Thursday, February 3, 2005 @ 9:00 am


Session: 101
9:00 am - 10:15 am
OSLA's Spotlight Speaker
Values and Vision
BARBARA STRIPLING
Director of Libraries and Literacy, New Visions for Public Schools, New York
CONNECTING TO THE EDGE OF WONDER: CREATING COMMUNITIES OF INQUIRY

Teacher-Librarians can foster communities of inquiry that empower young people to success, both academically and personally. This session will investigate crucial questions that drive our work in school libraries: How do teacher-librarians help students connect to their own senses of wonder about the world? How does a focus on inquiry and literacy lead to empowerment? How do we create and sustain communities of inquiry?
Convenor: Liz Kerr, Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board.

Session: 102
9:00 am - 10:15 am
Programs and Services
ART STRAM GRAM, L'ART ET L'ENFANT
Marie Barguirdjian Bletton, auteur, conférencière en art et littérature pour enfants.

Cet atelier envisage d'explorer le domaine des arts et de la culture à travers les livres de littérature jeunesse. Que ce soit par la qualité d'incroyables illustrations exécutées par des artistes de génie ou par le contexte culturel des textes mis à la portée des enfants, les livres sont d'immenses ouvertures sur le monde et les différents modes de pensées. Par des exemples précis, je souhaite offrir des idées nouvelles d'animations artistiques ou culturelles...en plus d'avoir le plaisir de vous raconter quelques belles histoires de mon choix.

Session: 103
9:00 am - 10:15 am
Tech Services
RACER 2.7: WHAT THE FUTURE ENTAILS
Amy Greenberg, VDX User Support and Training, University of Toronto; Anne Fullerton, Biology and Chemical Engineering, Davis Centre Library, University of Waterloo; Donna Millard, Mills Memorial Library, McMaster University, Hamilton.

For over two years, the VDX interlibrary loans system has helped Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL) users place interlibrary loan requests and use each other's collections more effectively. We will highlight and discuss the improvements in the latest version of VDX software - RACER 2.7 - and explain how we have tailored it for OCUL members.
Convenor: Amanda Etches-Johnson, McMaster University

Session: 104
9:00 am - 10:15 am
Values and Vision
PEERING INTO DARK CORNERS: EXAMINING THE ROOTS OF OUR INTELLECTUAL FREEDOM
Richard Sims, Librarian, Centennial College.

Liberty, viewed as the freedom to read everything, is a word that seems beyond question in the libraries of modern democracies. On September 11th 2001, this sleep was stirred. Confusion creeps in. Should libraries promote the freedom to read everything or only that which they deem worth reading? Is censorship ever appropriate? Starting from the birth of our modern liberty as found in John Stuart Mill, the essential questions surrounding freedom of expression will be examined.
Convenor: Pat Eaves-Brown, University of Guelph

Session: 105
9:00 am - 10:15 am
Information Literacy; Curriculum and Learning
EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING THEORY: THEY DIDN"T TEACH THAT IN LIBRARY SCHOOL
K. Jane Burpee, Manager, Reference and Information Literacy, Peter Wolf, Manager, Instructional Development, Teaching Support Services, University of Guelph.

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The most effective information literacy instructors will be those who are familiar with learning theories and the teaching techniques that are based on those theories. Learn how applying experiential learning theory can help you improve your teaching. Hear how you can work with your college or university's teaching support services to improve your own skills and competencies in developing your information literacy sessions and classroom instruction.
Convenor: Lorna Rourke, University of Guelph

Session: 106
9:00 am - 10:15 am
Information Literacy; Technology
ADDING PIZZAZZ TO YOUR WEB SITE USING VIDEO CAPTURING SOFTWARE
James Watson, Information Services, Thomas J. Bata Library, Trent University; Jennifer Thiessen, Education and Applied Language Studies, Reference Information Services, James A. Gibson Library, Brock University.

