Monday, May 26, 2008	Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Project Management Joanne Fraser [Biography] 8:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Britannia Room, 3rd Floor, Lord Nelson Hotel [Powerpoint Presentation]	Evidence-Based practice Dr. Ann McKibbon [Biography] 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Britannia Room, 3rd Floor, Lord Nelson Hotel [Powerpoint Presentation]
Learning Styles: Are You Smarter Than a Millennial? The challenges of generations working and learning together Daniel Phelan [Biography] and Sarah Wickett [Biography] 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Vanguard Room 1, 3rd Floor, Lord Nelson Hotel [Powerpoint Presentation]	Course design for online library tutorials Carol O'Neil [Biography] 8:30 a.m. - 12 noon Vanguard Room 1, 3rd Floor, Lord Nelson Hotel [Powerpoint Presentation]
Getting Started in Research Andrew Booth [Biography] 8:30 a.m. - 12 noon Room 2016, McCain Building, Dalhousie University	Canadian Copyright Law: Current Issues for Librarians Teresa Scassa [Biography] 1:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Vanguard Room 1, 3rd Floor, Lord Nelson Hotel [Powerpoint Presentation]
Grey Matters! Finding Grey Literature Sarah Normandin [Biography] and Amanda Hodgson [Biography] 1:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Computer Lab 2018, McCain Building, Dalhousie University [Powerpoint Presentation]	Current awareness tools – Web 2.0 Ryan Deschamps [Biography] and Kelli Wooshue [Biography] 8:30 a.m. - 12 noon Computer Lab 2018, McCain Building, Dalhousie University
	Creating Online Tutorials Gwendolyn MacNairn [Biography] 1:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Computer lab 2018, McCain Building, Dalhousie University

Course Titles and Descriptions

Project Management
Joanne Fraser [Biography]
May 26, 2008
8:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Britannia Room, 3rd Floor, Lord Nelson Hotel
Limit: 25

Today more and more work involves managing projects. Project Management is a process that helps the project team coordinate their efforts so that they may create the right product, service, process, or plan at the right time for the right customer within the resource limits established by the organization. By taking into account both the human and technical sides of project management, you will learn the tools that allow for flexibility without resorting to a "seat of the pants" management style. In addition to defining the Project Management Process, group participants will learn skills that focus on planning and implementing projects. Topics will include a project charter, scheduling tasks through a work breakdown structure and Gantt chart, responsibility assignments, communications plan and developing the team. Effective project management training requires that workshop participants be able to learn, practice and apply tools to real-world projects. In small groups, participants will design and plan a project of their choosing. Typical implementation and monitoring issues will be examined.

[Powerpoint Presentation]

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Learning Styles: Are You Smarter Than a Millennial? The challenges of generations working and learning together
Daniel Phelan [Biography] and Sarah Wickett [Biography]
May 26, 2008
8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Vanguard Room 1, 3rd Floor, Lord Nelson Hotel
Limit: 25

For the first time several generations with different approaches to work and learning are sharing workplaces and classrooms. What are the challenges for these groups in their roles as students, teachers, employees and employers? Are the different learning styles and attitudes toward work personal or generational? Are the methods used in traditional learning compatible with the "gaming generation"? If millennials are not yet your students or colleagues, they soon will be. The resolution of conflicts among generations will be facilitated by a greater understanding of the values and beliefs of all generations. In this workshop we will explore these issues using a variety of learning methods. Participants will be able to identify various learning styles and approaches to the workplace and explore strategies to use in dealing with these challenging situations. Participants will also learn to identify and harness the positive potential of multigenerational collaborations.

[Powerpoint Presentation]

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Getting Started in Research
Andrew Booth [Biography]
May 26, 2008
8:30 a.m. - noon
Room 2016, McCain Building, Dalhousie University
Limit: 25

For many practitioners "research" is one of those scary words that describes what many of our users do. While supporting the research of others is seen as very much part of our mission, extending this to our own involvement in research may seem a step too far. Nevertheless every day we find ourselves asking questions about our users, our non-users and our services. Taking such a "raw" question and refining it to produce a focused and answerable research question lies very much within our grasp.

This workshop aims to introduce practising librarians to methods of inquiry that can help to improve understanding of their users and delivery of their services. By the end of this session participants will be able to:

1. Identify researchable questions from their own practice;
2. Match their questions to appropriate methods of inquiry and investigation;
3. Describe the strengths and limitations of different methods of inquiry;
4. Outline the main components of a research protocol and a research proposal;
5. Record their initial thoughts on planning and conducting a research project as exemplified in a research protocol.

