Wisconsin Heritage Online (WHO) is a digital portal that aggregates metadata and digital content from local history collections across Wisconsin. It provides shared standards for digitization, metadata, and digital preservation. WHO works with various partners, including historical societies, museums, libraries, and the Wisconsin Historical Society, to digitize local history collections and make them accessible online. It also provides training and support to help smaller organizations overcome challenges to digitization. A new WHO website is being developed to provide a more engaging experience for exploring Wisconsin's local history and cultural heritage collections.
Keynote presentation by Emily Pfotenhauer, WiLS, for a digital preservation symposium coordinated by the Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC), November 2018. https://dat.nedcc.org/
Curating Community Digital Collections: Collaborating to Build Digital CapacityRecollection Wisconsin
The Curating Community Digital Collections (CCDC) initiative, sponsored by Recollection Wisconsin and supported by an IMLS Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program grant, offers graduate students in the iSchool at UW-Madison and the School of Information Studies (SOIS) at UW-Milwaukee hands-on experience in digital stewardship and digital preservation through summer fieldwork placements at small libraries, archives and museums across Wisconsin.
In this panel, participating students and site supervisors shared their experiences and lessons learned from the Summer 2018 CCDC cohort. Presented at the Wisconsin Library Association annual meeting in La Crosse, October 2018.
Presented by Vicki Tobias, WiLS, and Stacey Erdman, Beloit College, for Creating Community through Digital Futures, held in Chicago on November 1, 2018
I created this Powerpoint for one of my Grad class to show how we can use social media in our libraries. Examples that I Used was taken from The Free Library Of Philadelphia where I currently work.
Exploring Cultural History Online -- Winding Rivers Library System Kickoff EventRecollection Wisconsin
Slides from the Winding Rivers Library system's Exploring Cultural History Online kickoff event, La Crosse, Wisconsin, June 19, 2014. The WRLS ECHO project is an LSTA-funded initiative to digitize photographs and postcards held by member libraries and local historical societies in the region. Presented by Emily Pfotenhauer, Recollection Wisconsin Program Manager, WiLS.
Keynote presentation by Emily Pfotenhauer, WiLS, for a digital preservation symposium coordinated by the Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC), November 2018. https://dat.nedcc.org/
Curating Community Digital Collections: Collaborating to Build Digital CapacityRecollection Wisconsin
The Curating Community Digital Collections (CCDC) initiative, sponsored by Recollection Wisconsin and supported by an IMLS Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program grant, offers graduate students in the iSchool at UW-Madison and the School of Information Studies (SOIS) at UW-Milwaukee hands-on experience in digital stewardship and digital preservation through summer fieldwork placements at small libraries, archives and museums across Wisconsin.
In this panel, participating students and site supervisors shared their experiences and lessons learned from the Summer 2018 CCDC cohort. Presented at the Wisconsin Library Association annual meeting in La Crosse, October 2018.
Presented by Vicki Tobias, WiLS, and Stacey Erdman, Beloit College, for Creating Community through Digital Futures, held in Chicago on November 1, 2018
I created this Powerpoint for one of my Grad class to show how we can use social media in our libraries. Examples that I Used was taken from The Free Library Of Philadelphia where I currently work.
Exploring Cultural History Online -- Winding Rivers Library System Kickoff EventRecollection Wisconsin
Slides from the Winding Rivers Library system's Exploring Cultural History Online kickoff event, La Crosse, Wisconsin, June 19, 2014. The WRLS ECHO project is an LSTA-funded initiative to digitize photographs and postcards held by member libraries and local historical societies in the region. Presented by Emily Pfotenhauer, Recollection Wisconsin Program Manager, WiLS.
Andrea Coffin (WiLS) and Rose Fortier (Marquette University) presentation at the Brown Deer Public Library to Milwaukee County librarians. March 24th, 2014.
Presented at the Capital Region regional meeting in Brodhead, Wisconsin for the Wisconsin Historical Society and the Wisconsin Council for Local History, August 14, 2014.
