Below are the abstracts, presentation slides and papers from the CAPAL 2016 conference.
The conference was held at the University of Calgary, Calgary AB, May 28 – 31, 2016.
The CAPAL 2016 conference program is at: http://capalibrarians.org/archive/conferences/2016/Program_CAPAL-ACBAP16.pdf
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| Session | Presenters | Title | Abstract | Published item(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0A | Moran, Ry | Opening Keynote | Abstract | |
| 0B | Callison, Camille (mod.) ; Ry Moran ; Ann Carr-Wiggin ; Yayo Umetsubo ; Courtney Waugh ; Jessie Loyer | Roundtable - Responding to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission | Abstract | |
| 0C | Stewart, Bonnie | Beyond the Institution: Networked Professionals & Digital Engagement in Higher Education | Abstract | |
| 0D | Little Bear, Leroy | What University Education is About and the Role of University Libraries in View of the TRC | Abstract | |
| 1A | Hines, Samantha Schmehl | Connecting Individuals with Social Services: The Academic Library’s Role | Abstract | Paper |
| 1A | Stregger, Elizabeth ; Jaclyn McLean | Collections in Library Space | Abstract | |
| 1A | Hendrigan, Holly | Librarians as Oral Historians: Intersections of Knowledge-based Community Activism and Digital Humanities | Abstract | |
| 1B | Lee, Deborah | Looking Beyond the Library to Understand Indigenous Research Methodologies | Abstract | |
| 1B | Loyer, Jessie ; Mary Weasel Fat | Teaching Indigenous Elders as Alternative Authority | Abstract | |
| 1C | Askin, Nicole | Online Open Library Engagement: The Example of #1Lib1Ref | Abstract | Slides |
| 1C | Doi, Carolyn ; Suzanne Rackover | Wikipedia and the Library: Righting the Imbalance of Creators and Content through Community Edit-a-Thons | Abstract | |
| 1C | Oliphant, Tami | Publicly-funded Research and Knowledge Mobilization: An Examination of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research CouncilÕs Community Engagement Mandate | Abstract | |
| 2A | Bergart, Robin ; Leanne Olson ; Nathalie Soini | How Hip is the Partnership: The Value of a Generalist Journal in a Niche World | Abstract | |
| 2B | Umetsubo, Yayo ; Lee-Anne Broadhead ; Jane Arnold ; Chantal Phillips ; D. Chisholm ; Cameron Wheaton | Increasing the Capacity of Information Professionals to Respond to Calls for Action Outlined in the TRC Report: Case Study Framework | Abstract | Slides |
| 2B | Leibiger, Carol A. ; Alan W. Aldrich | Yuthókeča*: Rethinking Metaphors for Transformational Instruction | Abstract | Slides |
| 2C | Green, Harriet ; Angela Courtney | Scholarly Commons Spaces and Digital Humanities Scholarship | Abstract | |
| 2C | Cossard, Patricia ; Babak Hamidzadeh | The Curated Commons, Library Agency in Knowledge-Making | Abstract | Slides |
| 2C | Nelson, Katy | What Faculty Actually think Librarians Do | Abstract | Slides |
| 3A | Allison-Cassin, Stacey | Vampire Slayers, Zombies and Cyborgs: The Librarian and Theories of the Posthuman | Abstract | |
| 3A | Oliphant, Tami | The Data Turn in Post-Secondary Education: A Critique of Digital Information Ecosystems | Abstract | |
| 3B | MacDonald, Scott | Democratic Theory and the Role of the Academic Librarian: Melding Theory and Practice | Abstract | Slides |
| 3B | Weston, Wil | Selection Bias in Collection Development: Un-leveling the Playing Field and Making Matters Worse | Abstract | Slides |
| 3B | Cowan, Scott | Into the High Schools: Contributing to Critical Inquiry as a Professional Responsibility | Abstract | |
