Conference at a Glance

MONDAY, 16 May, 2011
NLLA Annual Conference
Infinity and Beyond...The Future of Library Services in Newfoundland and Labrador

Please visit the NLLA Conference page for scheduling and registration information

6:00

 

APLA Past President's Reception / NLLA Annual Conference Social
Courtyard Garden, Sheraton Hotel Newfoundland
TUESDAY, 17 May, 2011
9:00
10:30
Keynote Speaker: Michael Crummey
10:30
11:15
Exhibit Opening / Refreshment Break
Battery Room Viking Room Avalon Room Columbus Room
11:15
12:15
The Public Library Catalogue as Social Space
L. Spiteri, Dalhousie University, L. Tarulli, Halifax Public Libraries
Cataloguing on the Edge: Emerging Standards for Bibliographic Data
T. Grover, Ryerson University
Are We Ready for Digital Humanities
L. Goddard, MUN
Extending Access Through Rediscovery
J. Smyth, University of New Brunswick
12:15
1:45
Lunch / Exhibits
1:45
2:45
The Day the World Came to Newfoundland
P. Parsons, M. Stuckless, Gander Public Library
Patron Driven Acquisition, Print on Demand
J. Makani, Dalhousie University
Impact of Open Access on Faculty at Acadia University
Ann Smith, Acadia University
Exploring the Benefits of Collaboration in Extending Access to Library Research Services
C. Lundrigan, MLIS Candidate, UWO; Intern Librarian, Ryerson University
2:45
3:15
Refreshment Break / Exhibits
3:15
4:15
Programming at the Library - Not Just for Children Anymore
Julia Mayo, Rita Roberts, Marjorie Mews Public Library
Awareness and Use of EBooks at MUN
A. Farrell , P. Morgan, D. Westbrook, MUN
Digital Preservation - Best Practices
S. Manojlovich, MUN
Beyond Facebook: Location Aware Games
K. Keiller, University of New Brunswick
4:30
6:00
APLA Ordinary General Meeting I
WEDNESDAY, 18 May, 2011
7:30
8:15
PreResolutions Meeting
Battery Room Viking Room Avalon Room Columbus Room
8:30
9:30
Sea Stacks: Contemporary Atlantic Canadian Books for Children and Teens
V. Howard, K. Lawson, N. Dixon, Dalhousie University
Lending eBook Readers at Academic Libraries: Results of MUN Libraries Pilot Loan Project
C. Rose, MUN
I'm Good with Names but not with Faces
D. Seeman, MUN
Erasing the Edge: an Archivist's Perspective
W. Robicheau, Acadia University Archives
9:45
10:45
Library Makeover: Strategic Planning 101
J. Alcorn, Saint John Free Public Library
If We're on the Edge... What's Beyond? - Services from the Map Room
D. Duda, D. Mercer, MUN
iPads: Impacts and Challenges
K. Keiller, University of New Brunswick
Research Allies: Two New Academic Librarians' Perspectives on Outreach to Faculty
S. van den Hoogen, L. Brin, St. Francis Xavier University
10:45
11:15
Refreshment Break / Exhibits
11:15
12:15
So You want to be a Music Librarian, eh?
I.Gibson, MUN
Open Source as Opportunity: Developing New Services, Collections, and Collaborations with Islandora
Melissa Belvadi, Donald Moses, UPEI
Seeing Double at Memorial University
S. Fahey, S. Gordon, C. Rose, MUN
Students in the Mist
L. Bedwell, Dalhousie University
12:15

12:45

1:45
Lunch / Exhibits

APLA Poster Session
1:45
2:45
From Cradle to Classroom: Dynamic Early Literacy Initiative for your Community
B. Maddigan, NL Public Libraries
Update Report on Perceptions of Libraries & Information Services
D. Bolvin, OCLC
Holy Google Scholar Batman!
I. Gibson, E. Alcock, MUN
Information Gatekeepers and Language Barriers
A. Horsman, APLA ILIG Convenor
2:45
3:15
Refreshment Break
3:15
4:15
Closing Speaker: Ryan Deschamps
The Professional Librarian Paradox
4:30
6:00
APLA Ordinary General Meeting II
6:30
APLA Merit Award Banquet and Dance