Monday May 10, 2010
Time: 7:00 - 8:00 am Guided Run/Walk
Sponsored by the University of Western Ontario Faculty of Information and Media Studies.
Time: 9:00 am - 9:15am
Event: Opening. President's Address.
Time: 9:15 am - 10:30am
Event: Opening Plenary
Title: We are Stewards of the Great Lakes: Law and Policy for Changing Times.
Speaker: Maude Barlow
- Environmental Activist
- National Chairperson of the Council of Canadians
- 2008-2009 Senior Advisor on Water to the 63rd President of the United Nations General Assembly
- Winner of numerous awards including the 2005 Right Livelihood Award (the 'Alternative Nobel Award')
and the 2009 Earth Day Canada Outstanding Environmental Achievement Award
- Author of many books, including "Blue Covenant: The Global Water Crisis and the Coming Battle for the
Right to Water" published by McClelland & Stewart.
Sponsored by: The Law Society and Courthouse Library Directors' Group.
Time: 11:00 am - 12:00 noon
Event: Concurrent Session
Title: Inspiring Leaders
Speaker:
Vicki Whitmell
Executive Director, Information and Technology Services Division and Legislative Librarian
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Description:
The CALL/ACBD/MichALL conference for Windsor 2010 highlights social justice, environmental justice, innovation,
and inspired leadership.
As librarians, we don't have to leave our values (such as social justice, environmental justice, and diversity)
at the door when we walk into work each morning. An organization's culture and goals must align with the values
and aspirations of the people who work there. This helps us to foster a professional life that has meaning.
How do we, as leaders, articulate a 21st century vision for our workplace? How do leaders create workplaces which
foster innovation and creativity? What steps can an organization's leaders take to foster an environment which
is inclusive and aligns with the aspirations and values of its members?
This presentation is intended to inspire us to think broadly about what it means to be a leader. It emphasizes
the importance of vision, while providing practical steps that every leader can take to create organizations for the
21st century.
Objectives:
- To underscore the importance of leadership in today's library.
- To create awareness of the importance of the leader's vision and how it is communicated.
- To provide steps leaders can take to foster innovation and creativity in the workplace.
- To provide strategies for improving workplace culture for diversity and inclusion.
- To provide tools for encouraging workplace participation.
Organized by: Education Committee, Leadership Learning Series
Time: 11:00 am - 12:00 noon
Event: Concurrent Session
Title: Get in Step and Add Value with Technology
Speaker:
Catherine Sanders Reach
Director, Legal Technology Resource Center
American Bar Association
Description:
Are you in step with your organization's goals? Do you want to remain agile in adapting to your organization's
changing needs? Recent research indicates that we may perceive library value more highly than our organizations do.
Each of us can improve how we deliver services and meet our customer's needs. One way is to use technology to add
value, whether through personalizing research, information delivery, or other enhancements. In this session, you
will hear about the latest trends in how lawyers are using technology for research based on American Bar Association
Legal Technology Survey data. You will also learn about technologies that can help you to add value, through
pro-active reference and better information management.
Objectives:
- Get an overview of recent research on library value and perceptions.
- Hear data on how lawyers use technology to find and manage information.
- Learn about techniques and technologies you can use to enhance the value of your services.
- Take away practical tips to help you get started immediately.
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Organized by: David Whelan
Time: 12 noon - 2 pm
Event: Awards Luncheon
Description:
The Awards lunch, generously sponsored by Carswell, a Thomson Reuters business, will honour many fellow CALL members.
A highlight following this will be a special dramatic presentation by Windsor's Leslie McCurdy, known for her
powerful one-woman shows about the Underground Railroad.
Dramatic Presentation: Leslie McCurdy Leslie McCurdy
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Organized by: Social Committee
NOTE: One Monday Luncheon ticket is included with full conference registration, and with "Monday only" registration.
Time: 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Event: Concurrent Session
Title: The Academic Tango: Improving the Faculty/Librarian Relationship
Speakers:
Michael Lines
Faculty and Student Services Librarian
Diana M. Priestly Law Library, University of Victoria
John Papadopoulos
Chief Law Librarian
Bora Laskin Law Library, University of Toronto
Jocelyn Kennedy
Reference Librarian
University of Michigan Law Library
Description:
Academic law librarians have two main clients - law faculty members and law students. Much of the focus for academic
law librarians is how to best serve law students; but it has become increasingly important to focus on the law faculty
as users and boosters of the law library. It has been found that the relationship between faculty members and librarians
is not always close:
"The most important finding emerging from our preliminary research is that there is an asymmetrical disconnection that exists
between librarians and faculty. Although the two groups are mutually dependent, and are both necessary to the successful
functioning of any academic institution (whether the emphasis is teaching or research), the two groups are generally
separated. This is surprising considering their potential for interaction, collaboration, and shared interests in quality
teaching and research." (1)
How can we change the relationship between faculty and librarians? How can academic law librarians reach out to faculty members?
In reaching out, academic law librarians can better serve faculty members; it can also have an impact on the law library
in that faculty members who feel well-served by their law library will be more willing to provide support and view librarians
as vital to the law school dynamic.
(1) Lars Christiansen, Mindy Stombler, and Lyn Thaxton, "A Report on Librarian-Faculty Relations from a Sociological Perspective"
(2004) 30:2 The Journal of Academic Librarianship 116 at 117.
Objectives:
- Learn how three different academic law libraries have improved services to faculty members.
- Learn how to engage faculty members in the library.
- Learn how to encourage faculty members to be supporters and boosters of the law library.
