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BadgerLink’s Genealogy Camp will be held at noon on Thursdays in June. The 30 to 45 minute sessions will be archived and posted on http://www.badgerlink.net/training.html.
 
June 7 BadgerLink Newspapers: Explore the newspaper resources in BadgerLink and learn about how you can use them to conduct genealogy research! To join, click: http://bit.ly/Jun07

 
June 14 HeritageQuest Online (HQO): Learn tips and tricks on how to best use HQO! This session will cover new content to HQO, the notebook function, the NEW Learning Center and more! To join, click: http://bit.ly/hqonline

 
June 21 Wisconsin Heritage Online (WHO): Discover digital resources in Wisconsin with WHO and find high school and college yearbooks, directories, plat maps, county histories and local histories! To join, click: http://bit.ly/WIho

 
June 28 Genealogy Research: Join Mary Rieder, the President of Wisconsin State Genealogical Society, for a BadgerLink genealogy demonstration! To join, click: http://bit.ly/gen28

The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay is offering Spanish Immersion for Professionals August 6-10 on campus. The program is designed for professionals such as customer service representatives, call center employees, hospitality workers, social workers, bankers, teachers and health care workers. Students will participate in language classes by skill level as determined by an online pretest.

Registration is due by Monday, July 23rd.

Visit the web site for details or call (800) 621-2313.

Don't miss our next CE workshop, Walk One Hour in My Shoes, on Friday, March 30, 2012.

“Walk One Hour in My Shoes/Camina Una Hora en Mis Zapatos” is a comprehensive educational and cultural workshop presented by University of Wisconsin Cooperative – Extension. This half-day experience orients participants to the diverse Latino/Hispanic population in Wisconsin; reviews issues of cultural identity; discusses the concepts of cultural competency and multiculturalism; and helps companies and organizations gain practical skills and tools needed to better serve this growing clientele.

Additional information and registration available at: http://www.owlsweb.info/ce/classes.asp

 
To view the full announcement go to https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B5YmcgoABMUOODUxMDYwZjItZGM0NC00MjBmLWI0NTAtMDBlM2UyMmQ3MTk0
 
Discover BadgerLink
Find resources that you may not realize are available through BadgerLink!
1.19 Wisconsin Digital Archives: Find Information in Wisconsin’s Collection of Electronic State Documents
To Join Click: http://ow.ly/84pkS
 
1.26 Songbook Database: Easily Locate Sheet Music Available for Interlibrary Loan
To Join Click: http://ow.ly/84puX
 
2.2 BadgerLearn: Explore Wisconsin’s Collaborative Learning Space and Training Portal
To Join Click: http://ow.ly/84pEU
 
2.9 Consumer Reports: Connect to Expert, Independently Conducted Studies that Empower Consumers
To Join Click: http://ow.ly/84pZN
 
2.16 Found In Wisconsin: Uncover Wisconsin's Digital Collections
To Join Click: http://ow.ly/84qni
 
2.23 How to Promote BadgerLink: Learn About Ways to Get the Word out About BadgerLink
To Join Click: http://ow.ly/84qpj
 
3.1 Q&A: Get the Answers to Your BadgerLink Questions
To Join Click: http://ow.ly/84qrZ
 
Contact: Kara Ripley, Reference and BadgerLink Training Librarian, Department of Public Instruction, kara.ripley@dpi.wi.gov

The Certification Manual for Wisconsin Public Library Directors 2011 is now available online at http://www.dpi.wi.gov/pld/pdf/certmanual.pdf. The table of contents contains bookmarks to the different sections of the manual. 

The Wisconsin Public Librarian Certification web page, (http://dpi.wi.gov/pld/cert.html), links to the updated versions of the following forms:

• Application for Public Librarian Certification (http://dpi.wi.gov/forms/doc/f2450.doc)
• Activity Report for Continuing Education (http://dpi.wi.gov/forms/doc/f2453.doc)
• Annual Summation of Continuing Education Activities (http://dpi.wi.gov/forms/doc/f2454.doc)

Below is a summary of the changes that have been made under the new rules:

Allow grade II certificates to be issued to applicants holding a bachelor’s degree along with a minor in library science if the minor includes or is supplemented by 3 semester credits of coursework, or the equivalent, in advanced public library administration.

Update public librarian certification requirements for grade II and III certification. Some of the areas of coursework have been changed to reflect the changes in the nature of public library operation. The total number of credits required to be completed will still be a total of 12; however, the rule will provide flexibility as to how those 12 credits may be earned.

Require certification renewal to include at least 10 hours of technology-related training.

Modify the temporary certification requirements for grade II and III certification to reflect the new coursework required to get a public librarian certification and require at least one course to be completed annually until the certification requirements are complete.

