Dear Colleagues,<\/p>\n
We are pleased to share that the BC Academic Libraries Section (BCALS) and the\u00a0Keeping it ReAL 2024 Organizing Committee are partnering to host complementary\u00a0virtual events on November 14 (KiR) and 15 (BCALS), 2024.<\/strong><\/p>\n Hosted by BC Academic Libraries Section (BCALS) and previously known as the\u00a0“Winter Event”, the Knowledge and Idea Exchange 2024<\/strong> is a synchronous discussion\u00a0forum for librarians, archivists, library workers, and students. Our goals are to promote\u00a0the exchange of ideas in the academic library community and to build a network of\u00a0professional expertise resulting in excellent service and the use of the latest methods, Event Description<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Unlike in previous years, this event is not themed. BCALS invites you to share any\u00a0initiatives, successes, trials and tribulations, or even just burning questions you want to\u00a0discuss with a group of peers. Our first session of the day will be an open roundtable on\u00a0Al and library instruction which we hope will inform future professional development\u00a0offerings.<\/p>\n We welcome all library workers, including emerging professionals, student assistants,\u00a0and library technicians, to submit contributions.<\/p>\n Tentative Schedule<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n 9:45-10:00 Welcome and check-in-what’s happening in your library?<\/p>\n 10:00 -11:30 Open roundtable on Gen Al library instruction<\/p>\n 12:00 – 14:00 Sessions<\/p>\n Call for Contributions<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n As this is meant to be a less formal discussion forum, the prompts are broad:<\/p>\n We welcome proposals for both casual and more formal formats:<\/strong><\/p>\n Proposals can be up to 300 words and are due by 4pm PT on October 31, 2024<\/strong>.\u00a0Submit to bcals@bcla.bc.ca<\/span> with the subject line: BCALS Knowledge & Idea<\/strong>\u00a0Exchange Submission<\/strong>.<\/p>\n In your proposal, please include the following:<\/p>\n Acceptance will be communicated on a rolling basis.<\/p>\n We look forward to seeing you there!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n BCALS<\/strong> Julie Jones, Simon Fraser University Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to share that the BC Academic Libraries Section (BCALS) and the\u00a0Keeping it ReAL 2024 Organizing Committee are partnering to host complementary\u00a0virtual events on November 14 (KiR) and 15 (BCALS), 2024. Hosted by BC Academic Libraries Section (BCALS) and previously known as the\u00a0“Winter Event”, the Knowledge and Idea Exchange 2024 is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6236,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23971","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nsystems, and technologies in post-secondary libraries in British Columbia.<\/p>\n\n
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\nContinuing Education Coordinators<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nMichelle Ng, Emily Carr of Art + Design
\nKatharine Shipley, Douglas College<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"