Volume 14, March 22, 2018 for the WSL Updates mailing list

Topics include:

1) CHAOS WITH A PURPOSE

2) ALL ABOARD FOR STORYTIME

3) PROMOTING HEALTHY COMMUNITIES

4) WHAT’S HIDING IN YOUR LIBRARY?

5) GRANT – ACTIVATING COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITIES

6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

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1) CHAOS WITH A PURPOSE

It started off with a simple idea: bring your NERF gun (or use ours), and a friend (or make some here), and let’s battle! What began as a serendipitous brainstorm has grown into one of the library’s most successful teen programs. Middle and High School students are invited to the library after-hours and enjoy a monthly event that encourages exercise, friendly competition, and teamwork. Join us for NERF Squadron: Chaos with a Purpose, as we discuss best practices, what scenarios you can play, and how you can adapt and scale the program for your library. Presented by Nick Madsen, Community Library Network, Idaho. Sponsored by the Washington State Library.

First Tuesdays is designed as a continuing-education opportunity for library staff in Washington State. This free web presentation allows attendees to share their skills and successes and learn about new topics. The special-subject presentations are recorded so that others may listen at their own convenience. Tuesday, April 3, 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. PDT.

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2) ALL ABOARD FOR STORYTIME

Registration is still open for All Aboard for Storytime: Preparing for Kindergarten Readiness.

• Join the Washington State Library (WSL) for this workshop on what children need to know before they start kindergarten and how libraries can support families so their children are ready.
• Share what your library is doing and find out what other libraries around Washington State are doing.
• Dive into the importance of intentional planning, including how Every Child Ready to Read and Supercharged Storytimes can help you support kindergarten readiness in all your programs.
• Explore how the six domains of the Washington Kindergarten Inventory of Developing Skills (WaKIDS) can be integrated into storytimes.

You will leave with a myriad of fun ideas, activities, and booklists that you may begin using immediately. This workshop will also cover ways to share readiness information with parents, caregivers, teachers, and childcare providers. These trainings provide an opportunity for youth services staff to invite their local early childhood workers to come with them and refresh skills together.

Trainings are located in both Eastern and Western Washington on a variety of dates from March 27 through April 27. WSL supports these trainings with Library Services and Technology Act funds supplied by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Register at sos.wa.gov/q/AllAboard.

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3) PROMOTING HEALTHY COMMUNITIES

Public library workers, both professional and paraprofessional, are invited to participate in virtual focus groups this spring. The purpose of the research is to better understand the challenges and rewards of providing health information in public libraries.

The focus groups will happen by telephone, will last 1.5 hours, and will be scheduled on all days of the week except Sundays. Audio tapes will be made of the sessions and only members of the study team will transcribe the tapes. No individual person or library will be identified in the transcripts or publications. As a token of appreciation, each participant will receive a $25 Amazon gift card (which can be donated to the library if employees are not permitted to be compensated). For more information, or to sign up: apply.ala.org/plahealth/1focus-groups.

Your participation and input is very much appreciated and is valuable and important in knowing how best to support public libraries regarding health and wellness. Thank you! Sponsored by the National Institutes of Health/National Network of Libraries of Medicine and the Public Library Association.

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4) WHAT’S HIDING IN YOUR LIBRARY?

OCLC presents What’s hiding in your library? How to tell which print monographs to preserve and which to remove. During this session, you will learn:

• Why deselection and deacquisition are considered best practices in the library profession;
• How academic libraries of any size and focus can benefit from responsible deselection;
• The value of visualizing your data and efficiently reviewing circulation counts and bibliographic information to inform decisions;
• Methods to uncover unique or rare materials that need preservation.

Details:

• Venue: OCLC Webinar
• Date: 27 March 2018
• Time: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• Register to attend

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5) GRANT – ACTIVATING COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITIES

The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) is accepting grant applications for Activating Community Opportunities Using Museums/Libraries as Assets now through May 14, 2018. Museums, libraries, and archives, as well as universities and non-profit organizations with experience in museum, library, or archives projects and expertise in community development work, are eligible to apply. Award amounts will range from $25,000 to $150,000, and a one-to-one cost share is required. More details can be found in the application guidelines.