Please contact Bradley with any questions.

"Hire with Confidence, Fire Without Fear, Tame Toxic Employees and Put Your Team on the Fast Track to Record-Shattering Success"
Presented by Glenn Shepard
Hosted by UWFox, Office of Continuing Education
Wednesday, June 15th from 8:30 until noon
Registration $149

Please contact Bradley for details.

Institute for Organizational Development - Transforming People and Organizations
July 25-27, 2011
KI Convention Center
333 Main Street
Green Bay, WI 54301
More information and registration: http://www.uwgb.edu/outreach/orgdev/

Look beyond your organization to gain a new perspective on emerging strategies and effective practices. Engage with professionals who will share their experiences, innovative ideas, research, and best practices.

Sessions:
Athenian Dialogue: Notorious Victoria
Writing with Impact
Leveraging Generational Differences
Conducting Workplace Investigations and How to Effectively Discipline Employees
Reducing Conflict & Negativity in the Workplace
Critical Thinking & Professional Success
The Employment Relationship from Hiring to Firing
Creating Engaging Presentations
The New Economy

Don't forget that OWLS offers scholarships for continuing education: http://www.owlsweb.info/ce/

Posted on the WLA Blog:

WLA's Support Staff Section will host its annual One-day Conference for support staff from all types of libraries on Wednesday, May 25, at the UW-Milwaukee Student Union. At just $45 for members ($60 for non-members and $25 for students), this conference is a great value!

Breakout session topics include implementing RFID, support staff certification, degree completion, how to find free multimedia software, and more! Joyce Latham, Ph.D., UW-Milwaukee School of Information Studies, will provide a keynote address on "This is What Democracy Looks Like: Supporting the Right to Know."

Take a look at the complete schedule and register online today!

If funds are tight, support staff are welcome to apply for a CE scholarship from OWLS.

Last Thursday I attended a webinar hosted by the Indianhead Federated Library System. Robin Jones, Director of the Great Lakes ADA Center spoke on the topic, "What is reasonable accomodation, and how does it affect my library?"

Robin covered several actions a library might take to accommodate patrons with disabilities. These included:

• Accepting alternative forms of identification such as state IDs.
• Allowing additional time to utilize services such as longer computer sessions or longer checkout periods.
• Providing an alternative keyboard, mouse, or other accessibility device upon request.
• Using real-time captioning on library-produced videos.

She reminded us that it is important to provide notice to the public regarding ADA compliance and available accommodations. This message should be repeated regularly and in locations and formats that are accessible to the target audience.

Did you know that PDFs are not easily accessible for people who use screen readers? Did you know that the definition of a service animal has changed? IFLS has made a recording of this webinar available on their Web site:
http://www.ifls.lib.wi.us/Default.aspx?tabid=1229

If you watch the archived webinar, you may claim 1 hour of continuing education under Category C (self-directed study).

Reminder: You may only claim 30 Category C hours out of the 100 hours required for recertification. Category C activities should be pre-approved by the system CE validator (Bradley). Consider this webinar pre-approved!

Apply by Friday, August 6th for the Wisconsin Small Libraries Section (WISL) WLA Conference Scholarship

The purpose of this scholarship is to promote attendance at the Wisconsin Library Association Annual Conference.This scholarship is available to librarians who meet the following criteria:

• Employed by a Wisconsin library or information agency with 4 FTE or less or have a service population of under 6000 people (Grade II or Grade III Certification)
• Must be willing to communicate knowledge gained, especially how this knowledge can be applied to small libraries, and to fellow WISL members.
• Must be a member of the Wisconsin Small Libraries Section or become a member of WLA/WISL by the start of the Fall Conference.

Applicants will be evaluated based on:

• Need and desire for scholarship
• Small and rural library leadership potential
• Previous conference attendance opportunities (Previous attendee at the WLA conference or scholarship recipients are encouraged to re-apply)

Applications will be evaluated by a committee of the Wisconsin Small Libraries Section Board.

Application Deadline: Postmarked or emailed by August 6, 2010.

Recipient will be notified by August 20.

Scholarship options:

• $300 Scholarship for lodging, registration, meals and mileage (may be divided into two $150 awards if the full award is not needed.)
• $150 Scholarship for registration, meals and mileage

Scholarship winners will be expected to:

• Attend entire conference for which the scholarship has been awarded.
• Submit newsletter article to Whistlestop (WISL newsletter), sharing what has been learned gained from conference.
• Attend a combination of at least 2 WISL meetings/programs while at the conference.

Application and instructions can be found here: http://www.wla.lib.wi.us/wisl/scholarship.htm