Season's Greetings from the CASLIS Toronto executive!
See you all in 2010!
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Sunday, December 20, 2009
Shedding Your Idenity in the Digital Age
Another interesting read passed on by one of the reporters at the Toronto Star: Writer Evan Ratliff Tried to Vanish: Here’s What Happened
A Wired magazine writer attempted to "vanish" and challenged readers to find him. He discovered it's a difficult task in the digital age. Technology is so ingrained in our daily lives.
Astrid Lange
Listserv and Publicity Coordinator, CASLIS Toronto
A Wired magazine writer attempted to "vanish" and challenged readers to find him. He discovered it's a difficult task in the digital age. Technology is so ingrained in our daily lives.
Astrid Lange
Listserv and Publicity Coordinator, CASLIS Toronto
Thursday, December 3, 2009
"Special Issues" Vol. 19, No. 3 (2009) is out!
The latest issue of Special Issues: Bulletin of the Canadian Association of Special Libraries and Information Services Vol. 19, No. 3 (2009) is available:
http://www.cla.ca/AM/Template.cfm?Section=CASLIS_special_issues
Check it out! It also features an article "Bridging the Gap Between the
Student and Professional Worlds" which was contributed by one of our iSchool Student Liaisons, Erica Sum.
4 SharePoint in the Special Library
By Melanie Sucha
8 Information and Knowledge Management Checklist
By Ulla de Stricker
15 Liste de véreification pour la gestion de l’information et du savoir
Par Ulla de Stricker
Departments
2 From the Desk of the President
Your World, Your Library
By Robyn Stockand
3 CASLIS News and Notes
CASLIS Mentoring Program; Food for Thought
23 CLA Student Chapters
Bridging the gap between the student and professional worlds
By Jeannine Sickle, Erica Sum, and Deborah Kendze
25 Alma Matters
A round-up of news and events at the MLIS and LIT programmes
By Jenn Cox, Michelle Mallette, Kathleen O’Brien, and Christina Neigel
30 CASLIS Almanac
Upcoming events
30 People in the News
31 CASLIS Directory
Lily Mac
President, CASLIS Toronto Chapter
http://www.cla.ca/AM/Template.cfm?Section=CASLIS_special_issues
Check it out! It also features an article "Bridging the Gap Between the
Student and Professional Worlds" which was contributed by one of our iSchool Student Liaisons, Erica Sum.
4 SharePoint in the Special Library
By Melanie Sucha
8 Information and Knowledge Management Checklist
By Ulla de Stricker
15 Liste de véreification pour la gestion de l’information et du savoir
Par Ulla de Stricker
Departments
2 From the Desk of the President
Your World, Your Library
By Robyn Stockand
3 CASLIS News and Notes
CASLIS Mentoring Program; Food for Thought
23 CLA Student Chapters
Bridging the gap between the student and professional worlds
By Jeannine Sickle, Erica Sum, and Deborah Kendze
25 Alma Matters
A round-up of news and events at the MLIS and LIT programmes
By Jenn Cox, Michelle Mallette, Kathleen O’Brien, and Christina Neigel
30 CASLIS Almanac
Upcoming events
30 People in the News
31 CASLIS Directory
Lily Mac
President, CASLIS Toronto Chapter
Monday, November 23, 2009
A Luddite in the library
This Diana Wagman opinion piece from the Los Angeles Times was passed on to me by a Toronto Star reporter who said it reminded him of me. I can see where he's coming from, despite my technical expertise, I really am a luddite at heart!
A Luddite in the library by Diana Wagman, Los Angeles Times, Nov. 22, 2009
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-wagman22-2009nov22,0,3706824.story
Astrid Lange
Listserv and Publicity Coordinator, CASLIS Toronto
A Luddite in the library by Diana Wagman, Los Angeles Times, Nov. 22, 2009
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-wagman22-2009nov22,0,3706824.story
Astrid Lange
Listserv and Publicity Coordinator, CASLIS Toronto
CASLIS/SLA/FIAA Holiday Social
We cordially invite you to attend our annual holiday social in the Great Hall of the Arts and Letters Club
Lily Mac, 2009-2010 President, CASLIS Toronto
Joy Shanfield, 2009 President, SLA Toronto Chapter
Claire Lysnes, 2010 President, SLA Toronto Chapter
Kim Silk, 2009-2011 President, Faculty of Information Alumni Association (FIAA)
Join your CASLIS, SLA and FIAA friends and colleagues to celebrate the holiday season.
