• Wednesday, February 1st
• Thursday, February 2nd
• Friday, February 3rd
• Saturday, February 4th

Wednesday, February 1st

9:00 am-Noon
VISUAL ORGANIZERS
| Using Organizers in the School Library Program 11x17 (PDF)
| ELECTR~1 (PDF)
| smart ideas - inservice organizer (.ipr)

Thursday, February 2nd

Session # 303: 9:05 am-10:20 am
COMBINING FORCES ON CAMPUS: THE FOUR C'S OF FACULTY LIAISON
| Session Presentation Melanie Mills and Elizabeth Marshall (.ppt)
| Bibliography (.doc)

Session # 304: 9:05 am-10:20 am
CONNECTIONS, NOT CATEGORIES: APPLYING SOCIAL NETWORKING CONCEPTS TO INFORMATION ORGANIZATION
| Session Presentation M.J. D'Elia (.zip - .exe extension)
| Interesting Reading and Interesting Projects (.doc)

Session # 306: 9:05 am-10:20 am
NO MAP, NO COMPASS, NO HOPE FOR SURVIVAL? REPURPOSING OUR ON-LINE REFERENCE COLLECTION
| Session Presentation Wendy Rodgers and Deborah Wills (.ppt)
| Works cited (PDF)

Session # 307: 9:05 am-10:20 am
KEEPING UP WITH COPYRIGHT
| Session Presentation Margaret Ann Wilkinson (.pps)

Session # 312: 9:05 am-10:20 am
MANAGING PUBLIC LIBRARY CUSTOMER SATISFACTION - A NEW SOLUTION
| Session Presentation Carl Thompson (.ppt)

Session # 325: 9:05 am-10:20 am
BE THE CHANGE: BUILDING GLOBAL CITIZENS
| Session Presentation Peggy Thomas, Lisa Teodosio, Michelle Flecker, Sybille Parry, Marybeth Snyder and Anita Brooks Kirkland (.ppt)

Session # 328: 9:05 am-10:20 am
CROSS-CURRICULAR LITERACY CELEBRATION @ YOUR LIBRARY
| Web site Mira Coviensky

Session # 401: 10:40 am-11:55 am
THE PERFECT E-STORM: EMERGING TECHNOLOGY, ENORMOUS LEARNER DEMANDS, ENHANCED PEDAGOGY AND STAGNANT BUDGETS
| Session Presentation Dr. Curtis Bonk (PDF)

Session # 403: 10:40 am-11:55 am
NAVIGATING THE WATERS OF MEDICAL RESOURCES: WHAT TO PROVIDE TO YOUR USERS? A DINGHY OR A YACHT?
| Session Presentation Cynthia Bail and Mary Cavanagh (.pps)
| Sample medical eresources

Session # 415: 10:40 am-11:55 am
CREATING DIGITAL COMMUNITIES: MAKING NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR ACADEMIC & RESEARCH LIBRARIES
| Session Presentation Sam Kalb (PDF)

Session # 416: 10:40 am-11:55 am
E-RESERVES AND COPYRIGHT IN CANADA
| Session Presentation Joan Dalton (.ppt)
| Draft - Leddy Library Course Reserves Policy (.doc)
| Handout - suggested readings, Web sites & blogs (.doc)

Session # 418: 10:40 am-11:55 am
RFID! A FOUR LETTER WORD?
| Session Presentation Patricia Eastman, Joan Luszczek, Barbara Tinsley and Elaine Bird (.ppt)

Session # 419: 10:40 am-11:55 am
WORKING TOGETHER: LIBRARY COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS
| Session Introduction Heather Davis (.doc)
| From Target Populations to Real People Darla Muzzerall (.doc)
| Entry into the Community: Community Asset Mapping Patti-Lynne McLeod (.doc)
| Contact list for Working Together: Library-Community Connections (.rtf)

Session # 420: 10:40 am-11:55 am
LESSONS LEARNED... SENIORS AND THE LIBRARY TODAY
| Session Resource Page Jennifer Tapp and Arlene Chan

Session # 423: 10:40 am-11:55 am
STUDENT TEACHERS AND THE SCHOOL LIBRARY: WHAT THEY KNOW AND WHAT THEY WANT
| Session Presentation Elizabeth Lee, Brenda Reed and Corinne Laverty (.ppt)

