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It is hard to believe thatthis is my last column forInsideOCULA. I can’t

believe how quickly the yearis going by. CynthiaMcKeich will becomePresident of OCULA after theOLA Super Conference inFebruary 2006. She is veryinnovative, dedicated anddynamic, so it will be anexciting year.

It has been a privilege towork with the members ofthis year’s OCULA Council -Delia Antonacci, CynthiaMcKeich, Martie Grof-Iannelli, Sophie Bury, GoharAshoughian, Martha Joyceand Daniel Phelan. Theyhave all worked extremelyhard on behalf of OCULAand the result has been a veryproductive year for the divi-sion. Many thanks to all ofthem.

We have several vacanciescoming up on OCULACouncil. Sophie Bury is fin-ishing her term as an OCULACouncilor-At-Large andMartha Joyce’s term asSecretary/Treasurer will becoming up at the end of theyear. Delia Antonacci’s termas Past President will also beending. I would like to takethis opportunity to thank allof them for their outstanding

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Spotlight Speaker:Dr. Curtis Bonk

The E-Perfect Storm: EmergingTechnology, Enormous LearnerDemands, Enhanced Pedagogy andStagnant Budgets

Emerging technologies are generatingwaves of new opportunities in aca-demic libraries. The effective use of

this technology involves far more than sim-ply shoveling tutorials, readings, andslideshows onto a web site. Today's tech-nology-immersed students are seeking rich-er and more engaging learning experiences

than we have traditionally pro-vided. We haveentered the perfect

electrical storm,where technology,

the art of teaching,the needs of learners,

and stagnant budgetshave converged. Given

monetary constraints weneed to think carefully

about the speed and direction in which weare headed, before venturing farther intothese uncharted waters.

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We have a great line-up of 26 ses-sions to offer at the upcomingSuper Conference.

y We’ve managed to cover a wide spectrumof topics on information literacy, reference,technology, career development, cataloguing,and collections. Many of our sessions reachbeyond ‘typical’ library topics to broadissues of language, education, and the organ-ization of knowledge.

y There are sessions that will appeal to thelibrary student, novice librarian, and long-service librarian, as well as library techni-cians and librarians working in both collegesand universities.

y Our spotlight speaker will be addressingthe convergence of technology and educa-tion.

y The theme of the conference is creatingconnections. As such, the line up of confer-ence-wide plenary and key note speakerslooks fantastic: Daniel Pink—writer andthinker extraordinaire, Karen Kain,Lawrence Lessig, Steve Uzzell, NationalGeographic photographer—all creative con-nectors!

y Our sessions include the proposed topic byOCULA student award winner, NordaMajekodunmi.

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work on OCULA Council.The call for nominations forOCULA Council ended onNovember 15th. More infor-mation to follow shortly.

The OCULA Fall workshoptook place in Toronto onFriday, November 4th. Title ofthe workshop was: “Marketyour library: reach out to facul-ty and students”. PeggyBarber and Linda Wallace ofLibrary CommunicationStrategies were the speakersand it was a very interestingand stimulating workshop. In the afternoon, the AcademicLibrarians’ Panel – consistingof M. J. D’Elia (AcademicLiaison Librarian, Universityof Guelph Library); ReaDevakos (T-Space ServiceCoordinator, InformationTechnology Services,University of TorontoLibraries); Cecile Farnum(Communications and LiaisonLibrarian, Ryerson UniversityLibrary); Ilo Maimets (ScienceLibrarian, Steacie Science andEngineering Library, YorkUniversity); and Rhonda Roth(Information ServicesLibrarian, Learning Commons,Seneca College) – providedfascinating ideas and approach-es as they talked about theirown marketing experiences andsuccess stories. The OCULAFall and Spring workshopshave been excellent this yearand many thanks go to ourvery innovative and hard work-ing organizers - Sophie Bury

and Wendy Rogers and to thestaff in the OLA Office.

Nominations are being accept-ed for the OCULA Award.This Award recognizes “anindividual member of thelibrary profession in Ontariowho has made an outstandingcontribution to academic orresearch librarianship andlibrary development”. Thenomination form for the 2006Award is accessible via theOCULA web site. The Awardwill be presented at theOCULA reception at the 2006OLA Super Conference.

We are also accepting submis-sions for the 2007 OCULAAward for Graduating Studentsand New Professionals.Applicants are asked to submitan online proposal for anOCULA conference session forthe Ontario LibraryAssociation’s SuperConference. The proposed ses-sion should cover a topic thatwould be particularly meaning-ful or helpful for new academiclibrarians. Deadline for sub-missions is March 31st 2006.For more information about theAward and to bring up theonline proposal form, please goto:

http://www.accessola.com/ocula/site/showPage.cgi?page=awardintro.html

Our 2006 and first Award win-ner, Norda Majekodunmi, willreceive her Award at theOCULA reception at the 2006OLA Super Conference.

We hope to have an OCULAblog established very shortly.

Gohar Ashoughian, editor ofInsideOCULA, has kindlyagreed to moderate the blog.More information on this willbe coming shortly and the blogshould provide an excellentforum for discussion and shar-ing of information aboutissues/events/developments ofinterest for OCULA members.

As everyone is aware, a copy-right reform bill (Bill C-60) iscurrently under considerationby the House of Commons.OCULA Council has drafted aletter to the Honourable LizaFrulla acknowledging the posi-tive aspects of the Bill but ask-ing for further amendments.

