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TL 16.1.4.indd 8 Ontario School Library Association 2008 OSLA Council Lisa Radha Weaver President Toronto District School Board lisa.weaver@tdsb.on.ca Marilyn Willis Vice President Peel District School Board marilyn.willis@peelsb.com Peggy Thomas Past President Toronto District School Board peggy.thomas@tel.tdsb.on.ca Chantal Barrow Secretary-Treasurer Hamilton Wentworth District School Board chantal.barrow@hwdsb.on.ca Anita Brooks-Kirkland Website Manager Waterloo Region District School Board anita_brooks-kirkland@wrdsb.on.ca Diana Maliszewski Magazine Editor Agnes Macphail Public School Toronto District School Board TingLeditor@gmail.com Sharon Armstrong Waterford District High School Grand Erie District School Board sarmstro@fc.gedsb.net Roger Nevin Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board roger_nevin@kprdsb.ca Colette Denomme H.B. Beal Secondary School Thames Valley District School Board co.denomme@tvdsb.on.ca Paul Kay Northlea Elementary School Toronto District School Board paul.kay@tel.tdsb.on.ca Deborah Kitchener Newmarket High School York Region District School Board deb.kitchener@yrdsb.edu.on.ca Jim Neill Gananoque High School Upper Canada District School Board jim.neill@sympatico.ca Sharon Rowlandson Rainbow District School Board rowlans@rainbow.edu.on.ca ONTARIO SCHOOL LIBRARY ASSOCIATION President's Report Lisa Radha Weaver I had a teacher tell me recently she would never provide teachers and students with reading passages from databases. It surprised me to think that in some cases, databases still have not become integral parts of our collections. I do not believe online resources are going to replace our print collections. I do believe, however, that online resources are an invaluable part of collections, especially when we consider their depth and currency. One of the biggest challenges for teacher-librarians is to have the proper resource available for each student with whom we have the privilege to work in our schools and libraries. Sometimes the resource is out, and sometimes we saw the right resource the last time we had limited funds to shop, but it just did not make it into our collections (see below for more about library collection funding from the Ministry). Database resources are constantly being updated with primary documents, science experiments, current country maps, videos, e-books, along with local and international newspapers and magazines, in order to refl ect the world around us. At the beginning of this school year, I would ask you to consider, if you have not already done so, making a pledge that your students will know at least one database as well as they know their print library collections. Plan to collaborate with teachers and students so they will know how to access, search, cite, save, print and email a database document or resource the same way they know how to photocopy a reference text. Our databases even have articles on how to search the Web better. Maybe one day an article will be published on how to use databases the same way, since we know you can! (Spanbauer, Scott. "Advanced Google: search faster, fi nd more: save time and eff ort with our favorite search shortcuts.(Here's How)." PC World. 26.2 (Feb 2008): 128(3). General OneFile. Gale.) Here is an update on Council's three other priorities for 2008: Member Involvement: Our nomination committee has started work on encouraging members to consider Council positions for 2009. Currently, OSLA Council positions open for 2009 are: ◆ Southern Region Councillor ◆ Vice President ◆ Mid-Central Councillor ◆ Northern Councillor ◆ Website Nominate your candidate at www.accessola.com/nominations/OSLA. Members have stepped up to participate in our wikis. We look forward to the growth of these resources and sharing them with the broader education community. Please remember to use the OSLA listserv as a way to share ideas, best practices, and to ask questions of your provincial colleagues. If you are looking for other ways to become more involved professionally, consider applying for a Forest of Reading Selection or Steering Committee position, or contact me with your own ideas.