H LABC FORUM

Volum e 31 Is s ue 2Sum m e r 2008

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Editorial...............................................................3Pre s ide nt's Me s s age .......................................... 4Vice Pre s ide nt's Me s s age .................................. 6Tre as ure r's Re port .............................................6Ne w Me m be rs .....................................................7W e bs ite Re port ..................................................7CH LA Re port...................................................... 8e H Lbc Update .....................................................9BCLA Confe re nce ...............................................10Re s ide ntial Library Se rvice s Proje ct...................12H igh ly Effe ctive Librarians .................................. 13CALL/ACBD Confe re nce .................................... 14H LABC Spring W ork s h op: H ow to re ad a pape r 17Te ch nology: Ope n Source Softw are ...................18Europe an Confe re nce EAH IL............................. 20Bill C-61.............................................................. 22Ge tting to Know You : De bbie Monk m an........... 23Ge tting to Know You : Yve tte Ips arale xi............. 26Note s From th e Afte rlife : Adrie nne Clark ...........27Upcom ing ...........................................................29

Th e H LABC Forum is publis h e d q uarte rly by th e H e alth Librarie s As s ociation of BC, ISSN: 0826-0125Subm is s ions and s tory ide as are w e lcom e d.Publication is not guarante e d and m anus cripts m ay be e dite d.Contact th e publis h e r:

Kris ta Cle m e ntEm ail: k ris tac@ s h aw .caPh one : 250-712-39 66 x6821

For H LABC m e m be rs h ip inform ation, vis it our w e bs ite at w w w .h labc.bc.ca or w rite to:

Anne Allgaie r, Tre as ure r/Me m be rs h ipLibrary, Prince Ge orge Re gional H os pital1475 Edm onton St. Prince Ge orge , BC V2M 1S2e m ail Anne .allgaie r@ north e rnh e alth .ca

Fe e s are $25.00 (re gular) or $15.00 (s tude nt, m axim um 2 ye ars ) and include th e Forum .

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EDITORIAL: COLLABORATION

Gue s t Editors De von Gre ys on, Inform ation Spe cialis t, UBC Ce ntre for H e alth Se rvice s and Policy Re s e arch and Ana Ros a Blue , H LABC Vice -Pre s ide nt; W ork Safe BC Corporate Library

W h e n w e de cide d to co-e dit th is s um m e r’s Forum , Collaboration s e e m e d a natural ch oice of th e m e . W e re cogniz e d th at our te am ing up as a gue s t-e ditor duo w as indicative of th e w ay h e alth librarie s and librarians acros s our province function – as living e xam ple s of pe ople w ork ing toge th e r to accom plis h com m on goals .

W ith in th is is s ue you w ill find re ports on th e com bine d e fforts of m any w h o k e e p our profe s s ional organiz ations running. Our pre s ide nt give s a th orough look at th e m any H LABC accom plis h m e nts of th e pas t ye ar, w h ile our able tre as ure r and w e b m anage r continue to k e e p our organiz ation h e alth y. Our ne w H LABC/CH LA ch apte r liais on k e e ps us conne cte d w ith our colle ague s acros s th e country. Th e e ntire Exe cutive Com m itte e of H LABC h as our s ince re appre ciation for all th e ir h ard w ork th rough out th e ye ar.

Als o in th is s um m e r’s Forum , w e h ave re ports on s e ve ral collaborative proje cts : H LABC’s flags h ip collaboration of th e e H LBC, our Affiliation Agre e m e nt w ith BCLA, th e Re s ide ntial Library Se rvice s proje ct, and th e w orld of Ope n Source Softw are . Re ad on for confe re nce re ports and update on th e ne w propos e d fe de ral copyrigh t le gis lation. Don’t m is s th e alw ays -fun profile s of H LABC m e m be rs ne w , old and jus t plain inte re s ting. Finally, th e lis t of upcom ing confe re nce s is alw ays good to h ave on your radar, particularly if you w ant to plan a h oliday to com bine w ith a confe re nce .

Th is is s ue of th e Forum - lik e all th e w ork w e do at H LABC - ow e s m uch to m any, and w ould not h ave com e toge th e r w ith out th e com bine d and collaborative e fforts of you, th e m e m be rs h ip. Th ank you to all w h o contribute d to th is is s ue , be it by s ubm itting copy, m ak ing tim e for an inte rvie w , or putting your te ch nical s k ills to w ork in th e production of th e ne w s le tte r. It is your e nth us ias tic e fforts th at m ade it pos s ible to bring th is is s ue to fruition.

W atch th e H LABC lis ts e rv for th e call for s ubm is s ions to th e W inte r is s ue , and ple as e cons ide r s h aring w h at you s e e , k now and e xpe rie nce w ith your h e alth library colle ague s !

Enjoy th e s um m e r!

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGEDiana H all, H LABC Pre s ide nt; BC Cance r Age ncy Library

Sum m e r gre e tings to H LABC Me m be rs w h e th e r long-tim e or ne w !

I w ant to be gin by s aying w h at a privile ge and ple as ure it h as be e n to s e rve as pre s ide nt of th e H e alth Librarie s As s ociation of Britis h Colum bia for 2007-2008 and to w ork w ith s uch gre at pe ople on th e e xe cutive and in th e m e m be rs h ip of th is vital organiz ation! Ple as e join m e in w e lcom ing Ana Ros a Blue , w h o s tarts in June as pre s ide nt for 2008-2009 , and h e r e xe cutive te am .

For th e ir s te adfas t e ne rgy and h ard w ork ove r th e pas t ye ar, m y s ince re s t gratitude goe s to pas t-pre s ide nt Kare n MacDone ll, vice pre s ide nt/pre s ide nt-e le ct Ana Ros a Blue , tre as ure r Anne Allgaie r, s e cre tary Me gan Crouch , Forum layout e ditor Kris ta Cle m e nt, Forum coordinating e ditor Daw n Bas s e tt, Forum gue s t e ditors Patricia Fos te r, De von Gre ys on, and Ana Ros a Blue , w e bs ite coordinator Robyn-Joy Ingvalls e n, and lis ts e rv m anage r, Kath y H ornby.

W ith th e Forum ’s th e m e of collaboration in m ind and re fle cting on collaborative practice to re invigorate our library as s ociations , I w ould lik e to re cap s om e of th e notable activitie s and ach ie ve m e nts of th e ye ar.

In Octobe r I re pre s e nte d H LABC at th e all-day Library 2020 Sym pos ium in Burnaby w h e re th e BC library com m unity, including e H Lbc and ELN, m e t to dis cus s “th e future of library collaboration in BC,” cons ide ring q ue s tions s uch as “W h e re w ill you be ? In w h at form w ill our librarie s be ? W h at w ill our us e rs e xpe ct – and re q uire ?” Th e pre s e ntations and th e dis cus s ion as capture d in colourful graph ics by th e official artis t are at h ttp://library2020.bclibrary.ca.

Als o in Octobe r, s e ve ral H LABC m e m be rs atte nde d th e VOLUG Finale Eve nt w h e re Ulla de Strick e r s pok e on "Th e Profe s s ional Se arch e r in th e Google Age " (h ttp://vall.vancouve r.bc.ca/s n-oct07.pdf ; h ttp://w w w .de s trick e r.com ). Th e h is tory of th e Vancouve r Online Us e rs ' Group w h ich h igh ligh ts th e value of profe s s ional organiz ations (link at h ttp://h labc.bc.ca/as s ociations .h tm l; h ttp://w w w .ne tpac.com /volug/volugh x.h tm ).

Th e Autum n ge ne ral m e e ting w as h e ld th e e ve ning of Nove m be r 22 w ith Dr. Andy Coldm an of th e BC Cance r Age ncy s pe ak ing on s cie ntific bas ics and pote ntial for vaccination and s cre e ning in th e conte xt of h um an papillom a virus (H PV) control. It w as vide o–link e d to th e BCCA s ite in K e low na w h e re tw o or th re e m e m be rs atte nde d. For th e W inte r s ocial brunch m e e ting, m e m be rs of CH LA/ABSC UBC SLAIS Stude nt Inte re s t Group joine d us at th e UBC Koe rne r Library and for a tour of th e Barbe r Le arning Ce ntre on Saturday, January 19 . It w as als o an occas ion to re m e m be r David Noble , a founding m e m be r of H LABC in 19 77, s e cond pre s ide nt, life tim e

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m e m be r, and form e r h e ad of BC Cance r Age ncy Library 19 76-2002, w h o h ad die d e arlie r th at m onth .

In lie u of a ge ne ral m e e ting on March 27, th e re w as not only th e co-s pons ore d BCLA confe re nce in m id-April but als o th e day-long Spring W ork s h op on Critically Evaluating Re s e arch Pape rs – Es s e ntial Sk ills , pre s e nte d by Linds ay Glynn of th e H e alth Scie nce s Library at Me m orial Unive rs ity of Ne w foundland, at Vancouve r Public Library on May 20.

At th e e nd of May m ore th an 15 H LABC m e m be rs atte nde d th e s tim ulating Canadian H e alth Librarie s As s ociation confe re nce 4 tim e -z one s aw ay in H alifax (h ttp://w w w .ch la-abs c.ca/2008). As pre s ide nt I atte nde d th e CH LA Ch apte r Pre s ide nts ’ Lunch w h e re re pre s e ntative s of th e board and th e 15 or s o ch apte rs s h are d brie f re ports h igh ligh ting a m yriad of actitvitie s acros s th e country. Th e location ne xt ye ar w ill be tim e -z one frie ndly W innipe g (w w w .ch la-abs c.ca/2009 /), th e n K ings ton,ON in 2010 and Calgary in 2011. Eve n if you can’t atte nd in pe rs on, do e xplore th e re s ource s on th e w e bs ite and join CH LA to collaborate w ith th e s trong cros s -country ne tw ork of colle ague s !

Tw o h igh ligh ts of ye ar w e re th e ve ry active collaboration of H LABC and its m e m be rs w ith tw o oth e r province -w ide library organiz ations , BCLA and e H Lbc. In De ce m be r H LABC officially s igne d a th re e -ye ar Affiliation Agre e m e nt w ith th e Britis h Colum bia Library As s ociation (h ttp://w w w .bcla.bc.ca/) th at Kare n MacDone ll h ad ably ne gotiate d to prom ote m utual ne tw ork ing and coope ration. Th e tw o as s ociations re m ain autonom ous , but our m e m be rs can atte nd th e BCLA confe re nce at th e ir m e m be r rate s and can active ly prom ote h e alth inform ation s tre am s at th e confe re nce .

