Committee

Charge A Budget Committee convenes every other year to develop the upcoming two year’s budgets for WPLC.  The group is a committee of the Board and presents a budget to the Board in early May.  The Board determines the operating expenditures for the following years and utilizes the recommendations of the Digital Library Steering Committee…

Charge This group is formed every other year to evaluate the composition of Wisconsin’s Digital Library collection purchased by the digital buying pool with particular attention on known concerns and potential additions to the collection. Specifically, the committee will: Solicit feedback from the community regarding the collection. Create recommendations related to the collection. Review and…

Charge The WPLC Communications Committee is composed of one WPLC Board member, representatives from the Digital Library and Technology Steering Committees, a Library Director, a Public Library Marketing Cohort representative, and a DPI representative. The Committee meets quarterly and is charged with: Increasing member library awareness of and engagement with the services the WPLC supports….

Charge The WPLC Digital Library Marketing Committee, under direction of the WPLC Board, maintains and provides content for the social media presence for Wisconsin’s Digital Library, sharing information about OverDrive and any other products that may be added to the library, including collection updates, genre- or audience-level title highlights, new or interesting curations, outages or…

Charge The Digital Library Steering Committee is comprised of one or more representatives from each public library system with a total of no more than twenty five members. The Digital Library  Steering Committee makes budget and policy recommendations related to Wisconsin’s Digital Library to the WPLC Board for formal approval, makes all decisions relating to…

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 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…