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storytelling is an essential tool for competitive advantage. Libraries have long considered themselves as information centres but now, in order to meet the needs of present and future library users and advocates, we need, more than ever, to grab people’s attention and engage their imagination, combining the motivating power of story with the convincing power of well-presented information and value. A compelling story can engage, inspire and change people’s perceptions of the place of the special library and special librarians in their lives. This session will explore the use of storytelling in the library world, not as entertainment for young listeners, but as a major communication tool to convey the fundamental nature of the significance of special libraries today. We will look at the values of storytelling as a viable and powerful agent of change. Here we explore the art of storytelling in exploring and building the social and cultural architecture of organizations, to communicate the future of the organization clearly and enthusiastically, to help people crystallize their own ideas for change, and to enhance communication styles and content delivery. Gail de Vos, Adjunct Professor at University of Alberta’s School of Library and Information Studies, is a professional storyteller and author of 7 books on storytelling.
Location: Arts & Letters Club
of Toronto, 14 Elm Street (Elm & Yonge, 2 blocks north of Dundas W)
Deadline for registration or refunds:
October 17, 2007 Date: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 Whether it's a request to attend a conference, the acquisition of a new online service, or plans to join a consortium, library staff are more and more expected to be able to produce a "business case", or rationale, for the proposed expenditure or effort. Maggie will take us through the research necessary to construct a business case, including cost benefits and finding local champions for the cause, suggestions for structuring an effective request for funding, either in writing or orally, and tips for the actual words used - focusing on the goals of your organization and speaking in the language of your audience. Join CASLIS for this session and you will understand how to research costs associated with a project, understand the importance of quantifying benefits or returns appropriate to their organization, understand how to present concisely the benefits of change or innovation, including financial impacts, be more likely to submit successful proposals to their management, take home a list of resources for building a business case in various situations. Maggie Weaver has worked with business information for 30 years, undertaking competitive & market research for the chemical industry, management consulting firms and small businesses. Maggie is a Principle of Shaftesbury Associates (Toronto).
Location:
Metro Toronto Hall, room 313, 55 John St. (King/John) Deadline for
registration or refunds: November 13, 2007 CASLIS/SLA Joint Holiday Social Date:
Thursday, December 6, 2007
2008 Program Details
Building
Capacity for Learning: 15 minutes/day Stephen Abram, VP, Innovation, SirsiDynix
Jane Dysart, Dysart & Jones Associates
Location:
Metro Toronto Hall, room 313, 55 John St. (King/John) Deadline for
registration or refunds: January 31, 2008 Join CASLIS for an evening with Paul Fisher. Come and find out how you can apply your library skills to work in the RM field. Paul is an Instructor in the Record Management Certificate Programs at the PLC University of Toronto. Graduate of University of Toronto Faculty of Information Studies, Paul has chosen a career in Record Management.
Location:
Legislative
Assembly of
Ontario,
Queen’s Park Time: Name tag and receipt pick-up at 5:30 p.m.; program 6:00 - 8:00
p.m.
Join us for a tour of the library and newsroom of Canada's largest daily newspaper. Library and Research Specialists at the Toronto Star provide research services to reporters and editors in the newsroom (sometimes fielding 50 questions a day!), maintain an electronic archive of Toronto Star content (including text and photographs), maintain a research intranet for newsroom use, train editorial staff on library resources and like most research libraries, maintain a collection of reference books, magazines and government documents. Come see how these diligent librarians form the backbone of a Toronto institution!
Limited space - there is only room for 20 people. Deadline for
registration or refunds: April 7, 2008 You may attend the business portion of the AGM (6:00 - 6:45) free-of-charge. If you register online or by emailing Michele Melady, please indicate that you are attending the business portion only.
Five for Four:
Do you have a suggestion for a program topic or a speaker that you'd like to see at a future CASLIS Toronto event? Please contact Daniela Serban at serbandaniela@hotmail.com. |
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