Volume 10, January 2, 2014 for the WSL Updates mailing list

Topics include:

1) FIRST TUESDAYS – EDGE INITIATIVE

2) PNLA CALL FOR CONFERENCE PROPOSALS

3) APPLY NOW FOR A BIG READ GRANT

4) NASIG 2014 CONFERENCE AWARDS

5) ALA AWARDS FOR INFORMATION LITERACY INSTRUCTION

6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

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1) FIRST TUESDAYS – EDGE INITIATIVE

The Edge Toolkit is a new management and leadership resource that is helping libraries and local governments work together to achieve community goals. With this professional tool, libraries can be better positioned to address community issues such as creating a strong economy, ensuring workforce development, and leading lifelong learning. At next week’s First Tuesdays presentation, The Edge Initiative for Public Libraries, Samantha Becker, Research Manager of the U.S. IMPACT Study, a research group at the University of Washington Information School, will describe how the Edge Toolkit can enable libraries to:

• Use local data to assess how their community is using technology;
• See how best practices can be put into place to align future growth and services with community priorities;
• Package and showcase their data to other community leaders.

Designed as a continuing education opportunity for staff of libraries in Washington State, this free web presentation, which will take place on January 7, 2014, from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. PST, 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, go to sos.wa.gov/q/FirstTuesdays.

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2) PNLA CALL FOR CONFERENCE PROPOSALS

The Pacific Northwest Library Association (PNLA) Conference planning committee is currently seeking program proposals for one-hour presentations at the 2014 annual conference, Mining the Past to Plan for the Future, which will take place at the Great Northern Hotel in Helena, Montana, from August 13 – 15. The deadline for submissions is Friday, January 31, 2014. For additional information, visit pnla.org.

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3) APPLY NOW FOR A BIG READ GRANT

The Big Read is accepting applications from non-profit organizations to develop community-wide reading programs between September 2014 and June 2015. The Big Read is a national program of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), designed to revitalize the role of literature in American culture and to encourage reading for pleasure and enlightenment. Organizations selected to participate in The Big Read will receive a grant ranging from $2,500 to $20,000, educational and promotional materials, and access to online training resources and opportunities. Approximately 75 organizations from across the country will be selected.

To review the guidelines and application instructions, visit sos.wa.gov/q/BigRead2014. Applications are due by 2:00 p.m. PST, Tuesday, January 28, 2014.

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4) NASIG 2014 CONFERENCE AWARDS

The North American Serials Interest Group (NASIG) was established in 1985 to promote communication and sharing of ideas among all people working with or concerned about serial publications. NASIG is currently accepting applications for the following 2014 grants, awards, and scholarships, which will be awarded at the 2014 Annual Conference to be held in Fort Worth, Texas, May 1-4, 2014:

Professional/Paraprofessional Awards:

• Serials Specialist Award – Recognizing promising paraprofessionals, it covers the cost of conference registration, three nights lodging, and travel within North America;
• Marcia Tuttle International Award – Awards a $3,000 grant to an individual working in the serials information chain to fund appropriate activities in fostering international communication and education;
• Horizon Award – Recognizing promising new serials professionals, it covers the cost of conference registration, three nights lodging, and travel within North America. Recipients will also be invited to serve on a NASIG committee;
• Rose Robischon Scholarship – Awards a scholarship to a serials professional lacking funds for travel. The scholarship covers the cost of conference registration, three nights lodging, and travel within North America.

Student Awards:

• John Riddick Student Grant – Provides grants for qualifying students to attend the NASIG annual conference, covering cost of registration, three nights lodging, and travel within North America;
• Fritz Schwartz Education Scholarship – Awards a $3,000 scholarship and conference travel grant to a graduate student demonstrating excellence in scholarship and the potential for accomplishments in a serials career.

For descriptions of the awards and links to applications, visit sos.wa.gov/q/NASIG. More information about NASIG is available at nasig.org. The application deadline for the awards listed above is Monday, January 27, 2014.