And congratulations are inorder for several people.Gohar Ashoughian, editor ofInsideOCULA, Robin Bergart,one of our Super Conferencecoordinators, and Jane Burpeehave all been given thePresidential DistinguishedProfessor and Librarian Awardby the University of Guelph.Mary Kandiuk, referencelibrarian at the Scott Library atYork University is the recipientof CAUT’s AcademicLibrarians’ DistinguishedService Award. Laraine Tapak,director of the ConfederationCollege library is the recipientof the Association of Collegesof Applied Arts andTechnology of Ontario’sDistinguished Service Award.Congratulations to all on thesewell deserved honours.

The OLA Super Conference isfast approaching. The confer-ence will take place February2nd to 4th 2006 at the MetroToronto Convention Centre.

Super Conference informationpackages have been mailed toall OLA members.Information about the programand registration is also avail-able online at the OLA website at: www.accessola.com

OCULA’s Super Conferencecoordinators - Robin Bergartand James Buczynski - haveput together an excellent pro-gramme for OCULA. The ses-sions cover a wide range ofinterests and areas.

OLA has launched its AfricaProject. Money is being raisedfor school and health kits, tohelp build a combinedschool/public library, and tosupply materials on an annualbasis to libraries in the schoolsof Kenya. Donations to theAfrica Project can be madeonline by going to the OLAweb site.

I’d like to thank Larry Moore,Executive Director of OLA,and the OLA Office staff fortheir continued support andhelp with various OCULAevents and initiatives, all ofwhich has been very muchappreciated. Thanks also toDeborah Wills for her adviceand help with the OCULA website.

As always, your feedback isvery important. You can reachme at: smunro@windsor.caI look forward to seeing every-one at the OLA SuperConference.

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THURSDAY FEBRUARY 2: 9:05 - 10:20 AMCONNECTIONS NOT CATEGORIES: APPLYING SOCIALNETWORK CONCEPTS TO INFORMATION ORGANIZATIONM.J. D’ELIA, ACADEMIC LIAISON LIBRARIAN, UNIVERSITYOF GUELPH

Librarians bring order to chaos. We categorize, catalogue and cross-reference information to death. What happens when informationresists our controlled vocabularies and artificial taxonomies? Whatif we applied popular social network concepts (think: The TippingPoint, or Six Degrees of Separation) to organizing information?What if we spent time analyzing connections rather than cate-gories? What might we find? This session will challenge librariansto move beyond basic hierarchies and consider the benefits of a net-work approach to organizing and visualizing information. Perhapsthe time has come to work with the chaos, rather than impose orderon it.http://www.accessola.com/superconference2006/showSession.php?lsession=304&usession=304

THURSDAY FEBRUARY 2: 9:05 - 10:20 AMCOMBINING FORCES ON CAMPUS: THE FOUR C'S OFFACULTY LIAISON (CONNECT, COLLABORATE, CREATE, ANDCOOPERATE)MELANIE MILLS, ENGLISH & OUTREACH SERVICESLIBRARIAN THE D.B. WELDON LIBRARY, UNIVERSITY OFWESTERN ONTARIO; ELIZABETH MARSHALL,ADMINISTRATIVE & COMMERCIAL STUDIES AND SOCIOLOGYLIBRARIAN

Now, more than ever, Academic Librarians across Ontario areexpected to connect, collaborate, create and cooperate with facultyon their campuses. Learn how librarians at The D.B. WeldonLibrary at The University of Western Ontario are building campusconnections with faculty in the Arts & Humanities and SocialSciences by putting into practice The Four C’s. http://www.accessola.com/superconference2006/showSession.php?lsession=303&usession=303

THURSDAY FEBRUARY 2: 9:05 - 10:20 AMNO MAP, NO COMPASS, NO HOPE FOR SURVIVAL?REPURPOSING THE ONLINE REFERENCE COLLECTIONWENDY RODGERS, WEB CONTENT COORDINATOR,UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH LIBRARY; DEBORAH WILLS,REFERENCE/COLLECTIONS LIBRARIAN, WILFRID LAURIERUNIVERSITY

As electronic sources became available in the 1990s, library websites began presenting online reference collections to complementor replace print reference sources. This strategy met a need whenthere was a balance between print and electronic sources. But nowthat a billion ready reference tools are just a keyword away on theWeb, and the average library’s subscription e-reference collection iseclectic at best, it is time to question the continued relevance of theonline reference collection. How can we position online referencetools so that they are conceptually sensible to users, recognized aspart of the research process, and easily found and used?

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THURSDAY FEBRUARY 2: 9:05 - 10:20 AMPOWERFUL PEDAGOGIES: PLAY, VIDEOGAMES, ANDEDUCATIONJENNIFER JENSON, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, PEDAGOGY ANDTECHNOLOGY, YORK UNIVERSITY

Explore the short term design and development of an educationalvideo game, “Contagion” as a possible tool for thinking throughhow knowledge can be represented through very different digitallearning environments than are typically developed. A practicaldiscussion of the short comings of current educational games, andexamples of “educational” playability solutions will be presented. http://www.accessola.com/superconference2006/showSession.php?lsession=305&usession=305

THURSDAY FEBRUARY 2: 3:45 - 5:00 PMDATA IS NOT JUST A YELLOW ANDROIDPAM GOETTL, FANSHAWE COLLEGE, LIBRARY REFERENCESERVICE; MARTIE GROF-IANNELLI, MANAGER, LIBRARY ANDMEDIA SERVICES, FANSHAWE COLLEGE, LONDON

