Expanding Possibilities Through Collaboration

STEF MORRILL, DIRECTOR

SARA GOLD, COMMUNITY LIAISON & SERVICE SPECIALIST

What is WiLS?•Member focused

•Non-profit

•Cooperative

Change #1: Location•Physical

•Virtual: wils.wisc.edu wils.org

Change #2: Affiliation•Relationship with UW-Madison

Change #3: Board Peg Billing School District of Tomahawk1048 East King Rd.Tomahawk, WI 54487715-453-2106billingp@tomahawk.k12.wi.us

Nancy KieraldoMadison Metropolitan School DistrictDoyle Admin Building, Room 116545 West DaytonMadison, WI 53703608-663-1917nkieraldo@madison.k12.wi.us

Jennifer PetersonMenasha Joint School District328 Sixth StreetMenasha, WI 54952920-967-1400 ext. 3008petersonj@mjsd.k12.wi.us

Change #4: Business model•Membership fees•Setting fees for coming year

Planning•Mission statement•Values•Service standards•Strategic directions

Service orientation•Turn ideas into action•Innovation•Cooperative development•Consulting

Specific Services •Cooperative Purchasing •Database Subscription Management •Experts Connection •Shared Digital Collections

Cooperative Purchasing •Members rated this most valued service •Offer 500 databases from 100+ vendors •70 vendors offer direct order discounts •More transparency with pricing •Actively working to improve communication between vendor partners and members

What’s a CooPAC? •Provide feedback and information related to cooperative purchasing from their perspective and the perspective of their library type.•Provide input on licensing, pricing structures, and other terms that WiLS negotiates with vendors on behalf of members.•Review service fee structures and advise the board and staff on appropriate and sustainable models.•Advise WiLS staff on potential new service directions and developments.

CooPAC Representation 9 committee members •2 UW, 1 private college, 1 tech college, 2 public , 2 K12 •Diane Kastelic, Kenosha Unified School District •Melissa Matz, Elmbrook School District

Database Subscription Management •Core of Cooperative Purchasing Service •Renewal pricing spreadsheets and prorated pricing to align subscription dates •Allows districts and schools to streamline subscriptions by renewing across vendors with one PO

ExEXPERTS CONNECTION

Shared Digital CollectionsWISCONSIN PUBLIC LIBRARY CONSORTIUM

Project manager for the public library shared ebook and audiobook collection for WI

2013 checkouts for audio and ebooks topped 2.15 million The WI Digital Library ranks worldwide: 

#2 in checkouts

#11 in collection size 

#2 in registered users 

92,502 items in collection as of March 1, 2013

HORTICULTURE LIBRARY CONSORTIUM

Group of 3 Horticulture libraries in PA and Delaware:

•Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, PA

•Pennsylvania Horticulture Society, Philadelphia, PA

•Mount Cuba Center, Hockessin, DE 

Shared Digital Collections (Possible development)

CESA 2 EBOOK COLLECTION

Creating a shared professional development ebook collection for CESA 2 coop members

WiLS is helping CESA 2 establish:

•Collection Policy for Digital Materials

•Criteria for vendor selection

•Titlelists

•Defining scope of and audience for collection

SCHOOL EBOOK PROJECT

In talks with RL&LL to move forward with a statewide ebook project

More to come in 2014

How YOU Can Be Involved Feedback, Feedback, Feedback

•Sara: sgold@wils.org •Stef: smorill@wils.org

Attend a regional meeting Fall 2014• 6 meetings held around the state between Sept 22 –October 24

Stay in-the-know by signing up for the WiLS Weekly Message. Email Lisa Marten at lmarten@wils.orgFollow us on twitter @wilscommunity

What Do YOU Want and Need? ◦ Understanding the role of libraries/librarians in the Common Core ◦ Developing partnerships with public libraries, community groups that work with

students during out-of-school time i.e. preventing summer reading loss ◦ Building and sustaining virtual collections ◦ How to vision, plan and build K12 libraries and design library programs in a 1:1

mobile environment. ◦ How to stay current with newest technology◦ Redesigning library spaces for the modern student ◦ Designing coursework to build library online learning skills through partnerships in

the community that would link learning objectives to real world application. Preparing students for success in college and careers.

How Else Can WiLS Help you Grow?

Please contact Sara Gold at sgold@wils.org 608.616.0355 for:

New subscriptions, renewal pricing, information on what databases will best support your curriculum, ebooks and digital audiobook collections, partnerships, project ideas and feedback

Lisa Marten at lmarten@wils.org 608-216-8399 for:

Billing issues, invoices, sign up for weekly messages, event registration

Stef Morrill at smorrill@wils.org 608-216-8319 for:

Big picture planning, facilitation, feedback