Friday Conference Sessions
Choose a time or session number (please select your sessions when you register)
9:00 - 10:15 am
10:45 - noon
Lunch (noon - 1:30)
1:30 – 2:45 pm
3:15 – 4:30 pm
5 - 6:30 pm
9:00 - 10:15 am
Friday, May 11, 2012: 9:00 - 10:15 and 10:45 - noon (double block)
Session Number:
F1 A+B
Title:
Making Sense of Statistics Questions at the Reference Desk
Abstract: This workshop is designed to help you help students find their way from fuzzy "stats" questions to informed answers. It will explore the difference between statistics and data, the major publishers of data and statistical information (intergovernmental, governmental, non-profit, commercial), and where to look for the numbers, tables and time series students need for their research. We won't be trying to make you an expert searcher on all of the statistics-related research tools available, but we can help you to more confidently approach the many options available for finding numbers. We might even get a surprise visit from a bewildered undergrad who needs your help! The focus will be on socio-economic statistics, with emphasis on Canadian resources.
Speakers
Carla Graebner
Carla Graebner is the Liaison Librarian for Government Information at Simon Fraser University and President of the SFU Faculty Association. She is an active member of the BCLA Information Policy Committee, CARL representative to the Depository Services Program Library Advisory Committee and VP BC Freedom of Information and Privacy Association.
Carla Graebner, prior to assuming FA Presidency, was the Economics Librarian at SFU. Prior to joining SFU, she was the Market Research Specialist at the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. Assisting staff, faculty and students in locating and assessing data and statistics were part of my day-to-day routine.
Andrea Cameron
Andrea Cameron is Liaison Librarian for Urban Studies, Public Policy and Psychology at Simon Fraser University. Previous to this she was Liaison Librarian for Accountancy and Decision Sciences and Management Information Systems at Concordia University, Montreal. Andrea was also an instructor of the Skills for Success in University Study course at Concordia.
Andrea Cameron assists graduate researchers in Public Policy and Urban Studies at SFU to gather statistics at the municipal, provincial, federal and international level. Her workshops on navigating the statistical universe have been well-received by students and librarians Sylvia Roberts
Sylvia Roberts is the Liaison Librarian for Communication and Contemporary Arts at Simon Fraser University. She is an active member of the BCLA Information Policy Committee. Sylvia Roberts incorporates teaching how to locate and interpret statistics in the various Communication courses she teaches.
Friday, May 11, 2012: 9:00 - 10:15am
Session Number: F2
Title: Academic Research Commons: From Concept to Reality
Abstract: In Fall 2010, the University of Washington opened its Research Commons on the ground floor of Allen Library South. This space provides a collaborative environment in which students and faculty can come together to share and discuss research, as well as get support for all steps of the research process: searching, writing, publishing, and funding. It is a place to collaborate and connect with fellow students and faculty on research projects. Currently and locally, both Simon Fraser University Library and UBC Library have initiated plans to implement research commons for their users and are working to transition them from concept to reality. In this session, participants will learn about:
- how different academic libraries are defining their research commons;
- the range of programs, services and spaces being offered;
- staffing models to support research commons;
- how users are engaging with them; and
- approaches for planning, implementing and evaluating.
Speakers
Trish Rosseel
Trish is the Interim Head of the Humanities & Social Sciences Division at UBC Library. In this role she is responsible for providing strategic leadership for people, services and operations including the development of collections and services. Prior to her work at UBC, Trish enjoyed fifteen years of interesting and engaging work with the Government of BC, SFU Library, BCcampus, the Association of Research Libraries, and the BC Electronic Library Network. Much of this very gratifying work involved collaborating with colleagues and partners to initiate, plan, deliver and evaluate new services.
Elaine Fairey
Elaine Fairey is the Associate University Librarian for Learning & Research Services, Simon Fraser University Library. Partnering with colleagues at SFU and beyond, she is building on the SFU Library's highly-regarded integration of writing, learning, and research services to create enhanced in-person and virtual programs, services, and spaces for SFU faculty and students and the BC post-secondary community.
Lauren Ray
Lauren is responsible for planning, managing and coordinating services in the University of Washington Libraries Research Commons. She's spent the past six years in academic librarianship, working as a reference librarian at Portland State University and Highline Community College and reference intern at Duke University. Lauren is interested in using media and technology to bring the library closer to members of the academic community, and understanding how to better incorporate student-created digital content into the research experience. In her role as Educational Outreach Services Librarian she works on developing and enhancing library services for students who are working professionals.
Friday, May 11, 2012: 9:00 - 10:15 am
Session Number: F3
Title: Developing a Collaborative First Nations Storyteller-In-Residence Program
Abstract: Building on the theme of “Licence to Read,” this session focuses on literacy and expands it from reading to another very relevant way of sharing information and culture, highlighting the importance of storytelling in First Nations communities. Storytelling is an essential part of education and literacy for First Nations peoples. In 2009, the Vancouver Public Library launched a three-year Storyteller in Residence program, funded by the Vancouver Foundation. The program sought to enhance understanding of Aboriginal culture and experience amongst Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal audiences through the sharing of First Nations stories, recognizing the significance that language and stories play in everyday life. The program was designed by library staff using our Writer in Residence program as a model, but staff quickly realized that this model would not be appropriate for First Nations programs. The session will describe how a traditional program, initially planned and developed by library staff, became a community-led program through collaboration directly with the Storytellers.
It will:
- Outline the significance of storytelling in First Nations culture
- Demonstrate the importance of working directly with Aboriginal community members to develop programs that are relevant
- Provide an example for making traditional programs inclusive and community-led, when developed collaboratively between library staff and community members
- Describe methods used to evaluate the development and delivery of the program
- Present ideas for attendees to develop their own First Nations or Aboriginal program
Attendees will learn about the importance of collaborative program development, ideas for making traditional programs community-led and suggestions for First Nations programs
The presentation will include a panel of speakers; two VPL staff members, Anne Olsen, project sponsor, and Stephanie Kripps, project manager, and one of our three Storytellers in Residence. The session will include a storytelling segment by our Storyteller as a demonstration of the program content. Time will be provided for audience questions and discussion.
Speakers
Anne Olsen
Anne Olsen is the Manager, East Area at the Vancouver Public Library. She leads a number of community-led initiatives at VPL and has been the project sponsor for the First Nations Storyteller in Residence program for three years.
Stephanie Kripps
Stephanie Kripps is a part of the Selections Team at the Vancouver Public Library, a team tasked with ordering the majority of materials for the entire organization. Stephanie was the project manager for the First Nations Storyteller in Residence for two years.
Amanda Nahanne
Amanda Nahanee, whose ancestral name is Shamantsut, was Vancouver Public Library’s inaugural First Nations Storyteller-in-Residence. She is a Cultural Ambassador of the Squamish Nation and a descendent of the Squamish and Nisga’a Nations.
Anne Olsen was the project sponsor and Stephanie Kripps was the project manager for the First Nations Storyteller in Residence project. Each has experience using a community-led approach to library service development. Amanda Nahanee was VPL's first Storyteller in Residence.
Friday, May 11, 2012: 9:00 - 10:15 am
Session Number: F4
Title: Business Research: Buried Treasures & Secret Strategies
Abstract: Few statements will freeze a reference interaction as fast as “I need this market research report.” Even the largest libraries can’t afford more than a tiny fraction of the market reports published each year, often priced at thousands of dollars apiece. Yet there are many free (or at least cheap) sources of high quality business information - they’re just buried in the unending blizzard we call the Internet. We librarians can help our local business researchers quickly find the info they need to build their own market analysis.
Join a group of BC’s academic business librarians in a fast-paced tour of their favourite resources and search strategies. You’ll be guaranteed to leave with a list that will thaw discussions with your business patrons. A very fast series of mini-presentations by volunteers from the Academic Business Librarians of BC group. The only official presenters would be the host, the timekeeper, and the live wiki recorder. Several members of the Academic Business Librarians of BC group have already offered to present on resources.
Also, we see this resource/strategy-focused session as the partner of the more skills-focused session on business reference submitted by Aleha McCauley and Mark Bodnar (F19).
Speakers
Mark Bodnar
Mark Bodnar is still amazed - after working for 13 years as a business librarian - at how many cool resources are left lying around on the Internet as if they weren't the key to business success and wealth.
Volunteer(s) from the BusLibBC group.
All speakers (Host, Timekeeper, and Wiki Recorder) are active academic business librarians in BC. All of them have deep experience delivering business reference, teaching business classes, teaching business reference skills at SLAIS, and buying business resources.
Friday, May 11, 2012: 9:00 - 10:15 am
Session Number: F5
Title: What's "App"ening?
Abstract: Implemented the new iPad stations in Kids’ Place at the Richmond Public Library. An app reviewer for School Library Journal’s Touch and Go blog, and loves playing with apps on her own.
Abstract (as initially submitted): iPads and iPhones have become the new babysitters, and more and more children’s books are being made into apps. Do we rejoice in a new way of reading, or do we cringe at children’s diminishing contact with physical books? How can libraries stay on top of the rapid development of apps and support parents with this new technology? Come explore a variety of ways libraries have responded, including Richmond Public Library’s process of establishing iPad stations in the kids' department.
Speaker
Virginia McCreedy
A graduate from SLAIS, Virginia McCreedy has worked in the children's section for over ten years, and she strives to create a library and collection that kids will approve and find fascinating. Co-author of Boys Do Read blog, Virginia is excited about what the future holds for stories and how many more ways there will be to get books into children’s hands.
Friday, May 11, 2012: 9:00 - 10:15am
Session Number: F6
Title: Digital Collection Building : Bringing a Community’s Historical Photos Online
Abstract: Many libraries hold special collections that are of high community value but that are not easily accessible. The B.C. History Digitization Program is focusing the work of libraries and other cultural institutions to create new access opportunities. The urge to collaborate over these new shared areas of digital collections is strong. With an opportunity to build a BC best practices what is the road ahead for local history at the public library? In this session we will cover the details of our digitization project including getting the project off the ground, selecting software, getting hardware in place, creating workflows, dealing with copyright, scanning, image processing, metadata standards and cataloguing images. We’ll use our experiences with digitization of the WVML Historic Photo Collection and using Digital Collection Builder (the free, open-source software powering Canadiana and the West Beyond the West) as our foundation but the information will be valuable across platforms. We’ll also talk about how much we were able to accomplish within the time and resources dedicated to the project. The presentation will centre on our reference document which we have made available for open access. Our successes and detours can be your roadmap.
Speakers
Adam Brownfield
Adam Brownfield is a MLIS student at the School of Library, Archives, and Information Science at the University of British Columbia. He has five years experience working in digital asset management for the federal government and is currently the Digitization Assistant at West Vancouver Memorial Library.
Adam Brownfield is a MLIS student at the School of Library, Archives, and Information Science at the University of British Columbia. He has five years experience working in digital asset management for the federal government and is currently the Digitization Assistant at West Vancouver Memorial Library. Maryann Kempthorne is a Technical Services Librarian currently working in Systems at the West Vancouver Memorial Library. She teaches cataloguing of book and non-book materials and has previously worked for the Vancouver School Board, Pacific Newsgroup Library, Vancouver Public Library and the Museum of Anthropology.
