The Gi21 Project: From the Southwest to a Region Near You

Jennie Gerke, University of Colorado at BoulderKirsten Clark, University of Minnesota

Government Information in the 21st Century

• Funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Sciences Laura K. Bush Librarians in the 21st Century Fund, starting September 2006

• Funding ends September 2008

WHAT’S HAPPENED?

Attendance by State

227

90

176

111

84

TOTAL 688

Utah and Wyoming

New Mexico and Arizona

Colorado

Results

• 688 librarians trained between June 2007 and June 2008

• 16 different topic areas covered – Legal Information is the most popular, followed

closely by Demographics• Development of a training web site at:

webjuntion.org/gi21

WHAT’S STILL HAPPENING?

A LOT !!

• Surveys

• WebJunction Website Changes

• Grant Evaluation Conference

• And still more training……..

• Final report to IMLS

WHAT’S NEXT?

Depositories Libraries

Regional Networks

Source: http://www.oclc.org/contacts/regional/

Potential Structure of the 2nd Grant

• Grant Management – University of Minnesota (Regional Depository Library and MINITEX)

• State Coordinators – Depository Libraries AND/OR

• Regional Coordinators – Regional Networks

• Trainers – Depository Librarians

Potential Components of the 2nd Grant

• Train-the-Trainer Conferences

• New Topic Content Development– Ethnic groups– Regional Geography– Urban vs. Rural

• Training

For example…Minnesota could

• Host a Train-the-Trainer Conference for MINITEX and WILS regions

For example…Minnesota could

• Host a Train-the-Trainer Conference for MINITEX and WILS regions

• Create new topics on– Somali population in Minnesota

For example…Minnesota could

• Host a Train-the-Trainer Conference for MINITEX and WILS regions

• Create new topics on– Somali population in Minnesota– Ichthyology

For example…Minnesota could

• Host a Train-the-Trainer Conference for MINITEX and WILS regions

• Create new topics on– Somali population in Minnesota– Ichthyology– Cheese curds

For example…Minnesota could

• Host a Train-the-Trainer Conference for MINITEX and WILS regions

• Create new topics on– Somali population in Minnesota– Ichthyology– Cheese curds

• Trainings from Blooming Prairie to Sheboygan

Timeline

• Information Gathering (Summer 2008)• Grant Writing (Fall 2008)• Grant Due (December 15, 2008)• Waiting…waiting…waiting (Spring 2009)• Potential Start Date (September 2009)

Potential grant implementation period (September 2009 - September 2012)

GI21 PROJECT

HTTP://WWW.WEBJUNCTION.ORG/GI21