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2006 Program Details

What's special about special library advocacy?

Date: Tuesday, October 3, 2006
Speaker: Wendy Newman

Celebrate Canadian Library Month at our first event of the 2006-2007 programming year ... cake will be served!

Advocacy should be perfectly at home in special libraries; but is it? Learning how to advocate for library and information services within our workplaces starts with dispelling the myths of library advocacy, and exploring how to capitalize on our own unique environments.

With the right tools and mindset we can all create a strong professional presence where ever we work. Join us for this interactive program as we learn from one of the best. Bring your advocacy issues to the program, or send them in advance to caslis_registrar@yahoo.ca, and you'll leave with the tools needed to address them.

Wendy Newman has long been recognized for her efforts in librarianship and advocacy. She combines special library experience, years as a library administrator, and has been involved in every aspect of library service. Wendy is currently Senior Fellow at the Faculty of Information Studies, U of T, where she is contributing directly to the future of the profession.

Location: Arts & Letters Club of Toronto, 14 Elm Street (Elm & Yonge, 2 blocks north of Dundas W)
Time: Name tag and receipt pick-up at 5:30 p.m.; program 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Cost: $20/member, $30/non-members, $10/students & unwaged, CLA Student members are free-of-charge; Members can subscribe to all five programs for the price of four!

Deadline for registration or refunds: September 27, 2006
Register online or download the program registration form

Web Search Alert - what's new and exciting about web searching?

Date: Tuesday, November 7, 2006
Speaker: Gwen Harris

Web search tools continue to change, sometimes dramatically. Join us for an evening with Gwen Harris, renowned Information consultant and Internet Specialist, to look at recent developments in web search tools, the tools that excel, and the trends to watch.

Location: Metro Toronto Hall, room 313, 55 John St. (King/John)
Time: Name tag and receipt pick-up at 5:30 p.m.; program 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Cost: $20/member, $30/non-members, $10/students & unwaged, CLA Student members are free-of-charge; Members can subscribe to all five programs for the price of four!

Deadline for registration or refunds: November 1, 2006
Register online or download the program registration form

CASLIS/SLA Joint Holiday Social

Date: Thursday, December 14, 2006
Location: Arts & Letters Club of Toronto, 14 Elm Street (Elm & Yonge, 2 blocks north of Dundas W)
Time: 5:30 - 9:00 p.m.
Cost: $25/ members; $15/ students & unwaged; $35/ non-members

Come celebrate with us in the Great Hall at the Arts and Letters Club of Toronto. Catch up with friends and colleagues while enjoying a selection of canapés and hot hors d’oeuvres, cheese, crudités and fresh seasonal fruits. Raise a toast with a glass of good cheer, or warm up with a cup of tea or coffee. Don’t forget to bring business cards for networking!!

Registration for this event is being handled by SLA Toronto. To register visit the SLA Toronto Chapter website at:
http://units.sla.org/chapter/ctor/events/default.asp?eid=141 

Deadline for registration or refunds: December 11, 2006. Unfortunately, no refunds can be given after this date.

Download the Holiday Celebration Flyer

To register by mail, or for more information, please contact:

Gurvinder Batra, Librarian
Health Sciences Library, Toronto East General Hospital
825 Coxwell Avenue, Toronto, ON, M4C 3E7
Email: gbatr@tegh.on.ca
Phone: 416-469-6580 x 6010
Pager: 416-484-2414

2007 Program Details

Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics

Date: Wednesday, February 7, 2007
Speaker: Nancy Reid, Professor of Statistics, University of Toronto
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.
Cost: $20/member, $30/non-members, $10/students & unwaged, CLA Student members are free-of-charge; Members can subscribe to all five programs for the price of four!

Statistics are pervasive, and are an essential source of quantitative data, but the concepts and variables used in compiling statistics can be daunting. Understanding what it all means can help. This program will help you make sense of the world of collecting, analyzing and presenting statistical information. Join CASLIS as we sort out Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics.

Nancy Reid is a University Professor of Statistics at the University of Toronto. She is a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and past-president of the Statistical Society of Canada. She has given several non-technical presentations on statistical ideas, most recently in the "Great Minds" series of University Professor lectures at the University of Toronto.

Deadline for registration or refunds: January 31, 2007
Register online or download the program registration form
 

From Librarian to Headhunter or Fundraiser: Working in Prospect Research

Date: Thursday, March 8, 2007
Speakers: Erika Steffer and Radikha Jaggermauth

Prospect researchers play a key role in fundraising and headhunting by matching organizational needs and the individuals who can best meet them. At the highest level, this involves not only understanding the organization and its value proposition, but also knowing the individuals who will both be attracted to and fit well with the opportunity whether as executive or as donor. Above and beyond research, prospect researchers require significant analytical, communication, and project management skills, as well as more specific competencies depending on their roles. Erika and Radikha will talk about life in executive search (a.k.a. headhunting) and major gifts (a.k.a. fundraising) as ways to broaden and apply your library and information skills in new and interesting ways.

