Division for Libraries, Technology, and Community Learning

Staff at the Department of Public Instruction's Division for Libraries, Technology and Community Learning (DLTCL) welcome you to our Web page. We are here to serve the life-long learning and information needs of all Wisconsin citizens from preschoolers to senior citizens.

Listed on the left are some key programs of the division. Division teams and service areas are listed below. We look forward to serving you. Please let us know if you have any comments or suggestions.

Richard Grobschmidt,
Assistant State Superintendent
Division for Libraries, Technology, and Community Learning
Telephone: (608) 266-2205
Email: richard.grobschmidt@dpi.wi.gov

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Community Partnerships and Learning

Our mission is to work with communities to ensure learner success and stronger communities through family-school-community partnerships. The mission is directly related to Department Goals of Lifelong Learning and Partnerships. The DPI will promote lifelong learning so that individuals value learning, learn how to learn, demonstrate effective communication, thinking and problem solving, enjoy the quality of life, are fulfilled, experience the joy of learning, and contribute to and benefit from the intergenerational transmission of culture.

The DPI will support the educational role and function of local education agencies (and organizations), families, and communities to increase local capacity to improve and ensure learning opportunities for the children and citizens of the community.

Information Technology Team

The Information Technology Team is committed to streamlining data collections, using data that is collected once for the multiple purposes for which it was intended, developing cost effective applications, and the presentation of information that serves, students, parents, school district staff, and teachers.

• The Application Development Team provides centralized professional automated information system planning, development, and implementation; empower department staff to query, report and analyze department data; and ensure effective use of technology.
  
  
• The Data Management and Reporting Team is a combined effort of the department's Professional Library and the Center for Education Statistics. These two groups provide information services to the department, Wisconsin schools, and interested citizens of the state.
  
  
• The Technical Services Team provides local and wide area network technology and technical support to all DPI staff in a reliable, efficient, and user-friendly manner that supports DPI's mission to provide efficient and equitable services to all schools and libraries in the State of Wisconsin.

Instructional Media and Technology Team

The Instructional Media and Technology Team provides leadership, service, and advocacy for equitable access to and effective use of information, resources, and instructional technology in Wisconsin PK-12 schools to ensure successful lifelong learning.

Public Library Development Team

The Public Library Development Team provides leadership, advocacy, expert assistance, planning, coordination, and funding for the improvement of library systems and public libraries so that Wisconsin residents will have convenient and equitable access to knowledge and information resources.

Reference and Loan Library

The Reference and Interlibrary Loan Team provides timely reference and interlibrary loan services and materials to public library systems and state agency and institution employees and libraries.

• BadgerLink is a project of the division to provide increased access to information resources for Wisconsin residents in cooperation with the state's libraries. It includes links to the full-text of over 5,000 periodicals and other information resources.

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If you have any questions, please contact:

Roslyn Wise
WI DPI, Division for Libraries, Technology, and Community Learning
(608-266-6439, fax 608-266-8770)
roslyn.wise@dpi.wi.gov

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For questions about this information, contact Roslyn M. Wise (608) 266-6439

Last updated on 7/10/2009 10:26:46 AM