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WVLS would like to take this opportunity to welcome back all the school librarians from summer vacation. If you are new to the district or know of a new librarian in the area, please contact Linda Orcutt, WVLS Multitype Consultant, at 715.261.7253 or lorcutt@wvls.lib.wi.us |
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Attention Public & School Libraries
Great Resources Available at Your Fingertips!!!
No more huge lists of irrelevant search results! No more relying on information from out-of-date or unknown sources! No more scouring the Web for relevant sites! For authoritative literary criticism/author information and for health-related topics, check out the Gale electronic databases available through subscriptions purchased by Wisconsin Valley Library Service.
Anyone with a valid library card
from a WVLS area public library
can access the following online databases
- from home, school, or office
- 24 hours a day
- seven days a week:
Contemporary Authors
Contemporary Literary Criticism Select
Gale Health and Wellness Resource Center
What Do I Read Next?
Contemporary Authors
Provides biographical and bibliographical information and references on more than 120,000 U.S. and international authors and is updated biweekly. While the emphasis is on modern authors, also included are literary greats of the early 20th century whose works are popular in today’s high school and college curriculums and continue to elicit critical attention.
Contemporary Literary Criticism Select
Presents full-text of significant published criticism on the works of novelists, poets, playwrights, short story writers, and other creative writers now living or who died after December 31, 1959. A strong emphasis is placed on including criticism of works by established authors who frequently appear on syllabuses of high school and college literature courses. Updated bi-monthly.
Health and Wellness Resource Center
One simple search gives the user instant access to a wealth of reliable health information on fitness, nutrition, medicine, diseases, alcohol and drug abuse, occupational health and safety, public health, pregnancy, prescription drugs and more. New periodical and newspaper articles (many full-text) are added daily as well as information from directories, encyclopedias, pamphlets and web links to diet, cancer, and health assessment sites as well as government databases. The site is certified by the HONcode (Health on the Net Code of Conduct).
What Do I Read Next?
This reader’s advisory database includes over 100,000 recommended titles, more than 54,000 plot summaries, and awards information from 561 awards, all to help users uncover new reading adventures, find long-remembered favorites, and discover award-winning titles. Search by genre, subject, author, title, series and more.
Accessing the Databases
Links to the databases can be found on the WVLS website http://wvls.lib.wi.us and on the Marathon County Public Library’s website http://mcpl.lib.wi.us .
(Neillsville Public Library users will need to connect via REMOTE ACCESS).
Remote Access from Home, School or
Office
through a WVLS area public library card --
Once the library user has followed the links mentioned above to the Gale products:
 | V-Cat library cardholders need to type in their 14- digit barcode number (no spaces). V-Cat member public libraries include Abbotsford, Antigo, Colby, Dorchester, Gilman, Greenwood, Loyal, Medford, Merrill, Minocqua, Owen, Rib Lake, Stetsonville, Thorp, Three Lakes, Tomahawk and Westboro. |
| MCPL library cardholders need to type in their 14- digit barcode number (no spaces). |
| Library cardholders from public libraries in Crandon, Granton, Laona, Neillsville, Rhinelander, Wabeno, and Withee need to contact their public library for instructions as to how their library card number should be typed. |
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Time flies when you’re having fun – As of September 2nd,
I have been part of the WVLS team for thirty years. I began as the library consultant, moved to the position of Administrative Assistant and moved again, in May of 1983, to the position of WVLS Director.
While there have been some difficult times for WVLS (and its member libraries) in those years, I can’t think of a more satisfying way to have spent these years in my professional life.
Thanks to all library personnel and trustees for making this an always interesting and almost always fun and rewarding experience.
--Heather Eldred
A Credo For Librarians
We believe in libraries:
They hold the recorded experience of men…
information reliable and unrestricted resources for study, for vocational training, for enlightened citizenship, literature that lights the mind and recreates the soul.We believe in them as inviting places…
welcoming those who need or seek their materials and services, indispensable to students of all ages and to progressive communities, supported by every level of govern- ment and placed within the free, easy reach of all.
We believe in librarians:
They hold the keys to libraries and, with skill and dedication, they can unite resources with people.
We believe that these catalysts of learning must be persons of integrity, fairness, dignity and warmth. They must grow personally and professionally, joining with others to work toward the highest standards for their profession.
Fortified with the best techniques, with vision and enthusiasm, they must accept their responsibility to serve an ever-changing world.