AkLA 2014 Culturally Relevant & Responsive Libraries panel presentation
Organized and moderated by Valarie Kingsland
Panel: Patricia Brown, Stacey Glaser, Linda Lyshol, David Ongley, Sue Sherif, and Sandy Tharp
In 2001, a group of Alaskan library directors developed the Culturally Responsive Guidelines for Alaska Public Libraries (akla.org/publications/culturally-responsive-guidelines-for-alaska- public-libraries/) in a workshop facilitated by Lotsee Patterson and sponsored by the Alaska State Library. Revisit these guidelines as they are put into context with similar efforts across the globe and join a panel discussion about how libraries are striving to make their libraries relevant to their culturally diverse community members. The discussion will include an exploration of goals and objectives for these guidelines in the future. Brought to you by the Alaska Native Issues Roundtable.
http://akla.org/anchorage2014/presentation/culturally-relevant-responsive-libraries/
Many libraries are acquiring much more than an individual’s papers. They are also acquiring community-based collections. Community-based collections are those which have been amassed not by one individual but by a collective, which may take the form of a museum, ethnic or cultural organization, or other diaspora group active in the documentation of its past. Often these collections are emotional collections, in that they speak to the community’s heritage and identity. As such, these broad archives are extremely personal to those who collected and, sometimes created, the materials. When libraries work with community based collections, they navigate new territory In working with community-based collections, libraries are navigating new territory in integrating and stewarding these communities as well as more traditionally caring for the physical collection. An ongoing commitment to community engagement, with some level of shared governance or other collaborative activity to build, process, or publicize the collection, is often a key part of acquiring community-based collections.
Have you thought about your cultural assets latelycraigslist_fndn
Talk about infrastructure!! There are more than 123,000 libraries and 17,500 museums in US communities. You’re a social entrepreneur effecting positive community change. Cultural institutions, like museums and libraries, are great partners. Whether the issue is workforce development, early learning, climate change, digital inclusion, immigration, childhood obesity, or the global knowledge economy – there are innovative libraries and museums taking up the cause and making a difference. During this session you will hear about current examples and explore connections between community change and the work of libraries: public, school and academic and museums: art, history, sci-tech, children’s, zoos and botanical gardens.
Preserving and Sharing: Bridging the Gap Between ILL and Special CollectionsAnna Milholland
Presented with Ellen Makaravage. Identified methods used by Interlibrary Loan, Special Collections, and Technology staff at Z. Smith Reynolds Library to increase ILL access to rare materials and special collections.
An overview of the Wisconsin Decorative Arts Database digital collection, presented for the Knitting Heritage Museum: Work In Progress symposium in Madison, Wisconsin on November 9, 2012.
This training was offered to Smathers Libaries staff as an introduction to the process for conceptualizing and executing exhibits using library collections materials. Topics include the differences between exhibits and displays, the qualities of a successful exhibit, audience engagement, effective label copy, and evaluation processes.
Andrea Coffin (WiLS) and Rose Fortier (Marquette University) presentation at the Brown Deer Public Library to Milwaukee County librarians. March 24th, 2014.
Presented at the Capital Region regional meeting in Brodhead, Wisconsin for the Wisconsin Historical Society and the Wisconsin Council for Local History, August 14, 2014.
AkLA 2014 Culturally Relevant & Responsive Libraries panel presentation
Organized and moderated by Valarie Kingsland
Panel: Patricia Brown, Stacey Glaser, Linda Lyshol, David Ongley, Sue Sherif, and Sandy Tharp
In 2001, a group of Alaskan library directors developed the Culturally Responsive Guidelines for Alaska Public Libraries (akla.org/publications/culturally-responsive-guidelines-for-alaska- public-libraries/) in a workshop facilitated by Lotsee Patterson and sponsored by the Alaska State Library. Revisit these guidelines as they are put into context with similar efforts across the globe and join a panel discussion about how libraries are striving to make their libraries relevant to their culturally diverse community members. The discussion will include an exploration of goals and objectives for these guidelines in the future. Brought to you by the Alaska Native Issues Roundtable.
http://akla.org/anchorage2014/presentation/culturally-relevant-responsive-libraries/
Many libraries are acquiring much more than an individual’s papers. They are also acquiring community-based collections. Community-based collections are those which have been amassed not by one individual but by a collective, which may take the form of a museum, ethnic or cultural organization, or other diaspora group active in the documentation of its past. Often these collections are emotional collections, in that they speak to the community’s heritage and identity. As such, these broad archives are extremely personal to those who collected and, sometimes created, the materials. When libraries work with community based collections, they navigate new territory In working with community-based collections, libraries are navigating new territory in integrating and stewarding these communities as well as more traditionally caring for the physical collection. An ongoing commitment to community engagement, with some level of shared governance or other collaborative activity to build, process, or publicize the collection, is often a key part of acquiring community-based collections.
