We are thrilled to share that, starting June 3rd, Jennifer Chamberlain will be WiLS’ new Executive Director! Jennifer was selected by WiLS staff and board from a field of more than 100 impressive candidates for her diverse experience in Wisconsin academic and public libraries as well as her demonstrated ability to lead through change, deliver exceptional service, and build… READ MORE
If cabin fever has set in, take a short coffee break and join us for an overview of OpenAthens, federated authentication. In this session EBSCO will share the problems it aims to solve for library end users and system administrators followed by a brief demonstration of the end user login experience and administrative dashboard for… READ MORE
WiLS has received the following from our vendor partner ProQuest: Dear Colleague, ProQuest just announced the launch of a Coronavirus Research Database in response to the rapidly growing need for authoritative content related to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The new cross-disciplinary resource enables researchers to search and discover full-text articles, dissertations and other content from key publishers… READ MORE
Working together with their information partners, EBSCO would like to alleviate the impact of COVID-19 on your library by extending free and expanded access to academic content. We hope these resources help your students and faculty as they adjust to remote learning and researching. Free EBSCO eBooks™ UU Upgrades and Special Pricing They are working… READ MORE
WiLS has received this information from Overdrive: In response to the COVID-19 Crisis OverDrive has secured agreements from the list of publishers posted below to make any of their titles in your collection that were purchased prior to March 1, 2020 “always available”. To be clear, any titles in your collect from the listed publishers included… READ MORE