We believe in library associations:
They mingle staff members, trustees, and friends – all searching for better service.
They draw together those representing many types of institutions. In them we share a common goal of library facilities for all.
In their meetings we learn, and in working through them, we find stimulation and self-expression.
We believe that to these associations we owe the loyalty and the labors which will enable them to fulfill their destined role of leadership.
(This Credo, while composed many years ago by Past Presidents of the Wisconsin Library Association, still provides us with a strong framework/description of our work and goals today.)
More GREAT Web Sites - Check 'Em Out!
Following are ten more sites that were recently added to ALA’s list of great web sites http://www.ala.org/parentspage/greatsites/amazing.html:
(Rob Reid’s Heart of a Child, 7/31/02)
Librarians, teachers and homeschoolers should check out the following six sites (mentioned in School Library Journal, 4/02) for innovative display ideas, tips, and printables. They look like fun!
 | Teacher Helpers Bulletin Board Ideas |
| Boards of a Feather www.nea.org/helpfrom/growing/works4me/organize/boards.html#bulletin |
| Classroom Décor Ideas www.teachnet.com/how-to/decor |
| Ideas for Bulletin Boards www.kimskorner4teachertalk.com/classmanagement/bulletinboards.html |
| Bulletin Board Ideas for High School Media Specialists www.clayton.K12.ga.us/bulletinboards/default.htm |
| A to Z Teacher Tips – Classroom Décor http://atozteacherstuff.com/tips/Classroom_Decor |
New GED and Other Test Materials
As of January 2002, the GED tests have changed dramatically. If you haven’t weeded your test-preparation materials recently, you need to do so now, keeping only GED materials that have a 2002 copyright date.
There are free practice tests for GED students at the following site: www.pbs.org/literacy/ged/learners.html .
Morgan Chase, in a letter to the editor in Library Journal (10/15/01; p. 8), gave tips for checking if other test preparation materials are out of date. His general rule of thumb is that any test materials that are more than five years old should be replaced. However, he urges librarians to weed the following:
SAT materials with a copyright date before 1994-95.
SAT materials that mention "Reading Comprehension," "Antonyms," or "Test of Standard Written English."
SAT materials that use any of the old names of the test, which were Scholastic Aptitude Test or Scholastic Assessment Test.
Books that mention the College Board Achieve- ment Tests, which are now called SAT II Tests.
Calculator-free Math I and Math II tests, which are now called Math IC and IIC tests.
General Biology, which is now called Biology E/M test.
ACT math materials before 1997, since calculators are now allowed.
GMAT and GRE tests which refer to pen and pencil format as these tests are now computer- based.
LSTA tests have not changed since 1991 so older copies can be kept.
(by Sandy Robbers, IFLS Director, as seen in Directions, May 2002)
The Internet has some exciting ways for kids and adults to learn the Dewey Decimal classification system. Following are some cool sites mentioned in the August 2002 issue of School Library Journal:
www.thrall.org/deweyDo the Dewey
Created by Robert Tiess (librarian, Middletown [NY] Thrall Library), this basic guide to Dewey for older kids, teenagers, and adults includes "Test Your Knowledge" quizzes that range from easy to really tough! Javascript-enabled browser required.
Dewey to the Rescue – A Multimedia Tour www.oclc.org/dewey/about/ddctour
This simple, animated introduction to the DDC, created by Forest Press (OCLC, Inc.) would appeal to 4th-8th grade students. Shockwave/Flash player required.
Dare to Do the Dewey! www.memphis-schools.k12.tn.us/admin/tlapages/dewey.htm
Karen Cooperman (librarian, Richland Elementary School, Memphis, TN) created this basic Webquest that includes a story about Melvil Dewey. This site is recommended for grades 4-6.
Dewey Browse www.deweybrowse.org
Students will find this comprehensive list of sites, created by Gail Grainger (media specialist, Chesterfield [NH] K-8 School), to be a great resource for homework help.
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Weeding YA Collections in Rural Libraries
When weeding, operate under the premise that:
Do Extreme Weeding!
(Rural Library Services Newsletter, March/April 2002. Used with permission, Rural Library Services Newsletter, Paulding County Carnegie Library, 205 S. Main St., Paulding, OH 45879)
$$ Available to Attend Conference!The Wisconsin Library Association (WLA) Membership Committee, through a grant from Embury, Ltd., will provide funding of $250 for a new member to attend the 2002 WLA Conference in Middleton. Applications are due September 29th. Call the WLA office at 608.245.3640 or email vacha@scls.lib.wi.us for an application form.