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5) ALA AWARDS FOR INFORMATION LITERACY INSTRUCTION

There’s still time to submit nominations for two new awards recognizing excellence in information literacy and instruction, sponsored by ALA’s Library Instruction Round Table (LIRT):

• The LIRT Librarian Recognition Award will be presented to an individual librarian to recognize their contribution to the development, advancement, and support of information literacy and instruction. The award is open to any librarian who participates in instruction/information literacy activities, in any type of library. Instruction need not be the main focus of their position;
• The LIRT Innovation in Instruction Award will be given to a library that demonstrates innovation in support of information literacy and instruction. This award is open to all types of libraries, and the focus will be on low-cost and easily reproducible innovations.

Award winners will receive a $1,000 cash award, a plaque and a $500 travel stipend to attend the 2014 ALA Annual Conference in Las Vegas, where they will be presented with the award. Nominees are not required to be members of LIRT and self-nominations are welcomed.

The deadline for the 2014 nominations has been extended through Wednesday, January 15, 2014. For additional information, go to sos.wa.gov/q/LIRT2014.

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6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

Monday, January 6:

• Leading From the Library (Teacher Librarian Virtual Cafe); 5:00 – 6:00 p.m. PST;

Tuesday, January 7:

• First Tuesdays: The Edge Initiative for Public Libraries (WSL); 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. PST;
• Grantseeking Basics (GrantSpace); 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PST: sos.wa.gov/q/GS7Jan;
• National Leadership Grants for Libraries (IMLS); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST: sos.wa.gov/q/IMLSLead;
• When a Story is More than Paper: Transmedia and Young Adult Literature (Infopeople); 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PST: sos.wa.gov/q/Info7Jan;
• Sparks! Ignition Grants for Libraries (IMLS); 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. PST: sos.wa.gov/q/Sparks;
• An educational tweetchat about copyright law (ALA); 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. PST: sos.wa.gov/q/copylaw;

Wednesday, January 8:

• Simply Managing (AMA); 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. PST: sos.wa.gov/q/AMA8Jan;
• Introduction to the ProQuest Platform (ProQuest); 10:00 – 10:45 a.m. PST: sos.wa.gov/q/PQ850;
• OneClickdigital: Adding Your AudioBook Catalog to Your Mobile App (Boopsie); 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PST: boopsie.com/customer-webinars;
• Technology Tools to Make Training Stick (Training Magazine Network); 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PST: sos.wa.gov/q/TMN8Jan;
• 4Good: Finally, a Social Community That Is All About You (Nonprofit Webinars); 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PST: sos.wa.gov/q/NPW8Jan;
• Introduction to Finding Funders (GrantSpace); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST: sos.wa.gov/q/GS8Jan;
• Bozarthzone! Rockin’ the Virtual Classroom (InSync Training); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST: sos.wa.gov/q/BZ8Jan;
• Common Core Standards Align to ProQuest Resources (ProQuest); 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PST: sos.wa.gov/q/PQ851;
• Developing Personal/Professional Online Networks (Nonprofit Webinars); 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PST: sos.wa.gov/q/NPW8JanPM;
• eLibrary for Schools – What’s New? (ProQuest); 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. PST: sos.wa.gov/q/PQ852;

Thursday, January 9:

• Make Adult Learning Come to Life (Training Magazine Network); 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PST: sos.wa.gov/q/TMN9Jan;
• Overcoming Your Less Than Perfect Board (GuideStar); 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PST: sos.wa.gov/q/GS9Jan;
• Beyond EAD: Tools for Creating and Editing EAC-CPF Records and “Remixing” Archival Metadata (OCLC); 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. PST: sos.wa.gov/q/EAD9Jan;
• New Audios for the New Year (Booklist); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST;
• The Future of Libraries (American Libraries Live); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST;
• Baby Steps 3: Producing a Compelling Story (TechSoup); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST: sos.wa.gov/q/TS9Jan;

Friday, January 10:

• Tech Tools with Tine: 1 Hour of Online Privacy (Texas State Library); 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. PST: sos.wa.gov/q/TSL10Jan;
• Three Steps to Thriving in Chaos (Effectiveness Institute); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST.

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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