Online Update

Vol. 5, No. 24 -- December 14, 2007

Index

- LearningExpress marketing materials available online
- Library value calculator now includes return on investment calculation
- Spam Assassin change coming
- Member/Staff News
- January Continuing Education opportunities
- 2008 MALC scholarships available
- Waunakee seeks new director
- R&LL announces BadgerLink Resource Hunt Cards
- ‘10 Ways to Make Your Library Great in 2008’ via Web 2.0
- IMLS Calls for 2008 Coming Up Taller Award Nominations
- Continuing Education

Vol. 5, No. 23 -- November 30, 2007

Index

- LearningExpress training sessions scheduled Dec. 12 & 19
- Time to update SCLS directory information
- Date changed for HOLA Hispanic Outreach Workshop
- Member/Staff News
- Deerfield hosts 1st Annual Speed Stacking Night
- SCLS will pay $100 toward WLA membership for directors
- Doing what we can do
- Computational Linguistics Olympiad scheduled Feb. 5 in Madison
- Continuing Education Calendar

Vol. 5, No. 22 -- November 16, 2007

Index

- 2008 SCLS Annual Meeting May 7 at UW-Madison Arboretum
- December Continuing Education Opportunities
- WebJunction, Ed2go courses available free to most public library staff
- Member/Staff News
- SCLS changes process for adding SCLS shared databases
- Jail Library Group Celebrates 15th Anniversary
- Online Continuing Ed Courses from UW-Madison SLIS
- Monona Public Library develops Sustainability Section
- BlogJunction offers opportunity for libraries to ‘shine the spotlight’
- Continuing Education Calendar

Vol. 5, No. 21 -- November 2, 2007

Index

- SCLS announces ‘Trustee Update’ newsletter
- State budget contains positives for public libraries
- Member/Staff News
- Automation announces new emergency pager number
- CCBC hosts Beverley Naidoo Lecture Nov. 15
- LSTA meeting, public hearing scheduled Nov. 14 & 15
- Remember ALA resources when planning advocacy efforts
- Libraries encouraged to complete survey on services for the poor
- Continuing Education Calendar

Vol. 5, No. 20 -- October 19, 2007

Index

- Free language learning resources available online
- WebJunction, Ed2go courses available free to most public library staff
- Learning Express is a go for 2008
- Downloadable music will be available through OverDrive
- Site selected for future Cottage Grove Community Library
- Member/Staff News
- McMillan offers workshop on ‘unresolved social conflict of the 1960s’
- Libraries should place tax form orders next week
- National Book Award finalists announced
- Continuing Education Calendar

Vol. 5, No. 19 -- October 5, 2007

Index

- Libraries encouraged to apply for ‘We the People’ Bookshelf grants
- Member/Staff News
- October & November Continuing Education Opportunities
- 2007 MATS ‘Webbies Award’ winners announced
- 2008 WAAL conference scheduled April 16-18 in Manitowoc
- Deadline approaches for ‘Best Small Library in America’
- Travel Grant Opportunities available for ALA Annual Conference in Anaheim
- OCLC invites librarians to try out ‘WorldCat Identitiies’
- Continuing Education Calendar

Vol. 5, No. 18 -- September 21, 2007

Index

- System Celebration award winners announced
- Member/Staff News
- 2006 Wisconsin public library statistics available
- OverDrive statistics available online
- CCBC events coming this fall
- ALA publishes national report on funding and technology in public libraries
- Continuing Education Calendar

Vol. 5, No. 17 -- September 7, 2007

Index

- Check out Grants blog
- Member/Staff News
- September 2007 Continuing Education Opportunities
- Children's Publishing Conference slated Oct. 12&13
- MATS scholarship deadline extended to 9/14
- PLA registration now open
- ‘Best Small Library In America’ award nominations sought
- PLA Awards applications now available online
- Continuing Education Calendar

Vol. 5, No. 16 -- August 24, 2007

Index

- SCLS to host ALSC 2008 Arbuthnot Lecture April 17 in Madison
- Don’t forget Sept. 7 System Celebration registration deadline
- Fall observance week promotional materials available online
- Middleton Public Library named WLA Library of the Year
- September 2007 Continuing Education Opportunities
- Member/Staff News
- Deadline extended to Aug. 31 for System Celebration library photos
- OverDrive recorded training available online
- COSLA surveys should be completed by Aug. 31
- San Francisco Public Library is neighborhood hot spot
- Continuing Education Calendar

