CILS Workshop October 26, Nelson

CILS is a library service for students and instructors with special needs at publicly funded colleges and institutes in British Columbia. Our clients are people who cannot use conventional print because of visual, learning or physical disabilities.

On October 26th CILS will be hosting a workshop entitled "Opening Doors to Information: Access for Students with Print Disabilities" in Nelson (hotel to be determined). Registration is free! This is a great opportunity to update your knowledge of alternate formats as well as network with your colleagues from the area. You will be able to register and find more information on the CILS website at http://www.langara.bc.ca/cils/. We look forward to seeing you there!

This course would be of interest to:

• Post-secondary librarians, library technicians and other staff involved in reference, circulation, media, information literacy and interlibrary loan services for students with disabilities.
• Disability Coordinators, transition planners, assistive technology specialists in the post-secondary system in BC
• Information Technology employees
• Public librarians in B.C.

ALA Midwinter Meeting - Seattle Jan 2007

The ALA is holding its Midwinter meeting in Seattle this year, nice a close for a quick hop down. The dates are January 19-24. Conference details will be announced in early November but more information can found here.

Internet Librarian 2006 - Oct 23-25

The Internet Librarian 2006 conference will take place October 23 - 25 in Monterey CA. More information can be found here

9th Northern Exposure to Leadership Institute (NELI) - March 2007

9th Northern Exposure to Leadership Institute (NELI) will be held in Emerald Lake, British Columbia, from March 1st to 6th, 2007.

The Institute's mission is to assist professional librarians to develop, strengthen, and exercise their leadership skills so that they may be better equipped to formulate, articulate, and achieve the future changes required by libraries into the 21st century.

Based on the premise of experiential learning, the Institute includes group and individual exercises, as well as the opportunity to learn in conversation with mentors, who have been chosen for their own leadership skills, and who will be participating as volunteers.

Northern Exposure will target 24 librarians who have a desire to develop their leadership potential, received their library degrees generally within the past seven years, and a minimum of two year's professional library experience.

Individual nominations will be welcomed from a variety of sources, including employers, associations, library schools and the corporate information sector. Nominees will be asked to supply a one-page resume as well as a one-page synopsis of achievements, career goals, and expectations for the leadership institute. Those chosen as participants must secure funding to cover a registration fee and transportation costs to Calgary. Meals, accommodation, as well as the programme and learning materials will be provided. See http://www.ls.ualberta.ca/neli/index.html for more information.

The Northern Exposure to Leadership Institute is made possible by the generous sponsorship of EBSCO, SIRSI and YBP. These corporations demonstrate their leadership and support to Canadian libraries and librarianship in numerous ways; however, their sponsorship of NELI is a demonstrable expression of their commitment and faith in our future.

For more information contact:

Ernie Ingles
Vice-Provost and Chief Librarian
5-07 Cameron Library
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta
T6G 2J8
Phone: (780) 492-5170
Fax:(780) 492-7925
Email: Ernie.Ingles@ualberta.ca

Karen Adams
Director of Library Services
and Information Resources
5-02 Cameron Library
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta
T6G 2J8
Phone: (780) 492-6491
Fax: (780) 492-8302
Email: Karen.Adams@ualberta.ca

First International PKP Scholarly Publishing Conference: Preliminary Announcement July 2007

A conference of possible interest to members
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First International PKP Scholarly Publishing Conference: Preliminary Announcement

The Public Knowledge Project is pleased to announce that the first international PKP conference will be held from July 11–13, 2007 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The conference will promote and celebrate the quality use of the PKP open source software suite – Open Journal Systems (OJS); Open Conference Systems (OCS); and the Open Archives Harvester.

The conference will appeal to all segments of the PKP community: software developers and technical support specialists; journal publishers, editors, and staff; librarians; and researchers in scholarly publishing. As well, prospective and first time users of OJS and other PKP software will be able to learn more about the systems and establish contacts with the PKP community. Experienced implementers and developers will have an opportunity to participate in technical sessions and exchange information. All attendees will be able to attend a range of topical sessions on trends in scholarly communication and publishing, open access initiatives, open source software, academic and library communities, and future plans for OJS, OCS, and the Open Archives Harvester.

A call for papers and presentations will be issued in the near future. An official conference website will also be available shortly with more details on the conference including a preliminary schedule. The conference will commence with an opening keynote session on the evening of July 11 with John Willinsky, the founder of the Public Knowledge Project and creator of the OJS software. There will be several pre-conference workshops on July 11, and the main conference program will present a combination of concurrent and single track sessions concluding at noon on July 13.