Ana Ros a and I contribute d th e H LABC pe rs pe ctive at th e BCLA confe re nce program planning com m itte e m e e ting in Nove m be r w h e re pre s e ntation propos als w e re s e le cte d. Ana Ros a continue d to s e rve on th e com m itte e , and w e w e re de ligh te d th at H LABC co-s pons ore d s e ve ral s e s s ions involving our m e m be rs at th e BCLA confe re nce in Rich m ond, April 17-19 . (h ttp://w w w .bcla.bc.ca/2008% 20Confe re nce /de fault.as px)

A gre at num be r of us took advantage of th e opportunity to atte nd BCLA s e s s ions and m e e t a w ide range of library colle ague s and ve ndors . Our PR broch ure w ith application form w as update d, printe d, and available at th e confe re nce as w e ll as be ing adde d to th e w e bs ite . A particular h igh ligh t w as th e e -H Lbc re ce ption, April 19 , w h ich did double duty as a s pring s ocial m e e ting for us .

Many of you, of cours e , are ve ry active ly involve d on com m itte e s of th e Ele ctronic H e alth Library of BC (h ttp://e h lbc.ca/), and w h ile th is collaborative initiative pe rh aps ne e ds no introduction, it is w orth e m ph as iz ing th at it is th rough your w ork th at e H Lbc “provide s th e acade m ic and h e alth care com m unity of Britis h Colum bia w ith e as y acce s s to online h e alth library re s ource s .”

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As for H LABC m e e tings for 2007-2008, th e e xe cutive m e t at th e BC Cance r Age ncy in Vancouve r on Se pt. 17, Oct. 19 , De c. 11, and April 11, w ith Anne Allgaie r in Prince Ge orge us ually atte nding by te le ph one . Tw o of th e e xe cutive , Me gan Crouch and Daw n Bas s e tt, h ad to de part in th e s pring to go on m ate rnity le ave .

Congratulations and h e artie s t th ank s to e ditors Ana Ros a Blue , Kris ta Cle m e nt, and De von Gre ys on, and to all w h o contribute d th e ir collaborative h ard w ork producing th is is s ue for us to s avour ove r th e s um m e r and fall.

Ve ry be s t w is h e s for a re laxing and re -e nge rgiz ing s um m e r!

H LABC TREASURER’S REPORT Anne Allgaie r, H LABC Tre as ure r and Me m be rs h ip Co-ordinator; North e rn H e alth Library, Prince Ge orge Re gional H os pital

Me m be rs h ips :Life tim e Me m be rs 7Re gular Me m be rs 75Stude nts 3_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Total Me m be rs h ip: 85

Curre nt Bank Balance :Inve s tm e nt Account $ 1,880.63Ch e q uing Account $11,320.37_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Total: $12,200.00

VICE-PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Ana Ros a Blue , W ork Safe BC Corporate Library

H e llo H LABC Me m be rs ,

It is unbe lie vable th at m y te nure as Vice -Pre s ide nt h as w ound dow n, and th e torch of Pre s ide nt h as pas s e d to m e . It h as be e n an h onour to h ave s e rve d w ith th is ye ar’s Exe cutive : Diana, Kare n, Anne , Me gan, Daw n, Patricia and De von, Robyn-Joy, and Kath y. Th e de dication and dilige nce of th e s e individuals h as m ade m y job e ffortle s s . My s ince re appre ciation goe s to e ach m e m be r of th e Exe cutive , and to all m e m be rs of H LABC, for your continue d s upport of th e w ork and e ve nts organiz e d on your be h alf. I am look ing forw ard, ve ry m uch , to th e com ing ye ar, and w ork ing w ith th e ne w Exe cutive to bring e xciting ne w le arning opportunitie s and program m e s to our m e m be rs and affiliate m e m be rs .

Th ank you, e ve ryone , for your ongoing e nth us ias m and inte re s t in H LABC! H ave a s afe and te rrific s um m e r!

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W ELCOME OUR NEW MEMBERS!

Daw n Boh m e - Bouch e r Ins titute of Naturopath ic Me dicineSuz anne Ge ba - Single ton Urq uh art LLP, Ph ys ioth e rapy As s ociation

of B.C.Lis a Ge ys e l - Inite rior H e alth , Th om ps on Cariboo Sh us w ap H e alth

Scie nce s LibraryYve tte Ips arale xi - Vancouve r Com m unity Library, Vancouve r

Coas tal H e alth Marth a Gonz ale z Palacios - SFU - W AC Be nne tt LibraryTe naya Joh ns on - Fras e r H e alth Auth ority, MSA Ge ne ral H os pital

LibraryElis h e ba Muturi - Program Analys t, Ph arm ace utical Se rvice s , BC

Minis try of H e alth .Douglas Salz w e de l - Inform ation Re s ource Coordinator, Canadian

Ins titute for th e Re lie f of Pain and Dis ability (CIRPD)Jos e ph Scarfe - Fras e r H e alth Auth ority, Ridge Me adow s H os pital

LibraryLiis a Te lla - H arpe r Gre y LLPCh ris tina Tribe - H arpe r Gre y LLP

MEMBERSH IP RENEW AL TIME! Our ne w Fis cal Ye ar be gan on June 1. If you h ave not ye t re ne w e d your m e m be rs h ip, be s ure to do s o!

Me m be rs h ip in H LABC is a gre at de al, at only $25/yr ($15 for s tude nts ). Me m be r be ne fits include acce s s to th e m e m be rs -only s e ction of th e w e bs ite , ne tw ork ing and CE opportunitie s , and m e m be r rate s at H LABC and BCLA e ve nts . Th e m e m be rs h ip form can be dow nloade d from our w e bs ite : h ttp://h labc.bc.ca/

If th e re are ch ange s to your contact inform ation, be s ure to s e nd th os e to Anne als o. W e don't w ant to los e you!

W EBSITE REPORT Robyn Ingvalls e n, H LABC W e bs ite Coordinator; Vancouve r Is land H e alth Auth ority

W e curre ntly h ave 77 pe ople s igne d up on th e w e bs ite . Th e curre nt m e m be rs h ip dire ctory is on th e s ite unde r “m e m be rs only” on th e About H LABC page . Th e s ite continue s to re q uire m inim al w ork .

Ple as e forw ard any inform ation you w ould lik e on th e s ite dire ctly to Robyn Ingvalls e n at Ge e k girl05@ s h aw .ca and indicate cle arly w h e re and for h ow long you w ould lik e it pos te d. During th e s um m e r I h ope to tidy it up, ge tting up to date inform ation. Face book h as not grow n at all, th ough it is a good forum for dis cus s ion w h e n e ve nts do occur, s o th e group w ill re m ain active .

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CH LA REPORTSh annon Long, CH LA/ABSC Tre as ure r; Rich m ond H os pital Library, Vancouve r Coas tal H e alth

I am ve ry ple as e d to announce th at I am th e ne w H LABC ch apte r liais on to CH LA/ABSC. In addition to re gular e xe cutive role s (m ine is Tre as ure r) e ach CH LA board m e m be r is re s pons ible for liais ing w ith one or tw o local ch apte rs . Th is h e lps facilitate com m unication and link age s be tw e e n th e national and ch apte r le ve ls . For as long as I h ave be e n a h e alth librarian and atte nding H LABC m e e tings , BC h as h ad re pre s e ntation on th e CH LA board. Now it is m y turn!

Gone are th e days w h e n ch apte rs w e re re q uire d to s e nd “update s ” to be publis h e d in BMC, th e old print journal. Now th e CH LA w e bs ite s e rve s as a gath e ring place for ch apte r ne w s and e ve nts . Our re s ource ful W e bm as te r h as s e t up a s pe cial “Ch apte r Ne w s Forum ” for you to us e . Tak e a m om e nt to vis it th e w e b page and pos t ite m s th at m ay be of inte re s t to your colle ague s acros s th e country! (h ttp://ch la-abs c.ca/?q =e n/node /49 )

CH LA/ABSC is e ncouraging its m e m be rs and th os e of local ch apte rs to ge t involve d in upcom ing national proje cts , te am s and tas k force s . You could h e lp w ith w e b page e nh ance m e nts , as s is t in planning local and online w ork s h ops , or pe rh aps w rite an article or book re vie w for CH LA’s online journal. (h ttp://ch la-abs c.ca/?q =e n/node /139 ) Th e re are m any oth e r w ays th at you can s h are your tale nts . K e e p your e ye on th e w e bs ite and an e ar to th e ground. Th e re are alw ays opportunitie s .

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e H LBC UpdateGre g Row e ll, Manage r, Fras e r H e alth Library Se rvice s

In April, I m ode rate d th e pane l dis cus s ion “e -H Lbc: Ne w Opportunitie s for Collaboration and Me e ting Uniq ue Us e r Group Ne e ds ” th at w as pre s e nte d at th e joint BCLA/H LABC Confe re nce . It w as a ch ance for us to com pare and dis cus s th e e xpe rie nce s of th e acade m ic, h e alth and affiliate e -H Lbc m e m be rs . Not s urpris ingly, from th e Low e r Mainland to th e H e artland our h e alth and acade m ic m e m be rs appre ciate and m ak e good us e of e -H Lbc re s ource s . Furth e r, e -H Lbc re s ource s h ave s e e n incre dible uptak e by ve ry appre ciative us e rs th e Ph ys ioth e rapis ts As s ociation of BC (PABC).

Sh annon Long from Rich m ond H os pital (VCH A) Library provide d an ove rvie w of a s h ort s urve y s h e h ad H e alth Auth ority (H A) librarians com ple te . Sh e as k e d H A partne rs about th e ir s ource of funding, th e im pact on Library s taffing le ve ls , curre nt program s for e nd us e r training and future plans for training. Sh e als o pre s e nte d a m ore in-de pth look at th e im pact of e -H Lbc h as h ad on Vancouve r Coas tal H e alth Auth ority. Of note - Sh annon h as provide d ove r 180 training s e s s ions on e -H Lbc re s ource s . Nancy Le ve s q ue (Th om ps on Rive rs Unive rs ity) re vie w e d th e re as ons for cre ating th e cons ortium , it’s im pact on s tude nts graduating from h e alth program s and w ork ing in rural and re m ote are as of BC and th e form al as s e s s m e nt of th e cons ortium ’s outcom e s and im pact. Euge ne Bars k y (UBC Scie nce and Engine e ring Librarian, w h o up until days be fore th e pre s e ntation w as th e Ph ys ioth e rapy Outre ach Librarian at UBC’s Irving K Barbe r Le arning Ce ntre ), s pok e of th e w ork h e unde rtook to bring th e PABC into th e e -H Lbc as its firs t affiliate m e m be r and th e pos itive im pact th at h aving acce s s to e -H Lbc re s ource s w as h aving for PABC m e m be rs . Jo Anne Ne w ye ar Ram ire z update d th e audie nce on curre nt e H Lbc Adm inis trative Ce ntre functions including th e Us e r Surve y and th e E-Box (th e Ne w Products Se le ction Box).

