BCLA ALPS – Getting Hired in Higher Education
Today was the Getting Hired in Higher Education event at SLAIS, organized by Tara Stephens and Danielle Winn, executives of ALPS (Academic Librarians in Public Service) section and myself, the ALPS...
View ArticleReference Gone Mobile Notes – ALPS December Meeting
Presented by panelists Debra Flewelling (Douglas College), Nicole Gjertsen (Simon Fraser University) and Joyce Wong (Langara College). 93% students use phone for texting Phone Based Service This is...
View ArticleALPS Presentation: Introduction to the Web Literacy Standard & Open Badges
This was a lightning talk presented at the ALPS December 2013 meeting. I didn’t actually have any slides for this talk, simply showing the two sites along with the backpack while talking. Morning...
View ArticleALPS December Meeting: Lightning Talk Notes
This year’s meeting’s theme is “Technology and the academic librarian: emerging, merging, and changing the game”. I didn’t take notes on everything, but all the presentations will be recorded and...
View ArticleBCLA 2014: For the love of paper: the book industry today
Panel of 6 on the book publishing industry. Hal Wake There will always be a place for slow food and fine dining, similarly, the printed book will always have a place. Wattpad allows writers to post...
View ArticleBCLA 2014: Webmaker Party Notes & Resources
I was super excited to finally get a Webmaker party with librarians involved, at a library conference no less! I was thankful to get some mentors from Mozilla to help us out too. Webmaker Party:...
View ArticleBCLA 2014: Marian Bantjes Keynote
Designer, typographer, writer, illustrator. Libraries are great (you can get free books)! Introduction to some design (commercial work), using typography and art together to promote something. e.g....
View ArticleBCLA 2014: Linked Open Data and Libraries. When? Or NOW!
Panel of 3 on linked open data. Catelynne Sahadath – A Change Would Do You Good Back of house need to work together with front of house. The link is very important in order to properly serve users....
View ArticleBCLA 2014: Libraries, Architecture, and the Urban Context
Michael Heeney, Bing Thom Architects The urban life has changed. Used to be was in education very few years, but now with double the lifespan, we spend more time in education. Example: Fort Worth,...
View ArticleBCLA 2014: A First
For the first time ever, I decided to attend BCLA (well as much as I could). While I don’t normally go to BCLA, there were a couple of sessions I really wanted to attend and I got a session accepted...
View ArticleCode4Lib is for you, for me, for everyone
This was originally published in the November 2015 issue of the BCLA Perspectives newsletter. The original article was meant to be a short published piece in order to encourage more attendance and...
View ArticleBCLA Pre-Conference Notes: Why Accessible Library Service Matters in Public...
Disability Awareness Training for Library Staff Summary Margarete Wiedemann, North Vancouver City Public Library last Canadian census: 1 in 7 Canadians live with a disability public libraries are...
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