Location: Metro Hall, Room 304, 55 John St. (King/John)
Time: Name tag and receipt pick-up at 5:30 p.m.; program 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Cost: $20/member, $30/non-members, $10/students & unwaged, CLA Student members are free-of-charge; Members can subscribe to all five programs for the price of four!

Deadline for registration or refunds: March 6, 2007 EXTENDED!!
Register online or download the program registration form

A behind-the-scenes look at the Archives of Ontario

Date: Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Speakers: Frank Van Kalmthout, Librarian and Lisa Singer, Outreach and Partnership Development Officer

Join the Archives of Ontario for a behind-the-scenes look at how the institution operates and what they have in their collection. The tour will include a visit to the Special Collections Reading Room to see some of the treasures of the collection; a visit to the Preservation Services lab and the library and a short orientation on how to use the Archives' online access tools.  Limited space - there is only room for 25 people.

Location: Archives of Ontario, Lobby, 77 Grenville St., Toronto, (Grenville/Bay sts.)
Time: Name tag and receipt pick-up at 5:30 p.m.; program 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Cost: $20/member, $30/non-members, $10/students & unwaged, CLA Student members are free-of-charge; Members can subscribe to all five programs for the price of four!

Deadline for registration or refunds: April 10, 2007
REGISTRATION IS CLOSED AS OF MARCH 16, 2007. 
To have your name placed on a waiting list, please email Robyn Stockand with your name*
 * Please note - there is no assurance of attendance unless you hear back from Robyn confirming an available spot


Annual General Meeting:
"Arts Eve – an evening of Canadian Art” hosted by the Ingram Gallery

Date: Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Location: Ingram Gallery, 49 Avenue Road (at Yorkville Ave.); Dinner at Remys Restaurant (cash bar), 115 Yorkville Avenue
Speaker: Tarah Aylward, Director, Ingram Gallery
Time: Registration 5:30pm, gallery tour and AGM business to follow; Dinner 7:00 pm (View the menu)
Cost: $30/members, $40/non-members, $20/students & unwaged
Register online or contact Robyn Stockand at caslis_registrar@yahoo.ca for more details.

You may attend the business portion of the AGM (6:00 - 6:45) free-of-charge. If you register online or by emailing Robyn Stockand, please indicate that you are attending the business portion only.

Ingram Gallery has been proud to exhibit leading Canadian artists in a warm and inviting environment since 1988. The north gallery known for contemporary figurative and textural abstraction is complemented by the south gallery’s focus on traditions in Canadian art. (See photo below)

Tarah Aylward is an articulate, energetic ambassador for Canadian art. In addition to overseeing the operation of a commercial art gallery, Tarah is an active member of the Yorkville Art Galleries committee and has worked in a volunteer capacity with the Canadian Art Foundation, The Homes First Foundation and Toronto Artscape. Tarah holds as her personal mandate the continued promotion and celebration of Yorkville as the most historically recognized gallery district in Canada. Tarah has curated shows for many of Canada’s leading artists and continues in 2007 with an exceptional exhibition line up at the gallery.

Visit the gallery's Web site for a map & more about the history of the Gallery:
http://www.ingramgallery.com/enter.html 

Dinner will be held at Remys Restaurant, 115 Yorkville Avenue. Menu: choice between, vegetarian and non-vegetarian. Please make your selection when you register. (View the menu, you do not have choose a specific meal at this point.) Cash bar at the restaurant.

EBSCO is now much more than just a subscription agent. While we still do that, we can also assist you with ordering/managing e-journals. In addition we can implement federated searching, link resolvers, A-Z listing, electronic tools for managing your print serial collections including electronic report generation and desktop ordering throughout the organization. As well we provide relevant databases (many with full text).

Before you make any purchasing/access decision regarding information, you owe it to yourself and your organization to evaluate how EBSCO can help.

Ingram Gallery, 49 Avenue Road, Toronto:

Five for Four:
Members have the opportunity to purchase a subscription to all five programs for the price of four! Cost for subscription to the 2006-2007 programs is $80. These prices do not include the Holiday Social in December or the AGM in May. Registration deadline is September 20, 2006.

Register for the 5 for 4 Program and you will have the chance to WIN a pair of tickets to the preview of the Theatre Smash’s inaugural production Tiny Dynamite, by Abi Morgan (Preview Sept 22-26, 2006). The draw will take place on September the 20th.

Pay for 5-for-4 via Paypal now
Or email the registrar at caslis_registrar@yahoo.ca to register AND send a cheque payable to CASLIS Toronto Chapter to Robyn Stockand,
198 Oak Park Ave., Toronto, ON M4C 4M8

For more registration information, contact Robyn Stockand at caslis_registrar@yahoo.ca

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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