Wisconsin's Water Library Launches New Web Site

Wisconsin’s Water Library is happy to announce the launch of its new web site at http://aqua.wisc.edu/waterlibrary .

This site provides one place for users to locate resources available for the Water Library. This site combines three earlier library sites—the original Water Resources Library site, a newer WWL site developed for Wisconsin’s Year of Water, and the Wisconsin’s Water Library for Kids.

The site is intended to extend the reach of the library’s services to residents across Wisconsin and offers new navigational tools to provide easier access to information. An important tool on the site is the “Recommendations” feature, which allows users to browse reading lists by topic, finding books and Web sites on frogs, fish, the Great Lakes, or water pollution. Any adult resident of Wisconsin can check out books online from the library and pick them up at their local public or university library. The site was constructed with the help of ASC staff members Tina Yao, Tom Dellinger, Rich Dellinger, Julia Cameron, and Jennifer Champoux.

A new Recent Acquisitions List for November 2008 is now available http://aqua.wisc.edu/waterlibrary/Default.aspx?tabid=87. Some new titles cover such topics as Climate Change, Ocean Science, and Invasive Species.

Check it out and let us know what your think. We’d love to hear from you--Anne Moser and Jennifer Champoux, Wisconsin’s Water Library staff

From Ask Water Resources 11/25/08

Spring Scholarship for Public Library Director certification course

UW-Madison SLIS Continuing Education Services announces its spring scholarship for a public library director certification course. The award is limited to directors currently pursuing their certification in Wisconsin. The winner may take Public Library Administration, Basic Reference, or Fundamentals of Cataloging online free of charge during the Spring 2009 semester. This is a $415 award!

The application is attached as a Word document. It may be emailed or mailed to Susan Santner, sbsantner@wisc.edu or Room 4284 Helen C. White Hall, 600 N. Park Street, Madison, WI 53706. *December 12* is the deadline. The recipient will be notified by December 22. Complete scholarship information is available here: http://www.slis.wisc.edu/continueed/certscholarship.html

Questions? Contact Susan Santner, sbsantner@wisc.edu or 608-890-0364.

Beginnings Report available

Follow this link https://blog.uwgb.edu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/coland/coland-draft.pdf to the Beginnings Report on the Future of Libraries. Share your comments on the COLAND blog http://blog.uwgb.edu/coland/ .