Sites and SoundbytesLibraries, Books, Technology and News2008 WAPL - MySpace Presentation- May 1, 2008 Mandy Tuthill, Young Adult and Children's Librarian at the Milwaukee Public Library Loved that she introduced herself as not a technical guru. Made the entire project more approachable for all of us. 13 months of prepping policy and discovery, starting in fall of 2006. Addressed safety concerns in formal proposal. Lots of input from local teens. Contacted YA authors to be friends. Contacted other libraries with MySpace pages to see how they handled everything....http://www.greenlakelibrary.org/blog/archives/018515.html 2008 WAPL - Jay Rath- May 1, 2008 Very humorous look at writing, it's extremes and misconceptions. Would-be writers: children's book idea who refuses to even start writing. But worse, the person who thinks they will get rich writing. 81% of people say there is a book inside them! Yikes! Challenges of Every Author (asked by writing classes) 1. How can I be sure the editor won't steal my idea 2. Should it be typed 3. Where do you get your ideas Read from his Open Letter to Johnny Depp On staff..http://www.greenlakelibrary.org/blog/archives/018513.html 2008 WAPL - Investment Returns- May 1, 2008 Investment Returns: Using the Public Library Economic Impact Study Results in Your Library David Ward & Alan Hart A continuation of the very affirming keynote session. Look forward to more good news, hopefully! Libraries can use Northstar's slides - just ask! Western IQ Corridor Movement toward regional planning for economic strategies Interestingly, our region of the state has quite a large geographic area working together. When making the argument: Make sure you point out that it is.http://www.greenlakelibrary.org/blog/archives/018512.html 2008 WAPL Conference - Keynote- May 1, 2008 David J. Ward - President Northstar Economics The Economic Impact of Wisconsin Public Libraries Find details of the study at: http:dpi.wi.govpldeconimpact.html The Economic Context: Decrease in agriculture and manufacturing People left farm for factory in mid-century 1950s heyday of WI economy Now 3% of workforce on farms Expansion of private services Tremendous expansion of Other (IT, healthcare, retail) Manual labor is now less important Analytic skills increasing in importance We are simply..http://www.greenlakelibrary.org/blog/archives/018510.html |