Reminder of Collections pre-conference, May 29
From: Linwood DeLong <linwood.delong_at_uwinnipeg.ca>
Announcing the paper presentations for:
Collections 2009: Collections in times of innovation and change
Le Palais des congrès de Montréal
Montréal, Quebec
Friday, May 29, 2009
9:00 am - 4:30 pm
The registration deadline for Collections 2009 is April 17, 2009.
The Collection Development & Management Interest Group of the
Canadian Library Association is pleased to announce the paper
presentations for Collections 2009:
*Drawing comics into Canadian public libraries: an analysis of
collection practices for comics in public libraries* - Rachael
Collins, School of Library and Information Studies, University of
Alberta
*Developing a rapid assessment tool for collections and services
in sociology: the experience of the ANSS* - David Woolwine,
Hofstra University, and Jason Phillips, New York University
*More than a rubber stamp?: the role of collection librarians in
curriculum consultations* - Laura E. Briggs, UBC Okanagan
*E-books, licences and copyright* - Rob Tiessen, University of
Calgary
*Dreaming big, going bold: creating a *shovel-ready* e-book
collection during a time of economic caution, confusion, and
crisis* -
John Barnett, PALCI (Pennsylvania Academic Library Consortium, Inc.)
*Squaring the circle: towards an integrated print and digital
journal preservation strategy* - Scott Gillies, University of Guelph
The keynote speaker for Collections 2009 will be Carolyn Wood, the
Executive Director of the Association of Canadian Publishers.
She will
be speaking on *The long-term future of book publishing in Canada (at
least the next week and a half)*. The keynote presentation is kindly
sponsored by Blackwell Book Services.
In addition, CLA/YBP Award for Outstanding Contribution to Collection
Development and Management will be presented at Collections 2009.
Please register online at the CLA/ACB 2009 conference site,
http://www.cla.ca/conference/2009/, or send in the form at
http://www.cla.ca/conference/2009/documents/PreConRegForm2009R2.pdf.
Look for pre-conference session P8.
Preconference rates (unchanged since 2004) are:
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), an afternoon coffee break (kindly
sponsored
by Coutts Library Services), and lunch.
The registration deadline for Collections 2009 is April 17, 2009.
For more information, please contact:
Andrew Waller
Convenor, CLA Collection Development and Management Interest
Group
waller_at_ucalgary.ca
(403) 220-8133 voice
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 Wed Apr 08 2009 - 09:31:02 EDT