WSDLC: Wisconsin Schools Digital Library Consortium

The Wisconsin Schools Digital Library Consortium (WSDLC) provides access to a robust collection of ebooks as well as digital magazines and audiobooks to Wisconsin K12 students. Since the WSDLC’s inception, membership has grown to include over 330 public and private schools and districts, serving over 500,000 students. WiLS, along with the Wisconsin Department of Instruction, 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

High demand titles are “always available” including Battle of the Books selections
Review of and incorporation of Annual Membership Survey Results in collection and training enhancements, including a new training resources page on the WSDLC website
Prevention of “summer reading slide” via the annual Reach More Readers campaign
Worked with OverDrive to ensure appropriate student grade level access to materials
Member of the OverDrive Advisory Partner group; providing feedback on enhancements for Sora and Marketplace.
WSDLC Digital Title Circulation Dashboard