| 3C | Wadden, Joanne | In Solidarity? Labour Activism at York University: The Fight for Parity by Part-time Librarians and Archivists | Abstract | |
| 3C | Koltutsky, Laura | Academic Freedom for Canadian Librarians in the Corporate University | Abstract | |
| 3C | Sonne de Torrens, Harriet ; Mary Kandiuk | Academic Freedom and Professional Autonomy: LibrariansÕ Research and Scholarship in Canadian Academic Libraries | Abstract | |
| 4A | Adams, Ellen ; Joshua Beatty | "The Foundation of Naval Science": Alfred Thayer Mahan's The Influence of Sea Power upon History and the Library of Congress Classification System | Abstract | Paper |
| 4A | Randall, Ryan | Productive Interpretations: Encouraging Patron Agency through Cultural Criticism | Abstract | Paper |
| 4A | Puente, Mark | The Bias That Binds Us: Retraining the Brain to Default to the Inclusive | Abstract | |
| 4B | Wilson, Anna | Disability in the Academy and the Academic Library Profession | Abstract | Slides |
| 4B | Magnus, Ebony | (In)visible Minorities: Whiteness, politeness, and diversity in Canadian academic librarianship | Abstract | |
| 4B | Pashia, Angela | Identity and Information Literacy | Abstract | |
| 4C | Wright, John (conv.) ; Terri Miller ; Joshua Barton | Reframing the Role of the Research Library: The Rovi Media Collection | Abstract | |
| 5A | Premji, Zahra ; Justine Wheeler | Student Assistants: Our Invisible Community | Abstract | |
| 5A | Dymarz, Ania ; Marni Harrington | Consultants in Our Community Ð Are they in or are they out? | Abstract | |
| 5B | Williams, Marianne | Thinking Outside the Book: Experimenting with Creative Tool and Object Librarianship at the Banff Centre | Abstract | |
| 5B | Dale, Denise ; and Shirley Calla | Fashioning Opportunity: SMOC, DReSS, and the Library | Abstract | |
| 5B | Brebner, Melanie ; Brenda Chawner | Developing Reflective Practice Through Distributed Journal Discussion Groups: the New Zealand experience | Abstract | |
| 5C | Grewal, Kalina | A Town Hall in a Library: Back to the Past? | Abstract | |
| 5C | Love, Johnnieque | Pop-Up Libraries in Academic Settings: ÒTaking it to the PeopleÓ | Abstract | Paper |
| 6A | Kuntz, Blair | Library and Archival Destruction in the Middle East and North and Sub-Saharan Africa | Abstract | Paper |
| 6A | Pival, Paul | What's the Role of Libraries in Open Government Data? | Abstract | Slides |
| 6B | Patterson, Margaret ; Justine Wheeler | Case Study Research as a means of Understanding Communities | Abstract | |
| 6B | Szurmak, Joanna | Discovering, Dissecting and Describing Individual Creativity in the Academic Library Through Narrative Interviews | Abstract | |
| 6C | Nicholson, Karen | "Taking Back" Information Literacy: Time and the One-Shot in the Neoliberal University | Abstract | |
| 6C | Behler, Anne | Engaging the Portfolio: Giving Prior Learning Experience Life and Meaning through Research | Abstract | Paper ; Slides |
| 6C | Baer, Andrea | Library-Writing Programs Partnerships: Perspectives from the Fields | Abstract | Slides |
| 7A | Umetsubo, Yayo (conv.) ; Caitlin McClurg ; Nadine Hoffman ; Rhiannon Jones | Panel: Embedded Librarianship in Professional Programs | Abstract | |
| 7B | Hayman, Richard (conv.) ; Kristin Hoffmann ; Justine Wheeler ; Mary Kandiuk ; Harriet Sonne de Torrens | Panel: Professional Confidence, Collegial Governance, Academic Identity, Exercising your Rights: Exploring Librarian Engagement with Faculty Associations | Abstract | |
| 7C | Cowan, Sandra (conv.) ; Leeanne Morrow ; Alix Hayden ; Kim Clarke | Panel: Developing Strong Town-Gown Relationships | Abstract |