December 2010

    WPLC's OverDrive resources and updates

WPLC's OverDrive resources and updates WiLS is the project manager for Wisconsin Public Library Consortium (WPLC). To view all news and updates about WPLC and OverDrive Media, please go to the WPLC blog. Some highlights:

• OverDrive Download Station is software that enables a public PC with Internet access to become a self-service OverDrive Media download kiosk.
• Subscribe to the Digital Library Blog which pulls together timely information on topics ranging from collection development to staff training to most-downloaded-books lists.
• OverDrive Advantage 2.0 is now available, as an option, for WPLC member libraries to purchase additional copies of Overdrive titles and limit access to these added copies to only your patrons.

    Congratulations to University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh!
#35 on the list of Sierra Club's 100 Greenest Schools

Sierra Magazine sent out 11-page questionnaires to 900 colleges and universities across the United States, asking them to detail their sustainability efforts. Although energy supply carried the most significance, nine other categories were considered in measuring a school's commitment to sustainability: efficiency, food, academics, purchasing, transportation, waste management, administration, financial investments, and a catchall section titled "other initiatives." No school scored a perfect 100; Green Mountain came closest, with 88.6.

New Tech Note for WiLS Level 1 Members
A new Tech Note titled, Questions, So Many Questions by WiLS' Research and New Technologies Coordinator Tom Zillner, has been added to the WiLS website. If you are currently a Level 1 member, please go to the site and login to check it out!

UW Madison relationship with Google Book Search Campus libraries at UW--Madison have been a Google Book Search Library Partner for a little over three years. They are midway through their original six year agreement. As of June 30th, over 374,000 volumes have been sent to Google for non-destructive scanning. In addition to the scans being mounted on the GBS website UW-Madison receives copies of the scans which are being deposited and mounted in HathiTrust a CIC initiative. To date, most of the material that has been sent to be scanned has come from the collections in the Wisconsin State Historical Society, Memorial Library, Steenbock Stacks, Steenbock storage and the Middleton Shelving Facility, with additional materials sent from Wendt, Art, Math and Physics.  Some collections of note that have scanned so far include the genealogical collection,the labor collection, the Native American collection and African American collection, as well as Wisconsin State documents from WHS.  The dissertations and theses from Memorial Library as well as most of the cutter classed collection has also be scanned. In addition, four staff members from the General Library System's Cataloging Department are involved in an multi-year, IMLS grant-funded initiative to go through HathiTrust scans of works published between 1923 and 1963 and determine their copyright status.  Over half of the titles researched so far have been determined to be in the public domain thereby allowing HathiTrust to display the full text of the titles. See this related Library Journal article

WiLS myAccount Login Page
Your account can be accessed online by going to the My WiLS Account Login Page at myaccount.wils.wisc.edu/Login.aspx. There is one User ID (your OCLC Symbol) and case-sensitive password per institution, so feel free to share them with anyone that needs to look at the billing detail for either your WiLS OCLC Deposit Account or Cooperative Purchasing Open Invoice Account.

Please email WiLS via the Link you will find at the bottom of the WiLS My Account login page, if you forgot your User ID or Password, have a change to your WiLS OCLC Billing Contact, if you have questions about your accounts or if there are any billing topics you would like me to cover as a future Billing Tip of the Month.

Shirley Schenning
Financial Accounts Manager

6 & 8	WorldCat Resource Sharing ILL Basics
8	NISO: Unprecedented Interaction — for level 1 members
13 & 15	WorldCat Resource Sharing ILL Tricks
24	WiLS office is closed for the holiday
30 & 31	WiLS office is closed for the holidays

Minitex OCLC webinars catalog Upcoming Training Sessions:
• MarcEdit: An Introduction (to be held in MN)
• WorldCat Collection Analysis

To view Minitex training schedule, click here. Stephen Abram's presentation to Minitex members Area libraries, library organizations, and Minitex collaborated to bring Stephen Abram, Vice President, Strategic Partnerships and Markets for Gale Cengage, to Fargo/Moorhead and Sioux Falls during October 2010. Abram, an international speaker on library issues, presented "Catching the Vision: The Library in 2020" in Fargo/Moorhead on October 19 and Sioux Falls on October 20. Click here to view the presentation.

