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Upcoming Webcast: Cyborg Anthropology
You might be interested in watching this FREE web cast from O’Reilly, on Thursday, August 5th at 11am CST. Learning from the latest research on how our users are interacting with technology is critical, and this web cast looks like it will provide some unique insights. Duration: Approximately 60 minutes. From the site: Cyborg Anthropology
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Recent Posts
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- Upcoming Webcast: Cyborg Anthropology
- Your Assignment: Not Very Clear
- Dumping the Library Orientation
- Universities and Libraries Move to the Mobile Web
- The Internet in a time of change
- New journal: The Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
- LOTW conference materials available online
News and Events
Are you still on the fence about attending the upcoming PNLA/WLA conference in Victoria? There are plenty of good reasons to join your colleagues this August. Not a member of PNLA? First time members can join for $35! Missed the early-bird deadline for registration? At $170 for the “regular” registration rate, the conference is still
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From Nigel Long, Library Services Consultant, Western Canada, OCLC: Congratulations to two western Canada librarians on election to the OCLC Americas Regional Council: – Lisa O’Hara, Head, Technical Services, University of Manitoba Libraries, Winnipeg, Manitoba – Debbie Schachter, Director of Technology and Collection Development, Vancouver Public Library, Vancouver, British Columbia. Also congratulations to Bill Maes,
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There’s a Library App for That …
For your Friday reading enjoyment, check out Stephen Abram’s post on a new ALA report on libraries and mobile devices.
From the Committee: This is a gentle reminder that the deadline for responses to the Survey is June 30th. This survey of challenges to library materials and policies in Canadian libraries is being conducted by the Advisory Committee on Intellectual Freedom of the Canadian Library Association. Your responses will help inform the Committee’s policy and
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If you were hard at work today, you may not have had the chance to listen to Spark’s episode on the future of libraries. Happily, they provide a free podcast: http://www.cbc.ca/spark/2010/06/spark-117-june-20-22-2010/ Includes a good discussion of new service models and the importance of public space! Nice exposure.
Advocacy
Libraries Matter: Different communities and different approaches Saskatchewan has a very diverse community and is still growing. According to the 2006 Census, there are over 32% First Nations people who are either recorded as Metis, Aboriginal, or North American Indian, 18% of the Saskatchewan population who call themselves Canadians, and the rest of the population is comprised of various diverse older immigrant
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CopyRight!
Canadian Library Association Gives Passing Grade to New Copyright Legislation CLA has come out with a passing grade for the new copyright legislation. See their announcement for more information.
Academic Angles
Your Assignment: Not Very Clear The latest research report from Project Information Literacy evaluates handouts for research assignments. Twenty-eight US colleges and universities are represented in the 191 voluntarily submitted handouts. Key findings are 83% of handouts required a standard research paper, over other formats. 85% required students to work individually. “Six in 10 handouts recommended students consult the library
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Special Libraries
Special Libraries Section Needs Posts! Our Special Libraries section needs some posts — please post some.
SLA Programs
Erin Klis, 2010 Mary Donaldson Award of Merit Winner Statement What winning the award means to me…. Winning the Mary Donaldson Award has many special meanings to me. One of the meanings this award has for me is a strong sense of accomplishment. The Library and Information Technology Programme at the Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology is not an easy course by any
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Board Reports
Executive Director’s Report Submitted by: Caroline Selinger, Executive Director My congratulations to the Forum and Website Committees for a job well done on our new website. SLA continues to improve and move forward to better serve our members and the library community. We would love to hear from you with your suggestions and comments. The 2010-2011 SLA Board
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