Friday, January 30, 2004 @ 9:00 am


Session: 501
9 am - 10:15 am
OSLA Spotlight Speaker
DR. ROSS TODD, Associate Professor, School of Communication,
Information and Library Studies, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.
SCHOOL LIBRARIES: MAKING THEM A CLASS ACT

This address focuses on professional action and change to ensure that school libraries are acknowledged as a vital part of the learning fabric of the school, and contribute richly to learning outcomes of students. It will first present current research on the value of school libraries, particularly in context of rapid developments in networked digital information environments. It will explore a range of school-wide strategies to ensure that the library's impact on student learning is articulated and celebrated. It will identify trends in the provision of school library services, and it will address some of the building blocks for implementing and sustaining change.
Convenor: Esther Rosenfeld, OSLA President 2003, Toronto DSB.

Session: 502
9:00 am - 10:15 am
DIGITAL MAPPING...FOR THE REST OF US
Jeff Moon, Head, Document Unit, Stauffer Library, Queen's University.

Demand for digital mapping resources has been increasing significantly on our campuses and, fortunately, with the advent of academic digital mapping consortia (DMTI, NRCan OGDE), libraries are able to meet this demand. While these digital resources have been warmly welcomed and used by geographers and GIS aficionados, how do we deal with these resources? Is there a simpler mapping solution for the novice or occasional user? Learn about the high end resources above, but also discover an easy-to-use alternative (PCensus for mapPoint) that serves the rest of us.
Convenor: Helene LeBlanc, Wilfrid Laurier University.

Session: 503
9:00 am - 10:15 am
Ontario Health Libraries Association
SUPPORTING THE EVIDENCE: A ROUNDUP OF FAVOURITE WEB SITES
Christina Woodward, Medical Librarian, London Regional Cancer Centre; Tim Tripp, Senior Project Manager, Clinical Decision Support, The University Health Network.

| presentation handout - Website listings (Excel)

Librarians and Information Specialists in the Ontario Health Libraries Association (OHLA), and the Canadian Health Libraries Association (CHLA), will share their most recommended health and medical web sites in this fast moving, and information-packed session that will appeal to even the most practiced searcher. The presenters will provide snapshots of web sites that are relevant to health sciences libraries, highlighting the value and unique benefits of each site. Find out whatĂs hot, and why. Leverage your online searching efforts for more effective and efficient results.
Convenor: Jami VanHaaften, Northeastern Ontario Regional Cancer Centre.

Session: 504
9:00 am - 10:15 am
SHAKING IT UP! APPLIED DEGREES AND COLLEGE LIBRARY COLLECTIONS
Dr. Catherine Wilkins, Director, Learning Resources, Conestoga College; Joanne Westerby, Library Director, Mohawk College Library; Dr. Katharine Janzen, Associate Vice President, Research and Innovation, Tanis Fink, Chief Librarian and Director, Learning Commons, Seneca College.

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Four dynamic Ontario college library directors are excited to present their observations on the trend toward the granting of Applied Degrees and the impact on current college library collections. Each will present the unique vision of her Library or Learning Commons and compare experiences and track records with collaborative degree and applied degree collections. Planning processes will be examined, local community involvement will be probed, collection outcomes discussed and the future contemplated.
Convenor: Eva McDonald, The Bibliocentre.

Session: 505
9:00 am - 10:15 am
HOW TO MOVE INTO THE JOB YOU WANT, SUCCEED IN THE JOB YOU HAVE, OR EXPLORE YOUR CAREER ALTERNATIVES
CAITLIN P. WILLIAMS, President, Work Matters and Successful Working Women, Inc.

Your professional portfolio may be outstanding and your technical skills may be on the cutting edge. But to find a satisfying position, grow in the one you currently hold, or explore your full range of options, you need cutting edge career management skills, as well. Come learn some key strategies along with job search and resume tips for taking your career to the next level, wherever you happen to be in your own professional development right now.

Session: 506
9:00 am - 10:15 am
TOP TEN TECHNOLOGY TRENDS
Art Rhyno, Systems Librarian, Leddy Library, University of Windsor; Stephen Abram, Vice President, Micromedia ProQuest, OLA President 2002; Leslie Weir, bibliothèque en chef/University Chief Librarian, Université d'Ottawa/University of Ottawa; Sean Crowe, Library Automated Systems, Hamilton Public Library.

