New State Data Coordinators Orientation Engaging in the Community Michael Golrick State Library of Louisiana

Learning Objectives Complete with confidence the tasks of the State Data Coordinator Understand and Communicate the value and importance of the PLS and SLA data Engage in the Public Library Statistics Community

So, what happens next? [At this meeting]

At this meeting you will: Get oriented to the national level issues and concerns Discuss data elements Changes for FY 2014 Proposals for FY 2015 Hear about WebPLUS changes for FY 2014 Provide feedback on WebPLUS Discuss survey edit checks

At this meeting you will: Vote for new members of the LSWG Learn “stuff” (Concurrent sessions) Meet with all the other SDCs Meet with the other folks who use your software

At this meeting you will: Have a chance to socialize with SDCs and Census/IMLS (and others) New SDC Huddle Lunch with Mentor Groups Meet with Mentor Groups Vendor events Digital Inclusion Reception Awards! Keppel Award What is the “SLAA” (at the end of the agenda)?

How do we work with each other? SDC Discussion list The Wiki Mentors Census staff IMLS staff

SDC Discussion list Electronic Discussion List Closed – Members are: SDCs IMLS staff Census staff working on PLS Discussions are captured and posted to Wiki (Note: the Wiki is publicly viewable – to the whole world)

The Wiki

Mentors Who are they? How are they chosen? Will they always be the same?

Census Who are they and what exactly do they do What happens after I hit “Lock” Why do I sometimes hear from Andrea and sometimes Regina? When do I call Patty? What if I have hundreds of edit checks?

Edit checks # of Records Flagged SheetNon-CriticalCritical State Characteristics00 Name Address026 Other Identification10 Pop and # of Outlets04 Staffing50 Revenue100 Expenditures240 Capital50 Collections700 Services140 Programs210 Other Elec.40 Outlets302 Total18432 Edits run on 6/12/ :49:19 AM

Edit checks Match has completed successfully. Check 'New ID' Sheet - 6/12/ :30:35 PM Happy Message

IMLS staff Who are they and what exactly do they do? Who else do I need to know besides Kim and Carlos?

Building your own community Mentors (past/present) Nearby states (geographically proximate) Similar states (number of outlets, type of library systems) People you like and respect

Remember to have fun!

For this training Changes do result Uncovered issues will get attention Want to do the best job we can

What questions do you have?

Michael Golrick State Library of Louisiana