Ideally, the work will be completed by November 14, 2014.

The RFP is available on the OSOS Current Procurements page: sos.wa.gov/q/p and via Washington’s Electronic Business Solution (WEBS): sos.wa.gov/q/webs. The deadline for submitting proposals is 4:00 p.m., July 25, 2014.

All questions and other communications should be directed to the RFP Coordinator, Will Stuivenga, at [email protected]. or 360.704.5217.

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2) WHEN FINDING PICTURE BOOKS REALLY CAN BE CHILD’S PLAY

Cecilia McGowan, Children’s Services Coordinator for the King County Library System, will share the process whereby the Library developed user friendly subject headings such as Bedtime, Dinosaurs, Things that go, and Sparkly for families. Their goal was to empower children and adults to quickly find picture books they are most interested in reading. Fourteen subject categories were developed. KCLS employed a research approach and Cecilia will share what has been learned since the project was implemented.

Designed as a continuing education opportunity for staff of libraries in Washington State, this free web presentation, which will take place on August 5th, 2014, from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. PDT, 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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3) AASL SEEKS PROGRAM PROPOSALS FOR 2015 ALA ANNUAL CONFERENCE

The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) invites proposals for programs for the 2015 American Library Association Annual Conference. The conference will be held June 25 – 30, 2015 in San Francisco. The deadline for concurrent session submissions is 9:59 p.m. PDT, Monday, August 25, 2014. More information is available at www.ala.org/aasl/rfp.

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4) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

Monday, July 21:

• Bozarthzone! Better than Bullet Points: Creating Engaging E-Learning with PowerPoint (InSync Training); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT;

Tuesday, July 22:

• ProQuest Administrator Module (ProQuest); 7:00 – 8:00 a.m. PDT: sos.wa.gov/q/PQAdm72214;
• SIRS Discoverer and Educator Tools (ProQuest); 11:00 – 11:30 a.m. PDT: sos.wa.gov/q/SIRSdiscover1;
• Book Clubs Abuzz!: Great Reads for Summer and Beyond (Booklist); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT: sos.wa.gov/q/BL22Jul;
• CultureGrams (ProQuest); 12:00 – 12:30 p.m. PDT: sos.wa.gov/q/PQcgrams;
• Makerspaces in Libraries: Legal Considerations (Infopeople); 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PDT: sos.wa.gov/q/makelegal;
• SIRS Issues Researcher and Educators’ Tools (ProQuest); 1:00 – 1:30 p.m. PDT: sos.wa.gov/q/SIRSissues;

Wednesday, July 23:

• LYRASIS Digitization Collaborative Information (LYRASIS); 7:00 – 8:00 a.m. PDT;
• LYRASIS Digital Repository Services Demo (LYRASIS); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT;
• eLibrary Curriculum Edition (ProQuest); 12:00 – 12:30 p.m. PDT: sos.wa.gov/q/PQ1073;
• Streamlined Workflows for the WorldShare ILL Management Center (OCLC) 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. PDT: sos.wa.gov/q/ILLOCLC;

Thursday, July 24:

• Introducing FOSS4LIB Webinar (LYRASIS); 7:00 – 8:00 a.m. PDT;
• Introduction to ProQuest Platform (ProQuest); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT: sos.wa.gov/q/PQintro724;
• Finding the Edge: Utilizing Edge Data as a Catalyst for Change (LYRASIS); 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. PDT;
• K12 ProQuest Research Library/ProQuest Central (ProQuest); 12:00 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. PDT: sos.wa.gov/q/PQ1074.

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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