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What technologies and trends should you be watching? What's the next big idea for libraries as we begin 2009? Join the experts as they discuss technologies to be aware of now and beyond. They will touch on planning, people and participation. Always one of Super Conference's most anticipated sessions.

Resources:
Session Remarks Walt Crawford (.htm)
Session Presentation Anita Brooks Kirkland

9:05 AM

Looking for a best bet at your next storytime? Showcasing the best books and songs to share with a broad range of ages, families, large groups and rowdy crowds. These proven favourites will have you chanting, laughing and singing in no time. Come enjoy an interactive session of rhyme and repetition with the storytime superstars.

Resources:
Session Presentation (.ppt)

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Your mission (should you choose to accept it) is to attract teens into your library using creative programs and services! Learn about possible funding opportunities and partnerships that may exist in your own community and listen to the achievements and pitfalls that Mission Control (aka the Collingwood Public Library) has experienced over the past couple of years. To help make your own mission possible, an EMP (Emergency Mission Pack) will be given to all participants.

Resources:
Session Presentation (.ppt)

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An introduction to Viewers' Advisory covering factors of appeal, the interview, viewers' advisory tools and lists.

Resources:
Session Presentation (.ppt)

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Learn how to create a more inclusive high school library by developing a program and providing resources for students with developmental disabilities. This program includes orientation and library skills, literacy and literature, information literacy and research, and workplace experience. The importance of collaboration and ongoing professional learning will be emphasized. While school libraries face many obstacles, don.t let that stop you . a welcoming attitude is the key to success!

Resources:
Session Presentation (.ppt)
*Handouts:
Capping Course Document (.pdf)
"...Developmental Disabilities..." The Teaching Librarian article (.pdf)
PIP Curriculum (.pdf)

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Looking for ways to connect with students and increase the accessibility of your library's resources? Integrate school and library websites using blogging software. Talk to patrons using the comment function of blogs or use MeeboMe instant messaging. Give students online access to resources for their assignments by building a .wiki. for your pathfinders. Easy and free! Examples will be shown and benefits discussed. Step-by-step handouts provided ahead of time on the Super Conference website.

Resources:
Session Presentation (.ppt)
Handout (.doc)

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There seems to be a constant struggle in the library as to what to do with 20 children who have an attention span of five minutes for 45-50 minutes. The answer is simple: have fun! But is it possible to teach library skills and have fun? Yes! Painting in the library is fun and purposeful! Make finding fiction fun! It can happen.

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Are you looking for new ways to engage your students in reading programs? Have you thought about how you could use technology with the Forest of Reading® programs? Engage students in online book responses using the Silver Birch and Red Maple programs and wikispaces. We will share how we set up our wikispaces, and outline our successes and next steps. Find out how easy it is to do online voting with the Forest of Reading® programs. There will also be a demonstration of using wikispaces with individual classes using graphic novels. Join us for some .wiked. fun!

Resources:
Session Presentation Tracy Walker (.ppt)

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The library information profession is changing at lightening speed. Are library school programs keeping pace? How are they evolving? And what are students seeking in addition to their formal programs? Explore the current environment from the perspectives of both the student and the I-school. Bring your questions and comments.

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It can be a challenge for librarians to program for students who are disengaged in the classroom and enter the library doors dragging their feet. In order to help to create a framework for this programming, we will underscore the importance of understanding the pedagogy of student displacement using research, case studies and recent statistics in the media. Using literacy as a launching pad and the need for teacher-librarians to think outside the box, learn how to engage the disengaged learner.

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New at Super Conference this year! Several quick ideas in a single session!

SNAPSHOT ONE
Read to Ride and Ride for Free!
A partnership between the Cornwall Public Library and Cornwall Transit allowed children aged 0 to 13 to ride on the city bus to and from the library for free during July and August 2008. The Read to Ride and Ride for Free summer reading program, now in its 10th year, has amazing, year-over-year stats. Hear how this happened!

SNAPSHOT TWO
Imagination Library!
Dolly Parton.s Imagination Library helps communities provide high-quality books to inspire a love of reading in young children. Once registered in the program, children receive a free book by mail every month from the time they are born until their fifth birthday. Hear more about how this is being implemented by libraries in Ontario.

SNAPSHOT THREE
Vital Communities, Vital Support
How well do Canada.s communities support parents of young children?

