Alberta Library Conference2010

Conference ProgramLibrary Association of Alberta & Alberta Library Trustees Association

Jasper Park LodgeApril 29-May 2, 2010

www.albertalibraryconference.com

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Table of ContentsConference at a Glance.................................................................................. 4

Keynote Speakers............................................................................................. 5-6

Author Talks....................................................................................................... 7

Conference FAQ............................................................................................... 8

Registration Information................................................................................ 9

Social Events...................................................................................................... 10

Thursday Schedule........................................................................................... 11

Friday Schedule................................................................................................. 12-15

Saturday Schedule........................................................................................... 16-21

Session Presenters............................................................................................ 22-27

Alberta’s Library Community....................................................................... 28

Thanks to our Sponsors!................................................................................ 29

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Keynote Speakers

EVAN SOLOMONTwo-time Gemini award-winning writer and broadcaster Evan Solomon spends his professional life exploring the world of innovation, advances in technology, changing business paradigms, and creative approaches to managing and solving the complex challenges of sustainability in the 21st century.

Solomon was the co-host of the weekly news and current affairs shows CBC News: Sunday and CBC News: Sunday Night. In October 2009 he took the reins of CBC Newsworld’s new Ottawa-based political show, Early Prime News with Evan Solomon.

Solomon was also the host of the Gemini award-winning CBC Newsworld show about ideas in print, called HotType. For four years he was the host of the Gemini award-winning show Futureworld, which explored the latest developments in technology and innovation. He also produced and hosted a series called The Change Makers, and a PBS series, Masters of Technology.

Solomon was the co-founder and, for eight years, the editor-in-chief, of Shift magazine, an award-winning international magazine about technology and culture. Most recently, he co-founded The Ingenuity Project, a dynamic new series that gathers the best and brightest minds from around the world in order to generate new solutions to the most pressing issues of our time. As part of this project, Solomon is the co-editor and writer of the best-selling book Fueling the Future: How the Battle Over Energy Is Changing Everything, which was nominated for the National Business Book of the Year and the National Science Award in 2004. He

is also the co-editor and writer of Feeding the Future: From Fat to Famine, How to Solve the World’s Food Crisis, and Food and Fuel.

Solomon’s insightful views dispel many of the myths and hype surrounding the digital world, and human progress in general, presenting a unique, realistic picture of where things now stand, and where they may be headed.

In the digital world of information plenitude where the pace of change

seems to be moving ever quicker, how do we stop feeling like we are chasing

after the newest thing, the latest craze?

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Keynote SpeakersSaturday, May 1 8:45 AM

Max ValiquetteMax Valiquette is Canada’s foremost expert on youth culture and marketing. He is founder and President of Youthography, Canada’s leading youth marketing consultancy, which manages market research and marketing programmes for all variety of clients and organizations, be they Fortune 500 companies, governmental organizations, or not-for-profit organizations.

Valiquette’s varied expertise makes him one of the most sought after speakers on youth and pop culture in Canada today. He has been featured in virtually every national media outlet in Canada, including MuchMusic, CBC Television,

ROB-TV and TSN, as well as in various newspapers, periodicals and trade publications, from The Wall Street Journal to Canadian Business, and everything in between. He is the author of numerous industry-related articles, and was the three-time Chairperson of Strategy Magazine’s Understanding Youth conference.

Valiquette has a B.A. from the University of Ottawa, is a former Central Canadian Debating Champion, and has performed, as a sketch comedian, at Second City. Marketing Magazine recently named him one of Canada’s most influential marketers, and he sits on the advisory board for Mediacs, a youth media advisory literacy group. Valiquette also spends his time with various charitable endeavours and was the Marketing Chair for the AIDS Committee for the 2008 ‘Fashion Cares’ event.

Forget “Generation X,” “Generation Y,” and “Millennials!”

If you’re looking to connect to young Canadians, you need to know about all of them, and this is the way to do it. A combination of Youthography and StatsCan statistics, primary research, insight and anecdotes, it’s an enormously entertaining, high-energy presentation that will leave you feeling inspired about how to connect

with young Canadians!

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FridayDeborah Willis Born and raised in Calgary, Deborah Willis’ fiction has appeared in Grain, Event, and the UK’s Bridport Prize anthology. She was the winner of the 2005 Prism International fiction prize. Her first book, Vanishing and Other Stories, was published by Penguin, and was nominated for the 2009 Governor

General’s Literary Award for Fiction. She has worked as a horseback riding instructor and a reporter, and currently works as a bookseller in Victoria, BC.

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Julie Van Rosendaal Julie Van Rosendaal is the author of four best-selling cookbooks, including One Smart Cookie and Grazing. She is a freelance writer for several newspapers and magazines across Canada, focusing her work on food and the politics of what we eat. She also writes and is the photographer for her popular food blog, Dinner with Julie (.com), which documents real life in her home kitchen and draws about 100,000 readers per month. She is the food and nutrition columnist on CBC Radio One’s The Calgary Eyeopener, co-host

of It’s Just Food on the Viva television network, and contributor to the new online food show Good Bite (www.goodbite.com). She lives in Calgary with her husband, Mike, four-year-old son, Willem, and big black dog, Lou.

Author Talks

Vanishing and Other Stories is a book of rare insight into the complications of the human heart. Light of touch but deep in content, Deborah Willis’ stories startle, exhilarate and radiate with piercing insights. Original and deftly structured, all 14 continue to resonate long after the book is finished.

- Canada Council for the Arts

Pre-Registration Required!Because this author talk will feature a cooking demonstration and delicious taster samples,

pre-registration is required.

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Conference FAQAccommodation and Check-Out TimeTo book your accommodation, call the Jasper Park Lodge at 1-800-465-7547. Please arrange to check out by noon on Sunday unless you have made arrangements to extend your stay. Inquire about the Fast Check-out System at the JPL Information Desk. For hotels, cabins, or private home accommodations in the Jasper townsite, please visit www.jaspercanadianrockies.com/.

Internet AccessJasper Park Lodge has complimentary Internet access for Fairmont President’s Club members. This saves you the $13.95 daily access fee, and enrolment is free! To join, visit www.fairmont.com/fpc/.

Registration Desk Hours Thursday 3:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Friday 8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Saturday 8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.

10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Guest FeesA guest fee is charged for each non-conference participant 18 or older. Please see the “Registration Information” page for more information on conference guests.

ExhibitsThe Exhibit Hall is in the Mary Schaeffer Ballroom. The Exhibit Hall is open: Thursday 6:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. (Cash bar available) Friday 9:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Saturday 9:30 a.m. – 12:00 noon

The Exhibit Hall closes on Friday at 3:00 p.m. to allow all delegates to attend their association’s Annual General Meeting.

MealsAll meals are included in the accommodation rate, not in the conference registration fee. If you are not staying at JPL, individual meal tickets can be purchased at the JPL Concierge Desk: breakfast $23, lunch $24, dinner $52, OR all three meals for $99 per day. This pricing includes gratuities and taxes.

Wine and cocktails are not included in the meal price and should be paid for directly or charged to your room. The JPL conference rate is based on all hotel guests participating in the meal package; hotel guests cannot opt out of the meal package. If you have dietary concerns or requirements, please inform the Front Desk.

TippingTips for meals are included in the accommodation rate. Tips for porter and room service are at the discretion of each conference delegate.

Conference Brochure and NewsletterALC has gone green! Once again, the conference program will only be available online. If you want a print copy, please print it out and bring it with you to the conference. Or better yet, just visit the registration desk - session descriptions will be posted for each day! Late-breaking changes and updates will be provided at the conference, as will Conference at a Glance (which will include session titles, presenters, and rooms).

A daily newsletter, Info-To-Go, will be available in the Dining Room at breakfast and at the Registration Desk. Leave material for inclusion at the Registration Desk or contact the newsletter editor, Inez Kosinski, at info2go@albertalibraryconference.com.

Evaluation FormsConference evaluation forms are done entirely online. All conference participants will be emailed a link to the online evaluation following the conference. To help us evaluate individual sessions, we have developed a “conference scorecard” which will be included in your registration package. The scorecard will allow you to record your thoughts while the sessions are still fresh in your mind. Please leave competed conference scorecards at the Information Desk before leaving the conference.

Name tags must be worn by all delegates

and guests throughout the conference.