Session # 601: 3:45 pm-5:00 pm
NACO CANADA AND NAME AUTHORITIES: SHARING OUR WORK, SHARING OUR EXPERTISE
| Session Presentation Jonathan David Makepeace (.ppt)

Session # 604: 3:45 pm-5:00 pm
PATRON-SELECTED E-BOOKS: NEW OPPORTUNITIES IN COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT
| Session Presentation Pam Ryan and Denise Koufogiannakis (PDF)

Session # 616: 3:45 pm-5:00 pm
PODCASTING AND OTHER TOOLS. DOES YOUR INFORMATION SERVICE DELIVER?
| Session Presentation Doug Horne (.ppt)

Session # 620: 3:45 pm-5:00 pm
REAL MEASUREMENTS FOR LIBRARIES
| Real Measurements for Libraries in an Internet Age Stephen Abram and Bob Molyneux (.ppt)

Session # 621: 3:45 pm-5:00 pm
REACH OUT! FIND OUT! MOVE ON! THE MARKETING CYCLE
| Session Resource Page Tara Mendez and Margaret Mau

Session # 622: 3:45 pm-5:00 pm
MAKING A FIRST IMPRESSION WITH STUDENTS AND STAFF: LIBRARY ORIENTATION IDEAS
| Session Presentation Jo-Anne LaForty and Sharon Mills (.ppt)

Session # 624: 3:45 pm-5:00 pm
LITERACY AND LEADERSHIP: CELEBRATION AND INITIATIVES FOR THE YOUNG ADULT READER!
| Session Presentation Hetty Smeathers, Michelle Regina and Robert Baxter (PDF)

Session # 625: 3:45 pm-5:00 pm
BEST GRAPHIC NOVELS FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
| Handout Maria Martella (PDF)

Session # 627: 3:45 pm-5:00 pm
BEGGING TO READ: GREAT IDEAS TO GRAB YOUR STUDENTS
| Session Presentation (Part A and Part B) Michelle Bower (.doc)

Friday, February 3rd

Session # 1001: 9:05 am-10:20 am
SCHOOL LIBRARIES AND THE 21ST CENTURY LEARNING LANDSCAPE
| Session Presentation Joyce Valenza (.ppt)

Session # 1003: 9:05 am-10:20 am
YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND: NURTURING YOUR FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY
| Session Presentation Dorothy Macnaughton and Wilhelm Eisenbichler (PDF)

Session # 1004: 9:05 am-10:20 am
NAICS?? YIKES! UNDERSTANDING STATISTICS CANADA DATA AT THE REFERENCE DESK
| Session Presentation Suzette Giles and Laine Ruus (.ppt>

Session # 1005: 9:05 am-10:20 am
COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE FOR SUBJECT LIBRARIANS
| Session Presentation Linda Lowry (.ppt)
| Selected References (.doc)

Session # 1007: 9:05 am-10:20 am
TELL US HOW THE LIBRARY CAN SERVE YOU BETTER? MEASURING LibQUAL+
| Session Presentation Sam Kalb and Margaret Martin Gardiner (PDF)

Session # 1008: 9:05 am-10:20 am
LOOKING FOR HEALTH INFORMATION: WHAT'S FREE FAST AND EFFICIENT?
| Best Evidence Resources Melanie Browne and Sandra Kendall (.ppt)

Session # 1010: 9:05 am-10:20 am
OLAupdate2006 / THE 8 Rs REPORT
| Session Presentation Wendy Newman, Stephen Abram and Kathleen DeLong (.ppt)

Session # 1012: 9:05 am-10:20 am
GREAT CANADIAN FIRST NOVELS
| First Novels Handout Sharron Smith and Maureen O'Connor (.doc)

Session # 1014: 9:05 am-10:20 am
DIGITAL SIGNAGE AS COMMUNICATION: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE USES IN LIBRARIES
| Session Presentation Cecile Farnum (.ppt)

Session # 1016: 9:05 am-10:20 am
TALES FROM THE FRONT LINES OF ROVING CUSTOMER SERVICE
| Slide Presentation Joan Giannone and Kip Roberson (PowerPoint converted to WinZip)

Session # 1019: 9:05 am-10:20 am
ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL: UNDERSTANDING CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
| Session Presentation John Knox