It w ill be a bus y s um m e r for th e e -H Lbc. W ork continue s on th e Bus ine s s Cas e update , a Ne w Products Surve y and analys is of th e Us e r Surve y data. Bruce Ch ow th e cons ultant h ire d to w rite th e firs t bus ine s s cas e , w h ich provide d guidance for th e firs t th re e ye ars , h as be e n re h ire d to update th e Bus ine s s Cas e for anoth e r 3 ye ars . A Ne w Products rank ing s urve y w ill be dis tribute d and a Ne gotiations Advis ory Te am w ill be form e d and be gin de libe rations around pote ntial ne w re s ource s in pre paration for th e lice ns ing re ne w al and th e pos s ible addition of conte nt to th e e xis ting cons ortium products .

Th ank s to all th os e w h o participate d in th e Us e r Surve y. Th e Evaluation Te am w ill be re vie w ing th e data and us e it to inform future dire ctions and s upport th e re vis e d bus ine s s cas e . And w ith th e announce d de parture of Jo Anne Ne w ye ar Ram ire z (to an AUL pos ition at UBC), th e proce s s is curre ntly unde rw ay to find a ne w e -H Lbc Coordinator. Th ank s to Sh annon, Euge ne , Nancy and Jo Anne Ne w ye ar Ram ire z for th e ir participation in th is pre s e ntation.

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COLLABORATIVE BCLA CONFERENCE SESSIONSDe von Gre ys on, Inform ation Spe cialis t, UBC Ce ntre for H e alth Se rvice s and Policy Re s e arch At th is ye ar's Britis h Colum bia Library As s ociation Confe re nce , H LABC collaborate d w ith th e BCLA Inform ation Policy and Inte lle ctual Fre e dom com m itte e s to pre s e nt tw o e xciting h e alth -re late d w ork s h ops .

ACTION FOR H EALTHDr. Elle n Balk a, a faculty m e m be r in th e Sch ool of Com m unication at Sim on Fras e r Unive rs ity and at th e Ce ntre for Clinical Epide m iology and Evaluation at VCH A, pre s e nte d a portion of h e r re ce nt re s e arch proje ct focus s ing on h e alth inform ation. Th e SSH RC funde d proje ct, title d ACTION for H e alth , e xam ine d th e production, cons um ption and us e of h e alth inform ation in various s e ttings .

In h e r pre s e ntation to BCLA, Dr. Balk a s h are d re s ults of a clus te r of s tudie s re garding lay us e r is s ue s w ith h e alth inform ation. Se ttings w e re : a publc library h e alth re fe re nce de s k , an Inte rne t te rm inal in a clinic w aiting room , an online s urve y and a library program de s igne d to te ach us e rs to us e th e BC H e alth guide online .

A m ajor finding Dr. Balk a h igh ligh te d w as th at h um an inte rm e diarie s re m ain ne ce s s ary to h e lp h e alth inform ation s e e k e rs ove r com e barrie rs to both finding and m ak ng s e ns e of h e alth inform ation. Sh e ide ntifie d k e y inform ants e m be dde d in s ocial ne tw ork s as a s ucce s s ful s trate gy for h e lping us e rs m e e t th e ir h e alth inform ation ne e ds , and e ncourage d librarie s to th ink about w h at th is m igh t m e an for us : ge tting out of our librarie s , or partne ring w ith nurs e s and oth e r h e alth profe s s ionals w h o alre ady w ork w ith our inform ation s e e k e rs .

Dr. Balk a, als o a w om e n's s tudie s e xpe rt, note d th at ge nde r dynam ics w e s e e in offline h e alth inform ation s e e k ing pe rs is t online , nam e ly th at it te nds ot be “w om e n's w ork .” Finally, s h e re m inde d us th at acce s s doe s not e q ual us e : it is not e nough to build a gre at cons um e r h e alth inform ation re s ource if w e do not find w ays to inte grate it into pe ople 's w ays of functioning.

Th e ACTION for H e alth s e s s ion at th e BCLA Confe re nce w as ve ry w e ll-re ce ive d, and h ad a large turnout, particularly from th e h e alth librarian continge nt. Th e s e s s ion w as cos pons ore d by H LABC and th e BCLA Inform ation Policy Com m itte e . Proje ct m ate rials are be ing arch ive d in th e SFU Ins titutional Re pos itory, h ttp://ir.lib.s fu.ca/h andle /189 2/3701.

OPEN MEDICINEDuring th e final confe re nce block at th e 2008 Britis h Colum bia Library As s ociation confe re nce in Rich m ond, a s e s s ion pack e d w ith m any intriguing w ork s h ops , I h ad th e privile ge of conve ning a talk by Anita Pale pu and De an Gius tini, title d Ope n Me dicine : Th e firs t ye ar of inde pe nde nt, ope n-acce s s publis h ing. Th e s e s s ion w as cos pons ore d by th e BCLA Inte lle ctual Fre e dom Com m itte e , BCLA

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Inform ation Policy Com m itte e , and th e H e alth Library As s ociation of BC.

Me m be rs of H LABC w ill be fam iliar w ith Gius tini’s w ork , ranging from h is Google Sch olar Blog to BMJ article s to h is te ach ing activitie s at Langara and UBC . De an is als o an As s ociate Editor of Ope n Me dicine , and w rite s th e Ope n Me dicine Blog.

Anita Pale pu is one of th e e ditors w h o le ft CMAJ ove r is s ue s of e ditorial inde pe nde nce , to found Ope n Me dicine . Dr. Pale pu is an as s is tant profe s s or of m e dicine at UBC and re s e arch s cie ntis t at CH EOS, focus ing h e r re s e arch on urban h e alth .

Th e pre s e ntation touch e d on th e is s ue s of e ditorial inde pe nde nce in m e dical journals th at le d up to th e cre ation of Ope n Me dicine as an e ditorially inde pe nde nt, “gold” ope n acce s s , ge ne ral m e dical journal, built and publis h e d w ith ope n s ource s oftw are . Pale pu and Gius tini tag-te am e d th e ir w ay th rough a brie f h is tory of ope n acce s s in Canada as w e ll as th e s te ps in e s tablis h ing an OA journal. A uniq ue fe ature of th e pre s e ntation w as a h igh ligh t on th e value a librarian can add to an e ditorial board, e nh ancing th e journal’s im pact.

Look ing back on th e firs t ye ar of Ope n Me dicine , th e e ditors ce rtainly h ave th e righ t to be patting th e m s e lve s on th e back ! W ith a re s pe ctable acce ptance rate of 20% and re vie w ing turnaround of about 30 days , th e journal publis h e d 42 article s (including non-pe e r re vie w fe ature s ) in th e firs t ye ar, and h as 289 3 re gis te re d w e bs ite us e rs . All of th is s ucce s s re q uire s a s ignificant com m itm e nt of both tim e and e ne rgy from th e all-volunte e r e ditorial board — not only for typical e diting and m anage m e nt dutie s , but als o for fundrais ing to s upport th e journal.

Slide s from th e s e s s ion are available on Slide s h are : h ttp://w w w .s lide s h are .ne t/gius tinid/bcla-april-2008-om -pre s e ntation.

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RESIDENTIAL LIBRARY SERVICES PROJECT:: COLLABORATION IN ACTION Linda H ow ard, Librarian, Fras e r H e alth Library Se rvice s @ Surre y Me m orial H os pital

Fras e r H e alth Library Se rvice s goal is to provide tim e ly library s e rvice s to th e s taff, ph ys icians and s tude nts affiliate d w ith Fras e r H e alth Auth ority to s upport e vide nce -bas e d practice . Re s ide ntial Se rvice s w ith in th e Fras e r H e alth Auth ority provide s m anage m e nt and le ade rs h ip to ove r 88 re s ide ntial care facilitie s w ith in th e Fras e r H e alth . Approxim ate ly 22 of th e s e facilitie s are Fras e r H e alth ow ne d and ope rate d w ith th e re m ainde r of th e facilitie s be ing private ly ope rate d re ce iving ope rating grants from th e Fras e r H e alth . Th is pape r w ill de s cribe th e involve m e nt of library s e rvice s in w ork ing w ith and atte m pting to im prove library s e rvice s to all re s ide ntial s e rvice s s taff in collaboration w ith k e y re s ide ntial s e rvice s m anage rs .

Me e tings , Bloody Me e tings

Th e Re s ide ntial Library Proje ct de ve lope d out of a fe w m e e tings h e ld be tw e e n th e librarian and th e Re s ide ntial Se rvice s Manage r. Re s ide ntial Se rvice s ’ goal w as to im prove th e q uality of care acros s th e h e alth auth ority in re s ide ntial s e rvice s facilitie s . Se ve ral practice guide line s w e re be ing de ve lope d and dis tribute d to th e 88 facilitie s . Educational days h ad be e n im ple m e nte d and planne d for re s ide ntial facilitie s for th e pas t 3 ye ars . Som e re s ource s h ad be e n ide ntifie d and purch as e d for th e re s ide ntial care facilitie s . Th e facilitie s w e re dis tribute d ove r a w ide ge ograph ic are a from Burnaby to H ope . Re s ide ntial Se rvice s e xpre s s e d a de s ire for library h e lp in tak ing th e ne xt s te ps .

Library Inte rve ntions

Library Se rvice s w as as k e d to as s is t w ith re s ource de ve lopm e nt and acce s s to appropriate re s ource s in a ce ntraliz e d m anne r. Th e firs t q ue s tion th at w as e xplore d w as w h o w ould be th e pote ntial us e rs . It w as de te rm ine d th at th e k e y us e rs w ould be clinical nurs e e ducators , dire ctors of care and allie d h e alth profe s s ionals . W h at k ind of re s ource s w ould be m os t de s irable ? Furth e r dis cus s ions re ve ale d th at ge riatric nurs ing te xtbook s and vide os /DVDs w ould be m os t re le vant. Th e Canadian Nurs e s As s ociation re com m e nde d lis t of book s for th e ge riatric nurs ing ce rtification w as ide ntifie d as a good place to s tart for re s ource de ve lopm e nt. Th e librarian th e n s e t about cre ating a re com m e nde d lis t of purch as e s . It w as als o de cide d th at th re e copie s of e ach re com m e nde d re s ource w ould be purch as e d and h ous e d in th e th re e re s ource librarie s in th e Fras e r H e alth .