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Registration InformationRegistration

Register online at • www.albertalibraryconference.comFor questions regarding conference registration, contact Steven Leard at 1-780-414-1663 or email • steven@marketwhys.ca.

Please Note: When registering you will be asked to choose which sessions you wish to attend. Limited sessions or events will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis at the time of registration.

Payment and Receipt InformationRefer to the conference website • www.albertalibraryconference.com for registration fees.Registrations must be accompanied by payment (cheque, money order, or credit card information). If you are registering •online, you can still pay by cheque or money order.Make cheque or money order payable to: • Alberta Library Conference ‘10 (ALC ‘10). Cheques/money orders can be sent to:

Alberta Library Conference 2010 Registration c/o Suite 437, 11215 Jasper Avenue Edmonton, Alberta T5K 0L5

Receipts and session confirmations will be sent via e-mail within seven days of receipt of payment. If no e-mail address is •provided, they will be included in your registration package at the conference.All online registrations must be received by April 10, 2010• .

Student RateA student is defined as a member of one of the sponsoring organizations and enrolled in at least 60% of a full course load in a library or education program. The student registration fee is $60.00

Guest FeesA guest fee is charged for each non-conference participant (waived for those 17 and under) who accompanies a conference delegate to the Alberta Library Conference. The guest fee is $50.00 and permits the guest to:

be a registered guest of the conference; •utilize the ALC block of rooms and meal plan at the special conference rates; •attend all included social events (opening reception, coffee breaks, film night, and dance), and purchase tickets to ticketed •social events (wine tasting); attend the Author Talks; and•visit the exhibits. •

Conference guests are not entitled to attend conference sessions or the keynote sessions.

Accommodation & MealsRegistration fees do not cover accommodation or meal costs. Delegates are responsible for arranging accommodations. For more information on meals or booking accommodation at the Jasper Park Lodge, please see the “Conference FAQ” page.

Cancellation PolicyRefunds for conference registration, including workshops and guest attendance, will be made only upon written notification (fax or mail) received no later than April 10, 2010. All refunds are subject to a $50.00 processing fee.

Early Bird Deadline:Registrations must be received or postmarked by

Friday, March 12, 2010.

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Social EventsAll delegates and their guests are welcome! Call it networking, call it relaxing - but the opportunities to mix and mingle are a big part of any conference. We do our best to provide a good variety of activities, so please plan to join us.

NOTE: For guests not staying at the Lodge, all meal tickets, including those for the closing dinner, can be purchased at the JPL Concierge Desk.

Thursday 8:00 p.m.-8:45 p.m. First Timers’ Get Together Get ready to kick off your first Albert Library Conference! There are always at least 100 new delegates at every ALC,

so, if this is your first time, you’re not alone! Whether you’re a trustee or library staff member, make sure to attend this reception in your honour. Join us for a cocktail or a mocktail and an opportunity to meet some friendly people. You’ll learn how to make the most of your conference and maybe win a terrific door prizes. A representative from JPL will give a welcome and you will also meet the presidents of ALTA and LAA. Get your conference off to a rockin’ start by attending this popular event. Sponsored by: Alberta’s Regional Library Systems

9:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m. Opening Reception We are thankful to the University of Alberta Libraries as they are generously sponsoring our Opening Reception in the

Great Hall once again this year. The adjoining Exhibit Hall will be open from 6:30 p.m., so do a tour through the displays before joining us for refreshments and socializing. Sponsored by University of Alberta Learning Services

FridayD1 8:00 p.m. Author Talk: Deborah Willis For more information, see the “Author Talks” section of the conference program on page 7.

D2 8:00 pm Author Talk: Julie Van Rosendaal For more information, see the “Author Talks” section of the conference program on page 7.

D3 9:15 p.m. Is there a Doc in the House? - Documentary Night Over the past few years ALC has developed a great relationship with the National Film Board of Canada. Once again, we

are partnering with the National Film Board to bring you something new and exciting. Watch the conference website for late-breaking details and plan to join us for something special from the NFB.

Saturday 6:00 p.m. Closing Dinner and Social As our conference theme relates to rock ‘n’ roll, we’re encouraging you to rock out with a music theme for the closing

dinner. Join us to celebrate the end of another great conference. We’ll offer soft dinner music, and, as always, there are some wonderful door prizes to be won. This year, seating for the banquet will be on a first-come first-serve basis only, with no reservations being taken.

L1 8:00 p.m. Author Talk For more information, see the “Author Talks” section of the conference program.

L2 8:00 p.m. Wine Tasting This event is always a sellout, so reserve early! Limited to 75. Registration for this event is available online ONLY.

L3 9:00 p.m. Dance: Let’s Rock the Night Away! Regular ALC participants know you don’t need a partner to have fun at our dance! Our DJ will provide an eclectic

mix of old favourites and recent chart-busters. Join your friends on the dance floor, or mingle on the sidelines. Feel free to bring the whole family for the first hour, but we ask that children leave the dance by 10:00 p.m. Thanks to the generosity of Gale Cengage, who has offered to pick up the tab for your first drink.

Sponsored by Gale Cengage

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Thursday Schedule9:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Preconference Session

P1 Alberta Library Trustees Association (ALTA) Workshop This workshop is designed to help you understand such topics as:

The Libraries Act and Regulation, Employment Standards Code, risk assessment •Board function - purpose and role, relationships with staff, councils, province, library •Library systems, ALTA, and the community •Chairpersonship: running the meeting, parliamentary procedure and rules of order•

Library managers and librarians are also welcome to attend! Limited to 30 participants.

Presenters: Patricia McNamee and Dawn Green

Cost: $35.00

1:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Preconference Sessions

P2 From Rock-a-Bye to ReadingCurrent research on early literacy and brain development indicates that it is never too early to prepare children for success as readers. Early literacy programs are a natural fit for public libraries.

This interactive session will look at the rationale for delivering early literacy programming, consider program prototypes, including partnering with other agencies, look at collection resources that support programs, model methods of incorporating early literacy theory into storytimes, introduce participants to new rhymes and songs to use in programs, and discuss the impacts of these programs for libraries and their customers.

Presenters: Caroline Land, Jean Ludlam, Tamsin Shute, and Diana Villeneuve

Cost: $50.00

P3 Keep on Rockin’ the Free World: Introduction to Canadian LawThis workshop offers library staff a refresher on both the creation and structure of Canadian law, as well as how to find various kinds of legal information on the web. Learn what you need to know about the law in order to help patrons find the legal information they need.

As library staff working with patrons, it is important to have some sense of the legal context for the questions you may be trying to answer. Having that context will enable you to help patrons not only find answers to legal questions (in terms of “what does the law say?”), but also help them find information about procedures, options, and where to get more help.

Additionally, this session will provide a research refresher for participants to be more effective and efficient in searching for legal information and services, and will introduce session participants to many free and online legal resources available to the public.

The workshop will include breakout activities where the attendees will be able to practice what they are learning.

Presenters: Kirsten Wurman and Carol Aippersbach

Cost: $50.00

3:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. Registration Desk open6:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m. Dinner6:30 p.m.-10:00 p.m. Exhibits open in the Mary Schaeffer Ballroom

8:00 p.m.-8:45 p.m. First Timers’ Get Together - sponsored by: Alberta’s Regional Libraries

9:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m. Opening Reception - sponsored by University of Alberta Learning Services

Sponsored By:

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Friday Schedule 6:45 a.m.-8:15 a.m. Breakfast 8:00 a.m.-8:30 a.m. Registration Desk open

A1 8:45 a.m.-10:00 a.m. Keynote speaker - Evan Solomon

9:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Exhibits open 10:00 a.m.-10:45 a.m. Coffee break - sponsored by Library Services Centre 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Registration Desk open 10:45 a.m.-12:00 noon Conference Sessions

B1 Stonies Rockin’ the Cree World: Yellowhead Tribal College Library’s Aboriginal Collection The Aboriginal Collection at Yellowhead Tribal College Library brings together a comprehensive body

of manuscripts, audio-visual materials, documents, and language resources relating to our member First Nations and the First People of North America. The presenters will describe this rich collection as well as the multifaceted process of developing it. Those interested in learning about libraries and library services for aboriginal peoples, including best practices for developing aboriginal collections, will benefit from this presentation.