This grant is part of IMLS’s Community Catalyst initiative, which examines how libraries, archives, and museums can work collaboratively with their communities to improve community wellbeing. The funding opportunity encourages applicants to use innovative, collaborative approaches and to explore new project partners within their communities. The definition of a proposed project’s community and desired impact is unique to each applicant. Successful proposals will draw on collective impact methodologies, social well-being indicators, asset mapping, and other approaches from the community development field.

IMLS invites all interested applicants to attend an informational webinar on Monday, March 26 from 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT.

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6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

Monday, March 26

• Islandora Hosting Services Demo (LYRASIS) 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. PDT
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Philanthropy: Building the Data Infrastructure with GuideStar (GuideStar) 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PDT
• SELF-e + Short Form Content: Self-publishing for Local Writers (Library Journal/SELF-e) 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PDT
• Disaster Preparedness: Weather Events (Federal Depository Library Program) 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PDT
• Securing Grant Funding for Your STEAM and Coding Programs (edWeb) 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. PDT

Tuesday, March 27

• Events in a Digital Age: How to Maximize Offline Events in an Online World (Firespring) 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PDT
• How to streamline your nonprofit online marketing & communications workflow (Nonprofit Training) 10:00 – 10:45 a.m. PDT
• Boosting STEM Engagement Through Play (Booklist) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• Creating a Culture of Volunteer Engagement (VolunteerMatch) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• Digital Fundraising Tools and Trends for 2018 (TechSoup) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• Funding Information Network (FIN) Information Session (GrantSpace) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• What’s hiding in your library? How to tell which print monographs to preserve and which to remove (OCLC) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• USGS Library Materials for Water Resources Information (Federal Depository Library Program) 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PDT
• CONTENTdm Basic Skills 1 – Getting Started with CONTENTdm (OCLC) 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. PDT
• Contests, Campaigns & Incentives: Ideas to Engage Students with Reading (School Library Journal/OverDrive) 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PDT
• Midday at the Oasis: Perspectives in Cultural Competence and Cultural Humility (National Network of Libraries of Medicine) 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. PDT

Wednesday, March 28

• How to Conduct a Community Needs Assessment (CNA) (Indiana State Library) 7:00 – 8:00 a.m. PDT
• NCompass Live: Providing Access to the Good Life for the Disabled (Nebraska Library Commission) 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. PDT
• The Cloud: Using Information to Engage Your Community (International City/County Management Association/ICMA) 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. PDT
• Introduction To Finding Grants (GrantSpace) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• Knowledge is Power: Assessing Collections for Preservation Planning (Federal Depository Library Program) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• Spring Current Topics Discussion Forum (ACRL Education and Behavioral Sciences Section) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• Walking the Walk: Engage Volunteers in your Volunteer Engagement Program (VolunteerMatch) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• WorldCat Discovery configuration: Content and staff features (OCLC) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• Abuse? Not Our Kids! Protecting Children from Abuse by Empowering Early Educators (Early Childhood Investigations) 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PDT
• LYRASIS Learning Demo (LYRASIS) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• CONTENTdm Basic Skills 2 – Working with Text in CONTENTdm (OCLC) 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. PDT
• HealthReach: Health Information in Many Languages (National Network of Libraries of Medicine) 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PDT
• Robotics, Maker Spaces, and Mixed Reality, Oh, My! (School Library Journal) 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PDT
• Integrating Digital Literacy into Core Subject Areas (edWeb) 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. PDT
• Entrepreneurial Solutions for Local Government Challenges (International City/County Management Association/ICMA) 1:30 – 3:00 p.m. PDT

