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LIBRARIES AS LEADERS IN COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
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A TWO DAY INTERNATIONAL PRE-CONFERENCE TO THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE
OF THE CANADIAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 1998, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
(Special Tuesday Evening Session 7:00 - 8:30 PM)
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 1998, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
The Victoria Conference Centre,
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
This unique, two-day event will combine process with product:
The outcome will be a set of strategies, useable models, and
skill sets/competencies for libraries to follow in order to
become actively involved in local economic development.
* Experts in libraries and economic development will come from
a wide range of countries and backgrounds. Countries represented
to date include the United Kingdom, Germany, the United States,
Canada, Australia and Zimbabwe.
* Strategies and models will be identified and developed jointly
by the speakers and participants.
* The process: A lively combination of expert presentations and
dialogues, audience involvement, and interactive participant
sessions.
* The product: A set of relevant, flexible and practical strategies
and models.
This international conference is being presented by ASM Advanced
Strategic Management Consultants and is being sponsored by:
* Industry Canada
* International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions
(IFLA)/Universal Availability of Publications (UAP) at the British
Library
* Canadian Network for the Advancement of Research, Industry and
Education (CANARIE)
* Canadian Institute for Scientific and Technical Information (CISTI)
* The National Library of Canada.
The conference is of particular importance and value to:
Librarians and Library Trustees
Community Economic Development Executives and Planners
Elected Municipal Officials
Municipal Executives
Community Networks Representatives
Community Access Program Coordinators
Federal and Provincial Government Policy Makers
Join your colleagues for a SPECIAL EVENING PRESENTATION:
"Good Ergonomics is Good Economics" Tuesday, June 16. 7:00 p.m.
"Using the new information technologies for economic development
depends on showing people how to use technology tools in a
healthy way. This program shows us how 'doing things right' has
a positive impact on the efficiency, productivity, comfort, and
wellness of staff, clients, and community partners."
Presented by: Peggy McCann, Director, Back in Action.
Tuesday, June 16
9:00 - 9:15 a.m. Welcome and Introduction
"Collective Wisdom: Engaging the Conference Participants in
Strategy Development" - Maureen Cubberley and Stan Skrzeszewski,
ASM Advanced Strategic Management Consultants
9:15 - 10:30 a.m. Plenary Session
Introduction: Community Economic Development and Information
"Universal Availability of Publications and its Importance
to Human Development and Regeneration and Growth"
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Graham Cornish, IFLA/Universal Availability
of Publications (UAP), British Library, U.K.
"Smart Cities, Information and the Knowledge Economy"
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Ken Stratford, Economic Development
Commissioner, The Greater Victoria Economic Development
Commission, Victoria, B.C.
Questions & Dialogue
10:30 - 10:45 a.m. Break
10:45 - Noon Panel 1 - Part 1
Making it Happen: The Framework for Library-Based
Economic Development Activities
"Community Economic Development and the Information
Infrastructure"
Chris Friel, Mayor, City of Brantford, Brantford, Ontario
"The Arizona Model: Successful Economic Development
Information Centers in Libraries"
Linda McCleary, Arizona Department of Library, Archives
and Public Records. Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.A.
Questions and Dialogue
Noon - 1:30 p.m. Luncheon
1:30 - 3:00 p.m. Panel 1 - Part 2
Making it Happen: The Framework for Library-Based
Economic Development Activities
"Making the Link: Getting Outside the Library Door and into
the Community - A Practical and Theoretical Perspective"
Pat Tripp, Business Librarian, London Public Library and Liwen
Vaughan, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Information and Media
Studies, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario
"Community Development: A New Role for Librarians in Illinois"
Norman Walzer, Director, Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs,
Western Illinois University, Macomb, and Karen Stott, Library
Development Consultant, Alliance Library System, Blomington,
Illinois, U.S.A.
Questions & Dialogue
3:00 - 3:15 p.m. Break
3:15 - 4:30 p.m. Panel 2
Networks and Economic Development
"The Estevan Model: Library Leadership in community
development through creation of a Municipal Area Network"
Greg Salmers, Chief Librarian, Estevan Branch, Southeast
Regional Library, Estevan, Saskatchewan
"The Community Access Program: using technology to turn
rural libraries into economic development hubs"
Fred McGuinness, Writer, Brandon, Manitoba.
Questions & Dialogue
7:00 - 8:30 p.m. Special Evening Presentation
Good Ergonomics is Good Economics
Presented by Peggy McCann, Director, Back in Action, Health
Education Services Ltd. Victoria, B.C.
"Using the new information technologies for economic
development depends on showing people how to use technology
tools in a healthy way. This program shows us how 'doing
things right' has a positive impact on the efficiency,
productivity, comfort, and wellness of staff, clients,
and community partners."
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Wednesday, June 17
9:00 - 10:30 a.m. Plenary Session
The Impact of Information on Economic Development
"Connecting Canada for the Knowledge Economy"
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Doug Hull, Director-General, Information
Highway Applications Branch, Industry Canada, Ottawa, Ontario
"Libraries Change Lives - Economic and Other Impacts of
Public Libraries: The Pennsylvania Experience"
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Dr. Charles McClure, Distinguished Professor,
School of Information Studies, Syracuse University, Syracuse,
New York, U.S.A.
