Alberta Library Conference 2008

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E1 8:45 am - 10:00 am Keynote Session - Loriene Roy Sponsored by the University of Calgary

9:30 am - 12:00 pm Exhibits Open

10:00 am - 10:45 pm Coffee Break Co-sponsored by the Edmonton Public Library and Library Services Centre

10:45 am - Noon Conference Sessions

F1 1001 Community Outreach Stories, will not be offered. In its place there will be the following new session:

Canadiana.org: Past, Present and Future At 30 years and growing, Canadiana.org is a national alliance of partners from Canada’s cultural, heritage, research, broadcasting and publishing communities, chartered to advance Canadian digitization initiatives and enduring access services. Learn how Canadiana.org unites the missions and visions of AlouetteCanada and the Canadian Institute for Historical Microreproductions and the Canada Project and how Alberta libraries can share their digitized heritage with the world. Presenters: Brian Bell and Peter Bruce

If you have registered for the old Session F1 and would like to change your session to an alternate selection during this time slot send your new session choice to Steven Leard (steven@marketwhys.ca) and he will revise your session profile

If you wish to attend this new session and have already registered for another session in the F timeslot, simply go to session F1 at the conference instead of the one you had selected.

F2 Verse Novels for Teens What is a verse novel? Is it poetry or not? Why are they suddenly so popular? Literary traditions and critical recognition will also be addressed in this presentation. Be inspired to get these wonderful books off the shelves and into the hands of teens who will come back asking for more. Presenter: Lindy Pratch

F3 Library Advocacy Now! Ensuring the Future of Your Library… Part 1 Library Advocacy Now! is CLA’s highly-rated interactive training program for anyone who cares about libraries. Its goal is to encourage trustees, Friends, librarians, library users, and others to speak out for libraries, to understand and work more collaboratively with decision-makers, and to lobby more effectively in the constantly changing political environment. Become a better advocate by altering how we craft and deliver our messages to those who make decisions about us. Library Advocacy Now! is a combination of information sharing, storytelling and participation in training exercises. An extensive workbook is downloadable from the CLA web site and other resources are provided. The workshop is inspiring, invigorating, thought-provoking and fun! Note: This is a two-part session, please register for F3 and G3 Session cosponsored by EBSCO and Pat Cavill Consulting. Presenters: Pat Cavill and Wendy Newman

F4 Signature Service CPL’s new Central Library project provides the opportunity for redesign of every aspect of library operations and implementation of innovative features and services. We plan to “wow” library visitors not only by the beauty and functionality of the new facility and its contents, but also by raising the standard for library customer service and redefining the customer experience in all CPL locations. Presenters: Ellen Humphrey and Genevieve Luthy

F5 Thinking Critically About Sustainable Development We hear the term “sustainability” at all levels of our organizations. What does it mean? What hopes are being pinned to the concept of sustainable development? This workshop introduces the basic principles of sustainable development for consideration by boards of trustees and senior library management. With increasing demands for services and a limited or diminishing resource base, libraries should be building strategy to be sustainable over the long term. Presenter: Keith Seel.

F6 The Lois Hole Campus Alberta Digital Library: Building a Library to Serve a Diverse Community of Users Province Wide This session will address how the ‘foundation collection’ of licensed resources for the Lois Hole Campus Alberta Digital Library was developed, future collection building plans, and how the current collection is being evaluated. Presenters: Helen Clarke and Kit Wilson

F7 Grants and Licensed Gaming: Projects and Programs Non-profit community and charitable groups can access two avenues of support for their projects and programs: charitable gaming activities and lottery funding programs. GAIN (Gaming Information for Charitable Groups) has been developed to help volunteers understand the responsibilities and requirements of a gaming license. Lottery funding Programs administers three major grant programs to support community and charitable initiative throughout Alberta. Presenters: Neil Barber and Bonnie Mix

F8 Step Away from the Reference Desk: Exploring the Roaming (Roving) Reference Model The roaming reference model offers some advantages, especially in a setting with many public computers. Implementation, however, is not as easy as it sounds, and should be approached with care. This session will explore the principles behind roaming reference, together with lessons learned from the implementation of this service model at one large academic library. Presenter: Laura Snyder

F9 Friends + Watergardens = Fundraising Success Step away from your desk…and into the garden. Enjoy an outing with friends and/or family in a beautiful, tranquil garden and raise funds to support library programs. Learn how one community has been doing this successfully for the past eight years. Presenters: Corinne Bleakley and Brian MacDonald

