This two day summit focuses on the exploration of building the change agenda at the global, national, institutional and personal level. It brings together leading thinkers, information professionals, and experienced practitioners from different segments of the library and information services community who represent efforts to address new directions needed as a result of societal trends reflecting both regional and library sector perspectives. Engage with public, academic, and institutional librarians as well as library educators, creative and critical makers, futurists, and others in conversation about the change agenda for the information profession.
Thursday March 17th, 2016
8:30 Registration (coffee & muffins)
9:00 Introductions
9:15 Keynote
10:00 Break
10:30 Public Libraries Impact in the Bigger World
Strategies aligning with citizens and societal goals
(hour panel followed by ½ hour discussion with table facilitators)
12:00 Lunch (on site)
1:00 Revolution of Online Education
MOOCs, new roles for libraries (public and academic), business models for services (hour panel followed by ½ hour discussion with table facilitators)
2:30 Break & Best Strategies Challenge with Lego (Interactive Activity)
M.J. D’Elia, University of Guelph
4:00 Tours: Critical Making Lab & Fischer Rare Books Library
5:30 Reception (Green for St. Patrick’s Day)
Friday March 18th, 2016
8:30 Coffee & muffins
9:00 President’s introduction of Keynote
10:00 Break
10:30 iSchools: Supporting the Information Profession & Economy
Leader: Seamus Ross, Dean, University of Toronto Faculty of Information
12:00 Lunch
1:00 Advocacy: Building National Policy Agendas
Strategies for moving ahead/action
[Wendy Newman MOOC, Australia Library & Information Association]
2:30 Break
3:00 Summary/Challenges & Discussion
Jim Neal
4:00 Building the Agenda & Making it Happen!
Donna Scheeder, IFLA President
[Postcards for participants to mail home with 3 actions]
Saturday, March 19th, 2016
Tours: Toronto Public Library (Yonge & Bloor)
Royal Ontario Museum (Bloor and Avenue Road)
Art Gallery of Ontario (Dundas West and McCaul)
Ontario Legislative Buildings & Library (Queen's Park Circle)
Thursday March 17th, 2016
8:30 Registration (coffee & muffins)
9:00 Introductions
9:15 Keynote
10:00 Break
10:30 Public Libraries Impact in the Bigger World
Strategies aligning with citizens and societal goals
(hour panel followed by ½ hour discussion with table facilitators)
12:00 Lunch (on site)
1:00 Revolution of Online Education
MOOCs, new roles for libraries (public and academic), business models for services (hour panel followed by ½ hour discussion with table facilitators)
2:30 Break & Best Strategies Challenge with Lego (Interactive Activity)
M.J. D’Elia, University of Guelph
4:00 Tours: Critical Making Lab & Fischer Rare Books Library
5:30 Reception (Green for St. Patrick’s Day)
Friday March 18th, 2016
8:30 Coffee & muffins
9:00 President’s introduction of Keynote
10:00 Break
10:30 iSchools: Supporting the Information Profession & Economy
Leader: Seamus Ross, Dean, University of Toronto Faculty of Information
12:00 Lunch
1:00 Advocacy: Building National Policy Agendas
Strategies for moving ahead/action
[Wendy Newman MOOC, Australia Library & Information Association]
2:30 Break
3:00 Summary/Challenges & Discussion
Jim Neal
4:00 Building the Agenda & Making it Happen!
Donna Scheeder, IFLA President
[Postcards for participants to mail home with 3 actions]
Saturday, March 19th, 2016
Tours: Toronto Public Library (Yonge & Bloor)
Royal Ontario Museum (Bloor and Avenue Road)
Art Gallery of Ontario (Dundas West and McCaul)
Ontario Legislative Buildings & Library (Queen's Park Circle)