Presenters: Liz Fulton Lyne & Ruth Mustus

B2 Open Wide and Say Access: Your Guide to the World of Mass Digitization Digitization opens wide the door to improved accessibility of published materials while, at the same time,

prompting questions and concerns around copyright, ownership, and the public good. In an engaging and enlightening manner, this session will look at the pros and cons of several digitization projects, highlighting the rich benefits this work brings to researchers, students and the general public. The session will also explore some of the more troubling aspects of heavyweight mass digitization projects that “digitize first and ask copyright questions later.”

Presenter: Geoff Harder

B3 Libraries and Open Education: Opening New Doors for Twenty-First Century Teaching and Learning Open education resources (OERs), such as open textbooks, open courseware, online education commons,

open access journals, institutional repositories, and open source software, are breaking down barriers of access and can provide ways for librarians to address the needs of educators and learners like never before. Many of these tools and resources specifically target libraries and librarians, educators, and learners. This session discusses the availability and implications of open educational resources, and provides a survey of the ever-changing landscape of open initiatives in the context of libraries and their education audiences. Presenters will discuss key issues of the open education movement, address its ties to open access and open software, and explore best practices and effective strategies for the use of open education resources.

Sponsored by Group 2 Architecture Engineering. Presenters: Erika Smith & Richard Hayman

B4 If We Built it Today: Transforming Selection to Access What would our library operations look like if we were building them today? How do we support our

university’s strategic plan? How do we add value for students and faculty? These three questions are guiding the University of Lethbridge Library on the path of transformational change. Working with the R2 Consulting firm, we began to untangle the Gordian knot of our library operations. The outcome is our ability to make evidence-based changes in our operations, from selection to access. This presentation provides a framework for operational and organizational change, highlighting successes and challenges.

Presenters: Alison Nussbaumer, Brenda Mathenia, & Wendy Merkley

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Friday Schedule cont.B5 RVing in Mexico: Tips, Practicalities and a Bit of Theory to Create Fabulous Public Library Programs

for Adults With so much information online and in our libraries, why would adults come to sit with other people and

hear somebody talk? Sounds deadly! And, yet, Strathcona County Library has had amazing response to our adult programs. In this session we will describe the programs that work for us, plus how we find topics and speakers, promote programs, decide whether to charge, decide when to offer programs, deal with failure, and offer over 100 programs a year with a small staff. Attendees will have a chance to share and develop program ideas. If you are responsible for adult programming in your library, come and be inspired—adult programming rocks!

Presenters: Heide Blackmore, Janet Wheler, & Sylvia Hertling

B6 Aboriginal Books for Teens Hear about great books for teens by First Nations and Métis authors from Canada as well as from Native

Americans south of the border. Learn about the Ânskohk book award and Canadian book publishers who specialize in Aboriginal titles. A fun quiz will test your listening skills and you will go home with an annotated book list.

Presenter: Lindy Pratch

B7 Reading Programs Rock! Libraries are still about books - and our customers are readers. Public library statistics indicate that the most

checked out items in our libraries are fiction books, and reading programs are a great way to celebrate this rewarding and inspiring activity. Calgary Public Library has offered a variety of successful reading programs over the past few years that have celebrated reading, engaged the public, and generated buzz. Learn how to institute your own reading programs, how to build on your successes, how to leverage partnerships, how to create media attention, and also find out about the new things in the works for reading programs at Calgary Public Library.

Presenters: Sarah Jones & Cathy Freer-Leszczynski

B8 Open Forum for Trustees: Your Issues, Your Voice This is an informal session for trustees to discuss any trustee topics that are currently “hot” or topics that are

ongoing. Come and voice your opinion! Facilitator: Natalia Toroshenko

B9 Dewey Divas Rock! New and Upcoming Adult Books The Dewey Divas are a group of publishers’ library reps who are passionate readers and book talkers. In this

session we’ll present our picks for new and upcoming spring and summer books including fiction and non-fiction, Canadian authors, mysteries, hidden gems and good book club titles. Great for library staff involved in readers’ advisory, acquisitions, book clubs, or for those who just want to know what the next new craze will be.

Presenters: The Dewey Divas

B10 Getting Teens into the Library We will look at some programming ideas that could work in your library with your group of teens. Some of

the ideas include a craft club, writing group and the movie/book club that we have offered for the last few years. We will cover great lists of books and movies to offer and ground rules to keep it fun for everyone. Of course we will talk about the best ways to get the teens into your library!

Presenter: Lesley Spry-Shandro.

12:00 noon-1:15 p.m. Lunch 1:15 p.m.-2:30 p.m. Conference Sessions

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Friday Schedule cont.C1 It’s All in the Delivery: Providing Customer Service to Persons with Disabilities Libraries strive to meet the needs of their customers; we explore emerging technologies and try to be

innovative in the types of services we provide - but what about customer service? What kind of service are your customers getting? First impressions are important and every staff member that a customer/patron encounters can leave a lasting impression. What kind of impression are we giving to our customers with disabilities? This session will discuss customer service best practices.

Presenter: Karen Hildebrandt

C2 Discovering the Next Generation of Library Search A few years ago Federated Search was touted as the best way to offer users access to multiple resources.

But Federated Search turned out to be slow, difficult to maintain, and suspect with regards to search results. Over the past year a new breed of service has arisen: the Discovery Service. By searching pre-indexed (as opposed to live) data, discovery services return search results very quickly. This presentation will discuss our reasons for choosing to trial a Discovery Service after having run a Federated Search product for over a year. We’ll talk about the technology, discuss some of the challenges, and present feedback from our users.

Presenters: Paul R. Pival, Aaron Wood, & David K. Brown

C3 Freaks and Thumpers?: The Role of the Library in Faith-Based Institutions of Higher Learning Albertans are fortunate to have a tremendous variety of post-secondary learning opportunities from which

to choose, and a small but mighty part of this scene is made up of six independent faith-based institutions of higher learning. As you would expect, each of those institutions also has a library. Perhaps you’ve wondered what we do in “those places.” Are we really “freaks and thumpers?” Do we need special insurance to protect us from fire and brimstone? Join us in this session to find out how our faith mission affects our collections and services and how we try to integrate our faith with our work. What you learn may surprise you!

Presenters: Tim Janewski & Dan Mirau

C4 Alberta Libraries Are Rocks: Censorship Challenges and Comic Books Not only do our libraries rock, they are rocks – against censorship and other attacks on intellectual freedom.

Gail de Vos will discuss contentious issues faced by libraries when selecting and collecting comic books, graphic novels and manga. These issues include: examples/case studies of recent incidents, reasons GNs are challenged, how and why they are successfully defended in libraries, writing a collection policy, historical information on challenges to comic books, getting staff and management on board, having a plan regarding re-classing from children’s to YA and from YA to adult, laying groundwork in the library to support graphic novels collections from challenges, and more!

Presenter: Gail de Vos

C5 That’s Not My Job: The Changing Nature of Reference and Public Service What does reference work really entail? Is it answering questions at the desk, fixing frozen computers,

helping a patron use a Facebook application, all of the above? Because libraries provide access to many electronic services, the line between reference service and IT support has become blurry. With this change comes the need for public service staff to be more technologically savvy than ever. How much instruction, service, and assistance should we provide? What exactly should staff members know? Why do reference staff need to know these things? How and who do we train? Who benefits? Come and find out the answers! Presenters: Alexis Gaston & Carolyn Minor

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C6 Building Bridges: Creating a Community of Practice Around Information Literacy Studies have shown that many first-year students are surprised by the research expectations of universities,

particularly by the need to provide supporting scholarly evidence for their ideas, documented by proper citations. Why are students not applying the skills and strategies taught in high school when they transition to higher education? How can collaborative efforts between teacher librarians and academic librarians assist the students in meeting the demands of university research? By forging a Community of Practice around Information Literacy, librarians can build bridges that will support students in their transition to higher level research and provide both the direction and foundation to enable their future learning.

Presenters: K.Alix Hayden & Shauna Rutherford

C7 Better Together: Strategic Community Partnerships Strategic partnerships are an essential tool for expanding library resources, gaining new users and

developing community support. But to be proactive and innovative in partnership building requires a strong organizational structure and a willingness to find friends in new places. This session will provide a practical and creative approach to partnership building that can be adopted by all libraries.

