We’ve reached capacity for the AAAL Fall 2015 Meeting in record time and have had to close our registration form. Please contact the AAAL Co-Chairs, Robyn Hall (hallr27@macewan.ca) and Sonya Betz (sonya.betz@ualberta.ca) if you are still interested in attending.

The complete meeting package and agenda are available on the AAAL website at: https://aaal.ca/events/. To save paper, we won’t be printing copies, so please bring what you need to the meeting.

We look forward to seeing you at MacEwan University on November 19!

Robyn Hall and Sonya Betz, AAAL Co-Chairs

Greetings AAAL members,

With snowstorms threatening and midterms looming it must be time for our AAAL Fall 2015 Meeting!

This year we will be meeting in Edmonton, at MacEwan University, City Centre Campus on Thursday, November 19. All events will take place in Room 9-207 (Robbins Health Learning Centre, 2nd Floor).

Thanks to the dedicated work of the AAAL Workshop Committee and members of the Executive, we have a busy day of networking and learning planned, including our AAAL business meeting in the morning, and a full slate of presentations in the afternoon. Lunch, as always, will be provided by the AAAL. We are excited to close the day with a keynote talk from Michael McNally, Assistant Professor at the U of A, about the role of academic libraries in the open educational resources (OER) movement.

For details, please see the draft agenda on the AAAL website at https://aaal.ca/events/.

Please register at http://tinyurl.com/aaalrsvp by November 10! Space is limited, so register early.

Special Resolution: Bylaw Amendments
As an added treat, this year we are also proposing a special resolution to amend the AAAL’s Bylaws. We will be voting on proposed bylaw changes at the upcoming meeting, and are distributing the details of proposed changes three weeks in advance as per our current bylaws. Feedback is invited on these changes – please respond by November 12. Detailed information will be distributed via the AAAL Listserv.

We look forward to seeing you at MacEwan University on November 19!
Robyn Hall and Sonya Betz, AAAL Co-Chairs

The deadline has been extended to Sunday, November 1, 2015.

The Alberta Association of Academic Libraries (AAAL) is now accepting applications for its professional development award.

$500.00 will be made available yearly to Library Staff & Library Professionals from AAAL member institutions. Library students are also eligible to apply.

Application details are available here: Professional Development Award_Fall 2015 (PDF). The deadline for submissions is October 28, 2015 November 1, 2015.

The Professional Development Committee looks forward to receiving many applications!

This year, Open Access Week falls on October 19-25. There are a variety of events happening around Alberta including:

• University of Alberta: Scholarly Communication in the Digital Era. Talk by Vincent Larivière. Wednesday, October 24, 10AM, University of Alberta ECHA L1-490.
• Mount Royal University:
  • Kill the Academic Journal? Sorry and Please! Talk by Gerald Beasley, Vice Provost and Chief Librarian (UofA). Monday, October 19, 11AM, room T107.
  • Promoting Progressive Approaches to Open Access. Talk by Richard Hayman (Digital Initiatives Librarian, MRU). Wednesday, October 21, 10AM,  room T107.
  • Open Educational Resources in the Western Canadian Post-Secondary Context. Talk by Cari Merkley, Erika Smith, Eric Queenan (OER Working Group, MRU), Thursday, October 22, 11AM, room T104.
• Foothills Library Association: Open Access Open Mic Night. Tuesday, October 20, 6PM, Joyce on 4th, Calgary.
• Concordia University of Edmonton: Knowledge Without Borders: The Open Access Movement’s Impact on the Flow of Information. Talk by Robyn Hall (MacEwan) and Dan Mirau (Concordia). Wednesday, October 21, 12PM, HAC 208.
• University of Lethbridge: Doing Science in the Open. Talk by Dr. Rosie Redfield. Wednesday, October 21, 3PM, University of Lethbridge Library.
• MacEwan University/ Edmonton Public Library: Special screening of The Internet’s Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz. Tuesday, October 27, 6PM, Stanley Milner Library Theatre.

Hosting a local event for OA Week not listed above? Email Robyn Hall (hallr27@macewan.ca)