	UW-Madison School of Library and Information Studies Continuing Education Services Online Courses
Spring 2011	Find descriptions and details online at www.slis.wisc.edu/continueed.htm
January 19-May 7	Topics in Consumer Health
January 17-April 8	Basic Public Library Administration: First course in new WI Public Library Director Certification Requirements
January 17-April 8	Basic Reference
January 24-April 15	Fundamentals of Cataloging
February 14-March 27	Connecting Teens with the Best in New Teen Lit
February 28-May 7	Core Elements of Children's Services

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    UW Milwaukee School of Information Studies

Continuing Education Programs Spring 2011 Online Courses
Controlled Vocabulary and Thesaurus Design
Monday, Jan. 31, 2011

Introduction to Google Maps and Geographical Mash-ups
Monday, Jan. 31, 2011

See entire schedule here.

Over the next several months Shirley Schenning will be transitioning to the Cooperative Purchasing Program and will be working with our K-12 members on their subscriptions and billing.  In addition, Shirley will continue to oversee all WiLS membership billing and issues related to invoicing for all library types. Shirley came to WiLS with extensive school library media experience having worked in a K-8 library setting for six years.  We are very excited that Shirley will be able to utilize her knowledge by working directly with our K-12 members.  Please feel free to contact Shirley via email schenning@wils.wisc.edu or phone at 608-263-5051 with questions regarding subscription or membership invoices, statements or your WiLS online financial account.

Dear Librarian: H.W. Wilson now offers substantial discounts on many of the most popular WilsonWeb databases. We look forward to offering you custom quotes!

Save ALMOST HALF on select Wilson Full Text Databases
• Art Full Text
• Education Full Text

Save UP TO 15% on acclaimed CURRENT ISSUES DATABASES
• Current Issues: Reference Shelf Plus — now incorporating all data from Current Issues: Careers
• Current Issues: Health
• Current Issues: Environment

Save 15% on the Wilson CORE COLLECTIONS
The Core Collections "3-pack" Children's Core Collection
• Middle & Junior High Core Collection
• Senior High Core Collection

The Core Collections "5-pack" Children's Core Collection
• Middle & Junior High Core Collection
• Senior High Core Collection
• Public Library Core Collection: Nonfiction
• Fiction Core Collection

Add Graphic Novels Core Collection and/or Nonbook Materials Core Collection at just $95 each!

Save UP TO 15% on Wilson RETROSPECTIVE DATABASES
• Applied Science & Technology Retrospective: 1913-1983
• Applied Science & Business Periodicals Retrospective: 1913-1983
• Art Index Retrospective: 1929-1984
• Biography Index Retrospective: 1946-1983
• Book Review Digest Retrospective: 1905-1982
• Business Periodicals Index Retrospective:1913-1982
• Education Index Retrospective: 1929-1983
• Essay and General Literature Index Retrospective: 1900-1984
• Humanities & Social Sciences Index Retrospective: 1907-1984
• Index to Legal Periodicals Retrospective: 1908-1981
• Library Literature & Information Science Retrospective: 1905-1983
• Readers' Guide Retrospective: 1890-1982
• Short Story Index Retrospective: 1915-1983

See full descriptions of databases for see full descriptions online:k-12, academic, and public libraries.

Questions? Contact your H.W. Wilson Representative Bob McIntosh — 800-367-6770, x2402 or email bmcintosh@hwwilson.com.

Ready to enter a subscription?
K-12 Schools and Public Libraries contact Sara Gold (sgold@wils.wisc.edu).
Colleges please contact Kirsten Houtman (khoutman@wils.wisc.edu).