Have you thought about your cultural assets latelycraigslist_fndn
Talk about infrastructure!! There are more than 123,000 libraries and 17,500 museums in US communities. You’re a social entrepreneur effecting positive community change. Cultural institutions, like museums and libraries, are great partners. Whether the issue is workforce development, early learning, climate change, digital inclusion, immigration, childhood obesity, or the global knowledge economy – there are innovative libraries and museums taking up the cause and making a difference. During this session you will hear about current examples and explore connections between community change and the work of libraries: public, school and academic and museums: art, history, sci-tech, children’s, zoos and botanical gardens.
Preserving and Sharing: Bridging the Gap Between ILL and Special CollectionsAnna Milholland
Presented with Ellen Makaravage. Identified methods used by Interlibrary Loan, Special Collections, and Technology staff at Z. Smith Reynolds Library to increase ILL access to rare materials and special collections.
An overview of the Wisconsin Decorative Arts Database digital collection, presented for the Knitting Heritage Museum: Work In Progress symposium in Madison, Wisconsin on November 9, 2012.
This training was offered to Smathers Libaries staff as an introduction to the process for conceptualizing and executing exhibits using library collections materials. Topics include the differences between exhibits and displays, the qualities of a successful exhibit, audience engagement, effective label copy, and evaluation processes.
Slides from the "Planning a Successful Digital Project" start-to-finish session presented at the Wisconsin Library Association annual conference, Green Bay, October 25, 2013. Presenters: Sarah Grimm, Electronic Records Archivist, Wisconsin Historical Society and Emily Pfotenhauer, Recollection Wisconsin Program Manager, WiLS.
Presented by Sarah Grimm (Wisconsin Historical Society) and Emily Pfotenhauer (WiLS) for the WiLSWorld conference, Madison, Wisconsin, July 24, 2013. Content based on Modules 1 & 2 of the Digital Preservation Outreach and Education (DPOE) Baseline Digital Preservation Curriculum developed by the Library of Congress.
Workshop presented at the Wisconsin Conference for Local History and Historic Preservation, Wisconsin Rapids, October 11, 2013. Presenters: Sarah Grimm, Electronic Records Archivist, Wisconsin Historical Society and Emily Pfotenhauer, Recollection Wisconsin Program Manager, WiLS.
Given by Bruce Smith (WiLS), Inese Christman (Wisconsin Valley Library System), Lori Roholt (Indianhead Federated Library System), and Michael Sheehan (Northern Waters Library System) for Lake Superior Libraries Symposium on June 6th, 2014
Lighting Talks: Innovations in Digital ProjectsWiLS
Delivered for WiLSWorld 2018 on July 24th in Madison, WI by Laura Damon-Moore, Community Engagement Librarian, Madison Public Library; Ann Hanlon, Head, Digital Collections and Initiatives and DH Lab, UW-Milwaukee; Erin F. H. Hughes, Mukurtu Hub Manager, WiLS; Greg Kocken, Special Collections Librarian and University Archivist, UW-Eau Claire; Emily Pfotenhauer, Community Liaison and Service Specialist, WiLS; Randi Ramsden, Program Coordinator, National Digital Newspaper Program, Wisconsin Historical Society; Tamara Ramski, Digitization Assistant, South Central Library System; and Vicki Tobias, Program Coordinator, Curating Community Digital Collections, WiLS
This fast-paced session highlights new tools and innovative approaches Wisconsin libraries are using to create, share and preserve digital collections. Projects include efforts to collect oral histories and music memorabilia from community members, partnerships with local artists to reimagine digitized special collections, text mining of historical newspapers, managing Indigenous digital collections in culturally responsive ways, centralized digitization training and support for public libraries, and building LIS students’ skills in digital stewardship through hands-on fieldwork at small libraries, archives and museums around the state.
Slides and handout from a webinar presented for Eastern Shores Library System as part of their Ozaukee and Sheboygan Memories project, February 20, 2015. The project is made possible with Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds awarded to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction by the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The first materials, from seven participating libraries in Ozaukee and Sheboygan counties, will be available through Recollection Wisconsin this spring.
