SLAQ / IASL 2010 Conference

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

Diversity Challenge Resilience
SCHOOL LIBRARIES IN ACTION

Program

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

Download the program schedule [PDF format 110Kb - 3 pages]

In contrast to previous procedure for SLAQ conferences, delegates are not required to pre-book conference sessions, with the exception of the Monday options, the author breakfast and the conference dinner. It is essential to pre-book these.

Pre-conference meetings -- Sunday 26 September 2010

9.00 – 2.00 IASL Board Meeting (IASL officers, Regional Directors, editors, committee chairpersons, SIG coordinators, and invited guests only)
2.00 – 5.00 IASL Executive Committee Meeting (IASL officers only)

Pre-conference events -- Monday 27 September 2010

8.00 am -- Registration opens for delegates for workshops & tours only - Lower foyer facing Glenelg Street.
8.45 -- First bus boarding start time for morning
9.00 – 12.30 -- Workshops 2 (optional extras) OR 9.30 – 12.30 -- School tour 1, Bus tour 3, Walking tour (optional extras) [Pre-conference events]
12.30 – 1.30 -- Lunch pack provided to all workshop and tour delegates only
1.15 pm -- First bus boarding start time afternoon
1.30 – 5.00 -- Workshops 3 & 4 (optional extras) OR 2.00 – 5.00 -- School tour 2, Bus tour 4 (optional extras) [Pre-conference events]

Conference commences - Monday 27 September 2010

4.00 pm -- Registration opens for remaining delegates -- Plaza Foyer
5.00 – 6.00 -- Welcome reception and opening of Trade Exhibition -- Plaza Terrace Room
6.00 > -- Dinner options (own expense) -- Restaurant and local eatery options will be provided on the website

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
10.25 – 10.30 -- Housekeeping
10.30 – 11.00 -- Morning Tea in Trade Exhibition area -- Plaza Terrace Room
11.00 – 11.55 -- Awards Ceremony

  • 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 - Role of the teacher-librarian in developing leadership capabilities in staff -- Dr. Michael Hough AM, Australia (K-12)
CS1.2 - P1 - Boys, blogs and books -- Margo Pickworth, Australia (K-12)
CS1.3 - P2 - Guitar Hero? My hero! -- Judith Way, Australia (K-12)
CS1.4 - P3 - Christchurch City Libraries ‘Ready for Reading’ -- Philippa Buckley and Brad Meek, 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 - Session cancelled - TBA
CS2.2 - P1 - Enhancing literacy & curriculum using digitalized collections and approaches -- Bill Lukenbill, USA (K-12)
CS2.3 - P2 - Culturally sensitive learning practices -- Dr Lesley Farmer, USA (K-12)
CS2.4 - P3 - The GiggleIT Project -- Pat Carmichael, Barbara Combes, Australia, Katy Manck, USA (K-12)
CS2.5 - P4 - Inquiry learning with senior secondary students -- Jill Stotter, New Zealand (Secondary)
CS2.6 - P5 - Understanding, integrating and practising information literacy -- Halida Yu, et al., Malaysia (Research)
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 provided on the website

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
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)
CS3.2 - P1 - Commonalities in content of International children’s book awards -- Dr Janet Hilbun, et al., USA (K-12)
CS3.3 - P2 - Teachers-Librarian collaboration in building the curriculum for an IB World School -- Madhu Bhargava, India (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 (Primary)
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 - How much do traditional literacy skills count? -- Barbara Combes, Australia (K-12)
CS4.2 - P1 - Colloborating across new media and gender -- Hazel Edwards, Australia (Secondary)
CS4.3 - P2 - Provision of school library resources in a changing environment -- Anna Brown & Busi Dlamini, South Africa (K-12)
CS4.4 - P3 - Read to Learn, Learn to Read @ Your Library -- Paulette Stewart & Evadne McLean, West Indies (K-12)
CS4.5 - P4 - The Information Search Process (ISP) and the research essay. -- Helen Reynolds, Australia - (Secondary)
CS4.6 - P5 - An analysis of IASL conference presentations -- Dr Marcia Mardis, USA (Research)
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 - Cybersafety in school libraries – creating digital citizens -- Greg Gebhart, Australia (K-12)
CS5.2 - P1 - Nurturing lifelong readers -- Gerri Judkins, New Zealand (Primary)
CS5.3 - P2 - TEacher-librarian - public librarian connections -- Hilary Hughes and Mandy Lupton, Australia (Research)
CS5.4 - P3 - Session cancelled - TBA
CS5.5 - P4 - LibraSession cancelled -- TBA
CS5.6 - P5 - Smart collections --Pru Mitchell, Australia (Research)
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 – Coordinator, Dr Marcia Mardis
Plaza Foyer – School Library Education – Coordinator to be advised
Plaza Terrace Room – Trade Exhibition

5.30 – 6.30 Free time
6.30 > Dinner options (own expense) Restaurant and local eatery options will be provided on the website

Thursday 30 September 2010 – Program overview

Abstracts available for concurrent, poster 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
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)
CS6.2 - P1 - Razzle dazzle: creating interactive library spaces -- Barbara Combes, Australia (K-12)
CS6.3 - P2 - One-to-mobile computing devices -- Anne Weaver, Australia (Secondary)
CS6.4 - P3 - Developing independent learners -- Sarah Pavey, UK (Secondary)
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 - Session cancelled
CS7.3 - P2 -- A study of students’ decision-making processes -- Curtis Watson, Australia (Research)
CS7.4 - P3 - Reading promotion and story-telling experiences -- Keith Kuda Munyengerwa, Zimbabwe (Secondary)
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 - Companion Corp
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
T4.1 - P1-
T4.2 - P2 - 
T4.3 - P3 -
T4.4 - P4 - 
T4.5 - P5 - 
T4.6 – Plaza Terrace Room – Trade Exhibition

1.00 – 1.55 Lunch in Trade Exhibition area -- Final prize draws -- Plaza Terrace Room

2.00 – 2.55 -- Concurrent sessions 8 [Abstracts available]
CS8.1 - M4 - Creative Commons in the classroom -- [Presenter to be advised], Australia (K-12)
CS8.2 - P1 - Building internationally literate communities -- Barbara Philip & Katie Day, Singapore (K-12)
CS8.3 - P2 - MLC Libraries – a school’s journey with students, staff & Web 2.0 technologies -- Jane Viner & Amanda Lucas, Australia (K-12)
CS8.4 - P3 - Using social networks and ICT to enhance Literature Circles -- Andrea Walker, Hong Kong (Secondary)
CS8.5 - P4 - Traditional tales and contemporary art to promote multiple literacies -- Morgan Schatz Blackrose & Roman W. Schatz (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 - Session cancelled.
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 -- Presentation by the winner of the Da Vinci / Huis IASL South Africa Grant
M2 – Latin America / Caribbean – Coordinated by Katharina Berg -- Presentation by the winner of the Da Vinci / Huis IASL Brazil Grant
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 23 July 2010