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Twitter Hashtags for Upcoming Conferences

Posted by CLA Govt Library and Info Mgmt Professionals Network on 2013/04/27

Working with a limited travel and professional development budget? Can’t make it to all your conferences of choice?

Follow along on Twitter with these hashtags for upcoming conferences of interest to the Canadian library and information management community.

To have your conference added, e-mail the conference hashtag to cla.govlib@gmail.com

Last update: April 29, 2013


Alberta Association of Library Technicians (AALT) Conference
June 6-9, 2013

American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference
June 27- July 2, 2013

Atlantic Provinces Library Association (APLA) Annual Conference
May 14-17, 2013

Canadian Association of Law Libraries (CALL) Annual Conference
May 5-8, 2013

  • #callacbd2013

Canadian Health Libraries Association (CHLA) Annual Conference
May 22-25, 2013

Canadian Library Association (CLA) National Conference and Trade Show
May 29 – June 1, 2013

Code4Lib North
May 23-24, 2013

IFLA World Library and Information Congress
August 17-23, 2013

Indexing Society of Canada Annual Conference
June 7-8, 2013

International Evidence Based Library and Information Practice Conference
July 15-18, 2013

Medical Library Association (MLA) Annual Meeting and Exhibition
May 3–8, 2013

Ontario Association of Library Technicians (OALT) Annual Conference
May 15-18, 2013

Saskatchewan Library Association (SLA) Annual Conference
May 2-4, 2013

Special Libraries Association (SLA) Annual Conference & INFO-EXPO
June 9-11, 2013

Workshop for Instruction in Library Use (WILU)
May 8-10, 2013

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Canadian Library Association 2.0

Posted by CLA Govt Library and Info Mgmt Professionals Network on 2011/11/12

The Canadian Library Association and its units are making their presence known on social networking sites.

Here is a list of the CLA units with a presence on these sites:

Blogs

Facebook

LinkedIn

Twitter

Are we missing anyone? Leave a comment and let us know.

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Canadian Library Association 2011 Conference From Away

Posted by CLA Govt Library and Info Mgmt Professionals Network on 2011/05/20

CLA 2011 goes virtual!

We’ve got a site dedicated to all of you who will be tweeting, blogging or “Facebooking” from CLA 2011 in Halifax.

Share your conference experience with friends and colleagues at home and around the country.

Are you blogging from the conference? Send us a link to your blog, and we’ll post it on our site.

Tweeting? Use the conference hashtag: #CLA2011

On Facebook? Check the CLA Facebook page.

Not joining us in Halifax? Check the site to follow some of the action from the 66th CLA National Conference & Trade Show.

Visit CLA from AWAY today!

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Survey: Federal library use of Web 2.0 tools // Sondage: Utilisation des outils Web 2 au sein des bibliothèques fédérales

Posted by CLA Govt Library and Info Mgmt Professionals Network on 2011/04/20

The Canadian Federal Libraries Strategic Network created a working group to consider the ADM Taskforce’s project on People and Capacity to Deliver Service using Web 2.0.

We have met several times to discuss some of the issues and feel at this time it would be worthwhile to get some feedback from the federal library community to find out what our working group’s focus should continue to be.

As such, we have created this 10-question survey (using SurveyMonkey) and would very much appreciate your time in responding to these questions. It is meant to get a broad understanding of how federal librarians view the use of Web 2.0 in their libraries and in their departments.

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/C33RP3P

We are not asking for anyone to identify themselves in this survey and we have not made it possible to link the responses with any individual or department.

For the purpose of this survey, we are adopting the definition of Web 2.0 as found in the Treasury Board’s Guideline to Acceptable Use of Internal Wikis and Blogs Within the Government of Canada:

Wikis and blogs are IT-enabled collaboration software tools that are part of what is called “Web 2.0.” Web 2.0 refers to the next generation of World Wide Web technology characterized by software that enables users to easily create, modify, link, share, and post content through the use of a computer’s Web browser in real time. This collaborative environment comes in the form of blogs, wikis (such as Wikipedia), and many new types of online social networking websites, such as Facebook, MySpace, and LinkedIn.

Today, many people use these tools extensively to rapidly build communities of interest-sharing information, experiences, ideas, and designs. The multiple-author capability of wikis makes them effective tools for mass collaborative authoring. These tools are typically relatively simple to learn and use.

Web 2.0 is a term that is commonly used to describe the shift of the Internet from a publishing environment to a participative environment. One potential opportunity for the Government of Canada is to use these tools internally to enhance the agility and breadth of consulting with horizontal functional communities. For example, wikis can be used by communities to review definitions or documents or to collaborate on developing the wording in directives, standards, or guidelines.

Thanks in advance, and do not hesitate to contact any member of the working group if you have any questions or concerns.

We intend to make the results of this survey available within our community and we will advise you when they have been prepared.


Le Réseau stratégique des bibliothèques fédérales canadiennes a mis sur pied un groupe de travail chargé d’examiner le projet du Groupe de travail des SMA sur l’effectif et la capacité de fournir des services en utilisant le Web 2.0.

Nous nous sommes réunis plusieurs fois afin de discuter de certaines questions. Nous estimons qu’il serait maintenant intéressant d’obtenir les commentaires du personnel des bibliothèques fédérales afin de cibler quel devrait être l’objectif de notre groupe de travail à l’avenir.

Pour ce faire, nous avons élaboré un sondage de dix questions (avec SurveyMonkey) et nous vous saurions gré de prendre le temps d’y répondre. L’objectif du sondage est d’acquérir une perception globale de la manière dont les bibliothécaires fédéraux perçoivent l’utilisation de la technologie Web 2.0 dans leur bibliothèque ou leur ministère.