Vol. 5, No. 15 -- August 10, 2007

Index

- System Celebration registration underway
- Register now for Project Play
- Library photos needed for System Celebration
- LINK email survey underway
- Member/Staff News
- WPT invites libraries to host premier screenings of THE WAR
- Article on Open Source
- Libraries asked to send board agendas, minutes to SCLS
- COSLA asks libraries to complete facilities survey by Aug. 31
- WSJ article explores ‘Bibliotherapy: Reading Your Way To Mental Health’
- Cincinnati.com article is excellent library PR
- Rural & Small Libraries Conference Scheduled Sept. 26-28
- Continuing Education Calendar

Vol. 5, No. 14 -- July 27, 2007

Index

- System Celebration registration underway
- McMillan launches lumber rafting history website
- August 2007 Continuing Education Opportunities
- Libraries again eligible for Playaway discounts
- Member/Staff News
- Decisions about July 06-June 07 database trials
- New survey tracks attitudes of Wisconsin library users & non-users
- It’s nice when library users speak up
- LJ article describes shredder fundraising
- Youth and library use studies show gains in serving young adults
- Continuing Education Calendar

Vol. 5, No. 13 -- June 29, 2007

Index

- Encourage patrons to try Library value calculator
- ‘Speak Up for Your Library’ cards available; online registration now possible
- Member/Staff News
- Garrison Keillor’s column worth reading
- Reserve Sept. 20 for annual System Celebration
- LSTA information and guidelines 2008 available
- Theobald Legislative Library announces new catalog
- ALC announces Worth Their Weight: An Assessment of the Evolving Field of Library Valuation
- Website caters to those who love mystery novels
- Colorado library rewards ‘radically good behavior’
- Continuing Education Calendar

Vol. 5, No. 12 -- June 15, 2007

Index

- Complete 2008 CE Survey by June 22
- CE Podcasts available through ‘Know More’ blog
- Member/Staff News
- Dance Dance Revolution, Guitar Hero now available for loan from SCLS
- July 2007 Continuing Education opportunities
- MATS offers scholarship to WLA conference
- Check out three Channel Weekly articles
- EBSCOHost expands accessibility of interface
- Minnesota offers fingerprint kits at reduced price to libraries
- Continuing Education Calendar

Vol. 5, No. 11 -- June 1, 2007

Index

- Library value calculator available for patron use
- Book-alikes promotional materials available
- Add your IM contact to detailed directory
- Member/Staff News
- ‘Know More’ blog will keep you abreast of CE Opportunities
- Libraries eligible for discounts on Playaways
- June 2007 Continuing Education Opportunities
- Madison Community Foundation approves grants to 12 Dane County libraries
- Brodhead Foundation matches library building funds
- Annual Meeting update about polka movie
- Ancestry.com posts 90 million war records
- Association for Rural & Small Libraries announces Sept. 26-28 annual conference
- Blog entry measures library value
- ALSCs Kids! @ your library Campaign tool kit continues to grow
- Continuing Education Calendar

Vol. 5, No. 10 -- May 18, 2007

Index

- Promotional materials available for SLP & TeenRead ’07
- Trial Genealogy databases before end of May
- Member/Staff News
- WLA Foundation funds scholarships for 2007
- LSTA information sessions scheduled June 6 & 7
- Second barn documentary available for purchase
- Nominations sought for ‘Best Small Library in America’
- LibrarianInBlack offers “Five Why Nots"
- Continuing Education Calendar

Vol. 5, No. 9 -- April 27, 2007

Index

- What should you do when law enforcement requests access to library records or information?
- Registration deadline nears for May 11 Annual Meeting
- Materials available to help observe AskAway Awareness Week, May 7-11
- DLTCL has FAQ page on county library funding changes related to Act 420
- Member/Staff News
- May & June 2007 Continuing Education Opportunities
- A Novelist Warm Fuzzy
- New ALA data shows that predicted library demise due to Internet fails to materialize
- Continuing Education Calendar

Vol. 5, No. 8 -- April 13, 2007

Index

- Register now for May 11 Annual Meeting
- System Celebration award nomination deadline is April 27
- Member/Staff News
- May continuing education opportunities
- Trial Rosetta Stone through April 20
- WLA seeking applicants for ‘WeLead’ mentoring program
- Results from the 2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy
- $250 grants available for writers and illustrators
- Celebrate serving seniors in May; ‘Older Americans Month’
- YALSA announces fifth round of Excellence in Library Service to Young Adults Project
- ‘USA Weekend’ encourages use of public library databases
- Ezra Jack Keats Foundation announces grant program
- Continuing Education Calendar

