OLA Special Libraries Committee Super Conference 2015: Call For Proposals

Posted on April 24, 2014 by olaspeciallib

The theme of the 2015 Ontario Library Association (OLA) Super Conference is "Think It. Do It!" The OLA Special Libraries Committee invites session proposals from librarians, information professionals, and knowledge workers from the special libraries community.

"This year's theme focuses on creativity, the creative process, and the hard work that that implies!  It's not enough to have creative ideas – we need to have the gumption to realize those ideas in practical terms. We need to be able to transform our ideas into solutions."

Special libraries, corporate information centres, and other unique information settings have a distinctive understanding of what is required to transform ideas into working solutions. Productivity and the action steps we make towards realizing an innovative solution are what this theme is all about.

OLA Super Conference: Think it. Do it!
January 28-30, 2015
Submit your proposal here
Submission deadline is Friday, May 16^th.

We encourage you to submit session proposals that outline inventive projects, highlight outside-the-box thinking, creative processes, and ways that we can be more effective in our workplaces. Suggestions and ideas for session topics include, but are certainly not limited to:

• Future of information services in corporate libraries
• Budgeting with limited resources
• Reaching non-users
• Collaboration with non-library staff within your organization
• Grants 101
• Working well with IT
• Tracking performance metrics
• Policy writing and approval
• Purchasing models and negotiation
• Matching technology to user communities
• Weeding: beyond books
• Evidence-based practices
• Influencing in position of no authority
• Why should the boss listen to me?
• Advocacy for non-librarians
• Collaborative service delivery in virtual work environments
• Dealing with contracts
• How to get into management
• Shoestring professional development
• Promoting volunteering opportunities
• Evaluating technology
• Library startup 101

Submit your proposal here. Submission deadline is Friday, May 16^th. If you have any questions, or would like more information, please don't hesitate to contact your OLA-SLC Planner: Zack Osborne (zachary.osborne@utoronto.ca).

http://olaspeciallibraries.wordpress.com/2014/04/24/super-conference-2015-call-for-proposals

Library Systems Report

Marshall Breeding's popular Library Systems Report—an essential, comprehensive guide to the latest library systems trends and news, from company consolidations and sales numbers to technical advances and industry commentary—is available in the May 2014 issue of American Libraries.

The report includes:
• Details on products from more than 30 companies
• Information on system placements by library type
• News on company consolidations, promotions, and advancements
• Vendor profiles
• Updates from international libraries
• Complementary charts on multiyear sales trends, personnel details,
ILS statistics, sales statistics, installed base of library automation systems and more (online version of the report only)

Access the report at http://www.americanlibrariesmagazine.org/article/library-systems-report-2014 .

Green Renaissance

We are a film production and media agency, specialising in helping environmentally conscious businesses and non-profit organisations to develop creative content that promotes green and conservation initiatives.

We are professionals in environmental media content creation, striving to produce emotive content that can affect change, bring about awareness and inspire action. We endeavor to help companies communicate a transparent agenda for environmental change, helping to share their vision with the world.

http://www.greenrenaissance.co.za/about

Aboriginal Audio Digitization Program

Program Background

The Aboriginal Audio Digitization Program is a grant funding opportunity sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre at the University of British Columbia1, Museum of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia and the First Nations Technology Council. The goal of the Program is to provide financial support to British Columbia Aboriginal communities and organizations for the conversion of audio materials on cassette to uncompressed digital file formats, such as broadcast wave. Another goal is to promote enhanced and appropriate access to these recordings for communities and where possible the broader public.

The Aboriginal Audio Digitization Program developed out of the Indigitization project, which began in 2010 collaboratively between the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, the First Nations Technology Council, and three First Nations communities: Heiltsuk, Ktunaxa, and 'Namgis. Other contributors include UBC's Museum of Anthropology, the School for Library, Archival and Information Studies, and the First Nations House of Learning. This pilot project sought to clarify processes and identify issues in the conservation and digitization of Aboriginal community information resources, such as materials to support language revitalization, oral histories, traditional land use interviews, and other materials as identified by participants as having need of digitization and preservation.