Presenters: Brent Buechler & Jan Sahibzada

C8 Creative Community Co-operation: A Collaboration with Edmonton Public Library and the Early Intervention Program of Alberta Health Services

The Early Intervention Program, which serves children with a developmental delay or a disability, and Edmonton Public Library partner to offer a successful preschool program called Sing, Sign, Laugh and Learn. The high-demand program welcomes children of all abilities. Parents learn strategies to engage their child and enhance their communication and development. Activities include reading stories, baby signing, playing, singing and learning. Find out why the library was approached as a partner, and the process, outcome and evaluation of this collaboration.

Presenters: Kathleen Pine & Nathalie Maurice Burgess

C9 Rock On: Pioneer Leadership for Library Boards Challenges abound on the frontiers of library service in Alberta. From public policy reviews and advocacy,

to governance of our boards and associations, the role of trustee continues to change. Learn how and why library boards can adapt to make their leadership relevant and meaningful to the communities we serve and to ourselves.

Presenter: Jamie Niessen.C10 Lorne McRae Intellectual Freedom Lecture If intellectual freedom is one of the core values of librarianship, then development and promotion of that

value in society should be part of our mandate. How successful have we been in fulfilling that responsibility and in connecting that value to our profession and our institutions?

Topic and Presenter: To Be Announced

2:30 p.m.-3:00 p.m. Coffee break - sponsored by EBSCO 3:00 p.m. Exhibits close 3:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. ALTA & LAA Annual General Meetings 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. Dinner 7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. Registration Desk open

D1 8:00 p.m. Author Talk: Deborah WillisD2 8:00 p.m. Author Talk: Julie Van RosendaalD3 9:15 p.m. Documentary Movie Night (Movie To Be Announced)

Friday Schedule cont.

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Saturday Schedule 6:45 a.m.-8:15 a.m. Breakfast 8:00 a.m.-8:30 a.m. Registration Desk open

E1 8:45 a.m.-10:00 a.m. Keynote speaker - Max Valiquette

9:30 a.m.-12:00 noon Exhibits open 10:00 a.m.-10:45 a.m. Coffee break - sponsored by Legacy Library Services 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Registration Desk open 10:45 a.m.-12:00 noon Conference Sessions

F1 BiblioCommons is Rocking Good Fun: Implementing a Social Catalogue at EPL What do you get when you mix a start-up company with a bold new catalogue interface and a large urban

public library that is not afraid to take risks? This made-in-Canada adventure is too good to miss! Come hear about our journey and discuss the future of catalogues. This session speaks to library workers in Administration, IT, Reference and Communications, and will be of interest to everyone from the front lines to the back end.

Sponsored by 3M. Presenters: Peter Schoenberg & Martina King

F2 Children’s Books Rock! The Rocky Mountain Book Awards in Action The Rocky Mountain Book Award is an Alberta-based Canadian children’s book award, designed to connect

young readers with exemplary Canadian literature. For this award, the winner is chosen by students in grades 4 - 7 who have read at least five of the twenty short-listed books. While most of the participants in this award program have been school groups, public libraries are also eligible to participate. As the award enters its tenth year, two current committee members will discuss its history, suggestions for public library programming with the award program, and a selection of the books that are strong contenders for the 2011 Rocky Mountain Book Award shortlist.

Presenters: Elisabeth Hegerat & Jane Franz

F3 Designing Learner-Centred Electronic Classrooms for Information Literacy Instruction Good classroom design can complement the information literacy instruction increasingly expected of all

types of libraries, but what are the key elements of the ideal library instruction lab? MacEwan University Library drew from both the literature and recommendations from the library instruction community to identify best practices in library instruction room design. Find out how physical space, furniture & technology were integrated to create an active learning environment. Participants will learn best practices, innovative solutions for typical physical and technological limitations, and have a practical checklist of considerations for designing electronic classrooms.

Presenter: Karen Hering

F4 Making Alberta Libraries Rock for the Net Generation We hear a lot about 21st century skills and net generation learners. What are the 21st century skills that

librarians need to have to interact and engage with younger patrons? What are the implications of these new technologies for collections, professional/staff development, web development, collaboration, outreach, programs, and services? This session will present some ideas, strategies and tools that librarians can use to make their programs and services relevant to the net generation.

Presenters: Jennifer L. Branch-Müller & Joanne de Groot

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Saturday Schedule cont.F5 Are Library Staff Certifiable? Absolutely! The Continuing Education Committee of the Library Association of Alberta is piloting a continuing education

certification program on behalf of The Partnership. Come and hear an update on how the project is going and what we’ve learned so far.

Presenters: Sandy Campbell & Diane Clark

F6 The Library: New Roles, New Perspectives New librarians have the potential to dramatically change the way we do business. From their involvement

in community outreach, digital literacy and the social web, they bring a unique mix of personal and educational experience that translates into fresh perspectives and innovative ideas. Find out how two new librarians at Calgary Public Library are combining their education, life experience, and relationships with more experienced colleagues to identify opportunities to build on a solid public library foundation.

Presenters: Shauna May & Jan Sahibzada

F7 Jane Austen, the Child Writer, and the Juvenilia Press A long-time critic and teacher of Jane Austen, and the founder of the Juvenilia Press (which produces

scholarly editions of early works by young authors), Juliet McMaster’s presentation brings together these two interests. She discusses the Press as a project and also explores Austen’s own delightful and rambunctious early writings. Being also a part-time illustrator, Juliet touches on the way in which her work in illustrating

Austen’s early writings has enlarged her understanding of Austen’s whole oeuvre. Presenter: Juliet McMaster

F8 Alberta Education School Library Initiative Updated information on the status of the Alberta Education School Library Initiative review of school

library services, policy, support resources, innovative school library service models, and in-service models. The initiative has worked collaboratively with Municipal Affairs and Advanced Education and Technology. Presenter: Judith Sykes

F9 Library Teens Rock! Incorporating Teens’ Love of Music into the Library Teens are rarely seen without their iPods. Find out how you can tap into teens’ obsession with music and

make your library a little cooler and more interesting. Collection development and fun programs like Hip Hop History, Battle of the Beats, Making it in the Music Business, and Turntablism (DeeJaying) will be discussed.

Presenter: Wendy Grønnestad-Damur

F10 Library Advocacy Now! Part 1 Deemed to be of sufficient importance to the Alberta library community that it is offered annually, this

program has been offered at ALC for a number of years. Examples illustrating the theme, Alberta Libraries Rock, will be woven throughout, as advocacy applies in any situation and particularly to this theme. Library Advocacy Now! is a combination of information sharing, storytelling and participation in training exercises. An extensive workbook is provided and is also downloadable from the CLA website. Other resources are also distributed. The workshop is inspiring, invigorating, thought-provoking and fun! Door prizes add to the excitement. Note: this is a two part session, please register for F10 and G10.

Sponsored by Pat Cavill Consulting and EBSCO. Presenters: Pat Cavill & Wendy Newman

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Saturday Schedule cont. 12:00 noon-1:15 p.m. Lunch 1:15 p.m.-2:30 p.m. Conference Sessions

G1 Planning for the Future The provincial government requires public library boards to have a current plan of service. Is it time for your

board to draft a new one? Learn how your board can easily create a plan of service for your library that is strategic, community-focused, and effective.

Presenters: Ken Feser, and panel (Deborah Cryderman - Library Manager, Stettler Public Library; Karen Paquette - Library Manager, Rocky Mountain House Public Library; Tamara Van Biert - Director, Stony Plain Public Library)

G2 Rockin’ Virtual Book Clubs Alberta librarians do a great job connecting to and with readers through programs and reading clubs in their

libraries. How can this success extend beyond the walls of your library? Virtual book clubs might be the answer. This session will bring together a panel of public and school librarians to explore ideas and strategies for developing and managing virtual book clubs. Practical advice and examples from different libraries and for different patron groups will be provided. The panelists will explore the theory and practice of building communities of readers and how this works in an online environment.

Presenters: Jennifer L. Branch-Müller & Joanne de Groot

G3 Copyright Basics This session is a review of copyright basics, including:

What rights do users have under the Copyright Act? •What rights do libraries have under the Copyright Act?•What rights do educational institutions have under the Copyright Act? •How has the CCH Supreme Court Judgment affected interpretation of copyright in Canada? •How can the licences that libraries enter into interfere with the rights that users and libraries have under •the Copyright Act?

