WSDLC: Wisconsin Schools Digital Library Consortium

The Wisconsin Schools Digital Library Consortium (WSDLC) provides access to a robust collection of ebooks, digital audiobooks, and magazines to Wisconsin K12 students. Since the WSDLC’s inception, membership has grown to include nearly 300 public and private schools and districts, serving over 440,000 students. WiLS, along with the Wisconsin Department of Instruction and the CESA Statewide Network, provide the infrastructure that supports the consortium.

WiLS provides the following services to WSDLC:

Fiscal agency
Governance support
Meeting management
Resources and advocacy around collection support and intellectual freedom
Shared collection planning

Project management
Training
Marketing and communications
Building relationships and acting as a liaison with peer organizations and vendors

Recent or Current Projects

Worked with OverDrive to ensure appropriate student grade level access to materials
Prevention of “summer reading slide” via the annual Reach More Readers campaign
Review of and incorporation of Annual Membership Survey Results in collection and training enhancements
Review and revision of the WSDLC Collection Development Policy and Reconsideration of Materials process
Partnering with OverDrive to make member purchasing more easy and straightforward
Member of the OverDrive Advisory Partner group; providing feedback on enhancements for Sora and Marketplace.
Statement on WSDLC Shared Collections
WSDLC Digital Title Circulation Dashboard