Wisconsin and the Digital Public Library of AmericaWiLS
Ryan Claringbole, Public Library Technology Consultant, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
Ann Hanlon, Head of Digital Collections and Initiatives, UW-Milwaukee
Paul Hedges, Emerging Technologies Archivist, Wisconsin Historical Society
Moderator: Emily Pfotenhauer, Recollection Wisconsin Program Manager, WiLS
The Digital Public Library of America is a national digital library of cultural heritage content from across the U.S., fed into the library by Hubs throughout the nation. Representatives from organizations across Wisconsin are currently creating such a Hub in the state. This panel will share information about DPLA and Wisconsin's next steps for participation.
Presented by Vicki Tobias, Program Coordinator, Curating Community Digital Collection & Recollection Wisconsin for DPLAFest 2019 on Wednesday, April 17 in Chicago, IL.
Curating Community Digital Collections (CCDC), a two-year, IMLS grant-funded program managed by WiLS and Recollection Wisconsin, a DPLA Service Hub for Wisconsin cultural heritage organizations. Launched in December 2017, CCDC aims to 1) provide digital stewardship practicum experience for information school graduate students; 2) to help small or under-resourced institutions in Wisconsin develop and sustain a digital preservation program; and 3) to build community around digital preservation work within Wisconsin and beyond.
NCompass Live - April 20,2016
http://nlc.nebraska.gov/ncompasslive/
Learn about the Lincoln Lancaster County Genealogical Society's unique relationship with Union College Library's Heritage Room. These two special collections have different missions, but have discovered mutual benefits in working together to reach members of the community.
Presenters: Sabrina Riley, Library Director, Union College, Lincoln, NE & Judi Cook, Lincoln Lancaster County Genealogical Society.
The DPLA and NY Heritage for Tech Camp 2014Larry Naukam
This is an introduction to the Digital Public Library of America and to New York Heritage. It was put together for showing these web sites to school media librarians and others, an helping them to use it more effectively. It may also be used to find items for use in the Common Core curriculum.
Presented at the Marathon County Historical Society, Wausau, Wisconsin, May 14, 2012. Part of the Wisconsin Historical Society's spring workshop series.
Crowdsourcing as productive engagement with cultural heritageMia
My keynote for the iSay conference "The Shape of Things"
http://isayevents.wordpress.com/shapeofthings/program/
My notes from the conference are at http://openobjects.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/notes-from-shape-of-things-new-and.html
Digital collections: Increasing awareness and useButtes
Your digital collections are online. What's next? Learn how CONTENTdm users including libraries, museums and archives use a variety of ways to increase awareness and promote their digital collections. The session will also highlight the use of the WorldCat Digital Collection Gateway that provides you with a self-service tool for uploading the metadata of your unique digital content to WorldCat and is available to all repository managers.
Welcome to the Mountain West Digital Library: Update for New PartnersRebekah Cummings
In this webinar, Sandra and Rebekah talk about how the MWDL network came together and how partners work together across the region. They will also discuss how to join the Mountain West Digital Library, what it means to be an MWDL partner, and the benefits of partnership.
Library, Museum, Archival & Historical Societies: Resources for Emerging Bili...Manhattan College
This presentation discusses ways in which English as a second language teachers can use resources from library, museum, archival & historical societies. Frequently, librarians, museum educators/librarians, archivists, and historical society coordinators & researchers provide outreach to schools and education programs. Explore these ideas! Perhaps, one will be suitable to use in your classroom!
E-Valuating Local Collections for Open Access: The NLU Experience. Presentation given at 2011 CARLI Forum on Open Access Collection Development in Chicago, IL
1:1 Community Interview Examples & Tips for LibrariesWiLS
Presented at WLA 2021 Annual Conference, November 19th, by Laura Damon-Moore, WiLS; Martín Alvarado, Madison Public Library; Jon Mark Bolthouse, Fond du Lac Public Library
In this session, attendees will hear about three different case studies for using 1:1 interviews as an information gathering method in a library or other municipal setting: 1) to learn how people currently use a city service and how that service might evolve to better suit community needs; 2) to learn about the wider community’s and individuals’ goals and aspirations, and challenges they see or experience in order to inform a library’s planning process; 3) to tell a more complete story of a community’s history through 1:1 interviews. Along with these case studies, session organizers will offer some best practices and practical tips for conducting 1:1 interviews to support these similar yet distinct information gathering efforts.
