Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Budgeting at our Salon des Bibliothécaires!

The CLA Montreal Chapter invites everyone to the next Salon des Bibliothécaires!

Salon #2: Budgeting
It's all about Budgeting on our second Salon of the season!

So how do library budgets work? How can you make the most out of your budget? What can you do if you are facing budget cuts?
Come and chat with us, share your own budgeting strategies, and ask questions to Suzanne Payette, Diane Koen, and Ann Moffat, who will be joining us to give us great practical tips on budgeting.
We treat you to snacks, and everyone is welcome!


Where: EM Café, 5718 Avenue du Parc (corner of Bernard)

When: Wednesday, November 18th at 6:00 p.m.

Please RSVP to Leticia Cuenca at leticiacuenca@gmail.com

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La division montréalaise de l’ACB vous invite au prochain Salon des bibliothécaires!

Salon no. 2: Le budget

On parle d’argent au deuxième Salon de la saison!
Comment fonctionne le budget de votre bibliothèque? Comment tirer le maximum de votre budget? Quoi faire en cas de coupes budgétaires?
Venez discuter avec nous, partager vos stratégies budgétaires, et poser des questions à Suzanne Payette, Diane Koen, et Ann Moffat, qui nous feront part de leurs meilleurs trucs de budgétisation. Nous fournissions la nourriture, et tout le monde est bienvenu!


Où: EM Café – 5718, avenue du Parc (coin Bernard)

Quand: Le mercredi 18 novembre à 18h

Veuillez confirmer votre présence à Leticia Cuenca à leticiacuenca@gmail.com

Sunday, October 25, 2009

Upcoming CLA-CASLIS event in Montreal

CLA-CASLIS presents

Radio Station WIIFM: Keeping stakeholders engaged through "what's in it for me" communication

Thursday, October 29, 2009, 5:00 pm
McGill University Library (Cybertheque), 3459 McTavish St

Information professionals are constantly called upon to demonstrate the value of their services and justify the investment in them, but it is typically difficult to get our message through to decision makers and stakeholders. Ulla de Stricker discusses the challenges inherent in getting and keeping their attention and suggests a communication approach based on understanding their perceptions and the “what’s in it for me” factor, all centered within the organization’s overall strategic goals.

About the Speaker
Ulla de Stricker is a well-known figure in the Canadian information and library community, having been active in it for over 30 years. Through a successful career holding senior positions in the information industry, Ulla has developed extensive expertise in knowledge and information management. An accomplished and very popular public speaker, Ulla is a frequent contributor to the professional literature and to conferences.

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When:
Thursday, October 29, 2009, from 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm
(Registration starts at 5:00 pm; program starts at 5:30 pm)

Where:
McGill University Library, 3459 McTavish Street, Cybertheque

Cost:
- CLA Members - $15 / CLA Student Members - $5
- Non-Members - $25 / Student Non-Members - $10
- Personal Members of Other Associations (SLA, ABQLA, etc) - $20

(To recover costs, an invoice will be sent to anyone who registers but does not attend.)

To register, please click here.

Payment by cash or cheque will be taken at the door. We are unable to accept debit or credit cards. Invoices can be arranged in advance of the event by emailing caslis.govlib@gmail.com.

For more information, please contact CASLIS at caslis.govlib at gmail.com

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

First Salon des Bibliothécaires!

The CLA Montreal Chapter is starting off this season's activities with its first Salon des Bibliothécaires! Do you work at a library or information centre? Are you a library school student? Throughout the year we organize several informal meetings where we chat about different topics. We invite you to come and join us at our Salon des Bibliothécaires, everyone is welcome!

Salon #1: Virtual Reference

It's all about Virtual Reference for our first Salon of the season!
Wondering how to get started? What would work for your library? Do you already provide virtual reference services? Come and chat with us, tell us what you do, learn from what others are doing, and have a great time!
Amy Buckland, Paul Century, and Leticia Cuenca will join us to talk about their experience working as virtual reference librarians.
We provide the snacks, you provide the conversation!

Where: EM Café, 5718 Avenue du Parc (corner of Bernard)
When: Thursday, Oct. 8th at 6:00 p.m.