What does the future hold for libraries and technology? Which current trends will have a big impact on tomorrow's services? Speculate and participate as our technical panel debates the many technical possibilities facing libraries, and helps define a roadmap for navigating through the changing IT landscape.

Session: 507
9:00 am - 10:15 am
IMPLEMENTING AND TRACKING A STRATEGIC PLAN
Darrel Skidmore, Chief Executive Officer, London Public Library

Gain a fundamental understanding of the critical elements in taking a Strategic Plan from development to implementation.
Convenor: Catherine Dowd, Orillia P.L. Board.

Session: 508
9:00 am - 10:15 am
WEBCT AND INFORMATION LITERACY: AN EXPERIMENT IN INTEGRATION
Phyllis M. Wright, Head, Collection Management and Instruction Librarian for Humanities Courses, Brock University Library.

A six-month academic leave, and numerous visits to academic libraries, resulted in many discoveries and some forwarding-thinking ideas on the delivery of library instruction and information literacy in Ontario. Hear the ideas that resulted from the library visits and learn about an exciting feasibility study for an OCUL (Ontario Council of University Libraries) Information Literacy Cooperative Project. Discover how WebCT can be used to integrate learning tools, databases, help sheets and quizzes with academic course syllabi.
Convenor: Candice Dahl, Brock University.

Session: 509
9:00 am - 10:15 am
TWINNED LIBRARIES: CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS
Margaret MacLean, 2002 President, Ontario Library Boards' Association; Jan Perfect, Board Chair, North Bay P.L. Board; Claire Smerdon, Board Chair, Temagami P.L. Board; Bob Allen, 2003 President, Ontario Library Boards' Association.

Hear about a pilot project to promote better understanding between large and small public libraries. Discuss the contributions and benefits of these partnerships for the library community. How can a large, urban library contribute to a smaller, remote library? How can a smaller, remote library benefit from the larger, urban library community?
Convenor: Bob Ernest, OLBA Councillor, Waterloo P.L. Board.

Session: 510
9:00 am - 10:15 am
PROFESSIONAL REFERENCE SERVICE ANYWHERE, ANYTIME, VIRTUALLY:
HELPING REDEFINE THE ROLE OF LIBRARIANS AND LIBRARIES IN THE INTERNET AGE
Linda White, Digital Projects Coordinator, Library of Congress; Jeff Penka, QuestionPoint Manager, Online Computer Library Centre; Donna Dinberg, Library and Archives of Canada.

| presentation, Linda White (.pdf)
| presentation, Jeff Penka (.pdf)
| presentation, Donna Dinberg (.pdf)

Learn about extending traditional reference services with 24x7 service, access to virtual collections and access to subject/language specialists worldwide. Increase your library's visibility through multiple communication options. The fundamental nature of librarianship has not changed. New technology tools enhance the delivery of information. Virtual reference services such as Virtual Reference Canada and QuestionPoint provide professional reference service to library and users anywhere, any time. Receive a highlight of today's reference environment using data and experience from libraries worldwide. Practical examples from services in Canada will demonstrate the importance and effect of understanding audiences appropriately using technology and working cooperatively.

Session: 511
9:00 am - 10:15 am
YOU HEARD ABOUT IT HERE FIRST: GREAT NEW BOOKS TO RECOMMEND TO YOUR READERS!
Anne Stevens, North American Library Manager, McClelland and Stewart; Maylin Scott, Assistant Manager, Library Sales and Academic, Random House; Bill Zambusi, Library and Educational Sales Manager, Simon and Schuster Canada; Lahring Tribe, Manager, School, Library and Academic, Random House of Canada.

| Must-Have Books for Spring 2004 (Word)

Librarians attending this session will hear about various recommended good reads from major Canadian publishing representatives who love to read and to offer their suggestions for good books. They will focus on those hidden gems that library staff and Readers' Advisory groups will be glad to hear about. This session will also be useful for anyone working with book clubs.
Convenor: Florence DeDominicis, Oakville Public Library.

Session: 512
9:00 am - 10:15 am
LIBRARY WEBLOGS, RSS, AND YOUR PRECIOUS TIME
STEVEN COHEN, Assistant Librarian, Rivkin Radler, LLP, New York.

