The Wisconsin Public Library Consortium (WPLC) was formed in 2001.
Information about board and committee meetings, policies, and decision-making.
Charge Public libraries in Wisconsin hold rich historical and local collections. This committee will consider ways to leverage collaborative projects and partnerships to foster enhanced digital access and preservation services for these collections. Specifically, the committee will: Provide direction for existing WPLC projects related to aspects of historical and local collections. Develop projects, support budget…
Charge The Selection Committee consists of appointed representatives from each of the 15 public library systems in Wisconsin. Using the WPLC Collection Development Policy as a guide, selectors choose adult,young adult and children’s materials in audio and ebook formats. For detailed information on materials and genres collected, please see the WPLC Collection Policy. In addition…
Charge The Technology Backup Collaboration Workgroup will provide project expertise and make recommendations to the Technology Steering Committee on project budget needs and governance structure for the backup collaboration project. The Backup Storage Platform will aggregate infrastructure backups from any participating Wisconsin public library system into equipment hosted in two data centers (South Central Library…
Purpose The purpose of the Technology Community of Practice is to offer a regularly scheduled meeting time for Library System IT professionals from across the state to discuss shared problems, opportunities, and ideas for potential collaborations. Any identified collaborative projects that emerge from the group can be taken to the Technology Steering Committee for support….
Charge The Steering Committee will review proposals from the Technology Collaborative subcommittees and workgroups. They will be responsible for: Developing member agreements for members participating in a collaboration initiative Soliciting legal advice when necessary Developing budgets and breakdown of costs and fees for a collaboration initiative Recruiting and recommending a Fiscal Agent from systems participating…