Enjoy a delicious selection of hot and cold hors d’oeuvres and raise a glass of good cheer as you toast 2009.
Date:
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Time:
5:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Cocktails (cash bar) and hors d’oeuvres will be served
Location:
Arts and Letters Club of Toronto
14 Elm St.
Cost:
CASLIS Toronto Members/SLA Toronto Members/Alumni of the Faculty of Information, U of T: $25.00
Non-Members: $35.00
Retired/Not Employed/Students: $15.00
Registration Information:
http://units.sla.org/chapter/ctor/events/register.asp?eid=271
Registration closes Saturday November 28th, 2009
This event is generously sponsored by SLA Toronto Chapter Partner CEDROM-SNi
Lily Mac, 2009-2010 President, CASLIS Toronto
Joy Shanfield, 2009 President, SLA Toronto Chapter
Claire Lysnes, 2010 President, SLA Toronto Chapter
Kim Silk, 2009-2011 President, Faculty of Information Alumni Association (FIAA)
Join your CASLIS, SLA and FIAA friends and colleagues to celebrate the holiday season.
Enjoy a delicious selection of hot and cold hors d’oeuvres and raise a glass of good cheer as you toast 2009.
Date:
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Time:
5:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Cocktails (cash bar) and hors d’oeuvres will be served
Location:
Arts and Letters Club of Toronto
14 Elm St.
Cost:
CASLIS Toronto Members/SLA Toronto Members/Alumni of the Faculty of Information, U of T: $25.00
Non-Members: $35.00
Retired/Not Employed/Students: $15.00
Registration Information:
http://units.sla.org/chapter/ctor/events/register.asp?eid=271
Registration closes Saturday November 28th, 2009
This event is generously sponsored by SLA Toronto Chapter Partner CEDROM-SNi
Sunday, November 22, 2009
November Program Review
An Evening for Leaders: Preparing Ourselves for the Future
On November 4, CASLIS had the pleasure of hosting a presentation by Vicki Whitmell on “Leadership, Skills and Knowledge: How We Can Prepare Ourselves and Our Staff for the Future.” The Executive Director of the Information Technology and Services Division, and Librarian at the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Vicki addressed leadership and information technology skills—two competencies acquiring increased importance in the library and information science (LIS) field.
The event took place at the Nicholas Hoare bookstore in Toronto, on a rainy evening. Surrounded by hundreds of books, elegant brown bookshelves, the interesting architectural features of an indoor balcony, and the pleasant company of attendees, Vicki’s presentation had the intimate quality of a mentor sharing useful tips with colleagues.
Vicki began by proposing that librarians are an aging population, while social and technological developments require a skill set that older librarians may be lacking. New LIS vacancies and opportunities for advancement often require knowledge of electronic content management; digitization; database development; and other competencies that may not have been part of the curriculum of older library programs.
For librarians, the future does not look bleak, but does require some changes. Quoting the document, “The Big Bang: Creating the New Library Universe,” Vicki emphasized that “No job will be unchanged; some things we have always done, we will no longer do.” Libraries will increasingly become user-centered, developing and organizing collections, and providing access that reflects a constituency’s changing information needs. Librarianship will require leaders to keep abreast of these changes and make decisions on these developments.
Identifying and grooming future LIS leaders will be an important part of our field’s evolution. iSchools and library programs that emphasize “the relationship between information, people and technology,” and encourage a broad understanding of diverse expertise within the information field, are good places where to begin the search. However, current librarians will need to acquire leadership skills themselves, before this process can take place. This is not a tall order, affirmed Vicki. There is a leader in all of us, and there are many opportunities to acquire these skills. Informal leadership, for example, can be developed as we build relationships with other colleagues, train new ones, and become role models to others.
Following the presentation, attendees had a chance to pose questions. One of the most interesting queries came from a gentleman who proposed that managers with an information technology (IT) background might not be the best choice to lead a library, and asked how librarians can demonstrate they are also capable of becoming CIOs. Vicki answered that IT professionals have actively sought leadership roles, and in the process have associated their expertise with “leadership.” Librarians must do the same, redefining “information science” more broadly to include LIS, seeking leadership roles, demonstrating competence as leaders, and acquiring the skills necessary to be able to efficiently manage IT workers.