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| Revised Handout (Word .doc)

Are you looking for ways to jazz up your on-line tutorials without having to acquire multimedia development expertise? Do you need to provide more options for library instruction to off-campus users? Do you want to reach students with a variety of different learning styles? This session will introduce you to using video screen recording software to create innovative multimedia tutorials that can be delivered via streaming video. Learn about the different types of software packages that can be used to develop these modules, as well as how to integrate them into your library instruction program.
Convenor: Pascal Lupien, University of Guelph

Session: 107
9:00 am - 10:15 am
Management & Issues; Advocacy & Marketing
TOP 10 REASONS WHY LIBRARIES FAIL
Jane Dysart, Partner, Dysart Jones Associates.

Have you ever been asked to justify your existence? Is your support waning? Learn the top 10 reasons why libraries fail so that you can take action and choose your destiny before someone else does it for you. Discover excellent survival strategies based on real-world experiences.

Session: 108
9:00 am - 10:15 am
Management & Issues; Values & Vision
CREATING LEADERS: THE IMPACT OF LEADERSHIP TRAINING PROGRAMS ON THE SUBSEQUENT LEADERSHIP BEHAVIOUR OF LIBRARIANS
Daniel Phelan, Team Leader/Manager, Collections Services Team, Ryerson University Library.

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How does an institute promote leadership behaviours? Explore the findings of a research study of a library leadership institute and its participants. Did the institute benefit the participants? How does such an institute promote leadership behaviours? Are there better techniques for developing these behaviours? Have the participants changed since attending the institute?
Convenor: Carmen Königsreuther Socknat, University of Toronto

Session: 109
9:00 am - 10:15 am
The Internet
WEB SEARCH ALERT
Gwen Harris, Consultant, Gwen Harris Information Services.

Yahoo! has reasserted itself as a leading search service. Will Google falter? This session reviews the significant changes in Web searching over the past year. It will highlight noteworthy new features and tools for Web search and online news search.

Session: 110
9:00 am - 10:15 am
Partnerships
BUILDING, SUSTAINING AND PROVIDING ACCESS TO DIGITAL COLLECTIONS THROUGH COLLABORATION
Kim Frail, Public Services, Biblioth²que Saint-Jean, Fern Russell, Digital Initiatives Coordinator, University of Alberta Libraries.

Learn about the enrichment of digital collections through advanced functionality options like digital archives, automatic indexing and metadata field creation. Members from OCLC Canada and the University of Alberta Libraries will share their partnership experiences relating to La Survivance, an online collection of historical francophone newspapers, and other items digitized as part of Peel's Prairie Provinces.

Session: 111
9:00 am - 10:15 am
Reading and Literacy
FIRST NATIONS COMMUNITIES READ: GROWING A GREAT PROGRAM
Patty Lawlor, First Nation Consultant, Southern Ontario Library Service

First Nations Communities Read, launched in 2003 as part of First Nations Public Library Week, is an ambitious program that builds community while supporting the publication and purchase of books featuring aboriginal content and/or creativity. With the support of Canadian Heritage's Book Industry Development Program, this grass roots program may go national. Hear more about this exciting program and its future direction.

Session: 112
9:00 am - 10:15 am
Users
LIBRARIES AND PRIVACY: LIVING IN A POST-911 WORLD
Mike Gurski, Senior Technology and Policy Advisor, Information and Privacy Commissioner/Ontario.

Rapid technological advancements offer both promise and threats. Will Canadian public libraries be subjected to invasive search and seizure provisions similar to those found in the U.S.A. Patriot Act? Learn how libraries can successfully manage personal information and privacy concerns.
Convenor: Jim Neill, Kingston-Frontenac Public Library Board.

Session: 113
9:00 am - 10:15 am
Governance and Policy; Management and Issues
THE ART OF WRITING POLICY
Daniella Beaulieu-Scarano, Team Supervisor, Customer Service, Collection Access Team, Windsor Public Library.

Gain practical advice on how to develop, communicate and implement policies in public libraries. Beaulieu-Scarano will review policy writing techniques and share practical "how-to" approaches for writing policy. Learn how to view policy writing as a sum of its parts.
Convenor: Janet Woodbridge, Windsor Public Library.

