We know that our members love our Taco Tuesday webinar series, and so do our vendor partners. So, we decided to dish out even more! For the first half of 2023, we’re doubling the portions and serving up two Taco Tuesdays every month. Vendors are signing up already and so can you! As slots fill, we’ll… READ MORE
Category: WiLS Events
WiLS 2023 Member Meeting: Breaking Barriers and Opening Doors
This meeting was held on Friday, February 24th. You can watch the recording on our YouTube channel. You can also view the slides. Libraries and cultural organizations are out there breaking down barriers every day, improving access to their spaces, programs, resources, staff, and professions! Even with limited resources and staff capacity, they are figuring… READ MORE
Wrapping Up a Celebration of WiLS’ 50th Birthday
WiLS was born to the University of Wisconsin System in 1972 as Wisconsin Interlibrary Loan Services to “provide access to the extensive resources available in the UW Madison campus library collections.” This year, we celebrated our 50th birthday as WiLS, formally known as Wisconsin Library Services, with 667 member organizations: libraries of every type –… READ MORE
WiLSWorld Shorts: Using Findhelp to Connect People in Need and the Programs That Serve Them
This event was held on Friday, January 13th, 2023, at 1:00 pm CT. You can watch the recording on our YouTube channel or view the slides. Join us for the next WiLSWorld Shorts on Friday, January 13th, at 1:00 pm CT. Libraries of all types are invited to attend to learn more about findhelp, a… READ MORE
POWRR Institute with WiLS and the Stockbridge-Munsee Community
by Kelsie Flack, Curating Indigenous Digital Collections Fellow, WiLS WiLS and the Stockbridge-Munsee Community hosted a POWRR Professional Development Institute in Bowler this past November. The POWRR model focuses on “Preserving (Digital) Objects with Restricted Resources,” and the workshop discussed how cultural heritage professionals can ethically and safely preserve digital objects for access and use,… READ MORE