Index
- Barb Dimick to receive 2012 'Cornerstone Award- Order ‘Speak Up for Your Library’ materials now
- Member/Staff News
- New StateStats library infographic available for library website use
- 2013 LSTA grant applications due Sept. 17
- Book kits available through WISCAT interlibrary loan
- BadgerLink’s EBSCO replaces Lexi-Pals Drug Guide
- Beloit College publishes Mindset List for class of 2016
- Continuing Education Calendar
Barb Dimick to receive 2012 'Cornerstone Award'
In recognition of her service to Madison Public Library, and to the South Central Library System and its member libraries, Barbara Dimick will receive the SCLS Foundation's "Cornerstone Award" at a Nov. 8, 2012, fundraising reception. The event will be held at Fitchburg Public Library, 5530 Lacy Road, Fitchburg, WI.
"This is the Foundation's fourth annual award, which honors people who have made significant contributions to the improvement of library service in their own communities, throughout the South Central Library System, and statewide," said Trish Frankland, foundation board president.
The award is given to an individual or individuals who have had a significant and long-term impact on enhancing public libraries in South Central Wisconsin and represent the values and mission of the SCLS Foundation.
There is no charge to attend the reception, but donations to the SCLS Foundation will be accepted.
Order ‘Speak Up for Your Library’ materials now
To support this advocacy effort, you can also make available the SCLS “Speak Up for Your Library” materials, which will be printed at no cost to member libraries. As an added value, you can get the names of all those who list your library as their home library. It’s an easy way to reach out locally when the need arises.
Cards can be printed on demand, and delivered to libraries in a day or two. Just contact Mark Ibach to place your request. We also encourage libraries to link from their website to the online sign-up form at www.scls.info/pr/speak_up.
As an added advocacy effort, we encourage libraries to promote the SCLS “Library Use Value Calculator,” which is an excellent opportunity for library users to attach a financial impact to their personal use of the library.
Penny Johnson, Teen Specialist at Baraboo Public Library, has received a Teen Read Week grant sponsored by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) and the Dollar General Literacy Foundation. Ten recipients throughout the nation each received $1,000 to fund Teen Read Week activities at their library. Baraboo will use this grant to purchase ALA’s READ software and six digital photo frames.
Sue Ann Kucher, the director at Reedsburg Public Library, was recently highlighted in an article in the Reedsburg Times-Press. Sue Ann has worked at Reedsburg for the past seven years, and replaces Sue Steiner who recently retired after 30 years at the library.
Madison Public Library welcomes Mare Batchelor (Page 2, Meadowridge Library), Danielle Nguyen (Page 2, Meadowridge) and Bethany Wolkoff (Page 1, Alicia Ashman Library).
Mount Horeb Public Library seeks an organized, flexible person to supervise clerks, shelvers, and volunteers at a busy circulation desk. The successful candidate must be able to develop internal protocols and implement procedures as required by the LINK consortium. Must be able to attend to numerous details while keeping big-picture reasons for what we do at the forefront of all interactions with customers and staff. Additional components of position include collection development and Help Desk responsibilities. Must like working with the public. Some evenings and weekends required. An MLS is preferred. Supervisory experience required. Visit www.mhpl.org to download the complete job description. Interested applicants should submit a resume, cover letter, and three professional references by Sept. 12 at 5 p.m. to Jessica Williams, Director, 105 Perimeter Road Mount Horeb, WI 53572.
Aaron Wright has joined the New Glarus Public Library staff as Library Assistant-Collection Maintenance. Aaron is from Mount Horeb and graduated from UW-Madison SLIS in 2011. He also works at Madison Public Library’s Hawthorne Branch. Aaron brings KOHA knowledge and lots of technical skills to the library as well as a good sense of humor. “We are happy to have him on our team,” said Director Maggie Waggoner.
New StateStats library infographic available for library website use
StateStats, which provides free web based tool to non-profits and the general public aimed at promoting open access to valuable information and learning tools and guides, has a new infographic that libraries can use on their websites.
This infographic, created in conjunction with the ALA and the IMLS, provides many answers to the question "Why support your local library? It tells many stories about today's libraries, including both their successes and their needs. To view the infographic visit StateStats.
Instructions for copying the information to your website are provided at the bottom of the page. If you need assistance, contact Rose Ziech.
2013 LSTA grant applications due Sept. 17
LSTA applications for competitive and non-competitive grant categories are due by 4:30 p.m. on Sept. 17, 2012.
Competitive grant categories are:
- Digital Creations i
- Accessibility,
- Literacy,
- Public Libraries, and
- Digitization – Local Resources.
The non-competitive grant categories are
- Public Library System Technology,
- Delivery, and
- the Digital Buying Pool.
The online LSTA grant application form, guidelines, and the recorded information session are linked at the LSTA website. For more information contact Terrie Howe at (608) 266-2413.