Vol. 5, No. 7 -- March 30, 2007

Index

- Order your free 2007 SLP school visit video now
- System Celebration award nomination deadline is April 27
- Online registration now available for ‘Speak Up for Your Library’ campaign
- Member/Staff News
- Web conference on library education to focus on issues
- Edible Book Festival is April 12
- Recorded Books’ ‘Film Movement’ plan lets libraries show films
- Another free patent search site available
- 2008 ALA Annual Conference program proposals due May 1, 2007
- Free materials for Children’s Day/Book Day
- NEW from PLA! Nursery Rhymes, Songs & Fingerplays
- E-Learning @ PLA: Space still available for April 2 start date
- PLA now accepting orders for the 2007 PLDS Statistical Report
- Continuing Education Calendar

Vol. 5, No. 6 -- March 16, 2007

Index

- We need your feedback to plan the 2007 SCLS Annual Meeting
- Press release highlights local value of the Summer Library Program
- System Celebration scheduled Sept. 20 in Waunakee; award nomination online
- Member/Staff News
- Online Readers’ Advisory service called “Book-Alikes” now available
- April continuing education opportunities
- Discount available on Creative Zen Nano Plus mp3 players
- LSTA Advisory Committee April meeting and public hearing
- Library Customer Service DVD available for loan from Reference and Loan
- Summer Continuing Education Courses from UW-Madison SLIS
- UW-Madison Friends ready to sell another 15,000 books during semiannual sale
- CCBC Choices 2007 now available
- Woman’s Day article highlights impact of public library to change lives
- ALSC announces Bookapalooza Program to give away books
- Library Journal video series adds spice to reading groups
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services celebrates 100th anniversary of Rachel Carson's birth with online book club
- Continuing Education Calendar

Vol. 5, No. 5 -- March 2, 2007

Index

- ‘Speak Up for Your Library’ cards available; online registration now possible
- Annual SCLS Award nomination forms available online
- Member/Staff News
- March CE explores using Public Television films for community-based programs
- Register now for April Continuing Education opportunities
- Governor’s proposed budget includes increases for library system aids
- Libraries invited to tie into CTM production of ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’
- MOTOR password changed on March 1
- Upcoming educational programs eligible for CE grants
- UW-Madison, Leopold Foundation to digitize Aldo Leopold archives
- New Resources free to public libraries from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
- Continuing Education Calendar

Vol. 5, No. 4 -- February 16, 2007

Index

- Feb. 20 is registration deadline for rural sustainability workshop
- Online SLP registration details coming soon
- Teen book blog offered again in 2007
- Sign up now for March Continuing Education opportunities
- Member/Staff News
- MALC scholarship deadline extended until Feb. 28
- New EBSCO features available
- Study says libraries are key to building local economic base
- Continuing Education Calendar

Vol. 5, No. 3 -- February 2, 2007

Index

- Puzzled about PSTATs?
- R U ready for IM?
- Novelist promotional materials can still be ordered
- Libraries will have trial access to test preparation databases in February
- Member/Staff News
- What do librarians do after dark?
- SLIS announces April 23-26 library building and design conference
- 33 reasons why libraries and librarians still extremely important
- MacWorld Magazine article recommends using public library to 'find good stuff fast’
- Amazon announces ‘Wish for Lit’ contest; deadline is Feb. 16
- 2007 Giant Step Award deadline is Feb. 16
- ALA announces 2007 children’s and young adult literature awards
- Continuing Education Calendar

Vol. 5, No. 2 -- January 19, 2007

Index
- SCLS Annual Meeting is scheduled May 11
- Novelist notepads available; training session is Jan. 31
- Sign up for NoveList Notes
- Member/Staff News
- Feb. 9 DuPage webcast looks at ‘Next Gen Librarianship’
- Deadline for MALC scholarships is Feb. 1, 2007
- Libraries will have trial access to test preparation databases in February
- 2007 WEMA Spring Conference is March 25-27
- Free investing classes available through Morningstar
- Services available to help recycle VHS tapes, books
- PLA asks Libraries for input about ‘service responses’ used for strategic planning
- Continuing Education Calendar

Vol. 5, No. 1 -- January 5, 2007

Index
- Annual Report Workshop scheduled Jan. 18
- NoveList now available to patrons throughout the SCLS seven-county area
- Library staff members encouraged to attend ‘Bridges Out of Poverty’ program
- SCLS librarians teach SLIS courses
- Member/Staff News
- First 2007 Brain Snack scheduled Jan. 12
- CE calendar available from SCLS
- Deadline is Feb. 1 for Alliant Energy Foundation Community Grants
- PLA announces new start dates for online professional development courses
- RUSA offers online courses
- Library Journal looking for referenda information
- RUSA announces 8th annual list of ‘Best Free Reference Websites’
- Continuing Education Calendar