>
> From:
> Linwood DeLong <linwood.delong_at_uwinnipeg.ca>
>
>
> Announcing the paper presentations for:
>
> Collections 2008: Collections 3.0
> The Sheraton Wall Centre
> Vancouver, British Columbia
>
> Wednesday, May 21, 2008
> 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
> The Collection Development & Management Interest Group of the Canadian
> Library Association is pleased to announce the paper presentations for
> Collections 3.0:
> *Integrating multiculturalism into collections development* -
> Joycelyn Jaca, University of Alberta
>
> *WOW: French resources in Northern Alberta - collaboration for
> success* - Lesley Doell, French Resource Centre, Grande Prairie, and
> Linda Duplessis, Peace Library System
>
> *Improving librarians* experiences of selecting ebooks: Low-tech
> tools for high-tech collections* - Sarah Polkinghorne and Denise
> Koufogiannakis, University of Alberta
>
> *The Beaver and the e-book: Canadian publishers and electronic
> books* - Linwood DeLong, University of Winnipeg
>
> *How academic university libraries are collecting video/DVD materials
> & how teaching faculty are using that material* - Chris Adams,
> University of Saskatchewan
>
> *Creating accessible collections through partnerships* - Sue
> McGillivray, CNIB
>
> A reminder also about the keynote speakers for Collections 3.0,
> award-winning Cree author Larry Loyie and partner, editor and writer
> Constance Brissenden (www.firstnationswriter.com).
> Larry and Constance will be presenting *An Inside Look at First
> Nations Publishing*. This will be a behind the scenes look at the
> process by which First Nations publishers consider manuscripts for
> publication and the editorial process behind their development. The
> keynote address will also touch upon the appropriation of First Nations
> cultures in books written by non-First Nations authors and the pressures
> to make books seem "more First Nations." Based on a combined 35 years*
> experience in Canadian publishing, Larry and Constance will share their
> insider's impressions on legitimate First Nations publishing and
> would-be First Nations books.
> The keynote presentation is kindly sponsored by Blackwell Book
> Services.
> Registration fees (unchanged since 2004) for the pre-conference are:
> * CLA Collections Development and Management Interest Group
> (CDMIG) Members: $80
> * CLA members: $100 (Non-members of CDMIG)
> * Non-CLA members: $125
> Registration includes a morning coffee break (kindly sponsored by
> Midwest Library Services), lunch (kindly sponsored by YBP Library
> Services), and an afternoon coffee break (kindly sponsored by Coutts
> Library Services).
> The online registration form for Collections 2008 is located at
> http://www.cla.ca/source/Meetings/cMeetingProcessSearch.cfm?Section=Calendar.
> The registration form for mail or fax registrations is at
> http://www.cla.ca/conference/2008/forms/precon_reg_form2008.pdf.
> The registration deadline is April 1, 2008.
> For more information, please contact:
> Andrew Waller
> Convenor, CLA Collection Development and Management Interest Group
> waller_at_ucalgary.ca
> (403) 220-8133 voice
>
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> Linwood DeLong
> Collections Coordinator
> University of Winnipeg Library
> 515 Portage Ave.
> Winnipeg, MB, Canada
> R3B 2E9
>
> Ph. 204-786-9124
> FAX 204-786-1824
> e-mail: l.delong_at_uwinnipeg.ca
>
>
Received on Thu Mar 27 2008 - 01:46:51 EDT