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/PDX7RDJ

Vous n’avez pas besoin de vous identifier pour remplir le sondage. De plus, nous avons fait en sorte qu’il ne soit pas possible d’établir des liens entre les réponses et des personnes ou des ministères.

Pour les besoins du sondage, nous utilisons la définition de la technologie Web 2.0 que l’on trouve dans la Ligne directrice sur l’utilisation acceptable des wikis et des blogues internes au sein du gouvernement du Canada du Conseil du Trésor :

Les wikis et les blogues sont des outils logiciels de collaboration qui font partie de ce qu’on appelle le Web 2.0. Le Web 2.0 désigne la prochaine génération des technologies Web, caractérisée par des logiciels qui permettent aux utilisateurs de créer, de modifier, de lier, de partager et d’afficher avec facilité du contenu grâce à l’utilisation en temps réel du navigateur Web d’un ordinateur. Cet environnement de collaboration se présente sous forme de blogues, de wikis (comme Wikipedia) et de nombreux nouveaux types de sites Web de réseautage social en direct comme Facebook, MySpace et Linkedln, entre autres.

Aujourd’hui, de nombreuses personnes utilisent ces outils à profusion pour créer rapidement des communautés d’intérêts – pour échanger de l’information, des expériences, des idées et des concepts. La capacité d’intervention d’auteurs multiples qu’offrent les wikis en fait des outils efficaces de création de masse. Il est habituellement facile de s’initier à ces outils et de les utiliser.

Web 2.0 est un terme couramment employé pour décrire le passage d’un environnement Internet de publication à un environnement de participation. Un des avantages éventuels pour le gouvernement du Canada est d’utiliser ces outils à l’interne afin d’accroître la souplesse et la profondeur des consultations avec les collectivités fonctionnelles horizontales. Par exemple, les collectivités peuvent utiliser les wikis pour examiner des définitions ou des documents ou collaborer à la définition du libellé de directives, de normes ou de lignes directrices.

Nous vous remercions d’avance de votre participation. N’hésitez pas à communiquer avec un membre du groupe de travail si vous avez des questions ou des préoccupations.

Nous avons l’intention de diffuser les résultats de ce sondage au personnel des bibliothèques fédérales. Nous vous informerons des résultats lorsqu’ils seront prêts.

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Three New Resources from CLA-CASLIS Government Section

Posted by CLA Govt Library and Info Mgmt Professionals Network on 2010/07/03

Three new resources have been added to the CLA-CASLIS Government Section blog:

  • Acronyms
    List of commonly used acronyms in the library and information management community.
  • Associations
    List of associations in Canada for professionals in the library and information management community.

Have we missed any? Let us know by leaving a comment on those pages.

Watch for additional resources to be added in the coming weeks.

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New Pew Internet Report: Government Online

Posted by CLA Govt Library and Info Mgmt Professionals Network on 2010/04/30

[Source: http://pewinternet.org/Reports/2010/Government-Online.aspx]

Overview

Government agencies have begun to open up their data to the public, and a surprisingly large number of citizens are showing interest. Some 40% of adult internet users have gone online for raw data about government spending and activities. This includes anyone who has done at least one of the following: look online to see how federal stimulus money is being spent (23% of internet users have done this); read or download the text of legislation (22%); visit a site such as data.gov that provides access to government data (16%); or look online to see who is contributing to the campaigns of their elected officials (14%).

“Government interactions in the information age are often fueled by data,” said Aaron Smith, a Research Specialist at the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project and author of a report based on a new national phone survey. “Online citizens can—and often do—‘go to the source’ in their efforts to monitor government activities, evaluate the impacts of new legislation, and track the flow of their tax dollars.”

The report also finds that 31% of online adults have used social tools such as blogs, social networking sites, and online video as well as email and text alerts to keep informed about government activities. Moreover, these new tools show particular appeal to groups that have historically lagged in their use of other online government offerings—in particular, minority Americans. Latinos and African Americans are just as likely as whites to use these tools to keep up with government, and are much more likely to agree that government outreach using these channels makes government more accessible and helps people be more informed about what government agencies are doing.

“Just as social media and just-in-time applications have changed the way Americans get information about current events or health information, they are now changing how citizens interact with elected officials and government agencies,” said Smith. “People are not only getting involved with government in new and interesting ways, they are also using these tools to share their views with others and contribute to the broader debate around government policies.”

About the Survey
This report is based on the findings of a telephone survey conducted between November 30 and December 27, 2009, among a sample of 2,258 adults, age 18 and older. Interviews were conducted in both English (n=2,197) and Spanish (n=61) and a total of 565 interviews were conducted using the respondent’s cell phone. For results based on the total sample, one can say with 95% confidence that the error attributable to sampling and other random effects is plus or minus 2.4 percentage points. For results based Internet users (n=1,676), the margin of sampling error is plus or minus 2.8 percentage points.

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The State of the Internet

Posted by CLA Govt Library and Info Mgmt Professionals Network on 2010/02/28

(Thanks to sageComm for pointing out this video.)

JESS3 designed and animated this for the JESS3 lecture at AIGA Baltimore in Feb 2010.

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CLA 2.0

Posted by CLA Govt Library and Info Mgmt Professionals Network on 2010/01/22

The Canadian Library Association and its units (divisions, sections, chapters and interest groups) are making their presence known on social networking sites.

Here is a list of the CLA units with a presence on these sites:

Blogs

Divisions (and chapters):

Interest Groups:

Students

Facebook

Divisions (and chapters):

Interest Groups:

Students:

Flickr

LinkedIn

Ning

Twitter

Wikis

Are we missing anyone? Leave a comment and let us know.

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