Please RSVP to Leticia Cuenca at leticiacuenca@gmail.com
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La division montréalaise de l'ACB donne le coup d’envoi à sa programmation de la saison avec le Salon des bibliothécaires! Vous travaillez dans une bibliothèque ou dans un centre de documentation? Vous êtes étudiant en sciences de l’information? Au cours de l’année, nous organisons plusieurs activités décontractées pour permettre la discussion sur différents sujets. Nous vous invitons à vous joindre à nous au Salon des bibliothécaires – tout le monde est invité!

Salon #1 : la référence virtuelle.

Au premier salon de la saison, on parle de référence virtuelle! Vous vous demandez par où commencer? Ce qui fonctionnerait dans votre bibliothèque? Vous offrez déjà un service de référence virtuelle? Venez discuter avec nous, parler de votre expérience, découvrir ce que les autres font, et vous amuser! Amu Buckland, Paul Century et Leticia Cuenca seront des nôtres et nous parleront de leur expérience à titre de bibliothécaires de référence virtuelle. Nous offrons la nourriture, vous vous occupez de la conversation!

: Au EM Café – 5718, avenue du Parc (coin Bernard)
Quand : Le jeudi 8 octobre à 18h

Veuillez confirmer votre présence à Leticia Cuenca à leticiacuenca@gmail.com

Friday, September 11, 2009

Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Award to go to Montrealer


IBBY CANADA cordially invites you to attend the awards ceremony for the Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver award, an award to be given annually in recognition of outstanding artistic talent in a Canadian picture book.

When: Thursday, September 17th, 2009, 5pm

Where: Grande Bibliothèque, 475, boul. De Maisonneuve Est, rm.515

Who: Christine Delezenne, for her illustrations of Angèle Delaunois' text, La Clé

How: RSVP linagordaneer@gmail.com by September 14th, 2009.

Refreshments will be served after the awards presentation.

Press Release:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, September 2009: IBBY Canada (International Board on Books for Young People, Canadian National Section) is pleased to announce that illustrator Christine Delezenne is the winner of the 2008 IBBY Canada Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Picture Book Award for La Clé, written by Angèle Delaunois, and published by Éditions de l’Isatis.

The $1000 Award will be presented to Christine Delezenne on Thursday, September 17th at 5:00 p.m. in Montreal, at the Grande Bibliothèque (Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec), 475, boul. De Maisonneuve Est, Room R.515.

Christine Delezenne has honed her interest in new as well as old illustration techniques, and integrates a mix of drawing, textures and photography into her artwork. La Clé, a haunting tale of a young Muslim girl who is forced to flee her country due to the ravages of war, has been showered with acclaims and honours. Delezenne was born in Orange, France and now lives in Montreal.

The Award jury was made up of children's librarians Lina Gordaneer and Pascale Grenier, and Brianne Grant, MA in Children’s Literature candidate. The jury's comments on La Clé:

“Christine Delezenne uses a variety of media—photographic collage, painting, and passport stamps—to convey the dislocated experience of the refugee. Not only do the images capture the disenfranchisement in Angèle Delaunois’s uncompromising text, Delezenne also captures the perspective of the young narrator. In scenes that depict the war-torn country, only the barbed wire marking the boundaries of the refugee camp and the faces that surround the girl are depicted with realism. Everything else is dark, hazy and abstract—an intensely accurate interpretation of the perspective of a child whose world has just crumbled into chaos.”

The IBBY Canada Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Picture Book Award, established in 1985, honours the name and talent of one of Canada's pre-eminent book illustrators. Cleaver left funds in her will to annually recognize outstanding artistic talent in Canadian picture books; the recipient receives $1,000.

IBBY, the International Board on Books for Young People (www.ibby.org), founded in 1953, represents an international network of people committed to bringing books and children together. IBBY Canada is one of over 70 national sections worldwide. IBBY Canada is a volunteer organization promoting quality French and English Canadian children's literature nationally and internationally. For more information, please visit www.ibby-canada.org.

For more information, please contact:
Helena Aalto
Promotion Officer, IBBY Canada
(416) 658-3144
promotions@ibby-canada.org


Le prix IBBY Canada Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver pour le meilleur livre illustré canadien
est décerné à l’illustratice Christine Delezenne

C’est avec beaucoup de fierté qu’IBBY-Canada annonce que la lauréate du prix IBBY Canada Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver 2008 pour le meilleur livre illustré canadien est l’illustratrice Christine Delezenne pour La clé, écrit part Angèle Delaunois et publié par Les Éditions de l’Isatis.