Invest in Kids, a national charity supporting parents of young children (see www.investinkids.ca) just completed a year-long study that found an alarming gap between parents. ideal community and the daily reality. One of the two prominent exceptions is community libraries. This quick session will highlight the findings and challenge you to ask what can be done to optimize libraries as a strategic community support for parents.

Resources:
SNAPSHOT ONE Brenda Wilson (.ppt)

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After a successful career, retirement is glorious but many of us love the profession and want to keep working. Using her own experience, Jean will explain what personal skills and attributes make a good consultant and what pitfalls to avoid. Other post-retirement work opportunities and second careers will be explored by Wendy Newman who now teaches the next generation of librarians and Liz Kerr who uses her teaching background to plan professional development at OLA.

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Opportunities occasionally arise to initiate new programs through international collaboration between libraries and faculties. The Health Sciences Library at McMaster University recently participated in a collaborative oncology nursing education project with McMaster.s School of Nursing and the University of the West Indies. Through this experience, the Health Sciences Library and School of Nursing gained many valuable insights into the importance of interdisciplinary partnership in working with international projects.

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First on the list of the ACRL Research Committee.s top 10 assumptions for the future of academic libraries and librarians is that there will be an increased emphasis on digitizing collections, preserving digital archives and improving methods of data storage and retrieval. McMaster University has initiated a major digitization project, .Peace and War in the 20th Century.. Join us as we share our experiences in the first year of our life in the digital trenches! If you are planning a digital project be sure to bring your questions.

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An innovative assignment for a graduate course in a social work program, designed collaboratively by the subject librarian and the course professor, sought to explore paradigms and practices in the production of knowledge through the confounding world of Wikipedia. Students were required to examine scholarly and non-scholarly discourse by critiquing entries and writing their own interventions. In addition, the assignment encouraged students to think critically about the academic world they inhabit and to consider how marginalized communities might or might not be able to contribute to scholarly conversations.

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For the past three years Western Libraries has introduced our services, collections and facilities to students via a welcome tent erected during orientation week. A great deal of planning goes into creating interactive and meaningful orientation displays that will capture attention and educate students about the role of the academic library as a physical and a virtual space!

Resources:
Session Presentation (.pdf)

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Based on a case study of eJournal bundle usage at Baycrest Staff Library Services, get instructions on how to use Excel spreadsheet functions to analyse COUNTER Journal Report 1, and how this information can be used to inform the decision of whether to keep or cancel specific eJournal bundles. Topics will include: calculation of return on investment, analysis of duplication both between eJournal bundles and between bundles and the collection of individual subscriptions, the proportion of .junk. and embargoed titles in eJournal title lists, and the problem of shifting eJournal bundle content from year to year.

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We are not (just) in Kansas anymore!

Get Discovered! Let your content shine with a global audience by participating in OurOntario.ca as we ramp up to Web 3.0. Harness the services behind the portal to present your content in the semantic web. Display search results in Google Earth! Want to transform your data, so that it can be reused and repackaged for your specific environment? We can do it for you!

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Public libraries face budget challenges every year.  Our Boards must respond with innovative strategies and advocacy techniques to ensure that elected officials and key decision-makers support the public library as a recognized resource and partner within our communities.    This session will share winning techniques used by public libraries to respond to budget challenges, and to build financial support at the municipal level.

Resources:
Session Presentation Catherine Biss (.pdf)

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A well-run meeting or assembly can pave the path to governing well, making informed decisions and being responsive to our communities. To this end, boards and committees must run effective and efficient meetings. Learn the six fundamental principles of meetings, the role of the chair, the role of each assembly member, and for the chair, a number of useful presiding techniques and skills.

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Whether big or small, there are many major steps in getting a new library built. Starting with the vision of the new facility in the context of the Library.s strategic plan and leading to opening day, there are many critical stages to complete . the business case, financial plan, public consultation, identification of functional and space requirements, site selection and more. Come to this session and learn how to move your building project forward.

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Most jobs in our field are not posted; they are filled through networking. How do even the most introverted individuals network without pain? Here are some tips from a successful career mentor and leader.

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You are nearing the end of a long career as a student, and now you are considering options for employment in the public library sector. But what, exactly, are public libraries looking for in new professionals? Knowing in advance will help you be successful in your pursuits.