One of our greatest joys at WiLS is hearing our members tell the stories of the big and important work they are doing – interesting new projects or initiatives, or even interesting and new approaches to old projects. And, in addition to hearing about it, it makes us even happier when we can share those… READ MORE
On November 9th, Bill Shwarting from ProQuest an excellent demonstration of the new, updated version of Safari: the O’Reilly Learning Platform for Higher Education. Learn more about the platform and check out the recording below! Safari gives you: More than books! 250+ publishers Videos, learning paths, and a wealth of exclusive O’Reilly produced content Case studies,… READ MORE
Please email your Senators and your Representative and urge them to cosponsor the Museum and Library Services Act. S. 3530 and H.R. 6988 equitably distribute Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds to large and small states, expands eligibility for tribal libraries, supports disaster readiness, and reinforces ALA’s message that strong communities need strong libraries.”… READ MORE
Join us for a fascinating informational demonstration of Global-Regulation. Global-Regulation is a unique resource that gathers and translates over 800,000 laws from 95 countries, making global laws and regulations accessible. It’s a great resource for students, faculty or anyone to gather information about legislation from all over the world. WiLS has a very reasonable consortial price… READ MORE
The ALA and libraries had several major wins in Washington recently, but we still need your help! Successes: Congress passes the Marrakesh Treaty Implementation Act. On Wednesday, Congress signed off and sent this legislation to the President for signature. This Act will exponentially increase the availability of accessible reading materials to Americans and people around… READ MORE