The conference will be hosted at Simon Fraser University’s downtown campus and will be adjacent to a wide range of accommodations, restaurants, and other popular tourist destinations. Please mark the July 11–13 dates on your 2007 calendars. The PKP partners look forward to welcoming you to this inaugural event.

The Public Knowledge Project is a federally funded research initiative at the University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University on the west coast of Canada. It seeks to improve the scholarly and public quality of academic research through the development of innovative online environments. PKP has developed free, open source software for the management, publishing, and indexing of journals and conferences. Open Journal Systems and Open Conference Systems increase access to knowledge, improve management, and reduce publishing costs.

NOTE: It is anticipated there will be a library stream and/or preconference to talk about library roles.

Upcoming Education Institute Courses - December

Dec 5 - The Ins and Outs of RSS: Really Simple Solutions with Geoffrey Harder (webcast)
Information

Dec 6 - Succession Planning... Isn't! with Ken Haycock (audio conference)
Information

Dec 7 - BQ Wit and Wisdom: Insights for Info Pros with Barbara Quint (audio conference)
Information

Dec 12 - Top Tech Trends for 2007 with Michael Stephens (audio conference)
Information

Dec 13 - Health Literacy Skills Can Impact Anyone with Michelle Helliwell (audio conference)
Information

Upcoming Education Institute Courses - November

Nov 1 - Survival Guide for New Managers Multi-part Course with Ruth Snowden (3wk audio conference course)
Information

Nov 2 - e-Xploring Virtual Reference with Vicky Duncan and Angie Gerrard (audio conference)
Information

Nov 3 - Anytime, Anywhere Solution to Information on Demand: The myhamilton.ca Community Portal (webcast)
Information

Nov 6 - Project Management for Libraries with Mary Auckland (5wk audio conference course)
Information

Nov 6 - Did I Answer Your Question? Techniques to Recharge Your Reference Interview
with Rita Vine (6wk online course)
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Nov 7 - Rethinking School Library Collections for At-Risk Readers with Myra Junyk (audio conference)
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Nov 8 - Evaluating the Library Board with Ken Haycock (audio conference)
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Nov 9 - Researching Chinese-Canadian Ancestry with Janet Tomkins (audio conference)
Imformation

Nov 9 - Making Reading Programs Fly: 30 Ideas in 60 Minutes with Sya Van Geest and Liz Kerr (audio conference)
Imformation

Nov 13 - Communicating on Purpose to Bridge the Gap with Joan Giannone (3wk audio conference course)
Information

Nov 14 - Yahoo Tips: Search Strategies for Libraries with Ran Hock (webcast)
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Nov 15 - Using Observational Research Methods in Your Library with Lisa M. Given (audio conference)
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Nov 16 - Competencies and Information Professionals with Jane Dysart (audio conference)
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Nov 17 - Best in Show: Designing Effective Screencasts with Diane Clark (webcast)
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Nov 21 - Avoiding Communication Breakdown: Techies and Non-Techies with David King (webcast)
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Nov 22 - Les habiletés de leadership et leur expression dans les milieux d'information avec France Bouthillier (audio-conférence)
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Nov 23 - Community Development in a Library Context with Annette DeFaveri (audio conference)
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Nov 24 - No Ephebiphobia* Here (* ephebiphobia: an abnormal and persistent fear of teenagers) with Wendy Grønnestad-Damur (audio conference)
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Nov 27 - Canadian and US Immigration: Historical Records and Their Value with Judith Argent (audio conference)
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Nov 28 - Videocasting: an Introduction for Libraries with David King (webcast)
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Nov 29 - Knowledge Management: Implications and Potential for Libraries with Kimiz Dalkir (webcast)
Information

Nov 30 - 15 Minutes a Day! All It Takes to Keep Up in a 2.0 World
with Stephen Abram (audio conference)
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Upcoming Education Institute Courses - October

Oct 2 - Readers' Advisory Services: How to Find the Middle of the Row with Terri Lyons (6wk online course)
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Oct 2 - Facilitating: Getting a Group Where They Need to Be with Rebecca Jones (audio conference)
Information

