FLA Events Line

The Foothills Library Association provides the Events Line as a service to the library community, primarily in Calgary, Alberta, and the surrounding area, but also includes events of interest to library workers in the rest of the Prairie Provinces, British Columbia and the North. It is a free service to you can use to advertise your local library’s or library associations’ events.

Although the Events Line service is free and run by volunteers (like the Jobline), your membership fees help to support it. If you are not a member, we encourage you to obtain a $25 yearly membership. More information may be found on the Membership page.

The Events Line lists library related events at the professional, technical, and community levels. It is updated daily as submissions are found or received. To list an event, e-mail the relevant information as text in the body of the message and not as an attachment to events@fla.org. Please note that because of the very high risk of receiving a virus through email attachments, they will not be accepted.

The Foothills Library Association reserves the right to choose whether or not to post events on its Events Line. Please try to include all the necessary information in your events posting as will not be able to contact groups for clarification. For questions about the Events Line, send an e-mail to events@fla.org.

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KM 2.0: Social KNowledge Management in Libraries

KM 2.0: Social Knowledge Management in Libraries

“Libraries excel in managing information and knowledge captured in books and documents, but they fail in locating and managing the knowledge potential in the heads of their own people.”

Every library wants to provide the best possible service to its users. But to do so, the organization must make the best use of the knowledge hidden inside the minds of its workers. Sometimes there are issues with the exchange of knowledge between library staff and customers, or between library staff members themselves. The public library in Vlissingen met this challenge head-on by combining the emerging discipline of KM (knowledge management) and social software. Please join Digital Library/Knowledge Manager Karolien Selhorst as she describes this fascinating journey in a live virtual presentation from the Netherlands.

About the presenter: Karolien Selhorst holds two masters degrees and currently works as Digital Library Manager/Knowledge Manager in the public library of Vlissingen (Holland). As an independent consultant, Karolien advises organisations and provides training on knowledge management, change management and Web 2.0 tools. She is chief editor of her own magazine ‘Digitale Bibliotheek’ and a freelance journalist for ‘Intellectueel Kapitaal’, a knowledge management magazine.

When: Thurs. May 21, 2009 from 10:30 AM – 12 noon Mountain time, 12:30 – 2 PM Eastern time, 6:30 – 8 PM Netherlands/CEST.

How to attend: You can attend this virtual program in two different ways:
1. At our bricks and mortar location in downtown Edmonton (Classroom 958, Faculty of Extension, Enterprise Square, 10230 Jasper Ave.) Light refreshments will be served, and no computer setup will be required on the part of participants. The presentation will be viewed in real time on a large classroom projector screen, and attendees will have the opportunity to pose questions. Cost is $15 for CASLIS members, $20 for all others. Doors open on Thurs. May 21 at 10 AM, presentation starts at 10:30.

2. From the convenience of your computer workstation anywhere in the world. You will need a functioning computer sound system to participate. Joining information will be emailed out 24 hours before the presentation. We are using the Elluminate Live system. You can test your computer’s compatibility by doing the “eClass Elluminate Access Check Audio Setup (no password needed)” at the following url:
https://elluminate.srv.ualberta.ca/

Virtual attendees are urged to test their systems well in advance (preferably before registration) to ensure compatibility. Firewalls and computer lock-down schemes may preclude participation. CASLIS will not issue refunds for technical failures of any kind reported less than 24 hours before the event.

Cost is $10 for CASLIS members, $15 for non-members. Registrants from outside Canada should contact Ingrid Dandanell (ingriddandanell@shaw.ca) for special registration and pricing options. Virtual meeting opens on Thurs. May 21 at 10 AM Mountain Time (12 noon Eastern, 18:00 Netherlands/CEST time), presentation starts 30 minutes later.

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GELA and CASLIS Annual Spring Banquet

GELA (Greater Edmonton Library Association) and CASLIS (Canadian Association of Special Libraries and Information Services) are very excited to be co-hosting our Annual Spring Banquet.

This year's speaker is Eve Poirier, Co-ordinator Library Services at Norquest College.
In 2007, Eve Poirier and members of Canada's Department of Justice's International Legal Programs Group traveled to Juba, Southern Sudan to investigate the feasibility of establishing a legal research library. In Southern Sudan, they consulted with stakeholders to determine need and to develop a framework and timeline for development of a new legal library for this, relatively, new nation. Eve will speak on the myriad of challenges including the extreme heat, obtaining legal resources after 19 years of Sudanese civil war, and dealing with goats in the library. She will also tell us about the solutions that were come to and what she took away from her involvement in working with the legal community in Southern Sudan.

