Dewey Divas and Dudes: Diversity and Inclusion Titles

Description

Members of The Dewey Divas and Dudes will present some of their favourite new books publishing between Sept. to Dec. 2021 and focusing on themes of diversity and inclusion. These books will offer mirrors and windows into many different identities and lived experiences for readers of all ages, help build empathy, and are just plain great reads. Get ready to grow your TBR pile!

 

The Dewey Divas and Dudes are a collective of publisher reps who specialize in the library market. Throughout the year, they give readers’ advisory presentations to libraries across the country highlighting their top picks and hidden gems of the latest new and upcoming releases.

Author

Laureen Cusack (she/her), Allie, Chenoweth (she/her), Janet Murie (She/her)
Conference

Conference Year

2021
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Source Library
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Big Library Service, Small Library Budget

Description

Three library managers from small rural Alberta communities will discuss their experience with overcoming the challenges of providing big library service on a small library budget. Some topics that will be covered include:

 

Community and library overview

How does each library overcome budgetary restrictions

How each library exceeds expectations of "small library" service

Author

Dan Galway (he/him), Jean Keetch (she/her), Lesley Sackett Winfield (she/her)
Conference

Conference Year

2021
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Source Library
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Helping High School Students Become Information Literate in the Age of Fake News

Description

Cat McIlroy (she/her)

Librarian, Sexsmith Secondary School

 

Information literacy has always been a part of librarians' vernacular, but because students are facing an increasingly endless abyss of digital information and misinformation, it is now librarians' responsibility to show them how to navigate.

 

Cat will discuss how librarians can help high school students become information and digitally literate. The session will include ways to partner with teachers, engage with students in-person and virtually, and the methods to make things relevant and fun.

Author

Cat McIlroy (she/her)

Author E-Mail

catherinemcilroy@pwpsd.ca
Conference

Conference Year

2021
Materials
Source Library
Presentation Format

Sensory Storytime: How we can help you adapt Library services to meet community needs

Description

Sensory Storytime is a program specifically designed for children with autism and other PDD.  Our community has asked for this kind of programming for quite a long time, but until now, we have not had the ability to offer it.  In this session, we will go through the process that led us to being able to offer a Sensory Storytime program at our library.  We will share the kinds of partners and professionals who guided us with their expertise and knowledge of autism and PDD.  We will also take participants through a Sensory Storytime to show what this program could look like in your library.  We offer tips of what worked and what didn’t and encourage participants to let us help them learn how to offer this program in their libraries.
 

Author

Laurie Darveau-Willms

Author E-Mail

laurie.darveau-willms@lethlib.ca

Conference Year

2019
Materials

Presentation File

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Alberta Library Conference 2019 Keynote: Craig Silverman

Description

Craig Silverman is an award-winning author and journalist and one of the world's leading experts on online misinformation, fake news, and content verification. He is the media editor of BuzzFeed News where he leads a global beat covering platforms, online misinformation, and media manipulation.

Craig was named to the Politico 50 for his work exposing fake news and its effect on American politics and is the 2018 recipient of the Carey McWilliams Award from the American Political Science Association, which honors “a major journalistic contribution to our understanding of politics.” His journalism and books have been honored by the Mirror Awards, U.S. National Press Club, National Magazine Awards (Canada), Digital Publishing Awards, and Crime Writers of Canada.

Craig previously was the founding editor of BuzzFeed Canada, and was also the founder of Emergent.info, a rumor tracking project that was developed as part of a research fellowship with the Tow Center for Digital Journalism at Columbia University. His research resulted in the publication of Lies, Damn Lies, and Viral Content: How News Websites Spread (and Debunk) Online Rumors, Unverified Claims and Misinformation. From 2004 to 2015 he wrote Regret the Error, a blog about media accuracy and corrections, which became part of the Poynter Institute for Media Studies and was the basis for an award-winning book of the same name. 

In 2010, Craig was part of the team that launched OpenFile, an online news startup the delivered community-driven reporting in six Canadian cities. He is the former managing editor of PBS MediaShift and has been a columnist for The Globe and MailToronto Star, and Columbia Journalism Review. Craig also edited The Verification Handbook and The Verification Handbook for Investigative Reporting for the European Journalism Centre, and is the author of the award-winning book Mafiaboy.

Author

Craig Silverman

Conference Year

2019
Materials
Source Library

Twenty Up: Oh, The Places the SLIS Class of 1998 Have Been and What They Can Tell You!

Description

It’s 20 years since the class of 1998 graduated! They are working in academic, public, and medical libraries, in government, in library consortia, as curriculum specialists, learning designers, information specialists, and more. For students or those early in their librart careers, this is a great opportunity to see the astonishing variety of career paths available to MLIS graduates and get some tips.
Learning Objectives:

  • Learn about the different jobs and career paths open to librarians
  • Get career advice from SLIS grads
  • Discover top skills and strategies to succeed as a librarian

Author

Debbie Feisst, Sean Barr, Michael Brundin, Joanne Rodger, Anne Carr-Wiggn, Kerry Anderson and Friends
Conference

Conference Year

2018
Materials

Presentation File

Source Library

Keeping It Real: What Librarians and Archivists Say About the UAlberta MLIS Practicum & Practicum Students

Author

Alvin M. Schrader

Description

This session presents evidence-based feedback on the perceptions and insights that professional colleagues in the field have of the experiential learning opportunity afforded by the MLIS Practicum in the University of Alberta’s School of Library and Information Studies. A survey was designed to shed light on their experiences, perspectives, and suggestions as part of the School’s longstanding tradition of holistic assessment that recognizes the Practicum as an essential component of community engagement with professional colleagues. While practical hands-on training is also valued in the UAlberta Practicum, course pedagogy frames it as a workplace opportunity for student growth in personal leadership skills and professional socialization. The intertwined dimensions of cognitive and affective learning are clearly recognized and systematically examined as the placement experiences unfold. This focus is carefully articulated for prospective Practicum supervisors as the School’s partners in workplace leadership expectations.

Content

This session presents evidence-based feedback on the perceptions and insights that professional colleagues in the field have of the experiential learning opportunity afforded by the MLIS Practicum in the University of Alberta’s School of Library and Information Studies. A survey was designed to shed light on their experiences, perspectives, and suggestions as part of the School’s longstanding tradition of holistic assessment that recognizes the Practicum as an essential component of community engagement with professional colleagues. While practical hands-on training is also valued in the UAlberta Practicum, course pedagogy frames it as a workplace opportunity for student growth in personal leadership skills and professional socialization. The intertwined dimensions of cognitive and affective learning are clearly recognized and systematically examined as the placement experiences unfold. This focus is carefully articulated for prospective Practicum supervisors as the School’s partners in workplace leadership expectations.

Resource Topic

Resource Type (defunct)

Power Point
Source Library

Open Educational Resources for adult literacy programs

Author

Manisha Khetarpal

Description

Open Education for Adult Literacy
Open Educational Resources (OERs) materials are available at no cost to instructors and students. OERs can be modified or remixed by to instructors and students. Maskwacis summer adult literacy program’s curriculum includes mathematics, language and aboriginal studies.
This adult literacy program used OERs instructional videos for fractions, aboriginal studies and for treaties.  Adult students were highly engaged with blogging.  OERs can serve as a transition bridge between literacy or academic upgrading programs or higher education. 

Resource Topic

Resource Type (defunct)

Power Point
Source Library