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Grey Matters! Finding Grey Literature
Sarah Normandin [Biography] and Amanda Hodgson [Biography]
May 26, 2008
1:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Computer Lab Room 2018, McCain Building, Dalhousie University
Limit: 25

Would you like to learn more about grey literature? Are you seeking to improve your grey literature searching skills? This half day course will be a practical, hands-on session on how to formulate and conduct grey literature searches on health-related topics, from approaching the search to presenting results. The instructors will present key grey literature sources useful in the various situations that health information professionals encounter, and share their experiences with searching for systematic reviews and health technology assessments

[Powerpoint Presentation]

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Evidence-Based practice
Dr. Ann McKibbon [Biography]
May 27, 2008
8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Britannia Room, 3rd Floor, Lord Nelson Hotel
Limit: 25

One of the basic skills health librarians need is to have is an understanding of how health care research is structured and used by practitioners. In addition, they need to know how to search for this material and identify important original studies and systematic reviews. The material is classified into categories of diagnosis (what do my symptoms mean in relation to having a specific disease or disorder), how did I get it (etiology and harm), how can it be treated or prevented (therapy), and what will happen to me now (prognosis). This introductory course will discuss the above categories of health research in relation to how the research is done, and examine examples of well-done studies and how they are indexed. We will also look at systematic reviews including meta-analyses and clinical practice guidelines. The class will be split between didactic presentations and hands on work with class discussion interspersed throughout the day.

[Powerpoint Presentation]

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Course design for online library tutorials
Carol O'Neil [Biography]
May 27, 2008
8:30 a.m. - 12 noon
Vanguard Room 1, 3rd Floor, Lord Nelson Hotel
Limit: 25

Online library tutorials can provide a rich learning environment which supports students' development towards becoming not only skilled "information seekers," but also independent learners and critical thinkers. But the impact of online tutorials depends in large measure on the degree of alignment among the desired learning outcomes, the broader learning context (program or course), the nature of the online activities, and the ways in which student progress is assessed. Achieving this alignment begins with a detailed course design process grounded in an understanding of how people learn, and especially how they learn in an online environment.

Participants in this workshop will learn about relevant research on learning and how to apply these understandings to the design of online tutorials. Also discussed will be the findings of research on learning in a multimedia environment and the application of cognitive load theory.

Note: This workshop focuses on the pedagogical, not the technological, aspects of teaching and learning online.

[Powerpoint Presentation]

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Canadian Copyright Law: Current Issues for Librarians
Teresa Scassa [Biography]
May 27, 2008
1:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Vanguard Room 1, 3rd Floor, Lord Nelson Hotel
Limit: 25

Canadian copyright law poses many challenges for librarians and users of libraries. In an era of digitization both the format of materials and the options for their acquisition and delivery have dramatically changed. Changes in copyright legislation have been much less rapid, and there remain many uncertainties about the rules that apply to the digital delivery of works, electronic reserve collections, the licensing of digital works, access and use of database material, on-site reproduction of works, and a host of other issues. This session is designed to provide an exploration of these complex and often contentious areas. Questions from participants will be invited well in advance of the session so that the content can be closely tailored to the immediate concerns of those participating. The session will address the known legal boundaries for use of copyright materials in libraries, the areas of uncertainty and challenge, and strategies for dealing with some of the most difficult and uncertain areas.

[Powerpoint Presentation]

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Current awareness tools – Web 2.0
Ryan Deschamps [Biography] and Kelli Wooshue [Biography]
May 27, 2008
8:30 a.m. - 12 noon
Computer Lab Room 2018, McCain Building, Dalhousie University
Limit: 25

Web 2.0 is both a collection of online tools and a framework for providing online services. How can this framework apply to the provision of Health Information Services? This course will offer a survey of the most popular and quickly emerging online services, and provide tools, advice and exercises on how to effectively evaluate their utility in library services and/or professional development. Specific activities will include a Web 2.0 service culture assessment, web service demonstrations, plain-language explanation of technical considerations and a discussion of how to overcome organizational barriers to implementing technology. A brief discussion of the future of web technologies (The Semantic Web / Web 3.0) will follow.

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Creating Online Tutorials
Gwendolyn MacNairn [Biography]
May 27, 2008
1:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Computer Lab Room 2018, McCain Building, Dalhousie University
Limit: 25

If you think that creating a good online tutorial is difficult, if not impossible, then this workshop is for you. Fundamental elements will be presented and evaluated from both positive and negative perspectives. This will be a highly interactive, hands-on workshop. Bring a problem and create a solution. Some correspondence with the instructor in advance of the workshop will be used to facilitate individual needs.