Insight

              ILEAD U takes shape; seminars scheduled
November/December
2009
A Newsletter from the Illinois State Library — Jesse White, Secretary of State & State Librarian
in this issue
ILEAD U takes shape
Live & Learn construction
grants
ILA Annual Conference
Illinois Emerging Writers
Competition winners
Try-It! Illinois a success
Synergy 2010
ILEAD U (Illinois Libraries Explore,
Apply and Discover), developed by
the Illinois State Library with a Laura
Bush 21st Century Librarian Grant, is
taking shape and promising to be one
of the most exciting Illinois library
initiatives of 2010. The official title of
ILEAD U is “The 21st Century
Technology Tools Institute for Illinois
Library Staff.”
Participants, mentors and instructors
will implement Web technologies
that foster community participation
and develop leadership, innovation
and positive change. ILEAD U will
encourage both the experimentation
with and building of participatory
Web services and programs.
Examples of participatory technology
tools include the following:
• Blogging tools
• Digital audio/podcasting
• Digital photography
• Digital video
• Gaming
• Instant messaging
• Photosharing site (e.g., Flikr)
• RSS
• Social networking (e.g., Facebook)
• Tagging (folksonomies)
• Videoconferencing
• Virtual reference
• Virtual worlds (e.g., Second Life)
• Web conferencing
• Wikis
Each five-member team will have two
mentors to work with the project
teams throughout the entire grant
process. Participants will better
understand and respond to user
needs through the application of par-ticipatory
technology tools and the
creation of an easy-to-replicate model
program.
The ILEAD U schedule will include
three in-person sessions to be held
February 23-25, June 15-17 and
October 26-28 at the University of
Illinois Springfield. There also will be
additional mandatory virtual meet-ings.
The Illinois State Library was
represented this fall at the
National Book Festival in
Washington, D.C., by Illinois
Center for the Book coordi-nator
Bonnie Matheis (sec-ond
from left). Joining
Bonnie were: (left to right)
Drika Harrell, Junior League
of Washington D.C.; Jeanne
Jacob, Illinois State Society;
Dr. Anne-Imelda M. Radice,
director of the Institute of
Museum and Library
Services; and Therésè
Magnuson, Illinois State
Society.
(Photo by Earl Zuskoff, IMLS)