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LMDC Update - July 20, 2011. Washington State Library. Introduction of Kirsten Furl. Online Resources Coordinator Ask-WA Manager. State Library Budget Update. LSTA & Maintenance of Effort. 2010 LSTA award – approx $3.58 million
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LMDC Update - July 20, 2011 Washington State Library
Introduction of Kirsten Furl • Online Resources Coordinator • Ask-WA Manager
LSTA & Maintenance of Effort • 2010 LSTA award – approx $3.58 million • 2011 LSTA award – approx $3.35 million (roughly $230,000 less) • 2012 LSTA award is expected to be flat at best • For reporting on 2010 LSTA - MOE will be insignificantly short • For reporting on 2011 LSTA – MOE may be substantially short (we are scrambling to find other expenditures that may be eligible)
Training Needs Assessment • Purpose – supports planning for future trainings • Open until the end of July • Access at www.surveymonkey.com/s/HW5SKSK • For questions: • Jennifer Fenton, WSL CE/Training Coordinator at jennifer.fenton@sos.wa.gov 360.570.5571 or • Kate Laughlin, WLA Program Coordinator at kate@wla.org 206.948.5301.
Unlimited WebJunction • WebJunction now offers unlimited courses for Washington library staff • More than 300 courses available through WSL membership • All courses are free of charge • Must have WebJunction Washington account • Create account at www.webjunction.org/accounts/#create_account • Must affiliate with Washington
IMLS Strategic Planning and IdeaScale • Help IMLS prioritize their work over the next five years • Uses IdeaScale by SurveyAnalytics, Seattle, WA • Uses crowdsourcing concepts • Users can submit ideas, vote and discuss what has already been listed • Voting up or down changes the position of the idea relative to other ideas • Register at http://imls.ideascale.com/ to participate