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2::1.5-p~ sess~oll\..s 30:t-3Z2. ~@~ OCULA 2:15pm-3:30pm CP Klngsway L ~@~ OLTA LEADERSHIP AND INNOVATION KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT: TAKE IT HOME WITH YOU Laura Bamber, Knowledge and Information Management Analyst, Deloitte and Touche. Knowledge Management remains a mystery for many people. It is often difficult to go from theoretical discussion to actual implementation of knowledge sharing programs. Learn from a knowledge management practitioner with a library science background how you can take Knowledge Management skills back to your workplace. Convenor: Trina Grover, Ryerson Polytechnic University. MTCC 1048 2:15 pm-3:30 pm 100111 ANNNERSARY SPOTUGHT impact of school libraries and librarians on academic achievement were released. Hear the evidence linking higher reading test scores to the level of library media program development (how well the program is staffed, stocked and funded}, specific leadership and collaboration activities of library media staff, and the extent to which technology is utilized to extend the reach of the library media program beyond its own walls into school offices, classrooms, and labs. Convenor: Esther Rosenfeld, Learning and Resources, Toronto District School Board. CHARLES McCLURE Director, Information Use Management and Policy Institute, School of Information Studies, Florida State University, author of Statistics and pi----P.r>rfr>rm·n ...~o Measures for Public Library Networked Services, Measuring Academic Library Peiformance and Peiformance Measures for Public Libraries. One of OLA's most popular speakers, Chuck McClure was Distinguished Professor at Syracuse University and remains prominent in the American Society for Information Science, the American Library Association, the Information Industry Association, and the Association for Library and Information Science Educators. His research has won a number of awards, including his study of Electronic Networks, the Research Process, and Scholarly Communication which received the ALA's Jesse H. Shera award for the best research study in library/information science, the third time he has won that award. He has authored/ edited over 35 monographs and over 250 reports, chapters, and papers. Convenor: Nick Avery, Oakville Public Library Board, Library Services Centre. MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING ~([@ OCULA 2:15pm-5:00pm DOUBLE SESSION ~~ OUTA 2:15pm-3:30pm CP Ballroom A MTCC201F NEW AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES Every year OLITA identifies new, cutting edge developments that will affect OLA members in the near future. Details will appear on OLA listservs as they are available and in the Thursday Daily News Convenor: Elise C. Cole, Oakville Public Library. THE ACADEMIC UBRARY USER: CURRENT REPORTS ON NEEDS SURVEYS Diane Wilkins, Head of Reference Library, Wilfrid Laurier University; ]ody Nyasha Warner, Reference Librarian, Scott Library, York University. Understand the processes used in a variety of user needs surveys. The surveys include user observations on new library services, user requirements for renovations, and the library's role in study program support. Convenor: Lisa Homer, Centennial College. ~(00 OSLA 2:15 pm-3:30 pm CP Ontario THE IMPACT OF SCHOOL UBRARIES KEITH CURRY LANCE Director, Library Research Service, Denver, Colorado. Principal investigator for the original Colorado Study. Over the last year, reports on three related studies in Alaska, Pennsylvania and Colorado of the ~~ OCULA 2:15pm-3:30pm THE GLOBAUZAnON OF LEARNING Session withdrawn. 28