Clinics
Clinic are two hour training sessions held in conjunction with eight
area Library Committee meetings. Generally there are two clinics offered
in a year on issues of interest to CEOs and branch heads working in
rural libraries. Clinics are developed and presented by SOLS consultants
on current topics including:
- Library management
- Reference and Information Services
- Technology issues
Fees and Registration
The clinics are free but participants must register as part of their
Library
Committee registration.
Next Clinic
The next Clinic will be Fall 2009.
Past Clinics and In-house Training
On request, and for a fee, clinics can
be delivered in-house to library staff.
Staffing Analysis and
Planning
Ongoing analysis and planning of library
operations is becoming increasingly necessary as managers and
CEO's face the challenge of maintaining and developing library
services and budgeting for the delivery of services. In
this clinic we will look at how the fundamental steps of
planning - assess the current situation, forecasting the future,
identifying gaps, and developing strategies - can be used to
conduct a staffing analysis at the library. A process for
regularly assessing the number of staff required to meet
community needs and plan to improve staffing if required is part
of the Ontario Public Library Guidelines. This clinic will
provide information on how to meet this guideline. This
clinic was presented in the Fall of 2009.
Clinic handout
AODA Update. The Accessibility
for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 has been in place for almost
four years now, and yet there is still plenty of confusion around the
requirements related to the related regulation. This mini clinic
provided an overview of "where we are" with regards to the regulations.
This clinic was presented in Spring 2009.
Clinic handout
Website Check-up. With the
addition of many new resources available through provincial initiatives, the
library's website becomes an important means of accessing information.
The mini-clinic provided a checklist for available e-resources, information
on how to link to individual databases, and examples of options for
providing access to e-resources on the library's website. This clinic
was presented in Spring 2009.
Provincial e-resources checklist handout.
Backgrund on provincial e-resources
handout.
Creating the Future You’ve Imagined: Planning
that Makes a Difference!
This clinic outlined the
Essential Planning process for public libraries, highlighting things
that can be done to keep the process manageable and do-able so that it
results in a plan that will lead to strategic and purposeful change.
This clinic was presented in the Spring of 2008.
Updating the Ontario Public Library Guidelines 4th
Edition: Updating your assessment.
In this clinic, we looked
at the mandatory guidelines, with a view to seeing how your
library might rate this year. We also looked
at the changes from the third edition to the fourth edition.
This is especially important as each Guidelines section has
several more statements, with a number of updates and changes
throughout. This clinic was presented in the Winter of 2008.
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Web 2.0 and Library 2.0
This clinic introduces new social networking
technologies and their application for library service.
This clinic was first presented in the Fall of 2007.
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E-Tools of the Trade: Updating
Your Reference Collection
This clinic reviews the core reference tools specified in the
Ontario Public Library Guidelines with an emphasis on areas
where electronic tools and e-books are well suited to add value,
wider coverage and currency. This clinic was
first presented in the Fall 2006.
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Book-Based Programming
This clinic provides information on the value of programming
around books, basics on how to plan a program and examples of
book based programs. This clinic was first
presented in the Spring of 2006.
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Fit for Consumption: Collection Assessment
and Development
This clinic covers the best practices for managing the
collection including, methods for collection assessment,
selection and weeding. This clinic was first
presented in the Spring of 2005.
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