the partnership : bringing member benefits to canadian library workers

The Partnership: bringing member benefits to Canadian library workers

Lou Duggan (Chair, Education Committee, Saint Mary’s University)

Special Thanks to:Michelle Arbuckle (OLA Education Manager)Susan Cleyle (Partnership Chair, Memorial University)Lisa Hardy (LAA Past President, Calgary Public Library)Colleen Murphy (Past Chair, Education Institute, University of Regina)Christine Sheppard (LAA Executive Director)

The Partnership: bringing member benefits to Canadian library workers APLA, June 4, 2014

The PartnershipCanada's national network of provincial and territorial library associations

Represents over 7500 library workers• Library Association of Alberta• Atlantic Provinces Library Association• British Columbia Library Association• Manitoba Library Association• Newfoundland and Labrador Library Association• Northwest Territories Library Association• Nova Scotia Library Association• Nunavut Library Association• Ontario Library Association• Québec Library Association /

L'Association des bibliothécaires du Québec• Saskatchewan Library Association• Yukon Library Association


Collaborative and responsive to the needs of the individual library worker

• Job Board• Partnership: the Canadian Journal of Library and Information

Practice and Research

• Education Institute: webinars and courses

• CEC: Continuing Education Certificate

• OLA Store: deals on select items

• Group Discounts: hotels, car rentals, etc.


• http://libraryjobs.ca

• 2013 Stats• 568 jobs posted

• > 93,000 unique visitors (2430 registered)

• > 1,000,000 page views

• APLA Revenue 2013-14 = $994.77


• Innovations in Practice• Theory and Research• Professional Development• Viewpoints• Profiles• Book and Media Reviews• News• Conference Spotlight


Education Institute

• One of the first initiatives of the Partnership

• Continuing education program aimed at all library information workers in all sectors: public, academic, school, special • One hour webinars• 4-6 week online courses

• Calendar


https://www.thepartnership.ca/PARTNERSHIP/Education_Institute/Calendar.aspx?WebsiteKey=49eb833d-4b23-4429-949e-216666246bc4&hkey=007da1b5-bca3-4939-8695-b881600101719

Behind the Scenes

• Hosted/Coordinated by OLA

• Education Coordinator – OLA

• Education Committee• Members from each of the provincial

and territorial associations• Tasked with providing a core set of

programs to the Institute for each session


• Pricing• $45 members• $55 non-members

• Site based• Institutional pricing• Can’t make the date?• APLA Revenue 2013-14 =

$503.00

Money Matters


Recap

• What’s in it for you?• Professional development • Canadian content• Presentation opportunities

• How can you help?• Suggest content• Be a session presenter• Sign up!


The Canadian Library community is a learning community.Many of us who work in this field truly “learn something

new every day” at every stage in our careers.


• Plan and document professional

development

• Connect with mentors for guidance

• Collect points over three years

• Receive a certificate of completion


3 Rules :

1. A total of 120 points must be earned

over a three year period

2. At least 30 points must be scored in

each year

3. The maximum number of points that

can be recorded for an activity is 20


Mentorship


• Professional Development • Formal 2 points per hour• Informal 1 point per hour

• Publications/Presentations• Formal 2 points per hour• Informal 1 point per hour

• Leadership – Organization and Community • Board Member = 2 points per hour• Committee = 1 point per hour

• Personal Study Project 1 point per hour

Learning Activities


Registrations


Credits Earned

Professional Development - Informal 376

Professional Development - Formal 368

Leadership - Board Member 222

Leadership - Committee Member 164

Publications/Presentations - Formal 92

Personal Study Project 86

Publications/Presentations - Informal 49

Total 1357


Member Survey


https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/partnershipdiscounts

Were you aware that there were discounts available to you through your provincial library association with certain companies (like wireless providers, hotels, car rental companies)? N = 187


How did you find out about the discounts available?N = 32

My provincial association's website 37.50%

My provincial association's facebook or twitter 0.00%

The Partnership website 18.75%

Email from my provincial association 28.13%

Another association member told me 15.63%

I don't remember 12.50%


Did you take advantage of any of these offers? N = 32


Do you think these types of discounts are beneficial to individual members and worth pursuing?N = 179

Definitely 23%

Probably 37%

Maybe 24%

Probably not 13%

Definitely not 1%

No opinion 2%


How likely would you be to take advantage of any future discounts provided through your provincial association? N = 179

Very likely 19%

Somewhat likely 60%

Not very likely 17%

Not at all likely 4%


The Partnership: bringing member benefits to Canadian library workers

Lou Duggan (Chair, Education Committee, Saint Mary’s University)

Special Thanks to:Michelle Arbuckle (OLA Education Manager)Susan Cleyle (Partnership Chair, Memorial University)Lisa Hardy (LAA Past President, Calgary Public Library)Colleen Murphy (Past Chair, Education Institute, University of Regina)Christine Sheppard (LAA Executive Director)


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