Ce prix, qui comprend un chèque au montant de 1000$, sera remis à Christine Delezenne le 17 septembre prochain lors d’une cérémonie qui se tiendra à 17 h à la salle R.515 de la Grande Bibliothèque, 475, boul. De Maisonneuve Est.

Christine Delezenne est une des figures montantes de l’illustration canadienne de livres pour enfants. Née à Orange en France, elle habite maintenant Montréal avec son conjoint et son fils. Elle nourrit au fil des ans son intérêt pour les nouvelles technologies ainsi que pour les arts anciens et développe ainsi une approche où elle crée une mosaïque de dessins, textures, photographies et collages dans ses images. La clé s’est déjà mérité d’autres prix et mentions.

Les commentaires du jury composé des bibliothécaires pour enfants, Lina Gordaneer (présidente) et Pascale Grenier et de Brianne Grant, étudiante à la maîtrise en littérature pour la jeunesse :

«Christine Delezenne utilise différentes techniques – collage de photographies, peinture et sceaux de douane – pour traduire en images l’expérience vécue par les personnes réfugiées. Le texte d’Angèle Delaunois trouve écho dans ces illustrations qui offrent une rare diversité de styles, de techniques et de tons. Dans les scènes d’un pays ravagé par la guerre, seuls les barbelés qui marquent les frontières du camp de réfugiés et les visages qui entourent la jeune fille sont dépeints avec réalisme. Le reste est beaucoup plus sombre, abstrait et flou, une interprétation fort juste de la perspective d’une enfant dont l’univers tourne au chaos.

Créé en 1985, le prix Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver est administré par IBBY-Canada et vise à reconnaître le talent artistique exceptionnel d’un illustrateur canadien de livres pour enfants publié en anglais ou en français.

Fondé en 1953, IBBY, Union internationale pour les livres de jeunesse (www.ibby.org), est un important réseau de personnes qui œuvrent à mettre les jeunes en contact avec les livres et la littérature. IBBY Canada est l’une des 70 sections nationales. Formé de bénévoles, IBBY-Canada favorise la mise en valeur, tant sur le plan national qu’international, des livres canadiens pour la jeunesse de langue française et anglaise. Pour plus d’informations, visitez le site www.ibby-canada.org.

Renseignements :
Helena Aalto
Chargée des communications, IBBY Canada
416 658-3144
promotions@ibby-canada.org

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Professional Partnering Program 2009-2010

Dear librarians and information professionals,

The CLA student chapter at McGill University is pleased to invite you to participate in the 2009/2010 Professional Partnering Program.

What is Professional Partnering?

Started in 2008, the Professional Partnering Program is a flexible mentoring program that connects students in McGill's School of Information Studies to information professionals working in an area of interest to the student. The program is aimed at developing relationships between students and professionals at a personal level and supporting students' career exploration.

In 2008, more than 40 professionals participated in the program, making the program a great success: over 90% of participants rated the program as excellent.

What is the time commitment?

Professional Partnering is designed to provide opportunities for communication without requiring a specific time commitment from participants. The program will begin with an informal reception to introduce participants to each other, but from that point, levels of involvement and specific activities are up to the interests of each pair.

What type of activities does Professional Partnering entail?

We encourage partners to determine what types of activities work best for them. Some suggestions include:

* a tour of your workplace

* job shadowing

* regular e-mail correspondence

* informal, in-person chats

* resume and job-seeking advice

* career planning sessions

* an introduction to other professionals at conferences, lectures, or meetings.

How do I participate?

More information and application forms are available at http://www.mcgill.ca/sis-students/cla/partnering/. Please complete your application as soon as possible so that we can make suitable matches.

Please feel free to contact Benjamin Girard-Bond at benjamin.girard-bond@mail.mcgill.ca if you have any questions.

We hope that you will take this opportunity to contribute to the professional development of future colleagues. Professional Partnering is intended to be a two-way exchange. The program is a great way to exchange information, reflect on your own career, and participate in the LIS community.

Benjamin Girard-Bond, President, McGill CLASC 2009/2010

benjamin.girard-bond@mail.mcgill.ca

Megan Fitzgibbons, MLIS

megan.fitzgibbons@mcgill.ca