Presenter: Rob Tiessen

G4 Academic Librarians, Academic Freedom and the 21st Century Canadian Campus At its spring 2009 executive retreat, the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) held a special

discussion of urgent issues faced by Canada’s academic librarians, including their conditional need for academic freedom. Dr. Toni Samek will offer a first-hand summary of the conference including excerpts of her keynote address on the subject of how academic freedom allows librarians to vigorously oppose efforts to censor, filter or divert information. In context, she will discuss how academic freedom allows librarians to critique workplace mechanisms and structures that interfere with the exercise of their duties. Toni will also explore the importance of academic freedom parity between librarians and faculty and of librarians elevating the exercise of academic freedom to a central place in the culture of their 21st century workplaces. She will also discuss how Alberta library advocacy can contribute to this topic.

Presenter: Dr. Toni Samek

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Saturday Schedule cont.G5 Dewey Divas Rock! New and Upcoming Teen and Kids Books The Dewey Divas are a group of publishers’ library reps who are passionate readers and book talkers. In

this session we’ll present our picks for new and upcoming spring and summer children’s and teen books, including fiction and non-fiction, graphic novels and hidden gems. Great for library staff involved in readers’ advisory, acquisitions, children’s programming, bookclubs or anyone who daily is asked to recommend a good book for children.

Presenters: The Dewey Divas

G6 The Living Library and Beyond @ Calgary Public Library A Living Library is an innovative program where readers (anyone willing to learn) can borrow Living Books

(people with “social identities” often subject to prejudice or misunderstanding) to ask the questions they have always wanted to ask, share personal experiences in a safe and welcoming environment, and actively contribute to the building of inclusive communities of understanding. Originally started in Denmark in 2000, Calgary Public Library held their first Living Library program in March 2009 at five library locations in partnership with local community.

Presenter: Heather Glennie

G7 Why Do Students Cheat and What Can Alberta Libraries Do About It? Statistics show that cheating among high school students has risen dramatically during the last 50 years.

And it isn’t only struggling students who are cheating; 73% of all test takers, including prospective graduate students, and teachers agree that most students do cheat at some point. This session will present current information on why students are cheating and will explore some practical ways to teach academic honesty in school and academic libraries.

Presenter: Janice Sundar

G8 Mom’s Teeter-Totter Rules as Applied to Building a Library A session for trustees, municipal officials, and library staff relating the rules of the playground teeter-totter

to a building project, based on the experiences of the Grande Prairie Public Library building project. This session will share both the “soaring to the top” and the “crashing to the bottom” that leads to the successful balance of a completed building.

Presenter: Pam Chislett

G9 Saddletowne Library: Pounding Pavement, Laying Groundwork The Saddletowne Library won’t open until 2011, but community building in the neighbourhoods this

library will serve began years ago. This session will discuss how the Calgary Public Library has been laying the groundwork for a successful library opening, and the innovative approaches it has taken to ensure community stakeholders are connected champions of the Library from the beginning.

Presenter: Caroline Higgins

G10 Library Advocacy Now! Part 2 Continuation of F10. Sponsored by Pat Cavill Consulting and EBSCO. Presenters: Pat Cavill & Wendy Newman

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Saturday Schedule cont. 2:30 p.m.-3:00 p.m. Coffee break - sponsored by 3M & AACL 3:00 p.m.-4:15 p.m. Conference Sessions

H1 Building Rock-Solid Relationships! Introducing a new service as robust as video conferencing is more than just buying the hardware. Libraries

need to do community needs assessment to identify the best video conference events, and then develop community partnerships that help to meet those needs. Members of the RISE (Rural Information Services initiativE) team will share how they are helping the libraries of southern Alberta accomplish this.

Presenters: RISE team members

H2 Roving Reference: The MacEwan Experience in Three Acts In keeping with a changing philosophy towards more pro-active reference service, roving reference was

chosen as one way to revitalize reference provision at Grant MacEwan University. Join us as we examine MacEwan Library’s roving reference experience, and consider its suitability to our academic library environment. Rationale, training, tools, staffing considerations, and the surprising outcome will be discussed.

Presenters: Jessica Knoch & Sandy Stift

H3 Digital Resources for Digital Classrooms The Online Reference Centre (ORC) is a collection of digital resources provided on behalf of all K-12

students in Alberta as the result of a unique partnership initiated between TAL and Alberta Education in 2001. The ongoing success of this project is evidenced by its ability to support curriculum outcomes and inquiry-based research in an increasingly digital teaching and learning environment, while building sound information literacy skills. This session will demonstrate six digital tools teachers are accessing through the ORC resources: Bookcarts, Student Backpacks, Curriculum Links, Timeline Builders, Lexile/Audio/Translation features, and 21st Century Research Skills.

Presenter: Diane GallowaySolowan

H4 The Shanachies’ Wild Rose Tour: Best Practices in Alberta’s Libraries The Shanachies are three Dutch librarians, Erik Boekesteijn, Jaap van de Geer, and Geert van den Boogaard,

who work at the innovative DOK Library in Delft, Holland. In 2007, they travelled from New York to Monterey in an RV, visiting and filming libraries along the way. The Shanachies’ Wild Rose tour will begin in Calgary in mid April 2010, meandering through Red Deer, Edmonton, and smaller communities on their way to ALC in Jasper. The Shanachies will document best practices in libraries across the province, and will also help to document the conference on video. They will present their first impressions in this session at the end of the Jasper conference, and by videoconference at the 2010 CLA Conference in Edmonton. The final video version of the Wild Rose Tour will be launched at Netspeed 2010 in Edmonton in October.

Presenters: The Shanachies

H5 Independent Publishing: Is It a Rock or a Hard Place? Libraries and publishers are truly co-dependent - without publishers, where would libraries be? But

the publishing industry is a tough nut for writers to crack; increasingly, authors are steering their own work through the production and distribution process. This session will identify the advantages and disadvantages of both commercial and independent publishing, and will provide participants with information essential for successful production of independently published manuscripts.

Presenters: Jean Crozier & Carol Holmes

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H6 VoiceThreads for School and Public Libraries Today’s librarians have a multitude of free, web-based tools at their disposal, and one of the most exciting

may be VoiceThreads (http://voicethread.com). Working on the premise that ‘a picture is worth a thousand words,’ producing a VoiceThread enables users to create “a collaborative, multimedia slide show that holds images, documents and videos and allows people to leave comments.” It is a terrific tool that can be used to create conversations around a variety of images, ideas and activities, including digital storytelling projects, non-competitive poetry slams, demonstrating knowledge gained in research projects, book discussions, documenting student progress, and sharing information. The sky is the limit with this tool!

Presenters: Tracy Poelzer, Jennifer L. Branch-Müller & Joanne de Groot

H7 Willing Engagement: Understanding and Overcoming Learner Resistance in Library Staff The library world is constantly moving to keep up with developments in process, procedure, and practice.

Our work environment demands constant learning and skill updating, but not everyone is eager to re-learn or re-train. This presentation will investigate strategies and techniques for overcoming learner resistance. Participants will learn why resistance develops, techniques for working with frustrated library staff and stakeholders, and how to achieve maximum effectiveness from training efforts. The audience is encouraged to contribute discussion points, ideas, and personal experiences.

Presenter: Lauren de Bruin

H8 Alberta Lottery Fund Grant Programs Registered community not-for-profit groups can apply for lottery funding support through two major

grant programs: the Community Facility Enhancement Program and the Community Initiatives Program. Thousands of volunteer and community-based initiatives receive funding every year. Check out the website (www.albertalotteryfund.ca) and learn how you can access grants to support your community project or initiative.

Presenters: Maggie Low-On & Noel McIntee

H9 Honor Yourself - Tell Your Story Our local library discovered a unique and fun project which “keeps on rockin’.” Individuals come together

to share something they have never done before - both family and community stories. It is each person’s history, gathered and recorded for future generations in a fun and innovative manner. Learn how the project evolved. A template will be provided for adopting a similar program in any library; a program that is self-perpetuated by all participants and supported by resources available within every community and, always, there is positive re-enforcement which generates new learning opportunities and new ideas.