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Organized by: Academic Law Libraries SIG
Time: 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Event: Concurrent Session
Title: Media Monitoring and Current Awareness: Tools in the Information Explosion
Speakers:
Casian Moscovici
NATIONAL Public Relations
Jillian Taylor
Librarian
Fasken Martineau
Connie Crosby
Crosby Group Consulting
Description:
Providing the right information at the right time should be easy in the age of information, yet it seems to be more
complicated than ever. Current awareness services are made more convoluted by mounting sources, media formats,
copyright issues, and a growing spectrum of user needs and abilities. Join us as we listen to the perspectives of
three knowledgeable professionals who deal with such issues on a regular basis. This session will be an excellent
learning opportunity for librarians and information specialists who provide media monitoring services in an ever
increasing connected world.
Objectives:
- Address the complexity of current awareness in the face of multiple sources and media formats.
- Identify the components of current awareness services and best practices to providing successful service.
- Match current awareness services to specific user profiles and information needs.
- Look at the tools and practices employed by current awareness/media monitoring service providers in three different environments.
Presentation materials for Casian Moscovici
Organized by: Liana Giovando and Private Law Libraries SIG.
Time: 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Event: Concurrent Session
Title: The Mysteries of Collective Bargaining Revealed
Speakers:
Sara Slinn
Associate Professor
Osgoode Hall Law School, York University
John Sadler
Law Library Director
John & Dotsa Bitove Family Law Library
University of Western Ontario
Laura Leavitt
Librarian, Labor & Industrial Relations Library
Michigan State University
George W. King
Lawyer, McTague Law Firm
Description:
Within the past few years, strikes at universities such as Windsor and York (and the close call at Western) have put
a new focus on collective bargaining. We have all heard the term but what does it mean in reality? What happens
when a union and the employer meet in the negotiation room? What are some issues that law librarians face in collective
bargaining negotiations? How does a librarian who is not a member of a union negotiate his or her own contract?
This seminar will focus on these questions, and will also include a look at differences in collective bargaining law
between Canada and the United States.
Objectives:
- To learn about collective bargaining and how it is conducted.
- To learn about the issues faced by academic librarians regarding collective bargaining.
- To learn about collective bargaining law for Canada and the U.S.
- For those not covered by a collective agreement, you will learn some tips on how to negotiate your own employment contract.
Organized by: Academic Law Libraries SIG
Time: 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Event: Concurrent Session
Title: Twitter and Blogging in the Courtroom.
Speakers:
Judge Donald Shelton
22nd Circuit Court (Ann Arbor, Michigan)
Washtenaw County Circuit Court
Madam Justice Frances Kiteley
Superior Court of Justice of Ontario
Glen McGregor
Reporter
The Ottawa Citizen
Description:
Welcome to Court 2.0 where jurors receive suggestions from Facebook friends on how to vote; check out a crime scene
on Google Earth from a Blackberry; tweet about their feelings during a trial; and share with fellow jury members
comments by reporters live blogging the trial. Examples of jurors obtaining potentially inaccurate information about
a case without the knowledge of the judge or trial counsel are becoming so widespread a new expression has been coined:
Google mistrials.
So. No big deal? Doesn't this just mean our already open courts are becoming more open? Or, whoa, very big deal? Unchecked,
could these new technologies threaten the integrity of the court process? Join our panel of 2 judges and one reporter
as they discuss how the players in the court system are dealing with this new reality.
Objectives:
- After attending this panel, members will understand the often unpredictable ways in which Web 2.0 technologies can affect the trial process.
- Attendees will better appreciate how judges, lawyers, and reporters covering trials are adapting to the new technological environment.
Organized by: Courthouse and Law Societies SIG
Sponsored by:
Essex Law Association
Time: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Event: Electronic Poster Session and Cocktail Reception
Title: The CALL/ACBD/MichALL Innovation Gallery.
Innovation Gallery Speaker Bios
Speakers:
Bradley Albrecht
Law Librarian and Information Coordinator
Canadian Forum on Civil Justice
"Developing an On-Line Search Thesaurus for Civil Justice Resources"
Olcay Atacan
Law Society of Upper Canada
"Full-text Search and E-Commerce with Access CLE at the Great Library"
Nathalie Belanger
Stikeman Elliott LLP
"Advantages of Mind Mapping in Libraries"
Deborah Copeman and Susan Jones
Nova Scotia Barristers' Society
"Expanding our Online Offerings with the Annotated Nova Scotia Civil Procedure Rules"
Maryvon Côtê
McGill University, Nahum Gelber Law Library
"McGill Library Expanded Course Reserves Project"
Liana Giovando
Goodmans LLP
"The Training Librarian's Toolbox"
Julie A. Lavigne
Brian Dickson law Library, University of Ottawa
"Achieving Legal Research Literacy using Blended Learning and Learning Cmmunity Strategies"
Ted Tjaden
McMillan LLP
"How to Plead: Essential Elements"
Description:
Is it "Cool Stuff"? Is it a library poster session on steroids? Is it speed dating for librarians? Picture a
building full of rooms in which the latest innovations of our profession are presented in a high-tech digital
environment simultaneously. Eight of our talented CALL/ACBD/MichALL members who have taken part in innovative
projects will present their work to small groups of people for short presentations. The audience will circulate
between presentations throughout the evening. Canada Law Book and the Faculty of Law at the University of Windsor
have teamed together to round out this evening of innovation by providing us with a great selection of beverages and
hors d'oeuvres.
Presentation materials for Bradley Albrecht
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