Your business students are clamouring for small area census data,and your GIS professors are demanding map files. Who are yagonna call? Why, the DLI team of course - liberators of data andemancipators of statistics to Canadian post-secondary institutions!Follow the experience of Fanshawe College, the first communitycollege in Ontario to join the Data Liberation Initiative (DLI) andlearn more about how to access data resources, why the need fordata literacy is increasing and the need for increased data awarenessat the college level. If your institutions provide courses in socialsciences, business and marketing, urban planning, law enforcement,tourism and hospitality or educational planning, then this session isfor you!http://www.accessola.com/superconference2006/showSession.php?lsession=602&usession=602

THURSDAY FEBRUARY 2: 3:45 - 5:00 PMGRAPHIC NOVELS IN THE ACADEMIC LIBRARY, HUH?ALEXANDER AFFLECK, LIBRARIAN UNIVERSITY OF WINDSORLEDDY LIBRARY

Scholars are discovering the artistic and cultural value of both his-toric and contemporary creations. Across North America thesesophisticated works are being incorporated into university courseson Literature, Political Science, Communication Studies, and more.Responding to this interest, many academic libraries have beguncollecting graphic novels. The University of Windsor’s LeddyLibrary has been in the forefront of this movement and has devel-oped a rich collection for its faculty and students. Learn the historyof graphic novels and explore their application to academic courses.http://www.accessola.com/superconference2006/showSession.php?lsession=603&usession=603

THURSDAY FEBRUARY 2: 3:45 - 5:00 PMNACO CANADA & NAME AUTHORITIES: SHARING OURWORK, SHARING OUR EXPERTISEJONATHAN DAVID MAKEPEACE, BIBLIOGRAPHIC SERVICESLIBRARIAN, LEDDY LIBRARY, UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR,CANADIAN COORDINATOR AND REGIONAL TRAINER FOR NACO

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Have you ever wished you could share the quality name authorityrecords you create? Would you like to become an authority onname authorities? Impress your users by creating or correctingtheir records at the Library of Congress. As a NACO participantyou can! NACO is the name authority component of the Programfor Cooperative Cataloging (PCC) at the U.S. Library of Congress.Participants contribute name authority records to the LC/NACOauthority file for use throughout the AACR world. Training is pro-vided below cost by experts trained by PCC. NACO Canada is ajoint membership allowing Canadian libraries to participate withoutmaking the commitments an institutional member would have tomake. Come learn more about NACO participation, and get yourquestions answered.http://www.accessola.com/superconference2006/showSession.php?lsession=601&usession=601

THURSDAY FEBRUARY 2: 3:45 - 5:00 PMPATRON SELECTED E-BOOKS: NEW OPPORTUNITIES INCOLLECTION DEVELOPMENTPAM RYAN, ASSESSMENT LIBRARIAN, UNIVERSITY OFALBERTA LIBRARIES; KIT WILSON, ACQUISITION ANDCOLLECTIONS COORDINATOR, BIBLIOGRAPHIC SERVICES,UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA

OCLC’s netLibrary e-book service lets library users go shoppingfor titles to add to the library’s collection. This session will discussthe experience and results of implementing this e-book collectiondevelopment method at the University of Alberta Libraries as wellas discuss the implications for the future of collection developmentprocesses in the electronic environment. http://www.accessola.com/superconference2006/showSession.php?lsession=604&usession=604

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 3: 9:05 - 10:20 AMA PHD: WHAT’S IN IT FOR ME?ANGELA MADDEN, LECTURER, WILFRID LAURIERUNIVERSITY BRANTFORD CAMPUS; TIFFANY VEINOT, STU-DENT UWO; TAMI OLIPHANT, PHD CANDIDATE UNIVERSITYOF WESTERN ONTARIO

An MILS is only a terminal degree until you decide to do a PhD.Will the experience change your life? Probably! Find out how andwhy with librarians who are living the life.http://www.accessola.com/superconference2006/showSession.php?lsession=1006&usession=1006

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 3: 9:05 - 10:20 AMCOMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE FOR SUBJECT LIBRARIANSLINDA LOWRY, BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS REFERENCELIBRARIAN, JAMES A. GIBSON LIBRARY, BROCK UNIVERSITY,ST. CATHARINESAre you an “accidental subject librarian”? Subject librarians can befound in most academic libraries, but many lack relevant subjectknowledge in their assigned subject areas. My research into thecommunication, professional development, and information seekingbehavior of new and experienced academic business librariansreveals the benefits of interaction with other business librarians. Iargue for the creation of communities of practice for subject librari-ans to enhance interaction and knowledge sharing.

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FRIDAY FEBRUARY 3: 9:05 - 10:20 AMNAICS?? YIKES!! UNDERSTANDING STATISTICS CANADADATA AT THE REFERENCE DESKSUZETTE GILES, DATA, MAP AND GIS LIBRARIAN, RYERSONUNIVERSITY; LAINE RUUS, DATA LIBRARIAN, ROBARTSLIBRARY, UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO

Ever been confronted at the reference desk by a Canadian Statisticsstumper? What are NAICS, SIC 1980, SOC 1990 andConcordances and why are they important? What are Indexing andSAAR? What does the Statistics Canada catalogue number tellme? Would micro data and custom tabulations be useful to myuser? If something on the Statistics Canada website has alwayspuzzled you bring it up and maybe someone can give you ananswer! http://www.accessola.com/superconference2006/showSession.php?lsession=1004&usession=1004

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 3: 9:05 - 10:20 AMTELL US HOW THE LIBRARY CAN SERVE YOU BETTER:MEASURING THE QUALITY OF YOUR LIBRARY’S SERVICESWITH LIBQUAL+(TM)SAM KALB, QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY; MARGARET MARTINGARDINER, UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO

Libraries are regularly called upon to compete with other areas intheir organization for public and private resources. To make thestrongest possible case for the library, we have to go beyond circu-lation numbers, material for costs, number of titles and other quan-titative measures. We need to find out what our users value mostand least about the library and how we perform against their expec-tations. Explore service quality performance measures and theLibQUAL survey, including key steps to a successful LibQUALproject. Discover how Queen’s University and the University ofWestern Ontario are taking the survey to the next step and workingto improve services in their libraries.http://www.accessola.com/superconference2006/showSession.php?lsession=1007&usession=1007

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 3: 2:10 - 3:25 PMCHARTING THE COURSE OF INFORMATION LITERACY WITHSAILSJENNIFER DEKKER, REFERENCE LIBRARIAN, UNIVERSITY OFOTTAWA; TOM ADAM, INFORMATION LITERACYCOORDINATOR, DB WELDON LIBRARY, UNIVERSITY OFWESTERN ONTARIO; SOPHIE BURY, BUSINESS LIBRARIAN,BRONFMAN BUSINESS LIBRARY, YORK UNIVERSITY; ILO-KATRYN MAIMETS, SCIENCE LIBRARIAN, STEACIE SCIENCE& ENGINEERING LIBRARY, YORK UNIVERSITY.

Dreaming of warmer weather? Set SAILS with this session onStandardized Assessment of Information Literacy Skills. Last year,York University and the University of Western Ontario used SAILSto evaluate the information literacy skills of their undergraduatestudents. This session focuses on how the information gatheredthrough SAILS testing can be used for enriching and refining futureinformation literacy instruction.http://www.accessola.com/superconference2006/showSession.php?lsession=1204&usession=1204

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FRIDAY FEBRUARY 3: 2:10 - 3:25 PMSTUDENT PERCEPTIONS OF THEIR GRADUATE PROGRAMS ININFORMATION STUDIES: A LONGITUDINAL STUDYWENDY DUFF, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR FACULTY OFINFORMATION STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO, JOANCHERRY, PROFESSOR, FACULTY OF INFORMATION STUDIES,UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO; NALINI SINGH, REFERENCELIBRARIAN, FACULTY OF INFORMATION STUDIES INFORUM,UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO

What did you think of your library science program? Did it prepareyou for your first position? This session will present findings at themid-point of a five-year longitudinal study of students’ perceptionsof the Master of Information Studies program at the University ofToronto, and of the information professions. This session will thenexplore the plans for the second half of the study, which will extendthe data collection to other institutions. This is your chance to pro-vide comments on the study to date and to offer suggestions for thesecond half of the project.http://www.accessola.com/superconference2006/showSession.php?lsession=1205&usession=1205

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 3: 2:10 - 3:25 PMTHE HANDHELD LIBRARY - INTEGRATING HANDHELDTECHNOLOGIES IN INFO SERVICESJOHN DUNN, E-SERVICES TECHNICIAN MOHAWK COLLEGE;GAIL SHACKLETON, INFORMATION LITERACY LIBRARIAN

New technologies are continually affecting the delivery of informa-tion services. More importantly, they have become part of our stu-dents' everyday lives and are inherent to how they learn. Discoverhow Mohawk College has utilized smart phones and tablets todeliver information services and how these technologies have addeda new dimension to the learning environment.http://www.accessola.com/superconference2006/showSession.php?lsession=1207&usession=1207

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 3: 2:10 - 3:25 PMWORK-LIFE INTEGRATION, REDUCING WORK STRESS: SOMESTRATEGIES THAT WORKDR. DONNA S LERO, JARISLOWSKY CHAIR IN FAMILIES ANDWORK, CENTRE FOR FAMILIES, WORK AND WELL-BEING;UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH

Research indicates that work-life conflict, work stress, and work-load issues continue to be serious challenges for many Canadians,especially for professionals. Real change is required on multiplelevels. This session will showcase some specific ways individualsand organizations can respond to provide employees with morecontrol and more flexibility -- and encourage you, your managersand your co-workers to make the changes that will make a mean-ingful difference.http://www.accessola.com/superconference2006/showSession.php?lsession=1206&usession=1206

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 3: 3:45 - 5:00 PMGOOD, GOOD, GOOD, GOOD CITATIONS! CONNECTING IDEASWITH CITATION SEARCHINGGAIL NICHOL, REFERENCE LIBRARIAN, UNIVERSITY OFTORONTO, ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SCIENCE LIBRARY

For many years the Citation Indexes from the Institute for Scientific

Information (ISI) were the only way to track who was citing whom.The Web has made the process much easier and now many databas-es including Scopus and Google Scholar offer ‘cited by’ links. Thissession will offer an overview of the many products availableincluding collections of full text journals that facilitate the search-ing of cited references. Learn how and when to introduce citationsearching into library instruction (and how to make this exciting).http://www.accessola.com/superconference2006/showSession.php?lsession=1305&usession=1305

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 3: 3:45 - 5:00 PMM-LEARNING, M-TEACHING: I HAVE BOOKS IN MY POCKET!GOHAR ASHOUGHIAN, MANAGER OF LIBRARY SERVICES ANDLEARNING COMMONS, UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH-HUMBERTORONTO

Explore advances in mobile technology and the impact on universi-ty and college learning, teaching and academic library services.These new technologies raise issues of access and the need for newsupport services from the library. Support for collaborative learningand peer-to-peer interaction will also be explored.http://www.accessola.com/superconference2006/showSession.php?lsession=1303&usession=1303

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 3: 3:45 - 5:00 PMOH WHAT A LOVELY WAR?MELANIE BOYD, ACADEMIC LIAISON LIBRARIAN,UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH LIBRARY