Presenters: Shirley Westendorf & Annie Miner

H10 Let’s Pat Ourselves on the Back! But What’s Next?? Alberta libraries have successfully established the library as an essential community service. Partnerships

have been established and explored between trustees, staff and Friends. How did we get here? And what does the future hold? What innovative activities have worked? What hasn’t worked? Trustees and Directors representing libraries will discuss their success stories. Friends of Canadian libraries will report on successes in Alberta, future possibilities, and directions on the national scene focusing on the partnerships which exist among Friends, trustees and staff.

Presenters: Nicholas Spillios, Bonnie Gray, & Doug Cooper

6:00 p.m. Closing Dinner and Social

L1 8:00 p.m. Author Talk - Julie Van RosendaalL2 8:00 p.m. Wine TastingL3 9:00 p.m. Dance

Saturday Schedule cont.

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Session PresentersCarole Aippersbach obtained her law degree from the University of Victoria and was called to the bar in 2000. She has worked in both the private and public sectors. In 2007, she joined the Legal Resource Centre, a public legal education organization in Edmonton. Her responsibilities include research, drafting, and giving presentations about various legal topics. Preconference

Heide Blackmore is Supervisor of Adult Services at Strathcona County Library. Over the years she has created many programs for adults in various public libraries, and still finds the response unpredictable. B5

Jennifer L. Branch-Müller, Associate Professor, University of Alberta, is the coordinator of the Teacher-Librarianship by Distance Learning program at the University of Alberta. F4, G2 , H6

David K. Brown is Manager, Systems Integration, at the University of Calgary, and is responsible for managing the library’s ILS (SirsiDynix Symphony) and related systems. C2

Brent Buechler is Calgary Public Library’s Manager, Partnerships and Sponsorship Development. He has an extensive communications background with cultural and non-profit organizations. C7

Sandy Campbell has been working on the continuing education certification program since 2007 and chairs The Partnership Committee on Continuing Education Certification. F5.

Pat Cavill has been President of the Saskatchewan Library Association, the Library Association of Alberta, and the Canadian Library Association. After a career in regional and public libraries in Saskatchewan and Alberta, Pat has been a consultant to all types of libraries all over North America, specializing in marketing, advocacy, leadership and ethics. She is the team leader for the Library Advocacy Now! program and was instrumental in its development. She is an organizer and the chief facilitator for Northern Exposure to Leadership and won the American Library Association’s Ken Haycock Award for promoting librarianship in 2004 and CLA’s Outstanding Contribution to Library Service in 2005. F10, G10

Pamela Chislett, a graduate of UBC’s Master of Library Science Program (1974) began her career with Grande Prairie Public Library in 1981 as the Adult Services Librarian. She was soon seconded to work and manage THE PLANNING PROCESS for the Library in 1982. The findings of the plan led to a renovation and move to a new location in 1989. In 2006 she became the Deputy Director of Grande Prairie Public Library. G8

Diane Clark (LAA 2nd Vice President) has taken the lead on the continuing education certification project for LAA’s Continuing Education Committee. Diane has strong professional interests in education. F5.

Doug Cooper is the vice-president of the Alberta Library Trustees Association. H10

Jean Crozier. H5

Lauren de Bruin is the Training Librarian for APLEN. A graduate of the U of A MLIS program in 2006, she has worked as a Training and Development Librarian for YRL and as an Information Specialist for the U of A Department of Medicine. Her professional interests include information literacy, information behaviour, training for staff and lay users, and project management. H7

Joanne de Groot is an instructor in the Teacher-Librarianship by Distance Learning program at the U of A. F4, G2, H6

Gail de Vos has taught an online course on comic books and the library for six years and has conducted numerous workshops on this topic for library associations in British Columbia and Manitoba. C4

The Dewey Divas have presented many times at ALC to packed rooms. We have been book talking to librarians for nearly eight years and, in 2009, were the recipients of the Ontario Public Library Association’s Leadership in Readers’ Advisory Award. Attendees at our sessions will go away with a list of 30-40 books to recommend to a variety of readers plus advance galleys of upcoming books. B9, G5

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Session PresentersKen Feser is a consultant with the Public Library Services Branch – Alberta Municipal Affairs. G1

Jane Franz is the Coaldale Library Manager and a current member of the Rocky Mountain Book Award Committee. F2

Cathy Freer-Leszczynski is the Customer Service Manager of the Community Services Department at CPL. She has planned and implemented many high-profile, city-wide programs, including Calgary Celebrates Reading and Get Caught Reading. B7

Liz Fulton Lyne is Manager of Library Operations and Services at Yellowhead Tribal College. Along with Ruth Mustus, she has been developing YTC’s Aboriginal Collection over the past year. B1

Diane GallowaySolowan is a former teacher librarian. Diane brings many years of collaborative classroom teaching experience to her position of Coordinator of the Online Resource Centre (ORC), a joint project of TAL and Alberta Education accessible through LearnAlberta.ca. Her goal is to enable students and teachers to become confident, critical and effective users of electronic information resources. Diane holds both a B.Ed and M.Ed in School Libraries from the U of A. H3.

Alexis Gaston graduated with an MLIS from the School of Library and Information Studies at the U of A. She has five years experience working in libraries; two of those as a librarian in a large urban public library. As an Information and Reference Services Librarian at the Millennium Branch of the Winnipeg Public Library, she works with the public on a daily basis, answering a lot of reference questions and un-freezing a lot of computers. C5

Heather Glennie is the Customer Services Manager of the Diversity Services department at CPL, providing services to target groups including new Canadians, seniors, and persons with disabilities. She was involved in the implementation of CPL’s Living Library program and believes that public libraries have an important role to play in the building of healthy, inclusive communities. G6

Bonnie Gray is the Director of Public Library Services with the Public Library Services Branch of Alberta Municipal Affairs. She has an MLS from UWO and worked with county and regional libraries in Ontario prior to coming to Alberta in 1980. She has worked on projects related to training and continuing education, and spent several years working to create regional library systems. She is involved in policy development and strategic planning, support for the committee on the future of library services, grants distribution, and cooperative initiatives with provincial library organizations. H10

Dawn Green has been a board development trainer for twenty years. She has served as board member for many not-for-profit organizations and was a trustee of the Strathcona County Library. Preconference

Wendy Grønnestad-Damur has been EPL’s Teen Services Librarian since 2004. Prior to that, Wendy worked in the Music Library at the U of A, taught junior high school, and worked at a music camp for teens for 10 years. She is also a professional singer and has sung with Pro Coro Canada for the past 20 years. Her hair colour changes regularly, which teens seem to appreciate. F9

Geoff Harder is the Digital Initiatives Coordinator for the U of A Libraries, where he manages projects in the areas of digitization and digital preservation. He has presented and written on many topics around emerging digital technologies as they relate to the library and information services environment. B2

K. Alix Hayden, PhD, is currently the Liaison Librarian for Nursing and Education at U of C. She received her MLIS and MSc from U of A, and completed her PhD in 2003 from U of C. Her doctoral work, supported by a SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship, investigated undergraduate students’ lived experience of information seeking. In 2008, she took a six-month sabbatical to investigate potential collaboration between K-12 and academic librarians; the resulting study forms the foundation of this presentation. C6

Richard Hayman is a Reference Librarian at Grant MacEwan University, with an emphasis on student research support and library instruction. His research interests include the open source and open access social movements and their importance for libraries. B3

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Session PresentersElisabeth Hegerat is the Coordinator of Youth Services at Lethbridge Public Library. She is a member of the Rocky Mountain Book Award Committee and has developed and implemented award-based programs in both school and public libraries. F2

Karen Hering, past Coordinator of Library Instruction at MacEwan University, has over 12 years experience teaching information literacy in a variety of library settings. She coordinated the library instruction program at MacEwan for the last six years, and designed two dedicated library instruction labs. F3

Sylvia Hertling is Information Specialist and Programmer, Adult Services Department, Strathcona County Library. She is working on a Certificate in Adult and Continuing Education, and loves to develop programs for adults. B5

Caroline Higgins is a Community Outreach Librarian for CPL’s Saddletowne Branch, scheduled to open in fall 2011. A recent graduate of the U of T’s MISt program and a new resident of Alberta, Caroline has great passion for public libraries, community development, and services to children and teens. G9

Karen Hildebrandt has been working at Concordia since 2001. She drafted Concordia’s Customer Service Manual and, in conjunction with the Human Resources Department, provided customer service training to Concordia staff. C1

