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Crossroads
The monthly newsletter
from WebJunction.
May 2013
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The WebJunction team
(from left to right):
Betha Gutsche,
Jennifer Peterson, Ahniwa Ferrari, Kathleen Gesinger, Kendra Morgan, Steph
Harmon, Chrystie Hill, Dale Musselman, and Sharon Streams
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WebJunction
Celebrates Ten Years
It’s
WebJunction’s 10th anniversary! We’re excited to be celebrating 10 orbits
around the online universe. That’s Ten Years of Continuous Learning and sharing
knowledge, tools and support that librarians and library staff need to power
vibrant libraries. The “we” is inclusive because the truth is that YOU are WebJunction. You are all part of the
vital community that we have been building together. We hope you will
celebrate with us.
Here are some ways
to share the YOU in WebJunction:
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Create your own “WebJunction
inspires me…” video; we’ll add it to our YouTube playlist
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Post to WebJunction's LinkedIn Group
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Or WebJunction's Facebook page, Google+, or Pinterest
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Tag Twitter comments with #WJ10th
to @WebJunction
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Tag your special WebJunction
photos on Flickr with #WJ10th
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Or send it to us in an email: social@webjunction.org
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Building Digital
Inclusion Step by Step
When one in five
Americans still do not use the Internet and two in five do not have home
broadband service, the goal of comprehensive, nationwide digital inclusion
remains challenging. Within the national call to action, meaningful progress
occurs at the community level. Engaging community stakeholders in the vision
and the planning is a crucial first step.
Learn more about the
stakeholder engagement process from these community projects:
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Engaging Stakeholders: the first step to creating a
digitally inclusive community
Key collaborators in Broadband Rhode Island (BBRI) explain their digital inclusion stakeholder engagement process, including creating and prioritizing policy recommendations. |
The library plays a key role in building a digitally inclusive
community; photo courtesy of Moore Memorial Public Library on Flickr
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Broadband Rhode Island Case Study
This case study is intended to help local leadership striving to create cohesive 21st century communities learn from the digital inclusion stakeholder engagement experiences of Rhode Island.
This case study is intended to help local leadership striving to create cohesive 21st century communities learn from the digital inclusion stakeholder engagement experiences of Rhode Island.
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Planning
Stakeholder Engagement in Dodge City
To build a community-wide effort around increasing access and use of information technology, the Dodge City Library, City of Dodge City and the Dodge City Community College are gathering stakeholders. Their meeting made the Dodge City Globe front page news, talking about a “future with increased integration across cultures, more community involvement, and an improved quality of life.”
To build a community-wide effort around increasing access and use of information technology, the Dodge City Library, City of Dodge City and the Dodge City Community College are gathering stakeholders. Their meeting made the Dodge City Globe front page news, talking about a “future with increased integration across cultures, more community involvement, and an improved quality of life.”
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Building Digital Communities: Pilot Project Update
Complementing IMLS’s efforts, OCLC continues to work with communities across the country who are forging a path to digital inclusion.
Complementing IMLS’s efforts, OCLC continues to work with communities across the country who are forging a path to digital inclusion.
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A Lasting Impression
in Chattahoochee
For the
Chattahoochee Valley (GA) Libraries, the Geek the Library campaign applied a
much needed “shot of adrenaline” to their programming. Already known for
organized and efficient marketing initiatives that work, fund
development/marketing coordinator Linda Hyles wanted “to do something that
would make a fast yet deep impression, and at the same time get people to
focus on the library.”
Over a 3-month
period, they featured nearly 180 local people on Geek the Library posters and
billboards. The project had the desired effect to skyrocket the library
into the public consciousness and stimulate positive community conversations
about the library.
“People are still talking about it!”
Interested in Geek the Library?
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I geek dollmaking: poster of Juanita Lanaux, IT Manager,
Chattahoochee Valley Libraries
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The Geek the Library community awareness campaign
helped the staff at Chelsea District Library in Michigan collaborate and make
connections. Learn more about how Geek the Library worked for this library
during a live question and answer session featuring director Bill Harmer.