Session # 1021: 9:05 am-10:20 am
TECHNOLOGY AND EDUCATION: ARE LIBRARY SCHOOLS DOING AN ADEQUATE JOB?
| Jenny Levine's comments on her blog
| A Weblog by Michael Stephens

Session # 1024: 9:05 am-10:20 am
DORA THE EXPLORER VS STELLA QUEEN OF THE SNOW: SELECTING CHILDREN'S BOOK IN THE FACE OF MASS MEDIA
| Handout Todd Kyle (PDF)

Session # 1027: 9:05 am-10:20 am
MANAGING RELIGIOUS DIVERSITY IN THE LIBRARY
| Session Presentation - Part 1 Joseph Romain and Dr. Mohamed Taher (.ppt)
| Session Presentation - Part 2 Joseph Romain and Dr. Mohamed Taher (.ppt)
| Key Documents and Additional Readings (.doc)
| MP3 Audio File

Plenary Session # 1101: 10:40 am
ARE LIBRARIES INNOVATIVE ENOUGH?
| Session Presentation Stephen Abram (.ppt)

Session # 1202: 2:10 pm-3:25 pm
EN FRANÇAIS, SVP! FRENCH CHILDREN'S PROGRAMMING IN ANGLOPHONE SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES
| Handout Todd Kyle (PDF)

Session # 1204: 2:10 pm-3:25 pm
CHARTING THE COURSE OF INFORMATION LITERACY WITH SAILS
| Session Presentation Jennifer Dekker, Tom Adam, Sophie Bury and Ilo-Katryn Maimets (.ppt)

Session # 1205: 2:10 pm-3:25 pm
STUDENT PERCEPTIONS OF THEIR GRADUATE PROGRAM IN INFORMATION STUDIES Ñ A LONGITUDINAL STUDY
| Session Presentation (.ppt)
| Bibliography (.doc)

Session # 1206: 2:10 pm-3:25 pm
WORK-LIFE INTEGRATION, REDUCING WORK STRESS: SOME STRATEGIES THAT WORK
| Session Presentation Dr. Donna S. Lero (.ppt)

Session # 1207: 2:10 pm-3:25 pm
THE HANDHELD LIBRARY Ñ INTEGRATING HANDHELD TECHNOLOGY IN INFORMATION SERVICES
| Session Presentation John Dunn and Gail Shackleton

Session # 1214: 2:10 pm-3:25 pm
QUICK AND DIRTY (AND CHEAP) USABILITY STUDIES THAT WORK
| Session Presentation Jenn Horwath

Session # 1223: 2:10 pm-3:25 pm
CONNECTING LITERACY, LIBRARIES AND LITERATURE CIRCLES
| Handouts: Phase 2 conference list (.xls), Phase 2 final list (.sxc), Resources for Literature Ci (.doc), Phase One Titles (.xls), Pollution project rubric (.doc)

Session # 1225: 2:10 pm-3:25 pm
LIBRARIES AND LITERACY...A LOGICAL LINK
| Session Presentation Janet Dixon and Marybeth Snyder (.ppt)
| Handouts: Reading Program Initiatives (.doc), Literacy Program Descriptions (.doc), Considerations for a Professional Library (.doc), Taking up the Challenge (.doc).

Session # 1226: 2:10 pm-3:25 pm
INTEGRATING ICT AND LIBRARY SKILLS INTO MINISTRY CURRICULUM
| Session Presentation Katina Papulkas (PDF)

Session # 1227: 2:10 pm-3:25 pm
PRINCIPAL CONNECTIONS: USING DATA TO INSPIRE
| Session Presentation Esther Rosenfeld (.ppt)

Session # 1302: 3:45 pm-5:00 pm
PRESENTING IN THE DISCIPLINES: TEACHING STUDENTS HOW TO GIVE AN EFFECTIVE PRESENTATION IN A UNIVERSITY CLASSROOM
| Session Presentation Saira Rachel Mall (PDF)

Session # 1304: 3:45 pm-5:00 pm
OH WHAT A LOVELY WAR?
| Works Consulted Melanie Boyd (.doc)

Session # 1310: 3:45 pm-5:00 pm
COMMUNICATING ON PURPOSE TO BRIDGE THE GAP
| Slide Presentation Joan Giannone and Cathy Grant (PowerPoint converted to WinZip)