Oct 3 - Why the Masses Love Metadata: Folksonomies, Tagging and the Amateur Expert with Geoffrey Harder (webcast)
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Oct 5 - Avian Influenza (H5N1): Will It Be the Next Pandemic? with Dr. Maurice Hennink (audio conference)
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Oct 10 - Delivering Training at a Distance with Cheryl Stenstrom (webcast)
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Oct 12 - Dealing with Online Dangers with Jayne Hitchcock (audio conference)
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Oct 13 - Institutional Repositories: New Roles, New Challenges with Suzanne Bell (webcast)
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Oct 16 - The Road to Roving: a Panel Discussion with Joan Giannone (audio conference)
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Oct 17 - Technology Overload: Designing to Minimize Stress with John Kupersmith (audio conference)
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Oct 18 - Evaluating the Chief Executive Officer with Ken Haycock (audio conference)
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Oct 20 - Survey Says......? with Derrick Larsen (webcast)
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Oct 23 - Lectures Faciles pour Les Jeunes avec Marie Barguirdjian Bletton (audio-conférence)
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Oct 26 - Information Architecture with Mike Crandall (audio conference)
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Oct 27 - Valuing RA: A Readers' Advisory Panel (audio conference)
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Oct 30 - Conflict Resolution: Yes, It Can Be Resolved with Rebecca Jones (audio conference)
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Oct 30 - Web Activities to Spark Literacy and Learning in Schools with Carol Koechlin (6wk online course)
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Oct 31 - Point, Click and Learn: Flickr and Libraries with Michael Sauers (webcast)
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The BC Information Summit – Friday September 29, 2006

Of possible interest some some BCLA members
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The BC Information Summit – Friday September 29
www.infosummit.ca

BC's Freedom of Information Act, passed in 1992, was designed to make BC's government more open and accountable. Then-Attorney General Colin Gabelman proclaimed, “We want to create a ‘culture of openness' within government so that information is routinely released.”

That was the theory then; what is the reality today? Has FOI really made the government more transparent and accountable? Has it empowered citizens? Is government really more open than it was fourteen years ago?

The first BC Information Summit brings together academics, legal experts, journalists, present and past elected officials and experienced Freedom of Information requesters from every sector of society. Together, they shall explore the challenges and solutions of creating an open government and a free flow of information to the public.

For agenda, speaker and ticket information click here.

All ticket prices include a buffet lunch and tickets ordered before September 18 can take advantage of the early bird rates. Rates are as follows:


Early Bird (before Sept. 18)
Regular

Organization rate*
$75
$90
Individual rate**
$55
$65
Senior/student rate
$25
$30

*Organization rate for those attending on behalf of their company or organization.
**Individual rate for those attending on their own behalf.
If you would like to contact us at the BC Information Summit, please call 604.255.1336 or email info@infosummit.ca.

The BC Information Summit is presented by:
BC Freedom of Information & Privacy Association
Canadian Taxpayers Federation
UBC School of Journalism

And co-sponsored by:
BC Civil Liberties Association
BC Coalition of People with Disabilities
BC Library Association
Canadian Newspaper Association
Canadian Office & Professional Employees Union
Trial Lawyers Association of BC

Upcoming BCLA Course Oct. 2nd - Resilience in the Library (Prince George)

BCLA Course - Resilience in the Library (Prince George)

http://www.bcla.bc.ca/resilience

Course name:
Harnessing the Energy of Change: Resilience in the Library

Presenter:
Shelley Hourston

Date:
October 02, 2006

Time:
9am – 4pm

Location:
Prince George Public Library
Keith Gordon Room
Bob Harkins Branch (downtown)
887 Dominion Street
Prince George

Description:
Harnessing the Energy of Change: Resilience in the Library

One of the few guarantees in life is that change is constant. And if you work in libraries you know your job today is very different from the job you were doing just a few years ago. Join Shelley Hourston in exploring the impact of change in your library and learn how you can harness and control the energy that accompanies change. During the workshop, we will examine various techniques and methods we can use in
adapting to change in our workplaces.

This workshop will be of interest to individuals working in libraries at any level and who would like to explore ways of making the most of change in their lives, both professional and personal.

About the Presenter:
Shelley Hourston is the founder and owner of S. Hourston & Associates. She is a librarian, coach, and lifelong learner with an avid interest in how our perspectives and interpretation of our experiences impact our life. Shelley is also the author of The Resilient Librarian and Creativity and the Resilient Librarian in the latest Journal of the Canadian Health Libraries Association.


Fees & Registration:
Members $100
Non-Members $135
Online registration is available at www.bcla.bc.ca/resilience - Visa, Mastercard and American Express accepted. If you have any questions about registration, please contact the BCLA Office at office@bcla.bc.ca

Class Size:
18 Students

Please note – if you have successfully registered, you will receive a
confirmation email. If you are unable to register please contact the
BCLA Office at office@bcla.bc.ca