the gi21 project: from the southwest to a region near you
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The Gi21 Project: From the Southwest to a Region Near You. Jennie Gerke , University of Colorado at Boulder Kirsten Clark, University of Minnesota. Government Information in the 21 st Century. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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The Gi21 Project: From the Southwest to a Region Near You
Jennie Gerke, University of Colorado at BoulderKirsten Clark, University of Minnesota
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Government Information in the 21st Century
• Funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Sciences Laura K. Bush Librarians in the 21st Century Fund, starting September 2006
• Funding ends September 2008
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WHAT’S HAPPENED?
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Attendance by State
227
90
176
111
84
TOTAL 688
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Utah and Wyoming
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New Mexico and Arizona
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Colorado
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Results
• 688 librarians trained between June 2007 and June 2008
• 16 different topic areas covered – Legal Information is the most popular, followed
closely by Demographics• Development of a training web site at:
webjuntion.org/gi21
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WHAT’S STILL HAPPENING?
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A LOT !!
• Surveys
• WebJunction Website Changes
• Grant Evaluation Conference
• And still more training……..
• Final report to IMLS
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WHAT’S NEXT?
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Depositories Libraries
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Regional Networks
Source: http://www.oclc.org/contacts/regional/
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Potential Structure of the 2nd Grant
• Grant Management – University of Minnesota (Regional Depository Library and MINITEX)
• State Coordinators – Depository Libraries AND/OR
• Regional Coordinators – Regional Networks
• Trainers – Depository Librarians
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Potential Components of the 2nd Grant
• Train-the-Trainer Conferences
• New Topic Content Development– Ethnic groups– Regional Geography– Urban vs. Rural
• Training
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For example…Minnesota could
• Host a Train-the-Trainer Conference for MINITEX and WILS regions
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For example…Minnesota could
• Host a Train-the-Trainer Conference for MINITEX and WILS regions
• Create new topics on– Somali population in Minnesota
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For example…Minnesota could
• Host a Train-the-Trainer Conference for MINITEX and WILS regions
• Create new topics on– Somali population in Minnesota– Ichthyology
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For example…Minnesota could
• Host a Train-the-Trainer Conference for MINITEX and WILS regions
• Create new topics on– Somali population in Minnesota– Ichthyology– Cheese curds
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For example…Minnesota could
• Host a Train-the-Trainer Conference for MINITEX and WILS regions
• Create new topics on– Somali population in Minnesota– Ichthyology– Cheese curds
• Trainings from Blooming Prairie to Sheboygan
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Timeline
• Information Gathering (Summer 2008)• Grant Writing (Fall 2008)• Grant Due (December 15, 2008)• Waiting…waiting…waiting (Spring 2009)• Potential Start Date (September 2009)
Potential grant implementation period (September 2009 - September 2012)
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GI21 PROJECT
HTTP://WWW.WEBJUNCTION.ORG/GI21