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AP Interactives — Exclusively from AccuWeather

This constantly updated, ever-growing, interactive multimedia collection has a range of topics and interactives compiled by the award-winning team at The Associated Press and is conveniently located within the AP Images database. AP Interactives integrates the latest videos, photos, audio, and text from The Associated Press into one, comprehensive resource for the latest in news and educational topics — all while running on very low broadband! This is truly a one-ofa- kind approach to research. Learn more>>>

Please contact Kirsten (khoutman at wils.wisc.edu) for a trial or a quote:
January 1
ACS Web Editions Criminal Justice Abstracts (was through ProQuest, now through EBSCO) Communication & Mass Media Complete (EBSCO)
Education Journals (ProQuest)
Mental Measurements Yearbook with Texts in Print (EBSCO)
Project Muse
SAGE Journals

February 1
SPORTDiscus (EBSCO)

March 1
America: History & Life (EBSCO)
Historical Abstracts (EBSCO)

April 1
BioOne.1

**Just wanted to remind everyone that Contemporary Women's Issues will no longer be available on OCLC's FirstSearch service after December 31st. This database is available from GALE. Please let me know if you are interested in running a trial or subscribing. **

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eBook Offer for K12 Libraries from Gale
Now through December 31st, Gale is extending you the chance
to double your buying power and get free eBooks.

For every dollar you spend on select eBook titles published from 2008 to 2010—from Gale and our acclaimed publishing partners—we'll match that amount with free eBooks from a specially selected list of titles. Make sure to check out Booklist's 2010 Best Bets for Student Researchers and other award-winning titles including:

• A Student Guide to Climate and Weather from Greenwood Press
• Great Athletes from Salem Press
• Rourke's Complete History of Our Presidents Encyclopedia from Rourke Publishing
• Space and Astronomy Experiments from Facts on File
• Student's Guide to the U.S. Presidency from CQ Press

It's the perfect time to expand your collection and stretch your budget. Please contact Megan Fileccia at 800-877-4253 x 8240 or megan.fileccia@cengage.com for a complete list of titles or to purchase. 

WiLS Libraries – Group Purchase Special
This WiLS Group Purchase Special offers a great opportunity to bring the Early Literacy Station (ELS) from AWE to your library. For libraries that are considering joining in on the Group Purchase Special, there are a few options that you should strongly consider in addition to the ELS units themselves:

• The All-in-One Touchscreen hardware option —  additional $50.00
  1. Adds interactive involvement with the child.
  2. Offers a smaller foot print (no CPU tower) and saves space.
  3. Benefits all children but especially those with special needs and very young children.
  4. Follows the technology path of your youngest patrons: more and more touch screen applications in the market place.
• Two-year extended warranty —  $300.00
  1. Extends the initial 3 year warranty to a maximum of five covered years. This helps reduce the total cost of ownership.
  2. Provided extended security and worry free computing, minimizing the amount of IT time and assistance required.
• New Release License — $350 per year, per ELS
  1. Software and titles updated annually. Enrolling in this program ensures you always have the latest version of the ELS.
  2. Provides complete access to the ELF Child-Safe Browser.
  3. Includes free shipping on any warranty repair work.
  4. Use of a free loaner ELS on request while your ELS is being repaired.
  5. Additional trade-in value of a maximum of $200 per ELS.
• Headphones ($35 per pair) and Audio Y splitter ($2)
  1. Allows for two patrons or an adult and patron to work together on the ELS.
  2. Helps maintain an acceptable sound level in your library.

Again, this is a once-a-year opportunity to bring all the benefits of the Early Literacy Station to your library. Please contact Paul Getzen for complete details and ordering at getzenp@awe-net.com or 248-685-7981.

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All Three CQ Press Political Encyclopedias Available Online Now
New Multi-Volume Political Encyclopedias Online 2010 — Set of Three Built on XML Platform Full Advanced Search and Cross-Search.