Carol Homes. H5

Tim Janewski, Director of Library Services at the King’s University College, is a 16-year veteran of school, regional, public and academic libraries. Tim has been working at King’s for the past three years and has been both pleased and surprised by the fulfillment he has found in what is, for him, a new work environment. C3

Sarah Jones is a Customer Service Manager at Calgary Public Library, in charge of the Humanities Department. In this capacity she is spearheading new reading promotion programs and readers’ advisory initiatives. B7

Martina King, a U of A graduate of SLIS and Humanities Computing, became the Virtual Services Librarian Intern just in time to help with the testing and launch of BiblioCommons. F1

Jessica Knoch is a Reference Librarian at Grant MacEwan University. With Sandy Stift, she led the implementation of roving reference service at MacEwan’s City Centre Campus Library in the fall of 2008. Since the service was launched, they continue to monitor – and tweak as necessary – the ‘made-at-MacEwan’ version of roving reference. H2

Caroline Land is a graduate of U of A’s SLIS program where she developed a passion for library services for children and teens. She is the Early Literacy and Family Services Intern Librarian at EPL and a member of EPL’s Early Literacy and Family Services Team. Preconference

Maggie Low-On, Community Liaison Officer – Northern Alberta, has been involved in the non-profit sector for over 25 years with numerous community organizations and projects. She currently holds executive positions in her community. Maggie has been with the Lottery Funding Programs Branch since 2001, formerly in a communications role. H8

Jean Ludlam, Manager, Services for Children, Teens and Families, Calgary Public Library, has been involved directly and indirectly with services for children for more than 20 years. She strongly believes in the fundamental role of the public library in the development of early literacy in children. Preconference

Brenda Mathenia, Associate University Librarian, University of Lethbridge, has experience in providing excellence in customer-driven services and supporting staff and faculty needs during periods of rapid (constant) change. B4

Nathalie Maurice Burgess is Team Leader of the Early Intervention Program, Edmonton, Alberta Health Services. She presented Sing, Sign, Laugh and Learn (SSLL) sessions for three years and also offers training sessions to staff at Edmonton Public Library. C8

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Session PresentersShauna May (MLIS 2009, UWO) is a Librarian in the Business, Science, Social Sciences department at Central Library (CPL). She is developing instructional programs for staff and customers using digital literacy technologies and investigating opportunities to further community engagement strategies through the social web. F6

Noel McIntee, Edmonton Community Liaison Officer, provides support to not-for-profit groups who want to access the three major grant programs. Noel can help define your project within the grant program’s guidelines, help with any application questions and be a resource for other inquiries about lottery grant funding. H8

Juliet McMaster, University Professor Emeritus, U of A, is the author or editor of several books on Jane Austen, including Jane Austen the Novelist and (co-edited with Edward Copeland) The Cambridge Companion to Jane Austen. She has also published books on Thackeray, Trollope, Dickens, and the eighteenth-century novel, and many articles on children’s literature and the British novel. The descendant of a major Victorian painter, James Clarke Hook, she has recently edited his wife’s diaries as Woman Behind the Painter (U of A Press, 2006), and is currently engaged in writing a critical biography of Hook and his work. F7

Patricia McNamee, graduate of UofA SLIS, worked for Wheatland Regional Library (Saskatchewan), Calgary Public Library and Banff Public Library. She has been with the Government of Alberta for 24 years and is currently Policy & Legislative Advisor with the Public Library Services Branch of Alberta Municipal Affairs. Pat has partnered with ALTA in delivering trustee training workshops for many years. Preconference

Wendy Merkley, Associate University Librarian, University of Lethbridge, is experienced in managing a wide range of projects which have focused on introducing strategies and implementing technologies to ensure libraries remain relevant to the communities they serve. B4

Annie Miner pursued a career in teaching in Mayerthorpe schools, thus perpetuating a continual gathering of the history and stories of the area. She married a local fellow, became involved in numerous community organizations and raised a family. Annie is an avid collector of all family memorabilia and has been storing, documenting and scrapbooking this assortment most of her life. One of the local authors of Inkwells & School Bells, Annie was attracted to the local public library and became an enthusiastic participant with her own stories and history. H9

Carolyn Minor graduated with an MLIS from McGill University’s School of Information Studies. She has five years experience working in libraries: one year in a university library and four years in a large urban public library. As an Information and Reference Services Librarian at the Millennium Branch of Winnipeg Public Library, she works with the public on a daily basis, answering a lot of reference questions and un-freezing a lot of computers. C5

Dan Mirau, Director of Concordia University College Library, has been working at Concordia since 1999. Dan is a big fan of library technology and has led working groups on technology topics for COPPUL and NEOS. He is currently NEOS Chair. C3

Ruth Mustus is the Library Technician at Yellowhead Tribal College. Along with Liz Fulton Lyne, she has been developing YTC’s Aboriginal Collection over the past year. B1

Wendy Newman has enjoyed a distinguished career in librarianship and public policy advocacy. She has contributed in leadership capacities to university, education, public, and special libraries, and as a library educator. She served as a mentor for three years at Northern Exposure to Leadership. She is a Past President of CLA and won CLA’s Outstanding Service to Librarianship Award in 2004. Wendy retired as CEO of the Brantford Public Library in 2003. She is currently Senior Fellow at the Faculty of Information Studies at U of T and is teaching the nation’s first advocacy course. F10, G10

Jamie Niessen is the Manager of Community Investment for TransCanada Corporation, one of North America’s leading energy infrastructure companies. A passionate and dedicated community advocate, he is responsible for community investment, employee volunteering and giving, and corporate sponsorships. Jamie is a Leadership Calgary (2007) alumnus and was named by Calgary Inc. magazine as one of Calgary’s “Top 40 Under 40” in 2003. He sits on the Strategic Planning Group for Make It Good at the Haskayne School of Business, the Board of Directors of Downstage Performance Society and is Chair of the Calgary Public Library Board. C9

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Alison Nussbaumer, University Librarian, University of Lethbridge, has extensive experience in challenging the status quo, building teams, developing staff, and managing services through periods of extreme change and transition. B4

Kathleen Pine is the Manager of Youth Services at EPL. She has been a Youth Services librarian her entire career and is passionate about early literacy programming and inclusivity in public library services. C8

Paul R. Pival is the Public Services Systems Librarian at the University of Calgary and has been involved in the implementation of both a Federated Search product and a Discovery Service (both from Serials Solutions). C2

Tracy Poelzer is a technology leader and teacher-librarian in Kamloops, BC. H6

Lindy Pratch has co-authored, with Wendy Grønnestad-Damur, an article on service to teens, published in Reaching Out: Innovation in Canadian Libraries (Library and Archives Canada, 2008). She has facilitated a wide variety of readers’ advisory training for staff at Edmonton Public Library and has presented at several conferences. B6

Shauna Rutherford is the Information Literacy Coordinator for U of C and Co-Chair of the Lois Hole Campus Alberta Digital Library Information Literacy & Awareness Committee. She has also given a number of workshops and presentations to K-12 teachers, librarians and administrators regarding the information needs of students entering post-secondary studies. C6

Jan Sahibzada (MLIS 2008, U of A) is the Community Outreach Librarian at CPL’s Forest Lawn Library. She works collaboratively with community groups and schools to strengthen opportunities for success of children and teens living in a highly multicultural, new immigrant, and socio-economically challenged community. C7, F6

Dr. Toni Samek currently serves on the CAUT Academic Freedom and Tenure Committee and is also a co-investigator on the CAUT Ad Hoc Investigatory Committee into the Situation of Academic Librarians at McGill University. Dr. Samek delivered the keynote address at the 2009 CAUT Librarians Conference. Her keynote, titled “Academic Freedom and the Responsibility of Librarianship,” was framed in support of the conference theme “Negotiating for Parity: Closing the Librarian/Faculty Gap.” G4

Peter Schoenberg - EPL employee forever, before that at the Glenrose Rehab Hospital, the U of A Health Sciences Library and, in the dark ages, shelved books at VPL. F1

Shanachies are Irish story-tellers who travel from village to village telling and gathering stories in return for food and lodging. Erik Boekesteijn, Jaap van de Geer, and Geert van den Boogaard, who work at BOK, the Public Library in Delft, Holland, are modern Shanachies who travel the world searching out best practices in libraries and documenting them in video format. Their 2007 trip from New York to Monterey, CA, is documented in their book Shanachie Tour: A Library Road Trip Across America. They have since toured Australia and Ireland. This is their first visit to Canada. H4

