| 11 | NISO: Show me the data sets—for level 1 members |
| 10,11,12 | Atlas series: ILLiad Custom Reports with Microsoft Office |
| 23 and 25 | Worldcat Resource Sharing ILL Basics |
| 30 | Worldcat Resource Sharing ILL Tricks |
| September 1 | Worldcat Resource Sharing ILL Tricks |
Minitex OCLC webinars catalog
• Tools for Original Cataloging with Connexion Client
• CatExpress
• Local Holdings Maintenance
• And many more
See Minitex OCLC webinars
Coop Connection
(follow Coop news at WiLSCoop)
Trials
EBSCO Databases
WiLS Trials of EBSCO Databases including Small Business Reference Center and Legal Information Reference Center until Aug 15th.
To Login to the Free Trial:
Go to: trial.ebscohost.com
User Id: ns129170
Password: password
The following databases are available as part of this trial. Please click the hyperlinks below for the database description, title coverage list, and other pertinent information for each database.
• ConsumerReports Cars Best Deals Plus
• Small Business Reference Center
• Legal Information Reference Center
• Small Engine Repair Reference Center
If you are interested in pricing for any of these please use this link.
Please contact Sara Gold at sgold@wils.wisc.edu with questions
Trials for Academic Libraries coming in September
In mid-September, WiLS will offer trials of a variety of databases. Is there a database you're interested in trialing and think others might be interested? If so, please send an email to Kirsten at khoutman at wils.wisc.edu and she'll add it to her list.
Cheryl Bradley Retiring
WiLS Cooperative Purchasing Manager Cheryl Bradley, will be retiring in August after 35 years of state service. With 21 years at WiLS, Cheryl served as Business Manager for many years and was instrumental in expanding the Cooperative Purchasing Program from Tattletapes and CD-Rom Drives to the 3500 databases and products the program offers today. |  |
Cheryl has big plans for retirement which include sleeping in, honing her hang-gliding skills, volunteering, and traveling. Don't be surprised if she turns up at the annual WEMTA conference in March.
We will miss Cheryl dearly and thank her for her dedication to the Cooperative Purchasing Program and our member libraries.
Public and K12 libraries can contact Sara Gold at sgold@wils.wisc.edu with questions or concerns.
Academic libraries can contact Kirsten Houtman at khoutman@wils.wisc.edu with questions or concerns.
Resource Sharing Update
Access News
The July 2010 Access Newsletter is available on the WiLS web site.
New OCLC Report, Greening Interlibrary Loan Practices
This report details the findings from an OCLC Research-sponsored study of the environmental impact of current interlibrary loan practices, as well as recommended practices for reducing the carbon footprint of resource sharing operations worldwide.
OCLC Research commissioned a study of current interlibrary loan (ILL) practices by California Environmental Associates, a firm of environmental impact consultants. Utilizing data provided by OCLC and gathered during interviews with staff at a dozen US libraries, the consultants correlated specific interlending practices with measurable impacts on greenhouse gas emission levels. These findings, along with key recommendations and best practices, are included in the report.
This information was also covered in a Greening ILL webinar on 6 May 2010, a recording of which is available on the OCLC Research Web site and in iTunes.
More information
Report: Greening Interlibrary Loan Practices (pdf)
Greening ILL Webinar Recording
OCLC Research Webinars in iTunes
WiLS WorldCat Resource Sharing Online Courses
August 23 and 25 (1- 3 pm Central Time each day)
WorldCat Resource Sharing Basics This course covers the basics of using the OCLC WorldCat Resource Sharing system for Interlibrary Loan. The course in online format will be delivered over 2 days consisting of two hour long sessions as a lecture demo with hands on homework exercises of about another 1 hour per day. There is a supporting website included.
August 30 and September 1 (1- 3 pm Central Time each day)
WorldCat Resource Sharing Tricks
The on-line webinar version will be delivered over 2 days consisting of two hour long sessions as a lecture demo with hands on homework exercises of about another 1 hour per day. There is a supporting web site included.
Fees $100 Non-Level 1 WiLS Members (register) $50 Level 1 WiLS Members (register)
Digital Project Dispatch
Dogs of Wisconsin Libraries Dog of the Month
The Dog of the Month is Boomer, an Australian Shepherd, who's the companion of Sylvia Linton, a Reference and Bibliographic Instruction Librarian at Gateway Technical College in Elkhorn. Boomer's hobbies include "pursuing the evil wind-up penguin and running backwards when it turns on him!" His favorite book is Lad: a Dog by Albert Payson Terhune. |
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