Once th e re s ource s w e re re ce ive d, th e y w e re catalogue d and tagge d RESIDENTIAL SERVICES LIBRARY COLLECTION to provide additional acce s s in our online catalogue . Anoth e r k e y de cis ion th at w as m ade w as th at it w as agre e d borrow ing privile ge s w ould be e xte nde d to all Re s ide ntial Care s taff including non Fras e r H e alth s taff.

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An ins tructional s h e e t w as cre ate d de s cribing th e s te ps to tak e for acce s s ing th e re s ource s via th e library catalogue . W e th e n h ad a trial run of th e ins tructions utiliz ing a couple of re s ide ntial s e rvice s provide rs to te s t th e ne w s ys te m . Th e de m ons tration pe riod w e nt s m ooth ly.

W h at About Ele ctronic Journal Acce s s ?

Re s ide ntial Se rvice s ’ s taff w as als o k e e n to gain acce s s to th e library’s online databas e s and e le ctronic journals . Unfortunate ly w e w e re not able to grant th is acce s s due to e xis ting lice ns ing agre e m e nts . In its place th e librarian de cide d to de ve lop a one page Re s ide ntial Se rvice s Journal W atch th at w ould be dis tribute d to all re s ide ntial s e rvice s s taff. Th e journal w atch w ould focus on re le vant online journals s uch as th e Journal of Ge rontological Nurs ing, Nurs ing Olde r Pe ople , Th e Journal of th e Am e rican Ge riatrics Socie ty, Long Te rm Care and Ge riatric Nurs ing. Th e re s pons e to th e journal w atch w as tre m e ndous .

Th e Librarian als o atte nde d a Re s ide ntial Se rvice s m anage m e nt m e e ting and th e n late r atte nde d th e annual Re s ide ntial Se rvice s Education day as a pos te r e xh ibitor. Both of th e s e e ve nts prove d to be ve ry us e ful for gaining additional s upport and aw are ne s s of th e e nh ance d library s e rvice .

Conclus ion

Th e Re s ide ntial Se rvice s Library proje ct s tarte d out s m all, but th rough dis cus s ions and gre ate r unde rs tanding of th e ne e ds of th e us e r group gre w and de ve lope d. Initial us e r group re s pons e to th e e nh ance d library s e rvice h as be e n ve ry good and library s taff is k e e n to k e e p th e m om e ntum going. Th e journal w atch w ill continue to be com pile d and dis tribute d e ve ry 2 m onth s and furth e r outre ach and e ducational initiative s are be ing cons ide re d. Th is proje ct de m ons trate s th e pow e r of collaboration be tw e e n tw o s e rvice s th at can toge th e r cre ate a pow e rful s yne rgy. Librarie s h ave th e pote ntial to collaborate w ith oth e r groups of h e alth provide rs to build m ore m e aningful s e rvice s .

FOUR H ABITS OF H IGH LY EFFECTIVE LIBRARIANS*

1) Ope nne s s

2) Re s pons ive ne s s

3) Collaboration

4) Com m unication

* Todd Gilm an. “Th e Four h abits of h igh ly e ffe ctive librarians ”. Th e Ch ronicle of H igh e r Education. Acce s s e d from : h ttp://ch ronicle .com /jobs /ne w s /2007/05/2007052301c/printable .h tm l on 23 May 2007

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TH E SKY’S TH E LIMIT: ENTRE CIEL ET TERRE, TOUT EST POSSIBLE.Ana Ros a Blue , H LABC Vice -Pre s ide nt; W ork Safe BC Corporate Library CALL/ACBD ~ 46th Annual Confe re nce 2008 – May 25 to 28,

Sas k atoon, Sas k atch e w anh ttp://w w w .callacbd.ca/confe re nce s /2008/De fault.h tm

Th e annual confe re nce of th e Canadian As s ociation of Law Librarie s / As s ociation canadie nne de s biblioth èq ue s de droit, (h e re inafte r re fe rre d to as CALL) w as a s upe rb confe re nce th is ye ar. From th e m om e nt of arrival at th e confe re nce ve nue , one w as s w e pt up by th e e xcite m e nt of be ing am ongs t colle ague s and frie nds . Ove r 240 confe re nce atte nde e s , plus 22 ve ndors , w e re in atte ndance . Th e confe re nce planning com m itte e did a s ple ndid job of organiz ing th e confe re nce and s e curing a h e alth y line -up of e xpe rts to s h are th e ir k now le dge . W h at follow s is a brie f h is tory of CALL, a s ynops is of th e s e s s ions atte nde d by th e w rite r, and obs e rvations about th e confe re nce .

H is tory of CALL

CALL trace s its roots back to th e late 19 50's w h e n s om e Canadian law librarians w ould m e e t inform ally, at th e Am e rican As s ociation of Law Librarie s (AALL) annual m e e tings , to dis cus s m utual m atte rs of inte re s t. On July 5, 19 63 CALL be cam e a form al as s ociation, be com ing a ch apte r of AALL late r th at s am e ye ar, and continuing as s uch until 19 71. CALL is curre ntly incorporate d as a fe de ral corporation w ith out s h are capital unde r Part II of th e Corporations Act.

CALL m e m be rs re pre s e nt a w ide varie ty of law library inte re s ts acros s Canada. It is a ve h icle for th e e xch ange of inform ation and ide as am ong m e m be rs , fos te rs coope ration am ong Canadian law librarie s , and plays an im portant part in th e prom oting acce s s to le gal inform ation for all Canadians .

Synops is of confe re nce s e s s ions atte nde d

Sunny Sas k atoon w as at its re s ple nde nt be s t and e ve n th e pe licans w e re in tow n to th e de ligh t of e ve ryone ! Th e w e lcom e re ce ption w as h e ld at th e De lta Be s s borough H ote l, a ‘ch ate au’ s tyle h ote l built by th e CNR in th e 19 30s .

As w ith oth e r confe re nce s , th e re w e re m any inte re s ting s e s s ions from w h ich to ch oos e . In th e e nd, I atte nde d five s e s s ions .

Law Librarie s Re ach ing for th e Sk y: Practical Applications of W e b 2.0 Te ch nology

Th is dynam ic and e nte rtaining Ple nary s e s s ion, pre s e nte d by Darle ne Fich te r, Data Library Coordinator, Unive rs ity of Sas k atch e w an Library and Intrane t Librarian colum nis t for ONLINE m agaz ine , s e t th e tone for an am az ing confe re nce . Fich te r’s live ly and e ngaging dis cus s ion offe re d practical tips for incorporating W e b

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2.0 te ch nologie s into one ’s library s e rvice s . (h ttp://w w w .s lide s h are .ne t/fich te r/law -librarie s -re ach ing-for-th e -s k y-practical-applications -of-w e b-20-te ch nology)

Fich te r offe re d th e follow ing tips : le arn w ith oth e rs ; m ix it up a little ; s h are w h at you k now ; ne tw ork online ; tak e tim e to play and le arn; q uick e r to try and re m e m be r to w e ar ne w s h oe s . W e are to Se e -Atte nd-Act, and k e e p our e ye s on th e h oriz on.

Evide nce -Bas e d Librarians h ip

Th is e ngaging s e s s ion w as pre s e nte d by Virginia W ils on, Sas k atch e w an H e alth Inform ation Re s ource s Partne rs h ip. Evide nce Bas e d Librarians h ip, (EBL), is “a w ay to s ys te m atically e xam ine an is s ue to im prove de cis ion-m ak ing and avoid cos tly m is tak e s .” (h ttp://w w w .th e partne rs h ip.ca/partne rs h ip/bins /cale ndar_ page .as p?cid=85-1019 & lang=1) EBL e nh ance s one ’s practice , by im proving de cis ion-m ak ing, s tre am lining s e rvice s and im ple m e nting optim um proce dure s . Adopting e vide nce bas e d practice s h e lps to incre as e th e opportunitie s for collaboration and com m unication as w e ll as cre dibility am ongs t library us e rs and funding organiz ations .

W ils on h as de ve lope d an EBL Toolk it, available at: h ttp://e bltoolk it.pbw ik i.com /. Anyone inte re s te d in th e h andout and s lide s from th e CALL confe re nce can go to: h ttp://e bltoolk it.pbw ik i.com /Call-ACBC+ Confe re nce + Docum e nts

Acce s s to Ele ctronic Court Re cords and Privacy

Mr. Jus tice Ge rald N. Allbrigh t, Court of Que e n’s Be nch for Sas k atch e w an; Mr. Gary Dick s on, Q.C., Sas k atch e w an Inform ation and Privacy Com m is s ione r; Mr. Frédéric Pe lle tie r, CanLII; Mr. Paul Sch abas , Pre s ide nt of Ad IDEM/Canadian Me dia Law ye rs As s ociation, provide d an inform ative ove rvie w of th e m ain conce rns re garding acce s s to e le ctronic court re cords and privacy.

Canadian courts h ave re cogniz e d th at ope n court proce e dings are an im portant cons titutional principle . But, th e incre as e d us e of e -filing and grow th of court docum e nts ove r th e Inte rne t and com m e rcial databas e s rais e ne w conce rns . Th e us e of th is te ch nology incre as e s th e ris k th at inform ation containe d in court docum e nts could be us e d for inappropriate activitie s s uch as com m e rcial data m ining, ide ntity th e ft, s talk ing, h aras s m e nt and dis crim ination.

Th e re is , as ye t, no conce ns us on th e de s ire or fe as ibility on th e type s of re s trictions on e le ctronic acce s s to court re cords . W th s o m any dive rge nt vie w s on h ow e le ctronic acce s s to court re cords could or s h ould be h arm oniz e d acros s juris dictions , th is is an are a w orth k e e ping w atch .

Frank e nfoods ...w h at's on th e h orizon?