Saturday, February 4th

Session # 1701: 9:05 am-10:20 am
TOP TECH TRENDS
| Web 2.0, Library 2.0, Librarian 2.0 Stephen Abram (.ppt)

Session # 1702: 9:05 am-10:20 am
PLAYING POLITICS: FRIENDS AS ADVOCATES
| Session Presentation Michael Fay (.ppt)

Session # 1703: 9:05 am-10:20 am
AN EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY IN THE CLASSROOM: USING LAYERS OF TECHNOLOGY AND AN INTEGRATED TEAM APPROACH TO ENGAGE LEARNERS IN AND OUT OF THE CLASSROOM
| Session Presentation Christopher Motz, Tim Pychyl and Flavia Renon

Session # 1704: 9:05 am-10:20 am
HOW DO I TEACH THAT? CONNECTING GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS AND INFORMATION LITERACY IN ACADEMIC LIBRARIES
| Session Presentation Krista Godfrey (.ppt)

Session # 1705: 9:05 am-10:20 am
CAN A LIBRARY TECHNICIAN DO THE JOB?
| Library Technician - What does it mean? Tessa Dueck (.ppt)

Session # 1706: 9:05 am-10:20 am
CHALLENGES IN CONSUMER HEALTH COLLECTING
| A Study of Consumer Health Monographs in Public Libraries Jean Williams (.ppt)

Session # 1714: 9:05 am-10:20 am
MAKING CONNECTIONS — PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE
| Session Presentation Sharon Seslija, Mathew Young and Erica Oliphant. (.ppt)
| Handouts: Historical Novels for Grade (.doc), Novel Museum Assignment (.wpd), Novel Museum RubricName (.wpd), Novel Museum Visitor Evaluation (.doc), Information Studies Expecta (.doc), Sources of Pollution SNC2D (.wpd), SNC 2D Knowledge and Skills (.doc), Pollution project rubric (.doc)

Session # 1721: 9:05 am-10:20 am
IF A TREE FALLS IN THE FOREST: LIBRARIANS, EVIDENCE AND REFLECTIVE PRACTICE
| Session Presentation Joyce Valenza (.ppt)

Session # 1804: 10:40 am-11:55 am
GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS THAT WON'T GO AWAY - OCUL'S OZONE PROJECT
| Session Presentation Karen Marshall, Donna Burton and Helene LeBlanc (.ppt)

Session # 1805: 10:40 am-11:55 am
THE MYSTERY OF THE DISAPPEARING REFERENCE COLLECTION
| Session Presentation K. Jane Burpee and Barbara McDonald (.ppt)

Session # 1811: 10:40 am-11:55 am
INSTANT MESSAGING AS THE NEW VIRTUAL REFERENCE
| Session Presentation Amanda Etches-Johnson (PDF)
| Handout (PDF)

Session # 1814: 10:40 am-11:55 am
STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY IN THE WORKPLACE
| Session Presentation Dave Dycke and Catherine Biss (.ppt)

Session # 1816: 10:40 am-11:55 am
KEEPING CONNECTIONS ELECTRIC!
| Session Presentation Sharon Armstrong and Valerie Bureau

Session # 1818: 10:40 am-11:55 am
RESEARCH GUIDES: MAKING THE PERSONAL CONNECTION AT YOUR LIBRARY
| Session Presentation Tina Antoniou and Ruth Hall (.ppt)
| Handouts: Stage I: Brainstorming and Developing your Research Question (.doc), Canadian Art History-Research Notes (.doc), Research Record (.doc)

Session # 1819: 10:40 am-11:55 am
BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS: STRATEGIES FOR CONNECTING WITH STUDENTS AND STAFF
| Session Presentation Cindy Matthews (.ppt)

Session # 1821: 10:40 am-11:55 am
SUCCESSFUL PARTNERSHIPS: SCHOOLS AND PUBLIC LIBRARIES WORKING TOGETHER
| Session Presentation Lisa Weaver, Helen Benoit, Jane Lindsay and Lita Barrie (PDF)
| Partnership Proposal Hamilton Public Library and Hamilton-Wentworth DSB (PDF)
| Resource Links (PDF)