Session: 114
9:00 am - 10:15 am
Users; Programs and Services
HOW ARE KIDS AND TEENS USING TECHNOLOGY?
Katherine Parrish, Teacher, English Department, Marc Garneau Collegiate Institute; Beth Jefferson, Founder the perfInk Project, Toronto.

Is the Internet our friend or foe in our efforts to create teen readers? On average, teens spend over two hours per day surfing, chatting, and sending e-mail. Opportunities exist to create Internet applications that draw teens into a culture of books and reading. But the bar has been set high by commercial application providers of teen services, requiring constant innovation and high levels of design and interactivity. Come see examples of Internet initiatives that seek to engage teens on their own terms and win them back to libraries and reading.

Session: 115
9:00 am - 10:15 am
Technology
HOW TO USE RSS TO KNOW MORE AND DO LESS
Jenny Levine, Internet Development Specialist; The Shifted Librarian.

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RSS or "Really Simple Syndication": is an XML format that allows syndication of Web content. But what does that really mean? Learn how to use a news aggregator to read multiple sites to keep current while reducing the strain of your workload. Learn how news aggregators help you beat information overload and keep you more informed at the same time. In addition, you'll learn about the best way to start providing RSS syndication of your own news for your library's audience.

Session: 116
9:00 am - 10:15 am
Curriculum and Learning; Information Literacy
SUCCESSFUL ON-LINE COURSES: PEDAGOGY NOT TECHNOLOGY
Carolyn K. Murray, Librarian (retired), University of Toronto.

Learn about the results of recent research into the advantages and disadvantages of e-learning in a University of Toronto undergraduate on-line English course and a graduate Ontario Institute for Studies in Education on-line Virtual Library course. Find out how students respond to the experience, how the instructors adapted synchronous and asynchronous courseware to their teaching goals, and how good pedagogy can transform the negative impact of technology. Find out how librarians can get on the web-based course bandwagon for library and Internet instruction.
Convenor: Jocelyn Phillips, University of Guelph

Session: 117
9:00 am - 10:15 am
Management & Issues
WINNING AT THE HIRING GAME

NOTE: Session withdrawn.

Session: 118
9:00 am - 10:15 am
Advocacy and Marketing; Partnerships
BRANDING AND BEYOND: IMPLEMENTING OAKVILLE'S BRAND STRATEGY
Yvonne Attard, Director, Customer Development, Oakville Public Library.

Staff, board, Friends, volunteers all play critical roles in kicking off your brand strategy. This session will give you key success factors to ensure brand integration amongst your staff and volunteers, the key messages for brand positioning in the community and how to engage and recognize corporate and community support of the new brand.
Convenor: Daphne Wood, Hamilton Public Library.

Session: 119
9:00 am - 10:15 am
Reference and Research
21ST CENTURY GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS: BEST SOURCES FOR ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT INFORMATION
Mary Monteith, Government Documents Librarian, Kitchener Public Library; Tom Bentley, Reference Librarian, Brantford Public Library.

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| Citizenship and Immigration (Word .doc)
| Consumer Information (Word .doc)
| Current Awareness Handout (Word .doc)
| Further Reading on E-Government (Word .doc)
| Health Resources Handout (Word .doc)
| Portals Handout (Word .doc)
| Statistical Resources Handout (Word .doc)
| Statutes and Regulations Handout (Word .doc)

In recent years, the shift from print to electronic publications of government information has affected how public library staff find answers for their users. Explore some of the most useful online resources for government information and gives strategies for staying current in the face of this growing trend.
Convenor: Laura Master, Kitchener Public Library.

Session: 120
9:00 am - 10:15 am
Collections and Resources
EVERY WORD COUNTS: A LOOK AT CANADIAN DICTIONARY-MAKING
Katherine Barber, Editor-in-Chief, Canadian Oxford Dictionaries, Oxford University Press, Toronto.

What makes Canadian English distinctive? How is a good dictionary researched and how were new words selected for the second edition of the Canadian Oxford Dictionary? Why do Canadians need their own constantly updated dictionary? What features can a dictionary have to make it useful to particular users? Why do we still need a paper dictionary when there are free ones available online? And why are dictionaries not like pantyhose? Come learn how to assess the quality of dictionaries when assigning precious resources to dictionary purchases. Understand the constraints of dictionary making in the Canadian market and why library patrons need a wide range of dictionaries to serve differing needs.

