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WSL Updates for November 8, 2012

November 8th, 2012 by Posted in Digital Collections, For Libraries, For the Public, Grants and Funding, News, State Library Collections, Technology and Resources, Training and Continuing Education, Updates | Comments Off on WSL Updates for November 8, 2012

Volume 8, November 8, 2012 for the WSL Updates mailing list

Topics include:

1) MORE CLASSICS IN WASHINGTON HISTORY

2) PROQUEST OFFERS WA WEBINARS

3) SUCCESSFUL FRIENDS GROUPS – WHAT WORKS, WHAT DOESN’T

4) SONGS TO READ! BOOKS TO SING!

5) PRESERVATION GRANT WORKSHOP

6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

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1) MORE CLASSICS IN WASHINGTON HISTORY

The Washington State Library’s Digital Collections project has been busy adding more titles to the online Classics in Washington History collection. New titles include:

  • The Indian captive: a narrative of the adventures and sufferings of Matthew Brayton, in his thirty-four years of captivity among the Indians of north-western America by J.H.A. Bone, 1860;
  • Depredations and massacre by the Snake river Indians: letter of the acting Secretary of the Interior transmitting a report of the Commissioner of Indian affairs. . . . by United States, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1861;
  • On the Indian tribes inhabiting the northwest coast of America by John Scouler, [1846?];
  • Report … relative to the Indian disturbances in the Territories of Washington and Oregon by United States, War Dept., 1856;
  • Report of an expedition from Fort Colville to Puget Sound by United States. Army. Dept. of the Columbia, 1883;
  • Trends in the relocation centers III by War Relocation Authority, Community Analysis Section, 1945.

For links and details on each title, visit www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/Nov-classics. For a complete listing of available Classics in Washington History, visit www.sos.wa.gov/history/publications.aspx.

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2) PROQUEST OFFERS WA WEBINARS

It has come to our attention that not all Washington libraries or their staffs are aware of the full range of database content available to them through the Statewide Database Licensing (SDL) ProQuest package. ProQuest offers a wide array of content to libraries in Washington. Join your ProQuest trainer for an overview of the ProQuest resources available to your library through the Washington SDL Project. Please consider attending one of the following sessions, which have been especially designed for Washington library staff:

Washington State Public Libraries ProQuest Resource Training

  • November 27, 10:00 – 11:00 a.m.
  • November 28, 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
  • November 29, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

K-12 ProQuest Washington Resource Training

  • November 26, 2:30 – 3:30 p.m.
  • November 26, 4:00 – 5:00 p.m.
  • November 28, 3:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Use the appropriate link below to register for one of these upcoming sessions:

For more information on the SDL project and ProQuest, visit www.sos.wa.gov/library/libraries/projects/sdl/.

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3) SUCCESSFUL FRIENDS GROUPS – WHAT WORKS, WHAT DOESN’T

Join us for a streaming video rebroadcast of this standing-room-only Friends panel originally presented at the 2012 WLA Annual Conference. Friends of the Library representatives from both large and small libraries discuss how to make library Friends groups great. The panelists share what makes their particular groups successful—what has worked well, what has not. What doesn’t work for one may be successful for another group!

Program details:

Be sure to arrive a few minutes early to make sure your computer is properly set up to access the online WLA Blackboard Collaborate room. Requires a recent version of Java, and headphones or computer speakers in order to hear the broadcast. Sponsored by WLFFTA (Washington Library Friends, Foundations, Trustees, and Advocates), a Washington Library Association interest group.

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4) SONGS TO READ! BOOKS TO SING!

Award-winning children’s musician and author Jim Gill will lead a free workshop for librarians and childcare providers on Friday, November 16, from 2:00 – 5:00 p.m. at the Port Angeles Main Library. This presentation, Songs to Read! Books to Sing! will give librarians and childcare providers new ideas to enhance story times and children’s programming. Jim will share music and play that can be utilized in story times for preschoolers as well as with infants, toddlers, and parents.

Jim Gill is a musician and author with unique credentials among children’s artists. Gill is a child development specialist, completing his graduate studies in child development at the Erikson Institute of Chicago with a special emphasis on the study of play. Each of his recordings and books is created as an opportunity for playful interactions between a child and a caring adult.

The workshop is being made possible through a Continuing Education grant from the Washington State Library and with the generous support of the Port Angeles Friends of the Library. The Port Angeles Library will also host a public performance by Jim Gill on Saturday, November 17, at 10:30 a.m.

Childcare professionals, librarians are welcome to attend. Pre-registration is required for the workshop.  Call (360) 417-8502 or email [email protected] for more information.

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5) PRESERVATION GRANT WORKSHOP

Would you like to get a preservation grant to take care of your collections? Many institutions have used grant-funded projects to enhance the level of care they can provide for their collections, and sometimes even to jump start their preservation programs.

“Creating and Funding Preservation Projects to Enhance Collection Care” is a free one-day workshop that begins with identifying and setting priorities among collection needs. With a clear sense of needs, the second part of the workshop reviews sources of grant funding available to your institution. The third part of the workshop addresses the key preservation questions asked on grant applications; participants answer the questions on behalf of their institutions, building the elements of a proposal for their own collection. The workshop emphasizes working collaboratively with colleagues to develop and receive feedback on project proposals.

Workshop details:

  • Springfield Public Library, Springfield, Oregon, December 7, 2012, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.;
  • No charge to the institution; Sponsored by Western States & Territories Preservation Assistance Service (WESTPAS); WESTPAS is funded in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities;
  • Register online via this link: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/WESTPAS7Dec;
  • For registration assistance, contact Alexandra Gingerich [email protected]; for general or content information, contact Kristen Kern [email protected].

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6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

Monday, November 12:

Tuesday, November 13:

Wednesday, November 14:

  • Government Information: Now and in the Future (ALA/ALCTS); 6:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. PST: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/ALCTSGovInfo;
  • Video Book Talks: From Script to Screen (NCompass Live); 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. PST: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/NCompassTalks;
  • Empowered Conversations: Moving from Debate and Discussion to Dialogue (NonProfit Webinars); 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PST;
  • Energize your base: Tips and tools to raise awareness and build support for library services (WebJunction); 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. PST;
  • How Do YOU Think? And Can You Think Better for Better Results? (Training Magazine); 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PST: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/think;
  • Mobile Technology Training: Tech-a-la-Carte (TechSoup); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/MobileTech;
  • Communicating Through Infographics (Infopeople); 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PST;
  • CultureGrams for Middle and High School (ProQuest); 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PST: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/PQ490;

Thursday, November 15:

Friday, November 16:

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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