Maryann Kempthorne
Maryann Kempthorne is a Technical Services Librarian currently working in Systems at the West Vancouver Memorial Library. She teaches cataloguing of book and non-book materials and has previously worked for the Vancouver School Board, Pacific Newsgroup Library, Vancouver Public Library and the Museum of Anthropology.
Friday, May 11, 2012: 9:00 - 10:15 am
Session Number: F7
Trustee Session - Advocacy
Abstract: ADVOCACY: What is it? How can we do it more effectively?
We are in a time with fewer dollars and more competitors making appeals for them. How can we improve the likelihood of our libraries getting the funding that they need? How can we raise awareness of the importance of the library to our key stakeholders?
Join us for a presentation and discussion on this important topic. We will share with you research in this area and practical communication strategies implemented at the West Vancouver Memorial Library.
Presenters are Jenny Benedict, Director of Library Services, West Vancouver Memorial Library and Paul Tutsch, past Chair, West Vancouver Memorial Library Board.
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10:45 a.m. - noon
Friday, May 11, 2012: 10:45am - noon
Session Number: F8
Title: Moving at the Speed of Light in the Open Universe: 12 Lightning Talks on Open Access, Open Data, and Open Source
Abstract: Join 12 speakers from 6 institutions as they share their experiences and insights from their work in the fields of open access, open data, and open source. Ideal for people interested in open initiatives and access to information, as well as those with short attention spans. A group of professionals with a range of backgrounds in the fields of open access, open source, and open data have been brought together. All are experienced speakers in the area they have chosen to discuss. The speakers are given a total of five minutes each to speak and questions will be answered at the end of the session.
Speakers
Shane Plante
A liaison librarian at SFU, Shane is interested in openness and has been at the helm of more than one lightning talk session.
Baharak Yousefi
Baharak is a librarian with public and academic experience. She has a strong interest in critical librarianship, particularly as it relates to advocacy, pedagogy, community engagement, and access.
Additional speakers
- Shane Plante (Liaison Librarian, Simon Fraser University Library): “Why Lightning Talks?”
- Baharak Yousefi (Electronic Resources & Liaison Librarian, Capilano University Library) “Open Access Advocacy or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Faculty.”
- Joy Kirchner (Scholarly Communications Coordinator, University of British Columbia Library): "Engaging the Campus Community on ‘Open’ through Copyright and Open Scholarship Models" Kevin Stranack (Coordinator, Community Services and Learning (Open Source Projects), SFU Library): “Open Access for Open Learning”
- Todd Mundle (Associate University Librarian, Collections and Scholarly Communications, SFU Library): "When an OAF is a good thing!"
- Bonnie Wen (MLIS Candidate, UBC's School of Library, Archival & Information Studies; Student Librarian, UBC): “Open Peer Review”
- Heather Morrison (Coordinator, BC Electronic Library Network): “Faculty Permission-sharing: the Optimum OA Policy” Hilde Colenbrander (cIRcle Coordinator, UBC Library): “UBC is Open: the cIRcle Digital Repository is Key”
- Don Taylor (Assistant Head, Access Services and IR Coordinator , SFU Library): “Enhancing Openness via Summit, the SFU IR”
- Maryann Kempthorne (Systems Librarian, West Vancouver Memorial Library): “Driving Digital Images into the Open” Bronwen Sprout (Digital Initiatives Coordinator, UBC Library): "Opening Access to BC Historical Newspapers"
- Tara Robertson (Systems + Technical Services Librarian, Emily Carr University of Art + Design Library): “Over the Horizon to Where Things Are Evergreen: Open Source ILS Migration in a University Library
Friday, May 11, 2012: 10:45am - noon
Session Number: F9
Title: Top Notch Support for eBooks
Abstract: Come learn tips and tricks for delivering top notch technical support for eBooks. Library staff are the front line technical support for a growing number of patrons with diverse technical abilities wanting to access eBooks. We’ll share VPL’s unique team approach and innovative techniques for delivering technical support for your eBook collection. In this session, participants will learn:
- How to apply reference interview skills to technical support.
- How to create effective tools to use with patrons, including templates and on-the-spot screencasts.
- How to build an effective ebook-support team in your reference department
Speakers
Tami Setala
Tami Setala is the Licensing and Business Development Manager at the BC Libraries Cooperative.
Sara Amon
Sara is an Electronic Resources Librarian at the Vancouver Public Library. Both presenters worked together on VPL’s e-team and have been refining the art of patron support for eBooks for over two years.
Friday, May 11, 2012: 10:45am - noon
Session Number: F10
Title: Working together towards common goals: new directions and developments in information services for Indigenous peoples in BC
Abstract: The BCLA First Nations Interest Group is proud to present a diverse panel to highlight a variety of tools, services, and projects that are improving information services for Indigenous peoples in British Columbia. UBC Xwi7xwa Library's Aboriginal Engagement Librarian will present public service and engagement initiatives in the academic library setting. The First Nations Storyteller in Residence from the Vancouver Public Library will share experiences and insights. A librarian with experience working directly with First Nations communities will offer her thoughts on preserving Indigenous knowledge and its importance for continuing cultural survival. Project staff of an innovative and collaborative digitization project will discuss their roles in producing a comprehensive toolkit and travelling equipment to be used in First Nations communities. After the panellists’ presentations, the session will shift directions and solicit participation from the audience in an effort to identify common goals on which the First Nations Interest Group can act and illuminate a clear path as the group moves forward.