If you staff the reference desk, are you ‘working on the front line’?Do managers ‘gather ammunition’ for performance reviews? Haveyou used the ‘SWOT method’ for ‘strategic planning’? Has therebeen a ‘stealth launch’ of new software on your website? Militarylanguage is common in workplaces and organizations, includinglibraries. Language is powerful. It affects attitudes, which affectactions and interactions. It reflects who we are as individuals andorganizations, and it influences how we achieve our goals. This ses-sion will discuss the power of language, and specifically, the use ofmilitary language and its effect on libraries and the people whowork in, and use, them. Participants will reflect on the presence ofmilitary language in their own workplaces and explore languagealternatives. http://www.accessola.com/superconference2006/showSession.php?lsession=1304&usession=1304

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 3: 3:45 - 5:00 PMPRESENTING IN THE DISCIPLINES: TEACHING STUDENTSHOW TO GIVE AN EFFECTIVE PRESENTATION IN AUNIVERSITY CLASSROOMSAIRA RACHEL MALL, PRESENTATION SKILLS INSTRUCTIONTEACHING & LEARNING SERVICES ACADEMIC RESOURCESUNIVERSITY OF TORONTO AT SCARBOROUGH

Presentations are as much a part of the university experience asresearching information and writing reports, essays and exams.However, students tend to be less skilled at delivering an effectivepresentation in a university classroom than they are at researchingor writing. Mall has carved out a unique niche at the University ofToronto at Scarborough Presentation Skills Instruction Librarian.Examine the differences between public speaking and universitypresentations, and discuss the benefits of having a librarian teachpresentation skills to university students.

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SATURDAY FEBRUARY 4: 9:05 - 10:20 AMCAN A LIBRARY TECHNICIAN DO THE JOB?DEBORAH KAY, CO-ORDINATOR, LIBRARY AND INFORMATIONTECHNICIAN PROGRAM, SENECA COLLEGE

Do you know when the library technician diploma is the appropri-ate qualification for a position in your library? What if the positionis a supervisory one, what if it is for Reference Service? Here'shelp in sorting out when to hire a library technician, an untrainedlibrary staff person, or a librarian. Learn about the educationalpreparation of library technicians for work in various library depart-ments and discover the responsibilities assigned to library techni-cians. Share the experiences of various types of libraries, includingacademic libraries in hiring library technicians. http://www.accessola.com/superconference2006/showSession.php?lsession=1705&usession=1705

SATURDAY FEBRUARY 4: 9:05 - 10:20 AMAN EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY IN THE CLASSROOM: USINGLAYERS OF TECHNOLOGY AND AN INTEGRATED TEAMAPPROACH TO ENGAGE LEARNERSCHRISTOPHER MOTZ, SESSIONAL LECTURER AND GRADUATESTUDENT, DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY, CARLETONUNIVERSITY; TIM PYCHYL, ASSOCIATE PROFESSORDEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY; FLAVIA RENON, INSTRUCTIONLIBRARIAN, CARELTON UNIVERSITY

Did you hear the one about the graduate student, the professor, andthe librarian? A team consisting of undergraduate student mentors, atrained facilitator in supplemental instruction, a teaching librarian,graduate teaching assistants, technology technicians and instructorshave banded together to support learning in a large introductorycourse at Carleton University. Using multiple learning technologies,the team facilitates relevant, just in time learning that engages stu-dents in the learning process.

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SATURDAY FEBRUARY 4: 9:05 - 10:20 AMHOW DO I TEACH THAT? CONNECTING GOVERNMENTPUBLICATIONS AND INFORMATION LITERACY IN ACADEMICLIBRARIESKRISTA GODFREY, REFERENCE LIBRARIAN MILLS LIBRARY,MCMASTER UNIVERSITY

Government Publications is a collection that is often feared or over-looked and therefore frequently underrepresented in information lit-eracy programs. Explore nuances of this gray literature, the need toinclude government publications in information literacy programs,and methods to integrate government publications into aresearcher’s search strategy.http://www.accessola.com/superconference2006/showSession.php?lsession=1704&usession=1704

SATURDAY FEBRUARY 4: 10:40 - 11:55 AMGOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS THAT WON'T GO AWAY -OCUL'S OZONE PROJECTKAREN MARSHALL, DIRECTOR, LIBRARY TECHNICALSERVICES, UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO

OZONE: Not just a layer in the Earth’s stratosphere or pollution inour cities! The mission of the OZONE project is to create aprovince-wide repository for federal, provincial and municipal elec-tronic government documents. A team of experts from theLegislative Library, the Ontario Council of University Libraries, theUniversity of Toronto, Library and Archives Canada, Ontariomunicipalities, and the Bibliocentre are working to index and storethese important government documents before they escape theEarth’s atmosphere and are lost forever!http://www.accessola.com/superconference2006/showSession.php?lsession=1804&usession=1804

SATURDAY FEBRUARY 4: 10:40 - 11:55 AMMIND YOUR P’S! PROPELLING YOUR CAREER WITHPROJECTS, PUBLICATIONS, AND PRESENTATIONSPATTI RYAN, REFERENCE LIBRARIAN, SCOTT LIBRARY, YORKUNIVERSITY; LISA SLONIOWSKI, INFORMATION LITERACYPROGRAM COORDINATOR AND REFERENCE LIBRARIAN

Innovative and creative projects, publications and presentations arevital to a career as an academic librarian, but how does a noviceacademic librarian get started and find support for these activities?Two accomplished academic librarians near the beginning of theircareers will provide advice on how to generate ideas for new proj-ects, how to market these ideas to decision-makers and gain theirsupport, how to deal with resistance to change by others, how tomanage projects, and how to find venues for presentations and pub-lications. This session is based on Norda Majekodunmi’s winningentry in the first OCULA Award for Graduating Students/NewProfessionals. http://www.accessola.com/superconference2006/showSession.php?lsession=1803&usession=1803