Thursday, March 29

• Local Gov Data Part 4: Best Practices (International City/County Management Association/ICMA) 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. PDT
• PubMed for Librarians: Building and Refining Your Search (National Network of Libraries of Medicine) 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. PDT
• Agencies Put GIS to Use in Real Time (GovLoop) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• Census Data: Accessing Geographies within Geographies (Federal Depository Library Program) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• DRM-Free Made Easy: Expanding Access for Researchers and Choice for Libraries (Library Journal/EBSCO) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• NNLM Wikipedia Edit-a-thon training (National Network of Libraries of Medicine) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• Telling the Story of Volunteer Impact (VolunteerMatch) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• The Evolution of the Study of Literature (CHOICE/Gale Cengage) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
• CONTENTdm Basic Skills 3 – Maintaining Collections in CONTENTdm (OCLC) 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. PDT
• Intergenerational Programs at the Library: Connecting Generations for Healthy Communities (WebJunction) 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PDT
• Teaching Privacy in Libraries: strategies and tools (Infopeople) 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PDT
• Bringing Creativity to STEAM with Drawing and Coding (edWeb.net) 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. PDT

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DISCLAIMER: The State Library regularly highlights third-party events and online resources as a way to alert the library community to training and resource opportunities. By doing so, we are not endorsing the content of the event, nor promoting any specific product, but merely providing this information as an FYI to librarians who must then decide what is right for them.

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Volume 14, February 22, 2018 for the WSL Updates mailing list

Topics include:

1) INCREASE YOUR EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE

2) FINANCIAL LITERACY – FACTS VS. FICTION

3) FREE EXHIBITS – WILL TRAVEL

4) LC – FREE TO USE AND REUSE

5) OCLC – CONNECTING WITH YOUR COOPERATIVE

6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

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1) INCREASE YOUR EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE

Work that focuses on public service can be both rewarding and costly. Being mindful of our own work narrative and understanding how we deal with conflict are two key areas that require our attention. The Washington State Library presents Self-Talk and Emotional Intelligence: Improving your Work Narrative.

Participants in this 3-hour workshop will learn how to:

• Identify and adjust their self-talk;
• Understand their personal work mission;
• Develop awareness of cycles of conflict; and
• Improve clarity and effectiveness of communication.

This free workshop is still available in Seattle (Feb. 27, 28) and Richland (March 15, both a.m. and p.m.). For more information and to register, visit sos.wa.gov/q/EI.

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2) FINANCIAL LITERACY – FACTS VS. FICTION

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) protects consumers from unfair and deceptive business practices by filing lawsuits against scammers and distributing educational materials about how to avoid scams. Financial literacy is a key component in helping consumers recognize and prevent problems. Join us for the March First Tuesdays webinar, Financial Literacy: Facts vs. Fiction, 9:00 a.m. March 6.

FTC staff will discuss how to spot and avoid financial scams and how consumers and consumer advocates can access the FTC’s free financial literacy materials. Topics will include using financial planning resources; obtaining credit and credit repair services; laws regulating debt relief and debt collection; and scams preying on vulnerable consumers. Many of the free resources are also available in Spanish. Presented by Richard McKewen, Nadine Samter, and Tina Kondo, Federal Trade Commission.

Register for this First Tuesdays session.

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3) FREE EXHIBITS – WILL TRAVEL

Exhibits available to travel! Legacy Washington is happy to share their exhibits with historical institutions, schools, and libraries throughout the State of Washington. Available free (except transportation). Please contact Amber Raney for more information: 360-902-4126.

The two exhibits currently available are:

• Washington 1889 – A year of big dreams, big burns, and big politics, 1889 captured a place in our history as a time of great prosperity and adversity. The face of Washington changed. Pioneers arrived and townsfolk rebuilt from the rubble. Finally, on November 11, 1889, Washington rose as the 42nd state in the union.
• Who Are We? Washington’s Kaleidoscope – Is there a quintessential Washingtonian? Hardly. History has made clear that we’re more than our identity—more than techies or coffee lovers or outdoor enthusiasts. We’re a kaleidoscope, a cultural melting pot. We live in a place constantly reinventing itself.

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4) LC – FREE TO USE AND REUSE

The Library of Congress’ Free to Use and Reuse page is making public domain and rights-clear content easier to find and use.