Book kits available through WISCAT interlibrary loan
In recent years, the popularity of book discussion groups has increased dramatically. Public libraries are often asked to provide multiple copies of titles for such groups. Schools also are often in need of multiple copies for classroom use or after-school programs. WISCAT and WISCAT Interlibrary Loan can help! WISCAT is a project of Resources for Libraries and Lifelong Learning (RL&LL), Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI). Funding support comes from the Institute for Museum and Library Services. For over 20 years WISCAT has provided an affordable resource sharing platform for Wisconsin libraries. For more information on WISCAT, please see http://dpi.wi.gov/rll/wiscat_about_home.html.
The WISCAT ILL team maintains a list of over 1,000 titles for book discussion groups. These kits are available from Wisconsin libraries through interlibrary loan. The list is constantly changing, so if you don’t see what you need this month, check back. We are actively building this list to encourage the sharing of these valuable resources.
See the most recent list at http://dpi.wi.gov/rll/svc_resourcesharing_bclub.html or click on the “Book Kits” tab on the top of the staff “Advanced Search” screen in WISCAT.
For early learners, WISCAT has also compiled a list of Early Learning Kits appropriate for ages 0-2 and 3-5. Books 2 Go Story Time Kits are now available from the Milwaukee Public Library through WISCAT ILL. The Books2Go Story Time Kits provide pre-planned story times on popular themes for use in childcare centers, classrooms and at home. Each kit contains several different book titles and other items related to a theme.
The Books 2 Go program was created by the Milwaukee Public Library in support of the Early Learning Initiative for Wisconsin Public Libraries. They have now generously offered to share these kits through ILL. For a complete annotated list of these titles, contact Christine Barth, Interlibrary Loan Coordinator at Resources for Libraries & Lifelong Learning, 608-224-6171.
--from Channel Weekly (Vol. 14, No. 43 -- Aug. 23, 2012)
BadgerLink’s EBSCO replaces Lexi-Pals Drug Guide
The Lexi-PALS Drug Guide has been replaced by AHFS Consumer Medication Information, which is published by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. AHFS stands for: American Hospital Formulary Service®.
AHFS Consumer Medication Information is a trusted source and recognized standard for patient drug information, available in both English and Spanish. AHFS is published by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists—long recognized as an authority on educating patients about drug use and safety, and a founding member of the National Council on Patient Information and Education (NCPIE). AHFS also has been a Top Ten Award Winner in the Department of Health and Human Services National Consumer Education Materials Contest.
Key Features of AHFS
- Drug information monographs written in lay language for consumers
- Available in a Spanish version translated by experienced human health and medical translators (not by computer programs) • Updated monthly
- Conforms to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Keystone Guidelines for the provision of “useful” prescription medicine information to consumers and the FDA's Guidance for Useful Written Consumer Medication Information
- Includes “How To” monographs for administering different types of medications such as eye drops and inhalers
- Identifies medications that have the potential for adverse events when used by elderly patients as recommended by a panel of nationally recognized experts (Beers Criteria). These criteria identify medications that should generally be avoided or that should be used with caution in older adults (65 years of age or older)
For any questions or concerns, please contact BadgerLink Technical Support at http://dpi.wi.gov/rll/bl_sup.asp or visit EBSCO's Support Site.
--from Channel Weekly (Vol. 14, No. 43 -- Aug. 23, 2012)
Beloit College publishes Mindset List for class of 2016
This year’s entering college class of 2016 was born into cyberspace and they have therefore measured their output in the fundamental particles of life: bits, bytes, and bauds.
They have come to political consciousness during a time of increasing doubts about America’s future, and are entering college bombarded by questions about jobs and the value of a college degree. They have never needed an actual airline “ticket,” a set of bound encyclopedias, or Romper Room. Members of this year’s freshman class, most of them born in 1994, are probably the most tribal generation in history and they despise being separated from contact with friends. They prefer to watch television everywhere except on a television, have seen a woman lead the U.S. State Department for most of their lives, and can carry school books--those that are not on their e-Readers--in backpacks that roll.
The class of 2016 was born the year of the professional baseball strike and the last year for NFL football in Los Angeles. They have spent much of their lives helping their parents understand that you don’t take pictures on “film” and that CDs and DVDs are not “tapes.” Those parents have been able to review the crime statistics for the colleges their children have applied to and then pop an Aleve as needed. In these students’ lifetimes, with MP3 players and iPods, they seldom listen to the car radio. A quarter of the entering students already have suffered some hearing loss. Since they've been born, the United States has measured progress by a 2 percent jump in unemployment and a 16-cent rise in the price of a first class postage stamp.
Each August since 1998, Beloit College has released the Beloit College Mindset List, providing a look at the cultural touchstones that shape the lives of students entering college this fall. The creation of Beloit’s former Public Affairs Director Ron Nief and Keefer Professor of the Humanities Tom McBride, authors of The Mindset Lists of American History: From Typewriters to Text Messages, What Ten Generations of Americans Think Is Normal (John Wiley and Sons), it was originally created as a reminder to faculty to be aware of dated references. It quickly became an internationally monitored catalog of the changing worldview of each new college generation. Mindset List websites at themindsetlist.com and Beloit.edu, as well as the Mediasite webcast and the Facebook page receive more than a million visits annually.
For those who cannot comprehend that it has been 18 years since this year’s entering college students were born, they should recognize that the next four years will go even faster, confirming the authors’ belief that “generation gaps have always needed glue.”