Tamsin Shute focused on early literacy and children’s services while attending UBC’s SLAIS program and went on to work as a Children’s Librarian for both Vancouver and Richmond Public Libraries. She is now the Youth Services Librarian at the Stanley A. Milner Branch of Edmonton Public Library and is a co-chair of EPL’s Early Literacy and Family Services Team. Preconference

Erika Smith is an Instructional Designer with the University of Alberta’s Faculty of Extension. Her area of expertise is educational technology and e-learning strategies for blended and online education. B3

Nicholas Spillios is a former chair of the EPL board, past president of the Friends of Canadian Libraries, past president of C.L.T.A., an honourary member of ALTA, and chair of the Publications Committee of the American Library Trustees Association. His writings on trustee education appear on the American Library Trustees Association website. H10

Lesley Spry-Shandro has been the library manager at the Manning Municipal Library since March 2006. She has also worked as a youth worker with at-risk youths for eight years and a Family School Liaison at a K-9 school for six years. B10

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Sandy Stift is a Reference Librarian at Grant MacEwan University. With Jessica Knoch, she led the implementation of roving reference service at MacEwan’s City Centre Campus Library in the fall of 2008. Since the service was launched, they continue to monitor – and tweak as necessary – the ‘made-at-MacEwan’ version of roving reference. H2

Janice Sundar is a teacher-librarian at Salisbury Composite High School in Sherwood Park. G7

Judith Sykes, a former teacher-librarian, School Library Specialist and Principal for the Calgary Board of Education, is in her second year as School Library Resource Manager, Alberta Education, leading the “School Library Initiative” project. Judith consults and makes educational presentations locally, provincially, and internationally, on school libraries and leadership. Judith was a principal writer of Achieving Information Literacy Through Quality School Library Programs: The Vision and Standards for School Library Programs in Canada (2003, Canadian Association for School Libraries). She is the 2008 recipient of the Laurence G. Wiedrick Award of Excellence for “outstanding contributions to school library programs in Alberta.” Judith is author of Library Centers: Teaching Information Literacy, Skills, and Processes K-6 (1997, Libraries Unlimited), Action Research: Practical Tips for Transforming Your School Library (2002, Libraries Unlimited), and Brain-Friendly School Libraries (2006, Greenwood). F8

Rob Tiessen has been a member of CLA’s Copyright Working Group since 2002. He was chair of the Group from 2006 – 2009 and is currently acting chair. He has given a number of presentations on copyright and has worked with librarians on various copyright issues. G3

Natalia Toroshenko has loved books and libraries forever. She has a Master of Education in Adult & Higher Education from the U of A, and has been a teacher/educator/trainer for over 25 years, in both real and virtual classrooms. Natalia is the President of ALTA, the former Chair of the Vegreville Centennial Library Board, is beginning her fourth year as a member of the executive of the Northern Lights Library System Board, and is in her second term as a Councillor for the Town of Vegreville. B8

As Calgary Public Library’s Early Literacy Advocate, Diana Villeneuve feels passionately about the link between libraries and literacy. She has been involved in children’s services for close to 25 years, and now coordinates the Library’s early literacy initiatives. Diana is a recent recipient of the Canada Post Community Literacy Award. Preconference

Shirley Westendorf became involved in the Mayerthorpe community, its people and various organizations as she raised a family of four. Her commitment to the area was evidenced while working alongside co-workers, residents and organizations over twenty years of employment in municipal administration and, eventually, as Administrator for the Town of Mayerthorpe. Her familiarity, experience and commitment were recognized when she came to the Mayerthorpe Public Library as a volunteer following early retirement. While becoming involved with genealogy she realized the need for individuals to write their stories for future generations. H9

Janet Wheler is Adult Services Librarian and coordinates the adult programming offered at Strathcona County Library. B5

Aaron Wood is Metadata Librarian and Manager of Bibliographic Services at the University of Calgary and is responsible for metadata mappings from the University’s various systems into Serials Solutions’ Discovery Service. C2

Kirsten Wurmann joined the Legal Resource Centre team in 2003 with responsibility for ACJNet, and as web librarian on several other law-related projects and initiatives. She provides leadership for a variety of projects within the Legal Resource Centre. Kirsten does training sessions and presentations to a variety of groups related to finding legal resources on the Internet. Preconference

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What’s in an Acronym?

ALC 2010 Planning Committee

ALC Sponsoring Organizations

Alberta Library Trustees Association (ALTA): Natalia Toroshenko, PresidentLibrary Association of Alberta (LAA): Karla Palichuk, President

For more information about these organizations, please contact:

ALTA Co-chair ................... Ann CraigLAA Co-chair ..................... Karla PalichukAuthor Talks ...................... Diane RobinsonAV/Session Set-Up .......... Peter MoloneyExhibits ............................... Christine Bourchier Info-to-Go Newsletter ... Inez KosinskiPublications ...................... Tanya Rogoschewsy & Anne Marie Watson

Registration ....................... Honey PellSocial Activities ................ Dana KentnerSponsorship ...................... Pat CavillTreasurer & Local Arrangements .................. Christine SheppardWebmaster ........................ Renée Morrissey

AACL Alberta Association of College LibrariansALC Alberta Library ConferenceALTA Alberta Library Trustees AssociationAPLEN Alberta Public Library Electronic NetworkCAUT Canadian Association of University TeachersCEO Chief Executive OfficerCLA Canadian Library AssociationCLTA Canadian Library Trustees AssociationCOPPUL Council of Prairie and Pacific University LibrariesCPL Calgary Public LibraryEPL Edmonton Public LibraryGN Graphic novelILS Integrated Library SystemIT Information technologyJPL Jasper Park LodgeLAA Library Association of AlbertaMISt Master of Information Studies

MLIS Master of Library and Information Science MLS Master of Library ScienceNFB National Film BoardOER Open Education ResourcesORC Online Reference CentreSLAIS School of Library, Archival & Information Studies (UBC)SSHRC Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council TAL The Alberta LibraryU of A University of AlbertaU of C University of CalgaryU of T University of TorontoUBC University of British ColumbiaUWO University of Western OntarioVPL Vancouver Public LibraryYA Young AdultYRL Yellowhead Regional LibraryYTC Yellowhead Tribal College

ALTA6-24, #7 Sir Winston Churchill SquareEdmonton, ABT5J 2V5P: 780-481-1725F: 780-572-4447E: admin@librarytrustees.ab.cawww.librarytrustees.ab.ca

LAAChristine Sheppard80 Baker Cres. NWCalgary, ABT2L 1R4P: 403-284-5818 or 1-877-522-5550F: 403-282-6646E: christine.sheppard@shaw.cawww.laa.ca

Alberta’s Library Community

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The Alberta Library Conference Planning Committee thanks:

3M .............................................................. Coffee Break & Session Sponsor

Alberta Association of College Librarians (AACL)..................................... Coffee Break

Alberta Regional Library Systems .... First Timers Reception Chinook Arch Regional Library System•Marigold Library System•Northern Lights Library System•Parkland Regional Library•Peace Library System•Shortgrass Library System•Yellowhead Regional Library•

Calgary Public Library ........................ Bronze Sponsor

Carr McLean ............................................ Delegate Name Pouches

EBSCO ........................................................ Coffee Break & Session Sponsor

Edmonton Public Library ................... Conference Bags

Gale Cengage Learning........................ Silver Sponsor: Conference AV & Hospitality

Government of Alberta - Municipal Affairs......................................................... Gold Sponsor

Group 2 Architecture Engineering .... Session Sponsor

Legacy Library Services ...................... Coffee Break

Library Bound ........................................ Free Conference Registration

Library Services Centre ........................ Coffee Break

Micromedia Proquest ............................ Conference Sponsor

Pat Cavill Consulting ............................. Session Sponsor

United Library Services ........................ Bronze Sponsor

University of Alberta.............................. Gold Sponsor: Opening Night Reception University of Calgary............................. Bronze Sponsor: Keynote Speaker

Thanks to our Sponsors!

Gold Sponsors

Bronze Sponsors

Major Sponsors of the 2010 Alberta Library Conference

Silver Sponsors