Coming soon - 14th Annual Off-Campus Library Services Conference
Monday, November 30th, 2009Explore issues related to delivering library resources & services to distance students and faculty.
When: April 28-30, 2010
Where: Cleveland, Ohio
Archive for November, 2009
Call for Convenors - Super Conference 2010
Friday, November 27th, 2009The 2010 Super Conference, to be held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre from February 24 - 27, 2010, is getting closer and we have an opportunity for you to get involved! Your OCULA division has planned 33 sessions on a range of topics including marketing & promotions, collaborations & partnerships, collections management, information literacy, Spotlights on Research, and more.
We are now looking for people to convene the OCULA sessions and are hoping that you would like to get involved. As a convenor, you will be asked to:
- Contact the speaker(s) and confirm their AV requirements
- Draft a short biography of the speaker(s) and use this to introduce the speaker(s) at the session
- Meet the speaker(s) at the Speakers’ Lounge 15 minutes before the session
- Get help in the event of technical problems
- Make sure that, in the case of a panel, all panelists get equal air time
- Monitor the length of the session for the speaker(s)
- Pick up evaluation forms at the end of the session
- Write a short summary of the session for the Conference Blog and/or future OCULA publications
Convenors’ names and institutions appear in the OLA Super Conference program.
If you are willing to be a convenor, please contact Kristin Hoffmann (khoffma8@uwo.ca) regarding your interest and availability.
Please note that session convenors DO NOT receive a registration discount.
Thank you and we look forward to your support!
Thanks,
Kristin and Trish
OCULA Super Conference Program Co-Chairs
Reminder! OCULA Award Deadline!
Thursday, November 26th, 2009Don’t forget to consider nominating an academic librarian or group of academic librarians for an OCULA award. New this year, we have two different awards to bestow. The nomination deadline is December 9th and awards will be presented at our Annual General Meeting at Super Conference 2010.
People News - The University of Western Ontario Libraries
Monday, November 16th, 2009Nazi Torabi was recently appointed Research and Instructional Librarian (Health Sciences / Nursing). Prior to joining Western, she was a Graduate Academic Assistant at the Woodward Biomedical Library at the University of British Columbia and the David Lam Business Library, at the Sauder School of Business, UBC. Nazi holds a Masters in Experimental Medicine from McGill and a MLIS from UBC.
After 35 years as a reference librarian in The D.B Weldon Library, Walter Zimmerman is retiring at the end of 2009. Generations of Western students have benefited from Walter’s first-class reference skills and passion for helping people. Walter’s enthusiasm for Google and intimate knowledge of how to construct the best search strategy in Google Scholar have earned him the moniker “Mr Google.” Walter received Western’s Staff Award of Excellence in 2008, a fitting end to an illustrious career.
CFP - ACRL National 2011
Thursday, November 12th, 2009Of possible interest to OCULA Members - Association of College & Research Libraries Annual Conference - Call for Participation
What: ACRL National Conference 2011
When: March 30 - April 2, 2011
Where: Philadelphia, PA
CPFs due by: May 10, 2010 (papers, panels, etc.) & Nov. 1, 2010 (posters, webcasts, etc.)
Conference Announcement - Information Literacy in Academic Libraries Workshop
Thursday, November 12th, 2009The Annual Augustana Information Literacy Workshop was developed as a mechanism to learn from high profile librarians who have demonstrated deep engagements in various aspects of Information Literacy. The workshop attracts 75-100 attendees each fall to Augustana from across North America. This year’s conference theme is: New Foundations: Building An Inquiry-Based Information Literacy Agenda.
When: Dec. 3/2009
Where: Augustana Campus, University of Alberta, Camrose, Alberta
WILU 2010 Call for proposals
Wednesday, November 11th, 2009The WILU 2010 Organizing Committee invites the submission of proposals for presentation at the 39th annual WILU (Workshop on Instruction in Library Use). This year’s conference will be hosted by McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, from May 12-14, 2010 with the theme “Design Play Learn”.
Information about the program and submission guidelines are available at http://wilu2010.blog.lib.mcmaster.ca/call-for-proposals
Deadline for submissions is December 15, 2009. The primary contact on the proposal will be notified as to whether the proposal has been accepted for presentation by January 31, 2010.
For more information about current and past WILU conferences, see http://wilu2010.mcmaster.ca
Apologies for cross-posting.
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Le comité organisateur de WILU 2010 vous invite à soumettre une proposition de communication pour la 39e édition de l’Atelier annuel de la formation documentaire, plus communément connu sous son acronyme anglophone WILU, qui aura lieu à la McMaster University du 12 au 14 mai 2010.
Le thème de cette année, « Créer Jouer Apprendre », permettra un examen, entre autres, des pratiques exemplaires du design pédagogique et de la pédagogie du jeu. Pour des renseignments supplémentaires, veuillez consulter http://wilu2010.blog.lib.mcmaster.ca/demande-de-communications .
La date limite pour soumettre une proposition de communication est le 15 décembre 2009. Le conférencier principal sera avisé de l’acceptation de la proposition au plus tard le 31 janvier 2010.
Pour en savoir plus sur le congrès WILU, veuillez consulter http://wilu2010.mcmaster.ca
Nous nous excusons de l’envoi multiple.
Evidence-Based Practice Event - Ottawa
Tuesday, November 10th, 2009Good IM Uses the Evidence: Implementing Evidence-Based Practice
When: Thurs., Nov. 26/09, 1pm - 4pm
Where: Ottawa Public Library Auditorium (120 Metcalfe)
Presented by: CLA-CASLIS Govt Section in association with CLA Evidence Based Librarianship Interest Group
CFP - 5th Canadian Learning Commons Conference
Monday, November 9th, 2009A Journey in Progress:Been There! Done That! What’s Next?
Kingston, Ontario, June 16-18, 2010
Queen’s Learning Commons invites program proposals for the 5th Canadian Learning Commons Conference to be held June 16-18, 2010 at Queen’s University.
Poster or presentation proposals should be sent to CLCC5@queensu.ca by Dec. 9/2009 and include:
-title,
-abstract (no more than 250 words for presentations, no more than 100 words for posters)
- biographical info of presenter(s).
More info is available on the CARL e-Lert (scroll to very bottom).