Unparalleled coverage from the leaders in the field!  Please see this PDF document for details.  Through December 15th, 20% off all three sets - $4080 (one-time cost, perpetual rights).  Regular price $5100.

• Encyclopedia of U.S. Political History (7 Volumes), Online Now! —   $2400
• Encyclopedia of Religion in America (4 Volumes), Online Now! —   $1100
• Encylopedia of Political Science (5 Volumes), Online Now! — $1600
• All Three Sets (16 Volumes) — $4080

Hosting fee may apply. Please contact Sara Gold at sgold@wils.wisc.edu or 608-265-4167 to order.

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The November 2010 Access News is available on the WiLS web site.

December 6 & 8, 2010; 1- 3 p.m. CT
ILL Basics Online Course
This course will cover 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. For more information about the 2010-2011 schedule and registration, see the training portal.

December 13 & 15, 2010; 1-3 p.m. CT
ILL Tricks Online Course
The ILL Basics course covers using the OCLC WorldCat resource sharing system for interlibrary loan; the ILL Tricks course improves staff's efficiency using the OCLC WorldCat Resource Sharing system for ILL. Emphasis is on advanced techniques, new features and enhancements. For more information about the 2010-2011 schedule and registration, see the training portal.

The Dog of the Month is Oso, a Chocolate Labrador Retriever, who's the grand dog of Kathy Schneider, the current director of WiLS who will be retiring at the end of December. Oso stays at Kathy's house for long weekends, and she says, "My husband used to insist that dogs belong outside, but both of us have fallen in love with Oso. We have even suggested to my son and his wife that they should adopt a new dog and we will keep Oso, but they don't seem at all interested in the idea." Oso likes to go for long walks and cavort around the dog park. His favorite book is The royal book of Oz by Ruth Plumly Thompson. For information on adding your dog, see Dogs of WI Libraries.

Wisconsin Heritage Online is excited to announce that 1200 photographs, documents and artifacts from eleven new digital collections were recently added to the WHO portal. Ten of these new collections are local history projects hosted by the Milwaukee Public Library and supported by the Nicholas Family Foundation Outreach and Training Grant. The last is a group of beaded bandolier bags harvested from the Milwaukee Public Museum's extensive anthropology collections. The new collections bring the total number of WHO resources to nearly 50,000 digital items from collections across the state and further our mission to provide a one-stop source for state and local history research. For example, searching the portal for "corn" leads to photographs of corn harvests in Mineral Point, Richland Center, and Wisconsin Rapids as well as oral histories from Belgian farmers in Brussels, Wisconsin and a fur trader's account of crops raised by the Fox and Sauk Indians. A search for "baseball" brings up images of early baseball teams at St. Norbert College, a 1940s program from women's professional baseball team the Kenosha Comets, and a snapshot of former governor Tommy Thompson shaking hands with the mascot for the Madison Muskies. Routine data harvesting for the WHO portal has resumed thanks to funding provided by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Division for Libraries, Technology and Community Learning via a Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant as well as a grant from the Nicholas Family Foundation. Technical support for the harvest is provided by the University of Wisconsin's Shared Development Group. By early 2011, a total of 32 new collections will be added to the portal. Stay tuned for further updates!

Check out these OCLC newsletters:

• NextSpace
• OCLC Abstracts

Find out how Geek the Library can help You

Have you heard about Geek the Library? This community awareness campaign is available for any U.S. public library and is a fun way to get your community talking about your library and public library funding. Geek the Library is bold, unexpected and helps community members make a personal connection with the library. Campaign materials, training and ongoing guidance is provided by OCLC. Interested public libraries can visit www.get.geekthelibrary.org for more information.

