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WSL Updates for August 16, 2012

August 16th, 2012 by Posted in For Libraries, For the Public, Grants and Funding, News, Technology and Resources, Training and Continuing Education, Uncategorized, Updates | Comments Off on WSL Updates for August 16, 2012

Volume 8, August 16, 2012 for the WSL Updates mailing list

Topics include:

1) AWESOME TEEN BOOK CLUBS AT YOUR LIBRARY

2) EBOOK PILOT PROJECT EXPERIENCE COMPILED

3) DIGITAL HUMANITIES GRANT OPPORTUNITY

4) SURVIVE OR THRIVE VIDEO CONTEST

5) CHARLESTON CONFERENCE SCHOLARSHIP

6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

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1) AWESOME TEEN BOOK CLUBS AT YOUR LIBRARY

“AWESOME! Cultivating Teen Book Clubs at Your Library,” is the topic for September’s First Tuesdays program, presented by the Washington State Library. Learn how to develop new or reinvigorate existing teen book clubs at your library. By incorporating additional supporting media, relevant activities, and social networking, you can transform the traditional book club into a dynamic and interactive conversation. Not working with a teen book club? This presentation can be helpful for book clubs of all ages.

To attend this free First Tuesdays webinar on September 4, 2012 at 9 a.m., visit www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/FirstTuesdays. For more information on First Tuesdays, visit www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/tuesdays.

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2) EBOOK PILOT PROJECT EXPERIENCE COMPILED

All the handouts, policies, and procedures, not to mention words of wisdom from individual libraries which participated in the WSL eBook Pilot project have been collected on the State Library’s web site at www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/eBookPilotProject.

In addition to an overview of the project, the web pages cover the following:

  • Circulation of eBooks;
  • Developing eReader collections;
  • Policies, procedures & resources (great training aids ready to go!);
  • Promotion & marketing;
  • Purchasing eReaders;
  • Technical aspects;
  • Training.

For questions, contact Carolyn Petersen: [email protected] or 360.570.5560.

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3) DIGITAL HUMANITIES GRANT OPPORTUNITY

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) invites applications to the Digital Humanities Start-Up Grants program. This program is designed to encourage innovations in the digital humanities. By awarding relatively small grants to support the planning stages, NEH aims to encourage the development of innovative projects that promise to benefit the humanities.

Examples of activities Start-Up Grants may involve include:

  • Planning and developing prototypes of new digital tools for preserving, analyzing, and making accessible digital resources, including libraries’ and museums’ digital assets;
  • Research that brings new approaches or documents best practices in the study of the digital humanities;
  • Innovative uses of technology for public programming and education utilizing both traditional and new media;
  • New digital modes of publication that facilitate the dissemination of humanities scholarship in advanced academic as well as informal or formal educational settings at all academic levels.

The application deadline for projects beginning May 2013 is September 25, 2012. For more information, visit www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/neh.

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4) SURVIVE OR THRIVE VIDEO CONTEST

As part of their upcoming annual member meeting, eGathering 2012, LYRASIS invites all members to share your voices (and videos) with our Survive or Thrive Video Contest. Submit your video, share innovations and ideas from your library and be entered to win a Bloggie video camera.

  • What: Submit a 1-2 minute video telling us how your library is thriving and building community in new and compelling ways;
  • When: Must be received by September 15, 2012;
  • How: Send a link to your video on vimeo or YouTube to [email protected];
  • Win: The grand prize is a Bloggie Video camera; second place is a $50 Visa gift card; third place is a $25 Visa gift card.

LYRASIS will select the winning video and will feature the videos at the LYRASIS eGathering 2012 on November 1. For information on eGathering 2012, vist www.lyrasis.org/egathering.aspx.

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5) CHARLESTON CONFERENCE SCHOLARSHIP

For the fifth year in a row, Swets North America is pleased to announce it is offering a $1,000 scholarship to attend the 2012 XXXII Annual Charleston Conference, taking place November 7-10, 2012. Please complete an essay of no more than 1,000 words on the following topic:

“In the past few years we have seen the fusion of two trends: adoption of social media and collaboration between researchers. As a result, researchers are looking for web-based tools that can support their workflow and the collaboration with their peers. How do you think social research collaboration is changing the academic landscape and how can the library be involved?”

Rules for submitting scholarship application are:

  • Scholarship money must be used to attend the 2012 XXXII Annual Charleston   Conference;
  • Include a brief curriculum vita;
  • E-mail essay and brief vita as well as any inquiries to: [email protected];
  • Entries must be received by September 3, 2012.

For information on the Charleston Conference, visit www.katina.info/conference.

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6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

Monday, August 20:

Tuesday, August 21:

Wednesday, August 22:

  • Turning Statistics Into Assessment : How can Technical Services Measure the Value of Their Services (ALCTS E-Forum); 7:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/ALCTS;
  • Your Government Online: The Executive Branch and Cabinet (NCompass Live); 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. PDT;
  • Social and Collaborative Learning in the Workplace (Training Magazine); 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. PDT: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/hart;
  • ProQuest Administrator Module (ProQuest); 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PDT: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/PQ383;
  • Advanced Searching: Beyond the Single Search Box (ProQuest); 12:00 – 12:45 p.m. PDT: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/PQ384;

Thursday, August 23:

  • Turning Statistics Into Assessment : How can Technical Services Measure the Value of Their Services (ALCTS E-Forum); 7:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/ALCTS;
  • My Research (ProQuest); 9:00 – 9:45 a.m. PDT: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/PQ385;
  • HeritageQuest Online (HQO) Books, Freedman’s Bank, and Revolutionary War records (ProQuest); 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PDT: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/PQ389 (Note: HQO is not part of the SDL ProQuest package; this session is listed because many WA public libraries subscribe);
  • Telling the Library Story (OCLC); 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PDT;
  • Introduction to the New ProQuest Platform (ProQuest); 11:00 – 11:45 a.m. PDT: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/PQ386;
  • Proposal Budgeting Basics (GrantSpace); 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PDT;
  • ABI/INFORM FAQ (ProQuest); 12:00 – 12:30 p.m. PDT: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/PQ387; (note: the SDL ProQuest package includes only the Trade & Industry portion of ABI/INFORM).

For more information and to register (for those not linked above), visit the WSL Training Calendar at www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/training.

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