THE ATLANTIC PROVINCES LIBRARY ASSOCIATION APLA BULLETIN July/August 2010 The APLA Bulletin (ISSN: 0001-2203) is the official organ of the Atlantic Provinces Library Association. Table of Contents Publication Information .................................................................................................................................................................... 2 Join the APLA Discussion List............................................................................................................................................................. 2 APLA Executive .................................................................................................................................................................................. 3 From the President's Desk ................................................................................................................................................................ 4 Letter on Copyright to the Attention of the Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Industry ........................................................ 5 Letter on the Long Form Census to the Attention of the Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Industry .................................... 6 APLA Merit Award Winner Announced / Récipiendaire du Prix de mérite ...................................................................................... 7 APLA First Timer’s Grant Conference Report .................................................................................................................................... 9 Ordinary General Meeting - Resolutions ........................................................................................................................................ 10 The Reading Experience Database is Coming to Canada ................................................................................................................ 10 Nova Scotia Libraries’ “Day of Discovery”: An Introduction to Searching and Finding Options ..................................................... 11 News from New Brunswick / Nouvelles du Nouveau-Brunswick .................................................................................................... 15 News from Newfoundland and Labrador ........................................................................................................................................ 17 News from Nova Scotia ................................................................................................................................................................... 18 Nova Scotia Provincial Library ..................................................................................................................................................... 18 Public Libraries ............................................................................................................................................................................ 18 Academic Libraries ...................................................................................................................................................................... 27 Archives ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 30 News from Prince Edward Island .................................................................................................................................................... 31 Public Libraries ............................................................................................................................................................................ 31 News from the School of Information Management, Dalhousie University ................................................................................... 32 Opinionated Writers Wanted! ........................................................................................................................................................ 35 Looking to get involved in your professional association? ............................................................................................................. 36 VOLUME 73 Issue 5 1 THE ATLANTIC PROVINCES LIBRARY ASSOCIATION APLA BULLETIN July/August 2010 Ph: (506) 643-7233 Fax: (506) 643-7225 email: [email protected] Publication Information The APLA Bulletin (ISSN 0001-2203) is the Bulletin Editor: Ian Gibson official organ of the Atlantic Provinces Information Services, Queen Elizabeth II Library Library Association. Memorial University of Newfoundland St. John’s, NL A1B 3Y1 Frequency: The APLA Bulletin is published five times per Tel: (709) 737-2080 Fax: (709) 737-2153 year. Email: [email protected] Availability: The APLA Bulletin is an open access periodical. Bulletin Advertising Editor: Kelli WooShue, Claims for missing print issues should be sent to: APLA Reference Librarian, Spring Rd Branch Treasurer, c/o The School of Information Management, Halifax Public Libraries Faculty of Management - Kenneth C. Rowe Management Halifax, NS B3H 3S6 Building, 6100 University Avenue, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Tel: (902) 422-4666 Fax: (902) 422-4666 Canada B3H 3J5. Back volumes are available from UMI, Ann Email: [email protected] Arbor, MI. Submissions: Submissions should be sent to the editors. Deadlines for submissions are: October 1, November 30, February 1, April 1 and July 1. 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To unsubscribe from the list, send the Bulletin Editor: Alexandra Brooks Robinson command “unsub apla-list” to [email protected] you Assistant Regional Director have any questions about the APLA list, please contact the Fundy Library Region postmaster, Anita Cannon, at [email protected]. 1 Market Square Saint John, NB E2L 4Z6 VOLUME 73 Issue 5 2 THE ATLANTIC PROVINCES LIBRARY ASSOCIATION APLA BULLETIN July/August 2010 APLA Executive PRESIDENT Tel: 902-585-1723 Sarah Gladwell Fax: 902-585-1748 Reference Librarian Email: [email protected] Saint John Free Public Library Saint John NB VICE PRESIDENT (New Brunswick) E2L 4Z6 Sarah Kilfoil Tel: 506-643-7224 Directrice régionale / Regional Director Fax: 506-643-7225 Région de bibliothèques Chaleur / Chaleur Library Region Email: [email protected] 113A, rue Roseberry Street Campbellton, NB E3N 2G6 VICE PRESIDENT, PRESIDENT ELECT Téléphone (506) 789-6599 Jocelyne Thompson Fax (506) 789-7318 Associate Director of Libraries (Collection Services) [email protected] University of New Brunswick PO Box 7500 VICE PRESIDENT (Newfoundland & Labrador) 5 Macaulay Lane Tina Murphy Fredericton NB Assistant Manager - Central Division E3B 5H5 Newfoundland and Labrador Public Libraries Tel: (506) 458-7053 6 Bell Place, P.O. Box 3333 Email: [email protected] Gander, NL A1V 1X2 Tel: 709-651-5352 PAST PRESIDENT Fax: 709-256-2194 Donald Moses Librarian VICE PRESIDENT (Nova Scotia ) Robertson Library Sharon Haley-Mancini University of Prince Edward Island Manager, Bedford Public Library Charlottetown PE 15 Dartmouth Road C1A 4P3 Bedford, Nova Scotia Tel: (902) 566-6781 Tel: 902-490-5828 Fax: (902) 628-4305 [email protected] Email: [email protected] VICE PRESIDENT (Prince Edward Island) TREASURER Trina O'Brien Leggott Bill Slauenwhite Chief Librarian Manager Confederation Centre Public Library Novanet - The Consortium of Nova Scotia Academic Libraries P.O. Box 7000 1550 Bedford Hwy. Suite 501 Charlottetown, PE C1A 8G8 Bedford, NS Tel: 902-368-4654 B4A 1E6 Fax: 902-368-4652 Tel: 902-453-2461 Email: [email protected] Fax: 902-453-2369 Email: [email protected] SECRETARY Lori McCay-Peet, MLIS VICE PRESIDENT Lab Manager (Membership) Centre for Management Informatics Ann Smith Dalhousie University Academic Librarian Halifax, Nova Scotia Vaughan Memorial Library [email protected] Acadia University (902)494-8392 Wolfville NS B4P 2R6 VOLUME 73 Issue 5 3 THE ATLANTIC PROVINCES LIBRARY ASSOCIATION APLA BULLETIN July/August 2010 From the President's Desk Submitted by Sarah Gladwell I always heard the expression “it’s lonely at the top,” but I have to say it’s far from the truth. I am surrounded by people who never hesitate to offer support, encouragement, and advice.