Speakers
Sarah Dupont, Xwi7xwa Library - UBC
Mimi Lam, UBC Library
Gerry Lawson, Museum of Anthropology
Amanda Nahanee, Storyteller-in-Residence
Vancouver Public Library
Additional speakers TBA
Friday, May 11, 2012: 10:45am - noon
Session Number: F11
Title: Shape Shifting: Library Education, Work and Expectations for the Future
Abstract: There are serious implications for the future of libraries if practitioners and library stakeholders do not openly discuss the changing expectations for both on-the-job and formal educational requirements of library workers. The Future of Human Resources in Canadian Libraries report from 2005 clearly shows that 78% of the work in libraries that was performed by librarians is now being performed by technicians.
Questions that will be explored include:
- What does it mean to work in a library? Are we recruiting the right people?
- Self-Regulating the Profession Does the profession offer unique, definite and essential service to society?
- Do we require our members to accept personal responsibility for their actions and decisions? Do we need to?
- Do we have the responsibility to lead in areas of:
- Qualifications and competence
- Control of those who may enter or remain in the profession
- Definition of the nature of the work
- Ethical standards and rules of conduct
- Accountability of the profession to the public
- How is the work that is being done now translate into a future that is, at best, unclear?
- What would accreditation of LIT programs mean for the field in Canada?
Participants will examine and explore:
- The current overall situation of the library workplace in terms of roles, job descriptions and expectations in Canada.
- Deficiencies in the existing system of library training and education for library workers.
- Possible risks from encroaching professions and private industry and how these risks may be reduced through measures like self regulation, expanded recognition of library worker proficiencies and strengthened professional involvement from all facets of library staff.
Speaker
Christina Neigel
Christina Neigel, former program head for the Library and Information Technology Program at the University of the Fraser Valley. Christina has worked as both a library technician and a librarian. She has spent four months on sabbatical studying the process of self regulation and developing an accreditation proposal for library and information technology programs in Canada.
Christina Neigel has taught in the UFV Library and Information Technology Program for 8 years, 5 of which she also served as head of the program. She is currently developing an accreditation proposal for LIT programs in Canada and has performed substantial research in self-regulation of professions.
Friday, May 11, 2012: 10:45am - noon
Session Number: F12 Session Title: The more we get together the happier we'll be!
Abstract: The publishing and economic landscapes are changing daily, requiring that we all think differently about the services we deliver. How can we address some of the challenges facing our libraries in this ever-changing landscape? At the provincial level, libraries are being encouraged to collaborate to meet common challenges and goals. This session proposes to discuss how libraries working together on large scale collaborative initiatives can propel libraries forward and help them provide services and outcomes that they may not be able to individually tackle. Working collaboratively allows us to meet our users’ needs even in times of financial hardship by achieving economies of scale in purchasing and by sharing our expertise. Examples of current collaborative efforts in the library federation will be discussed.
Speakers
Mari Martin
Mari Martin joined Libraries and Literacy at the BC Ministry of Education in August 2011. She provides advice to public libraries located in the 3 northern library federations. She has worked on a number of conferences include Beyond Hope and BC Library Conference and has held a number of positions on the BCLA Board.
Katherine Anderson
Katherine Anderson holds diplomas in Library & Information Technology and Management Studies. With over 7 years’ experience as Director of small libraries, Katherine is currently Manager/Coordinator of both IslandLink and North Coast Library Federations.
As a provincial library consultant, Mari Martin regularly facilitates sessions with library staff, trustees and volunteers. Katherine Anderson is the coordinator/manager of two library federations (North Coast and IslandLink) which means she is uniquely situated to draw connects and between public libraries across the province. Mari and Katherine are working together to identify and support collaborative efforts among public libraries in federations and among library federations themselves.
Friday, May 11, 2012: 10:45 - noon
Session Number: F13
Author Talk - “Licence to Heal” - Daniel Kalla
Kalla's sixth book, OF FLESH AND BLOOD, is a multigenerational family drama, featuring a fictional West Coast hospital and interwoven storylines. His newest book, The FAR SIDE OF THE SKY is his first historical novel. It’s set against the backdrop of Second World War Shanghai, which played a little known but amazing role in sheltering tens of thousands of German Jews from the Holocaust.
Speaker
Daniel Kalla
Daniel Kalla spends his days (and sometimes nights) working as an ER Physician in an urban teaching hospital. The idea for his first medical thriller, PANDEMIC, sprang from his clinical experience in facing the SARS crisis of 2003. He has written five science thrillers and or medical mysteries, delving into themes and topics as diverse as superbugs, drug addiction, prisons, DNA evidence, pandemics and patient abuse.
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Lunch in the Exhibits (noon - 1:30)
Lunch will be available in the exhibits for those who would like to get to know our vendors
Prices: Free for delegates registered for the full / Friday conference (select this event on the sessions page) and exhibitors.
Location: Grand Minoru Ballroom, Sheraton Vancouver Airport Hotel
1:30 - 2:45 pm
Friday, May 11, 2012: 1:30 – 2:45 pm
Session Number: F14
Session Title: Out of the Shadows: the Access Copyright Tariff and the Copyright Modernization Act
Abstract: Canadian Copyright law is undergoing fundamental change that will affect access to information. This session will focus on two "game changers": The Access Copyright Post Secondary Tariff and The Copyright Modernization Act. The Access Copyright Tariff has created a division in the academic sector. Some institutions continue to operate under the Tariff while others have opted out. There is confusion and concern about how to legally provide access to copyrighted works for faculty and students. The panel will discuss the Tariff and its impact on education. Bill C-11: The Copyright Modernization Act may also be passed into law by May 2012. The speakers will discuss the status of the legislation and its educational provisions.
