Annual Meetings and Conferences

• Annual ILL Meetings are held in Fall. See Annual ILL Meeting '07
  
  
• WiLS OCLC Peer Council Meeting is held in Spring and Fall. See Spring 2008 and Fall 2007
  
  
• WiLSWorld is an annual library technologies forum hosted by WiLS, see WiLSWorld 2008.
  

On-site Programs

• Basic Cataloging Training in Minneapolis
  WiLS and MINITEX are offering more training options for library staff. One of the first such opportunities is a series of three workshops that provide an overview of cataloging according to Anglo-American Cataloging Rules (AACR2r), Library of Congress Rule Interpretations and other cataloging standards in Minneapolis. The workshops may be taken individually or as a set. Contact OCLC Support at WiLS (support at wils.wisc.edu or 608-263-5051) for more information.
  
  
  1. Description Workshop: Friday, April 4, 9:00a.m.-4:00p.m. (more information on the MINITEX web site)
     
     
  2. Access Workshop: Thursday, May 1, 9:00a.m.-4:00p.m. (more information on the MINITEX web site)
     
     
  3. Subject Analysis Workshop: Monday, May 19, 9:00a.m.-4:00p.m. (more information on the MINITEX web site)
     
     
• Resource Sharing 2.0:Future Directions in Resource Sharing Seminar, March 13, 2008 at the Madison Pyle Center (review powerpoint presentations)
  
  
• CONTENTdm and digitization workshops are scheduled on demand. For any news on upcoming workshops, see the WHO wiki.
  
  
• AskAway Training/Refresher workshop for new and old-hands at virtual reference and QuestionPoint (held February 13, 2008). See AskAway Training/Refresher
  
  

Continuing Education Online

• AskAway Training/Refresher is a web conference for new and old-hands at virtual reference and QuestionPoint. See AskAway Training/Refresher Online
  
  
• Connexion Editing Techniques Hours are online sessions offered for member libraries every second Tuesday of the month. For a list of past web sessions see Connexion Editing.
  
  
• ILL Basics is a online course that is available anytime and can be completed at an individual's own pace. See the ILL course list.
  
  
• Madison SLIS offers online courses, see SLIS Continued Education
  
  
• MINITEX/WiLS collaboration, see Local Holdings Maintenance Online sessions
  
  
• Network Education Exchange online courses can be attended by WiLS member libraries. See NEE Courses.
  
  
• OCLC also provides online training, see OCLC's Educational Tutorials
  
  
• Virtual Reference Best Practices are held every third Thursday of the month. See VR/AskAway
  
  
• WiLS Hours are online sessions for member libraries every second Thursday of the month. For a list of web sessions see WiLS Hours.
  
  
  

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WiLS Cancellation policy

WiLS may cancel workshops due to lack of registrants. The decision to cancel may be made as early as two weeks prior to the session. In the event of inclement weather, the decision to cancel a workshop will be made, when feasible, by 5:00 on the day prior to the session and all registrants will be notified. Cancellations due to last minute weather emergencies will be posted on WiLS's voice mail system for 608 263-5051 by 7:00 a.m. on the day of the session. Staff will also make an effort to contact registrants via email. If in doubt, please call 608 263-4962. If WiLS makes the decision to hold the workshop regardless of weather conditions, you should make every effort to attend.

Participant's Cancellation: Please call us as early as possible if you are not able to attend a workshop for which you are registered. In cases where enrollment is limited, early notification allows us to extend space to another member. There is no penalty for cancellation of registration 24 hours or more prior to a workshop. Cancellation with less than 24 hours notice, or failure to attend a workshop, will still incur the full workshop fee. If illness or emergency prevents you from attending a workshop, please ask someone from your library to notify the WiLS office or to attend the workshop in your place.

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Web Conferencing System Setup

(Details for OCLC Connexion Hours and WiLS Hours.)
Note for WiLS Hour participants: WiLS has reserved 20 phone lines and 40 computer lines. Registrations for each session are accepted on "first-come, first served" basis. We will contact you if we have exceeded the limit.

Register directly with WisLine Conferencing: www.uwex.edu/ics/wlwreg/wlwwelcome.cfm Select Wisconsin Library Services, then scroll down and select the (fill in name) session you would like to attend. Participants will receive an email with URL login information, as well as, phone numbers for the audio portion of the session. If your call is a toll-free call to Madison, please use the local 316-0022 number. If your call is a toll call to Madison, use the WisLine toll-free 1-888-677-9189 number. Once you've registered you will receive specific login information.

To optimize your experience, you'll need access to the web during the session, as well as a telephone with a mute button. Additionally, if several staff in your library want to attend, we recommend a telephone with both speaker and mute functionality. We'll be using the web-conferencing software offered through the University's WisLine Web to host these classes.

You will also need the following computer hardware and software to take part in a WisLine Web conference:
• Pentium 200 Mhz (or faster) with 64 MB RAM (minimum) running Windows 95, 98, NT, ME, 2000 or up-to-date PC with windows XP or Vista or MAC OSX with as much ram as you can manage
•Monitor display resolution set to 800 x 600 pixels or higher (1024 x 768 is recommended)
• Broadband or faster connections
• And one of the following browsers installed with Java enabled: Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or later (recommended) OR Netscape Navigator 4.01 through 4.76 (NOTE: Netscape 7 is not currently certified, although you may be able to use it. Netscape 6 is NOT supported.).
For attendees using Mac OS: OSX 10.1 or newer (OS 9.x is not supported) Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.1 or newer (Netscape Navigator is not supported) Presenters need all of the above, PLUS PCs with at least 128 MB of RAM (it is recommended that presenters NOT use a Mac).

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How to Join the Conference

Dial the number you received from WiLS after you have accessed the web page below.
1. Click this web link: Meeting URL
2. Choose New Registrant or Returning Registrant and follow the instructions; once you have signed up, record your user name and password for future use.
3. You can enter the web meeting area 30 minutes in advance of the conference start time. It is advisable to enter the conference as early as possible.
4. The audio for this presentation will be supplied by the WisLine Teleconference Service, a service of Instructional Communications Systems (ICS), Madison, Wisconsin. Just prior to the start of the event, dial the audio number and enter the conference code followed by the pound (#) sign as listed in your emailed instructions from WiLS  

Trouble?
For audio trouble during your conference, call WisLine HelpLine at 1-800-442-4614.

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