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Major Corporate Sponsor with Great Appreciation to Our Sponsors Major Corporate Sponsor With great appreciation to our sponsors MAJOR CORPORATE SPONSOR STREAM SPONSORS MAJOR PROGRAM SPONSORS EVENT and AWARD SPONSORS GENERAL SPONSORS OUR INDUSTRY CHAMPIONS SPONSOR EVENTS AND PROGRAMS TO ENSURE SUPER CUPE Local 905 CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FEES REMAIN LOW! Super 2007 ySpace, Facebook, Blogger, Flickr, YouTube, Super Conference LibraryThing, BoingBoing are just a few of the and the Education hundreds of social networking sites that are a Institute are Mglobal phenomenon attracting tens of millions of visitors among OLA’s every month. Whether or not we are users of one or most significant more of these sites, we cannot escape hearing and read- contributions to ing about them. And whether we like it or not, social net- the country’s working is influencing how we think about our users and library community. the services we offer them. The ideas and meeting of minds How are librarians and libraries incorporating social net- that take place working into their realms? What is the future of libraries, in these projects library services and librarians in such a rapidly changing create the landscape? What can we learn and take from the success conditions to of social networking? keep libraries vibrant in an Last February, we explored how the future belongs to information world right-brain thinkers – the creative ones, the inventive filled with ones. From coast to coast, this has been a year in which ambiguity. the right-brain thinkers of the library community have been given platforms for their creativity and invention. Super Conference presents an opportunity for us to TABLE OF engage in a more traditional kind of social networking – CONTENTS presentations, workshops, and best of all, face-to-face Sponsors, p. 2 conversations with leaders from inside and outside the Special streams, p. 6 library world who can help us chart our future course. Trustee programs, p. 8 Our program is filled with sessions that will present new Wed. Preconferences/Tour, p. 10 Schedule-at-a-Glance, p. 15 ideas and challenge us to think about how we can ride Session overviews by day, p. 16 the wave of change. Wednesday evening, p. 22 Thursday, p. 24 Welcome to Super Conference 2007! I look forward to Friday, p. 40 Saturday, p. 56 meeting and networking with many of you in person. Scholarships, subsidies, p. 61 Speaker, subject indexes, p. 63 Exhibit, p. 66 Hotels, p. 68 Registration, p. 69 Conference planners, p. 71 Janet Kaufman, OLA President. www.accessola.com/superconference2007 3 KEEPING ONTARIANS FRONT AND CENTRE @ your library SUPER CONFERENCE. WHO SHOULD ATTEND? 5,411 A MEETING OF ANYONE WHO REASONS TO MINDS TO EXPLORE CARES ABOUT ATTEND REALITIES AND LIBRARIES. SUPER Super Conference is for any- CONFERENCE EMERGING one who works in libraries, who cares about libraries, who 2007 POSSIBILITIES. values libraries. It is for those in school, college, university and public libraries, in private 1 Internationally praised sector and public institutions conference program Super Conference offers highly and in government itself. It is 1 World-class EXPO for those in many specializa- 237 Skill-enhancing and specialized sessions for working tions and for those who would cutting-edge sessions professionals who come to learn find new specializations. It is 349 Expert speakers for the curious and the open- 213 Industry suppliers and about the new, the cutting edge, minded. producers 11 In-depth preconference the bleeding edge and the day-to- Librarians are in the main- workshops stream whether they like it or 1 Behind the Scenes Tour day – whatever provides insight not. The way in which infor- mation is now being captured 55 Authors autographing into our changing landscape and and disseminated is so radical- 8 Plenary sessions featur- ly different from even three ing the original and the the changing landscape around us. years ago that one cannot stimulating from the take anything for granted. stars of the speaking Speakers are coming from around world Instant messaging has given 11 Networking social the world and from within and way to cell phones that do everything but make coffee, events, all complimentary without the library and information listservs are giving way to 25 Poster sessions by wikis and iPods and will in your peers community to share their extraordi- turn give way to something new next year. 4,499 delegates including nary expertise and experience with 1,024 vendor representatives you. They are coming to be stimu- This is the most extensive library program in this country Evaluations lated by us and what we are to keep you abreast, to inspire 67% Excellent accomplishing. Our speakers have you and to inform you. 26.4% Very good For even more details, go to a lot to show us and we to show www.accessola.com/super2006 them. The synergy expands all of our horizons. 