Weekly Message: August 9th, 2022

Happy Tuesday! In addition to our regular announcements and sharing of news, over the next few weeks, we’ll also be highlighting brief (re)introductions to the makeup of the WSDLC: from WSDLC’s Governance to the partners at OverDrive; from the WSDLC’s history to why/how Statistics are pulled; and everything in between.

[Re]Introduction to the WSDLC: Governance

WSDLC Board

The Wisconsin Schools Digital Library Consortium (WSDLC) is governed by a Board consisting of members of the consortium and representatives from the partners (CESA Purchasing, CESA Statewide Network, DPI, and WILS).  The consortium members are either elected to represent a specific CESA geographic area, or are selected by the current board as at-large representatives.
The Board is governed by the Operational Guidelines, and is responsible for representing the project to partners, monitoring and tracking the WSDLC budget, making decisions based on recommendations from the Project Managers and/or the Selection Advisory Committee, and reviewing and approving documents, policies, contracts, and guidelines.
Board meetings occur four times throughout the year: in October, January, March, and April. Within a week after each board meeting, WSDLC Project Managers will send out a message outlining the meeting discussions.

In Spring 2022, nine WSDLC members were (re)elected to represent their CESA district on the WSDLC board, with another 5 folks appointed to sit as At-Large members beginning with the 2022-23 Membership year! Your WSDLC Board for 2022-23 is:

CESA 1: Jill Polglaze (Franklin Public Schools)
CESA 2: Sarah Wendorf (Waunakee Community School District)
CESA 3: Emily Zorea (Ithaca School District)
CESA 4: Gidget Moore (Viroqua School District)
CESA 5: Stephanie Judge (Sauk Prairie School District)
CESA 6: Michelle Rockelman (Campbellsport School District)
CESA 7: Holly Selle (Sturgeon Bay Schools)
CESA 8: Vince Czahor (Beecher-Dunbar-Pembine School District)
CESA 9: Laurie Agema (Mosinee School District)
CESA 10: Michele Green (School District of Greenwood)
CESA 11: -Vacant-
CESA 12: Michelle Byholm (Chequamegon School District)

At Large: Peg Billing (Board Chair) (Lakeland Union School District)
At Large: Nell Flemming (Wisconsin School for the Deaf)
At Large: Beth Hennes (Madison Metropolitan School District)
At Large: Jennifer Peterson (Menasha Joint School District)
At Large: Keith Schroeder (School District of Marinette)

​The WSDLC Board also has representatives from its partners, which include CESA Purchasing, DPI, CESA Statewide Network, and WiLS (non-voting).

WSDLC Selection Advisory Committee

The Selection Advisory Committee is made up of 5-7 volunteers from Member school districts, and is guided by the document of Charges. As directed by the Board and Collection Development Policy, this committee recommends the scope and direction of the collections included in the WSDLC; advise the project manager and vendors on operational collection decisions, including content to be included and budget allocations; review documentation and processes; and review challenges to materials and recommend action(s) to the Board.
Meetings are held three times per year, prior to the WSDLC Board Meetings in October, December, and March.

We are very excited to announce that all previous members of the Selection Advisory Committee have agreed to serve another term! The Selection Advisory Committee members for 2022-23 are:

      • Debra Krause (Nicolet Union School District)
      • McKenzie Weaver (The Prairie School)
      • Gidget Moore (Viroqua School District)
      • Kristen Zastrow (Tomorrow River School District)
      • Michelle Rockelman (Campbellsport School District)
      • Joanne Sobolik (South Milwaukee School District)
      • Abby Beyerl (Evansville Community School District)

 

You can find these details and more on the Governance page of the WSDLC website.

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New Titles Added This Summer

Over the summer (since June 1st), a total of 260 completely new titles were added to the shared collection!
Of those 260 titles:

    • 157 were added to the Juvenile (K-5) Collection
    • 49 were added to the Young Adult (6-8) Collection
    • 54 were added to the Adult (9-12) Collection

You can find the list of these newly purchased titles, their format, and the content access level(s) they belong to here.

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Final Call: WSDLC Renewals Due August 15th

Please let us know your school/district’s renewal decision for the 2022-23 membership year before August 15th. Schools/Districts we have not heard from will be automatically renewed on September 1st.
If your school has made changes to the grades/schools that are accessing collections and have been given a new OverDrive Agreement to sign, please make sure to get that back to us as soon as possible. OverDrive cannot make the requested updates until the new agreement has been signed.
Invoices will be sent out in September (unless your school requested a different invoice date). Invoices will be sent from WiLS, and should be paid to WiLS. Details for payment will be included on the invoice.
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Don’t Miss This: Free Title From OverDrive

OverDrive is offering a free title, available now in Marketplace until 8/20/2022. You can add as many copies of The ABCs of Calm as you would like to your school’s collection through your Advantage account.  This title is available in the OC/OU lending model, so it will never expire from your collection.
Log into Marketplace and click this direct link to access the title. https://marketplace.overdrive.com/Marketplace/OneCopyOneUserAndMeteredAccess/TitleDetails/05b90646-7435-4265-abcb-d41b3c778bc4?searchKey=cc33c99e-8380-477a-83da-1de91419fe45&searchSpecifyFormats=False&isAllInPlanTitle=False
The WSDLC project managers have added 100 copies to the shared collection for all members to utilize.  If you have questions about the title or the process to add the title to your Advantage collection, please contact Lena Richardson at lrichardson@overdrive.com.
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Send Us Your Tiny Case Study Ideas!

WSDLC’s Tiny Case Studies are brief, practical summaries of outstanding things that some WSDLC members are doing that involve Sora and serve as an opportunity for members to share a WSDLC-related problem they had and how they solved it. We highlight these Tiny Case Studies during various Flipped Classroom months, but you can also view them all by clicking the following link or copy/pasting it into your browser: https://wsdlc.org/training/tiny-case-studies/.

If you’ve done something lately that you’d like to share with the WSDLC Community, let us know! Maybe you’ve put together some creative marketing, started a student reading book club, engaged your school’s teachers on how they can utilize these resources in their classroom, or made a successful case for funding. No idea or accomplishment is too small!

You can submit your tiny case study idea by email at wsdlc-info@wils.org or complete the idea form, and we will reach out to you with the next steps!

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The WSDLC project managers and the team at OverDrive are always available if you have any questions, concerns, or suggestions.
Not sure who to contact? Check out this handy guide on the WSDLC website:  https://wsdlc.org/who-to-contact-with-questions/.
WiLS Team