Speakers
Daniel Burnett, Owen Bird's Media Law Practice Group
Dan heads Owen Bird's Media Law Practice Group and is a founding member of the Canadian Media Lawyers Association. Dan Burnett is also an instructor in media law at the UBC Graduate School of Journalism. He is recognized for his prominence in the area of defamation and media law in both Lexpert and The Best Lawyers in Canada. He is frequently a featured panelist, moderator and lecturer on issues ranging from freedom of information to internet legal issues to libel.
Meera Nair, Simon Fraser University
Meera Nair received her Ph.D. from the School of Communication at Simon Fraser University in March 2009. Her first publication, "The Copyright Act of 1889: A Canadian Declaration of Independence" in Canadian Historical Review (March 2009), was nominated for the 2010 Peter Oliver Prize of the Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History. In connection to Bill C32 (now Bill C11) she published "Fair Dealing at a Crossroads" in "From Radical Extremism to Balanced Copyright: Canadian Copyright and the Digital Agenda," ed. Michael Geist. Informal commentary on copyright, fair dealing and an eclectic mix of topics, can be found on her blog: fairduty.wordpress.com.
Paul Jones, Canadian Association of University Teachers
Paul Jones is a Professional Officer with the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT). CAUT represents 65,000 teachers, librarians, researchers and other academic professionals and general staff at more than 120 universities and colleges across Canada. The organization is an outspoken defender of academic freedom and works actively in the public interest to improve the quality and accessibility of post-secondary education in Canada. At CAUT the focus of Paul's work is public policy matters, with particular emphasis on intellectual property and scholarly communication issues. Before joining CAUT, Paul practiced law at an Ottawa union side labour law firm. Prior to his career as a lawyer, he worked for a variety of environmental and community organizations.
Friday, May 11, 2012: 1:30 – 2:45 pm
Session Number: F15
Title: The Library Connects Our Community
Abstract: The community living room - a space where people feel comfortable to gather, to connect, to learn, and to explore. How do libraries build a profile as the “go to” place and develop a reputation for an atmosphere that invites public engagement? Through collaboration and building partnerships, the Nelson Public Library and the Fernie Heritage Library have become cultural, literary, and educational hubs in their communities. June Stockdale from Nelson, and Emma Dressler from Fernie will present and discuss their experience in creating a library presence which draws strong participation across the social spectrum and recognition by local leaders. To fully exercise a “License to Read”, people need a welcoming and supportive environment, and Nelson and Fernie have successfully created this niche in their libraries. Attendees to this session will gain insight into the multifaceted approach to public relations, collaboration and partnership utilized by these directors to build the “community living” room in their library.
Speakers
Emma Dressler, Fernie Heritage Library
Emma Dressler is the Library Director at the Fernie Heritage Library. In her position for about six years, Emma is a relative novice in the library world. She brings stong event planning, marketing and teaching experience in the academic and museum worlds to her work at the library. A passionate believer in the power of public spaces, Emma is tireless in her enthusiasm for promoting her vision of the library as the living room of the community.
June Stockdale, Nelson Public Library
June Stockdale is the Chief Librarian at the Nelson Public Library where she has worked for the past four years. She has over 20 years of experience working in BC Public Libraries, is a currently the Vice President of the BC Library Association and has a passion for delivering quality library services to communities. June has a fundamental belief in the important role that public libraries play in support of an educated, culturally diverse, and literate society.
Friday, May 11, 2012: 1:30 – 2:45 pm
Session Number: F16
Title: When Worlds Collide : Integrating RDA records into your AACR2 catalogue
Abstract: Wondering how your catalogue full of AACR2 records will get along with its new roommate RDA? This session will take a look back at how cataloguers coped with the switch from AACR to AACR2 and draw parallels with the coming transition to RDA. We'll look at the guidance from the Program for Cooperative Cataloging and share a practical approach to introducing RDA records into our AACR2 catalogues. Drawing on historical background from previous introduction of new cataloguing rules we will explore options for integrating RDA records into AACR2 catalogues. Guidance for copy cataloguers, indexing choices, authority control and global changes to the database will be discussed. Direction from the national libraries and the Program for Cooperative Cataloging will also be examined.
Speaker
Linda Woodcock
Linda Woodcock is Technical Services librarian at Kwantlen Polytechnic University. Prior to joining the Kwantlen Library team, Linda was head of the Catalogue Division at the Vancouver Public Library for many years. Linda is a certified trainer for a variety of continuing education cataloguing courses and serves as Coordinator of the NACO Canada Funnel, a mechanism for contributing to an international name authority database. Linda has spoken about RDA at the last two BCLA conferences and has also spoken on cataloguing and classification issues at conferences of Canadian Library Association, the American Library Association, and the Online Audiovisual Cataloguers Association.
Linda has been speaking about RDA for several years. She spoke at the preconference RDA : Game On, BCLA 2010, which was repeated in October 2011. She attended BCLA 2011 with a session titled Moving Ahead with RDA. Linda has been instructing students and working catalgouers for 10 years at UBC, as well as regular one and two-day workshops.
Friday, May 11, 2012: 1:30 – 2:45 pm
Session Number: F17
Title: World Digital Library: A Free, Multilingual Collection of Cultural Treasures
Abstract: This session will introduce participants to the World Digital Library. The Library of Congress is working with UNESCO, other national libraries, universities, and museums to provide access to cultural treasures from over 100 partners around the world. Mayan pictorial maps, Arabic poetry on mathematics, WWI enlistment posters, Medieval illuminated manuscripts, the earliest motion pictures and much more are organized and described on this freely available site, www.wdl.org which seeks to connect cultures and encourage curiosity in a global society. This site can be navigated in 7 languages, English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Russian. Users can enter a specific search term or browse by place, time, topic, type of item, or institution. Examine original works page by page or with a detailed zoom view, sometimes accompanied with multilingual narration by curators. Librarians will learn how to use this site as a source of primary material, excellent for connecting the past to the present; exploring historical context; promoting language learning, reading and multilingualism; and encouraging discovery in a wide range of audiences.