WI Public Radio Book Club Debuts
A new kind of book club, designed around the discussion of A New Political Covenant, made its debut on August 23rd on Wisconsin Public Radio. The book club is the brainchild of Jean Feraca, host of "Conversations with Jean Feraca," and Rich Harwood, founder and president of The Harwood Institute for Public Innovation, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that works to improve public life and politics.
A New Political Covenant: America’s Aspirations for Political Conduct lays out in detail aspirations articulated by participants in Citizen Assemblies and other Harwood Institute projects over the past fourteen years. Feraca and Harwood hope that the on-air discussions of the book will motivate listeners to form their own "book clubs" and other conversations to discuss the implications of these aspirations in tackling society’s tough issues.
The first program of the season will discuss A New Political Covenant, and also the reasons Feraca and Harwood decided to collaborate on this project. Through the run of the program, guests and listeners will be asked to reflect on such issues as the meaning of citizenship; the most important American ideals and how well we’re doing as a country to further them; and whether Americans are retreating from public life. Discussion questions can be found at www.theharwoodinstitute.org
The New Political Covenant Book Club will air again on September 13, October 11 and November 8 at 9:00 a.m. (CST). Listeners are encouraged to visit WPR’s website www.wpr.org and the New Patriotism Project’s website www.newpatriotismproject.org to obtain copies of the book at no charge, or order directly from The Harwood Institute by calling 301.656.3669.
October 26, 2002 is the annual Make A Difference Day, a national day of helping others. The day was created by USA Weekend Magazine as a celebration of neighbors helping neighbors. Last year 2.2 million people accomplished thousands of projects in hundreds of towns, helping 25 million people. To find out how to get involved visit the Make a Difference Day web site at http://usaweekend.com/diffday/index.html (edited from The Library Connection, August 2002)
Task Force on Public Library Legislation and Funding Finalizes Recommendations
At the final meeting on August 15th of the State Superintendent’s Task Force on Public Library Legislation and Funding, members reviewed their preliminary recommendations and approved final recommendations to be forwarded to the State Superintendent.
The recommendations are arranged by potential packages for advancement, with the DPI to determine their final form. The final recommendations are available at http://www.dpi.state.wi.us/dltcl/pld/finaltfrecom.html
Background information and comments reviewed by the Task Force are available at http://www.dpi.state.wi.us/dltcl/pld/liblegis.html
2002 ALA Conference Audiocassettes Available
Audiocassettes from the American Library Association’s 2002 annual conference are now available for loan from the Reference and Loan Library (R&LL). The conference was held June 13-19 in Atlanta, and this year 68 of the programs were selected for recording. The program tapes may be helpful to those who could not attend the ALA conference, or who could not go to all of the meetings of interest.
A list of the titles of this year’s conference tapes, as well as lists for previous years, are on R&LL’s website at http://www.dpi.state.wi.us/dpi/dltcl/rll/indav.html. Audiocassettes may be borrowed from R&LL through regular interlibrary loan channels. Since bibliographic records for the cassettes are not yet on OCLC or WISCAT, libraries on WISCAT ILL should indicate the ALA tape number (e.g. ALA 201) in the TITLE LINE of the request.
There are too many Web sites to list in this newsletter that have preserved and archived the events of September 11 and their aftermath. Following are just a few recommended sites:
September 11 Web Archive http://september11.archive.org
This archive, a collaborative project between the Library of Congress, WebArchivist.org, the Internet Archive and the Pew Internet and American Life Project, boasts more than 5 terabytes of content. (PC Computing, 12/11/2001)
History in the News: The Middle East www.albany.edu/history/middle-east/index.html
Touted as one of the best reference sources in 2001 (Library
Journal, 4/15/2002), this site not only provides current information about
events in the Middle East but also explores its diverse cultures. It includes
links, by country, to such subjects as history, religion, politics, culture and
society.
September 11 News
www.september11news.com
According to Library Journal (4/15/2002), this site provides "the
most comprehensive archive of U.S. and international newspaper coverage of the
attacks as reported on their front pages and for the next 111 days."
The 911 Digital Archive http://911digitalarchive.org
Includes not only an all encompassing archive of the events and their
aftermath, but also first-hand accounts of the attacks and the days following.