This session will encompass the basics of Rich Site Summary (RSS) Feeds and how they are used to deliver content to the users desktop via a news aggregator. Basic concepts of RSS will be discussed along with choosing an aggregator, setting one up, and easily adding RSS Feeds. Web based aggregators will also be discussed at length. RSS Feeds allow librarians and information professionals to keep up to date with professional development issues and new reference sources so that they can serve their patrons better.
Convenor: Greg Smith, St. Catharines Public Library.

Session: 513
9:00 am - 10:15 am
MISSING IN ACTION: ATTENDANCE MANAGEMENT FOR LIBRARY STAFF
Michael T. Doi, Partner, Hicks Morley Hamilton Stewart Storie LLP, Toronto.

Library managers who are wrestling with the problem of managing staff attendance need up-to-date legal and practical information. Doi, a lawyer experienced in library personnel issues, will provide an overview of effective attendance management tools, including accountability structures for culpable and non-culpable absences, best practices models and case studies. The discussion will include the legal rights and obligations of libraries, staff members and unions.
Convenor: Donna Bright, Cobourg Public Library.

Session: 514
9:00 am - 10:15 am
EARLY YEARS @ YOUR LIBRARY™: A COLLABORATIVE EXAMPLE
Kathryn Goodhue, Manager, Children's and Rural Services, Kingston and Frontenac Public Library; Debbie Nesbitt-Munroe, Early Years Specialist, Kingston and the Islands, Kingston Literacy; Susan Ramsay, Early Literacy Specialist, Hastings-Frontenac-Lennox and Addington; Kathy Boelsma, Early Literacy Specialist, Lanark County.

Early Literacy programs in the community are essential to successful infant and preschool child development. Early Years Literacy specialists will describe their role, funding and collaborative initiatives with local library branches. They will talk about the different funding streams, clarify role definition and discuss ideas they are working on with libraries to enhance literacy in the 0 to 6 year age range.
Convenor: Kathryn Goodhue, Chatham-Kent Public Library.

Session: 515
9:00 am - 10:15 am
LIBRARY AUDIO DESCRIPTION (LAD) IN YOUR COMMUNITY
Geoff Eden, Accessibility Planner, Urban Development Services, City of Toronto; Rosemary Kavanagh, Executive Director, CNIB Library for the Blind; Barb Philp, Head of Adult Services, Thunder Bay Public Library.

Have you planned resources to serve all members of your community - including the rapidly growing senior population and those who are visually impaired? Join a panel discussion on the value of described products available to your community and a unique look and listen at descriptive services such as films, videos, and other audio materials. The session will conclude with a described movie presentation.
Convenor: Pamela MuŔoz, AudioVision Canada.

Session: 516
9:00 am - 10:15 am
WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO E-BOOKS?
Joanne Lombardo, Collections Coordinator, Electronic Materials, Toronto Public Library; Janet Woodbridge, Manager of Special Populations Services, Windsor Public Library; Barbara Franchetto, Deputy Director, Southern Ontario Library Service.

| Ebooks in 2004, Joanne Lombardo (.ppt)
| Ebooks and Special Populations, Janet Woodbridge (.ppt)
| Creating a Provincial Ebook Collection, Barbara Franchetto (.ppt)

Once (and again) a hot topic, e-books have gone from buzz to bust and back again. The Consortium of Ontario Libraries (COOL) launched a 3,000-ebook collection in September 2002. This collection, the first of its kind in Canada, is notable for its cooperative model, which includes both public and academic libraries. The leverage and sheer negotiating power have enabled many libraries to participate in the acquisition of electronic resources - something many had only dreamed of doing because of very tight budgets.
Convenor: Rosanne Renzetti, SOLS.

Session: 517
9:00 am - 10:15 am
BOOK LUST: UNDERSTANDING APPEAL FACTORS IN READERS' ADVISORY SERVICE
NANCY PEARL, Director of Library Programming, the Washington Center for the Book, Seattle Public Library and author of Book Lust: Recommended Reading for Every Mood Moment and Reason and Now Read This and Now Read This II.

Nancy Pearl is continually in the pursuit of finding the perfect title to recommend to an enthusiastic, dedicated reader and understands the importance of matching a reader and a book. In 1998, Nancy Pearl developed the "If All of Seattle Read the Same Book", reading initiative, which is an effort to build community connections through an appreciation of books. Nancy will share with us a few of her best book talks as well as provide an overview of reading and the essentials of appeal characteristics to recommend books to people which will prepare you to better assist your readers in finding their next great read.