Pre-register now for the May 7 webinar.
If you have any
questions about this event or the free Geek the Library program, please send an
e-mail to info@geekthelibrary.org.
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Zola, the
inspiration is mutual!
After five years of
sharing her inspiring energy with WebJunction, our colleague Zola Maddison is
moving down the street to join the Global Libraries team at the Bill &
Melinda Gates Foundation. She is fulfilling a dream and a dedicated pursuit
to work in the global arena with libraries in developing and transitioning
countries.
We’ll miss seeing
Zola daily but WebJunction will benefit from having her as a liaison to the
Global Libraries program.
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Sample map from the OCLC Library Spotlight program
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OCLC Puts Your
Library in the Spotlight
Starting today,
libraries can increase their visibility on the Web by registering basic local
information with the OCLC
Library Spotlight program—a free service that works with
popular Web services to promote libraries. Yelp, the popular local directory
service, has agreed to be one of the first to work with OCLC on this new
program.
"The advantage
of this program is that libraries can manage essential information about
their local services in one central registry," said Chip Nilges, Vice
President, OCLC Business Development.
Find out how to claim your library spotlight »
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Family read aloud program; photo courtesy of Timberland
Regional Library on Flickr.
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Reading, Libraries
and Families: a PEW Report
A new report from
the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life
Project uncovers the special role that libraries play in the life
of families with children. These families are particularly attached to
libraries and eager to see expansion of technology-enhanced library services.
Mothers are especially tied to the reading life of their children and say
that a major reason libraries are important is that they provide children
with resources that are not available at home.
On July 9, Susan Hildreth, IMLS
director, and Lee
Rainie, Pew director, will discuss what matters to parents
about their library experiences with their children, and how library
policies, programs and outreach can address those needs. Info and registration »
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Pushing the Limits Grant for Rural Libraries
Following the
success of 20 pilot libraries, applications are now open for up to 75
additional grants of $2,500 to rural libraries through the Pushing the Limits
project funded by the National Science Foundation. This four-year project,
now in its third year, provides rural library public programming featuring
reading, viewing and discussion of science topics of interest to the general
reader.
The application deadline is June 1.
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Library Swanton, Nebraska; photo by shannonpatrick17 on Flickr
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Spotlight on
WebJunction Partners
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Connect with Your
Library: A Mobile App for Washington Libraries
Washington State
Library
(WSL) will be developing a mobile application or “app” to connect patrons to
their public or academic libraries. Two statewide apps, one for academic
libraries and one for public and tribal libraries, will connect individuals to
the library’s online services. By combining Library Service and Technology
Act (LSTA) funds with a grant from the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, WSL
will work with the vendor Boopsie to develop the apps. Allen Foundation Funds
will also pay for a state wide Internet PR campaign to publicize the
application’s availability.
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April Poll Results
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Results of April Readers' Poll on Mobile Devices
We asked how your
library is using mobile devices to connect with patrons and community. It’s
refreshing to see that 94% of responding readers told us that their libraries
currently provide mobile access to the library website and catalog. That’s an
important place to be in this increasingly mobile landscape. Other efforts are
more experimental for now, with fewer (but significant) forays into this new
territory.
Other creative uses
not on the list include classes for the public on a variety of devices,
e-reader petting zoo workshops, workshops on mobile apps for healthcare
workers, using tablets for inventory, checking out apps for programming,
connecting apps with an interactive whiteboard, and developing a summer reading
app for teens.
Asked how you would
like to be using tablets and apps in your library given plenty of time and
money, one respondent replied "Absolutely!"
Others want to try roaming and embedded reference, checking out devices to
patrons, using tablets for storytime, creating ebooks and interactive digital
stories, exploring STEM subjects, and offering remote genealogy classes. Also:
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"We'd love to be able to do more with creating our own
apps and learning coding languages."
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"a portable archive of all available material at the
Library. P.A.L.M. (Portable Archived Library Material) :D"
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Register for Upcoming
WebJunction Webinars
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