Rich ard W . Danyliuk , Q.C., Partne r, McDougall Gaule y LLP and Pre s ide nt, Law Socie ty of Sas k atch e w an; Martin Ph illips on, As s ociate Profe s s or, Colle ge of Law , Unive rs ity of Sas k atch e w an,

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q uick ly and e fficie ntly brough t th e audie nce up-to-s pe e d on th e policy and le gal is s ue s th at m ade th e Sas k atch e w an cas e of Mons anto Canada Inc. v. Sch m e is e r, 2004 SCC 34, [2004] 1 S.C.R. 9 02, a caus e célèbre . (h ttp://s cc.le xum .um ontre al.ca/e n/2004/2004s cc34/2004s cc34.h tm l)

Th e Supre m e Court of Canada confirm e d th at Mons anto’s pate nt on ge ne tically-m odifie d ge ne s , th at provide tole rance to glyph os ate h e rbicide s , is valid. Th is cas e , and oth e rs lik e it, bring up oth e r is s ue s , s uch as : H ow do Canadian s tandards of e nvironm e ntal as s e s s m e nt re gulation of ge ne tically-m odifie d foods s tand up to th e s tandards of oth e r countrie s ? Sh ould a farm e r’s righ t to ch oos e to grow produce or non-ge ne tically-m odifie d crops be prote cte d? As for food s afe ty, s h ould cons um e rs h ave th e righ t to k now if th e foods th e y e at contain ge ne tically-m odifie d ingre die nts ? Alth ough , th e q ue s tions re m aine d unans w e re d, by th e e nd of th is ve ry e nligh te ne d and e nte rtaining s e s s ion, e ve ryone pre s e nt cam e aw ay w ith food for th ough t.

Court H ous e Se curity: One Province ’s Expe rie nce

Mr. Bryan Bulloch , Dire ctor of Se curity Ope rations , Gove rnm e nt of Albe rta outline d and re vie w e d th e proce s s w h ich th e Gove rnm e nt of Albe rta utiliz e d to im ple m e nt province -w ide s e curity m e as ure s in its courth ous e s as part of a th re e -ye ar, com pre h e ns ive s e curity plan. Bulloch dis cus s e d th e s tate of courth ous e s e curity acros s Canada. H e de m ons trate d th e type s of s e curity m e as ure s im ple m e nte d in Albe rta's courth ous e s and th e im pact on th e w ork e rs and public as a re s ult of m e as ure s tak e n.

Obs e rvations

Th e CALL confe re nce w as e ne rgiz ing. Eve ryone w h o atte nde d, from firs t-tim e confe re nce atte nde e s , s e as one d confe re nce -goe rs and e xh ibitors e xpe rie nce d one of th e be s t confe re nce s e ve r. It w as an opportunity to conne ct w ith colle ague s , frie nds and ponde r is s ue s of inte re s t and conce rn to th is profe s s ion.

LINKS:

Am e rican As s ociation of Law Librarie s - h ttp://w w w .aallne t.org/cale ndar/

Am e rican Librarie s As s ociation - h ttp://w w w .ala.org/ala/confs e rvice s /upcom ing/upcom ingconfe rence s .cfm

Canadian As s ociation of Law Librarie s – h ttp://w w w .callacbd.ca/Canadian H e alth Librarie s As s ociation -

h ttp://w w w .ch la-abs c.ca/?q =e nPacific North w e s t Ch apte r of th e Me dical Library As s ociation -

h ttp://de pts .w as h ington.e du/pncm la/pncm la2008/inde x.h tm lSpe cial Librarie s As s ociation -

h ttp://w w w .s la.org/conte nt/Eve nts /inde x.cfm

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H LABC’s Spring 2008 W ork s h op:

Pre s e nte d by: Linds ay Glynn, Ins truction Coordinator, H e alth Scie nce s Library, Me m orial Unive rs ity of Ne w foundland, St Joh n's , NL.

CRITICALLY EVALUATING RESEARCH PAPERS – ESSENTIAL SKILLS OR READING BETW EEN TH E LINES: H OW TO READ A PAPER

Te re s a Le e , UBC W oodw ard Biom e dical Library, and Ana Ros a Blue , H LABC Vice -Pre s ide nt; W ork Safe BC Corporate Library

In May, H LABC w as ple as e d and proud to bring Linds ay Glynn to Vancouve r to pre s e nt an inform ative and e ducational all-day w ork s h op. Participants cam e from all ove r th e Low e r Mainland, Victoria and Albe rta. Glynn s tructure d th e w ork s h op in tw o parts , firs t giving an ove rvie w of re s e arch de s ign and critical apprais al and th e n allow ing participants to apply th e le s s ons of th e m orning.

Glynn cite d th e s tandard de finition of critical apprais al as “th e proce s s of s ys te m atically e xam ining re s e arch e vide nce to as s e s its validity, re s ults and re le vance prior to m ak ing a de cis ion,” but s h e als o de m ys tifie d th e te rm by noting th at it is “a com m on s e ns e approach to re ading re s e arch .”

As th e corne rs tone of e vide nce -bas e d m e dicine , critical apprais al of re s e arch is , of cours e , w ide ly us e d in th e h e alth dis cipline s . H ow e ve r, its practical value e xte nds be yond m e dicine and its re late d fie lds and critical apprais al continue s to e nrich th e fie lds of e ducation and librarians h ip.

Glynn’s re com m e ndations w e re to s k im th e title , abs tract and conclus ion of a re s e arch pape r. Ins te ad s h e advis e d participants to focus on th e m e th odology, findings and dis cus s ion of th os e findings . Th e four m ain s e ctions th at s h ould com pris e e ve ry re s e arch pape r are population, data colle ction, s tudy de s ign and re s ults ; Glynn furth e r dis tille d th e s e com pone nts into 2 e s s e ntial units : 1) h ow th e s tudy is conce ive d and de s igne d and 2) h ow th e s tudy’s findings are pre s e nte d.

In th e afte rnoon, arm e d w ith Glynn’s us e ful Evide nce Bas e d Ch e ck lis t, w ork s h op participants w ork e d in groups to analyz e and critically apprais e re ce nt article s from library lite rature th at Glynn h ad ch os e n and as s igne d as pre -re ading.

Th e w rite rs can atte s t to th e trans form ation th at took place afte r th e m orning’s dis cus s ion in te rm s of h ow th e article s w e re pe rce ive d. In th e brigh te r ligh t of s h arp analys is and canny critical apprais al, th e article s ge ne rate d m uch live ly dis cus s ion. Th e w ork s h op and ch e ck lis t h ave no doubt s e nt us on our w ay tow ards be tte r “re ading be tw e e n th e line s .”

Glynn's PPT pre s e ntation and h andouts are available on th e m e m be rs -only s ide of th e H LABC w e bs ite .

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TECH NOLOGY: OPEN SOURCE SOFTW ARE De von Gre ys on, Inform ation Spe cialis t, UBC Ce ntre for H e alth Se rvice s and Policy Re s e arch

An Ope n Source ne w bie , I atte nde d th e OSS w ork s h op at th e BCLA Confe re nce to e xpand m y h oriz ons . To m y ple as ant s urpris e , I found th at a) I alre ady k now m ore about ope n s ource s oftw are th an I th ough t, and b) de lving de e pe r into th e ope n s ource w orld is now a pos s ibility for th os e of us w h o are not ube r-te ch ie s . Not only is OSS available and acce s s ible to “re gular pe ople ” th e s e days , you probably alre ady us e s om e of it. And if you don't, pe rh aps you s h ould, as ce rtain ope n s ource applications are e m e rging as e xce lle nt s olutions to com m on library proble m s s uch as w e b brow s e r s e curity and running th in clie nt w ork s tations .

W h at is Ope n Source Softw are ? Th e Ope n Source Initiative (h ttp://w w w .ope ns ource .org/) m aintains a com ple te 10-point de finition of OSS. Main e le m e nts include : fre e re dis tribution w ith out dis crim ination, us e r acce s s to th e s ource code , and a lice ns e th at allow s dirivative w ork s and doe s not re s trict th e us e r's s oftw are us e or te ch nology platform . Th e appe al of OSS is cle ar: fre e , h igh q uality s oftw are , cre ate d and s upporte d by a not-fot-profit com m unity, and lice ns e d in a forw ard-th ink ing m anne r th at e ncourage s innovation.

W h ile th e old im age of ope n s ource s oftw are is th at it is th e te rritory of s e rious ge e k s , th e array of s oftw are applications now available include s e ve ral th at h ave be e n w e ll polis h e d by th e ope n s ource com m unity. Th is proce s s h as be e n lik e ne d by m any to a trans pare nt proce s s of s oftw are code pe e r re vie w . A fe w prom ine nt e xam ple s of h igh q uality and us e r frie ndly OSS include : Fire fox w e b brow s e r and th e re late d Th unde rbird e m ail program , th e Ope n Office Suite of program s , and th e Ubuntu ope rating s ys te m .

Fire fox is probably th e m os t fam iliar OSS application, as it is now th e #2 m os t popular w e b brow s e r, s e cond only to Inte rne t Explore r (w h ich com e s pre -ins talle d on all W indow s PCs ). Fire fox is m ore s e cure th an IE, and w ork s on both Mac and PC platform s . W h ile IE 7 h as incorporate d m any ne at Fire fox trick s , Fire fox s till h as th e ope n s ource advantage . W h y is th at an advantage ? Be caus e th e OSS com m unity h as cre ate d countle s s ne at add-ons th at you can dow nload and us e to tw e ak and m odify your brow s e r. My pe rs onal favourite is Adblock e xte ns ion, w h ich doe s a pre tty good job at re placing w e bpage ads w ith blank s pace . Fire fox als o h as a portable option th at allow s you to carry th e brow s e r, w ith all your pe rs onaliz ations and book m ark s , on a USB k e y – ve ry h andy for th e librarian w h o w ork s in m ultiple locations or w h o doe s n't h ave th e adm in acce s s to dow nload Fire fox onto h e r w ork com pute r. Fire fox is from Moz illa and is available at: h ttp://w w w .m oz illa.org/fire fox/. Moz illa's MS Outlook -lik e e m ail clie nt, Th unde rbird, is lik e w is e available at: h ttp://w w w .m oz illa.org/th unde rbird.

Ope n Office is th e ope n s ource counte rpart to th e M icros oft Office s uite of program s . Functioning ve ry s im ilarly to MS W ord, Exce l and

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Pow e rpoint, but fre e and ope n s ource , Ope n Office is a conve nie nt ch oice not only for pe rs onal com pute rs , but als o for library com pute r labs . Ope n Office is available for fre e dow nload at h ttp://w w w .ope noffice .org. Lik e Fire fox, Ope n Office can be dow nloade d and trie d righ t alongs ide Explore r, MS W ord or w h ate ve r you curre ntly us e .