4 OLA Super Conference 2007 KEEPING TRACK CONFERENCE NETWORKING ...AND IT ALL SESSIONS CONNECTIONS GOES IN THE ELECTRONIC There is a mix of the practical A core group of people come and the philosophical, of the together at Super Conference PLANNER! new and the old, of the specu- to meet their colleagues. This lative and the proven. is one of the pleasures and When you click on My Super values of events like this. Conference in the Super Technology is always signifi- Conference Web site, you will cant at Super Conference as it But what if you do not already be taken to your most power- must be. 2007 is the year of have a “network”? How do ful tool for ensuring that you Web 2.0 and social software. you engage 4,500 people and have a great experience in It is also the year of enormous transform 4, or 40, or 400 into February. speculation around the next your personal support system? generation catalogue which Not only newcomers face this You can pick more than one will probably not be a cata- challenge, many experienced possibility in each time slot logue at all but which promis- people have difficulty as well. and return to edit the list at es to change patron access in your leisure. All of your choic- fundamental ways. Wednesday evening, we are es are stored in a cookie to offering a session on what the allow you to return to your There are a number of ses- THE 2007 experts suggest you do to personal schedule at any time. sions describing unique pro- meet people and to build a Each time you run your sched- gram and service ideas that EXPOSITION life-long enduring network. ule, it will be automatically almost any library can use in updated if a session changes the pursuit of better experi- Canada’s largest and most While social events help you or is withdrawn by a speaker. ences for users – an urgent sophisticated library trade- have fun and meet people, the and continuing need that show is an education program whole conference is a net- The common events such as Super Conference pursues. in itself and an opportunity to working opportunity if you all-conference plenary events talk with vendors about what know what you are looking and receptions will automati- Your individual needs and the does not work as well as for and what to do. cally appear in your schedule. place you currently occupy about new developments. both in your professional Networking is not about get- You can print out the results career and in your personal So far, there are over twenty new ting a job but about maintain- at any time. life will dictate the package of companies taking part, an inter- ing your position throughout sessions that serve you best. esting and exciting refresh of the your life. It’s worth working on My Super Conference is your The choice seems large but exhibit floor. Program includes and Super Conference is the key to plan your personal person-by-person it is not. author autographing and presen- place to be. experience at Super May you find what you need. tations, a new product demon- Conference 2007. stration area and slightly longer hours are also in the mix. For details, see Librarians will see Margaret To find your personal planner, Wed., Jan. 31, Atwood’s Long Pen for the first go to p. 10-13,22-23 time. www.accessola.com/ Thurs., Feb. 1, p. 24-39 superconference2007 Fri., Feb. 2, p. 40-55 For Exhibit program and an Click on My Super Conference. Sat., Feb. 3, p. 56-62 Exhibitor list, see p. 66-67 www.accessola.com/superconference2007 5 KEEPING YOU FRONT AND CENTRE @ your library LEARNING FROM OTHERS SOLUTIONS IN A BORROWING PRIVILEGES. This is what Frans Johansson calls the Medici Effect – the ideas that are triggered by bringing people from different fields CHANGING together. He refers to them as intersections. We have some very LANDSCAPE. amazing people coming to see what we can spark. 419 RICK SEGAL, Amazon.ca The challenge of placing bets on ideas when you have incomplete information. 350 PRESENTERS. How to decide, how to figure out whether you’ve done the right thing 4,500 PEERS. and how to recover when you haven’t. YOUR OWN 609 UWE STUECKMANN, Air Miles Our Web presence and other communi- STELLAR IDEA FEST. cation tends to be one message for everyone. New possibilities open new risks but also new opportunities. Here is how some are doing it. How might we? NEW TRUSTEES CAN 1108 PIETRO SATRIANO, PC Brand President’s Choice stands for innovation EXPLORE THE PAST in people’s minds. Where do the ideas come from and how do you deliberately AND THE FUTURE.
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