Recently added articles from Feliciter:
Leadership in Changing Times
Jan 01, 2009; ... One of my personal heroes is the first president of the Canadian Library Association, Dr. Freda Waldon. Freda Waldon became Chief Librarian of the Hamilton Public Library in 1940 and held that position for 23 years. If she were alive today, I think she'd be more surprised that female librarians ...
A New Year: Previews and Reviews
Jan 01, 2009; ... As I write this column, in the midst of yet another Ottawa blizzard, I am nearing the milestone of the end of my first hundred days as CLA Executive Director. We are shifting into high gear on a number of files, and the following is an update on some of the major events currently keeping us all ...
Planning in Hard Times
Jan 01, 2009; ... A few conversations recently alerted me to the ever-present tendency to cut corners in hard economic times. While cutting back is inevitable, what is worrisome is that the proposed corners to be cut by my colleagues were most of the planning phases and all of the contingency funds. Few of us ...
Report on the Human Resources Summit
Jan 01, 2009; ... The Canadian Library Association hosted a National Summit on Library Human Resources on October 6 and 7, 2008, in Ottawa. The event was attended by 120 library leaders from across Canada. They represented all geographic areas of the country and all major partners - from MLIS to library ...
Finding Mr. Perfect: W.H. Smith in Paddington
Jan 01, 2009; ... Hell must be like this: a great grey chamber in which huge hissing demons swallow and disgorge travellers, who are always dashing somewhere, everywhere, day and night. This is London's Paddington Station, the world's most famous railway terminus. Everyone seems to be here, from the Ethiopian ...
GOVERNOR GENERAL'S AWARDS ADDRESS RIDEAU HALL 10 DECEMBER 2008
Jan 01, 2009; ... GOVERNOR GENERAL'S AWARD FOR FICTION for THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES Nino Ricci won this year's Governor General's Award for Fiction (English) for his novel The Origin of Species. He was presented with his award at a presentation at Rideau Hall on December 10th. Ken Roberts, ...
Stereotypes Shattered in Campaign for Alberta's Libraries
Jan 01, 2009; ... Alberta's Libraries Books and beyond Cold sores. Vasectomies. Frostbite. Not the most likely ingrethents for a library campaign. But library partners across Alberta were looking to break some stereotypes. That's why the library community chose ad agency Rethink to help ...
First Impressions of a Public Library in Lithuania - Part 2
Jan 01, 2009; ... This is the second half of an article that appeared in Feliciter, Vol. 54, No. 5. In Part 1, Betty Harris briefly described the country and its culture and then introduced the Klaipeda County Simonaitytes Public Library. Section by section The library offers access to materials ...
A Box Full of Tales: Easy Ways to Share Library Resources Through Story Boxes
Jan 01, 2009; ... A Box Full of Tales: Easy Ways to Share Library Resources Through Story Boxes Kathy MacMillan. Chicago, IL: American Library Association, 2008. 222 pp., softcover, US $45. ISBN-13: 978-0-8389-0960-7. The growth of early-literacy programming has increased pressure for more preschool ...
Introduction to Health Sciences Librarianship
Jan 01, 2009; ... Introduction to Health Sciences Librarianship M. Sandra Wood, ed. Binghamton, NY: Haworth Press, 2008. 493 pp., softcover, US $159.95. ISBN 978-0-7890-3596-7. Haworth Press has become well known in library and information circles for providing the field with reliable guides for the ...
Look, It's Books! Marketing Your Library with Displays and Promotions
Jan 01, 2009; ... Look, It's Books! Marketing Your Library with Displays and Promotions Gayle Skaggs. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2008. 194 pp., softcover, US$45. ISBN-13: 978-0-7864-3132-8. This book is written for public school librarians and classroom teachers who are looking for ways to encourage ...
Transforming Library Service Through Information Commons: Case Studies for the Digital Age
Jan 01, 2009; ... Transforming Library Service Through Information Commons: Case Studies for the Digital Age D. Russell Bailey and Barbara Gunter Tiemey. Chicago, IL: American Library Association, 2008. 164 pp., softcover, US $55. ISBN-13: 978-08389-0958-4 This book is "a practical guide to enhance and ...
The Quality Library: A Guide to Staff-Driven Improvement, Better Efficiency, and Happier Customers
Jan 01, 2009; ... The Quality Library: A Guide to Staff-Driven Improvement, Better Efficiency, and Happier Customers Sara Laughlin and Ray W. Wilson. Chicago, IL: American Library Association, 2008. 144 pp., US $55. ISBN-A3: 978-0-8389-0952-2. A step-by-step continuous improvement manual based on the work ...
Federated Search: Solution or Setback for Online Library Services
Jan 01, 2009; ... Federated Search: Solution or Setback for Online Library Services Christopher N. Cox, ed. Binghamton, NY: Haworth Press, 2007. 453 pp., hardcover, US $60. ISBN 978-0-7890-3660-5. The term "federated search" - also known as meta-search, cross-search, combined search and aggregated search ...
Brigus Public Library, Newfoundland and Laborador
Jan 01, 2009; ... A history to celebrate The town of Brigus is just over an hour down the TransCanada highway from St. John's. It is a beautiful historic town with a population of under one thousand. Brigus's history began around 1612, when John Guy sold half of the harbour to the Spracklin family. At the ...
Personal Heroes and Embracing Technology
Nov 01, 2008; ... One of the more enjoyable tasks associated with being CLA President is that you get to determine the keynote speakers for the annual conference. I am happy to tell you that my first two choices (both personal heroes within the profession) have accepted the invitation to speak. They ...
The Serendipitous Circuit of a Library Career: Or, How I Got from There to Here
Nov 01, 2008; ... Ten years ago, I was in the second year of my Master of Information Studies degree at the University of Toronto Faculty of Information Studies (as it was then called). My schedule was filled with courses in analytical and historical bibliography, cataloguing, rare books and manuscripts, and ...
Cut the Controversies
Nov 01, 2008; ... Controversies abound in the world of information technology. While they may be based on genuine and serious issues, few organizations can afford to let them interfere with the management of technology resources. Repetitive preoccupation with the merits of one technology or its competitors wastes ...
Young Canada Works
Nov 01, 2008; ... Many librarians need an extra set of hands to complete big or small projects throughout the year. This is one of the advantages for employers who participate in the Young Canada Works program. As an employer, you can hire young adults or students who possess valuable skills and ...
Library Services for Children and Young Adults
Nov 01, 2008; ... I began my career as a children's librarian in Calgary in 1981. After seven years I moved on to other work, and then I returned to youth librarianship in Victoria in 2006. I was curious to learn what had changed and what had stayed the same during my 20 years away. The more things ...