Speaker
Erin Hawkins, Libary of Congress; on assignment at World Digital Library
Erin Hawkins is a Metadata Specialist at the Library of Congress, Washington DC, on assignment at the World Digital Library.
Friday, May 11, 2012: 1:30 - 2:45 pm
Session Number: F18
Title: Not Seeing Yourself: Exclusion of LGBTQ Protagonists in Young Adult Publishing
Abstract: Libraries are often perceived as providing all types of information without prejudice. But what if the information has already been censored before it is even published? More specifically some of the key questions that this panel will discuss are:
- How often does pre-censorship happen in the publishing industry with regard to teen novels with queer themes and characters?
- What does current research of teen fiction tell us about the ways in which queer characters are being represented, and the publishers that are willing to allow for such characters to be present?
- How do Canadian authors respond to publisher requests for changes in character’s sexual orientation, race or general depiction of LGBTQ lives?
- Once LGBTQ fiction is published do libraries practice what they preach? Do they buy, display and promote fiction with LGBTQ characters even if the books might be controversial?
- What could be the outcomes for LGBTQ teens when their lives are not authentically portrayed in the books they read?
This panel discussion is, in part, a response to the recent controversy involving authors Rachel Manija Brown and Sherwood Smith who allege that publishers told them their YA sci-fi/fantasy manuscript could be accepted if they made their gay Asian protagonist straight. This session will provide greater awareness of LGBTQ censorship in teen literature and challenge our thinking about publishing and library practices.
Speakers
Rob Bittner, UBC
MA in Children’s Literature, UBC and member of ALA Stonewall Book Award committee Rob has been working with issues involving queer/non-normative sexualities in young adult and children's literature since 2008. He wrote his MA thesis on queer sexuality and religion in YA fiction and published an article in The ALAN Review on transgender/transsexual young people and YA literature. Recently Rob’s focus is the possibility of including more queer fiction for teens in classrooms as well as including more issues of sexuality and sexual orientation in sex-ed curricula. Part of the research in all of these projects includes exploring the limited visibility of queer subjects within YA fiction and the possible reasons (social pressures, publisher standards, questions of marketing, etc.).
Susan Juby, UBC and Vancouver Island University
Susan is a BC writer well known and loved for her teen series Alice, I Think. In 2007 she published the teen novel -Another Kind of Cowboy in which the male protagonist, Alex, reveals that he is gay to his parents and friends. Another Kind of Cowboy is on a number of lists for Notable books including the ALA Rainbow List; an annual bibliography of quality books with significant and authentic LGBTQ content. In addition to writing, Susan teaches creative writing at Vancouver Island University and at the University of British Columbia and gives workshops and talks.
Tonya Martin, McKellar & Martin Publishing Group
Tonya is Publisher/Owner/Editor-In-Chief of McKellar & Martin Publishing Group, a Vancouver-based, independent, trade publishing house, whose list includes award-winning authors Richard Van Camp, Shane Koyczan, and Julie Burtinshaw. For the last 25 years, Tonya has been a trade acquisitions editor at a few well-known children’s houses in Canada and the US including: Scholastic Inc., Raincoast Books, House of Parlance Media, and BENJAMIN brown books. During her career, she's had the opportunity to facilitate positive changes in the kids' and YA book world, especially multiculturalism. Tonya knows the time is fast-approaching when multiculturalism, gender, and sexual identity are celebrated without boundaries in children's and YA publishing.
Friday, May 11, 2012: 1:30 – 2:45 pm
Session Number: F19
Title: Moving from NO to NO, But Let's Talk : Business Reference as a Consultation Process
Abstract: Have you ever felt frustrated helping a business patron because you didn't feel like you had the right expertise or resources on hand to be effective? Such reference encounters can feel like failed trips to the store and result in everyone walking away disappointed. Come to this session to learn how to quickly move from what we call a "retail" interaction to a productive "consultation" combining your information skills with your patron's business knowledge. You will gain practical strategies to help your patrons clarify their needs, understand and be able to identify what is likely to be published, and find resources - often free - that can meet their needs. Along the way, you'll discover how much you already know about business, as well as some new tools and skills to help you better serve your community.
Speakers
Mark Bodnar
Mark Bodnar is still amazed - after working for 13 years as a business librarian - at how many cool resources are left lying around on the Internet as if they weren't the key to business success and wealth.
Aleha McCauley
Friday, May 11, 2012: 1:30 – 2:45 pm
Session Number: F20
Title: Providing Culturally Sensitive Health Information for library users
Abstract: Our communities in British Columbia are rich and culturally diverse. Libraries increasingly need to be sensitive to and aware of the information needs of new Canadians and refugees. In the Fraser Health, providing culturally sensitive health information is becoming a priority.
Surrey is a culturally diverse city with several ethnic communities including a large South Asian population. These communities have a higher incidence of certain chronic diseases, such as diabetes, heart disease and end stage kidney disease. Self management of chronic diseases is critical, yet there are several barriers such as health literacy issues, language barriers and the availability of culturally sensitive health information for these communities.
This presentation will look at developments in the Fraser Health towards addressing some of these issues, including the creation of a Diversity Leader in the Fraser Health, the development of a culturally sensitive policy and health information strategies and resources available to begin to meet these needs. The role of libraries will be explored.