SATURDAY FEBRUARY 4: 10:40 - 11:55 AMTHE MYSTERY OF THE DISAPPEARING REFERENCECOLLECTIONJANE K BURPEE, MANAGER, REFERENCE AND INFORMATIONLITERACY; BARBARA MCDONALD, REFERENCE SERVICESMANAGER, MILLS MEMORIAL LIBRARY, MCMASTERUNIVERSITY

Academic reference services are being reinvented. Print collectionsare being withdrawn, moved and/or replaced with e-books. Thisphysical change symbolizes a deeper change to the delivery of aca-demic reference services. With staff no longer in close proximity toa print collection, and users not asking simple reference questionsanymore, staff are being asked to adapt to a new way of providingservices to users. How are the models for reference services chang-ing? This session looks at the changes, trends & truisms in refer-ence collections, service models and staffing.http://www.accessola.com/superconference2006/showSession.php?lsession=1805&usession=1805n n n

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Guelph Librarians honoured by Faculty Association By Wendy Rodgers

Jim Brett and Linda Graburn of the University of GuelphLibrary recently received awards from the University of GuelphFaculty Association. These awards provide peer recognition ofcolleagues who have made significant contributions to the aca-demic life of the University.

Linda Graburn was given the Academic Librarianship Award.She was recognized for exemplary service to students, particu-larly graduate students, and for her dedication to developingand upgrading library research resources.

The comments provided by peers demonstrate Linda’s highlyeffective performance of librarianship at Guelph. She was citedfor her research consultations, having assisted more than 70graduate students in their literature reviews. As her peer cita-tion states, "Linda has a passion for her work and she encour-ages her students to seek this passion in their work. She hasmanaged to spark enthusiasm for research in some of the mostindifferent students." Linda was commended also for her levelof commitment: "Linda is the kind of librarian who is entirelyprofessional, for whom no task or situation is too challenging."

Jim Brett was honoured with the Faculty Association’s SpecialMerit Award. He was cited for implementing novel ideas tokeep the library and its resources at the forefront of technologyand science, including his work on the development of theOntario Veterinary College Learning Commons, and his recentcampus-wide championing of RefWorks bibliographic software.He was also recognized by colleagues as a source of sound pro-fessional guidance. As his peer citation states, "Jim is an out-standing, professional, friendly and efficient individual who is asignificant asset to the OVC community." The citation alsodescribes Jim as “truly a man of vision”.

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Jennifer Dumond is theHealth Information ResourceCentre’s (HIRC) newInstruction and PublicServices Librarian. Jenniferis a graduate of DalhousieUniversity in Halifax, havingrecently completed a Masterof Library and InformationStudies degree. She also

holds a Bachelor of Arts,Honours Sociology degreefrom Nipissing University inNorth Bay, as well as a Post-Diploma Certificate in PublicRelations from CambrianCollege. In addition to herformal education, Jenniferhas held several coordinatorpositions working with localgroups and programs in theNorth Bay area.

Jason Zou is the new SystemsLibrarian at The ChancellorPaterson Library. Jason recentlycompleted his MLIS at McGillUniversity.

MCMASTER UNIVERSITYPatricia Green serves as HealthSciences Library intern fromAugust 22 to December 15,2005. Trish is currently enrolledin the Master of Library andInformation Science program atthe University of WesternOntario. Her previous educationincludes an English Degree fromthe University of Waterloo.

RYERSON UNIVERSITYCathy Matthews has been reap-pointed as Chief Librarian for asecond five-year term beginningJuly 1, 2005. In addition to herresponsibilities at Ryerson, MsMatthews is the Chair of theOntario Council of UniversityLibraries (OCUL). Prior to join-ing Ryerson, she served as ChiefLibrarian at the University ofToronto at Mississauga, and asHead

Librarian at the Centre ofCriminology at the University ofToronto. She is a member of the

Editorial Board of the NewReview of InformationNetworking, and a member of theBoard of IATUL, theInternational Association ofTechnological UniversityLibraries.

Fangmin Wang joined theLibrary on a one-year contract asSystems Librarian. Fangmin waspreviously working as anElectronic Services Librarian atthe University of NorthernBritish Columbia Library. He hasan MLIS degree from McGillUniversity and a BE in ComputerScience and Application fromHangzhou Institute of AppliedEngineering in China. Fangminwill be

responsible for coordinating theplanning, design and develop-ment of Library-based informa-tion technology services and pro-grams, including the Innovativeintegrated library system.

Dorota Laska has been hired asa Serials Cataloguer on a one-year contract. Dorota has a B.Sc.from the University of Torontoand an M.I.S. from theUniversity of Toronto’s Facultyof Information Studies. Dorotahas previous work experience inboth public and academic librarysettings, and has worked as a cat-aloguer at the Robarts Libraryand at the Bibliocentre.

Dan Jakubek has joined theLibrary as the new Data and GISTechnician, working in theGeospatial, Map and Data Centrelocated in the Ronald D. BesseInformation and LearningCommons. Dan has a B.A. fromMcGill and a Masters in SpatialAnalysis from Ryerson. Hisresponsibilities include helpingstudents find and use digitalgeospatial data, use of the printmap collection and other datasources.

UNIVERSITY OF TORONTOSherri Vokey has been appointedDigital Services Librarian at theInforum in the Faculty ofInformation Studies at theUniversity of Toronto. She hasmore than three years libraryexperience at academic institu-tions, including the University ofWinnipeg and, most recently, asRemote Services Librarian at theUniversity of Nevada at LasVegas. Sherri is originally fromNewfoundland, with a BA, MAand MLIS.

