Ontario Library Association Archives

OLA Super Conference 1995: Navigating the Third Millennium: The Future of Librarianship, p. 12

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The Stars Come Out for Canada's 1995 * Information Literacy and Equitable Access NINO RICCI Mordecai Richler remains in Europe but the Governor-General's Award winning author of Lives of the Saints, Nino Ricci, promises to be an even more dazzling addition to our events. He will speak at the banquet, one of the exciting highlights of Saturday's program*. ~iuistry of Ed ucat wn and Train iug ave cook e, Jv\_irlis te r LEADERSHIP FOR A NEW MILLENNIUM On Friday, the OLA's Coalition for Public Information pursues everyone's right to information and continues to analyze the resulting implications for services and programs in all types of libraries . At Saturday afternoon ' s plenary in the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, the result of OSLA efforts to obtain a new Ministry of Education document on teacherlibrarianship is unveiled . On Sunday, the Hon . Dave Cooke puts the draft document into the perspective of the larger government agenda at the OSLA Award Luncheon . On Monday, "Kiingons at the Gate" considers critical perspectives and strategies for future development. THE OLITA TOURS GET YOUR BREAKFAST TICKETS NOW! Four entertaining and informative breakfast programs begin Saturday and Sunday. On Saturday, OLA's exciting new Silver Birch Award program is featured including 1994 winner CAROL MATAS . Also being offered is Cross-Canada Checkup, the popular annual review of what is happening in libraries across the country, featuring the Presidents of OLA's sister organizations . On Sunday, award-winning author, critic and translator DAVID HOMELand Crime Writers of Canada former President MEDORA SALE are the choices . Both authors will autograph after speaking . State-of-the-art working applications of technology are hard to see . OLITA has put together two extraordinary tours for Monday, both of which include Centennial College's mind-stopping Creative Communications Centre . $35 including lunch . CLIFFORD LYNCH: WHEN THE ORDINARY BECOMES EXTRAORDINARY This conference of conferences is rich with the expertise that promises libraries and librarianship a rewarding future . But that future has a lot to do with the creative application of technology. CLIFFORD LYNCH has done more than any of us. He has succeeded in doing it not only because he has the knowledge and the opportunity but because he has a vision . His appearances across North America are not only exciting and stimulating to those who are hearing him but are providing understandable and eye-opening perspectives on a revolution that is more than under way. He has answers for Sunday morning ' s plenary, Industry's Challenge to Libraries, but it is an answer that we need to understand before we can effectively control our future . Saturday 4:30pm, Queen Elizabeth Building . No extra charge. AUTOGRAPHING DOES NOT STOP AT BREAKFAST! Over fifty authors will autograph their books during EXPO '95. J0 The Conferences of the Ontario Library Association

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