One of the Library of Congress’ biggest challenges is letting users know about all of the content available at loc.gov. Another challenge is letting them know what they can do with it (in a nice way). The Library is working on several fronts to improve the visibility of public domain and rights-clear content and moved one step in that direction with the launch of its Free to Use and Reuse page.

The page features themed sets of content (such as travel posters, presidential portraits, Civil War drawings) that are all free to use and reuse, meaning there are no known copyright restrictions associated with this content. In other words, you can do whatever you want with it. Read the blog posting for more information.

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5) OCLC – CONNECTING WITH YOUR COOPERATIVE

Membership with OCLC brings many benefits to a library and its users. High quality research, participation in governance, and the value of shared resources. Join this free, live, one-hour webinar, hosted by Meryl Cinnamon, OCLC Member Relations Liaison, to get up-to-the-minute information about what’s going on at your cooperative. You will:

• Learn about new research, governance, and membership activities;
• Hear high-level updates on OCLC products and services; and
• Explore new opportunities to engage with your cooperative.

Connecting with Your Cooperative: Wednesday, February 28, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST; Register.

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6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

Monday, February 26

• Disaster Preparedness: Water Damage & Mold (Federal Depository Library Program) 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PST
• III (Inclusive Internship Initiative) Program Overview and Q&A (Public Library Association) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST
• Measuring Up (Part 3 of Surveys & Questionnaires: a brief course for librarians) (Montana State Library) 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. PST

Tuesday, February 27

• Research Library (ProQuest) 7:00 – 7:45 a.m. PST
• Consortial Cataloging: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Sharing Data (ALCTS eForum) 7:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. PST
• Online Fundraising Best Practices for Nonprofits (Firespring) 7:30 – 8:30 a.m. PST
• For Director’s Ears Only: 10 Secret Tips To Support Youth Services (iSchool @ UW-Madison) 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PST
• Making a Difference: Intro to LYRASIS Membership (LYRASIS) 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PST
• Encouraging Physical Activity in Preschoolers (edWeb) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST
• Making the Most of the PLA 2018 Conference: Ideas for Attendees and Non-Attendees (Public Library Association) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST
• Spring into Series Nonfiction with These Essential Resources! (Booklist) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST
• The Pearman Personality Integrator: A Business Performance Multiplier (Training Industry) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST
• What’s With that Pop Clock?—and Other Insights of the Population Estimates Program (U.S. Census Bureau) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST
• GENIAL Summit Results – Generating Engagement and New Initiatives for All Latinos (Center for Advancement of Informal Science Education) 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. PST
• Interactive Public Art & the Maker Mentality (Library Journal/3branch/Liollio Architecture) 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PST
• Creating Curious Inquirers: Harnessing Student Curiosity Toward Greater Success (edWeb/Britannica) 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. PST
• Programming for ‘Tweens (Utah State Library) 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. PST
• Bringing Computer Science and Robotics to the Youngest of Learners (edWeb/Wonder Workshop) 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. PST
• In Depth With the New AASL Standards, Part II (Wyoming State Library) 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. PST

Wednesday, February 28

• Consortial Cataloging: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Sharing Data (ALCTS eForum) 7:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. PST
• NCompass Live: Eleven Ways Your Current Tutorials Are as Forgettable as Barb and What to Do About It (Nebraska Library Commission) 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. PST
• Introduction to ORCID (for the ORCID US Community) (LYRASIS) 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. PST
• Can’t you just say Yes? Answering Copyright Questions About Fair Use for Faculty Colleagues/Patrons (ACRL) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST
• Connecting with Your Cooperative (OCLC) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST
• Introduction to Dialogue & Deliberation for Public Libraries Serving Small, Mid-sized and/or Rural Communities (Series 3: 1 of 3) (Programming Librarian/PLA) 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PST
• Introduction to Proposal Writing (GrantSpace) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST
• Shared Decision Making: Patient Empowerment (National Network of Libraries of Medicine) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST
• Sleeper Hits for Spring (Library Journal) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST
• Using American Community Survey Summary File Data (U.S. Census Bureau) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST
• Digital Learning Asset Framework (Training Magazine Network) 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PST
• Heart Health Information Resources (National Network of Libraries of Medicine) 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PST
• The Fundamentally Emotional Nature of Learning (edWeb/Digital Promise) 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. PST

