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… started yesterday (January 30) and goes until February 5. Take a look at how librarians around the world are documenting their days using social media by visiting the Library Day in the Life Project Wiki. Or check back here for my own daily updates. To catch up, here is how my Monday-Tuesday of this week went [...] Early bird registration is open until October 20, 2011 for the Augustana Information Literacy in Academic Libraries Workshop. The event will be held at the University of Alberta- Augustana Campus in Camrose, AB on Thursday, November 17, 2011. I attended last year and was thoroughly impressed with the quality of speakers and activities. This year’s workshop is [...] On Thursday, April 14, I helped lead a workshop (turned webinar thanks to bad weather) at the Annual General Meeting- Spring 2011 of the Alberta Association of Academic Libraries (AAAL) in Calgary, Alberta. Digital & Media Literacy @ RDC The ability to interact with information across [...] Human Libraries are springing up all over the world. During these events, people become “living books” that can be signed out by library patrons and “read” via sharing their experiences. It is a great way to create stronger social cohesion and understanding among library community members. I learned about this library phenomenon at the AAAL (Alberta [...] It is now officially too late to submit a proposal to the next Canadian Library Association National Conference taking place in Halifax, Nova Scotia May 25-28, 2011. However, you can view all of the proposed sessions online. I find this to be a very interesting feature, for it provides an insightful view into the different topics [...] October 1st has been declared Follow a Library Day in the twitterverse. This Friday, tweet the name of whatever libraries are your favorite to follow on Twitter along with the hashtag #followalibrary to share your library-appreciation with everyone you know. More information is available on Facebook, Twitter and the #followalibrary blog. I’ve mentioned this before in passing, but I figured it deserved its own post. Library Related Conferences is an exhaustive list of conferences taking place worldwide that has been compiled and maintained by Marian Dworaczek (Senior Technical Services Librarian, University of Saskatchewan Library). Workshop on Instruction in Library Use (WILU) 2010 is right around the corner. Registration is now open for this conference, which is taking place at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario May 12-14. I have heard nothing but fantastic reviews of this small, annual conference, where the focus is on library instruction and information literacy. This year, keynote speakers [...] Save the date: October 18-24, 2010 A date has now been selected for International Open Access Week 2010. *hooray* Program details will be available in the coming weeks and months at http://www.openaccessweek.org. Last October, a significant number of academic libraries in North America took part in Open Access Week, promoting OA publishing initiatives through hosting guest speakers and [...] What: The Ontario Library Association Super Conference is an annual event that brings together librarians and information professionals from Ontario and across North America. It is notably the largest conference of its kind in Canada, featuring exceptional speakers and presenters, an expansive library trade show, networking events and more. Where: Metro Toronto Convention Centre, 255 Front [...] |
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