Ubuntu is bille d as “linux for h um an be ings ” (as oppos e d to program m e rs ), and I argue th at th is ne w ve rs ion of Ubuntu finally live s up to th is prom is e . Anyone w h o h as w ante d to try linux, but be e n afraid of th e m ainte nance or a non-w indow s -lik e inte rface w ill be h appy to h e ar th at th e tim e h as com e . Ubuntu 8.04 (s pring 2008) can be run lik e an application w ith in W indow s , e lim inating th e ris k s inh e re nt in e ith e r w iping out your pre vious ope rating s ys te m or partitioning your h ard drive . In addition to be ing fre e , Ubuntu is m ore s e cure th an W indow s , can run on olde r h ardw are (particularly h e lpful for th os e librarie s w ith out re ce nt e q uipm e nt, or w h o h ave to live w ith h and-m e -dow ns ), is linguis tically fle xible , and can be us e d to run th in clie nts . You can dow nload Ubuntu (or re q ue s t an ins tallation CD) from h ttp://w w w .ubuntu.com . Fre e te ch s upport com e s from th e large program m e r/us e r com m unity, acce s s e d in m ultiple w ays , including print, via ch at, and in w e b forum s .

W e lcom e to th e w onde rful w orld of ope n s ource s oftw are ! Many of you w e re alre ady probably h e re , us ing Fire fox on s om e com pute r, s om e w h e re , if noth ing e ls e . Be yond th e s e th re e m ajor, core ope n s ource s oftw are program s , th os e look ing to e xplore furth e r m igh t look at: Z ote ro (brow s e r-bas e d citation s oftw are ), W ordpre s s (w e b de s ign/blogging.conte nt m anage m e nt), Audacity (s ound e ditor, gre at for podcas ting), and th e Eve rgre e n ILS (be ing us e d by th e BC PINES proje ct in various public librarie s ). And once you m ak e th e s w itch , le t us k now h ow you or your library is us ing OSS!

Note : Th is article w as w ritte n us ing Ope n Office W rite r 2.4.0 and Fire fox w e b brow s e r 2.0.0.14, on a PC running Ububtu 8.4.

Layout e ditor's note : Th is ne w s le tte r is com pos e d in Scribus 1.3.3.9 , OSS de s k top publis h ing s oftw are .

GREY MATTERSCADTH : Canadian Age ncy for Drugs and Te ch nologie s in H e alth

Gre y Matte rs : a practical tool for e vide nce -bas e d s e arch ing

Go be yond th e “gre y z one ”: Tak e advantage of s om e of th e be s t IS e xpe rtis e am ong H TA age ncie s w orldw ide w ith CADTH ’s ne w online re s ource for gre y lite rature s e arch ing, Gre y m atte rs : a practical s e arch tool for e vide nce -bas e d m e dicine .

Th is "tool" (MS W ord docum e nt) w as publiciz e d at re ce nt h e alth library m e e tings . Ch e ck it out at:

h ttp://w w w .cadth .ca/inde x.ph p/e n/cadth /products #gre ym atte rs

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TOW ARDS A NEW INFORMATION SPACE - INNOVATIONS AND RENOVATIONS 11th Europe an Confe re nce of Me dical and H e alth Librarie s - 23 to 28 June , 2008, H e ls ink i, Finland

H e le na Rutk ow s k i, W ork Safe BC Corporate Library and Ana Ros a Blue , H LABC Vice -Pre s ide nt; W ork Safe BC Corporate Library

In late June , H e le na atte nde d th e 11th EAH IL (Europe an As s ociation for H e alth Inform ation and Librarie s ) Confe re nce in H e ls ink i, Finland. Th e confe re nce w as organiz e d by th e Finnis h Me dical Library As s ociation, Biblioth e carii Me dicinae Fe nniae (BMF), in collaboration w ith th e National Library of H e alth Scie nce s . h ttp://w w w .congre s z on.fi/e ah il_ 2008/

Th e EAH IL 2008 H e ls ink i confe re nce offe re d a h igh q uality s cie ntific program . Th e proce e dings cove re d a w ide varie ty of topics . Th is truly inte rnational confe re nce w as atte nde d by ne arly 500 de le gate s from 38 countrie s . Th e s pons ors /ve ndors are all fam iliar nam e s to H LABC m e m be rs : EBSCO, Els e vie r, Nature Publis h ing Group, ProQue s t, Springe r, Sw e ts , Th om s on Re ute rs , and W olte rs Kluw e r/OVID. Th e re w e re no le s s th an 50 pos te r pre s e ntations . Each day w as action-pack e d w ith inte re s ting s e s s ions .

H e le na w as as k e d about h e r im pre s s ions of th e confe re nce .

Congratulations , H e le na, on h aving atte nde d th e 11th Europe an Confe re nce of Me dical and H e alth Librarie s in H e ls ink i, Finland. Ple as e s h are your th ough ts , w h ile th e confe re nce is s till fre s h in your m ind:

1) W h at w as your ove rall im pre s s ion of th e confe re nce , re garding th e organiz ation of it, th e ve nue , and th e s e s s ions offe re d?

It w as an e xce lle nt confe re nce and ve ry w e ll organiz e d. Th e ve nue w as m os t be autiful and ce ntrally locate d. Th e s taff at th e Finlandia H all w as ve ry profe s s ional. All s e s s ions s tarte d and finis h e d on tim e . Th e re w as an inte re s ting m ix of pre s e ntations from various library proje cts /e xpe rie nce s to late s t e le ctronic tools applicable to librarie s . Eve n th e ve ndors h ad th e ir ow n pre s e ntations and w ork s h ops to introduce th e ir late s t products .

2) It w as your firs t tim e atte nding th is confe re nce . Ple as e de s cribe th e Firs t Tim e rs activity?

About 50 firs t tim e rs w alk e d toge th e r from th e Finlandia H all to th e Nordic Fitne s s Park , w h e re w e w e re give n ins tructions on th e be ne fits and te ch niq ue s of Nordic w alk ing. Each one of us got a pair of pole s , did a w arm -up le d by a fitne s s ins tructor and th e n h e ade d out in th re e s e parate groups to w alk around th e Toolo Bay. It w as a gre at opportunity to conne ct w ith oth e r firs t tim e rs , e s pe cially afte r th e w alk , w h e n w e w e re pre s e nte d w ith a love ly m ug at a w arm ing h ut w h e re a s taff m e m be r w as m ak ing coffe e ove r an ope n fire . Th e bak e d goodie s w e re de licious as w e ll.

3) H ow m any s e s s ions did you atte nd? W h at w e re th e y?

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I atte nde d tw o pre -confe re nce cours e s , w h ich w e re h ands -on s e s s ions at th e National Library of H e alth Scie nce s .

a) Finding e vide nce -bas e d clinical inform ation in th e Coch rane Library and PubMe d

b) Th e late s t tools and trick s for be tte r Inte rne t s e arch ing

Th e confe re nce s e s s ions at th e Finlandia H all w e re m any; I atte nde d all ple nary s e s s ions as w e ll as th e follow ing pre s e ntations from nations s uch as Aus tralia, Be lgium , Finland, Italy, Th e Ne th e rlands , Qatar, Rom ania, Sw e de n, and Sw itz e rland.

Ne w tools for an old ch alle nge : can a w ik i h e lp at a s e rvice de s k H ow w ik i-intrane t ch ange s th e inte rnal com m unication? Space up your library: s ocial ne tw ork s and librarie s Supporting gove rnm e nt initiative s to prom ote e vide nce bas e d policy and

practice in public h e alth : th e role of Inform ation Re s e arch Bulle tins Applying th e principle s of EBM to public h e alth - s e arch ing for public h e alth

e vide nce - th e e xpe rie nce at NICE Rural h e alth inform ation in Rom ania De ve loping continuing profe s s ional de ve lopm e nt in Africa Entre z - bridging th e gap from PubMe d to Bioinform atics - a cas e re port H ow do us e rs form ulate th e ir q ue rie s ? A m orph o-s yntactic analys is Im ple m e nting Re fTrack e r - a cas e s tudy Fe e dNavigator - a m e dical curre nt aw are ne s s s e rvice Th e role of th e inform ation s pe cialis t at th e National Ins titute for H e alth and

Clinical Exce lle nce (NICE) Th e s aurus s upport for q uality h e alth inform ation s e arch ing on H e alth Ins ite Finding toxicological databas e s : an approach for occupational h e alth

profe s s ionals EMBASE dot com : s tre ngth and w e ak ne s s e s ; a com paris on H ow to us e W e b 2.0 te ch nologie s in you library ins tructions Th e re volution of th e W e b 2.0 in th e library and inform ation s e rvice s Us ing your bite : a collaborative approach to e valuating im prove m e nt in

inform ation lite racy s k ills us ing W e b 2.0 te ch nologie s for de ntal and oral h e alth s tude nts : a pilot s tudy

4) W h at w as your tak e -h om e m e s s age from th e m ? W ik is and w idge ts s e e m popular at m any m e dical librarie s in Europe as w e ll as m any oth e r e -tools .

5) W h at w as th e h igh ligh t of th e confe re nce for you? Th e s ocial activitie s w e re a de finite plus ; a ch ance to conne ct and ne tw ork w ith colle ague s from Europe . Th e conce rt at a ch urch in th e rock - Te m ppe liauk io Ch urch - w as im pre s s ive . Th e w e lcom e re ce ption by th e City of H e ls ink i at th e city h all's be autiful grand ballroom and th e gala dinne r h e ld at Kalas tajatorppa in a gorge ous s e tting by th e s e a s h ore , w h e re w e w itne s s e d th e m idnigh t s un, w e re m y favourite s . Anoth e r h igh ligh t w as m y vis it to th e library of th e Finnis h Ins titute of Occupational H e alth .

6) W ould you atte nd anoth e r s uch confe re nce in th e future ? Ye s , de finite ly, if th e opportunity pre s e nts its e lf.

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BILL C-61 RECEIVES FIRST READING ON JUNE 12.Ana Ros a Blue , H LABC Vice -Pre s ide nt; W ork Safe BC Corporate Library

Th e long-aw aite d-for am e ndm e nts to th e Copyrigh t Act w e re table d in th e H ous e of Com m ons , on June 12, 2008.

Bill C-61, An Act to am e nd th e Copyrigh t Act, 2nd Se s s ion, 39 th Parl., 2008, de als w ith : Righ ts and prote ctions of copyrigh t ow ne rs , as th e y re late to th e Inte rne t; Liability of Inte rne t s e rvice provide rs ; Us e s of th e Inte rne t and oth e r digital te ch nologie s for e ducational and re s e arch purpos e s ; Inte rlibrary loans ; Us e s of copyrigh t m ate rial for private purpos e s ; and Providing ph otograph e rs th e s am e righ ts as oth e r cre ators . For anyone h oping th at am e ndm e nts to th e Copyrigh t Act w ould provide m ore clarity on th e righ ts for us e rs of copyrigh te d m ate rial, th is Bill dis appoints .