Questions & Dialogue
10:30 - 10:45 a.m. Break
10:45 - 12:15 p.m. Panel 3
Libraries and Rural Economic Development
"Public/Private Collaborations in the Development of Libraries
for Economic Development and as Business Incubators: A Libraries
for the Future Project." (El Rito Community Cooperatives - New
Mexico)
Richard W. Bryant, Libraries for the Future, New York, NY and
President, RW Bryant Associates, El Prado, New Mexico
"Bringing Libraries to the People: Rural Libraries and Resources
Development Program in Zimbabwe"
Dr. Kenneth Kodero Odero, ProPerArt Associates, Harare, Zimbabwe
"Making it Work: The Rural Public Library as a Player
in Community Economic Development"
Trudy Amirault, Director, Western Counties Regional Library,
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Panel 4
Libraries and Urban Economic Development
"Leeds, The 24 Hour City: The Role of the Library and
Information Service in the Economic Regeneration of Leeds"
Catherine Blanshard, Head, Leeds Library and Information
Service, Leeds, U.K.
"Libraries in Partnerships for Economic Development"
Martha Gregory, Head, Economic Development Information Center,
Tulsa City-County Library, Oklahoma, U.S.A.
"Urban Public Libraries - Economic Development Success Stories"
Susan Kent, City Librarian, Los Angeles Public Library,
Los Angeles, U.S.A.
12:15 - 1:30 p.m. Luncheon
Open Discussion: Selecting the Best Complementary Strategies for
Libraries and Economic Development
1:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Panel 5
Libraries and Business Success
"Measuring the Impact of Libraries on Business: A Pre-Requisite
for Government Support"
Abe Anhang, Chair, Winnipeg Public Library Board
"Nobody Knows the Power They Yield: Libraries are agents for
economic development - (Success Stories from Alberta)"
Patricia Nelson, The Business Link Library and Donna Gordon,
Alberta Economic Development Library, Edmonton, Alberta
Questions & Dialogue
1:45 - 3:00 p.m. Panel 6
Libraries and Wealth Generation: Fees for Service
"Fee-Based Information Services as an Important Tool in
Enhancing Community Economic Development"
Vicki Whitmell, Executive Director, Canadian Library
Association, Ottawa, Ontario
"Fee-Based Services and Economic Development: INFOLink -
Bridging the Gap Between Information Access and Application"
Steve Coffman, Director, FYI, County of Los Angeles Public
Library and Marites Simgen, Assistant Director, North Los
Angeles County Small Business Development Center, County of
Los Angeles, U.S.A.
Questions & Dialogue
3:00 - 3:15 p.m. Break
3:15 - 4.30 p.m. Panel 7
Models for Economic Development
"National Information Infrastructure Models for Delivering
Research and Development Information to Small and Medium Size
Enterprises (SMEs): An International Perspective from an Asia
Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Workshop"
Cameron Macdonald, Marketing Group, Canada Institute for
Scientific and Technical Information (CISTI), Ottawa, Ontario
"Community Enterprise Networks - Partnerships for Local
Economic Development"
Michael Gurstein & Bruce Dienes, The Centre for Community and
Enterprise Networking, University College of Cape Breton, Sydney,
Nova Scotia.
Questions & Dialogue
3:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Panel 8
Jobs and Skills
"Marketing Models for Library Skills and Technologies: The
QuERI (Quality Educational Resources Inventory) Project"
Mary Anne Epp, Director of Contract Administration, Library
Services, Langara College, Vancouver, B.C.
"JobSmart: The ALA Award Winning California Job Search Guide"
Mary-Ellen Mort, JobSmart Project Director, Oakland, California,
U.S.A.
Questions & Dialogue
4:30 p.m. Conference Findings and Action Plans
Maureen Cubberley and Stan Skrzeszewski,
ASM Consultants
4:45 p.m. Conference Ends
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REGISTRATION INFORMATION
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LIBRARIES AS LEADERS IN COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
- A TWO DAY INTERNATIONAL PRE-CONFERENCE TO THE CLA (Canadian
Library Association) CONFERENCE
TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 1998, 9 AM - 5 PM.
(Special Tuesday Evening Session 7 PM - 8:30 PM)
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 1998, 9 AM - 5 PM.
The Victoria Conference Centre, Victoria, British Columbia,
Canada
ALL-INCLUSIVE REGISTRATION FEE covers:
* Delegate's Package
* All Sessions TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 1998, 9 AM - 5 PM.
Luncheon
Morning and Afternoon Refreshments
Special Tuesday Evening Session 7 PM - 8:30 PM
* All Sessions WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 1998, 9 AM - 5 PM
Luncheon
Morning and Afternoon Refreshments
* Conference Proceedings
REGISTRATION
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ASM's GST number is: R138 386 537.
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or
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LIBRARIES AS LEADERS IN COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Tuesday, June 16 and Wednesday June 17, 1998
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