Cooperative Purchase Survey
Possible Cooperative Purchases
At CLiC we are approached by a wide variety of vendors. It is important to us that we are working with and securing discounts that your library and community care about.
Recently, we have a few interesting vendors that we would like your opinion on. Are these products something that your library and community find value in?
We would appreciate it if you would please take a few minutes to read and either watch the video or visit the trial and give us your feedback for the following four products.
LAFCON Scholarship
CLiC is offering scholarships for the first ever Library Advocacy and Funding Conference (LAFCON) hosted by EveryLibrary. The conference is virtual, and runs September 26th-28th, 2022.
What’s exciting is this conference is specifically designed to bring new knowledge to libraries. That’s because you’ll be hearing almost exclusively from people and organizations outside of this industry. You won’t be hearing from the same library presenters and organizations that we see at most other library conferences. Instead, EveryLibrary has sought out presenters and curated a conference agenda that will bring you all new information and ideas. Take a look at the LAFCON 2022 agenda.
Apply for the CLiC Scholarship below. Application DEADLINE is Tuesday, September 6, 2022.
Koha Upgrade to 21.11
Koha upgrade to 21.11 is happening soon! ByWater will be upgrading our production sites Monday, August 1st at 11 PM. There will be no big changes this upgrade. [Read more…]
June AspenCat Users’ Group Meeting Overview
Koha upgrades, exciting cooperative purchases, Discovery Layer updates, and more! Look below to see our meeting agenda and notes. You can also listen to the meeting here. [Read more…]
NEW EBSCO Package
The wait is over! The NEW EBSCO package is here!
Thank you so much to the volunteers, representing libraries of all types and sizes, who took time out of their busy schedules to review and provide feedback on the different vendor products.
All of the databases from the old package are still included, PLUS we added 7 new databases.
If you are looking for the direct URLs for these new resources, please contact Kira Zimmerman.
If you have any questions, please let us know.
Kira Zimmerman, Cooperative Products Manager
Jim Duncan, Executive Director
Recruiting a Rural Public Library Director?
CLiC is known for its recruitment. Like the preparation of any tasty meal, this requires practice and attention to detail. But it’s not magic!
Here, we’ve shared our recipe for success, in four steps. Crucial: the utilization of resources (quality ingredients) at your fingertips. So, we’ve opened our pantry… with a all-new guide! Check it out.
Our Recruiting & Hiring a Rural Public Library Director guide is now available.
PebbleGo Create
NEW THIS YEAR!! PebbleGo Add-On PebbleGo Create!
PebbleGo Create is digital workspace for kids to demonstrate what they’ve learned in PebbleGo. Students can easily draw, type, record a video, and choose from thousands of engaging stickers, animations, and templates to show what they learned. All while never leaving PebbleGo. (Formative assessment.)
Teachers have easy access to each students’ creations, providing real-time insights on whether students are mastering the standards being taught.
Quickly sync class rosters with Microsoft 365, Google Classroom* or .CSV file.
Two-minute video features PebbleGo Create.
PebbleGo Create Flyer
Questions? Contact Kira Zimmerman
Welcome CDOC Libraries!
AspenCat is welcoming 22 Colorado Department of Corrections libraries. Our first round went live Monday, March 28th and our second round went live April 11th. These libraries will be on a separate Koha instance than our original AspenCat libraries. Colorado Department of Education’s Institutional Library Development team operates on the belief that everyone deserves a great library, and we at CLiC could not agree more! [Read more…]
February AspenCat Users’ Group Meeting Overview
Welcoming new libraries, a new AspenCat team member, a Prospector/SWIFT update and MORE! Look below to see our meeting agenda and notes. You can also listen to the meeting here.
[Read more…]