Thursday, February 3, 2005


7:00 am

BREAKFASTS. Ticket required.


8:00 am

ALL CONFERENCE OPENING PLENARY SESSION
Keynote Speaker: Craig Kielburger


Thursday, February 3, 2005 @ 9 am - 10:15 am

#101: BARBARA STRIPLING - Connecting to the Edge of Wonder: Creating Communities of Inquiry

#102: Art Stram Gram, l'art et l'enfant

#103: RACER 2.7: What the Future Entails

#104: Peering into Dark Corners: Examining the Roots of Our Intellectual Freedom

#105 Experiential Learning Theory: They Didn't Teach That In Library School

#106: Adding Pizzazz to Your Web Site Using Video Capturing Software

#107: Top 10 Reasons Why Libraries Fail

#108: Creating Leaders: The Impact of Leadership Training Programs on the Subsequent Leadership Behaviour of Librarians

#109: Web Search Alert

#110: Building, Sustaining and Providing Access to Digital Collections Through Collaboration

#111: First Nations Communities Read: Growing a Great Program

#112: Libraries and Privacy: Living in a Post-911 World

#113: The Art of Writing Policy

#114: How Are Kids and Teens Using Technology?

#115: How To Use RSS To Know More and Do Less

#116: Successful On-line Courses: Pedagogy Not Technology

#117: Winning At The Hiring Game

#118: Branding and Beyond: Implementing Oakville's Brand Strategy

#119: 21st Century Government Documents: Best Sources for Electronic Government Information

#120: Every Word Counts: A Look At Canadian Dictionary-Making

#121: Cataloguing Electronic Continuing Resources

#122: Library Services for Immigrants and Multicultural Communities

#123: Ontario Digital Library Status Report

#124: A Fine Balance: Writing Fiction Based In Fact

#125: What Happened to the HR Department?

#126: How To Understand Manga and Anime

#127: The Ontario Coalition For School Libraries

#128: Queen's Park Watch: A View From The Ministry Of Culture


Thursday, February 3, 2005 @ 10:35 am - 11:50 am

#201: DR. JAMES MARCUM - The Library As Dynamic Learning Centre

#202: Retrofit Your Stacks

#203: One Size Doesn't Fit All: Tailoring Information To Cancer Patients

#204: Planning Lessons from the Trenches

#205: Always Fresh: Fast Content for Your Web Site with Real Simple Syndication (RSS)

#206: "The Great Things About Standards Isÿ": Standards and the Interoperable Web

#207: Positioning your Organization for Success

#208: Magazines for Children: Alternative Reading

#209: Current Trends in Accessible Website Design: Common Barriers and Current Solutions

#210: Dewey Divas and the Dudes: You Heard It Here First - A Sneak Preview of Spring Books - Adult

#211: Tools for Managing Online Information

#212: Designing Public Libraries as Unique and Vital Public Spaces

#213: Roving Reference: A New Model for Information Services

#214: Restructuring Library Facility Models: Challenges in Amalgamated Municipalities

#215: Beyond the Novel: Branching Out With Literature Circles

#216: Using the CBC Archives

#217: The Independent Learning Centres' Suite of Educational Services Can Benefit Learners At Your Library

#218: Serving Teenagers is Contagious: Staff Training Tips

#219: Implementing Information Literacy at Your School

#220: Breaking Barriers: Building Bridges "by Books"

#221: The Tao of School Librarianship

#222: Sharing Success Stories: From Advocacy to Action Via Evidence-Based Practice (EBP)

#223: Crisis Collection Development: Rising From the Ashes

#224: Spring Into Literacy

#225: Optimize Your Partnership With Classroom Teachers

#226: New Solutions in Audio/Visual Packaging Materials

#227: A Zillion Unusually Appealing Poem Prompts

#228: Selecting Your Professional and Support Staff


Thursday, February 3, 2005 @ 2:10 pm - 3:25 pm

ALL CONFERENCE PLENARY SESSION
Keynote Speaker: Clifford Lynch


Thursday, February 3, 2005 @ 3:45 pm - 5:00 pm

#401: JOHN PERRY - Excellence in the Workplace: Developing a Customer Strategy for Your Public Library

#402: Table Ronde: Do We Need ABFO?

#403: Training and Orientation for Librarians

#404: Assessing the Ontario Scholar's Portal

#405: Managing The Acquisition Of Print Resources In An Electronic Environment: Redesigning Collection Management/Acquisition Work To Deliver Priority Services

#406: Barcoding Our Clients

#407: Distance Learning: Promises, Problems and Precepts

#408: Librarian and Faculty Collaboration: A Blueprint for Integrating Information Literacy into the Curriculum

#409: Libraries by Design: Library Design Based on User Input

#410: Selling Your Stuff: The Commercialization of Library Products

#411: Keeping It All Together: Web Site Management Beyond The Launch

#412: WebJunction: Technology Assistance and Training for Public Libraries

#413: Herding Cats, Owls And Other Animals To Get Business Done

#414: Roundtable: @ your library® On Radio In Windsor

#415: Blog Your Way To A More Dynamic Web Site

#416: Library As Subject

#417: Web Collection Development

#418: Metadata Matters: Key Lessons From Metadata Projects

#419: Hot Issues In School Libraries In Ontario

#420: Combining Literature Circles With Blue Spruce and Graphic Organizers

#421: Target Reading Program: Promoting Male Teen Literacy

#422: Inclusive Children's Literature

#423: Internet Starting Points for Student Research (Grade 4 to 8)

#424: Designing Library Displays That Work!

#425: Building Reading Literacy Together

#426: Media and the Mirror: Deciphering Advertising's Message and Examining Its Impact On Self Image

#427: Comics For Teens, Comics For Adults, Knowing Which Is Which and Finding Something For Both

#428: When The Twain Meet: Board Member And Municipal Politician


Thursday, February 3, 2005 - EVENING

@ 5:15 pm

OCULA ANNUAL MEETING, AWARD PRESENTATION and RECEPTION

OHLA RECEPTION

OLBA ANNUAL MEETING

OSLA AWARDS PRESENTATION and RECEPTION


@ 6:00 pm

FACULTY OF INFORMATION STUDIES' ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
RECEPTION FOR FIS ALUMNI


@ 6:30 pm

OPLA/OLBA PUBLIC LIBRARY AWARDS DINNER


@ 9:00 pm

ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FARCE TAPING


and during the evening

RECEPTIONS BY THE EXHIBITORS OF EXPO 2005
at various times in various locations.