Submit nominations for OCLC Global Council Delegates and Americas Regional Council Executive Committee Officers by 10 December 2010 

OCLC members throughout the Americas are invited to participate in the nominations process for the election of delegates from the OCLC Americas Regional Council (ARC) to serve on the OCLC cooperative’s Global Council. The Americas Regional Council Executive and Nominating committees are seeking nominations for Global Council delegates from staff of OCLC member organizations (including libraries, archives and museums) in Canada, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the United States. The councils are also soliciting nominations for two officers and four Members-at-Large on the Americas Regional Council Executive Committee.

Each member organization in the Americas Region will have one vote per qualifying member institution. If you (or your organization’s director) have not already done so, please update the contact information of the person who will vote on behalf of your library.

You (or your library’s director) will need your OCLC symbol to update your organization’s voting contact information. You will also need your OCLC symbol to submit your nomination.

Send OCLC your nominations by 10 December 2010. www.oclc.org/councils/americas/nominations2011.htm

Wisconsin’s South Wood County Historical Museum collection highlighted on OCLC web site

This month, four collections from the CONTENTdm Collection of Collections are featured on the OCLC Web site. The featured collections for November are Architecture of the Pacific Northwest, Early Advertising Collection, South Wood County Historical Corporation and Menus: The Art of Dining.

New buy-it link on WorldCat.org connects consumers to library content on Amazon.com

OCLC is pleased to announce new functionality now available on WorldCat.org: the addition of a special buy-it link that connects consumers to library-provided content on Amazon.com. These books are available on a print-on-demand basis and contain public domain works from Cornell University and the University of Michigan.

Cindy Cunningham, Director of Partner Programs at OCLC explains that, "Digitizing materials ensures continued access. The books are out of copyright and they may not be eligible for interlibrary loan. Making print versions now also discoverable on Worldcat.org extends the visibility of the materials to scholars and consumers." read more>>

OCLC Research Launches YouTube Channel

Three videos are currently available:
   1. Born Digital, which asks the question, "What does 'born digital' mean to you?" and provides some thoughtful answers.
   2. Roy's Treehouse #1: Up in the Clouds, in which Roy Tennant provides a quick example of how cloud computing can make you more effective.
   3. Greening ILL Practices, which provides an overview of green packaging and shipping practices covered in the OCLC Research report.

www.oclc.org/research/news/2010-11-17.htm

Register for the December 2 Web session, Data Rocks: How to Make Your ILL Statistics Work for You

Join us on December 2 for a live session with Collette Mak of the University of Notre Dame.  Collette will share advice about what you can do with your ILL statistics to take the numbers from something only an Interlibrary Loan person can love to something that is useful for a library director.  Collette will also share her statistics "cheat sheets" with all webinar attendees.

This no-charge session is scheduled for December 2, 2010 at 1:30 Eastern time.  
Register now to attend.

OCLC Member Link-Up at ALA Midwinter
Save the date: Friday, January 7, 2011

Cataloging Defensively, "When to Input a New Record" in the Age of DDR
The presentation slides and recording are now available for the OCLC webinar, “Cataloging Defensively, "When to Input a New Record’ in the Age of DDR". Please click here to view the presentation slides. To listen to a recording of the event, please click here.

For more information about when to input a new record to WorldCat, please see Bibliographic Formats and Standards, Chapter 4, "When to input a new record", as well as the valuable supplemental document from ALCTS, Differences Between, Changes Within: Guidelines on When to Create a New Record.

To sign up and receive email updates and offers from OCLC on cataloging and other topics of interest, please click here.

As a means of sharing your experiences, subscribe to and use the cataloging discussion list oclc-cat@oclc.org.  Please click here to subscribe to the list. 

RDA: What Do I Need to Know?
RDA is here, and many of you may be wondering what this means for your library, what changes need to be made and what practices are best. Read more about OCLC's policy.

RDA slides
These slides are recommended for learning more at your own pace: www.rda-jsc.org/docs/RDA_part_2_201005.pdf

RDA Test Partners
UW-Madison School of Library and Information Studies and UW-Milwaukee School of Information Science are part of the group of library schools who are test-partners for RDA.
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