Re action to Bill C-61 w as s w ift, from m any s e ctors . For e xam ple , a ne w s re le as e from th e Canadian Library As s ociation, on th e s am e day th e Bill w as table d, outline d its conce rn about inte rlibrary loans . It s aid: “Anoth e r e xam ple is de s k top de live ry of inte rlibrary loan. Bill C-61 ignore s th e fact th at th e 2004 CCH Supre m e Court Judgm e nt alre ady allow s Canadian librarie s to do de s k top de live ry of inte rlibrary loan. Th e provis ions in Bill C-61 re q uire librarie s to lock up inte rlibrary loan w ith DRM, s om e th ing th at m os t librarie s w ould not h ave th e re s ource s to accom plis h . Th is w ould force m any librarie s back to de live ring inte rlibrary loan via pape r copie s .” Th e Supre m e Court of Canada de cis ion re fe rre d to is : CCH Canadian Ltd. v. Law Socie ty of Uppe r Canada, [2004] 1 S.C.R. 339 , 2004 SCC 13.

Note d Copyrigh t e xpe rt, Mich ae l Ge is t, w h o is als o Canada Re s e arch Ch air in Inte rne t and E-com m e rce Law at th e Unive rs ity of Ottaw a, Faculty of Law , s um m e d up Bill C-61, in an article in Th e Vancouve r Sun. Ge is t w rote : “More w orris om e are th e "anti-circum ve ntion provis ions ," w h ich unde rm ine not only th e s e ne w cons um e r righ ts but als o h old th e pros pe ct of lock ing Canadians out of th e ir ow n digital conte nt.”

Th e Copyrigh t Act is a com plicate d pie ce of le gis lation, w h ich Bill C-61 fails to clarify or be m ore e nd us e r-frie ndly. If pas s e d, th e s e am e ndm e nts w ill ch ange th e w ay th e public and th is profe s s ion carrie s on w ith copyrigh te d m ate rial.

Th e H ous e of Com m ons is adjourne d until Monday, Se pte m be r 15, 2008. Th e Se nate is adjourne d until Tue s day, Se pte m be r 16, 2008. Th e re w ill be no furth e r Parliam e ntary m ove m e nt on th is Bill until both H ous e s re s um e s itting in th e Fall.

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Ge tting to Know You: INTERVIEW W ITH DEBBIE MONKMAN, MLSInte rvie w by Linda H ow ard, Librarian, Fras e r H e alth Library Se rvice s @ Surre y Me m orial H os pital

De bbie Monk m an is curre ntly th e librarian for Lite racy BC. Pre vious ly s h e w as th e librarian at th e Tz u Ch i Ins titute for Com ple m e ntary and Alte rnative Me dicine . Prior to th is pos ition s h e w as re fe re nce and ins tructional librarian at Rive rvie w H os pital Library & Know le dge Manage m e nt Se rvice s . Linda H ow ard re ce ntly inte rvie w e d De b for th e H LABC Forum .

1. Te ll m e about your curre nt pos itionTh e be s t part about m y job is buying ve ry practical book s and loaning th e m by m ail to lite racy program s around BC. Th e Re s ource Ce ntre is one of Lite racy BC’s provincial inform ation s e rvice s . It com ple m e nts th e Le arning H otline and th e BC Lite racy Dire ctory, and s upports training initiative s . Lite racy BC h as traditionally focus e d on adult lite racy. Now w e are s e e ing e ve n m ore inte gration and coordination acros s s ys te m s , s o our le arning h otline , for e xam ple , de als w ith th e e ntire s pe ctrum of lite racy and life long le arning, from k ids to s e niors .

I w ork part-tim e m anaging th e library. Lite racy program s around th e province borrow curricula, re ade rs for le arne rs , re s e arch and program m ate rials . Th is is a fie ld w h e re th e re is s till a de m and for print. Our loans incre as e d by 500% in 3 ye ars ! I h ave h ire d and h ad on practicum w onde rful UBC and Langara Colle ge s tude nts to h e lp w ith cataloguing and circulation. It s ounds as if it’s all about th e book s , but re ally, m os t of m y tim e is s pe nt w ith online re s ource s and proje cts . For e xam ple , m y late s t pe t proje ct is w w w .ELMOre vie w s .ca, an inte ractive , lite racy m ate rials re vie w s ite .

2. W h at attracte d you to library s cie nce ? W h at do you lik e m os t about th e profe s s ion? Th e le as t?

A ce rtain m e ntor and frie nd told m e – in about 19 85, w h e n w e h ad m icro-com pute rs w ith one floppy drive for th e program dis c, and anoth e r one for th e data dis c – th at w e w e re e nte ring th e inform ation age and librarians w e re going to rule th e w orld! I am attracte d to th e core value s of th e profe s s ion, w h ich I e njoye d re conne cting w ith at th e re ce nt BCLA and CLA confe re nce s . Th e y re fle ct value s th at are im portant to m e – fre e dom , e q uality, non-judgm e nt and acce ptance . Librarie s , w h e th e r online or print, are th e one place w h e re you can find th e full range of opinions and ide as about a topic. I am glad a profe s s ional group advocate s for unbias e d inform ation and acce s s for all. W h at I don’t lik e is th at I h ave a Mas te rs de gre e in ‘inform ation m anage m e nt’ at a tim e w h e n e ve ryone th ink s th e y are an inform ation m anage r. W atch ing pe ople re inve nt w h at librarians alre ady h ave th e th e ore tical and practical k now -h ow for, and cons tantly advocating for a role , is tire s om e .

3. Te ll m e about w h e re you gre w up.Paradis e !

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4. Collaboration is th e th e m e of th is is s ue of th e Forum . W h at do you th ink th e role of librarians is in collaboration?

Collaborative proje cts tak e tim e and ofte n aris e out of re lations h ips . Ide ally, it’s nice to be th e re s ource pe rs on on a te am , w h e th e r it’s a re s e arch s tudy, inde xing a book ch apte r, de ve loping patie nt e ducation m ate rials , th e h os pital W e b s ite , a training program , or a ne w patie nt e ducation s e rvice . At Rive rvie w , I notice d h ow m uch tim e an h our or tw o s pe nt at w ard rounds took aw ay from m y ‘re al’ w ork , and w onde re d if th e be ne fits from building th os e re lations h ips m ade it w orth w h ile . Ove rall, I th ink it’s w orth s acrificing s om e of th e core w ork for th e fun s tuff.

All of m y be s t e xam ple s com e from w ork ing at th e old Addiction Re s e arch Foundation in Toronto in th e e arly ye ars , w h e re I le arne d e ve ryth ing I now k now ! I h ad gre at le ade rs and colle ague s th e re , and at one tim e th e library, inform ation and re fe rral line , th e journal publication, th e s tatis tical inform ation s e rvice , re cords m anage m e nt, and th e s w itch board w e re inte grate d as one unit. Our dire ctor (a librarian) dre am t up th e addition of a profe s s ional clinical cons ultation s e rvice , w h e re addictions profe s s ionals could conne ct w ith an e xpe rt in th e province to h e lp th e m s olve a clinical proble m . W h e n it be gan, it ran th rough th e re fe re nce de s k , w ith librarians providing triage as w e ll as re s ource s . I le ft s h ortly be fore it launch e d but I e njoye d be ing involve d in th e planning. My colle ague w h o is s till th e re te lls m e th at it brok e dow n s ilos , incre as e d re cognition of library s e rvice s , and s e rve d as a puls e of com m unity proble m s and ne e ds th rough out th e province .

5. If you w on a m illion dollars from th e lotte ry, you w ould?Re tire .

6. W h at do you lik e to do for fun off duty?Late ly, be caus e it’s s pring, I’ve be e n bus y trans porting gos lings , baby s k unk s , duck s and all m anne r of w ildlife to a re h abilitation facility as a volunte e r for th e W ildlife Re s cue As s ociation of BC! My m os t e xotic critte rs ove r th e ye ars w e re a baby coyote and baby raccoons . No be ars or e agle s ye t.

7. W h at do you th ink th e role of organiz ations lik e H LABC, BCLA and CH LA can play in prom oting collaboration?

I lik e th e advocacy role our profe s s ional organiz ations play. Copyrigh t is s ue s com e to m ind. It’s nice to s e e th e collaboration am ongs t various profe s s ional groups as w e ll.

8. W h at doe s your ide al library look lik e ? W h ile at Tz u Ch i, both m y pre de ce s s or and I, unbe k now ns t to e ach oth e r, h ad a vis ion of a library lik e PARC’s (Pacific AIDS Re s ource Ce ntre ) – inte grate d w ith th e com m unity, public, s tore front acce s s , outre ach s e rvice s … . I ofte n te ll pe ople th at PARC is m y favourite library! W e w ante d our Re s ource Ce ntre to be a place w h e re pe ople could le arn in all w ays – from k now le dge -bas e d re s ource s , from e xpe rts , e ach oth e r, and th rough th e ir ow n inte rnal w is dom – w ith a library; an inte ractive , e ducational W e b s ite ; re fe rrals to oth e r

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organiz ations , pe ople and e xpe rts ; a nurs e providing an e ducational cons ultation and inform ation pre s cription; e ve nts and s upport groups ; m e ditation, yoga and oth e r s e lf-aw are ne s s w ork s h ops .

9 . W h at do you th ink th e future of librarians h ip w ill be lik e ?Many of us s pe cial librarians find ours e lve s w ork ing w ith out a library facility. In m y cons ulting w ork , I love it w h e n a h e alth profe s s ional re cogniz e s th at along w ith a clinical s olution to a proble m , th e y m ay ne e d an inform ation (or ‘re s ource ’ or ‘k now le dge ’) m anage m e nt s olution. For e xam ple , I w ork e d w ith nurs ing call ce nte r m anage rs to h e lp th e m re cogniz e th at th e ir clinical s taff w e re doing a lot of inform ation m anage m e nt, and to de ve lop a k now le dge m anage m e nt s trate gy for th e organiz ation. W e cre ate d a ne w pos ition, th e re s ource nurs e , and gave th e m training and oth e r tools for m anaging inform ation. In th is ins tance , I h e lpe d th e m to re th ink th e ir proble m th rough an inform ation m anage m e nt le ns , and th e n to find th e righ t pe ople , th e righ t te ch nologie s , and to de ve lop ne w policie s and proce s s e s . Many of us find th e s e cons ulting role s in our organiz ations .

At th e s am e tim e , I th ink th e re is als o a re turn to th e library as a place , particularly in large librarie s – a public s pace , a place for conne cting, a com m unity ce nte r. W ouldn’t it be nice if librarians could form partne rs h ips w ith oth e r profe s s ionals and provide s e rvice s jointly? W h y not m ix diffe re nt inform ation m ode ls – and h ave in a public library, a librarian providing acce s s to a range of re le vant m ate rials , w ith a s ocial w ork e r or a nurs e or a le gal aid w ork e r coach ing s om e one to z e ro in on w h at th e y ne e d and to unde rs tand th e conte nt?

10. W h at is th e role of librarie s s h ould be in de ve loping lite racy?Th e re are m any lite racie s – from functional lite racy re q uire d to ge t along in daily life – to m e dia, com pute r, h e alth , financial, le gal, inform ation, e tc. Librarie s are good advocate s for lite racy s e rvice s . For e xam ple , librarians w ork w ith patie nt e ducators to cre ate plain language broch ure s , acq uire library m ate rials at various re ading le ve ls , s e le ct alte rnate form ats (DVDs , audio, oth e r language s ), and re fe r pe ople to appropriate s e rvice s . Mos t pe ople w h o us e librarie s h ave re as onably good lite racy s k ills and it’s not alw ays e as y to re cogniz e s om e one w h o is ch alle nge d. Eve n s o, librarians can incre as e aw are ne s s about lite racy is s ue s and advocate for s e rvice s . Th e H e alth Lite racy Ne tw ork Ne w s blog s prings to m ind. A re ce nt Canadian Council on Le arning re port s h ow e d th at th e pre vale nce of diabe te s incre as e s s ignificantly as h e alth lite racy de cre as e s , and th e ir h e alth lite racy can affe ct h ow w e ll a pe rs on can s e lf-m anage a ch ronic condition. Th os e m os t vulne rable to h e alth lite racy ch alle nge s are s e niors , th e une m ploye d and im m igrants . If you’ve e ve r w onde re d w h at it’s lik e to be an adult w ith a lite racy ch alle nge , turn on your s pe ak e rs and lis te n to ‘Flore nce ,’ by s lam poe t, Barbara Adle r at h ttp://w w w 2.lite racy.bc.ca/vide os /barbara_ adle r/barbara_ adle r_ flore nce .h tm

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Ge tting to Know You

PROFILE OF YVETTE IPSARALEXI, LIB TECHAna Ros a Blue , H LABC Vice -Pre s ide nt; W ork Safe BC Corporate Library

Yve tte Ips arale xi is th e ne w Library Te ch nician, Vancouve r Com m unity Library of Vancouve r Coas tal H e alth . Yve tte s tarte d h e r ne w job at Vancouve r Coas tal on April 28, and graduate d in e arly June from th e Langara Library & Inform ation Te ch nology program .

Yve tte h olds a BA in Englis h from UBC, and w ork e d for Alive (natural h e alth and nutrition m agaz ine ) for a w h ile , w h ich s h e de s cribe s as , “… an incre dible le arning e xpe rie nce .” Yve tte als o s pe nt s om e tim e in book publis h ing/dis tributing, and as a volunte e r colle ctive m e m be r for ye ars at Vancouve r Rape Re lie f & W om e n's Sh e lte r, als o de s cribe d as , “… an am az ing e xpe rie nce .”

Of h e r tim e at Vancouve r Coas tal H e alth , th us far, Yve tte w rite s , “I'm s o h appy to be w ork ing h e re at VCH , th e w h ole te am h as be e n w arm and frie ndly and h e lpful. I love th e ide a of be ing able to h e lp s uch a range of h e alth profe s s ionals ge t w h at th e y ne e d to do th e ir jobs be tte r, and in turn h e lp patie nts and clie nts and th e ir fam ilie s .”

W e lcom e , Yve tte , to th e H e alth Librarie s As s ociation of B.C.!

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NOTES FROM TH E AFTERLIFE: ADRIENNE CLARK Ana Ros a Blue , H LABC Vice -Pre s ide nt; W ork Safe BC Corporate Library

Adrie nne Clark w ork e d at th e Colle ge of Ph ys icians and Surge ons Library until h e r re tire m e nt in 2000. Th e inte rvie w e r firs t m e t Adrie nne in 19 9 0, and w ork e d w ith and le arne d from h e r, afte r landing a part-tim e job at th e Colle ge Library upon graduation.

In late May 2008, th e w rite r contacte d Adrie nne and pos e d a fe w q ue s tions , to ge t a flavour for h ow re tire e s m igh t s pe nd th e ir tim e . Adrie nne re porte d th e follow ing:

W h e re h ave you trave lle d s ince your re tire m e nt? Ch ina: Sh angh ai, Be ijing, Xi'an, Yangtz e Rive r Cruis e . 2006 Cos ta Rica w ith 13 m e m be rs of Van Dus e n Botanical Garde n

As s ociation 2003 Me xican Rivie ra cruis e w ith 10 frie nds . 2002 Naram ata: tw o trips w ith th e Strok e re cove ry As s ociation of BC Olive r,BC: tw o vis its for a fe w days gle aning w ith th e Me nnonite

Ce ntral Com m itte e (a fe w w ine rie s and s trolls in th e afte rnoons )

Ontario in Se pt/Octobe r: Ottaw a, Algonq uin Park , Barry, Orillia, H ock le y Valle y, Niagara

Pe nde r H arbour: Multiple h olidays Prince Ge orge at m id-te rm bre ak and in th e s um m e r to vis it m y s on

and grandch ildre n Stratford, ON: Mom ’s h om e tow n, to tak e in th e Fe s tival and

Sh ak e s pe are (2002) Tus cany w ith an alum ni group 2001 Victoria, Duncan, Mayne Is land... W h is tle r for s k i trips and m ore re ce ntly to vis it m y daugh te r and w ork

on a re novation proje ctPlanning a 2009 vis it to Th ailand and Cam bodia w ith

m y q uilting/s k iing frie nd w h o organiz e d th e group to Ch ina

W h at h obbie s h ave you be e n involve d w ith s ince re tire m e nt? Birding Bow ling Plays and Pops conce rts at th e s ym ph ony Quilting Re ading Row ing: I bough t a row boat and I'd lik e to us e it m ore ofte n Sk iing Sudok u Van Dus e n Botanical Garde n (proce s s m e m be rs h ips on Mondays ,

Guide on Saturdays , Guide e ducation/w alk s w ith th e garde ne rs and m e e tings on Th urs days )

Volunte e ring w ith One -to-One Re ading program in s ch ools once a w e e k

Volunte e r w ith Strok e Re cove ry As s ociation of BC

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W e re th e s e h obbie s de ve lope d be fore re tire m e nt? Or, are th e y one s you h ave pick e d up s ince ?

Bow ling w as re s um e d afte r a 50 ye ar h iatus Garde ning is a h ands -off activity de ve loping an acade m ic inte re s t in

botany and biology from m y youth - lik e w is e birding and re ading

Quilting s tarte d about 19 9 4 as a s tre s s re lie ve r/s ocial involve m e nt Sk iing w as a long te rm th ing w h ich I ne ve r m ade tim e for w h ile

w ork ing (My k ne e s pre ve nt curre nt involve m e nt) Th e s trok e (SRABC) as s ociation w as 2000-2005? Sudok u is ne w . It tak e s lots of uns tructure d tim e ! Volunte e ring on a re gular bas is s tarte d in m y las t ye ar of w ork

W h at do you m is s m os t about w ork ing in a library? Re gular purpos e ful inte raction w ith s uch a h uge varie ty of pe ople

and s ubje cts Re ading about th e s ubje cts I've jus t re s e arch e d for th e m ove rs and

s h ak e rs (and fe e ling th at I h ad a bit of input) I don't m is s th e cons tant fe e ling th at th e ans w e r is out th e re but I

h ave n't found it!\I m is s th e dis cus s ion of lite rature and th e flow of title s th at library

s taff h ave e njoye d-H ave to re ly on th e book re vie w s and s tore dis plays .

W h at do you e njoy th e m os t about re tire m e nt? No ins is te nt te le ph one calls . Fe w e r ne w com pute r program s to le arn. Le is ure tim e to s tand and s tare w ith out any guilt. No bos s . No com puls ion. Staying h om e if it s now s . Re ading till th e book is finis h e d.

H ave you any advice for th os e w h o m ay be conte m plating re tiring? “H ave fun. Play outdoors . K e e p up your daybook s o you w on't m is s

any of th e w onde rful e ve nts you plan. I don't h ave to give any advice ”, s h e s aid, s m ugly.

It w as s uch a ple as ure to be in touch w ith Adrie nne again. Re tire m e nt obvious ly agre e s w ith h e r. Se e ing th e full and rich palate of vacations and activitie s th at Adrie nne is involve d w ith confirm s th at re tire m e nt is s om e th ing e ve ryone s h ould look forw ard to. Th is w rite r, for one , is going to s tart planning. It s ure s ounds lik e a lot of fun!

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UPCOMING

2008

Aug 10 – Que be c - W orld Library and Inform ation Congre s s : 74th IFLA Ge ne ral Confe re nce and Council: "Librarie s w ith out borde rs : Navigating tow ards global unde rs tanding"

Inte rnational Fe de ration of Library As s ociations and Ins titutions (IFLA)

Aug 14 - AALL Re de s igning Te ch nical Se rvice s : W ork ing in a H ybrid Environm e nt

Te ch nical Se rvice s Spe cial Inte re s t Se ctionAug 27 – California - AALL Law Librarians in Virtual W orlds

(Concluding s e m inar)AALL/BNA Continuing Education Grants Program

Se p 25 – MT - AALL W e s tPac Annual Me e tingW e s tPac

Oct 3-4 - Se attle W A - Pacific North w e s t Ch apte r of th e Me dical Library As s ociation - PNC '08 Continuing Education Update

2009

Jan 14-17 - Savannah GA - SLA Le ade rs h ip Sum m it

Jan 23-28 - De nve r CO - ALA Midw inte r Me e ting

Mar 25 – DC - 103d ASIL Annual Me e tingAm e rican Socie ty of Inte rnational Law (ASIL)

April 16-18 - Low e r Mainland - Britis h Colum bia Library As s ociation

May 23-27 - H alifax NS - CALL/ACBD Annual Ge ne ral Me e ting

Jun 14-17 – DC - 100th SLA Annual Confe re nce & INFO EXPO, Spe cial Librarie s As s ociation

May 30 – Jun 3 - W innipe g MB - CH LA/ABSC

Jul 9 -15 - Ch icago IL - ALA Annual Confe re nce

Jul 25 – DC - 102d AALL Annual Me e tingAm e rican As s ociation of Law Librarie s (AALL)