Presented for WLA 2021 Annual Conference, November 17th, by Melissa McLimans, WiLS and Kim Kiesewetter, WiLS
Surveys, focus groups, your annual report data: it’s all telling you a story about your library and your community. Join Melissa and Kim as they share ways in which libraries can use data to tell the story of both their communities and institutions. It will include an overview of different types of data that a library might use ranging from existing resources to inspiration for new research. To tie everything together, the session will conclude with ways to present selected data in a compelling, narrative format to tell a larger story to a variety of audiences.
he Past Through Tomorrow: Empowering Digital History at the LibraryWiLS
Presented at WLA 2021 Annual Conference, November 18th, by Steven Rice, Door County Historical Museum, Museum and Archives Manager; Beth Renstrom, Sturgeon Bay Historical Society Foundation, Inc.; Kristen Whitson, WiLS/Recollection Wisconsin
Recollection Wisconsin resources can prepare your library to respond to the digital heritage needs of your community. Join us to hear about Recollection Wisconsin’s Digital Readiness Community of Practice and how digital readiness applies to your organization. Then learn about how Door County Speaks, a real-life example of digital readiness concepts, responded to the community’s needs to provide oral history kits for collecting community memories and how the oral history kits have been used in the Door County Granary project. Participants will gain a clear understanding of how to implement digital projects resources in their own organizations.
Can Do! The WiLS Toolbox for Building a Culture of Shared WorkWiLS
At the 2021 WLA Support Staff and Circulation Services (SSCS) conference, held on May 27th, our WiLS Administrative Team presented, Can do!: The WiLS Toolbox for Building a Culture of Shared Work. Lisa Marten, Rebecca Rosenstiel, and Melody Clark shared their favorite tools and strategies for streamlining work in a way that honors individual accountability and contributions, ensures everyone supports one another, aims to continuously improve, and builds a strong culture of teamwork. These practices have helped everyone stay engaged and know what’s expected of them and their fellow team members - and most importantly, it creates an atmosphere of fun and cooperation in our remote office. Our entire WiLS staff and our members reap the benefits of this high-functioning team! Check out their presentation slides and feel free to contact us at information@wils.org if you have any questions.
Setting Your Library's Course with Community DemographicsWiLS
Demographic data provides valuable insights about a community’s past, current, and future needs and can help libraries make critical decisions related to resource allocation, service provision, and even library staffing. This presentation covers what demographics are, how you can find them about your community, and how you can use the information to make data informed decisions for your library.
Presented by Kim Kiesewetter and Melissa McLimans for the Wisconsin Library Association's 1-Day Virtual Conference on November 11, 2020.
Lead the Way 2020: Facilitation Tools, Techniques, and Tips WiLS
Placing the community at the center of how the library plans and operates is vital, whether it is engaging residents to learn about aspirations or developing a collaboration with community partners. To be most successful when engaging community members or partners, quality facilitation is required. In this program, we share facilitator techniques and tools, including best practices for running effective meetings and holding conversations, that you can use to constructively manage both the process and people in different facilitation situations. In addition, we share our on-the-ground facilitator tips developed from our organization’s experience providing facilitation for different needs and environments.
Presented by Andi Coffin and Melissa McLimans for UW-Madison's Lead the Way conference on November 17, 2020
February 28, 2020. The WiLS 2020 Annual Membership Meeting shared with our members what we’ve been up to, including:
1) results of WiLS Ideas to Action Fund projects, including how those projects benefit other WiLS members
2) an update on the new WiLS business model, which has been developed to better align with our values and how we want to benefit the community
Presented by Maria Dahman, User Experience Researcher, University of Wisconsin-Madison for WiLSWorld 2019 on July 24th in Madison, Wisconsin.
You’ve gathered website analytics, run surveys, and observed how people use your website and other digital resources– now what? Impressive user research doesn’t matter much if the research isn’t used. More than just communicating what we learned in our research, communicating what we recommend for website or application improvements and framing the recommendations to our audiences in meaningful ways is a skill of its own. In this workshop, we’ll look at findings from several types of research projects and work through positive and negative examples of how the findings are used to create recommendations. This is useful for both qualitative user experience research (interviews, usability testing) and quantitative research (page analytics, usability scales). Be a better advocate for your users. Make the hard work from your interviews and other user research count!
Building Belonging: Libraries and Social JusticeWiLS
Presented by Sarah Lawton, Neighborhood Library Supervisor, Madison Public Library for WiLSWorld 2019 on July 23rd in Madison, Wisconsin.
Libraries exist at the intersection of institution and community, an opportune space for building compassion and supporting collective action. Sarah will explore the ways that libraries around the country are working with their communities to challenge systemic racism, break down barriers, and confront oppression.