Thursday, March 1

• Using Data to Guide and Evaluate Responses to the Opioid Crisis: Rhode Island’s Drug Overdose Dashboard (National Network of Libraries of Medicine) 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PST
• Future of University Libraries Discussion Group Forum (ACRL University Libraries Section) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST
• Unique, Unlimited Streaming Video for Your Library Patrons (Library Journal/Recorded Books) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST
• Motivating Students to Read and Write: The Role of eMentors (edWeb/Cricket Media) 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. PST

Friday, March 2

• Feminist Reads, a Penguin Reading list for readers grades K-12! (Booklist) 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST
• NEH Preservation Assistance Grants (LYRASIS) 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PST

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DISCLAIMER: The State Library regularly highlights third-party events and online resources as a way to alert the library community to training and resource opportunities. By doing so, we are not endorsing the content of the event, nor promoting any specific product, but merely providing this information as an FYI to librarians who must then decide what is right for them.

Subscribe to WSL presents: News from Washington Libraries!

The Washington State Library has gone social! Friend/follow us at:

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Volume 10, October 30, 2014 for the WSL Updates mailing list

Topics include:

1) LIFE AFTER GETTING AN MLIS

2) ONECLICK + ZINIO RENEWAL OPTIONS

3) ALA STRATEGIC PLANNING

4) OCLC MEMBER FORUM

5) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

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1) LIFE AFTER GETTING AN MLIS

November’s First Tuesdays program features Life After Getting an MLIS, a panel discussion facilitated by Adrienne Doman Calkins from the Sherwood Public Library in Oregon. New(ish) librarians share their post-MLIS reflections: career-advancing strategies that work (or don’t), classes that proved most helpful (or not) post-graduation, advice worth passing on to current MLIS students, and staying informed about emerging trends and technologies.

This free First Tuesdays webinar will take place November 4, 2014 from 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. PST. Instructions for joining the webinar are at sos.wa.gov/q/FirstTuesdays. First Tuesdays are a continuing education opportunity presented by Washington State Library.

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2) ONECLICK + ZINIO RENEWAL OPTIONS

This information is for public and academic libraries participating in the OneClickdigital contract with Recorded Books through the State Library. To offset the end of LSTA subsidies these libraries have been receiving, Recorded Books is offering significant renewal discounts for the coming year. These libraries have a choice between options that bundle Zinio, the popular magazine reading platform, with OneClickdigital at no additional base cost or that maintain current library costs even without the subsidy.

The renewal date is in April of each year for most participants but, for some libraries or schools, the renewal comes at other times. Because many libraries are currently planning their 2015 budgets, this notice is provided now.

For more information, and to obtain specific renewal options for your library:

• Contact Bryan Messersmith, Recorded Books National Account Manager, at [email protected] 206-852-8726 or (800) 638-1304 x1344.

For information on joining this group purchase, which is open to nonprofit public, academic, and K12 libraries:

• Contact Will Stuivenga at [email protected], 360.704.5217 or visit sos.wa.gov/q/join.

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3) ALA STRATEGIC PLANNING

American Library Association (ALA) President Courtney Young will moderate three virtual town hall meetings where members can share their thoughts and ideas on ALA’s future.  Dates and topics for these meeting are:

November 19: Advocacy;

• November 20: Information Policy;
• December 11: Professional and Leadership Development.

For more information, please visit ALA Strategic Planning.

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4) OCLC MEMBER FORUM

Discuss and learn about the latest in OCLC Cataloging and Metadata, FirstSearch and Discovery, and Resource Sharing.  Eric Forte, OCLC Member Liaison, invites you to a regional Member Forum.

Thursday, November 20, 2014 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Portland State University in Portland, Oregon.

Space is limited. For more information and to register, please visit OCLC Member Forum.