Session: 518
9:00 am - 10:15 am
MONITORING BOARD AND LIBRARY PERFORMANCE
Ian Hunter, President 2004, Ontario Library Boards' Association.

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Library trustees are responsible for monitoring and reporting on their library's performance, but this activity is often done poorly or not at all. This interactive session looks at real-life examples of monitoring and reporting from a library trustee's perspective. Bring your own library monitoring reports and see how they compare!
Convenor: Marilyn Birmingham.

Session: 519
9:00 am - 10:15 am
LIBRARY BOARD DEVELOPMENT: WHAT EVERY CEO SHOULD KNOW
Ken Haycock, Senior Partner, Ken Haycock & Associates Inc.

Ken Haycock is the trainer for the British Columbia Trustees' Association and led presenter for this year for the Ontario Library Boards' Association. What is he telling trustees? What are trustees telling him? Help to bridge the disconnect between what your Board may expect and what you may be delivering to htem. What do they discuss at their training sessions? The focus will be on CEO and Board roles in effective governance, community development and emerging models of measuring library impact.

Session: 520
9:00 am - 10:15 am
LIBRARY SPACE: MALL OR SANCTUARY?
Deb Kalvee, Associate University Librarian, James A. Gibson Library, Brock University; Melody Burton, Reference Librarian, Humanities and Social Services, Queen's University; Joy Muller, Manager, Learning Commons, Seneca College.

| presentation: Part 1/2 / Part 2/2, Deb Kalvee (.ppt)

The concept of "library as place" has taken on new meaning in the changing academic environment of the digital age. In an attempt to slow the "drift towards irrelevance" many academic libraries have made difficult and contentious choices to redefine their physical space. Join three panelists from Brock University, Queen's University and Seneca College as they discuss their institutions' attempts to grapple with new, re-designed, and re-interpreted library spaces.
Convenor: Jennifer Peters-Lise, Seneca College.

Session: 521
9:00 am - 10:15 am
PDA CONTENT: PERIL AND PROMISE
Rea Devakos, Information Specialist, Gerstein Science Information Centre; University of Toronto Libraries.

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Palm-based content is growing rapidly. Is your library ready to license and support handheld users? Rea discusses issues around supporting patrons with mobile devices with particular emphasis on choosing licensing and managing content. Explore how to create value for users in a newly mobile environment!
Convenor: Mita Sen-Roy, Leddy Library, University of Windsor.

Session: 522
9:00 am - 10:15 am
SILVER BIRCH AND RED MAPLE: IN CONVERSATION
Gayle Friesen, author of Losing Forever (Red Maple Award Winner); Eric Walters, author of Camp X (Silver Birch Fiction Award Winner); Karen Levine, author of Hana's Suitcase (Silver Birch Non-Fiction Award Winner).

Participate in a relaxed and informative conversation that focus on the writing and the creative processes used by these winning authors. Gain insight into the way they develop their plots, characters and settings and how they relate their stories to their young audience.

Session: 523
9:00 am - 10:15 am
JUST FOR THE HEALTH OF IT: PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTING A WELLNESS PROGRAM FOR STAFF
Sue Brown, Coordinator, Workplace Wellness & Health Promotion Program, Centennial College.

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| Worksheets (Word)

In many workplaces, Health and Safety mandates are being complemented by Wellness initiatives. Programs focusing on staff physical and emotional wellness can boost staff morale and productivity and don't have to cost a great deal. Learn about how to plan and implement wellness programs in your workplace, and obtain the resources you need to meet your objectives (including support from upper management).
Convenor: Linda Del Grande, Clarington Public Library.

Session: 524
9:00 am - 10:15 am
CELEBRATE FIRST NATIONS PUBLIC LIBRARY WEEK @ YOUR LIBRARY™
Panel presentation will include members of the 2004 First Nation Public Library Week Planning Committee.

This is your opportunity to learn about First Nations Public Library Week and how your library, school and community can join in its annual celebration. Developed in 2000 by Ontario's First Nation libraries with the support of the Ontario Library Service, this week is the inspiration for the 2004 launch of an annual Aboriginal Storytelling Week in Saskatchewan. Chosen to appeal to both Native and non-Native libraries, the Week's 2004 theme is "Winter Stove Stories @ your library™".