Presented by Rebecca Stavick, Executive Director of Do Space, Co-Founder of Open Nebraska for WiLSWorld 2019 on July 23rd in Madison, Wisconsin
Disrupting the status quo is difficult and uncomfortable work. In the Midwest, as well as in the library profession, we often value being polite over challenging the established way of doing things — even if those things are holding us back. In this talk, Stavick will discuss how the future of libraries depends on our ability to turn uncomfortable conversations into positive action. Attendees will learn how to think like a hacker in order to overcome barriers in their work, and how to leverage the philosophy of #goodtrouble to empower our communities.
Choosing Privacy: Raising Awareness and Engaging Patrons in Privacy IssuesWiLS
Presented by Rob Nunez, Division Head for Support Services, Kenosha Public Library for WiLSWorld 2019 on July 23 in Madison, Wisconsin
Personal privacy is no longer a guarantee in today’s society, but libraries are still seen as a safe haven for the public. While libraries change to keep up with technical needs, there are times we are swept up with whether or not we can, we never stop to ask if we should. With some libraries sharing full patron records with school administrations and others being tempted to bring in facial recognition into their spaces, it’s still a professional duty to respect and promote privacy. In this talk we will cover the ALA Privacy Subcommittee’s work, and what libraries can do to get involved.
The Library as Publisher: How Pressbooks Supports Knowledge SharingWiLS
Presented by Steel Wagstaff, Educational Client Manager, Pressbooks for WiLSWorld 2019 on July 23rd in Madison, Wisconsin.
Pressbooks is an open-source book publishing platform that makes it easy for authors to publish books on the web and produce clean, well-formatted exports in multiple formats, including ebooks, print-ready PDFs, and various XML flavors. In this presentation, Pressbooks’ educational client manager Steel Wagstaff will outline the values and principles that have motivated the development of this platform and share some of the ways that libraries (both academic and public) and other educational institutions are using Pressbooks to publish a wide variety of content, from openly licensed textbooks to self-authored novels and just about everything in between.
WiLSWorld 2019 Lightning Talks: Community Engagement ShowcaseWiLS
Presented by Jennifer Bernetzke, Schreiner Memorial Library;
Kristen Leffelman, Wisconsin Historical Society; Kristen Maples, UW-Madison iSchool; Tessa Michaelson Schmidt, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction; Jane Roisum, Fox Valley Technical College; Tasha Saecker, Appleton Public Library; Kristen Whitson, UW-Madison iSchool for WiLSWorld 2019 on July 23rd in Madison, Wisconsin.
Wisconsin libraries are “turning outward” in all kinds of creative ways to cultivate positive change in their communities. Hear about a wide range of community engagement projects, including successes, challenges, and lessons learned.
Engaged and Thriving: Building Peer Support Systems for StaffWiLS
Delivered by Kim Boldt, Branch Manager, Milwaukee Public Library; Melody Clark, Community Liaison and Service Specialist, WiLS; Andi Coffin, Community Liaison and Service Specialist, WiLS; Nathan Dowd, Library Director, Edgewood College for WiLSWorld 2019 on July 23rd in Madison, Wisconsin.
According to a Gallup study, employees who are “engaged and thriving” are 59 percent less likely to look for a job with a different organization in the next 12 months. How do people stay “engaged and thriving?” One key component is feeling supported. The structure in organizations to support employees is more than just chance, and thoughtfully developing a structure for peers to support one another can be a valuable component in developing employee well-being.. In this program, presenters will share deliberately developed approaches to peer support in their institution.
Productivity Tools You Won't Believe You Lived Without!WiLS
Presented by Melody Clark, WiLS and Sara Gold, WiLS for Peer Council 2019 on June 3rd at Madison Public Library in Madison, WI
If you are like us, you are always on the lookout for technology that will help improve your productivity, make better use of your time, eliminate duplicate efforts, and simplify processes. As a virtual organization, WiLS relies heavily on tools to help manage tasks and groups, improve communication, and streamline workflows. This session will share information about tools WiLS uses in everyday life for project management (like Basecamp and something we call "Megasheets"), communication (like Slack and Front), and data management (like Airtable). Feel free to bring your own favorite tools that help you in your work to share with attendees!
Presented by Denis Brunke, UW-Madison Memorial Library and Shawn King, UW-Madison Law Library for Peer Council 2019 on June 3rd at Madison Public Library in Madison, WI.