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5) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

Monday, November 3:

• CultureGrams (ProQuest); 7:00 – 8:00 a.m. PST;
• Introduction to OCLC Interlibrary Loan (OCLC); 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PST;

Tuesday, November 4:

• Life After Getting an MLIS (WSL); 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. PST;
• From Librarian to Proficient Manager: Uncovering the Transitional Journey (WebJunction); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST;
• Keeping Libraries Relevant: Using Technology, Understanding Informational Text, Improving Literacy (School Library Journal): 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PST;
• Why Context is King, Not Content – And What to do in Your Learning Design (Training Magazine Network); 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PST;
• The New Volunteer Manager’s Toolkit (VolunteerMatch); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST;
• Introduction to the ProQuest Platform (ProQuest) 7:00 – 7:45 a.m. PST;
• My Research (ProQuest); 10:00 – 10:45 a.m. PST;
• SIRS Discoverer: Educator Tools (ProQuest); 7:00 – 7:45 a.m. PST;
• Common Core and ProQuest Resources (ProQuest) 8:15 – 9:00 a.m. PST;
• Common Core Integration of ProQuest Resources (ProQuest) 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. PST;

Wednesday, November 5:

• Leading Without Authority (WSL); King County Library System Service Center, Issaquah; 9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. PST;
• 3 Key Ingredients for a Successful Online Campaign (4Good); 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PST;
• Prediction: The New Paradigm for Philanthropy (4Good); 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PST;
• STEM Programs for All Ages (NCompass Live): 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. PST;
• 21st Century Approach to Test Preparation: ACT/SAT/Advanced Placement (School Library Journal); 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PST;
• The Mental Game of Project Management: The Math of Project Lies (Training Magazine Network); 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PST;
• ProQuest Administrator Module (ProQuest) 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PST;
• My Research (ProQuest); 7:00 – 7:45 p.m. PST;
• eLibrary Curriculum Edition (ProQuest); 1:00 – 1:45 p.m. PST;
• CultureGrams (ProQuest); 3:30 – 4:15 p.m. PST;
• ProQuest Research Library – Mastering the Advanced Search Form (ProQuest) 7:00 – 7:45 a.m. PST;

Thursday, November 6:

• What We’re Reading: Staff Favorites from Penguin Random House Library Marketing (Booklist); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST;
• Open Access and Libraries (ALA); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST;
• Using Census Bureau Demographic and Economic Data in a Business Plan (Federal Depository Library Program); 10:00 – 11:00 p.m. PST;
• Finding the Return on Investment in Blended Learning (Training Magazine Network); 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PST;
• Engaging Pro Bono and Skilled Volunteers (VolunteerMatch); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST;
• My Research & RefWorks: Perfect Together (ProQuest); 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST;
• eLibrary BookCarts & Quizzes (ProQuest); 7:30 – 8:15 a.m. PST;
• ProQuest Research Library Prep and ProQuest Central K12 (ProQuest) 8:45 – 9:30 a.m. PST;
• Deflections on WorldShare Ill (OCLC); 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. PST;
• Searching WorldCat® Discovery Services (OCLC); 11:00 – 1:00 p.m. PST.

For more information and to register (unless otherwise linked above), visit the WSL Training Calendar at sos.wa.gov/q/training.

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As a reminder, all libraries currently using OCLC’s WorldCat Resource Sharing (WCRS) service need to plan a migration to the new WorldShare® Interlibrary Loan service between now and the end of the calendar year, when WCRS will no longer be available. Academic libraries that belong to Washington Group Services (sos.wa.gov/q/waywho) are encouraged to migrate as a group in July and August.

Members of Washington OCLC Group Services have the unique opportunity participate in a managed migration from WCRS to the new service. It’s important to take advantage of this opportunity for training in the new service before access to WCRS ends in December. If your library has not already registered for WorldShare ILL, please register at sos.wa.gov/q/WA-ILL-Form.

