DIGITAL STORYTELLING IN THE L2 ACADEMY WRITING CLASSROOM: EXPANDING THE POSSIBILITIES
WILS: Expanding Possibilities Through Collaboration
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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 [email protected]
Nancy KieraldoMadison Metropolitan School DistrictDoyle Admin Building, Room 116545 West DaytonMadison, WI [email protected]
Jennifer PetersonMenasha Joint School District328 Sixth StreetMenasha, WI 54952920-967-1400 ext. [email protected]
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: [email protected] •Stef: [email protected]
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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] 608-216-8399 for:
Billing issues, invoices, sign up for weekly messages, event registration
Stef Morrill at [email protected] 608-216-8319 for:
Big picture planning, facilitation, feedback