Speakers
Linda Howard, Surrey Memorial Hospital
Jas Cheema, Fraser Health
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3:15 - 4:30 pm
Friday, May 11, 2012: 3:15 – 4:30 pm
Session Number: F21
Title: Student Drivers: Building Collaborative, Student-Focused, Online Learning Services in BC
Abstract: At a recent forum, BC post-secondary students told us that they want to see more convenient online learning services like AskAway, BC's collaborative post-secondary virtual reference service. A collaborative service model means participants can share the work and costs of providing these services to students, often with service hours and staffing levels far beyond what a single institution can achieve. The speakers will share their experiences and lessons learned from their involvement in 3 collaborative learning services: AskAway (chat reference), WriteAway (online writing support), and SMS/text message reference (proposed). Session participants will learn what these services have in store for students at BC post-secondary institutions. Participants will be encouraged to brainstorm future collaborative learning services.
Speakers
Elaine Fairey
Elaine Fairey is an Associate University Librarian at SFU and founding member of the WriteAway Concept Committee.
Debra Flewelling
Debra Flewelling is the Emerging Technologies Librarian at Douglas College, and Chair of the AskAway Emerging Technologies Committee
Sunni Nishimura
Sunni Nishimura is a Project Coordinator at the BC Electronic Library Network working on AskAway and WriteAway
Friday, May 11, 2012: 3:15 – 4:30 pm
Session Number: F22
Title: Helping Your Patrons Move towards Success in a 21st Century Economy
Abstract: Many communities in British Columbia are still grappling with the aftershocks of the recession. Patrons are grappling with chronic unemployment and underemployment (especially among the skilled immigrant community), a steadily rising cost of goods and services, and budget cuts in the local and provincial safety net. Libraries have always been at the forefront of providing job search resources, but increasing numbers of patrons are turning to libraries for assistance in discovering and utilizing the large numbers of print and electronic resources available to them. College and university libraries are also being impacted, as skilled immigrants are returning to school in order to upgrade their credentials and licenses in order to increase their marketability. Vancouver Public Library has responded to our patron’s critical need to become proficient job hunters by providing a core set of essential services that will not only help them get a job, but by providing them with the self-sufficiency skills they need to succeed in the future. I will share with attendees how VPL has met this challenge through the development of core services such as job search and small business tours, a skilled immigrant infocentre, basic computer and social media classes, one-on-one career consultations, subject guides, and pathfinders. I will provide attendees with tools they can use in their libraries to address the needs of job hunters; attendees will also be given an opportunity to share their experiences and provide feedback on any additional tools and services they believe will benefit their peers in assisting patrons looking for employment.
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Broadus Mattison
Broadus Mattison is a librarian currently serving as the Skilled Immigrant InfoCentre Coordinator (SIIC) at the Vancouver Public Library; for the past three years he has conducted hour-long Job Search tours, presentations to employment resource centers, day-long Career Explorer Workshops, one-on-one career consultations meetings, all with the goal of helping patrons become successful job hunters. Broadus has a personal connection to the issue as he was laid off at the start of the recession, immigrated to Canada, and used the resources of the public library to successfully look for work.
Currently serving as the Skilled Immigrant InfoCentre Coordinator (SIIC) at the Vancouver Public Library. As a librarian in the Science and Business Division for the past three years I have:
+ conducted hour-long job search tours,
+ made on-site presentations to employment resource centers,
+ taught day-long Career Explorer Workshops,
+ provided one-on-one career consultations meetings, all with the goal of helping patrons become successful job hunters.
Broadus has a personal connection to the issue as he was laid off at the start of the recession, immigrated to Canada, and used the resources of the public library to successfully look for work.
Friday, May 11, 2012: 3:15 – 4:30 pm
Session Number: F23
Title: Everything you Always Wanted to Know About PubMed but were Afraid to Ask!
Abstract: Questions related to health are among the most frequent reference questions in Public Libraries. In order to provide the best service to members of the public that need reliable health information, Public Library staff might like to learn to use a premiere health database: Pubmed the world’s largest medical database. Pubmed indexes over 4,000 health sciences journals and links to free online articles. Pubmed also includes much material of historical interest.
Participants will learn to develop effective search strategies to access reliable health information for library clientele seeking health information. The session will include the scope and indexing of PubMed, using the MESH database to create effective searches, applying Medline Limits to searches, and other Pubmed features. Participants will also learn about the different types of publications indexed in PubMed and which of these publications will provide the most useful information.
Speakers
Anne Allgaier, Northern Health
Ana Rosa Blue, WorkSafeBC
Friday, May 11, 2012: 3:15 – 4:30 pm
Session Number: F24
Title: Ain't on the Globe & Mail Bestseller List
Abstract: This action-packed session runs as series of lightning-fast reviews of challenged and challenging books and other materials. The presenters are a diverse panel of volunteers ranging from experienced librarians to content creators who all have one thing in common: a passion for underrepresented voices and diverse collections for libraries. Join us for the thrills, spills and adventures of the 90-second presentations; take away a valuable list of possible acquisitions that goes way beyond bestseller lists and explores a wide range of intellectual and creative output. Sponsored by the BCLA Intellectual Freedom Committee.
Speakers
Janis McKenzie
Janis McKenzie is Head of Information and Instruction at the Bennett Library at Simon Fraser University. She is particularly interested in independent and social media, DIY publishing, user-created content, and services to underrepresented groups, including youth. She is a longtime member of the Intellectual Freedom Committee and has been involved with “Ain’t on the G&M Bestseller List” since its inception.
Beth Davies
Beth Davies is Head of the Carnegie Branch of the Vancouver Public Library. She is a past chair and current member of the Intellectual Freedom Committee, and is passionate about libraries' duties to share hidden voices.