In 2015, the Program for Cooperative Cataloging (PCC) approved UW-Madison's proposal for a NACO funnel project in the state of Wisconsin. The funnel project allows libraries around Wisconsin to join together to contribute authority records to the LC/NACO Authority File. The presenters will describe the Wisconsin NACO Funnel project, how it works, and how you can participate.
1. Local History for a Global Audience
Wisconsin Heritage Online
Emily Pfotenhauer - WiLS World - July 25, 2012
2. Today’s presentation
• What is WHO?
• Our work with local history collections
• Promoting content with Tumblr
• Sorting collections with Viewshare
• Sneak peak at early stage of website redesign
3. Wisconsin Heritage Online is . . .
• AGGREGATED CONTENT
– wisconsinheritage.org portal brings together
metadata, thumbnail images and links from digital
collections across the state
• SHARED STANDARDS
– imaging, metadata, and digital preservation guidelines
developed by Wisconsin librarians, archivists and
curators
• TRAINING AND SUPPORT
– workshops, one-on-one project support, collection
hosting
6. UWDC Site
How it works…
Search
Other OAI-
CONTENTdm compliant
databases
DATA
HARVEST
7. Historical Content Providers
Societies &
Wisconsin Museums
Historical Society 5%
8%
Academic University of
Libraries Wisconsin Digital
16% Collections
42%
Public Libraries
29%
8. Why digitize local history?
Local goals
• Improve organization and searchability of collections
• Generate revenue (reproductions, donations)
• Good PR within community
Broader goals
• Support needs of researchers
(genealogists, academics, citizen historians)
• Uncover rare/unique/hidden materials
• Contribute to collective knowledge base
• Understand macro through the micro
9. Digitization challenges for smaller organizations
• Lots of other demands on staff/volunteer time
• Often “passion project” of single individual
• Schedules may be ad hoc or seasonal
• Learning new skills, especially
metadata/cataloging
• Digital preservation
• Getting the word out beyond local community
10. A. J. Kingsbury Project
• Langlade County Historical
Society (Antigo) scanned
collection of glass negatives
and postcards by local
photographer A. J. Kingsbury
• Tribal Historic Preservation
Officers from Lac du
Flambeau, Menominee and
Lac Vieux Desert (UP)
identified people and
locations
• Tribal Libraries, Archives and
Museums (TLAM) class at
UW-Madison SLIS is creating
metadata
11. “Indian and His Bride” = Maggie Bearskin Skye and George St. Germain
12. Undergrad interns at local historical societies
• In partnership with
Material Culture Program
at UW-Madison
• Supported by Caxambas
Foundation
• Students get hands-on
experience in museum
settings
• Organizations get jump
start on digitization
projects
13. Undergrad interns at local historical societies
• McFarland Historical
Society: Norwegian-
American artifacts
• Portage Historical Society:
Architectural photographs
• Middleton Area Historical
Society: Photographs and
postcards
• Three Lakes Historical
Society: Archives
14. InfoSoup Memory Project
• Coordinated by Outagamie
Waupaca Library System;
OWLS staff provide centralized
training and collection hosting
for member libraries
Collections are hosted in
CONTENTdm by OWLS
• Participants so far include
Appleton, Clintonville, Door
County, Hortonville, Kaukauna
and Oconto Falls public
libraries
• Content includes
photographs, postcards, books
and pamphlets
15. Milwaukee Area Technical College
• Glass negatives
depicting early
vocational classes
• In celebration of MATC’s
100th anniversary in
2012
17. New website: creative rationale
Dan Saal and Jeff Ganger:
• “Our assignment is to develop an engaging
aggregator of curious collections, an exciting
digital screen door through which people pass
through on the way to discovering their
Wisconsin heritage.”
• “We need to provide a space for exploration and
education concerning the collections. In a
way, the site will announce, ‘Here’s what I
found, and here is how YOU can explore.’”
18. New website: key elements
• Generous interface (Mitchell Whitelaw, University
of Canberra); not “what do you want” but “here’s
what we have to offer”
• Three core functions:
– Look
– Search
– Participate
• Search guides targeted at specific user groups
and interest areas
• Spaces for community contributions
19. Website timeline
• NOW: refining
framework, adding
content
• AUGUST: Think Tank with
Advisory Committee and
visiting consultant
• SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER:
Feedback from
members, usability
testing
• LATE FALL 2012: soft
launch