Skip to the content of the web site.

Information Services Delivery Training Committee


Learning Tree

 

Training Retreat!

April 29, 2008

sponsored by the ISR Training Committee


Our training retreat is an opportunity to attend hands-on sessions on a variety of topics and to hear about issues of interest to the academic library community.

Come join your colleagues to learn, share experiences and have fun!

Program:
Program registration is not required.
 

CINAHL and the EBSCO Interface

with Jackie Stapleton

10:30 - 11:30 am
Flexlab
~~~

CINAHL, a nursing and allied health research database, moved from the OVID interface to the EBSCOHost platform in early 2008.  EBSCO is also host to some other major databases including America History and Life, Historical Abstracts, ATLA Religion Database and Canadian Reference Centre.  This workshop will provide an overview of the major features of the EbscoHost platform and provide hands on exercises to practice typical reference questions in health and the social sciences.  In addition, the last portion of the workshop will provide a sneak peek into the new EbscoHost 2.0 platform expected to be released in July 2008.
 

Lunch

12:00-1:00 pm
Davis Centre Conference Room

Lunch will consist of a selection of Vincenzo's deli sandwiches and an assorted dessert tray.


Registration is required

Email Judy McTaggart by Wed. April 23rd, 2008
Please indicate whether you are vegetarian
and/or have any food allergies.
~~~

Round Table Discussion

The Reference Interview

Moderator: Margaret Yuen
1:15 - 2:00 pm

Davis Centre Conference Room

~~~
Do our students ask us for what they really need?  Learn about the components of a reference interview as illustrated in the video, Conducting the Reference Interview. Come and share your experiences with other Information Desk colleagues.

 

GUEST SPEAKER

GOOGLE: THE NEW LIBRARY VENDOR

Greg Sennema, Electronic Services Librarian, Wilfrid Laurier University
2:15 - 3:30 pm
Davis Centre Conference Room

~~~
Librarians have well-established relationships with a variety of vendors; we interact with them at conferences and read about their products in our journals. Over the past several years, Google has been steadily introducing a variety of on-line tools that are becoming integrated into our everyday research and entertainment experiences. In addition to the more well-known search functions, Google offers a wide array of tools that allow us to write, create, collaborate, share, publish, and analyze. Learn the latest about Google's foray into services traditionally offered by libraries, museums, and schools. Together we will explore the potential impact Google could have on your library.



Learning Tree