F10 RFID - Three Years Later The Fort McMurray Public Library implemented Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology for its collection in 2005. This session will look back at how the technology was implemented, what we’ve learned from its use, and its use in a new, and much larger, facility. It will also cover our vision for the use of RFID and the challenges and unanticipated benefits that we have found along the way. Session sponsored by 3M. Presenter: Craig Shufelt

12:00 pm - 1:15 pm Lunch

1:15 pm - 2:30 pm Conference Sessions

G1 Reaching Out: Rural Libraries Partnering to Increase Community Capacity Learn the results of a preliminary survey of rural communities served by libraries, combined with a “best practices” review for distributing legal education information to marginalized and at-risk patrons. Libraries are perceived as safe venues, and so could be in a unique situation to reach out to the community in the delivery of legal education materials. Presenter: Kim Pasula (Kim Pasula replaces Sheila Bannerman)

G2 Stepping Out from Behind the Bylaws: New Initiatives from Alberta Library Associations Hear about associations’ methods of rejuvenating their executives; pilot projects developed to address the needs of changing memberships; and efforts to create local impact on library issues. The group will encourage a panel-audience dialogue about how small associations should address membership needs in order to avoid replication of larger association work, and to maintain local relevance. Presenters: Board members from GELA, LAA, and FLA will participate in this panel discussion.

G3 Library Advocacy Now! Ensuring the Future of Your Library… Part 2 This is a continuation of F3. Session co-sponsored by EBSCO and Pat Cavill Consulting. Presenters: Pat Cavill and Wendy Newman

G4 Shaking the Can in Library Land - The Nuts and Bolts of Building a Library Fund Development Program As the landscape for libraries changes, so does the donor support base. Continued pressure from countless charities impacts philanthropic investment on a local, provincial, and national level. So, how do you raise your profile in the community, and attract a stable base of donors who will faithfully invest in your library system? What fundraising tools are available to aid your development program? And what are some of the pitfalls to be avoided? Presenter: Josh Bilyk

G5 Trustee Roles and Responsibilities A library board is responsible for the highest level of decision making and legal authority in the organization. Boards function most effectively when everyone knows his or her job and how to go about doing it. Join us for an interactive session in which we explore the roles and responsibilities of trustees (and others in the library organization) and identify ways to make trustees’ lives easier and boards more productive. Presenter: Cheryl Nattrass

G6 New Generation Service Models: Moving to Self-Service Technologies The EPL and U of A Libraries have implemented self-service options for customers, most recently self-service borrowing at both institutions. Learn what we experienced when we brought in these changes for staff and clients, and learn from our experiences when planning for and implementing do-it-yourself services at your own library. Presenters: Adrienne Canty and Alexa Jaffurs

G7 Neighbour Power Neighbour Power: connecting with the community through new outreach models, customer engagement and community asset mapping enables CPL to identify and reach out to the most needy groups, the ones for whom we can tailor a program and partner with other agencies to increase literacy and improve lives; empowering our advocates. Presenter: Michelle Toombs

G8 Strength Together: School Boards, Regional Library System, Public Library - a Cooperative Venture into the World of French Resources This session will outline how four school boards, a regional college, a regional library system and a public library collaborated on a project with matching funds from the federal government resulting in increased access to French materials for public library patrons and teachers. Presenters: Pamela Chislett, Leslie Doell and Linda Duplessis

G9 I Care About a Safe Community Generally, people don’t plan to hit a moose on their drive to work. Parents don’t encourage their children to become drug addicts. No one wants to get mugged. These things happen every day in municipalities large and small across the country. We all have a role to play in making our communities safe, caring places in which to live, work, learn, and play. Learn what you can do to promote injury prevention and crime prevention in your neighbourhood. Presenter: Dawn Green

G10 ALTA Forum: How Many Hats Can You Wear? This is an informal session for trustees to discuss conflicting roles in which they may find themselves. As a library user and a library trustee, do you have different hats? As an elected official and a library trustee, can you separate your roles? This session is a chance to participate in an interactive session. Facilitator: Ann Craig