The Indigitization pilot project resulted in the creation of the Indigitization toolkit. This resource was created through the joint experience of the partner communities and is also informed by industry standards and sound practices. It serves as a starting point for Aboriginal communities interested in undertaking digitization and preservation projects and is a stepping stone in preserving valuable Aboriginal information, including endangered language resources for future generations.2

One important outcome of the pilot is the development of a portable audio cassette digitization system designed for implementation in B.C aboriginal communities. This system, developed in partnership with UBC's Museum of Anthropology's Oral History Language Lab, consists of a digitization hardware system, accompanying digitization and project planning manual and practical, in-person training module. These cassette digitization resources were developed as stand-alone portions of the toolkit to address the specific needs of Aboriginal communities to develop capacities for the digitization of vintage audio formats such as audio cassette. These resources serve as an important complement to the Aboriginal Audio Digitization Program.

1The Irving K. Barber Learning Centre serves as an education centre, library and as a conduit of knowledge for British Columbia and beyond. The Learning Centre offers the BC Aboriginal Audio Digitization and Preservation Program as part of its mandate to support education and the sharing of knowledge.

2UBC's Aboriginal Engagement Strategic Plan specifically targets "extending and supporting work to stabilize and recover Indigenous languages" in British Columbia.

http://www.indigitization.ca/grant-program/program-background/

Addax and Oryx Foundation

The Addax and Oryx Foundation funds projects that: 

1. Are conducted by registered non-profit, non-governmental organisations (see also under Limitations and exclusions) with:
   • Proven experience and competence in the proposed area of activity.
   • Demonstrated budget efficiency and transparency in the use of funds.
2. Contribute to the eradication of the root causes of poverty in Africa and the Middle East.
3. Focus on the Foundation's four core areas:
   • Health
   • Education
   • Community development
   • The environment.
4. Create a sustainable and measureable impact for the most underprivileged populations.
5. Ensure sustainable development by building skills and empowerment for the long-term.

The Foundation gives preference to projects that cover two or more of its core areas, and to small organisations run by highly committed individuals who are directly involved in the projects they propose.

 

The organisations it supports commit to biannual reporting on the progress of the project and the use of funds. The Foundation is strongly committed to efficient technical and financial management of the projects its finances.

In allocating funds, the Foundation aims to:

• create a sustainable and measurable impact;
• develop self-sufficiency within local populations;
• spark an individual and collective development momentum.

http://www.addax-oryx-foundation.org/

Future Generation Tech Lab program offers technology grants

Better education through better technology.

At Future Shop, we believe that access to technology is a key component to building a student's confidence and creativity, qualities that will open doors to future possibilities. Having the latest in computers and digital devices helps keep students motivated and allows them to stay competitive as they move towards post-secondary education.

The Future Generation Tech Lab program offers technology grants in two categories:

Elementary schools

Grants are available to help schools introduce or improve the technology available to all students in the school.

Learn more.

Secondary schools

Grants are available to upgrade the technology of a specific program or classroom primarily used by students in Grades 9-12.

Learn more.

Applications for Secondary grants (9-12) are currently being accepted from April 25 – May 23, 2014. Apply now.

We believe that these digital tools will spark students' imaginations and creativity so they can do more, learn more, and achieve more.

http://www.futureshop.ca/en-ca/futuregeneration/successes.aspx

Epicure Foundation™ created the Community Initiative National Grant Program to support grassroots organizations working to improve food security across Canada

Grant Program

In 2007, the Epicure Foundation™ created the Community Initiative National Grant Program to support grassroots organizations working to improve food security across Canada. Our goal is to ensure that all Canadians have access to resources and education to prepare nourishing meals for themselves and their families.

We will begin accepting applications for the 2014 Epicure Foundation™ Community Initiative National Grant Program on April 22, 2014. The deadline for applications is June 13, 2014 at noon (PT).

Download the Epicure Foundation™ Community Initiative National Grant Program application form here: PDF MS WORD

Application packages can be submitted via email to foundation@epicureselections.com or via fax at 1-888-656-7740.

http://www.epicureselections.com/en/company/epicure-foundation/grant-program/