Shirley Lew
Shirley Lew is the Coordinator of Library Systems and Technical Services at Vancouver Community College. She is interested in the continual pursuit of making technology an inclusive, useful, life-enhancing experience. She is also interested in books and reading, and how e-books are turning these worlds upside down.
Beth, Janis and Shirley are experienced librarians, longtime IFC members and "Ain't on the G&M" presenters, and will be joined by experienced librarians, members of the Intellectual Freedom Committee, and other presenters, including independent creators of content (zines, websites, etc.) that matters to our diverse communities.
Friday, May 11, 2012: 3:15 – 4:30 pm
Session Number: F25
Title: Location, Location, Co-location!
Abstract: Increasingly libraries are sharing space with other users - schools, housing complexes, art galleries, museums academic libraries, retail (including cafes), and recreational and health facilities. By working in partnership, libraries benefit through shared costs, providing one-stop service and attracting a larger group of users. This session will showcase public, academic and school library projects that reveal the synergies of joint use facilities and demonstrate leadership in co-location.
They are as follows:
- Plans for the DTES Strathcona Branch of Vancouver Public Library in partnership with the Greater Vancouver YWCA that will see the library on the first two floors with housing for single mothers in transition living above;
- The award-winning Camosun College library, Victoria with its newly established learning commons with five partner groups that have achieved "synergy through proximity" through the collective sharing of operations.
- Fraser Valley Regional Library System’s partnership with Abbotsford Collegiate Secondary School in its exciting vision for a 21st Century public and Neighbourhood Learning Centre slated to open in fall 2012.
Speakers
Diana Guinn, Vancouver Public Library
Diana Guinn is the director of neighbourhood and youth services at VPL. She has overseen the development and opening of 3 new branches and is leading the DTES/Strathcona project. Prior to joining VPL in 2007, Diana was Chief Librarian at Port Moody and formerly Director of Systems and Technical Services at FVRL. Diana has served on BCLA executive as President and Treasurer.
Sybil Harrison, Camosun College
Sybil Harrison is the College Librarian at Camosun College. She began her library career at Fraser Valley Regional Library and has also worked at Richmond PL, Hamilton PL and in libraries in the USA and the United Arab Emirates. She is proud to be a past-president of BCLA
Hilary Russell, Fraser Valley Regional Library
Currently the Manager of the Abbotsford Libraries for the Fraser Valley Regional Library, Hilary has also worked as the Children’s Services Librarian at the Clearbrook Library in FVRL and had great fun for six years as the chair of the BC Summer Reading Club Committee.
Friday, May 11, 2012: 3:15 – 4:30 pm
Session Number: F26
Title: Embracing Diversity
Abstract: A web-based public education project, developed by Burnaby Public Library and launched on International Mother Language Day, Monday, February 21, 2011, is using children’s songs and rhymes in more than a dozen languages to encourage learning about cultural diversity and promote inclusiveness. Embracing Diversity: Sharing Our Songs and Rhymes was created to help build neighbourhoods where everyone, regardless of where they are from, is better understood and respected and has a greater sense of belonging. Come and learn more aout this unique resource and get ideas for how you might make use of it in your own community.
Speaker
Edel Toner-Rogala
Edel Toner-Rogala is the Chief Librarian at Burnaby Public Library. Prior to moving to Burnaby, Edel was Chief Librarian at Prince George Public Library from March 1992 to August 2003. Edel is active in her profession at the local, provincial and national level and in 2009, she was awarded the Association of BC Public Library Directors Award of Excellence for her outstanding leadership and her contribution to the BC public library community. Edel, and her husband Rick, live in Burnaby.
Additional speaker TBA
Friday, May 11, 2012: 3:15 – 4:30 pm
Session Number: F27
Title: Trustee Session - Round Table
Abstract: The Trustee Roundtable is a chance for library trustees to get together and talk about their successes, concerns, challenges, and ideas. Join your BC Library Trustees Association board members for an informal group discussion about issues that matter to trustees. If you have a specific topic you'd like to raise in advance, please let the chair know at iidzan@bclta.org.
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5 - 6:30 pm
Friday, May 11, 2012: 5 - 6:30 pm
Session Number: F28
Title: eBooks in Public Libraries: Where are we now and where are we going?
Abstract: Learn about the conversations that have happened between public libraries and publishers in Canada over the past year, our common goals and areas of concern. Ken Roberts and Christina de Castell have been participating in a series of meetings between public libraries and Canadian-owned and Canadian arms of international publishers to discuss eBooks. Goals of the meetings are to develop a “made in Canada” solution to turf war issues that are preventing public libraries from gaining access to a wider range of ebook material, and to gain understanding of each side’s issues. Publishers are willing to consider Canada as a pilot market, to test new strategies and measure impacts. Ken and Christina will report on progress and look ahead, followed by a discussion with participants about issues and concerns.
Speakers
Ken Roberts, Chief Librarian, Hamilton Public Library
Ken Roberts is the Chief Librarian of the Hamilton Public Library. He is a former President of the Candian Library Association and a recipient of the Canadian Public Library Association's Outstanding Public Library Service Award. He was recently inducted into McMaster University's Alumnae Gallery for his contributions to society.
Christina de Castell, Manager, Online Information & News, Vancouver Public Library
Christina is responsible for a team that delivers web services, manages electronic resources and public training and provides information services at VPL’s Central Library. She is a member of the eBook task force for the Canadian Urban Library Council, working with publishers towards better eBook lending in public libraries, and maintains the Uncovering eBooks blog at pwp.vpl.ca/culc.
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