Date: Wednesday, May 6th, 2009.
Drinks and pre-dinner snacks will be available from 5:30 to 6:00.
Dinner will be served at 6:00 pm. A cash bar will be available.

Location: Ernest’s, NAIT Main Campus, 11762 106 St., Edmonton, AB, T5G 2R1 780-471-8676.

Menu: Carved roast beef dinner with horseradish mashed potatoes, fresh bread, salads and fresh vegetables, and dessert. A vegetarian option of Portobello mushroom will be available.
Please let us know if you would prefer the vegetarian option when you RSVP for the event.

RSVP: Please email Liz Fulton Lyne before April 27th, 2009. Don't forget to let Liz know if you would prefer the vegetarian meal option. Payment will be accepted at the door.

Cost: $35 for GELA and CASLIS members. $40 for non-members

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CASLIS/GELA event with guest speaker Ulla de Stricker

Just a quick reminder that today is the last day to register for this
CASLIS/GELA event with guest speaker Ulla de Stricker! For
information, including menu and registration, go here:

http://www.cla.ca/caslisedmonton/Banquet2008.pdf

Cheers,

Liz Fulton Lyne
lfultonlyne@gmail.com

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The Customer is Always Right: Building and Teaching Client Relationship Skills

The Customer is Always Right: Building and Teaching Client Relationship Skills

“Customer relationships are an "evergreen" concern. As technology evolves and our overall style of interaction with clients changes over time, and as our positioning in our markets and stakeholder groups requires ever more attention, we need diligence in forging and maintaining productive customer relations.”

Where and When:
Thursday June 5th 2008
Delta Bow Valley, Downtown Calgary
209-4th Avenue SE
In the Conservatory on the 2nd Floor
7:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Doors open 7:00 (breakfast served at 7:30)

Tickets: $30 for CASLIS members $35 for non-members
RSVP to: leeanne.morrow@ucalgary.ca by Friday May 30th
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Leeanne Morrow
Librarian for ISEEE and Engineering
Libraries and Cultural Resources
University of Calgary
Gallagher Library, ES 180
Phone: 403.220.8953
Email: leeanne.morrow@ucalgary.ca

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CASLIS/ GELA Spring Banquet

CASLIS/GELA Spring Banquet

& Afternoon Workshop

Tuesday, June 3, 2008

Afternoon workshop 1-4 pm.

Room 1220, Capital Boulevard, 10044 - 108 St.

Evening Banquet 6:30-9:30 pm

Saskatchewan Room, University of Alberta Faculty Club
11435 Saskatchewan Drive, University of Alberta

Guest Speaker

Internationally-renowned presenter

Ulla de Stricker
President, de Stricker Associates

Afternoon Workshop: WHAT PLANET(S) ARE WE ON? Techniques for discovering clients' actual perceptions and practices - and our resulting opportunities

While the term 'information audit' may sound severe to some, it is in fact our gentle business. We need to understand in detail the actual practices knowledge workers follow (or don't) so that we can develop appropriate strategies for our own work and recommendations for the organization's overall approach to information policies and tools. Ulla shows the well proven steps in a process to discover and document what knowledge workers actually do - so that we may derive plans based on reality.

Banquet Presentation: POSITIVE POLITICS-How information professionals can support the organization in creating a healthy workplace

Ulla offers a highlight commentary on simple techniques for fostering an environment where people look forward to coming to work: Key considerations to employ every day in information intensive environments apply to overall interpersonal and hence organizational relations.

Menu

Faculty Club Tuesday evening buffet, featuring: Roast Prime Rib of Beef, cooked fish, cooked meats, tossed salad, Caesar salad, raw veggies, potatoes, rice, cooked vegetables, dessert bar (cake, pie, bread pudding and more) cheese and crackers, fresh fruit, coffee, tea, no-host bar.

Prices

Early Bird rates (up to May 13):

Banquet only: CASLIS/GELA members: $28 | Non-members: $33

Workshop only: CASLIS/GELA members: $15 | Non-members: $25

Banquet and Workshop Combo: CASLIS/GELA members: $38 | Non-members: $53

Regular rates (after May 13):

Banquet only: CASLIS/GELA members: $33 | Non-members: $38

Workshop only: CASLIS/GELA members: $20 | Non-members: $30

Banquet and Workshop Combo: CASLIS/GELA members: $48 | Non-members: $63

Light Refreshments at Workshop, Cash bar at Banquet

RSVP and payment must be received by May 27



Send all registrations to:

Gary Weber AGL - Capital Boulevard Site
e-mail: gary.weber@gov.ab.ca
11th floor 10044-108 Street, fax: 427-5927
Edmonton, AB T5J 5E6 phone: 427-6262

Cheques should be made out to "CASLIS Edmonton Chapter"

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