Library staff from all member institutions are invited to join us for the Alberta Association of Academic Libraries 2016 Spring Annual General Meeting at NorQuest College on Thursday, November 16.

Please register by Monday, November 6! Space is limited, so register early.

Thanks to the hard work of AAAL Committees and Executive members, we have a busy day of networking and learning planned, including our AAAL business meeting in the morning, and presentations in the afternoon. An agenda will be sent out soon; however, we are excited to have the opportunity to see NorQuest’s new library during our lunch, and to have Dr. Jason Harley (Educational Psychology, University of Alberta) joining us after lunch to provide the day’s keynote discussing Fake News from a psychological perspective and how that can help us in our work with students. Lunch, as always, will be provided by the AAAL.

CJ de Jong
Chair, Alberta Association of Academic Libraries

The Alberta Association of Academic Libraries (AAAL) Fall 2017 Meeting will take place on Thursday, November 16, 2017 at Norquest College.

The afternoon will begin with a keynote presentation by Dr. Jason Harley, Assistant Professor in Education Psychology from the University of Alberta who will be speaking about Fake News and what academic libraries can do to help.

http://www.cbc.ca/listen/shows/edmonton-am/segment/13316871

https://www.ualberta.ca/newtrail/featurestories/alternative-facts

We invite you to submit a proposal for a 20-minute talk (this includes time for questions) on how your staff, your libraries and/or your constituents engage with information.  What new program, service or space are you and your library providing to your user community?  What new technologies or tools are you using to improve how you, your library, or your users get things done?  Consider submitting your own proposal or encouraging a colleague to submit a proposal.

• Looking for ideas on what to present? Check out past AAAL Lightning Strike presentations.
• Wondering how we’ll select sessions? Take a look at our new rubric and use it to prepare your proposal.
• Submit your proposal online by Monday, November 6, 2017.
• If you need financial support to attend or present at the meeting? Apply for an AAAL Professional Development Award.

Looking forward to seeing all of you in Edmonton in November.

AAAL Workshop Committee
Claudette Cloutier (UCalgary)
Angie Mandeville (UAlberta)
Shawna Murphy (MHC)

The Executive Committee is looking for a library staff member from an AAAL member institution to join the Workshop Committee. The committee member would join a three person team responsible for:

• Soliciting and reviewing feedback on the AAAL professional development program
• Issuing calls for, selecting, and coordinating lightning strike sessions, presentations, and panel discussions for Fall and Spring AAAL meetings
• Adding presentations to the AAAL website

If interested, please contact Nicolle Lemay, LemayN2@macewan.ca

Deadline has been extended to September 13, 2017.

~ AAAL Communications Team

The Executive Committee is looking for a library staff member from an AAAL member institution to join the Workshop Committee. The committee member would join a three person team responsible for:

• Soliciting and reviewing feedback on the AAAL professional development program
• Issuing calls for, selecting, and coordinating lightning strike sessions, presentations, and panel discussions for Fall and Spring AAAL meetings
• Adding presentations to the AAAL website

If interested, please contact Nicolle Lemay, LemayN2@macewan.ca, by Wednesday, September 6, 2017.

~ AAAL Communications Team