UNIVERSITY OF WESTERNONTARIODavid Fiander has been appoint-ed to the new position of DigitalServices Librarian with responsi-bility for the implementation and

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Need assistance in using the newlydesigned web catalog? Have questionsabout using e-resources for a majorresearch project? Want to schedule aclass instructional session? Searchingfor some assistance to structure anassignment that promotes informationliteracy? These are just a sampling ofthe questions library staff are now ask-ing Confederation College faculty ona daily basis. Under our new LibraryLiaison Program all faculty have beenpartnered with a library staff memberwho serves as a designated contact forall library services: resource training,research consultation, collectiondevelopment and student instruction.As a result of this new service, librarystaff has switched up to high gear inorder to keep up with demand. Facultyloves it!! We’ve already doubled ourinstructional sessions since this timelast year and we’ve only just begun…

LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITYNEW MEDICAL SCHOOL LIBRARY

OPENS AT LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY

The Health Information ResourceCentre (HIRC) has physical libraryfacilities within the new medicalschool buildings on the campuses ofboth Lakehead University andLaurentian University, and our newfacilities are lovely! Here on theLakehead University campus, we arelocated on the second floor of the newMedical School Building. Our hoursare: Monday – Thursday, from 8:30am -10:30 pm; Friday, from 8:30 am –6:00 pm, Saturday, from 11:00 am –6:00 pm, and Sunday from 11:00 amto 10:30 pm.

The HIRC offers core print collectionsof medical texts, journals and multi-media, including an impressive historyof medicine collection. As well, usershave access to an extensive collectionof high-quality, evidence-based, elec-tronic resources through our website:www.normed.ca/library/. Access toour licensed resources is limited tocurrent NOSM faculty, staff and stu-

dents, as well as to the faculty, staffand students of Lakehead Universityand Laurentian University.

McMaster UniversityMills Library is in the process ofimplementing Phase I of a two-yearLearning Commons Project. TheCommons is envisioned as a vibrant,user-centred learning facility enhancedby information technology. Severalnew services were introduced thisSeptember including a revampedResearch Help / IT Help Desk and aLearning Lab (combining WritingClinic, Academic Skills Counselingand Research Consultations).Construction on physical spaces sur-rounding the Reference Area isexpected to continue throughout thefall. Work on Phase II, including largenew computer spaces, collaborativestudy rooms and improved facilitiesfor students with disabilities, arescheduled for completion Summer2006. For further information, pleasevisit the Commons web site at:http://library.mcmaster.ca/mills/learningcommons/index.htm

RYERSON UNIVERSITYThe Ryerson University Library hasrecently received a donation of thepersonal audio-visual archives (over1,000 video and audio tapes) of Dr.Joe MacInnis, noted author and one ofthe world's leading underwater explor-ers and photographers. This collec-tion contains footage of his majorunderwater expeditions, includingdives to the Titanic, as well as inter-views and lectures by Dr. MacInnisdetailing his experiences in deep-seaexploration. Graduate students inImage Arts are currently working onan inventory of Dr. MacInnis' dona-tion.

UNIVERSITY OF TORONTOOPEN CONTENT ALLIANCE

The University of Toronto Librarieshas joined a consortium of cultural,technology, non-profit, and govern-mental organizations from around theworld on a project established to

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development of user-centred information services throughthe Western Libraries’ Web interface/portal, including lead-ing the implementation of the Ontario Council of UniversityLibraries (OCUL) Scholars Portal hosted suite of services atWestern. David has been with Western Libraries since 2000as a subject librarian for Engineering and Computer Sciencein the Allyn & Betty Taylor Library. Before joiningWestern, David worked as a programmer and software ana-lyst. David holds an honours degree from the University ofWaterloo in Computer Science and Mathematics and anMLIS from Western.

Eeva Munoz has a new title - Assistant University Librarian(Allyn & Betty Taylor Library). This new title reflects thatthis is a senior management position within WesternLibraries. At the moment, Eeva is also the Acting AssistantUniversity Librarian (The D.B. Weldon Library) until thatposition is filled.

UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOOJennifer Haas has joined the University of Waterloo Libraryas Department Head, Information Services and Resources,Davis Centre Library. Previously, Jennifer worked asLibrarian at the University of Texas at Austin’s BalconesLibrary Service Center, and as a Coordinator and AssistantEngineering Librarian at their Engineering LibrariesElectronic Information Center. We are pleased to welcomethis UW alumna back into the fold. Jennifer obtained a BAin Political Science from the University of Waterloo and herMLIS degree from the University of Pittsburgh.

Alison Hitchens has joined the University of WaterlooLibrary as librarian in the cataloguing department. Alisonbrings rich cataloguing experience, most recently asManager of the Cataloguing Department at the LibraryServices Centre in Kitchener. Alison is also a UW alumna,holding a BA in Anthropology from UW/St. Jerome’sUniversity and a MLS degree from the University ofToronto.

YORK UNIVERSITYSusan Callum, the Libraries’ Executive Officer for the past11 years, is retiring from her position at the end ofNovember. She will be missed, and she takes with her ourfond remembrances and best wishes for the future.