Training scheduled specifically for Washington libraries will be held at 11 a.m. Pacific Time as follows:

• WorldShare Interlibrary Loan Getting Started – Tuesday, July 16: sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/ILL-Start;
• WorldShare Interlibrary Loan Borrowing – Wednesday, July 17: sos.wa.gov/q/ILL-Borrow;
• WorldShare Interlibrary Loan Lending – Thursday, July 18: sos.wa.gov/q/ILL-Lend.

Self-paced training options are also available. Visit sos.wa.gov/q/WayfinderNews for more links and information, including archived webinars and self-paced training options.

WorldShare® Interlibrary Loan now has new, recently released features including 2-per-page printing of book straps and requests. To learn more, consider viewing a webinar recording that provides an overview of new and upcoming WorldShare ILL enhancements. The program also included a chat with OCLC’s WorldShare ILL team about effective use of the service, best practices, and plans for its ongoing enhancement and expansion. The recording is available at sos.wa.gov/q/ILL-Enhance.

Written by guest blogger, Adrienne Doman Calkins, CE/Training Intern, Washington State Library, Library Development

Library staff have questions too. Lots of them. Like: How can I best implement eReader training at my library? What are the current trends in library programming? How can I improve our website? What training materials already exist to help me train my new staff? How can I best help my community with digital literacy skills? I want to brush up on my communication skills, but how can I from a remote area with few training opportunities. How can I learn about project management with my busy schedule?

Most importantly, library staff want to know how to keep their skills current to best serve their evolving communities.

The Washington State Library sponsors online learning for library staff across all 71,000+ square miles of the state through a statewide membership to WebJunction, an online learning community designed specifically for library staff. Washington is one of 18 states partnering with WebJunction to offer sponsored access to online courses and webinars for library staff. While WebJunction has a national presence, it is also a local organization based in Seattle, Washington, since 2003. Washington library staff benefit from WebJunction’s connections to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and the parent company to WebJunction, OCLC.

If you’ve used WebJunction in years past, look again. The newly redesigned WebJunction website is easier to navigate and offers more resources.

Library staff across Washington are getting value out of the WSL partnership with WebJunction:

• 700 courses were taken in 2012
• 527 registered users attended 24 different live webinars in 2012
• Library staff from 30 different libraries registered for courses in 2012
• 561 Washington library staff are currently registered as WebJunction Washington members.
• With current membership, courses cost WSL about $22 each. That price gets lower the more members join and take courses. The current contract pays for over 3,600 library staff to join WebJunction.
• WebJunction content is available 24/7 to library staff wherever they have an internet connection, making it a great resource for rural library staff, who may not be able to attend offsite trainings as easily, or any staff who need to be as efficient as possible with their time.
• New content is constantly being added to WebJunction. Upcoming webinars can be found on www.webjunction.org, or look on the Washington Partner page to see these and links to WSL’s First Tuesday webinars. Can’t make the date? Past webinars are accessible as archives, as well. New courses will soon be available in video format when WebJunction adds Lynda.com trainings to their course catalog, increasing the software, business and creative offerings sponsored by WSL. Note: access to Lynda.com trainings will be limited, so registered staff should look for the invitation via email soon.
• Washington library staff can create a free account on the WebJunction site. Sponsored access will be approved by WSL and WebJunction within 48 hours.

Some WebJunction users are really taking advantage of the resources. One power-user, Keyla Gonzalez, a Circulation Clerk 2 from Bellingham Public Library, took 25 courses in 2012. She has built an impressive list of skills using WebJunction: “I have learned cultural communication styles, how to reach out to our non-English speaking patrons and how to better equip myself to be more helpful when answering patron’s requests.” What does Keyla appreciation about the WSL sponsored access to WebJunction? “I love that I can use my own time and finish my course load at my own pace. If there’s a course that is strenuous I know I can go back and re-do it however many times I want. Mostly I love that it is accessible at any time and it is free!”
Another important role in online learning is the WebJunction champion—that person who encourages staff to take courses and attend webinars. Some champions are peers, others are trainers, administrators, managers or supervisors. All of them know access to online learning is only part of the solution to help staff keep their skills sharp. The other part is creating a culture that prioritizes learning and gives staff the time, space and resources to participate in online training opportunities.