2:30 pm – 3:00 pm Coffee Break Co-sponsored by 3M and EBSCO

3:00 pm – 4:15 pm Conference Sessions

H1 Developing Policy Policy governance is the key function of a board, but often the thought of developing and writing policy is overwhelming. This session will familiarize participants with the four major policy areas and techniques for writing policy. Topics will include types of policies, strategies for organizing policies, processes for developing policy, and actual practice in writing policies. Come explore policy as a “best practice” for responsive and responsible governance. Presenter: Cheryl Nattrass

H2 Perpetual Beta: A Study of the Attitudes and Opinions of Academic Librarians Towards Change Change, in all of its forms, is a driving force in libraries. A typical response to change is to resist. But, pressures exerted by society, library users, and new information technologies cannot be ignored. This presentation reports on how librarians understand changes in their profession, how their libraries manage change, and on future changes that librarians foresee. Presenter: Deborah Hicks

H3 Governance – A New Perspective on Being a Governor What does it mean to be a governor? Typical descriptions focus on oversight and other fiduciary responsibilities. Some boards, however, view their role and responsibility quite differently. These governors convene to influence social policy, to change the legal and regulatory framework in which they operate, and to form alliances with other boards to achieve community governance. This workshop will open the doors to these evolving opportunities in governance. Presenter: Keith Seel

H4 Job Exchange Post 911: How Library Service is offered in England, Australia, New Zealand Learn how to organize a one year, three country job exchange, and how the library systems in Canada, England, Australia and New Zealand compare, including contrasts between a public library and academic libraries, and a job experience in NZ where there was a common library software package. Presenter: Kathy Lea

H5 A Practical Approach to Learning 2.0 Technologies Library 2.0 has been the buzz word for the last few years. St. Albert Public Library implemented its own Library 2.0 training program for all staff. Did it work? Find out what we learned as well as ideas for creating your own Library Learning 2.0 program. Presenter: Kathleen Troppmann

H6 APLEN: Collaboration at Work APLEN is a program of TAL through an agreement between Alberta Community Development and TAL, and is implemented with the cooperation of the public library community. APLEN involves the public library community and stakeholders in setting direction, designing and implementing programs and services, most of which can only be done through partnerships. This session will provide an introduction to the type of work APLEN undertakes. Topics will include the Community Access Program, Supernet and special projects undertaken by libraries with APLEN’s support. Presenters: Linda Duplessis and Karla Palichuk

H7 At Risk to At Promise: Reaching Out to Those Who Need Us Most CPL has developed a repertoire of powerful programs and services supporting lifelong learning, community development and social inclusion for persons of all ages, abilities and origins. Learn how integrated branch and centralized partnerships bring the library to “real folks” where they are, helping them reach their full potential. Learn how inspiring and award-winning community initiatives are attracting new customers to the CPL. Presenters: Nancy Mackenzie and Carole Marion (Carole Marion replaces Marilyn Wallace)

H8 Best Practices – What are They, How do we Create Them, and Why Bother? In this interactive workshop Laura and Linda will discuss the approach used at Marigold Library System to identify areas in which Best Practices are required, and to create a working document that articulates those practices. Participants will have the opportunity to look at areas where Best Practices can be used in their respective libraries or boards. Presenters: Linda Williams and Carlee Pilikowski (Carlee Pilikowski replaces Laura Taylor)

H9 Copyright in Libraries What rights do library users and staff have under copyright? What moral or professional obligations do librarians have to inform users about intellectual property rights? What methods have been used to educate users regarding intellectual property rights? What alternatives do libraries have when dealing with intellectual property rights and new media such as software and digital games collections? Take a look at the legislation! Presenters: Jerremie Clyde, Robert Tiessen, and Andrew Waller

H10 Building on Strengths: Using Appreciative Inquiry to Realize Your Library’s Potential What can happen when you use Appreciative Inquiry in a library setting to plan the future? Learn from RDPL’s experience inquiring into “Becoming the Best We Can Be,” initiated in 2006 and still going strong. This session covers how we got started, what we learned about our strengths, how we engaged and energized our organization, and specific initiatives we are undertaking to co-create our ideal future based upon the shared vision we created through the process. Presenters: Jim Taylor, Valdene Callin and Rachelle McComb (Rachelle McComb replaces Cory Stier)

6:00 pm Closing Dinner and Social

8:00 pm L1 Author Talk

8:00 pm L2 Wine Tasting: “Reach Out” for wines from less traditional locations

9:00 pm L3 Dance: Step Away From the Wall!

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