Resources For Library Staff

Support and Promotion

• Integrate Search Widgets
  Use this code to put a WVInfoDepot One Search widget or a Consumer Reports search widget on your library’s website.
• Promotional Materials, Student Activities, Lesson Plans, etc.
  May include fliers, handouts, social media materials, patron tutorials, press releases, scavenger hunts, and more to help you share WVInfoDepot.org resources with your library community.
• Tutorials (Patron-Facing) (Niche Academy)
  Tutorials covering WVInfoDepot.org databases as well as various research and technology skills. Aimed at patrons but also useful for library staff! Housed on Niche Academy.
• WVInfoDepot Screen Saver
  Downloads as a ZIP file.
• WVLC Research Guides (LibGuides)
  Various guides supporting librarians and staff in West Virginia libraries. Topics include Bibliostat, collection development, summer reading, etc.

Training, Professional Development, and Research for Library Staff and Educators

• Continuing Education
  Continuing education opportunities for library directors and full-time library support staff.
• EBSCO Tutorials YouTube Channel
  Training on many EBSCO resources as well as the user interfaces they share.
• World Book Online Training Site
  Includes written and video tutorials, promotional downloads, webinars, and more. Also home of the Certified World Book Insider program.
• Public Librarian Certification Program
  A certification program developed by the West Virginia Library Commission to help meet the continuing education needs of West Virginia’s library staff.
• WVLC Niche Academies
  
  • Patron-Facing Tutorials (WVLC Statewide Resources)
    Tutorials covering WVInfoDepot.org databases as well as research and technology skills. Aimed at library users but also useful for educators and library staff! Housed on Niche Academy.
  • WV Library Staff Training and Certification (Niche Academy)
    Staff- and educator-facing tutorials on a wide variety of topics related to running a library and helping library users. Housed on Niche Academy. Includes coursework for the Public Librarian Certification Program. (You can filter down to just see WVInfoDepot-related tutorials by clicking the “WVInfoDepot.org” category on the right side of the screen.)
  • WV Library Training for Educators and Media Specialists (Niche Academy)
    [In Progress – More Tutorials Will Be Added] Tutorials on a wide variety of topics intended for helping K-12 educators, technology specialists, and media specialists use library resources.

• New Library and Information Science Titles at the WV Library Commission (LibGuide)
  Features new LIS titles in the Library Commission’s collection organized by professional discipline. Titles are available by interlibrary loan to interested libraries and library staff.

• Library, Information Science, & Technology Abstracts (Database)
  An index to library and information science journals, books, research reports, and proceedings. Uses WVInfoDepot login.

Library Science Databases that require a WVLC Library Card:

• H. W. Wilson Core Collections
  Collection development aids highlighting titles in a variety of disciplines:
  • Children’s Core Collection
  • Fiction Core Collection
  • Middle & Junior High School Core Collection
  • Public Library Core Collection: Nonfiction
  • Senior High School Core Collection
• Library & Information Science Source
  Contains full-text articles of nearly 430 library and information science journals plus 30 full-text monographs.

Usage Reports / Statistics

• WVInfoDepot Usage Reports by Month and Year
  Monthly usage statistics generated for the WVInfoDepot.org databases are downloadable here. Files are organized by month and year.
• WVInfoDepot Usage Reports FAQ
  Do you have questions about these numbers and what they mean for your library? See the FAQ linked above or contact the Library Commission if it does not answer your questions.
• Unzipping / Decompressing Files
  If usage reports download as a zip file, you can find instructions on how to unzip the file here for Windows or here for Mac. (Note: “Zipping” and “unzipping” files may also be referred to as “compressing” and “decompressing” files.)