One such champion is Patricia Chupa, Circulation Supervisor at the Shelton Timberland Library. Pat, as her staff know her, has built just such a culture in her department. She incorporates online learning into the goals her staff make during annual performance evaluations and goes on to make a contract with her staff: if they “partner with one another to get the materials handling work done in a timely fashion,” then they are guaranteed “protected time to do their courses” and staff help cover for each other by negotiating the best time for trainings. Has the effort paid off? Pat is proud to report “the professional approach to their customer service has improved across the team, and that has readily been demonstrated in the level of satisfaction we see and hear from our patrons.”

The WebJunction Washington partner resources are managed by the Washington State Library, with input from a state-wide WebJunction Washington Advisory Team made up of members from public, academic, and special libraries across the state. It’s the sponsored learners, though, that make WebJunction resources come alive as library staff interact with library patrons with skills learned through this state-sponsored resource.

OCLC is replacing the current WorldCat Resource Sharing interlibrary loan (ILL) service with a new service,  OCLC WorldShareT Interlibrary Loan, in 2013.

A series of training sessions on the new service has been scheduled for Washington libraries:

Training for Public and Special Libraries:

• WorldShare Interlibrary Loan Getting Started: Tuesday, April 2 – Register
• WorldShare Interlibrary Loan Borrowing: Wednesday, April 3 – Register
• WorldShare Interlibrary Loan Lending: Thursday, April 4 – Register

Training for Academic Libraries:

• WorldShare Interlibrary Loan Getting Started: Tuesday, July 16 – Register
• WorldShare Interlibrary Loan Borrowing: Wednesday, July 17 – Register
• WorldShare Interlibrary Loan Lending: Thursday, July 18 – Register

While these training sessions have been scheduled specifically for Washington libraries that are partner members in the Wayfinder/Washington Group Services project, staff from other Washington libraries are also welcome to register and attend these sessions.

For more information on the transition, visit the Wayfinder News page.

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

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Volume 6, September 9, 2010 for the WSL Updates mailing list

Topics include:

1) APPLY FOR A POSITION ON THE LIBRARY COUNCIL OF WASHINGTON

2) REF22 PRESENTS CHAT REFERENCE WITH TEENAGERS

3) HANDS-ON EAUDIOBOOK ORIENTATION SESSIONS

4) IT’S NOT TOO LATE TO REGISTER FOR EARLY LEARNING SYMPOSIUM

5) MY SKILLS MY FUTURE

6) ALCTS RDA E-FORUM

7) YOURS, MINE, OURS – LEADERSHIP THROUGH COLLABORATION

8) FREE ONLINE TRAINING NEXT WEEK

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Volume 6, August 5, 2010 for the WSL Updates mailing list

Topics include:

1) USING WEBCAMS FOR ONLINE EVENTS

2) 2010 NORTHWEST INTERLIBRARY LOAN CONFERENCE

3) SELECTING AND RECOMMENDING INSPIRATIONAL FICTION

4) AN ADVOCACY PLAN FOR YOUR LIBRARY

5) HELPING JOB SEEKERS USING ELECTRONIC TOOLS AND FEDERAL RESOURCES

6) TOUR GRANTSTATION – YOUR FAST TRACK TO FUNDRAISING

7) FREE OCLC WEBINARS IN AUGUST

8) UPCOMING IMLS GRANT DEADLINES

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Volume 6, June 17, 2010 for the WSL Updates mailing list

Topics include:

1) MORE ELLUMINATION!

2) SUBSCRIBE TO THE LIBRARY CLIPPINGS NEWS SERVICE

3) LSSC PORTFOLIO MENTORS AND EVALUATORS SOUGHT

4) GETTING STARTED WITH A SOCIAL MEDIA PLAN

5) BEYOND SLIDESHOWS – TIPS FOR WEB-BASED PRESENTATIONS

6) LEGAL REFERENCE IN NON-LAW LIBRARIES

7) ATTEND THE OCLC AMERICAS REGIONAL COUNCIL MEETING

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