GOVERNMENT INFORMATION DAY | VIRTUAL

Friday, November 13, 2020
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
All online, via GoToMeeting

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Save the date for Government Information Day!

The Government Information Special Interest Group (GI SIG) of the Wisconsin Library Association is pleased to present a new, all virtual Government Information Day for any library worker with an interest in government documents. A link to register will be published soon. In the meantime, mark your calendars for a great day of learning about:

The political context of the 2020 Census with Dr. Margo Anderson, emeritus professor of history at UW-Milwaukee
Census data tools with trainers from the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce
Legal reference with Carol Hassler, Wisconsin State Law Library
Open discussion about COVID-19 and its impact on our libraries
And updates from Wisconsin state and federal depository librarians!

Schedule At-a-Glance

9:00 - 9:10	Welcome & General Information
9:10 am - 10:00 am	2020 U.S. Census: Why Has it Been So Controversial and What Will the Numbers Show? Dr Margo Anderson, Distinguished Professor, Emerita, of history, UW-Milwaukee, and author of several books on the U.S. Census
10:00 am - 10:05 am	Break
10:05 am - 10:55 am	Using the Newest Census Data Tool, data.census.gov Ileana C. Serrano, Data Dissemination Specialist, Customer Liaison & Marketing Services Office/Data Dissemination and Training Branch, U.S. Census Bureau
10:55 am - 11:00 am	Break
11:00 am - 11:50 am	Legal Reference Tips Carol Hassler, Wisconsin State Law Library
11:50 pm - 12:45 pm	Lunch
12:45 pm - 1:05 pm	Wisconsin Document Depository Update Abby Swanton, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Division for Libraries and Technology, Resources for Libraries and Lifelong Learning
1:05 pm - 1:25 pm	Federal Depository Library Program Update Beth Harper, Regional Depository Librarian, Memorial Library, UW-Madison
1:25 pm - 1:30 pm	Break
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm	Discussion: How Has the Pandemic Affected Our Organizations? A chance for us to talk about the situations at our libraries, good and bad.
2:30 pm - 2:35 pm	Break
2:35 pm - 3:35 pm	Milestones in the Wisconsin Depository Library Community, a panel presentation You Might Already Be a Winner! Robin Miller, Head of Discovery & Assessment, McIntyre Library, UW-Eau Claire Pandemic and Retirement, Reflections on Working 30 Years in Federal Depository Libraries *Nancy Mulhern*, retired Historic Collections Consultant, Wisconsin Historical Society Library Jill G. ThomasJill Thomas, Lawrence University
3:35 pm - 4:15 pm	Government Information Special Interest Group (GISIG) meeting