Register early for this one!  Joan has built in some pre-session work to customize the seminar and activate prior thinking about the topic.  

Step 1: Information
•    Two weeks prior to the session Joan will gather information by e-mail from registered participants about the status of their roving program, and the challenges they are facing in keeping it going. Joan will also ask for questions in advance, which she will address in a question and answer period, along with “live” questions.

Step 2: Pre-reading
•    One week prior to the presentation Joan will send some pre-reading material about Pro-active Service and Roving

Step 3: Instruction / Audio Conference
•    Roving Revitalization Audio Conference

Step 4: Follow-up
•    Ongoing Reinforcement Through Communication and Reporting on Progress Towards Targets:

Who Should Participate:

This session will explore the nature of research ethics and current ethics policies affecting projects in Canadian libraries. Implications for the design of studies using different methods (e.g., questionnaires; observation; interviews) will be discussed. Participants will have the opportunity to review examples of ethics review forms and discuss strategies for completing the ethics review process.

Who should participate?
Librarians working in any setting (academic, public, special libraries or other information settings) who want to learn more about research ethics. The topic of the session will also apply to a range of content areas — from the health sciences to children's services.

Benefits of Program:

This workshop will address the issues of diversity in school library collections.  Current research on the reading process, strategies to address student interests and titles to entice even the most reluctant reader will be discussed!

Who Should Participate?

• Teacher-Librarians
• Teachers
• Librarians
• Consultants
• Teacher Candidates
• School Administrators

The Key Benefits for Participants:

Participants will get a chance to re-examine the kinds of materials which are available for promoting diversity in libraries.  They will learn how to attract readers by rethinking their current selection criteria for materials promoting diversity and considering new materials.  A book list of suggested titles will be provided.

Key Topics to be Explored:

• Selection Criteria for Materials Promoting Diversity
• Kinds of Materials Available to Promote Diversity
• Motivating Students to Read
• Collection Development
• Suggested Titles

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NEGOTIATION AND ORGANIZATIONAL RENEWAL:
Planning for organizational renewal is becoming increasingly important, with many institutions negotiating their way through a wave of retirement and recruiting. But any successful organizational renewal plan must negotiate, both implicitly and explicitly, the needs and desires of both incoming and outgoing staff (as well as those who are staying!). Impose a unilateral plan, and you run the risk of endless cycles of recruiting due to limited retention.

Who Should Participate: