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SLAQ / IASL 2010 Conference

Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre
Brisbane, Qld, Australia
27 September - 1 October 2010

Diversity Challenge Resilience
SCHOOL LIBRARIES IN ACTION

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Program at a glance

The conference program committee reserve the right to amend the program as circumstances change.

Conference commences - Monday 27 September 2010

4.00 pm -- Registration opens for remaining delegates -- Plaza Foyer
5.00 – 6.00 -- Welcome reception - Opening of Trade Exhibition and the GiggleIt Project launch of digidoc--- Plaza Terrace Room
6.00 > -- Dinner options (own expense) -- Restaurant and local eatery options will be listed on the noticeboard near registration.

Tuesday 28 September 2010 - Program overview

Abstracts available for concurrent, poster and trade presentation sessions.

8.00 – 8.30 -- Registration -- Plaza Foyer
8.30 – 9.30 -- Opening, flag ceremony, Welcome to Country (including launch of History of teacher-librarianship in Queensland)
9.30 – 10.25 -- Keynote – Roy Lundin Memorial Address -- In schools that face the future: libraries matter, Dr. Michael Hough AM, Professorial Fellow, University of Wollongong, Australia
[Vodcast available at http://www.csu.edu.au/faculty/educat/sis/#SLAQIASL]
10.25 – 10.30 -- Housekeeping
10.30 – 11.00 -- Morning Tea in Trade Exhibition area -- Plaza Terrace Room
11.00 – 11.55 -- Awards Ceremony [Vodcast available at http://www.csu.edu.au/faculty/educat/sis/#SLAQIASL]

  • SLAQ – Brian Bahnisch Award
  • IASL – Jean Lowrie Leadership Grant
  • IASL – Ken Haycock Leadership Grant
  • IASL – IASL/Softlink Excellence Award
  • IASL School Library Technology Innovation Award
  • IASL – Takeshi Murofushi Research Award
  • IASL – Books for Children Grants
  • Da Vinci Huis / IASL Brazil Grant
  • Da Vinci Huis / IASL South Africa Grant

12.00 – 12.55 Concurrent session 1 [Abstracts available]
CS1.1 - M4 - Guitar Hero? My hero! -- Judith Way, Australia (K-12) [Vodcast available at http://www.csu.edu.au/faculty/educat/sis/#SLAQIASL]
CS1.2 - P1 - Boys, blogs and books -- Margo Pickworth, Australia (K-12)
CS1.3 - P2 - Role of the teacher-librarian in developing leadership capabilities in staff -- Dr. Michael Hough AM, Australia (K-12)
CS1.4 - P3 - Christchurch City Libraries ‘Ready for Reading’ -- Philippa Buckley, New Zealand (Primary)
CS1.5 - P4 - The Plato Program: an innovative information skills continuum -- John Stanton, Australia (Secondary)
CS1.6 - P5 - Assessing school library as learning environments -- Barbara Schultz-Jones and Cynthia Ledbetter, USA (Research)
CS 1.7 – Plaza Terrace Room - Trade Exhibition

1.00 – 2.00 -- Lunch in Trade Exhibition area -- Plaza Terrace Room
2.00 – 2.25 -- Trade exhibitor presentation sessions [Abstracts available]
T1.1 - M4 - Libcode
T1.2 - P1 –VideoPro Business Centre
T1.3 - P2 – Encyclopaedia Britannica
T1.4 - P3 – Library Webs
T1.5 - P4 - Macmillan
T1.6 - P5 - Oxford University Press
T1.7 – Plaza Terrace Room - Trade Exhibition

2.25 – 2.30 -- Changeover to Trade Exhibitor presentations session 2
2.30 – 2.55 -- Trade exhibitor presentation sessions [Abstracts available]
T2.1 - M4 - World Book
T2.2 - P1 – The Booklegger
T2.3 - P2 – Gale-Cengage Learning
T2.4 - P3 – FE Technologies
T2.5 - P4 - Clickview
T2.6 - P5 - UQ Library Cyberschool
T2.7 – Plaza Terrace Room - Trade Exhibition

2.55 – 3.00 -- Changeover to current sessions
3.00 – 3.55 -- Concurrent sessions 2 [Abstracts available]
CS2.1 - M4 - The GiggleIT Project -- Pat Carmichael, Barbara Combes, Australia, Katy Manck, USA (K-12) [Vodcast available at http://www.csu.edu.au/faculty/educat/sis/#SLAQIASL]
CS2.2 - P1 - Inquiry learning with senior secondary students -- Jill Stotter, New Zealand (Secondary)
CS2.3 - P2 - Culturally sensitive learning practices -- Dr Lesley Farmer, USA (K-12)
CS2.4 - P3 - Frame by frame: understanding the appeal of the graphic novel -- Joy Lawn, Australia (K-12) [Booklist for session]
CS2.5 - P4 - Enhancing literacy & curriculum using digitalized collections and approaches -- Bill Lukenbill, USA (K-12)
CS2.6 - P5 - School librarianship in Brazil: reality and perspectives -- Lilia Virginia Martins Santos, Brazil (Recipient of the Da Vinci Huis - IASL Fund).
CS2.7 – Plaza Terrace Room - Trade Exhibition

4.00 – 4.30 -- Afternoon tea in Trade Exhibition area -- Plaza Terrace Room
4.30 – 4.55 -- Poster sesions [Abstracts available]
P1.1 - M4 - Middle school literature circles at BGG -- Vicki Palmer, Australia (K-12)
P1.2 - P1 - Room to Read -- Margo Pickworth, Australia
P1.3 - P2 - Calibrating the learning engine -- Greg Howes, Australia (Secondary)
P1.4 - P3 - Christchurch City Libraries ‘Ready for Reading’ -- Philippa Buckley and Brad Meek, New Zealand (Primary)
P 1.5 - P4 – Keeping Australian children’s literature alive: the work of the Lu Rees Archives and the May Gibbs Children’s Literature Trust -- Judith Russell, Australia (K-12)
P1.6 - P5 – Promote reading! Challenge your students through Book Trailers and Readers Cup -- Leanne McDougal, Australia (K-12)
P1.7 - Plaza Terrace Room - Trade Exhibition

4.55 – 5.00 -- Changeover for sessions
5.00 – 5.30 -- Poster sessions above repeated

5.30 – 6.30 -- Happy hour -- Plough Inn, South Bank (own expense)
6.30 > Dinner options (own expense) -- Restaurant and local eatery options will be listed on the noticeboard near registration.

Wednesday 29 September – Program overview

Abstracts available for concurrent sessions.

7.00 am – 9.25 -- Author breakfast -- On-site
8.30 -- Registration -- Plaza Foyer
9.30 – 10.25 -- Keynote -- Invited guest or wedding crasher?: School librarians' involvement in national initiatives -- Dr Nancy Everhart, Associate Professor, Florida State University, USA
[Vodcast available at http://www.csu.edu.au/faculty/educat/sis/#SLAQIASL]
10.25- 10.35 -- Housekeeping
10.35 - 11.00 -- Morning tea in Trade Exhibition area + author signings in Plaza Foyer

11.00 – 11.55 -- Concurrent sessions 3 [Abstracts available]
CS3.1 - M4 - Creating a positive digital footprint -- Cathy Oxley, Australia (Secondary) [Vodcast available at http://www.csu.edu.au/faculty/educat/sis/#SLAQIASL]
CS3.2 - P1 - Teachers-librarian collaboration in building the curriculum for an IB World School -- Madhu Bhargava, India (K-12)
CS3.3 - P2 - Commonalities in content of international children’s book awards -- Dr Janet Hilbun, et al., USA (K-12)
CS3.4 - P3 - Promoting a reading culture in school community -- Dr Ana Martins and Alexandra Marques, Portugal (Secondary)
CS3.5 - P4 - Integrating information literacy through independent learning projects -- Dr Rebecca Jones, UK (K-12)
CS3.6 - P5 - The twin purposes of Guided Inquiry: Guiding student inquiry and evidence-based practice -- Lee Fitzgerald, Australia
CS3.7 - Plaza Foyer - Illustrators' Cafe
CS3.8 – Plaza Terrace Room – Trade Exhibition

12.00 – 12.55 -- Concurrent sessions 4 [Abstracts available]
CS4.1 - M4 - Using social networks and ICT to enhance Literature Circles -- Andrea Walker, Hong Kong (Secondary) [Vodcast available at http://www.csu.edu.au/faculty/educat/sis/#SLAQIASL]
CS4.2 - P1 - An analysis of IASL conference presentations -- Dr Marcia Mardis, USA (Research)
CS4.3 - P2 - Provision of school library resources in a changing environment -- Anna Brown & Busi Dlamini, South Africa (K-12)
CS4.4 - P3 - How much do traditional literacy skills count? -- Barbara Combes, Australia (K-12) [Reading list for this session]
CS4.5 - P4 - The Information Search Process (ISP) and the research essay. -- Helen Reynolds, Australia - (Secondary)
CS4.6 - P5 - Colloborating across new media and gender -- Hazel Edwards, Australia (Secondary)
CS4.7 - Plaza Foyer - Illustrators' Cafe
C4.8 – Plaza Terrace Room – Trade Exhibition

1.00 – 2.00 -- Lunch in Trade Exhibition area -- Plaza Terrace Room
2.00 – 2.55 -- Assembly of Associations -- Chairperson, Dr Lesley Farmer, IASL Vice-President: Association Relations -- This assembly is the one time that representatives from national and regional associations can share their efforts and issues. Annual reports from associations from throughout the world will be submitted prior to the conference. Common issues and successes will be identified for discussion at the Assembly. Interest has already been expressed in policy statements, "white papers", and othe public documents about school libraries, (e.g. the IFLA School Library Manifesto, AASL learning standards and new documents promoting having a school librarian in every school). If delegates have such documents or know of such documents, they are encouraged to bring them to the conference or send them with the annual reports. A major portion of the Assembly will discuss such documents and the need for IASL to develop additional professional statements.

2.00 - 255 -- Trade Exhibition – Plaza Terrace Room

3.00 – 3.55 -- Concurrent sessions 5 [Abstracts available]
CS5.1 - M4 - Smart collections -- Pru Mitchell, Australia (Research) [Vodcast available at http://www.csu.edu.au/faculty/educat/sis/#SLAQIASL]
CS5.2 - P1 - The school library and e-learning platforms -- Monica Morscheck, Thailand (K-12)
CS5.3 - P2 -Teacher-librarian - public librarian connections -- Hilary Hughes & Mandy Lupton, Australia (Research)
CS5.4 - P3 -Information skills in a technologically disadvantaged environment -- Anna Ditshego, South Africa (Recipient of the Da Vinci Huis - IASL fund)
CS5.5 - P4 - Nurturing lifelong readers -- Gerri Judkins, New Zealand (Primary)
CS5.6 - P5 - Cybersafety in school libraries – creating digital citizens -- Greg Gebhart, Australia (K-12)
CS5.7 – Plaza Terrace Room – Trade Exhibition

4.00 – 4.30 -- Afternoon tea in Trade Exhibition area -- Plaza Terrace Room
4.30 – 5.30 -- Special Interest Groups
M4 – Advocacy & international development - Coordinator to be advised
P 1 – Children’s and young adult literature – Coordinator, Pat Carmichael
P 2 – International focus – Coordinator, Andrea Walker
P3 – Information literacy – Coordinator to be advised
P 4 – Information & communication technologies – Coordinator to be advised
P 5 – School library research & school library education – Coordinator, Dr Marcia Mardis
Plaza Terrace Room – Trade Exhibition

5.30 – 6.30 Free time
6.30 > Dinner options (own expense) Restaurant and local eatery options will be listed on the noticeboard near registration.

Thursday 30 September 2010 – Program overview

Abstracts available for concurrent and trade presentation sessions.

8.00 am -- Registration -- Plaza Foyer
8.30 – 9.25 Keynote -- High standards or a high standard of standardness? -- Professor Erica McWilliam, Co-leader, Creative Workforce Program in the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
[Vodcast available at http://www.csu.edu.au/faculty/educat/sis/#SLAQIASL]
9.25 – 9.30 Housekeeping

9.35 – 10.30 -- Concurrent sessions 6 [Abstracts available]
CS6.1 - M4 - The leadership role of the teacher librarian in technology integration -- Dr Nancy Everhart and Dr Marcia Mardis, USA (Research) [Vodcast available at http://www.csu.edu.au/faculty/educat/sis/#SLAQIASL]
CS6.2 - P1 - Developing independent learners -- Sarah Pavey, UK (Secondary)
CS6.3 - P2 - One-to-one mobile computing devices -- Anne Weaver, Australia (Secondary)
CS6.4 - P3 - Razzle dazzle: creating interactive library spaces -- Barbara Combes, Australia (K-12)
CS6.5 - P4 - Through the lens of new school librarians: the application of standards to deliver excellence -- Barbara Schultz-Jones, et al., USA (K-12)
CS6.6 - P5 - Information literacy competencies among school library media teachers -- Tan Shyh Mee & Diljit Singh, Malaysia (Research)
CS6.7 – Plaza Terrace Room – Trade Exhibition

10.30 – 11.00 Morning tea in Trade Exhibition area -- Plaza Terrace Room

11.00 – 11.55 -- Concurrent sessions 7 [Abstracts available]
CS7.1 - M4 -- Lost in space: designing for learning -- Dr Susan La Marca, Australia (Secondary)
CS7.2 - P1 --Digital stories: engaging, inspiring and enlightening a new generation of students -- Michelle Ragen & Helen Johnston, Australia (Secondary/High)
CS7.3 - P2 -- A study of students’ decision-making processes -- Curtis Watson, Australia (Research)
CS7.4 - P3 -- Building collaborative communities online – a CSU learning initiative -- Roy Crotty, Australia (K-12)
CS7.5 - P4 - Serving up a smorgasbord of collaborative practice -- Senga White & Donna Watt, New Zealand (Secondary)
CS7.6 - P5 - Why did a US secondary school district retain teacher-librarians in a time of economic crisis? -- Dr Ann Ewbank, USA (Research)
CS7.7 – Plaza Terrace Room – Trade Exhibition