Tina Perera has accepted the position of Libraries’Executive Officer effective September 28, 2005. Tina comesto the Libraries from the University of Toronto, where sheheld the position of Business Manager, Department ofCapital Projects, Division of Business Affairs. Previous to her work at U of T she was Senior Administratorat the Ontario Cancer Genetics Network with the Ministry ofHealth. She holds a Masters of Business Administrationfrom Royal Roads University, and a BA from the Universityof Toronto as well as a number of human resources certifi-cates. We welcome Tina to York. n n n

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improve the quality and quantityof public domain information onthe Internet by digitizing librarybook collections and other formsof archives. The Open ContentAlliance(www.opencontentalliance.org),which includes Adobe, EuropeanArchive, HP Labs, InternetArchive, National Archives(UK), O'Reilly Media, PrelingerArchives, University ofCalifornia, University of Torontoand Yahoo! will help build a per-manent archive of multilingualdigitized text and multimedia content.

The University of Toronto's com-mitment is to make availableapproximately 3,000 out-of-print,out-of-copyright volumes ofCanadiana in digital format overthe next several years. This mate-rial (largely the works of authorswho died over 50 years ago, orwho have released their copy-rights to their works more recent-ly) would be freely availableonline, searchable with a Yahoo-provided search engine, but link-able and searchable by other sitesas well. U of T's involvementwith the Open Content Alliancewill help bring a valuable portionof our country's history to thegeneral public and the world.

UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOOOctober marked the opening ofthe newly renovated Sims SilentStudy Area in the Davis CentreLibrary. This space provides stu-dents with larger, better equippedstudy carrels, more comfortable

chairs and new carpet. The DanaPorter Library is also undergoingrenovations of the entire 3rdfloor that will include additionalcomputing workstations and thecreation of the Peter and BettySims Reading Room. Thisenclosed reading room will housea collection of current periodicalsand provide a space that is invit-ing, warm and quiet for conduct-ing reading, research and study.

UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN

ONTARIOIn September, the Libraries par-ticipated in Western’s OrientationWeek. With thanks to the inspi-ration and hard work of MelanieBurnard and Marisa Mitchell,Outreach Librarians, and withhelp from staff from across thelibrary system at every level, anambitious marketing initiativewas taken from idea to successfulventure within six weeks. Morethan a thousand students madethe trek up the stairs to visit theLibraries’ O-Week informationcentre in a tent just outside ofThe D.B. Weldon Library. Staffwore specially designed t-shirtsin Western colours with the slo-gan “Just Try to GraduateWithout Us” on the front and alist of services that would takemore than one breath to read outloud on the back. As studentsloaded up with candy, bracelets,tattoos and pens, they alsoreceived valuable informationabout upcoming wireless clinics,fall instruction programming, andbookmarks with library hours.

Most impor-tantly, throughthis warm wel-come, theLibraries estab-lished positivefirst impres-sions that thestudents willcarry with themthrough theiruniversitycareers atWestern.

WILFRID LAURIER

UNIVERSITYA reorganization of the buildinghas transformed the main floor ofthe Laurier Library into the firstphase of an InformationCommons. Now an open andwelcoming space for learningand study, the area includes thelibrary's information desk, an IThelp desk, the university'sWriting Centre and an academicadvisor. The reorganization hasalso provided additional groupstudy rooms and casual seatingareas on other floors of the build-ing. To allow for these changes,the music and slides collectionshave been moved from the mainfloor to the fourth, and the paperperiodical collection has beenreduced to reflect the growingnumber of electronic titles. Thesecond phase of the InformationCommons will include a DigitalStudio, as well as task-specificlighting and furniture, and thetechnological support required tocomplete this new service.

The Laurier Information Commons isa cooperative project involving librarystaff, Physical Plant and Planning,and the office of the Vice-President:Academic.

YORK UNIVERSITYThe new Graduate StudentReading Room in Scott Libraryis now open for use. The YorkLibraries created the room withgenerous assistance from theOffice of the Vice-PresidentAcademic and the Faculty ofGraduate Studies, as a quiet andcomfortable study space for grad-uate students. It is a response tothe need of graduate students -clearly expressed in surveys andfocus groups - for a library spacesuitable for long hours of intensereading, reflection, and writing.For more information please visit:http://www.library.yorku.ca/cms-resolver/?item_id=6098567n n n

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Sharon MunroLeddy Library

University of Windsor(519) 253-3000 Ext. 3850

FAX: (519) 971-3668<smunro@uwindsor.ca>

VICE-PRESIDENT/PRESIDENT-ELECTCynthia McKeich

King Campus Learning CommonsSeneca College

(416)491-5050 Ext. 5194FAX: (905)833-1106

<cynthia.mckeich@senecac.on.ca>

PAST PRESIDENTDelia Antonacci

King Campus Learning CommonsSeneca College

(416)491-5050 Ext. 5105FAX: (905)833-1106

<delia.antonacci@senecac.on.ca>

TREASURERMartha Joyce

Mohawk College(905) 575-1212 Ext. 3129

FAX: (905) 575-2011<martha.joyce@mohawkcollege.ca>

COUNCILLORGohar Ashoughian

University of Guelph@Guelph: (519) 824-4120 x 53607@ Humber: (416) 675-6622 x6080

CELL: (519) 835-9928<gashough@uoguelph.ca>

COUNCILLORSophie Bury

York University(416) 736-2100 Ext. 66951

FAX: (416) 736-5687<sbury@yorku.ca>

COUNCILLORCandice Dahl

James A. Gibson LibraryBrock University

(905) 688-5550 Ext. 4423<cdahl@brocku.ca>

COUNCILLORMartie Grof-Iannelli

Fanshawe College Library(519) 452-4430 Ext. 4351

FAX: (519)452-4473<mgrof-ianneli

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COUNCILLORDaniel Phelan

Ryerson University Library(416) 979-5146

FAX: (416)979-5215<dphelan@ryerson.ca>

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