The evening concluded with a chance to mingle and speak to Vicki one-to-one, before heading back out into the damp streets of Toronto.
Presentation slides for this event can be retrieved from http://www.caslistoronto.on.ca.
Yannet M. Lathrop
M.I. Candidate, 2011, Faculty of Information, University of Toronto
On November 4, CASLIS had the pleasure of hosting a presentation by Vicki Whitmell on “Leadership, Skills and Knowledge: How We Can Prepare Ourselves and Our Staff for the Future.” The Executive Director of the Information Technology and Services Division, and Librarian at the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Vicki addressed leadership and information technology skills—two competencies acquiring increased importance in the library and information science (LIS) field.
The event took place at the Nicholas Hoare bookstore in Toronto, on a rainy evening. Surrounded by hundreds of books, elegant brown bookshelves, the interesting architectural features of an indoor balcony, and the pleasant company of attendees, Vicki’s presentation had the intimate quality of a mentor sharing useful tips with colleagues.
Vicki began by proposing that librarians are an aging population, while social and technological developments require a skill set that older librarians may be lacking. New LIS vacancies and opportunities for advancement often require knowledge of electronic content management; digitization; database development; and other competencies that may not have been part of the curriculum of older library programs.
For librarians, the future does not look bleak, but does require some changes. Quoting the document, “The Big Bang: Creating the New Library Universe,” Vicki emphasized that “No job will be unchanged; some things we have always done, we will no longer do.” Libraries will increasingly become user-centered, developing and organizing collections, and providing access that reflects a constituency’s changing information needs. Librarianship will require leaders to keep abreast of these changes and make decisions on these developments.
Identifying and grooming future LIS leaders will be an important part of our field’s evolution. iSchools and library programs that emphasize “the relationship between information, people and technology,” and encourage a broad understanding of diverse expertise within the information field, are good places where to begin the search. However, current librarians will need to acquire leadership skills themselves, before this process can take place. This is not a tall order, affirmed Vicki. There is a leader in all of us, and there are many opportunities to acquire these skills. Informal leadership, for example, can be developed as we build relationships with other colleagues, train new ones, and become role models to others.
Following the presentation, attendees had a chance to pose questions. One of the most interesting queries came from a gentleman who proposed that managers with an information technology (IT) background might not be the best choice to lead a library, and asked how librarians can demonstrate they are also capable of becoming CIOs. Vicki answered that IT professionals have actively sought leadership roles, and in the process have associated their expertise with “leadership.” Librarians must do the same, redefining “information science” more broadly to include LIS, seeking leadership roles, demonstrating competence as leaders, and acquiring the skills necessary to be able to efficiently manage IT workers.
The evening concluded with a chance to mingle and speak to Vicki one-to-one, before heading back out into the damp streets of Toronto.
Presentation slides for this event can be retrieved from http://www.caslistoronto.on.ca.
Yannet M. Lathrop
M.I. Candidate, 2011, Faculty of Information, University of Toronto
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Photos - October and November programs
Our first two events were a success. If you would like to see a few snapshots from those enjoyable evenings please click the links below:
October 15th 2009 event, featuring Ezra Silverton from the Toronto Web Design & SEO Company, "What does the future of the Web hold?"
http://www.flickr.com/photos/36772867@N04/sets/72157622654739057/
November 4th 2009 event, featuring Vicki Whitmell from the Legislative Assembly of Ontario “Leadership, Skills and Knowledge: How We Can Prepare Ourselves and Our Staff for the Future”
http://www.flickr.com/photos/36772867@N04/sets/72157622778849472/
Enjoy!
Raluca
Photographer, CASLIS Toronto Chapter
October 15th 2009 event, featuring Ezra Silverton from the Toronto Web Design & SEO Company, "What does the future of the Web hold?"
http://www.flickr.com/photos/36772867@N04/sets/72157622654739057/
November 4th 2009 event, featuring Vicki Whitmell from the Legislative Assembly of Ontario “Leadership, Skills and Knowledge: How We Can Prepare Ourselves and Our Staff for the Future”
http://www.flickr.com/photos/36772867@N04/sets/72157622778849472/
Enjoy!
Raluca
Photographer, CASLIS Toronto Chapter
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