(Public Libraries, July/August 2002)
The Television Archive
www.televisionarchive.org
Audio and images of television news broadcasts from September 11-17 are
provided at this site. (Public Libraries, July/August 2002)
DefendAMERICA www.defendamerica.mil
With links to several agencies, this government site covers the U.S. response
to the September 11 attacks.
ONE
As the soot and dirt and ash rained down……….We became one color.
As we carried each other down the stairs of the burning building……….We became one class.
As we lit candles of waiting and hope……….We became one generation.
As the firefighters and police officers fought their way into the inferno……….We became one gender.
As we fell to our knees in prayer for strength……….We became one faith.
As we whispered or shouted words of encouragement……….We spoke one language.
As we gave our blood in lines a mile long……….We became one body.
As we mourned together the great loss……….We became one family.
As we cried tears of grief and loss……….We became one soul.
As we retell with pride of the sacrifice of heroes……….We became one people.
WE ARE
One color
One class
One generation
One gender
One faith
One language
One body
One family
One soul
One people
(Author: Unknown)
For Your Convenience - Courses Offered Via the Net
The School of Library and Information Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison will again offer its popular interactive continuing education courses via the Internet. Three courses offered this fall are:
Fundamentals of Cataloging
October 7-December 15, $385
Introduction to Metadata
October 14-November 25, $249
Virtual Collection Development
October 21-November 30, $299
You can participate at any time of day. You will receive a password to access online course-ware, which provides the means to post assignments, do readings, and discuss the topics with other students and the instructor. Full course descriptions and registration information are available at http://www.slis.wisc.edu/academic/ces/index.html
September 17 - The New WISCAT & WISCAT ILL Software - a WVLS workshop - Marathon County Public Library - 9:00 a.m.
September 21 - WVLS Board of Trustees meeting - Rhinelander District Library - 9:30.
September 21-28 BANNED BOOKS WEEK. For info from ALA go to http://www.ala.org/bbooks/
September 30 - The Power of Story - Using Storytelling with Children in Classrooms, Child Care and Group Settings - a Marathon County Public Library workshop.
October 2 - Charlotte Zolotow Lecture - Madison, WI - 7:30 p.m. - details at http://www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/czfaq.htm
October 10-12 - Wisconsin Book Festival, Madison.
October 12 - "Children's Literature Conference" - Marquette University, Milwaukee - $100 - for details, contact Carol Stachewicz at carol.stachewicz@marquette.edu.
October 13-19
DISCOVER WISCONSIN WRITERS WEEK.
"Get Graphic @ your library" - TEEN READ WEEK - http://www.ala.org/teenread/trw/collection.html
October 17 - WVLS Executive Committee meeting - Marathon County Public Library - 3:30.
October 26 - "Make a Difference Day"
October 29-November 1 - "Libraries. A Basic Freedom"- WLA Annual Conference, Middleton.
November 4-6 - The Sixth Annual Internet Librarian Conference and Exhibition - Palm Springs Convention Center, Palm Springs, California - contact the WVLS office for registration booklet.
November 17 - The second Harry Potter movie, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets opens today!
November 18-24 CHILDREN'S BOOK WEEK. The theme is "Book Time" and programming fodder may be found at http://www.cbcbooks.org/html/book_week.html
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The Power of Story Using Storytelling with Children in Classrooms, Child Care and group settings. Presented by Stuart Stotts Musician and Storyteller
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first words were spoken, storytelling has been an integral part of human
experience. Storytelling is an essential tool for any teacher of young
children. Learn basic storytelling techniques and how to apply these
techniques to telling and reading stories. Special attention will be
given to the role of participation in stories.
Join storyteller Stuart Stotts for this practical, hands-on workshop that will have you ready to tell a story by workshop's end. |
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ATTENTION: WESSLER SCHOLARSHIPS are available to cover some/all costs associated with attendance at reference and/or interlibrary loan continuing education events. If interested in becoming a Wessler Scholar, contact the WVLS office (715/261-7250) for more information. The application form and more information are available at http://wvls.lib.wi.us/About/wessler.htm
a monthly
newsletter of the Wisconsin Valley Library Service
300 N. First Street / Wausau, WI 54403
| EDITOR: Marla Sepnafski Phone: 715/261-7252 FAX: 715/261-7259 |
Contributions are welcome!
News items should be submitted by the first of the month.
WVLS serves Clark, Forest, Langlade, Lincoln, Marathon, Oneida, and Taylor counties.
