By Cole Clark, Curating Indigenous Digital Collections Fellow, WiLS I first heard about Culture Keepers from my former supervisor and friend, Anita Heard, when I was working at the Ziibiwing Center of Anishinabe Culture & Lifeways. It was described as so much more than a professional development conference for networking between Native Nations’ cultural heritage… READ MORE
This February, the WiLS Cooperative Purchasing team, with two goals in mind, asked members to respond to an annual survey about the service. First, we wanted to learn more about our members’ knowledge of and satisfaction with the service. Second, wanted to learn how our members use the service and how they’d like it to… READ MORE
Join presenters from WiLS on Friday, June 7th at 1:00 pm CT for a discussion of cultural considerations to be aware of as a non-Native person working with Native Nations communities. The discussion will center around building respectful and ethical relationships with a spirit of reciprocity. The presenters will share their own experiences working… READ MORE
Due to an early and enthusiastic response for the upcoming cohort, we have closed registration for the 2024-25 cohort. Watch this space for updates on next year’s cohort in spring of 2025. Are you looking for an efficient, cost-effective, and manageable way to make a strategic plan for your small library and community? WiLS is… READ MORE
WiLS, home of the Mukurtu Midwest Hub, is excited to share that we will partner with Washington State University on its Andrew W. Mellon Foundation award of $1.5 million to sustain the Mukurtu content management system established in 2009. The Center for Digital Scholarship and Curation at Washington State University develops Mukurtu, a free, open-source… READ MORE