Session: 121
9:00 am - 10:15 am
Tech Services
CATALOGUING ELECTRONIC CONTINUING RESOURCES
Joe Cox, Adjunct Professor and Inforum Librarian, Faculty of Information Studies; Edward White, MISt Candidate, Faculty of Information Studies, Project Cataloguer, Robarts Library; University of Toronto.

Attention cataloguers! Are you aware of the recent changes in AACR2, 2002 version as it relates to Electronic Continuing Resources? This session will provide you with a practical overview of cataloguing numerous electronic resources, given the major changes in Chapter 12 of AACR2, 2002 version. Learn from an experienced and engaging speaker who is a practitioner in this ever-changing field of librarianship.
Convenor: Gail Nichol, University of Toronto.

Session: 122
9:00 am - 10:15 am
Programs and Services
LIBRARY SERVICES FOR IMMIGRANTS AND MULTICULTURAL COMMUNITIES
Mijin Kim, Coordinator, Multicultural Resources and Services, National Library and Archives Canada; Chryss Mylopoulos, Multicultural Library Services Specialist (retired); Carrie-Ann Smith, Manager of Research, Pier 21 Society, Halifax, NS.

Speakers will share some best practices on how a library can reach out and welcome immigrant and multicultural communities. Learn how to define emerging communities and tailor genealogy services to older immigrant communities, and hear about resources and services available from Library and Archives Canada.
Convenor: Cabot Yu, Citizenship and Immigration Canada.

Session: 123
9:00 am - 10:15 am
Partnerships
ONTARIO DIGITAL LIBRARY STATUS REPORT
Peter Rogers, Chair, Ontario Digital Library Planning Group.

NOTE: Session moved to Friday. Please see Session #827

Session: 124
9:00 am - 10:15 am
Reading and Literacy; Collections and Resources
A FINE BALANCE: WRITING FICTION BASED IN FACT
Allan Stratton, Author, Chanda's Secrets.

Allan Stratton will bring to life his experience of writing "Chanda's Secrets" by sharing with the audience pictures taken during his trip to Africa to research "Chanda's Secrets" along with his journal of that trip. He will discuss the struggles he went through in writing the novel and will engage in a question and answer session with audience members.

Session: 125
9:00 am - 10:15 am
Management and Issues
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE HR DEPARTMENT?

NOTE: Session withdrawn.

Session: 126
9:00 am - 10:15 am
Collections and Resources
HOW TO UNDERSTAND MANGA AND ANIME
Christopher Butcher, Sales Associate, The Beguiling.

Increase your cultural awareness while listening to experts discuss the history of "Manga and Anime", Japanese comic books and cartoons, in order to provide a cultural context for the work. Gain helpful ordering advice and information on how to help you shelf these types of materials in your library.

Session: 127
9:00 am - 10:15 am
Issues
THE ONTARIO COALITION FOR SCHOOL LIBRARIES
Catherine Mitchell, Tundra Books; Liz Kerr, Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board (co-chairs).

The Canadian Coalition for School Libraries is a nationally based group of associations and individuals interested in combatting the deterioration of school libraries across Canada. It is made up of publishers, media producers, parents, authors and others alarmed by the issue. OLA has been one of the library groups supporting these efforts. The Ontario Coalition provides a local focus to complement the national one. You are invited to consider the advocacy efforts being put forward by the Ontario Coalition and to offer advice on actions being taken.

Session: 128
9:00 am - 10:15 am
Library Issues
QUEEN'S PARK WATCH:
A VIEW FROM THE MINISTRY OF CULTURE
Rita Scagnetti, Director, Heritage and Libraries Branch, Ontario Ministry of Culture.

Receive an update on Ministry priorities for the library sector, an overview of several key government initiatives involving public libraries, and an update on relevant provincial legislation. Audience members will gain an awareness of provincial government activities being undertaken on behalf of, and in partnership with, public libraries.