12.00 – 12.55 International Association of School Librarianship (IASL) Annual General Meeting -- Chairperson, President James Henri -- An open invitation is extended to all delegates to attend.
12.00 - 12.55 -- Trade Exhibition – Plaza Terrace Room

12.00 – 12.25 -- Trade exhibitor presentations [Abstracts available]
T3.1 - P1 – Raeco
T3.2 - P2 - Follett
T3.3 - P3 - Ziptales (ICT Integration)
T3.4 - P4 - Alexandria Library Automation
T3.5 - P5 - Ebsco
T 3.6 – Plaza Terrace Room – Trade Exhibition

12.25 – 12.30 Changeover to sessions
12.30 – 12.55 -- Trade exhibitor presentations [Abstracts available]
T4.1 - P1 - The Bookhouse
T4.2 - P2 - Austral Ed
T4.3 - P3 - Softlink
T4.4 - P4 - Australian Children's Television Foundation
T4.5 - P5 - SCIS - Education Services Australia
T4.6 – Plaza Terrace Room – Trade Exhibition

1.00 – 1.55 Lunch in Trade Exhibition area -- Final prize draws -- Plaza Terrace Room
Lunch time - School Libraries Worldwide Editorial Board meeting

2.00 – 2.55 -- Concurrent sessions 8 [Abstracts available]
CS8.1 - M4 - MLC Libraries – a school library's journey with students, staff & Web 2.0 technologies -- Jane Viner & Amanda Lucas, Australia (K-12)
CS8.2 - P1 - Building internationally literate communities -- Barbara Philip & Katie Day, Singapore (K-12)
CS8.3 - P2 - Creative Commons in the classroom -- Anne Fitzgerald, Australia (K-12)
CS8.4 - P3 - Read to Learn, Learn to Read @ Your Library -- Paulette Stewart, West Indies (K-12)
CS8.5 - P4 - Traditional tales and contemporary art to promote multiple literacies -- Morgan Schatz Blackrose, Australia (K-12)
CS8.6 - P5 - Demonstrating the impact of the teacher-librarian using evidence-based practice -- Ann Gillespie, Australia (Research)
CS8.7 – Plaza Terrace Room – Trade Exhibition

3.00 – 3.55 -- Concurrent sessions 9 [Abstracts available]
CS9.1 - M4 - Delivering learning digitally – digital literacy as the core practice -- June Wall, Australia (K-12)
CS9.2 - P1 - Measuring Malaysia school resource centers’ standards through iQ-PSS -- Fadzliaton Zainudin & Kamarulzaman Ismail, Malaysia (Other)
CS9.3 - P2 - Resilience is as resilience does -- Phillippa Ashbey, New Zealand (Secondary / High)
CS9.4 - P3 - Future of the book – Challenge of the digital world -- Pat Pledger, Australia (K-12)
CS9.5 - P4 - Visual literacy using picture books for older readers -- Megan Lindsay, Hong Kong (Mid - 12)
CS9.6 - P5 - Information seeking & avoidance behaviour in school library distance learning -- Dr Yunfei Du & Barbara Stein Martin, USA (Research)
CS9.7 – Plaza Terrace Room – Trade Exhibition

4.00 – 4.30 Afternoon tea in Trade Exhibition area -- close of Trade Exhibition -- Plaza Terrace Room
4.30 – 6.30 Free time
6.30 for 7.00 > Conference dinner and IASL grand auction (optional)

Friday 1 October 2010 – Program overview

Registration -- Plaza Foyer
8.30 – 9.25 Keynote -- Notes from a long-term resident in the home for the perpetually bewildered -- John Marsden, Author
9.25 – 9.30 Thank you to committee
9.35 – 10.30 - Regional events
M1 – Africa / North Africa – Coordinated by Busi Dlamini
M2 – Latin America / Caribbean – Coordinated by Katharina Berg
M4a – Oceania – Coordinated by Pat Carmichael
M4b - International Schools – Coordinated by Ingrid Skirrow
M7 - USA / Canada – Coordinated by Blanche Woolls
Plaza Foyer (area A) – Asia / East Asia – Coordinated by Mahdu Bhargava
Plaza Foyer (area B) – Europe – Coordinated by Luisa Marquardt

10.30 – 10.55 Morning tea TBA
11.00 – 11.55 Panel -- John Marsden (author) , Wendy Orr (author) and David McRobbie (author). Participatory Chairperson - Christine Bongers (author).
12.00 – 12.55 Closing ceremony -- IASL Book Exhibit presentation to schools -- Handover to hosts to SLAQ 2012 & IASL 2011
1.00 End of conference

Post-conference meetings - Friday 1 October 2010

2.00 pm – 5.00 pm IASL Board / Executive Committee meeting

Last updated 21 October 2010 (KSB)